Posts by ckimber_67

Thanks for the comments everyone,  Just a little confession, I am 42 and my new boyfriend is 29, whoop whoop!  I know he's a little too young for me, but so decadent! 

Anyhow, I do NOT deprive myself, I eat all the time, but never go over 1400 calories per day. I know it is very limited but when shopping, I don't even go down the aisle where my trigger foods are, like potato chips or ice cream.  I simply do not have them in the house, not even for an occasional  treat.  I nibble fruit, crackers, lean meat, beef jerky, sugarless drinks, gum etc.  I eat huge meals of steamed veggies in low calorie sauces like teriyaki or lemon ginger with single servings of lean meats, like chicken breast or roast beef.  I honestly am not hungry and if I do get hungry- I like prawns dipped in salsa; I will also make my own tortillas chips with flat breads and a little Pam in a frying pan, seasoning salt or garlic salt will flavour them up for dipping, very low calorie and very filling. Also try dipping rice cakes in salsa, so good!  I don't use mayo or butter, only eat the whites of eggs and my omelettes are filled with good  stuff like broccoli and green onions or mushrooms and ham (very lean)

It may not sound like it but I also go easy on salt, and drink tons of water or sugarless juice mixes like Crystal lite.  I exercise but only in ways that matter to me, like for example I chop and pack my own firewood, clean my yard, do my own rototilling of the garden and shovel my own snow. Even though it is tempting to just hire some man to do it, it is good for me and I really do enjoy it once I get going.  I simply can not sit on an exercise bike or jump up and own in front of the television, I would feel stupid.  

Being healthy is my focus now, so the weight loss has slowed down dramatically, weighing myself every day is the ONLY way I am able to stay on track so don't forget to do that!  It will keep you acountable every day for what you put in your mouth.  Hope this is helpful!!

New Miracle Onion/Garlic Diet, lost 120 lbs, pics included!!

The shrinking boobs I can handle...Ijust wish the skin that surrounds them was shrinking too.  My poor girls that were once glorious melons are now tennis balls in sweat socks..woe is me.

This might like like tripe to you but I am over 40 and I like, lived dude, when I was young.  How did I do that?  I worked the night shift!  For ten years I only worked from midnight to 8 am and I had loads of time to meet people, and believe it or not save money.  I would sleep from 8am-2pm each day and then the rest of the day was mine.  I made some wonderful friends while lazing around the beach all day.  Most people work during the day, those who don't are either on welfare or are wealthy and/or retired, and those are the people I would naturally gravitate to.  I joined a golfing club and reading clubs and met wonderful people who often extended invitations to visit with them to Mexico or Italy etc.  ( I eventually lived in Veracruz Mexico for a year)  I saved a lot of my money from work, and travelled for a full year before I settled in British Columbia Canada,  and now?   Ah..This is the life!!

My husband told me a long time ago that he liked my "bouncy" walk when he first met me.  I alwyas kind of thought about hat when ever I walked towards him, but  then he told me some time later, after I had gained about 60 pounds that I didn't walk like that anymore.  THEN just a few days ago, after a major weight loss,  he said that I had that "bouncy" walk again.   I asked exactly what he meant by "bouncy" walk (because frankly I thought I was especially bouncy with the extra weight)  He said that now only my boobs bounced and that was what he first noticed...LOL men!

I use the rare occasion home alone to practice new songs on my guitar, because, for some reason, my kids get attitude when I stumble through the same verse 11 times and still don't get it right. 

Also I watch real crap on Youtube, like  Poison, Skid Row  or Motley Crue videos.

Oh yeah and sometimes I listen to old classics on the stereo that the kids would bust if they got their hands on them; like Fleetwood Mac, Ozzy, Supertramp and The Scorpions

OK -now you really know who I am!!  LOL

I am 41, 5'4" and was stuck at 187 for three weeks, BUT look at my gallery and you will see that I've gone from 257 to 187 in one year (from 247 to 187 just since January) Oh yeah, plateaus suck, but if you are going to get fit, thin and healthy it needs to be done right, that means slow and steady. The first few pounds spoils us into thinking that it is always going to be fast like that, but alas, that is just not the case.

I am just beginning to lose again after that 3 week plateau and I have found that drinking the water REALLY does matter, fat is flushed in urine-so drink up.

Remember, as you reach a plateau, your body has adjusted to the new routine and weight loss slows down..so shake it up! Go dancing, try zig-zagging-eat more one day (have the gravy and biscuits! just make sure you log it), and then less the next day, go to the zoo and walk ten miles, choose the stairs for a solid week regardless of how many floors you are travelling, yep- go jogging, or speed walking, - have fun with the kids on the trampoline.... whatever you can do to mix things up and get the body working again will help you through it. Don't give up, think about your goal and keep your eye on the prize!

