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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Catharine!!!!! So nice to see you posting again. You have been thought of many times since you last posted here. Welcome back. So sorry to hear about the struggles of your first year of marriage. We are here for you.
paganfrog - You will be real close to me this weekend. I live in one of the north Dallas suberbs. What are you planning on doing during your stay here?
Nathan - It's nice to have a guy posting with us so I hope you'll stick around!
Patti - Glad to see you made it back safe and sound from your trip.
Today was my first day back to work since the holidays. It was OK. I did really well and got there at 8:10. I have really been dragging in late for the past year (more like 9ish) and I am trying to reform that bad habit especially since my class starts in a couple of weeks and I need to be leaving work at 5 on the dot on Tues. and Thurs. Tomorrow should be a half day as they usually let us out early right before a holiday weekend. I've been trying to relax and enjoy some reading and working on scrapbooks since I will probably have less time for that sort of thing very soon.
Oh, and I've been OP for 2 whole days now! Doesn't sound like much, but it really is considering now NOT OP I have been lately. I was really proud of myself tonight because I was starving as I drove home and was tempted to get fast food. But I kept on driving. Then I went to the grocery store to find something since everything in the house that is healthy is frozen (chicken breasts, salmon, etc). Poor planning on my part. Should have remembered to defrost. I ended up not getting anything and just coming home and fixing scrambled eggs. It's just what I needed. I know I was really hungry because I had not gotten in much protein all day. Then I had a FF yogurt with almonds for dessert and I feel totally satisfied. Now I just need to remember this feeling next time I get that panicked "I'm going to starve to death" feeling.
I'm just popping in real quickly to say hello. I have been reading but not posting . . .uh, for not such good reasons. Unfortunately I have been really struggling with feelings of depression. I am trying to keep it together, but also feel like I need to cut myself some slack as all of the relationship stuff is really undoing me emotionally. I am going away for the weekend and won't be back again until late Monday, but I am determined to start this New Year off right!
Hi All, Well I wasn't going to weigh in until NY day but after going on day 3 being totally good I wanted to check and am down another 3 pounds, yeah, Now the bad part is I know this is probably water weight but I will take it Now please someone get this fudge and biscotti out of my house
The cravings are really hard still though I am staying OP and drinking in excess of 80 ounces of water a day to try and tame that beast. It does get easier right?
Anna
Have a great night all
Catherine: What a gift! It was like opening the best Christmas present to see your post. Big huge hugs. I too suffered many, many miscarrages. It is extremely painful and I am so sorry for you. I am so happy that you and your DH are holding in there and staying strong despite of all the negativity and the problems you ar facing. I am proud of you for coming back. I know that is hard to admit but, you overcam and you are here and you are sooooo loved and welcomed back.
Luan: love the new photo
Anne: Congrats on another pound down and on the Pending engagement?
Breandnewme: Hi girl.
Nathan: Welcom. Please make yourself and home. Jump in whenever you feel comfortable.
Jillybean. Hope your topps weigh in was as good or better than your home one.
Brenda: Feel better soon!
Lilion Great job exercising.
Xena: Yea for 2 days op.
Wylenn, I will be over soon to post my January goal for the exercise thread. I am pleased as punch to have finally met a goal even a small 100 minute one. lol.
I haven't skipped exercising not for one single day in the month of December. I am so happy about that. Staying pretty okay on my eating and looking forward to the new year and going back to weight watchers. I will be joining a pool too soon.
I am new, but I have been reviewing your posts for a view days. I would like to be a part because you guys seem to be a warm and engaging group!
I am celebrating four days of moving toward getting my eating under control and getting the weight off. Even though I didn't post before today, you guys have really been a great source of inspiration for me.
It's been hard because the temptations are all around us, but I have been able to triumph over several temptations these past few days. For me, I know that eliminating my trigger foods totally from my diet is necessary for me to be successful. They were becoming too much of a stumbling block for me. Maybe I will integrate them into my diet at a later time, but for right now they are out.
