100+ lbs to Go Losing2gether Sucessfully Club

Sharing support & encouragement can help get us through ~ especially on a bad day.  So come talk and share your day with us :)  

Our group will remain open and you are welcome to join us any time, but our group will only thrive if people participate here together. 

How to stick with this4ever ~ The most important thing is to find a healthy approach that works for you that you can enjoy for the rest of your life.  Create your new lifestyle.  Let's talk about how! 

1. Starting Weight (& day joined):  278lbs Joined 09/27/07
2. Highest Weight EVER:   I am living it now! =-(
3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:   250lbs by January 23,208
4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  150
5. Plan: Well I started  two weeks ago. I started with walking on the treadmill for 30 min and doing weights once a week. Then the next week I did the treadill twice and weights twice. This week I did the treadmill three times and weights three times. My goal eventually is to get up to an hour a day on the treadmill and working out at least five days a week. I started a food journal to see what I am putting in my body and what I have to get rid of and let me just say it was not pretty! I realized I was consuming some where around 5000 calories a day ouch!! Anyway I have cut that down to no more than 2000 calories and I have given up reg soda. I try and weight myself every Saturday first thing in the morning before I drink or eat or exercise basically right when I wake up. Let me just say though two weeks ago I weighed 176 and I went up last Saturday to 278lbs it upset me and that is when I decided to keep track of what I was eating. Ok well that is me and where I am at. Thanks for listening.

anyway you look at it, it's a "long" process

Pedisme ~ Here's my favorite article on Dieting & Metabolism (which explains starvation mode and why undereating is counter-productive). 

There's a difference in the bodie's response to restricting calories and to when you cross over into actual starvation.  A real starvation level diet is when you are eating less than 50% of what you burn.  But again, eating that little can have harmful side effects and again, anything more rapid than 1 - 2 lbs a week should be a supervised weight loss :)

brb, I want to get a copy of some information about why losing more slowly might be even more beneficial (like 1 lb a week :) 

brb!

sounds gr8 :)

That seems about right as far as weight loss goes. I only wish it could be faster! However I would rather have it come off slower and stay off then come off fast and regain all the weight back plus another 10 which is what happens to me. So this time I am trying to not focus on the weight loss too much. How often do you weigh yourself? Is once a week to much or is that a good amount. I am not sure I used to weigh myself everyday but that just did not work for me so now I am trying a new approach. Any opinions on how often to weigh.

Are we suppose to put our stats in here or just in a reply. I am not sure how this all works.

 

Original Post by go4gold:

