ive been reading on these ww boards and am finding that a bunch of people myself included have joined ww within the last month or so and am wondering if anyone wanted to start a group for support?

I replied to your question in the thread I started, but I figure I'd respond here, just so it's more organized. I think starting a support group sounds like a really great idea! Sometimes the hardest moments are when I'm home by myself. That's when these forums are even more useful, you know? Just getting to read everyone's success stories (and even their struggles) helps me put things into perspective.

~Amanda

Hi, I am Phyllis and I just joined 3fatChicks and also doing the South Beach Diet. I need to lose about 45 lbs. I think a support group would be great!! I need all the help I can get. How about a tricky title to our new group!! I would enjoy hearing from all of you, and will keep in touch. Phyllis

Would definitely be interested. . .really need the accountability.

Hi everyone! I rejoined yesterday...andam already fighting cravings! Gah!

I don't go to meetings, so having a little group that started at the same time is great!

wow this is awesome you guys!!!
and yes i know how hard it is alone.....i go to 2 meetings a week b/c of it. i think if we can stick together we can do this!!!! what should we call ourselvers? any ideas?

Yes, please, count me in!

I found 3FC a month or so ago, and enjoy the support found here on the boards. I'm doing WW at home on my own (ok, DH too)-- no money right now to pay for meetings.

Hmmm.... if I think of a creative name I'll come back and post it.

Me too! I posted on the other thread but I will be looking for this one again. I just started again at home (for the umpteenth time) and am really motivated to look better for my son's wedding, Sept. 3. I'll try to figure out the pretty stuff the rest of you have.

This is just a test to see if the slider shows up. It sounds like I have to copy and paste for every post.
What about the little pix on the left? What are those called?

Hello all! I'd love to join!! My first meeting since rejoining after having my son was born almost a year ago Tuesday.

FYI Susie go to user CP at the upper left of this page and go to edit signature, copy and paste the slider info into it and voila it's there everytime on every post. As you need to change it go back to edit signature and update the numbers within the slider text you pasted. But just so you know once you update it the slider will change in ALL of your posts even old ones. The little pic is an avatar and you can choose to edit it in the user CP page as well.

I look forward to getting to know everyone!!
~misty

Susie- Go up to the top and click where it says User CP. The little picture to your left is called an avatar, so to change it click on Change Avatar. And, change your signature- put the ticker code in the signature box and save. PM me if you need to.

Name? Hmmm....how about the really not creative Summer '05 Chickies!

more people? cool! the more the merrier!
hey freedom whatcha cravin? maybe i can offer alternates? hang in there!!! lookin fwd to gettin to know all of you&hope today was a great day..... i had another good day today after a very very bad week so im trying to re-focus which is why i also need the thur. night meeting..... and oh yea,,, someone mentioned the price... believe me i hear you! i am a LFM who has regained a good chunk of my goal and i am on pre-payment via visa!! dunno if any of you are aware of the thread the mods started reguarding the ww pole, http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=53019
but i replied to it and one of my gripes is i dont think LFM's should have to pay&ialso think the limit to should be 5 lbs not 2!!

I'd love to join this group too!

This tuesday's WW meeting will be 4 weeks in a ROW for me (IMAGINE THAT)!!!!

I think a group for newbys would be awesome and I love the Summer 05 name or something like that!

It will be interesting to see where we are in Summer 06!

Just quick info on my - My name is Mara, I just relocated from CA to Austin, Tx 5 weeks ago and when I moved decided to do a complete make-over - the old fashioned way - loosing a pound at a time, chaning my eating habits - EXCERCISING (gasp!!). And I have to say so far so good. I was thin until the birth of my 2nd child, then after that (8 years ago - a'hem) I have gained weight and BAM, here I am 'obese' (ewwww hate that word) but it is what it is and I am FINALLY committed to doing something about it.

I"m so committed, that my husband, friends and family now know I mean business! So that's good no more checking on me to see if I have fallen off the wagon. NOt to say I don't have tough days - because BOY do I!

Can't wait to learn about all of you!

Smiles!
.....M

I personally love the Summer '05 Chickies name! I think it's really cute!

Shall we have a little meet and greet similar to what Mara has done? I'll go along with it (it's a little too much to go through old posts and try to figure out where our first intro posts were, haha).

My name's Amanda. Calpurrnia is my cat's name (hence the "purr" in the middle, ha). I'm 23, currently weigh 209, and am 5'3". My whole life, I was always on the skinnier side. I just have a pretty small frame...until college hit. And then grad school hit. And basically I never developed very good eating habits. After I moved out of my parents' home, I was the one responsible for getting my own food, which meant TONS of temptation (plus potato chips are much cheaper than real food you have to cook). So, day by day I just packed on the pounds. And...well, here I am!

I've been working with a personal trainer, and I started WW on Saturday (July 2nd), which is something I've never done before. I mean, there have been times when I've just done the exercise, but I'd sabotage myself with food. And then there were times when I would just do the good eating habits, but then I'd just sit around all day. So this is the first time I've coupled both, which is pretty exciting, actually. I lost 2 pounds in my first week on WW...so, I'm feeling pretty darn good right now.

But of course...there are those relapse moments in the wee hours of the morning when I'm all alone in my apartment...just me and the food (even though it's low fat and fat free, it's still not good to pig out on, haha). So I'm really looking forward to this group. This will be great!

Hope everyone's doing well! I'm looking forward to meeting all of you!

Best,
~Amanda

Hi,

I've been doing WW for about 3 months now which is the longest that I've ever stuck it out for. The last few weeks have been a bit bad, but I've still managed to lose a bit of weight. I'm on the other side of the world from all of you guys, so can I be the token Winter '05 chick?

Meg