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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Hey Gang, welcome new friends!  I started at over 250 2 years ago and this thread has been a great source of comfort and support during my LONG journey to Onderland!

Bonnie, if you click on "community" and then "my posts" it will show you all the last places you typed.  That's how I keep track of the threads I like.  You continue to inspire me my dear!

This summer has been a wash for me.  I've been gaining and losing the same 5 lbs for 3 months now and I think I'm finally ready to kick it into high gear again and drop some weight!

I went to an amusement park on labor day weekend with my brother, his wife & kid plus my crew...my bro took some photos and Bonnie, like you, I didn't shutter when I saw the photo of myself.  I actually thought "not too bad!"  I know it's a far cry from "I look Fabulous!" but it's a step in the right direction.

Yeah, can you believe those before photos of me?  My own Aunt who TOOK the photo of me at my heaviest didn't believe it was really me.  How funny!

Good luck to all you newbies to the thread.  There's no trick or magic potion...(frankly I don't like gastric bypass  as an option because it doesn't work long term for most people) it's just a long and hard process of retraining ourselves to life our lives differently...eat less and move more and learn to love yourself for who you are!

Hey everybody... another great day to be alive, and to let go of the weight of the past... its just an anchor for old habits!!!  SO GLAD TO WELCOME NEWBIES... if you stick with this thread, logging, and exercising .. you will, I swear HAVE to change your habits... because you will WANT TO FEEL GOOD AGAIN!!!! its funny how the recovery from bad eating comes on so slyly... all of a sudden something big doesn't fit, and you notice!  All of a sudden, you don't FEEL LIKE eating that ice cream.. all of a sudden, you actually WANT to look at pictures of yourself (both old and new)...

Like you, I came in with specific hard core goals of very fast weight loss... when I missed my first goal, I regrouped, rethought, and recommitted to the LONG TERM... and that is how  (and when) it finally started to fall away... VERY VERy slowly... NOTHING i HAVE EVER DONE THAT WAS FABULOUS WAS DONE QUICKLY.... and now I am committed to fabulosity... and TIME ... after TWO severe plateaus (no weight loss/no weight gain)... I am able to regroup, check what I am doing with others... and ADJUST... making small changes... then its so funny, THEN I begin to get results again... who knew.... I am just like everyBODY ELSE...  love you guys... together... we can do it!!!!

Been a while since I last posted.

I've finally gotten out of the 220s after going up and down with the last 5-6lbs for so long. So *drum roll* 218.8! I think the food digital scale helped with that. I also was surprised because... I did not work out at all this week and ate right. So with the depo, there is hope for me after all!! However starting Monday- I NEED get back on track with exercise.

April- hope things are going well for you! again, congratulations!

Penny- Hi! Good for you on maintaining while taking care of your hubby! I'm sure that can be stressful!

Jodi- Great story! Let's stop going up and down in weight and get our butts in gear! :)

Gracie- that is soo wonderful- 242! Keep it up!

Bonnie- sorry to hear about your back! I hope your back gets better soon but be sure not to hurt yourself any further! :) You could tag this forum and when you come in, click on my account/tagged items/forums and you ll see it there. I post a lot and sometimes I have to go back several pages on my community posts so I use the Tagged Items/Forums to make it easier on me.

Miamyamoe- Welcome! I sure cannot wait to be in Onederland either! Perhaps it is a good sign that you were turned down so you can come on here and do it with us! :) WE can do it!

Vaness(a)- Welcome!! We have similar stats! Realistically, 190 by Halloween? You would have to lose almost 5lbs a week which isn't healthy. I am currently doing a Halloween challenge and I expect to be about 205ish (218.8 now) when I get there. I felt the same thing- I want to get to X lbs by X date and felt so much pressure when I was nearing the "deadline" and felt so disappointed in myself. So- no more deadlines! However, July- I would say that could be feasible. This is a lifelong thing, not a race. You will get to your goal weight eventually! I'm only telling you this because I would not want you feel disappointed in yourself if you do not get to your goal then you feel bad and want to give up, you know? :)

Time2getheathly- I know what you mean by not gaining yet not losing! I finally got out of that vicious cycle today after starting in May (well, I got off track in July and finally back in August) but ya know! :) Welcome!!!

Everybody else- hope things are going well on your side!

So glad it is Friday!!! Have a great weekend, all!

Hello all!  I'd like to join your group.  At 30yrs old and 5ft 3in, I weigh 240lbs. Ouch, it hurts to read that. I've had weight issues my whole life but now it's time to get serious!  I have a wonderful little girl that I want to be around to see grow up--and I want to be able to do all the fun stuff along the way!  My first goal is 15lbs by my 31st birthday (October 21st).  Your support and advice would mean the world to me!

