100 lb. Club - #153 Determined Women! (and men!)

Where are the guys anyway?? Oh Steeeeveeeen? You hiding out there somewhere? Oh well, if the boys don't want to play, we'll have fun all by ourselves, right ladies? OK, JUst wanted to get this started, I'll probably start the new Butt Movers thread tonight before bed, instead of waiting until tomorrow...

I am here. I am trying some thing new for my focus. it may be helping i shall wait till the next few days before i can really say that is is helping.

Well today was a horrible day. I guess I got the flu yesterday and don't feel any better today. I just hope I feel a little better tomorrow. I would like to go to the gym. I think that if I do feel better, I'll just go and take it easy. Just swim or something.

Food today has been sparce. I don't think I even made 500 cal. today. I have tried to drink but it ends up out the other end just as I put it in, lol.

So hopefully I'll at least be able to drink more tomorrow.

My activity was ok. Yesterday I took my kids to the zoo before I felt to bad. They loved it and we walked a lot.

Today I just sat on my sick but all day long.

Hope everyone had a good weekend. Talk to you all tomorrow.

Bella23

Hey, people. I'm still around. Was pretty busy this weekend. I did well last night. I DID go to bed instead of eat. I lay awake til after 1 AM though. I'd drop off then wake 10 or 15 min later and lay there for another hour or so! I hate those kind of nights! :rolleyes: And it's always on a night when I have to get up and be presentable for public!!

Today I had a greek salad for lunch and cereal and milk for dinner, with an apple and 2 oranges in between. So, I guess I'm ready for weigh-in tomorrow.

I don't know if remembered to tell you guys this or not. I talked to the girl in the Dr's office, and she told me my cholestrol had gone from 270 to 154 in three months. :smug: I'm thrilled to death. So, I can say that Lipitor and changing the diet really brings MY cholestrol down! And as the dr expected, my thyroid tested high which means the opposite of what you would think, and it's not working properly so he raised my dosage of my thyroid meds. So, I should be in great shape for summer. :cool:

I sure would like to be at 290 by Memorial Day, but that's kind of a lofty idea! But, I'm going to aim for it anyway! That's 14 lbs for the rest of this month.

My best friend, Debby, has been struggling lately. But she is going to our weightloss club with me tomorrow. She's so depressed. :cry: I am trying to be supportive without being bossy! Now, folks, that is a tall order for me!! :lol: I'm not the most subtle or diplomatic person. But things are going OK for now. If you pray, please put us on your prayer list!

PNG, I want to thank you for starting the weekend challenge. It really helped to keep me in line the past two days. ~ Good job staying off those scales!! It's almost like not being allowed to play with a new toy! :mad: The sugar thing will help, I'm sure! :D ~ How is your mom? Anything to do with the heart scares me! My prayers to you and her.

Sue, I sure hope your new ideas work well for you! Sometimes a change is what we need to spark us again. :strong:

Jennelle, I guess 'TGIF' must have been written for teachers! :spin: I have another friend who is a teacher. We haven't been together regularly for several years, but I remember her grading papers most evenings that I spent at their apt. MAJOR KUDOS TO YOU FOR TEACHING THE KIDS OF TODAY!!! I wouldn't do it for all the $$ in the world! It takes a special person to teach. ~ And congrats on your butt! Losing is a good thing!

Bella, I'd put money on the fact that you weighed more because of the water. I'm really anxious to see what you find out tomorrow.

BA, did you have a wonderfully romantic weekend. Hope so, you deserve it!

Sandi, is Jacob better now, it's sooo hard to have a sick baby in the house! Hope you were able to get some rest, at least.

Jennifer, how was the weekend? Were you a good girl and stay away from the bad stuff? Are you all better now?

Carol, are you OK? How are your sinuses? That is sooo miserable. We haven't heard anything from you for days. I hope you didn't get blown away!

Hope everybody had an OP weekend. I'm looking forward to hearing from everybody.

:yawn: I'm going to go to bed soon. Maybe I'll sleep the whole nite...hope, hope, hope!

I'll check in tomorrow.

Bella,

You were posting while I was writing that short book! I'm so sorry you got so sick yesterday! Talk about miserable!! Hope things straighten out soon...look at it this way...You're bound to lose this weekend!!

Good Luck and I hope you're better by now!

Well, I'm bummed now, somehow I've grown in the bust, went shopping for bras, got a just my size 44dd, and the bastage doesn't fit!:mad: :mad: I did get a 46 sportsbra, finally got one of those to fit, so I don't get bruises when I jump rope... Done good today, even after all my food today, I'm still down by like 300 cals or something for reaching my minimum cals... so, I'm gonna pop some popcorn here in a while, and crunch my blues away... I'll try to get in for individual replies tomorrow...

Just wanted to pop in and say hi! Lost 5.8 last week. So now I am in the mood for another good week.

Very sore from all the walking and playing I did outside yesterday. Which I know is a good thing. Means I am getting muscles used that do not get use muched.

The weekend was good and I am still OP. I have been for the last 28 days. I have been on WW now for 1 month and I lost 13.6 pounds.

If you get a chance check out my food journal with the link below. Off to get ready for the work week. First I have a meeting at DS school.


Have a great day!!

Goodmorning and Happy Monday. Yeah right. Wishing it were still Sunday so I could be in bed, but you have no idea how much I need the structure of my work week. I was anything but OP so I am positive I didn't reach my "where I want to be by next Monda goals". I am disgusted with what I did over the weekend. No water or exercise. Not too bad on food, but not good either. Why oh why?

It's gonna be a hot week here in NY this week. And hot weather does two things for me. Reminds me of how miserable I am with my body in the heat, reminds me of my clothes that aren't fitting right and reminds me that I should be wearing short shorts and tshirts. So, I am sure it will be a good OP week for me.

Pryia..WOOOHOOOO! That is a wonderful loss!!!! You rock!

PNG..I have a hate/love relationship with my chest. I feel your pain.