So I just wanted to introduce myself and say, "Hi."
Hey Annie-I really missed you. I appreciate your kind words. I was reminded this evening that when I think how hard it is not being able to speak to my mother, that my mother-in-law is the alternative. I know that everyone debates who has the worst one, but my mlw has schizophrenia and borderline personality disorder, and she's just mean and nasty on top of that. She'll leave me a message with a prayer, and then go into a tirade of obsenities. I grew up around soldiers, and she uses words in combinations that I have never even heard before. I try to live a simple life without having a cross word for anyone, but she does try my patience at times. My husband is 6'5" and around 300 lbs., and she can turn him into a squashed blob about 2" tall. Life's hard enough without us intentionally inflicting harm on each other. In some real ways, my weight kept me quite isolated and innocent about relationships. Sometimes I feel like I am learning things in middle age that I should have learned as a teenager. On the other hand better to learn in middle age than old age. And it is time for you to hit the pool--remember you can't die of embarrassment, but you can die of obesity.
Wylenn, I will be over soon to post my January goal for the exercise thread. I am pleased as punch to have finally met a goal even a small 100 minute one. lol.
Annie -- I can't tell you how proud I am for you to meet that goal! Remember that the journey of a lifetime begins with a single step -- getting in exercise IS one of those steps!!
Mona Lisa: Welcome. You will never find a nicer, lovelier group of people than you will meet here. I hope you get every ounce of support that you need.
Catherine: Yes, yes, I am ready to hit the pool. I have been having major back problems seeing a Physical Therapist and such so he has okayed the pool for me and I have finally found one that does water aerobic classes. Right now the only openings are at 12 noon daily and they are first come first serve so after New Year's Day, I will be down there to sign up with bells on. lol. I'm sorry that you had to substitute your mother for your mother in law. My mom passed away in 1999 and she was paranoid scitzophrenic. I grew up with her being that way so I was pretty used to it, well, as used to it as you can get. lol I feel your pain sweetie. Please hang in there and know that you are going to continue on with the process that you already started and have gotten so very far on. I'm sure your dear hubby is so thankful for having someone so special as you in his life to show him all women aren't like is dear mother. Bless you both.
Wyllen: Thanks a bunch for the support and helping me be encouraged and helping me to feel proud. lol.
Everyone who is missing: Bless you all and hope you are all well. Don't fall away for any reason. We love you all no matter what!
Sorry if the personals are a little brief today, and if I don't cover everyone. I have had a very busy past week and am a little tired right now.
I truly wanted to come and post about my wonderful few days over Christmas when I went to visit my family in my hometown. I hadn't been there for 22 years, so there was LOTS of looking around to do. I didn't catch up with many people, as they were away for the holidays, but it was still lovely reminiscing and taking lots of photos. I found out that my old Primary (elementary) school is having a Centenary celebration in March and I am planning on returning then to hopefully catch up with some old friends. I still had a lovely time with family over Christmas.
While I was away I was VERY OP with food and exercise, which I am extremely happy about. I didn't lose anything, but I didn't gain anything either, which is always a bonus.
Neil and I got back Wednesday and just relaxed for the afternoon. We got up early yesterday for a walk, then I got myself ready to go shopping. Neil was just packing his gold gear into a friend's car when we got a phone call that my dad had collapsed and had been taken to hospital by ambulance. So, we raced around and packed a few things then drove down to where they live. It is less than an hour and a half away, so wasn't too bad.
Dad has had a stroke, and we don't really know the severity of it at the moment. He has had a few tests come back OK, but I know that there are a LOT more that I want them to do. He has lost over 50 pounds in the last 6 months or less, without trying at all. He was looking SO sick over Christmas and was in LOTS of pain with his shoulder. I am the only person who keeps mentioning this to hospital staff and they seem concerned, but I'm not sure if the message is getting through to the right people, so I don't know if they are testing for everything or not. We stayed overnight and he is now stable, but he has a lot of trouble speaking and can't move his left limbs. His mind seems great most of the time, but now and then he 'lapses'.
