Posts by slimtwinmom

I just wanted to applaud everyone for the great posts!  Keep at it!

Yes! Tall girls.  I am 5'11 and am at 230.  Started at 240.  I try to keep my calorie intake at about 1500 - 1700. I splurged today at lunch and overall I just try to keep it balanced and be mindful of my numbers. I've been walking on the treadmill for 30 minutes a day and if I do less than that floor exercises for about 20-30 minutes to target my stomach and thighs. I do crunches/sit-ups, bent knee raises for lower abdominals, leg lifts and doggie leg lifts for the thighs.  Been researching some other workouts on line to change it up from time to time so that I can always have some differences in my work out.

I have to share I'm very excited, I've been off and on CC and I just got back on this past week which of course is not long but being at 230 solid and not to mention it's that TOM means something's working!

My immediate goal is 190 but 180 is my true goal.  A solid 14 and maybe a 12 one day with some decent muscle.  I've never wanted to be skinny, I just want to feel comfortable again in my clothes.  Being tall, people always say we can get away with it, but it's frustrating enough shopping for clothes when everything is so short, working with being tall and big just triples the frustration.  One year in my 20s I got down to 173, I was skin and bones so WHEN I hit 180, watch for the fireworks!

Ledmond1 thank you so much for posting your plea for help.  You helped me in the process.  I've been stopping and starting for the past 3 or 4 months now.  But like everyone is trying to impress upon you we've all been there or are still battling.  The only failure is giving up. 

 You guys put some really insightful stuff here and while I've only been back on the horse for 3 days, you've definitely got my heart and mind pumping with excitement.

Hang in there Ledmond1, the harder you beat yourself up only sets yourself up to make another excuse. I KNOW! Small goals, I started off so well and initially lost about 10 pounds.  While that 10 has turned into about 7 pounds, I'm hanging onto it for dear life!!!! 

I'm a computer junkie too, find something to really occupy you on here instead of just vegging out. I realized I was depressed and used the computer as an excuse to sit still which just made the weight problem worse. 

 My kids are gone for a month, a whole month!  They're two and I say they haven't even really seen their real Mommy yet.  I've got 10-15 pounds to lose before they get back.  Just like you need to figure out what motivates you to eat, you've got to find your motivators to get up and go and do better.

Lean on us, that's what we're here for, right?! Take care, I'll be looking for your success story, because one day this will all be a faint memory.

Haley, you look great! Way to go!

You know I think that new years' resolution period is over and people are really looking at themselves and asking, am I really committed to doing this or was i just making a New years' resolution.

I'm so glad I learned of this site and can count on learning something new or can realize that I'm not alone in this by logging on.

I go to sleep every night, saying Lord thank you for the chance to start over again tomorrow.

Jupufo,

Thanks for the post. I was wondering if Michael Thurmond's body makeover was worth.  I guess not unless they lock you up in a hotel and force you eat the food he suggests like they used to do on Extreme Makeover, huh?

Thanks for the posts. This is incredibly helpful.  I have two year old twins.  One who with a little coaxing will eat a good deal of foods, especially if he sees them in Mommy's plate first and the other who just won't eat anything but chicken nuggets, breads like pancakes, muffins, french toast, grilled cheese and potatoes.  He does like some fruits like apples, pears, peaches but won't eat them all the time.  I recently started giving them cereal bars, which he will go nuts for. What makes this even more challenging is my picky eater is experiencing developmental delays with speech and other motor skills. Talk about frustrating!!  He will drink milk and I finally got him to eat the green mashed potatoes I made for him the other day which I blended some spinach and mixed in.  My next task is to blend carrots in his muffins. It's crazy because he is so suspect of anything I do to his food. LOLOL

Hello everyone,

 I'm a little addicted too and my friends outside of CC aren't as focused as I am on losing weight right now.  I think they're sick of hearing me talking about it.  But this is the last time I see 240 on the scale.  Well actually 233. I've been at it about three weeks and I'm looking forward to really losing that first solid 10 pounds.  Would love to be friends and share in the journey. My first goal is 50 pounds but 60 would make me so incredibly happy.  And I really believe I can do it and know that you guys can do it too.  We just need to rely on each other. 

 Thanks for the support.

It does depend on which water you choose when you're entering it into your log, because you'll want to specify how many ounces.  But yes you can actually log your water intake also.

Okay for the past year, I've been going through the same mental battle and I haven't been binging like that, but just eating too much too late and too much and being non active.  But I think I'm on the right track now.  A co-worker and I have a bet who is going to lose the most by April 15.  Some healthy competition is always good.

 I find my problem is also not having the right foods on hand.  More vegetables, more fruits and just low calorie snacks.  I also keep saying "Eat in moderation"  I figure I can't beat myself up if I don't go crazy on something.

 Glad to have found the site and the comradery.  Best of luck to all of you. Or keep up the good work, because luck has nothing to do with it.