I am pretty ashamed of myself. I got on the scale yesterday and was shocked. I have gained 26 pounds in the past 3 years which is if you add it to the already 250 I was at that time is pretty bad.

Here are my next steps:

I have a copy of the new Suzanne Somers book "Sexy Forever: How to Fight Fat After 40" I am starting everything I can off fresh today. I have the plan which seems pretty easy for me. In the plan you get rid of the bad carbs and keep only the good ones and keeps the calories in check. It also follows food combining which for me is something new.

You see I wanted to go at it all in a different way. I even changed my signature and tried a new group here. I have a great new job but am having performance trouble because of my weight. I have to do a lot of traveling and it truly wears me out. I am also going to get a physical done before this summer. I just can't bear to get on the doctor's scale right now. So I am going to wait until May....

Enough said.....I just wanted to say I am hoping to be an active participant here. I have been around for awhile on 3FC if you look at join date but have not gotten it all together. The new job has made me take a long hard look at myself.

Wish me luck I will be 47 in a few weeks and I am very unhappy with the weight.

Hello Dolly!

Hey, you are not alone singing this song hunny. I am singing one very similar. We get hijacked by life and stop paying attention until one day we 'wake up' suddenly and say, "What the stars happened here?!" I too have been around for a couple of years, in and out. However, we should smile at ourselves for coming back and trying again.

My mom does Suzanne's program. Not that one, but one similar. She offers some great information. I have looked through it and I use it as a guide for my meal planning as she has some great recipes. Like I said, I don't know this particular program you are on, but the others that she has written are a bit high in fat in my opinion and don't try to change your way of thinking about portion control. I have really noticed this on her message boards (great resource if you haven't been here: http://www.suzannesomers.com/Community/Forum). Just something to keep in mind. I just alter some of the recipes to suit my dietary needs.

We will both succeed this time.

~Peace

Welcome, Darlene - hope to see you popping in often on the 40-somethings Marching into Spring chat!! I agree with Archychick - it's LIFE that gets in our way, sometimes - whether the good parts of life like celebrating good times, or bad - being depressed and mourning our losses and unhappy life changes.

Please don't beat yourself up over what's done. I do that too and it just brings me down further sometimes. It's done and now we are making smart choices to get healthier!

Can you write down this weekend WHY you want to lose weight? All the reasons - and then reread this listing daily for a while? I need to rewrite mine down - they've changed from losing weight for my wedding (pfft) to now wanting to lose it by my folks' anniversary this summer when I'll be seeing folks who haven't seen me this heavy ... ack!! Of course, there are the "I want to fit into my clothes, I don't want my thighs to rub together, I don't want to develop diabetes, etc." reasons ... but when I rethink all those reasons, it brings it to the forefront in my mind.

GOOD LUCK!!

Thanks ladies for the support. I have had two good days on this plan. I have to say though the junk food and bad carb withdrawal was lousy on Sunday but I made it through.

Is the chat the thread the way you all interact here?

Welcome!

I wish you luck Dolly and really hope this is the diet that will work for you! It is so frustrating to deal with this day in, day out and though our loved ones "understand", they really don't unless they are overweight also. Remember you have people here to help you through those hard days like Sunday. Get on here and post or PM one of us to help you get through the cravings!