[glitterati]

For years I've been "thinking" about losing weight, but never did much about it. Last year I started counting calories and keeping a food journal and went from 193 to 173 in two months with no exercise, but then I got side tracked and stopped watching what I ate. That was a year ago and I'm ready to try again. I want to be healthy. I joined a gym about a month ago and I'm trying to train for a 5K. I really, really want to be at a healthy body weight. I'm tired of feeling like I feel.

I love the support system this site provides. I've been lurking around on this site for a while, so today I decided to go ahead and be proactive! I have a tendency to think "One day when I'm thin, I'll [fill in the blank]..." but I never do anything to get thin. I tend to think in "all or nothing" terms, so it's hard for me to break goals down into steps and easy for me to throw in the towel when I get off track.

I'm feel like I just need to put it out there:
I'M READY TO GET HEALTHY, I'M READY TO TAKE THE STEPS I NEED TO TAKE IN ORDER TO REACH MY GOAL. IF I FALL OF THE TRACKS, I'LL JUST DUST MYSELF OFF AND GET RIGHT BACK ON. I'M READY TO START MY WEIGHT LOSS JOURNEY.

[Onederchic]

Hi and welcome to 3FC!

Good luck with your goals

Hugs
Michelle

[gardenerjoy]

Wow, glitterati! You really do sound ready. Yay for you! And welcome. Posting here at least once or twice a day is one of the small steps that I'm taking and I find it's really helping me stay on track.

[HaleyisLove]

I also think too far in advance and I'm like darn it is going to take forever to lose that much weight... but you begin to take it one day at a time and you realize that slip isnt a death sentence and you move past the hard days. Start each day as a new day and dont stress about what you did wrong the day before.

[diabetic z]

Hello, glitterati, and welcome to the forums.