200 + weight loss buddies

Hello, I'm looking for others trying to lose a lot of weight, to keep each other motivated threw our bad days and cheer us on on our great days! to keep each other going threw out the week by staying in touch. I want people who want to reach there goal weight and wont quit tell we reach them! who's with me?!?!

I am 5'3 and weigh 217 pounds, my goal weight is 127lbs by May 30th of 209  

Sarah~

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Good Morning Ladies!

I am finally back.  This past weekend was my bday weekend and we went to a resort in Phoenix.  We had a lot of fun.  I didn't eat so well, but I am ready to be back on track.  It is amazing how yucky you feel when you eat the bad stuff.  Before I went I weighed and I lost an additional 2lbs.  I am at 12 lbs in 6 weeks.  I was a little disappointed because I wanted a bigger result, but I know this is  a healthy rate.  I am going to change my foods  alittle this week and hopefully make healthier choices and see the results.  I think I will have to work a little harder with the weekend I just had.

vablueangel-I hope your asthma is doing better.  I can't imagine that feeling of not breathing so well.

shizzigirl-Happy Anniversary.

Penny-you are in my prayers.  

luvhim-I absolutely love the belly dancing idea.  I did a class a while back and had so much fun.

Jodi-a 16 is a 16 that is great.  

Have a great Monday.  Talk to you all soon.

Lindsey

Good Morning,

I got in an early morning workout today. I'm amazed at how far I've come. 2 months ago I would have SWORN to you I could not get out of bed AND go to the gym at 6:15am but look at me now!

Yesterday I hit my calories perfect and I'm proud of myself. I also tried mixing tuna (white albacore) and hummus on a pita and it was wonderful!

Have a good day everyone!

Howdy, friends

It's good to be catching up with everyone...and everyone new!

traveldiva my ONLY advice is what I keep telling myself: keep coming back! When life happens, and I lose control, I just keep coming back to CC+ and recommitting to my goals.

Lonestar, I know you'll probably be out of touch for a few more days at least. Millions without power, months before everyone is back on the grid. Is it symbolic that the Chase Tower in Houston was hit so hard?

shizzigirl I've seen your posts elsewhere. Keep up the good spirits and success. It's so good to read your positive outlook.

I know I don't always post on this forum, but I belong to a few of the groups and usually post in my journal. Feel free to add me as a buddy! I need all the help I can get!

Last week we had a tragedy at work, we let 5 of my guys go and one of them died. Some folks are saying, "Maybe now they will realize that 'business decisions' have consequences." One of my dearest friends pointed out, too, that men get so much of their identity from their jobs, while women focus more on family and home for their identity. I will miss them all, but especially the one who died. He was a sweetie.

And following that tragedy, I ate like a maniac. I logged it all--and it was ugly!  But it allows me to focus more on the facts: I need to eat less so I will lose weight, and there are emotional triggers that I need another outlet for.

We can do this thing. Keep coming back!

Ok, so Monday was a bust.  I did great eating all day and then came dinner...I pigged out!  then dessert, then midnight snack, then 4am snack...ack!

Today I'm back on the wagon.  I've eaten well and although I opted to nap instead of get on the treadmill, I was up with the kids all night.  Everyone is either suffering from the same cold or severe seasonal allergies.

I'm wearing my SIZE 16s today and they look HOT!  Of course, the muffin top isn't so sexy...so I've got to work on that

Go Shizzi!  YOu look great!  Love the new photo! 

Hotsauce, It was my birthday too this weekend.  Happy Belated!  Congratulate yourself for losing 12lbs in 6 weeks...that's 2lbs a week!  I'd settle for 2lbs a month at this point.  I don't know what was worse...my period or having my birthday right after...I gained 5 lbs! 

Thank goodness for those of you still checking in.  I feel like I really need a little extra help to get me going strong.  Miss the summer girls...hope "real life" is treating you all well.