• Ajjciir
  1. starting weight (& day joined group):  240.4 Sep 8, 2007 
  2. Highest weight ever:  312
  3. For Old Time's Sake: In the 230's 1st time in 4 1/2 yrs+ (9/10/07) Woot!!! 
  4. Mini goals:  Next goal weight is 225 (hopefully before Halloween)
  5. Ultimate goal weight: 140 (possibly less)
  6. Plan:  Exercise daily/stay active, focus on portion control, keep logging/checking in at CC site for motivation and accountability (would like to join more challenges), and drinking all my water (now that cooler weather is coming, this gets trickier for me - anyone else that way?).
• Alldolledup
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 254? Sep 7, 2007 (start 256 cc start 8/31/07) 
  2. Highest Weight EVER: 270 (30-6-07)
  3. Wed 9/12 Weigh in: 249.4!
  4. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight: 200 (54lbs)
  5. ULTIMATE Goal Weight: 140 (60lbs after that!)
  6. Plan: 1700 cal/day, more protein, walking walking walking, and working out three times a week.
• Alwaysinvogue
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined):  253 as of today (18th September)
  2. Highest Weight EVER: 265 
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight: 242 
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  165
  5. Plan: I am aiming to eat as many whole foods as possible, keeping my weekday calorie count at 1200, going up to 1400-1600 on weekends. I am trying to eat protein rich, low-fat foods, with lots of fiber from fresh vegetables and some fruit. I particularly am trying to stay away from carby foods such as potato, bread etc. I will start out by doing 30 minutes of moderate exercise 4 times a week, hopefully increasing this as I improve my fitness levels (and don't die after walking up just one flight of stairs!). Over the past 8 years or so I've developed a huge tendency to binge eat, so I will also be aiming to stop this pattern, but restricting my food intake to the point that I can't help but eat everything in sight.
• Ang37
  1. Starting Weight:  214.2 Sep 14, 2007 
  2. Highest Weight EVER:   235
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight: 211 is my first 10% hopefully soon  
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  135
  5. Plan: Exercise and eating right.  I joined weight watchers 10 weeks ago and have lost 20.8 lbs so far.  I am ready to go for more
• Asia66
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 414 Sep 18, 2007 
  2. Highest Weight EVER: 414 
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:  380  
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  160 - 180
  5. Plan: My plan is to go back to doing water aerobics twice per week and work up from there.  I plan to write down everything I eat here - and slowly change my eating habits (more fresh fruits and veggies, less processed foods, eat more in the early part of the day, and less at night)  I will start off slow and simple and work toward a plan I can realistically live with for life!
• Athenah30
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 231 Sep 15, 2007 (up 5 pound since starting curves).
  2. Highest Weight EVER: 231 
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:  I'd love to lose 50 pounds by valentines day (2/14/08).  Must look good going to Vegas......
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight: 90-100 lbs, although I think I would look pretty sick at 130........
  5. Plan: Curves, yoga on the days I can't et there, and keeping my calorie intake below 1800 cals without completely skimping out the good stuff....
• Avacadogrl
  1. starting weight & day joined: 232 Sep 11, 2007 (256 start date of 7/23)
  2. Highest weight ever:  256
  3. Mini goals 1st Goal Weight:  200 by Xmas.
  4. Ultimate goal weight: right now, 175.  Once I get there, I will re-evaluate.
  5. Plan: Eat healthy, keep my calories around 1700 average, exercise 6xweek (m/w/f jog & weights, t/th spin class & abs/core).  Drink more water!
• Bigmommah
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined):  ___? Sep 14, 2007 (When I last weighed I was 244 and I joined 9/14/07)
  2. Highest Weight EVER:   264 - 6/18/07 The day I was diagnosed with Type II Diabetes by my doctor. PCOS related.
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:   244 which I reached 8/12/07
  4. Mini-Goals: 2nd Goal Weight:  224 (20 lbs more by end of Sept)
  5. Mini-Goals: 3rd Goal Weight: 199 
  6. ULTIMATE Goal Weight: 145 What I weighed before I had children which for me at 5'9 1/2 is a size 10. 
  7. Plan: I count carbs (limited to 255 per day) and calories (1800 or so per day) and exercise using "The Firm" video series 6 days a week using a 55 minute/30 minute every other day rotation.
• Brinabrina77
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined):  322 lbs; Sep 9, 2007 (joined cc on 9/1/07)
  2. Highest Weight EVER:   325lbs
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:   -10lbs
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  150 or less
  5. Plan:  moderation in eating/healthier choices/trying to exercise more
• Candycane02
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 265 lbs.  (Sep. 8th, 2007)
  2. Highest Weight EVER:  277
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:  239- dont' know why..just havn't been in the 230's in a while :)
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  160??? I don't know what my ideal weight will be until I get there.  I by no means want to be stick skinny, but I want to feel comfortable again.
  5. Plan:  Stick to it!! Cut down on bad carbs.  Water Water Water!
• Cherylgirl
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 235 Sep 10, 2007 
  2. Highest Weight EVER:  387
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:  200
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight: 160