Good luck!!

Editted to add this regarding your comment "my gut is gross" . Excuse me if I am being too presumptious, but I am thinking that since you are about my age, you most likely have kids??  I too have a lot of issues with my belly and have discovered that there is something called post-natal abdominal separation which is basically a separation of the abdomenal muscles due to pregnancy.  Crunches and sit-ups will actually make your belly protrude MORE.  If this is your case, I suggest you do a bit of research as there are certain exercises that will help get that belly under control.  Hope this is helpful.

  Aspertame never bothered me in the past but since I changed my diet, I have found that a teaspoon of it in my tea is no problem but a diet Coke/diet Pepsi will give me a raging headache.   Personally I prefer the taste of Splenda, but I do wonder how can they make a sugar substitute out of sugar???

missfairfax,  you asked how I feel... I feel beautiful..Oh, I know I am not "magazine beautiful" but I feel light and tiny and delicate and very feminine.  I feel healthy and airy and energized. When my co--workers decide to walk the two blocks to lunch instead of drive, I no longer huff and puff behind them, I walk along with them and am now able to chat as I walk!  ( I couldn't do that before... just trying to breathe man!) 

When I roll over in bed I no longer have to take two tries at it, I just simply roll over!

I can go up stairs without stopping for air at each landing. 

My kids can get their arms all the way around me!!!   I feel wonderful! 

Original Post by gingerkabureck:

Original Post by vanessa1031:

The Myst (steven king movie)- huge puppet mosquitos attacking everyone?

I totally forgot about this one!! hahahaha.... I LOVE stupid movies- not kidding, I get a kick out of picking out all of the stupids things in them... such as SUPERSTAR, that movie was awesome. Anyway, I actually walked out of The Myst after about 25 minutes. I never even got to see the mosquitos LOL!

dove- I agree, Frailty kicked some serious ass. It's like my #7 favorite movie haha.

Oh boy gingerkabureck did you make the right decision!  The ending of The Myst was so horrible I almost threw my shoe through the screen.   Honestly, if you  watch a 2 hour movie and then want to strangle someone during the last 30 seconds, you can call that a BAD movie!

Thanks so much for your good wishes I couldn't have done it without all of you and your words of advice and encouragement over the last 6 month

Here are my "secrets"

-I eat between 1400 and 1600 calories per day

-I eat steamed veggies every day, up to 500 calories worth.

-3 ozs of lean meat each day, no more and no less.

-300 calories of fruit, any fruit I want each day.

no bread, but either 1/2 cup of pasta or 1/2 cup of rice with a meal if it fits into my caloric allowance for the day.

snacks- grapefruit, apples, pita chips, fat free jello snacks, and rice cakes.

and lots of fresh water and herb tea.

AND, I will take the stairs if given a choice, or park at the far end of the parking lot and walk to the mall.  And I dance whenever I'm alone! Not lots of exercise- but every bit counts.

Hey folks , check out my gallery. You've heard me brag all the way along-well here are my first before and after pics. I hope these will inspire you all, it can be done! I've gone from 252lbs to 187lbs in one year. ( I started CC+ at 247 lbs in January 2008) I still have 50 lbs to go, but don't you agree I look awesome!?  Thanks so much everyone for your support and encouragement!!

Crystal

My dog will eat apple cores, green tomatoes right off the vine, ( I gave her a smack for that one as she only eats one bite of each tomato and then moves along to the next one on the vine) . Weird, but she eats pebbles and then chokes them out on the living room carpet in the middle of the night.  She  loves the kids soggy cereal.    She  loves crackers and potato chips, ( they have been banished from  my house now though)

She also loves frozen food, like popsicles, ice cream, frozen mixed vegetables and frozen meat. In a pinch I'll give her an ice cube and she is pretty happy with that too.

 I once had a dog that ate the crotch out of my jeans and underwear, gross eh, the dirty little bugger.

Oh my goodness lynnhaslost  a 4 month plateau?? How did you stay motivated?  I am sure I would get so discouraged!  I have been on a plateau for three weeks and am so worried that it will NEVER end.   You all gave me some really good ideas to shake it loose. Thanks! I hope that these ideas will work for the OP as well. good luck!

MY cup did runneth over, but now my girls are smaller,softer and sit peacefully in their seats. ( no more rebellion) I went from a 44DDD to a 42 D