Velvet..Looks like you've really done a lifestyle change. I am sure you were estatic about your test results. Woohooo!

bella..I hope you feel better sweetie!

nasus..Hmmm, whatcha doing?

im here, every saggy flabby fold. ive been real bad on my eating. here is just YESTERDAYS food chart

1 bag nuker popcorn, 2 tbsp salt, 5 (prob more) tbsp parmesan cheese

2 hamburgers tons of ketchup and 2 tbsp salt

half bag of chili cheese fritos

found a cheese cake freeze bar thingy

pb & j sugar toast sandwhich, (wheat bread, that make it not bad? *LMFAO*)

probably more, but cant remember. back is KILLING me.

ive been walking about 25 mins twice a day, but cant do it right cause my brother walks with me and he has a SEVER weight problem. he ways around the 380 or higher mark and hes been that way long enough that he now has arthritis and something else in his feet, so he cant walk fast.

not doing the water thing, hardly drinking anything for that matter. not been on the net all that much, been depressed kinda.

its so easy to gain weight, why couldnt it be that easy to lose it? *L* :)

Well I am back. Home today from work. I had a meeting at the school this morning. So I walked there and back. 1 hour of walking. I count it as light, but I am not a slow walker so it maybe even moderate. All I know is I HURT today. From the walking Sat and Sun and then my arm hurts from throwing balls and hitting balls to DS yesterday.

I am cleaning up my house and just enjoying the queit day. Only 3.5 hours left. Man this goes by to fast. I am done with the kitchen and part of the dining area. Just taking my time and enjoying myself. I am not touching DS's room, he has to do that later.

Poet: That was yesterday. Today is a new day. You can do it. Just make good choices. You can have the foods you love, just not all in the same day. There was one day last week I had a bag of cheetos. I love cheetos. And at one time I would eat 2 or 3 a day an not bat an eye. But this time I had 1 bag. And ate a few closed it and when I felt I wanted more. I knew I could have the whole bag and either do it all at once, or spread it out during the day. Either way the 8 points had already been accounant for them.

Do not be so hard on yourself. It does get easier as the time goes on. Keep up the good work you can do it!!

Small question? You said your brother walks with you and can't right now. Why not? I am not trying to be mean...We have to decide that we are going to take of yourself no matter what. I know you said your back is killing you. I can relate. 13.6 pounds ago, I weighed 239 and man my back and my knees hurt. It had come down to I had to wear tennis shoes to work, cause I hurt so bad. Well I went back to WW, cause at 34 I should not hurt like that just from walking around work. I did not excerise in the beginning. Heck walking around work was enough. I don't have a job were I sit much. So I changed my eating and used my running around work as my excerise. And now my back and knees don't hurt anymore. I just added in excerise on Sat. and I am sore from walking 7 miles in 3 days. But it beats how I was feeling at 239 pounds. So chin up!! YOU CAN DO THIS!! Just work on one day at a time.

Originally posted by Pryia
Well I am back. Home today from work. I had a meeting at the school this morning. So I walked there and back. 1 hour of walking. I count it as light, but I am not a slow walker so it maybe even moderate. All I know is I HURT today. From the walking Sat and Sun and then my arm hurts from throwing balls and hitting balls to DS yesterday.

I am cleaning up my house and just enjoying the queit day. Only 3.5 hours left. Man this goes by to fast. I am done with the kitchen and part of the dining area. Just taking my time and enjoying myself. I am not touching DS's room, he has to do that later.

Poet: That was yesterday. Today is a new day. You can do it. Just make good choices. You can have the foods you love, just not all in the same day. There was one day last week I had a bag of cheetos. I love cheetos. And at one time I would eat 2 or 3 a day an not bat an eye. But this time I had 1 bag. And ate a few closed it and when I felt I wanted more. I knew I could have the whole bag and either do it all at once, or spread it out during the day. Either way the 8 points had already been accounant for them.

Do not be so hard on yourself. It does get easier as the time goes on. Keep up the good work you can do it!!

Small question? You said your brother walks with you and can't right now. Why not? I am not trying to be mean...We have to decide that we are going to take of yourself no matter what. I know you said your back is killing you. I can relate. 13.6 pounds ago, I weighed 239 and man my back and my knees hurt. It had come down to I had to wear tennis shoes to work, cause I hurt so bad. Well I went back to WW, cause at 34 I should not hurt like that just from walking around work. I did not excerise in the beginning. Heck walking around work was enough. I don't have a job were I sit much. So I changed my eating and used my running around work as my excerise. And now my back and knees don't hurt anymore. I just added in excerise on Sat. and I am sore from walking 7 miles in 3 days. But it beats how I was feeling at 239 pounds. So chin up!! YOU CAN DO THIS!! Just work on one day at a time.

well, my brother weighs in at nearly #400 probably around the 380 mark or so. and hes been like that since he was in his early to mid 20's. he is 31 now.

all that weight plus multiple sprains and a strains his ankles are shot. also has arthritis in them. so walking long distances or walking fast can make it to where he cant walk hardly at all for days and sometimes a week or more. so we have to take it slow and easy when he walks with me. and that wasnt a mean question at all :)

Hello All!! Well it's Monday and I am back on the staright and narrow. I went off my plan on Monday night last week when Jacob got sick and I haven't been back. No water, bad food and no butt moving. I am not EVEN going to WW tonight. I'll face that demon next week!! But today is a new day and so far I am doing good. Jacob is feeling better, so that is a relief.

I started reading Dr. Phil's Life strategies this weekend. I'm hoping that book will help motivate me to get it together. I need to be much more consistent than I am.

The good news is that I am part of another group and we log exercise minutes. My total for March was 433, My total for April was 645!! For someone who previously moved NONE, that's pretty HUGE!!! Maybe some good habits are starting to form! :)

Steven - To make you feel better, this was my sucky lineup yesterday...
Chocolate donuts and milk
Nestle' Crunch
Long John Silvers
Pizza and breadsticks
5 gourmet chocolate chip cookies and milk
I think I have you beat! Is it really any wonder that I am this heavy...this used to me every day, now it's my shame day...soon it will be a NEVER day. Hang in there sweetie!! Today is a new day!! :) How is today going?

