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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I've been reading the posts here and it seems everyone is very supportive. I don't know how to join in, so I clicked on reply to lonestarpenny and hope that somehow it gets to her or to the group. Any directions would be appreciated. In case this doesn't get posted to the group discussions, would whoever might find this request send a note to the mailbox here with the help I need? Thank you very much. BlackJackPrincess is my sign up name.
Well, big DUH to me LOL Quite by accident, sending a reply did exactly what I was trying for. I'd like to join you all -- to give and receive support and motivation. It seems I'm older than most (or all) of you....61 last July. Is there an age limit here? Ciao for now.
hi blackjackprincess yes a reply to the thread will get you on the thread and you are quite welcome here. this is a great group and very supportive and helpful. no age limits. I am 41, but we have some pretty young ones and some my age and I am sure there are other in their 60's here also. we are all supportive of each other and just jump in and chat about whatever whenever. I am happy to say that this am the scales showed 208. I am actually holding my breath though because we all know it has shown me 208 before just teasing me then crept back up a little. hopefully this will make the start of a downward trend. hubby and I went out to eat tonight. didn't do too bad though. we went out for mex. food. I have to have those lucious chips and wonderful salsa, but for my entree I choose beef chicken and shrimp fajitas plate, it comes with mix veg. broc. caulif. onion bell pepper. I get it and eat about half and bring the other half home for another meal. it was so delicioso it was worth it. I walked an hour before I left and did my 30 mins. pilates. I may try to walk another hour later. It hasbeen so long since I had a real loss.over 2 months now of hovering at 210.( of course that is good to because it was not 220.) hubby said something last night about I am ready to quit this ( talking about the eating plan) I said the problem with quitting this is that you will go right back to eating what you did before and we will gain back all we have lost. we can't afford to do that. he said, " yes you are right, we can't afford to go backwards, and even if we are not going down anytime quick, we are maintaining." I said," exactly." I know that I have go to ramp up my exercise more. actually I did while over at mymother in laws all during thanksigiving. I walked at least an hour everyday. I have not been very good the past 3 or 4 days though since we have had this cold. hanging in there....... lonestarpenny
Hi all!
Penny, I agree with you. I took two weeks off of exercising and my eating habits went CRAZY! Now I am back at 235 from 231.
Now I have no motivation to exercise and I am an eating machine! I don't know what happened to me, but I am trying to get back in to the swing of things. -It has not been going well!-
I'm very disappointed in myself!
Welcome the new comers!
Hello all, I guess I'll start with a little about myself.
I guess I've been overweight pretty much all of my life but I didn't think it was that big of a deal when I was younger because I was always playing sports ang being active so I might have been bigger than some but I was healthy.
I went to college and lost the freshman 15 (plus some) and I don't know how I did it. My 2nd year I met my fiancee and well I started packing on the pounds. We have been together almost 5 years and I think I've gained 30 or 40 (possibly more) pounds since the beginning of my 2nd year in college.
We are getting married July 11, 2009 and I want to get down to a weight where I don't hate the way I look in any pictures that show more than my face. I'm not sure where that will put me weight wise but I'm sure I'll know it when I see it. My ultimate goal is to get down around the 140s. My weight as of last week was 209.4 so I've got a little ways to go.
As for CC I've been on here since August and I was actually closer to 200 when I joined and oh guess what I gained some. Thats what starting a new job and going back to grad school can do to you. So I'm off on a new journey to lose all of this dreaded weight and feel good about myself for once in my life!!
Any advice that anyone has would be greatly appreciated! Thanks for reading!! Marie
kekri84, I know exactly how you feel. But don't be disappointed with yourself, you are trying to get back in the swing of things. That's a good thing!
The week of Thanksgiving, I did really good and even lost 3 pounds. But the week after, I gained them right back. I am still walking every day, but I just cannot stop eating. I don't know what is wrong with me. Even as I am putting the food in my mouth, I am thinking, I shouldn't be doing this, I don't really want this, but does that stop me?? NO! I eat it anyway.
I even bought chips. I know I can't have potato chips in the house, but they were buy one, get one free -- so now I have 2 bags!! What was I thinking?????
I am disappointed, disgusted, disheartened and just basically overwhelmed. I want to just throw up my hands in disgust -- but then I'd have to put the food down.
