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| Welcome to the new over 100 to lose club! |  obsidyan |
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| #741 | ksheets478 |
May 30 2007 23:12 |
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Hi Vicki!
Don't get down! You've already lost 28lbs and thats wonderful! More than I've lost and my 11lbs has been hard enough!!! I have the bad habit of weighing myself too often also, we really should break that habit uh? That way we'd be more suprised with our loss every week, or every month or however long we can go without looking!! haha! Don't beat yourself up though, you really are doing great and you don't want to lose too much too fast, then it will just come back. 1-2 lbs is good for a week and definately go to the YMCA, it will make you feel better and be good for you! Just take it easy since you've recently had an injury but every move counts! Let me know how it goes! Good luck =) Oh- PS a pants size, shirt size AND bra size! AWESOME!!! See there, your also losing inches!! If your workout includes strength training or weights your probably building muscle (which weighs more than fat) so even if the scale goes up, you're still losing fat! Take Care! Katie Katie |
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| #742 | vwoods1966 |
May 31 2007 02:18 |
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Thanks Katie!
I did go to the Ymca tonight. I almost didn't go because I was tired and it's been a depressing day, but I committed to at least go in and get a new swim schedule and look at the machines. They had a seated stepper like I use in PT. So I did 10 min on that- 500 steps. And then I got in the pool and walked for 30 min. I walked slow and carefully, so not to re-injure myself. I have a little pain tonight but I'll see how i feel in the morning. I felt soooo huge in my bathing suit. I kept thinking as I was walking "you won't be like this forever". I'm glad I went. Hopefully I can make this a habit and keep going. I like to go to the Y. Vicki |
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| #743 | ksheets478 |
May 31 2007 02:39 |
| Congrats Vicki! Thats awesome! I hate to exercise. I started my diet 2 weeks ago today and I haven't incorporated exercise into it yet. I have just been concentrating on calorie counting and getting on that track first before I change too much. I'm just not sure if I say that as an excuse for not exercising yet or b/c it actually IS better than changing a whole bunch of stuff all at once and then getting tired of it 2 weeks down the road and throw out the whole plan =/. I guess I should just set a date, maybe a couple of weeks from now, and really just do it uh? Any tips? Thanks! Katie | ||
| #744 | vwoods1966 |
May 31 2007 21:02 |
| Well, I'm a big procrastinator. I've supposed to have doing my physical therapy exercises and I do them some....but not as much as I should. I've been going to a medically supervised weight loss program and met w/the exercise specialist and he gave me more to do and I haven't started those yet. I have restrictions due to my injury but there is still a lot I can do- like upper body work. I just knew I needed to get started 1) because I felt like I wasn't losing enough- which I am but in my silly head I think I'm not, and 2) because I meet w/ the exercise guy soon again and I don't want say I haven't done anything. Accountability. I like to exercise once I get started and it becomes a habit, but it is sooooo hard to get me started. I just have to make myself go, like I did last night, even if I don't feel like it. After a couple of weeks of forcing myself, I think I'll start wanting to go. That's what has happened in the past. JUST DO IT! lol! I have to do something I like also. The exercises the specialist gave me look boring. I'd rather be in the pool, even in my fat bathing suit! But his are for upper body strengthening, so I guess I should try them. Ah, so much to do. My one tip is start out slow and pace yourself. Thanks, Vicki | ||
| #745 | ksheets478 |
Jun 01 2007 04:22 |
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Yeah definately, I hear that! lol. Its not so bad once you get motivated to do it, its just getting there lol. I haven't been feeling well today- apparently I have an abcessed (sp?) tooth so my dentist put me on antibiotics and i have to get it pulled next wednesday =( not so much looking forward to that. Are you on Phentermine too with the weight loss clinic? Thats what Im on, but kind of bummed b/c I don't think I'll be able to take it again until next week (after the tooth thing) b/c if they end up having to put me to sleep to cut it out I can't be on it they said. I can really tell a difference in my energy level between being on it and not being able to take it! I did make a note to myself in my food log book that the week after next I have GOT to do my exercises. I think maybe I'll walk on my lunch break or something since I'm so tired by the time I get home, cook dinner, clean up, etc. Thanks for the advice, I really just need someone to just tell me to get my lazy butt up! lol. I hope you have a great weekend! Good luck!
Katie |
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| #746 | sadiesmom67 |
Jun 01 2007 17:10 |
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Hi everyone. I have been reading and reading but never writing so here goes. I have lost eight pounds so far. yeah for me. It is a long process. I am working with my doctor and she is wonderful. The main thing I am having trouble with is keeping the food journal. My doc wants me to have it and I know it is important but I just can't seem to do it. I did for several weeks but can't seem to remember to do it every day. I bought a bike and I have been riding a little bit. It hurts my backside!!!! I can't go very far yet but I enjoy what little I can do. I live in the country so I count telephone poles and I challenge myself to add poles.
