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.
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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
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ok....i can't seem to stay off here today! let me first say, i just posted my exercise minutes and was amazed at the number of minutes i did this week. i'm not trying to brag, but i haven't worked out like that in years! i know i couldn't have done it if i hadn't have found this site and had all you wonderful women to be accountable too. you may not know it, but you all help me get through the day and get in my exercise. i'm always telling myself i can post or read if i exercise or stay out of the candy at work or whatever. so, thanks to everyone on here!! you're all an inspiration to me!!!
by the way, i forgot to say earlier that rich and i went to the theater last night (which was great!) and i had a surprising nsv. i had put on pants that were tight and was upset that they didn't fit better, but as we were running behind, i wore them anyway. well, i was all upset about the pants and out of breath from hurrying up the stairs to our seats and i sat down expecting to be uncomfortable for two hours cuz my rear is always too big for the seats. but, what?!?, i fit in the seat comfortably! it was great! i haven't taken measurements for awhile, but all that WATP and water aerobics must be doing something! i forgot all about the stairs and my pants and whispered to rich "hey! i fit in my seat!!" it was great!
katt--your dogs are so cute!! i'll have to put a picture of ours on sometime. they're just like family, aren't they? and i saw ammi said something about lambs--pics please! i always wanted some, but my parents said no. i had to make do with taking care of our neighbors' when they were out of town. i loved them!
misti--way to go on 70 pounds down! that is fantastic!
xena--i'm so jealous of your weather--sounds great! i think 5 pound goals sound fine. it all counts! so long as the numbers go down, that's all i worry about! you can do it!!
sharon--i hope that you listen to ammi and get stern with your doctor. there could be all sorts of stuff going on that he is ignoring. can you find another doctor? definitely don't give up and don't let him get away with not listening!
thanks for the nice comments on our wedding pictures. and sadly, no, that is not my natural color. gotta cover up those grays! i use clairol nice and easy #118a, color natural medium neutral brown. whatever happened to just plain brown?
ammi--don't worry about eating out. we're all entitled to a day like that. we know what we should do, but sometimes taking care of yourself means doing what makes you feel better, not always what you should do. anyway, like everyone says, tomorrow is another day! and yep, i'll try to resize the pictures the post them again. this computer stuff----argh! it's so frustrating to me! i've got emailing and shopping down, but anything else.....no way!
ok--took a nap this afternoon with our doggy (she had to get a shot this morning that made her sleepy) and didn't do anything around the house, so i'd better go start some laundry. lori
Lori I am as bad as you I can't drag myself away from here. I have been supposedly going to bed for the last 3 hours, yet here I am still and it's now 1.30 in the morning. Woops
on the wonderful NSV of fitting comfortably into the theatre seats. That is one of the best NSVs there is. When I met Sharon last month we met at a place where in the past I have had to squeeze painfully into the seats. I was thrilled to find that I can now fit into the seats and have a bit of spare room too. I would have done a happy dance had the place not been full
Thanks for your kind words about my bad eating earlier. I have had some lovely comments from others too and I am happy to say that when I do go to sleep in a minute I will be going to sleep much happier and not feeling ashamed of myself anymore. You are so right about how wonderful everybody is here, where would we be without each other
I am glad you are going to resize those photos. If you want you can email the full size ones to me and I can resize them for you if it's easier. Just PM me if you want my address.
Rayne - I am really sorry to hear about your dad, how awful for him to be in pain all the time. Back pain is the pits, it's so debilitating and I think today I was so moody because I was so frustrated about it even being too painful to even get up to go to the toilet. I had chores to do which Daren had to do and although he didnt mind I still wish I was able to do them. How did your dad break his back, if you don't mind me asking? Does he need a wheel chair now?
Thanks for your supportive comments and the hug. My back is getting better all the time, one more day and hopefully I can start doing things again. I also hope I will sleep well and get up in a much better frame of mind
Hope you enjoyed the two films you watched tonight, they are two great films aren't they!
