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clarissa_D said: "hi ya kindofgirl
welcome to featherish, I myself have 3 stone 42lbs if not more to lose before I am TOTALLY happy with myself..
I am doing a competition at the moment but not really doing so well.
hopefully you will do far more better, best things to do is a calorie count for a week it REALLY shows you alot.
at the moment I have a ill baby and partner also the weather has gone from being lovely and sunny to nasty and cold again :angry: British weather sux
enjoy being here at featherish
from clarissa"
Heather said: "I just wanted to say "hello" and welcome you to Featherish. It's great to have you here, KindofGirl!"
UniqueMystique said: "Welcome to Featherish! :)"
klynnfosh said: "First of all let me say Welcome to Featherish! I have about 30 pounds to lose and I have just had a hard time keeping myself in line. I am sure that in time you will see you have many buddies here. Everyone is so helpful and supportive I am sure you will get the motivation you need. Take a look around and read some of the success stories, and you can also see some of everyones struggles so you are not alone. Ask questions and you will most likely get more replies. Best of luck for you and I look forward to hearing more about and from you."
Valalor said: "i would like this think i've lost about 5 pounds or so since i started.. i weigh and tape myself about once a week.. and might be fitting into some size 38 jeans soon. woot.. i wear 40's right now.. i really dont diet much, i just changed my eating lifestyle. less junk food and stuff. i dont like the word diet cuz diet is only temporary while a lifestyle is a change forever. :)"
lakelady said: "Hey, [COLOR="Blue"][SIZE="4"][FONT="Comic Sans MS"][I][B]WELCOME![/B][/I][/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR]
I don't have any weight to lose right now (THANKS EVERYONE!!!!!) but I'm here to tell you that having a diet buddy really works! After my first pregnancy, my neighbor (a new mom as well) and I had a diet competition with weekly weigh ins. Loser had to do the other's laundry, or babysit, or something along those lines (we were broke back then!) I HATE laundry so I always won. I lost 30 pounds (what I had to lose except for 5) in 1 month!"
lakelady said: "[QUOTE=mariposa]I would like to know the answer to that question as well. Can anyone tell me what rules are?[/QUOTE]
I posted all the instructions I could think of after your introduction in, 'My official Featherish intro! ' Did you have any specific questions? If so I'll try to answer them, or someone will. No advertising on the forums is the only breach of etiquette I can think of. Heather knows all! Try pm-ing her (click on 'private messages' under 'welcome mariposa', upper right) Bet she'll give you a whole list!"
renaissance said: "Count me in as a Buddy Mariposa :wave: I'm a fellow "over 50" - welcome to a great site - You can find all the answers and support you need to be successful in your journey - I feel I could use a little extra peer pressure to help with motivation! I haven't started a journal so maybe that's the next step for me - My only problem in here is that I guess so wrapped up in reading the forums that I forget I should actually [I][B]post[/B][/I] once in a while :laugh: the people in here are incredibly supportive and responsive."
renaissance said: "Wow, just noticed my ticker isn't functioning properly! for that you can go to TickerFactory.com and it explains how to post it - there's also a thread here about it - type "ticker" into your search bar..Anyway, lets stay here for now - I'm still learning how to get around here myself and don't want to get too confused!:whacky011: I am at work (don't tell!) so this is the best place to communicate on a daily basis for me - if you want to private message me it's So, I'll be curious to know what your game plan is...concentrating on diet alone or diet+exercise? Have you had past experience with losing weight that you can draw from?
Not sure how this "buddy" thing differs from just regular threads - and any others who'd like to jump in here? kindofgirl? :wave:"
renaissance said: "Sorry about the bad post Heather - didn't know we weren't supposed to do that! I've tried to find just basic instructions for how to navigate this forum - like allowing for private messages - setting up a journal - what some of the icons mean etc. - is there a place where this is all explained?
I'm still a novice at forums and don't want to break any more etiquette rules!"
kindofgirl said: "i found some old pictures of myself today and really realise that ive piled on the weight in the last couple of years and really want to lose about 3 stone (42lbs) to get back to the weight that i used to be (and a weight that i was happy with)
anyone out there who is looking to lose about that much and wants to be a diet buddy? itd be nice to have the support!
im starting right now and im sure that i can lose about 10-15 lbs in the next month as i have so much to lose! ive dieted before with sucess so know that i CAN do it, i just need to have the willpower!"
kindofgirl said: "hey all, thanks for all the replies! im feeling pretty motivated today. ive been on/off dieting for a week and a half now and i weighed myself today - i've lost 4 lbs already! how is everyone else doing? x"
mariposa said: "I could use a diet buddy for sure. I think it would be a great help. I am new here and not sure I have totally figured out the system."
mariposa said: "Thanks Renaissance, I think it would be a great help to have a buddy. I just started my journal and am figuring my way around the site. I also started the
little scale people have on their posts, but have not tried to import it to this site yet. I like that idea. It was disappointing not to see my butterfly move this morning.
I do not know whether it is easier to keep posting here or to email offsite. Are you home during the day?
Thanks for the offer of a buddy; I am happy to take you up on it. Please tell me what/how......"
mariposa said: "I would like to know the answer to that question as well. Can anyone tell me what rules are?"
mariposa said: "Thanks....I will look there......."