Something I find interesting is that my insurance will not pay for any part of when I go to the doctor for anything about "obesity". Isn't that funny since being fat can cause so many health problems? |
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| #747 | vwoods1966 |
Jun 01 2007 19:15 |
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Katie,
Sorry about the tooth, ouch! No, I'm not on Phentermine or any other weight loss meds. I'm on a lot of other meds for health problems and one imparticular I can't take that sort of thing anyway. It has a lot of restrictions w/ it. I could use something to help w/the cravings and energy though. The more good food I eat the less cravings I have, but I'm low on energy. I'm anemic and just found out so my doc started me on a med for that. I don't think it's kicked in yet. I'm still really tired a lot. My program just has you eat plain ol' food. No pre-packaged anything to buy. They keep pushing those darn veggies on me! I didn't think I met w/the exercise guy for a week or so, but SURPRISE it was today. I had to tell him I've only exercised twice. He said to email him the next time I go to the gym, and if he doesn't hear from me- I'll be hearing from him in a few days. So I best get my butt there soon. I'll try to go Sat. Hey, Sadiesmom! Great to hear from you. I find my food log really helpful. I just keep it with me most of the time. It's just a little notebook I have. It's on the table at home for when I eat so I can write stuff down right away and I take it in my lunch bag to work. It's important for me to write down as I eat otherwise I forget it. It also helps me keep track of how many cals I've had so far today, so I don't eat and go over my cal goal. It's also important to be completely honest--everything goes on there. I wrote everything down this week but didn't enter it in this site so I didn't keep track of my cals and it really hurt me. I was over every day except one. Plus I gained a 1/2 lb this week, so I really need to keep track of my food log. For me, it is a really helpful tool. Hope it gets easier for you. (have you tried those gel seat covers for your bike that slip over the seat- they help some- You can also buy padded biker shorts!) I haven't had those but a friend did and she liked them. Keep it up! Vicki |
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| #748 |  united2gether |
Jun 02 2007 16:53 |
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Sadiesmom ~ I so agree about the insurance. Losing so much weight is such a difficult process and problem and discouraging and daunting... there just doesn't seem to be any real support. How are people supposed to wake up one day and fix themselves just like that without help??? (besides the diet gurus who want to make a buck???) We need extensive education on health and nutrition in the schools starting at an early age, help and support from the medical community instead of a "sigh", I'll have to go get the *big* blood pressure cup... and coverage with insurance. And that is just the beginning. We still have to decide to change and then make the changes, day in and day out... for a very long time, like the rest of our lives... for me, that was a real *epiphany* ~ that I would need to make some real changes... for a very long time... to really change anything. And when I was done? then what? Quit and go back to the old ways? :::sigh::: so I quit *dieting* and started looking at how, why, when, where and what I eat. If it was good, keep it. If not, figure out what can be better... and then try to have more good days than bad, and try to make the best most nutritious choices I can each day and snack. But... sometimes it's ok to eat choklit... just not every meal like a personal feast... so I had to figure out when it was ok to eat choklit... see??? keeping a food log is just writing down what you eat. Facing what and how you eat is the hard part... because if we are ignoring it... then it is easier to make bad choices and not feel guilty. but {{{honey}}}, that only hurts ourselves... no one else... So I had to quit lying to myself and face what I was really doing to myself... and then decide if I really wanted to change. It was hard. I cried. I had to keep making that decision over and over. :::nods::: still do. it's still hard some days, but it is finally getting easier ~ and it will get easier for you too :) |
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| #749 | humorpam |
Jun 03 2007 22:06 |
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I'd like to join this club. Can I Can I? *jumps up and down like little girl* I started out having 219 pounds to lose and as of today, I have lost 21 pounds of it. I have just embarked on a lifestyle, not a diet and feel I am doing very well. My biggest obstacle is the exercise, because I am disabled and rely on oxygen 24/7 and am always in severe pain. I was so proud of myself 2 days ago, because I did 2 sessions of three minutes each on the stationary bike. But I have been in too much pain to continue doing that every day. |
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| #750 | loven_1951_longwalker |
Jun 04 2007 15:35 |
| Good Morning, I have been working out true blue to myself. I've been doing really bad on my caloric intake I'm eating to little. Ouch not good. | ||
| #751 | carrie02 |
Jun 07 2007 22:13 |
| Ok, I am new here and pretty much scared about being so open about something so horrid for me. I am very hefty...but I am wanting to lose 208 lbs. I am wondering is anyone here like that or close to that or more than that? I would like a buddy who I can talk to about this and it helps to have someone who knows how you feel...the good the bad and the ugly lol. So please let me know. thanks :0) | ||
| #752 | loven_1951_longwalker |
Jun 07 2007 22:58 |
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Hello everyone and Welcome carrie02, Carrie, come in seat down, make yourself at home. Because, you are at the right place 208lbs you can do it. You know why...cause we have all done it all together we did it. It takes work lot of work... But you do the work and we listen and work too. One important thing is keep focused, Keep your weight goal always in front of you never let that go, keep positive and always motivated. Did you read what United2gether wrote? this is so true for many of us here WHAT NEXT? What next is a healthier life (: - we get to live longer (: so we can injoy every day. Now kick off your shoes read through many of CC's threads join in any where you want your always welcome at any site you visit. We are very friendly here and actually a family. We have many challenges that you can join they are really fun and very challengeing too. We have lot of fun laughing, crying and listening. I joined in January and I love it here and when you ask a question everybody answers cause everyone is listening. Ok, now are you relaxed go ahead do your Journal, go to Food log write in what you ate today. Oh, go to the ticker that is so cute (: ok I will leave now so you can play. bye and welcome |
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| #753 | ksheets478 |
Jun 07 2007 23:12 |
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Hey Everybody! sorry I haven't been on in a few days, I went to the dentist last week for a tooth extraction and found out it was abcessed- yuck! so I've been dealing with that and had it pulled yesterday- needless to say I was dead to the world yesterday!
