300+ And Ready to Try Again...#709
 

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!

Thin, you slacker!! Hehe...I've come to the board like twice to see if anyone started a new thread, and I figured since you were the last person to post you were right on it...heh heh I guess not!! Shame shame!! :D

Wow, it's been a mad few days, let me tell you....I'm soooo slacking on my exercising, I haven't done ANYTHING since Friday...but as soon as I finish up here I plan on doing that two mile walk..yay go me.

Today and yesterday were so exhausting (part of the reason I haven't exercised, but man if I am going to do these labor intensive jobs then I really need to get used to the idea of either getting up early to exercise, or biting the bullet and doing it when I get home.

I'm so sorry I haven't been doing individual replies, but you are all in my thoughts, really. I need a good foot rub!! :D

Ok, I need to go do my exercises before American Idol comes on, so I'll talk to you all later.

:wave: Good afternoon everyone. To all the new ladies (newer than me) Welcome. You will feel loved here. I have only been here since late Friday night and I can't stop coming in for support and to see what others are doing. You are not alone anymore :balloons: We are all in this together.

I have already learned so much. I didn't know the importance of water. I have heard it said so many times but when someone is actually been near my shoes weight wise I believe! I have been trying to drink lots of water today. I have a 20 oz. glass and I have drank down 5 of them so far today. I am very lucky in the fact that I love, love, love water. It is my usual drink of choice although not as much as I have been drinking today. I really noticed I wasn't as hungry feeling. Makes sense.

I hope it won't be a problem but I can't weigh except for about once a month. I have to drive 30 miles to my Dr. to weigh in. So I can't weigh in until the end of May or the beginning of June. My scales at home say err on them as I said in an earlier post. I don't have enough nerve to do some of the things to get weighed that hippievanlady had to do. You are all so brave. I fell kind of like a baby in this whole thing. I guess because I have been in my home for sooooooo may years. I will weigh though at the end of May or beginning of June. I see my Dr. then.

Thank you all for your wonderful support and kind words. I am really taking it all in. I read every post that you guys write and I can't wait for tomorrow. I have soooo many things I want to do when I get some weight off. And now, I have some things I can write about how I am going about doing it! :love: to you all!

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One caveat about water...TOO MUCH is also bad. Do not make a habit of fluid overloading yourself to try to make up for years of not hydrating enough. When your body is fluid overloaded, your kidneys are not happy and the last thing you want to do is cause kidney problems trying to fix something else.

Thin...good luck finding a dress...you KNOW what I went though...ugh! Never again.

Happy night..sadly I am still here at work until 9....bah!

I sneaked in here this afternoon and wrote a long post and would you believe the electricity went out and I lost it all. Someone must have hit a transformer or something, the whole block was without power almost an hour.

The only thing I said worth repeating was about weighing in. When Dh first had his WLS and wanted to see how he was losing, his doc told him that he could weigh in by taking two cheap scales, (just alike) and place them next to each other and stand with one foot on one and one on the other, and be careful to distribute his weight equally on both of them and then add the two together. It sounded strange, but it worked. Before his surgery he weighed 577, and it was quite a while before he could weigh on just one scale.

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Hello chicks! Welcome to all the new ladies:). Hope everyone is doing well tonight. Catherine, thanks for the great post, again you give me something to think about). Did well with food and manged to excersise too. Have a great night:)

Dogpal.... Your post was sooooo inspirational for me. Thank you for being a part of our group. Don't you worry about weighing only at your doctor's. That is just fine. But I also have heard lots of people who weigh on two scales.

Barbg... don't you just hate it when you lose a post... especially a long one. Grrrrr
Good to see your cute graphics again.

Julee... sorry you are still working at 9pm... what time did you finally get off ???

Melissa... who are you voting for on AI ??? I am still supporting Carrie. Homegrown girl. :)
I think Anthony and Vonzell were the weakest last night. But I want Vonzell to stay in.
I plan to watch all the specials on Paula and Corey... gossip , gossip, gossip. :lol:

Kymberly... good to see you posting too. Hope you had a great day too.

That is everyone from this thread. I love all the rest of you too ... just don't have time to go back and reread all the old threads.

I do want to share.... one more day under my belt. :cp:
More water too. :D

Hello ladies!! I just wanted to say hello real quick before I went to slave away at the bookstore.

