Hello you all!

It has been an okay week. I am excited and worried about a planned work trip next week. I had to buy new cloths. I have to get back on a plane and deal with my body image issues. I have confidence. I am losing weight and wish that I was at goal. However, I love me forever!

CW: 186
GW: 147

How is it going everone? Have a great weekend!

Hello all
 

Last week was good. The plane seats felt big. I love my new cloths:

CW: 184
GW: 147

Have a great week.:cp:

Get moving scale
 

Hi All,

It is a good week. The scale has not move in 7 days and life is moving forward. I will always love me "big or little."

CW:184 :dance:
GW:147

Good job on your weight loss so far!

Excellent progress!

Thank you!
 

Thank you so much! If I keep pushing forward the scale will move again!! :dancer: I have to get it done!!!

Thank you!
 

I am so ready to be at my goal. Then I will work forward to stay at goal. :mouse:

Hi All,
I hope you don't mind if I join you. Feeling a bit overwhelmed at the forums and not certain where to join. I have been working hard at weight loss for over a year by myself, but we all know how slow this train is! Made it into the 150's today after a long month of no budging in the scale. I tend to drop in larger increments, I think. I have never been in the 150's as an adult. One pound to go to weigh the same as hubby and three until I reach a fifty pound drop. Some good goals if I can keep up the faith and work. I look forward to getting to know you and learn from you!
Take care,

Hi & Welcome
 

This is a nice place to come for support. Personally, I am working hard to change the way I see weight and my life. Meaning that I do not always make the correct choices regarding food but I will never give up.

I love my life and each day I work forward. A little over a year ago, I almost died in part due to not taking care of my health. My life is a gift and this is the only body that I have. My days of making excuses are dead. I am putting my health first. :carrot:

This is okay but it will get better!

CW: 183
GW: 147

Have a great week.

Hi gang. Haven't been checking in as regularly as I want- having trouble balancing life at the moment, but just got up at quarter to five to run (by "run" I mean jog so slowly that many people could overtake me walking).
I haven't been jogging regularly since summer and can tell the difference in my stamina and energy levels- everything. Not to mention my weight.
How is everyone doing with the leftover Halloween candy?

:eek:

Candy
 

Hello! Monday and Tuesday hardest days. It is getting better. I did not eat bags of candies but a few pieces. I just worked out harder yesterday. Still like sugar but it is not my lifestyle. Have a great weekend everyone. Keep moving forward. :cloud9:

Can I jump in? A few of y'all are from my area, so seems a logical place to "restart".

I am from the eastern Houston Metro. 49 years old, married, with a 12 year old son (yes, I started late). Work at home, so not as active as I should be. Had my weight and fitness totally under control and doing great about 7 years ago, and then I had life issues come up and gave up. I gained it all back, sooooo slowly. One of those 1 or 1 1/2 pounds a month things. I have tried to address it periodically, but getting older, my body doesn't bounce as easily, and I haven't been in a mental place to prioritize it. So last Christmas, I went to visit my husband's family in Colorado, and I weighed 207 lbs. That was my high weight ever (excepting pregnancy). Horribly embarrassing, and I swore I would start doing something about it. I weighed in this last Monday, almost a year later, and the scales said 223. ENOUGH!

I rarely feel good any more, my arthritis is starting to give me serious twinges frequently, I am embarrassed by how I look to the point that I don't go do things I would like to do. And this impacts my son, because I don't do as much with him for these reasons. And to add insult to injury, even my "fat clothes" are getting tight!

Anyway, I think I am finally "there", so we shall see how this goes. I updated my tickers, and do I really have an overall goal of 97 lbs? How the heck did I let this happen?

Well, this is a great week to start, because my husband left for elk hunting in Colorado Wednesday, giving me up to 10 days to get into routine without him to distract me with Apple Pie Blizzards!

I will probably check in on Fridays, because I need a good reminder on Fridays to stay on plan over the weekend.

HW - 223.2
CW - 219.8
1st Goal - 199

Hello jelder227 and All the rest!
 

Welcome! I am new to Houston. I started traveling for interviews 1 year ago today. I moved officially near the end of Jan 2016.

It is harder getting to my weight loss goal than I believed. So last week, I found a trainer. He is nice guy and I need that extra push. It helps my husband works out too!

My total goal of becoming 147 pounds is not an obsession an 12/31 is not a fixed date. If I am not at goal on that day I will keep going until I reach 147. I am not going to give up, "my body my way." On Monday, I start a new eating plan. I kinda had the blues this week and the scale move up this morning. However, I will push forward. I will be here for as long as it takes and some after. Push forward people. Your greatest obstacle is you! Have a great weekend :wave:

Hi Houston Folks!
So is your trainer in the loop? Do you belong to any groups like Houston Fit or Baytown Fit? It would be nice to get a little H-town support!