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....

Stats for Monday, April 30, Day 42, Calories 1838, water 33 ounces, no exercise

Stats for Tuesday, May 1, Day 41, Calories 1783, water 66 ounces, and no exercise

I have been doing the normal stuff around here working on the farm, cleaning, etc. but no formal exercise...

welcome to all the new people...keep up the good work everyone...

Hey ginny sounds like you're doing pretty good.  Working on the farm must give you tons of exercise.  Are you losing steadily?  If you are I wouldn't worry about adding more exercise...at least not until your body stops doing what its supposed too....getting rid of the pounds...lol.  I find I now have to add exercise to my job of cleaning because I think my body has adjusted to the work.  I need to quick start it again and add something new.  Just don't know what yet though.  :)

Well, Something weird happened this morning.  I went out and bought those One A Day Weight Smart vitamins that everyone has been talking about.  I took one yesterday and everything was great.  Took it with breakfast of eggs.  Today I took it again with breakfast of scrambled eggs.  Well half way through my breakfast I got really nauseated.  Actually had to run to the bathroom and I threw up( I know sorry not a pleasant picture).  Now I feel kinda light headed and blah.  Has this happened to anyone from taking those vitamins? 

mama you have to make sure to take any multivitamins on a full stomach b/c otherwise they do make you feel sick. that's the serious downside and since I don't eat much in teh way of breakfast i don't want to take them and risk being sick! hope you feel better throughout the day!

so today started great. I got up on time, hopped on teh scale and was down to 218.2! now granted it's b/c i was drinking last night but I was at 220.2 yesterday so maybe i can keep it under 220. yea so it started good then went way downhill. it's raining pretty good today adn as i'm leaving my place and goin down teh stairs, i get to the part where they aren't covered at all. never had any problems before so i go down and totally slipped and fell. i hit my head on the stairs pretty good and fell straight onto my tailbone. so i'm not feelin too great now. i didn't lose consciousness and don't feel nauseaus so there's no immediate need to go to the doc for my head, but my tailbone is killin me! i was dying driving to work. so i may be standing for quite a while :(   so much for going to they gym tonight or anytime soon for that matter! grrrr

hope everyone else's days are goin better than mine!

Oh boy katie, I'm always wipin out too...lol.  Sure hope you didin't do any damage to your tailbone...that's pretty painful. Yay to you for the weightloss. You're gettin' there! You'll be smexy for your Grad...lol.   As for the vitamins....ya I'm gonna try taking them later in the day...maybe after lunches instead of first thing in the morning....cause I definately don't like my first reactions to them.

Ouch kt. I can feel your pain. My tailbone has been hurting for about a year. Not good when you drive for a living. I should see a doctor about it but I keep thinking it will go away. In a few months we should have health coverage for me again so I'm kind of waiting till then.

hope everyone's day is going well. Sorry mama about this morning. Hope it's what kt said and that your not coming down with something.

No I know it's not a flu...I'm feeling fine now. I am sure it was the vitamin. I think katie is right...I took it just before I started eating my breakfast so it probably got in my system before anything else and my system couldn't handle it.  I'm gonna try taking it after I eaten something substantial next time.  I hope that's all it was and not some allergic reaction to vitamins...lol

It's hailing here! For crying out loud, it's May! Mumble, grumble

I'm sure it was the empty stomach mama.  Something similar happened to me when I first started taking them.  I didn't throw up but came pretty darn close.  Yuk!  So now I wait about an hour after I eat my oatmeal and all is ok.  I just don't like how big they are!  I take pills every day but still have a hard time with the vitamin's size. 

Ginny, glad to see your stats again.  :)

The zoo was fun!  The lion roared...I love when the lion roars.  He didn't do his full blown roar, but he kept going on and on as if talking.  Lil'V thinks I can talk to cats so I went on about what he was "saying".  Her classmates were just looking at me like WOWWWW...heeeheeehee

A lightbulb just went off in my head! 

You know when I first started taking the vitamins, I would feel really nauseous.  I only felt it in the morning (but that's when I took it) I thought, I might be...well, it wasn't.  Now, I know why!

I will definitely take those vitamins on a full stomach perhaps after lunch or something!  Now it doesn't bother me.  I took mine this morning on an empty stomach but, I've been taking it for about month now. 

KT - Oh, I've done that before!  It hurts a lot.  If your tailbone is so sore that it hurts to sit down, it warrants a visit to the doctor's.  I hope it's nothing more than just a little soreness.

