Posts by janl777222

First congratulations miss_cas on your 100 pound mark. I will be joining you in about 26 pounds more. Yet I still have about 30 more pounds I am trying to loose. I think that you should celebrate it by doing just about anything your heart desires as long as it's legal, HA! Seriously it's a great accomplishment and you shoud be very proud of yourself. Keep it up and keep it off forever, you have done it, you can keep doing it.

Jan

Congratulations! Careful not to loose too fast so you don't have any nasty problems. Never give up and when you done, just imagine..... Good luck, you can do it!!

Jan

I know that you're right. I think what happened along the way is I got a hold of a treadmill. I exersize with everything else, but I got addicted to it. I love the treadmill diong 3.5 and would sometimes spend an hour after work every day Just seing the scale go down like it did, I loved it. Also, I would walk during my lunch hours up the YMCA track.

I have also gotten to the point where I am very satisfied with what I am eating. On most days, I eat about 1/2 cup of multi-grain cheerios in the morning (I hate breakfast). A large salad for lunch with lettuce, spinach, tomatoe, and about 1/2 c. chicken with seven seas mix salad dressing, and for dinner I usually have a lean quisine dinner. I eat maybe a yogurt, a apple or a banana in between every day. I also take daily supplements, one-a-day, collagen, Vit. A, Vit. C, Calcium, Vit. E, Zinc, fish oil, gelatin, ginko.

As of yesterday, I burned my treadmill out. The motor isn't working and getting hot and it started stopping itself after about 5 minutes. I'd like to buy another one, but I wonder if I should just give it up and work more on the bike and other exersize without the treadmill. I still have 30 more pounds to go. I have been at a stand still for about 3 weeks now. Seriously, I am so happy and satisfied with what was doing, I could do it for the rest of my life. Do you think there's a chance this can all be corrected with muscle work and adding more to the calorie intake now?

Thanks for the motivation everyone. This started with me because of over health reasons. Then as I went along I started looking more at the problem areas. Those problem areas are becoming a nuisance, so I start working on those. Now I think I am letting this become more of a vanity/health issue.

Thank you for the input. I guess it won't be worth it. I agree with the "heartrate" but also without sweating, the pulling of the muscles; such as in strength training and weight lifting is what I have been doing alot of also. Stomach looks like a deflated baloon with gel inside, but I will keep working hard.  Was just hoping for an extra boost.

Jan

I went from 235 lbs. to 158 so far. So far I went from a 40C all the way down to a 36B, after all the exersizes and 35 lbs. more to go, I am guessing that it will be a 34A if there is such a size. Yes, it is so sad. But what are you going to do, better than obesity and poor health. Honey, the boobs will still work the same, just won't bounce and sag as much!! lol

You don't have to eat meat, however; getting the protein is important. I am about the same as you. I have been averaging about 1000 to 1200 calories a day. I've trained myself for so long to choose healthy foods that I really don't feel hungry, but sometimes eat because I should. I go out and buy alot of white chicken breast, chop it up into squares after I cook it, freeze it and use it in salads, etc. every day. I do this with fish also. I cook it ahead of time and just pick it out of the freezer and microwave it. Boil up an egg, or what ever. Since I really don't eat alot of meat, I bought the EAS Soy Protein drink mix, and chug one of those down. You can mix that with ice, a banana and it makes for a great milk shake. But do it early and before you exersize. There are many ways to get your protein. This is just a few ideas.

Thank you for the advice, I know that you are right and a real friend from afar. Doesn't hurt to try though. Good luck with everything that you are going through also. What a journey huh? Ups/Downs. I do love it now though, healthier and happier.

Janet 

You ain't kiddin. So far I have lost 65 pounds and am now 170. I went from a 40C, down to a 38C, and now I think I may be a 36B. I have no clue what size. I have to go into the dressing room to try bras on now. It's halarious yet sad, I bent over the other day, and they were hanging down like two 3D bananas. Talk about depression.

Hi tatertot911,

I asked the same questions so many posts back. My stretch marks are awful too. I dropped from 235 to 173 so far, and loving it. Fitness and eating right is something that I am so sorry I didn't have the moral to do a long time ago. I will not allow the sag or marks to get me down. My hope is that most of it will go away.

I have read all the articles that I could and I mix used coffee grinds with olive oil and cut up vitamin e tablets (about 4-5) and get in the shower and rub it all over for about 10 minutes. Picked this up off the internet. Don't know if it will help, but it is a homemade remedy for exfoliating the skin. And IT CAN'T HURT!!. I also use Suave cocoa butter lotion with shea, and over night, I cut up a few more vitamin e tablets and rub it in under the belly where the sag is most yucky. I have been trying to add 50 sit ups per day and any other kind of way to gain some muscle in the abdomen and put my hands together and pray. In the end, with all the will I am putting into the weight loss, I will label it as a success and you should too! Don't let it get you down. I'll bet the more you loose, the better it will get in time.  You may be able to do something like this with your legs. Oh, also, I bought a pilate at Wal-Mart. It is a circle that you place between your legs and squeeze and hold. I do this while watching tv or whatever. I just started this about 2 weeks ago and I am starting to see the little bit of sag be a little bit less saggy. Hope all this helps, good luck!

Jan

Thank you so much for your encouragement. I have come very far. I started the 100% cocoa butter and put it all over ever night after showering. You never know.

Jan

Hi Desert Rose,

Did you exersize about as much? I am glad to hear that it is improving for you. I know how it feels to have that.

Jan