3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community - Memory Time Capsule: To be Opened Week of October 5th

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Thinforme

04-24-2013 10:13 AM

Bumping this for anyone intrested in joining :)

pnkrckpixikat

04-24-2013 11:46 AM

Date: April 24th
Weight: 245.2
Jeans Size: Loose 18/Tight 16

Memory/Emotions/Moods from this week: Hope about getting back on track, anger/frustration/depression for falling off track for 6 months and regaining almost 50lbs
Something you are struggling with and hope to have overcome by October: getting and staying on track
Goals to be Completed by October: Onederland would be awesome...

Dear Future Me, Wherever you are at it is OK. Try try try to stay on track in the coming months. You know that this time of year is the hardest with the anniversary, birthdays, and holidays. don't get sucked back down only to reemerge months later way up. You can do it!

zoesmom

10-02-2013 12:24 PM

bump

How many of you see the difference?

Garnet2727

10-02-2013 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Garnet2727 (Post 4676821)

Date: March 21, 2013
Weight: 224.5
Fat Percentage: 44%
Waist Size: 45 inches
Pant Size: 18 to 20
Before Picture: I just took this picture on my webcam yesterday.

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...psf7194b73.jpg

Memory/Emotions/Moods from this week: I've oscillated between annoyed, hopeful and being on edge. I will be completing 6 weeks of physical therapy for my feet and ankles this week. I wish I could do more because I don't think I'm really done but the job is calling and I need to go back on travel status starting this Sunday. Speaking of job, that's where I'm hopeful. I had a job interview last week that went really well. I've got my fingers and toes crossed.

Something you are struggling with and hope to have overcome by October: I'm struggling a bit with my current job. It's really not at all fulfilling. And, I have to travel from Lansing, MI to Bismarck, ND quite often. The travel is both physically tiring and emotionally difficult. I'm also struggling a bit with the resurgence of anxiety symptoms including rumination.

Goals to be Completed by October: Weight wise, I would dearly love to be in Onderland with only 25 pounds more to go to get to my eventual goal. Jobwise, I'd just like to be in a more fulfilling job with minimal travel. Emotions wise, I'd like my peace and self-confidence back.

Dear Future Me,

Don't ever forget how far you've come and how much you've done. Hold your head high, keep your shoulders back and keep moving forward.

I'd forgotten all about this! Weight wise, I am exactly the same weight today as I was when I posted this. My weight loss effort has completely stalled. :(

On the upside, I got that job I wanted, I no longer have to travel for work and I am much happier emotionally. I'm still working on that peace and self-confidence thing. Without going into too much detail, my last two jobs really beat me up. Now, I'm in a much better place.

Here's a pic that was taken in August:

http://i164.photobucket.com/albums/u...psf6ef6734.jpg

wannaskipandlaugh

10-03-2013 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wannaskipandlaugh (Post 4679766)

Dear Future self. You are smiling now because you are looking at these numbers and realized that you will never see them again :)

Weight 3/23/13 - 280
Clothes size pants 2 or 3X Shirt 1-2X
Jobless :(
Best friend moving
Walking hard 4x's a week 2.5 miles

My emotions are very positive since I have started losing weight. Tho I am still afraid to go out in public with boat loads of people that I do not know. I hope I get over that feeling and am able to meet and greet new people with a confidence I used to have when I was young. I also wish that I can trust my heart and maybe be dating a nice man as it has been 20+ years since I have had a date. I hope that my parents love me and are finally proud of me. Most important... I have a job, a job that pays my bills and that I LIKE to go to everyday and does not make me lose hair anymore.

GOAL
My goal would be to weigh under 240, then I would only be 90lbs overweight. I would like to be walking at least 4 miles a day fast and 5-6 times a week and really enjoy it like I used to 20 years ago. I would like to wear heels again without my feet hurting. I would like to have heard 1 compliment from a stranger saying that I was looking good. Mostly.. I would like to have found at least 1 good friend to trust.

I love you future self!

10/3/13 I thank you Zoesmom for finding this and bumping it! :)

Weight - 252.2 (my old scale from back then 238) so I did what I had hoped! YAY!
Sizes: I bought and fit into a size LARGE top! so down to XL/1X and lower :) Bottom.. well still 1X-2X.. But all my elastic waisted shorts I have to take in the elastic. ALL my work clothes are TOO BIG :D
Job- I got on 4/1 and am still there.. Its not the PERFECT job and 1 person has a problem with me working so hard.. but its not as stressful as all my jobs in the past were... HOWEVER, I do not make enough money and need a 2nd job. $800 short on bills :(
Friend did not move.. still here.. but never hear from him unless I call or email sigh... I am not on his important list
I do walk tho 2.5 miles a day 3 x's a week.. so kept that.. But I have also been doing squats everyday!! :) Hooray!

I am happy that I made alot of what I had hoped. I am still lonely, but try and keep busy. I have met alot of online friends that are the best things in my life and keep me on the straight and funny narrow! :) I do not know how I would have gotten this far without them!

Next Valentines Day... I have even better desires!

Novus

10-03-2013 09:15 PM

I am so glad we did this! I've been in a difficult place and really needed this reminder of how far I've come.

