Weight Loss

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

New to site today.  Not sure how good I'll be about getting it updated everyday.  But have 129 (277-> 148) pounds til CC says I'm happy and 100 til I say I am.  But, I'm guessing that when I get to my happy spot, this will have become a habit that will get me down to their happy spot.

Hello, all, I am at 262 this morning, heaviest I've ever been was 270.5, the day AFTER I came home from a dream vacation in Greece.  It was tragic.  I'm 33 and my goal is to get to 125 by the time I turn 40.  I have 6.5 years to go and I don't want to look like a prune when I am done.  Ish.  I know that I can and will do it.  i have an IRL friend who is working on a similar goal, but she only has about 1 year until her wedding.  I know we can make extreme progress before then.  I don't know what a good weight for me to be at would be, mainly because I've been overweight since I was about 8 years old, always a chubster.  I have a fantastic husband of nearly 2 years that goes along with me on my journey, and he has managed to lose 20 pounds since we started dating and keep that off for the past 2.5 years.  I on the other hand found those lbs.  I was at 239 when we got married.  Long way to go.

Today has been a good day for me. I stepped on the scale at 193.0!!! WOOT!!!

Eating healthy has put me back on track, definitely. I was being bad and had skipped both breakfast AND lunch for almost a week of class (my classes are from 9-2) and was very irritable and nasty. So I started brown bagging my lunch---have ya'll ever tried the BumbleBee tuna fat free tuna salad with whole wheat crackers? YUM. And it's only like 180 calories I think? Then I also brought a little serving size of pineapple tidbits and a bottle of water, and I was good to go until dinner! I was quite pleased. Also, Healthy Choice has these soup bowls that are really good too...the chicken and rice one is like 90 calories, but it's 2 servings, so it's about 180 calories or something like that. I grabbed that and a little jar of green beans between chemistry lecture and lab.

I hope that everyone has had a good week and gets to enjoy their weekend! We are headed to the apple orchard Saturday for picking, a hayride and a walk through a corn maze---though with the drought here in SC...our orchard lost about 2/3 of it's crop!

Beckiey....See you did it Hooray for you!  I'm not getting on the scale till tomorrow I know I've lost but I want a surprise at the end of each week.  I've been true blue.  I didn't take my walk today so much to do today.  I went out to lunch with my daughter I had the Walnut blue cheese salad at Mime's Cafe Oh it is so delicious and it was the full salad with chicken Breast strep's and water two tall 16oz.  I'm keeping to my promise of 68oz water a day I have been going over which is a good thing. 

I will take a walk tomorrow morning.  See you the path beckiey

Your news made my day ... I'm so proud of you!!!

Sorry, misspelled.

KJL

Does anyone have any tips on how to deal with people at work who try to get you to eat? (I usually threaten them with bodily harm  ).  I know they mean well but if one more person offers me a doughnut I may go postal!

 

KJL

 

When they offer you a doughnut just say No thanks you eat it for me and I just might want another one in 5 minutes you eat that one too.

 

Good News Today I weighed in at 196.5 WOW! doing the chachacha  Man I thought I was never going to move that darn scale.... I thought it was broken.  Becky right behind you!

Congratulations on leaving the 2's behind!

 KJL

Staying right at 190---all this week and I can't get under!! ARGH!!

I'm ready to throw the freaking scale out the effin window!!

Other than that, doing okay, I'm just so sick of dieting...someone show me some love here! Remind me why I am doing this?? I just want a BIG bacon cheeseburger right now.

Beckie

I started my Diet 2 Weeks ago. doing good so far, at 265 right now, and i have a long way to go. I came across the Hackers Diet and decided it was time for a change.

once i hit 250 i plan on Biking, though i never learned as a kid (im 19) so its gonna be a hard start.

luckly im not having many problems keeping my calories low. cept for when my friends try to stuff cake down my throat (the literally held me down and stuffed it in my mouth... they are some bad girls :) )

I weigh 240lbs and I want to weight 160-150lbs. I can't remember a time when I was that small but I know that I can do it. I'm at my heaviest right now only after having a baby 7 months ago. I have 40lbs left over from that and I want to lose 40 more so I got 80lbs to lose. The human mind is very powerful if we use it in the right way. So I'm using mine to say no to unhealthy foods. I want to be a healthy role model for my daughter.

I am 219 today, 245 at my heaviest and made it below 200 about a year ago, but it didn't take.  I used this site back then to look up calories, and I've never been one to ask for help.  But this time I've decided I need to suck it up and get support.  This is HARD WORK!  I'm a classic over-eater - not at all helped by the fact that I'm a hard-core foodie and part-time chef.  My goal is 175 by May 25th - my 36th birthday.  I chose 175 because I feel like it's the last time I "passed" as a regular-sized person, and the last time I didn't have to buy plus sizes.  Once I get there, I may or may not set a new goal.  I think the bigger deal will be whether I've changed my habits for good.  Wish me luck!

I am 230 today and hope to get under 200 asap :(!! The best of luck to everyone else in this club :D

Hello, today is my first day here and I am 5' 7" and i now weigh 235 pounds. I was a "skinny" girl in high school and my early 20's but shortly after the birth of my 1st child I had the Norplant Implant for birth control put in my arm and I started putting on weight and after giving birth two more times here I am. I am getting ready to turn 33 in December. My biggest concern now is I am worried that if I don't get my weight under control I am going to end up a diabetic. My blood sugar levels lately have been higher than they have ever been. So health is my main motivator although I will admit it would be so wonderful to look in the mirror and recognize the person I used to see 10 years ago. My goal is to reach 144 lbs. by the end of August of "08". With a lot of support I think I can do it! :)

BECKIE!I hope you didn't go get that Bacon Cheese Burger Cause sounds like your doing Great... 190!!!! are you kidding me! I know it's not easy to get that scale moving it's just stepping it up walk farther ride your bike... I know Skip Rope watch that scale move.  I am so proud of you.  <<<<BIG HUG>>>>I'm at 193.5 as of today went for my walk I can't wait to reach 190 I would be so happy.  I to feel it's taken for everrrrr - I just look at where I was in November 2006 at 245.5 and in January 2007 is when I started CC at 243.  It feels great to wear clothes that I like not that size 24 now I'm a size 12 and I'm working very hard passing on temptation its always around me.  I am eating almost as a vegetarian I think I'll go all the way.  I love chicken thats the only meat I really eat so I think I can let go of that very easily.  Well Beckie drink plenty of water there's where I'm heading to now.  AND, DON"T BUY THAT CHEESE BURGER at least not yet.  Let's both reach 150 and I'll join you for a Burger.

I am back on track, it has been a while but after a trip to the cottage and a few weeks of cheating I am finally getting the scale back down!!  Weird as it sounds I write the words "No Excuses" on my arm every morning, and guess what it works!!  It's there all day staring at me, reminding me not to eat that donut, chips, nuts or whatever else is floating around my office.  It's staring at me when I get home and want to snack.  I'm sure some of my co-workers think it's strange but right now I just need some "in your face" reminders!!  I gotta do whatever it takes and right now this is it.

Thats GREAT!!!!! You go Girl

Hi and new to the group.  I am the heaviest I have ever been and I am so miserable. I'm 5'4 - and weighed in at 209 on October 1st.  I am down to 206 today.  It has really helped by putting everything down on the chart that goes into my mouth.

 I'm confused about the exercise calorie on the right side.

 Oh and I'm 53 and work from home.  Was glad to see an area that I think I will fit in because some of the posts seemed it was from girls who were barely over weight.

Is there a way to book mark this so its easy to get to everyday?

I am walking in the evenings but going to start doing the walk away the pounds cd.  I would like to get down to 150.  When we moved here in 1990 I weighed in at 122 and it has just slowly creeped on. 

Welcome weinaus, look at the bright side your down 206 I started in January at 243 and I'm 56... I feel great and look great I'm very happy with me!   a lot of the other members are doing wonderful too.  Your at the right place.  Keep that picture in your minds eye, drink water, and absolutely walk, walk, walk you will lose those six pounds in no time.  Remember baby steps... One step at a time you want to keep it off.  It's a battle but the older we are the harder it is - it takes lot more work and less of the things we love to eat.  I have changed my whole diet I'm eating so much healthier now and enjoying every minute.  The South beach diet worked for me to lose my first 15 lbs.  Then I found CC this has been my home away from home.  So many wonderful people here.  I promise you will lose all the weight  -  it's all about what you want to do today.  Join a Challenge they so much fun and motivative you do lose LBS.  Good luck

Hi loven hearts:

You can "tag" the forum for quick access.  Near the top of the page under the Weight Loss heading you'll find the words Tag It.  Just click on that and it will add it to your tagged items so you don't have to search for this forum every time.

KJL