  5. Plan: Count calories daily, no lying! Exercise 45 min cardio 5 times a week, 1 hour weightlifting 3 times a week. Stay busy so I don't get bored!
• Christy17pink
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 218 lbs.  Sep 7, 2007 
  2. Highest Weight EVER:  237 :/
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:  Lose 10 lb's by the end of this month 
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  125
  5. Plan:  Keeping a food log on here,  chatting with all of you for support :),  sticking to under 1,500 calories, riding my stationary bike at least 30 minutes a day, and eventually work out and run.
• Cmcole
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 371.1  Sep 12, 2007  
  2. Highest Weight EVER: 387   (7/25/07)
  3. Bi-Weekly-Goals & 1st Goal Weight: 369 (2 lbs every 2 weeks)
  4. Mini-Goal: 1st Goal Weight: 345 lbs by Jan 08. 
  5. ULTIMATE Goal Weight: 154
  6. Plan: Counting calories, (trying to consume only about 1700), Power Walking for 45min a day/ 4 or 5 days a week, Walking an additional 2.5mls a day/ 6 days a week.
• Count-it-07
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 256.9   Sept. 9, 2007
  2. Highest Weight EVER:  282.4   Sept. 2002
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:  250 Oct. 10, 2007
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:     154 June 29, 2008
  5. Plan:  I track what I eat. Nothing is off limits, because when I make food off limits I am judging myself. So, I don't do that. I do look at calorie content for how much enjoyment/nutrition I will get from eating something. Walking on my treadmill for a minimum of 30 minutes a day, stretching and weight lifting some days. Mainly my focus in on my eating right now.
• Eponajenna
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined):  265
  2. Highest Weight EVER:  I'm living it :(
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight: shooting for 240 by Halloween
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  150/160.. I'm going to wait and see, I'm tall so it's hard to know :)
  5. Plan: about a week and a half ago I began drinking at least 80oz. of water a day, and have been counting my calories.  My meals have been more structured and healthy than ever before.  Last week I got up every morning at 5am (the only chance I have) for 30-45 minute workouts in the gym.  I'm doing Sunday bike rides with my dad, and I ride my horse at least 3 times a week.  I want to incorporate swimming into my regimen as well, because my apartment complex has a nice pool in addition to the gym.
• Escorp
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 215  (Sep. 8th, 2007)
  2. Highest Weight EVER:  295
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight: to be under 200 by Christmas
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:They say my "ideal" weight is 143-150. I've never been that. I will settle for 170!.
  5. Plan: Continue to watch what I eat, and drink more water!
• first_belle
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined):  274 (08Sep07)
  2. Highest Weight EVER:   278 (Aug07)
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:   250 (Dec07)
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  160
  5. Plan: This is the hard one. I haven't had a plan I have ever been able to stick to in the last twenty years. So I am now trying this. I joined a fitness program this week and plan to start eating off a planned menu tomorrow.
• Fortyandfab
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined):  253 (Sept. 13, 2007) 
  2. Highest Weight EVER:   322
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:   To hit 240 in the next month
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  157-164 pounds
  5. Plan:  To continue to count calories, work out 30 minutes a day 4 days a week, and 1 hour a day other 3 days. Be accountable for my actions.  
• Go4gold
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 305 Sep 7, 2007 
  2. Highest EVER:   317
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight: 299 (under 300!!!)
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  150
  5. Plan:  Count calories and log my food, spread food out over the day, exercise 3 days a week :)
• Humorpam
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 313 September 9, 2007
  2. Highest Weight EVER:  354 (April 19, 2007)
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:  300 by Thanksgiving 2007
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight: 135
  5. Plan: I shop the perimeter, and eat mostly fresh lean meats and  fresh produce, and I also eat whole grains, sunflower seeds,cottage cheese, and black beans. I do not eat most processed foods. And I don't eat potatoes. I drink half my weight in ounces of water, and 24-32 ounces of green tea per day. My plan is to eat 1500-1600 calories per day. 
• Jaii
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined):  240 Sep 8, 2007
  2. Highest Weight EVER:   264
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:  200
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  140 in July 08- I will receive my B.S. in Aug 08.
  5. Plan:  My hardest task is staying motivated. I lost 15 lbs since Fathers Day 07, but feel the lbs coming back. I went on vacation and have lost all motivation. I was going to the gym and walking 4-5 days a week. I think this site is awesome! I don't have a support group and have had trouble finding a workout buddy. Everyone at the gym is already in shape, why would they need a buddy.
• Jansa5
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 308 lbs Sep 16, 2007 
  2. Highest Weight EVER:   350 lbs.
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:   289 lbs. 
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  165 lbs. 
  5. Plan: Medicaly suppervised low cal. diet.  All whole foods, low fat meat and lots of water.
