Posts by ekai

Thank you Roger!  I will pray for us too!  Definitely sounds like we are in the same situation.

Congrats on the 5 hours, lofudge13!  That sounds so fun!  I would love to do ballet, although I'm sure I'd be with the babies hahahh to learn the moves.  I love the elegance though and I'm sure you gain incredible muscular strength.

tryin2lose25 what great motivation!  good luck!!  hope you wow them!!

As for me, my foreign relatives are loving the American food, but I'm dying!  I hardly ever eat American food; I don't even cook it!  I love spice and rice lol, and cook food from everywhere else but here...  plus the grease is not helping in my quest for losing!  We've had pizza the first night and kfc the second...  I feel like I've had my weekly calorie total in just two days!   I have to admit though, seeing them enjoying it makes me smile.  I'm trying to counteract the damage during the day, eating well.  On the plus side, they brought me LOTS of Tanzanian spices and tea, so when they're gone I can cook some great (non-greasy) food!  :)  Oh, and the only workout I'm getting right now is walking and shopping.  Walking on lunch break at work, and shopping the entire evening with the relatives.  I should just drop them off at a mall and go to the gym!  lol 

Bye guys!

Oh..  and welcome Lauren & t100smiles!!  Glad to have you!

hey guys! 

mia: so happy to hear from you!  I've been wondering how you are!  Congrats on the awesome weight loss! 

I did well last week and am really feeling motivated to stick with it.  Thank GOD!!!!  Finally got my motivation back!  No matter how bad you want it, if you can't find that motivation, it doesn't matter! 

Anyway, not a lot of weight lost since the beginning of the challenge (now at 209.6), but I'm feeling confident that I will stick to it now.  My trip to Africa is drawing closer, and I think thats a lot of the motivation!  Whatever it is, I'm just happy!

lofudge13: don't get discouraged.  I know its SUPER frustrating, but we all reach plateaus.  Maybe try to eat 100-200 more calories/day for a week to let your body know that every thing is ok.  Then hopefully the next week it'll realize that it's okay to lose weight.

tryin2lose25: thanks!  stick with it girl!  I know you can do it!

roger:  so proud of you! 

thomas:  welcome!  let us know how you're doing, and good luck!

hey everybody!  I'm just checking in before the weekend.

Tomorrow I'll have to swap my normal 2 hour workout for a 5 hour volunteer session, which will still burn calories cause I'll be painting.  Hoping to have a decent weighin tomorrow morning too...  we'll see!

Good luck on the weekend everybody! 

lofudge13: congrats on surviving the NY trip!

ranchobernardo: nice to have you here!  definitely a perfect fit!  I do agree with lofudge13; you need to eat at least 1200.  I used to eat only 1000 or less a day and lost a lot of weight, but was by no means anorexic.  Now my metabolism is screwed up, and its soooo hard to lose.  It's really not worth it because after being so thrilled that I lost weight, I now can barely lose anything, and it's devastating.  Take care of yourself, please!!!

hey ya'll!

So I need to be honest....  I haven't started trying yet.  I feel a little guilty, however, the challenge does say july to nov!    I'm part of another challenge here that starts July 1st.  I decided that since I've had so much trouble sticking to it lately that I would give myself these last days of June to really have a break from all.  No counting calories, no logging my food.  I'm eating some things that I normally would think twice about.  (I should note that even though I'm going "all at it" for me this isn't so bad...  there's still no way I'm going much higher than 2,500 calories but it's double from my normal 1400 a day)

Anyway, today is the last day of my food frenzy, and I feel like in doing this I can't have any excuses for saying, "oh, I haven't been carefree in so long, one day won't hurt."  I really need to get serious about this!

mfajita:I like your method of rewards!  (Not so sure about the mexican restaurant, but if it works for you, great!)  I think I might try that out as motivation too!  Thanks for sharing.

lofudge13/elly:  I just wanted to say that I calculated your BMI for your goal weight, and it's not unhealthy, so I respect what you're trying to do.  I'm sure you've been criticized before though.  Congrats on the 2 lb. loss!!  I'm really impressed!  Don't push too much, like you said...  you're doing awesome!

Susie: Sorry to hear about the wake up call, but sometimes its just what you need to make you ultimately happier.  Good luck!

Shaye/Holly:Don't worry about being "the biggest" ..  you can't look at it that way.  We're all going thru the same thing, and you just had a baby!  It sounds like you have some great plans to stick to it.  Do a lot of research about what is healthy to eat at the restaurants you go to often.  Hopefully that'll help you enjoy going out, and spending time with your fiancee!

