Over 200 club

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

I too got bored with Weight Watchers, especially in the holiday season.  I just can't say no to Christmas cookies.  Then the first week of this year, I came across this site just by searching for how many calories are in Wasabi nuts.  I started reading the forums and going thru the site then decided to try it.  I have never counted calories in my life.  Just looked for low fat foods and did the points thing with WW.  Counting calories is great.  I watch the amount of my intake and then can't wait to see what my grade/analysis is at the end of the day.  I find myself really trying for an "A".  I also do the WW points thing just for comparison purposes.  And it works pretty much to the same amount of food.  When I was doing WW, I was just consumed with how much food I could each for the points.  This way here with this site, I count the calories and am eating more food, but better food, and losing weight.  I've lost 10 pounds since the first of the year and feel great and mostly feel great because of the forums.  Just another 110 pounds to go.

Siscobj,

I have been exactly where you are.  WW is great but I was so obsessed on what I could eat and what I couldn't I just either went way over or just was hungry.  Then at the meetings I would hear people say I just can't eat all my points.  I thought I would....let's just say it wasn't nice what I thought.  So here I am counting.  My Dr said to Keep It Simple so here I am.  83 more to go!

I started out jan 2 at 212lbs, I'm 5'5"    EEK.

As of today, I'm down to 205.2 (6.8lbs lost).

I did WW as well years ago and it was making me obsess about food too much.  This site is great.  I type it all in and *bingo* I can see right away how I'm doing and track progress as I go.

I need all the support I can get too.

I LOOOOOOVE food.  All food.  Well, except liver :P

We treated my kids to McD's tonite, luvie was driving, so I was sitting shotgun, and holding onto those 2 happy meals.  OMG it was torture!  But I did it.  errr  I mean, I didn't do it.  Eat everything in sight I mean.  I stuck to the menu plan I typed out this morning, but maaaaaaaaaaaan that was close.

Hi , also counting cal. starting today. So far so good. I also did the point thing, I think doing better w/ calories. Not over 1,500 and exercise and thats it. Hopefully its as easy as it sounds. 50 lbs to go. Have a great day. vicky

well i just joined this site on jan 8 2007 i think it's a great idea i'm now at 201 i have been for awhile but i was quite skinny when i was younger and then when i went away to collage i gained about 10 lbs then a couple of years ago my weight shot up 70lbs so now i'm determined that i'm going to loose it all . ijust got married last march and had a baby in june so by my 29 th bday i plan to be the weight i was when my husband and i met which was 130lbs . since 29 is the age i planning on being for at least the next 10 years i would like to look like i'm that age.lol

Carolyn, I can totally relate to being the fattest of the parents at soccer games and stuff. I live in an area where everyone is beautiful thin too. I always feel 'out of place' sitting in the stands next to my much skinnier counterparts. I read articles about how most of the population is overweight and I look around my area and think there must be a city somewhere where everyone is fat to make up for all the skinny people here. Anyhow, I dont want to be the fat mom anymore. I also have been working out pretty good. I hit the gym usually 5 days a week and do one hour cardio plus 3 days a week of weights...sometimes I make it 2 times a day. I am lucky tho to have the time to be able to do that. And like so many people, I tried WW a couple months ago but I really didnt like it. I spent so much time trying to find that perfect food that would fill me up without taking away all my points that I would end up not eating much because of how many points something would be then being hungry and chowing on something I shouldnt. And, for me, the points and calories just didnt work out to same. I burn 2500ish calories doing nothing so a 2000 calorie diet would be a deficit of 500 yet my 1800 calorie day ended up being 35.5 points (I was alloted 26 for a day). 1800 is a good calorie day but a horrible point day...I cant imagine how few calories I was getting on WW. Not to mention I would execise and burn 500-600 calories, easily, and get 2 points for it. I was starving myself. Anyhow, I like this calorie counting much better. I dont have to figure out the right amount of calories/fiber/fat formula so I can fill myself up, I just worry about the bottom line of calories. Tamji, great job on the McDonalds and great job on the loss. I can smell those french fries now....yum.

