I can’t even describe how good it feels to have hit my 20 pound weight loss goal!
20 pounds in 35 days. Wow. I am so unbelievably proud of myself.
I know I have a long way to go. . . But it’s these little goals that keep me going.
I am picking up my degree from the [...]

I am up a couple pounds even though I have been exercising and dieting.
I am also premenstrual. And of course I am probably holding onto some water weight because of that.
But it’s discouraging.
You work out hard. Thinking you are sweating your fat away, and you end up gaining weight.
This gain along with the pms causing irritability, [...]

It’s hard for me to say that one of the main reasons I gain and lose weight is to impress or piss-off my family. But it’s true. This is one of the main reasons I am in therapy- to learn what keeps me doing this for myself. And only myself.
Growing up, I matured a lot [...]

I know it’s hard when you are dieting to figure out new ways to eat that piece of chicken/fish for the 100th time. So I thought I would share one of my favorite sauce recipes.
Now, if you dont like garlic, ginger, or spicy things- don’t bother with this one.
Ingredients:
-1tsp olive oil
-1 large Jalepeno.
-3 garlic cloves [...]

I know I didn’t mention it before, but I was stuck at 270.2 for approx. 5 days. It was amazing, because all of my energy in each work out this week went toward that stubborn pound, instead of my usual mantras that were about my big vacation coming up, etc.
So I learned the power of [...]

Top Reasons Why I Want To Lose the Weight
1)  To Be Healthy:
No more feeling lethargic all the time. no more getting winded walking up the stairs. No more sweating constantly. No more worrying that I am going to drop dead. To help my depression and anxiety.
2) To become a person who wears bikinis:
No more being [...]

So… I weighed myself again this morning and nada. Not even .1 of a pound difference.
I’m not crazy- i don’t expect to lose one pound a day…but I would like to be losing between .2-.6 of a pound daily.
I am doing everything right in terms of diet and exercise. Plateaus can be so so so [...]

Well, I am just starting week five of my diet and exercise plan. I am down 18 pounds in one month.
Losing weight can be a very lonely process and I am really happy to have found 3fatchicks.com.
Hopefully, doing this blog and reading the forums will help with my sanity as I go through the next [...]