[Nikki75]

Hi there everyone,

I am Nicola and I'm here because I need to lose weight. I have tried most of the diets out there and have failed every time gaining back a little bit with each attempt.

It's time to change things and stop pouring money into the diet industry so I have decided to try and eat as clean as possible, increase protien and go to the gym regularly. I have 75 lbs to lose and I am facing knee replacement surgery sometime this year, I would like to lose weight and build muscle and possibly avoid surgery.

Reading some of the success stories on this website is truly inspirational and I hope I can become one of them.

Cheers

Nikki

[penmage]

Hi Nikki! Welcome to 3FC

[firegirl441]

Hi Nicki! Glad you found us here. If you visit often and participate, you will receive the information, motivation and encouragement to succeed in losing those stubborn 75 lbs. I have learned through many years of "dieting" that the only way to lose weight and keep it off is to eat sensibly and exercise. I am wondering if you have heard of Sittercise? It is a great DVD of chair exercises that you should be able to do with your knee problems. I suffered a severe back injury in 2008 and that is the only exercise I was able to do for years. We moved to a town that has a therapy pool that is covered in the winter, maintained at 90 degrees and open year-round so I now do forty-five to 60 minutes of water aerobics 3 times per week. I found that any exercise is better than none.

Blessings,

[Nikki75]

Thanks ladies for the welcome. I am starting HIIT training and I lift weights pretty regularly, I'm not noticing the scale move but I think clothes are starting to fit better. I can do my HIIT intervals both on a stationary bike (boring), or swimming laps. I would prefer to ride outside but the ice that's still everywhere freaks me out, if I fall surgery may come sooner.....actually a mountain bike accident was a big contributor to the knee problem.

I do need to just eat clean, every so called diet I have been on gives me anxiety because I always seem to rebel against the rules and turn into an eatasaurus.

Deep water workout is awesome too fire girl, I love it but don't seem to go as often as I should...it's a hard workout with low impact.

[Misti in Seattle]

I am limited in exercise too and use the pool... I highly recommend an underwater iPod Shuffle! It has made my workouts SO much more fun!!

[Nikki75]

I have heard about the underwater iPod, I will look into that....thanks!

[firegirl441]

I haven't heard about the underwater Ipod shuffle. Please share!

[Mozzy]

Welcome and good luck on your journey!!