Alright, I hit a milestone today...I went out to lunch  with my SIL and actually ordered something healthy and only ate a small portion.  Sezchaun Shrimp with cabbage sautee and a HUGE mound of rice, I mean HUGE!  I ate all the shrimp (9 medium - largish pieces) and the cabbage sautee (1/2 cup) and about a 1/3 cup of rice.  I felt good!  I came home and entered the calories and I have plenty of room for tacos today for dinner!  You guys talking about all this Mexican food has gotten me all craving for tacos.  Anyways, I could eat like a pig if I wanted!!  I won't but, it's good to know that I have the calorie room...hehehehe!  I have to say that I'm proud of myself for making that choice today.

Alright, I have to go putter around the house a little!

Check in later with you guys!

Wow!  It seems like it's been quite a day for a lot of people!

Mama - glad that you're feeling better!  Not exactly the nicest way to start the day, but glad it was probably just the vitamin with not enough food, as opposed to the flu!  Not fun!  Hope it goes better tomorrow - post if you can 'cuz enquiring minds want to know....

Kt - How are you feeling now?  Any dizziness, or do you think your head's OK?  I imagine that your tailbone is the worst, because that's just so incredibly painful!  I'm so sorry that that's the way that your day started, but really hope that you're feeling at least a little bit better!  Good luck!

Blue - Hail??  Hope it was short in duration and didn't cause much damage!  Doesn't really say "Spring" or "May", does it?  Yeesh.

Val - That's so cute!!  I love that your daughter thinks that you can talk to cats, and that she and her classmates were so impressed!  That's so sweet!!  You must have had a blast!  I love seeing kids at the zoo - just makes it all so much more fun!

Ginny - I'd like to echo what Mama said about the exercise and your regular farm work.  Your average daily work is probably head and shoulders above most other people's formal excercise programs, so keep up the good work and good luck!

All the same in my little world.  I weigh in tomorrow, so we'll see how it goes.  I'm thinking that I might not have lost this week, but as long as I haven't gained, I'll consider that OK.

Good luck to everyone!  Thanks for letting me prattle on here.  Sometimes I just don't know when to shut up, so thanks for humoring me.....  Have a great rest of the day!   : )

Hye - great job at lunch!  That's fantastic!!  You're right to be proud of yourself!  Enjoy those tacos tonight!!  (Sorry I missed you before - I was composing that not-so-great American novel and missed your post.  Oops!!) 

Congrats to all on the weight loss. I was an 8 pound gain at my weigh in today up to236.0. I am also still nursing that muscle in my back I pulled while doing that dirty e word saturday. I am determined to turn this around and have decided to walk a little extra and cut my calories by fifty until I can handle a little more exercise. I am currently consuming 1250 calories daily so I don't want to go to low but was wondering If that was too low.

Hye congrats on defeating the restaraunt that is always a tough one for me . I always have the best intentions and end up leaving feeling stuffed and guilty thinking how disappointed nancy regean would be of me heehee. enjoy your tacos! I am cooking tostadas tonight and chicken and broccoli for me all portioned out:p

I started actually reading the labels and using measuring cups and spoons to properly portion my meals. Wow hooked on phonics worked for me!  lol well gotta run I got to get the salsa finished :p

Thanks for noticin' guys...I am hoping that it will be enough exercise...who knows...I did get to walk today for 40 minutes so that made me feel better...

I am sorry you felt sick Rockin...and sorry you fell Kt...I hate falling...I have banged myself up really good over the past 20 years and now feel old somedays...another motive for losing the weight....

Blue...sorry about the hail...we get that here in the summer time with the severe thunderstorms...and VK...so happy you enjoyed the zoo...

hope everyone has a great night.

I hate that dirty e-word!  Mabear, you're the second person I heard of getting hurt while...well, you know...the e-word.  I hurt my neck a few weeks back and totally turned me off from the e-word.

However, I've been doing a lot of shopping which means that I've been doing a lot of walking..hehehehe...my secret way to do the e-word.  LOL

Did I read "HAIL"??  Blue...I feel for you.  I'm glad to hear that nothing got damaged.

So V can talk to cats...hmmm...I wonder what our next door neighbor's cat is saying about me.  V can you come interprete for me??

Okay...the apartment is clean so, I think I'll go make my dinner and make more dishes...hehehehe....

thanks guys...i'm feelin okay. i'm amazed that my head doesn't hurt worse than it does. it hurts to go from or into a sitting position though so that really sucks and driving hurts so bad. i'm probably workin my legs out a little more by trying to not put all my weight on my butt. i called the landlord to see if htey can put some grips on the stairs so they aren't so bad when tehya re wet. ugh i'm just glad my midterms were yesterday b/c i would not have been able to take a test feelin like this!

me and mama will just nurst ourselves back to health today and hope we wake up on teh better side of the bed tomorrow!

i've only had 480 cals so far today so i'm gonna get to enjoy a nice dinner! woohoo!

blue- Hailing....why does that not surprise me...man I wish summer would get here. It's been nice here today, sunny but the wind is a bit cool...no shorts yet for me and my legs are so white...heehee

vk-Ya I'm pretty sure it was the vitamins.  I'm gonna try taking them after breakfast instead of before from now on.  Make sure my tummy is full.  Yes they sure are big eh? And you can talk to cats????Awesome!  You think you could head over here and tell my cats to clean their own litter box from now on?  Please!

