300+ and Ready to Try Again ... #654
 

WELCOME !!!

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 and hope. We are aware of the distinct problems that come with weighing over 300 lbs.

We want to invite everyone to join us in our journey.
We share laughter and tears.
We share what works for us and what doesn't.
We often use a "Topic of the Day" for discussion.

Motivational Monday
Tuesday Tips
Wednesday Wish List .. and What you are doing to obtain it.
Thankful Thursday
FUN Friday ... don't wait until you lose your weight.
Sit-up Saturdays - any physical activity
Share your Success Sunday

These are not required topics ...just ideas to share. We often find them very helpful. We also share heartaches and fears ... joys and celebrations.

We have several extra threads going on simutaneously such as Monthly Challenges, Weekly Weigh-ins, Recipes, Bios, and more. Please feel free to check them all out.

We have a bi-weekly 2x2 Challenge.
Our goal is to lose 2 lbs in 2 weeks.
We have a long term goal of losing 300+ lbs within our 300+ group in 2005.

We have found this thread to be more than just a support group...
we have found it to become a home. We invite you to join us.

WELCOME!

I'm off to bed as soon as I say.....
 

I wasn't going to post tonight. Just going to read and post in the morning... but with 35 posts already... I decided to start the new thread.

Esmaraude ....
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday dear Esmaraude
Happy Birthday to you !!!!
:hat: :hb: :balloons: :hb: :hat:

Leanne and Crafymom ... your ticker tapes are just about at their end....
Congratulations !!! on being so close to your goals !!

Thin ... I have seen just about every movie out there. :)
I loved "Million Dollar Baby" ... but my sister HATED IT !!!
Everyone has different views and opinions... that is why I see them for myself. LOL
I did not expect to like Sideways ... but I did.

I want to add myself to the 2x2 Challenge.

Terri
Iwillbe
j-ann/Judy
Angela
Ruby
Hilta
gmalil
Leanne
Jibbelle/Marcie
Thinthinker
SueMarie301
2cute

I have got a question for everyone....
Has anyone picked me up yet on your Cross Country roadtrip ??? :dunno:
I am running behind .... but headed up the East Coast now. :D
Barbg, Amanda, Kerri, Mary, Iwillbe, Dgrizzle and Jibbelle, Michelle,FreedomLight and I are having a GREAT TIME together. :dancer:

Pack your bags Skinnie memories, GailR, BarbPA, Steph, Memoe, Evilyn, Sandy and J-ann.... we will be there to get you soon.

Ooppss... I just got reminded... Oceangirl, Leanne, Jen, Onetallmama, Ruby, Sue Marie and Blissful are sitting in the back. They also reminded me to read a chapter so we can go fly and get Gmalil, CD and Qadira.

I haven't forgotten the rest of you... Syn, Lisa, Terri, Gizmo, Angela, DebK, BlueFawn, JenHere, Hilta ... I still have two weeks to make it your way. Then we will all head for Michigan to see Thin, Susie and Kari.

If I forgot your name... I will find you ... evidentually. :lol:

Newbie here!
 

Hi all-
I'm new here, looking for support along the journey like everyone else! Top weight (2 wks ago) 330, present weight 320...after the stomach flu. I'd like to join your challenge, if I may.
Question- Has anyone here tried hypnosis? I've actually very recently started going to a hypnotist as an adjunct to diet and exercise. So far it seems to help a little with staying focused, but it's really too soon to tell. :dizzy:

Good morning All, :coffee: Happy birthday Esmaraude! :gift: :balloons: Hope you have a blast! Another year older and better :)

Welcome prplecat, I haven't tried hypnosis, but I think I have tried every other way to lose weight, so maybe that is next! :idea: I think you will benifit by joining this group of ladies. Hope to see you around :) .

