Hello Everyone ...
I am thirty year old single mom with three kids who is returning to school myself in a few weeks to become a nurse . I started my new healthier way of eating on January 1st ( Im not calling it a diet because I know that if I want to lose weight and maintain it I must become healthier and remain that way ) . I am eating better than I ever have but have only lost 6 pounds this month so far which I know is still a loss but doesnt feel like alot to me . I guess I am an instant gratifacation kind of girl and I know this is not going to be an instant kind of thing . I was down to 200 pounds last year but then I started slacking on the healthy eating and it became easy to just slide right back to 225 which is where I was on Jan 1st . I now weigh 220 . I am looking for some supportive buddies to join in this . Hopefully with enough willpower and support I can finally get to my goal weight which is 175 ( 50 pounds seemed like a wonderful first goal to me ) ! ! ! Hope to hear from some girls like me who want to change thier lives : )

Welcome and good luck!

Dhani

Thank You ... It looks like a wonderful place to find support : )

Brand new here, but I wanted to say that I love your name! I'm also returning to school, but I'm 53! You can do it.

Hi Gabby ... age is a just a number ... Thats wonderful that you are going back to school . Good luck ! Do you know what you are going for yet ? Im soooo excited to start school but also afraid that sitting all day when I am used to being way more active is going to make this weight loss more difficult . I was just sitting here looking into gym options in the vicinity of school and home !

I am also looking for a buddy. I am 28 (29 next month -ugghh) and I need to lose 50+ lbs. I have an almost 3 year old daughter and a wonderful thin husband who thinks he is helpful when I need to lose weight, but he isn't one bit

Let me know if you are interested.

Hi Jilly ...
I am definately interested ! My boyfriend thinks he is being helpful also BUT I noticed when he was staying here this weekend that his idea of help is NOT help . He seems to think that if it is healthy you can eat as much as you want . I ate ONE serving of my Baked chips and he ate the rest of the bag while we were watching a movie . I am trying so hard to have good portion control and eat healthy .

Hi and welcome to the forum!

LOL men have a tendancy to do that I think... the sabotage our dietswithout even realizing theyre doing it but good for you for stoping after one serving!

Congrats on going back to school and starting a healthier life style. With your nursing maybe there will be a nutrition class that could help.

Oh gosh, my husband is nice and skinny too... he always thinks he's helping but he's a huge sabotage. haha

Good luck with your goals!

Ya know I wish I could say that I NEED a nutrition class but the sad thing is that I know how to eat healthy . I had gestational diabetes during my last preganancy and I ate so well that I lost 15 pounds over the course of my pregnancy rather than gaining . I was scared that if I didnt eat healthy and control the diabetes that it would hurt my daughter. Isnt it rather sad that I had the ability then but when its just for myself I struggle so badly : (

Welcome! We are similar; I started on Jan 1 at 223, and I too have lost 6 pounds! It would be nice to have lost more, obviously, but at least we are 6 pounds lighter, already!, than we were in 2010!
Good luck!

Thanks abracadabra ... and congrats to you as well . I keep trying to tell myself that 6 pounds is alot although it doesnt really feel that way. If I had gained 6 pounds I would be over 230 soooo I should be thrilled at the loss. I just know it is gonna be a long road but one that is worth it. It feels really good to be able to talk freely about my weight on here, most people in my life I would never admit my weight to.

Soooo I have been doing really good with my lunches and my dinners ! But I have been eating cereal for breakfast which seems healthy but when I track my calories and carbs ... It seems like ALOT of carbs ???
What is everyone eating for breakfast ??? Maybe I can get some new ideas ......

I'm new here too, I just wanted to wish you luck. It sounds like you're on the right path!

Oh dear, me either. I only have two people that know my exact weight-- my two very best friends. I wont even tell my boyfriend of over 4 years, even though he couldn't care less.

On the breakfast note, I eat oatmeal just about every day. Two packs of instant have 380ish (quaker flavored brands, cinnamon, etc) calories, but it keeps me full until lunch time. I also either eat a piece of toast (dry) or an apple or banana. I am trying to make breakfast my most calorie heavy meal of the day. Also, I -really- love oatmeal, so although it's still got sugar and everything in it, it's my small treat to myself every day, and helps curb any sweet tooth I may get later on. I don't like eggs or most typical breakfast foods either, so I guess I'm kind of limited.