All those still interested in losing 100 lbs join me.

Hey everyone.  Thanks for making the transition over here.  We have to stick together and stay strong.  Bathing suit season and smoldering hot temps are on their way and we wanna look even steamier.  I encourage everyone to still post their weight loss when they weigh in but I'm not going to make it a challenge or a goal for us.  We just want to congratulate your on your triumphant success.  Good luck!

ok thanks lonestarpenny, it is so good to have others that are in the same boat as me. well i have seven weeks of the biggest loser contest at work, which is making me worried that i will not have the support at work that i have now. so having you guys is great, however most of my time is spent at work monday thru friday which makes it easy to stay on my plan.   the good thing is that i really enjoy reading and logging on here so that too is a motivator.  so again thanks and i will be back.  ok, my weigh in is on friday so i will post my weight ok?

Hey. everyone. I have been trying to journal more( everyday) and writing more things in there. I finally figured out the friends journaling thing where your friends can read yours and you can read theirs and comment. Sorry I haven't been on the thread in a few days. I am finally at 231. Can't wait to get down below 230. It has been slow for the past week and a half or so. went to m.d. today for blood work. asked if she thought I had lost too fast since back surgery. She said that 10-12 lbs a month when I had that too much to lose was not bad. She said be ready though, I knew this, It will slow down the closer you get. start weight 280, currently 231, down 49 lbs. 17 lbs lost before surgery( in the 3months before) and 32 since back surgery Feb.4.( alot of exercise since surgery) I have been a little lax this week on exercise. staying pretty much on target for 1500 calories. I have been walking every day for over 3months and I guess I just needed a little breather. Plus it is getting freaking hot here in East Texas. one day it was 95 with about 80% or more humidity. I couldn't breathe outside. It is walking in house for me this summer. no choice.and fun times at the pool.......later penny

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Lost another 2 pounds...yay!

Beginning weight: 266

Current weight: 249.9

Total of 16.1 pounds lost since March 12th.

Original Post by ladytrekki:

Lost another 2 pounds...yay!

Beginning weight: 266

Current weight: 249.9

Total of 16.1 pounds lost since March 12th.

good for you!!

Hi everyone. ladytrekkie,  congrats on 2 more lbs.  Something to smile about in that new pic!!!!  keep up the good work. Pancha8, you are totally welcome, hope the site helps you as much as it has helped me. Being able to go online with buddies and share the ups, and downs has help keep me motivated.  I have been bad this week, slaps wrist. haven't walked like I should have.  hubby said something about maybe I need to slow down on exercise, and I guess my body heard him and put on the brakes.  got to rev. the engine back up and get it going.  Had a family reunion today ( I am the pres of) had couple of stressful days with everything going on, phys ther. etc._ I did exercise at phys therapy. anyway the reunion was fun and everybody stayed around until 5pm  or so( they  usually run off at 1:00).  I let this be a "free" day, but have had to many "free days" the week. Got to tighten up next week. tomorrow am sleeping in will walk in the pm. Enjoy the rest of the weekend everyone. ta ta for now......penny

Well, second week with no loss!  But I guess I can be relieved that there was no gain either!  We had 2 birthday parties today and lots of food, but I think overall I did good.  I Only ate about 1/4 of a piece of cake (no icing), shared the rest with my nephew, and had lots of fruit and veggies(no dip). 

It's back to the grindstone tomorrow!  I bought 2 new exercise videos, The Biggest Loser Sculpting & a Dancing With the Stars one, I can't wait to try them!

I think excercising and logging everything is the key to keep the defecit up.  For me, I have to walk.

Down another 2.2 lbs but know there will be stalls and have already gone through one two week stall.  I am ok with that rate of loss right now as I have read that the actual maxiumum should be 1% of your body weight a week.

I am looking at each week as a challenge.  Next challenge is 245.6, which is 2 lbs for next week

Down 13.8lbs since April 2nd.  Avg weight loss is 1.97 lbs a week.

SW 261.4
CW 247.6

YES! I weighed in today and have hit my next milestone. My lowest weight from lots of hard work and eating better before becoming pregnant last year. :) Woohoo!

My Jan 28 delivery date weight was 281.5.