Dogpal - I'm glad you've joined our group :) I know what you mean, I usually can only get weighed at the doctor too..the scale I have isn't so accurate but it will do.

2Cute - I think Carrie is the most talented singer there, so yes I do believe she has earned the right to win. As a singer myself, I can appreciate how she has mastered her technique, she's just very talented.

Does anyone else watch House? I love that new show!

Anyways, I wish I could stick around but I can't because I have to go to work. I stayed on program yesterday AND still managed to do my two mile walk after a day of semi-intensive labor (for me!! :p)

See you all later!

Good morning Ladies,

I hope today is May 4th because its HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHELLE! :hb: :balloons: :hb:

On AI, I think Anthony was definitely the weakest link. But its all up to how many fans they have that vote. I thought Bo kicked butt last night. Scott has a good voice but his demeanor is such snotty attitude. He can't take any kind of feedback from without getting a pi$$ed off look on his face. I actually voted last night for the first time ever. I'm not sure why I've never bothered to vote before; maybe I figured I'd never get through. I had taped it while we were out to the barn and were watching it at 9 pm. So I'm sitting there thinking I should remember the phone number so I can vote. Then I'm waiting for the show to be over for the phone lines to open. Zooming through the commercials of course. It finally clicks that what a doofus! The phone lines WERE open and had 10 minutes left. :lol3: I got 5 votes in for Bo and 2 for Carrie.

We spent our evening out with the horses again last night. Now that I've learned a few things about showmanship, I decided to try it on the two girls too. I figured it would be good training for them minding me plus good practice. So I worked all four horses last night which meant lots of walking around and lots of slow jogging with them. Ginger did the best at trotting beside me. The others need rocks thrown at their butts. :rolleyes:

Tonight will be a night off so I'll be working around the house. I have to get the weed eating done tonight. I also need to get on the stationary bike too. I've done terrible at that this week. Blame it on allergies and TOM.

Catherine - Those were great tips. And yes, I agree that health insurers are coming around to health awareness and improvements to help reduce future claims. Which I think is related to our continued deterioriation in our health. But they more they pay, the more the premiums will have to go up.

Dogpal - I'm glad that you've found this group and that its going to be able to help you. It does help to know you're not alone and to have someone respond to you in a positive way, helps you to remember that you do have value. Weigh in when you can as you have to work this for what works for you.

Just a reminder that our 2x2 will be ending in a few days. We're a little less than 30 pounds shy of our goal of 300 pounds gone!

Have a good OP Day! :wave: to everyone!

Well I missed AI last night..I worked until 9. The thing is....Scott keeps getting pity votes...which knowingly or not Simon gives him like a big old birthday present...Anthony...not sure what keeps him in either. I've been a fan of Bo's since Day 1 so I am pulling for him.

I missed House..which I totally dig, but decided to watch the 2 hour SVU/TBJ special instead...wow...good stuff. Albert Molina is scary and creepy.

OOOOH I tried on another old outfit last night that I've been thinking about wearing to 2 nice affairs I have in a few weeks..and it fits better than it ever did. The last time I wore it was 2 years ago and it was too snug and I was uncomfortable the whole night...but YAY for things fitting. It is a beautiful silk pants suit with pants, a pretty shell and a shirt/jacket over the top. Being silk they are totally unforgiving and have no stretch...but I am so excited that I have something to wear now and don't need to bother getting something else new.

Weigh In is tonight...BF had a rough week lst time and gained but he and I are both hoping that he makes his goal this week...which would make not only 10% but SHAVING DAY!! He promised me that if he got down to 150 he would shave off his mustache and goatee. I thought it would make a nice Mother's Day present. So here's hoping. I think I have had a good week...I hope so anyways. It's not as nice at work to eat lunch when my office manager is away...but she will be back next week so that will be good.

Anyways...have a good day!!!

Michelle, I hope you're still reading. This one's for you!!!

Hey all, Well, May is here. Finals week. Summer! I still have to work--my book revisions are due June 1, and I have to present a paper at a conference in June, and I teach beginning in June. But as of now, I don't have to be in the classroom for 6 weeks, so my main work is WRITING and I can schedule my days exactly as I want (well, for the most part). This is why summer is usually my best time for weight loss. Given that I've regained some weight recently, I'm hoping to find I can make a good push again, like I did this time last year.