Jennifer - I'm with ya! OP all week!! And a good weekend too!! :D

Pryia - 5.8!! Missy that is awesome!! Good for you! You keep it up!! I can't believe you have been OP for 28 days!! That is so impressive!!! :)

Gayle - Jacob is better and Mommy is better!! Thanks for the constant encourgement!! We all need to set some Boston Goals!! :)

Bella - I'm sorry your not feeling well. I hope you get well soon!!

PNG - some would think a bigger chest is a good thing :D

nasus - so is your new thing helping?

Have a great week everyone!!! :D :D

today is goin ok, ive been up around 7 hours or so now and ive had a bannana and a bag of nuker corn, (nothing on it). so i guess im doin ok.

well find out tomorow, after tonight. nights are my worst time. used to be id eat two sandwhiches, a bag of chips and anything else i could find between 10 pm and 1 am.

Mystic , Don't feel bad about yourself it doesn't help and really only makes matters worse. Babe, we all have blown it big time as we walk along this path. We here, are fighting a major battle not just of pounds and genetics but also the longer you carry extra weight the more fat cells the body creates so yes it is much harder. The real battle however is in the mind. You see we get to feeling deprived of our COMFORT food when in reality our comfort food deprives us of our lives. The freedom to move easily, to work well , even to play as we all need too. Sadly we are even deprived of being comfortable in our own skins. How many of us suffer raw thighs, rashes from the moisture between the folds of skin, backaches, leg pain , feet pain, swollen ankles and so on . COMFORT food deprives us of our self respect from others and from ourselves. Personally I avoid the camera like the plague. I have become most skilled in this area. The last picture I liked of me was 10 years ago at my wedding and my friend I had a weight of 289 lbs so from the neck down ..........well you know.
We have to learn to love and like ourselves and our lives more than the comfort food. Sometimes in life we have to learn to let go of old friends for many reasons especially when they turn on you and betray you. That is what has happened to us all. You are not alone and there are many here who care about you , want the best for you and want you to be happy in life so when it it gets you down remember that. Hug that knowledge close . I assure it is true. Hang tough Babe.
Pam

I've said it before, in one of my many lectures, and I'll say it again now, Steven, you buy, and eat some of the worst foods on earth, hehe, go to the library, and check out a book on nutrition, not a fad diet book, or even a book on vegetarian nutrition, just a recent look at the foods you should be eating... study it, look at the foods I eat, I still have room for treats...lol (already b'fast, morning snack, lunch, and a treat, cappucino, and I STILL haven't cracked 1000 cals :D) Also, walk with Bill, but don't let him be your crutch... get him out and walking a b it, and when he gets tired and goes home, keep going :D Get yourself some handweights, can use those ANYWHERE... hehe, now I get to lecture you all over the place, you have NO WHERE TO RUN Muahahahaha!:devil: :devil: :s:

Afternoon everybody.

Not much new with me. The days just sort of roll into one another and seem to revolve around baby's feedings and naps.

Good news, lost 2.4lbs last week. Had my WW weigh in this morning. so that is 12 lbs over 3 weeks, now starting week 4. I've stayed within my points this entire time but the water has not been good. I'd have probably lost another 5 lbs if I actually drank all the water I'm supposed to drink.

Keep up the good work everyone. Take care.

gbo:

yeah, the mind is my serious problem. ive worked LONG and HARD to get my i dont give a sh*t attitude. and even though i KNOW i dont really believe the stuff i tell myself, my body does. so, it still thinks that my fat is something that doesnt bother me, so it literaly, or so it seems, decides to do what it wants too.

and im REALLY going to be yelled at by sinner here, but i think if i would take my anti depressants more consistently i wouldnt have as hard a time as i do.

and sinner:

you know, if it werent for your lectures and the fact that you know me more than i know myself sometimes, i dont even think id be starting this weight loss stuff. it takes a lot of work to break down my walls, and you are through them and on your way to leaving me behind *LMFAO*. as for running from ya, naaaa, never happen. you and johnny are to cool for words :) *L*

Hi, all. What a neat thread! I've been so inspired by everything that was said to Steven! You haven't only been boosting him...you've helped me, too!!

Hey, Steven...the gawdess is right! You need to work on your nutriition. Everybody else is right too! I've had a Subway 6" sub (the other half is waiting in the kitchen), wheat pasta with spag sauce, and I have some grilled veggies out there, too, if I want them! Yum! You can do this, too. I'm doin' it, so, come on along!

I went to R-Weigh (my local wt-loss group) and I lost 2.5 lb last week!! Waaa...Hooooo! I'm at 301.5, so it's possible that I could be below 300 next week! I've also set a goal of 290 by Labor Day. It's do-able...so we'll see if I can be good long enough! :angel:

And...PNG! Oh, man...can I relate to the bra thing! I'll bet you're building muscle in your pecs! I wouldn't mind being a little hefty in the chest...IF it was a little firmer! And that's as gentle as I can be with a man in the room!!

Pryia! GREAT JOB, GIRL!! Keep up the good work. You are motivating me to set this newest goal. Thanks a million!!

Jen, that is a great weightloss, too. I don't envy you the care of an infant. I give you all the KUDOS I can! You are doing a fab job.

Pam, what a wonderful post...thank you. I don't deprive myself anymore...I work my cravings into my allowances!

