[HeathBar]

Hello!

My name is Heather, and I am 25 years old. I've done this thing before, called dieting. I lost 50 pounds doing it too. Then, that faithful thing called stress got to me and I gained 45 of it back. Hurrah for stress, right?

So I tried dieting again, and again, and again. It never worked, and it wasn't because I was stuck at my weight, but because temptation sits next door. Hello donuts!

Anyway. I'm letting this be the last time I "diet" and I won't even call it that. I'm going about it with portion control. Because I can't control my temptations, but I can control how much I eat. Hello brownies!

I'm setting myself up with mini goals, and the first one is to lose 30 pounds by 1/1/12. And I'm going to succeed. This time I have backup in that I have friends losing weight with me in the real world and I'm using the virtual world for more support. The more, the better.

I started this diet on Monday, and already lost 12 pounds. Unless my scale is lying to me, in which case that's just mean.

Hope to see you from time to time around the board!

[Nile1988]

Hey Heather
Welcome to the 3FC. I think most of us have tried to lose weight a couple of times before. At least once. I myself have tried since I was 18.. On and off. Important thing is never to give up though, and I think you already know that . I wish you much faith and willpower. You can do this! You're off to a very good start already.
Just remember, everything is allowed, some things should just be in moderation.

[NEMom]

Welcome to the forum! Best of luck on your weight loss journey!

[magraba]

moderation and persistence are the right answers. Welcome and good luck!

[goodbyefatness]

You can do it!!

[Onedaysmaller]

I think deciding to diet it is the hardest step. Once you do, it's just about keeping it up. I try to think of it this way: Every morning when I look in the mirror, I tell myself that this is the LAST day that I will ever allow myself to look like that. Every day that you make good choices in your diet, is progress. If we all stick together, we can do this. It'll definitely take some time but come one year from now, we'll be SO happy we did. Good luck!

[Cndnchicky]

Hi Heather! Its great you have friends you can do this with. I heard good things about this site, so Im hopeful the site will help my on my weightloss journey too.

[rainydays]