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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Hi Everybody,

Thanks for the words of encouragement.  I have gotten motivated again to lose this weight.  At 5'2 & 249, I am really feeling the impact to my knees and ankles.  I am focused more on working out, walking a lot more while the whether is extremely nice.  At this point in my life, I refused to live like this any longer.  I actually have to put distance between some people, family and friends, they were stressing me out and I was heading to the refrigerator.  If you are not for me, then you are against me and you have to go!!!  Sorry for some of the venting of frustation. 

As I read through the postings, I am motivated.  The scale have moved slightly to the left, almost 1lb two weeks ago, but guess who shows up this weekend, Mr. TOM.

For you folks in the low 200's, just do your happy dance.  For us who are higher, we will get there.

Gal. 5:7 Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?

Hey Penny I was reading your last post about how your body seems stuck on 1800 cal's, unfortunately our bodies are hard wired to want to hold onto our weight, just in case we might starve to death... I bet we all wish our bodies would catch up with the times, but that thought aside, I got an idea that might help you. What if you start lowering your cals just a little, like 100 cals for a few days a week, like 2 or 3 and if that goes alright, you can do more days then try to step it down again. It's a thought, maybe it'll be less stressful to your body if it happens a little at a time

Morning everyone!

I thought I would share with you that today I am officially 26 pounds lighter and have entered the next weight bracket that I have to master! lol..  I am now 239! HURRAAYYYY!!!! My two month plateau has FINALLY ended!
The funny thing is, is that I feel like I have not lost a THING because I'm still in the same size pants and clothing. How odd is that?! Aslong as the scale says I'm lighter, I'll believe it.

My crazy work schedule is starting to slow down now. My part time job cut my hours from 32 to 14 so now I have a decision to make. The boyfriend says that for the little money that I'm bringing home from the part time job is not worth my time away from him and he rather see me more and have me around. I thought that was VERY sweet! I told him that I completely understand; however, every little bit helps and we will have to see how low my hours get. I also told him that with the holidays coming up that I'm sure that the hours will go up and, if they go down I will put my two week notice in.

How is everyone else doing? Everyone must be busy busy because this forum isn't as chatty as it use to be.
I hope everyone is still dieting and have not give up!

hi icegenesis. thanks for replying to my post. that is a good idea. you know we are all wanting to get there as soon as possible so instead of dropping from 2000 or 1800 down slowly to 1700 then 1600 we just jump in and drop 500 calories. then our bodies say. whoa what is going on. I will try that starting tomorrow. little at a time. I am going to get back into a reg. exercise routine also. whatever it takes no matter who has to wait. I have to do this.  I had a shocking blow yesterday. my 44 yr old cousin passed away. I didn't even know she was as bad as she was. that is the 3rd close person who has passed in a yr. in mid 40's. ugh. gosh what we all do to our selves these days. too much stress, etc etc. got to slow down everyone. while we are still here, because we may not be tomorrow. thank ice g. for the insight. hope you are doing ok.. penny

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Hi kekri. congrats on the 26 lbs lost!I am so proud of you. wow. See I knew it would happen. sometimes we just have to keep fighting the fight and have patience and it will come. I totally understand what you are going through.  I was at 210 for about a month. now I am up 2 lbs. yesterday the scale really freaked me out and said I was upabout 14 or more lbs. I was about to have a cow. I calmed myself and realized that it was probably fluid. I think I have gained back a few lbs though. will get back on the serious plan tommorrow.  glad things are working out for you.   hope the job works out also and with thte hoidays you will probably be getting more hours.   I guess this time of year has got everyone busy.  things would not be so craZy for me had it not been for mr. Ike the hurricane paying us a visit and rocking our world. even after 3 weeks there are some that are still without power. I have to give the props to houston though. they weathered this alot better than I thought the city folk would. thank the Lord it wasn't hot because I was afriad there would be riots after a few days. the Lord really had his hands on us down here and everyone seemed to have kept their calm despite some being ugly about not having their power back as soon as others. people don't realize how bad the infrastructure was damaged. we were shocked in our rural area that we got our power back sooner. of course we had went through rita only 3 yrs ago and alot of trees had been trimmed etc. since.     hang in there. and keep it up girl. you are doing so good.       &n bsp;   Hi to everyone. hope everyone is having a good week. penny 

No problem penny I'm glad my thoughts helped, I'm doing alright, having a hard time against random cravings and not enough excercise. I keep getting sick >.<

Congrats KeKri!! I can't wait till I can say I'm down 26 lbs, but for the moment 13 lbs will have to do, it's better then nothing right? I just bought this marvelous book the other day and I think it's a good read for everyone, it's called Eat This Not That I'm hoping it'll help not only myself, but my family who doesn't like a lot of my more "diety" feeling food choices (the rebellion against skim milk rages on...) But it's full of fast food places and restaurants, and tells you some examples on what menu entries are decent, and which ones are total cal packed nightmares, and some just general items too, it also gives suggestions for foods/nutrients to help you deal with certain things like being stressed, tired, depressed, or trying to get to sleep. I have to tell you I'm really surprised at some of what I read. It's pretty inexpensive on Amazon too. But yeah, enough of my fangirl rave on this book lol.