We are home today and other family are staying down there. We will go back Sunday, just for the day we think, then we will stay there for a couple of days later in the week. They live in (or near, but the hospital is IN) a VERY busy holiday town, so we don't really want to be there for too long over the New Year.
At some stage I plan on catching up with his doctor to find out what they are doing about things. His regular doctor is on holidays and I am quite happy about that, because Dad goes to this doctor every 4 weeks to check on some of his medication and Mum said that they weigh him each time, so I have NO idea why this doctor didn't start checking up on the cause of his weight loss. It was OBVIOUS that he has lost too much weight. He is a very tall man and his skin is just hanging off him.
Even though I am the baby of the family, I seem to be the only one who is pushing for more to be done. I think everyone is just so happy that he is alive, that they don't want to look much past that in case there is something worse going on, but I don't like not knowing these things.
People keep saying that they know of people who have had strokes and have made a full recovery, but they seem to have been a lot younger. Dad is almost 84, so I'm not sure how forgiving his body is going to be.
Anyway... sorry to not be a little more 'lively', but I have so much on my mind at the moment and I'm not sure it is all making a lot of sense. Thank you all for 'listening' as I poor out my feelings. I HATE getting signs that my parents aren't invincible and that they may not live forever.
Well, now for some individuals...
Catherine - Welcome Back!!!!!!!!! It is SOOOO good to see you again. I am sorry that your families have not been supportive about your marriage, but I always say that you shouldn't have to spend time with 'poisonous' people, so I hope you are avoiding them as much as possible.
Nathan - Welcome! I am not sure I remember you from before, but it is lovely to see you here. I am positive that we don't TRY to scare the males away, but they don't seem to stay around for long. I hope that you will stick with us and let us get to know you a little more. We may tend to go on and on... and on and on... at times, but I have not found a more caring group of people anywhere.
Luan - I LOVE the new avatar pic! You look SO lovely.
Nancy - I am sorry that you are having problems at home. This is NOT the season for you to want to be putting up with that sort of thing. Are you going away on your own? I hope so, as it seems as though you could do with a little "YOU" time.
Annie - It is wonderful to see you so excited about exercising. I hope you manage to get into those lessons at the pool, as it sounds like something you are really looking forward to.
Erika - I hope you and Amanda had a lovely Christmas. Did your friend and her little girl stay with you, or did she have other family to visit? Whichever the answer is, I hope you had a wonderful time with your loved ones.
Jill - Well done on being SO OP lately! It sounds like you are on SUCH a roll with this new journey of yours. Preparation is certainly the key.
Mona Lisa - Welcome to our family. I hope you enjoy your time with us and that we see many more of your posts.
Xena - It is great that you are back OP now. Good luck that it continues. Well done on making those early starts to work. I hope that you have no problems getting off early for your classes. It sounds as though you have a good plan for that, so hopefully the 'powers that be' will be understanding.
Well, that is all for now. I'm sorry if I have missed anyone, but I am off to bed to rest after the hectic past week.
Zelma: Big hugs to you. I am thrilled that you had such a lovely time over Christmas but so sad for your Dad being in the hospital and with a stroke. I will be praying for him to get better very soon. Try not to become overwhelmed. We are here for you. I adored the package you sent for Christmas and I know it meant a lot to everyone who recieved them. Thank you so much. Again, hugs and hang in there.
MOrning eveyone,
Got to hit the sack I am beat, Flu season is definitely in my area and I feel aweful for some of my coworkers as some are not able to make it in and they hate calling in. ah well
Have a greta OP day to you all, I may not post to everyone though I read all the posts and YOu are a very motivating and inspirational group. THank YOu
Anna
Hello all,
Had a rough ugly week and here I am to post accountabily. Yesterday was weigh in day and I gained 8lbs. My brother was in the hospital with pneumonia, in between the worries about him and the food around me I usually try to avoid I ended up eating too much. Anyway, I'm glad Christmas is over. I had a wonderful time with my family. My great niece Katie was there, she was the little girl who was in the car crash last month with her little brother and aunt. She's doing very well but still undergoes therapy for her back and has to wear a brace.
