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! 

Hey goldy, (hope you don't mind the nickname...if you do...let me know, I might stop using it!)    Don't spank me!  LoL!!      I will get back to that way & checking in more often will be a help!

Can I just mention...I would be LOST without all of you!!!  I mean it!!!

Candycane, thanks for the positive words for this week!  I feel happy knowing good people like you are around!

Oh goldy, know what you mean about today...9-11...I kept remembering what I was doing when the planes hit & how I was just watching the Today show & seeing planes fly into buildings! Surreal! 

Krystie, I love your personal message board I found thru your profile.  It is a nice place to visit & get more support!  Thanks for your hard work there! 

Thanks again to EVERYONE for being cheerleaders & friends...it is very much appreciated! 

~Vicki

14 cups of water is excellent alldolledup!!! 

 

OOOOHHH MAN!!! Thats awesome! How are you doing it?  Im struggling to drink 8?  Seriously.  Thats awesome.  Youre becoming my water role model :)

Ps.  Im doing weigh in Wednesday :)  Anyone wanna join me?

 

Rena 

 

Is it too late to join you all?

1. Starting Weight (& day joined): 260ish (September, 11th, 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.

 

I'm in, please!

1. starting weight:  256 (7/23)
2. Highest weight ever:  256
3. Mini goals:  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!

Right now, what is keeping me motivated is my success so far...22 pounds gone since late July, and it has been pretty darn easy, considering!  It's like a snowball effect, I'm exercising and that's making me feel better about myself which is making me want to exercise more.  I do worry about the inevitable slow down, though, and how I will handle that.  But, I love this site, this has been great support!

Thanks for the "hoorahs" vicki330 and renastar23!

So far today I've had 8 cups of water, and still haven't had dinner yet.

The reason why I drink so much water is because it's either that or diet soda, and for the most part aspartame isn't appealing. I'd rather go for the clear stuff!  I drink water at almost every meal, and also while i'm in class, and at the gym, on the bus, etc!

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Today has been somewhat stressful for me. I've been pissy and moody because I haven't eaten much actual food. Breakfast I had miniwheats with skim milk and an apple. But for my snack/lunch/snack I was at school so I brought a protein bar, and a meal replacement shake and some almonds. I am SO hungry! I just don't want to give in to the temptations available to me on campus.. pizza, fries, beer, and more.

I hope everyone had a better day than me!

<3 Jenn 

just popping in on a break ~ will do updates tonight or tomorrow.

Welcome to all our new people :)

I've been trying to figure a nickname for me... I like Goldy or Goldie!  Good idea Vicki :)

Was reading Vicki's journal and it got me thinking about how/when I really started to make this a permanent lifestyle change instead of a diet ~ and how I plan to avoid quitting....

someplace I read someone say "i'm wearing too much food"

um, yeah!  that is me especially in the swimsuit  :::goes blind at the thought::: ;)

got some negative test results back in 2004 and made a couple of stabs to lose weight and failed miserably.  Just like my whole diet history.  Even though the intense desire and abject misery were ever present, i never figured out how to push through. 

I'm still working on changing that.  For me, it is boiling down to making a daily committment to change because I am important enough.  I really need to, even if I don't always want to because the irrational part of me is pitching yet another tantrum. 

I think that will be when the committment is most important.

Gotta make this a daily committment.  It's too easy to walk away, and when I walk away, it takes a long time to come back and try again...

 

...jumps onto the forum

hands out cups of Italian Ice to everyone

(lemon or cherry...take your pick!!)

& then goes back to reading an inspirational book!

Enjoy!!  Wishing everyone a great Wednesday!!!

peace & hugs & luv...  ~Vicki

Hi Everyone. Thought I would jump on and say that I have FINALLY found a mother of the bride dress for my daughter's wedding on Sept 29. I have been looking for at least 4 months, in two cities, big cities, Minneapolis and Phoenix, on line, in every department store and boutique I can find. Size 22 for me at the moment. One of the problems was she wanted a light colored dress, so that limited everything. Still, there were plenty of adorable styles to choose from in the Misses sizes, but my size, forget it.

 

GoforGold, I loved your post. it really does come done to just deciding to make a different choice. i also agree that it becomes self motivating. I love the calories needed to lose xxx amount within a certain amount of time. I put in 240 today by my daughter's b'day on 11/17 and it gave me an amount that I already eat!! It's so dooable...at least at this moment that's how it feels.

