[lookin2lose]

I'm back...and hopefully I'll stick around this time. I swear when I leave the forum I re-gain. Just wanted to drop a quick line and let you all know just how much I miss 3FC! I started my serious weightloss in 2010 and lost 93lbs mostly due to the encouragement received with this forum and holding myself accountable to the small victory's that we celebrate here. I was stupid to think I had losing weight down and stopped holding myself accountable on here and IRL....we'll that was my first and second problem. I need this board, I need to read all of your successes and failures to know I'm not alone in this journey. I'm up to my pregnancy (like right before I had my son) weight. I'm completely miserable with myself, my body hurts, my self-esteem is shot...but I know I did this before and I will do this again. And I will never leave this board again! Thank you all for still being here. I've come back a few times and lost a little just to re-gain it again. My husband and I are doing this together...hopefully with the encouragement here and at home we can tackle this one last time...and stick to it!

[HadEnough]

I am back too. Not quite at my highest but pretty gosh darned with sprinkles on top close. Disgusting. Anyway, I have to do this once and for all. My hubby is in for the long haul too....even tho his haul is WAY shorter than mine!!

[lookin2lose]

Same here, my husband doesn't have near as much as I do to lose...

[pnkrckpixikat]

Ditto with returning! My hubby is doing it with me this time too! wow coincidences! He has as much or more to lose I think. I am 5'8 and in the 260s and he is 5'5ish and was in the 260s last time he weighed. I don't know what his end goal is though, I think it is just less/healthier so we will see!

[ma26]

Lookin2lose- hi there. Just want to say your far from alone. I've never had the incredible success that you did, but I am returning at a higher weight than ever. Here is to making it stick and sticking with it (and 3fc).

[SeeMyFeet]

welcome back:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VlGyMG0ksg

[howie6267]

Yep you are not alone. I have lost 245 lbs and regained 145 of that twice. It's hard to get back on track and it gets harder every time. These forums do make a difference. It helps tremendously to have support. You can do this and we will all do it together.

[Pink Hurricane]

I am restarting as well!!

[Neast]

Im restarting as well. I started in September and lost 27 lbs and now I am back up 12 lbs I'm still down 15 so thats a start!!

[Jemcl]

I'm so glad to see that you are all back. As someone new to this site it is really encouraging to see the support that is available on this forum.

Good luck with your journey.

[ReeseJimi]

Glad you all are back..
I have to login to 3fatchicks daily, it really helps my motivation.

[WahineByTheSea]

Another re-start here! The holidays were wonderful, but terrible for my diet.

[lookin2lose]

Happy New Year to you all!!! Very excited to see all these re-starters too!!

[jigglefree]

Hey there. I was on here a couple years ago and lost 100lbs. Welp I think I have gained about 60 of them back. I so agree with you. I NEED this site. I would be on here every day all day and it kept me focused and I was able to talk about my weaknesses and get encouragement. I have been unable to find anything else like it. So I'm back and will be on here even if I have to talk to myself on here. Again I need this and it was instrumental to my success. I will be calorie counting because it's what worked best for me. No more derailing for a quick boost to loose 20 pounds. Once I got off on fads to push past a stall that's where i BLEW IT BIG!! Hope to see you here daily.

My plan
1800 calories
Toning exercises and walking to start

[lookin2lose]

I'm here daily...like a drug! I can't believe how much I need to be here...but gaining back what I worked so hard to get off is devastating! So I'll be here through maintenance too. It's a whole different mindset when you check in, update the monthly weigh-ins, etc. I'm a calorie counter too...it's the only thing that has ever really worked for me. Glad you're back too!