I have gained this weight over the last 2 years and although my weight was up and down a little prior to this, I have never been so over weight as I am today Sunday 27th July 2008. I can give reasons or excuses like being too busy with work/life etc but at the end of the day I have to take responsibility for my own actions and what I put in my mouth. I was considering getting professional help where they take a blood test etc and meet with you once a week. They also take $1,000 to do this and while I'm sure this works for a lot of people it didn't stack up for me. So, here I am 22 kg over weight and desperately hoping to gain motivation and support from this site, I so hope this works as I am becoming quite reclusive. I don't want to go out in public for fear of people seeing me who know me and haven't seen me for so long.I am embarrassed about how I now look and seriously want my life back and back on track. So here's the plan - I am being kind to myself by setting small goals of 5 kg at a time and also by being realistic about my weight loss goals by aiming for a 1kg loss or there abouts per week. My long term goal is to lose 22 kg. I will achieve this by exercising at least three times per week (rowing, walking, free weights and when I have lost a bit I will attend exercise classes at the gym also). I will eat healthy food and measure my weight loss by weighing myself once a week. I aim to reach my goal weight of 68kg by the end of December 2008. What a great start to 2009 this will be!!! My short term goal is to lose 5 kg over the next 5 weeks. I aim to be 85 kg by 1 September. I would really love to hear from anyone who is in a similar position to me for friendship and support. If nothing changes nothing changes so here goes, I'm looking forward to the journey and the outcomes...