I am not going to join Oprahs challenge. I would, but I have found that I CAN lose weight while eating a wide variety of foods including some white. I love a baked potato now and then and I'll be darned if I am giving that up! If I can lose 5# in two weeks while eating a little of everything, shoot, why would I want to change that? She looks terrific doesn't she?

It is time for me to go and EXERCISE, so I am out of here for now. I will check back later. TA! Iwillbe :wave:

Oprah isnt eating anything white???

:balloons: Happy Birthday Esmaraude!! :hb: :dancer: :gift: :dance:

Yep, Marcie - Oprah restricted white starchy carbs. I'm not joining in her bootcamp either. Just using her exercise as a goal for each day.

Leanne - Sorry you're having a tough time. Don't ever feel that your 5 years was a waste of time. It may take time but it will worth it. It may open doors that you never expected. Don't get down!

:wave: to everyone else this morning!

Happy Birthday Esmaraude!
:flow1: :flow2: :flow1: :flow2: :flow1: :flow2:

Happy Birthday Esmaraude

:mad: O.K. They say the third times the charm! I'll try this one
more time.This is the third time I've tried to post.
The weather in OH. is mild today 34 degrees with flurries. I still
put on my glad rags and walked outdoors my 40 minutes. I
figured if it proved to be to cold I would go back to the :tread:

esmaraude-http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2005-2/949590/hb2.gif



jibbelle-determined-Iwillbe-----Not only is she (Oprah) not eating anything
white they don't eat anything with grain for the first month!
As I said the exercise would kill me off. So I'm just looking at her
motivation- recipies-etc.

prplecat-WELCOME I know you will like it here

2cute--I'm on my to get you have your bags packed I should be
there Friday. Check out the other thread:write: :dancer:

A big hello to grannie and barbPa --hope all is going better for
you now days. :wave:

TO ALL I'VE MISSED A :grouphug: TALK AT ALL LATER

Hey gang--A little non-scale victory to share... I decided to try on an outfit I haven't been able to fit into for a couple of years, and it fit pretty well, so I'm wearing it, and man oh man, I've been getting compliments all day. One friend told me I should wear this every day (wonder what that says about the rest of my wardrobe, lol) and another actually pointed and stared.

Thin—Hope the “baby” gets his car back soon… how crazy to be sharing for so long. On weighing… I’ve actually gotten to where I weigh at night and in the morning, so that I have a good idea how much I vary… that helps me put all kinds of blips into perspective. Sorry to malign your in-laws!!! :o

Terri—Whoops! I gave Thin all kinds of sympathy for YOUR in-laws. And congratulated her on your size 18s. So…. :foot: :foot: 35 miles! Wow, that DOES mean some training.

Leanne—Sorry you’re feeling so down. I often feel that I’ve been “wasting” the last few years too… but you know, life happens the way it does, and we go at the speed we’re able to. What I admire about you is that you’re always here, always ready to keep going. And that’s what matters—making the most of this moment. Looking backwards won’t help either of us.

Esmaraude—Happy Birthday!!!! :gift:

Craftymom—Well done!

2Cute—Yes, I picked you up some time ago…I headed west and south first, so I got Gizmo, then Terri, then you… haven’t you noticed the music we’ve been listening to? Lots of blues with some Springsteen thrown in… you’ve ridden the whole way to Calif. and up the coast to Canada with us, and now we’re headed back east.

Prplecat—Welcome! This is a great supportive place, it’s been a lot of help to me, and I hope it will be for you too. :cheer:

Hey everyone :) I just want you to know that I have been reading, just not posting. I don't know why but I've just been so unbearably tired lately. I eat healthy, do some exercise, go to bed kinda early.. and I just always feel tired. Its exhausting heh. I dunno. My mother thinks I'm sick with something but who knows. I'm trying though. Either I'm exhausted trying to stay awake or I'm spending all my time doing school work.

Ill have to catch up on replies another time. Happy Birthday to those of you I've missed, and welcome to the new members. Congrats to everyone who's loss or who is staying OP!

