Alright...here we go!
thnknthin1 - ten pounds in 8 weeks is reasonable. I bet you can do it! And if not, well, there is always the next challenge! And let your ex's get a hold of your information...what are they going to do? Spread rumors you have lost 95 pounds? OOOOOHHHHHH! SCARY!!!
Honey, be proud of that fact. And if they see your numbers, so what. You did what most can not, and are absolutely AMAZING FOR THAT!
Tibbits -
three pounds is awesome! And I can not wait until I am at 1/2 the person I started off at! You freaking rock!
Sum - ah, don't let it get you down. Anything could happen. BM not moving, water retention, weight from last meal not completely digested, hormones fluxing. Did you lose inches? Gain muscle? Don't sweat the scale, the advancement is in everything, not the number. But...glad you dropped again...sounds suspiciously like water weight.
alinnell - Logging everything I put in my mouth helped me get my weigh-in's more in control
IanG - Good job!
100Mother - AWESOME! I love the muscle gain feeling. It actually makes me feel better knowing I am building muscle when I never see the scale more or it moves slowly. I'd rather be healthy than be a rail (although, rail would be nice too
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jessicado - FIVE WHOLE POUNDS! :five: YEAH YOU! I did Mexican a week ago and managed to walk out eating 100% on plan. I asked for a taco salad, with unmarinated chicken, no sour cream or guacomole, and ate everything but the shell. The next day, had a 1/2 pound loss. It is possible to eat out and not eat bad. Just takes disciple. Awesome that you had it!
wolfgirl - awesome on the new decade, keep up the great work!
amandie -
yeah! Love your NSV and love that you lost weight!
Delphi - aw shucks, you are going to make me blush! And ironically, you are my inspiration...it is because of your posts that I decided to see if I could run. All you dear, all you. I haven't done anything all that great. The only reason I am here is I made a vow to myself regarding my kid, and I am not going to let me down...or her. Do what we gotta do to do it right. And yeah, no smart phone
Next week, you'll see a great drop! I am jealous of you being able to wear shorts. I haven't worn shorts in probably 8 years. It's been so long that my naturally medium dark skin has turned ivory. I am so proud of you, that is awesome!
irish - Bless your heart, you've been fighting that 142 for ages! I know you are insanely active, what with your grandbaby...sure you are getting enough calories?
Tehdollylala - I hate when that happens and the weight just...sits there. Like a bad joke or something. It keeps waiting around for you to get the joke and you have this awkward pause like, "You just need to leave now". You'll get out of the 180's, I just know it!
ange - boo to plateaus! Give it a few more weeks, if it doesn't budge, then adjust your calories and/or exercise. It helped me when I hit my plateau.
adlea - WOW! ALMOST to your own personal best...that must be an AWESOME feeling!
Nathalie - when working on focus, remember that it takes on average 6 weeks of doing something daily to make a habit, but on average, only 72 hours to break that habit. To me, it just isn't worth it to rest for three days and have a heck of a time for the next six weeks to get back on track. You can do this, I know you can! And special kudos on being trusted, that must make you feel awesome!
Sinderelly - nice loss! Don't argue with it, just take it!
Emula - Good luck on your 5K walk tomorrow!
amandie - You are absolutely amazing and awesome...in case I forgot to tell you that this week.
EVERYONE - Thank you, thank you! Never in a million years thought I would be happy that the dreaded TOM was visiting me. But by George, I am! One step closer to my ultimate goal!
And lastly.....
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Originally Posted by elvislover324
You just brought tears to my eyes, Delphi, omg! Thank you so much for taking the time to write all of that. But I assure you, I'm no hero! I'm just like everyone else trying to do the best with what I have. And seriously, without all of you, I couldn't have done any of this. You are one of THE most inspiring, motivating, encouraging groups of men and women that I was so lucky to find by googling "weight loss forum help" back in September after I started my diet. This site saved my life (literally, from my own self and my high weight) and all I try to do is pay it forward now. I'd be lost without all of you!!
Seriously, thank you. You just made my whole day.  |
elvislover - ^^^^THIS^^^^Oh god this. I am RIGHT there with you
I came to 3FC in July 2012 with a very half a$$ed view of weight loss. Come August 13th, my daughter found me in a brief coma. She was three. I had thought I only had a cold when I went to bed. Come to find out, I had a cocktail of issues going on. I had untreated asthma that had progressed from moderate to severe. I had streptococcus pneumoniae, which I learned is usually pretty lethal. I had a fungal infection from backed up allergies. I had a viral infection, a bacterial infection, and most importantly, due to the blockages in my lungs, carbon dioxide poisoning. My O2 saturation levels were at 42%...morgues see corpses with higher O2 levels. I should have died that day. I almost died that day. So many doctors and so many nurses told me so many times that they couldn't believe I pulled through. My daughter found me asleep after my husband went to work. I have no idea how long she tried to wake me up. I have no clue how she managed to do it, but her 38-40 pound body had managed to put my 293 pound frame of dead weight out of the bed and onto the floor. When I finally came too (sort of, I was pretty foggy headed and most of that day is lost memory) she was beating on me and screaming and crying, begging me to wake up. Thinking back to that day, I...I choke up every time. My baby almost witnessed me dying. No one said it was my weight. No one came out and told me I was fat. No one said if I was thinner I wouldn't have been so sick. But I know, in the bottom of my heart, that if I had been thinner, things would have never spiraled out of control the way they did. I was in the hospital for two week and in ICU for 3-4 days. I was on an O2 tank from August until November. Still have one in my house. I was diagnosed with ARDS, which is similar to CPOD, but not quite the same. It is life long and basically means my lungs are damaged for life. I was told I would be on an O2 tank for the rest of my life and I needed to file for disability. I was 29. It was 3FC that pulled me together. I knew I needed to lose weight, I just didn't know how, especially given my condition. But little by little, I worked it out. It was the support I got from everyone here. I lurked behind several people, never really posting, but reading their stories, because, if they could do it, surely I could too, right? And I did. And I am. Like you, I owe 3FC my life. I really do. Because had it not been the support and advice of so many of the people here...I don't know where I would be. I promised my daughter I will NOT let her find me like that again. And that is a promise I WILL keep. And yes...my doc told me the same, losing weight was the best thing I could do for my reproductive health.
I love everyone here. I need everyone here. My family and friends are insanely supportive. But they don't get it. They haven't been here, they can't. But you all, you get it. And I could do it without you all. I might get wordy sometimes, I might get overbearing, I might say way too much, but that is because I simply cannot express just how important 3FC is to me. Thank you, every last one of you.
