Hello peepz! I'm so excited to be part of this community. First things first, I'm Tangerine; better known as Tangy ... 21 years old from Philippines. I struggled with my weight all my life and now I am determined to change myself and my lifestyle. Before I tried Atkins and lost i guess 7 lbs but i regained it. i want to do the right thing to lose weight but i don't know how to start. can u help me? anyway ... i think having a buddy too will be a great help ... so someone can motivate me ... i just hope somebody wants me to be their buddy.. thankies again ... hope i'll have a great time here.

Hey!

Welcome to 3fc. Which ever diet you want to do there are plenty of people on it here. I prefer to count calories as it gives me the most choice. I lost 22lbs that way.

I like to do exercise dvds as well as watching what I eat. My favourites are kickboxing and tae bo.

Have fun and good luck

Dill

You have already started.

By asking for help and a buddy.

Eat the right portions.
Eat 3 less bites of something.
Use a smaller plate.
Put yuor fork down between bites.
Eat at the same time daily.
Plan a healthy snack.
Keep coming here.
Find a plan that you like and stick to eat.

This is not a diet but a life style change.

Wishing you success.

Health and happiness,
Windsong

Hey tangy! If you'd like me to be your buddy I would love to. I'm currently at 214 and would like to get aroun 135-140..so I also have about 75 to go! if you're interested then PM me on here or better yet email me [email protected]

hey guys! thanks soooo much for replying. I appreciate all those advices.

@dill - congrats on that 22 lbs lost. I did taebo before ... the instructional one but didn't finish it. although i'm thinking of giving it another try. it was fun.

@windsong - woah! i saw your siggy and u lost soo much! great job! i do have a problem of the portions stuff...coz i don't know how much of this or that to eat ... and anothing thing is eating at the same time daily coz i still am a student and my schedule is not consistent. but i would try those advices of yours. before i tried drinking a glass of water before eating then after every bite i drink...it helped me. thankies again.

@beth - buddy!!! yehey! thanks soooo much for being my buddy! i will email you in a little while! thanks so much!!

tangy-no problemo, buddies are great to have and the more the merrier, I'm glad to help Hope to get your email soon!

hey beth! you're online too?? i just sent you an email. do u have a messenger?

I have aol messenger here at work, at home I have aol & msn messenger....

cool! i have aim ... add me up ... tangy0717