Lauren

I'm glad I found this site. I am 42 years old, 5ft. 7 in., and weigh 255lbs.  I have wanted to lose weight for some time now just never really set my heart into it.  I have a husband that loves me as I am, which is very nice but of no help what so ever. When I fall he is like thats okay your beautiful and I love you as you are. I need a little pushing, lol  I work as a housekeeper in a major hospital so I am on my feet all day and walk alot. It is hard to exercise when I get home because I am tired and my feet hurt. I do love to walk outside but hate the treadmil in my house, just seems like you walk and walk and get nowhere. boring! so I usually do very well in the spring and fall months but summer is too hot and winter is too cold to get outside. Help me stop making excusses and get my butt in gear please.

I am want to join the club.  I am currently 203.  I want to be 130.

I lost 2 lbs!!!!! I am down to 205.  I so want to be under the 200 mark.  It is getting closer.  My ultimate goal is to be at 145.  I think that is a healthy weight for me that I should be able to maintain.  I don't ever want to be a size 1 again.  I believe the last time I was at 145 I was wearing a size 8.  Which would be great to be down to a single digit size.  I haven't been under a size 14 in 10 years.

I have 79 pounds to lose. It's a lot but I'm going to start with small goals. 20 pounds first. I was wondering if I count calories(1,200-1,300) and exercise how long should I expect that to take me? I'm thinking 3 to 4 months, but I'm not sure.

Hello all. I'm a year out of college, and close to 60 pounds heavier than I was going in. I was tipping the scales at about 263 when I decided it was time for a change 2 weeks ago.

Eventually I would like to be down to around 205-210, which leaves me with about 50 pounds to go. I feel this puts me at a good weight for my height (6'5), as I was able to maintain that as recent as 2.5 years ago.

I struggle now as my job keeps my behind in a chair 8-9 hours a day, and another 1.5 hours in my car or on the bus. My biggest killer is definitely alcohol, both its empty calories, and my tendency to crave unhealthy foods. I have successfully cut back to drinking at most 2 days a week, which I hope will take inches off my waist and add them to my wallet. :-P 

This is the first online dieting community I have been a part of it, and so far I'm really liking what I'm seeing!

EDIT: Also I meant to mention, right now I am shooting for 2000 calories on weekdays, and around 2500 on weekends. According to the calculator I burn about 3,000 calories a day, so on weekdays that I am able to get in some additional activity, I try to add a few more calories to stay close to a 1,000 Cal deficit. I have been pretty good about tracking my meals every day (Really only missed 2 days), even the alcohol, which hurts to see how much that takes up. ;-)

Tamji-

It looks like we are neck and neck! I am about 5'5"-5'6" and I started January 2nd at 210. I weighed myself Saturday and it said 202. I almost cried! I can't wait until my number starts with a ONE! I might pass out. My first goal is 160 pounds which I hope to achieve by late june. I would LOVE to be 130 by August 4th. It's a huge party that friends of mine throw every year and I would love to surprise some people by being 80 pounds lighter. I know it is a very agressive goal, but I'm thankful to have that date to keep my motivated. Even if I don't achieve 130 by then, I know I will be at most 160 and should feel comfortable to finally wear a pair of shorts and maybe a cute halter top!

Good luck to you!! Don't hesitate to call on me if you need motivation. One thing I've learned... don't cut out all of your favorite foods. I am REALLY good all week, but come the weekend, I don't freak out if I eat a piece of pizza or go out for breakfast. It's the only way to stay sane!!

~Amanda

To all of us over 200, hang in there.  Keep your motivation going.  I joined this website one month ago, and I have lost 14 lbs.  I'm at 207.5.  At 4'11, I'm working toward my goal of 132. 

Hi everybody! I have to admit that I haven't been watching what I eat as closely as I wanted to. However, the biggest hurdle I've had is not getting any exercise. I have no excuse now: I have a room devoted to exercise, with a recumbant bike, a treadmill, and a tv/dvd combo (for the yoga and other workouts I tape off of FitTV). That was the hardest part, as I have not exercised (and I mean NOTHING) for about 7 years! Yesterday, after about a week and a half of exercising every day, I had more energy than I knew what to do with! I ended up doing another exercise session in the evening. This afternoon, I found out that my mom has a small blockage in her artery which has been causing some arrhythmia on and off lately. In the last year, she has been put on Lipitor, diagnosed with diabetes, and has been having these heart problems. She's been overweight for years, and can't seem to kick the sweet tooth. When she told me about the procedure she's going to have for her heart, she said, "I've been doing so much" (meaning exercising for the last 3 months). I couldn't help but think in my mind that she should have been "doing so much" years ago. I know that sounds like I'm a terrible daughter, but in a way, it motivates me to think like that. I'm on the same track as her and my dad has diabetes, too, so that's a double whammy. I need to do what I'm doing now, before I'm her age and it's too late. I pray that this will be enough motivation to keep me going, and not just another bump on my way to getting my own physical problems.

