hey girls
I've been browsing around your site for a couple days now and it looks great. So I'm plunging in.

My name is Gaela. I'm a 34 yr old SAHM to my two boys Tyler(5 1/2) and Calvin(21m). We recently moved to Richmond, VA from MA so we've been enjoying the warmer weather right now.

I'm only 5'1" so it doesn't take a lot of weight to make me chunky and since Calvin was born, boy am I ever! It's so funny b/c I always thought I could stand to lose 10-15 lbs or so but now I look at my old jeans and think DAMN I was HOT!!

I've tried assorted weight things before and really didn't much stick with them b/c I loved my breads and sugars...The Beach was the least likliest diet for me to ever do, EVER. But somehow or another I started reading the book and it made sense. Plus my DH always packs a few pounds on for my pregnancy and he has very high cholesterol and a pretty grave family history so if nothing else I want to help him live longer for me and the boys.

The best thing i've ever done for myself was quit smoking via hypnosis. I was a smoker from 14y-31 (minus the pregnant year). After that I began working out regularly even through my last week of pregnancy with Cal. And that's where my story ends.

So in the last month or so I've been a devotee of the gym 5x week doing both cardio and strength training. And I've signed up to run a 10k in April(I hate running, lol). The DH and I began our "vacation" to the Beach yesterday. So far so good

Now I don't particularly like the fake sugars. Sure I can drink a diet pepsi with the best of them but in food the aftertaste kills me. am I doomed to a life with no dessert? or do I just wait til later phases and then splurge once in a blue moon?

thanks!!!

***oh and get this, I have always had bad scoliosis and now my chiropractor says if I were straight, I'd be 2-3 inches taller, is that a rob job or what?

Wow we are so alike! I am 5'2 and I also have 27 lbs loss as a goal. I am really looking forward to having someone with my same goal to talk with! I am usually pretty good about going to the gym, exercise is not a problem to me, for me my weakness is and has always been bread and pasta! Welcome to the forum and good luck!

batmom- Welcome..I live right outside of Richmond, VA...You will love South Beach amd 3FC!!

to The Beach.
Perhaps you could post your BIO information in the sticky thread at the top of this page.

to the beach and 3FC. This is a wonderful place to get support, and I know you will love it here! Good luck to you!

Welcome to the Beach Batmom. Good Luck!!