Marital Status: Been with my boyfriend for 1.5 years +
Children/Ages: None
Occupation: Currently a student, but will be starting a job in consulting this fall!
Pets: My bunny rabbit, Mr. Bigglesworth
Hobbies/Interests: excercising, especially running, watching sports and going to games, partying with my friends, loving my boyfriend, trying to pass my engineering classes!
Height: 5'7"
Eye/Hair Color: Green/Blonde
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: August 2002 (so long ago!)
Starting Weight: 191
Present Weight: 152
Goal Weight: 138
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Anything sweet, especially chocolate! Also, eating when I am studying/late at night
Following any specific plan: Excercising my booty off (literally!) and eating healthy while avoiding artificial additives
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I have a lot less weight to use, so every pound is a struggle! Also, I am losing at school which is harder (can we say dorm food?)
Anything else you would like to share with us: I love 3FC!
Eye/Hair Color: brown/blight brown with a lot of blonde highlights. My boyfriend calls it brond
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Spring ish, I don't know, it keeps starting and halting. I'm going for right now, hopefully....who knows?
Starting Weight: 183
Present Weight: 177
Goal Weight: 140 ish - size 10 would make me ecstatic
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: The desire to binge. I start eating and I don't want to stop until i end up feeling like a blimp. I use food as a security blanket - when my day doesn't go well, I turn to food. I really gotta stop that!
Following any specific plan: I was trying the insulin resistance plan. I think i will go back to that. Eat a protein with every carb. Balance carbs - 15 grams of protein to 30 grams of carbs.
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I really don't know. I think that's my problem. I haven't really gotten into it yet. This is a hurdle I have to overcome.
Eye/Hair Color: Hazel/green/tealish eyes with brown around the edge and dark brown hair with lighter highlights
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Sometime in Freshman year, though I started before that and gained it all back and then some. But my highest recorded weight was at that time, (about 3 years ago), so I suppose you could say it was Freshman year.
Starting Weight: 180-ish
Present Weight: 132
Goal Weight: 125
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Food has always been my security blanket, my consolation, and my best friend basically. So it's very hard to say no to Zebra Cakes and Cheeseburger Macaroni when I'm having a stressful day, but I've learned that overindulging will only make me more upset afterwards because I am not only stressed, I also feel miserable about eating too much.
Following any specific plan: Weight Watchers POINTS, though I've modified it a bit (using an older plan, before they had Flex Points, because it suits my lifestyle better and helps to keep me on the plan), trying to work out a little more, haven't really had much time.
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I have really stuck to the diet this time, it's been quite a while that I have stayed within this weight range/clothing size. I put on a few pounds about a month ago and took them off again, and I really just want to stay within the 125-135 pound range for the long-term.
Hobbies/Interests: Reading, puzzles, music (listening or playing)
Height: 5'5"
Eye/Hair Color: Blue/Blonde
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: May 1st for this try.
Starting Weight: 234
Present Weight: 230
Goal Weight: 140
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Impulse eating-sometimes I'm halfway done eating something before I realize or think about what I'm doing!
Following any specific plan: I think I'll call it the "Stay Away From the Drive-Thru Diet"
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I'm doing it for different reasons. Before it was purely because I wanted to look better. This time I want to lose the weight because I've been thinking a lot about my health and also the health problems some of my relatives are having now (especially diabetes). Also, I've been embarassed to talk about my weight in the past, but this time I'm trying to get a good support system going.
Anything else you would like to share with us: Just want to tell everyone hello!
Occupation: preschool teaching assistant/full time student
Pets: im not allowed to have any in my apartment... but hopefully ill get one for my new apt in a month for my birthday
Hobbies/Interests: shopping, spending time with my family, friends, and fiancee, working out, napping
Height: 5'6
Eye/Hair Color: greenish-brown/blondish brown
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: this one starts today!
