Posts by hajab

No, I actually haven't weighed myself since 3 weeks ago when I started. For one, I dont own a scale. and the one at my parents house, I always forget to when Im over there. I would say, I've probably loss about 3 pounds...maybe. I'll weigh myself towards the middle-end of this week and see. And I wouldn't say Im obessessing...yet...im just really paying attention like never before to my body. When you spend X amount of time overweight and in denial, it's easy to look at your body as being "normal" or "in shape" as I really use to think it was...so now---that I actually see those areas all throughout my body (because it is spread evenly) Im probbaly just magnifying their flaws to myself. I dont' want to be mean to myself, I guess Im just a bit perturbed that I didnt notice how out of shape I had been all these years...but thanks for this insight. I'll relax a bit this week on looking so hard at myself.

For me, it was getting tired of looking at other women my age with the bodies I knew I could have. Year after year, I would amp myself up to lose a large amount of weight in a short amount of time---only to give up once the scale barely budged. At 26, these should be my PRIME years that I can look back on and say, "WOW I had a nice shape" not, "WOW, I really was fat" So---Im finally taking the time and WORK needed to permantely drop these 35 pounds.

WOW!!! Thanks to everyone!! This really lifeted my spirits this morning. And everyone is correct. It is a gradual change. I can't just expect to stop eating crap and become a warrior overnight---because thats not what I had been conditioned to for the last 6 years. I'm going to stop being so hard on myself and just take it one day at a time. Moving towards inprovement...

I didn't purposely submit this topic twice. Sometimes, when I push "post reply" it says, it's been removed. So I just post it again. Sorry for the duplicate posts in advance.

I'm sorta new on this too...so don't take my word. But I would say, did you edit any of your orignal settings? I'm 5'4 as well. But I'm 26 and my start weight was 165. Once I logged in all my BMI info, CC automatically set my projected goal date as Jan. 2010 as well as setting my daily calories at 1650. Well, I happen to think 1) 1650 is too much, because I can eat between 1300-1500 and be quite satisfied. 2) Jan. 2010 was estimated because of my "moderate activity" selection, whereas I've already increased that to "very active" so I went in and changed some of my settings to try and reflect a "sooner" goal date and lower caloric intake and the system bounced it out, telling me it was too extreme. So, maybe with your weight loss, the system saw that as drastic for some reason. Especially if you intially signed up saying you were "slightly active" or any other starter selections. You have to adjust those settings to reflect ALL your changes, because the system will critique you based on calorie intake, exercise and your BMI stats as a whole. So, maybe you've increased your excersise a bit without logging it into your "activity log"---you have to show that or CC will think you're losing the weight in an unhealthy manner. Sorry I was so long-winded.

Thanks everyone!!! This is a wealth of information that I can surely USE!!! Thanks Again!!

Howdy Goodpotatoe!

Yeah, Im a serial-carber. I love pasta, potatoes, doughy breads, etc. So this could be contributinig to my belly fat. Even though Im trying to be strict with my CC, I tend to notice that a high percentile of my daily food is carbs. But fresh/lean meat isn't always easy to make full meals out of. And I wouldn't get full from salad and veggies alone. I dont know, I want to try a little veganism mixed with occassional vegatarianism. I know I consume way too many meat and animal products...but as I said---it's hard to be creative with broccoli, salad and beans everyday. It's always easier to grill a 1/2 chicken breast with pasta or potatoe. My staples as meals for YEARS have been the traditional: meat and potatoes or meat, starch, veggie. I just haven't built a consistent relationship with the GOOD carbs---I need to make friends with them soon...very soon.

WoW Terri! Are you sure you dont work in MY office. I swear, she's the sweetest lady (who also happens to vocally struggle with her weight) and she also has the "sweet tooth" jar perched on her desk...full of hershey's minatures. And yesterday I went in and grabbed up 4 of them which came to a wasteful 168 calories.

But I notice particulary with her because she's always complaining about her weight that she is a serial sabatoger...like SERIAL. Almost 3-4 times a week, she also brings in bags of cookies, cakes and desserts. (Just as you said you do) and not only does she bring them in---but she BOAST and BRAGS and goes around the office from door to door cohercing (yes "cohercing") everyone to partake in the sugary, doughy treats.

And like cats being led to a milk pasture---we herd in one after the other stuffing our faces with that junk. Why? Because it's there. And it's comforting. But want to hear the punchline? She rarely EATS IT HERSELF. So go figure---maybe in some strange twisted, very twisted way...lol. It helps her not to binge by being able to make the treats readily available for others BUT not herself.

As strange of a theory--it may work. I know that I LOVE to cook. And usually, once done---I have no appetitite for what I've prepared. So maybe when she's eyeing that chocolate cake at home or lusting after those cookies in the grocery store---instead of grabbing them up for herself---she figures if she could atleast get the will-power to bring them to work---that will eliminate the chance that she gobbles them all up alone.