:) Jodi

Wow seems like lots of birthdays and other celebrations these days lol, it's alright girls as long as we go back to behaving ourselves asap afterward. (Jodi I know just what you mean about being good all day and "then came dinner..." sometimes this is the story of my life >.<) I'm still struggling to get in exercise, so I'm thinking about cutting down cals again from 1450 maybe down to 1400 or maybe even 1350 I'm not sure, other then walking to my bus stop down the street, then about 3 blocks between my train and work 2x daily I really don't get much, though when it's nice and I'm not in a rush I get off the bus 2 stops early so I walk a few blocks further, I'm hoping that'll help me get over this plateau I've seemed to hit. I've also been taking the stairs downstairs instead of the elevator, though my asthma's too bad to take them up (10 floors is a long way) otherwise I bet I'd be shedding pounds like hot cakes.

Does anyone else feel like this though? Like other then getting to and from work it's a struggle just to move your butt anywhere anymore?

Hi,

I'm new to this site, just joined today, and would LOVE to join your group!

My starting weight is 290 (down from my all time high of 313). I had lost 29 pounds since starting my healthier eating plan (no more "diets" for me) about 4 months ago with the immidiate goal of losing weight for my son's wedding next which is next weekend. I injured my back, stopped exercising (fell into the rut of not doing it after my injury and couldn't get out) and started eating unhealthy things more often than not. As a result I have gained back 6 pounds in a month...not good.

So I am restarting today. At  my peak I was doing 25-30 mins. a day on my treadmill at 2.6-2.8 mph, which was up from my starting point of 5 mins. a day at 2.0 mph and feeling like my heart was going to explode out of my chest. I was also doing the Turbo Jam dvds daily...love them...and would do 2-3 of the dvds each day. After I hurt my back I stopped all that and now I'm restarting. Today I did 10 mins. on my treadmill at 2.4 mph even though I found plenty of excuses not to before getting on.

My goal weight (at least for now) is 150 pounds and I can use all the help I can get to get there!

Good Afternoon!

Ice, I want to say that even though I workout almost every day IT IS HARD! Everyday I have to force myself to go to the gym. This week I'm doing AM workouts and when the alarm goes off at 6:00am I have to use every trick in the book/mind game I can come up with to get out of bed. The only people that this comes "naturally" to is athletes who have trained/brainwashed their selves into it. Working out is hard and I think finding the motivation to work out is even harder. Personally I started off SLOW and SMALL. Doing anything is better than nothing. Also, please please please don’t ever let anyone make you feel bad about the amount of exercise you are getting. Do what you can do and be proud.

Jodi, thanks!!!!!! Happy Belated Bday as well! I’m 260 and still a house but I have to say I REALLY liked those pictures the other night! I was wearing 18s, which are now starting to be baggy but I’m too scared to try on 16s. I’m giving myself until 0ct. 1 and hopefully I’ll be with you!!!

Earthmom, very saddened to hear about your coworker. As far as the emotional eating, now that you are AWARE of it, you can do something about it! You’re right, we CAN and WILL do this!

Lyndsey, a happy belated to you as well! I’m glad you ate what you wanted (and felt yucky afterwards) on your bday. Bdays are FUN/CHEAT days NO MATTER WHAT! Also, congrats on the 12lbs. That’s an amazing rate and saying 12 POUNDS is wonderful – I think Jodi is the one who said “that’s a sack of sugar you’ve lost!” Keep up the grrreat work!

Luvhim, keep posting. You’re such a strong, wonderful person and I think we all need that and benefit from you! And thanks again for the email earlier.

For this week I challeneged myself to reduce my cheating and to workout in the AM. So far I’ve done very well. I’ve managed to stay under 1600 and I’ve hit the gym every morning for 60min of cardio. This morning I had a coworker join me (FOR THE AM!) and it was very nice.

Tonight I'm having dinner wtih my mom at (dum dum dummmm) Panera and I've preplanned my day around that! Wish me luck ;)

Edit: Welcome Deb! This forum and these ladies are GREAT!

