New to This and Hoping to Stick With it!

Welcome. Rochelle is my sister's name, so that caught my eye. You can add me, I'm on here every day.

You can add me as well! I'm here daily too. You can do this....just set your mind to it!

I can relate to the not drinking water thing... I am a soda drinker and it's so bad for us!!! I told myself that for the month of June I wasn't going to drink anything but water... well yeah I had two cans of Dr. Pepper on the first *smacks hand* I just started as well and for the remainder of the month NO SODA FOR ME!!! Water is what we need to be drinking girlie! I'm here for you in anyway that I can be! Good luck

Hey there! I'm a newbie too and your post sounded sooo much like me. I struggle with the water cos I'm a Diet Coke addict and water just does NOT compare, but I am trying. I just hope I can keep up the enthusiasm needed to continue. I just have to lose weight cos I really don't want to be old and unfit. I'm 38 this year and the weight has crept on over the last few years. Now I have bought a treadmill (cos I know I won't go to the gym!) and I'm determined to get slim! I don't know if I'll be any help with motivation but I sure understand where you're coming from

Add away! The community aspect here is a great sense of accountability, especially if you're online quite a bit. Good luck, and I'll be cheering you on as you stick with this!

You can add me too! I just started back yesterday. I think I finally found my motivation. Good luck to you!

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Hi! I'm new here too, so you can add me if you want. :-) I've also had a terrible time gaining any progress for the last 10 yrs...I'd only fluctuate 5 lbs...stupid water weight.

However, some how, last year I was able to lose 20 lbs and it feels great! Although, once again, I fell off track for about a year. I've just lost another 10 and I truly feel happy!! I feel I can offer you some advice b/c I understand where you're coming from.

To lose weight, you don't have to diet; you have to change your lifestyle.

I too had a terrible time getting away from my pop intake; I was living on mt dew 24/7...never any water! Well, my only water consumption was when I brushed my teach everyday, which is not much at all! Today, I drink mainly water. I've found it helpful to buy packs of 16.9 once bottles and I set a schedule. I bring 3 to work with me every day - I drink one before my morning break (between 7:00-10:00 am), one before lunch (between 10:00-12:00 pm), and the other for my remaining time working (12:30-3:30 pm). I then make sure to drink at least 2 more bottles each evening. That's a total of 5 bottles of water each day.

To get off of the mt dew habit, I quit drinking it completely. For the first week without it, I drank tea - this allowed me to get some caffeine intake, but I wasn't succumbing to mt dew. The next week, I switched to water. No matter the reason you're drinking pop, just know that when you completely get away from it, you'll feel so much better! I used to drink it faithfully because I was always tired. Well, guess what...I feel no different now than I did when I consumed all of that caffeine! The thing is, once our bodies get used to stimulants, the stimulants no longer work like they're supposed to.

Once I was able to avoid mt dew, I made sure that I didn't purchase/drink/look at it for about 2 months! Although I felt the urge time-to-time, I did not allow myself to give in...I was addicted! I couldn't live without it! Today, a year later, I can drink mt dew here and there; the key is moderation. If I feel I need one, I will just buy a 20 once and call it a day. It helps to avoid buying your weakness in bulk. And let me tell you, once you quit drinking it for a while, it won't taste as good as it used to.

Exercise - that takes time as well. I've found it helpful to ensure you exercise a variety of ways. I like to walk. I have a treadmill. However, I get bored on the treadmill. I get bored walking the same places. It's a great help to walk multiple different locations. Start out small and gain as you go on; you don't want to overexert yourself or you'll give up...at least I have.

Best of luck and I'm here if need me! :-)

**** Not that my post isn't long enough already (sorry), but I thought of something else that really helped me. Google the ingredients that's in most pops. My favorite one is fire retardant. ****

I can totally understand and relate to everything you said. I have been trying this for over a year with several failed attempts. This time I have been very active and have been logging over 40 days! I have lost 7 lbs and a couple of inches. I was a Pepsi drinker and even when I cut down it was at least 2 cans per day. And I work at a police department and had a gym available for free everyday and only used it once. This time I set my mind to it and joined a gym close to my house and have been Pepsi free for the entire time! I did cheat and have about 4 oz of root beer in a rootbeer float. I drink in excess of 8-10 glasses of water per day. I never thought I could do it!!!


You can do this! it's hard at first but it is all well worth it!

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