I'm at 233 lbs now as of this morning, and my BMI is looking better every week :) It's at 38.8 now. At my last loss two weeks ago it was at 39.1


Pick up and keep moving towards better health guys!

~ Steph

ok my

wt today is 274.5. 

start wt. 306.5

as of today total lost:32 lbs

 

 this is the first weekend that i did not eat over my calorie alottment.

hello penny can you explain to me about journaling and you said you figured out how to read others jounals and how to jounal help me ok? please

Bad news.  I've been doing extremely bad and that's why I disappeared on here and made myself distant from everyone.  I am a compulsive eater and I had another binge eating episode this afternoon at lunch time.  I'm feeling very guilty about it and so I've been looking into support groups where I live to try and find the support I need.  I'm an all or nothing kind of person and it's killing me.  If y'all feel like I haven't been responding as much I'm sorry it's all me.  I feel ashamed that I started this thread and I'm not the person staying strong and encouraging all of you.  I feel like I should be the model for success and not the one failing miserably.  I am proud of each and every one of you that is committed to this journey.  I'll try to be around more.  I know that my chances in succeeding are far greater when I'm relating and sharing with others my struggles. Good luck to everyone.

I know what it's like. But please don't become a hermit about it, I think most, if not all, of us understand. I"m a binge eater, too, particularly with anger, stress, or depression. I went and bought 6 cupcakes and a pack of 4 creme horns at the deli and planned on  just stuffing them down one after the one without slowing down and I did end up eating one of each but was able to stop there. Later on I did count the calories of it and even ate the other creme horns but counted them the following days.

It wasn't the food I was eating that was the problem per se, it was the desire to just gorge it all. Barely having time to taste it, just craving more and more and more to relieve my stress.

It's a real addiction. It's an old habit. It's a favorite standby when I need it. But.. it's an addiction.

I truly understand that now, too. It's humbling and terrible to realize that I could be addicted to anything when I've always stayed away from other typical addictions.

Feel free to vent and fess up, or just cry on our shoulders.. I'm in the same boat. 

Thanks Stephtobea9 that helps a lot.  Since I moved across country I haven't made any friends because of my fear of rejection because of my weight.  It helps to have someone to talk to.  I'm just so down and out lately.  It's like at the drop of a pin I cry.  I hate it.  I've never been one that can't hide her emotions.  I just feel so alone and I don't know anyone that's gone through what I've gone through my entire life. Not even my sis.  She was overweight but it was from a health condition and not all the eating disorders that I've had.  Plus, my Mom is the most critical person I've ever met so I can't turn to her either.  I just feel like everyday I'm being rejected more and more.  So it's leading me to binge more and more.

jericho,  please know that you are not alone.  I completely understand the rejection feeling, and that is why I read this thread every day.  It helps me to know that there are others out there like me and that maybe in some way we can help each other through this.  

Another thing I constantly have to keep in mind is that I am doing this for me, and that I cannot give other permission to get me down.  When ever I go out I feel that people are looking at me and thinking "How could she let herself get that big." In actuality, they probably aren't even really looking at me and if they are who cares because they do not matter.

By starting this thread, you have helped alot of people, and just know that I for one am greatful that you did.    

 

hello jerichocheyenne, wow that is a long name!   ok, well first of all we all have bad days, weeks or even months.  we would not have weight problems if we had it all together. the fact that you are writing is a good sign.  we are here for you ok. keep on keep on. 

I am new to this web site well i have been counting calories and posting my food daily since feb not to sure exact day. i just now started responding to people. so if i sound stupid so sorry.  but did you say that you are the one that started this site? or this forum? anyway if that is true it most be overwhelming. 

I know when i do something good and it goes good i sabotage myself.  ( I am not saying that is what is happening to you but I thought i would share that with you) that is my fear right now with my weight lose, i am on track, believe me i am not like 100 % good everyday, but this site has really helped me to have more good days then bad ones.  and my weight is coming off, so my fear is that i will not know how to handle success.  so keep on writing ok so that i will know that i am not alone.  today is a good day but i never know when a bad day will come.  again thanks.  i hope this helps more then hurts ok..