I have been terrible lately. I have missed you all. seems I barely get time to get on compouter, so I have been journaling regularly. hopefully soon I will get caught up with everyone and settle in to getting to know all you new friends. I am still holding on at 210. don't know what gives... but am going to work on it some more. I am still exercising everyday.. still eating about right, not too much not too little. so I guess I am gaining muscle, that is all I can figure. when I do work out or swim, I do feel stronger. my highest done 3 different days in laps was 70.  I spend about 2 hrs swimming and doing water exercise 3 days a week. that is probably going to come to screeching halt, very soon. will try it tommorrow and see how cold the water is after these cloudy rainy days we have had.  I can stand it prett cold, hubby won't though probably and he really needs to get in for his knee therapy.  He took another 2 weeks( for a total of about 9 weeks) off before going back to work. He is still having quite a bit of pain, but they say sometimes it will take up to 6 months to really feel alot better from it, and every one is different. he is really aggravated he is not better yet.  I am thinking it will help him to get back to some kind of routine, but worry about him working 12 hrs shifts and driving 3 hours a day when he started getting back into swing.  well he will just have to feel it out.     we had our 15th anni. on sept. 3. he had dr. appt, so we went to the Monument Inn rest. near the San janinto battlefield, and the  battleship texas. it was a nice dinner and enjoyed watching the ships going in and out of ship channel.  hubby also had his 60th birthday sept 8.  we didn't do anything special really, so we have called every day since his birthday and I have been pampering him alot.    talk to you all soon.......... penny

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Good morning everyone!  Welcome to all of the new people.  You have a found a very supportive and motivating group here. 

Penny, happy belated anniversary.  Hang in there.  Between caring for your husband and your mil, you have your hands full.  Keeping up with your exercise is amazing.  And 70 laps!  Wow!  They'd have to call the ambulance for me. 

Amandie, congrats on the 218.  You'll be in Onderland before you know it. 

Bonnie,  sorry to hear your back is bothering you.  Thank you for the comments on my journal.  I was feeling guilty and depressed and you made me realize I was doing okay and gave some helpful advice on the exercise too.  I really appreciate it.

Jodi, I hope to some day be happy looking at a photo of myself, but not yet.  Yours look great. 

I am still hovering in the low 240's. But I only have myself to blame.  Had a crappy day yesterday and as usual turned to food for comfort.  Good news is I only ate half of what I usually eat and my weight didn't go up this morning.  But I have to get out of the mindset that food will make it all better.  It doesn't -- in fact the hot wings gave me indigestion, so not real comforting!

Hope you all have a magnificent day!

Hello Everyone, Id like to join. I'm Steph I'm 26 and from NH.  My high weight was 243 right now Im ~223 Ive gotten down to about 180 before but have gained it back. Id like to get below 180 and stay there no specific goal weight though.

Im trying for <1,700 calories a day and 4-5 60:00 workouts a week. Im doing couch to 5k and am on week 5 and i take classes at my gym I also try to get time in on the elliptical at the gym.

This group seems like a wonderful supportive place. I need help staying on the wagon and not giving up if I have one slip. Hopefully I can get help from people here and also give help.

Steph, welcome to the group.

I was wondering if anyone else has an issue I have.  Normally I eat 600-700 calories during the day and save 800 to 1,000 for supper.  On the weekends, quite often I go out to lunch with friends or family and use all my calories.  Because I have a hard time not eating dinner I end up eating dinner too and then overeating because I figure I've blown it for the day.

Katie, I do the SAME THING!  In fact this past weekend was my birthday weekend and I knew we were going to start celebrating on Friday (even though birthday wasn't until Sunday) so then I just figured I might as well take a few days off.  And I did...4 days of gluttony!

And you know what?  I really got it out of my system!  Now I WANT to eat healthy...like Bonnie said.  I'd rather eat a salad and feel good than cake and feel lousy.  And I'm not talking about feeling guilty...I let go of that a long time ago (which was a HUGE step in my weight loss journey) but physically I felt bloated and sluggish and achy.  When I eat better I feel better!

So, I'm official back on track...Amandief...no more bouncing around for me!  I'm going to do it.  Realistically I can lose about 5lbs a month...so my goal is to lose 15 by Christmas.  I know I can do it!  You all can too!

jodi,

Thanks for the support.  I'm going out to lunch with my niece this Saturday and I went to the store and bought cauliflower and will eat that for supper.  That way I can have something substantial but low calorie for supper after going out for lunch.