Thin, Lilion, and everyone else who's offered kind wishes and hugs: Thanks a million! You guys are the greatest, and it's so nice to know people care.

Shadiepurple, Kechara, Dogpal, and anyone else new I've missed: Welcome! I've been here a year now and find it's very, very helpful to keep me on track. Until this tragedy 5 weeks ago, I was either losing or maintaining all year--and even maintaining is better than gaining. And I really believe without this group to come back to, I'd still be off track. So stick around--try not to disappear if you have a bad day (or even longer)--know that we're here when you want us.

Michelle--HAPPY BIRTHDAY! My English friend's family sings a birthday song that goes like this: Why was she born so beautiful? Why was she born at all? She's no bloody use to anyone, she's no bloody use at all. Boy, the English are affectionate, huh?

Terri--Sounds like fun with the horses yesterday. I think I'll sit the 2x2s out until I've relost the weight I regained, since it wouldn't be fair to double-count it into the 300 pounds for the year.... in fact, well, if I don't relose them, technically I should tell you to subtract them from your total, shouldn't I? But never fear... this weight is going bye byes.

Hello My Lovely Losing Ladies!

It is a truely, amazingly beautiful day here in our lovely Missouri state capital! 70 degrees and not a cloud to be seen in the blue, blue sky! :sunny: It's the kind of day that really makes me want to play hookey and lounge on my patio and enjoy the sunshine and gentle breeze...ahhhh.

Instead, I'm here, getting ready to listen to people who drove 100 miles to gripe over $500. :(

But on the up side, I'm wearing a skirt that didn't fit three months ago. I went thru my closet last night and tried on things I thought might fit. I have three skirts that were too tight that now fit perfectly. My two nicest skirts don't fit - THEY'RE TOO BIG! :D I actually had to change twice this morning, because I was trying to dress up since folks are coming in person for their hearing (about 90% do it by phone) and the outfit I tried on hung on my hips! That gives a girl a lift!

I realized today that this Friday will end 11 weeks OP. While I've had the occasional "naughty" day, I've pretty much stayed OP the whole time. I think I may have to celebrate on May 18, which will mark 3 months OP. Maybe buy a nice "transitional" piece of clothing...something I can take in later!

Well, I came, I read, I bragged! Now I have to be judicial! :judge:

Later, ladies!

Good morning everyone :D
I'm off to the Doctor's office and to a staff meeting soon but I thought I'd check in and say hello. Thank you all for the warm welcome.
In regards to exercise, yes I have been including that in my plan. I am very lucky, the home that I manage has a pool in the back yard. It's still pretty darn cold this time of year, but 5 minutes in and I'm all warmed up and it will be summer soon. :cool: It's on the small side, so not great for lap swimming but it works just fine for treading water/aerobic type exercises.
I am feeling a bit waterlogged atm from all the water I've been drinking. I've been trying to get up to the 64 ounces a day...I think before I started, I was only drinking about 32-48 ounces of liquid a day, and probably only 1/2 of that being water, so it will take some getting used to.
Anyway, I've got to run....have a great day and I'll talk to you all soon.

I practically had the pool to myself today. It is rainy, and the geriatric patrol doesn't go out when it is raining. They have enough trouble driving when it is sunny. I don't know how I'm going to survive until Monday. They are draining the pool and doing a whole overhaul thing. It won't be open again until Monday. I am kind of surprised at how excited I have gotten about this deep water aerobics class. I wish it would take off as much on the bottom as it is taking off on the top. My bottom half is so much more buoyant than my top half, that I have to fight to keep from going caddywhompus. Just burns a few more calories, I hope. So far no one has complained about always seeing my butt bob to the surface. It also gives me the opportunity to check out the bottom of the pool. (I had to get prescription goggles because I am so nearsighted I ended up in the men's locker room my first time there). I "rescued" 3 bandaids and an earring from the bottom today. I hope the lifeguard was able to find their owners.