I haven't been taking the Phentermine for like a week now (because there are complications from that and the anesthesia to have the tooth cut out) so I couldn't be on it. During the past week I put on 3 lbs =( but its okay. I went and did my weigh in at the clinic and they were proud of me showing up to do it. I started on it again today and I'm hoping I can get rid of those 3 lbs plus more! I'm still down 8 lbs total though ( was down 12) so better than nothing right? Just gotta keep watching those calories! Good luck to everyone else out there- hope everybody is doing good! Talk to you all soon! Katie |
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| #754 | loven_1951_longwalker |
Jun 07 2007 23:25 |
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Katie, Did you know you had an abcesses? My dentist has been check me for an abcesses hasn't found it and now he wants to recheck me in 30 day's ): I had a crown put in and I felt discomfort for some time but then I had a double ear infection too after the crown was placed. Anyway my question was Did you know you had an abcesses if you did what did you feel? I hope I made sense.
Good luck on your weight lose it sounds like your doing Great! |
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| #755 | itsmytime |
Jun 08 2007 01:02 |
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hi all! boy, I haven't seen this thread in awhile!! I am officially at "99.5" to lose.....woohoo! (now, see anywhere else that would be so scary to type....) I've lost 22.5 pounds. For those of you that have over 200 pounds to lose....I am soooo proud of you for coming into forum. Stay here and keep us posted. Look at humorpam already.....started with 219 to lose...now already less than 200! wtg!!!!!!! I'm on the "over 200 club" thread alot....lots of support there as well. come on over anytime! |
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| #756 | humorpam |
Jun 08 2007 03:29 |
| Carrie, check out some of our profiles if you wish and you will find that there are a lot of us in the same boat. Welcome aboard! :>) | ||
| #757 | itsmytime |
Jun 08 2007 13:05 |
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welcome to all!! we're all in this together (wow..I hear High School Musical in the background...lol...sorry my daughter's favorite)
pinkempress--you especially popped out in my mind. I am also a southern girl. As a matter of fact, tomorrow we are having a fish fry at my house. sigh.... I started on this journey 2 1/2 months ago at 245(at 5 ft 1 1/2) and now am down 22.5 to 222.5 pounds. Once the habits started kicking in, it got a little easier and a little easier. One step at a time, one pound at a time. As for your mom or whomever that you don't want to hurt their feelings. Try this: ask yourself--is it worth it? When someone approaches you, just keep asking yourself : is it worth it? aren't I worth more than that cake? YES YOU ARE!! This is a lifestyle change...it's a new way to be. One change at a time. Now, for me, I came out and said "I'm changing my eating habits and losing weight....." for accountability. I haven't done that in the past. But that's just what I did. Everyone is different. However, I DO NOT use the "d" word. Sets me up for failure each and everytime. As for my fish fry tomorrow, I am already thinking ahead. No, I don't like to always think of food, I think it isn't good to do that. But for now, it's what is helping me make it down 22.5 pounds!! Anyway, I will have figure ahead of time how many calories to do. And plan from there. It's a start. Keep us posted!!! So much support on this website! |
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| #758 | cute_cheeks18 |
Jun 11 2007 04:50 |
| hello can i join??? I need to lose 164 pounds, i currently weigh 288 pounds. I need to get a better lifestyle but its so hard. im glad to see other ppl here that have as much weight as me to lose. makes me feel alot better knowing im not alone in the process. | ||
| #759 | jakjak |
Jun 11 2007 06:21 |
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Carrie02, Hi there, I just saw your posting. I started at 428 pounds, 5 foot 9 inches and 34 years old. I have lost a little more than 90 pounds in 8 months. I would like to loose more than 200 pounds. I am not hooked on one final number. Personally I would be overjoyed with a size 10/12, but currently my first major goal is to get to 100 pounds. I am almost there, but it is all out war to get there. I would first say to you is: 1. Don't be hard with yourself. Sometimes I think we put so much pressure on ourselves- emotionally, psychologically and physically. 2. Know that you will lose weight and you will gain weight during this process. You can gain weight by a slip up or you can gain weight from putting on muscle mass. Do not be discouraged. Gain or losing a couple of pounds doesn't determine your final outcome. 3. What DOES determine your outcome is how you build from your success and recover from your setbacks. 