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Hello ladies... I am not new to 3fc but I am brand new to this forum. I am 27, a photographer living in a tiny town in Wyoming but originally from the city. My goal is to lose about 24 lbs and be healthy so that I can become a mommy. I have tried other diets in the past but the thing that always worked for me is counting calories and working toward a deficit.

Nice to meet everyone!

retire_ its amazing how fast they work..I can really tell my upper body is stronger when i lift the corners of my waterbed to tuck in the sheets.NSV

shannon- I am doing the program at hundredpushups.com
you test to see how many you can do and work up from there..its a 6 week program

grammy - we have a really strong wind here today..tried to take the little ones out to play but its just to windy.

tinky- my youngest daughter is sick today with a sinus infection and starts of a chest infection..to bad she had to go to college and take a test. She really should be in bed!! Gld to hear you are feeling better!!

GrammyL, a lot of people eat fish in the morning. I have had fresh caught trout for brekkie many times and it is a lovely way to start the day. :D This whole cereal and pastry for breakfast thing we have in our heads is a fairly recent thing, in this country.

Tinky, glad to hear that you beginning to feel better. There is some ugly crud going around. Just take care until you are back to 100%.

Hi Stephanie, :welcome3: to Calorie Counters. This is a great plan, as it isn't really a "diet"; more a lifelong sustainable way to nourish yourself. It will work for weight loss, maintenance and for losing post baby weight, too. :D

So, on track and doing well, today. My extra protein yesterday really did me a lot of good. I am a protein craver. I don't just want it... I need it in a really deep, stalkerish kind of way. Maybe I was a lion in another lifetime, or something. :lol:

I am also getting in plenty of water. Dgramie, how do you manage a gallon of water in a day? I would never leave my bathroom. :o And, does such an extreme amount of water really have a solid benefit? For myself, my loss is consistent and I feel great, whether I am slamming three quarts or just a few big tumblers, a day. :smug:

Hi, I had a rough October, I moved to a new city and was unemployed/ job hunting for the whole month. But November is here, my birthday is tomorrow, I'm starting my new job on Monday, I've given up soda this week, and I've quit smoking! Oh, and my new job is close so I get to walk to work! That's 30- 40 minutes of extra exercise every day! I have very high hopes for November.

Hi Everyone,

GrammyL, I eat what I want to eat in the morning, as long as it keeps me on track. So if fish is what you want there is nothing wrong with it.

Blinky, I hope you have a Great November good luck with the new job, and :bday2you:.

Today is my official weigh in. I was down 1 pound was hoping for more, but with TOM possibly near, or is it the change that is effecting me I'm not sure, as I am having hot flashes this morning, I'll take the 1 pound loss. Maybe next week it will be more, but that is 1 pound less that I have to lose.

Have a great day everyone,

Wilma

rain- for me drinking lots of water is the key to weight loss. I also have kidney stones and YES drinking lots of water is important for me. MY dr told me to drink at least a gallon a day everyday for the rest of my life..he would prefer I drank closer to 2 gallons a day. I dont spend my day in the bathroom. Its just kinda like my body adjusted to drinking lots of water. I sure know it when i dont drink enough. FOr me the more i drink the better i truly feel. I dont guzzle a gallon at one time.I keep a jug handy and keep taking drinks thoughout the day and evening.

Welcome to calorie counters Stephanie. Hope to see you here often.

WTG Blinky on the new job and all the possibilities November is bringing you. And Happy Birthday!!! Hope you have a great day.

One pound is a good loss, Slim. Nothing wrong with that. And hot flashes are nasty. Hope they don't last too long.

My weigh in is tomorrow and I'm hoping for at least another pound. That will bring me down to my wedding weight of 30 years ago. Ha, ha, maybe I'll dig out my wedding dress and try it on. DH will think I've gone mad.

I'm going to try the boxing gloves today and do a little sparring with a cushion to get the feel of things. DH doesn't know it yet, but he's going to help me with this.

Blinky, welcome and good luck! Congratulations on the new job. Walking to work will be great exercise, but winter in Minnesota....brrrr. I was born and raised in Minnesota , cold but invigorating winters!

When I was working and walked to work I got a pair of snow pants that I wore during the winter. They really cut the cold. I had trouble finding a pair that fit so I got a pair of men's. They were too long but the snow boots kept them from dragging. :lol: Of course I'm much shorter than Blinky. I also had a coat with a hood. Hoods are great when the wind is blowing. My niece walks everywhere and she wears a long hooded down filled coat and long boots and together they keep her legs warm.

rain dancer - Thanks for the warm welcome! Great job being on track thats too funny about you being a lion in a former lifetime. I don't crave protien... I wish lol

Blinky - New birthday, new city, new job and new year lets get going girly! I have high hopes for your November too...

