300+ Weekly Thread #1243
 

We are a group of individuals who weigh or have weighed 300+, or near there. This group was formed to provide a place for others like us to find support, inspiration, and hope. We are aware of the distinct problems that come with weighing over 300 lbs.

We want to invite everyone (roosters as well as chicks!) to join us in our journey. We share laughter and tears, heartaches and fears ... joys and celebrations. We also share what works for us and what doesn't.

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Good Morning all,

Happy Monday! I hope that you are all blessed and had a great weekend. The puppy I am getting is a labradoodle. I will post pictures of him shortly.

Blessings to you all,
Annie

I posted pictures of our new puppy on the picture thread.

Kayley: How are you sweetheart? I have been praying for you and hope your doing okay.

Rat: Ditto on the prayers for you. How ya feeling?

Carol: Another one the needs healing. How are you sweet friend?

Sharon: Hi doll.

I sure have been thinking about lots of chicks that left us: Dimples, Debbie54, Toni, Seattle Sue, Battleax. I hope if they are lurking they are seeing that they are missed and many more that I have not mentioned.

Blessings all,
Annie

Hellooooo ladies. I hope everyone had a great holiday thus far. I know we have New Years coming up, but I'm gonna just like relax and watch horror movies or something lol.

Well, my birthday was on the 22nd so now I'm 32 and though not at the weight I want to be, I'm also not where I was, so that is something great. It has been a little over a year and I've lost 75 pounds, that isn't terribly bad and I should celebrate it. I'm not 340+ pounds anymore, I'm now 270+. That isn't good, but it isn't bad. I can walk, I can jog a little, I can wear nice things, I am more outgoing...not too shabby.

So, Christmas day I spent cooking and preparing food for ze family visit. Well, let me just say that thank GOODNESS I did that as there was not enough food for everyone had I NOT brought things. Reason being, two of the guests were vegan/veggie, so they were not eating cheese. So, that means they would have had NO entree at all had I not brought my rice casserole dish, which was vegan. *taps her foot* Needless to say my giant casserole got eaten up, over halfway. My raw food cheesecake (this time I did a sort of apple pie crumb topping with blackberries) went fast, it had one slice left at the end of the night lol. No one felt guilty eating it, that was the one comment I got a few times. It wasn't full of butter or cheese, just healthy things. Yeah it is fattening, heck you can't have that every day, but for a dessert it has a lot of good fat and protein! So, that was nice...the rest of my stuff went over well, so I was pleased. I will say that I had to really push to get things moving. I swear I spent all day on Christmas cooking and yadda yadda, then hours trying to get things moving because NOTHING was set up, though my boyfriend's dad did jump in with me trying to get things rolling. It is funny, the guests gravitated toward the homemade stuff that I brought or non-processed things that were available.

However, I was able to just sit and chat with family and I found that I was WAY more outgoing than I ever have been. Usually I hide out or sit there shyly. Not this time. I was like right in the middle...that has to be because of weight loss and personal growth. Just...I dunno, I was different and my boyfriend noticed it. Plus preparing things ahead of time meant I was able to just sit and relax a bit, still was on my feet all day, but not as much as I usually am and I wore heels...looked nice. New sweater, jewelry, makeup, heels...not the usual me. Or is it? hehe.

I've spent the past day and a half catching up on sleep and relaxing. Oh and the kids love their gifts. They ended up playing laser tag (we got them a cheapo laser tag) all night, and adored their stockings. in fact they were most excited about that. We got them little ring pops and they ate those right away lol. Very inexpensive stuff, but they loved it all so that is great. :D

I hope everyone is well. I'm making changes so I can get back 10000000% on weight loss as a major focus. Just want to get healthy...I want this weight off...I can do it!

*HUGS* You ladies rock! :hug::hug::hug::hug:

Well, I am new here. I will admit my weight once....hopefully it will get easier to accept that I am as heavy as I am. I weigh 370 pounds!! I am starting today...I will take care of myself. I will lose over 200 pounds! I will be a healthier momma for my 5 kids! I will no longer be the fattest person in the room. I will no longer have to worry about my butt fitting into a chair! Today is the start....

Looking forward to getting to know all of you here!

Spent a bit of time, getting all the stats updated for the Fall Biggest Loser Challenge. Thanks to all that participated! The Winter challenge is now up, so if you'd like to join, just hop on over to that thread!

Yesterday, my Grandfather did pass. So if I'm absent for a couple of days, you all know why. Thank you all for your constant support. I love you girls! *hugs*

Annie - I am doing okay, thanks. It was hard to see him that way, but he's no longer suffering.

Beth - Welcome to the group! :)

Hello my Peeps!

Welcome Beth!

Kayley, I'm sorry for your grandpa's passing. You are such a strong woman! I admire your workouts. You are an inspiration.

Annie, OMGosh.. that baby is ADORABLE!! I think the baby is gonna be seeing photo spots for a while.. hehe. He looks like a golden (and you know I'm partial to them). Hugs!

Jacquie, you are an angel and saved the day for your family with your cooking. Happy soon to be Bday!

I now have bronchitis, but am feeling better.

Hugs to all my peeps,
Ratkity

good morning ladies:)
well, i did something yesterday that is not in the norm for me. i ate A LOT. i baked a choc cake for my sister, and for some reason i ate almost half the darn cake.. i never do that.. im not even a sweet eater for the most part.. if im going to eat a lot of something its peanuts, or chips, or something like that. i am sooo mad at myself:(... i paid for it tho.. TMI but i spent a long time in the loo afterwards. oh well, today is another day.
i hope everyone is doing well:)

beth: welcome hun:)

Morning all,

Jacquie: I am so happy and proud of you for getting to 270+ That is an amazing accomplishment and keep on rockin it girl. Glad that all of your meal went well and everyone loved it and the gifts.