4. Understand that this is a lifestyle change. You can never be the same again with regards to how you eat. BUT know yourself enough to know who you are and how far you can push yourself and don't overdo it. What do I mean by this? Well this is what I mean. I don't consider myself on a diet. To me diets seem unrealistic. Why? Because most time diets make you operate in an ideal situation. This is eating the right foods, and the right intervals in the right proportions. I don't know about anyone else. But most of the time my life is complicated and a mess. I run late, work late, and continually put myself in situations that if you are on a diet you will then be either eating only salad or going hungry. I have had to take a hard look at my particular food situation and rethinking what to do. My rethinking however has incorporated snickers bars and ice cream. 5. Know yourself! This is KEY to losing weight. I was afraid of knowing myself on many levels. From a basic level, I had not realized that I refused to look at myself fully in the mirror for YEARS in avoidance of what was going on. On a deeper level, I didn?t own up to using food as a method of coping with anything difficult in my life. 6. Map out a realistic plan. Weigh yourself. Pick a small goal, say, 10 pounds and work on that. What you do in this step really is determined on what your needs are and who you are as a person; I would also throw in there if you have any medical condition, seek the advice of a doctor. BUT know that sometimes the doctor doesn't know everything and sometimes the doctor?s methods are cookie cutter and possibly antiquated. Let me illustrate what I mean by this... I went to the doctor before my weight loss to start off "right". Although she was very supportive (and had to hear that gastric bypass was the best solution) the diet she wanted me to follow was based on 1300/1500 hundred calories. I know myself enough to know that it was not going to work. I then asked what were the alternatives? And she said that is the medical diet that she recommended and that if I wanted something else, maybe I should try weight watchers. This was my experience, but it taught me that if I didn't figure out what was best for me I was going to fail. 7. There is a learning curve... Nothing is as easy as pie and brainless. You have to learn about yourself, learn what you eat, learn what to eat, learn how to work out, learn how to bounce back, learn what your individual needs are and the list goes on. 8. I will be hard, but it gets better. You get stronger, you get more stamina, less food fills you up? it does happen. 9. Start at your own rate. I began my life change eating 3400 calories (I could normally eat more than between 4500 to 8000 calories from my assessment) and deciding to stand during my commute to and from work (I take the train)? My first week I thought I would die. I was CERTAIN I would die? but I didn?t. And I lost 4 pounds. 10. You must do physical activity. That doesn?t need to mean 110 minutes on the Stairmaster. For the first 3 months all I did was make choices that made me walk a little longer than normal. Get off one stop further from my apartment. Walk to another floor in my office building to make a photocopy. I now walk one hour solid and workout, low impact with some toning, 5 days a week (some times more/sometimes less) 10. Do what seems reasonable to you. If none of what I am saying doesn?t seem right to you. Don?t use this information. If some applies to you, then use it. There isn?t one correct solution. And sometimes initially something will be useful and then it might not be. Learn to adapt and change your process as you go. 11. Understand that you do this for yourself. Not for your significant other or anyone else. Know that they can be the catalyst for change, but not the reason. You can sabotage yourself if you do it for anyone else. 12. Be happy! You already are beautiful and spectacular. 13. Know that you have friends here who are going through this together with you. You are not alone and we won?t let you down. Lots of love, Jakjak |
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| #760 | ksheets478 |
Jun 11 2007 12:01 |
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Hey Loven_Hearts! No, I didn't think I had an abcess, a lot of people told me that those were very painful and I just had a slight throbbing pain every now and again for a couple of days- usually I would just take a couple of advil and it would be okay but I just thought it was where the temporary filling came out. I just called to have it pulled (because it was the very back tooth) because I knew it had to be done anyways and was bothering me a little. I guess I didn't have much problem with the abcess b/c it was caught so early. Why is your dentist wanting to wait another 30 days to re-check you for one instead of crowning now while you don't have an abcess? or putting you on antibiotics now just in case? If you do have one I hope they catch it early for you too, I had a friend that had one and it was really bad- his jaw swelled and he had to take loritabs just to get any relief- although even those weren't enough! Good luck- I hope all is well!
Katie |
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