Hi all. I just happen to stumble onto this great website through google. A little about me. I am 28 years old (well next month I'll be 28). I have been a yo yo dieter all my life. I can't remember a time when I was adverage weight. My whole family struggles with weight and I always seemed to let that be my crutch. Not any more. I know that this is my fault and I have let it get out of hand. I have tried a lot of different things. Weight watchers, LA weight loss, doing it by myself, ect. I lost 30lbs with Weight watchers and 90lbs with LA weight loss... but with really no family support, I fell into my old habits easily. My husband is a big fan of Buger King and McDonalds and we get into so many arguments when I dont want to go there, and get a "healthier" meal out. I hate exercising... but am willing to do it in baby steps. I recently got a bicycle for the first time in about 13 years. Rode it 6 blocks and thought I was going to die. So definatly baby steps on that.... after i get a more comfortable seat that is. My lifestyle is microwave and "quick" "cheap" meals. With only one income in the house and on a very tight budget, groceries suffer, so i tend to get the cheap, quick meals that we can get by on. My portion control is out of wack too. I know this, and I tell my husband about it.... but plain and simple, I have no motivation and no support to do it and keep on it. So, I guess, what I am trying to say is... HELP ME, PLEASE.

I completely understand where you are coming from. Several members of my family are overweight as well. I don't have much of a support system either. I try explaining to my husband that he needs to lose weight just as much as I do and that if we did it together it would be easier for the both of us. He doesn't care if he gets as big as a house and when I try to play the health issue card he says that when it's his time to go God's going to take him fat or skinny. I quit buying unheatlhy food and he complains all the time but I tell him to go get the groceries himself if he wants something different. I do try and keep some "healthy junk food" ---veggie chips, fat free ice cream, 100 calorie packs, etc... he still eats whatever he wants but i try my best to eat healthy. Thats the main reason I joined this site; to get support and share my experiences with people in the same boat as me. Good luck on your weight loss!!!

Nothing Tastes As Good As Being Thin Feels!!!

You will get plenty of support here! I am learning new things everyday here and when I have a bad day I know there will be people on here who will help me get over it! Congrats on joining....and yay for being from Indiana!

Hi neighbor...im from Ky.
welcome...you will find lots of support here.
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Hello PM, welcome! With me i am just the oposite.. my family are all thin and can eat eat eat and not gain! I duno what the heck happened with me.. but i am the only short one too so hmmm... I guess that must have somethin to do with it..

My boyfriend was on the thin side until he met me.. i think i fed him too much or let him bring too much crap into my house..

I just cant eat that way or i do nothin but gain gain gain and get lazy and depressed!

I know what ya mean bout exercise! But i duno if i hate it so much as i just find it boring!!

I have a friggin gym in my house.. i have a bow flex xlt, when i got that i had made my mind up that i was going to use it daily no excuses! that was about 8 years ago and look at me now

Well now im starting with baby steps with everything, no choice cuz i let myself get so badly out of shape thats about all i can do right now! So i vow to use my bowflex and everything else i have in there once winter gets here and i wont be going outside quite as much..

I have a power rider, 3 different kinds of steppers, a gazelle, stationary bike, i cant think of the ab chair thing - they have it on tv alot.. i dont think it will support my current weight tho! YIKES! It would when i got it! Anyway i sure got enough stuff to be using.. everytime i got somehting i thought it would be the answer for me Maybe ill start my own curve curcuit! LoL

If you need support, encouragement and motivation, take a look at my weight and know that i was once where you are right now and i screwed up bigtime and let myself go and now here i am.. I need to keep my eyes wide open this time and not close them anymore to anything.. cuz thats what i seem to have been doing for the last few years.. feeling sorry for myself cuz my life doesnt go as i want it to..

Time to get myself under control and just do it and stay on it..

I know that you can too! If you ever need to talk just send me a PM anytime.. Good luck to you! XOX

Welcome! This forum is filled with great people. I too learn something new everyday.

This site helped gave me courage to change by lifestyle to a healthy one. I would encourage you to pick people's brain that have lost the weight and maintained it. They are a great wealth of knowledge.

Hi Plushmama!

Glad you found your way to 3FC! Congrats on getting going on your bike! One of my step goals (50 pounds) is to get a decent bike so I can ride to work (5 miles roundtrip). Pedal on!