Weight Loss

I want to start a club for those of us who have a lot of pounds to lose.  Anyone interested?

Hey --I just realized I am in the 200 club...214 to be exact..I honestly didn't even realize it. I am am 5'8"...so the weight is a little easier to hide. I freaked out when I went to the doctor last week and was weighed. Actually I was mortified to find out my BMI classified me as obese!! I never thought of myself that way before. I am seeing a dietician, which is helpful. Apparently..the metabolism isn't like it used to be in my 20s..Now I am 30..and am regretting all of the snacks (snickers..ice cream.. you all KNOW what I mean..) Anyway I would like to join the 200 club too. I am fearful of even weighing myself to monitor my weight loss (if I have any)..I didn't realize how much work it is. I personally never "tried" to lose weight before. All of this 40% carbs 40 % protein 20% Fat--can be overwhelming to me. I am also new to excercise..I am out of shape--and since I am now classified as "OBESE" I freak out about people watching me work out..Have a great day guys--we can do it!!  Goal Weight: 155

Hi Muffles... shocking isn't it??  I suppose I'm going to have to break down and buy a scale for my home.  If I could just stop emotional eating, I would be much better off.  It seems like eating gives me comfort... maybe I should buy a pacifier?

Hi muffles!  Don't freak out when people watch you work out.  You're getting strong and healthy. 

I'm a big gal, weighing in at 266 (started out at 270).  I don't go to a gym because I can't afford it, but I do exercise to the Body Electric show on public television and walk 20 minutes a day.  I intend to bump up the walking as soon as I quit getting completely winded when I walk! 

I guess I'm what they call "morbidly obese".  Geez, what an expression.  Anyways, I decided to lose weight because my knees hurt and I am having a tough time finding clothes.  I wasn't real excited about being that close to 300 pounds, either.

I like to eat and I have a sedentary life.  That's what did it.  It took me years to get this big, so I don't expect to lose it all real fast.  I'm pleased with a nice steady weight loss.  4 pounds so far, since January 1st. 

Hi to all the new people in this forum...I love seeing people with the same struggles as me.

I just wanted to say to muffles...dont worry so much about the 40/40/20 thing...yes its great but its not the end all of you arent there.  Work on little things at a time, maybe cutting out bad carbs for good ones (whole wheat vs proccessed), leaner meats (chicken in place of hamburger) and good fats (EVOO vs butter).  Dont try and change everything at once.  Really, I just worry about my calories right now...just by doing that I am making healthier choices...lots of carrots or 1 cookie, I go with the carrot, 1 big turkey burgers vs 1 small hamburger...turkeyburger wins.

And, dont worry about those people watching you workout...it used to bother me too but I just dont let it.  I figure if they watch me long enough they will see me wither before their eyes. 

Lauren

withering  :)

I was reading everyone's goals, etc.  I want to get down to 155.  That's what I weighed in college and I looked pretty good.  I'm 5'4". 

But, for right now, I want to lose 15 pounds by March.  I have a cardiologist appointment (I have a heard condition that isn't related to my weight, really) and I don't want him shagging on me about my weight.  I want to prove I can do this. 

Thanks for the encouragement!

I started trying to lose weight around May of last year, weighing in at 259. Before the holidays I was down to 207, but now I'm up to 214, but hey, it's the holidays, or so everyone keeps telling me...it takes awhile, but it comes off eventually. It's eating that's my problem right now, I eat for every reason; sad, happy, angry, excited.. so yeah... I need motivation and support because all of my friends are skinny and have always been skinny, so it's hard... motivate me!!! :-)

i thoight i posted ehre yesterday but i cant find it.. im 5'8 and i weighed yesterday at 226lb. im from the UK, and i need to lose 28-30lb in 9 weks im getting married on the 17th of march and i want to look stunning - also in a bathing suit in kenya the day after..so i really need the support of some others who are doing well and are deturmined. i go to the gym 2-3 times a week and im really deturmined to get this flab off. i have msn if anyone else wants to be a slimming buddy its lisawilliams661@hotmail.com.

ive lost 37lb already so im pretty motivated, probably a littel to motivated for some of you. but i will be a good friend and push you if thats what you need. i know i do x

Gack!  I had peanut butter on toast this morning.  I know I should not have done that, but it really tasted good.  Not only is peanut butter a Bad Thing to eat, but for whatever reason since I have had my gall bladder removed, I have a tough time digesting anything with peanuts.  Go figure.

