30 years old with over 100 pounds to release

Hi! I joined CCP about a week ago and am loving it here! I like how easy it is to count calories by entering them on my page, it's so much more convienent than other programs I've checked out. I also like all of the tips and information as well as the board here. You'll probably see me using the term "weight release" instead of "weight loss"...my naturopath suggested using the word release because it doesn't stir up the negative thoughts like loss so it might help me out with the mental aspects of shedding the weight. I figure it can't hurt...lol

I have chosen to release this weight for health reasons. It's something I've known for some time that I need to do but have just come to the point where I know now is the time and I am ready to commit to making it happen. I started out at 330 last fall and am now down to 296. I went through a few months where I slacked off on the healthy eating so that really slowed me down but now I'm back on track and really acutally enjoying it. I think it's much easier for me this time of year because of all the fresh and local fruits and veggies that are available right now.

I struggle with the exercise because I don't like to be outdoors when it's so hot and humid. Sometimes I also just feel lazy, like I just flat out don't want to do it. I've been trying to take advantage of the nice weather for swimming because that is one thing I really enjoy doing and trying to at least lift weights if nothing else on the days I have no motivation.

I'd love to find some buddies to share support and encouragement.

Elizabeth

Hi Elizabeth,

We seem to have similar goals and similar backgrounds. I just turned 36 and would love to lose at least 100 pounds.

I too struggled with exercise but I found an interesting and fun solution. I purchased a Wii Fit so not only am I exercising but I'm doing it at my own pace and in the privacy of my own home. I enjoy it immensly and have actually lost 5 pounds in the past 10 days (keeping track of my calories and eating healthy have also helped).

Always looking for a buddy to share advice and stories with.

Ducky

A Wii is something I've been considering purchasing, I'm glad to have someone comment with their success with it!  Are there particular games you've bought with it?  I'm not exactly sure how it works so don't mind me if my questions about it seem silly...lol 

No questions are ever silly so feel free to ask, please, I'd love to help in anyway that I can.

I haven't bought any additional games to use with the Wii fit (I'm not sure if any are available, as of yet) but the programs that come with it are very good. For starters it keeps track of your BMI, Weight and minutes spent exercising. It allows you to set goals for your self and if they (the goals) end up being to difficult to reach it allows you to change them every 2 weeks. It graphs your progress so you can see how good or bad you are doing.

Some of the exercises are running (u actually run in place while u watch other runners and scenery pass you by), boxing (very fun), step aerobics, and hula hoop. There are several strength training exercises and yoga positions.

I feel like it was well worth the money and a whole lot cheaper then a gym membership.

I hope this has answered some of your questions but if not please ask, I'd love to help.

Ducky

Hi Ladies-

Man, i am glad i found you two!!! 36 yo with 116lbs to lose. i have been on CC since July 30 and lost 7lbs (as of today). It's such a small amount but I am so freakin excited! Like you Lee, I said to myself this is it...i have to lose this weight. 

Since i realized that i don't like exercise and love eating whatever i want, I decided to start slow. I keep to 1400-1600 calories a day mostly through portion control. i eat pizza, low cal chocolate, low cal ice cream, but i also eat more veggies and fruit. I almost joined a gym. but 1) the cost was too high and 2) if i wont walk my dogs for a mile, why would i walk on a treadmill for a mile! and my dogs are more fun! So, i decided to start walking my dogs more. 

Although, i could do better, i think there is something to be said for a slow start. When i rush to lose weight i ALWAYS gain it again.

Ducky- i love the Wii fit idea. We have a wii but not the fit piece. I think i will make that my 20lbs goal to get one!  

Would you guys mind if we keep this chat going? i would love to hear about your progress and be able to share mine.

Hi Monique,

Congratulations on the 7pounds thats awesome 

We have a very similar attitude with exercise. I too have a dog and if I won't take him out for walks, why would I waste money not walking at the gym.

I'm all for keeping this chat going, I look forward to comparing success stories, motivating and being motivated.

I think it's wonderful that you are setting small goals for yourself,  I think I just might borrow that idea and make some goals for myself. Let's see, what should my first goal be......  

Ducky

Thank you Ducky!

I know its not noticeable but it means alot to me. It tells me I have better will power than I thought I had!!

I talked with my fiance, and he agreed to get a wii fit for my 30lb goal. yeah!

