my weight loss has been stalling lately, and its making me really depressed, so im doing this thread to sort of encourage myself and stop being so down.

1. i have a beautiful family. my son is smart and kind and fun to be around (saying a lot for a 7 year old). my husband IS the love of my life.

2. i have stuck to this diet for 8 months. this is the longest ive ever stuck with a diet AND the most weight i have ever lost.

3. my college cumulative GPA is a 3.97.

4. i used to be very dismissive of people who struggled with weight ("just stop eating!!"), gaining all this weight has taught me how hard it really is and made me a better, more compassionate person.

5. i have a lot of GREAT friends who love me for who i am, not what i look like, so there must be some good under all this weight.

what are you proud of?

1. I am proud of the wonderful relationships I have with my family.

2. I have lost 58 pounds!!

3. I worked hard to graduate summa cum laude with my Master's Degree in Learning Disabilities. (first person in my immediate family to go to grad school)

4. I have the best friends that anyone could ever ask for. Although we don't get to see each other as often as we would all like, when we do get back together, it's like no time has gone by. We just all pick up where we left off!!!

5. I am proud of the kids that I work with. Many of them I work with starting when they come into the high school as freshmen and I am able to watch them grow over the years and seeing them receive their high school diplomas after all the years of struggle they have had trying to get through school is an amazing feeling!

im in grad school right now! its a nightmare, lol.

Those are all great things to be proud of!

5 things I'm proud of -

1. My daughter. She beautiful and sweet and smart and very outgoing (not like her mom).
2. My husband. Even tho he's not big on diets he's been very supportive.
3. I'm proud because even though I REALLY didn't want to I cleaned my house today :P
4. I'm proud that I got out and did something by myself for the first time since I can remember.
5. I'm proud I've found something I want so bad I'm willing to change my whole way of living, going out of my comfort zone and doing things even when I don't feel like it.

1. I've realized how important family REALLY is and that they are there for me no matter what!
2. I'm proud that I've survived all the BS I've encountered since moving to NYC! (now I know that i can survive ANYTHING!)
3. I've committed to living a healthy lifestyle and stuck with it as long as I have. Now I know I have the motivation to maintain it for a lifetime!
4. I can make a living and support myself without ANY help from anyone else.
5. I doubt myself ALL the time, but I ALWAYS prove myself wrong!!!! And that's a good thing!

1. I am proud I have lost almost 140 pounds by counting calories and exercising.

2. I am proud that my bf moved me out of the bad situation I was in before.

3. I am proud that I can make healthy choices for myself without a struggle.

4. I am proud to be a part of 3FC.

5. I am proud to be alive.

I am proud to have taken control of my eating habits and exercise.

I am proud of my son for being an asst manager at the store he works at.

I am proud of my boss for fighting breast cancer and beating it!

I am proud of my coworkers for all the effort they put forth.

I am proud of my friend, Phil, how has lost 75 pounds and is in great shape.

1. I am proud to have two beautiful smart children who mean so much to me.
2. I am proud to have a loving supportive husband who loves me very much.
3. I am so proud & thankful to have two healthy children.
4. I am proud to admit that I have a problem with eating bad, it's time to diet!
5. I am proud to be alive to be able to be with my loved ones.

1. I am proud to have the three most wonderful children in the world.
2. I am proud to have the best friend in the world who loves and encourages me every single day even though she has problems of her own.
3. I am VERY proud that after many years of struggling I have finally quit smoking
4. I am proud that so far I've managed not to gain weight from #3
5. I am proud to be 50!

1. I am proud that I have lost 36 pounds.
2. I am proud I've joined a gym and have been training for 6 months.
3. I am proud to have earned 2 master's degrees -- an MBA and MS in journalism -- with honors.
4. I am proud to be an artist.
5. I am proud that I have a good soul.

Some of these I'm proud of, some I'm happy about...

- I'm happy that I've learned to eat anything in moderation. I've made my weaknesses on purpose and have controlled myself from gorging on them. *self backpats*

- I'm proud I made it through 5 years of grad school with a crappy boss and crappier co-workers (the worst situation, believe me!).

- I'm so happy that I married my best friend. I couldn't have found a better husband. Really, I lucked out.

- I'm happy that I have a wonderful supportive family. Other than my husband, my bestest friends are my parents and sis.

- I'm happy that I found this forum with like-minded individuals. I learned from this site how to eat properly and for my body. Thanks, 3FC!

I am proud because......

• I have made a lifestyle change
• I have great kids
• My hard work has paid off and I am the happiest I have been in a long time
• I have a great, close knit family
• I am making better, healthier choices