• Jdbcmt
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined):  266.5 Sep 7, 2007
  2. Highest EVER:   305
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:   250
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  140
  5. Plan:  Smacking myself down . . .  frequently . . .  No, kidding.  DOING IT!  That's my plan.  For good this time.  Continuing to do what I've been doing the last several weeks, which is working better than any "diet" I've ever tried, and it has been, well, all of them!  Healthy diet, counting calories, portion control, regular exercise, occasional "oops, my bads" and letting those be OKAY, being aware of known "triggers" and heading them off at the pass whenever possible (which sometimes involves, yes, smacking myself down), and staying sane (if possible).
• Jennytheveg
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 289 Sep 10, 2007
  2. Highest Weight EVER:  293
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:  250
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight: 165
  5. Plan: Count calories daily, no lying! Exercise 45 min cardio 5 times a week, 1 hour weightlifting 3 times a week. Stay busy so I don't get bored!
• Krysties4
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined):  256 Sep 8, 2007 
  2. Highest Weight EVER:   265 is my highest ever and that was 8-13 when I joined here.
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:   225 by my 30th birthday 1-19
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  140-150
  5. Plan:  Exercising 6 days a week, watching what I eat, making healthy choices instead of grabbing junk I'm grabbing healthier foods.
• Ladiva
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined):  254 Sep 20, 2007
  2. Highest Weight EVER:   around 286lbs (2004?)
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight: 246 (12 Oct 07) then
  4. Mini-Goals: 2nd Goal Weight: 231 (23rd Nov 07)
  5. ULTIMATE Goal Weight: 130-135lbs
  6. Plan: Sticking to between 1400 - 1600 calories per day (depends how hungry i am).  I know i also need to start exercising but at the moment im just getting my head around the counting calories part!
• Lalathestylist
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined):  starting weight is 220 i joined this site on the 20th but i've been watching calories and exercising for a week now.
  2. Highest Weight EVER:   242 when i was pregnant
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:   200
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  128
  5. Plan: my plan is to watch my calories, eat healthy and be satisfied with what i'm eating,  as well as exercising continously i've exercised everyday so far which is great atleast 30 minutes everyday, switching it up between using the stationairy bike, to doing abjam, to dance cardio, to the beach body system that has a cardio and sculpt, i've been switching it around between the workouts, to not condition my body to one thing.
• Magickat
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined):  313 Sep 25, 2007
  2. Highest Weight EVER:  320
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight: 294 by 12/22/07  
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  180
  5. Plan: As of today and the past week, it's been limiting my calories to 2250 a day and exercising 6 days a week. I'm breaking down my weight loss into small goals so that I feel like I'm getting somewhere. I don't even think about being 180. And I'm trying to set myself up with a reward system. Buy myself something nice but small for little goals. I haven't worked it out completely.
• Mammatam
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 235.4  Sep 13, 2007 
  2. Highest Weight EVER:  235.4 (this is it other than pregnancy)
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:  230 (1st 5 lbs in 3 weeks) 
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight: 140/130
  5. Plan: I am just taking this one day at a time. I just joined this morning, so I don't really have a full out plan yet. That is why I joined here. I guess my plan is to watch my calorie intake and follow that for now. Soon I will get back into some form of physical activity, and just go from there.
• Mathwiz37
  1. starting weight:  283 (9/8)
  2. Highest weight ever:  310
  3. Mini goals:  Next goal weight is 255 (to drop the "morbidly" from in front of the "obese"
  4. Ultimate goal weight: 159 - 129 (whatever "healthy is") 
  5. Plan:  Exercise/stay active (I've just joined the Y to take water aerobics and I went 3 times this week) ; cooking my own food instead of eating out; keep drinking enough water (haven't had anything else since May and that's done wonders)
• Mollymouser
  1. Starting Weight (on joining):  358.5   Sep 7, 2007
  2. Highest EVER:   369.0   AUG 22, 2007
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:   329.0 (40 pounds)
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:   250.0  (119 pounds)
  5. Plan:  800 calorie per day deficit, more fiber.
• Mommabear2i
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 288 Sep 13, 2007
  2. Highest Weight EVER:   317.6
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:   275
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  140
  5. Plan:  I have been on cc for a little over a week and am already down 4.5 lbs (YEAH!!)  I am trying to eat around 1650 calories a day and am just beginning to add exercise with a goal of 1 mile walk 4 times a week by next week.
• Nihilistic
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 296 lbs on 9/27/07
  2. Highest Weight EVER:  360 lbs
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:  275 lbs
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight: 200 lbs? 
  5. Plan:2000 calorie daily ceiling, bicycling 21 miles daily, weight lifting every third day.
     
