Re: New Member/welcome

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welcome mandy, nice and interesting message all the best from Bill

>

> Hi everyone, I just joined several lists and wanted to introduce

myself!

>

> I am Mandy Landon and I am 27. I have gained a lot of weight due to

> some family problems, and of course, just plain over eating! I want

to

> loose 100 to 120 pounds and keep it off! So, I have joined some

lists

> to help me through encouragement, ideas, and motivation. I am

married

> and we have two daughters and one boy. The girls are 3 and 5 and my

> son is 1 and half. I want to set a good example for them. None of my

> children have any weight problems and I want to insure we keep it

that

> way. I did not gain much weight with the first two, but, wow, my son

> put almost 60 pounds on me. At least I am blaming it on him. Hehe

>

> Anyway, thanks for letting me join the list. I most likely will just

> lurk and learn, except for joining in on any " list activities " . I am

> really serious about these 100 pounds! I am not in a hurry though.

All

> I want to lose is about 1 to 2 pounds a week, so I have given

myself a

> year to lose those 10 bowling balls. I just received my copy of the

> " Steak and Sex Diet " book on CD. Just for fun I ordered it several

> weeks ago, and gave it to my husband, who needs to lose about 60

> pounds. He got a kick out of it when he opened it on Christmas Eve

> after the kids were in bed. He promises to follow it, even the

romance

> part. I ordered the tame version, but, of course, he wants be to get

> the not so tame version. We will see how it goes first! Has anyone

> followed it?

>

> Oh, I live in Iowa, and so it is a little hard to do any exercising

> out doors for a while, or at least for me. I do not like to go out

in

> to the cold! Well my husband and I going to start on losing this

> weight first thing in the morning, so tonight we are cleaning out

the

> refrigerator and cupboards. I am going to donate a lot of the stuff

to

> a senior center.

>

> We are going to watch carbs and fats, and start exercising everyday.

> My husband says that he is going to follow the steak and sex diet

for

> sure. Hehe I am not sure about it yet, but I will begin to look at

the

> day to day suggestions and recipes. I have read the first chapter

and

> it was not quite like the name suggests. Not as much emphasis on the

> sex as I was afraid of! Of course, with the kids we could use some

> help in that area, too. My husband told me Christmas that if we make

> the effort to change our eating habits, he will get us an elliptical

> machine. Has anyone used them and how do they help? Do you have to

> purchase an expensive one? I looked at some at Sears day before

> yesterday, and they looked like they were made well, and we have a

> Sears card. Has anyone on the list used a Sear's machine?

>

> I know, I know, eating right and exercise, is the key, right? We are

> not really going to follow any " regular " diet plan, unless we find

one

> we like by joining these lists. We have agreed not try any fad diet,

> but instead just quit eating as much, and change when we eat and of

> course, start moving more.

>

> Thanks again for letting me join, and I will be learning through

your

> posts and suggestion for sure.

>

> Mandy

>