Arrgghh! Sorry to go on so. I am going outside now to scream. Hopefully that will burn some calories.
well it looks like we have just got to get through these holidays without gaining, doesn't like the losing thing is going to happen right now. the main thing I could do is exercise more. today is a really dreary day and cold and rainy/ sleet too. seems I don't want to do anything but curl up on the couch with my cat, ( hubby is at work) and watch lifetime movies. ugh. will make myself walk after while. the walking and pilates is all that is keeping me from ballooning out of control. really need to try to get 2 hours in today instead of just 1 walking. I walk around the kitchen and living rooms since I don't have a treadmill. I am keeping an eye out for one,but can't see paying the new pricetag for a new one. I am looking forward to friday night, hubby's company party. It isn't a christmas party just a party. they are having a casino night at an events place. supposed to be mex. food drinks and casino games. some are dressing in party dresses, some sunday dress( they don't realize here sunday dress is anything you want to wear in the country). I do have a really nice black empire waistline dress that I actually bought 16 yrs ago. it is very current though and instyle now too. it is about ankle length and flowy at the bottom, empire waist and very fitted in the top. I was very pleased that I was able to get into it. It is a size 18, I am actually in about a 20 otherwise now. gracie don't feel bad about the gaining. I lost on vac. then gained some back ( a fewlbs) then during thanks. seemed to add a little then back down some this week. I so look forward to getting to that 199 mark. looks like maybe by my birthday in early march. that will be ok.
HI mrous84, welcome. adding alot of exercise will help you to get to your goal weight. also just being real about how many calories you are eating. If you are eating 2000, and no exercise and you are 210 or 200 there will be no loss. I am there right now, I am at 210. I had a pretty consistant weight loss from 280 down to 210, about avg 8 lbs per month. but when I hit 210 I have hit a walll and been here for about 2 months. I am however maintaining pretty much. for loss you will need to do about 1500 calories and walk maybe 3 miles a day or something that burns as much calories as ...walking. ( 3 miles in an hour will be about 333 calories burn). realize that even 20 lbs lost will make a huge difference. but be real when you get your dress, don't by say a size 14 thinking you will lose the weight. buy a bigger one that can be taken up if needed. you don't want to put alot of extra pressure on yourself with all the pressure you will be under planning a wedding and all. just eat healthier and do more exercise so that you don't have to starve yourself.. actually I was 200 195 lbs to 200 lbs when hubby and I married. I didn't try to lose weight during the planning, I however didn't get my dress until 6 weeks before the wedding. remember also those wedding dresses are sized way smaller than reg. clothes. I was in an 18 when I got married by my wedding dress was a 24. so be real when you try them on so that you don't get any huge surprises. look forward to hearing about all the plans and excitement. penny
Thanks for the advice Penny. I actually already bought my dress and it was a 20 I haven't gotten it here yet since I ordered the dress when I was with my mom so it should fit I just hope that I will be able to take it in a size or 2 before the big day.
As for logging my calories it seems so hard b/c not everything is on there and when i have stuff that i make from scratch its hard to determine exactly what the calories are so it makes things frustrating to me. I've been exercising I usually walk 2 miles in the morning before I head to work and then if I'm not busy there I walk another mile or 2 at work. I guess my big thing is to just eat less which is both my fiancee and I's problem. We LOVE to eat which is what got us here in the first place.
Hey everybody it snowed at myhouse, just north of houston. (in east tx). we have about 4-5 in. acccumilation. I got out and took alot of photos with my new kodak 12 mpix camera. they came out great, even at midnight. we made a snow poodle on our truck. the snow was the really light dry snow. we made alot of good photos. it looks like a winter wonderland at our house. it will be gone by noon tomorrow weather man says 55 or so tomorrow and warming the next few days. oh well. it was magical tonight. just what I needed to get me in good spirits. it was alot of fun. haven't had snow here since I have lived here, so it hasbeen probably 15 years since I saw any snow. whoo hoo!!!!!!!!!!
Graciek82: I am just like you! I can't have any of that food in my sight or I am diving in to it! It's really hard too because my bf does not eat healthy so we always have chips and dip or chocolate in our house and at night I am home alone for he either has work or school and I just eat and eat that stuff.
The whole month of november I was logging my exercise time and when he was gone I would exercise everytime I wanted to eat. Then December 1st came and a switch in me just flippped! I have not exercised one bit and I have been eating TERRIBLY! I just don't know what happened.
It is really weird how you can be focused and doing wonderful and then something happens with you, and you don't know what, and you are back to your old ways.
