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| Weight Loss | Am losing weight but hubby not happy about it? | Apr 01 2008 21:30 (UTC) |
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My BF has been doing the same thing. When we met, I weighed 232 lbs. We have been together for three years and he has made the occasional "fat joke" here and there and used to make comments about heavier women he saw walking by, which used to make me feel very insecure about myself. Well, I decided to change that insecurity and make MYSELF feel better about "me". I joined CC in January and have lost 4 sizes and 35 lbs. I plan to lose another 40lbs by the end of the year. After I lost about 10 lbs and he could tell a difference in me, he started picking fights with me, telling me I was obsessed with weight loss.....refusing to tell me how good I was looking or congratulate me or anything. I then started to notice that he was wanting sex more and more ( not that I'm complaining).....it was as if he thought that if he told me I looked great...or didn't have more sex with me....that I was going to attract another man with my new found figure and confidence and leave him. Somewhere along the way, though, a great thing happened. Due to my new lifestyle and the way I have changed my cooking and grocery buying habits, he has lost 12 lbs and 2 sizes without ever doing any work outs!! ( I hate him!!! hahaha....) Now, he is feeling better about himself, has jumped on the whole "healthy lifestyle" bandwagon, and is being totally supportive. I think men are way more insecure about themselves than we may often think. You should involve your husband in your weight loss....perhaps he feels badly about himself and is jealous that you are accomplishing feeling better about yourself. If he can get on the wagon with you because he starts feeling better about himself, the insecurities will melt away and you can enjoy your new bodies together. Men are so strange.....they gripe about us being fat and stare at the hot skinny women....but when we start looking good and looking hot, they don't want it. Go figure!! All we can do is laugh.... :) Hope this helps! |
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| Weight Loss | Around how many inches is a pants size? | Mar 26 2008 02:25 (UTC) |
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LOL zuzu, I know how you feel!!! I have been so overweight for so long and have 2 closets full of expensive jeans and suits for work.....now none of it fits me and I am giving stuff to Goodwill like crazy. I have decided that until I get to my goal weight, I am going to be buying cheap stuff......like Old Navy and target....that way by the time they are too big for me, the clothes will have lived their short lives ( about 5 washes) and I won't be out much money. Just wait, though....when I hit goal weight, I am going to have myself one BIG designer shopping spree!! :) |
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| Weight Loss | Around how many inches is a pants size? | Mar 26 2008 00:07 (UTC) |
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Thanks, Kathleen!!! I don't think I will ever even attempt to wear JR sizes....hahaha.....I will be happy when I get to a size 8. :) |
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| Games & Challenges | 100+ Pounds to Lose---we can do it!! Monday weigh ins. (start 1/7/08) | Mar 25 2008 19:16 (UTC) |
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okay, I'm a day late, but here goes:
Starting weight on Jan 7, 'o8 - 232lbs Last weigh in ( 2 weeks ago-last week was ttom) - 206 lbs This week - 201 Two week loss - 5 lbs Total lost: 31 lbs This is amazing considering I have been out of work sick due to a Lupus flare, my grandmother is in end stage cancer, and I am in the middle of a major career change that I start next week. Amazingly enough, I have been able to stick to my diet and have found that being able to control that aspect of my life gives me comfort since everything else seems crazy and out of my control at the moment. I have gone from a tight fitting size 18 to a comfortable size 12 ( work pants, not jeans...jeans I am in a slightly loose 14), and my much anticipated "under 200lb" goal is just on the horizon.....Yay!!!!!
Here is to staying strong and working our butts off (literally) to get where we want to be......go us!!! |
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| Weight Loss | Around how many inches is a pants size? | Mar 25 2008 19:07 (UTC) |
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Wow, this is a great question.....I would like to know, too!! I have lost 32 lbs and have gone from a tight fitting size 18 to a comfortable 12....but how do sizes work? Plus sizes go from 12 to 14 to 16 to 18.....but there are two sizes between each one, right? Maybe that confirms what the above poster said about plus sizes moving in increments of two inches...where as smaller sizes that go from 10 -9 -8 - 7- 6, etc. are in one inch increments. Hmmmm.....so that means I have lost 4 sizes.....eight inches...and 32lbs.....which means for every 4 lbs I lose, I lose an inch...and every 8 lbs, I drop a size...at least for right now. :) This is good to know!!! |
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| Foods | A drink problem | Mar 11 2008 01:52 (UTC) |
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| I, too, have an eating disorder and still struggle with the binging. I am a sweet-a-holic and most of my binges were for sweets...cakes, soda, etc. I went to a nutritionist and he seemed to think that breaking myself from artificial sweeteners would stop the cravings and help with the binges....and it has!!! When I need sweet now, I use Stevia by SweetLeaf. You can find this in the organic aisle of any supermarket. It is 4 times as sweet as sugar, but does not cause your pancreas to release insulin or for you to crave sugar, which is exactly what aspertame and splenda do to you. It is also FULL of vitamins and fiber which can help you to feel full and satisfied. I HIGHLY recommend. I use this in tea whenever I have a sugar craving, which is getting less and less often. Hope this helps!!!! | |||
| Games & Challenges | 100+ Pounds to Lose---we can do it!! Monday weigh ins. (start 1/7/08) | Mar 10 2008 12:29 (UTC) |
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Right now, it is TTOM and I am hoping to see even more weight gone when it is over since I usually retain several lbs in water during this time.