Sandi, sometimes giving in to our bodies gives it a jolt and then you can lose all the quicker. Hope it works that way for you! I'm so glad that Jacob's feeling better. What wonderful exercise numbers you've built up! GOOD JOB, SANDI! ~ You're right about the Boston Challenge! We can get a lot done in 4 months! I lost 46.5 lbs in the last 4 months and 1 week! Away we go! We'll definately have to bring before and during photos! **THIS GOES FOR YOU, TOO, PAM...WE'LL MEET EVENTUALLY...I HOPE**

I'm going to cut this off here, cause I want to post my new numbers, so I'll be back later!

steven - I had that 'I don't care if I'm fat' attitude. There is only so much you can take from the world before you develop that attitude. If everyone weren't beating us over the head about it we probably would have done something about it a long time ago. I still don't care that I am fat, what I do care about is that I am unhealthy and I can't do the things that I want to do like play sports (without gasping for air or feel like I am lumbering instead of running) or even climb the stairs in my house carrying my baby without getting short of breath when I get to the top. Maybe that would help you too. Don't worry about the not caring about fat and think about being concerned about your health. This is where PNG's lecture on nutrition and you taking your medication on a regular basis comes in. Just some thoughts.

Velvet - good job yourself losing 2.5 lbs. Keep that up and you'll lose at lot more than 10 lbs by Labour Day!

Hi all just to let you know what I have been doing. It is a thing like self hypnosis called EFT. it is really wierd, but it seems to work for me. I have been able to stay Op for several days. and do not have the intese cravings for the junk like i havve in the past. last few weeks. I know many would feel like this is a bunch of BS but my thoughts are what ever it takes. may times if the mind believes it then the body will follow. most of this is a mind thing.

I agree with Jen It is because of self disgust that i started my journey now i continue out of self preservation. Just last week i carried a 70 lb bag of sand out of the car. It was so heavy i could not believe that i used to walk around with that weight all the time. my ankles and knese were in pain from carring that extra weight. With my loss of weight i can run with my kids. and have tons of fun!! I enjoy life now. I am not just saying that. I truly am having tons of fun!!!

PNG I am still having problemswith my breast size. you would think with over 60 lbs gone that i would havs shrunk under 1 chest side and 1 cu;p size!!! It must be my magnificent pecs!!! :lol:

well gals/guys i have been up for a while now must go and get my beauty sleep!!! :lol:

Ok,

Well as I said in an other post, I hate the scales. After loosing over 6 inches this past week, I gained 1/2lb. That sucks!!

O'well. I guess it is just the muscle and not the fat, LOL (I hope so)

I do feel better. Not 100% yet but should be there tomorrow. I did go to the gym and today I just swam. Wasn't up to anything else.

Mystic: It's great that your out there to help your brother, but if you can do more, go farther, faster, your self, you might want to do two workouts, one with your brother and one by yourself. You will get more out of a workout if you can go faster or farther.
Also, I don't know what kind of money you have, but getting a gym membership and going there with your brother might be a good idea as well. I know that my gym has lots of very overweight people and it does wonders for them. They will tallor a workout for him and you and if they have a pool, that would be great for you brother. The water is much easier on the joints.
Well that is just my two sence.

Hope everyone else is doing good.

Talk to all of yall later,
Bella23

Hello All -

Stayed home from school today because I thought I had pink eye...woke up at around 3:30 a.m. with goop oozing out of my eye, then looked in the mirror before I got in the shower and saw my left eye was really red and swollen. It cleared up a little over the next hour, but I went to the doctor's office anyway. He seems to think if it's pink eye, it's a really mild case. I got a prescription for steroid/anti-biotic eye drops, anyway.

The doctor's office scale said 228, which would be a pretty good loss (about 4 lbs.) I haven't been really good about staying OP lately, though. Still, compared to what I used to eat....there were some days I'd eat a Chik-Fil-A chicken biscuit with hashbrowns for breakfast, a candy bar during my planning period, school lunch complete with all the fatty fried food and buttered corn, then a Sonic grilled cheese and a large chocolate chip shake after school for the ride home (about 40 minutes). Then, I'd get home and eat dinner, then graze in the fridge for the rest of the night (my favorite binge food is American cheese slices). I am definitely a stress-eater, and 27 fifth graders is about as stressful as it gets! :lol: And I wonder how the **** I gained 40 lbs. since the beginning of the school year....

Jennelle :D
242.5/232 (official WW weight as of 5-25)/140

:smug: hi.. everyone.. I'm new here ... and I just wanted to drop in and say hello. I like all the boards... and one day I want to be at my goal weight...like who doesn't right? well.. drop me a line anytime....

Tammy
255/230/150

highest/current/goal

It's a funny thing, I returned that bra today, and got one like the one I got last time, 44d, a cups size SMALLER than the "Just my Size" heh, was 4 bucks cheaper too :)

Gayle, I hadn't even thought of the muscle thing, I do know that I'm getting a bit of a wrstlers build around my shoulders and neck, getting a little cobra thing happening there, I LIKE it :D

Tammy, Welcome!

Sue, I used a sefl hypnosis tape a while back, I stopped because I just don't have ANY time that is my own hardly anymore, and I don't want to curb everybody else's appetite too :D Maybe I'll look into a personal cassete player...


I am now, officially 3 days totally OP!!! :D oh wait, my water sucked today, but I drank extra yesterday, so, I think I can slide by :D I had an amazing workout today, with Ravyn, we danced, then to keep her out of my way while I was doing my high impact step stuff, I let her on the treadmill, and when I got on the treadmill, she got on the step for a few minutes before she decided she had enough and went to kick back in the recliner :D

Well, I have an early morning tomorrow, so I'm going to finish my posting, go put an entry in my journal, and hit the hay :)

Busy thread today..I like it. I am doing pretty good. Shooting for 10 strict OP days. Finished my first day with a 2.5 mile walk and then enjoyed an orange. I haven't eaten an orange in forever. And it tasted good! Much better than the Girl Scout cookies that are sitting on the fridge. I didn't even go near them. I had a whammy of a weekend with food and self destruction. But I am feeling alot better now. Wearing a skirt to work that I bought last spring. The good thing is, it fits. The bad part is it's very snug around the waist. But hey, I can get away with it. So, I am not too far from where I was a year ago. I want to burn it by next spring. :D

My back "rolls" came back and I hate them after gaining these 15 lbs back. I've been noticing them more and more lately, which is making me more and more determined. Nothing worse than seeing and feeling back rolls. Give me a belly, big thighs and a double chin anyday over back rolls. I will get rid of them.

losin4me..Welcome!! Jump right in.

