Posts by stephanie76

Hey there.. sorry! I completely dropped the ball on the this thread! It wasn't "you" it was just that I haven't been on the computer much and haven't been on CC at all! :( Sorry!!

Maybe I'll join you there soon :)

Woah! I totally missed the last weigh-in, lol. I'm so sorry! I haven't spent as much time on the computer and I was thinking it was last Thursday and here it was nearly 2 weeks ago! Yikes! I don't have time right now as it's nearly midnight but I'll get on that tomorrow for the 2nd weigh-in!!!! :) SOrry again!

  ~ Steph

Findingme: That's so exciting! 40 lbs is a big loss, and you've done 30 of it 'with us' so we're thrilled for you, too :) You'll start to really show it now every 5-10 lbs worth of loss. It's harder to tell 5-10lb losses when you're over 220 lbs!

I've posted up the latest results! Keep on keepin' on girls.. we can be in control of our bodies! And we all need the encouragement to Keep it Off, too. I've read that if you can keep it off 3 years then you're a good chance for keeping it off forever.. as long as you don't crash and eat your way out of a family death or divorce or major job loss or some tragedy that seems to set people back. We all just need to find healthy ways to vent our anger or pain or stress.. okay, maybe it's mostly me I'm talking about!!! :)

I've been kicking up a notch the working out.. mostly walking and jogging with some other aerobic typs stuff here and there. Nothing routine, but some activity nearly daily more than the norm of housework and kids. It definately makes me hungrier! I need to find a good balance with that..

Have a great weekend all ~

~ Steph

Well, I'm hoping for more of a loss today... I lost 5 lbs last week so hopefully I've kept that off and will add more to it! I'm taking the kids out to a park and will stop by my parents' to weigh-in. Their digital is much more accurate and consistant, plus it's always the same as the dreaded Dr's scales :)

SO here's hoping! I'm struggling with the calorie counting. I love doing it, and there's a part of it that makes me think Too much about food... but, really, denying myself just whatever I feel like eating makes me think about it constantly, too. I've definately found that if I'm not keeping myself busy or away from the house & computer, then I tend to eat more, even if only in small increments ... but they add up! SO.. with several times going over my cal limit and several days hitting it dead on just below... well, we'll see.

~ Steph

Well, we'll see if it sticks and so do I, but I've been counting calories with somewhat more activity and I've lost 5 lbs since last week. I hope to keep it off and add more to it by the next weigh-in! And we're at 200 posts now! WOW!!!

Have a great Easter weekend all and try not to eat too much SUGAR!!! (preaching to myself!)

~ Steph

LOL  on the weighing trick. I do tend to step on and off 5-6 times until I see something I like, lol. But I keep mine in a hall so there's nothing to really hold on to. My parents' scale is usually in line with the Dr's whose I always of course loathe and protest! :D But at least I know what I'm more likely weighing in at... and in the end it's only a few lbs difference. It's the change that matters!

What a crazy vacation for you!

I'm so struggling right now with food. It's really ridiculous and I'm disgusted with my behavior. *sigh* At least it still bothers me and I'm not completely nonchalant about it all, but still. I keep doing little things that help me stay motivated like my pictures, clothing size, knowing and trying keep stocked up on healthy choices for snacking. I need the Lord's help in this! I'm praying for it!!! I need willpower and I would say I'm determined but that sounds too promising right now (lol) so I'll say I'm hopeful that I could be a certain size by next winter. So I'm buying a few cute things in that size on winter clearance racks.  I'm worried to take out my shorts I was able to sqquueeazze into last summer, lol. I'll wait a few more weeks probably!

Happy Spring everyone!!!!! :) And we're coming in at 1000 posts soon!!!

Wow, on the BL guys random meeting! How fun, lol! Dan looks a little thinner but Dave doesn't really look much less now. I hope he hasn't given it up!! They only have like, what 8 weeks until the Finale? That would feel awful to go there and still be significantly overweight. Of course, so many this season were Really big people starting out so I'm not sure if many can even get down to their ideal weights like in past seasons. We'll see! At least they don't look like they've gained any!!!

You're in Fuquay? Is that on the coast? Just curious! :)

 ~ Steph

Gardening: ... Yes, I'm trying my hand at it this year. I'm going to try bell peppers (green, yellow, and red varieties), sweet peas, watermelon, canteloupe, okra, & tomatos. I've started my bell peppers in 2 'batches'. One is 3 weeks old and growing cutely :) And the 2nd batch I started today. The rest all has to wait another month or two before I can start them or plant them right in the ground. I'm doing it for the taste and organic care but also definately for the price and quantity! I feed 8 people regularly (we have 6 children) plus I have inlaws visiting for a few weeks in July-Aug and my family lives nearby and will love some fresh veggies! We'll see if they do well, lol. I sure hope so!!! I'm going to do my best. And that'll be good fresh air and sunshine and a little exercise - at least the initial planting and such. I have to make my own raised beds because the earth is too hard and has few minerals in it, plus it'll help with weeds, too!. Let's just hope rabbits and birds don't try to get it all!

