*~Live for life program sign up~*

**scooby** · 12-31-2002, 09:15 AM

What a wonderful way to start the New Year!! Thanks Sara, I am in.

How you feel about your current weight and/or appearance
~I hate it.
How you feel about your eating habits and problem areas
~ I need to stop eating for comfort and start walking again, I used to walk 5 miles a day, now I walk from the kitchen to the computer chair

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Why you want to make some changes
~For my self esteem, and for my Family.
Your overall goal whether it's short term or long term
~My overall goal would be to lose 90 pounds.

**Kimmomo3** · 01-01-2003, 05:21 PM

Sign me up and help me stay on track.

I feel abought my wt.....
I don't like how I look or feel.

Eating habits...
I do dine till the kids go to bed and then chow down, I am to tired to do something and not tired enough to go to bed. So I eat(gotta find something to do)

Why do i what to make changes.....
To look and feel better, I want to be the cute skinny mom, not the cute fat mom. I think if I think I look good the sex life will be better too.

My main goal is to get healthy, and that definatly means getting thinner.

**nealy** · 01-03-2003, 01:13 PM

I would like to join as well, I am ready to release this extra weight!!!

I don't feel good about my current weight at all. I feel down right frumpy. I have been larger and I have been smaller, I prefer smaller.LOL. My goal is to lose 10 lbs and go from there. My ultimate goal is to lose 20 lbs.

My family is dedicated to eliminating unhealthy foods one at a time. We are starting with dairy. We eat too much cheese and milk, the kids will keep the whole milk for awhile and then we will transition the oldest to soy milk as well. We are cutting out cheddar and american cheeses first. Will still consume lower fat cheeses like feta etc. is small amounts. Then will move on to unhealthy refined carbs and lastly sugar. I guess this will take all year to impliment.

We do have a gym membership which I will utilize twice a week. The other four days I will walk in the mornings with my friend for a total of eight miles a week. Later I will incorporate weight training into my work out.

I too have a closet full of beautiful clothes just waiting for me to put them on,

current weight= 144

goal weight= 134

Nealy

**MANDERS** · 01-03-2003, 03:45 PM

Count me in.I need this so bad

How I feel about my weight an appearance,I hate it all flabby needs to be toned and i hate my hair.i want to grow it out

Eating habits,can you say carear snacker.I drink way to many cokes and eat way to many sweets and need to drink more water and veggies,was doing really good awhile back.

Why I want to do this,well cause I feel like crap and I'm also getting really good at being an example to my daughter on how not to take care of yourself and I want her to grow up to respect and love herself enough to take care of herself

My goal is to lose 15 lbs by May and to keep it off for good

**CAGmomof2** · 01-03-2003, 08:53 PM

I would like to join this ...
My weight and my appearance are not good right now because of my weight .
I hate having no energy , I hate the way I look. I hat the way I feel.
My Snacking has gotten much better over the course of being taken off the Depo Shot.
My Snacking is ok but it could go a whole lot better.
I would like to snack on more healthy foods than what I usually snack on.
My goal is to be down to 122 lbs on July31st,2005 for the Renewing of our Wedding Vows on our 6th Wedding Anniversary.
So Far I am down to about 180 lbs.
I have a long way to go.

**lucy979** · 01-04-2003, 06:05 AM

I would like to join too! I don't need to lose weight just need to eat better and excersize.

How I feel about my appearance: Pretty good, just need to get toned up.

Eating habits: not good: I eat alot of sugar and drink only Dr Pepper, literally

Goals: to get toned and have more energy

**mfedor** · 01-04-2003, 02:38 PM

I hope it's not to late to join. Count me in.

I am extremely unhappy with my appearance and weight. I never had a weight problem until I had children (I guess three in four years is bound to do that to you.)

I am working on my eating habits and they have really improved and I just started do the Body for Life challenge. Hopefully this will accelerate the weight loss for me. Now if I could just quit eating after everyone is in bed that would be awesome.

I have 43 lbs left to lose which is much better then the 52 I had to start with. The weight wouldn't bother me so much if it didn't move so much.

I really want to instill a balanced diet in my children. I want them to crave vegetables more then they crave the junk food. In addition, I really want to wear cute clothes. When I finally dump this weight, I swear I will never ever wear a T-shirt with a logo on it again.

**tnschaffer** · 01-13-2003, 09:46 PM

Well i have been gone for a while...but here I am again. And now i see this wonderful new thing to do!! Yeah! I need someone to hold me responsible!

I am very unhappy with my wieght..like most others I gained it all from pregnancies. Mostly from my first..80 lbs. and havent lost a bit of it! i feel disgusting and ugly. Also I am just downright uncomfortable! I cant touch my toes anymore...i get out of breath when I walk up a flight of stairs, I mean its just ridiculous!

I want to of course ~look good~, but also be healthy, feel good about myself and teach my girls good eating habits and how to be happy with themselves.

Mybiggest problem is snacking/sweets. I get cravings for choclate that literally make me shake. And I just cant stop once I start. I can down a whole package of Oreos in a day! And even if its making my tumy hurt I just cant stop. it just sickening!

