Hi Bethany. My name is Ryne and I'm overwieght also but I'm doing something about it. About 5 or 6 weeks ago I weighed 245 pounds. Now I weigha little less than 205 pounds. I want to get down to 175. Well, I was getting rude things said to me also until finally I decided to do something about it and lose weight. I go to the gym most of the week and work out. Here is my work out: Bicycle/2 sets of 15 minutes...stride machine/2 sets of 15 minutes....and i do some of the machines. If you can't get to a gym then here's what i would do...Walk one day for about 10 minutes and everyday raise the time a little bit until you get to 30 minutes. When you eat, eat grilled foods instead of fried. Don't eat salty foods. Drink water instead of coke. Eat vegetables and fruit. I know this sounds hard and it is for the first week or so but it worked for me. I can resist fatty foods now and i feel good about myself. Please try this...i know if you stick to it then you'll notice your losing and once you start losing, you'll feel better and you'll keep going. And don't let anyone bring you down b/c they aren't any better. Good luck