PNG..Looks like you have a great little workout partner.

Jennelle..Hope your eye gets better. Nothing like a little ooze to start our day off. Enjoy your day off.

bella..Muscles girl. You are gaining muscle!! That is a good thing, so smile about it. 6 inches gone!! That is fabulous!

nasus..Isn't it amazing about the sand bag? I have trouble carrying around a 25 lb bag of cat food.

Jen & Velvet: WOOHOOO on your weightlosses!!

Mystic..Are you following any "plan"? Sometimes we all need more sructure when first starting out. It's a tough battle, we all have those days. Nightmares. Good days are addicting though.

JacobsMommy..Wow girlie! Moving that butt big time, aren't ya? Glad Jacob is feeling better and you can get back on the sraight and narrow.

Pyria..Good job on the walking!!

Hello Hello!!
I know I promised to post after vacation, but last week was a blurr to me.
I had a great trip, I had no trouble with the airplane seats, they were comfortable for the first time in my life and I didn't need a seat belt extender, I actually had to tighten it!! Woo Hoo..
Las Vegas was fun we walked the strip..... I said walk!! We use to drive from casino to casino.... it was nice to walk it!!
San Diego was wonderful as usual, we visited friends who didn't recognize me. Mexico was fun!! I can't drink much any more... if you know what I mean. We flew home from Los Angeles and went to Universal Studio's we did alot of walking there which didn't bother me. We had a fun trip.
Last week was hectic.... going back to work is the pits and it was Derby week, so too much was going on at once.
My Birthday is this Sunday and My Hubby has bought me a Laptop computer. He wants me to write a Newsletter on Gastricbypass Surgery. I want to too, so I guess this is his hint...
All I need is that scanner..... then I can show you my before and current pictures. I showed my Orthodontist my before Picture and he said there is no way that is me. LOL I need to let you guys be the judge.

Jennifer How are you?? I am so proud of you.... staying focused and OP. Weekends can be tough. Hang in there.

I hope everyone has a great OP week!! I also hope this RAIN ends!! We have had over 5 inches in May so far... and it's only May what??? 7th.....

Hang tough everyone!! We can do it just take 1 day at a time!!

Derby
466/213/160 goal
-253 in 13 months

You know I haven't been very honest with myself for the past week or so. I keep letting myself be off plan. Last night I did good until I went a few points over with dinner. Then of course I was over so I HAD to have one of Steve's 9 point ice cream cones. This morning doughnuts. I keep telling myself, it's ok, you'll get back on tomorrow.

You know what...IT'S NOT OK!!!! :( :( :(

I just finshed my Taco Bell lunch. But I tell you this. It ends here...now. I MUST get back on plan 100%. And I am starting right this very minute. I will pour out this pop that I am drinking and fill my water glass and I will somehow find the time to move today and have a healthy dinner.

It's NOT OK that I weigh 269 (much more probably with this last week)

It's NOT OK that I skipped WW because I didn't want to face the scale

It's NOT OK that I haven't had even 1 OP day this month

I am still riding on success that happened last year. It's about time that I created some success for 2002!!!

I'm not being hard on myself...just being honest

Love to you all!!

Originally posted by JacobsMommy
I'm not being hard on myself...just being honest

if thats not hard on yourself, i do NOT know what is :)

as for what you have "allowed' yourself to do, i dont see it as a bad thing. i mean, yes it is in a way, but it could be worst. you COULD not even "allow" yourself to notice that you are slipping some. now, im not saying you should ignore this, what i am saying is that YOU dont allow this to happen. your mind says, "whoa, hey, we done f***** up here, what do we do?" and your body says "do? notta thing. im hungry".

you dont allow yourself to do anything, well somethings yes, but this no. your body slipped up, not you. just chalk it up as a bad "episode" and remember what allot of you have told me, tomorow is a new day, even if it is crappy wednsday :D

now to all of you you ARE beautiful, fat skinny sane or crazy :D.

I can't believe that I've been gone for 4 days and you guys have already filled up 2 pages of threads!!! We had a fabulous weekend. Well, it was good, and bad. Found out that my parents have accepted the job offer in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. So, my parents, best friends, closest confidantes are moving 300 miles away. At least it isn't California!! And considering my dad has been out of a job for almost a year, its definately a huge answer to prayer. And it seems that we have found a place to rent that we can keep my dog. I don't think she would survive a move. She doesn't do well with change... and although I love my parents more than my dog, I do know that if she moved too, I would probably wither up and die. So I just have to keep praying that the apartment will work out!!!

We had a great time relaxing, did a lot of physical activity too!! AND I managed to lose 2.8 lbs!!! I was so happy... I just about did cartwheels. As you can see from my picture, I have my happy blue ribbon!

AND we climbed a mountain!! that was great fun too.

Well I really missed you all... I'm so glad to be back to an internet connection!!!

*hugs to all*

I would write to everyone, but Buffy is on... LOL

Steven - I am SO GLAD TO SEE YOU FINALLY POSTING!!!

Sandi - don't let me get too far ahead of you... we can do this together!!

wow!!! a whole lot of soul searching going on around here this week!!!

and i'm not sure what to say. sometimes it's way more important to simply listen, so consider me a listener right now.

as for a personal note, i've decided that i need to get a watch to help me.. it's kind of strange, needing a watch to stay on program, but ... i'm starting to eat longer than the 20-30 minutes at a time that i'm permitted to do. i'm losing track of the time, which means i'm zoning out, which means that i'm not paying attention to what i'm eating, and that's what leads to binging.

and i'm in no condition to binge!!!!

it'll have to be one with a timer on it.