Ps. - I cut out "white" foods from my diet a while back as well. Brown whole grain rice instead of white, only whole grain breads, no potatoes etc, whole grain pasta, etc. Not much difference to me.. but who knows :) I do lose even without much effort so maybe the 'diet' is good.

I already roll called, but as I have read many of the posts, my confusion is cleared up :lol: I'll go ahead and start the 2 weeks at 354lbs. *chanting* February 28, here comes 352lbs+!!

Okie well hehe, now that the confusion is cleared up, I'm feeling much better now. Slight sore throat, and I still get dizzy when I stand up. I may I think have had an ear infection as well... my ear did hurt, but I thought it was sympathy pain from my throat hurting (mainly because it didn't really feel like an ear ache) :dizzy: I have been sleeping alot, which i guess in this case was a good thing, because I'm feeling much better. I want to thank everyone who sent well wishes. Hopefully I can get over this bug and get myself back on track, I wish I had that “not hungry” feeling more often like when I was sick hehehehe. I’m attempting to go to work today.

I’ll try to do more personalized replies once I feel up to staying up longer. I hope everyone is doing okie!

Take care…
Sue…

CD: Just a quick stop to suggest you call the Dr. and make an appt. for a checkup. Could be mono you've got going there and it's very treatable. You really should get yourself checked rather than trying OTC stuff that's supposed to give you energy. :nono: Lethargy (sp?) is symptomatic of a lot of things.

Listen to your Mom!!!

:hb: HAPPY BIRTHDAY ESMAURADE :dancer:

:hb: HAPPY BIRTHDAY ESMARAUDE! :hb:

:gift: Wishing you lightness in the year to come. :hat:

Good evening all!!! I just wanted to share my success story for the day. At work...they had a celebration and had like 10 kinds of cake (for free) in the cafeteria today. I STAYED AWAY!! But then in the afternoon ....they moved the cake to all the breakrooms in the building...including the one that I refill my water cup at several times a day. The one that is only about 15 steps from my office! I walked by that cake at least 3 or 4 times this afternoon and didnt take a single bite! I was SOOOOOO proud of myself...especially after the bad food week I have been having. :smug:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ESMARAUDE !!

:hb: :cp: :cb: :gift: :flow1: :wizard:

Good job, Marcie!!!!

I really DO need to wear this outfit every day... not only were friends all complimenting me all day, but I got a very friendly hello and a WINK from a well-dressed, good-looking guy on his way out of the courthouse this afternoon.... I almost took down his license plate number!

:flame: You go Marcie!!!!!!!! :dancer:

:high: You deserve a :grouphug: for being soooo strong. :strong: Especially when you've not been having a great week. What a great way to prove to yourself you CAN do this! :cheers:

Hi Folks - I'm too tired for replies right now. I'm still sick, this bug is just hanging on for dear life. Anyway, have you folks heard of Oxycise? A new bio poster (SueDNim)mentioned it, and I think Thin also mentioned it way back. Any info? Thanks -Ruby

Hey, Ruby, a bunch of people I work with have been sick as dogs with flu, too. Hope it gets better. Sorry, no info about oxycise.

Angela.... "I almost took down his license plate" :lol: I liked that one. :D
I have enjoyed seeing the west coast with you. :high: Lots of good music.
Marcie.... You are my American IDOL !!!! :bravo:

Ruby.. I have never done Oxycise... but always heard good things about it.

CD .... I agree... you should get checked out by a doctor. It is VERY COMMON for college students get mono. You have all the symptoms.

Sue... get well soon.

Barbpa... have you made any decisions on your IVF ?? Good to see you peeking in.

Mary ... Are you feeling any better ?? "This too shall pass"

Leanne.... I hope your day is getting better too. Just remember that some days just suck.
It does not mean all days will. Life will look up soon. :sunny:

Iwillbe... I understand your thoughts on giving up potatoes. LOL
As they say... "If it ain't broke... don't fix it." LOL

prplecat ... WELCOME !!!! We love having newcomers join us.
I have not tried hypnosis ... but I have used meditation in the past.. and I did lose weight.
That alone did not do it... but it certainly aided in my success.

