Welcome and congratulations on your weightloss. I am sure you can give us lots of hints and we'll help you. What a good looking couple you two are!

By the way, it is not a good idea to post your real name and your husband's on the Net, wespecially when you also post where you live. This is a public board and we try to avoid spammers and other unpleasantness. I edited it out but wasn't very tidy about it. Sorry.

Hey welcome to the sand! Congrats on your loss so far!

Why you two are goooorgeous!!!! Hey, you'll do fine and this is easy...you obviously don't have anything to lose but staying where you're at is important to you (I can understand that completely) You're a hot mama come on!!!!

This is a very easy and doable diet!!! We are all here for you, these gals here are great!!!!!

Welcome!!!!
So glad you joined us, you two are so cute together.
Look forward to losing with you!!!

Welcome to the beach! YOU both make a cute couple.

Welcome to the Beach!

Welcome, Sadie!

You might find some help and information in the Maintainers forum...they have lots of great tips on keeping off what you have lost.

Sweet Tooth here reached her goal quite a while ago, and could give you more info on what she's done to keep it off.

Exercise can sometimes be tough to fit it...perhaps you could invest in some videos with 20 min workouts that you can fit in when possible at home? Or you could do a walk off the pounds tape during your lunch hour? There is a new Exercise Video forum here at 3FC, you might find what you need there.

Good luck!

Hi and Welcome (I call my SO HoneyBunch, or HB for short too)!!!

How about taking the stairs or just walking more? Parking your car further away than looking for that perfect spot works too. I know all too well about "no time!" so I started with those things and started doing about 100 crunches a night. And it helps!

One thing I did was pick up something called Fit Deck from the internet. I think it is at www.fitdeck.com but I could be wrong. It is a set of cards of different exercises and you can choose what you have time to do. You can also do it at different levels. It can be good when I don't have time to get to the gym.

Welcome to the beach. You have done a super job of losing over the past few months.

I can understand where you are coming from with cheating. I have been down to my goal weight since last November, and find it hard to always stay on track. However, this is my second time at reaching goal.

The first time was a disaster. I reached goal and was so confident, that I could just taste a bit of this and that, and justified all the reasons that I could cheat, but really paid the price. I gained back about 40 of the 66 pounds that I had lost. When I reached goal this time, I was determined that I would not fall into that trap again.

Here is what works for me. When I eat off program foods, I count it as a treat and always plan my treats in advance. For me it is a mental game at this point. The mental part that I now justify is that, if I plan to have a treat in advance, then I have worked that treat into the entire eating program. Quite often, I will do a few days of Phase 1 before I know that I am going out for dinner, or to a birthday party, or picnic, or some special event. Weight-wise, I am usually down 2 - 3 pounds prior to the event, and mentally I think that I have done some extra work to enjoy the evening. That way, you can enjoy treats without the guilt that comes with thinking that you are cheating.

When it comes to spur of the moment treats...I just say no (graciously, of course). It is hard to do, but I am getting better at it. I have just decided that, if I have not planned to be off program, then I am just not going to eat whatever it is.

Also, remember, that it takes close to a year for your weight to stabilize at a new level, so now is the time that you really need to work at keeping the 'extras' in line. I know all to well what those little extras can lead to.

Hope to hear from you lots. Take care.