Since March 1st I've lost 39 pounds, from 209 to 170. I made my first big goal - 175 - on August 8th. (Obviously the scale hasn't been moving much in the last two months. :( )

BMI: from 33.1% to 27.4% (change 5.7%)

Sizes:
Pants: 16 to 10
Shirts: 1X to L
Bra: Not much change. Still wearing the same bras.
Panties: 6 to 5

Inches:
Waist: 39 to 32 (7 inches)
Stomach (above waist): 42 to 31 (11 inches)
Belly (below waist): 46 to 35 (11 inches)
Hips: 43 to 37 (6 inches)
Chest: 36 to 34 (2 inches)
Bust: 43 to 40 (3 inches)
Thigh: 22 to 18 (4 inches)
Calf: 15 to 13 (2 inches)
Bicep: 14 to 11 (3 inches)
Forearm: 10 to 9 (1 inch)

And photos:

http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/...ps445a2b75.jpg

http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/...ps17b571d4.jpg

Other stuffs:
Running. I only did one race this summer (Color Run 5K in June) and plan to run another 5K with the family on Thanksgiving. (Do you know how thrilled I am to be doing this with my family?!?) I haven't yet ventured into the craziness of 10Ks!
Haircut and tattoo: I did get the haircut. I didn't get the tat.
Other New Year's Resolutions. Not making as much progress as I wish I was, but I'm working on it!

lanabug

10-03-2013 10:39 PM

I (regretfully) wasn't around to participate, but this thread makes me so happy! Anyone else willing to give some updates? I know this was more for personal reasons than sharing, but I'm sure I'm not alone when I say it's really inspiring and admirable <3

DrivenByAmbition

10-03-2013 10:51 PM

Let me know when the next one starts!

Novus

10-04-2013 07:42 PM

Are any of the original posters still around? I'd love to read more updates!

:broc:

amandie

10-05-2013 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by amandie (Post 4672817)

Date: 3/18
Weight: 169

Dear Future Self,

Hopefully you have hit over 20% lost by this time even through the summer! Oh so close to goal!!! That means you're gonna get a tattoo realllllly soon!! Are you still working out? Hopefully by now, you will have completed the C25K program. Is shopping for clothes more fun now? Oh yea, were you able to fit in the smaller pants I bought a while ago? I hope you are enrolled in school at this time and working your butt off.

Even if you are not near goal, don't fret. You CAN get there! I believe in YOU.

Well, hello!!! I've been reminded of this thread constantly every time I click on my subscription threads and resisted the urge to read what I wrote until this morning! Wow.

I managed to get down to 157 for like a hot minute, now I am hovering between 159-160. I did not hit 20% (144lbs) nor am I working out due to a knee issue. I am doing physical therapy though. I've had this time to think about what I really want in terms of my body and fitness... I will stop at 150lbs then focus on strength/weight training to shed fat and change my body. If I happen to lose some weight in the process then cool!

I do love clothes shopping right now (BADDDD!) and I was able to fit in the pants I bought back then and more. I was a 16 when I first wrote in this thread and I'm almost in a 10/12 (depending on the brand) now. I did get the tattoo I wanted about a month ago, love it!!!

I didn't get to go to school but now I am in the process of enrolling in Vatterott for hair and skin/nails so that's something!

Mozzy

10-05-2013 11:33 AM

I failed miserably! I didn't meet any of my goals :(:(:(

merilung

10-05-2013 11:59 AM

I've lost 22.5 pounds since I posted this, putting me at 226. Not even close to my goal of the 180's, but still a loss.
I didn't run a 5k but I did just buy a treadmill to really ramp up my running!
I did quit smoking but on July 1st, not before June.

I have updated progress pictures in this thread that show the difference between April and now.

Novus

10-06-2013 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mozzy (Post 4855562)

I failed miserably! I didn't meet any of my goals :(:(:(

BUT you're still here and you're still fighting! You go girl! You got this! :hug:

Novus

10-06-2013 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by merilung (Post 4855586)

I have updated progress pictures in this thread that show the difference between April and now.

Thanks for sharing that link. You look amazing!

opheliaphoenix

10-09-2013 01:17 PM

Wow, I had totally forgotten about this thread. Unfortunately, I'm nowhere near where I'd wanted to be either. I struggled a lot this summer, and I gained a good chunk of my weight back, but I finally came back last month and started slowly losing it again. Then, last week, I stalled out for several days in a row, and it knocked me off the wagon all too easily. I'm back in the 235-237 range where I was near the end of May this year. Thankfully, I came back today to try to jump back on before it got too out of hand and hold on for dear life...then, I saw this thread. I'm so glad someone was here to open it up!

Quote:

"You can look back on this time capsule and remember what it is like to be so determined not to let setbacks get you off your game again. This should come in handy, because I'm sure you still experience those annoying or frustrating setbacks occasionally, and we always will. It is the nature of life. Nothing to be upset or quit over!"

I think this little passage from my past self is pretty much exactly what I needed to hear today. I really need to recommit myself fully to what I'm doing here. I realized I have let my past self down by not reaching any of my goals, except for one - which is to finally start seeing an endocrinologist again for my fertility issues - but, I'm hoping this will all start getting my head back in the game even more. Getting my body fit and healthy for having a baby was one of my original motivators for getting started on this journey in any real way before, and I made great progress with that in mind, so maybe if I set my mind to that again, that old fire will come back to me. I'd given up on it for awhile out of depression and disappointment, but I think it's time to refocus on my dreams. I also have to keep in perspective what progress I have made, even if it's not as much as I'd hoped. I have still lost and managed to keep off 26 lbs since I posted my time capsule and 30 lbs since my capsule body shot, so at least that is something. It's not a huge difference, but here is the comparison from then to today:

http://i39.tinypic.com/2cp2s6q.jpg

Here's hoping I can get myself back on track in a more consistent way and really show my past self what we can do! :crossed:

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