And although, I could've changed my clothes and watched TV went I got home, I managed to walk the dogs. It was a short walk, but my goal is to walk them everyday, all freakin 7 days! then i will worry about upgrading the pace/distance.

Do you walk your dog often? I wonder why its seems so hard for me sometimes when I truly care for them and love them.

 

I would love to take my dog for walks but he hates it. He gets very nervous when we get to far away from the house and he starts pulling and tugging on the leash to go back home.

I was doing pretty good on my diet then I kinda blew it the last couple of days. Lets just say it involves a birthday and red velvet cake with lots of cream cheese frosting (delicious but evil). According to my scale I've only gained 1 pound but I feel like I've gained back the 5 I lost plus some. Oh well thank God birthdays only come once a year.  

That's great about the Wii Fit. Just keep up the good work and you'll be on that Wii Fit in no time.

Ducky

Was it your birthday?? if so, Happy B/day!! what the heck- i love a good cake! at least it was only 1lb. how do you feel? you ready to get back on track? you can look at it like you took a mini vacation....

this girl at work actually uses the gym at work on her lunch break!!! i have been promising to go with her, so today when she said she wasn't motivated, i volunteered. I totally surprised myself. i did 20mins and worked up a sweat. afterwards my body took a while to cool down, so i am not sure i would do it again. felt kinda gross going back to work sweaty. lol.

this afternoon, i resolved to walk the dogs at least 4 times this week. so i managed to come home and do it. miracle of miracles two days in a row!!! Its too bad your dog doesn't like walks. maybe if they are shorter and stay within the same streets, he might feel more comfortable? I think my dogs get bored walking the same way all the time.

Hey Leeza-

how's your week going??

Are you interested in another friend on this thread? I am 34 and have 111 more pounds to lose. I cannot believe I let myself get this fat...*sigh* but I am determined to do something about it. I have lost 6 pounds so far...am pretty excited about that.

How is the dog walking going? I am trying to make it to the gym 3-4 times a week and my goal is to burn 200 calories in 30 minutes each time for a week, then up it by a few. We'll see how that goes.

 

Hi, I would like to join the group if it's ok.  I'm 31, 5'4 and currently at 240 lbs, I started 3 weeks ago at 253 so 13 lbs gone whoo hoo!  I'm not sure what my gone weight is, I just want to feel good in my body. 

This is actually my second time using this site.  The first time I lost about 80 lbs but got pregnant before I could get to my goal.  I ended up gaining it all back.  My son is almost a year so it's taken me that long to deal with the fact that I have to start over.   

I would love to have people to talk to that know what I'm going through.  I tend to rant to my mom or husband but neither of them know what it's like to be SO overweight.  The first time I did this I didn't really participate in the forums but it would definately be nice this time to know that I'm not the only one struggling day to day. 

I also hate exercising but sometimes it's an escape for me.  I'm a stay at home mom who doens't get out much (probably because of my weight) so I go in the basement and that's "MY" time.  I have an elliptical and love it, I feel like I get cardio and toning in at the same time.  I just put in my headphones, close my eyes and just try to focus on the music it tends to take some of the hatred out of exercising. 

Anyway that's a little about me.  I would love to get to know all or you and hopefully we can form a little support group for each other.   

Hi,

I have just joined CCP today and was wondering if I could join this group? From what I have read I have alot  in common. I'm 33 yrs old, 5'3, weighing about 200 lbs (as of 3 weeks ago), I have hypothyroidism, have a sedentary lifestyle. Last year I was diagnosed with breast cancer and have since been treated with chemo and radiation and am on follow up visits. During the chemo, I lost 10 lbs and then when i started with radiation I gained them back plus more.

I obviously need to make a change and feel that it'll be a challenge for me but nevertheless, if I have survived cancer I know I can do it!!!

I bought my self a treadmill in January and well it's been sitting in a corner of my house for several months collecting dust. My fiancee thought it was a crazy idea to buy it and would tell me to just take our 2 dogs out for walks? Oh well.

I've seen the wii commercials and have thought about getting that as well. I have come to realize that I do need some type of interaction.

Positive end note: If I can think it , I can do it!!!

Welcome ladies...

Supermom-

I really have to say "thank God for Dogs"... my fiance walked them mostly, but he runs out of time in the mornings.  Walking them gets me to move, where before i just plop myself in front of the TV.  i think it also helps with bonding/obeying. they seem to respond better outside and in.

