300+ And Ready To Try again.. #964
 

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 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.

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Brenda - I LOVED the photos of the flowers in your garden, how gorgeous are they!! You want to come and plant some of those beauties in my garden??

Nelie - it's funny how people differ isn't it. I can't stand short tops, you can't stand long ones. Another reason I have to stick to long tops though is that I have an ileostomy (similar to a colostomy) and a nice long baggy top helps to keep that disguised :lol:

I definitely hear you about the boyfriend losing weight. I remember one week which a few of the people here will remember, I was dieting like an angel. My hubby ate what I ate, but also had lots of treats, treats I was a good girl and said no to. When it came to weighing I had lost 2 lbs, and was happy with that. Hubby weighed and despite not being on a diet, and having the treats, he lost 4 lbs. What's up with that, :lol: I was so miffed. Oh I know I should have been pleased for him, but come on, how unfair for a non dieter to lose 4 lbs, when I only lost 2!!! I had a lot of good advice when I came on here to moan about it, the most important was to remember that men DO lose weight quicker than women. It's an unfair fact of life and we just have to lump it :lol: Just think though, when you get to goal you will appreciate even more just what effort you put into losing the weight.

Rkrs - thank you :hug: I appreciate your comments and believe you when you say you aren't just being nice :D

Oh boy things are still bad in St Louis, that's really awful. Yes you are blessed to still have your power, and you are wonderful helping out at the childrens home. Do they have any idea how long it will be before the power is back on and people can go back to their own homes?

As for the exercise ball, I would be exactly like you, I would feel really low about it. But then I would think to myself, hey, I'm not that heavy now, and either I bought a ball that didn't take my weight, or perhaps it was faulty. And come on, if the roads can be melting in the heat, I am sure exercise balls could be weakened by the heat! So, don't be down, let hubby buy you another exercise ball and enjoy using it again :hug:

Crock - how are you doing today? I hope all is well, and that you aren't feeling as low as you were the other day :hug:

Sharon - sorry I didn't get to catch you online again this afternoon. I had a sleep and then I went to work out, and then I cleaned the house. Did you get some good bargains from the shop?

Idril - I see you started this thread, but no post from you yet? Is everything ok?

Annie, Kayley, Valerie, Jilly, Christineau, Zelma, Maria Lucia, Mel, Vicki, Julee, Lilion, Heather, Xena, Alison, Angie, Juliet, and anybody else I am too thick to remember :lol: I hope you are all well, looking forward to hearing from you all soon.

Hugs,

Ammi :grouphug:

Ammi-I know this is really late but thanks for saying you liked my avatar! It's my nephew and me on my birthday. He is my only nephew and I seriously love him! When we get together, I become a 6 year old and we just play. Actually I have that picture as my desktop. He is just so adorable.
You're pictures are AMAZING! You can see SUCH a difference! :carrot: :carrot: Way to go! :whoo:
BTW thanks for checking up on me. I am good! I have been dealing with emotional junk lately, but that is nothing new. LOL I actually have been writing a post for like an hour now. I keep getting distracted by my music. LOL
Heather-I know this is a week late but I wanted to comment on if I could wake up thin tomorrow would I? The first thought that crosses my mind is OMG **** YEAH! And I thought about it for a minute and realized that no, I wouldn't want to wake up thin. I have a lot of emotion ties to my being overweight. My fat is my safety and my buffer to the outside world and especially to men. Going through this process is bringing up a lot of emotional stuff that normally I run from. In the past when trying to lose weight I would get to about 20-30 lbs lost and would basically freak out and stop. Since I have now hit 30 lbs lost (:carrot:) the past couple of weeks have been very trying and I have had to figure out what I can do besides keep on this excess weight to make me feel safe. If I were to wake up tomorrow thin, I wouldn't know how to deal with my emotions and feeling safe. Which would just put me back in the place I am now. So being thin for one day just wouldn't be worth it, because thats about how long I would stay thin. Heh.
Sugarkube-I know this is late but :welcome3: :balloons:
Abbeycat-WTG on twoderland! :carrot: Say goodbye to 300's forever!
Nightkatt-I haven't welcomed you yet and said Hi, soooo HI! :wave: Congrats on the NSV of not eating the Chocolate. Sometimes it's the little things that you have to be proud of. The little things are what keep you going towards the big goal! And I know all about the TOM screwing up the WI's. I have such a problem with carrying a ton of water weight. And it doesn't seem to matter how much water or salt I intake. My mom has the same problem though.
Misti-A pound is a pound! It is nice when you are in a slump and you see a loss. And that idea about putting the water bottle in your pants is AWESOME! I bet that feels so good. Trust me, I know the grossness of it being so hot. It has been hard to work out because I am afraid that I will get heat exhaustion with it being in the hundreds.
Sharon-:eek: Oh no! I am sure no one thought that it was because you were fat that you broke your ankle. And if they did they need to get over themselves because seriously. If being fat made you break your ankle then I should have broken bones constantly. ;) Sorry about the horrible nurse. Sounds like he was a jerk. You are still doing amazing!
rkrs-Honey, don't beat yourself up about that. Unfortunatly stuff like that happens. When I was working at Disney World I broke a chair. A little plastic green one. I felt like such a fat idiot. And I beat myself up over it. Did it help? No, it just made me want to say forget it, I am just going to be fat for the rest of my life and I will just have to deal with it. But now realize what you have accomplished. You have lost 77 lbs!!!! THAT IS HUGE! You look amazing! And think about it this way. You broke it while you were trying to work out. You worked it out to death. It was like ok I am done, you are too tough for me and that is it. ;) Get yourself a new one and say **** yeah, I kicked its butt and had to get a new one!
Zelma-Any news from the mag yet?

