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....

well my week on measurements i did today womorrow i weight im nervous however i did lose 7 3/4 inches, that is from all the areas recomeneded to measure chest,bust,arms,waist,hips,thighs and calves.......so im not sure if that is good or not for a week, but im happy ill find out in the morning my weight loss!!

you lost almost 8 inches in a week??? omg that's awesome. I need to do measurements but I havent gotten a measuring tape yet. i should do it.

ginny-your comment about the borrowing the big girl panties had me laughing outloud so hard that i snorted!!!  my daughter was wondering what could be soooo funny!!!  gosh, that felt good to laugh that hard!!!  (she's only 9 and doesn't understand big girl panties...only whether they are polka dotted or striped!!!)

welcome dirty!!!  congrats on your loss so far!!!  you'll love it here!  we all understand the great feeling we will feel at under 200!!  and we will celebrate as each one does it!!!  some are very close!!!  (not me...but I am closer than I was 6 weeks ago!!!)

chris--almost 8 inches?????  wowowoow!! 

glad to hear from you turtle!!! as always with pom poms in hand!! 

kt- take that .8 and run with it!!!!  remember when scale was going up .8??????  (well, i don't b/c i lived in the land of denial)

Welcome to the cool club bearhug and dirtypt!  You'll definitely have fun support here.  :)

Ok dirty, I've just gotta say it...I LOVE YOUR USERNAME!  There are a couple of us right in your weight range, I'm 256 as of last weigh in.  I'm just shy of your height too.

Ginny-I'm chiming in on the panty comment...gross, hilarious but gross!  Lol  On another note, your stats for the week are looking good, keep it up!!! 

Itsmy-<<<group hug>>>  I gotta join in on the hugs!  I'm there with you for tomorrow's weigh in.  I'm not feeling too apprehensive about it but I will when I pull out the scale.  Darn scale, it's inanimate so it really shouldn't scare, but it does.  Lol  Boo!  Have your paperclips handy...think positive!

blue-congrats on the 1.5!  16 down so far...be proud!!  :)

Turtle-WOOHOO!!!  RA RA RA!!!  You're under 250!!!!  I'm jumping up and down for you...can you see me!?  Eh, it's better that you can't...not a pretty sight.  Lol  Seriously, I'm hoping I'm coming up on you, so keep moving so I don't catch you.  ;)

KT-stay focused on you, yourself, and your goals and you'll be fine.  You've gotten through this far and we'll help keep you motivated to keep ya going. 

Rockinmama-well, what can I say...I love seeing your heeheehee's.  :)

What a fun weekend!  I didn't do any laundry or my regular weekend cleaning either...I've been bad!  I've been playing outside instead.  Thank goodness not bad with food.  I didn't get my A on Saturday, but I was in my limits.  Maybe next weekend I'll alot myself some beer calories.  The nice thing about all this is I catch a nice buzz much faster than ever.  Lol  Oh, is that something I should be proud of???  Hmm....

Hey, congrats on everyone's successes this week!  Welcome to all the newcomers - as you will quickly learn this will be a great place for motivation and support.

I had a great weekend with the my husband BUT, not so great nutritionally or calorie-wise.  I did get back on track today but, I'm afraid what the scale will say tomorrow morning.  I have no one to blame but myself.  I knew I was being bad.  I just wonder how bad was I??

Tomorrow, I'm going to add a workout.  I think when I'm focused I can do the calorie thing pretty good and very good about eating good as well.  So, it's time I step it up a notch and add a workout again.  My goal is do something active for 20 minutes, a workout dvd or a brisk walk.  I'll try to do that 3 times a week and go from there.  I'll gradually build it up.  Cross your fingers and wish me luck!!

hye- i'm tryin to add working out in again. i don't think I've been to teh gym for the past  like 3 weeks! it sucks adn I think that's why I haven't been losing as much. so i need to make the time for it even though time's been so tight lately.

thanks everyone for teh good wishes and encouragement. i definitely need it. seems my theme for this week was to have a starbucks in the morning and not be able to get any food until like 3pm. so i'm gonna try and change that this week. and be better about my water!

KT - I'm gonna start slow.  I don't wanna overdo it.  When I first started CC, I overdid it.  Too many changes all at once.  So, I stopped the workout portion and concentrated on the eating.  Now, I feel like I'm ready to add something.  So, I'll add a short workout and move my way up from there.  Right now, my goal is to workout 3 times a week for at least 20 minutes.  I let you know how it's going.

well....official w/i was up 1.5 pounds.  sigh.... but i'm okay.  I looked back in my book , and i did this exact same thing 4 weeks ago.  No, it's not that TOM, but it is exactly 2 weeks since then.  I'll just keep chugging along!!! 

thanks for the hug vk!!  (no adding paper clips for me this week!!  :(   )   and i'm with you on that scale being inanimate...but scary!!!  but is it really inanimate???  b/c i talk to it like it's real!!!!  "come on, be nice.."  or "what????? are you serious??" (that one was this morning!)

glad you had a good time with husband this weekend hye--was the scale nice to you?

happy monday!!  good luck to those adding workouts this week! 

Cute Cartoon

itsmy - No, the scale was not nice to me at all.  I've also gained 1.5 lbs this past week.  At this rate I will not be hitting my April goal of under 200.  I'm at 205.2 right now.  I have to admit it was not a surprise for me.  I haven't been very good the past week or so but, I didn't realize that I was that bad. 

