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- HI! Brand new girl in town. I currently weigh 305 pounds.
- MINI GOAL is to just get started and not crash and burn in the next 2 weeks!
- Ultimate Goal weight would be anything under 180.
- Plan would be to participate daily in these amazing free interactive websites! These are amazing....I am very excited about these tools being available.
Really I just need support from other out their like myself that are struggling with massive amounts of weigh that needs to be losed healthy and not through surgery. Please any support or help you can give will be greatly appreciated!!!!
Hello Loser2433!!!
You can doooo this, oh yes you can!!!!!!
(And we're here to help in any way that we can!)
=^..^= MOLLY
Hey First Belle & Loser!
Happy New Year's Eve to all!
We're staying off the roads, and I'm going to grill steak tonight, with small baked potato & big salad, followed by a bit of champagne. Haven't checked the calories on the bubbly stuff yet....
Happy to say I am at my lowest now, after a week of Christmas Day gain. I swear, if I deviate for one day (and I was NOT outrageous that day, either) I will go up by 3# and it takes a full week to get back down to where I started! GRRRR. I know it's partly because I have reached a "certain age" where my metabolism has slowed down. Oh well, you have to play the cards you've got, right?
Hey Patti and Everyone!
Well it is my first day back at work! :) We have an amazing cafe downstairs, but it can be deadly....full of everything I like in the morning....I skipped past the tater tots and hashbrowns....and packed a good fat-free yogurt this morning and drank green tea instead coffee with lots of cream and sugar.
SO Day 2 and doing pretty good!
Luckily we will be all going home early and will be leaving here at 2:00 PM today. Usually I work until about 6:00 or so and eat very late dinners after a 45 minute ride home! :( So that will also help me keep balanced.
THANKS Again for the warm welcome!
-LOSER
Hi everyone!
I just want to start out by saying this group is beautifully organized... I really love the member quotes post on the first page too!
I'm Shannon, from New Jersey and going to school in Philadelphia, working in Wilmington. I'm 20 years old, and I just joined up with CC a few days ago. I think this site is great and I'm hoping it helps me out with my New Years resolution to lose some weight and take care of my body!
Current weight is about 240 lbs, 5'4", and a size 20. My first goal is to lose 30 lbs by March, when my boyfriend and I are taking a trip to North Carolina for some R&R. Then my next step is to try and get to 190 by June, and to eventually get myself to about 135-140. Ideally, I suppose I should lose a little more than that to be in *perfect* health, but I think that's a good target for me.
I think my biggest challenge is sweet stuff and carbs. I've never really been a fast food person, but put a bowl of pasta in front of me and I cave, haha. My biggest supporter is my boyfriend, but as a man I think he sometimes falls short of understanding many of my emotional frustrations (ie swimsuit shopping, dress shopping, the beach).
What has everyone found to be the single most helpful piece of advice, suggestion, method, etc, to help them on their route? Also, I've been thinking about trying the SlimFast diet, but I'm worried about how well it holds of hunger cravings... (what's the point in drinking a 200-calorie shake if I'm still going to go grab a bagel as well, lol)... anyone else here tried it and had it work for them?
Original Post by groupiegirlnj:What has everyone found to be the single most helpful piece of advice, suggestion, method, etc, to help them on their route? Also, I've been thinking about trying the SlimFast diet, but I'm worried about how well it holds of hunger cravings... (what's the point in drinking a 200-calorie shake if I'm still going to go grab a bagel as well, lol)... anyone else here tried it and had it work for them?
Hi groupiegirlnj!
The single most helpful thing I've learned in the 4+ months I've been doing this is EAT MORE VEGETABLES!
Seriously. They are high-fiber, filling, low-calorie, colorful, great-tasting, and packed with healthy nutrients and vitamins and really are the cornerstone of a healthy diet. I regularly consume 10+ servings of veggies EVERY day ... along with lean protein and healthy whole grains. I've pretty much eliminated junk food, fast food, and highly-processed food from my diet. Check out my journals if you want to see what I'm eating... it's a LOT of food!
My thoughts on SlimFast and other temporary diets.... they didn't work for me, because I wasn't willing to stay on them for the REST OF MY LIFE. I finally (after 42 years) figured out the "secret" ... pick an eating PLAN that I am willing to stay on FOREVER... maybe not the reduced calories part (since I will eventually get to eat "maintenance" calories) ... but definitely the healthy eating part ...veggies, fruits, whole grains, lean proteins.
If you've selected a plan that you aren't willing to stay on forever, it probably isn't the best plan for you!
You can do this!
=^..^= MOLLY
Well Happy New Year to everyone. I am a 42 year old woman, mother on 1 wonderful son. His name is Tony. I have been told by many people that I look to be 32 ish................haha got them all fooled. Now if I can get my body to look that age. I live in Missouri.
My current weight is 282 as of 1/1/2008
My starting weight was 289 as of 10/2007 (i think date)
My goal 250 by May 2008
Good luck to all..........love to hear from anyone that wants to talk.
