Hello. My name is Aphia (hence my screename aphia_lite). I am a 24 y/o wife and mom in Sacramento, Ca. I need to loose about 50-70 lbs. I developed gestational diabetes when I was pregnant with my daughter (now 19 months old) and it developed into regular diabetes after I delivered via c-section. I have had trouble shedding the weight over the past year but I joined TOPS (taking off pounds sensibly) a year ago and lost a little bit. I am really recommiting to loosing weight since my doctors have told me it would help my diabetes go away (i am technically in the pre-diabetic stage thank goodness) and if I do not loose the weight I will probably have to have another c-section when I want to haev another child because the doctors have told me they would be too worried about my "obesity" and diabetes and they think I would deliver a huge baby and have too many problems, not necessarily true but still...

I weigh about 207 (as of my last tops meeting) and will be attending my tops meetings weekly and going to a nutritionist through my doctor this next tuesday. I am going to be using the exchange diet, and will also be tinkering with ww points to just see on average how many points I eat in a day.

I am looking for a weight loss buddy that will not dissapear after the first few days or so. I have a weight loss journal on live journal (http://www.livejournal.com/users/aphia_lite) and am on to chat most of the day and evening, and sometimes late into morning and night on yahoo and aim. I send encouraging email and e-cards and swap recipes and info with weight loss buddies but its been a while since I have had one to do that with.

I am hoping to start a walking routine soon and do workouts through comcast video on demand...

I am willing to be your weight loss buddy! I am at 185 and have lost a total of 167 pounds. I have never done WW but am seeing a nutritionist and eating the "Diabetic Diet." Let me tell you, it works!!!
I came here earlier last week needing motivation because I have weighed the same for almost a year now. I can tell you I have never met such nice people before! We all have different challenges in our lives, but here, we're all the same....weight challenged. No one thinks they are better than you, no one puts you down if you slip up, and there is ALWAYS someone here to listen to you no matter if the problem relates to weight loss or something else.

I'm here 2-3 times daily but I go to bed around 9pm...Pacific time. You can e-mail me or PM me or leave a message here. I am excited to get started so we can motivate each other!!


emerald dragonfly

Hey there, I have 50 to 60 pounds to loose. My motivation is my husband and I would love a baby, and I want to have a very healthy pregnancy. I am 33, going to be 34 in March and really need to get on the ball with my weight loss! I have steadily gained weight since my mid twenties...especially after I got married. I had a really bad today, I went to McDonalds and got a Big Mac and Fries, and a diet coke (ha!) then I came home and made chocolate chip cookies and had 4 of them! It is a real bummer, and I would love to have someone to keep me accountable in this journey to a thinner and healthier me! Howabout it??? Let's loose together!

Luann

Hi, I would also like to be your weight loss buddy,I also need someone to hold me accountable for all the nasty things I eat sometimes.My motivation is I want to be thinner by next april when me and my husband start trying for a baby, I also want a healthy pregnancy. How about it? will somebody be my buddy? I have yahoo messenger in either [email protected] or as bd24_05
Bonnie

Sounds like I got me some weight loss buddies Need them badly as at the age of 24 I was just diagnosed with icky very high cholesterol yesterday and put on a 1200 calorie exchange diet...my yahoo id is stanwoodmommy Hope to hear from you all soon
aphia_lite

thanks, hope to talk to you soon
bonnie