Hey Grissy -

Wow you lost 80lbs before that's freakin awesome! I have never lost more then 20lb.  Congrats on coming back. you must be very busy with a 1 yo!!

Hey ecruz75 -

Man you are a survivor (thinking of song "I'm a survivor"). i thought about a treadmill, just like i thought about joining to the gym. i think when i came to the big ticket items, I found i have a habit of getting gung-ho about starting things and don't finish. like weight loss.  so i decided to start slow and small. like walking the dogs. I was thinking i  might reward my weight loss with something like the wii fit or a treadmill, though. 

 

oh and grissy-

I HAVE to agree. I was finding forums with people who have already lost 60+ lbs or only had 20lbs to lose. I felt like i needed a group of people who are where I'm at.

It's great to know that I'm not alone (my height, age, weight class) in my struggle to get fit and "tight like a tiger"(from Austin Powers, LOL)

Hello Ladies, it's nice to meet all of you and welcome to CC+

Supermom911 - Congratulations on the 6 pounds, that's great. I know when I lost the 5 pounds I felt wonderful. I know nobody noticed the weight loss but I knew and that's all that matters.

Grissy - I have to agree with you about having people to talk to that understand what it's like. I am the heaviest person in my office and no one there could possilby understand what it's like carrying around all this weight. There are 2 ladies (barely 110 pounds soaking wet) that go on and on about being fat and needing to lose weight. At first I wanted to punch them but now I just look at them and laugh and tell them I wish I had their problems. I welcome the idea of a little support group, I think it would be very helpful. Oh, by the way, do you prefer to be called Ginny or Grissy?

ecruz75 - You have such a great attitude and you're right, you survived cancer so you can lose this weight. I had a treadmill for a while and I used it often but then I got lazy and gave it away. I thought I would need some kind of personal interaction with regards to exercising but I found using the Wii fit that I no longer feel that way.

Ducky

Hi Monique,

Thanks for the Birthday Wishes. I have unfortunately fallen off the wagon, that red velvet cake really did a number on me. I've been struggling these last few days to get back into my healthy calorie counting routine. This week is pretty much shot so I hope I can fix it tomorrow. Come on will power.. Don't fail me now.

That's great about the gym but I think I would feel uncomfortable going back to work after working out. As it is with all my extra "insulation" I'm always the warmest person in the office while everyone else is complaining about being cold.

My new goal is to do 30 - 45 minutes on the Wii Fit every morning before I get ready for work, walk for 30 minutes during lunch (I think I'll walk indoors as it's been exceptionally hot here in Florida this week), and another 30 minutes on the Wii Fit when I get home. Now that's my goal, lets see how well I stick to it.

Hope you are having a wonderful week,

Ducky

Hey girls!  Thanks for being so welcoming! 

**Warning:  This post tends to ramble - it's the lack of adult interaction. "Sorry" ahead of time  :) **

So it's 1:15am and I can't sleep.   I think I have unrealistic goals and that's half my battle.  I know we are told to lose about 2 pounds per week but in my mind I always think it should be more than that. Then I get on the scale and just hope that it will be 6 pounds or so and of course it's not and then I'm depressed.  I know it's stupid but I'm impatient and just want to see/feel results "NOW".  I wish that for every day you worked out and ate healthy you earned a 1 pound loss :)  I think that seems fair.   Ok that is my little early morning/late night rate, I feel a little better.

I was just wondering what all of you are staying at calorie wise right now?  I'm eating about 1200-1400 but it's usually closer to 1200.  I don't think I'm eating enough so I'm just curious about all of you.  

Oh and Ducky I'm so jealous of your Wii...I want one so bad but it's hard for me to convince myself it's ok to spend the money.  You'll have to keep me posted on how well it's working out for you and your progress.  Maybe that will convince me :)   You sound like you have some great new exercise goals!  Good Luck!!

I do have a Nintendo DS though (according to my husband I'm a nerd because I like video games) and they have a new game that came out last week called "My Weight Loss Couch".  I thought it looked interesting so I bought it.  Not worth it....I made my husband use his charm and take it back for me today (since you can't return opened video games).  This site does way more than that does so I basically spent $40 on a pedometer.  This was just a FYI in case you happen to see it and think you want it :) 

How often do you guys weigh yourself?  Last time I did this a weighed myself all the time almost every day.  This time I'm doing it once a week - every Monday...I don't know which way I like better yet.  I kinda like the anticipation of weekly but on the other hand if you do it more often you can maybe make adjustments before the week is gone...like bumping up calories (any thoughts?).

