Motivation

HI! My name is Laura and i am 5-5 and 235 lbs as of today. I did weigh 240 almot 2 weeks ago. I am counting calories cuz I do not know what ele to do. When i gave birth, I only weighed 201 lbs! My son is 5(his bday is halloween). I cant believe i have put on so much lately. I have high blood pressure so I am on Diovan. I am also on protonix( for heartburn). I took myself off depo provera lat Sept and currently have the IUD, Mirena. Birth control was part of it but that is why I switched to IUD. I am taking it slow, and watching what I eat. I guess I am supposed to stay under 1700 calories and I walked 20 minutes today. I hate exercise now but I have to do it to lose weight the old fashioned Way!
if you have any suggestions, please tell me....

hyechong--I think ALL males turn into little kids when they are sick!!!  lol...just kidding to all males in this forum :) (wink, wink)

I'm very fortunate in that I dont' get sick often, but when I do...my husband really kicks it into gear and takes over!

on the other topic, hyechong--- I bet your body is getting used to you taking in less calories!!!  congrats on that !!!!

on my allowance/expenditure thing I filled out, I put sedetary b/c I do workout...but not like what I thought they described, so, I wanted the least calories possible.  even though, it says 1450, I have been going at 1350 as a target...just in case I missed something during day.  Like you, some days, I dont get close.  Which I think is very odd seeing that I was EASILY eating double that before. 


rockinmama--I'm right there with ya!!  I eat when I am bored, stressed, happy, sad, ummmm.....any other time!! 


keep it up girls!  it's almost Friday!!!  Speaking of that, I am going to a Beth Moore conference (does Christian bible studies) and am a little concerned about falling off the wagon.  Preparation is the key....I just gotta get prepared and go to the store!

Good morning everyone!

What a great day today!  My husband is still a little under the weather but, he's on his way to feeling better.  He even cancelled all his meetings for the day.  That's a really big thing.  He's sleeping right now, but, when he gets up I'll baby him until he gets better!  :)

Okay, I discovered something else...when you eat more protein at night, not only does it help to keep you from snacking but, you don't wake up ravishingly hungry. 

When I had my little spell of bad days, one night I ate a bowl of pasta with some bread.  The next morning, I woke up and wanted to eat everything in sight.

However, last night, I had a fairly well balanced meal with more protein and this morning - I felt great!  I had a Quaker Oats Apples n Cinnamon and so, far that's all I need.

itsmytime - my body could get used a lot less of everything!  :)

Hello.  I'm new here.  Hope you don't mind a guy joining your little party.  I'm 5'6" and around 218 now, 42 years old.  Finding it hard to participate with my kids in sports etc. so I thought I had better get off the couch and start doing something about it.  This thread seemed like a happy place to start so here I am.

ismytime - my wife and some of her friends are going to a Beth Moore conference in a couple of months.  They say she is a great speaker.  Hope you enjoy it.

I am not doing very well...I am not eating a lot, but what I do eat is not good for me...and I am a really really bad sick person...probably worse than any male we know...lol...I whine...pity myself...etc...and now I am sick and at work...woohoo!!  All I want to do is drink and water tastes gross and I hate diet soda...so yes, I am sitting here with a Coke...won't someone please just kick me and tell me to follow through?  I know what I need to do...I have the skills to do it...what is wrong with me?  On the up side, I was still down 1 pound this morning...so I am at 225...grrr...even saying it makes me angry...I hate myself...okay...enough pity...

Good luck today everyone...we can do this!  I might try the protein thing at night too...sounds like a good idea...

Welcome angel...this thread is a fun place to be...:)

ktort, I keep running into the same problem where I'm struggling to meet my calories and not being hungry.  Jeez, at first I was always hungry but too afraid to keep eating for fear of not being able to stop.  Because of that fear, I was inadvertantly falling short.

