Over 200 club

I want to start a club for those of us who have a lot of pounds to lose.  Anyone interested?

My name's Sally and at 5'4" 285 pounds I am morbidly obese. 

I joined CC today and my highest weight in April was 305.  So 20 pounds gone and I'd like to lose 135 pounds more.  I could write a book, but it's late and I managed 2.25 miles today.  1500 calories.

I'll be baaack.  ( I said that in my best Arnold voice...could ya tell?tired!

Hi, Amandie here... 5'2 and 220lbs.


I've been on CC for a few weeks now. My highest was 230 last month and am hoping to drop down to 145 to 160. It's hard to get started... and keep going but it'll be worth it once I see some changes in my body. :)

I hope you all are doing great so far! :)

Yea u were right!! lol (which is good) i had to weigh my self to see lol.. came home from vacay- sunday and went up to 269 weighed today at 266 so hopefully i can makeup the rest and then some the rest of the week at the gym! ya im not going to weigh my self anymroe after a week of vacation and drinking lol

hey everyone!

I'm back! I was out of town visiting my family and while I was up in NH, I didn't lose any, but didn't gain any either. So that's good. The new college semester started and I am taking five classes, so full time to the hilt. Crazy busy with my daughter too---her preschool starts next week and of course all the activities such as soccer and bowling too!!

So---I may not be on for a while! My husband and I have decided to start trying for another baby! I feel like I have gotten down to a comfortable weight (196 today!) and will continue to try to lose until I get pregnant, but after that, I'm just going to be trying to eat healthy and exercise. I don't want it to be like last time and gain eighty stinkin' pounds!

Hope that you all have a great day!

Beckie :)

Hi Beckie, it has been awhile. Well that is good you didn't loose or gain so that to me is a win-win. Another baby good for you. Well have fun trying and good luck!!

Okay today is the crunch day!  Saturday night and we are having people over for dinner.  That means I gotta somehow balance yummy foods and not consuming 2 pieces of cheesecake!!  Sigh...  Don't you hate special occasions?

Well then, my name is Andrey, I am 6'0 tall and last time I weighed myself I was 231 lbs, my goal is 187 and I have started my diet on august the 22nd while weighing 235.

I'm in the over 300 lbs category but not far from the +200lbs group, so I figured It wouldn't help to sign up here. :)

Wouldn't hurt either...glad you have joined. Lots of friendly people and faces...lots of help too...enjoy your stay hopefully you won't be here too long before you go down to the under 200 group!! Good Luck!!

Hi, I just joined this site a few days ago. I'm 5'3 and 260.  It has been really helpful. Just finding out how many calories are in the foods I usually eat has made me realize why I'm so fat:(   I think this site will finally motivate me to lose those pounds!!!

sorry.... I hit the post reply button twice!!!

Glad you are here and getting started. Yes that is one thing we are all surprised at is how much we really do eat, or I should say how many calories we consume. I had no idea until I logged into this site. I took my typical day once and figured it out, it was darn scary. No wonder I was fat and felt nasty...now that I have been here for a long time I can say I will never, never eat like that again...Welcome if you have any questions feel free to ask. Some one here will know the answers...

Yeah it's been lot of Good day's I don't want to think of Bad Days its Summer and Summer means lot's of fun with family and friends.  I've handled it very well I know I should be down at least 10 or 15 lbs more then where I'm at now but that's ok its not bad.  I'm still losing and from a size 22 to a size 12 I'm very happy.  I'm going to work on those 10lbs for September and drink much more water yeah it's not easy but I'm not in a hurry cause I want this weight to stay off.  This isn't a diet for me it's a life change I want to look good for 60.  Enjoy Labor day have fun and use your Food Log it really helps.

i am around 285 or so down from 320 six weeks ago. i am aiming for 220 by next summer. i go to the ymca 5 days a week and am slowly increasing my endurance. i am 37 and i find that the rate of milage increase is about half of what it was 10 years ago. i kinda expected that but its still depressing. i have dieted pretty hard this week. tomorrow night we are having friends over for ribeyes and alcohol. i have no idea what that will do to my systtem after over a month of hard dieting.  wish me luck

Jamesn-Nothing should happen, you might gain a little, but it will not take long for it to go away...a lot of it will be salt in take and all you need to do is make sure you keep up with your water in take that will flush out your system...you will not notice much weight change if any at all...Hope you had fun...

Good Morning!  Jamesn sounds to me like your doing GREAT! I use to be a member of the YMCA are you doing the water aerobics?  I lost a lot of weight in the pool.