Getting Started In Baby Steps
 

I'd like thank eveyone for thier warm welcomes to me and the other new ladies. I can see we have made a ngreat choice to come here for support.
HIPPYGODDESS: Thank you for you kind words and great ideas. I took your advice and started writting down things that make me feel positive during the day. I knew I need to journal stuff, just what I wasn't sure would help. I tried writtting the positive feels and was suprised what those things were. Things that should have made me feel good, didn't really do the trick. The things that I thought were negative made me feel better to look at in astrange way. IE: I went to the hospital to weigh my self for the first time in a year, and I felt positive knowing where I am at right now. It was too much but I held the knowledge and I have a true start spot. Weird as that sounds, it was a good thing. I'm going to do what you suggested and just change one tiny thing at a time. I have to remember its things that work for me. They don't have to show right away. Thank you again.

THINTHINKER; Thank you for helping me figure all this out. It's been fun learning and I'm sure there is so much more to know. Great job on the clothes issues.
Chat at everyone soon. Love to hear from you. Have an awsome day!!!

OOHHH Hippyvanlady, you made me laugh soooo hard. Not at you, but because I know exactly what you mean. BEEN THERE DONE THAT. I saw myself in you words and had to laugh at the whole adventure. Keep on keeping on lady. Who cares who notices your floating friend. They can get thier own. :D :lol: :smug:

Hello again!

Changed my little ticker thing to show a new, short-term goal! I was doing a birthday thing, but today I realized I only have 19 lbs to go to be at a total of 50 lbs lost! I figure if I really try I should be able to be there by 4th of July - 9 weeks. I may be disapointed because I do have a camping trip in June, but it's looking like I'm not going to be able to go for the whole week anyway since we have this horrible influx of hearings coming due to the state's Medicaid cuts. So...19 lbs in 9 weeks - can she do it??? :crossed:

Catherine: The visual was too much! :lol3: I half-remember this little poem my mother used to read to me as a very young child:


It always made me laugh thinking of those little duck butts bobbing in the water. It was all I could think of when I read your post...I hope they appreciate your "dabbling" in the pool! :lol:

Ah, well, lunch is over an hour ago - suppose I should get back to it. Lilion - :queen: of the two-hour lunch!

Michelle .....

Happy Birthday to You
Happy Birthday to You
Happy Birthday dear Michelle
Happy Birthday to YOUuuuuu !!!!
:hb: :hat: :balloons: :hat: :hb:

Lilion, Julee, and all other LOSERS .... CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!
Of course I mean "losers" in the nicest ways. :D

So much inspiration today !!! Love hearing from the newcomers especially. :)
Keep up the good work !!!

Lilion--Congrats! What a treat, to suddenly have "new" clothes!

Catherine--You've almost inspired me to get into a pool again... sounds like you're having a blast!

Shadiepurple--I understand what you mean about it being good to know where you're really starting from. It can be hard, but once you desensitize yourself a little to the numbers, it gets easier to pay attention... which means it's easier to do what you need to do to lose. Congratulations on coming this far!

Hi all. I was laughing so hard at the image you painted Hippyvanlady :D I love to laugh and I find so many things that happen to me are very funny in a horrible way. I believe humor makes us live longer!

Shadiepurple, I am so glad that you are here and I know what you mean about having a start. It is nice to just KNOW where we are. guessing doen't help us reach goals.

Thanks to everyone for sharing. I love to chat with you all. My day was pretty boring other than some swim time at the gym. I am healing from my sciatic trouble. I have to stay fairly still except for the exercies. So I have been making some charts for my progress in my down time. Exercise and water charts. I did some measurments. I have so many new shirts that fit me but are snug so I won't wear them. I look like a big fluffy pillow squeezed into a pillow case in most of them. My belly has got to get smaller. Does anyone have any tummy exercises that they are doing that they would like to share? I can't move too fast yet because I am so large so keep that in mind.

Blesings to you all,
DogPal :cool:

:gift: I almost forgot. Happy Birthday to Michelle!

And today being Wednesday Wish List day. I would like to say. My parents are both in very good physical health. Not overweight at all. My dad likes to take drives in the country to see the wildlife etc. He loves for my husband and myself to come with them. I usually pack a picknic lunch to take for all of us. They think it is so sweet of me. I have a confession that I can say here to you guys. The reason that I pack a lunch for all of us is because being very new to this state and area in which I live I don't know where things are and I am so large that there are many, many times I can't fit into seats with arms. I am afraid from past experiences that if I don't pack a lunch and we end up eating in a restaurant someplace, we will go inside to sit down and I won't be able to fit into the chair. It has happend to my before and it is embarassing, humilating and gets tongues waggin in the restaurant.

I am not going to let this happen to me anymore. I am going to continue to get support here on the boards and work out every day in May then try to work out every day in the next months. I am eating better and drinking more water. I am going to get my new life. I will be so happy and excited when I don't have to face this fear anymore.

That is mine for today. Being my first time I hope it is ok to share stuff like that.

Blessings,
Dogpal

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICHELLE! :joker: :hb: :joker: :hb:

I miss you! ;)

Dogpal... I too have had that not fitting into the chairs happen to me too. Of course you can share those stories here. That is why this 300+ group exists.... because someone smaller doesn't know what it is like and we do.

Mine happend once in a booth... once in an Arbys with those small seats that are attached and not moveable ... and once in a chair with arms. I have sat in other chairs with arms that I was so uncomfortable I could not enjoy my meal.

Well ladies.. my food is going good. :) My water is going good. :)
And with all the inspiration here, I just have a solid resolve to get this weight off.

Hey ladies! Dogpal, thank you for sharing with us, your story was very poignant:). You are doing great, you can do this, we all can, if we just blieve in ourselves. Catherine, your post was hilarious! I always smile when i read your posts. Since this is wishful wednesday, my wish is to one day be totally happy and secure with myself, and not always be the "biggest" person in the group. I am also looking forward to the day that i dont hear the words, "you are so pretty, you'd be beautiful if you lost some wt".
Anyway, everyone have great night.

First....lost another .8 this week...yay! Not huge but any loss is a loss.

Diva: When I was in college I met a guy on the internet. I went to visit him one weekend and we really hit it off...it was a blissful and amazing (and kinda wild) weekend. So on Sunday morning, I am getting ready to leave he tells me the following: "You are smart, and beautiful and amazing and so much of what I have always looked for in a woman...and I know that somewhere inside there is a totally amazing thin girl who really wants to come out." Nice.

Anyhoo...I'm off and running...Scott went home on AI...his cockiness got the better of him. When he was sent to the couch he was looking very thankful and happy...they are tricky on AI and will change things up like that. I just know that Anthony needs to go home next week. If he winds up surpassing Vonzell I will be very very disappointed.

G'nite...

Hi all! :wave: It's late and I'm on my way to bed but just wanted to check in for a minute.

Dogpal: Isn't it interesting that the people we love and are around all the time don't seem to look at our size. Ok, maybe they do look, but I mean they don't take into consideration some of the trials that we go through. Your story about packing a lunch is sooooo like me. Only my story is about going to the casino. I used to take my mom and my aunt to the casino in Windsor about once every 6 weeks. I would pack them up in my van and drive, drop them at the door and then go park so they wouldn't have that far to walk. Anyway, my mom found that for $5 we could all ride a bus and get a voucher for the buffet at the casino and she kept hinting that we should do that instead of me driving. Finally after she pushed a bit, I took her aside and told her, "mom, I don't really fit in the bus seats that's why I like to drive". She sees me and my size all the time and it just didn't dawn on her.

Oh well, that's enough of my story. I'm gotta get some sleep. I'll have reports to do in the morning. Some post offices, a department store and then I have to be across town by 5:30 for a $100 focus group. WooHoo, tomorrow will be a BIG money day!!! :D

See ya later. Love :love: ya bunches.

Hi All, I'm new here!
 

Hi, I just joined the site and wanted to post to say hello. Since I read that Thursdays are Thankful Thursdays...I would like to thank my friend, Shadiepurple for inviting me to this site. I am also thankful that "3FatChicks" is available for everyone that needs support. I hope to learn more about the site and hope to hear from everyone. :^:

I have a question already, lol. I just posted and i forgot to add my weight scale thingy. :) Is it possible to keep it on somewhere or do i have to make a new one each time? Thanks

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Hi Newbies!
 

Good morning Ladies, I have been MIA for a couple of days, cause I have been SICK, I mean sick. :barf: At first I thought I felt so lousy because I had switched to decaf coffee, but that wasn't it. I am feeling almost human again this morning. :)

I see that I missed some birthdays. Happy belated birthday to all that I missed. :balloons:

Welcome to all of our newbies. :)

Twinkledpink, No you won't have to make a new tracker every time. :)

I am way to far behind to respond to all of the post this morning, but I am with Ya! Have a super day. Iwillbe :wave:

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