Hmm, how to help motivate ourselves?  I have a lovely springtime sweater that I received for Christmas from my co-worker.  I love the colors and it feels so soft.  But, it buttons down the front and gaps badly right over my belly.  So, rather than exchange it, I have hung it up in the bedroom so each morning, I'm reminded of my "mission."  Also, even though I'm annoyed that I caved in and ate the stupid peanut butter, I'm not going to beat myself up for the rest of the day.  That's wasted energy.  I'll walk at a brisker pace this evening and push myself a little more.  If I eat the peanut butter, I need to walk it off!

Thorhalla -

Don't think of peanut butter as a bad thing -- think of it as high in protein and good fats!  Every cloud has a silver lining -- the key is moderation!!

What spade said. :) Was just getting on to say about the same thing, happened to refresh and wise words from spade were already there. One of the things I love about this site is there really isnt any forbidden food...for me at least...I am concerned mainly with my overall calorie intake, so if I want peanut butter, I will eat peanut butter, but I will either exercise a little more or cut back on something else since those calories do seem to add up pretty quick.

Lauren

Count me in the club. Mybe that is what I have to do is say it out loud... I am 5'4" and I weigh 220 lbs. There, it is out there. My goal weight is 160 and I hope to be there within a year. I love to workout and have been doing it on a regular basis (3 x per week) since August. However, the pounds don't move. I just recently came to the realization that no matter how much I work out, I have to stop eating they way that I do. So here I go. Wish me luck and good luck to all of you.

Holy smokes Crystal - i am 5'4 and just about right with ya - at 210 ish -- my goal is 160 as well! I am starting workouts -- i do enjoy them, just have to get the intital motivation to get moving!

I stay motivated because I know that not only do I physically feel better after I workout, but I feel this huge since of pride that I did it. Just tell yourself before every workout...

- This is only 45 or 1 hr or whatever, and I can do anything for that long.

- I will be so proud of myself when I was done.

- One more step closer to your goal.

Crystal, your story sounds like mine...I have been working out regularly for a while now but wasnt really watching my food intake and wasnt really losing weight.  I did notice an improvement in my size (smaller stomach etc.) without a budge from the scale.  I must have been eating extra to offset the calories I burned through exercise.  So, now I know I have to do both and that is what I am trying to do. 

Lauren

I AM NEW TO THIS AND WAS WONDERING JUST HOW TO FIGURE OUT WHAT MY CALORIE INTAKE SHOULD BE??

Thanks Spade & Lauren for helping me put things in perpective.  I had 2 Tablespoons of peanut butter, not like eating half a jar (hehe).

Welcome, Crystal.  I'm 5'4 but I'm 266, down from 270.  I want to get to 155 but my immediate goal is 255 so my cardiologist won't yell at me too much when I see him in March.

Melanson, if I remember right, it was either on the Calorie-Count.com website or the US Department of Agriculture nutrition site (mypyramid.gov) that gave me the figure of 1,850 intake calories a day for me to lose weight.  You might try both those sites.  Sorry that I can't remember which one.

Hi I am new today and I do not know how everything works yeet so here is a first try.  Apparently I have more weight ot lose then I thought according to the counter.  I dont know how I am going to do this, nothing has worked for me since 1993 after I had a hysterectomy io started gaining and it never stopped.  I am at 210 or around there and am horrified to visit my family this year.  I live in a climate whee it is too fricken cold to even go walking and cant afford to goto a gym, so I jsut dont know what to do and I have a lot of pain and excersise kills me or so it feel like it.

Any suggestions?

Hi!  I would like to start like a weight loss email/chat group.  Basically, there are several of us who are in nearly the same boat and well I jsut thought that if we all kept in touch via email or chat then we might be more accountable and therefore more succcessful... here is my situation:

27 years old, American but live in the UK, I am 5'4" and currently weigh 225.  I want to get down to 125 but would be very happy with a healthy 150.

To kat49...

I learned a long time ago that you should never go by those charts that tell you how much you should way. I am 5'4" and ofcourse clearly over weight at 220. My goal is 160 which is 30 pounds more then what "they" say I should weigh. Some people just weigh more then others, I really believe that. When I was about 20 I went through this whole not eating thing. Stupid, I know, but again I was 20. Anyway I would go for days at a time eating little or nothing. I was in a Junior size 7 and I am not a small framed girl. My mother was worried about me and wanted to put me in a hospial. Everyone said that I was getting too thin. Well needless to say I snaped out of it. The interesting thing was that at my lowest I was 145lbs, 15 POUNDS MORE THAN WHAT "THEY" SAY I SHOULD WEIGH!!! My point is you need to set a goal weight that is comfortable and healthy for you. If you get to that weight and still want to lose more, fine. But, if you start off with this huge undertaking before you, it might discourage you. Best of luck!

Lauren -- What is EVOO ???