Hi Pancha8,  about journaling. Click on Journal at the top of your page.  It will bring up your journal.  To journal it will ask you for the date ( you can go back and put in info for dates that have passed also), after it ask for date you can put in subject.  You can write whatever you wish. I started mine just for myself, but then found out that you can share it with friends and I have found it usefull to get feedback on what I am doing, and since I tend to write alot in my posts here, I am trying to scale it back and write more info in the journal.  that way people have the choice to read if they want to and I don' t take up  so much space on the thread. ( not that that is a bid deal, but I tend to go into more detail in my journal about my feelings, triggers etc.) After you have some friends added to your list of buddies you can click on friends journals under the journal section and it will bring up all your friends journals for the day. you can read and  see what everyone is up to and comment if you wish. you do know how to add friends right. I think someone explained earlier. if not let me know and I will try to walk you through it.  I am just learning all this stuff myself.   I will add you as friend.  you can also click on a certain persons photo, and if their journal is not private you can go to it and read it.    hope that helps     later..  hang in there....lonestarpenny

Hi Jerichocheyenne.  Sorry to hear that things have been hard.  Please know that we are here for you and that there is no judgement.  The thread has been such a blessing to me, to be able to talk to others and know that there are others that understand totally how I feel.  Remember, it doesn't matter what you did yesterday, that tomorrow is a new day and you can start all fresh with new eyes.  I had a trying week last week with alot of things going on.Normally I would have hit the fridge at night.  I ate out at Olive Garden one day, chinese buffet another night then had a family reunion sat.  I realize that when I eat too much or too many carbs I feel real yucky.  I didn't walk like I should have.  had been doing 21 miles a week for 3 months. the brakes went on last week. had to make excuses, no time had to clean out closets etc.  hubby said he thought I needed to give myself a break that maybe  I was exercising too much. told me to ask the dr. when I went for bloodwork.  my body heard slow down and said ok.  My dr said that I  was doing good, that whatever I was doing to keep it up, the walking and calorie count.  my blood work was good, but didn't get off any meds yet.  so I have had a trying time this past week. we all do everyday is full of tests for all of us.  Talking about my feelings has helped alot.  I am here for you, and I am sure everyone else is too. It helps to talk it out.  Is there a group near you called TOPS?  take off pounds sensibly.  I have a friend that goes ( they are nationwide),  it is very cheap and you go once a week.  maybe going to a group like that would help.  I have wanted to join but never get there on tues.  that is why this thread has been so important.  I am so glad that you started the thread and that it was there when I joined the site. it has been so great. thanks, looking to hear from you.  lonestarpenny 

As for today, I'm feeling better but still just sad.  I'm trying to deal with why I'm an emotional eater and so it brings us bad feelings.  I guess that's part of the recovery process or something.  So, I'm an emotional basket case but I'm sure it'll help me get over my pain and break my cycle of yo-yoing and binge eating.

tj_s- Thanks the encouragement right now is much needed.

pancha8- My first name is actually Jericho so you could just address me as that.  I started this thread not the site.  I absolutely do sabotage myself and I haven't completely figured out why yet.  I'm trying to psycho-analyze myself. lol.  I'll let you know when I figure it out.

lonestarpenny- I'll have to see if there's a TOPS group here.  Sounds like it would be a great group to be a part of.  As for the hubby I'd stay focused.  My hubby has many times said it won't matter if you eat this or you're working out too much and so I listen and do what he says and then I end up on a down hill spiral.  You know what you can or can not handle and no one else so you make the decisions for yo

Jerichocheyenne we all want to thank you for starting this tread.  I have gained so much from it.  I have meet people that I now communicate with that give me encouragement.  I look forward to reading their journals and seeing how they are doing today and enjoy reading their comments about my day.

I had forgot about TOPS, they are a great organization.  Very low cost and would work well with  this site if someone needed the real live people support group.

I had a really good week, was away from home couple nights, required eating out 2 nights and our monthly Camping Club meeting and covered dish supper plus took granddaughter for ice cream one afternoon. I didn't log calories except one day, only got to the pool 2 times. LOST 1.5

SW 224 CW 212.5 GW 150 Total loss 11.5