Steven, thanks for the kind words. And I am moving on. But REALLY, it was me who slipped up. Only I am in control. Does that Sunday menu look like that of someone who was trying in the least?? I'm not saying that I need to be perfect, You know I don't believe that, look at my moto. But geez a whole week of those menus. I can do MUCH better than that. I just need to try. I wasn't trying at ALL. No water, no exercise and lots of bad, bad food. There is no excuse for not trying at all. A bad day yes...a couple a bad days yes. A whole week of who gives a damn and lying to myself that its ok. NO, it's not ok.

It's time for bed and I am happy with myself. Drank lots of water, made decent food choices. No butt moving, but we're not going for perfection here!! :)

Jiff - Good luck with your watch. It doesn't sound wierd...whatever works!! :)

BA - She returns!! Sounds like you had a great time! Sorry to hear that your family is moving away, but it sounds like a much needed opportunity. And don't worry missy...you won't get too far ahead of me. Got my head on straight again!

Derby - Welcome back!! Walking the vegas strip...that's great. I'm so excited for you. I CANNOT wait to see some before and after pictures. A bit of inspiration!!

Jennifer - I know you can do 10 days!! Go...Go...Go. Rolls, hmmmm I can't even imagine what life will be like without them!!

PNG - Good job on being OP!! 3 days...I'm impressed!! :D

Tammy - Glad you dropped in...how's it going?

Jennelle - Is your eye any better. Such fun, eh???

Bella - 6 inches!! :D WAY TO GO!!! You just keep it up! We are all so proud of you!!

Nasus - I think you are sooo right. It is all in your mind. I'm glad it's working for you!!

Hi to Gayle, Jen and Gbo!!!

Steven..... Sometimes you have to be hard on yourself just to get to the truth of who you are and what you are doing to yourself. I personally am a bread freak and love to bake it from scratch as well. Last night I allowed myself two slices of bread that is not on my plan. It was a bad choise and MY mind (who I am as a personality) is the director of my body. An old metaphusical saying that I found to be most accurate goes ....As above , so below. As the mind goes, so goes the body. That My dear is the greatest statement of truth I have ever heard. To be tough on ones self does not mean to torture yourself it means to kick yourself once or twice (as needed) and move on. To face yourself fully and honestly is the first step to a happy and fulfilling life. I am very strict with me because I need that firm hand. It is the most loving gift I can give to myself. No More bull and excuses for me. I gave myself excuses( Like I am big boned until a car accident forced me to know I am small boned) and so much lea way. Don't be hard on yourself I would say I am fat and happy. What bunk. Does that mean I am not basically a happy person? Of course not!!!! I am by nature but I to know the dark side of depression I have had many reasons to in this life. That is no excuse either. I have a dear friend who gets upset just so she can drink. It is all up to us what we do with ourselves and life.
Personally, I was shut down by a very real and serious illness that kept me near bedfast from the age of 31 to my present 48 years and I learned what it is to not have a choise. What I would have given to vacuum my own floors, clean my own house, care for my family. I am free now to do all those things and I am wallowing in the freedom. Take your pills! Pardon my french but a hard *** is olny a person afraid to fail in their own eyes as well as the eyes of others. It is an armor , nothing more. It deprives you of the joy and freedom to be yourself. The beautiful being inside. You are that beautiful man inside give yourself the freedom to be him. Make your choises well my friend life rolls by with you or without you, it waits on no one and soon the years have flown by and there you are...still. God bless you and keep you. Take your pills and love yourself enough to give you a bit of happiness and serenity. Take care Steven. May joy be your constant companion.

BELLA - Great !!!!! All those inches! Congrats to the max and expect the scale to show the muscles a little. Muscle is what burns fat and the more you have the faster you burn. I know how you feel, the dress I am wearing right now was just below my knees now this puppy is to the floor!!!!!!!! Roll ON.
Pam

Back fat!!! My two 'biggest' fans...they're sticking to me like glue!! I'm not getting rid of them anytime soon!! ~ Jennifer, I'm having a love affair with oranges at the moment!! That's what I eat in the evenings if I get hungry! ~ I don't doubt in the least that you can make 10 days on plan. No problem!!! ~

Sandi, welcome back! I know what you mean about allowing a day or two to stretch into a week! Only, unfortunately, I know how they can stretch into a month...and a year!! Great job on hopping right back on the wagon!!

Jiffy, as soon as you find that binge with a timer on it, CALL ME!!! :lol: The watch is a good idea. Some of us really need a lot of structure till things get ingrained! Good thinking.

PNG, you stud you!!! I read the butt movers thread...YOU GO GIRL!! I promised you I would do Richard several days ago...guess what...I still haven't done it!! See...never trust me!

Beth Anne! What a great, great vacation you had. Fab, girl! Congrats! YOU LOST 2.8 LBS ON VACATION!!!

Derby, that is SOOO awsome that your vacation went so smoothly! And the airline seatbelt...WA-HOOOOO! I know what you mean...the last time I flew ('87), I BARELY fit...and I mean there was a lot of sucking in and pushing of fat, let me tell you!! So, I'm very happy for you! This must be a whole new life for you!

Tammy, welcome! Come in and post often...it REALLY helps.

Jennelle, what a lovely gift upon arising!! I love Jennifer's response!

Pryia, Steve, Jen, Bella, Belle, Sue and whomever else I'm missing...good days tomorrow. Steve...pick a plan, any plan...

Love,

Wow, Pam...that was great. Boy, did I need to read that!! I am always inspired by you. Thanx.

Love,

Well we went out for dinner, and ice cream after, last night, but regardless, I don't think I did too bad... I've been kicking serious arse on the working out, and been more towards the minimum of my cals for days.... we've decided that instead of the 5 days on, 2 off, we're going to have one free day every 2 weeks, right around payday... (so, that still keeps me OP, even though I think I was a few cals over.... right?) maybe that will work out better for us...

