Weight Loss

Hey everyone.  Thanks for making the transition over here.  We have to stick together and stay strong.  Bathing suit season and smoldering hot temps are on their way and we wanna look even steamier.  I encourage everyone to still post their weight loss when they weigh in but I'm not going to make it a challenge or a goal for us.  We just want to congratulate your on your triumphant success.  Good luck!

jericho, that is why you started this thread, to support one another in this weight loss journey. Good times & bad, not only when we are doing great, but ESPECIALLY when we are struggling, we all need this thread & the wonderful support it offers. You are aware of your emotional/binge eating & to me, realizing this about yourself is the 1st step to recovering from it. I pray you are able to find the support you desire & I also pray we offer some support to you as well. Stay strong & believe in yourself, you WILL be healthy & happy.

I must apologize for my lack of participation these past weeks too. Myself & the entire family were sick w/ upper respiratory infections. NOT FUN. I am finally feeling back to ALMOST normal, but am really bummed that the sickness forced me to stop my exercise routine. :(  I had been doing so well, so consistent, then I got sick & BAM! no walking for 2 dayum weeks. I am getting back in gear tho. I am gonna walk a mile today, tomorrow & Thursday & try to increase up to 2 miles by Friday. Lord willing, I will be comepletely over this mess by then!

Hit a landmark this morning - I am now seriously obese instead of morbidly obese - BMI=39.9

 Hey, way to go! I have those listed in one of my numerous notepads of each weight/milestone of BMI myself. I didn't see the morbidly vs. seriously, though. Was it on here? Maybe I did it somewhere else.. could be. I have to wait until I'm 192 lbs and then I'll be in the "significantly overweight" range and not obese any longer. That sounds like a lot, though, doesn't it?

I'm working on it! Next up is my 220s and I was 233 on Monday. Maybe next Monday! It'd be awesome to hit 229 or less before Sun, June 1st!

We'll see ......... keep up the good work ladies (and gents if there be!)..

Jericho, hang in there!  We all have bad days and it helps so much to have a place with support to turn to.  My husband started on this journey with me and I lost his support about a month ago.  He just started eating bad again and quit exercising with me, says he will try to do better but I haven't seen him trying yet.  We'll see!  For now, I try to keep my mind in the right place FOR ME.  I quit focusing so hard on getting him to work with me and put that energy into myself.   I thought I needed him to be able to do it myself, but I realized I don't.  It is still hard to sit at dinner and see him shoveling food in, while I nibble on mine and hope that it fills me so I don't go for seconds.  But, this thread really helps me.   I thank each and every one of you that posts here and especially those who have given me personal messages, it sure does help to keep me on track, since I lost my support at home.

Keep up the good work & hang in there!

Jericho,

Hang in there girl you mean so much to all of us. You got this thing started and you have people who care about you and how you are doing.  We may not live very close but we are just one click away.  You are so brave to even admit that you backed off due to emotional eating I don't know too many people who would have that integrity an be that honest to share that.  Stay encouraged you are doing great and we all fall but the ability to get back up and keep going shows the kind of person you are and desire to be.  You can do this!!!

It has been a while since I have logged on and I need to update my picture.  It has been a few weeks because I have been so busy with little league baseball my son is on 3 teams right now and things are so hectic.  I also coordinated autism night with our local minor league team and we raised $16,000.00 for it, so excited. 

As for my weightloss so far so good.  I think the last time I was on I weighed 203 and I am now 187.  That is a total weightloss of 67lbs from my highest weight and 35 lbs since I joined calorie counters.  My weightloss has slowed down but it is going in the right direction.  I went shopping and got a few shirts and jeans.  I'm finally out of plus sizes after 14 years this is all new but I am getting used to it more every day.

Hang in there gang let's do this together and I will do my best to log more.

 

Cyndie    

 Well, here we are at yet another holiday weekend!!! And the potential to overeat!! I do plan on just sticking with my calories.. not doing anything special food-wise anyway. We're going to see a local battleground/hiking area where re-enactors for various wars will be, so mostly activity, not stuffing faces! It'll be fun :) We went last year and like to go there occasionally throughout the year, too.

  Plus my husband is a WW2 reenactor himself and is participating this year! He's heading up tonight to spend the night with the group up there camping out.. and of course being true to the age.. they're going to watch Indiana Jones. How did that happen??? lol THAT'S not Period reenacting! Although, I guess soldiers do like to go out on the town on the weekends, lol.

