Hello all! First of all, I want to say I am super excited to join this board! I am definitely the type of dieter who needs a lot of encouragement and support and after "lurking" here for a while and reading posts; I decided this would be the perfect place for me!

I have had great success in the past with The South Beach diet. I, in fact, lost 20 pounds last spring in a relatively short period of time following the diet and religiously doing Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred dvd. Unfortunately, I missed a porch step at my house last July and broke my right foot in 3 places. That meant sitting on my butt in my cast for a long time while I healed. I was bored and in pain, so I completely forgot about my diet and exercise was out of the question for months.

So, now, a year later...here I am. The 20 pounds that I lost last year are back plus 7 on top of that. I'm healthy now and I'm restarting my journey to SHRED OFF THE EXTRA FLUFFY (my sweet word for fat! LOL)

My plan is low carb, high protein; not necessarily following a specific plan, but using the basics of what I have learned from South Beach and Atkins. I momentarily tried the Dukan Diet last week and realized that is way too crazy strict to be doable.

So...here I am!! Looking for support and a friendly kick in a**!

Welcome to 3FC =)

You'll find both friendly support and friendly kicks in the bum when you need them!

Best of wishes with your plans and I hope to see you around the boards!

Welcome! I like the "fluffy" (Gabriel Inglesias reference?) which I myself use. This is a great community with lots of support.

Good luck!

Good luck with your efforts!!! YOU can do it!!!