Ginny- your stats lookin good girl

Hye- Good choices at restaurants.  That's my weakness...restaurants.  I always plan to order something healthy and good for me but then I look at the menu and.....well you know the rest...lol  See I'm not lurking anymore.  I feel much better...lol

smiley- Thanks yes I am feeling much better. Wasn't the flu...thank goodness.  And keep prattling on here...we love to hear it. :)

mabear- Most of your gain is probably water weight because you can't be as active. Once you up and at it again The weight gain will go away I'm sure.  Chin up girl. We're here for you.  Id keep my calories at your 1250 it should be fine.  Keep reading those labels and measuring.  I went out and bought a food scale and it really helps with portion control.  Hugs!!

katie so glad you're ok.  Get that tailbone checked though.  You don't want trouble with it later in life dear. And yes tomorrow is another day.  big hugs.

Wow...it has been a busy say for everyone!

Blue...glad nothing was damaged with the hail...we get some every once in a while around here but nothing much...hail is unusual for us!

Kt...I hope you are starting to feel better.  I know how sore you must be...I have done that before and it hurts even worse when you are not expecting it...get better soon!

mabear...if you are not getting around as much as you used to, your weight will go up...water weight, etc...you will get there...we all have our ups and downs...

vk...talk to cats, huh?  I have 4...want to come and let me in on their plans?  :)

As for the vitamins, I have to agree with everyone!  I also get sick if I don't take it after I have eaten a good meal...and though I never threw up, I was sure close...closer than I would like to be again...I usually take it mid-morning or early afternoon after I know I have eaten enough...mixed with my other medications, I can sure get a sick stomach if I take them on an empty stomach...hope you are feeling better mama

Well...I get 28 points a day for WW and I had 28.5 today...I made a beef roast for dinner so I had 1/2 cup of meat, carrots, red potatoes with fat-free sour cream, spray butter, and fat-free cheese...it was so yummy...it was 11 points but well worth every one...:)  But I feel guilty...is it because I ate a normal meal and not something frozen or pre-packaged?  I don't know...I just feel like I have done something wrong food-wise...I guess I will feel better when I weigh in next week and see that I did not sabotage myself...

My hubby has been home from work for 8 days and is finally going back tomorrow...woohoo...no pay when he is offf :(  He is depressed and having anxiety attacks...I wish I knew how to help him...but tomorrow he said I should force him to go to work...so that is what I will do...but boy has it been a struggle here...

Thanks for letting me ramble on forever...:)

Hey...I'm ready to join the group too.  I feel ashamed w/ myself, being over 200 at the age of 21. (And I don't even drink, so it's not a beer belly.)

Hopefully though, I won't be here for too long.  I started about a month and a half ago at 5'5" and 215 lbs, but down to 206lbs right now. 

I decided to go on this new healthy, lighter lifestyle bascially because I don't want to be the fattest girl in my wedding, when that day comes.  Plus the fact that clothes shopping is very depressing.  Why is it that once you hit plus sizes, the clothes inevitably get uglier?  Why is that?! 

Anyway, I'm glad to see that there are so many of you in this process with me.  I wish you all the best of luck, and hope to hear of the progresses you have made!

welcome supergirl, yeah plus size shopping is hard. There is so much less selection. Uglier I guess too. What gets me is how these people who make these clothes think that the bigger we are the longer our arms get!  Has anyone else noticed that the sleeves just seem to get longer and longer?

Sorry about your hubby tabby. That can be so hard to deal with.

I've never seen hail that was big enough to really do any damage, but I saw a video of some hail the other day that really was the size of baseballs and it was falling onto water around these guys in a boat. What a trip!

My daughter and I were trying to think of something to do tonight. We can't go bowling cuz they aren't open for public bowling till 8:45 (too late-I'll be in bed) and we don't want to spend the money to go to the movies without it being a matinee. Can't talk her into a board game, any ideas anybody? I usually just watch the simpson's and go to bed but why not break out of my rut?

Yes tabby I am feeling better.  You seem to be doing well on WW.  Making good food choices...you didn't do anything wrong. :)  Hope your hubby can handle work...anxiety attacks are no fun and neither is depression.  Just be really supportive as I'm sure you are.  :)

Welcome supergirl. 9 lbs gone...good going! And it's true..plus size clothing is ugly..Why do the manufacturer's think that just because we're big we have no style.?