3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community - The more support, the more loss! :)

First name: Pheonix

Geographical location: Southeast Texas

Age: 28

Marital Status: Happily Married

Children/Ages: Girl/11 Girl/10 Boy/7

Occupation: LVN

Pets: 2 German Shepherds, 1 Coc-a-poo, 1 Cat

Hobbies/Interests: I like to do a lot of things. I am always up to try something new. Because of that, I can always find fun in any activity.

Height: 5'7"

Eye/Hair Color: Hazel eyes. Brown Hair

Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: January 9, 2012

Starting Weight: 293

Present Weight: 277

Goal Weight: 140

Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Just staying motivated. Anyone who wants to loose serious weight wants results NOW. It took time to gain and it is going to take twice as long to loose. So I have to keep motivating myself to not get discouraged when the loss is slow.

Following any specific plan: Just eating better. I use a calorie counter on my smart phone. It helps me keep track of what I eat so I can make smarter choices.

What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I'm not going all "hard core" with strict diet changes. Long weight loss is a life changing. I can't drastically change my eating in one day and be expected to stay with it for long.

Anything else you would like to share with us: Not really. I'm a pretty much a "happy go lucky" person.