Everything is going ok on this front. I have lost another 2 lbs! Making it an even 30! :carrot: :carrot: Finally I lost all the water weight from the TOM and it being so hot! I also peaked at the scale this morning and things are still going in the right direction! I think I finally got over my little plateau for the time being. *knock on wood* And it turns out the dude appologized for being a jerk! :eek: Yeah it surprised the heck outta me. I wanted to say "did that hurt? Do you need to lay down now?" LOL But I didn't and we are ok. So I actually am going to Michigan. I will still be going camping though. I will camp for 4 days (the 5th through the 8th and then go to Michigan from the 9th to the 16th. I thought about not going even after he appologized but realized that we have been friends for 5 years and it is time. I need to do this, I don't know why but hopefully I will find out.
Wow, ok this has turned into a novel and I need to get ready for work. I hope everyone is doing alright, :hug: to those who need it, and :carrot: for those who are losing!

Hi everybody!!! Glad to see everyone is keeping on keeping on, even with the heat. It was a bit cooler here today; "only" about 80 I think but it is supposed to be cooler for the weekend hope hope hope.

Ammi, great pix! Thanks for posting.

Sharon, what a bum deal about your ankle! Glad you are okay, and take care of yourself!!!

Blessings to all

Looks like I'll be getting that promotion to Administrative Marketing Assistant...so I'm pretty excited about that. Just been working a lot lately...not much free time except to really exercise. Got to over 2,300 mins so far this month! And I thought I was only going to be able to do 900 mins at the most! Andrew goes in for the vasectomy tomorrow...although, he's not at all nervous. I'm off now, but I'll try and stop in when I can, ladies!

Brenda - Chica, we've lost the same amount! We're awesome! :)

Welcome to the new gals...I've sorta been slacking lately, but I used to be a regular here...heh. I'll get better, I swear! :)

Misti - Still losing, I see! ;) GO YOU!

Sharon Sounds like you had a HORRENDOUS time at the hospital yesterday! I'm just glad you are better now.

Ammi - GREAT photos! You are looking so svelte! :)

Nelie - Andrew isn't trying to lose weight either....men get all the luck! lol

Thankies idril for the welcome ... I love the piccy of your avatar with your nephew .. I have 5 nephews & 2 nieces as well as my daughter .. and it was seeing a pic of me with my youngest ones and daughter than made me realise how big I had really gotten .. yuck! But your won looks ab fab .. great to see someone keep their childhood within reach :) An ab fab on another goal reached :)

rks -- hopefully things get better over there soon for everyone in your area. We have had floods in our area for the last 2 weeks and are still waiting for the loos to work in some areas .. fortunately our street was one of the safe ones.

Brenda - love your flowers hun, I have such a black thumb ..Im more the "let the garden do what it wants" sort of gardener lol .. weeds are but unloved flowers lol .. I have a bunch of beads that I used to use to make angels and witches etc ... will have a dig around for you if you want any . will see if I can get some in the post for you .. would need to know what sort of ones you would be wanting tho lol ..

Okee .. Im off to get weighed .. arrgggghh :) BB in about 10min rofl ..

