I'm new around here....
 

Well, I've been lurking on this board for a couple weeks now, but I finally decided to join and participate.

I really like this board because I am not following a plan per say, and this board is very eclectic! There seems to be lots of great people here also!!

A little about myself..... I am 31, been married 10 1/2 years to my wonderful man. We have 3 bio kids (9,7 and 17 months) and we are adopting 2 amazing babies from Guatemala! I am a SAHM and I home school my 2 oldest.

I was always thin as a kid, but started carrying around extra weight after my first child was born. And then it just seemed to keep adding on. My highest non pregnant weight was 185.

Last October my sweet MIL and FIL decided to motivate all of us to lose weight and they created a contest. They have 4 kids (one of which in my dh) and all are overweight to varying degrees. Plus us gals (the so's of the 3 oldest boys, the youngest is my unmarried sil) have been trying to get baby weight off.

So, the contest is to see who can lose the most weight, percentage wise by May 1st.....1 week from today. We went on-line and figured equally what everyones goal weight should be, then we all weighed in. Boy, that was humbling...... Since then we have been weighing in every other week, up until the last 6 weeks. They decided it would be "more fun" to let this last little bit of time be a suprise.

They have certain amount of $ to be given to everyone that meets their goal. Plus there's a large lump sum for the first and second place person that loses the most, percentage wise.

So, here I am, 54 lbs lighter. Woohoo, but I have a little more to go and I am very nervous. My original goal was 143, so I will get that, but I want to win first. I have a really good chance, but my 2 sil's have gotten really serious here lately and are certainly giving me a run for my money...... BTW, everyone has lost a decent amount per the last weigh in.

I have learned soooo much over the last 6 months about healthy eating, portion sizes, all good stuff. I am excited, regardless of the contest to have changed the way I eat!

Ok, sorry to write a book. I am very glad to be here!

Julie

Welcome Julie, it sounds like your well on your way to being a healthier person. Great work.

Julie, that's an amazing weight loss since October! :carrot: :carrot: :carrot: Very impressive. And it's so nice that your whole in-law family has gotten involved!

Welcome to 3FC! You'll find lots of information here about different ways to lose weight and also to keep the weight off. Just browse around and post when you have a comment or question. We're all pretty much in the same "coop" here. ;)

Enjoy!
Jay