[Crystal Clear]

Hello All,

I am a 28 year old female. I am currenly overweight. I graduated HS at 120, and over the last 10 years, I have gained 90lbs. I am now (to me) grossly overweight. I hate myself.

I am married, my husband is over in Iraq, with no children. I have two lovely kitty cats though.

About three years ago, I started LA Weight Loss. I was 170 then. I went down to 150 and could not lose anything past that. I stayed at 150 till after my marriage, then went up to 180 about 6 months later. I was 150 for about 4-5 months.

So, I am here just trying to take control of my weight.

I have been trying to eat sensibly, but it does not seem to be helping any.

I get up about 5am, have 24oz of coffee with sugar free creamer, 1 english muffin plain, a piece of fruit (apple, pear or banana) about 10am I have 1/2 fat free cottage cheese about 12 I have a small bag of baby carrots, about 6 I have a whole chicken breast and a salad no dressing. I am in the car for about 2.5-3 hours driving. I have cut out almost all pepsi/coke products and drink flavor water or juices.

Any suggestions? THANKS!!!!

[MissieA]

I'm not sure that you are eating enough. If your body thinks it's hungry, it won't burn fat. Try maybe adding a bowl of soup or a sandwich to the bag of carrots that you eat for lunch. A few HEALTHY snacks in between might help you too.

Welcome and good luck to you.

[sjdphc]

Hello and Welcome to 3FC! Your story is similar to mine. I am 25 (almost 26), married to a military man, no kids, 2 pets. I went to a weight loss center, lost about 40 lbs, got down to 145/150lbs, gained almost all of the weight back in 2 years. I try to eat healthy, but my husband eats any and everything he wants and I usually join him! I want to get healthy again! I can only suggest coming here for support and accountability! When does your husband return from Iraq? Maybe you could use his return date as a goal date? Hope this helps! Take care!