HI MY NAME IS DONNA... I REALLY AM NOT NEW TO 3FC... BUT HAVE NOT VISITED THE SITE IN ALMOST THREE YEARS TO BE EXACT. I AM 48 WILL BE THIS THURSDAY THE 3RD OF FEB.... THIS IS MY STORY... LOL
THIS SITE REALLY MOTIVATED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT MY WEIGHT AND I DID... GREAT SUPPORT PEOPLE WERE FRIENDLY WE EXCHANGED RECIPES ETC... ITS EXCELLENT !

I JOINED WEIGHT WATCHERS AROUND THE END OF JAN 2002 WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL WITH THE FLEX PLAN MADE MY GOAL WEIGHT WITHIN 2-3 LBS....KEPT IT OFF FOR ABOUT 2 YRS... THEN GOT TIRED OF COUNTING COUNTING COUNTING AND THEN DECIDED TO TRY THE SOUTH BEACH DIET... WHICH I WAS ALSO SUCCESSFULL WITH BECAUSE EVERYONE ONCE IN AWHILE THROUGH THE YRS I PUT ON 10 LBS ETC U KNOW HOW THAT GOES I AM SURE.. HOLIDAYS... ETC... ALSO I AM VERY ACTIVE ..... I NOW BELONG TO A LADIES WORKOUT EXPRESS AND I TRY TO MAKE MY WORKOUTS 4-6 TIMES A WEEK.... I FIND I LIKE THE COMBO OF WEIGHT TRAINING AND CARDIO THE BEST... PRIOR TO THAT I HAVE PRETTY MUCH WORKED OUT ON MY OWN ON EQUIPMENT AND ALSO TAPES OF LESLIE SANSANONE AND DENISE AUSTIN WHICH I HIGHLY RECCOMEND... I JUST GET BORED WITH THE WORKOUTS AFTER A WHILE... WELL NOW I HAVE NOTICE THAT I HAVE PUT ON ALMOST 1/2 OF THE WEIGHT THAT I HAD ORIGINALLY LOST.... NEED TO GET ON TRACK AGAIN AND I REALLY NEED SOME EXTRA SUPPORT TO GET MYSELF ON TRACK... THE TROUBLE IS.. I KNOW I DID WELL ON WEIGHT WATCHERS BUT DON'T REALLY WANT TO GO BACK TO THE COUNTING AND ALL THAT... I KNOW THEY HAVE A NEW CORE PLAN I SUBSCRIBE TO THEIR MAGAZINE SO I KNOW WHATS GOING ON.. AND DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD TRY THAT OR NOT... I WAS ON EBAY AND PURCHASED THE LA WEIGHT LOSS DIET WHICH ALSO LOOKS INTERESTING... BUT HAVE READ ALSO THAT ITS NOT THAT GOOD... THERE ARE MANY PLACES AROUND ME WHERE I CAN GO BACK TO WEIGHT WATCHERS.... I LIVE IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY SALEM COUNTY... ANYONE ON THIS THREAD FROM NEW JERSEY... WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HAVE A BUDDY...... BUT JUST WANTED TO LET U ALL KNOW... THIS WAS THE SITE THAT GAVE ME MY INTIAL SUPPORT AND MOTIVATION TO GET ME ON TRACK SO I AM BACK AGAIN....... GOOD LUCK EVERYONE OUT THERE WITH YOUR WEIGHT LOSS EFFORTS AND HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU....
DONNA