Posts by chantees

LW: 198

CW: 196.5...woot 1.5 more!!

I have kind of had a wierd couple of days, I have been really tired and my energy level has been way down, so I increased my calories and have felt better.

I am 45 3/4 around the widest part of my hips and I wear a size 14, but they are starting to get a little baggy on me.

I am 5'9" and weigh 198 my goal is 150-155, I don't know that I would go any smaller than this.  I naturally have an athletic type build thanks to my good German stock so much smaller than this I would look like a walking skeleton.

Olivia77:  I don't think I am doing anything particuarlly special to lose.  I am pretty strict about counting my calories, it usually try to keep it between 1250-1600 sometimes I go over but I never go under 1250.  I go to the gym 4-5 days a week and do about 30-60 minutes of cardio then I do my weights for about 30-45 more minutes.  On the days that I only do 30 minutes of cardio I go to the track at the local high school and run with my hubby.  I usually get in just under 2 miles plus I do bleachers, lunges, and my ab workout (abs are killer on the bleachers!!)  On the days I can't get to the gym I either go walk for at least an hour, or I do strength training stuff around the house.

The last 2 days though I have been retaining massive amounts of water, damn the heat!  I am drinking so much water everday to counteract that I am up all night peeing...LOL!  Hopefully this whole situation end soon.

Janeiro: I really do try to be more healthy when I am in school, but I only have so much time in the day.  My schedule is very hectic and this semester that I will be starting is the most hectic by far.  My husband works about 100 miles away from home and he works 12 hours shifts so the 3 (sometimes 4 or 5) days a week that he works I have to do everything around the house by myself.  And it just so happens that the days that he goes to work are the days that I go to school, so that I means I have to get up 1 hour early to get my 2 kids ready to go, get them fed, and get my school stuff together.  Then I have to drive them across town to family's house so I can go to school.  I go to school 4 hours on Monday and Wednesday and on Tuesday I do a 12 hour shift at the hospital.  We have tests every week on Fridays (there are a couple of weeks that we are luck and have a test every other week).  On these tests there can be as many as 20 chapters, and the only days I have to study are days that my hubby is not home (which doesn't always work out that well with 2 little kids running around).  In addition to that we have to organize a leadership project and we have many other things that have to been done.  I really want to keep up but time is not on my side.  I have already started trying to plan out how I can keep working out, I am not that worried about the eating part (well maybe a little, the holidays are always my enemy..LOL).  I just feel like working out is such a crucial part of my weight loss and even more so my health and well being.  I am hoping that keep in touch with you guys will keep me on the right track!

I always wanted to be a mom.  Then I had my kids and they are sooooo great sometimes, then there are other days when I am trying to figue out how to put them back..LOL!  But really, not everyone is meant to have children and for heavens sake you are only 17 you have FOREVER to decide.  I had kids young, so my advice to you is be young, be single, do everything you want to do for yourself first, then have kids.  Because once you have them you start to come last!

And you give me yet another reason to be a starbucks junkie!!  LOL.  Those drinks do sound great, I may have to get one next time I am out.

So my weekend went pretty well.  I didn't get to the gym, but I walked about 4 miles on saturday with my son (in the stroller) and the dog.  I stayed under calories all weekend, SOOOO glad that I was able to resist temptation!  Only problem is that it has been so hot and humid that I am retaining water like crazy and I have drank so much water to counteract the effects that I feel like I am going to float away.

Still counting down the days until school starts back up, I am so ready but worried that I will fall right back into my bad eating habits and lack of exercise.  Hopefully not, I guess only time will tell.

Kim Kardashian I think she is soooo womanly, I guess we can all wish right...LOL!

What have you been eating?  And are you staying active?

kim79my first I want to say YAH!!! to you for being brave enough to put up your pics!  So I just looked at them and it is not bad at all, I did notice that you are just like me in that you can put clothes on a fool the pant off of everybody about what it under there!  Honestly you look great, and in a few more pounds you are going to be on hot momma...lol!

Thank you everyone for all the very sweet and encouraging posts!  It seems to mean so much more when strangers can say something nice to you as opposed to when it is people you know.  I look at my pictures almost everyday now and I just don't want to look like that anymore!  The last baby I had was pretty big a 9 pounder and he just made me hungry all of the time not to mention the havoc that he wreaked upon my belly...BLAH!  Oh well stretch marks are kind of like battle scars, little reminders of where you have come from!  Good luck to everyone, keep up the hard work!   

I am in!!  Gives me something else to look forward to.

Age: 25

Height: 5'9"

CW: 200

Goal: 170 (haven't seen that in almost 2 years)

Doogloose:  Nothing to be embarassed about, you are making GREAT progress!  Way to go!  And good for you for having the courage to post your pics.  I decided to keep my face on there because if someone I know does see me on here I am hoping that any embarassment I may feel will serve as extra motivation!!

Alright I did it I posted the pics...as ugly as it is they are up!  I am hoping that they give me a sense of accountability.  Now that you all can see what I look like at my worst I have nothing to hide and it makes me want to show you what I can look like...hopefully that is enough motivation!!  NO MORE EXCUSES!!

Melanoma is a very aggressive cancer.  The survival rate is very favorable if it is caught early.  Don't get too down just yet.  My uncle was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma (that basically means you are about to die) and the doc gave him 6 months to live.  The doc actually told him to go home and get his affairs in order because he WAS going to die, as if the doc was god. Well this was when my uncle was 19 and he is now 40.  Moral of the story, the doc doesn't know everything.  Make sure you and your family stay positive, in my experience attitude has a lot to do with the outcome.  If your dad has a very strong will to beat this he may very well do that, just don't let him give up the fight.  My thoughts are with you...I know what you are going through, let me know if you need any support getting through this cuz I will be there for you.

Seriously I think that cc is the best thing that could have happened to me!  Everyone here is so supportive that it is unbelievable!!!!  It really makes you realize that you REALLY aren't alone, there is always someone out there that feels the same way you feel and can totally relate to your situation. 

Doogloose: you just gave me so much motivation to keep going for a few more weeks and see what the difference is.  Ya know you see yourself everyday so the changes aren't so obvious when you are just looking in the mirror so the pics may help...I hope...LOL!

Paintedlady:  I feel you I really do. I look at pictures of myself and I think "Holy God, who is that!" It totally doesn't look like the me I see in the mirror everyday.  And it is so true that no matter how cute you try to look in your pics you wind up looking all crazy and not like you...LOL.  It's kind of funny really.

I make pizzas  on low cal tortillas, top them with whatever type of marinara I have on hand, I sprinkle it wit fat free or reduced fat cheese, and I found turkey pepperoni (I think its like 70 calories per serving).  I bake it in the oven.  The tortilla crisps up so nicely and I get a pepperoni fix...LOL.  I have no clue how many calories this is but it can't be too many.