Barbg... hope you are peeking in too... and even more hopeful that your business is doing better. I hope you are taking time for yourself too. It is true... if you take time to take care of yourself... then you have more to give to others.

J-ann, Terri ,gmalil, Thin, all others ... :wave:

My day was okay. I earned 3 out of 4 cars today.
Wednesday Wish.... that I get my act together and START EXERCISING.
I keep waiting until I "want to" exercise. I don't know that day will come until I can swim again. I NEED TO DO IT ANYWAYS !!! I did not ask my kids if they "wanted" to clean their rooms.... I said "JUST DO IT !!!" :drill:

Good morning eveyone, :coffee: or it is almost morning! :lol: I love early mornings! I can't wait for springtime when I can go out to my patio or breezeway with my coffee and just sit and relax.....ahhhhh! Love it. What could be better?

Marcie, I am proud of you too! My what will power that took. There are temptations everywhere. :T :tape:

CD, Ruby, SueMarie and others that are not feeling well, I wish you a speedy recovery.

2cute, thanks for picking me up! Am I enjoying the trip? :lol:

:grouphug: To everyone else.

Have a OP day! Iwillbe :wave:

Mornin'

OMG I actually TOOK THE STAIRS from the long hallway on the 1st floor to my office. Decided to give it a try since one knee has been feeling pretty good and it's the knee that goes "up" first. It's better for me and cuts off quite a bit of my walk. :strong:

And, for a bit of incentive I ordered a new pink, lacey, bra from Lane Bryant. It's largest size size was one smaller than I wear but I decided WTH I'm ordering it. It came, it fits, :D I'm wearing it.!!!!!!!

Time to get to work,

Good morning!

I am so ready for spring. So ready for peaceful days again.

My MIL's oldest sister passed away yesterday. She was 87 and suffering from dementia and in a nursing home so it is a blessing for her to be free. However, still very hard on my MIL who has been worn down from all the other family trauma. So this weekend will be filled with more family stuff. My fav DH cuz called last night and said to me that she didn't know how I even endured all the crap. Just about to do me in at times. But then again, I walk the dog to clear the head and go spend time with the horse girls. Which I wanted to do tonight. Sigh.

Work sucks but I'm staying away from the snack machine. I had asked to take Monday off so DH and I could spend the day together but now it will be at the funeral and aftermath.

BIL is making big strides now. They are scheduling his release from the rehab which will be as soon as they clear the carteriod artery next week and as long as that's okay. He'll go home and then spend several hours a day in rehab as an outpatient. Finally looking good.

Judy - I've started doing more stairs this week too. Good job!

Okay, I have to get to work. I have a suck project that has to be done today. The boss gave me one of her famous dirty looks yesterday because it wasn't done. I just thought whatever and walked away.

I will survive!

Have a great day!

:) Good morning ladies. The weather here in OH is Blustery this

morning. 28 degrees and snowing. Needless to say I did my
treadmill routine!:tread:

determined-It sounds like you are having quite a time of it. Hope
all gets better soon.

j-ann----A lacey bra WHOOOOOO Pink Yet!!!!! Maybe I'll start walking
the stairs too. Only if I had some:dizzy:

Iwillbe---I'm with you can't wait till spring. I also like sitting out on
my swing having coffee. It will get here soon it always does!

Marcie----I don't know if my will power would haved served me
well . I know when I worked at Wal-Mart and they had doughnuts
every day Thats when I started gaining my weight back. Yeah for
you good work.

