Well, here I am! My name is Debbie and I started a Herbalife diet on March 27\06. My weight then was 226lbs. I am 38 years old and I come from a family of very large people. I was never taught how to count calories or anything like that. My weight has been a problem to me my whole life! I have 4 children of which only 2 still live at home. I have tried many different diets never to loose any weight and that is honestly trying. But, I decided to try this one because my spouse use to sell it and swore by it. When I started I said that I would give it a try for a month and see. Well, here I am in my second month now. It is working but, one thing that I know is I have to change my ways......such as eating and exercise! So, I am learning now! I started a gym a couple of weeks ago and I am going at least 5 times a week. On the 25th of April I was down to 215 lbs. wow! Could not believe my eyes when I looked at the scale. As of right now I am back to 219 lbs. but, I am not worried about that as I was told that I would probably gain 5 lbs. because of the muscle I am building. i9 had a friend join the gym with me but, I feel like she comes up with excuses not to go and I end up going by myself or she does not want to stay as long as I would like. I was telling her that I was trying to learn about calorie counting and made a comment one day about how many calories something that she was buying had and she then told me that I was taking the fun out of our dieting. Since when is dieting suppose to be fun. I think it should be something serious! Exspecially if you want to loose the weight! So, I guess I am looking for someone else to talk to about what I might learn or learn what others can tell me!



I am also, going to try this weight loss tracker and watch it head to my goal! Hope to talk to you all!

Welcome to 3FC Debbie! Everyone here is REALLY supportive and i'm sure you'll find that out soon enough

Congrats on your weight loss already! And wishing you lots of luck in the rest of your journey!

Thank you Jamie! I am sure that I will find people here really supportive as I have been reading. How long have you been dieting Jamie, and what have you been doing?

Hi Debbie,
I just started Weight Watchers on 4/20/06. This is a really supportive site. Congratulations on your weight loss.

Thanks Exquisitern! Congrats on your weight loss also! Let me know how you are liking the Weight Watchers.

So far, I feel really good on it. I'm doing the flex plan in which you have so many points to use a day. It's not hard and I'm trying new recipes and trying to eat healthier. Trying not to binge which sometimes I do if I'm bored or depressed!!! lol
I'm going on a cruise on June 10th, so I want to be below 200 by then. I've set myself up a challenge. I'm also drinking 8-10 glasses of liquids a day, diet Koolaid, water, whatever at hand.
Good luck on your diet.