• Pedeisme
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined):  406 Sep 26, 2007
  2. Highest Weight EVER:   ???
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight: 346 (60 lbs)
  4. Mini-Goals: 2nd Goal Weight: 331 (75 lbs) 
  5. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  175 - 190
  6. Plan:  I am making to day the first day of a new beginning. I hate to work out, and am getting to a point wher if I don't then mobility will become limited. I have to, and want to be healthy.
• Renastar23
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 310 Sep 7, 2007 
  2. Highest EVER:   320 :(
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight: 270 by  Dec 1st
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  180 (doctor says 160, but im no cool with that)
  5. Plan:  calorie-count.com food log, 3 meals and 2-3 healthy snacks, exercise 30 minutes/day 3x week to start, drink 6-8 glasses of water/day.  Im soooo terrible at drinking water, limiting alcohol consumption to friday/saturday, no juice or soda mixers.  Im still pretty young and my friends go out and drink a lot, ..so thats kind of a tricky one for me :)  I have Hypothyroidism, and a history of ED-NOS, but otherwise very healthy and active :)
• Sabineyvr
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 301.6 Sep 7, 2007 
  2. Highest EVER:   315
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight: 275 (by christmas)
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  200 lbs
  5. Plan:  calorie-count.com food log and activity logging exercising as much as possible (currently: 3x gym, 1x pilates, 1 walk in the park, 1 hour, tai chi) Making healthier food choices and keep at it forever.
• Saintlymama
  • Starting Weight (& day joined): 268 lbs.  (Sep 12, 2007)
  • Highest Weight EVER:  275
  • Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:  240 by Christmas
  • ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  175 (ultimate to lose 100 lbs. Well see from there...)
  • Plan:  Using the glycemic index to watch all carbs since I have PCOS and and trying to conceive and increase my good fat/lower my bad fats.  Plus...drink more water!  Also working out 3x week.
• Samanthajones66
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 218 Sep 10, 2007 (238 when joined cc 1/2/07) 
  2. Highest Weight EVER:  238
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:  200
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight: 115
  5. Plan: Count calories daily, I'm an excessive eater (as the diet profile says) NO lying! Excercise daily no matter what it is. I normally do a video every week night or something to that effect and on weekends outside and moving. I love the Biggest Loser videos (both of them) and I love the elliptical.
• Tabbytabs
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 230 (SEP 20,2007
  2. Highest Weight EVER:230  
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:200  
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:150 
  5. Plan: DROP THE SODA!!!! CANDY!!!! and all the rest of the evil stuff! Exersise 3-4 times a week walk 2 miles a little bit of cadio with it mabey some yoga who knows... Help
• Tanyamoniq
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 279 (Sept 20, 2007)
  2. Highest Weight EVER:  280
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:  250
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight: 130
  5. Plan: Ahh... The plan. Right now I'm looking at eating between 1700 and 1900 a day, walking at least 20 minutes, doing at least 10 **** minutes of free weights and trying to throw in another 20 minute walk or 30 minute aerobics video at least five days a week but shooting for something EVERY day.
• Undo117
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 207 Sep 8, 2007 
  2. Highest EVER:   257
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight: below 200 by Halloween 
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  140 may revise to 150
  5. Plan:  the most important thing in my weight loss is to keep it off.  The hardest thing for me now is to stay motivated both in food management and in exercising. I hope by reading what everyone else is doing I will work on improving my program. I have not lost any weight in the last 4 months.
• Vicki330
  1. Starting Weight (& day Joined) :  315  Sep 8, 2007 (original start in 100+ group 10 Aug 2007)
  2. Highest EVER:    339
  3. Weight Joined CC 8/10: 315 <-24 llbs in 2 mos>
  4. Wk 1 Results 8/20:  302 <-13 lbs 10 days, -37 lbs ttl>
  5. Wk 2 Results 8/27:  300 <-2 lbs 7 days, -39 lbs ttl>
  6. Mini-Goal Weight 1:  299  Done:  3 Sept 2007  (294lbs) (-21)
  7. Wk 3 Results 9/3: 294 <-6 lbs 7 days, -45 lbs>
  8. Super Mini Goal:  Down 50 lbs!!!!!  WOOT WOOT!!!
  9. Wk 4 Results 9/10: 287 <-7 lbs 7 days, - 52 lbs>
  10. Wk 5 Results 9/17:
  11. Wk 6 Results 9/24:
  12. Wk 7 Results 9/30:
  13. Mini-Goal Weight 2:  270  Done: 
  14. Mini-Goal Weight 3:   235  Done:
  15. Mini-Goal Weight 4:   199  Done: 
  16. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  155  Done:
  17. Plan:  Eat more veggies & stay away from sugars & fats & carbs.  Main thing is TO MOVE!
  18. The thing I like to say is:  ONE MEAL AT A TIME, ONE DAY AT A TIME! 
• Whatcoloristhesky
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 260ish (Sep 11, 2007)
  2. Highest Weight EVER: Same maybe up to 265 when I didn't look
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight: Scale shows a 249 or less 3 days in a row :)
  4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight: A HEALTHY weight. Officially. Whatever that is. 100 lbs would be nice that would make 160ish.
  5. Plan: Keeping myself accountable. My husband sounds supportive this time around. I have some more spare time as well at least for now. I plan to focus on food first and slowly work into exercise. Its hard to do much of anything at this weight.
• Willti7 
  1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 290 Sep 19, 2007 
  2. Highest Weight EVER:  296
  3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight: 275
  4. Mini-Goals: 2nd Goal Weight:  230 
  5. ULTIMATE Goal Weight:  166
  6. Plan: Change my way of living

