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Welcome to the Motivation Forum - helpful info and links!

Welcome to the MOTIVATION Forum!

Here is the place to get motivated by making new friends, sharing stories, giving/receiving information, encouragement and support about the ups and downs of the weightloss journey and, you know what, just life in general!

Post a question, read recent threads (or even the archives), share your thoughts, encourage a friend and most importantly, feel free to participate!

Motivation Forum Volunteer Moderators :)

cmillington - resident birth and breastfeeding nut. She transformed her life, nearly reached her goal weight, and spends her free time jogging or chatting. Best of all, she's a total gossip with a great long distance plan.

devilish_patsy – lives in New Jersey…just minutes from the Philadelphia area.  She is a determined woman who has looked adversity in the eye throughout her life and beaten it.  At the age of 47 she decided to take her own health and make it a priority.  After losing 113 lbs, thanks to CC, a healthy lifestyle and exercise, Devilish_Patsy wishes to help others on CC achieve their goals. Her success story can be viewed on the CC Blog under Success Stories “From Plump to Pumped”.  On a personal level, she is a widow, a mother of two and grandmother of four who adores dancing and strength training. She doesn’t believe in the word ‘diet’, she believes in a healthier approach to life.  She is a positive person who believes that attitude isn’t everything, it’s the ONLY thing.

mollymouser - MollyMouser (Molly) describes herself as "funny, feisty, fat n' forty" -- but happily reports she is getting healthier and losing weight! She first joined the Calorie-Count website in August 2007 to "count calories," and was amazed by the support, encouragement, and information available here for people wanting to lose weight in a healthy way. Molly is a 42-year-old, happily-married military wife who lives in California with her pilot husband, two rescue dogs and a "house full" of rescued kitty cats. Check out "Molly's Diet Rants" Thread in the Motivation Forum for a quick chuckle and the chance to share your diet-related rants.

nycgirl - Hailing from the Big Apple, NYCGirl has for the first time in her life fulfilled a New Year's Resolution (yay!) and kept up motivation throughout 2007! She loves the Motivation forum for keeping it real and making her laugh & hold her head up high through the good times and bad of her weightloss journey.

smwhipple - Hi there, smwhipple is a California girl and a computer geek. She absolutely loves CC since it's the only method She's ever used that has allowed her to lose weight. She's tried several programs (low carb diet, slim in 6, dance dvds, etc.) but never managed to do any of them long enough to see results (about a week each). She's generally pretty positive and likes dealing with the nice people on CC.

sheila_c -

sun123 - Shes a strong believer in different plans working for different people. South Beach is her choice but she supports all plans that are healthy. She started at 465 lbs. and appreciates those with longer weight loss journeys as well as those struggling with hard to lose last pounds. No victories are too small to cheer. If youre struggling with a plateau, she’ll come kick your scale for you. She’s a northeasterner lost in Texas, big on jokes and puzzles.

~ We, as your moderators, are here to help, hear your thoughts and feedback, and and hope you will find Inspiration and Friends in the Motivation forum. Remember, you are the reason the forum is here! The Motivation Forum is a place for you to chat and get motivated :) ~

Spotlighted Motivational *Sticky* Threads of the Week

Watch the top of the forum for great member threads discussing pertinant issues! We'll add a copy of the links to this thread, so when you get a chance, scroll back through the featured topics & discussions for a little extra inspiration!

Former Motivation Forum Sticky Threads:

• Tips and thoughts on GETTING STARTED! (and staying on track)
• Molly's Diet Rants
• Goals for today and did you accomplish them?
• What pushes you?
• The Measure of Success
• Don't quit!
• Is hunger really avoidable?
• Saggy breasts!
• Silly Motivational Diet Sayings
• Freezing cold - what to do for cardio
• Motivational books
• Motivating Music - what's gets you going?
• Fabulous quotes!
  
• Diet-Themed HAIKU Thread
• 101 Ways to Murder A Scale
• The most motivating thing that happened to you.....
• What's your success story?
• How do you find motivation?
• 100 Days -- 100 Reasons Why I am Dieting
• Here's how I lost 133lbs: My Dieting Mindset
• How a good day becomes a very very bad day
• Weekend cocktails ruining your progress?
• Why getting better makes me feel depressed...why did I let this happen?
• Cool "Side Effects" of Weight Loss
• Things you can do since you lost weight?
• What do you like best about your body?
• 5 things you love about yourself
• Embarrassing moments because of your weight
• Thanksgiving
• Holiday Support
• New Year's Resolutions - what are yours?
• Did you improve any part of your life in 2007?
• Staying on track when rest of family eats poorly
• How to avoid the weekend splurge
• How do you not eat comfort food?
• How do you eat healthy when everyone else doesn't?
• The best thing I have done for my health is...
• What I've Realized...
• I ate bad good ...
• Looking forward
• Things that make you laugh
• Motivational Music?
• Tips for Weekend Overeaters?
• Mega Heavy Folk!! Need some mojo??? Check out this pic!!!
• What is your "moto" to keep you going?
• Here's to health! (My story)
• avoiding depression.....
• New Trick! Challenge Yourself!
• Ways to avoid eating because you're stressed?
• valuable lesson
• Late night hunger, HELP!
• List 5 things you love about yourself...
• Little victories adding up
• What are your healthy habits?
• SMART goals - setting yourself up for success
• Whats your weight loss Splurge?
• alternitives to treating yourself with food
• Possible problem....?
• "What have you done today to make you feel proud?"
• Mourning the loss of a good friend- my former life
• now that you've lost weight, what can you do?
• Dancing off the pounds.. Try this.. You will love it.
• On my fridge...
• Clothes Fund
• What did you recently resist?
• Disappointed?? All right then...whatcha gonna do about it!