Posts by lisa_43

Good Morning ladies! I know i have been MIA latley, but have been crazy busy. I weigh in at 204.6 lbs as of this morning, havent lost any weight in over two weeks, UGhhh. I suppose alot of it is due to being lazy with going to the gym. I just started my tanning for the summer yesterday. It has been so cold here that it actually felt good to lie in the tanning bed. I went to the club with my daughter on Saturday and drank about six beers, but on a good note i did not gain.

I will try and update more often, everyone is doing great!

Hi Ladies. I had a Doctor appt. this morning, was a monthly follow up on new Blood pressure med, and cholesterol, both of which are perfect they tell me, but get this, the same scale at the doctors office that was 7 lbs off and had me a wreck last month, only today to find out i am actually down 7 lbs in a month. My daughter is his nurse and she said the scale is still 7 lbs off, so i have actually lost that much. WOOO HOOO. Made my whole day.

Im sorry for the girls going through there periods, I had a complete hysterectomy in my late 30's and i dont regret that decision at all, except that i think that is what brought on some of my weight gain.

Shizzi- Dang i wish i lived close to you so you could drag my butt to the gym. I have missed going for like two weeks, although i am still eating ok and still losing, I know i would feel much better if i work out. I am paying 10.00 a week and not going. It has been so cold here and i have been using that for an excuse....EXCUSE no more, Plus a real cute guy that works out every day is giving me a wake up call in the morning so i can get my butt outta bed (wink) I work 2nd shift and i am a night owl, would be in luck if the gym was open all night

OMG, it is two thirty in the morning and im checking in..lol. I am working from 3:30 to midnights now so i find myself sleeping half the day away cause i stay up all freaking night!! And with that comes the night time snacking. I have been so so so bad about not going to the gym, over two weeks now i think. I am still on track with my calories though, that is UNTIL tonight, was very stressful at work and i cracked under the pressure and stopped on the way home for two slices of pizza. I am over it now though..i wanted it, i ate it DONE! I am still losing weight though without the excercise, down to 208 lbs as of this morning. My new guy friend is still staying in touch and im pretty ding dong dang happy these days...

 Filed my taxes tonight and just been relaxing and catching up on everyone's progress. GOOD JOB LADIES! I would like to respond to everyone by name, but i cant remember everyone and i dont want to screw up and leave someone out by mistake and risk hurting someones feelings. I am going to have to go to bed soon though or i will find myself standing with the refrigerator door open trying to find something to snack on. My daughter (25) and sister drank all my beer on saturday and i cant tell you how badly i wanted to throw a few back, but i refrained somehow.

I also weigh every morning, it keeps me on track i think. I bought some of those weight watcher's popcicles with the cookie crumbs on the outside,,,man they are good and not to bad on the calories either.

Hello, I am hoping that it is not to late to jump in here. I'm Lisa and i am 43 yrs. old and here are my stats

Starting weight was 226 (started in November )

 Current weight as of today 210 (jan. 12 2009)

 Goal weight is 175

I am almost 6' tall as well.

I have lost some weight over the past three years, but just starting counting my calories in December. I feel great and am learning to eat healthier. I use to drink about 8 cokes a day, ( i was truley addicted) I weened myself off slowly and got past the headaches, so i am happy to say i have not had a coke in about three months and i dont miss it! I work full time in a factory so i am on my feet all day and lifting heavy things as well. I do belong to a gym, but i procrastinate over going alot.

I have an excercise ball at home so on the days i miss going to the gym, I pull out my excercise ball and find a workout on youtube.

You all are doing great, and together we can do this one pound at a time!

Happy Friday everyone. Since my scale issues, every day has been better. This morning it read 211.4 so i will take that!! More and more people are starting to comment, and im feeling great. My washer broke yesterday and i didnt even get hostile, which i normally would have done.

I hope you all enjoy your weekend! Time for me to get ready for work

Hello girls!! Just got in from work, wanted to check things out. I did take a picture today before leaving for work, and i think compared to my other pictures, I do see a difference..Its the profile picture thats on here.

Mrs.D you had me laughing so hard when i read about your farting...lol

High five, keep it real girl.

GGGRRrrrr, I AM SO FRUSTRATED! I can't for the life of me find a scale that is right! My doctors scale has been off since the get go four years ago, he finally admitted to that last week, the gym's scale is always off because people let there kids jump on it, again verified this morning, and the dang digital scale i just bought last week gives me a different reading within seconds of each other....OMG i am seriously about to have a breakdown. I am trying so hard to eat right, excercise etc., but it is not working. I dont know if i am undereating, or overeating, cause i cant get an accurate weight! I am keeping my calories just at 1600 like it say's and i know sometimes i may be off by a little bit. I dont eat out at all, i dont eat candy, chips, no soft drinks..ughhhh. I am sorry i dont want to bring anyone down, i am just so upset right now.