Great job, everyone.....we are doing it!!! |
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| Games & Challenges | 100+ Pounds to Lose---we can do it!! Monday weigh ins. (start 1/7/08) | Feb 18 2008 21:57 (UTC) |
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Hey, Everyone!!
ok, so I didn't weigh in last week because it was TTOM and I avoid the scale at all costs.... so, here goes....
Weight 2 weeks ago: 211 Weight Today: 208 Starting weight january 8th-- 232 Total lost-- 24 lbs.......woooo hooooo!! I went shopping this weekend to reward myself....and I got into a 14!!!! In January, I was an 18!! This is so exciting!! Congrats to all of you on your hard work and awesome results!! |
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| Games & Challenges | 100+ Pounds to Lose---we can do it!! Monday weigh ins. (start 1/7/08) | Feb 11 2008 12:56 (UTC) |
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Starting weight: 232 Last weigh in: 210 This week: 210 Total lost: 22 lbs
I am not getting on the scale this week.....TTOM and I don't want to freak out when I see the extra water weight on the scale, lol ! Good job this week, everyone.....pray that next week I see good numbers, too! |
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| Games & Challenges | 100+ Pounds to Lose---we can do it!! Monday weigh ins. (start 1/7/08) | Feb 04 2008 13:16 (UTC) |
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Yay!! Weigh in day!!! Starting weight 232 lbs Last week 212 lbs Today 210.5 lost this week 1.5 lbs Total lost 21.5 lbs yay!!!
I was hoping for bigger numbers this morning, but considering I had chips, dip, wings, and tequila on Friday night and a few super bowl munchies yesterday, I am quite happy. I am so happy for everyone!! Keep up the good work!!! :) |
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| Games & Challenges | 100+ Pounds to Lose---we can do it!! Monday weigh ins. (start 1/7/08) | Jan 28 2008 23:41 (UTC) |
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Hey, all!!! Here is this Monday's weigh in results....
Starting weight: 232 lbs Last week: 216 Today: 212.5 last weeks weight loss: 3.5 lbs Total lost: 19.5 lbs!!!!!! Woohooooo!!! Although I am very happy with today's weigh in, I have had a rough day....my cravings have been out of this world and nothing seems to stop them. i have been good, but it is killing me!!! Hopefully it will go away soon... Any suggestions from anyone who has gone through this?
GREAT JOB, EVERYONE!!!!! :) |
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| Games & Challenges | 100+ Pounds to Lose---we can do it!! Monday weigh ins. (start 1/7/08) | Jan 21 2008 18:45 (UTC) |
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OK....weigh in day....
Starting weight: 232 lbs. September 1st Last weigh in 215 lbs This week 216 lbs.... total weight lost 16 lbs I gained a pound since last week, but I really upped the weights this week and muscle weighs more than fat....my clothes are fitting a lot better, so I am confident that even though the scale moved up a pound, I am still doing great. Hopefully next week I will see a pound or two less.... Keep up the great work guys!!!! We rock!! :) |
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| Games & Challenges | 100+ Pounds to Lose---we can do it!! Monday weigh ins. (start 1/7/08) | Jan 16 2008 03:57 (UTC) |
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hey!!! I am a day late with my weigh in, but better late than never!!Last Week's weight: 217lbs This week: 215 Total lost since starting in November: 17lbs yay!!!!! I am upping my workout regimen and hope to lose much more this week.....wish me luck!! Congratulations on everyone's great weigh-in numbers!! :) |
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| Games & Challenges | 100+ Pounds to Lose---we can do it!! Monday weigh ins. (start 1/7/08) | Jan 09 2008 03:32 (UTC) |
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My heaviest weight was in September of this year and was 235lbs!!!! I started CC last week and weighed in at 217lbs this week. My goal is 120lbs, and I am so excited about makng it happen.....but it is SO hard!! If only it were this hard to eat chocolate and carbs....then I would be skinny for sure! :) Anyway, I am happy to meet you all and happy to have found this forum....I know it will give me added support and inspiration, and I hope I can help someone else along the way as well! |
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| Motivation | Over 200 club! | Jan 09 2008 03:12 (UTC) |
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Hello all, My name is Marietta and I started out at 235 in September. I lost a baby in August and had a D&C that had complications, so I was out of work for several weeks. I was 220 and gained 15lbs during that emotional and sedentary time. I am now at 217 and am really excited, but it seems that I struggle so much to maintain my willpower......I find myself salivating over food commercials and getting mad at my boyfriend at night during dinner for eating yummy carbs. He has a perfect athletic six-pack body and it makes me sick. LOL Anyway, I am excited to be getting closer to my first goal of being under 200lbs. I have faith that joining this group and taking part will help me maintain a good attitude as well as willpower.
So nice to meet you all!!!! |
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| Weight Loss | Heavyweight Challenge 2007-2009 Sign-Ups | Jan 06 2008 19:06 (UTC) |
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| darn.........too bad I missed being able to sign up for this.....would have been wonderful. Good luck to you all!!! | |||
Hey guys!!! I haven't posted my weight for a couple of weeks due to being totally busy, but I have been tracking and exercising.....I cannot remember what I weighed in at the last time....but as of yesterday I was at 203lbs....which means I have hit the 30 lbs lost milestone!!!! (starting weight was 233 lbs)...and it feels GREAT!!!! In September, I was a size 18 and could barely button them.....today, I am comfortably wearing a size 12!!!!! I can't believe it!!!
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