[jillpep]

First of all that is amazing... You should be so proud of yourself!!! I am curious though as to what you limited your caloric intake to..

[Misti in Seattle]

Hi Jaime and welcome!!! There are lots of encouraging and supportive people here! You'll do great! Congratulations on your weight loss. It's really hard to say how I think you are doing since you don't really give much information as to your plan of eating (how many calories and how healthy, etc.) -- but just stick with a healthful plan and get that exercise and you'll do great!

[Glasgowgirl]

I have limited my caloric intake to about 1100-1200 calories a day and about 12 glasses of water at least and I am honestly NOT hungry, and I work out on a treadmill at 3.0 mph at a 4.0 incline for about an hour everyday, and based on my weight right now that burns about 400-500 calories. My family too was concerned that I was doing it ina healthy way, but honestly I stay at home all day most of the time because of my job so I have much more time to excersise. Sometimes I try my Yoga tape to enhance my strength and after my workouts on the treadmill I lift some free weights to help with my upper body strength (which I have never had). I just take this very seriously, to me its about saving my life and about me being able to have children someday and being able to carry them at a reasonable weight and being around for the rest of my life. When my husband brought home this calorie book and I actually saw what I was eating I almost felt physically ill, we were eating close to 3000 calories a day, never again I say and now that I know I can do it and I am educated about what Iam eating I have no excuse, I am only 24 and completely healthy apart from asthma so there is no excuse for me to carry around all this baggage. I thank you all for your support, concern and suggestions. All the best

jaime

[Misti in Seattle]

Hi Jaime

Sounds as if you have a great plan! I know what you mean about the water... I am drinking lots of it too and I don't get hungry when I stick with my eating plan. I am glad you are spending your days doing something positive like exercising! I wish I had more time so I could do a lot more but it helps to be able to walk on my breaks and lunch hour!

Great job!!!