Yes i know i have lost weight as i can tell by some of my jeans, but how am i suppose to keep up with this if i dont have a starting point. New years eve i had a breakdown crying jag after comming from a doctor's appt. when i found out his scale has been wrong all these years.

I did finally get my butt out of bed this morning and go to the gym, I worked out on the treadmill for 30 min doing HIIT then the almighty stair master. The gym was packed to the hilt. I go to a very popular and expensive gym..DO YA THINK THEY COULD HAVE A SCALE THAT IS ACCURATE! All i want is to see the progress on a scale at least once a week.

I know some of you are using an excercise ball, i watched a class at the gym today while on the stairmaster and i watched them hold the ball against the wall in the middle of their back then squat making sure the ball didnt fall. My daughter got me one for x-mas along with the stretch bands.

Also i work a very physical job, on my feet all day and lifting, at a factory so its not like i sit around all day, but i suppose maybe my body has just adjusted to that activity..   Let me go get some water and try to evaluate this before i go crazy..ughhhhhhhh

Hi all, Im lisa and i just started this healthy lifestyle two months ago. I am 5'11 and have lost 15 lbs in the past two months. Current weight is 213 lbs.

I had a complete hysterectomy in my middle 30's and i am 43 now. I dont regret not one day of having that done, but i do believe it put some extra weight on my already existing overweightness..lol, I know that aint a word. I am from the south so forgive me. I am taking this one day at a time and spend most of my non-working hours on this site to keep me focused.

I really need to workout more, wish there were someone here to kick me out of bed in the mornings. I do very well once i get to the gym, but sometimes getting there leads me to alot of procrastinating.

Hey lynn, I know very well what you mean. My father is famous for making me feel bad. As far as my ex, he did have a hernia repair i think about a year after, and since he is a veteran they would not pay for a tummy tuck, so his doctor at that time just kinda did him a favor while repairing the hernia he cut all the excess skin on his stomach away and just sewed it back together, mind you he has no belly button now, but he knew this before going into surgery. He actually was diebetic before he had the Bypass, but hasnt had that since his last visit, also has thyroid problems that he does take medication for.

 I always talk to him on a daily basis, even if it is just a "hi how are you" but not yesterday, didnt hear a peep out of him at all. I know he was ok as his myspace page just stated that he was "quiet".

I have a temper just like yours..LOL, i swear we could be twins. I did nursing as a med-tech for 13 years, so the nurses nor the doctors like me when i come for a visit.

Thankyou for the response's and yes I am sure he just loved me for who i was.

I am very concerned about him, but cannot get him to listen to me! He eats ALOT, all day long. He looks terrible and his teeth are going bad, cheecks are sunk in, he just wont listen when i tell him he needs a checkup with his doctor. He of course expels alot of what he eats shortly after and depending on the type of food he ate. After his surgery his follow up doctor told him that one flintstone vitamin would be sufficient, as i can hardly beleive that, but then again he does not eat alot of healthy foods where he needs to be getting his nutrients and vitamins from. He also had cancer when he was in his 20's, in his 40's now, and that concerns me as well.

It will come, and you will glow. I wasn't really seeing it either, so what i do is take pictures about every two weeks and post them on my myspace page so i can really see a difference. My pants are also very baggy, mostly in the rear end, not exactly where i needed to lose, but i will take it My belt also helps with that, as i keep having to use a different hole.

Keep up the good work and reap all the rewards. YOU CAN DO IT!

AHhhhh truffels (mouth is watering) For me out of sight is out of mind, so if i had truffels staring at me, i must say i would be tempted.

Great job on the weightloss!

Victoria secrets, my gawd, i feel sooo out of place when i stop in there at the mall. I so wish i could fit into some of those things, and some day i will. Although with age, the twins are gonna have to have lots of support..lol

For myself, I did not gain weight until my thirty's and i guess it just kept creeping up over the years. I have never really liked what i see when i look in the mirror, not to mention the weight. I have four sisters, all tall, and all thin. I am almost 6' myself, but my breaking point was a photo that was taken with my sisters and me looking like the odd ball.

I am also single, and although i am not doing this for a man, I know that if i dont take care of me and love myself, then nobody else will either. I have the most wonderful granddaughter and another on the way, so i want to be around for a very long time

I just started this journey in late October and have lost 14 lbs so far. I cut out cokes (addiction of drinking about eight a day for as long as i can remember) but no more, i have kicked that habit! I eat out maybe once a week, and i just started eating healthier. I got off topic didnt I, sorry.

This is somthing that i can control and so far im doing pretty good..

I am 5'11 and 215 lbs. and i am in a size 14 with a belt in the 5th hole

To focus on a happy healthier me. To excercise on a regular basis, and to never give up!