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| Weight Loss | 300+ Club, counting down to Jan 2010 | Mar 04 2009 16:31 (UTC) |
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Im sorry Im late... its finally my day off and I have time to post again!! My weight is 295 now... yay!! I cant believe it since I have had a really stressful week and I havent been on track for a couple days. My boyfriend finally started working again and now between kids and schedules I havent had time to walk everyday or to eat as healthy as I want to. Im going to try to behave today and maybe even do 5 miles.... ugh... lol Im just happy to see the scale go down!!! I was getting really frustrated because it would just go from 298 to 301 and then back again... Now Im going to read and catch up! Teighlor |
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| Weight Loss | I need advice on reducing calories. | Feb 25 2009 19:54 (UTC) |
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I am 6' tall, 300 lbs... age 25... the advice thing on this website says my daily intake to loose weight should be 2210 calories... others say different things... thanks for your advice... I dont think 1800 will be too low... just nervous that I wont be able to stick to it. |
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| Weight Loss | Need high protein, low carb, quick and easy snack ideas | Feb 25 2009 19:47 (UTC) |
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I like those little cans of albacore tuna that have the pop tops so you dont need a can opener. At home I put a little soy sauce, balsalmic vinegar and black pepper on it... yummy! I also like I keep them with me so if on my lunch break if I dont have time to get something healthy I get a side salad from wendys drive thru and dump the tuna ontop... instant tuna salad minus the mayo and crap! Beef jerky is also a good snack for on the go.... |
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| Weight Loss | Do you see your weight loss when you look in the mirror? | Feb 25 2009 18:58 (UTC) |
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Im feeling this way today. I kinda had a bad day yesterday, I was craving things and ate way to much! Anyway I got on my scale yesterday and the needle has not moved. I have been dieting for almost a month now and I have been walking 2 miles a day and eating all healthy food with an occasional treat so I dont feel too deprived. It just seems like nothing is happening. I thought I lost 2 lbs this week but today the needle was at 301 where it was 298 a couple days ago. According to every website Ive been on it says I should be eating 2500 calories a day. This seems like way too much but thats how many I have been eating, plus walking... and compared to how I used to eat I dont see how Im not feeling better or looking any different... and the scale has not moved! If I try to eat 1800 cal a day I am starving and miserable all day long.... so what to do.... its really frustrating. Now Im wondering if I have lost anything at all! Im scared of this "starvation" thing that everyone talks about because I dont want my body to hang onto the fat, so I think if I eat any less than I am now it will be worse... I dont know... Grrr Im totally frustrated today. I want to go do 5 miles today but Im still sore from 2 days ago! anyways im rambling... but yeah I dont see any changes, maybe its too soon and Im just being impatient.. its just that last time I lost weight I saw results almost immediately. Oh well....
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| Weight Loss | 300+ Club, counting down to Jan 2010 | Feb 24 2009 20:41 (UTC) |
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So I walked 5 miles yesterday instead of 2 and OMG... i am so sore today!! lol. Not to mention it started pouring rain about 1.5 miles into my walk and so I got soaked. It was sort of refreshing though, almost symbolic of shedding the weight. Like the rain was washing away the fat. Anyway by the time I got home I looked like I had been swimming but I felt great! Im so tempted to take a day off and lay around today.... but I wont... I got on the scale this morning and it had not moved... again... I want to see progress and instead it lingers right at the same spot. I really want to start getting lower on my daily calories but its so hard!! I wish there was some magical way to not want to eat all the time.... grrrr Teighlor |
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| Weight Loss | 300+ Club, counting down to Jan 2010 | Feb 23 2009 05:45 (UTC) |
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I just sent a message to join... My starting weight was around 310.. I didnt have a scale so not sure exactly. I am currently 298. I just started this process on Feb 8th. I have successfully lost 70 lbs in the past, hoping to do as well this time. My strategy is obviously diet and excercise... I am trying to eat around 2000 cal a day and walk at least 2-3 miles everyday. I havent managed to stay at my goal calorie intake, I usually top out around 2500 - 2700. However my BMR calorie intake with a sedentary lifestyle is 3500 cal per day... oh I forgot to mention I am 6' tall :) Anyways... I hope to get to know everyone soon... Im getting tired of talking about where I am now... looking forward to being able to post with milestones! Tomorrow I am going to try a 5 mile walk and see how I do... wish me luck. Teighlor |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Feb 23 2009 05:21 (UTC) |
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I am definately excited to have found this site. Sometimes its hard for me to get online just because of work and my kids, but Ill try to reply as often as I can. Since I got my scale last tuesday I am down 2 lbs :) Which is nice. I am going to get a tape measure next time I remember to! Also thinking I will start doing 3 miles instead of 2 since I have yet to be able to eat 2000 cal a day.. which is where I want to be. I am currently stuck at eating around 2500 a day, no matter what I get too hungry to avoid those last 500!! grr.... so I think I can handle 3 miles, plus I really enjoy doing my 2 and then all of a sudden Im home and done... lol. ANyways I am really looking forward to getting to know people here... it does sound like we have alot in common :) Hugs, Teighlor |
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| Weight Loss | I need a lot of hep. | Feb 21 2009 06:50 (UTC) |
