p.s. im sick of water so i found great flavored water that has nothing but flavor and its great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
P.S.S. I hate the munchies

Hello all!

I am so glad that I saw this thread. I have been a lurker for a while and have finally gotten fed up with my weight. I am trying to start a new diet and exercise regimen but have no clue where to begin. Any ideas would be appreciated.

I am 24 years old and have been married for 1 year. I live in St. Louis, MO and I am a graduate student. I would love to have the support of this group and would be grateful to have a support buddy! I really need the accountability to stay on track. I am currently about 157lbs and have about 30 to lose to fit my 5'2'' frame.

I saw that Crazycrystal and bskaar came up with a diet plan. Do you have any ideas?

katies22, I see that you live in St. Louis as well. Perhaps we could keep each other motivated!


Also, bskaar - which brand of flavored water did you find?

Looking forward to talking soon!



Hillary

Hi Brandy (and others!)

I am looking for a buddy too...I'll be part of this group I'm 21 years old and need to lose weight this year. I want to start the right way, with a lot of support, because when I've 'started' before it's always been on my own--which is why I never succeed. Right now I'm gonna cut down on calories, and later on I want to do the NutriSystem plan. I look forward to seeing changes soon!

I've been eating egg white omellets for breakfast for the past couple of days. I also have 2 slices of whole grain bread. This meal keeps me full with little fat and lots of protein. The calorie intake is also very low yet very filling. i add different kinds of veggies to my omellet and ketchup on the side.
3/4cup of egg whites = 4 large eggs and only 90 calories! The whole grain bread is 45 cal per slice. That equals 180 calories! 2 tbsp of ketchup = 30 calories.......TOTAL: 210 CALORIES

I need some motivation. My diet is struggling! I don't think I've done anything diet worthy all week!! Ok, tomorrow is another day... Wish me luck! And good luck guys, sounds like you're all doing great work!

Hey you guys,

Really want to jump on the band wagon with everyone. I weigh about 171 and really want to finally get down to my 135... (or 140 or 150 I'll be happy with those too : ) It's sad cause I've been wanting to lose weight for years... I found a journal of when I was 10 weighing 140 pounds and wanting to just weigh 120... So not sure how this works except that we keep eachother on track...

I quit smoking 9 months ago through a forum and what we did then was come up with a name (April Ashkickers)... as silly as it sounds all we had to do was post a thread saying "rallying all April Ashkickers" or somethign and everyone was there...

Aww, thats a cute idea, the April Ashkickers! That's really funny. And congrats on quitting the smoking! I have similar goals as you. I'm in my twenties too and I've been wanting to lose for years! Haha its funny I'm constantly looking at old journals, where I've wanted to lose weight... Thats so funny! Well good luck! Today wasn't a great day for me! Wasn't as productive as I wanted to be... Blah, theres always tomorrow! Good luck everyone!

hey brandy
we are all with you on your diet, but don't ovr do it take it a day at a time. one tip that i hear all around this place is don't deprive yourself, but keep eatting healty. you can do it.
flab-u-less

Hi I am also a new mom of a 6 mo old and an 8 yr and 2 yrs!! To start off I am getting 40 min a day of cardio and really watching my diet. I have put Protien first and carbs second really slimmed down those mac and cheese portions to about a tablespoon!!! I also had a revelation about HOW I was eating. I used to NEVER eat breakfast never was hungry in the a.m. I used to always eat around noon or one in the p.m. Now hungry or not I fuel this machine in the first 30 min I am up. Now that i have started to think of my body as a machine and food as fuel I have had alot easier time eating better. I have recently also began to detox on the ever so evil PEPSI!!! and went from 7-8 a day to one or less. That is totally hard!! this is my stab in the dark hope it helps someone?

i'm 21 yrs old with no kids and i need to lose about 75 pounds. i've tried to many diets in the past 3 years. i've gone up and down in my weight so much that i finally just decided to go about this the old fashioned healthy way with diet and excerise. i would love to buddy up with someone on the same path!!

Wow! So many similarities. I am 21 years old, been married about 10 months, no kids yet. I need to lose about 39lbs. So, if anybody needs a friends--you've got a lot to choose from--give me a holla!