  Have fun welcoming in Summer! I AM!!! I can't wait to have less time frames to work within... SO free-ing!

  ~ Steph

Well, I had my Friday morning weigh in today...lost 1 lb.  After 2 weeks of staying steady I was hoping to lose at least 2-3 lbs.  But, I will take that 1 lb loss and smile!

We don't really have any set plans for the weekend, too expensive to go anywhere, so we are just playing by ear around here. 

I bought the new Hungry Girl cookbook last week and I just love it!  I highly recommend it to everyone.  The recipes are so simple, most for 1 serving, I like that since I am the only one in the house counting calories now.  The book is also full of tips, really good tips.

Now, if I could just find a replacement for oatmeal & yogurt!  I don't like either one, so I'm trying to find something as easy & nutritious!  Any ideas???

Have a great Memorial Day weekend!!!

I am new here. Been reading some of this thread and it feels like a friendly place, so thought I'd join you. I am 52 years old, 5'7" and currently weigh 275. Over the past year I put on 40 of the 50 pounds I had lost the year before - emotional eating. I am tired of being tired all the time.

I know that wen I hit one of those times where weight loss is slow, I tend to give in to my frustrations and EAT. I have always been a very private person, and never talk with anyone about these things, but I think I need to reach out now. . .

Welcome luv :)   I hope you have a nice weekend ~

 Just poppin' in is all - I think I might get close to the 220s on Monday. Here's hoping!!

 ~ Steph

luvbxrs, yes this is a friendly thread.  I feel a great kinship with all the friends I talk with on this thread. I look forward everyday to seeing how everyone is doing and how their day or week is going.  we are here to help each other and for support when we need it.  just jump on in anytime.  laurien2kids, I am sorry to hear that you husband is not being supportive or backing you.  Esspecially when I see on a show that the father has more influence over what children eat than the mother " wanting to be like dad".  Maybe you can make some tasty things ( find cook books with recipes of old favorites made healthy) and not tell them it's " diet food" and they won't know the difference. Of course it will take some planning.  Just putting more fresh fruit and vegtables in everyone's diet helps immensely. It is amazing how much better you feel when you cut down on the bad carbs( all the white stuff) and eat the fresh veggies and things.  we eat pretty normally but just try to make 75% of it more calories that stick with you.  My hubby is sticking with me, but not adhering quite as much as myself.  he has now lost 22 lbs.  it took a long time ( maybe a month and a half for any weight loss to show up, now it is coming more often.  He had a guy at work ask him if he was losing weight. then he decided that it was worth it.    I know that comfort food keeps calling.   I still hear it too.  maybe you hubby will come around when he sees how smoking hot you look.........   stephtobea9, I am at 230 ( still hovering there for nearly 2 weeks I think) am ramping up exercise, but it takes a while for the loss to show up for me.  I am down from my all time high of 280.  hopefully we will hit the 220's together, and we can celebrate.  The reenactments sound great. Hopefully when hubby retires ( maybe in a yr) we can go do more stuff like that.  we want to make a tour of all civil war battlefields with gettysburg being pinacle ( and I can do some paranormal investigating also). skorosac down to 187!!!!!!Whew.  I bet you feel like a million bucks.  you will have to post the new pics.  remember when you get closer to you goal weight, the slower the weight will come off. so keep on keeping on. congrats. realitymommy, sorry you have been sick.  have missed you .  We can't get that crud through the computer right????  just joking.  hope you and fam.  are doing alot better and able to enjoy your holiday weekend.  everyone have a great one and remember to thank a vet.  I can't say thank enough to all our veterans and active duty that are out there fighting and doing what they do.  Wish I could give them all a big TEXAS hug.  Everyone have a great memorial day weekend and hang in there the best is yet to be.        DO SOMETHING FUN FOR YOURSELF.  TAKE THE FAMILY TO THE LAKE AND GO SWIM OR PLAY VOLLEYBALL.  GO TO THE POOL OR RIDE BIKES WITH THE GRANDKIDS.  WHATEVER IS FUN TO YOU. EVEN WALKING IN THE MALL IF THAT IS YOUR THING. LET'S ALL DO SOMETHING FUN AND GET US MOVING.

Original Post by luvbxrs:

I am new here. Been reading some of this thread and it feels like a friendly place, so thought I'd join you. I am 52 years old, 5'7" and currently weigh 275. Over the past year I put on 40 of the 50 pounds I had lost the year before - emotional eating. I am tired of being tired all the time.

