Being 40-something is spectacular! If you get a chance, introduce yourself to current and new members by filing out the bio below. Copy the below to a new reply and fill in as desired
(copied from 100 club, thanks!)
First name:
Geographical location:
Age:
Marital Status:
Children/Ages:
Occupation:
Pets:
Hobbies/Interests:
Height:
Eye/Hair Color:
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey:
Starting Weight:
Goal Weight:
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss:
Following any specific plan:
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past:
Hobbies/Interests: Competing with my dogs, camping, cooking, biking, hiking, and horses
Height: 5'6"
Eye/Hair Color: Blue/Blonde
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Restarted 1/1/09 (lost a lot of weight in 2006, have since found it, thus the reason I am here)
Starting Weight: 264
Goal Weight:155
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Exercise and Staying Motivated
Following any specific plan: Counting Calories
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I am just sick of tired of being overweight and not being able to do what I want to do, when I want to do it.
Anything else you would like to share with us: Just that this fat has to go!!
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss:keeping my cravings for sweet things in check.
Following any specific plan:no...I find that when I follow a specific plan, I fall off very quickly
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: now that I am dating again, this is keeping me feeling that I need to get on track more than ever. I like and want to feel sexy....when I do, men will find me more attractive.
Anything else you would like to share with us: Even more than wanting to feel attractive ...I want to be healthy. My Dad was diagnosed with diabetes in his fifties...I don't want to fall in to the same unhealthy hole.[/FONT]
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Stop the Yo-Yo - ing!
Following any specific plan: Low Cal, Low Carb, Low Fat; exercise 5x per week
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: Setting a goal to run a 5K this year in the fall in under 30 Minutes. Something to work toward to keep the diet and exercising going and give it purpose beyond just getting heathly and fit.
Anything else you would like to share with us: Hit a ten year low of 135 in late 2005. Since have ranged from 145 to 169 last 3 years. Jan.1,2008 was up to 167, went down to 152 in May and hit that low again in October, but back up to 169 in December - just 8 weeks later -YIKES - Need to stop this insanity.
Occupation: I help schools raise money through auctions
Pets: Miss Dixie, a wonderful black lab and my walking companion
Hobbies/Interests: I love to walk and hike, but my hobbies change with the seasons, just because they can
Height: 5' 3" on a good day
Eye/Hair Color: Brown and Brown, with the help of my colorist
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: December 21st
Starting Weight: Not sharring this info
Goal Weight: I want to be the best me I can and lose weight slowly enough to be a way of life and not a diet
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: meeting my daily activity goal of 2 hours, some days are easier than others...
Following any specific plan: using a boby bugg and counting calories though the BB program
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I am not a yoyo dieter, I just let my food got a little (ok a lot) out of control
Pets: Yellow Lab - Ben (3) and a Black Lab (pound pup) - Riley (we think close to 2); three hamsters and a few dust bunnies
Hobbies/Interests: I collect antique dolls and furniture when I have spare money, which isn't often - I love reading thriller/drama/horror novels as well. History channel, SciFi and Discovery are my favorites cable stations.
Height: 5'5" (and shrinking or so it feels like)
Eye/Hair Color: I'm a natural brunette, but can't seem to leave my hair color alone since I have quite a few grays - I go from a deeper brunette up to a strawberry/light brunette mix in the summer months -- my eye color is a blueish/greenish/greyish
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: Which time?
Starting Weight: 7lbs 14oz (sorry, couldn't resist) - actually this time it'd be 200 is my starting weight... heaviest I've ever been
Goal Weight: 145 is my goal - I weighed this in high school, so we'll see if I can reach it
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: Believing in myself... Following any specific plan: For now, I'm counting calories/fat and I've started exercising again What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past: I think to myself that I'm not getting any younger and I really don't want to start over AGAIN in another 5 years.. it will be hard enough losing weight this time.. I know the older you get the harder it is and I figure I'll have a hard enough time as it is... Anything else you would like to share with us: I can accept growing old and I can accept not being what some would call 'hot' any more.. but I want to look good, as vain as that sounds. I want to be able to buy clothes without worrying if they'll 'glide' over my stomach or buying swimsuits that resemble maternity swimsuits because I don't want anyone to see my thigh jowls. I want to be able to play with my kids without feeling like I'm going to stroke out and I want to be able to ride my bicycle without feeling like every passerby is shaking their head thinking, "Oh look.. poor thing..."
Occupationn WC for the last 3 years need to find a job in this rotten economy
Pets: NONe allergys
Hobbies/Interests:Ebay, photography , cars and Macs
Height:5'8
Eye/Hair Color: Blue/ depends on my mood
Starting Date of Weightloss Journey: 1/1/09(again) for the million time
Starting Weight:205
Goal Weight:150
Biggest hurdle to overcome in weightloss: the day to day struggle also nightime snacks.
Following any specific plan:low fat
What is different this time in your weight loss efforts than in the past:I am going to be 50 in a little over a year this is my last try.49 this month!
Anything else you would like to share with us:
Last edited by CyberGypsy; 01-06-2009 at 06:50 AM.