My ultimate goal is to lose 80 lbs. I am being realistic and setting a yearly goal for 50 lbs...hence 1 lb a week. I will not DIET! I WILL change my eating habits permanantly and increase my daily activity level. Whether it be working out at home, doing some sport or what have you.

I want to change my LIFE..and with that the WEIGHT will take a hike!

**Daphne** · 01-15-2003, 11:00 PM

I hope I can still join!!

Right now I feel ok about my current weight but I feel I could loose maybe 5 to 10 pounds. I really need to tone up!! My eating habits are the pits!! I love fast food ( I have gotten better about this) but we cook big meals which makes me think I have to eat big!! I eat a lot of carbs and I know I need to slow down on that. I really want to have more energy and just look healthier and I think the way I'll get there is to start eating better and in moderation and drink lots and lots of water!!!!!!!!

**mema2dandk** · 01-19-2003, 02:28 AM

is it to late to join? i am fat, i know i am fat. i hate to take pictures because i look so bad. i snack alot, on all the wrong foods, i eat way to much, and excersise? what is that. lol i need to change my life style because i want to be around a long time for my grandbabies. i need to get down to about 140-150. that is about 80 pounds.

**Belinda** · 01-20-2003, 05:27 PM

I'd like to join too. I love this idea, and the accountability (posting) will help me a lot. I rejoined (keyword:rejoined

) Weight Watcher's last week, and my first weigh-in is tomorrow. My goal is to lose 46 pounds by December of this year, when I turn the big 4-0. I've got my Walk Away the Pounds tapes and my Pointsfinder ready, and I am optimistic that I can reach that goal or be very close to it by my birthday.

My body image is okay as long as I am dressed, cause then I have everything lycra'd into place

. All joking aside, I'm a big-boned girl and am 5'6" and carry my weight well. People are always telling me that I look fine, but I know better.

Just like a lot of you have said, I really snack too much and on the wrong kinds of foods. I especially have a weakness for ice cream, it is definitely a red-light food for me. I also don't like to exercise. The only class I flunked in school was (you guessed it) gym. So I guess I need to get control of my snacking and exercise more.

**Missy** · 01-20-2003, 11:08 PM

please sign me up too!
answers to questions...~How you feel about your current weight and/or appearance~ well, lets just say my avatar pic isn't as recent as i'd like, lol it is pre kids! (I am still recovering from my second c section that isn't healing as it should)And it isnt from mid body down either.... ~Why you want to make some changes~ I want to be a healthy role model for my son and daughter, they are very young, but I still wnat to begin now!

~Your overall goal whether it's short term or long term~ I want to get the weight off and keep it off, fell better within myself and be a positive healthy mom.

I snack, but have gotten better at it, and i have begun yoga (as a new years resolution) which so far I am enjoying...but yoga from tv, not in a gym. But I need to get onto a routine with it. I run around all day after the kids...3 yr old ds and a 10 mo dd, lol, does that count??

hope it is not too late to join!

**~Sherry~** · 01-23-2003, 10:02 AM

Ok... sign me up. I am starting today.

*How you feel about your current weight and/or appearance...
I feel very bogged down... I feel I don't have the energy I used to have. I feel very unhealthy and not very attractive.

*How you feel about your eating habits and problem areas...
I tend to eat alot during a meal. I also get hungry late at night and have been known to have another meal then.

I drink too much pop.

*Why you want to make some changes...
I want to have more energy and be able to do more things with Tyler this summer. I just want to feel better about myself... and actually enjoy shopping for clothes rather than get depressed.

*Your overall goal whether it's short term or long term...
I want to eat healthier... and work on getting more excercise. I would like to lose 40 pounds or so eventually.

I have decided to try the Slim Fast thing starting today... this may or may not work for me. Also work on drinking tons of water. I am limiting myself to 1 pop per day. Trying to avoid snacking and eating late at night, even if I am hungry.

**Ellise** · 01-30-2003, 11:49 PM

Count me in as well,
My goal - to lose weight, keep it off Long Term
my apperance- not happy with, really let myself go for far too long
I already eat healthy, just have to not eat so much of it. Down fall, breads and sweets.
I began exercising on Monday 1-27-03 already I can see a bit of a differance. Drinking 8 glasses of water a day is not a problem for me.
Final goal- to be a healthy size 12 I'm 5'8" and have big bones so that should be about right. at this point I'm a 16 can't handle the excess anymore!!

**Karla** · 01-31-2003, 02:13 AM

I'd like to join in as well.
How do I feel about my weight, its not good I'm more overweight than I'd like, I do not look or feel good about my self, I also hate to exercise but my dh did buy me a treadmill and I use it daily and cant believe how badly out of shape I am, I'm lucky to go 10 min at a time and I used to years ago walk 4 mi a nite in 1hr.
Eating habits are not good, I can go all day with out eating but will eat all nite..not literaly but will snack at midnite.
MY overall goal is to loose 80lbs but I want to loose it slow enough that it stay's off forever.
But mostly I want to be healthy and look nice, My dd is getting married in Mar and I'm going to be a fat-mother of the bride.