Suemarie----Of course I picked you up for our car tour! In fact we
all met at your house for a cookout before heading back east. Don't
you remember?:( :smug:

Ruby--CD--suemarie--I hope are feeling better today. So far I
have escaped the flu. I got my flu shot so maybe I'll be O.K.:D

Angela--I'd wear that outfit everyday too. Sounds like a winner to me.:lol:

I know I slight people everyday but I don't mean too. I hope you
all are trying to stay OP. I know how hard it is everyday.All I can
say is try your best and your goal is in the near future.

My weigh-in is tomorrow and I hope the scale goes my way.:goodscale
Later

2Cute--I'm with you, I really never WANT to exercise. I have to force myself. Right now I'm working on that 20 min/day goal. I keep trying to just find reasons to force myself to take a 10 min. walk that I wouldn't normally take--park a couple blocks away from where I'm going, etc. That was why I happened to be walking by the dude who winked at me yesterday! The nice thing about parking away from where I'm going is that I walk pretty fast, since I'm actually headed somewhere, so even though it's a short period of time, my heart rate's up by the time I get where I'm going. I hope you can find some tricks for yourself until the pool opens up--you deserve the health benefits of exercise sooner rather than later.

Marcie - well done on the cakes!! I don't think I could be as strong as you were. I had a teachers course yesterday - fully catered - and they plomped the large plate of pastries for morning tea down right in front of me. I guess I looked like the person who would appreciate them :) Anyway I managed to go for a small muffin instead. At least they had healthy salad sandwiches and wraps for lunch!

Angela you go girl! Before you know it you will be getting wolf whistles :) :)

j-ann great going on the bra! Can't wait for the day when I can buy really nice underwear :)

Terri - so sorry to hear about your ongoing family troubles. It must feel like it's neverending at times. Good news about your BIL though! I hope things settle down for you soon.

I've woken up with a sore throat and cold symptoms (probably why I've been feeling depressed the last few days) but still have a few contract work things to do (at 6:30 am!) before I head off to this teachers' course. I still haven't heard about work so everything is still up in the air for me.

Oh and ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAYNSISTA (SHAWNNA)!!!!!! (if you are still reading) :)

Hello! I don't know if you guys remember but I posted here for awhile. And I had life slap me upside the face so I haven't had the chance. I have occasionally "lurked" to see how every one is doing. I have jump started myself in the last month. I have been lifting weights, walking on my treadmill, and doing my Denise Austin Tape. I am trying to get back with it and stick with it. Sorry I disappeared. Everybody seems to be going great guns.

Scoot

:) Hi scooter. I haven't been here too awlful long myself. It sounds like
you are doing a great job of getting back at it. :cheer:
I also belong to TOPS, 1739 OH. Glad your back
Post often I'm sure it will help.

hippygoddess-- Hope you feel better real soon a sore throat
can be a real pain especially if you have to go out and about.:(

Angela--2cute---- Exercise is a real pain. I have to force myself
into it every day. Hey but I get another car!!!!!! :lol:

Well supper calls-----------:^:

Brrrr. It's cold tonight and the snow is going to be blowing in off Lake Ontario. Agood night to catch up here and watch Survivor and the Apprentice.

SCOOTER: Welcome back. Wish I had your eagerness for exercise.

LEANNE: Hope you're feeling better. The group head cold seems to have stretched all the way to Australia.

HILTA: You don't have stairs????? I'll send you some and you can send me "flat". Huff Puff :lol:

TERRI: I hope the family problems settle down soon. You and DH are saints. I hope you BIL appreciates your efforts to referee. Hope you and DH can take some time together soon. You both probably can use "away together" time soon. Good for you taking more stairs. I was like "Rocky" when I got to the top today ..... just slower. :dizzy:

IWILLBE: I want to sit on the deck with my coffee too. Only it would freeze. :(

2CUTE: You're car collection is growing and growing. One way to increase that exercise is to get out of the car every hour and circle it 10 times before you continue you X-country journey (teehee).:drill:

Ok, I'll never get caught up so Joyce, Ruby Sue, CD, et al .... just know I love ya all and have a quiet evening and an OP Friday.