Thanks for your thoughts and advice Shizzi I'm thinking about getting a gym membership so that if the workout itself isn't motivation, not wasting my money is, but everywhere around here has startup fees or hidden charges so I'm scared to join. My one friend even got charged to cancel his membership at this one place! So at this point I'm just carefully looking around. I also want to take my brother because he's terribly overweight and I worry, but it's so hard to make someone work out/eat better who doesn't want to.

Morning ladies, just wanted to share an interesting article I read on msn just a minute ago called "Eat this, not that"

http://health.msn.com/nutrition/articlepage.a spx?cp-documentid=100199762&GT1=31036

Earth_mom, sorry to hear about having to let so many people go.  Times are really getting rough.  So many unemployed...my dad was laid off 3 times by the same company.  Now he's in early retirement, and bored to tears!  Sorry also to hear about the co-worker that passed away.  It must be hard.  I also hear you about the emotional eating.  I've been terrible with that lately!  I find that when I'm alone I pig out.  I don't know why... any insight ladies?

Shizzi, you must be TALL.  At 250lbs I was in a size 24!  Now at 205 I'm finally in a 16...but generally still an 18. 

Ice, gyms are great if you go...otherwise you are correct, it's money down the drain.  I know that I'm not ready for that kind of committment right now.  But if you are ready try to find a place that's month to month...most clubs these days have given up on the hard sell and penalties. 

Welcome Debgamboa.  This place has been wonderful for me.  It's taken me a long time...almost 6 months to lose 30lbs, but as they say...slow and steady wins the race.  We're here to pump eachother up, console, commiserate and celebrate our new lifestyles!

I've got to get myself motivated to exercise again.  I've got the treadmill, but it's just so boring.  I try to do it when the baby is sleeping, but then I use that time to clean the house or do the dishes.  Yesterday I got my exercise by gardening.  It was much more fun than the boring treadmill.  But I don't have time to garden for 2 hours everyday.  I've also been having a hard time staying in control in the evenings.  I'm finding that I'm actually planning for bad evenings...I eat sparingly thoughout the day and then whammo!  Pig out!  I know I need to even out my meals so that my calories are more spread out.  I've just been so busy I forget to have snacks and then when 6pm rolls around I can't control myself.

Happy Bday Jodi!  I hope you had a nice time.  Maybe cheated a little.  I wouldn't feel so bad if you cheated too.  LOL!  Glad the 16's are looking HOT!

Icegenesis-I loved that article thanks for sharing.

shizzigirl-you are still my hero with all your working out:)  All those hard mornings will pay off.  I heard its better to workout in the morning.  Do you know if that is true?  I usually workout in the mornings after I put my daughter on the bus.

Well this week has been OK!  I have been dragging a little.  Still working out, but really have to convince myself to do it.  I need a little more motivation.  How is everyone doing this week?

Talk to you soon.

Lindsey

Jodi, I’m not only tall – 5’11.75 but I also have a very large bone structure. That’s the main reason my GW is only 200. I know when I hit the 220s I’ll be a borderline 14. If I can make it to 200, I’m guessing I’d be a size 12 and that is what me, God and the rest of world are going to have to be happy with! Also Jodi you're awesome - juggling the kids. I think I'd just give up and gorge myself to death on Hi-C and teddy grahams! Slow and steady is DEFINETLY going to win this race! 

 Lyndsey, you’re so sweet. I actually decided to work out in the AM this week bc I had a coworker comment that you should switch up your workout routine so your body doesn’t get used to a certain time of the day. NORMALLY when people give me advice like that I’m kind of like ‘hey, you have to pick your battles’. But for some reason I really took that to heart and have decided I want to a do every other week AM or PM – or maybe every other day. I haven’t decided yet. I’ve read a ton of articles on the benefits of AM workouts involving proteins and carbs and burning fat “more efficiently” bc you probably haven’t eaten for 12 hours so your body has used up its carb energy source and is now using only fat blah blah blah . Again, I weigh 258lbs, I HAVE TO PICK MY BATTLES! Personally I like working out in the AM because I literally go through the day with an “I Rock” attitude. Completing my workout in the AM also frees up my evenings and nothing suddenly “comes up” giving me an excuse not to go. Also, yesterday and this morning were just a LITTLE bit easier getting out of bed so who knows?!?