I don't know what's gotten into me, but I LIKE it, I woke up at 5:30 this morning, instead of 6, and instead of heading for the puter, like normal, I worked out for 45 minutes.... HARD, jumped rope, tried to do the treadmill, but gave up after 10 minutes of it sticking, need some silicone spray for it I guess, did 15 minutes of step, then 110 crunches, regular, 3-point, 10 fast pulses, on the floor with legs and hips elevated, and reverse, holding my ball betwixt ankles and thighs... then I did squats and stretching...whooohooo, (and I still got more for later!)


Beth Anne, Welcome back, glad you had a great vacation, and congrats again on the ribbon... glad you're back :)

Gayle, NO Richard??? You're gonna make me cry... or kick you in the butt...hehe, oh well, just make it a point to make it today :)

Pam, WHOA, maybe where I've failed with Steven, you'll succeed! I wanna straighten up after reading that...

Sandi, Glad to see you're getting yourself back on track...even if you DID have to beat yourself up to do it!

Well, I'm off to the rest of these threads, this board is on FIRE this week, I love it!

Pam - WOW!! If I wasn't inspired...I am now. You have said so many things, but what struck me the most was "I am very strict with me because I need that firm hand" That is totally me, except usually I am not strict with myself. I give mtself privilege after privilege, but what I realy need is a firm hand.

Thank you for your awesome post!! :D

Am totally on track this morning, drinking my water and counting those points.!!

Love, hugs and kisses to everyone!!! ;)

How do we do this every day?? Drinking my water has just been SO hard lately... I can hardly swallow it. So I let myself have some Crystal Light last night and today... hopefully a small variety will help. I did water it down big time though!

Today is a GREAT day. I'm FINALLY getting my performance review/evaluation this friday, and along with that comes the $$$! THEN I found out that work will reimburse me $60 for every 12 weeks I go to WW, which is good news too! So it seems that all the pieces are falling into place.

I didn't go to the gym this morning, But considering I've earned 20 exercise points in the last 2 days, and I'm supposed to do 2-4 a day, I think I'm allowed a break! Hopefully I can get my butt out of bed tomorrow morning!

Well, work is crazy... which always happens when you go away on vacation. I'm glad to be busy again, but I'm missing my afternoon nap big time!!

have a great one girlies..
BA

PNG, :^: I still haven't done Richard...I was so busy cleaning my apt (hiding the dirt) and helping mom move chairs in her living/dining room and shopping that my back is REALLY strained! :o But, what I did yest was definitely exercise for me!! ~~ And, I ALWAYS give myself a day most every week as a free day. It works perfectly for me! Last night I had more fat grams than I usually allow myself, but the calories were within my day's allowance...and I ate the pentultimate comfort meal!! I will definitely be very careful for the rest of the week...and, yes, I think you may be working of some calories there, girl!! Great job. You're the club's workout queen!...oops, sorry...GAWDESS!!

Sandi, I really got inspiration from Pam's post, too. I hope she wasn't only writing that to Steven, cause I took some, too!! :lol: ~~ You're doing a super job getting back to it!

Beth Anne! That is GREAT news on the job front!! Awsome. I'm so happy for you! ~~ I guess you DID earn a rest from the gym today!! PNG is proud of you!! And so am I! :D ~~ The watered down Crystal Lite sounds like a good idea. If I ever find myself with that problem I'll use it for sure.

Have good OP days, everybody! :D

Today is a WW frozen thing for lunch, and grilled chicken breast tonite. Mom's cooking and I don't know what veggies she will cook. I took a lady from here at the apt bldg to PT this morn. While she was in there, I did errands and walked through our huge grocery store, so I have moved...kinda!

Gonna close...see ya later,

I feel like CRAP. I have no idea what's wrong with me, and I can't really put a finger on it. My stomach is funky, my joints hurt, I have a headache, sort of generalized yuck. Maybe I'm getting the flu, but my nose and my ears seem fine (usually the first warning sign)... I have no idea, I just feel gross.

ANYWAY, YESTERDAY WAS AN AWESOME DAY!! Here's why.

#1 GREG GOT A JOB OFFER!! He will start permanently June 1st. Whooopeee!!!
#2 MY REVIEW IS FRIDAY!! (tomorrow) Finally the raise/promotion/transfer that has been due to happen since the end of January.
#3 We found a potential apartment where we can keep my dog.. we're going to look at it tonight. Saying my prayers big time about that.
#4 I found out work will reimburse me 50% of my Weight Watchers classes for every 12 I attend. Hooray!
#5 We got new cell phones (had to shut the old ones off because we couldn't afford the bill).. with a REALLY good deal, and free nationwide long distance (which will really help in the grand scheme of things with mom and dad shuttle-ing back and forth to Pennsylvania.
#6 My friend bought me 1 point hamburger buns, so now I can have my boca burger on a bun for only 2 points :)
#7 My Light N Tasty cookbook finally came...
#8 I got to chat with PNG on the phone :D

Bad Things Yesterday:
#1 Greg's mom gave him a COMPLETELY undeserved guilt trip (typical for her, she seems to think that the phone only works one way.. so even if we call and leave a message, we "never call them".)
#2 The accident (Gym Parking Lot Incident) is going to be my fault, but at least I will only get 2 points added to my license for it.
#3 One of the girls in the program my sister is at in Italy was raped by an Italian man. She's doing ok, but is coming home next Tuesday. I think all the girls are shaken up pretty badly. My sister has been incredible though, in helping this girl out, etc. If you are the praying type, say a prayer for her and my sister..

I also forgot to mention that Greg got me a "Hooray for you Losing Weight" present... He bought me an Ab-Tronic belt.. One of those abdomenal muscle "shocker" thingys. :)

Well its a new day... I think I'm just really nervous about the apartment tonight... It's PERFECT. I'm trying not to get my hopes up to high. Oh, how do I know its perfect?? Well 2 of our closest friends used to live on the second floor, so we are well acquainted with the house, the neighborhood, the landlord... etc.

