gettininshape
New member
Hi everyone. I am Jackie, 31, married with 3 kids. I have been trying to get in shape and have been dieting and exercising since Oct. 07. So far I have lost 20 lbs. from beginning at 210 lbs. I began exercising by walking 45 minutes every day. 2 weeks ago I started going to the gym, using the treadmill for 25 minutes at 3.0 and do weight lifting for another 30. I started by buying a book called "eat more weigh less" by Dr. Dean Ornish. I found that eating by his guidelines, I started to feel better, not so tired any more. His guidelines are basically to eat "whole foods", cut out meat and fats and sugars. I want to get down to about 150 lbs. and see from there if I should lose more. I'm happy to have found a site where I can discuss diet & fitness with others in the same weight struggle.