That's great that your fiance is so supportive of your weight loss efforts, but I hope his high expectations won't make you feel too pushed when you work out together. You will have to tell him to ease up because gym work is hard enough without feeling like you have to do more than you are ready for.
Patti - thanks, I think you are right that free days can be a good thing. I just worry that I have had too many lately. I have to be good now until my anniversary because I know we are going out for a meal that night and I will enjoy the treat even more if I have been 100% OP until then
Ok well now I honestly am going to get some sleep. Take care all and bye until tomorrow
Here's another one. I CERTAINLY need a Santa like this one!
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If I Were Santa
If I were ol' Santa, you know what I'd do?
I'd omit silly gifts that are given to you.
And deliver some things just inside your front door.
Things you have lost, but treasured before.
I'd give you back all your maidenly vigor,
and to go along with it, a neat tiny figure.
Then restore the old color that once graced your hair,
before rinses and bleaches took residence there. I'd
bring back the shape with which you were gifted,
so things now suspended need not be uplifted.
I'd draw in your tummy and smooth down your back,
'til you'd be a dream in those tight-fitting slacks.
I'd remove all your wrinkles and leave only one chin,
so you wouldn't spend hours rubbing grease on your skin.
You'd never have flashes or queer dizzy spells, and
you wouldn't hear noises like ringing of bells.
No sore aching feet and no corns on your toes
no searching for spectacles when they're right on your nose.
Not a shot would you take in your arm, hip or fanny from a
doctor who thinks you're a nervous old granny.
You'd never have a headache, so no pills would you take.
And no heating pad needed, since your muscles won't ache.
Yes, if I were Santa, you'd never look stupid.
You'd be a cute little chick with the romance of a cupid.
I'd give a lift to your heart when those wolves start to whistle,
and the joys of your heart would be light as a thistle.
But alas! I'm not Santa...I'm simply just me,
the matronest of matrons you ever did see.
I wish I could tell you all the symptoms I've got,
but I'm due at my doctor's for an estrogen shot.
Even though we've grown older this wish is sincere:
Hope you had a good Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Well it is only 5:55 PM for me here so I guess I am not on so late as many of you. But it is neat to see so many doing well on the exercise. I have done well today too. We are all going to be mere shadows of our former selves!
I know what you mean too about fitting into the seats. I love to sit in booths in restaurants now --- but I still don't "see" myself as being small enough. Last night my friend and I went to a restaurant and I asked for a booth. While we were waiting I was eyeing them and wondering to my friend if I could fit into them, should have asked for a table, etc. He said "you sat in them last time we were here a few weeks ago." I tend to forget which places I sat where, etc. He was right... I fit easily into it.
I said... as I often do to him... "I like to do this just because I can" -- so after we were seated and I was giving him a hard time for messing up the bread loaf he said "I did it just because I can." Note this is all in fun; we like to give each other a hard time with good humor.
Wishing all of you a blessed night's sleep and happy Sunday! Stay OP!
Ammi -- Awww!! Thanks for your sweet words!! You know, I wonder sometimes if after I retire I could do some kind of weight loss counseling. My background is in psychology (not clinical) and I find sometimes that I can apply the things I learn to weight loss.
wezi -- isn't this place the best! I know I started the exercise threads, but it was because I HATED to exercise and could never get myself to do it. I started tracking my minutes and about a year ago Valerie (NoLifeWithoutHorses) asked if she could join and the exercise thread was born! I can't speak for anyone else, but it has been SO helpful to me. And I love feeling like I'm contributing to our group goals!
zelma--love the santa poem! especially the line about "cute little chick"!
ammi--thanks for offering to resize the pictures for me--that is so sweet of you! i gave it a try and they are bigger. i didn't want to make them too big since i posted a book!
we are two peas in a pod cuz when i wrote before i said i was off to do laundry, but the pile is still on the floor and nothing has made it to the washer yet! i just can't seem to leave today! hope you get some good rest in and have a great day tomorrow! btw, i was looking at pictures on the other thread, and i have to say that you are looking great! i can see such a big difference from the first pictures to the latest--must be all the time on the gazelle! i'm going to have to seriously consider getting one if that's the result!
wyllen--i love the exercise thread! it's a huge reason why i did so well this week! it was a great idea you had--thanks, it really helps!
anyway--i'm finally really leaving! see everyone tomorrow! lori
Wezi I sure hope you are right about the Gazelle being what made Ammi look so great! Since I am now hopping right along with her on mine. I have to go take another look at her before picture if I can find it!!