13 lbs is great icegenesis  every 10 lbs you lose ( well really every lb)makes you that much healthier.     I did get in an hour walking, dancing etc tonight. I try to make it interesting whatever I am doing. didn't walk last night. got news yesterday that my 44 yr old cousin kathy passed away. quite a shock as she is just a few yrs older than me. have lost 3 people this year in mid 40's. one was my 47 yr old sister.  hubby and I went to funeral home. I am glad he went with me.  I was going to go to the funeral  today by myself, but I think it was better one me to go last night. didn't think I could take another funeral right now.   since we were out we went to red lobster  and ate. we don't get to go down that way too often so we decided while we were out we would go. I went over board, but really didn't feel bad about it. we don't do it that often.  until this week I hadn't been able to walk since there was no place. my weight 212 today still. but I am going to get things going in right direction again. not charting was real nightmare.  I know  I have to write down everything I eat to make my self accountable from now on.  I also have to exercise everyday, that is just what I have to do to keep myself on track. I do feel better when I exercise everyday.  Hope everyone has a good weekend.  penny

I am so determined to do it this time!! I have been dieting all of my adult life (actually, started at 13)

can anyone give me tips to sucess I want to be 170 by march 2009

how many cal you eat daily

excerise routine

how long did it take you to get where you are now

Welcome futurebeauty, It is good that you are determined, that is what it takes determination #1.  not sure about your current weight height etc.If you are talking about being there by 1st of march 2009 that would be 4 months.  since not knowing how much you need to lose or other factors it is hard to say.  I have lost 70 lbs in about 11 months time. 40 of those in about 6 months.  It required lots of walking, exercise and staying below about 1700 calories, I was at 280 when I started in oct. the day after back surgery I was at 257 or so, I lost 40 lbs or so in less than 6 months after that. I walked everyday starting with 1/4 mile then after a week 1/2 mile working up to 3-4 miles a day.  I also added weights on ankles and wrists after about 7 weeks. then starting adding weights every 2 weeks or so.  I also did 30 mins of pilate type exercise everyday 7 days a week.  then in the summer I was able to swim about 3 days a week, so on those days I swam and on the other days I would walk.   I am at a plateau now and need to lower my calories since I have lost 70 lbs. I plan on reducing by 100 every few days and ramping back up into my walking since i got off it during after math of hurricane Ike.  I was able to do my pilate type exercise so did not lose everything I had gained.  hope this helps.  we are a friendly bunch here. just jump on in and talk about anything you want. welcome again. lonestarpenny    penny

Penny, I'm so sorry to hear about your loss.  You have had too many people leave you too soon.  My thought are with you and your family.  But, you are right about "charting".   I too have not been sticking to it and it's showing!  My 16's still fit, but I know how easily those pounds can sneak back on. 

I am going to take your lead and STARTING NOW going to get back on track.  I'm going to put on my sweats and sneakers and go out the door right after I hit "send" and take a walk. :)

Have a wonderful weekend everyone and Welcome Futurebeauty...we all have to remember we a all BEAUTIFUL RIGHT NOW...we'll just be healthier in the future.

:) Jodi

icegenesis: I have that book too. I love it!; however, you have to watch the servings because some things are low in calories but high in fat or vice versa. I mostly use it when eating out. 13lbs is wonderful! Trust me, it took me a while to get this far and many LONG plateaus!

Penny, I'm sorry to hear about your loss. Keep your head up; the new year is almost here....

Jodi, I have too have stopped and started to track my calories many times and I found that I still made some good choices on what to eat and some bad ones; however, when I got on the scale, my weight always seem to appear the same or a little less. Sometimes you have to take a break, but you can't go overboard on your eating. (not saying that you are)
This is the longest I have ever stayed on a diet. Normally I last 3 months and then I'm done and put twice as much weight back on.

Kekri, You're right.  I've been at this for about a year and a half now (6 months on calorie count) and I'm down about 50lbs total even with my winter sabatical last year and my September mishap. 

But so far this week I've been doing really well.  I'm hoping to get on the treadmill today when my daughter is napping.  I've got so much to do...I just have to make the time to exercise!

If I can stay on track this winter I'm hoping that by my 1 year CC anniversary in March I'll be 180!  It's only another 27lbs...I'm 1/2 way there!

Hope everyone is doing well!

Jodi

Hi Girls!  It sounds like everyone is doing so well.  I am so happy for all of you.