Starting Weight: 240
Present Weight: 240
Goal Weight: back to 140 is the ultimate goal but for now i would be happy to be back under 200
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: im really busy all the time... so eating on the run is a HUGE problem
Following any specific plan: i might decide to do WW again... but we'll see what happens
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: well i went from 195 to 140 and then from 140-240 because im so busy that i seem to just stop caring.... i grab fast food on my way from class to work or work to class.... and i sit on my *** and write papers instead of working out... but now i realize that im not comfortable in my own skin... and thats BAD i need to fix that pronto
Anything else you would like to share with us: im looking for a weightloss buddy... if anyone is interested let me know!
[FONT=Courier New]First name (if you want to tell): Alyce
Geographical location: Pennsylvania
Age: 23
Marital Status: Married to Steve
Children/Ages: One daughter, Grace 7 months old
Occupation: Technical Assistant for an insurance company
Pets: I have one cat, but she lives with my parents since we can't have pets in my apt .. her name is Bob
Hobbies/Interests: Shopping, video games, computers, being with my family
Height: 5'8"
Eye/Hair Color: blue/brown
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Ugh well it should have started seven months ago, but officialy started on May 9, 2005
Starting Weight: 193
Present Weight: 193
Goal Weight: 145-150
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: I love love LOVE junk food, can't get enough! But the biggest hurdle is that I am an incredibly picky eater and don't like many vegetables or anything that is good for you so its tough for me to find things I like to eat that aren't fattening.
Following any specific plan: Mainly just watching what I eat and how much I eat. I allow myself one good snack a day so I don't go crazy and pig out too much. I've started walking during my lunch hour (two miles) so hopefully this works! I'm also taking a diet pill as well but am not relying too much on that.
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Before I just wasn't motivated enough! I didn't have a scale in my apt so I never weighed myself, but the other week went to the doc and she weighed me and I saw I weigh almost 200 lbs and I realized that I need to stop being lazy and get healthy!!
Hobbies/Interests: working out, reading, gardening, shopping, learning poker
Height: 5'11
Eye/Hair Color: blue/blonde
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: March 2003
Starting Weight: 201
Present Weight: haven't weighed in awhile...around 170
Goal Weight: 155
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: eating the right foods, always am broke and is easier to hit the dollar menu some days, then go to the store, trying to break this..
Following any specific plan: keep track of foods eaten (watch portions), and exercise as much as possible at least 3 X a week
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: .
Its finally becoming clear to me, food and exercise go hand and hand, you can't have weight loss and a healthy life with out these two in balance.
Anything else you would like to share with us: I am so happy to have found 3fatchicks, and the girls here in the 20somethings group. I have met some incredible people that have influenced my life in ways they may never know, so here you go, thank you! I enjoy coming to this site every day!
Hobbies/Interests: music, partying, gambling, out and about, excersing
Height: 5'5" (ditto!)
Eye/Hair Color: Blue/ Purple, reddish, brownish
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: May 10, 2005
Starting Weight: 230
Present Weight: 225
Goal Weight: 150 lbs n in a bikini by september 2005
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Having to control the amount of excuses i give my self to cheat. I definitly need to stick to my goals, and only eat when hungry..
Following any specific plan: Weight Watchers
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: My mental state was immature. Its been a ew years now and ya have to grow up sometime!!!!
Where do you see yourself in 5 yrs: I see myself modelling swinsuits, !!!!!!!!!!!!
First name (if you want to tell): Amy
Geographical location: Louisiana
Age: 22
Marital Status: married
Children/Ages: Bailey (2)
Occupation: sahm
Pets: none
Hobbies/Interests: reading, journaling, scrapbooking, being outdoors, shopping
Height: 5'3"
Eye/Hair Color: blue but they change color, brunnette
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: May 16, 2005
Starting Weight: 226
Present Weight: ?
Goal Weight: 130-145
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: not eating the things I love, resisiting cravings. Realizing it's not going to happen overnight
Following any specific plan: just staying within a certain calorie range
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I'm just tired of being fat
Where do you see yourself in 5 yrs: Hopefully a lot thinner
Hello:)
(Yes, i have a redneck husband 
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