Originally Posted by teacher25 (Post 1341940)

wow. what a great idea for a thread. im new to 3fc and not really sure where to begin. i'm sure i;ll find lots of advice and support but sometimes i think people will think my vanity pounds arent as important. i weigh about 128ish....not really sure since i dont own a scale....and would like to get to 108. since im just over 5 feet this is reasonable. im gonna try the sonoma diet (since thats the majority of my diet anyway) blended with south beach and exercise a lot....just finding the time will be difficult. i am a kindergarten teacher (hence my name) and i work part time at a day care after school. ideally i'd like to start running again (did so a few years ago in college) in the morning before school and then maybe take a stress-releasing walk in teh evenings...or maybe do a yoga/pilates video when old man winter rolls around.

anyway, just wanted to say hi and thanks for a great room

Originally Posted by SeventeenTheStar (Post 2875492)

Hi! I've been lurking for a while, but everybody on these forums seems so chill and encouraging, I wanted to join in. I'm interested in losing weight mainly because I come from a family where weight has always been a major health issue - both my mom (with a BMI of 60) and my dad (with a BMI of 75) have undergone bariatric surgery in the past three years. I've always been the "skinny" one in my family, even at my highest weight of 160 pounds, but I want to make sure I don't develop the same bad habits my parents did when they were "skinny." I've started exercising and being a little more conscious of what I eat, and I'd like to stay on the right track... or get on an even better one! I'd like to lose about 25 pounds by this time next year to get to a BMI of about 20. Thanks for this section!

Originally Posted by shybiird (Post 2619832)

Hi everyone!

I'm new here at 3FC and this is my first post. It sounds like the featherweights is where I belong here, I'm so glad to have found this group. I wasn't sure I would be able to find a place where I could vent about the few pounds I'm trying to loose without offending/irritating others who are trying to loose a few dozen.

Briefly, here's my story. The last few years of my life have been pretty tumultuous, lots of moving around and new things going on (graduating, new job, marriage, house...). Over that period of time my weight has fluctuated between 122 and 135. Other than to my husband, I never talk about loosing weight, but in my own little world, weight and food seem to be the only things on my mind. I've never had great eating habits, but I've always considered myself to be pretty normal when it comes to food. However, over the past few years, my eating habits have gotten a little out of control.

My eating habits are pretty erratic, sometimes eating regularly and healthy, at other times restricting, fasting and binging. I want to stop these bad behaviors from getting out of control! Ideally, I would like to maintain a weight of about 120lbs. I'm at 127 today, which means I've got 7 lbs to go.

I love exercising and eating good, wholesome, healthy foods. Unfortunately I also love pizza, chips, cookies and chocolate...I just need some lessons in moderation ;) I hope I can find some friends and support here :)

Originally Posted by minipony (Post 2885779)

We have the same goal. 110 is where I want to be as well. We can do it and Im glad you've joined.:)