christine dont hate urself cause your overweight...its a good thing that ur realizing that you have a problem thats the first step and i congratulate you on that...the next step is to set a goal for yourself...tell urself how much u wanna lose for how long...and dont set high goals start low...say i wanna lose 20lb's for 2 1/2 months etc,, eat half of wat u eat drink lots an lots of water and exercise at least everyday ...i swear once u start doing these youll love urself for it and ur body will love yu for doing this...if u need ne help im willing to help ma email is phool_8383@hotmail.com