I'm hoping that getting well again after all the sickness in my family will help to motivate me because I'm having an awful, somewhat nonchalant attitude. I just eat what I want as if it's not affecting me. It's sad! And starting to anger me, too, so maybe I'll be able to kick myself back into gear! lol I worked hard to get here, albeit slowly, and I worked hard to lose an additional 12 lbs off and then gained it back over Fall & Winter. It makes me mad after all the willpower and counting calories and emotional hurdles to just let myself give in to temptation, ignore other stress relievers besides eating, and eat more than I should. It makes me concerned about if/when I'll be able to get down to a normal weight of whether or not I'll be able to maintain. Something to be thinking over...

Well.. have a great Saturday night all :)

~ Steph 

Thanks for the headache advice. I actually did know that and have tried it but it didn't help any for this time. It was sinus infection pressure. After 3 days of the pressure I started getting feverish last night and broke down and started taking some leftover antibiotics last night. I have only about 4 days' worth but I'm hoping that it will help my body get a hold on it and I can flush it out with water and it won't come roaring back being a sinus infection only. We'll see!

And, yeah, I am prone to watching a Baby Story and such when pregnant, too! Sometimes it was like a Craving! lol 1-2 pregnancies I didn't want to see it all, though, a total aversion, lol. And I do like the Biggest Loser. It's funny, though, I'm usually watching it while eating something awful like chips & dip or candy bars or a pint of Ben & Jerry's, LOL. And that's almost the only time I watch tv at night and eat at the same time!!! lol I'm not a TV snacker, funnily enough!

 Have a good weekend all! ~ Steph

I'm here and around, just not very much lately! :)

I'll read up on posts I've missed later... I'm fluctuating between 233 and 236 because I like Oreos and 3rd helpings and diet soda and other junk too much :) That'll do it! After I'm truly WELL again (been very sick and sick children, too) I hope with that and the weather I'll be able to pick up where I left off and continue on my path to good health! :)

~ Steph

Yeah, I can see a difference. The picture are closer to you in the before pictures so it throws the perception off a little. But I can see change in your back/neck and cheeks (the face ones! lol). If you did a bathing suit shot you'd tell better, but you're likely not comfortable showing that to the world, lol. I won't be even if I'm in shape! I'm a very modest person :) I don't like attention drawn to my appearance!

I see that no one weighed on Monday, including me! I knew it would be higher than I wanted and I'm a big chicken about it all, lol.

But I weigh last night and I'm 234.5. It was 236 so at least I'm coming down some but I hope to be 233 by Sunday, March 1st! I have a weigh in somewhere else and that would at least put me back at what I was Feb 1st!! Isn't that awful! I'm the same I was a month ago! But at least I'm not a lot more... I'm feeling bad and frumpy and just too chunky to breathe and move so that's great motivation for me. If only the weather would cooperate I could get back out and walk with my little girls! I love doing that :)

Hope to hear from someone else soon! Don't let the challenge die out!

Hello and welcome Jett :)

I've had a crazy 2 weeks and I'm hoping to get things under control with all of my family's health and just eat well amidst all the stress! That's a big factor with me: stress eating!

I'm off to the Dr for my baby daughter's appt to see if she has Strep throat. Poor thing seems miserable so I hope maybe something can come of it! I'm just thankful that we have Drs to help us compared to so many other around the world! We are blessed!

Have a nice weekend all - Spring weather is coming and it's always easier to get out and burn energy when it's beautiful outside. Plus, the time change in 2 weeks will help with more time in the evening to do yardwork and go walking after dinner! :)

God bless all and I hope to see at least a maintenance, if not a loss on Monday for me! It'll take a miracle seeing what I've already eaten this week!

 ~ Steph

Well I'm glad you made it to the Dr's office and have a better clue on what's going on and your levels of everything. :) Sorry about the ttc situation but it's not forever, either.

I've done badly with eating, but have also been sick and dealing with everyone being sick, too! I have been getting in some exercise with yard work and a weekend vacation  and such. But I'm pretty bloated and puffy so it'll probably equal out or make me gain on Thurs. We'll see! Maybe I'll down tons of water and fast until then! LOL

I'll also be sure to add newbies so don't worry :) Please remember to update us on Thursday!!! I'll post it up either very late Thursday night or sometime Friday :)

 ~ Steph