Welcome Gloria, Carolina & Christina!!!!

Gloria: You go girl!!! Sometimes setting a goal can be a good thing or a bad. By this I mean saying I want to set a wedding date but won't until I weigh this amount or opposed to saying no I'm setting the wedding date and I have between now and then to get it done. I find the first way just gives you a bit more time to keep putting it off, whereas the second one is like you have this much time so get your arse in gear. Of course it's whatever works for you and I think it's SUPER fabulous that you've lost 66lbs dancing. Get down with your bad self lady! LOL As far as the 'plateau' a lot of people use that word when in fact they aren't at a plateau. The first thing you can do to see if it is one is to shake up your routine and do something completely different from what you are doing now! Recalculate your calories needed based on the amount and intensity of your exercise as well as some people go on say 1500 calories and stay on that forever thinking that is what will get them to lose weight, when in fact if might of needed to start at 2000, and go to 1700 and 1500 and eventually 1200 so be careful with that as well. You want this bad enough you'll get there. Dig deep if you need to but that motivation is staring you right in the face, get her done!!!!!

Carol: Alright girl, first can I just say YAY FOR MOMMYHOOD. I myself have 3 kids (almost 4, almost 2 and 3 months) so I know what it's like to be a stay at home mom and worry about everyone but yourself...bottom line, be a bit selfish and start worrying about you. Lounging around didn't make you overweight, lounging around and eating the wrong kinds of food as WELL as stress has made you that way. Make SMALL changes to things that you are doing. First start by telling yourself the all famous L'oreal "Im worth it" because you are worth it. You owe it to yourself to start taking care of yourself. Do you want to be around in 20 or 30 years to see your kids grow up and live life? It comes down to hard facts. Without being a little selfish you won't get there. Small things can include, tv remote, put it away, get up off the couch to change the channel. I know this sounds crazy but water? You want a drink? Leave a 2L bottle of cold water upstairs and everytime you need a drink, go up and get it. Chasing the kids around DOES MAKE A DIFFERENCE. Put on a favourite cartoon that has the kids dancing, get up and make a goof of yourself, it makes a difference. Buy smaller plates and eat off the smaller plate as opposed to a regular size one. Buy lots of veggies and cut them all up and leave them in the fridge in raw state and everytime you start getting a munch on, grab the bowl, the kids will enjoy those too. Eat a good protein enriched diet and figure that out by eating 1g of protein per 1kg of your weight. Your body NEEDS that everyday without extra exercise to keep your muscles good and working towards shedding the weight but increasing your metabolism. Eat within the first hour of waking up, breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. I could go on and on but you know what, deep down you really do know these things so it's just a matter of putting them into play. You need someone to contact everyday, you just let me know. You will get there, with or without the support of your husband as the only person you need to do this for is YOU and then for your kids!

Christina: Welcome to the Slim!!! First off lose the word 'diet' from your vocabulary when referring to the new lifestyle change that you want to make. There is so much publicity over 'diets' that I think ultimately it's warped a lot of people's thoughts etc. What are you studying in College???

I'm Julie. I'm not a real newbie, yet I am. I signed up several months ago just so I'd have a place to keep track of my weight and progress. I haven't been as involved here as I should be. I don't get out of the house much and most of my contact to the outside world is online, so I need this site. I'm at a plateau and now I need to pick up my exercise. I'm 5'2" and currently weigh 195. I'd still like to lose about 70-90 pounds. I'm turning 47. My goal is to have all the weight off and have my body shaped up and firmed and for my 50th birthday I want breast implants, as my reward. Besides my plateau, I'm wondering what kind of exercises I can do for my "lunch lady arms" I have big arms that flap in the wind. I'm a single mom with a developmentally delayed child with Down syndrome, and I'm stuck at home a lot, so I need exercises I can do at home with minimal to no equipment. Now that the weather is getting nice I'm planning on getting the stroller out and walking to help speed up my weight loss. If anyone has any suggestions for me, especially in the lunch lady arm department I'd definitely be most grateful.

HAY MY NAME IS ANNIE I JUST JOINED TODAY. I REALLY NEED TO LOSE ALOT OF WEIGHT BTWN 50-100 POUNDS. i KNOW I CAN DO BUT I JUST LACK THE WILL POWER. EVERY WEEK I WAKE UP SAYING I WILL START TODAY BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY I JUST LOSE THE MOTIVATION. I HOPE THIS SITE IS GOING TO KEEP ME MOTIVATED, I AM REALLY DETERMINE THIS TIME. THE WEIHGT GAIN JUST SLOWLY CREEPED UP ON ME i GAINED ABOUT 5-10 POUNDS A YEAR FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS NOW. I THINK THAT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. I CURRENTLY LIVE WITH MY FIANCEE WHO LOVES ME VERY MUCH BUT I SOMETIME WORRY THAT MY WEIGHT IS GOING TO BE AND ISSUE IN OUR RELATIONSHIP BUT IF I DON'T LOVE MYSELF HOW DO I EXPECT ANYBODY ELSE TO LOVE ME. THANKS FOR CREATING THIS SITE, I SEE SOME AMAZING WEIGHT LOSE RESULTS ON THE SITE AND JUST HOPE THAT I COULD JOIN THE SUCESS STORIES.

Hello, I am Telena and I am 39 years old. I live in Alabama and I have come to realize that I need to lose some weight and the old fashioned way just is not working. I am divorced with three children all of which are no longer living at home. I live with the BF and he has a five year old that lives with his mother. I have in the past battled with bulemia and the side effects from that have not been good. It will never totally be gone. I still have to deal with staying away from buffets. But its been ten years since it was bad. My weight problems started when I was a teen. I hope this site will give me the support I need to lose the weight for good and keep it off. I also hope I can offer support to all you guys.

Hi,
My name is Bill and I have an awfully long way to go but am actually looking forward to the journey. I am already feeling better about myself and it has only been 5 days. I really do think this website is going to make all the difference for me, I will need and take all the help I can get. And will try to be as helpful as I can to anyone looking for encouragement.

Hi everyone,
I'm new here as well... My name is Samantha, I'm 21 years old and I need to lose about 35 lbs!
I just had a baby 3 weeks ago, so ill be starting off slow with changing my diet, and LOTS of walking... hopefully in a few weeks I can start going to the gym again!! It will be great ME time

Hope to meet lots of weight loss "buddies" here!!

-Samantha

Hello, my name is Nikki. I am also new and glad I found a way to introduce myself. I was looking around trying to figure out the best way to connect with others when I discovered the forums. I am really glad for it and I will put it out there from right now, I need all the help you guys can give me. I have struggled for years with losing weight. I have been successful a few times but dueto all my bad habits I have always gained it back. Most of the time I have lost it in unhealthy ways. I want to do this a healthier way this time. It also seems harder to do now that I am 40. But I feel like it is now or never. I sent an invite to my sister, who is also my best friend since we had an agreement to lose weight together, but if she doesn't make it here I'm on my own

I hope yall got room for a new buddy

Yay for all the newbies...I will be back later on to reply to every one of you but right now my little one is having a meltdown so I must go!

WELCOME

Hi all !

My name is Maryellen and I am brand new - TODAY! I am 46 and I have been obese for over 25 years. I recently got married for the second time and I want to get healthy so tha I can have a many years with my husband as possible.

I am very much looking to learn from and share with others.

(hugs)

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Hi my name is Debra i have battled my weight all my live .
I have back problems ,high blood pressure ,
I relly need to lose weight .