OH CHERYL...
I'm right there with you...I love coffee and when you metioned a sinus headache in your other post I told larry when he called that you lived up there and you and I were both suffering from a headache today... I just chalked it up to these blasted sinuses also...
I took some Ibuprophin earlier and its barely touched it. I haven't had coffee in 2 days the week before i was down to just 1 cup a day but that could be it.
Maybe tomorrow it will be gone, you let me know, and I'll do the same.
Once this is over I will have it with my sunday free meal thats it.
I will make it a treat instead of a habit.
Sniff...I'll miss it for awhile, but I've heard some crappy things about decaf.
Diane

Good Luck, Heather!! have a safe trip. I just wanted to log on to say good night to all you BEAUTIFUL April Chicks!!!!! talk to you soon, Jamie

Hey gals,

hippiechic responded to my post called *talk about motivation* and invited me to stop in... I am looking for some support as I restart (for the hundreth time!) my weight loss program. I am going to be 27 in a couple weeks and I have gained almost 90lbs in almost 2 years. I remember my 25th birthday when I was a svelte 180 (after having lost about 40lbs) and in a snug but comfy size 12...well I packed it on again and yesterday I started my journey again.
I really don't excersise much (which I know is key) but I just filled out paperwork to get a reduced membership at the YMCA (we have a great one here) and I was planning on counting calories and doing moderate excersise either at home or with walking until it comes through. I have been eating between 1200 and 1300 calories which has always worked great for me in losing weight. My biggest problem is lack of motivation and MAINTAINING. I always seem to regain it, and I look back on the past and realize that part of it probably has to do with the fact that I didn't have a good support system... I mean, I have my hubby, and Mom, and friends who support me, but they get bored after a while of hearing about it and I need CONSTANT support when I am losing...so I hope at one time or another there will always be someone here to support me in my loss.

So can I join ya?

Thanks!
Tara

SW=267--5/11/04
CW=267 (just started)
GW=140

mini goal=250

PS. Sorry, the last couple of sentences sounded a tad selfish! It goes without saying that I would also offer support, encouragement, and motivation to all of you who want it or need it too!

Hi Tara!! glad you made it in...... All I can say is I am doing the same program as you, I have reduced my calories down to 1200-1400, and am exercising moderately to start..... if you need support you came to the right place, I have never met a more supportive group of ladies in my life!!!! (Love you guys!!! ) I dont think I ever said anything about myself come to think of it..... I am 23, I work part time and I go to school, I have a wonderful boyfriend who I live with, we've been together over three years. No kids, maybe someday..... just a little info..... But if you need constant and long term support..... you came to the right place....believe me, I am in this for the looooong haul and so are a lot of these other girlies!!! talk to you all soon!!!

Hi Jamie, love your signature line.

Hi Tara, So glad you are here. Definately didn't sound selfish. I think it is so encouraging and motivating to hear others emotions, issues, ideas and thoughts. So really just by us sharing ourselves we really are offering all of that. IMO. And I had never really thought of it but you are right about not being able to constantly talk to others no matter how much they love you they are just not as hyped up about weight loss issues usually. Maybe that is why I have gotten so addicted to this site.

Heather, Have a safe trip. I hope your lab work comes out looking great. You have worked so hard to follow all of your doctors orders. Talk to you when you return.

Diane and Cheryl, I am a caffeine aholic. I work nights so thats my excuse. That and I live off of 5-6 hrs of sleep regularly. Anyway.... Last time I quit caffeine I had the worst headache, and was moody and cranky for almost a week. It was rough. And the only thing that helped my headache seemed to be sleep and a lot of water. And mountain dew is pretty high in caffeine so you may miss it. But I think after a week you will probably feel so much better.

Peg, Good luck tomorrow with your weigh in. You have done so great already. Wow, under 200 that will be sooo exciting. I will check in tomorrow if I can. You will hopefully post in the success section a thread with your news when you get there.

Lisa, Run your scale over if it is bad to you. Who invented these things anyway? Hope you are enjoying your garden. Sounds like good exercise.

Diane, I love your saying about burning a cake. But I thought maybe if I wanted to burn a few pounds I should set my scale on fire. Just a thought

I just started a new diet this week (Monday, isn't that the traditional day to start???). It was given to me by my doctor. I don't really know what "name brand" diet it is, it seems like the food portion is a rip off of the 6 week total body makeover diet. Here it is Thursday and I have lost 5 1/2 pounds. I know it is just water weight, but I am happy nevertheless. I have searched for support and hopefully, I have found a forum here. My husband is wishy washy in his support. He does not have a weight problem and is really hard on me at times and it is hurtful. I think he is ashamed of me although I am only about 20-25 lbs overweight. I need friends and support, help me.
thanks for listening, just that helps.

