Over 200 club!

HI! My name is Laura and i am 5-5 and 235 lbs as of today. I did weigh 240 almot 2 weeks ago. I am counting calories cuz I do not know what ele to do. When i gave birth, I only weighed 201 lbs! My son is 5(his bday is halloween). I cant believe i have put on so much lately. I have high blood pressure so I am on Diovan. I am also on protonix( for heartburn). I took myself off depo provera lat Sept and currently have the IUD, Mirena. Birth control was part of it but that is why I switched to IUD. I am taking it slow, and watching what I eat. I guess I am supposed to stay under 1700 calories and I walked 20 minutes today. I hate exercise now but I have to do it to lose weight the old fashioned Way!
if you have any suggestions, please tell me....

 

I'm new here, 5'5" also and 245-cc says my ideal weight is 135, but I don't know if that's too small, I was thinking 140-145...I've just started trying to walk 30 mins a day but somedays I can't fit it in...any suggestions would be helpful...

Hi all, my name is Martie and all I can say is “Ahhhhhh, this group is for me!”

 

How do I join? Or may I join?

 

I’m 5’5 and weigh in at about 248 lbs according to my last dr visit a few months back. I’d check my scale in the bathroom but I don’t think it works very well, it reads that I’m less than 215 and I know that impossible for my clothes don’t reflect it. But I shall keep that broken scale and jump on anytime I need a little pick me up…lol

 

I started gaining the weight after I had the children. I have 4, and with each child I gained more and more weight. I was diagnosed with hypertension about 10 years back and started a strict diet and exercise routine, I actually lost a great deal of weight but have since gained the weight and then some back within the last 2 years. I did fall off the exercise routine and also started eating on the run at the fast food joints, which is something I never use to do, and now it shows. Just looking for motivation as well as being motivation for others. I’d really appreciate it if I could join this group.

 

Thanks!

Martie

man everyone this sight has went to hell in a hand basket i havnt heard from anyone for a long time. I guess everbody is busy lately and dont really need the motivation. and yes big momma welcome usually you will find more ppl on here than just me. hope to hear from everyone soon.

man everyone this sight has went to hell in a hand basket i havnt heard from anyone for a long time. I guess everbody is busy lately and dont really need the motivation. and yes big momma welcome usually you will find more ppl on here than just me. hope to hear from everyone soon.

Hey, Jon...I am so sorry for my part in not being here...I am trying to get it back together and to come back on...I am glad you are still here and maybe I can keep it up and we can get this thread hoppin' like it used to all day long.  Things are so different since I was last on here in January...after losing the baby and then my dad and then my husband being a jerk I just gave up...and of course I ate...now I am trying to get a handle on the eating and to start working out again...it is slow but it is going!

Hey mabear...

welcome to bigmomma...anyone else out there from the past???

Welcome to imgigi too!

Well, getting on is the hardest part...I wanted to walk 10 for sure and did 20...yeah!

I am working now 4-5 days a week.  I will come back on but can not promise to come on all the time like I used to....but I will come on.

I did not do my treadmill tonight but did pull more weeds, picked veggies and then helped my husband put in two new trees...I am off to bed but wanted to come on and see if anyone had come on...

Hello...is anyone out there????  I hope that someone will find their way back on to this thread like I did...

Hello...I came on again today...hopefully someone will come back on soon.  I hope all is well for everyone.  I was bummed this morning.  I have been doing good on eating...no I have not started counting calories yet...but have been eating half of the food I was eating...and I did not lose a thing yet...oh well...it will come...I am feeling so much better about things and this will happen...

As promised, I am on again tonight...I hope someone will see that the over 200 club! is back on page 1 again...

Tonight I walked 2 miles with my husband and son...we had a great time.

I was thinking of starting one of the groups I see they have on here now, an "over 200 club!" group...would that help any of you guys?

 

Ginny...I am here...and glad to have someone from the old group here.  I also joined the group...:)  I am restarting today (9/22) and need all the help and support I can get.  I am going to try to walk every night...but already hitting a wall...tonight I have a dr appt and then a class from 6-9...won't get home until almost 10pm...too late to walk around here...and I am babysitting during the day...and only one stroller...so can't walk too far during the day either...I will get there, though...I can walk tomorrow for sure...:)  Just checking in...hope everyone here is doing well...please come back to the post...we all need all of the support and kicks in the butt we can get...:)

Hey that is toooo funny- re the scale bigmomma...I have the same broken scale!!  I have to add 19.5lbs to equal my drs scale!!  So I like mine alot better!!

 

Your story sounds very similar to mine- and maybe we can shed some support each other's way-- I am struggling- and my hubby is not supportive- he has his own health issues- and in denial- so I have decided, although we love each other very much, I have decided to focus on me- not something I am used to doing- focus on me and lead by example if he sees it working for me- he may do it for himself.  This ALSO means I have to do it without whining, complaining and/or moping around- I have to MAKE IT LOOK easy!!!!

 

I think this group is perfect for me as well- I am 42, around 250 now- been as high recently as 274- and never nticed it- just oblivious- spent my whole life around 160- was 135 briefly did not like it felt tooooo small!  I am 5'5" and just want to be 150-165- I got big after one child, bigger after a second and when I sat down and looked at it- I have spent the last 10 years having kids and getting bigger by about 10lbs per year----I just do not want to be like this anymore.  I want ME back- for me and for my family.

 

I will make a point to check in regularly.  Need to get my day started right now-

 

Take care- Dawn

 

Dawn, I am so glad to see someone came back on this thread...Hi...

I used to come on here many times each day but fell off the wagon and the planet in January.  Now I am back and have made the promise to myself that I am going to come back on here as much as possible and to lose this weight again.

I am so glad to see you here.

Hi everyone..ginny good to see you're still around and mabear, tabby and jon_smith.  I'm sorta back but not on track.  Having a really hard time getting motivated.  Working more then ever now as you'll see in my journal.  Hopefully I can get more time to be on here...I always was encouraged to keep going when I was regularly on this board.

ohmygosh...its mama...so good to see you...I have thought of you so often since January...;-)

I am still not on track but am here.  It is easier to tell myself NO when I have to come on here even though I am not counting yet.  If we can keep comng on here it will happen...we will get it together...

Hey- I am with you all- I am counting but I often am counting high numbers- I don't mean to- I start everyday with the right mindset and end a few days with horrible results- so I just keep moving forward---I am making progress- so you can as well..  noone has ever had success without failure- just have to remember that - and begin again!

Yes Ginny I'm back and this morning I'm pretty excited too.  I finally got up the nerve to step on the scale.  Last time I was on it in August I was so disgusted because I was back to 231 lbs. I hadn't gained it all back but it was at least half back and I was pretty discouraged.  Anyways, decided that if I'm gonna do this I will eventually have to get on that scale.  So I did....and.....I lost 11 lbs.  I couldn't believe it.  I'm pretty excited this morning.  Guess I am back on track afterall. :)

Dawn248- Love your quote "no one has ever had success without failure".... How true!

Well back from work and thought I would check in and see how everyone is doing.  Still on a high about this mornings scale result. Wish I could stay on this high though.

Hey I feel like I'm talking to myself!  Where is ginny, jon_smith, tabby, bigmomma, dawn????

Today was a day off for me.  Had a chance to clean up around the yard a bit and in my flower gardens...getting ready for fall.  Leaves have started to change all those pretty colors here.  Beautiful day but I know what is coming in a few months.  That bad "W" word. 
Hope everyone is doing ok?