Now that I'm getting a little better at filling my day with a lot of low cal stuff like fruits and veggies I'm not hungry very often (nice plus) but I'm still struggling to get up to my level, 1550.   On Tuesday, I netted (with my yard work) less than 600 calories!!!  After logging my food/activities I couldn't believe my net was that low.  I ate; I really did.  I'm still tweaking.  Obviously we both need tweaking.  I did much better yesterday (except w/sodium) and got to 1450-ish.

Tonite is eat out night and I'm going to take advantage of my new scale and weigh and eat pizza!  YUM!  I also read on someone's post to make up the calories quickly with nuts or peanut butter.  I still have to try that.

Hi angelo!  You're more than welcome to join.

OK Tabby...see the post I just put in.  We gotta take it in little steps.  It's a learning thing for all of us so don't beat yourself up.  I'm trying not to do the same to myself.  Just living and learning...going with the flowwwww.....

Hi everyone,

I just joined CC.  I'm 32, 225lbs, 5'8 and CC says I should be 148lbs.  I haven't weighed 148lb since before H.S.!!!!!

So, it's a little overwhelming - 77lbs is alot to lose but I'm going to give it a try.  My short-term goal is 10lbs by April 22nd. 

Aside from South Beach - I've never seriously followed a diet.  I know nothing about counting calories or about nutrition but it looks like this website has alot of resources.  Any helpful tips would be appreciated.

Well - that's it - just wanted to introduce myself - goodluck to everyone and I am looking forward to reading your posts. 

P.S.  My 15th year H.S. reunion is in August of this year - we didn't have a 10th year so I HAVE TO DO THIS. 

Hi all, just checken in.  Off to walk the dogs.  Have done really well today after last night's binge.  I also quit ww.  I wish I had found this before.  For me the points were just to elusive. I was on the program for a month but didn't lose a pound.  When I found this site and put my calories in, oh boyyy no wonder I didn't lose a pound.  I really like the way this is set up. I am excited. I guess I need a visual and all the food right there with the calories on the same page is awesome!  Have a great day, Tully

Welcome to all the newcomers!

I love this site too.  The whole calorie counting thing - I think will work the best for me.

Alright the other day I reported that I lost 5 lbs.  Well, today, I went out and bought a new scale.  It says that 213 lbs.  So, I'm gonna stick with 213 lbs. since this is the scale I'll be using all the time. 

2 lbs. lost last week sound more like it.  5 lbs. sounded like an awful lot in one week especially considering I was bad a few of the days.

New scale, a multi-vitamin and a plan...it's gotta work!

I like the visuals too tully. 

Hey...2 pounds is better than nothing hyechong.  :)  Darn, I knew I forgot something at the store yesterday...vitamins.

I weighed in at 224 this morning! I'm considering bringing my scale camping with me so I can still weigh in on Monday! haha I think I'm addicted to my scale and I'd have a panic attack if I didn't have it with me! If I weigh in at 224 then that would be a 2.5 pound loss for the week and already 8 pounds for the month!

It's amazing how much more optimistic and cheery I can be once finals are behind me! haha I was at our local farmers market at my club's beer booth and I saw a guy who made a t-shirt that said " I heart finals!" and it made me laugh. Hope everyone is enjoying thursday!

Hi Everyone. 

I just randomly found this community a couple of days ago, and I'm happy I did.

I am 26, 5'3 and right now I am about 210 pounds.  My back has been hurting a lot recently because my bust size has increased a lot as well as my tummy and butt area.  I want all of these to go away. 

I was about 190 late last year, but I have an on-going foot problem and it pains me to walk much-- this has catapulted my weight to over 200 and delayed my plans on starting off strong this year.  I got semi-depressed of this.  However this is no excuse I realize.

I want to lose weight because I'm sick at tired of my family nagging me, I'm sick of sympathetic looks from my friends (who are all slender) when we go shopping, and most of all, I'm tired of being "the world's best girl pal ever" to my guy friends.  I want to date and KNOW that I can get the guy.  Most of all, I want to feel absolutely FANTASTIC about myself.