Happy Birthday!

We can do it!! I haven't lost any weight  in about 2 weeks, and it's frustrating, but some folks on here gave me some tips! I just wish I wasn't such a "scale whore" Im thinking about asking my husband to hide the damn thing!!

Don't you just hate the scale.  When I'm sure I'm going to lose I gain and this week I blew it and was down 2 lbs.

I used to be able to lose 1-2 lbs a week consistently and never gained.  Now I go up and down like a yo-yo. 

When I track my weight for the week now I always use the lowest weight I see.  That keeps me going.

Hey Jody, Steph and Katie... all right you guys... I am ready to join with you to try to let go of 15 by Christmas (though I have a Parisian holiday week in there in November)... I have been on this 193 plateau for a good three weeks... spent 6 on the previous plateau of 194.5... I have been in corro with my fitness coach from Beach Body and she suggests another program that might be better for loss... I am on my second round of P90x program... but it seems it was never designed for weight loss.. so I am thinking of another one... OMG... another change.. that's what it is all about.. keep tweeking what I am doing until SOMETHING works.. as always, DON"T GIVE UP BEFORE THE MIRACLE!!

Wow, Paris, sound like fun.  Hang in there, we're all in the same boat (hopefully not a sinking ship).

Thanks Katie, sometimes, no matter how dilligent I am, its just hard... but then again, nobody said it would be easy to actually make the dream come true!  Let's do it together... we are on a big ship... a freighter (LOL) ((hugs))

Original Post by katie2010:

Don't you just hate the scale.  When I'm sure I'm going to lose I gain and this week I blew it and was down 2 lbs.

I used to be able to lose 1-2 lbs a week consistently and never gained.  Now I go up and down like a yo-yo. 

When I track my weight for the week now I always use the lowest weight I see.  That keeps me going.

 That's what im going to do, when he picks me up, im going to ask him to hide the scale from me and only give it to me a month from now

   Hey you guys... Jody, Gracie, Martoon, where are you guys... I NEED you... having a really really really really tough time with my knees... four days of being laid up... (THurs-Sunday) last time I felt good was at my performanc last WED... I am hoping this is menopausal related and that I have yet another period, then at least I wont' be so terrified that I have simply worn these puppies out... some folks here have suggested that I try yoga today... and I might... if I cannot do that, then its time for medical intervention... TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL BUMMERDOM...

      Meanwhile, I miss the crew from here.. nothing since SEPT 16th... where is everyone on this thread?  I am not even getting any journal entries to read (except Penny)... miss you a LOT!

Hey Bonnie, I'm back!  It's been a crazy couple of weeks getting used to the new school schedule.   Add in hosting the holiday this weekend and my birthday and it's been a little hectic!

However, I am happy to report that I FINALLY got off my butt and ran again today.  It's the first time I jogged since the beginning of august and it's amazing how hard it was.  I used to be able to jog at 4.8mph for 3 miles and this time I walked about .75 miles and jogged only at 4.2 mph for the rest of the 2.25 miles, but I did it!

My plan is to jog at least 3 times a week and when I feel confident with that start working some strength training back in on my non-jog days.

Bonnie, What happened to your knees?  Have you ever done Yoga?  there's a class on sunday afternoons at a local studio where you can just drop in for $5 and the money goes to AIDS charities.  I'm a little scared to try it, but there's no committment since it's a drop in class.  Maybe in a few weeks....

Last weekend was horrible.  I went back into eating mode...I ate everything and anything.  I'm sure it was hormone related as it's THAT time now.  :)

Well ladies, I've gotta jump into the shower...I am still all gross and smelly from my jog but I promise to be more active on here.  It really helps me stay focused, which I have not been lately!  Good luck!

Hi Sarahrip! Are you still replying to this thread? I started CC in June and haven't done so well so far, but am determined to be more strict this Fall. I am 5'4" and around 235 lbs. Started at 243. My first goal is to get to 200 lbs. I joined another challenge today and this forum and hopefully this will keep me checking in on a weekly basis. After 200 lbs. I'd like to get to 170, which I was at in my mid-twenties and I felt really good there--maintain that for a while and then maybe go for the gold and get to 140 and possibly 128 lbs which is what CC suggests. But honestly, 170 is my ideal at this point!

I fell off the exercise wagon a few weeks ago but am climbing back on tonight--going swimming. Also-gulp- I quit smoking today--so we'll see what happens with that too.

I wish everyone else here good luck reaching their goals as well.