A message for those who choose to hear it.

I'm 21 and I weigh around 450 pounds. I just don't know where to start with this all. I hate being fat, I know it's ruining my life, but every time I try to cut the junk food, or start taking long walks, form new, good habits, it lasts for a week, tops, and then it fizzles out. Because I love the shit food, and I love sitting on my ass. I don't know how to stay motivated and believe in myself. Everything I've ever done, every goal I've ever achieved, seemed so within reach comparatively. Losing 200+ pounds doesn't. I make constant excuses for myself; there's not enough time in the day, people STILL like me, I can always lose it later when I have more time working full time and not studying for exams, etc.

How can I possibly end these fucking thoughts? What the fuck has to happen to me to make me relentlessly fight this hell with the drive/motivation you found? I don't know the first thing about living healthy and I'm just so overwhelmed.

What's the secret formula?

The answer is probably that there isn't one and I just need to decide one day to start this journey and never look back. Turn away the shit food and embrace healthy living. But it's just something I've never experienced and the thought of it feels so incredibly foreign to me.

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