I have never been stick-skinny, but I've always been healthy as I was a semi-professional athelete as a teenager.  Since stopping sports and going to college, I have been steadily gaining about 10 pounds a year.  The main issue is that I don't watch what I eat (portion control- I don't really eat "unhealthily", just too much of the good stuff as calories are still calories) and my lifestyle has become sedentary.

And now at my highest weight ever, I want to resolve this weight issue once and for all.

So I'm so happy I have found this place!

welcome! we have a lot in common! I did sports all through high school and when I went to college I stopped and man did i gain! This is a pretty motivating group so come ask if you have any questions!

wow--where to start??????  I can't imagine all of the posts after I leave town tomorrow afternoon, for 1 day!!!  this is awesome!!

first of all--welcome angel, serena, and violet!!!!!  we are all so glad you are here!!  and thanks angel, I know we will have a great time with Beth Moore.  It's gonna be fun!!  plus, I am going tonite to get my "snacks" to be prepared!!!

hyechong-glad your hubby is on the upswing!!--congrats on that 2 pounds!!!  take it anyway it comes, huh???  :)

tabby- no hating yourself!!!  I am a big diet coke drinker, I could drink it by the truckload, BUT, when I am sick...nothing tastes better than a real Coke!!!  so, it's okay!!!  you have to focus on getting better first! 

vk--I also heard that you can fill calories with p butter or nuts, plus, "they" say if you eat a carb esp. at night, that's it really good to put a protein with it.--and I forgot the vitamins as well...typical.

tully-I am also visual!!  I love having that DECLINING graph!!!  Of course b/c I was on here back in the fall, it has a big ole upswing as well!!!!  lol

itsmytime- i'm going to be w/o internet access for 3 days while i'm camping! I'm going to go through withdrawals I think.

welcome everyone...I understand your troubles violet...I have gained 40 pounds in the last 2 years...I have chronic fatigue and walking wears me out...I enjoy doing it and go when I can, but sometimes I am so tired by the end of the day that I don't want to do anything...

I have not done too poorly today...I went to McDonald's for lunch with every intention of getting a double cheeseburger...comfort food for the sick...lol...and I got a salad...woohoo!!  I did get a strawberry shake to go with it but it wa small and I did not eat it all...I ordered pizza tonight for everyone and I had one slice...nothing tastes good...nothing smells at all...lol...I just want to feel better...

I am going to try to get back on track completely tomorrow...water...good food...exercise depends on how I feel...water probably depends on how I feel...it is yucky when you are coughing and sneezing and gross...lol...

Have fun camping...don't miss us too much kt...

Hello everyone. 

Angelo64- You are very welcome here.  Would be nice to have a guys opinion on things sometimes too?  Nice that you want to lose some weight so you can play with your kids....You must be an awesome dad.  Be nice for them to keep you too.  There was a guy on this site that was only 25 and he had a stroke.  You need to take care of yourself for those kids.  They will be your best motivators.

Serena, and Violet Welcome too. 

I must say I'm really worried about my weigh in tomorrow morning.  I just have this funny feeling that I'm the same..221.  No way of knowing for sure of course unless I weigh myself now but I want to do it in the morning....friday morning...that's my rule...lol  If I haven't lost it means for sure a plateau and to be very honest I don't know if I can handle a plateau right now.  Too much other stuff.  :(   So just in case it is.....start posting some really motivating things of why I'm doing this again and why I need to stick to this no matter what the scale says....???

rockinmama-well, can't wait to hear results from weigh in...if it is a plateau you can handle it!!  (of course, I say that and have only seen my scale down 1 pound so far this week, and I'm already getting upset....)

so, if it is a plateau, what are suggestions to get us going?  I've still got way too much to lose to hit a plateau this soon. 

kt==have fun camping...comeback and tell us how great you did!!  I am going to my conference today , and bought some 100 cal. snack things to take with me.  I haven't been doing those alot , but I figured being away, I knew I could look at it and say okay, that 100 and still keep on counting!

Have a great Friday...!!!  And Saturday...I'll be back in here on Sunday, and can't wait to hear from everyone!