I know that wen I hit one of those times where weight loss is slow, I tend to give in to my frustrations and EAT. I have always been a very private person, and never talk with anyone about these things, but I think I need to reach out now. . .

 

 I am 52 and am at 246 right now. My high was 275 so I am with you. I too am private - an introvert actually [INTP by Myers Briggs| so reaching out this way is a new adventure for me and it has been very very helpful.  I have added you as a friend [you can add me if you want to] and keep a daily journal.  The journal really helps me when I want to go back and remember things.

There are a lot of nice people here.

  My weekly weigh-in day: 232 lbs. That's a 1 lb loss.. I'll take it even if I was pulling for 2lbs. Could just be the day, too, as I think I lost 2 lbs but if so, it'll show up next week on the scale! I'm noticing little area changes on my body, too. Near my wrist, right above my knee, etc. That's encouraging! :D

  Have a nice Memorial Day everyone and I hope you're all able to relax and enjoy the day with family, friends, or the serenity of being alone (sleeping in, relaxing breakfast when you want, shower with the door open if you want, take an uninterrupted nap, curl up with a book and read, take a walk all by yourself... things this mother dreams of, lol ..

 We'll probably go swimming, eat some watermelon, and I'll work in the yard some, too, which I like!

  I'm going to cut my calories by 100 daily this week and see if I can still keep up nursing my newborn okay, so that will be 1800/day. And I'm going to rotate every 5th day instead of every 4th with 2200. We'll see what happens!

  Until next time ...........

       &nb sp; ~ Stephanie

lonestarpenny,

It is weird you know I know in my mind and by my clothes that I am smaller but I don't see much of a difference in the mirror.  I think I never saw myself as big as I really was so it is very hard for me to see that I am smaller.  Thanks for the encouragement I need it with this holiday weekend it is hard we have 2 bbq's this weekend and I am not doing as well as I wanted too.  I could not resist the homemade ice cream.  I am just forgiving myself for the slip-ups and starting fresh today. 

 

Have a greeat week everyone!

 

Cyndie

Thank you everyone for all the wonderfully nice and supportive comments you've given me. This weekend my hubby went to Indy 500 so I was home alone and of course I used it to over eat and not have anyone watching or ready to judge. I was going to go to the gym on Saturday but never made it because it was too late in the day and so the childcare room was closed for the day. Plus, I fear the scale. I know I'm going to get on that scale and find out that I've gained all my weight back and so once again I'll be starting off worse on my journey. I just get so frustrated. I'm able to succeed in every other aspect in my life but this. I'm making huge personal strides in my life except with this. I even decided I'm going to go back to school in the fall. I'm finally going back to get a degree. I mean that's huge and takes lots of courage. I don't want to go back in September and still be consumed with this. I have to beat whatever this is. I know it's more than just a battle of the bulge with me. I know I have a serious disorder and so I have to do something before it's too late. Wish me luck because I need all the luck I can get. Good luck to all y'all. I'm proud of each and every one of you for hanging in there and staying strong through this process. All of you are showing incredible results and I can't wait to see the before and after pictures.

Hello all! Had a wonderful holiday/birthday weekend! My birthday was yesterday, so I claimed the whole weekend...lol. We had a great time & were even able to get some house projects done! wooohooo  Still gotta get my flowers planted tho.

Back to my walking today! Walked a mile, thought about trying 2, but seeing as I was huffing after the WARM UP, I was thrilled to make it though a mile! lol

I've gained 2lbs, but I ain't stressing. AF will be arriving anyday(actually she's a lil late...I ain't complainin' tho! lol) so I know I have bloating. Not to mention my face is swollen....ahhhh, the perks of being a woman! But, I am back on track, competely feeling 100% again & lovin the beautiful spring weather!!!

Congrats on goin back to school jericho! As for the pounds, you may not have gained back near as much as you think! Try to incorporate daily exercise first & then try to get your eating back on track. Even if you aren't eating as clean as you want to, exercising your body is still gonna benefit you, not to mention, you feel good afterwards. Isn't weird that something we dread so much can make us feel so good once we do it? Boggles my mind!

It is great to read the amazing progress everyone is making & I hope all of you are having a wonderful Tuesday!!

I have basically been doing well with a loss of 15.6 lbs since April 2nd.

I have learned some things though this week.

