Motivation
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i felt like such a dude when i was gawking that poor (hot) bartender. all my friends saw him, too, and of course we spent the night mock fighting over him. i like to think i won. :)
Ladies Ladies Ladies, I just want you all to rest assure and know that your knight and shining armor will be at your door one day! dalma--I'm a true believe that there is someone made for everyone out there and maybe even a couple of someone's (lol)---I used to be where you ladies are but then I met the love of my life (who I wasn't looking for by the way) and I will be happily married 3 years come June! I know where you have been--I've worn those shoes---You will one day where my shoes--it's a process
that's a sticky issue for me, personally, bootser. yeah, i think most of us have an specific person meant for them (well, i hope so), but i don't know if i ever want to be married. right now, i don't, i can't see me changing my mind. i can't say i won't change my mind, b/c i'm no fortune teller, but marriage just isn't a goal for me. i'm not trying to take anything away from you or the other happily married ladies who post here, i'm just saying, thanks but no thanks. all i really want is a life companion. someone i can have fun with, create stories with, someone just to experience life with. and for me, that doesn't necessitate marriage.
Wow! I leave for a day and the boy talk begins! 
My weekend was pretty fun. My boyfriend and I had friends over on Saturday and I was the sober one. It was so weird....I used to be in the opposite position, but I can't justify spending my calories on drinks! Especially when I'm trying to get over the hump and get into those 250's. Man - I want it! I got a personal trainer, and my first session was yesterday. Oh man, I'm sore. Then today I just did cardio, but it was 60 minutes on the elliptical on the "interval" setting. I WILL get past this plateau.
My boyfriend and I decided I needed some extra motivation to lose another 10 pounds, so we tried thinking of a lot of things I couldn't do/couldn't have, and came up with this: He won't get his haircut until I'm down a total of 40 (around 14 more pounds....), and he already needs a haircut! We're silly. I know!
I hope everyone is having a great St. Patty's Day! I'm off to bake muffins for one of my classes tomorrow. I'm such a nice teacher!
Hey all,
I met with my personal trainer tonight. I did my once a month weigh in and measurements. I have lost 4 pounds for the month and I am down from 38.7% body fat to 36.7% body fat----I was a little disappointed--I was hoping I would be down 8 pounds (2 pounds a week instead of 1 pound) but o'well--tis life--I will keep doing what I am doing and hoping I can bump my exercise up so maybe I will lose more next week. Hope everyone is having a great night.
motivation is waning. it's that time of the month. eh.
how's everyone else doing? anyone go on any shopping binges for cuter, smaller clothes, with all these end-of-winter sales?
i'd love to buy some new stuff, but i don't know what size i'll be when, plus, i like shopping for things i can actually try on at the time, so i'd feel terrible buying clothes that i know don't fit. plus, i'd feel like a liar, like the salespeople would be all, "she knows she can't fit her big a>> in that."
as for motivation, i'm still up, but my body's down. i think it's becoming acclimated to my workouts, so i'm gonna switch it up a little this week, in addition to FINALLY adding strength training.
Weight training is the key in losing inches FAST (for me). Last month I decided I would up my weights and do my body pump class 3 nights a week... OMG...
I was wearing a comfortable size 16 (not a size 16W but a regular misses 16) and I went to the store yesterday and could fit into a comfortable size 14 (in the same brand of pants!). Then I went to the juniors department (something I have not done in YEARS) and I could fit my butt into a size 15! I only lost 6lbs all month, but got down an entire size, now that's motivation!
ooh, that sounds good, rider! my scale keeps going up and down, so in the past 3 weeks i've lost like 5 lbs, but gained like 4. but my pants are looser in the butt and waist, and my bras are fitting a little better. and my tummy roll is flattening out and my calves are CUT, so i know exactly what you mean.
now i wanna go and officially start strength training so i can start to get some decently shaped arms. i wanna look noticeably better by the time it's warm. man, i wanna wear shorts this year!
when i used to strength train, i was alone in the tiny little gym at work. but i go to the Y now, and the weights and machines are all clumped into the main workout area, which is totally busy, plus all the muscleheaded guys are monopolizing the freeweights, which i prefer to use. i don't know how i'm gonna carve out any time over there, but i'll see what i can do. god, they're so obnoxious! grunting and howling and just making ridiculous, uneccessary noises. i hate those guys!