Hope you guys all have a GREAT OP Day!

Well, I'm not as ON as I was yesterday... but I did get my crunches and arm exercises out of the way already....got up late, cuz I was up until 1am :o

Welp, today is payday, and it's almost Friday, doesn't get any better than that...well, unless I was to get a bonus :D

Beth Anne: Sowwy you're feeling ick... that time of year, when things are getting nice, but we all have to take turns being sick, it's just NOT fair! I'm SO glad everything is looking up for ya... wouldn't you just LOVE to tell the MIL to stuff it?
Awful about that poor girl, but at least it seems that your sister is taking good care of her...

It was REALLy cool to talk with ya yesterday, have to do it again sometime!

Gayle: Rest up that back, don't let it end up like mine...(I'm 2" shorter than I used to be, ebcause of back injuries from working in the steel mills)

Im soooooo tired, zzzzzzzzzzzz must finish my first quart of water, so I can have my coffeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Have a good one everyone!

I am new here, but not new to needing to loose more than
100 lbs. I have been posting on 3fc for several weeks now, but on buddy up. Hi! velvet, your the only one here I know so far, but hope to get to know everyone, and how your all doing. I started out at 345 lbs in Jan. 2. I am down to 290 lbs. I just joined curves (womenn's exercise place) and really enjoy that. I set a short time goal of 285 by 5/10/02, but I am not going to make it, but I am o.k. with that. I have done good. I will set another new goal tom. I use weight commander, and have enjoyed that as well. My goal is 165lbs. But I take little steps, then it isn't so over whelming. I just wanted to introduce myself, and say hi!
PNG2- you sound like the work out goddess, with all the crunches and stuff, that water does go down hard before coffee.
Bethanne - sorry to feel your not feeling well, lots of viruses going around, at least in New York. Good luck with your MIL sand the apt. Velvet- It was great im-ing you, we have so much in common. Love the picture. Pray everyone has a great day and stays op!!!

Welcome, Sue!! I'm so glad you came in and posted. This is a GREAT club!! You'll love it...we are a big (as Seinfeld would say, "Not that there's anything wrong with that..." and I do mean it in EVERY sense of the word!:lol: ), diverse, looney and losing crowd!

BA, sorry you are 'oogie' (thanks, Steven, I use that all the time now!). Hope you're starting to feel better. Maybe it is the C...A...double F...E...I...N...E...! Start brewing! ~~ I'm terribly sorry to hear of what your sis is going through. And her friend...there are not words...I already have, and will be, praying for them and you here worrying abt your sis. ~~ The 'good' list is awsome! Good for you. Good things happen to good people...Now for the 'bad' list...it can ALWAYS get worse, so that isn't TOOOO bad!

PNG, I had to duck out quickly this morning, but I was going to pop in to IM and tell you that I love Nelson's Ledges, too. It is gorgeous there. Not too far away...maybe I should take a ride there for the both of us...hmmmm...we'll see!

Jennifer, is your shoulder area feeling any better? What did you do to yourself... now, be NICE!!

Hi to everyone.

Love,

I am most happy to be of help to one and all. I know I can be rather long winded but as hard as I try to keep it short..... well, sometimes I have a mouth full to say. I care what happens with everyone here as I have lived this myself for so very long. I do not want that for all of you. Also God has placed me in a position to spend years thinking and examining myself, my life, my strengths and weaknesses. I was not over concerned about my large size, other than off and on for many years.I have paid that debt of ignoring my precious body and life. It will never happen again. The years slid by and now here I am still. Only now fighting this battle in earnest. My friends as large as I am now my top weight at the age of 16 was 475. Yes 475. So many yearsI have spent trapped in a prison of flesh. Unable to be the person I am , do the things I would have liked to do so much and avoided more than I care to remember. I learned in my twenties to walk through my fears, thank God, but the real diva I am has never been fully expressed. I am an RG (real girl ) from head to toe. Linen and lace and leather and lace. I love life even if I am on the outside looking in. If you check my spring time weather reports in LOw carb ( Misc. Clubs) I sure that is quite clear. I had gone down to 238 and maintained it until injured. A few years on my back took a heavy toll. Literally. At 48 I want to make the most of each and every precious day of life. I want that for all of you too. So thank you for your patience and kind words. As I love to laugh you all certainly give me a healthy dose of laughter and support in this journey. Thank you all.
Pam

Hello all,

I am back to work since Monday. :( I miss my baby so much. But other than that it seems to be going good. I had to quit breatfeeding and pump always but since have pretty much quit that too. She would not latch on anymore since she got a bottle at daycare. I also was only getting about 3 ozs when pumping and decided to quit. Yesterday was a hard day. I went to work and went home around 11:00 because I could not stay awake anymore. It was awful. My 6 week check up was Wednesday and everything seems to be normal but I am depressed alot of the time so he gave me some anti-depressants. I told him it was the family problems I have been having with the husband. He seems to have straightened up but I am still worried about my feelings toward him. The good thing about the pills is it makes me really thirsty and have to drink 2-4 jugs of water which is 32ozs each jug. Well I will post more later if I am home early enough and not sleeping. Got to get all the sleep in between as I can. Not sleeping well at night. Last night was the first good nights sleep I have had in a while. Went to bed at 10:30 and slept till 1 am when baby needed to be fed and was back to sleep by 1:30 got up at 5:30 to be at work by 6 am. That was a good nights sleep. :lol:

Take care all and I will post more.

Not much has been happening on my end. I wasn't op yesterday, but didn't go far over. O'well.

At the gym yesterday, I decided to get in the tanning bed and burnt only the area that doesn't usually see sun. And does it ever hurt today!!!

Bethanne- Be carefull with that belt. I have seen a few studies on tv about them and they say that they don't work and arn't good for you. Take care with them!! Great job for all the accomplises you had yesterday. They outnumber the bad things.

Hi to the rest of you, hope you all have a great day.

Bella23

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