Natalie: also plateaued here, and preparing for a wedding...  I definitely relate!  let's beat this!!

Tanya: Wow, if only I exercised like you do!  I really want to see you succeed.  You obviously have a lot of dedication for many things in your life.  Try to focus that dedication on yourself!!  :)  You're more important than anything!  I think you need to be very very...  VERY detailed in what you're eating every day.  There's no reason you are exercising that much and having weight gain.  Counting calories can be a huge eye opener...  and it changed my life!

Roger:  I'm so proud of you for hitting your goal!  Of all of us from the last 25 lb. challenge, you were one of the only ones to stick to it and really meet the goal!  I really admire you!

Jennifer/mustfitthedress: I'm getting married too!  Mine's in February so we've got just about the same length of time!  Maybe we can help each other! 

Everyone: To those I didn't respond to, I'm not ignoring you, I just skimmed thru the replies quickly.    The biggest reason for successes in our last group was lots of member interaction.  We developed friendships and knew about each others' personal struggles.  Please be involved!!  We all need support.  It really does work!! 

ROGER!!! down to 220???  Congrats!!  I'm so proud of you for sticking to it!  You're doing so great!

Hi Jaylene! Nice to meet you!  Sounds like you have a good workout plan, but I know what you mean with other parts of life getting in the way.  Hope to see you here often!

Me:  I have catered lunch the rest of the week at work... never helpful.  But, I ate super healthy yesterday to balance it out, and hoping to exercise at least 1 hour in the evening on either Wed. or Thurs. in addition to my daily walking and do 2 hours on Saturday.  Weighed the same today...  maintaining.

ok great!  I guess as long as I have at least one person with me I'll go ahead with a new group..  lol!

I'm planning my wedding....ugh!  But thankfully since we haven't picked the date yet, we just moved it back from Nov to Feb!  So that gives me a lil more time to get where I want to be.   I'm thinking we should stick to 25lbs at a time, so how about 25lbs from July 1st to Nov 30th....    that's 5lbs a month, which I think is reasonable.  Should we call it "25 pound challenge: Jul-Nov 09"?

I would really hope that people from this group would carry over to the new group..  cause I'll miss all of you, even though we've all been MIA for a long time.

btw, mia you certainly make me feel better about my unpacking.  My husband is allllll  over me about a couple of boxes that I've stuffed into closets!  (& yes we're already married...  didnt have a big ceremony here, wanted to do 2 weddings, 2nd one is in Tanzania)  He's kind of a minimalist though, so I kinda understand.

dang, what happened to everybody??  miss you guys and hearing your success!

I'm doing good for the past two weeks, trying to get back on track!

Hope we can start up this thread again!

Keep at it Roger!  You're doing so good!!

Wow Tori!!!  That's so awesome!!  Congrats on the 195!  You're doing phenomenal!!  Great job at school too!  It's always a great feeling to have another year behind you.  How much more do you have to go?

Sarah: Your cruise sounds fun!  I hope you enjoy every minute of it!  8 stress free days of relaxation...  wow, I don't even know what I would do!  haha

Me:  Stilllllllllllllll unpacking, only about halfway thru it.    I have managed to rediscover half of my living room floor though!  We're gettin somewhere!!

I've been stressed beyond stressed (actually have two pimples on my always flawless face, lol, so that should tell ya) so I haven't been weighing in.  I know that I've been eating way less than perfect, but I'm not doing horrible either.  Now, if I could just find a gift for mother's day!

Congratulations Roger!!  You're doing great!

Sarah: hiiii!  I'm out here..  somewhere, lol!  How ya doing?

Me:  I'm moving this week, starting yesterday.  Moving two places into one...  got one done so far and one more that we're starting on tomorrow!  Hoping for some SERIOUS calorie blasting and that I don't counter that with some seriously bad fast food..  everyone helping loves pizza but me :( 

I'm down one more lb..  glad to have any progress at all.  I'm not trying to make excuses, but this move is what I've been waiting on..  I've felt like the living situation I had before was a major deterrent to my weight-loss success.  I'm absolutely ecstatic to move, unpack, and get my life in order ... and burn some calories during it all!

You guys are the reason I'm holding on at all to any success with my weight.  I am maintaining well and losing slowly, and I'm so happy to at least be there.  We've all been on hiatus lately, but I know you're all out there and I hope everything is well....  thanks for your dedication and being there for me!

Can't wait to hear from everyone!

Hey guys!

Sarah: I'm back down too.  I think we've both learned our lesson, haha.