Liz

Amanda - I've added you to my friends list...let's keep each other motivated!!!  We CAN DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh to see my scale start with a "1"

We can ALL do this ladies & gents.  What I'm doing differently this time is that I'm actually SCHEDULING 1 HOUR OF ME TIME EACH DAY.  My hubby and kids know, that between 5:30-6:30 is MOMMY TIME and they can fend for themselves.

Honestly, if we treated ourselves HALF as well as we treat our friends and loved ones, we prolly wouldn't have met, cuz we'd be looking after ourselves!

(hope that made sense LOL)

Selestial - -you are NOT a terrible daughter.  sometimes it takes a friend or family member having a prob for it to finally kick us in the butt to get going.

I'm glad to hear your mom's more active now, that will help her a lot after her procedure.  I'm sending speedy recovery vibes to your mom and motivational vibes to you -- you can do this!

I'd like to try and join in on this "club" here. I'm new here. I'm 22, 4'10" and I really haven't had a lot of motivation to lose weight although I've really wanted to be thin. I've never really been thin, but I'm at my highest weight, 220 and I'm extremely embarassed to even type that.

I've always had food and weight problems and definitely need a little help getting started. I'm serious about this now especially after losing my grandmother to kidney failure eight months ago. I have two scales a dial and a digital, not really sure which one is more accurate. They're about 4lbs off from one another although actually both real close to DR's scales.

Anyway, sorry, I'm rambling. I've started my weight loss plan 3 days ago and I don't know where to even begin. But I'm determined. I'll try to keep up.

We can do this!

Hi angela!  Please don't be embarrassed -- that's why we're all here, to better and look after ourselves.

I'm so sorry for the loss of your grandmother.  Be good to yourself, take it day by day.  I realized my weight gain from 135 to 212 over the last few years is due to me always putting my family and friends first, never me.  My Bamma (gramma) passed away almost 20yrs ago from heart failure, and she always used to say that people should do one thing every year that scares 'em.  So my challenge this year is to actually devote 1 hour a day to ME.  I've been using that hour for exercising and also planning my meals for the next day.

Use the food tracker on this site, it's awesome for seeing exactly what you're eating!  Over the past week, I've been able to cut my fat grams in half (from 56gr down to 28gr today) and more than doubled my healthy protein grams.  Keep your journal on this site, it's a great way to just blurt out how you're feeling.

You CAN do this!

Hi Everyone! Have a great Monday.

Selestiel,    My mom is in poor health and I've been taking care of her for 10yrs. My brother move here 2month ago. He is living with her now so she isn't alone. It's cut my visits from 3 times a day plus phone calls. It's taken 10 yrs to figure out she under minds  anything I do. She'll call up and say we need to go shopping and get you new tops cause you stomach is so big. (that was Sunday because she didn't like the top I was wearing  last Monday).  I cried after I talked to her. Ten years ago I weighed 135lbs. The stress of dealing with her crazyness and taking her to the doctors and she'll do what she wants. Sorry so much complaning . My husband doesn't even want to her her name. I'm not even telling her I'm trying to diet she'd bug me about it. My goal is to be in better health than her when I'm her age.  Your exercising is great. I bought a mini trampoline yesterday (knee problem) so I can start doing something.  Have a good day. vicky

Boy, got quiet here all of the sudden...work week started in full force and everyone is busy? Today was my official weigh in day (every Wednesday) and I am down a total of 8lbs in 2 weeks. I fully dont expect that trend to continue but it is a nice start. Been doing really well on both my exercise and calorie intake (as obvious from the scale) and just hope I can keep it up. Determination and motivation levels are still high despite the fact that friends around me (IRL) have all but given up on their healthy lifestyle goals. Everyone here still with it?

Lauren