Xena- Good luck with your New Years resolutions, and with the class you'll be taking soon.
Flawlesscube- Your 3lb. loss is wonderful ! yah. there was fudge and cookies laying around in the break room at work and I wanted to toss it in the garbage and hang the guy who brought it in!
Dogpal- Hello!
Mona Lisa- Nice to meet you!
Catherine- Hello! It's nice to meet you too! and welcome back!
Zelma- This past week has been a bugger for me too with my brother and all. I wish the best for your father and the best recovery for him possible.
Whew, looks like everyone came back from vacation--glad to see things picking up in here!
Not a lot of time right now since I'm at work, but I did have to come and say I was down 4 pounds at my TOPS weigh in last night (for 2 weeks since I wasn't there last week, so about 2 pounds a week). I am ECSTATIC about that over the holidays! Even my home scale said 284.5 this morning, so I think it's safe to lower my current weight on my ticker to 286. The TOPS scale (which is typically slightly lower than my home scale) said 282.5 last night, so maybe I'll even be out of the 280s at TOPS soon!
It feels so good to see the numbers moving down, no matter how slowly. It really helps to keep me motivated to keep planning as well as I have been. Ha, listen to me, you'd think I've lost 100 pounds, not just 14, the way I'm blathering on And, of course, the support I get here every single day helps to keep me going. Love you all!!!
I am proud to report I went out to dinner last night to my favorite Italian restaurant and didn't make a of myself! Met my brother and his family and had a visit --- we never visit and they are like 15 minutes away -- long story. But I had a bit of bread, a small house salad and DH and I split a "lighter" pasta - stir-fried veggies and seafood over angel hair pasta. Stayed within my points - thanks to having flex - with plenty left for the NYE party I will be attending on Sunday. I also did 15+ today on the machine...which seems to be getting easier alll the time!
Zelma – So sorry to hear about your father. My prayers are with him and your family.
Jilly – on the loss! WTG!
Mona Lisa -
Nancy - I hope that things get better soon!
Annie – Good for you for signing up for water aerobics! So many of the ladies here love it, I'm sure you will too!
Catherine – I see what you mean by difficult families! It's so sad you have to put up with such a horrible personality in a MIL. Try not to let it get to you…it sounds like she really can't help it.
Hey, has anyone heard from Ammi? Or Sharon? Who else is missing???
Well all, time for me to run. Have a GREAT last weekday of 2006!!!
300+ And Ready To Try Again..#1080
Doesn't sound like much, but it really is considering now NOT OP I have been lately. I was really proud of myself tonight because I was starving as I drove home and was tempted to get fast food. But I kept on driving. Then I went to the grocery store to find something since everything in the house that is healthy is frozen (chicken breasts, salmon, etc). Poor planning on my part. Should have remembered to defrost. I ended up not getting anything and just coming home and fixing scrambled eggs. It's just what I needed. I know I was really hungry because I had not gotten in much protein all day. Then I had a FF yogurt with almonds for dessert and I feel totally satisfied. Now I just need to remember this feeling next time I get that panicked "I'm going to starve to death" feeling.
My brother was in the hospital with pneumonia, in between the worries about him and the food around me I usually try to avoid I ended up eating too much. Anyway, I'm glad Christmas is over. I had a wonderful time with my family. My great niece Katie was there, she was the little girl who was in the car crash last month with her little brother and aunt. She's doing very well but still undergoes therapy for her back and has to wear a brace.
And, of course, the support I get here every single day helps to keep me going. Love you all!!!
of myself! 
I also did 15+ today on the 
machine...which seems to be getting easier alll the time! 
on the loss! WTG! 