After loosing a little under 60 lbs, and only going down about 2 sizes I also just added in weight training by way of a personal trainer....my body got used to everything I was doing and I felt stuck and didn't want anything I had done to start unravelling due to a platue, I'm sure a lot of you can relate! So I'm hoping to that I start loosing inches, I'd love for that to happen..I'd much rather that than pounds!
So I started last week, I could not move last week, but now I feel fantastic, my next session is today I'm so looking forward to going!!! And the fact that he is tall and beautiful, and has the most amazing strong arms and long fingers and stretches me out and massages my back doesn't hurt at all!!! ;)
Because I'm kinda down about THE GUY, I've been eating kinda bad... Within my calories, but bad all the same. And drinking. A lot. Which is my downfall even more than eating. AND I haven't been to the gym in 10 days because of cramps last week, and then laziness after that.
Finally, I was going through my closet the other day and I rediscovered the duffel bag with all my clothes from senior year of HS through sophmore year of college that I loved too much to get rid of, but can't fit into. *BIG sigh*. I used to think I was so huge, and here are these little size 12-14 skirts and tank tops and sundresses that I'd kill to be able to wear now.
The good thing is that finding all those clothes recommitted me to losing weight. I'm going to the gym tonight, and eating right today, and I'm not going to drink any alcohol for the next three weeks til my birthday. Hopefully getting back into things will get my mood back up.
I have just recently lost about 50lbs (I was afraid of the scale when I started my weight loss so I have no idea what my starting weight was). I bought the scale when I felt like I needed one to track my progress. I am now hitting a stall out in the weight loss because I'm closer to the size I was at for a long time (20-24 y/o) before I started gaining the last bit (50lbs!) of weight. However the weights are great and I love the way you feel the next day... all tight and buff :)~
allydan-
I think you just made my day. I was having a bad morning and I was wearing my fat goggles (failing to see any changes and feeling like I lost so much and look the same). Then you come out and said all of the small size 12(s) and 14(s) in your closet... and I was able to fit 14(s) for the first time in a LONG time last week :)! I can't wait to get back into my 12(s)... It just made me think that I have made real progress and a 14 is nothing to feel bad about.
I just got back from picking up my check from the second hand shop. I was able to give them tons of suits in sizes 18-22 from LB and the Avenue! I paid much more for them but I got $150 bucks! I also got rid of the stuff that couldnt be sold to purple heart and the salvation army... it feels good to get rid of the old me.
I don't want to be SKINNY just healthy and tone... too many lose so much weight and get into a size 2 and look like a deflated balloon. I haven't had any issues with extra skin, I mean my arms arent perfect but the weights are toning them up very nicely. I think I am going to be happy in a size 10 (whatever weight that is) and I'm 5'6". Once I get there I will maintain and then MAYBE slowly lose more to get to an 8... a one digit size sounds so SMALL.
allydan: I understand how you feel about smokers being treated as mutants. I experienced it when I did smoke, and now that I don't smoke, I admit that I have switched sides. Once you quit (I was smoking 3 packs a day) it's surprising what a difference it makes. But you are trying to get healthier, and I think you are taking great steps! So you will manage getting healthier one step at a time, and you have to take those steps in the order that will work best for you. Keep it up sunshine! You want me to crank call the guy for you??? I will totally do it. I am good at the kind of stuff. I will even block my number so he isn't like hey why is a PA number calling? You just give me the number, I will definietley crank call for you!
Ishowrn (Lisa) Hi, welcome to our group! Your daughter is a little cutie! I can completely relate to feeling lonely with weight loss, and I have to admit if not for this site, I probably would have given up completely (AGAIN). Hopefully you will find the support you need here!feddiechick: I have always wanted to try belly dancing! Which dvd do you have? After your remarks, I think it's time to turn wanted to try to try!yessica: I can completely understand the relapse feeling. Honestly, when I started this, I was so gung ho and I lost like 9 lbs and I was so proud. Now, it's only 5 lbs, because that's what I have been able to keep off. Honestly, changing my eating habits is more difficult then quitting smoking, and quitting chewing my nails combined! I haven't completely fell off the wagon, don't get me wrong, but I am hanging on for dear life because the ground below is covered in food!safantasia: It's awesome that you have some cousins who you are so close too! I am close to my brother that way, but none of my cousins! I agree with no pain no gain! Just don't push yourself to too much pain!
