Posts by cmcole

biggestloserfan, blessed72, indiwarrior~WELCOME to the group!!

Hey everyone~On my way out the door.  We're going to the drive-in tonight.  I LOVE drive-ins!!  Anyway, just wanted to pop in and say hi.  Hope you're all having a great weekend.  I'll talk to ya again soon.  :)

go4gold~No...didn't head down to see the game.  The husband's watching it now though (of course)...21 to 14 OK in the 3rd quarter.  Don't tell anyone (looks around to see if anyone is ease-dropping) we really don't care.  We're Nebraska fans around here.  Gooooo Nebraska!! :)

Later~Corisa :)

Thanks so much sabineyvr!  And, congratulations on passing your half way mark.  Yeeeaaa!!!!  I'm clapping for you. :)  Keep up the good work!

bigmommag~  Ugh!  I hate it for you!!  All I ever want to eat when I'm sick is toast, scrambled eggs or chicken noodle soup.  And I sleep A LOT!  Hope you're better real soon! :)

go4gold~ I'm with ajjciir on this one.  I only use my totals from my regularly scheduled  weigh-in days to track my loss (or gain).  Getting on the scale everyday and seeing my weight fluctuate as much as it does drives me crazy.  As long as the numbers on the scale are steadily getting smaller I'm happy!   

Hiiiiii jelly1134 (I say waving with a big smile :))  WELCOME!!

Everyone else~hello to you too!  Have a good night.  Talk to ya soon.

nihilistic~WELCOME!  I've made terrible, stupid choices in the past to "just get the weight off" but (like you've experienced) I never kept it off.  This time around I decided to focus my attention on educatingmyself (about nutrition) and not so much on "getting skinny".  The best part though- I am losing weight and now I know how to keep it off!  Basically, my point is, I think you've made a good decision to make permanent healthy changes to youreating habits, without the use of pharmaceuticals or goofy over-the-counter ripoffs. 

Sounds like you're doing an awesome job with your exercise regimen, too.  Bicycling 21 miles a day~WOW~ That is awesome!!.  I'm only up to 8 miles at a time but one of these days I'll catch you. :)

About your suggested daily calorie intake set by the website...I don't know?  I thought mine seemed way too high, too.  Can anyone explain?

Best of luck to you!   ~Corisa

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Hey eveyone!  I was reading thru the posts and even though they weren't about the happiest subjects they made me so happy.  Everyone's so supportive of one another.  I'm so proud to be a member of this club.  It's nice to know I can count on all of you if or when I feel let down by others.  I appreciate all of you! 

Congratulations ang37 on reaching your 10% goal!  That's wonderful!

bigmommah~I'd be proud to add you to my friends list!  I'll help you, too, in anyway I can!  lol

jansa5~Woo whooo!  Good for you! -down 7lbs since joining this group and down 25.5lbs since joining c.c.

Well, I've gotta get.  I'll talk to ya tomorrow.  Have a nice one!

lol  ~Corisa 

fortyandfab~ I'm happy for you anyway!  You're staying positive and keeping yourself motivated and we all know that's (at least) half the battle.  Keep it up girl.  You're awesome!

tanyamoniq~I can just feel your excitement jumping thru my screen! :)  Yeah!! I feel so giddy (for you? with you? I don't know!)  I'm just so thrilled for you!  Good job!  Keep up the good work!

renastar23~Wow!  10lbs...SWEET!!  You go girl!  You must be so psyched!

I don't have anything new to report about myself.  Still drinking my 10-12cups of water a day.  Still power walking (with weights now-2lbers).

Got any advice? What motivates you? 

My friend (that I've been power walking with since July and who has lost 20lbs) hasn't lost any weight and "only" (as she puts it) 1 inch (total)  in 4 weeks.  She's getting really discouraged and I'm her only support.  I know she's not eating well.  She usually has pizza or McDonalds or Taco Bell EVERY DAY and dinner isn't 'til 10pm when she gets home from work.  I tried explaining to her that she may need to cut back on her daily calorie intake and I suggested cc but she's really not interested.  She thinks I've gone overboard.  I see that she's willing to work (because she exercises with me almost every day) but I can't convince her of the importance of a healthy diet as well.  Her logic is this...Before I started exercising I was maintaining my weight (eating like this) so adding exercise should be enough.  Well, why isn't it?  I've suggested maybe she's gaining muscle or maybe she's hit a plateau.  I don't know, I'm running out of ideas.  I don't know what else I can suggest or say that might keep her encouraged to continue.  It's really important to me that she stays motivated because she's my partner in this.  She's been the only reason I show up to work out sometimes.  If I lose her I lose some of my motivation.  So, any suggestions would be much appreciated.  Maybe you have some tips as to where else I should be seeking my motivation from?  I know...I should look to myself but I'm weak. :(  Let's start off with something easier than that!  ha ha J/K lol :)

Thank you!    ~Corisa      &n bsp;

Hi all!  And welcome all you newcomers!  Glad you joined us. :)  Good luck to each of you.  

