Mom of 3 from Georgia :)
 

Hey everyone! :hug: I have been lurking and finally decided to write a introduction post ;) My name is Jackie and I am 25 years old. I have three sons Jr-7 Nico-5 and Christian 2. I have been happily married for almost 8 years (in Sept!) and together for 12. I have been overweight for the majority of my life. Cant blame that one on the kids :p. I actually lose lots of weight when I am pregnant just to gain it back when I deliver ::sigh::. Anyway, I am 5'7'' and the smallest I have been in my adult life is a 16. I am now a size 20ish. I hope to reach my goal by counting calories (1,400) and walking every day Mon-Friday for an hour.

Starting weight: 272.8
Date: 8.9.10
Today: 270.2
Date: 8.10.10

Goal: 199
Goal date: 12.24.10

My blog: ww7w. jackie mom to 3. blogspot. co7m/ (remove the 7's)



-JACKIE

Hi and welcome to 3FC.

Good luck with your goals.

Hugs
Michelle

Welcome. And holy cow, you have your hands full there. I'm glad you came out of the shadows to post. It helps so much to talk with like minded and supportive people.

Have fun!

Welcome and good luck!

:queen: Dhani :queen:

Hello and welcome from another Georgia girl. ;)

Hi Jackie!

Welcome and good luck with everything.

PS - Light weight training together with your walking will help you to build lean muscle mass that turbo charges your metabolism.

Welcome Jackie to 3FC, we are glad you are here!

Hello and welcome to 3FC from another Georgia Girl. Good luck to you in your journey and in reaching all your goals.

Thanks everyone for all your warm welcomes! I am trying to slowly read through the forum. There is such helpful advice on here...wow! I stay busy ( I take care of 9 kids Mon-Fri)

My main issue right now is finding foods that will keep me full longer. I feel hungry causing me to have headaches. Any suggestions on low calorie snacks or foods? THANKS!!

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I really love cottage cheese, cheese sticks, nuts if you can stop at a serving lol sometimes those 100 calorie packs of stuff are nice if you are having a craving. Right now I am liking popcorn lol I really love peanut butter. One slice of whole wheat bread with some peanut butter helps me as I tend to eat it slow and it keeps me nice and full. Also plenty of water helps!

You might want to bump up your calories a tiny bit. We are the same height and when I was at 200lbs I was doing 1400 calories. Now I am doing about 1500-1600 and working out 45 mins a 5 days a week. It might help you not have headaches if you are eating alittle more. and you can always slowly move back down if you need to.

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Ok, I think I might do that! Thanks for the suggestions, I LOVE peanut butter too!!!

Welcome Jackie I'm a newbie a mom of 2 little ones and a Ga girl myself!