Sodium - well I knew about sodium but this is a good article I thought I would share - thought about it this weekend when I had a day with nearly 5000mg and was surprised at how hungry I felt [dehydration?] and bloated.  I had not felt this kind of hunger since I started ---- did not give in and I had also had a lot of water to compensate but it was powerful.

http://www.healthvitaminsguide.com/minerals/s odium.htm

Menopause - really does make it harder to loose weight - the fat cells produce estrogen and the body wants to conserve them . Does not make it and excuse, but does make it an explanation.

I also had the 'duh" lightbulb come on, the more I loose the fewer calories I need and the fewer calories I burn when I do the same excercise - so to maintain the same weight loss rate the excercise must go up or food go down. Food can only go so low and be safe.  Maybe I am stating the obvious but it kind of hit me when I redid my calculations [after seeing the burn meter drop for the same excercise]

 

My first weigh-in day was Sunday. Scale says I'm down 6 pounds. Wouldn't it be great if all weeks were like the first one:-)

I've had a rotten cold for the past several days - missed 3 days of work and also haven't been able to drag myself out to walk my dog. Zeus is a young fella with loads of energy and he needs to get out of the big backyard and explore the world daily. This is day 3 of no walks and although he is a patient soul, he is woo-wooing at me and glancing hopefully at the door. I'm going to try to walk him later, and also want to get back to work tomorrow - too close to the end of school and the kids are extra needy in these last few weeks. None of us likes to be out.

Was watching "Unwrapped" last night and they were showing Lawrey's marinades. The Mesquite and Lime got to me big time, so while picking up sick-person meds I also bought steak and marinade. It's all gone now :-) Funny how so often the thought is so much better than the actual food.

IM ready to lose the 84 pounds i have hanging out with me everyday ....

 

i did it once i can do it again =)

Luvbxrs- I love your baby.  I love mine too.  I have 2 American Bulldogs that are the cutest things ever.  Kinky ( my female ) almost looks like a white boxer because of her bat ears and face.  She's not as wrinkly as my male.  She is full of lots of energy like Zeus.  I have to hide her leash or she'll try to walk herself. lol.  Congrats on the 6 lbs.  First weeks are always nice.  I hope you feel better I know how destructive a few days off feeling sickly can be.  Just get back in there.

Realitymommy- happy belated bday.    Thanks for all the support.  I'm feeling much more positive now.

Longwaytogo- too much sodium is for sure terrible.  Pay extra close attention to labels.  Apparently when you're trying to eat lighter they add an extra 1000mgs of sodium.

sagiciousflight- You for sure can get rid of those 84 lbs. Good luck!

Everyone Else- I'm feeling much more positive and empowered today.  However I regained these feelings late this afternoon so I've already partaken in items I shouldn't have.  I can still make things right with dinner.  I get another chance.  Thank God for that.  I also realized I'm a preacher of live every moment like it's your last and I haven't been living it.  Oh what a hypocrite I am.  However, I can change that this instant.  I have found when you are seizing each moment that you make wiser decisions and are not as depressed and self loathing.  Just think, in your last moments on this earth you don't want to be dwelling on yourself and counting your flaws.  You want to be finding adventure, blessing others and leaving a legacy.  So, I'm pushing on my friends past all this psychological mumbo jumbo and self loathing lies.  I know it's Satan trying to get me down and make me a lazy servant of God and not enjoy and share the gifts that he's given me.  I feel like there's a million doors opening and it's becoming clearer which path I should choose.  Which path I will travel and fulfill my destiny and my heart's desire.  So everyone.  Carpe Diem!!!

jerichocheyenne - "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance" great book - I am rereading it right now.  At your age it would be a classic - at my age - well I read it after I got out of college and was on a bicycle trip acress Oregon - changed my life. 

A quote.

"Mountains should be climbed with as little effort as possible and without desire. The reality of your own nature should determine the speed. If you become restless, speed up. If you become winded, slow down. You climb the mountain in an equilibrium between restlessness and exhaustion. Then, when you’re no longer thinking ahead, each footstep isn’t just a means to an end but a unique event in itself. This leaf has jagged edges. This rock looks loose. From this place the snow is less visible, even though closer. These are things you should notice anyway. To live only for some future goal is shallow. It’s the sides of the mountain which sustain life, not the top. Here’s where things grow.

But of course, without the top you can’t have any sides. It’s the top that defines the sides. So on we go—we have a long way—no hurry—just one step after the next—with a little Chautauqua for entertainment -- .Mental reflection is so much more interesting than TV it’s a shame more people don’t switch over to it. They probably think what they hear is unimportant but it never is."

http://www.design.caltech.edu/Misc/pirsig.htm l

Carpe minutam !