[LeslieShea]

Hey everyone!! Another newbie to the site here. My sister is on here so i thought i'd give it a whirl. I've been on a diet since... i learned what they were. Even when i didn 't need to be, i was cutting calories which turned to starving myself. I eventually realized that what i was doing was very unhealthy and i stopped. But i had no idea how to maintain my weight the right way, and gained about thirty-five pounds more than i need.

So here i am, trying my hardest to stick to a healthy diet and exercise regiment... and it is difficult!! I've managed to get twenty pounds off over about three to four months, i just have ten to go. But wouldn't you KNOW that my stubborn body is at some sort of standstill and i can't seem to get under 140? It's infuriating!! So i'm looking for help and encouragement because i am feeling so disgruntled over it all i haven't gone to the gym all week. And i'm pretty sure that's counterproductive.

[Onederchic]

Hi and welcome to 3FC.

Good luck with your goals.

Hugs
Michelle

[Cglasscock1]

Plateaus are the pitts ... but you will break through eventually. Keep going!

[Suzie Parker]

Hi and welcome to the forums

Congrats on losing weight the healthy way. I'm so glad that you snapped out of the unhealthy diets and weight loss methods. I hope you can find a happy medium where you can lose weight and keep it off the healthy way with regular exercise and a healthy,balanced diet.

I'm also doing it the slow way with regular exercise and a healthy, calories balanced diet. We just have to stick to our goals. I have a calender page that I've got from the shape mag. On it I write in pen the exercise I want to do each day and I then high-light the exercises that I've actually done.And at the end of the week when I've done all my exercises I reward myself. That really motivates me and it's a great way to make sure that I get all my exercise in. I also keep a food dairy and it helps me to eat healthy. I now think twice about eating something unhealthy, because I know I have to write it down.

[Losing It 2010]

welcome to 3FC and we are glad you and your sister are here!

[KarenBee]

Welcome Leslie !

[DhaniCauldwell]

Welcome and good luck!

Dhani

[jojo23]

Hello. Know exactly what you mean. I'm getting to grips with my weight and using a different mind set to the usual one. I'm not setting unrealistic goals, just getting 10lbs off at a time and not looking any further. I'm accepting that I'm going to cheat now and agian, putting it in the loop and moving on. I'm not on a rigid spartan diet hoping to ose pounds and pounds in a week. I'm aiming at an average of 2lbs a week and not leaping on the scales umpteen times a day.

[LLH2010]

Welcome! I love your name by the way, mine is Leslie Lashae! lol

[abbay]

thanks for sharing....