When having steaks and alcohol I Stick to 6oz steak, Salad and alcohol drink Cranberry and Vodka cals 64, Zero Carbs eat all the salad I want mmmm I love salad.  I started CC in January at 243 I haven't weight this morning yet but I hope I'm at 196 yikes...that would be fabulous (: . At 243lbs I was very depressed  knees could not hold my weight I thought of buying a walker, a cane or a walking stick I wasn't able to stand more than 10 seconds in the shower I was miserable.  Finally I said ENOUGH what was I thinking. Then I found CC and all these wonderful people used all the logs I'm taking it slow day by day.  I keep focused with my goal weight always in front of me.

Have fun enjoy life and your friends it's about moderation "I hate that word" but yes If we want to lose we need to limit our portions and keep a picture in your minds eye how you want to look at your goal weight and keep it in front of you.  Last night my brother-in-law offered me a wonderful dessert.  I said "No thank you" but, when I reach my goal weight we will come back here and celebrate.  Sure I could have had it but I wanted the cranberry vodka instead. I'm focused on 135lbs.  E mail me I would be happy to take a walk with you. An hour, two hours A.M or P.M let me know we can do this together.

I just have to share this with you... A friend that I haven't seen in about 4 months.  We got together for dinner last night after dinner she said... You look great I can't believe you lost a ton of weight.  She had on a size 12 beautiful summer pant outfit on.  She went into my bedroom took off her suit and gave it to me and said I am so proud of you I'm giving you this suit the suit is so beautiful.

loven---your plans are like the same as mine. I started losing weight at the end of April---started at 239 and right now today I am 194. With summer, it has been hard to lose the weight but I feel just great! I put up my sizes 16 and 18 up for sale and am so happy to be rid of them!!!! Today I put on my size twelves and they are starting to get too big...woooooo!

Still keeping my fingers crossed for that baby though! It took three months for me to get pregnant with Lindsey, so I'm not too worried. My husband has been in a VERY good mood lately :)

Hope everyone has a good rest of the week...remember to drink lots of water!!

Beckie :)

 THat a gril Beckiey8 Doesn't it feel GREAT! I really feel I have accomplished something this year BIG PAT ON THE BACK TO YOU! It feels so good to fit into a size 12 doesn't it?  My daughter is getting it together joined a GYM class at the Jr. College Mom's fitting into her clothes Yikes at least it got her motivated I joined the Water Challenge and drinking so much water I'm committed at 68oz everyday I've been going over that amount so I'm doing good.

Yeah, I got rid of all my BIG clothes I really feel healthier I think I'll stick to this I LIKE IT!

Hurray only 3lbs away to truly fit in here.

I'm at 302 lbs right now so only a week or so more and I'll be singing the tune of being below 300lbs again. Hurray!

Thought I'd share this with all the people I love of course that means my CC family