Today is my weigh in day...every other Thursday.

7/25    387.0lbs

8/23    376.5lbs

9/6      371.1l bs

9/20    363.1lbs    I'm down 8 more lbs!   Whoooh whooo!!  That's a total loss of 24lbs so far!!  ;)  Wink wink!!

Congratulations on all your successes, ladies!  Keep up the good work!

Bye for now.  Gotta go; busy, busy, busy!  Oh, before I forget though-thank you ladies for all of the kind words about my little one.  He is a doll!!

LOL    xoxoxo    cmcole

Oh, oh..... 12 cups of water each day for the last 2 days now. (9/18 & 9/19) :)

Yeeeaaah! Good for you, mollymouser! 

Welcome, alwaysinvogue!  I'm glad you'll be sharing this journey with us.  I think you'll find this to be a pretty positive, upbeat and always supportive place.  Good luck to you on your journey!

12 cups of water down!  Haven't exercised today though :(  Feeling blah!      

 OMG- did a new video last night....er, um.....tried to.  Man was it tough!  Thought I'd share a sweet moment that came from the experience though.  My son, who had been watching me said, when he noticed me struggling, "It's ok, Mom, you can do it!  Just a couple more.  Keep trying!"  And after I had finished and collapsed on the floor, he wrapped his arm around me (well, half of me :)) and said, "Don't you worry, Mom, you'll be doing it just like her in no time!"  Ok....all together now....aaaaahhhhh! :) .......ok, maybe not, maybe it's just me!? :)  No matter.  I thought it was really sweet.  He made my night!

LOL, gals!      &nbs p;Keep up the good work!

Man, you gals are all so awesome!  Thanks for all the positive feedback!

ajjciir -I'm so happy for you!  My husband and I tried for 4 years before we had our first and only child.  He's 7 now and we've been trying all this time for another one w/ no luck.  I can only imagine how you're feeling.  I've wondered what would happen with my weight loss goals if I became pregnant now.  I'm sure that you're a strong woman though and you'll continue to be healthy for yourself and your growing family.  Isn't that so cool?!  Your growing family....CONGRATULATIONS again!

renastar23-I completely agree with sabineyvr!  I went thru the exact same thing w/ my 2 best girl friends.  Luckily for me they were both very understanding and supportive.  I just explained to them that those drinks don't offer me anything positive.  All I get is empty calories (I don't need or want) and more time pounding the pavement!  Good luck to you!  I hope your friends come around.  You may have to talk w/ them about the question sabineyvr posed.  Ask them what kind of friends they wantto be to you and what kind of friends they think they are? 

I measured my...... and in 2 and a half weeks I am.....

chest: down 1.5"

hips: down 1"

waist: down 1"

I have questions!!

When I log my food, at the top of the page it shows a pie and my daily percentages for fat, carbohydrates and protein.  What should they be?

And, what should my daily intake be? sodium? cholesterol? fiber?

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Hi sabineyvr!

I think you can do it! Just think positively! You've done it B4, YOU CAN! do it again! Whatever happens-you'll learn from it and become STRONGER and BETTER! Good Luck to you! Oh...and by the way, thank you for your encouraging words to me.  You and  ajciir really helped me feel more comfortable with the goal I set for myself!

go4gold - No one's every told me before... that I've got Moxie...I think I like it!! :)

I vote for "The 100+ lb Losing2gether Success Club!"  You're all a part of the success that I WILL have! LOL

xoxoxo cmcole

Hi ajjciir! 

Welcome mommabear2i!  Congratulations on your nice week! (Already down 4.5lbs).    Keep up the good work! 

Hey everybody! After reading more of your entries I decided it might be good for me to set some more serious kind of goals.  It's kinda scary.  I'm afraid that if I don't reach them I might become too discouraged.  Maybe with your support that wont be the case!?

You remember my Starting Weight?...371.1lbs (9/6/07)      & nbsp;      &nbs p;       & nbsp;      &nbs p;       & nbsp;     

Highest Weight EVER: 387lbs (7/25/07)  Down 16lbs!

Mini Goals: 1st Goal Weight: 345lbs by Jan'08...You know, that's what I weighed 7 yrs. ago 9 months pregnant.

ULTIMATE Goal Weight: 154lbs

Plan: Counting calories, (trying to consume only about 1700), Power Walking for 45min a day/ 4 or 5 days a week, Walking an additional 2.5mls a day/ 6 days a week.  I was bicycling for 45min a day/ every day but I exceeded it's weight limit and I broke it (the bike, that is.  Not to mention it REALLY hurt my butt!)  HA HA!   Oh well! That's kinda funny!

Bye you guys!  Tell me what you think.

LOL xoxoxo cmcole

Hi!  This is soooo cool!  Just joined yesterday and I can't wait to get my first response from someone.  Anyone, please!! J/K :) 

Starting weight on CC: 371.1lbs

Highest EVER: 387lbs

Mini Goal: 2lbs at a time!  Hoping for 2lbs every two weeks

What else was I supposed to write?  Oh well, glad to know you!