Beth: Welcome. Just remember that your weight is just a number. It doesn't define you. You are not your weight. Hugs and welcome again. I know all of the goals and dreams you have minus the healthy mom for your children dream but all the rest can come true for you. Work hard and come here often. Stick with it and you can do it. Hugs.

Kayley: So sorry about your Grandpa's passing. Hugs. Thanks for doing the biggest looser things.

Rat: Get better right now! Okay. Hugs. Ya he does look like a golden to me too but he also looks like a lab. lol.

Twilight: New day today so you messed up on the eating yesterday. Today is a fresh start. Hugs.

Well, I am waiting on my hair to dry as you can see in the photos of me and my doggies, I have naturally curly hair so I want to straighten it today and it needs to dry first before I flat iron it. tee hee. girly stuff. Then I am going to go visit a friend in the hospital and maybe do some mall walking and look for the calendar keosk to see if they have a big sale so I can get a cute one for the kitchen counter. I always like to pull a new page daily and read something inspirational or cute or funny.

Blessings all,
Annie

Kayley:I am sorry to hear about your grandpa..hugs :(

Annie: I love those dogs!!!! I wanted one but sadley could not afford one. Your looking good yourself!

Jacquie: Glad Christmas was good..and the kids loving their gifts makes it all worth it

Beth: Welcome to our little corner! Glad you have joined us.

Twilight: dont ya hate when ya eat crap and cant stop..I hate that

Rat: sorry ya have bronchitus

AS for me: today I complained ALOT at work! I seriously think I make things worse on myself. I foudn out yesterday that my brother has a warrent in another city. About 100 miles from here where my cousin lives. This is why he wont go with us when we go to visit. I AM SO STINKIN PISSED! I am going out on a limb to help him and he said he will not pay off whatever he got a ticket for 10 plus years ago. I told him he has to pay it...or we are moving!! My hubby can get in trouble for living with someone who has warrents. So yesterday I ate a bunch of crap..and paid for it today!

Trying to right my ship after Christmas. Had 2600 calories today, but at least I'm counting again, and less than yesterday. I've found that cranking it down after going off works better than trying to just jump back on. Tomorrow I'm shooting for 2000. I did have a NSV today. I went to the doctor, and was able to fit in the seats in his waiting room. They still aren't comfortable, but I didn't have to stand. I'll be glad when the kids are all back in school in January so that my water aerobics class will be held again.

Cyn: Hugs to you sorry about the news on your brother.

Catherine: Great job easing back into things. You are so smart. I hope school starts soon too. lol.

Blessings all,
Annie

Hi Ladies...

Hope everyone is having a good week..I am trying hard to get back to healthy eating but i am having a hard time of it but at least i went back to exercising ( havent exercised since last tuesday) and went back to drinking water but my plan is to get back to healthy eating tomorrow..the main problem is that there really isnt any healthy food in the house and i wont be able to buy any healthy food until thursday so i am just going to try to eat smaller portions the next couple days until i can get some healthier food in the house but i just keep telling myself that i have lost 50 lbs and i cant stop now i have come to far to stop now but i have noticed that i have felt more tired and sluggish since i stopped exercising and eating right and acording to the scale last saturday i was maintaining and i havent stepped on it since then i am afraid of what it will say but i wont step on the scale to weigh in until next tuesday jan 5th because i got a biggest loser calendar and they have it set on there so i can mark my weight on tuesdays so that is what i am going to do! I cant wait until jan 5th also casue that is when biggest loser starts again--and i need the motivation let me tell ya!

Kayleystar-have you tried the wii sports resort? that game is really fun too my husband and i have been playing quite a bit since we got the wii on xmas :)

Well, good night ladies
Heather

Kayleystar - *HUGS* Sorry to hear about your Grandfather's passing. Thinking of you...

Cyn - ACK! That sounds like a rough time. :( *HUGS* Hang in there...

Annie - Your puppy is so cute :D Hehe...

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Morning ladies. I'm fussing with my health insurance company that has rejected a claim, well they are in the process of rejecting it, and I'm trying to gather more information but there isn't much at this point to get! So, I'm wondering is this normal? To have just random claim rejections because it is totally random... I went into my OBGYN for hormone control checkup, we also looked at a skin issue, and apparently now the entire visit is under investigation. What is that about?? Of course I have the bare bones health insurance plan, I can't afford more. It is so expensive and I guess I am lucky I got covered at all since apparently I hear it is hard for people at my weight to get coverage! Frustrated lol.

Other than that, I'm sort of waking up this morning and just catching up on emails and the like.

i hope everyone is well *HUGS*

Morning all,

Heather: Stick with it honey. You can do it. Eat as healthy as possible and drink plenty of water to stay away from snacks. Hugs.

Jacquie: I'm so sorry that you are battling health insurance. Hang in there.

Kayley: thinking of you sweetie.

Well, I did the elliptical 2 times yesterday for 5 minutes each time and I walked in the mall for about 20 minutes. I am so happy. Cardiac Rehab won't let me do the elliptical but I have one at home and watching my sister in law do my exercise equiptment is killing me so I just had to try. I did it at a level that I can still breath and talk and no chest pains until later in the evening. I am going to try to do it again today. It is super hard with her here visiting because she tries to control me. She tries to control what I do I know she is just worried but she does like to be in charge. She read a book I am writing, I allowed her to and she told me that she made changes! I was like what the??? Oh well, I guess it is just her personality.

I hope that you all drink your water, move your bodies and have a very blessed day.

Blessings all,
Annie