Well, I should try to get to bed.  Hopefully my kids will sleep in tomorrow.  I hope everyone has a great day today and stays focused!!   Good Luck!!!

Ginny or Grissy - whichever :)

Ginny you bring up some great conversation topics.

weight loss expectation: I had heard that bigger people lose more weight per week. But i also heard that no more than 2lbs is a sustainable weight loss. So i favor 2lbs a week personally, and no more then that cause i plan on keeping it off. I even created an excel spreadsheet for expected weight loss at 1/2, 1, 1.5 , and 2 lbs per week. After a few weeks of reading posts from people that actually DID lose 100lbs, i found out most of them did it in 2 years. that's like 1lb a week!! I got disappointed. but then I got over it, because i still get to eat pizza!!! and if i don't work out everyday its ok.

I almost always start strong but cant keep it going. so now i aim for .5-1 lb a week. this way i stay in the game consistantly and dont fall off the wagon because i couldnt keep up!

re: calories. I have a BMR of about 2100 (according to about 4 BMR calculators lol). I have been successful with a range of 1400-1600. I had a week at 1800-2000 during my TOM, and found i didn't lose. I can stay at 1400 Mon-Fri but sat and sun i need the extra 200. :) these number might seem low, but i have not built up my exercise yet. so i rarely get more than 200 cal per day from activity during the week. walking the dogs is only like 150.

Scale: I heard conflicting ideas about the scale. weighting in weekly is a popular and consistent idea. but i am like you. i want to know now!!! if i weight myself daily, i do it with several thoughts in mind. 1) its prob not accurate 2) the weeks not over 3) what time of day it is (1st thing in am is better, i think).

my question: I am starting to worry about extra skin when i lose. I don't think i could afford a skin tuck. but so of the big losers have done it. some didn't have too, toning and exercise helped them. Have you thought about what to do if there is extra skin? I actually had a flash thought that i might be better fat. isn't that crazy??? because of flabby skin?

The last two days i have been able to stay within my 1400 calories, but i found that since i had extra cal to eat, i ate more for dinner.  the problem is: as I ate I felt full and could've stopped, but i didn't. i finished my plate, which was another 5-6 bites and got to that food/gross feeling.  I am wondering if i could've stopped if someone was around. Usually, i can.

What do you consider secret eating? is it as drastic as bidging or can it be the constant eating we do when no one is looking? how do you get back control?

Monique - I'm pretty worried about the extra skin thing also.  I'm mostly worried about my stomach since it already looks deflated.  Two kids didn't help.  I've just come to realize that someday I'll probably have to have a tummy tuck.  I'm hoping everywhere else will be ok since I'm doing it slowly and with exercise.  I guess we'll just have to wait and see, it can be one of our future posts like in year or so :) 

As for finishing your plate when your full, I think that as long as you're still within your calorie range I wouldn't be too hard on yourself.   This is a learning process and we all can't be perfect from the start.  I'm sure that's how you used to eat, I know I did, if there was food on my plate I was goin to eat it. I think eventually you'll train your brain to just get up and throw it in the garbage whether someone is there or not. 

Since I started this I thankfully haven't had any bouts of secret eating...I guess I would consider it as both of what you described.  I would either eat all day, since my kids don't judge or I would eat after my husband went to bed.  I always felt guilty about it.  I guess if you feel like your secret eating maybe try to write in your journal at that time and pinpoint why you're doing it.  Most likely your bored.  Maybe the journaling will get your mind off of it and keep you focused.  When I feel like eating at night and I know I shouldn't I try to make myself go to bed...even if it's early I'll just go in there and read/do crosswords/or play my DS.  I know I won't get out of bed to eat so that helps me. 

Ok well tonight is going to be tough for me.  Tonight is game night with my sister and her friends and I'm going.  They all bring snacks and drinks so there is going to be a lot of temptation.  I just keep telling myself I have to learn how to eat in the real world, I do so good when I don't leave my house.  There is a real chance that I could ruin the week by going but I NEED to get out of my house.  It's been like two months since I've had any time away from my kids...they are attached to me constantly.  So anyway I need everyone's willpower tonight.   

I hope everyone is having a great day!  Stay Focused!

Ginny