Nikkinicole Once you hit your target I hope you take that trip
You will love Scotland
We are very friendly.
Robertscm83 WELCOME!!! Your reason for joining is the reason we are all here. I would of said that I was in the same position as you a few years back, but my mum seems to of put on a lot of weight, my brother also, yet none of them are over 240. I am lucky in the sense that I have a long back and I hold my weight pretty well. When people find out how heavy I actually am they gasp, they all think I am also around 240 (started at 323 and now 290). I have always been the overweight kid, but I have always been surrounded by good supportive family and friends. This isn't always good though, because it means that no one really see's your weight as an issue. I have decided though to get down to 154 or close enough for my 30th birthday in January 2019. This will hopefully motivate my surrounding family members to move their butt and see that if I can lose weight, so can they. Mum has so far lost 20lbs
I am so pleased for her! We are a community of people to motivate each other, I hope you stay
RubyLeprechaun I feel ya! I actually just now live with my mum as I start up my business, she is not a child, yet I feel like she uses every single dish in the kitchen, it is only the two of us living here, yet that dishwasher is on twice a day
. I am also the one who does the cooking, so she can't even blame it on that! Today I have drank far to many cups of tea to keep my mind off of it. Good luck! Throwing you some motivation your way!! just see it as an extra work out.
CatherineM I graduated in June and I looked like a whale, the picture now sits in my grans house showing everyone just how huge I was. I sit mine on my fireplace for a reminder of how I will never go back to that, next year I will be able to happily compare my skinny body against it lol. All you can do is look your damn best and just be fabulous! then maybe this time next year you can look at your pics and smile, smile because you will be able to show everyone just how far you have come in your journey! Try and turn it into a positive
If not..... Lots of wine lol
SamIam That has actually made me boiling mad reading what's going on with you. I would not want to be in that position. My sister is quite strict on my niece who is 7 and I stand there thinking, what the heck did she do for her to deserve that reaction or treatment. She would never go as far as the extent you are talking about (I hope), but I fully expect my niece at 14/15/16 to be turning up at my door A LOT! I feel sometimes the problem in the US (with this type of situation) is the age limit on certain things. Your 16 year old's are very much treated like our 12 year old's, at 16 we are classified as an adult, we can leave home, we can leave school, we can live wherever and with whomever you wish. This would be beneficial in your situation right now. Sometimes, things pop up in life where planning and going to the gym is just not possible. I hope the damage on the scale hasn't been too bad, and I hope things settle down in order for you to be able to take some time to focus on you again.
About me Well the last week has been a bit disappointing
. I hit a new low last Thursday (which seems to be my lightest day of the week) at 290.8 and I was super over the moon about tackling the 280's and getting past my dreaded first big weightloss goal
. But since then all I have done is bloat right up! it got me super annoyed to the point where I ordered TAKEOUT!!
What an idiot!! It was a healthy choice of chicken veggies and noodles, but it was a much bigger portion than I would usually have if made at home, and I stuffed it all in my face. The last few days have been filled with workouts and very low calorie days to try and save it and I have only Just. Today I weighed in at 291.2 (+0.4) I may have saved my gain of the week, but I have made no loss and it makes me mad!
I think I will need to spend the rest of this week on a super low calorie diet and do my exercises every day. I need to see 288 on the scale next week to of fully saved my butt!
Oh well.... Onwards and upwards
