Welcome to the new over 100 to lose club!

Welcome to the new over 100 to lose club!		obsidyan
		Jul 27 2006 18:12
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!
Edited Aug 15 2006 11:46 by Erik Reason: Post description

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#561	verveonica	Feb 13 2007 14:38
Hi there, I have 150 to lose, and I am glad to be here for the support. I have a lot of motivation, my health being tops. While I am am pretty darn limber for my weight, and active, I am at risk for a metric ton of disease: heart, endocrine, joint etc. I have no idea how I have escaped Type II diabetes. But I am not going to continue to play that game of russian roulette. I dont' want to be a lumbering hulk walking about. I want to buy sexy bras from Victoria's Secret. I want to Ballroom Dance more. I want to be able to run with my puppy. I want to have my husband pick me up and swing me about :) I exercise for an hour daily now. Whether its tae bo and abs, or power yoga, and a 3 mile walk with the pup. It's hard moving this frame around, but even the endurance boost I have received in the past week is worth it. Yet, I am confused by it all. How many calories I should eat a day - I know not to drop below 1200 and average 1400 - what the ratio between fat/protein/carbs should be. I know I need them all. I am keeping a food log through calorie-count which has been a blessing to me as I stumbled across this site quite in accident. I love to micro-manage things, in fact my job depends on it (and face it, a slimmer me would be more likely to be promoted, looks count). Due to micro-management, keeping a concise food and activity log is easy, and to a degree fun. I love the analytical tools. Anyhow, I am motivated. But temptation is just around the corner, on the office coffee stand, covered in delicious bagels and smoked salmon creamcheese... Thanks for listening, -Verve!
#562	vrykolia	Feb 13 2007 18:27
Verveonica~ You want to find the calorie-count.com diet forum. Go to the forums and search "calorie-count diet". It's a great tool for figuring out how to get started. Also the typical ratio you strive for in a day is 50% carbs, 25% protein, 25% fat. The diet goes over most of this in detail and if you use the analysis tool it will show you how you've done for the day, for correctly eating. It breaks done the percentages and other nutrient info. I know the pain of a well stocked office, ours has dunkin doughnuts at least twice a week. I just kinda close my eyes and eat my snack from home and hope for the best. I'm sure it will get easier over time. Good luck, glad you're here and congrats on the 1st step.
#563	bobbyinsf	Feb 14 2007 17:59
HELPPPPPPPPPPPP! IT"S VALENTINES DAY!!! Worst than Christmas and Thanksgiving! CHOCOLATE EVERYWHERE!!!!! ARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH.... I think today.... I will have a chocolate breakdown... HELPPPPPP!
#564	vrykolia	Feb 15 2007 16:31
So how did everyone do on National Chocolate Day yesterday? Well I hope. If not, just remember that it's only one day. I had a McDonald's slip up yesterday, I just keep trying to tell myself that it's not worth giving up the fight, but it's like once you have that food you CRAVE it again. I hate emotional eating.
#565	erica200	Feb 15 2007 17:23
shocking i did good on valentines no chocolate here, my job even has a thing of chocolate at my desk an i hid it behind a plant so i cant see it, but it has reeses sigh i love reeses, NO NO NO bad chocolate..lol
#566	pamt1998	Feb 17 2007 00:35
I eat chocolate regularly so Valentine's Day wasn't really any different. I LOVE chocolate and can't imagine going through life not eating it. I am trying to teach myself how to eat right but be able to include reasonably sized portions of chocolate (rather than the whole 1 lb. bag in one sitting). I look at myself today and think how awful I look--yet I look small. I can't believe that I was carrying around 75 pounds on top of what I'm still carrying. I don't know how I let it get so bad and how I could have been in denial ("I don't eat that much") for so long. I'm so glad that I happened on this website. It has truly been a lifesaver for me. Pam
#567	wants2lose	Feb 18 2007 00:01
I have to smile reading how others wish they were back to a weight they used to think was terrible. The last time I remember weighing under 200 pounds was 30+ years ago. I weighed 198 pounds then, and thought yikes! That weight was after a month in the hospital for something unrelatated to my weight. I swore then I would stay under 200 and lose more. Now i wish I weighed that 198 pounds but don't want to be as sick as I was back then to get to that weight again. No, this time I am going to see the 100's again through hard work, good food choices, and the help of everyone at CC!
