[clarra]

Oh wow.

I sat down last night at my computer ready to cry . I felt HUGE and unattractive. I checked my email. I glanced at myself in my reflection. Then.....I did cry.

What next?? What am I going to do?? Where Do I go now??

Almost without thinking twice, I typed ...... www.3fatchicks.com Even as I sit here, I can't beleive it . This forum is like a home that you can always come back to no matter what happens. I've been here before, but not in quite a while, but when times get tough, here I am again.


I've tried what seems like every diet that I could find in the past few years.....shakes, no carbs, pills, and well balanced. Do they work? YES, I've had success with all of them. Does it last? NO, not unless you stick with it for a lifetime.

What I've found to be the most satisfying, and the easiest to stick with for the LONG haul is the Richard Simmons Foodmover (based on food pyramid, food quide). When I would follow low carb it would be a huge CHEAT to eat lets say POPCORN at the movies and then I would feel like a failure for cheating. At least on the foodmover I can eat whatever I want as long as I plan for it and eat it in moderation. How can you go wrong?.......o wait, I have gone wrong.....why?.......because I don't have any support to help keep me in line. THIS is the key to my success. I need support. I need to feel like I am accountable to someone else. That someone else could be you.

I would really like to find a buddy to share experiences with. I would prefer to find someone following the same plan ( or close). I've already lost 56 pounds doing both Richard Simmons and Curves for Women. I want to lose another 54 to get to my first goal (140) and then I may (or may not) like to make another goal depending on how my body looks and adjusts to 140. I am 33 years old and live in Ontario, Canada with hubby and 2 kids.

I NEED this. I think I've hit bottom. I've been off plan for about 3 weeks. Tomorrow (Monday) will be the last time I "start again".

Are you ready for this? Are you ready to make the changes that last a lifetime? Are you ready to lose the weight that makes you miserable? Are you tired of feeling like you feel now?

I AM and I NEED you.

[shrinkingme]

clarra,

YAAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!!!! i am SO excited to finally see someone else who wants to use the foodmover!

why on earth does no one else love the food mover??? it is, as you say the ONLY way to keep the weight off for good...well, for me anyway...i lost 50 lbs (from 185 to 135) with it before i got pregnant...and now my son is 14 months old, that whole "i'm losing pregnancy weight :-D line just isn't working anymore...
i would love to buddy up with a fellow "chick on the move"...(that's what hubby calls me after he saw this forum and laughed about the "chicks on the beach for sbd)
so, anyway, a little about me...i am 26 (27 next month ) and i have been happily married for 6 years. we have one son, and i mostly stay at home with him. i work a few hours a week with kids with adhd and autism doing behavioral therapy. my hubby is a great guy, but is thin as a rail, and i just can't take much encouragement from someone who could eat everything in mcdonalds without gaining a pound...
hmmm...i hate exercise, but i am trying to get back with it...
i had a terrible weekend this weekend, ate entirely too many starches, and am ready to start fresh tomorrow.
i'm sorry this post is so choppy, but it's 2:30am here, and i am about to fall over from exhaustion...i just saw your post and had to say something...*sigh* i am so happy that there is another food mover person on here!

looking forward to getting to know you,

holly

[Pebble]

I'd like to find out more about the food movers..... I'll do a little research.
good luck to you both.

[Paradise123]

Hi, I would LOVE to be your buddy! When i read YOUR post I almost cried. We have SOOOO much in common in the ways of dieting and losing. We lost about the same so far, I lost 52 and aiming for the same goal - 140!
Email me so we can get started on our journey together!
I'm 49 and live in Hawaii, not sure of the time zone difference but i'm a very good email buddy.

[email protected]

[Paradise123]

Awwww you started on Monday and I'm just starting tomorrow (Saturday). How are you doing? Are you doing blast off or just getting into food mover? I tossed out the booklets that came with food mover, smart huh? So i just have foodmover with ONE card the 1400/1600 calorie one. I think I need 1400 for my weight of 194. Please write back soon. I NEED support also and want to GIVE it in return.
Awaiting your email!

Lorraine (Paradise123)
246/194/140

[shrinkingme]

lorraine,

have you used the food mover to lose all of your weight? i did so well losing everything the first time, and now, the stupid scale just won't go further down. it's stuck at 160 no matter what i do...and i know i have a lot of fat left to lose. i've done the blast off week for the last two weeks in a row, and it's just staying on there...i'm getting really frustrated, and i so want to just give up. i am starting out tomorrow (sunday) with one more blast off week, and actually weigh out my portions...i'm close to tears on this, i know that 160 is not really big...it's not my biggest, and was a huge goal for me the last time. but i just felt so much better at 135...so anyway, one more time it is then...good luck to you two.

[Paradise123]

I plan on restarting tomorrow too! No, i lost the weight on a combination of doing Herbalife, and low carbing. I know Richard's plan is the best cause it's balanced, low calorie but still healthy. I will PM you and give you my email addy so we can do this together if you like?

Lorraine

[almostheaven]

Originally Posted by clarra

When I would follow low carb it would be a huge CHEAT to eat lets say POPCORN at the movies and then I would feel like a failure for cheating.

It doesn't matter which diet you pick to try. If you feel like you've failed, it's going to bring you down. The failure feeling is the one we all have to steer clear of. Eating popcorn one night is just what you initially said...a cheat. But it's not a failure. Those are two different terms. If you continue cheating because you feel like a failure, you ultimately do fail. If you realize it was just a cheat and get back on course the next day, you haven't failed, you just cheated for a moment. You won't undo all that you've done over a cheat. You can over failure though.

[valene]

we have sooo much in common. i just restarted this diet 3 days ago....the blast off week is so hard but i made it 3 days, very difficult but i know it works. i have 92 lbs to lose and am hoping to do it this year....2lbs a week or more if possible.
im disgusted! i cant look in a mirror below the neck, and even then i now have an extra chin i never had.! im married 18 years and had a baby at age 45,my first one naturally concived yet a huge surprise! i know i am told i look 35 but ill be 50 in march.....i feel 28.
i am going to do this and can also use all the support i can get in planning meals, keeping fit and staying alive at the same time.
good luck with your new year and goals.
valene