3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

Hello All

I stumbled across the 3FC website about a year ago when looking for some WW friendly recipes, but only this week did I discover that this was a community and since then, have browsed a number of the boards and found a lot of helpful and inspiring posts.

Just over 6 years ago, I started WW and within 8 months had lost 32lbs and hit my goal weight. It felt fantastic and I was so proud of myself and vowed that I would never allow myself to turn back. Fast forward six years and here I am, at the age of 33, not only having gained back the 32lbs, but another 37 on top of that. I know what the trigger to the spiral was (I lost my father in a tragic accident five years ago and since then, have taken on the mothering role to my mother who, at the age of 53, was completely devasted at becoming a widow), but now am completely disappointed with myself and cannot understand how, in what seems overnight, I could have gained 69 lbs. From time to time over the last six years, I have half-heartedly started using the WW plan again, but, taking an honest look back, I know that there was no real commitment. I look at pictures of myself (what few pictures I’ve allowed to be taken) and can’t believe that is really what I look like now – that’s not what I see when I look in the mirror (maybe there is something wrong with the camera lens ).

Now, as my biological clock starts ticking and my husband & I start down the scary journey of trying to conceive, I find myself panicking and dwelling on the fact that my weight might be a factor (or perhaps THE factor) that prevents us from having a family. This, of course, is not helped by the constant articles you read about the effects of obesity and all of the information that google provides at your fingertips.

I am now committed to the life change and I know what needs to be done and have the tools that I need to get serious about weight loss. My starting weight is 229. I find it hard to even type that number and wouldn’t dream of ever saying it out loud. Based on the posts that I’ve read, I think that I’ve found the support network that I need with 3FC. While I have a number of girlfriends and a supportive husband, a weight loss journey is something that I’m not quite ready to share with them. Deep down inside, I don’t want to fail, and, even more so, don’t want others to know that I’m failing.

I am worth the time & effort necessary to lose this weight. I deserve to look a photo of myself and be happy with the image that I see. I need to be able to look at myself in the mirror and not have to suck in my tummy. ;)

I’ve browsed the site and the various boards, but if any of you 3FC veterans have suggestions on which boards I would find most helpful, I’d love the advice.