bootster: yay for spring break for you! I sure do miss that! I bet it's hard to weigh in once a month....good luck!
feddie: I don't think it's wrong to like how she looks when she is heavier. I honestly don't want to be all bones. I was just so amazed at how thin she looked at 150! I don't remember when I was 150 last, but I am sure I didn't looke like that! By the way....for Saint Patties day we made frozen pizza and went to sleep at 9. I know, I am soooo boring!
dalmalama: I would have thought she looked like that her whole life as well. It always surprises me to see someone that thin was once heavy. I guess because I can just never imagine myself being that thin?
I will be back to pick it up at 730
sorry to try to catch up in spurts!
allydan, i know exactly how you feel about the old high school/college clothes and wishing you were that size again because it doesn't seem so bad by comparison. i gained almost 100 pounds since my high school through soph year of college weight. i'm now 35 lbs away from that weight again (235).
the weird thing is though is that on TOP, i'm just a size bigger than i was back then now (so dropping 35 lbs and getting back into XLs seems normal) but i'm a size 22 in pants where as back then i was a size 16/18 (which seems like a huge difference in sizes that 35 lbs alone should NOT make) (i'm 5'3"). as i put on the weight, i put it ALL on in my stomach area and have all this fat just HANGING there. i've seen the rolls of fat disappear someone but i still have this HUGE stomach so i'm not quite sure if 35 lbs less will let me sneak back into those clothes -- which i would kill to wear at this point.
how weight works is very confusing to me. at 235, i certainly had weight in my stomach but it was more evenly distributed so i didn't feel as large. now it's more concentrated in the stomach so i definitely feel it more and it's frustrating to wear things (especially pants) that are WAY too lose in the legs area but are CLINGING to my stomach making me look pregnant.
dalma, i started doing the bike in my gym for 10 minutes. it's really good on my joints and seems to be working my abs muscles really well. it doesn't burn as many calories as the elliptical does but it's making my stomach a little flatter in certain areas. i added that in to the dance. i'm also going to start doing more weights like you.
Hey all you beautiful ladies!!! I have a ton of catching up to do as I didn't get the online time I was thinking I'd get while away. But I did have a great time and made fairly decent eating choices.
It was back to the workout today, with my normal 30 min of AM yoga then 50 min of cardio. I'm heading to the gym this evening for some strength training too. I feel pretty great and motivated.
Ok, have to run to the grocery store and then I'll start catch up!
so glad you're back pinkcobra!!! i've missed you =) am ramping up my routine now too! going to attack weight for a week or two to get outta my plateau! i want to be 235 by the summer time so that i'm officially at my 1997-2001 weight as opposed to my 2002 weight!! being at the same weight that i was at in 1997 (i varied from 215-235 up and down during that period) somehow feels incredibly empowering! although i gained rather rapidly from 1993-1997, and would still have 100 pounds to lose at that point, there's something empowering of being able to say i took back 10 years worth of weight, ya know?
mladdy: Yay for losing almost 30 lbs! Happy birthday to you! Way to go having a great birthday and still being healthy about it!
luckyangelou: sounds like you had awesome saint pattys plans! Was your puke green???
sickgirl_79 Stevi....Hi welcome to our group! I agree that you would be too small at 105. Sometimes I think this site recomends stick figure sizes. You will definitely find buddies here, because a lot of us are in the same boat....we don't have weight loss buddies anywhere else. Welcome!
alibuch: Way to go on not eating your whole Indian meal! You rock!
ghanja: Welcome to our group! I would love to see single digits too! I have been looking into ellipticals. My husband promised me if I still want one in the fall I can get one. So I will wait it out. You should definitely get out of starvation mode though!
bootster: Way to go staying up till 2am...Wow for the 6 hours of excercise! I think roller blading is fun too. Good luck with your reslove!
yessica: Thank you for joining the forum! I too love that we can be real here...I think that is what will help us reach our goals! I think 150 would work for you too. CC says I should be like 138 or something....but I don't know. My goal is 140, but really I just want to be a size 8, so when I get to be an 8, and feel confident about how I look, I think thats the only number I will pay attention too....even if I somehow manage to be an 8 at 160!
