[becomingreal324]

Hey y'all, I'm Elle... Long time lurker -

I'm 17 years old. I love Jesus Christ with all my heart and soul. Second to Him are my friends & family. & third is David Cook. hahaha...

Anyway, right now I'm 240 lbs. I've already made a lot of progress. At 14 I was 314ish & I've been up and down a lot since then. I'm never going back above 250!

I'm just eating healthy, whole, nutritious foods in reasonable portions. With exercise I have to really mix it up, because I'm easily bored, hahaha. But I'm part of a Christian dance team & we practice a few hours a week. So I have to stay active for that. I like everything from kickboxing, to dance based cardio, to yoga.

It's been a long rollercoaster ride to even get to this point. I started seriously trying to lose weight when I was 15. But a lot happened that year. (Long story, if you really want to know PM me) I got down to 243 before *the stupid stuff* happened & after that I got all the way back to just over 300.

It took me a long time to realize that food is an addiction for me & with God alone will I break it. I've decide that I need to start eating in front of people more & in my room less. I know now that God loves me as I am & doesn't care what I look like, he only cares about my heart, soul, & spirit.

[mandalinn82]

Hey Elle!

We have a lot of spots you may want to investigate. We have a group for those who started at weights over 300 (the 300 plus club) as well as a group for those on their way to losing or who have lost 100 lbs or more (the 100 lb club). You might want to check out our "Whole Foods Lifestyle" forum, too, to meet others who are eating whole, unprocessed-type foods.

You may also want to check out the "Faith-Based Support Groups" forum, home to our "Christian Encouragers" group.

Wherever you settle, jump on in and get to posting. Can't wait to get to know you better!

[CountingDown]

Glad you found us! We have a Christian Encourager's thread where you are very welcome to join us!

I hope you will come back often so we get to know you better! Congrats on your progress so far!

[jellybubbles]

hi elle I just started recently also and it sounds like we have quite a bit in common. In highschool I weighed quite a bit more then I do now but with constant loving words from Christ and my family I have been able to get where I'm at now and with more work I know we will both reach our goals. I don't know my way around too well but I would love to get to know you more and maybe we could encourage eachother and maybe share scripture.

[midwife]

Welcome to 3FC!

[becomingreal324]

Thank you all for the warm welcome!

jellybubbles - That would be great! PM (Private Message) me anytime!