Top 100 reasons to lose 100 pounds
1. To feel good about ourselves
2. To have GREAT sex!
3. So we won't think people are laughing or talking about us
4. To buy clothes in a normal store and actually get clothes with some style to them that fit correctly
5. To have more energy
6. To be able to tie your shoes/paint toenails
7. To be able to sit on a floor and get up gracefully
8. To wear a bathing suit
9. To cross your legs or sit Indian style
10. To fit into an airline/theatre/bus/whatever seat without spilling over and without having to see "that look" from the person who has to sit beside you.
11. So our ankles won't swell
12. To fit into a booth at any restaurant
13. To not need an extension to a seat belt on an airplane and to have the tray table not balance on our bellies
14. To not worry about being decapitated in our cars with our seat belts on if we should be in an accident
15. To not turn beet red after moderate exertion
16. To be able to pick something up off the floor
17. Panty Hose that fit
18. To go to an amusement park and ride the rides
19. To be able to sit in any chair without worry of breakage
20. To not have to apologize when caught in a narrow aisle and have someone need to get by
21. To go dancing, sky diving, bungee jumping....
22. To be able to go horseback riding or ride a bike
23. To not worry about rashes and sweating
24. To not have to listen to "caring" people ask why you don't diet or worse still... "gee you have such a pretty face"
25. To not worry about spilling food, sauces or gravy down the front of your blouse/dress/shirt when eating
26. To not have to think up some excuse for not doing something because you know your weight will impede you
27. To not have your belly hit the steering wheel and to be able to fit comfortably in the driver's seat
28. To have a bra fit comfortably and to be able to buy underwear at Victoria's Secret rather than at "Tubby the Underwear Guy"
29. To not have to worry about the weight limit of step stools, ladders, motorcyles, exercise equipment, etc.
30. To not get stuck in a turnstyle
31. To not wake up feeling achey in the back..or to have ache-free legs and feet
32. So the bathroom scale won't creak and groan when you step on it
33. To be able to leave the tablecloth on the table at a restaurant ...instead of dragging it with you when you get up
34. So you won't look the other way when you see yourself in a monitor where they have security cameras
35. To never be embarrassed about your size
36. To not count tying shoes as daily exercise
37. To not have to wait for the handicap stall when there are plenty of other stalls available
38. To not be more out of shape than seniors
39. To not break toilet seat when leaning to one side
40. To be able to put on wedding rings again
41. To try to make a double chin and fail!
42. Buy clothing bargains..to fit the next year and they do!
43. Not to have to worry about plastic zippers or having your pants bust open
44. Normal waistbands rather than elastic!
45. To wear knee socks correctly instead of worn like slouches!
46. To look good in a tee shirt!
47. To try on slacks or jeans and have the pant leg actually fit over leg!
48. To be able to get close to sink and not come away with a wet belly!
49. To get out of a stuffed chair GRACEFULLY and not look down to see if the chair has come up with you!
50. To not worry if the hairdresser's smock will fit!
51. To not be self-conscious about eating in front of others!
52. To not be afraid to ask which hairstyle suits your face.
52. To not have people checking you out after looking in your grocery cart.
53. To not feel (and look) like a sausage in stirrup pants.
54. To have your friends NOT be embarrased to be seen with you.
55. To get promotions/hired or close that sale.
56. Pants that stay up because your waist is smaller than your butt!
57. No more boobs! (this is for the guys!)
58. Wearing shorts or tank tops without fear of arrest or grossing out others!
59. To not have the fear of being rejected.
60. To successfully flirt!
61. To not worry about how to get in and out of the back seat in a two door car!
62. One size fits all and it fits you!
63. To have a lap.
64. To not have the car you are ride in slant in your direction.
65. To be able to use toilet paper as it was meant to be used and not to have to invent ways to "get the job done".
66. To not have to watch TV news reports on fat people in hopes that you haven't been caught on camera!
67. To be able to get between cars in a parking lot without wiping the dust off with your belly and your butt.
68. No more heat rashes and chafing in the upper thighs.
69. So that the cloth in the thigh area doesn't wear away long before the rest of the slacks do!
70. To meet a friend online and not be horrified to have to send a picture of yourself.
71. To not take fat references and fat jokes personally.
72. To know you can go anywhere because wherever you sit you CAN be comfortable and look at ease.
73. To shop at the mall and not have your back ache from lugging your huge butt and stomach around!
74. To be able to stand still, carrying nothing and still look poised.
75. To be able to cross your arms across your chest without them resting on your stomach!
76. To have your feet get smaller.
77. Using your mouth to taste and chew food rather than as just a route to get the food from your lips to your stomach.
78. Blood pressure returns to normal.
79. To avoid other health complications from being overweight.
80. To be able to borrow a co-worker's jacket for an important impromptu meeting.
81. To meet someone for the first time and their eyes don't pop out of their head with amazement...because they never knew you fat!
82. To see your reflection in a mirror or store window without turning away!
83. To wear a watch with a regular length watch band.
84. To look in the mirror when getting your hair cut without thinking you have the biggest face in the world.
85. To not mind getting your picture taken.
86. To not avoid going to the doctor because you have to get "weighed" in.
87. To wake up each morning feeling energized and ready to go.
88. To not even worry about squeezing into small spaces.
89. To not have to enter an elevator and check the weight limit.
90. To look in your closet and have problems deciding which stylish outfit to work since you have so many that look good and fit well.
91. To not have to lie perfectly still in bed at night for fear of breaking the bed!
92. To buy tie shoes instead of slip ons!
93. To be able to walk any distance without looking for a bench to sit on.
94. To look forward to shopping and just trying on clothes!
95. To be able to drive by any fast food place without salivating!
96. To be able to shop at the same store for food instead of having to remember where you shopped last night for the junk food so you can avoid that store for a few days!
97. To not feel lower than low when an inncoent chikd remarks about your size!
98. To not constantly be thinking of where your next morsel of food is coming from.
99. To talk about maintenance when you pop into the Century Club to encourage the others on!
And the 100th reason to lose 100 pounds.....

I'M WORTH IT!