Hi Everyone, my name is kira....i'm looking to have gastic bypass in the fall but i need to lose 25lbs and Im having an extremely hard time jump starting the weight loss. anybody else have this problem

Hello Kira.

Don;t put pressure on yourself, is hard for many of us, but the important thing is to decide to do it, after that, starting doing it little by little if it's hard for you.

Before you get yourself filled with lots of info, or, while you do, start using your diary. It might seem a little bothersome but the first step is to learn about what you eat, them make small modifications, then a little exercise until you can do more.

Oh and don;t try to kill yourself from hunger or too much exercise if you are just starting.

You can learn a lot here, but as I said, i recommend you start with your diary :).

Welcome and good luck! There's no secret on weight loss just determination and if you use this site as a tool, is not that hard I assure you.