#568	vrykolia	Feb 20 2007 13:07
That's an awesome attitude to have wants2lose. I whole heartedly agree. I remember being in high school and thinking I was a whale. Now I would die to weigh what I did in high school. ::junior prom dress here I come::
#569	tesseract	Feb 20 2007 18:33
hello all... I'm on the wagon again. Three years ago i lost over 90lbs... it was awesome... I felt great. Then I started to cheat a little. I was on atkins at the time and found out pretty quickly that cheating here or there can bring back all of the cravings and all of the bad habits very quickly. I lost my mind and within a year I had put 105lbs back on.... sigh. right now I'm 20lbs down again but I'm eating a good varity of foods and there is no forbidden fruit if you will. I'm counting calories and eating all the fruit and vegies I could want. I even eat a slice of pizza every one in a blue moon and I don't fell any guilt over it and I don't have the sudden urge the eat the couch after doing so like I did when I was on atkins. The good thing is that I really do feel that I'm on the right path now. unfortunaly every weigh in now and for a good long time is half glee at losing some weight and have remorse at being at this weight again in the first place.
#570	vrykolia	Feb 20 2007 19:45
tesseract~ Welcome to the club. I know exactly how you feel when it comes to that contraption with the numbers (stupid scales). But you're in a great place to get lots of support and help.
#571	lightningmd	Feb 20 2007 20:55
i think alot of people on this site have lost and regained...ive also gained over 100 lbs in 3 years...so here i am starting over again....this time life changes and not a diet.........
#572	meliss1279	Feb 20 2007 21:33
I am new to the group. I have been reading over everyone posts and I know that it is time for me to make a change. I currently weigh 269. Last year this time I was 290. So I did something right. Now I am having problems getting motivated to get back on track. I have a long way to go, but I am getting married next April and I would really like to feel good on that day. So there is something to look forward to. I look forward to reading more on your stories. I find them to be very helpful. Thanks
#573	vrykolia	Feb 21 2007 14:36
meliss1279~ Hope you don't mind, I added you as a friend. I too started at 292 last Jan and then was 268 when I started the site this Jan. I am in about the same weight areas as you and wanted to show some support that you can do this.
#574	meliss1279	Feb 21 2007 18:12
Vrykolia I don't mind at all. I am happy to have the support. I am really trying this time to make it work. My partner is also on the weightloss kick to. So just trying to keep eachother motivated is a lot of work.
#575	dollfaced	Feb 21 2007 20:46
i have 105lbs to loss so definetly count me in.. im hoping i can get out of the "100's pounds to loss" soon meanwhile iam happy to be here and show my support to everyone.. i started on my way at the start of this year with 270lbs and im 250lbs right now with a goal weight of 130-140lbs. wish me luck and good luck to everyone else on here, i will tag this post for sure.
#576	lapslazuli	Feb 22 2007 01:06
Dollfaced-I hope you don't mind I added you as a friend. I am just about where you are. I started at 260 Jan. 28 and am at 249, with a final goal of 127...though I will reassess that at 140, I'm large framed, so 127 might be too small for me. But it is a goal
#577	bobbyinsf	Feb 22 2007 01:38
Everyone is making friends! This is soo wonderful!
#578	vrykolia	Feb 22 2007 13:13
You're so sweet Bobby!!
#579	craftin4me	Feb 22 2007 15:14
dollfaced, I wish you luck! You can do it. I'm here for the duration. I have about 160 more to lose. Its going faster than I thought. But it still seems slow. I guess I'm too anxious for the end result. Too bad I can't be like "I dream of Genie" and just nod my head and make it happen.lol take care
#580	lapslazuli	Feb 22 2007 15:25
craftin4me...if we did the Genie trick we'd never learn to eat in a healthy manner. It is a long haul for me too and I am ANXIOUS to see results, but we will, eventually, all of us. Laps
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