I on the other hand have completely lost all motivation.  I went out of town and haven't seemed to get back on the wagon.  I hate weight.  I feel crappy and like a loser.  I don't mean to bring this group down.  I am just looking for ways to stay motivated.  How do all of you do it?

Any ideas?

Thanks for your time.

Lindsey

Hi lindsey. I, like some of the other ladies have mentioned, have seemed to stay on  this life  change path longer this time than any other time I have tried. It helps to get  my feelings out and to talk about what is going on in my life. Not just the weight or weight loss tips but what is truly going and why I may turn to food when I am upset, happy, nervous etc. I am learning alot about myself this time, things I really didn't know before. learning really How to eat to be healthy. that exercise is very very important and really not impossible to lose weight without it, but very hard, if you don't exercise. plus the exercise is very beneficial in lowering cholesterol, blood pressure, reversing diabetes. alot of people can't affect these things with just their diet but when they diet and exercise it makes a world of difference. I just wish I had embraced exercise sooner.  It is still very hard sometimes for me to stay motivated though. especially when I have been busy all day then still have to get my exercise In. I look it as medicine that I have to take for the rest of my life, I can either do it and be healthy or not do it and not live very long.  I find that the swimming I love, but this winter will not have access to a pool.  I also love the fact that swimming burns 670 calories if you swim laps medium speed for an hour. walking briskly 3 mph is about 333. so I have to walk twice as much. I try to switch it up and walk then dance- line dance, 2 step waltz, whatever I am listening to at the time. anything to keep moving for an hour for me. I started slow. walking 15 mins. then worked up then added weights.  you will do this you just have to be determined. each day is a new world and new challenges.  some days it is hard as heck to get going though. I have some rough days. let me tell you.        ; hang in there. don't  give up.

Lindsey, don't give up.  I know it's easier said than done, but you owe it to yourself and your loved ones to take care of yourself. 

I agree with Penny, the weight is just a biproduct of other problems.  I east when I'm stressed or lonely.  That's where CC has been INVALUABLE to me.  I have been able to talk to caring, objective friends like you when I've needed some company or when I've needed to vent or just needed a kind word or two to get me through the day.

Be strong, Live strong!  You can do it.  Telling us how frustrated you are is 1/2 the battle.  Now do something about it

Jodi & Penny

Thank you so much for your comments of encouragement.  They are GREATLY appreciated.  The last few days I have felt sick (not a cold type sick) just sick of what I am doing to myself.  My motivation a few weeks ago was so strong.  I was headed for a lifestyle change.  I let a few bad weekends throw me off track.  It's time to get back onto the train and repair the damage I have done to myself.  I think the best way to get back on track is to take it day by day.  I initially started just watching my food and counting calories then gradually added exercise.  I don't know if I should go that route or just put in 100%.  My only fear is getting discouraged.  I am obviously in a negative spot right now and have to get back to thinking nothing is impossible.  I need to PLAN that always helps.  I appreciate all your help.  Thank you!

Lindsey

Lindsey, yes having a plan is alot of help. thinking well I have to do my exercise this eve. so I will sit aside 30   mins. and just do it.  these are hard times we are living in and I hate to be a downer but they may get alot harder. we have to been in this for the long haul and not let our emotions derail us. I am right there with you, I have been ready to climb a wall for about a month now, off and on.  I realize that it wouldn't take long though, to undo the good  I have done and I have invested to much time and effort and turned things around too far to let the all go down the drain.  you are worth it, your family is worth it. setting a good example for them is a great thing, It is the most important thing you can do.  don't beat yourself up about a few derailings here and there, life is always changing and things happen beyond our control, like others have said  some things are out of our control,but it is  how we react to them that we can control.  I am learning this all day by day too girl. hour by hour sometimes.  It is real hard to lose by only the calorie counting, exercise is essential, if you are able, but you have to take it slow and know your limitations. talk to a phys. therapist or your dr. and have them tell you what you are up to. if it is walking then start off at 10  mins, if youdon't get tired or short of breath do  another 10.  then do that for a week, maybe add a few more minutes the next week.  you will be surprised in 3 months time how better you will feel.  be sure and talk about it with your dr. first though.  I hope that things get easier for you. they will over time.  I have been at this almost a year now, really nose to grind stone though since feb.  It doesn't happen overnight.  one day at a time is the best policy. hang in there and you will do it.

Hey Lindsey, hang in there.  It's so funny/strange how our motivation and drive to succeed at this thing called "Healthy" change.  One day I'm all over it, the next I'm not.  It's hard to change ourselves, but we have to give ourselves credit for trying!

I agree Penny...sometimes I need to take the day hour by hour...not just day by day.

Also, I've been trying to find fun things to do that are active, but not boring...like walking on the treadmill.  Today I pick up sticks around the yard and then binded them into groups for recycling.  I also push broomed the leaves off the patio.  It's much more interesting that the treadmill and it's not so isolating.  I can do it with the kids :)

:) Jodi