I hope everyone is doing alright. Remember, thoughts become things, so choose good one.

 

Are you drinking enough water?

Have you tried adding ice?

A lemon wedge?

A sprig of fresh mint?

Putting it in a festive glass?

Drinking it hot?

water water water water water water water water water water water .....

You are getting VERY thirsty ......  

 

Welcome Blue and  Avacadogrl!

 Goldy - that's right you are worth, so am I, and so is everyone else on this board!

count - it - congratulations on finding a dress.  Clothes shopping is still a dreaded activity for me! 

I have to tell about my little proud moment.  We went to the local playground last evening, and I had the desire to try the hang on and slide across thing (anyone know what I am talking about?).  Anyway, I haven't been able to do it before.  Last night I did it three times.  Couldn't believe I was holding my own weight!  DH mentioned that the last time I tried was last October (70+ lbs heavier and totally out of shape). 

Molly- I'm a die hard water drinker, but never thought of adding mint!  We have mint growing wild in the backyard, I'll have to look for some today.

I drank 88 ounces of water yesterday... not the 150 that i should be drinking, but definitely better than the 8 i usually average.  Im a terrible water drinker:(  Im gonna try the mint thing today Molly... thanks for the idea!! I can do it!!

I drank 88 ounces of water yesterday... not the 150 that i should be drinking, but definitely better than the 8 i usually average.  Im a terrible water drinker:(  Im gonna try the mint thing today Molly... thanks for the idea!! I can do it!!

lines up pitchers of water for everyone...

*yay* for finding clothes!  It's so much harder finding something.  The stores just don't carry much decent stuff over size 18 or 14 in a lot of stores.  grrrr.  It's either lots more, poorer quality fabric, ugly prints or cuts.  I'm SO SICK OF SHOPPING FROM A CATALOG.

~ looks around.  did i say that???

well, I am.  I would give my right arm to have good quality cute clothes available for the same prices as everyone else.

goldie: You have it in you to make this a daily commitment. You are important enough! 

vicki330: thanks for the italian ice!

count-it: Clothes shopping is a love/hate thing for me. It's awesome that you found the perfect dress for your daughter's wedding! You must be so proud

molly dearest: I've been chugging away! At least 12 cups a day plus! (Great suggestions by the way)

ajjciir: I still find it hard to hold my own weight, but wow, GREAT for you!

renastar23: chug a lug darlin'! 

 

Weigh in!

Starting weight on CC: 256lbs

Last week's weight: 254lbs

Sept. 9th: 251.8lbs

Sept. 12th: 249.4lbs 

Yay! Happy Wednesday everyone

 

<3 Jenn 

 

If you don't have to piddle every few hours, you are not drinking enough water!

OOoooo .... can I say "piddle" in this thread?

piddle! piddle! piddle! piddle! piddle!

For the person from this thread who PM'd me and asked if they could just put toothpaste in their water instead of a mint leaf, let me just say .... ICK.

glug glug glug glug .... go drink some water!

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=^..^=  MOLLY (lifting others up is the best exercise there is!)

Hi!  This is soooo cool!  Just joined yesterday and I can't wait to get my first response from someone.  Anyone, please!! J/K :) 

Starting weight on CC: 371.1lbs

Highest EVER: 387lbs

Mini Goal: 2lbs at a time!  Hoping for 2lbs every two weeks

What else was I supposed to write?  Oh well, glad to know you!

cmcoleB - welcome to CC.  I was over 300 lbs when I started (and I'm only 5'2").  You will see results results even with 2 lbs at a time.  That's basically my goal too! 

Hi...I'm saintlymama and I'd love to join.

 

Starting weight: 168

Date joined: Sept 2007

 Highest weight: 275

First weight goal: 240 by Christmas 2007 

Ultimate weight goal: 100 lbs...I'd be thrilled to be 175 lbs.  We'll 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.

i DO have to piddle every couple of hours, even though i only drank 88 ounces.  Maybe its because im so used to NOT drinking water.. dunno.  Here's a question.. does arrowhead sparkling water count towards my water consumption?  there's no sugar, sodium, etc in it.

 

Rena