My Journey to Weight Loss

I have just started this site. I'm at about 300 lbs right now. Actually, as of about an hour ago, 292.5 lbs. I have no idea how I ever let myself get this bad. I've always been a bit chubby growing up compared to all my friends. I grew up being teased in school about it. But this is excessive! I do know that my mom's whole side of the family has bad weight issues. Thanks Mom! Lol! My aunt has had gastric bypass. It went well for her. I just don't want to have to go that route. I like food too much! Lol! I'm figuring that if I could have the will power to quit smoking (after 12 years) in 2 weeks I can do this. But it sure is a whole lot harder! You need food to survive. No other addict has this same problem. You don't need alcohol, drugs, or cigarettes to live. In fact, they'll kill you. But you have to eat. So I guess I'm going to slowly but surely identify where my problems are. I can already see that my fat intake is way off the charts every day. I'm taking in way too many carbs and fat and not nearly enough protein. I need to change this! I'm also trying to add more walking in. Took the girls for a walk on the beach for a few hours the other day. I also have cayenne pepper pills and apple cider vinegar pills to try to help boost the weight loss. My heart is breaking that my older daughter is slowly but surely getting tall enough to ride all the rollercoasters at Busch Gardens and I'm not going to be able to see her face when she rides them for the first time. I want to change that!! I also want to set a good healthy example for my girls. My older daughter is already starting to get a bit chunky. And I really don't want her to end up as big as my niece (or me). So, for now, I bought a pedometer and am going to try adding just a bit more exercise in wherever I can. Oh, and more water and less soda!!