 Ice, join the gym but only if you’re ready. I joined a gym in March and just knew that I would be there everyday because I didn’t want to waste money. I joined, I worked out for 3 days, met with a personal trainer, worked out another day and gained 3lbs! I know now it’s because of TOM but at the time that was such a blow that I didn’t go back and haven’t been back since. I still pay $20 a month bc they were “nice” enough to set up an automatic billing… DEFINETLEY try to get on a month to month plan!

I'm back everyone! I have made it through my first month of working two jobs.

I have managed to gain 7 pounds along the way. I don't have much time to exercise and I watch what I eat, but I guess that is not enough.

Sorry for the short post. Just wanted to say HI to everyone.

Well Ladies,

I did it..five consecutive days of AM workouts! I am exceedingly proud of myself, To celebrate this morning I blasted Madonna throughout the office because I felt she could "express" me!

Kekri, welcome back!

This weekend I will only take a walk on Saturday, probaly do a workout video on Sunday AND I'm challenging myself to NOT be a piglet! Wish me luck :)

Hi Ladies,

Been forever, I know.  Been getting started in school and life in general is stressful.  I had lost about 13 pounds when I stopped logging, and I've gained about 7 of those back.    But, I will try again.  It seems I have spent all my life "trying" and not "succeeding".  But, I suppose, the only true failure is when you quit, right?

Barbara, I am so glad to see you are doing better.  I have thought of you often, even though I haven't been logged on.

Take care, ladies.

