hey,
My name is Jenn, I'm 21 years and have been trying to lose weight for the past 2 years, but life got in the way.
But now is a fresh start, I plan on being an active member and posting my progress to keep myself on track

Hi and welcome to 3FC.

Good luck with your goals.

Hugs
Michelle

thank you =]

I just started it.. =]
I make boiled eggs in the morning, and only eat the egg whites, with a cup of coffee, half a grapefruit, and two bran crisp (high fiber) with fiber jam.
Then until my next meal i have another 2 bran crisp crackers with fiber jam, and a piece of fruit.
Lunch will be a salad with a protein like grilled chicken or a salad with some parm, and pepper stuffed with tuna.
Since i tend to eat lunch late, around 5pm, I'm trying to stop eating after 5.. I figured i would lose more weight if i don't eat past 5, only problem is that is when i workout so if i workout past 5 i will have more veggies and protein when i get home.
I'm trying to get in as much exercise as possible before going back to school!

Hi there! I just joined as well. I know EXACTLY what you mean about life getting in the way! Good luck on your journey!

I get some more added calories from condiments such as green olives, hummus, and grilled peppers
What kind of foods do you like?

thanks Best of luck to you

I also used to be a vegeterian! but i developed anemia because of iron deficiency.. now i eat meat as well, grilled chicken. Even though you work night shift do you sleep a solid 8 hours? I heard sleeping less/more increases your apetite by as much as 30% and for less carbs.. you should really check out brancrisp crackers, they are really good, loaded with fiber and 2 net carbs per cracker. If you like workout dvds, i have heard wonderful things of the p90 program.
Don't be depressed! what i do is take a pair of jeans that i no longer fit in, and i hang it on the drawer next to my bed, so i see it before i go to bed and when i wake up.

Here's my story.. well about a year and a half ago i was losing weight nicely but then i got into a car accident, concussion, broken nose, and other skull fractures. I wasn't allowed to do any intense workouts because of my concussion for a while, so i just avoided the gym nearly altogether, soon after that i lost my grandma who raised me and turned to drinking and binge eating, and the pounds came on FAST.I went from 180 to 220 in a matter of 3 months.. This was during the summer.

I went back to school in fall, stopped drinking, and was ready to make a change again since i got the okay from my doctor to workout again.
When school began I had severe difficulties studying because of damage from the concussion, so i had to drop classes.. and pour hours and hours into school work more then i was used to, which lead to stress, which lead to me not losing any weight. I was on nutrisystem at the time, I just didn't lose any weight.. I think it was stress and not seeing results the way i wanted to,so i binged.
This past summer I started working out again and eating healthy, the results showed. But then i had to go for another nose surgery at the end of summer and again diet went to background, i lost the boyfriend i was in a relationship with for 2 years.. which really broke me. Hit the bottle and met a guy who drank daily.. dropped out of school for a semester cause i couldn't take it.. after a month and a half of drinking everyday and lying to my family to be with scum, i dumped the guy and the alcohol, registered for school next semester, changed my eating habits again, it hurt me that i put on the pounds again from drinking.. but i learned from my mistake, and when i drink now, its only because i am out and i will have a beer or two or its somebody's birthday. I'm much stronger, and will let nothing get in my way now!

Welcome! Good luck with your goals! Looking forward to hearing your progress.

It's been hard but the experiences helped me build a tolerance and the ability to judge a situation before acting, like if i see something delicious, i reason with myself, is it worth it? can i fit it into my daily caloric intake? and will i regret eating it. Thankfully the only binge behavior i have experienced lately has been to binge drinking, so no binge drinking= no binge eating. I've also found if i spend enough time at the gym in the evening, i come home ready for a shower and bed! i seriously almost fell asleep last night at 9:30 pm and about the bran crisp i strongly advise ordering it online.. maybe you can request a sample? I'm not sure, its just when i bought them in store, they were fairly stale. they are not the BEST tasting crackers to begin with, but they are crispy and very filling, when i am hungry at night i will have that cracker with jelly+ a bottle of water.

My day so far was good, ate healthy, got my workout in, only thing is when i came back from the gym i had a bowl with whole wheat pasta waiting for me.. so i grabbed some which was okay, since it was immediately post my workout. I guess the p90x doesn't work for everybody, i never tried it but ill take your word for it.
For support.. thankfully, my mom supports me 100%, makes me only healthy food, and really tries to make it easy for me.

How about you? how was your day? and do you have support?

P.S- Im flattered to be part of your motivation

thank you

Atleast hes supportive, which is great my mom helps me with my diet alot, only thing is my sister always buys junk food for the house, so we always have atleast one bag of potato chips around, i keep myself busy to avoid the temptation. I didnt get my workout in yet, what did you do for yours? Do you think the bodybugg is worth getting? cause i have been looking into it. Also I just added you to my buddy list, but i dont know what that does

Can't even tell you are typing from a blackberry, so gj what do you do? 13 hour shifts.. damn
and i caved in and ordered the body media fit. i will have it next week! I'm really excited to get it I ended up going to kick boxing yesterday and i will be heading out to the gym in a few minutes to get some cardio in.
I already looked at my schedule and made sure to make exercise a part of it, picked up some whey protein, i'm not worried
Don't sweat the cookies.. tomorrow i'm having pizza!! After working out of course. Im going to work out in the morning, then i'm off to get my tattoo colored in, it will take 4 hours, reason i'm eating pizza is because getting a tattoo done is EXTREMELY draining.. i can only equate it to a hard core swimming session with how hungry i get afterwards,
How is your day going?

The BMF supposedly tracks your sleep as well, im curious about that. I live in central Jersey, the gym i go to is about a mile away, and i live in driving distance from another 3 gyms. It sucks there is no gym closer to you.. but atleast your in California and i woke up late and missed my weight lifting class, sucks lol. alarm didn't wake me up

Welcome! Come join us in the 20-somethings forum if you haven't yet. I look forward to seeing your progress

Wow! Good for you for getting committed to this. Sounds like you have a plan and motivation... half the battle. Best wishes to you.

Some great posts here. Good luck all lol.