Hello again or just plain Hello (for the first time!)!
I say you can 'always tell the new ones' because I am one such person and because of my 'excited because I found this place' manner, I already posted a novelette in the 40's forum. So... to spare everyone from my blah blah blah'ing, I just make this short and sweet.
I'm 40, married, have two children and I need to lose about 50 lbs (maybe more, but I going by 10 lb increments for now). I work as a school secretary (which I love) and I SO happy I found you all!
Thanks for bearing with me and my willy-nilly posting!!
Welcome! We are similar, I'm 40, 5'5", and my goal is 145 as well. I'm a SAHM and babysit an infant, but used to be a teacher. I also have two kids. Oh, and I'm in Missouri, so depending on what part of KS, not all that far from you!
Welcome both of you. I am 38 and also the mom of two small kids. Here, there are answers, support and success. I am glad you have found us. I began in late May/early June and found 3FC in October. It is very worth it and from what I can see, the views are pretty awesome. (I am still climbing the wall to get out.)
ETA: Former teacher and administrator here.
Last edited by Thighs Be Gone; 01-01-2009 at 07:00 PM.
Wow! Thanks everyone for the warm welcome. I have to tell you all, I've tried losing weight off and on over the past year and once I lose a few pounds, I get lost and wind up putting it back on.. so frustrating.
I'm very happy to meet you all! I'm hoping to start a workout routine (a routine that I stick with, that is) that will motivate me to keep going - I have a real issue with willpower. Somewhere between really wanting to lose weight and being totally apathetic about what I know I have to do - you know - some days I just think, "So I'm fat.. so what?" and other days I am mega-motivated. I need to find a consistent and realistic medium - you know?
Welcome! We are similar, I'm 40, 5'5", and my goal is 145 as well. I'm a SAHM and babysit an infant, but used to be a teacher. I also have two kids. Oh, and I'm in Missouri, so depending on what part of KS, not all that far from you!
I am in Leavenworth, Kansas - not too far from Platte City, Missouri. What part of MO are you in?
I am in Leavenworth, Kansas - not too far from Platte City, Missouri. What part of MO are you in?
I'm in Columbia, we've been here three years. We own a manufacturing company in north mo in Brookfield, and I lived there for 15 years, HATED it, I was so glad to finally get out of there. I grew up in Ste. Genevieve and went to college in St. Louis, and have three sisters in the KC area, a brother in Warrensburg, and a bro and sis in the st. louis area (then two more sibs in Texas, I'm one of 9)
Well, since I have been looking around the site and have seen quite a few people's smiling faces, I decided to post my pic here so people would at least be able to put a face with my endless posting.
Please keep in mind that I'm not used to having my pic taken and I certainly don't take pics of myself often in the basement bathroom mirror.. hence the wonderfully strained smile on my face.
I'm afraid that's as good as it gets until I can talk my DH into taking an official before picture of me..... you know, one thing that bothers me about being overweight is my face. Getting old is a you-know-what, but getting old and having a double chin? Ugh!
Anyway, here's me - late night no makeup having strained smile:
Getting old is a you-know-what, but getting old and having a double chin? Ugh!
oh I am SO SO with you on this one! I feel like I have a mini pillow under my chin! One of the reasons I want to lose weight is that trimmer people tend to look a bit younger. Another is so i can buy lots of small sized clothes in the sales, but hey I'm really shallow! My fat loss is all about looks lol