jpetty5: I understand how easy it is to get behind on posts. I seem to always be behind! You are welcome to slip back in of course! Awesome on the down 19 pounds! That is way exciting! I wish I was there! Anyhow Jessica, you are welcome to check in as often or not often as you have time for...just don't forget us completely!
zekie07: Hi and welcome to our group! I am sure you aren't a negative person! I understand complexion issues. For about two years, I have been suffering from Acne scars on my chin. I hate it. I have been to the dermatologist, and it is getting better but sooooo slowly. Don't let your friends get you down! Stay positive!
mandyjaye: I am sorry but I have to agree with r6riderchick here. Don't get me wrong, it's not that we hate skinny people. We just are in a situation where we can't fathom what it would be like to only have to lose 5-10 pounds to be perfect. I mean, I won't say it's not hard to lose 5-10 lbs, but if you ever had to lose 100 lbs, you would be able to better understand us. I wish you good luck in your efforts to lose your 5-10 pounds, but please respect our forum, and in respecting that, please realize that this is a place where us heavier girls can vent without feeling like we have to be looked down on by skinny girls with only 5-10 pounds to perfection. I hope I haven't hurt your feelings, and please understand again that we don't hate skinny girls...we just need the support of other people who are going through what we are.
r6riderchick: I hope you will stick around! Way to go on the weight you have already lost! I am sure we would all love to hear some of your tips!
Ok...I am at 760 or something...catch up later....Have a great night!Hey, everybody! What fun banter about coffee and the opposite sex! I don't drink much coffee myself, though I do enjoy it (and looking at attractive men, LOL) on occasion.
Danielle- What a cute and quirky way for your hubby to motivate you! Keep up the good work with the Couch to 5k and the elliptical!
Boots- Awesome job for dropping the body fat by 2% over the last month!
watchmeshine- Actually, I did go buy new underwear. I no longer buy anything other than American Eagle brand! They go up to XL, but they've pretty generous (fit them @ 225 lbs.) and they don't move ANYWHERE (even when working out)! I don't think I'm going to look the same as my weight when I was in HS. I've had a child for 1, and for 2 my body is now storing fat differently at this age than it did when I was a teenager.
dalmalama- Aren't salespeople there to make a SALE??? What's wrong with people! They need to stop judging paying customers... dumb***es! Way to go for adding in the strength training! I'm dreading that, but I know I need to. I want to look noticeably thinner too (I guess 30 lbs. isn't enough of a change).
riderchick- Hmmm, if it (weight training) helps to widdle away inches, I should be looking forward to it! How awesome to be able to shop in juniors!!! Oooh! $150 from second hand sales! I guess I could fund another girly trip to Vegas with my friend! Thanks for the idea. 
It's also great to hear that after 50 lbs. down, your skin is adjusting well. That's a big fear of mine. I would never be able to afford getting it surgically fixed, so I would end up like that forever... Time to start weight training!!!
safantasia- 60 lbs. is very impressive! Way to go! Hmm, I think I need some personal eye candy... I mean a personal trainer, yeah a personal trainer (he he)!
allydan- The universe must be out of allignment, because of all people, you are THE biggest ray of sunshine! I appreciate your attitude and sassiness soooo much! I sure hope you get out of your funk soon!
Suzanne- See you again at 7:30! You should look into getting a career out of this!
pinkcobra- So glad to hear that your trip went well and that you don't have to feel guilty about your choices. Way to go for getting right back into the swing of things with your exercising. From past experiences, whenever mine was interrupted for more than a few days, that's when I kind of gave up on it all together. You're a rockstar!
By the way, I've added some "real" pictures in my gallery. To those on my "friends list", you'll get to see a few more than others. If you want to check all of them out, you're more than welcome to add me as a friend. I'm still a little worried about posting for all eyes to see. Also if you check them out, can you please give me your honest opinion on whether or not you can see any difference in my appearance? I've had only ONE person ask if I was losing. Even those who don't see me often (1 or 2x a month, my mother included) haven't said anything. I've had someone tell me my skin is looking fabulous. I hope I don't sound shallow or immature, but I really am dying for some recognition!
