<---hehehe cute, couldn't resist.

Anyways, hi.

I'm Melissa but use Lissa online *shrugs not sure why but someone started it and it stuck*

Condensed Background:

Age: 37 (38 Feb 6th)
Married
1 Child: turning 3 this month
Current weight: 200lbs
Dream weight (HAHAHAH): 125lbs

I started battling my weight when I hit my 30s and it didn't get out of control till I got pregnant. A lifetime of bad nutritional choices caught up with me when I developed eclampsia and thought bedrest meant don't do anything and eat everything in sight!

Well 80lbs later and 3 years later, I have only lost 25 lbs! I'm SICK of looking so bloated, SICK of the ugly clothes (yeah, vain I know), and most importantly... I want to be healthy enough to keep up with my toddler. So, I'm back on the diet and determined to succeed this time.

I've never done this forum/support thing before and I'm not on any particular diet. I just count my calories and try to eat healthy food and exercise 30-45 minutes at least 4 times a week.

OK.....*stops the novel*

So hi everyone!

to the board!! You have some to the right place for some encouragement and support!

Welcome!!! I just joined last night. It seems very supportive here!!!

Good luck!

HI there!!! I joined recently, and have lost 9 lbs. You will get all the support you need! I found buddy's and feal great! If you need a buddy, just let me know!!!
I also go to http:/meadow.nohost.com./meadow.html
Razz started that site up, after we met here on 3fc. We both still use this site, but it gives us another place for weight loss topics.

Awww thanks for the welcomes! I am actually feeling more than a little overwhelmed by the sheer size of this place. I don't know where to post! *whines*

Melissa, join us over on the 30 somethings Losing 30 something. The losing 30 something is a broad term since I have around 50 something total to lose. I have already lost 10 since the beginning of November when I started in earnest. I try to check in a couple time a day to the thread and post my goals for the day the week, my failures my accomplishments. We are mostly 30 something moms with similar weight loss goals.

Good Luck, I know you will find support and success,
Amanda

Sorry everyone! I got the link wrong...
www.meadow.noonhost.com/meadow.html

Welcome Lissa!

Welcome Lissa. Sounds like you are taking the right steps. I am not on a particular diet either. I tryto keep my calories at about 1600 and my carbs down below 75 a day or so (I am insulin resistant so I need to stay below 100) I to picked up most of my weight during my first pregnancy and have had a time trying to get it off! Well good luck to you.

~Sharon

I decided to check out the Slim Fast Optima Diet (free meal plan at their site) not to go on the diet but to get an idea of what I should eat per day. It actually gave me a very good meal plan that I plan on adapting.

I refuse to buy pricey diet foods when I can just learn how to eat what I have in the proper ways and the proper amounts.

Plus it gave me a really good profile... and did I mention its free? LOL.

I think the hardest thing with not using a diet is that you have to be constantly aware of what goes in your mouth and logging it so you don't have an "Oops... did I actually have 3,000 calories today?" moment.