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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If it is working for you and you are feeling OK. I guess I wouldn't worry about it. If you are starving or feel hungry I would increase your calorie count gradually. I think it becomes more of a problem when you quit smoking and you no longer use those calories. My Doctor says it is natural to gain 30 lbs when you quit because your body no longer needs as much oxygen to function.

Lora

Weight in day.  I lossed 1 lb. One pound down lots more to go. (hopefully)

Woo Hoo!

Lora

Congrats Lora one the 1 lbs loss!  keep it up! your doing great, I know you will reach your goal!

Wow everyone has been so busy chatting yesterday and I was gone all day! Everyone seems to be doing really well, Keep up the great work everyone! 

Well thankfully, I lost this week cuz tomorrow we are going to the fair so I will be happy if I maintain . I did my weigh in this morning and I am down 3 more lbs but after tomorrow I'm sure I be back up, thankfully I'll have the rest of the week to relose it =) lol

Thanks sarahrip. Congrats to you too! I was begining to think I was the only one on here this morning.

Isn't there a song about "I ate too much at the fair"?

Have fun.

Lora

Hi, Is there room for another on this thread?  I started WW last week at 250.8.  My goal is 174.  I'm 54 years old and I've lost track of the number of times I've tried to lose weight. 
I've tried WW (lost track of the number of times I've joined, once I lost 48 lbs.);
Trim-4-Life (anyone remember them?)
Jenny Craig
Atkins
Medical Weight Loss
Living The GI (Glycemic Index) Diet
Suzanne Somers
The Flavor Point Diet
Hoodia, SmartBurn, Meridia and a host of other 'diet' pills

None of which provided life-long results.  The most sucessful run at it was WW which combined low point eating and EXERCISE.  Every day I worked out (aerobics) for an hour.  And that was when I had the most success.  But I got tired of working out every day and I got tired of counting everything I put in my mouth.  I think I had 'diet fatigue'...just sick of the whole thing...and let my weight loss slip away one pound at a time.  There's something about the psychology of losing weight that is almost like being an alcoholic...you have to admit that you have to watch what you eat and exercise for the rest of your life...make the committment to do it and stick with it. 

I'm hoping to find the motivation and support to do that 'this time'!  I'm tired of being tired all the time.  I 'know' the reason I'm tired all the time is because I spend most of my energy lugging this extra 75 pounds around all day - I mean when you stop and think about it, how do you think most people would feel if they had three 25 lb. bags of dog food strapped to their bodies every day?  They'd be exhausted by the end of the day too!  So that's how I feel now...I have a hard time with every movement - getting up stairs is nearly impossible...so I'm hoping with each pound I lose that I can move a little more easily and become more and more motivated to get moving and keep moving. 

I love reading all of your posts and hope you have room for me here. Thanks so much!

Alright, now I'm terrified of quitting smoking. I can't afford to gain 30 lbs again ... ever. Really. I've heard that if you decrease your calorie intake for the first 3 months of quitting and try not to much on anything and you increase exercise.. you can actually maintain if not lose some more weight. I'm crossing my fingers that when I get to that point where I'm ready to quit smoking that I can manage not to gain much.

One more thing to worry about right?

EDIT:  Welcome thequi1ter!!! We love new people here. Feel free to chat with us anytime, about whatever. Hope your diet is going well so far. How do you like Weight Watcher's system?

good morning well I wieghed in and lost nothing but the postive side is I did not gain Yahooooooo So congrats to me and to all who did or did not lose this week.  I know this week is going to be a good one.  positive thinking girls.  I love it.  Hve a great day all.

anna

Hey rebepi! I really like the WW program (this time)...I get 29 points a day and I feel like I'm eating all day long!  Which I really like to do! :)

I have a deep fear of being 'hungry'.  I think it comes from my childhood when there were a few times when we had little to no food in the house...and we were hungry.  Bad times like that messed with my head and now I am more afraid of being hungry than what it really amounts to.  I read somewhere that you 'should' experience hunger sometimes - think about how you're feeling - you're not going to pass out or anything - what's the worst that happens?  How are you really feeling?  What are you really thinking about?  Is your stomach growling, gurggling?  Does it hurt?  So I started trying to focus on how I feel when I'm 'hungry' and when I'm full.  I think I've lost touch with the physiology of my body and what true hunger is all about.  I think I have a bit of a hypoglycemic thing going because I don't 'think' well when I'm hungry. 