Ali:  you clearly already have the commitment factor in your favor, and if WW will give you the extra boost you need, go for it!  Just keep in mind that either way, you will still have to be strong with your boyfriend.  I know they mean well, but sometimes the closest people in our lives can do the most damage to our weight loss goals.  Maybe try having a conversation with him specificaly regarding your goals, and let him know that when you say no to food, you mean it, and he needs to honor it even if he doesn't understand it.  I think we will always struggle with this though...  my husband made me eat a small piece of chocolate yesterday after I told him no 5 times...  haha  (Perhaps I need to have the same conversation with my hubby...)

Pook:  glad to see you back!  Sounds like most of us had a rough week.  Great to hear you maintained!  Lets get back on track this week together!!

Me...  Due to some strange monsoon-esque weather we had here, we cancelled our plans to go out of town.  I managed to work in two long walks this weekend.  Friday night for an hour and Sunday for 1.5 hours with a little jogging.  I should have went to the gym, but the weather was too irresistable for me to be trapped indoors.  Good to switch it up anyway, and I probably need to take advantage of it while I can.  Summers here are mostly too hot to exercise outdoors. 

I ate relatively well, sushi and churrascaria (meat) on saturday and fish yesterday.  Yesterday was back down to levels before Easter.  I'm anxious to see where this week will take me; determined to get back to the gym!  Good luck all!!

yay Tori!!!  Congrats!  Goodbye twos!!  I'm so happy for you and hoping that I see the same numbers soon!  :)

Hi!

Congratulations!  I've used a few different bc options...

DO NOT get on DEPO!  I was on it for 3 years, then all the sudden I gained 60 lbs in 3 months and could not lose the weight no matter what I did..  I ate super perfect, exercised every day..  still carried the weight!  Oh, I also had acne (no acne before depo), hair falling out, and scars that turned black on my fair skin whenever I had the slightest injury...  even a cat scratch!  I also have 3 other friends who gained weight from depo, at least 10 lbs.

From there I got on the NuvaRing, and was able to -- almost instantly -- lose the weight I gained from Depo.  NuvaRing is a great option, after a little time you won't notice it's there at all, and its a low dose of hormones.  I was on this for 3 yrs too.  Only side effect I had with it was bad tension headaches for the first 6 months.

Although I loved the ring, I lost my med insurance and had to find a cheaper option so I talked to my doc and she gave me Tri-Sprintec ($9 @ Walmart with NO insurance!)  I was a little skeptical of it, but I've been on it about 1.5 years and I love it!  I have no side effects from it, clear skin, and no pregnancies, lol!

One main thing to consider about the various pills out there:  Do you want to have a monthly period?  Many of the pills offer a period only a few times each year, but for me personally, I like my body to remain as normal as possible.  Plus, I'd be worried that I didn't get my period because I was pregnant, but I'm a little paranoid like that, lol!

I'm currently considering switching to an IUD because I want something a little more permanent since I just got married and want to enjoy "us" before we add to the bunch!  ;)

If you have any more questions, feel free to message me!  I'd love to help!

Good luck!

I'm completely with ya kitty, I would feel wasteful too.  Hope it's working out for ya!

ok guys!  This is my first post since joining the group, and I have to say thanks to all of you!!  I kept all of you in my mind this weekend and I definitely made better choices!

I'm now 209, down 3!  I bought a new scale -- apparently I got a friendly one, lol!  Keeping you all in my mind and knowing I didn't want to come back here with bad news I ate smaller portions of the things that weren't too good and other than that ate healthy.  I went to a crawfish party all day Saturday, and I did ok, except I did have quite a bit of vodka/cranberry because I never get a chance to let loose and this was an environment where I didn't have to worry about driving home and if I was safe or not. 

I also went to the gym on Saturday for the first time in two weeks and took a walk on Sunday.  I want to eat good during this week because I know the weekend will be difficult, going out of town for Easter. 

Mia: I can't wait to find some PB2!  Sounds delicious!!  Thanks!

Pook: Thanks for the encouraging words and good luck with those cals!  Get them back down soon because if you keep going and enjoying that amount of food its harder to cut it back!  You're inspiring me with your weight loss, so don't give up!!

Sarah:  Were ya a cleaning machine?  haha I know when I'm wanting to burn calories by cleaning I really get into it!

Butteryflymed: Congrats!!  I know that had to feel awesome!

Ana: Good luck this weekend at the wedding!  I'm sure it'll be tough, but don't blow all your hard work this week on the wedding refreshments and food.  Just remember all of us are supporting you and want you to succeed.  Hope you have a great time!!

Wow!  I am so jealous of the network you guys have!  It must be very encouraging to have this many people whom you sort of have to report to every day!  I wish I could join!  Why does the topic say (closed)??