I am 22 years old, I have two young children and I've been with my fiance for a little over 5 years.

When I first met my fiance I was 16 years old, I watched what I ate and exercised regularly and I weighed between 147-151. Fast forward 5 years and 2 babies later, my weight had gone up to 255lbs. I plan on going down to 125lbs.

I've been on a diet roller coaster and I have recently realized that I need to permantly change what I eat. I use to eat junk food all day long.

I currently weigh 238.8 and it keeps going down

Hi,

Im also new. I like this site. The people are nice.
They give good advice.
I started my Calorie counting on Monday, i hope it works.

Which diet do you use?

Actually I'm just eating mainly fruits and vegetables and slowly cutting out all processed foods. I guess that would be called eating clean. I do calorie count and drink 2+ liters of water a day.

Hi TFMommy! You'll find lots of support here to help you along! Congrats on the weight loss so far! A forum you might be interested in is "Whole Foods Lifestyle" under the Food section: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/whol...lifestyle-209/. Good luck with the rest of your journey!

Almost 20lbs down is awesome. And you will have so much more fun with your kids as you get healthier and start to feel better. I use to think exercise was the most important then eating the most important (and for weight loss eating probably is 'more important).

But now I think of weight loss as a three-legged stool: eating, cardio, and strength. When I am doing all three of those well I am unstopable. And they all feed on each other. If I eat well I feel like exercising. If I exercise, I want to eat well to fuel the exercise and not thrwart the effort.

And while my BMI says I am 'obese' still, I feel fantastic, and I can't wait for my annual exam in a few weeks to check on my blood work. I bet it is the best in a decade or more.

Congrats for you starting so young. We only have today and tomorrow. I only wish I had your foresight when I was your age.

Welcome, glad to have you join us