Last night I started eating salads at night and tonight I am tackling getting back on my eliptical! I hope this works..........
While I'm at work, I always have good intentions of what I will do when I get home and then i get home and all I want to do is sleep!
My body is just rebelling or something! I don't get it!
Okay, I am through kicking myself (wonder if that burned any calories?) Today is a new day. And I actually did pretty good yesterday with dinner and all.
penny, Snow - how fun! We are going to PA next week and I am hoping we get some light snow. Just enough to be pretty but not yucky. lol When we went last March, there was a light snow and it was so much fun walking through the fields in it. It was so beautiful. Plus I didn't have to drive to work in it or anything. 
marie, good luck on your weight loss for the wedding. I am sure you can make it. My daughter got married almost 2 years ago and we had so much fun planning everything. Enjoy this time, it is very special!
Thanks for the welcome Lonestar. I'm glad to be here. Congrats on losing 70lbs. That is a major accomplishment. Wow snow, I really didn't think it snowed too often in Texas. I'm in NY but we haven't really gotten snow yet, just flurries. We had a lot of rain, especially yesterday. It's suppose to get really cold too.
Gracie, don't get disheartened you'll get back on track. The holidays are a hard time. I've been having a hard time too.
For me it's been stress at work. I get into the whole eating to relieve stress routine. I really went off on Wednesday. It got to the point where I didn't want to eat, wasn't hungry, and even had a stomach ache, but continued anyway. I felt terrible afterwards and decided to instread spend Thursday dealing with the work issue I was reacting to on Wedensday. Lesson learned, because once I dealt with what was stressing me out instead of eating over it, I was actually able to solve the work problem. My goal now is to learn from it and not react the same way next time.
Have a good weekend everyone!
Hello... my name is Lindsey and I am very new to this.... I am 18, 5'7, my weight is 250, and my goal weight is around 150.....
this site is very encouraging!! I have so many little hobbies... like drawing, calligraphy, knitting and crochet.... one thing all these have in common are that I don't really move much... I didn't pick them cause of that fact... they are what I enjoy doing...
I have tried so many times.... but always endup quiting in 2 weeks... I hope this will give me the push I need!!
Happy Saturday to everyone. Thank you Lonestar for the welcome....this is a great place to hear of so many successes -- very inspiring and helpful.
Yesterday I finally hit the minus 20 pound mark. When my weight number isn't so gargantuan, I'll try to work up the courage to post it. The last 14 pounds have come off since November 6 when I signed up here, so I know that coming to this site and tracking my food intake and exercise (little though it is) is definitely working. My hope is that as I lose more weight, the chronic health and pain issues will stop being as big a detriment to doing more and longer exercising.
Pnklzzy, I understand about your hobbies.......most of mine are "sit down" types, too. But I've come up with a game for myself -- when I want to do one of those kinds of hobbies, I do at least 15 minutes of exercise to "earn" the time to spend on my hobbies -- for each 15 minutes of exercise, I get an hour for a hobby. Right now, about all I can do is use hand weights and work on my arms, but that's better than nothing. Maybe you could try that approach to get you moving. Just know that if you come here daily, track your food intake and read the posts, you'll find lots of motivation. As for quitting after about 2 weeks, you won't this time! Everyone here is very supportive to each other and you'll find that a huge help. Good Luck on your new attempt -- we're all rooting for you!
Hey Everyone,
This is actually my first online forum I have joined. I am 5' 4" and fat as hell!!
I weigh 225-230 lbs. I am all for support and motivation. As of today, I do not receive support from my family. My boyfriend is coming back into the states Jan. 28th. I want to lose weight-I want to at least feel comfortable as he tries to hug me and "put his arms around me" . I have tried to lose weight looking for losing large amounts of weight. The more I learned from trial and error--I realized I need to work on short term goals and smaller weight loss goals.