 

Hi iwanttorun ~ welcome!  just copy this and post with your answers. 

1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 
2. Highest Weight EVER:  
3. Mini-Goals: 1st Goal Weight:  
4. ULTIMATE Goal Weight: 
5. Plan: 

I'll get you added to the group!  Oh,  I see you did!  Nevermind!  I'll grab yourself and update reply #1 with you!  Welcome to the group!!!

Yeah, I always tried about every crash diet I ever met.  I get a real bad case of impatience!  It is NOT a fun anticipation waiting for the scales to move downwards!  I want them to drop like a rock!  1 lb a day!  Wouldn't that be enormously fun???  lol ~ i wish!!!!

-sighs as reality returns.

yes, I want to lose it and keep it off.  I'm willing to try slow.  I've tried everything else ;)

well, actually, I need to get over the evening and midnight snack attacks too!  They used to do me in quicker than you could say boo!  Working on that too!

Iwanttorun ~ have you all added to the group!   Woot!!!  I love your name!  I want to run!

Personally, I want to run on the beach with my dogs.  That would be so cool again. 

Maybe that should be our new DQ ~ Discussion Question.  What do you want to do?

oooohhhh i like that DQ...

I want to go to six flags w/o worrying if ill fit in the harness.

I want to wear pointy toe stilleto's.

I want to be comfortable with my own body.

 

I want to be able to comfortably sit in an airplane seat.

I want to be able to comfortably sit in a movie theater seat.

I want to be able to comfortably sit on a folding chair or plastic lawn chair without worrying about crashing to the floor.

I want to be able to drive my car without wearing a seat belt extender.

