Hi Im A Newbie From Tn Just Getting Started - 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Weight Loss Community

deebra · 07-23-2007, 12:39 PM

HI IM DEBRA FROM TENN, 47 YEARS OLD, IN THE LAST 8 YEARS I HAVE WENT FROM 115 TO 223 LBS, I DONT RECONIZE MYSELF IN THE MIRROR ANYMORE I HATE IT, ALL MY LIFE I WAS TO THIN!!!! YEH THATS RIGHT, UNTIL 8 YEARS AGO AFTER MY DIVORCE AND A HYSTERECTOMY, THE POUNDS STARTED PILEING ON, I LOST IT ALL ONE TIME IN ABOUT 4 MONTHS BUT I ACTUALLY STARVED MYSELF TO DEATH, I GOT SO SICK, SO THEN YEAR BY YEAR IT CAME BACK, I LIVE ALONE SO THERE ARE NO BIG MEALS I COOK AND EAT, AND THERE IS VERY RARELY MUCH FOOD AT ALL IN MY HOME , I DONT EAT OUT, CANT AFFORD IT, SO I SNACK ON CRAKERS AND CHEESE OR MAKE ME A SCRAMBLED EGG SANDWICH, OR SOMETHING SMALL LIKE THAT, DONT UNDERSTAND IT????

BUT I HAVE TO CONFESS I DO LOVE MY MT. DEW LOL. BUT IVE QUIT THAT FOR MONTHS AND NOTHING LOST. SO NOW WHAT I HAVE ALL THE EX. MACHINES, BIKE/BALL/STEPPER/VIDEOS AND EVEN GOT THE MICHAEL THURMANS 150.00 KIT FOR WEIGHT ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO , THAT LASTED ABOUT 2 WEEKS UNTILL I WAS BROKE FROM THE SPECIAL FOODS I HAD TO BUY. NOW MY FIANCE IS COMEING HOME IN ABOUT A MONTH OR SO AND HE HAS NOT SEEN ME IN OVER A YEAR AND I HAVE GAINED ABOUT 30 LBS SINCE HE SAW ME, NOT THAT MY WEIGHT IS AN ISSUE FOR HIM, HE LOVES ME NO MATTER WHAT

BUT I DONT SEE ME IN THE MIRROR ANYMORE I SEE A STRANGER THERE, I AM ON MEDS FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, CYMBALTA FOR DEPRESSION/ PAIN, AND HIGH COLERTEROL. I WANT TO GET BACK TO A HEALTHY WEIGHT, ABOUT 130 TO 140, NOT BACK TO THE 105 I WAS JUST WANT ME BACK. IF ANYONE IS HAVEING SUCCESS WITH ANYTHING OR KNOW OF A MIRICLE LOL PLEASE, TELL ME. HOPE TO MEET MANY FRIENDS HERE, AND LOOK FORWARD FOR SOME SUPPORT FROM OTHERS GOING THRU WHAT I AM

srmb60 · 07-23-2007, 12:50 PM

Hi deebra and welcome! You've got some fabulous things to play with. I like variety. You could do something different for activity almost everyday!

I'm going to recommend calorie counting. No special foods required. You just have to measure and count the foods 6you eat all the time.

Word to the wise about cheese and crackers. I ate 600 calories worth yesterday! And if your egg sandwich is anything like the kind I used to love ... it could have almost 500 cals ... for just one!

Throw some of your foods out here for us to work with. What do you have in the kitchen right now? or are you grocery shopping soon?

deebra · 07-23-2007, 01:07 PM

Got 4 Yogurts, Carrots, Broc In The Freezer, Chicken Breast In Freezer, Half Pack Of Crackers, Coffee,splenda,oatmeal,1 Can Potted Meat (yuk)hate It?? Dont Know Why Or Where It Came From Lol. Oh And Just Found 4 Chopped Steaks I Put In The Freezer About July 7th. Thats It All I Have In The Fridge And The Cabinets. Most Of The Time That Is It, Low Income,

Live On 758.00 A Month Disability. I Am An Emotional Eater And For The Most Part Seditary Because Of Back And Leg Pains, So You See What Im Up Against? Not So Easy With Limited Income To Buy Foods That Are Healthy Or In Diet Books And Recipes.

srmb60 · 07-23-2007, 01:15 PM

Don't buy another diet book! In fact I'd be tempted to sell some if you could.

There's more than enough info on the internet.

Actually, what you have is not bad for starters.
Coffee, oatmeal and yogurt for breakfast.
Carrots and 1 cup of chicken for another meal.
Broccoli and 1 cup of steak.
Four or five crackers for a snack.

There's nothing wrong with frozen vegetables. I have to buy what I can afford too. Cans of tuna on sale. Meat when it's on sale. Eggs aren't cheap here but I think they're not bad in the States.

tomandkara · 07-23-2007, 06:31 PM

Welcome Deebra! I am a bargain shopper and have loads of frozen veggies in my freezer - most bought on sale. They keep for a long time, have just as much nutrients as the fresh, and have great fiber! Try pairing equal servings of a fruit or veggie, protein, and grain at each meal for a good balance.

Maybe you could charge your neighbors for coming over to use your exercise equipment?!

Kara