I dunno. This is just one theory. But as I said in one of my topics---I also sabotage. In different ways though. I'll lose 10-15 lbs. and instead of keeping that up---I'll start eating like a wild woman and neglecting my workout as if to purposely guarentee that the weight loss is temporary. So we all have our vices. Again---you have to recognize them, yet not give them POWER. It's hard but you can do it!!

Hi Everyone!!!

Thanks!! It feels great to know Im not alone. If Im honest, I remember about 6 months ago when I had started another weight loss program (a combo of Atkins dieting and treadmill) my tummy sorta did the same thing...but shortly thereafter---it all started to come in alignment...lol. So I guess I answered my own question. It just gets frustrating when you're starting all over again and you suddenly get amnesia of what it was like the other 50 times you tried to lose weight...lol. So this makes perfect sense cause I surely gain weight in my BELLY first. So, I guess it's gonna stay on for the long haul until everywhere else is lean/trimmed.

Hello smwhipple!!

Thanks for the advice!! And honestly, I've always been a walker. I think sometimes there is misconception that overweight people or out of shape people, never have been in shape or fit. And I fit in the latter catergory. I was very active all through highschool and the first two years of college. so running, dancing, working out was never unfamiliar to me. But somewhere between my junior and senior year in college and these last 4 years, post-college---I have let myself go. So, the walking is just the tip of the iceberg of what athletically I am really capable of doing. But the first week I started walking---my body REACTED. I was exhausted and I hurt all over. My thighs, calves, bum and everything was sore. But now---2 weeks in, my body is remembering what it use to be like to be in shape and is adjusting. So now, I'll have to step it up by incorporating a little more intense cardio sessions in the late evenings and weekends to challenge myself. It's always about challenge. Thanks again!!!

Thanks Claud, themassageguy and agaffka!!! I sincerely appreciate ALL of your advice and will heed it. And WOW Agaffka---First---Congrats on such a big loss!! We sound like twins, because I too---despise running. I was daydreaming as I walked to work this morning, and I came to the conclusion that at my most healthiest and lowest weight (113 lbs.) I was dancing which is something I LOVE---and everytime, I think about that or walking or other exercises---they don't seem like exercises not because they are effortless, because trust me---walking uphill terraines can get intense---but I enjoy those things. Whereas I have never liked running. I use to run track as a child and I get butterflies right now thinking about the dreadful run and being out of breath. But I do think incorporating some intense cardio with my walking will get the pounds off more consistently.

Thanks ocarina!! Congrats to you for your success. I soooo look forward to the day, when I can also say "I use" to be chunky too---but I'm not there. Yeah, I find that walking/intervals has been the ONLY consistent exercise I can stay with. Whenever I try to do too many difficult workouts, I burn out easily. So, I guess consistency and persistency is the name of the game. Thanks for the encouragement!!!

please excuse if this topic is seen mulitple times, when I was creating it and pressing "post" it was giving me an error message, so that's why I thought it wasn't going through.

Welcome All!!

Thanks for the encouragement and feedback. Well today starts the second week, that I'll be hauling it to work by foot (with the help of the transit system) I can already feel and SEE the difference. Last week, I was huffing and puffing just to get up hills and feeling exhausted by the time I got home and  today, I barely got out of breath, which just inspires me to speed my pace up or even start intervals. I'm also gonna start this home workout in the evenings, which will consist of lunges, jump-squats, regular squats and floor crawls. I read that this workout is KNOWN to target belly fat and tone legs, along with it being good cardio. And on the weekends, I'll be jogging moderately on the treadmill for bout an hour on Saturday and Sunday mornings. I have significantly cut back on my alcohol intake, which not only makes me feel better the morning after---but I honestly am losing my flare to even want to drink. I have exactly about a month (4 weeks) to go until my prospective goal date and even if the difference isn't seen in pounds loss on the scale, I can already SEE the leaner more shapely body taking form. I think I'm going to start focusing my diet on more leaner proteins and veggies and reduce my carb intake to maybe 50-80 grams daily. I really want to work on Trimming this excess body fat I have in my middle section, arms and thighs and I know carbs just aid in their thickness. Have a Happy Diet and Fitness week everyone!!!!!

GREETINGS to MDS86, ISUCARNZ and SWEARIMN!!!!

THANKS for the actual encouragement and I wish you all LUCK AS WELL. Please keep me posted and remember, you are IN CONTORL of your bodies and your goals. Not statistics, CC or any person that puts doubt in your minds. If you want it bad enough, you'll get it!!! I'm living proof. I'm never hungry and I've loss 6 lbs. this week. STAY creative and don't let a plateau or stale scale discorage you. YOUR IN CONTROL!!!!!!