Jessica

Hi everyone. just to let you know, we did get hit by Ike. I am blessed to say that we did not sustain any damage to speak of at our house or at my mother in law's home. Even when Ike reached us we had hurricane force winds at least 100 mph.  we never thought that it would be worse than Rita in O5, but it was. As my hubby and I stood on the porch protected by it at his mom's house we could see the wind blowing both directions at the same time and the rain coming sideways from both directions. I guess had I known how much damage it was causing I would have been afraid, but unlike Rita I slept through the first part of it from 1-6am.It lasted about 14 hrs all together. I knew there would be no sleep after so I tried to get a nap while it was cool just after the power went off.   The eye wall went right over us at about 6am with the most destructive and strong winds and the backside of the storm was much worse than the first. many odd things happened with this storm. first people underestimated the surge in galveston and boliver and having gone through evac from Rita and then no hit in galveston and houston they were not wanting to go through that again for a cat 2.  Never I repeat never underestimate the power of any storm whether cat 1 cat 5 or only tropical storm. trop. storm Allison devastated houston in 01( I think I have date right) when it came ashore in galveston and went over houston first time it didn't do much ( we were in new orleans and got hammered with blowing winds and flooding. when we left home that morning a trop storm had not even been called for it just came up there out of nowhere right near shore. anyway allison came in went all the way up nearly to okla/ ark. line then made a 180 and came back down over 200 miles south and hit houston with all the flooding rain 2 days later. .  A trop.  storm had never done that before ever that I know of.  with Ike being such a huge hurricane the low cat 2 status was somewhat nullified because of the monster surge it caused. the surge wasmore like high cat 4 or low cat 5. also the broad spectrum of the  damage was not unlike carla in 61 ( I hear) It affected the entire gulf coast  of texas and some  of Louisianna. the day before it hit they were registering waves off of mississippi at 25 ft. when I saw that on weather channel I said uhoh.  guess alot of people weren't looking at it like I was. many left galveston only after the surge begin to come up at noon on friday (long after they had been begged to get out)  when the eye was not expected until late in the night. the water was lapping at the 17 ft. seawall in galveston at noon. I say it wasabout 14-15 ft.   many on boliver, a penninsula across the ferry from galveston decided to ride it out ignoring all warning and mandatory evac. even some friends of mine I find out now had decided to ride it out but got out at last minute only because he broke his foot or ankle( while trying to board up their house)  and had to go to er.  that is what probably saved their  lives. all the homes on boliver, crystal beach  gilchriest the bridge at rollover pass are gone.  I don't think anyone has even talked about how many may be missing.  the coast guard said they had calls when the surge come up at over 13 ft and into homes to try to get them out. they estimated about 500 people had called for help. they know they only got out about 100 before the winds were too strong to allow them to. I only pray the numbers are wrong and that bodies will not show up somewhere else later. all the debris that  came from boliver crystal beach and surrounding communtities was washed into trinity bay, they say the debris field was at least a mile wide and 15 miles long. this is only from the boliver side. ( galveston not included)   where the debris from bol. and c.b. landed is marshy quick sand type area and not condusive to search because of alligators and water moccasins and boggy area.  there is almost no way they will ever be able to search through that area.   there are still about a million without power in houston area tonight, sunday.9 days after storm.  my hubby and I got power back  last night. we were shocked we figured it would be at least another week. we are about 100 miles from galveston inland and about 60 miles from downtown houston in a rural area.  there was alot of damage to power lines here from trees, and many houses have had damage from trees. I know of at least 3 people who's houses have been condemned and 4 in our immediate area have trees inthe middle of them. many vehicles were crushed also. IT was worse than rita by far, eventhough rita had a higher number. just goes to show you should never underestimate any trop. storm, or hurricane. we didn't. and of course we had canned food, gen. we bought last time. we also had about 25 gallons of gas. which was hottest commodity ever.  we also have several ice chests, coleman stove lanterns flash lights batt.op. t.v and radio and batt. op fan ( not much air but helped.) we had to throw alot of things away out of ma's freezer because we didn't know when we would get to our house luckily after they cut  the miltitiude of trees off her road we were able to drive our truck through ditch and get to our house  two days after ( sunday). we were able to put gennie. on our freezer and had ice that we had saved up to keep things cool until we could get more ice from fema.   we were blessed that we had a cold front come throug the day after Ike and kept temps unseasonably cool in mid to upper 70's and 60's at night. one night it was in mid 50's  we stayed out all night and bbq'd. luckliy when the temps started to rise our power came back.  I think houston handled it so well without tempers flaring because the temps were down also. had it been hot like rita it would have got real ugly fast. these people were complaining about no computers or internet after 2 days. I said tell them try it for two weeks in 105-108* temps then call me with their complaints.   No one in houston  even realizes we had a hurricane in 05. They say oh Rita Hit beaumont. I say well did you know it hit east texas too??????      thanks for all your thoughts and prayers during all this. keep everyone in texas in your thought s and prayers please.  Galveston is greatly damaged, but can recover eventually. what the surge didn't wash away it flooded though so for residents it will a long long journey back. the people of boliver penninsula though for the most part lost everything.    I was just talking the other day of how I could remember when there was nothing on boliver all the way to crystal beach and then only a few beach houses there.   Guess it is back there now again......   we are doing fine at our house. so thankful that we are ok..... hope to post again tomorrow.      penny