So the point of all this is that one of WW points is that you don't ever let yourself get so hungry that you're shaking or weak and out of control.  I make poor choices when I'm that hungry - I'll grab nuts, cheese, cookies...just about anything that's available and easy to stuff into my mouth...at work it's a little harder so I try to keep healthier stuff around (I have a small fridge) so I keep it stocked with fat free/sugar free yogurt and fruit (but the fruit goes bad so darn quickly, that's harder to do).  I have some nuts and high fiber cereal (nuts are a little dangerous for me because it doesn't take many to lose control and eat too much)...and then I keep some high fiber soup in the cupboard...so I'm prepared just in case.

Since re-starting WW I'm thinking about what foods I 'should' have with me and find that planning my grocery store trips is the best place for me to start.  I try to pick up fresh vegs/fruits weekly.  Those high fiber wraps are good, only 1 pt. each; I make a wrap sandwich at home with thin sliced turkey breast and fat free cheese and pack that along with yogurt/fruit and some frozen soups that are also high in fiber.  So far, this first week I think has gone pretty well as far as the foods/water.  Although I don't see a lot happening on the scale (at home).  A lot of people lose a lot of weight the first week, I don't think I'm going to be one of those people.  I have a new digital scale at home (horribly accurate) and the indication there is that I've lost about 2.2 lbs. this week.  So if I can count on that scale compared to the WW scale I hopefully will be down 2 lbs.  That's a start in the right direction. 

I'm facing a challenge already - hubby and I are going to relatives home out of town for a birthday dinner - staying the night.  It's putting me out of my comfort zone for a couple of days.  I'm embarrassed to tell all the relatives that I'm starting WW (again).  I am really shy about telling a lot of people that I'm on any kind of weight loss program because I've failed so many times before and I don't want them to know I'm even trying...that way they won't say, "Well, you didn't do so hot on that one didya?" How much did that cost you?  I feel like it's none of their business and the proof will be obvious one day - so when I've lost 50 lbs. or so they might notice and say something and I can smile and say, casually, "Oh, just Weight Watcher's"...and not get into a big thing with them and say, WW for two years and I exercise 6 days a week or any of those gory details.

Another note-rebepi - don't be afraid of quitting smoking - be afraid of continuing to smoke.  You 'know' how bad it is for you - so that's why you're going to quit.  If you think being overweight is bad, smoking and overweight have to be really bad!  I know of so many people who are both...and that's not where you want to be when you're 50 years old - heavy and a smoker!  So go for it!  We'll be here to cheer you on as you get thru each day (remember it's one day at a time, one hour at a time)...it'll get easier after a while.  You can lose weight after you quit smoking - there was a gal at WW last week who said she'd quit...and she's LOSING weight!  How impressive, huh!  I want to be one of those people...one lady said she'd been going for 16 weeks and has already lost 41 lbs.!!!  I'd be thrilled with that...but I'm a slow loser; so after 16 weeks I'll be thrilled if I've lost 20 lbs.  Gotta keep my goals realistic.

So, can I chime in too? I started out here on 7/31 at 245. I, too, have tried every diet ever conjured up, but I found I'm addicted to food and need all the support I can get to overcome it. I've found that here and at Overeaters Anonymous. And as added incentive I'm getting married Feb 2,08!

I'm glad and amazed to be able to report that, to date, I have givenup 18 lbs! I do have to admit, however, that now I seem to be addicted to CC+...LOL!!

Hey all, Shawn here. I am looking for some motivation. Well, I have the motivation, I just need to bring it out. I am 6'2", 218. Some may say there is nothing wrong with that weight, but I do. I may be tall, but I have a small frame. That is my downfall. I should be weighing around 185-190. My goal is to reach 185 by Jan. 1, 08.

Last Sept. I was 188.6. I had started out around 207 and dropped the 19lbs in about a month. I suppose I just got burnt out and got lazy. I was so close to my goal weight and then all hell broke loose. I started going out and partying with my friends more and just grubbing out on Fast food. I would say about 5 months ago I got into a relationship and things really went down hill. I was 215ish when I got into the relationship and got up to 237. Ouch!!!! Going out to dinner night after night and drinking and what not just hit me hard.

Anyway, I got out of the relationship and moved to Ohio at the begining of July, 07 for work and dropped down to 220 immediately. Maybe it was just the stress of the relationship that was making me gain weight, not exercising, who knows. So, now I am at 218 and trying to get to my goal weight. I am trying to get motivated again start working out. I have changed up my diet already and getting into the groove of that. Now, I need to get my butt in gear and lose it some where along the trail.

Any help or words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated. I am tired of Yo-Yoing. I need and want to get back to my thin self.

I am definitley going to quit smoking soon. But I've set myself a goal that when I get down to a "healthy" weight, that'll be the day to quit.