Good Morning CHICKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So happy to see some new losers here.

We are a good group and it really seems that the people here are committed to getting healthy.
Thats a good way to look at this..get rid of the "d" word and just get healthy, there are alot of fad ways to go about this but really if you think about it, the healthy stuff was put here for us.
I look at food as a gift,and when you look at the good natural stuff it was made to tempt you into eating it.
Would you eat...a rock??
A...piece of bark???
A...beautiful purple plum???
The way food looks, smells, tastes and feels is what tempts us, and if you are into getting healthy , you will learn to appreciate using your senses to choose what to eat, not excuses,
in the past we've all used them:
too busy, too tired,not enough money,too hot out,anger,sadness,internalization,depression..the list goes on.

Focus on your health,not the number on the scale.
Make it your number 1 goal for each day...healthy choices.
If you make the changes on the inside...the outside will follow.

Also about S.others making comments....
Only YOU can make the choice of how you will react to the influences in your life.
Amazingly, when you start to focus on the positive and let the negative go,most others who are close to you will pick up on it and join you in the positive.
And for those who don't...well that really is their problem.
Sometimes they try to keep YOU down because of their own fears.

I lived that way for 15 years, with a smartass who said all the classic crappy things to me..until I lost 165 lbs(HIM).
There were other things involved(alcohol + drugs) but the hurtful things he said kept me in the hole with him..until I made the decision not to take them to heart any longer.

Also if you are just joining us when you have time please try to go back and read all the posts in this and the last thread...there are some amazing people here, and alot of inspiration.

Tara- we are about the same weight now...man, I know how hard it is to stay motivated, when you weigh this much you really notice what you "can't do", lets stay focused on what we "can", getting out and walking has been a life saver for me, my dog,Jackeddy, keeps me going. Also when you lose and don't exersize you lose water weight along with lean muscle mass, when you regain that weight you gain back all fat, which makes you even weaker that before, thus setting you up for all kinds of problems, back,bones etc.
Try to do some light weight lifting.

Will start a new #3 thread later today...
Love ya Chicks,
Diane

Hihi to our new April Chickies, NancyDrew (the detective?) and Tara! there's LOTS of support to be found here at 3fatchicks.com. Lots of help to each other in every way.

Hey, Tara? About maintainence, there have been a couple of really good posts about that issue:

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40544

and

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40566

You might want to check them out, if you haven't already.

Nancy Drew? Congrads on your wieght loss!! 5 1/2 lbs. is a great start!

Oh, Diane!!

Yes, Quinn , Nancy Drew the detective. I read the books as a girl - pretended that I was her. My husband dubbed me Nancy Drew early in our relationship b/c he can't get away with anything. I will find out somehow.

My highest weight has been 202 , a few months ago. When I started my diet Monday I was at 195.5, I am now at 190. My goal is to be at 165. I have never been this heavy in all my life. I played college basketball, for goodness sake! I should know better than to allow myself to get this big. I just got lazy over the years and I used my bum knee as an excuse....but no more! I am not going to buy anymore big clothes....... I will do what it takes to get back into my 12's and stay there!

Thanks for all your support and words of kindness ladies!

I know, I know, I have to excersise, I am doing some moderate walking and yoga, which is a start... I can't wait til my YMCA membeship goes through because they have such a wonderful facility in my city and I'll be able to do some weight training and more cardio... I am hoping to lose a few pounds before I get into a vigorous excersise routine because I think it will be easier on my system... I don't weigh in til next tuesday or wednesday because I don't have a scale (thank God) and I think it will be easier for me not to be constantly weighing myself every day!
Well, I woke up way late today and only had my breakfast around 12---a cup of cereal with soy milk and a glass of fresh orange juice---.....I am a big night eater, so I try to be strict with my calories, eating only about 300 for breakfast and 300 for lunch, that way I can have about 600 for dinner which lasts me through the 4-5 hours before I have to go to bed...

last night though, my stomach was GROWLING in bed so loud, I was tempted to get up and eat everything in sight, but I didn't (yay!) ...Instead, I got up and looked at my "before" pictures---that pretty much put me in my place!

Talk to you ladies soon..thanks again for the support and acceptance!

Tara

SW=267--5/11/04
CW=267--5/13/04
GW=140

mini goal=250

Good Morning chickadies!!! I have a question, Diane maybe you can help me out with this one, since you are the recipe lady.... I am a half breed half mexican and half white..........needless to say I LOVE mexican food and that is what I am missing the most..... I did chicken fajitas without tortillas, but I am having a brain freeze trying to come up with a low cal version of my favorites...... I have been craving some enchiladas like a mad woman If anyone has any ideas feel free to post them, I am open to suggestions......alright later alligators, Jamie