Hi all! I am new here and from the great state of IL. I just wanted to introduce myself and hopefully by joining this site I will have good luck with trying to lose te weight that I have been wanting to lose.

Hi swt and Not sure about the luck part as it is lots of hard work losing weight. But you will certainly find support and encouragement here... stick around; you CAN do this!! And welcome again to you Michelle!

in Seattle

Welcome to both of you!!

Misti is right... this is just plain old hard work, but we're all here to support each other.

Hello,

I am not new here but for some reason my group is no longer around. I am also from Illinois. I am 28 years old married mother of 2. I used to weight 260 pounds and now I am about 190. I have gained about 10 pounds this last month. I would love to get to know you all. I am sad that my support group has gone. Any way we can get to the weight we want if we just stick together.

Hi Anske... well now you have a brand new support group. Congratulations on all your weight loss... fantastic!

Hi.. Welcome!
I too am from Springfield IL..I am a SAHM of 5 (mom of 5 stay at home) I am 25 and need to lose about 80 lbs. I have been doing great this time around. I have been excercising every single day for 30-45 min and watching what I eat...

I would love to be buddies with anyone..

Mary

Hello,

Well I have been gaining weight for about a month now. I am not sure how much I weigh. I am scared to know. I have been very depressed. I need to get my butt out and walk. I live near Peoria. I would love to join this group. I know I need the support. Maybe could do a challenge each week. I have a very bad habit of drinking Diet Soda fromn the time I get up to the time I go to bed. I know not good! I need to work on drinking my water. Ant way it was a idea. Let me know. Bye Ladys Don't give up cause we are so worth it!!!

Hey if you like diet soda maybe you should try one sweetened with splenda instead of one that has aspartame in it..also if you cant do that try diet CAFFIENE free pepsi on weight watchers it is a "free" drink....0 points..

Mary

I have tryed the diet Rite. I think it is yucky. lol But could get used to it. Well ladys today I walked from 8:30 to 10:35. You could say I forced a friend to go walking with me. It felt really good. I have been so depressed. I really needed it. Well keep it going girls.

Hi Anske

Hey a lot of us understand about not wanting to fact what we weight. But that IS a really good first step. I could not believe I actually posted my weight here! Yeeks! But when you see so many others who have the courage to do it and are so supportive of one another, it makes it easier.

Hang in! And just a suggestion; swap some of that diet pop for WATER! It helps... really!!!

Hi, I'm new here to, and also from the "great state" of IL. Champaign to be exact.

I have the same problem w/ too much soda! I recommend Diet 7UP, it's made with splenda and tastes a whole lot better than diet rite! Or, sometimes I made lemonade w/ splenda. (Just by juicing half a lemon and adding 3 packets to a glass of ice water.) Just a couple suggestions for ya.

anske ... honey, just grab another group! tell us what you're looking for and we'll see if we can't hook you up. There's sooo much to choose from here at 3fc!

Good suggestion, Susan! It does help to find your "niche" here and become involved! The exercise challenges have been especially good for me... really keep me motivated!! And makes it fun to see what we can accomplish together!