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YES! I know how you feel as I feel the same way. I find that walking suits me well because I can walk at a fast pace, feel the burn, jiggle and sweat and no one is sitting there staring at me. Of course cars pass and such but I dont care much about that... I feel so great when I go for my walks, its like my special time where I can think, be outside and also help myself loose weight. Im affraid that diet alone will not be enough! I have a goal in mind, when I loose most of my weight and feel confident again i want to join a gym and make myself get over that hurdle of being embarassed. Anyway, I know how you feel and I dont think we are alone. See if there is some other type of excercise that works for you thats not at a gym :) Teighlor |
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| Health & Support | Excess skin | Feb 20 2009 04:40 (UTC) |
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I am also just starting to loose weight, I have at least 120 lbs to loose. I dont know if I have lost any weight yet, I started this about 3 weeks ago and just bought a scale 2 days ago... anyway... i have noticed already that I feel looser and more jiggly in the arms, belly and chin area. I posted this on a different thread asking if anyone else noticed this in the beginning. I feel like after almost a month, instead of looking thinner i actually look fatter because it seems like my face skin is sagging more under my chin.. maybe Im just seeing it more now because I am aware of it where as before I tried to pretend I was not as fat as I am... Anyways I actually would love to have tons of loose skin because that means I lost all that fat! I have a couple milestones in mind... one of them is that when I have lost 100 lbs I want to join a gym and start working on toning. I dont have the $ right now but when I succeed it will be worth it... I see joining a gym as a reward that will help me loose that last bit of weight and get toned so I can do one of my other goals which is wear a bikini for the first time in my life!! Anyway im glad there are others here who have at least as much to loose as me... it seems like on alot of the other posts I have read everyone is talking like 20 or 30 lbs... when i say 120 it scares me!! Teighlor |
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| Weight Loss | I need a pep talk! | Feb 19 2009 19:46 (UTC) |
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lol... cottage cheese... I like it honestly! I will eat more before work, I just didnt feel like cooking something and I get bored with cereal. I walk the 2 miles, but fast walk, it takes me about 35 min to do 2 miles. Once I start to get a little more fit I will try to up the time and go farther, for now 2 is about all I can do. Thanks for the replies... now its off to work where I will at least not be sitting on my ass! |
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| Weight Loss | I need a pep talk! | Feb 19 2009 19:43 (UTC) |
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Thank you :) I do want to base my success on inches more than pounds, gotta get a tape measure next! lol. Im not worried about giving up, Im more worried that Im going to find some way to justify overeating and that I will continue to abuse healthy food the same way I abuse any other food! I needed to find a place like this so I have somewhere to vent, I hate to be depressing but sometimes its so hard to look in the mirror and see what Ive done to myself... at times it feels irreversable even though I know its not. I wish I could just unzip myself and step out of my fat body... Teighlor |
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| Motivation | One day, I will | Feb 19 2009 03:15 (UTC) |
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One Day I Will.... I dont need a long list here.... Wear a bikini! Shop in the normal sized clothes... Dance in public without being embarassed of my height or the things that jiggle!
I promise myself I will never again... Order 3 times the amount of food I need at a fast food restaurant Allow myself to binge as a reward for anything Avoid doing things because I am embarassed about how I look Make excuses to keep destroying myself with food Allow some skinny person to show me up!! I am somewhat embarassed to admit... That I used to go get food in the morning when I took my kids to school, and I would order a whole bunch of stuff from some fast food place and eat it in the car on the way home to hide my over eating from my boyfriend. I would get us each something and then I would order some extra stuff and eat that before I got home so he didnt know I had already eaten like 2 or 3 extra things.. OMG THATS SICK!! lol.... |
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| Weight Loss | What's Your Biggest Problem You're Having Losing Weight? | Feb 19 2009 02:46 (UTC) |
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Well Im still just starting, this is about 2 or 3 weeks into my weight loss... I bought a scale yesterday and ACK... talk about motivation! I knew I was around 300, but seeing the needle hit that mark just made it so much more real. I was hoping that I was exagerating! Plus I feel like I have already lost some weight so I wonder what I started at! The biggest issue I have aside from finding time to do my 2 miles minimum a day, is living with a man who can eat whatever he wants and stay trim. I have the hardest time not over eating at home just because I am around someone who eats all the time and does not gain weight. I went shopping this week and got all healthy things, but even that is hard when my boyfriend is always asking for food! I wish I could just not care about eating but its not so simple. Now it seems like im obsessing over eating and it seems like Im still eating more just because Im thinking about it all the time!! I have found that logging what I eat helps alot but its still my biggest issue. What I am most surprised about is how I have started looking forward to my daily excercise. Its like Me time.. no kids, no work... its great. I am actually thinking of doing more than 2 miles a day as soon as I can break my legs in a bit more. Teighlor |
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| Motivation | Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds | Feb 17 2009 21:52 (UTC) |
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Hi, Im Teighlor, I am 25, 6' tall and I weigh 310 as of current. My current goal is to get down to 180 again... step by step!! I need to loose 130 lbs to get back to that weight! Im tall so people always say I carry my weight well.. its been an excuse for me to allow myself to get waaaaay too big. Im nervous because I want to succeed so bad, and I have successfully lost alot of weight in the past... but for the past 6 years I have steadily been gaining and I have a really hard time not over eating or eating when Im bored. I am currently a size 20/22. I would also love to find others in the same weight range as me... 130 lbs is alot to loose! Thats an entire person!! Look forward to reading... Teighlor |
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