Posts by sharkythesmurf

Hi, I'm Josette.

I want to lose weight to get healthy- high blood pressure runs in my family, and I understand that being overwight is going to eventually take its toll on my body. I also want to lose weight to feel better about myself. I don't remember a time where I wasn't pudgy or overweight, and it embarrasses me.

My wake up call? I've had a few of those. I'm not new to weight loss, but I fell off the wagon big time. There was one point where losing weight seemed pretty unimportant compared to whatever else was going on. My most recent wake up call was yesterday, when I dared to step on the scale. I discovered that I'm nearly 200 pounds. I hate the feeling of having no control when I overeat or choose to be inactive, so here I am, fighting for control again.

I'm really excited to see a group like this! Good luck to everyone

I am going to have to go on here like everyday- I seem unable to control my weight otherwise, I swear!

At Health Class the other day, we all calculated how many calories we should be eating and I got- get ready for this- over 2,700. I really must not be growing anymore because I start gaining weight if I'm eating 1800+ (with no exercise).

Let's all get ourselves on track, I guess! Happy Friday!

Going for a walk today! It's beautiful out, in the 60's, and I cannot pass that up.

How are you all doing?

"Betelehemu". It's a beautiful Nigerian Christmas song.

I had planned the calories for today and was worried about going over, and I just added it up, and...

Just over 1,000. This is with pound cake for dessert. I have no idea what happened, but apparently I am not as good at estimating as I thought... lol...

Good day otherwise. Hope you guys are all doing good :)

Still staying away from the scale...

My eating's been erratic, going between perfect and maintence. Today was a great day- picked up my 5 pound weights and did some reps, finding out that most of my muscle is still there, which thrilled me. My calves are as muscley as they were after band camp, haha.

Overall, today's been motivating. I ate a good breakfast- usually I overdo it, but today was just right. Lunch, a salad with croutons and some turkey, and non-fat milk. I had two mini-suppers- onions and potato, then eggs and toast. I then had Cool-Whip (I strongly reccomend frozen Cool-Whip for a sweet snack). And I got my grades in the mail... and discovered, to my delight, I've got nothing under a B- so far. Usually, I'm lacking in the math department- but I had a B-! Must be all this calorie-counting keeping me sharp

Glad to see you all doing so well!

Have a good night all!

I thought it was great. Lucas and Williams are both really talented and I couldn't get enough of them. I've seen all of the Little Britain:USA so far. I happen to like gross humor. And Bubbles :D

Hey, everyone. I feel oddly unmotivated right now; I feel like I'll never be able to lose weight. It was extremely discouraging to be at 166 and then, after upping calories to LOSE, I went up almost 10 pounds. How is that even possible? In theory, an increase of 300 calories with exercise, while also being a teenager, that should have kick started my weight loss. I don't get it. My doctor is suggesting it could be my thyroid. In any event, I had blood drawn for that yesterday; I'll find out soon enough.

Not to be a downer or anything, lol.

EDIT

I just read over my post and it seems really pathetic. It looks pretty backward that I should stop my journey to lose weight because of some gain. I'll go back to what was working initially. It now all makes sense.

Alright. I'll leave this post alone now, haha. Have a good night, all

Hi everyone :D

I'm stuck, but it appears to be because of the... monthly gift >:( . Better water than fat, I guess!

I am building up all this great muscle in my arms, abs, legs. I can't see it in my abs (can definitely feel it though) but it's really noticable and I'm thrilled to see it.

Anyone ever try Jillian Michaels 20 minute workout? I have them on OnDemand. They are very, very hard but it burns so many calories, AND, as an added bonus, uses resistence training, so it builds muscle, too!

*is greatful for Exercise TV OnDemand*

I tried on a size 9 pair of pants that are kind of a goal for me to fit in. Last time I tried them on (couple months or so), I struggled to get them over my thights, and was practically panting with effort. They were way to small. Today, they were fine up until the zipper. But I was grinning ear to ear- despite the gain from 165 pounds to 172, it seems I am losing inches, still.

Those pants really made my day, I'll admit.

Have a nice evening, all :D

I had an awesome workout today. I'd just like to take a moment to reccomend anything with Billy Banks and Jullian Michaels.

September 22-  172  AGAIN.

September 29

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January 1 - Goal 120lb

It's great that you are able to be so honest and straightforward about this. Even better that you can see what's wrong and have an idea what to do.

I've purged off and on for a while, and the hardest part is resisting the urge. It really, really helps to have something to do right after you eat, like maybe do the dishes, do homework, engage in conversation- anything that will hold your attention long enough and keep you interested. That helps me a lot.

Your plan is very good. I wish you nothing but the best and I hope my advice is helpful.

Sorry I've not been around... I'm still a little bummed with the weight. Though, at my physical today, the Doctor was very pleased, because I've grown half an inch and lost about 20 pounds since last year.

So, I guess all there is to do is run and jump back on the wagon. I need to pick up the exercise, because I'm getting lazy again, and I need to eat healthier and not drench things with olive oil.

Nice to see you are all doing so well! You guys are by far the best motivation around!

1. AUGUST 1 -168 (this is subtracting water weight, which somehow is always exactly one extra pound)
   
2. AUGUST 8 - 166.60
   
3. AUGUST 15- 169.00... How disappointing :(
   
4. AUGUST 22
5. AUGUST 29
6. September 5
7. September 12
8. September 19
9. September 26
10. OCTOBER 3
11. OCTOBER 10
12. OCTOBER 17
13. OCTOBER 24
14. OCTOBER 31
15. November 7
16. November 14
17. November 21
18. November 28
19. DECEMBER 5
20. DECEMBER 12
21. DECEMBER 19

Hello everyone, hope all is going well!

I've tried this before (upping calories) and it works. Except I got greedy and lowered my calories from 1300-1600, which I guess is unsuitable for a teen. So, since I want to be healthy and I like to eat, I've started upping again.

Always, I gain the first couple weeks, so I prefer not stepping on the scale too much. Once a week, that's it.

I find that to burn lots of calories in a relatively short amount of time, Tae-Bo is great. I needed to find a good exercise since I was lessening the deficit created by cutting calories, and Tae-Bo is really, really fun.

Again, I hope this is going good for you all!

1. AUGUST 1 -168 (this is subtracting water weight, which somehow is always exactly one extra pound)
   
2. AUGUST 8 - 166.60
   
3. AUGUST 15
4. AUGUST 22
5. AUGUST 29
6. September 5
7. September 12
8. September 19
9. September 26
10. OCTOBER 3
11. OCTOBER 10
12. OCTOBER 17
13. OCTOBER 24
14. OCTOBER 31
15. November 7
16. November 14
17. November 21
18. November 28
19. DECEMBER 5
20. DECEMBER 12
21. DECEMBER 19