[jacky]

Hello you lot,

I'm a 22 year old girl who wants to be thin. Ive tried so hard to be thin the last couple of years, and so far ive never succeeded. I did manage to get off a couple of kilos and kept them off so far, but i just want to be thin and pretty..

Well then, maybe joining this board will inspire me and help me to stay on track..

Something more about me: I love animals, music, walking my dog, watching the telly, movies,..Music means the world to me, I'm into new wave and rock, I love Depeche Mode, Manic Street Preachers, duran duran and such.
I live with my parents, study at the university ( 3rd year Japanology), have a dog, fish, a tortoise, stick insects.
I've been a vegetarian for 4 years now, since i love animals and oppose animal cruelty. I never eat eggs and use soy milk as much as i can.

Being a vegetarian means that i dont have to worry about cholesterol and fat in meat, i get my excess weight from emotional eating and cravings for sweets (specially chocolate and biscuits) when im bored.
I'm not really large (around 70 kg's for 162 cm) but im not happy. I just want to be happy! My biggest wish is to be thin!

Wish me luck!

[Cheryl14]

Hi Jacky!

Welcome!

There are several vegetarians in my family including my mom and my future daughter-in-law. Both of them like their sweets, too. My husband is diabetic and uses Splenda as a sugar substitute. Can you get that where you live? I make cakes and cookies for him with Splenda, and I eat them, too. It saves on a lot of calories.

My mom is 95 and probably is as healthy as she is because she doesn't have any cholesterol issues at all. She doesn't even take any medication. Kudos to you for your vegetarian lifestyle!

Everyone should be able to be at the weight that feels best for them. Even if you have just a small amount to lose, we support you (and envy you, too!) Good luck!

Cheryl

[Dragonfly7]

Hey! Welcome to 3fc! I hope you enjoy your stay here and Good luck with everything!!!

[jacky]

Thanks Cheryl. I will look out for Splenda in my supermarket, but since im not in the USA maybe we dont have that type of sweetener here. I know i should use sweetener instead of sugar, but i drink so much coke light during the day that im afraid i might get an overdose of aspartam....lol