So, today...I'm back to my oatmeal and yogurt for breakfast, drinking lots of water and a healthy lunch, snacks and dinner.  I've been bad about eating at regular intervals which is important to keep your metabolism constantly working.  I've also been bad about eating salty foods.  I could tell yesterday that I was feeling a little bit puffy all over the place.  I think my body got used to eating healthy and it's its way of saying stop eating crap!  Give me the healthy stuff!!

I'm a little down in the dumps but, at least I know why. 

:(

aaww hye...will a group hug help?  It is great for me to be able to come on here and read the support everyone gives but I wish there was more we could do for each other.  You probably are retaining water from the salt and it will come off.

itsmy...it will come off and we will still cheer for you...

congrats to everyone who lost, those who didn't gain and those who are going to work out.

welcome to dirty and anyone else I may have missed.

I am so glad some of you were able to go out and work in your yards.  Although spring has started here, it is too early to plant anything yet outside.  Friday I started some veggies inside and Saturday I cleaned out the barn.  Another 3 weeks and I should be able to plant my flowers and then my veggies outside.  I am looking forward to a bigger garden this year.

thanks for noticing my stats vk...

Yesterday, day 50, I ate 1830 calories, only drank 33 ounces of water, and did not workout (it was sunday).

I did lose 2.5 pounds for the week.  Like Hye said, it finally did catch up with me.  I am now at 244. 

I hope you guys have a great Monday.

ell...the cartoon is cute.  maybe we should get itsmy a gun for if she has to say "What????? are you serious??? again to her scale... She won't need it though, she is going to do great...

One last thing before I go outside to do chores...isn't so cool when you first open the C-C page it tells you there are so many people on the site including so many members.  It is so COOL to me that I am not alone and that there are so many people out there doing the same thing as me.

Dangit...i was doing great until i heard of the death of an old friend, then i ate all wrong for three days and gained 4 lbs. I'm getting it under control again though, and i'm going down again. I'm still 3.2 lbs over my low weight last week, though. Sure is frustrating! It's always been the emotional stuff that does this to9 me, though, so it just proves it's still a battle to control the emotional binging. Carrot cake after the funeral at the church, and soda pop, chicken leg and chips for dinner, and TWO SLICES OF AMERICAN CHEESE FOR A SNACK! What was i thinking? COMFORT FOOD....bad idea...didn't bring my friend back, and didn't really make me feel better. Watched a show about people over 300 lbs last night...one was 1230 lbs, another was 750 lbs....got my attention and warned me i could get there if i don't watch myself. Scared me straight so to speak...:-)

good job carol on stopping and it will come back under control and the few pounds you gained will go away again...  I am sorry for the loss of your friend. 

test

"Don?t forget the most important support person ? YOU!
You have the power to do anything you set your mind to, so think positively and look inward for support. You are personally responsible for making your lifestyle changes, so take control and make them happen!"

Found this on a website page supported at my job.  Thought it did a nice job of putting things into perspective.  Especially since I had such a horrible day yesterday.  Bad food all day, family emergency late in the eveing which led to more spontaneous bad eating, went well over my calories and no exercise and even less sleep.  Good thing I don't weigh in until Tuesday or Wednesday. 

My husband brought home chocolate creme filled donuts for breakfast (talk about negative support) yesterday morning (my fave!) and I couldn't resist, but I did only have 1/2.  Then I ate too many pecans yesterday.  Way high in fat and calories, then I ate my kids' leftover SOUR cotton candy (another fave, especially when sour!).  I just had no will power after that.  I think sugar itself makes you feel hungry or hungrier than what you really are....

I PROMISE to do much better today. 

and you will do better  today, blj, we will be rootin' for ya.

Itsmy & Hye-Sorry about your gains.  It is discouraging but we will persevere! 

Ginny-Way to go on your loss! 

Carol-I'm so sorry to hear about your friend.  Don't worry about the slip up.  Emotional eating gets the best of a lot of us.  That's another thing we're trying to change but little changes at a time.  Contrary to common belief, we're not superwomen.

Aiswarya-Your test worked!  We're here and see you!!!  Lol

Carol & BLJ-c'mon *extends hand* get back on the wagon with us.  Darn bumps in the road knocking us off.  Dust yourself off and you'll be fine.

I didn't lose in today's weigh in, but I didn't gain.  No paper clips for me either this week.  I stood there for a minute psyching myself up to get on the darn scale...and it didn't tell me what I wanted to hear so I shut it up by putting it away.  :P  I'll get you next week...

Hi All! i am glad everyone had a great weekend! I gained a pound but i think its salt. I had chips this weekend and loved them but i feel bloated too. Hopefully I will cleanse my body out today.....hehe
I had a water and now diet squirt ( I crave some pop)

I am tired today but I only had a yogurt smoothie so far!

We leave next friday for Our Indiana trip for the weekend! My cousin is getting married!! I never met her but I am wanting to see my Uncles I havent seen since my wedding in 99....and  2 more uncles i havent seen since 87!!

Hope every1 is good and keep up the good work!!

wishing you luck hye on your workout goals. I think it makes sense to not try to tackle everything at once. Seems like it works that way for a lot of people.

Itsmy, I talk to my scale too, just glad it doesn't talk back! I act like it's a slot machine or something. Waiting for it to come up with the number I want to see, I'm like, "come on 284!"

that was cute ellbell.

way to go ginny!!!

carol, I'm sorry for your loss.

 I know what you mean about watching a show like that. I just knew I had to make a change. When I hit 300, I thought, if I can get that high, I could easily end up at 400 or more and I knew it was time to attack the problem before it got any more out of control. As hard as it is to realize I have a whole persons worth of weight to lose, it must feel so hopeless to be at those even higher weights.

together we will make it happen!!