Hi,
I'm Rachel, I'm here to start my weight loss journey! I just gave birth to my first baby, a boy named Oliver, on september 17 2011. I also just received my LPN, although i 'm not currently practicing. I weighed 233lbs before I got pregnant and wore a size 14 jean, although my wedding dress was a size 16. I weighed 297 the day I gave birth and I'm down to 266lbs now, my ultimate goal is to be under 200lbs. Now that's said any direction to the forum would be appreciated, and I'm very excited to join you all in a new chapter of my life!

Congratulations on your baby boy and welcome to 3FC..... your weight loss already since youve had your son is amazing. I had my son May 27th 2011 and i lost 20lbs in the first week and half but gained a lot of it back... between being a single parent, stressing about the little things including my weight and every little thing its hard... but youve found a great forum to start out. everyone on here is sooo motivating and uplifting and positive and have the greatest tips and ideas as to how to get started...

My advice is to just get familiar with the forum see what kind of groups or places you like to read for example... if you have a particular disease or ailment such aas myself (hypothyroidism) you may like to check in there... or perhaps with people similar in age (myself 20s)

whatever groups you decide to check in and post with or follow good luck to you! get yourself a mini goal... perhaps a good one would be say 20lbs by Christmas...

Once again Welcome