Wilma - 1 lb right before ttom is quite a victory girlie! Congrats!

retiredone - I hope to be here often it keeps me accountable and motivated! Thanks for the welcome... Try on the dress then dance around the house lol he will think you've gone off the deep end.

As for me:

Managed to be right on track with my deficit yesterday. In fact was an absolute angel! Turns out I may be back on track for the week after having a disasterous weekend (my week runs through Monday...) Need to really be on track this weekend if I am going to have a successful weigh in on Tuesday.

Nothing crazy planned for this weekend mosty computer work. I have a wedding album and two other weddings to work on this weekend. A good friend of mine may be coming to visit and we may go on a photo safari which I would love...

Tinky ~ no I haven't come up with a name for mine yet but he is definitely a nice little guy and smart. DD's still can't figure out the tubs so mine now goes down from the penthouse to sleep with the dense one. LOL! I am worried because the water bottle is attached to the top of the cage and hers can't figure out how to get up there. ARG! We put him up their and then have to take him back down. Our faculty member said his does the same thing, it just comes and goes. He got on an antibiotic and its called a Z-pack. He said its helping.

Welcome Stephanie and Blinky. LOL! I thought everyone was spelling Tinky wrong and then I read up to Blinky's post. Look forward to getting to know the both of you.

dgramie we had strong winds last night. Blew the chicken coop door shut and the chickens were still outside. They were not happen when we got home after dark and they were stuck outside. They went right in. It is windy again today but I like the wind.

Rain I know we are an odd country. Someone told me fish is eaten for breakfast on a regular basis in a few countries. I would have never guessed. My rule of thumb is if I can stomach it in the morning eat it. Traditional American foods for breakfast often make me feel icky for the rest of the day. Bacon, eggs, pancakes, dairy products, cereal, pastries and certain sausages upset my tummy if eaten in the morning. Eggs whites I am getting better about but I usually add a little homemade sausage to them to make them editable. I do eat oatmeal every morning and often for lunch, occasionally for dinner. I am a huge fan of oatmeal and it works well with my metabolism.

Wilma I hear you on the change except I get cold flashes. I don't know when TOM is really going to come because I haven't really quit in 2 months. The upside is hopefully I never really start since I never finished. Its just spotting but it is enough to be irritating. I want to have a pap because its time but I don't think you can have it if your doing something. Maybe I should just call the doctor and ask. Sure do hate doing those things.

dgramie and Rain I drink 100 oz a day and thats beyond my coffee. My morning coffee is right around 32 oz. I also had kidney stones and was told to make sure I keep my kidney's flushed and stay away from high protein diets. 6 days I suffered before they decided to take them out, morphine was the only thing that helped with the pain and I was in so much misery they gave it to me. Ultrasound and MRI didn't help because they were so large they appeared as if they should be their. Love misdiagnoses and my calcium levels were out the roof. Took 3 months to bring them back down. Was glad when it was over and I never want to go back. So I make sure I drink lots and lots of water. Never had another urinary track infection either. BONUS!

Well I better get going for now and I will talk to you all later.

Thanks for the warm welcome! I used to walk to work in Chicago (years ago) and my memories are just the fuzzy happy past memories, although I know for a fact that there were some cold and miserable months every winter. Minnesota is a whole different winter, I'll definitely need a new winter jacket and Thanks Retiredone I was thinking about some snow pants- :) So far I've only found a pink pair and some that were cream colored, and I am not wrapping my plus size bottom in bright pink.
Thanks again to everyone for the welcome and birthday wishes.

And don't forget mittens and earmuffs.

Good advice there, Bargoo.

I had a good weigh in this morning-down another 1.5 pounds. But I ate too much macaroni and cheese later on today. Not over calories but mac and cheese is so concentrated in calories that even a normal serving is high in calories. And I had dessert-another highly concentrated calorie food.

It was gray and rainy here all day. It started last night before I went to bed and this morning it was so dull and damp. We put in the wood furnace and soon it was too hot in the house . Now it's cooled down again and I'm feeling chilly (can't please me :lol:). Time for a sweater.

Have a good night.

Hi everyone! Can I join this forum? I am newly registered on 3FC, but I've been lurking for quite a while. Hubbby and I are obsessive calorie counters. Sometimes I dream of weighing food and writing down number to get to the magic 1600 calorie number for the day. Nice to meet everybody...