[Sarahkatt]

My History:
My name is Sarah, I live in upstate NY. I'm 24 years old, married for 3 years, with my husband for 7 years. We have a 4 year old- James and a 1 tear old Caleb. I was a smoker for 8 years. I have been smoke free for 6 weeks now!
I quit cold turkey. No patches, no gum. I want to be healthy for myself and my family.
My whole life I have never been skinny. I think I was born wearing size 12 pants. All through my school years I struggled with my weight. THEN- I had children. I gained ALOT with my oldest. Never lost all that weight, so 3 years later when I had my youngest I was very heavy. Currently I *think* I weigh 210 pounds. I have been on a scale in over 6 months. I am 5'3" tall. I need to lose some major pounds.

I just bought Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shed. I did my first workout today. I LOVE IT. It kicked my butt! OMG! I also started writing down everything I eat everyday. After I get into a grove I will be calculating the calories per day!

My weight loss goal is to lose 70 pounds. I would love to lose it with in a year. By Christmas next year I would love to be down to 140 pounds. Something I haven't been in about 10 years.

I need all the encouragement I can get, and someone to tell me to stay on track. Thank you for reading! I hope to get to know all of you.

[mandalinn82]

Hey Sarah!

I'm another "never been skinny" chick, so I'm with you there!

We have all kinds of forums that might be a good fit for you. Check out the 20-somethings, Calorie Counters...we also have a support thread for those doing the 30-day shred.

So look around, settle in, find a spot, and jump in. Can't wait to get to know you better!

[jmb1981]

welcome! this is a great site for support and advice when you need it! there is definitely a lot of great information on here. i was pretty hard core about my weight loss at the beginning of the year and was on here daily (multiple times a day) but then fell off the wagon for a bit, but now i am back and ready to completely commit this time to becoming healthy for me and my family. i am back on here daily reading what everybody posts and looking for information. i find it is a great place for motivation!

[ellis]

Welcome to 3FC, Sarah!

Congratulations on quitting smoking... that is just the best!
Please let us know if you need any direction around the forum. We're all here for each other.