I'm hoping that if I wait a bit to do it, I'll have more energy from losing all sorts of weight and from exercising and the such. Hopefully more determination because I've already accomplished something huge. It's really not something I want to put off, but I think serious dieting is extremely stressful sometimes, so I don't want to do both at the same time.

I think I'll have an easier time quitting when I can't count calories about 250 less than my maintenace and exercise when I want to smoke. We'll see.

Please count me in. I weigh over 200 pounds and a healthier weight would be closer to 150- I am over 50 and this would be an unheard of miracle in my adult life.  Just losing 20 pounds at this point would most likely relieve some of my back problems and fibromyalgia crudola.  Right now I am trying to lose weight and envying folks who can walk around, even from their car to the store.  My back has had a major fit.  I think I am stronger, get in the pool for exercise and find out that I am not stronger.  Its like a demon is in my body.  It's almost September and toward Halloween my hubby and I plan to visit Victoria B.C. again.  All our vacations involve major walking stints.  I must somehow get over this latest hump.  I am working hard at limiting the sugar/junk food in my life. The chiropractor says if I am to truly get healthy I must be a saint!: cut out the cafreine, sugar, fake sugar, white flour stuff.  Wow.  I have tried this before and I can do it again.  (Don't forget to swill that water!)  Your support will be valued.  If I can do anything whatsoever, yell.  I will be here, biting my nails and trying to stretch my back muscles!

Welcome to everyone new!

thequilter- do you quilt? I have several friends who have been successful on WW Let us know how we can help. There are a few things that I don't dare have in my house to eat. or I will eat the whole bag Good luck with the birthday dinner. Remember one meal is not necessary a disaster to a diet. Try and eat healthy and If you can't get back on the diet as soon as you can.

rebepi-you do as you want to and for your information I smoke too. Maybe we can quit together sometime

anna-Good morning or should I say good afternoon Think positive you did not gain. How is the nighttime eating going?

Hi Krismasself- We must of just missed each other this morning on the other post. Welcome. I think you will like it here.

kraka-we are here to offer any advice we can If you need help just ask.

poetnw I think we have a lot in common. I am 52 and I live in pain everyday too. I have pain in all my joints from having Epstein bar syndrome. Maybe we can get to know each other. Can I recommend a book to you to read. “ The Forever Young Diet and Lifestyle. I found it to be very interesting. Isn’t that right humorpam!

Where are you humorpam? Your being real quiet.

Where is my twin clwhit? I AM MISSING YOU!

Lora

 

Hi Lora - Just got back fro grocery store. Don't have time to talk right now, but will be back later.

I will address all you new people too when I get back.

Lora, I've never had anyone offer to quit with me before. That was really nice of you. And when I decide to, if your interested I would love to have a quitting buddy. (or let me know if you decide to first).

Welcome Poetnw!!!

rebepi I am like you I want to get this weight thing under control before I start on another bad habit.

:) Lora

Well gals I weighted in this week and I'm down 6lbs in the last 2 weeks. I figure this is a good start. Here's praying it will continue.

Way to go marshan! Congratulation and keep up the good work.

If you need support feel free to let us know. We are here to help.

Lora

Lora - Congratulations on the weight loss this week. I'm proud of you and happy for you. Keep up the good work!

Sarah - Congratulations on your 3 pound weight loss. You must be very pleased with that. I am ecstatic for you and proud of you! You go girl!

Quilter - Welcome to the group. I hope you feel at home here. That's great that you're trying again. You're not giving up and that's what counts. I know what you mean about lugging dog food around. I am now lugging around over 7 of those 25 pound bags of dog food every day. I used to lug around almost 9 of them.

Rebecca - The risks of smoking are far greater than the risks of obesity. Please quit smoking.

Anna - Good job on not gaining this week. Way to go!

Grandma Sue - Welcome to the group. Great job on your 18 pounds weight loss! That's awesome! Keep it up. We're here to help motivate you and to root you on.

Shawn - Welcome aboard! I think there's an excellent chance of reaching your goal by January 1st. We will certainly be helping you however we can.

Poet - We welcome you to the group.I know what you mean about envying people who can walk around, even from the car to the store. Your chiropractor has given you good advice about what not to eat. I follow that myself, most of the time.

Marsha - 6 pounds lost in 2 weeks is fabulous. You go girl! Wooee!

Just wanted to pop in quick and say congrats to everyone who lost this week, way to go! Keep plugging away everyone I know we can all do this , just think what we will all look like in 3 mo! I can't wait! I'm off to the fair please send me vibes to not over do it =) thanks.

Have a great day everyone!