gosh could I write a book there? didn't realize how much it was until I looked back and scrolled down. ugh.  Barbara, so glad that you are home, blessed to have that special  hubby and family of yours. I thank you for all your prayers during storm. about the belly dancing, a friend of mine ( that has back trouble like me) said that she took belly dancing classes and they were wonderful. she is going to teach me some moves, and let me borrow her tape. we have been meaning to do that for a while. she says her hubby just melts when she does the chest unduations. vavavavoom...... Jodi. thanks for thinking of me also. we are so blessed to have pwr back. so many still don't. It was odd for us to get it before some as we are usually the last in our rural area to get it.  You better strut those 16's.  I am going to get there some day.  I am hovering ( thank You Lord, and not gained) at 210-212.  I tried to be good and did not have a binge during the after math and 8 days without power. I did snick snack and nibble but tried to be aware and not just unconciously eat. I did however eat alot of carbs and some chips and cookies which I would not have had other wise. we had bought 3 heads of lettuce before the storm so I did not let those go to waste. I had me some salad and tomoatoes etc. saved that salad dressing in the ice chests. haha. we were lucky to have alot of things to sustain us during pwr outage including generator for fans at night so we could sleep. last time the pwr was out 2 weeks 3 yrs ago with rita we had no gennie that would work, could not get gas anyway and temps at 105* plus. it was hell then.   Lindsey, the spa in phoenix sounds heavenly. one of these days I am going to visit one of those. happy birthday.  shizzi  congrats on the early morning rising. you are doing so good. earthmom, my sincere condolences on the loss of your friend and all of the friends that had to be let go from work. I am afriad that things are going to get worse before they get better with all these banks in trouble etc. gave too many loans out to people that should have never qualified in the first place. sad sad situation. will keep you all in prayer.  welcome debgamboa I toally understand the bad back sit. I had back surgery in feb. but have done wonderful since. have lost 50 some odd lbssince the surgery for a  total of 70 total. I hope that yours is something you do not ever need surgery for. mine had been a long time coming.  HI Kekri. I am sure it is tiring working the two jobs. but the payoff will be worth it. thinking ahead of taking lunches etc can help to keep from being tempted to run out for this or that. also will save lots of bucks. taking drinks also in a small ice chest or something and buying them in bulk will save also. that small ice chest playmate that I had always came in handy when I worked.  good to see you again Jessiecarm. I know that things are hectic right now,just hang in there and keep in touch.   sorry I didn't get everyone but am thinking of each and every one of you and so thankful for being safe and healthy too. thanks for all your thoughts of us at this time in the after math of IKE> we texans are a proud and tough bunch      &nbs p;     penny

 was so discouraged last week when I got on the scale and saw that I GAINED 5 POUND that I stayed away from it for a while.  (Usually I get on at least every other day).  So this morning when I got on and saw that I'm at 203.8...only 1.8lbs up from my all time low of 202 I was THRILLED!

I'm hoping I can get my butt back in gear and start walking again.  It's officially Autumn in New England with 60 degree mornings and 75 degree days, so I'm going to try to map out a route and walk outside for a while...until it gets too cold.  I figure if I walk when my 2 year old should be napping I can just throw her in the stroller and she'll nap on the go!

Penny, I AM SO GLAD TO HEAR YOU"RE OK!  I have been thinking of you.  Although I haven't even had time to sit and watch the news I knew Ike was a doozy.  And I am strutting my 16's!  I even picked up a couple new tops that really flaunt my curves...of which are plentiful!

Shizzi, congrats on 5 days at the gym!  You continue to amaze and inspire me.

Jessica, Welcome Back!  I completely know what you mean about journaling your foods.  I just can't seem to make time for it now that school is back in session and it's showing.  I've been gaining instead of losing for the past 4 weeks! Ack!

So, that's my first goal...to start journalling ALL my foods again.

Jodi

Hi. hope everyone is having a good weekend.I am still in holding pattern following the storm, need to get myself kicked back into gear and start my walking again since the swimming is over for this year until about next april.  I am in size 20, probably could be in size 18 but for this big belly of mine. I wore some reg. denim jean short in size 20 today though, not the ones with partial spandex and was able to walk and get up and down comortably without cutting myself in two. haha.Jodi  I am so jealous of that 16, ( but so proud of you!!) maybe about 25 more lbs and I can wear a 16, I hope so because I have been picking up alot of 16's.  It sure has been hard to lower my calorie intake again though.  Iwas at about 1800 or so, but at the point now where I have lost 70 lbs If I do not drop calories by at least 300 ramp up alot more exercise  I will not lose. I know this. seems my body is stuck on the 1800 calories though. have to work on it.  everyone take care  have a good weekend.....penny