Welcome mamatoad98!!!
Congrats on losing 7 pounds so far!!!!
(Do we get to hear the story behind the cute name?)
=^..^= MOLLY
Thank you very much Molly.
I got my name from my son and his dad. His dad loves frogs and my son was born in 1998. Hence mamatoad98. I am currently not with his dad but he was my first love. So my son would probably be nicknamed babytad.........haha but his grandma calls him T-MAN
looking forward to a new year and the new me.
I am from Texas..Thanks!
1 Current Weight 300 lbs
2Mini Goal Weight 280
3 Ultimate Goal Weight 170 ish
Woo hoo, Bobbieboop ... you should be proud of yourself for that first 20 pounds lost!
YOU CAN DO THIS!
=^..^= MOLLY
This week Down.....2 lbs....yay.....
I gotta tell you, we had a big get together at work, lots of yummy food there, banana pudding, potatoe salad, brisket, pies, cobblers, ice cream...the list goes on...BUT....I ate a small slice of barbecued brisket, a tad of pea salad, and maybe a tablespoon of the tater salad and that was it!! Everyone kept trying to get me to try this....and try that...but i just told them I couldn't have those I was too full!
And i am not hungry!
I am so proud of myself for not going back for seconds....or for the sugary desserts!
Also...UPDATE...lost 2 lbs this week ..Now 298!!!!
Yay, yay, yay!!!!
=^..^= MOLLY
I had an "unofficial sneaky weigh in" (USWID) day today ... before my official weigh-in day (OWID) on Sunday and was a bit disappointed since I was hoping for a bigger loss (it was a small loss) .... but I also know that there's still Saturday (another USWID) and then Sunday's OWID.
It can be so frustrating eating 1500 calories per day (resulting in a daily calorie deficit of 1000 calories) and not seeing the 2 pound loss that I am "supposed" to be seeing, ya know? Oh well.... I can't control the scale or my metabolism, just what I eat and how much I exercise. My goal for January is 90 minutes of cardio per week, and I'm at 73 minutes so far ... so I should meet this goal this week assuming all goes as planned.
And I'm REALLY trying to drink more liquids this week, too ... I've had at least 60 ounces so far today, so I better go drink MORE.
Hope you're all eating healthy!
=^..^= MOLLY
With this morning's weigh-in, I can now say that I have officially lost one-fifth of me ... twenty percent (20%) of my starting weight! WOO HOO FOR 20%!!! (It's the equivalent of three large plastic tubs of clumping kitty litter!)
Well, two weeks into 2008 and my weight loss is on track, albeit moving a bit more slowly than I had anticipated. Of course, as I lose weight my calorie needs decrease, so my daily calorie deficit decreases as well -- all part of getting healthier, I suppose! And, for the first two weeks of January I have MET my 90-minutes-per-week of cardio (treadmill) ... in fact I have gone a bit over for this week (yay!) And, as of the first week of February, that exercise goal will increase. Even though my weight loss has been slowing, my healthy eating habits are right on track because I'm learning to allow myself to feel discouraged WITHOUT that resulting in over-eating or falling off the wagon. (I just complain, whine, and rant a bit more!)
STARTING WEIGHT: 369
CURRENT WEIGHT: 295.8
WEIGHT LOST THIS WEEK: 2.2
WEIGHT LOST TO DATE: 73.8 pounds
PERCENTAGE OF WEIGHT LOST (of starting weight): 20%
AVERAGE WEEKLY WEIGHT LOSS: 3.5 pounds
WEEKS OF DIETING: 21 weeks
SPECIAL COMMENTS: My weight loss is definitely slowing down
NEXT GOAL: 294 = 75 pounds lost
=^..^= MOLLY
I was reading in teh forums and found the group so I would be interested in joining I am addicted to cc am on it alot each day... it helps me through the times i feel like binging and the times you just want something more so i start reading it helps. so here is my short but sweet story.
My name is Barbara I am from Alberta Canada. I am 36 have 5 kids. 2 sets of twins (18 & 18) (14&14) and then a 6 year old. I am recently married (august 07). I am as of most recently a stay at home mom and wife, haven't stayed home in 19 years always worked. so it is all new to me , I am finally taking soem time for me and going to loose this weight. I started taking teh whole changing my way of eating january 01,2008. so here are mt stats and goals..
My height is 5'10
Startng weight--- 280
Mini goals
1----240
2----220
final goal weight is 170
I am serious about doing it the right way this time. I have started to work out each day slowly but at least I am doing it. I am most of teh time on my 1600 calories a day and my burn meter says I burn close to 3000 each day so I think I am doing it all right. I typically weigh myself on Mondays so i will keep you posted on monday!! always looking for advice if i am not , hopefully I can help everyone adn vice versa...have a terrific day and lets do this....
Updated weight:
July 31/07: 265
Aug 31/07 (started CC): 256
Dec. 22: 222 (ballooned up to 226 over the holidays)
Current weight: 220.2
Loss: -1.8 -44.8 & -36.8 since starting CC!
<3 Jenn
