I am back (if you haven't noticed) and amazingly, it was pretty easy!

I stopped coming to 3FC when I was 214 pounds. I was 16 pounds away from 100 pounds gone. I was bored with what I was eating (veggies and steamed fish every day two times a day) and everything was coming off so easy. I think I just was bored with the monotony of it all. By March 2008, I was completely off plan. There was a few weeks in 2008, I'd try for two days and give up. I wasn't fully committed. I rejoined Weight Watchers and decided that I needed to go to the meetings to stay with the plan this time. On the WW scale, I'm 260. I've gained half the weight I lost.

Since I started tracking my points and watching what I eat, I feel like this is the year. I would have a racing heart rate the last few months when I would go to bed and it's gone with just a week of eating healthy. I used to eat a McSkillit burrito and two hashbrowns for breakfast and this morning, I had a banana and a egg, ham, cheese fritatta and was full till 9:00.

I think 2007's expedition to weight loss is helping me find what is right for me. I've decided to make my meals on Sunday and heat them up during the week. It's been so easy to chose the salad or bell pepper slices over the chocolate. I don't know if it's because I know what is right for me or I've missed this lifestyle so much that I have naturally landed back into it.

I'm so happy to be back and over the next few weeks, I plan to add exercising into the equation.

Back! So glad you're posting again!

It's wonderful that you're adding in your experiences to create a long-term workable plan for the weight loss. This is your year! You can keep going!

And, of course, I <3 WW and think it's a great way to monitor food intake. The meetings (for me) are a great support group each week. So I wish you all the best with it!

Welcome back and good luck !

I'm thinking my first week weight loss won't be as high as my first week in 2007. My first week, I lost 9 pounds. If the WW is 5 pounds heavier than mine, then, I should be looking at 5 pounds gone.

I am so glad to be back! I know when I stopped watching as much, I stopped coming here because of the guilt.

Welcome back! So, what's your plan for preventing the boredom?

Welcome back! Someone here has a quote that I like, you have to fight a battle more than once to win it, or something like that. It really helps to find healthy recipe's that keep you interested. I used to diet by eating the same thing every day and I could never stick with it long term either. I decided this time to go a little slower with the weight loss, but make it something I can live with forever. It's working out much better.

I'm going to make meals this time. I made potato chowder, beef skillet thing, and stirfry chicken for dinners this week. I have frittatas in the morning. I will try different recipes every week for dinner.

Welcome back..
I lost a lot of weight in 2006/2007 and now 2009 I am starting this journey all over again..
Keep posting. When I stayed away from this forum I did not do so well.
I know I can do this again ! Working on what when wrong last ! Baby steps..

I, of course, never got down to shouting distance of Onederland, and then decided that cookies were more fun , and that I could do it my way, so I have no idea what you are talking about.

I am so glad you are back - I'm getting there, one meal, one snack at a time.

So glad to see that 3 Fat Chicks helps us all, and is still there for us when we stumble and have to get going again.

I too have been away from 3FC's for a year. It is good to be back, good luck with the newes part of that never ending journey.

back to the forum!

I'm glad you are back. When I was a 3FC lurker, I was following your progress with such envy. You made it look so easy! Glad you have committed again. This time I will join you watching the scales go down!

back!
Glad to see you again!

Oh, goodness! That is so touching. I thought I flew mostly under the radar and no one noticed me(but that is how I feel in all of life). It was easy till I got bored around the holidays. I think I still lost around the holidays but after that I just stopped tracking in my journal. Since it was coming off so easy, I started to risk things. That risk ended up with 40 back. I still can't really pin point what exactly cause me to completely go off the band wagon. I am sad about it but I've learned from it. I'm proud for coming back. ^_^

Glad you are back and hope that this is another success for you---especially for in the future. Sounds like you have a great plan to work with.