Hi All - Just dropped in to say I got a nice 45 minute walk in tonight, also I'm VERY 'OP' with my eating today. Yay! Hope everyone is doing well. Stay OP chickies!
Ok Since you asked Ammi....My husband and I first met on MSN Chat in March of 2000, we started talking and it turned out he knew the area of Missouri and the town i lived in. He had actually been in the area the year befor covering for a store manager for the company he works for and we had met then, but at that time i was married to my first husband...(bad situation there)....well anyway, after we started talking, i went to that store manager and asked her about him and she knew exactly who i was talking about, and she said to me that she'd known him for at least 6 years and he was one of the nicest people in the world to meet. So after about 6 weeks of talking online and on the phone, he made a surprise trip down here to see me. Talk about shocked! after that he would make trips down to see me every 2 weeks....eventually he moved down to Missouri from Illinois and transferred with the company....and in december of 2000 he and I moved back to Illinois together, where in February he asked me to marry him and we married in May of 2001....I tease him all the time and tell him that if the Manager he had covered for didn't tell how great a guy he was...i'd probably had dumped him We've been married about 5 1/2 years now...and I have never been happier!
Hope everyone is having a good weekend! It is so cool to see how fast the threads are moving;i appreciate everyone here and love reading how everyone is doing! AMMI: I'm sorry to hear your having problems with your back and with depression. I tend to feel depressed mainly in the winter months, i think its called S.A.D.(seasonal affective disorder) every year, i go through this "funk" in the winter months. I certainly know how you feel, and hope you are feeling better soon! MECHELLE: Hope your trip is fun XENA: I totally agree on breaking wt loss into 5lb increments: that is certainly more doable for me, at least i wouldnt get so discouraged with myself KATT: the dogs are so cute When did you say you start your new job? SANDYBAR: Sorry to hear about your sad moods as i mentioned above, i can totally relate. hope you feel better, real soon RAYNE: That is so cool your boyfriend is going to be your excersise partner. having a partner in excersise makes it easier,congratulations on getting your house cleaned, will you come do mine WYLLEN: Your advice was priceless! you are so right, im not setting records for fast wt loss, im just trying to become healthy and thinner in a way that will have lasting results. thanks for making me think! TOOFATFORU: i have the opinion, too, that sometimes we need a cheat or free day while watching our wt. Sometimes for me, being too strict foodwise leads me to over indulge in things i dont need WEZI: You look beautiful in your wedding pix! I love your dress and hair MISTI: You are really inspiring me to purchase a Gazelle, maybe that is the one excersise machine that wont be a clothes/junk colllector for me VOODOO: Hers a hug for you. i hope you are reading this and know that many people are thinking of you. ZELMA: the poems were soooooooo cute thanks for sharing. i hope you are doing well this weekend. VILLANDRA: Great job on the excersise, i need your motivation this month EVERYONE: Have a great weekend As for me, i am so happy im off tommorrow This week has been super busy for me and i am looking forward to having some free time. Food was good for me today, exersise, well not enough. i am really hoping to pick that up this week. I haope everyone has a good night and rest of weekend. I truly appreciate you all, and the support you give
300+ and Ready to Try Again #1057
i use clairol nice and easy #118a, color natural medium neutral brown. whatever happened to just plain brown? 
on the wonderful NSV of fitting comfortably into the theatre seats. That is one of the best NSVs there is. When I met Sharon last month we met at a place where in the past I have had to squeeze painfully into the seats. I was thrilled to find that I can now fit into the seats and have a bit of spare room too. I would have done a happy dance had the place not been full 
Hers a hug for you. i hope you are reading this and know that many people are thinking of you.