Alrighty .. got my first weigh in out of the "weigh" lol .. I have erred on the side of heavier than lighter with my stupid scales ... but its definitely under the 140kg mark .. happy me considering TOM .. definitely encourages me for next week .. will have proper scales next weekend too! rofl .. woo hoo .. me goin for a walk now, just a lil one lol ... :)

Welcome nightkatt. Sorry that's a little late.

I've been a first-rate slacker lately, but got back on the wagon today. Gotta question: I normally walk for my exercise, 2 1/2 miles 4 or 5 times a week and haven't really had problems until today. My upper back started cramping so badly I thought I was going to have to stop and sit down. Afterwards, my arms were (and still are) so sore I could barely touch them or move them, as if I'd been lifting weights.

Anybody ever experience this? It's the weirdest thing.

Hmm. . . I think I've been gone since April. . . figured it was time to get back on track.

I can't really complain. . . I've stayed at 285 for months and months. . . but I was all the way up over 350 not too awful long ago and with the way I've been lately I'm surprised I haven't gained anything back. . .

Anyway, I dug out a couple of pics for comparison and have placed them on the picture thread here: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...00#post1349700 One is around 350, the other is around my current weight. I also put up a new profile in the intro thread. :D

Just started taking walks again, bought healthy food at the grocery store. . . I think I'm ready. The past few months have been rather stressful but I finally got some closure over something personal that's been nagging at me. Heh, I'm tired of being curled up into a ball, it's time to live again.

Anyway, sorry I've been away so long, but I've shut out more than just this site. I hope everyone is doing well.

Hi Chickies,

This is going to be a quick one because I have to sign in to work in THREE MINUTES! It's been a crazy day and I had to tackle some deep cleaning issues in my kitchen. But I did make it fun for the kiddos and we put on loud music and danced around like maniacs. Always fun!

Day four and not down. I am starting to get a little bummed but I am thinking it might be from working out so much. I know your muscles retain water when you start working out so I will attribute it to that. If it's the muscle thing then it's that I'm not eating enough -- I'm doing SBD and I have a hard time remembering to eat five times a day -- which is basically what we're supposed to do with the three meals and two snacks. Anyway, that's my goal for tomorrow is to eat as much as I'm supposed to. Good luck to me!

You guys are so awesome and on track! Yay for all of you!!!!

Gotta run now -- I have to sign in RIGHT NOW! :)

Karen - your piccy looks great (as do you!) .. keep up the great work & welcom back too .. :)

Sugar - hope work went well, dont get down on yourself about things tho or that will make it harder Im sure. Tis a bit depressing to think of doing so much work and it not appearing like anything is different, but dont give up ... it will be making a BIG difference in the long run :) Keep up your great work :)

Newsnerd - thankies for your welcome and its nice to see you on here too :) Sorry to hear about your pain etc, I dont think I have ever experienced it tho .. but then I dont really walk too far at a time at the moment cos I refuse to take my crutches with me lol .. hopefully someone on here will have an idea of what it could be about .. will cross fingers for you.

good morning everyone... no news on the weight loss this morning i seem to be in plateau city again!

rkrs -- I was sitting on a ball that kinda popped last year (this year?) I weighed in the 240-250 range at the time and I don't think it was my weight that killed it. Sometimes these things just happen.

idril -- I had the same thought process you did about waking up thin. Then I thought, in a world where I can wake up thin, why can't it be a world where I have the tools to STAY thin (and I can eat ice cream every day!). I mean, if we're going to have a fantasy, let's go all the way!!! :)

sugarkube -- relax about the scale. You will NOT see a change every day! And weight loss is not linear! Some weeks no loss at all, then, WHOOSH!!! 4 pounds gone. Give your body time and focus on the fact that you are DOING THIS! Pat yourself on the back for all the workouts and eating well. The weight will follow, but not as fast as you want!

I am a little down lately. I've had a rough week of just not wanting to keep plodding along, writing everything down. I've cut myself a little slack and up the cals a little, but I should still be in deficit (that is, I should lose a little bit). And, of course, for whatever reason the scale is up a couple of pounds, even though I haven't eaten enough to gain anything (and "should" lose), and it's not TOM, and I haven't had a lot of processed foods/sodium).

This shall pass, and I am slowly getting my head back on straight about it,but I think I am going to allow myself to shake things up a little sooner than I thought... I'll have to see...

Katt ~ Way to go!
Karen ~ Welcome back :) Good for you for getting back on track. I have been a real slacker myself :(
Heather ~ I can understand how it would get "OLD" after doing it for so long. And you are right to cut yourself some slack as you have been SO good :)

Brenda :wave: