Welcome to the new over 100 to lose club!

Howdy guys and gals!  I'm taking over this club, not because i think i have all the answers (i so know i don't) but because i'm super pumped up right now and motivated to help those people out there who have a lot of weight to lose.  we need a place that's more than a "can i join" place.. we need a place to talk about issues related to being this overweight.. 

Who here needs to lose over 100 pounds? Who needs to lose over 150 pounds? Or more?

I did! I did! And yes.. i did!

A small amount of background on me for those of you who don't know: i am a binge eater. I have had a problem with emotional eating, hidden eating, over eating, eating with a hang nail, eating because i have split ends.. you name it i stuffed my emotions down with the greasiest, nastiest food i could find!

Why did i do that (you might ask)? Because of many many different reasons.. frankly i think it was because this is how i was taught from a young age, this is how we handle stress and emotions. I learned that it's not proper to talk about your feelings.. or god forbid, express your emotions! You have to shove them down with a piece of cake and a smile!

Anyway.. onto the reason for this post.

If you are out there and need to lose a lot of weight.. just like i've got to.. i think we need to have a place where we can discuss these issues with each other and try and work through them together. Because, let's face it, people who are morbidly obese (yes.. i hate that word too) have uniquely different issues to work through and deal with than the average person.

Losing weight, for people who have this much to lose, have to deal with so much more than the formulas to figure out how much to eat.. and exercising. It's more complex than that. We have to deal with years and years of poor eating habits that have to be unlearned, we have to deal with the emotional torment of just being this size, we have to deal with the harsh looks and comments from strangers or from loved ones, we have to deal with our emotions for the first time in our life because we aren't shoving them down our throats anymore..

this is the hardest thing ANYONE has to deal with.. but, from my experience, things are different for us bigguns. :)

also, for those of you who don't know me very well.. (because i've kinda been in hiding and not posting much and there are so many new people out there) i started out in january weighing 324 pounds. I now weigh 232.5.. i have lost 91.5 pounds so far. I am not telling you guys this to get kudos.. i got those yesterday. I'm telling you guys this because i want anyone out there who is struggling with knowing they have, what seems to be, an insurmountable amount of weight to lose, that there is hope.. it IS possible.. you CAN do it.. but it's hard.. and you will hurt.. i know this because i've been there.. i've done it.. and i'm still dealing with it.

so.. come on in and share your stories.. i want to hear them and i want us to support each other until we are all at our goal weight!

I was up & out of the house at 7:30 this morning, so I this is the first I'm on!

I had pancakes with syrup for breakfast. Bisquick Heart-Smart & Aunt Jemima Lite.  Of course, I ate before I checked the counts... not as bad as I thought it would be!  And it was gooooood!  :)

Welcome to the newcomers (I'm new too)!!  This board is already awesome, and it's still new!

So... I got up early to exercise this morning, and ended up cleaning. It's still moving, but not like I had wanted to.  How do I get myself to stop feeling guilty for cleaning instead of exercising? I work full-time, and unless I want to clean after work, this is the only chance I get. Doubt I'll exercise at all today; have a picnic to go to later (already marinating my chicken so I don't pig out on dogs & burgers - yaaaay me!) and probably won't get home until late.  Excuses, excuses!!

cleaning burns calories.. as long as you're not sitting on your duff 100% of the time you are burning calories.. :)  don't feel guilty about that.. instead.. try and dance while dusting.. burns more calories and it's darn tootin fun!  :) 

or dance vacuum. :) 

Hi o1darcie!  I don't know if we've "met" yet, but I'm glad you like this forum!!  It's one of my favorites . . . we're the "hardcore" long-term folks, but lots of fun.  Everybody is so supportive that it makes a big difference, or at least, I think so!  :D

Anyhow, Obs is right.  Sweeping and vacuuming actually burn some pretty good calories!  You can even check in the activity log for the totals and enter them to figure out how much you burned while doing the housework. :)

So, just crank up the radio and swing those hips . . . . haha!

Happy Saturday!

If I'm not too late, can I join the group too?  I joined CC 6/14 and read a lot but don't post much.  I started out at 220 (216 when I joined) and am now down to 204.  I need to get down to 115...maybe 110.  I am another five foot nothing gal.  I seem to be struggling to get below 204...going to the fair tonight probably won't help either ;-)

Anyway, it would be nice to get to know more people here.

Happy Saturday!

Welcome to all the newbies (from a 1 day newbie!)

Good morning all, (I know technically it's still barely morning but I slept in this morning......

Anyway, I'm dressed and ready for my walk.  Dh is working this morning so am thinking to get out a salsa video that I got a couple of months ago.  I was going to look at it "tomorrow", well, I think tomorrow is here-lol ;)  Anyway, that's what I'm going to do to start my day off right.

Hey, writestuff, keep in mind it's never too early to drink-it's five o' clock somewhere.......:)

Writestuff-you said think.......

I thought you said drink.........

Ty! Yay I"m in.  Finally have friends that know how hard this is.  It's a good day! yipeeeee

***starts belly dancing***

I am a 20 year college student (turning 21 in August) and I have about 150 pounds to lose.  In my profile in talk little about the struggles I have had.  I was diagnosted with high blood pressure at 18 ( it's under control now) and have a history of diabetes in my family.  Getting healthy is the only choice I have if I want to avoid many of the problems that my other family members have faced.  My weight has caused me to avoid a lot of the social things that many college students are involed in.  I'm just so self conscience about my self and fear putting myself out there just to be rejected.  I know there is no need to feel this way because I am well liked and get along well with others.  Its nice to know there is some support out there.

haha, you're cracking me up, alabama!!! :)

Welcome to calethiab and gjohnso2!  It is nice to "meet" you both!  It's never to late to join this bunch!  We're in it 'til we get healthy and are always looking for new friends!  Whoo hoo!

If you'd like, you can add me as a friend on your profile page.  That way I can read your journals and vice versa.  I'd love to add you both but will wait until you tell me if that's OK with you!

Happy Saturday!  (one more pound to go until I'm 1/3 of the way to my goal weight--started at 284, now at 240, puuuuuushing for 150 eventually!!)  :D

writestuff,

adding me as a friend would be great!

Thanks

Thanks, calethia!  I just did.  :D

How did you end up in AK for college?  Have you always lived there? That seems so cool to me!  I've always wanted to go . ..

It started with a chronic illness - was too ill to do anything except eat, there came about 40 lbs in 7 years, then got another illness and got put on prednisone, there came another 40 lbs. then quit smoking and the other 25 lbs came on. 

Being sick and hurting, I was miserable.  I had the pleasure of eating, and not much else.  Now I am starting to feel better so I can do more, I go mall walking after my coffee.  Have a lot more strength.

Joined on July 4th (I think) and I have lost 14 lbs with 91 more to go.  I am sooooo motivated as when I have this weight off I then can get the back surgery I need to remove the pain I have. 

Also will ceremoniously get rid of all the fat clothes I have that I hate. 

BTW, I have no idea why I decided to do this, just got disgusted with myself enough, and wanted to have a normal life.  I got of the "feel sorry for me" train, and decided to go for it.  It is way easier to stick to the diet than I had imagined.

Glad for everyone's company here, you are a great bunch of people.

I moved to Alaska when I was a kid.  Going to school here is great.  The winter are really cold but the summer are beautiful.

Okay Im a little lower than the 100 mark but this sounds like the group for me.
I joined on July 6 at 216 pounds.  How I let myself get over 200 pounds is beyond me but none-the-less here I was.  I am supposed to get to 144 which is means I need to lose 72 pounds.  I have lost 12 pounds in the last 3 weeks. Yay me, gotta love that beginner weight.

I can relate however to the terrible eating habits.  Anorexic as a teenager.  Binger in my 20's.  I found myself hiding how much food I ate and that was a bad sign.  Sneaking food at the office.  Eating an entire 10 piece chicken nugget value meal supersized and then topping it off with a double cheeseburger.  In 10 years I had went from one extreme to the other gaining almost 100 pounds in the process.  On a good note 2 years ago I quit smoking and started trying to get healthy by exercising alot-except for I would stop at McDonalds on my way home from the gym.  During that year my weight went up 35 pounds, I topped the scales at 202 and uh-oh found out I was pregnant with our 3rd kid.  No losing weight now...so I was healthy during the pregnancy, only gained 15 pounds.  Was under 200 after I had her and uh-oh again...let the bad habits erupt...gained 25 pounds over the next few months, topping the scale at 220.   I had lost 4 pounds by the time I found this website. 
I am excited to say I love my newfound habits.  I am relearning portion control, self-control...well just being in control of my life is a start.  I dont feel deprived and my mother has joined me in this process.  As a matter of fact another lady in my office and a friend have started too.  (I have a big mouth)
I am so lucky to have come across this site on accident searching for a calorie counter one day.  Thank you CC!!!!!

Count me in! 

Sounds like this is a group I will get a lot out of.  My Dr says I need to lose 70 lbs, but according to C-Cs calculation it should be mofre like 120 lbs.  I'll deal with that goal when I reach the 70 lb goal.  I was there about 8 years ago, then slowly began to creep back up.  Then I was in an unhappy new marriage and my refuge was in food.  Happily, I am out of the marriage.  Now I have to get my physical self together too. 

HI, I have been here since 1/16/06 and have lost almost 40 lbs. I have about 132 lbs to go.   am post menopausal...thus have a slow metabolism. I also have  back problems, no cartiledge in left knee, poss torn rotator cuff.  Usually in constant pain.  MD says no jogging or running.  I have been walking 30 min everyday.  I am looking forward to my daughter's wedding a year from now.  BUt the real reason for this wt loss is my health.  I want to be around to hold my grand kids and I love life and want to live!!!

love, Karen

{{{karenie}}}

glad 2 c u here!!!

welcome to all the newcomers!  i was gone all day long so i couldn't pop in to say hi to everyone.. :) 

hey karen!  :)  glad to see you join this merry band!  :)

Welcome to all newcomers either to C-C or the the 100# club.  I added you all to my friends list.  We'll work together.