So here I am... 225-230 lbs as of 12-13-2008.
mrous84, sounds like you have been very sensible by buying a dress that fits now, and then if you need to take it up a couple of sizes, you can. either way you don't have to worry about it so much. I keep a personal journal to log my calories at home, so that way where ever I am, home, mother in law's, vac. I have it with me. I didn't have high speed internet when I started on here, so it made it impossible to log everything. I too make alot of home made stuff, but have acquainted myself with how many calories all the basic stuff has. I am able to guess some what the calories of my homemade dishes. the main thing is the meat, eggs, cheese etc. I bought a calorie book at half price books and keep it handy if I need to look up stuff. sounds like you are doing good with exercising. when I was losing 5 or more lbs a month I had to exercise every day 7 days. I walked at least 3 miles a day and 30 mins. pilate type exercise. I also in addition swam 3 days a week about 2 hours burning more than 600 calories an hour. that is when I was losing the most weight. I too love to eat. so I had to decide if I wanted to be healthy or eat whatever I wanted whenever. I decided I wanted to be healthy more. I do not deprive myself though, if there is something I truly want or crave I try to fit it into my daily calorie intake. that way you stave off binges.
kekri and gracie. my downfall this week has been chips and picante sauce. I am going to have to lay off buying the chips because they have become a weekness. also cheese ( block cheese esspecially sharp cheddar) it also a huge weakness. It Is so easy to get when you are snacky, but high in calories. ugh. gracie. hope you get to play in the snow in PA. we have nephew that lives in pottstown, also his mom lives there. yes leelee14, everynow and then we will get some snow in southeast texas, east texas to the north usually will get it more often, maybe every third year a light dusting. we had not had snow here where we live north of houston since I have lived here over 14 yrs. we had an ice storm about 12 yrs. ago though. the snow was so much fun. I took a ton of photos. hubby said when he drove up at midnight that there were 3 deer, 2 does and a fawn underneath our oaks in the front yard. he said he wished he had had a camera it looked like a normal rockwell painting. I made snow icey too. with khaula and condensed milk. I know it wasn't on my diet but it was so fun. wish I had saved some more. it was that light fluffy dry snow. the holidays seem to be hard for all of us. I too have a problem with eating to relieve stress, but have been fighting over this learning period to over come it. I am doing alot better with it.
Hi lindsey, welcome to the thread. you have picked a very great time in your life to do this. you are so young and it is easier when you are younger. just take it one day at a time. map out a meal plan, and work out an exercise routine. exercise is key. I never got that before but finally at 41 I finally get it. remember to set small goals and don't worry about the scope of your final goal. celebrate every lb lost as that much closer to the goal. your hobbies will come in handy to keep you mind busy when you want to go to the fridge. I looked at my exercise at first like medicine I have to take to be healthy. I know I have to make time for them everyday. try to choose something that you enjoy. maybe take up line dancing or aerobics or swimming if you have pool nearby. it is amazing how much more energy you will have with just gradually adding exercise. the lbs will also come off more quickly with the ramped up metabolism. just whatever you do, don't quit. if you fall off the wagon, as we all do, sometimes harder than others, get back on the next day. that has been the lesson I have had to learn. to always get back on. before I would give up after one mess up and then 4 or 5months of hard work would be down the drain. then I would wind up putting all the weight I had lost back on plus 10 lbds. just keep trudging ahead no matter what. blackjackprincess, congrats on the 20 lbs gone!!! wow. that is great. don't worry about the weight being a huge number we are all different weights, heights etc. the thing is you are doing this. you have lost 20 lbs. I started at 280. which I am sure was not my all time highest weight, but the highest I had recorded anyway. you will do this. keep up the good work. HI therenottegatto. glad to have you join our train. don't worry if you are not recieving the support you need from your family. we will be here for you. do not think about what a lg. amt you need to lose. whenyou think about the longterm goal sometimes we get discouraged. like I said above think about it in say 5 lb increments. celebrate the little goals. we have to do this one lb at a time. think about it as getting healthier when you start to eat healthier and also like me learn real portion size plus add exercise ( starting small and working up) you will see the lbs come off. this is about a life thing, not a short term goal. look at it that way. just start learning those calories of things and how much exercise you need to do to burn a certain amt. etc. it will get easier over time. the first month may be hard. maybe even the second but it will get easier. also you deserve this you deserve to be healthy. you can do this and we will be backing you all the way.... penny
Hi everyone!
Hope everyone is doing well!
Penny, glad you had fun with the snow. The khaula sounds great! We did finally get some snow here in NY yesterday. It didn't really stick too much, but from my office building it was like watching a "winter wonderland".
Welcome nottegatto. I think you're on the right track focusing on short term goals. Meeting short term goals is easier and will lead you on the track to meeting the long term ones.
pnkizzy. although your hobbies may not be the kind where you move around, they're still great hobbies. As long as they are not something that you eat while doing they can be a great tool in distracting you in the moments where you want to snack.
leelee
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