I want to be able to wear a 3x and shop in "regular" clothing stores.

I want to be able to comfortably sit in restaurant BOOTHS, and not have to always ask for a table.

I want to be able to say that I USED to be a diabetic.

That's what I want.

=^..^=  MOLLY

lol ~ there's so many, but i want to be able to wear my wedding rings again.  I want to run on the beach with my dogs.  I really want to be able to wear cute baby pink overalls with hot pink stilettos!  I would like to get formal portraits taken with dh again.  It's been years!  I want to go back to Disneyland and ride the roller coaster I couldn't ride :(  I want to be able to bend over and clip my own toenails. I want to be able to move freely, to be, to do.... without huffing & puffing and wondering how I'm going to do it. I just really want to.

OOOH...I forgot about that one.  I want to be able to give myself pedicures comfortably.  It always makes me huffy-puffy :)

 Rena :)

Oohhhh, what a gooooood DQ idea!  I have sooo many different wants associated with my weight loss. They may seem kinda small and petty but they are my driving force and my fantasies. Alot of them seem to surround the idea of feeling sexy/attractive again.

 

~united2gether~ what great information!! I always wondered about that burn meter and why it would say I burned, say, 300 cals in exercise but only show 3250 burned for the day. I thought it was a conspiracy against me to trick me into thinking that I hadn't burned as much cals as I did! I think the lack of processed sugar is making me crazy.... 8-)

HI  everyone, Thanks for adding me goforgold. That is a cool name by the way too  Ilike it. Anyway I want to do what my name says by my 30th  b -day which is in about 5 years  I want to be able to run a 5K and make it to the finish line not first or anything but just be able to do it. I also want to wear peep toe stlileto high heel pumps those are so hot! I want to be able to go skydiving as well. Which you have to be at least not more than 170 so that is one of my mini goals to get to. I also just want to feel better and more energetic so that I can go do and enjoy all that life has to offer.  GREAT DQ! =-)

 

• I took my aggression out at the gym today. I've been feeling so crappy because of my "special friend". But today I sucked it up, popped an Advil and went to the gym.
• I think because I'm so bloated that I sweat twice as much as I regularly do, lol. It felt so good to sweat, and it took my mind away from feeling crampy. I did some hardcore cardio too.
• I went on the treadmill uphill for 15mins, 50 crunches, elliptical trainer for 30 minutes, and 30 more crunches as well as 15 reverse crunches.

• Worked my toosh off.. actually my toosh is stronger and my tummy is being worked off, LOL!

• I'd like to change my 1st mini goal to 225lbs (By Dec.15/07). Something I feel is more attainable for me, it felt like I would never get to 200lbs (previous 1st mini-goal). My 2nd mini goal will be 199lbs (By Feb.14/07). That would really be a boost for me, being under 200lbs by Valentine's Day

 

Here's my list of wants:

• I want to know that I can fit on any amusement park ride.

• I want to be able to be proud of my body.

• I want to be able to walk the 10 minutes to college without breaking a sweat. 

• I want to fit into regular-sized clothing. I'm done with the X's.

• I want to attain self-confidence so that I can accept the love of others.

<3 Jenn

 

What I want to do:

 

1. No longer need to take Metformin
2. See my children go to college and get married
3. Wear my wedding dress again
4. A few things too naughty to post  =)

~*~*~* DOING THE SNOOPY HAPPY DANCE! ~*~*~*

I lost weight during my time of the month!

I lost weight during my time of the month!

I lost weight during my time of the month!

hee hee hee hee hee hee hee

LOST SINCE LAST WEEK'S WEIGH IN: 4.6 POUNDS

LOST SINCE DIET BEGAN 8/22/07:    28.2 POUNDS

Yay, me!!! Woooo hooooo! Yippee skippy!

=^..^=  MOLLY

Molly I am happy dancing with you!!!!!! Congratulations.

Welcome to all of you who joined recently. This is an awesome group! 

4 oz down at this week's weigh in. My measurements are pretty much the same as well.

I'm going to increase my cardio and weights this week to see if it gets the scale to move significantly.

Talk to you all later!