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.
WELCOME!
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KcLynne - You may want to check the Success Stories forum...I know I've seen a lot of people on there that have lots a great deal of weight in a short amount of time. And here on this forum, there's JuleeCeeS, who's lost about 90 pounds in a year on Weight Watchers! It CAN be done!
KCLynne--I've lost 97-98 lbs. and 87-88 of that has been since August 9, 2005. I kept going up and down with the same 10 lbs. for a few months. Anyway, what I did is follow a low carb diet and I started going to the gym 4-5 days a week. When I first re-started the gym, I would only do 30-60 minutes on the treadmill and I still don't go over 2.7 mph. I added weight training in and now I usually do 30-45 minutes on the treadmill and then usually an hour on the Nautilus machines. I do 3 sets of reps on all the machines and one day I do an upper body workout and then the next a lower body one. Hope it helps.
I changed my weigh in day to Thursday since it is the day I see my trainer, and I am down another 4 pounds! Twenty-five down and only 3 to go to get to my initial goal. When I get there my reward is a full hour, full body massage at a local spa. I think I will also throw in an eyebrow waxing, as I have never had that done.
So, last night we went to the Cheesecake Factory. I had a salad and reasonable dinner, but I let myself have the ginger margarita. Thing was, I thought it was WAY too sweet! I guess I will have to try making one for myself at home with a LOT less sweetener. We also ended up not having dessert at the restaurant, but went and got a cup of ice cream. Amazingly, I felt the small was actually too much (although it didn’t stop me from eating it all). But that has to be a first for me – I really have a thing for good ice cream.
The amazing thing to me was how I felt today. I felt SO hungry this morning. I ate a normal breakfast, but then by 10:30 I needed to eat again (which has not been the case). I had some soup and was hungry by lunchtime. I then got extra chicken on my salad to make sure I would be sated by having enough protein, but I finished that and am still hungry!! So I now know that my issue with sugar isn’t the item itself, but the tailspin it sends my body into the next day. So overall I am pleased with learning this about myself.
Julee – There is nothing that can replace really good dark chocolate. You are so right that a little will go a long way. Fantastic NSV too – you must have a great wardrobe.
Lilion – Good luck with the elliptical. I have started thinking about getting a machine at home, but have no idea where I would put it.
Luan – That is fantastic about being able to go to the cosmetic school you wanted. Congratulations!
Sharon – You are very pretty. I have been thinking I would like to change my avatar to my picture too, but I don’t have a picture I want to use yet.
Ammi – Oh, I just hate how I look when I go get my hair cut. That is probably why I grew it out for so many years. Also, thanks for sharing your picture. Buddha? – Were you feeling ultimately serene or do you mean if we rub your belly it will bring us good luck?
MsCrockett – Oh no with the Jell-O! Maybe when you bring yours home you should mark them with a big red X or something.
KC Lynn – 100 pounds in 8 months is pretty ambitious, but could be doable. The important thing is to not get too upset if you don’t make it. Sure, it would be nice to be down as far as possible for your wedding and honeymoon, but the important thing is that you are making permanent healthy choices.
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I think I finally got the computer fixed. I also resat my ticker. I'm not sure if I have actually gained some weight over the last month, or if it is just because I am using a new scale. At my size, scales get out of whack pretty fast. I go through them pretty quickly. Anyway, my new husband's scale said I lost one pound this week, and one pound last week, so if I did go up because of the move and wedding, at least I am back on track now. I still wish I could go to the gym. My membership won't start until May. I am walking quite a bit, but not today. It is going to be like 20 below zero. At this point, it doesn't even matter if that is celcius or farenheight, my thin Florida blood isn't crossing the threshold. I made corn tortillas yesterday. It made the house really smell like a home. Plus if I make them, I know exactly how much fat (none) and sodium (damn little) go into them. I'm making everything from scratch just about. I snuck 20 different fruits and vegetables past the new hubby yesterday. The check out girl at the grocery store actually had to ask me what a couple of things were. Tonight it is salmon with leeks and brussle sprouts. It does take a lot of time when you cook everything from scratch, and never eat out. On the plus side, I know what I am eating. This losing weight thing seems like a full time job, and I've been doing it for 51 months now. I figure that I have about that much longer to go yet. I saved a pair of my largest pants. They are up on the top shelf in the closet. I hadn't planned to save them, but himself said that I should to have something to show Oprah when I reach my goal weight. In the mean time, he didn't want to see them, and didn't want me looking at them and getting depressed. It is a dark hole to fall in when he dwell on how we got this way. My new doctor asked me how I'd gained so much weight, and I didn't have a good answer. How do you answer a question like that? Was it depression, self-hate, carelessness, stupidity, or just a twist of fate? I like to focus on today. I like to plan for today, be grateful for today, and just worry about today. Yesterday is bad dream of a wrong road taken. Tomorrow will be here soon enough. I can only work on what I can see, one pound at a time.
I like to focus on today. I like to plan for today, be grateful for today, and just worry about today. Yesterday is bad dream of a wrong road taken. Tomorrow will be here soon enough. I can only work on what I can see, one pound at a time.
This is RIGHT ON!!! I can't wait to see you on Oprah!! And I think it's definately awesome that you kept a pair of your biggest pants! You gotta show it off when you get there!
Today has not been bad, Good day, My Father has been down for two days ,, My guess is kidney stones, or gallblatter,,,,,,Who knows, I have never seen him not be out and about at all, but he stayed in bed all day yesterday, He is at the doctor now.. Hopefully they fix him up........ who knows.. Granny is doing well..
I have stayed on plan another day,, NO CRAVINGS,, just not hungry for much,, thats a good thing , just need to remember to eat enough.. I think I am going to stay away from fitday for a day or two............. that kind of stuff gives me OCD,,,,,,,,,,,, just cant take it..........
Take Care All
I like to focus on today. I like to plan for today, be grateful for today, and just worry about today. Yesterday is bad dream of a wrong road taken. Tomorrow will be here soon enough. I can only work on what I can see, one pound at a time.
Catherine ~ You certainly are our inspiration. You are such a wonderful person and your strength touches each of us. Knowing what you have acheived, helps to keep me focused on the end result each day.
If the quote above is any indication, now I REALLY can't wait for the book!
There was a health fair at school today, so I decided it would be good to go and get some nutrition information and tips on how to improve my diet (I have been successful losing weight on MFD so far, but despite being able to reduce my calories I have problems doing this with sodium and saturated fats). So I go over there and there are several vendors with information pertaining to diet and exercise (booths from Curves, Sports and Wellness, Whole Foods, Weight Watchers, etc.) So I'm walking around stopping at the different booths, and I feel that I was being IGNORED at a majority of them. I can't help but wonder if this is because of my obesity (I'm 279 lbs.), and maybe the vendors thought that I wasn't serious enough about my health to waste time on me? A few acknowledged me, particularly Curves (which I am already a member of and didn't need info on), Weight Watchers, and Jenny Craig. I figured this was because they're the ones who are not necessarily looking for people who are already fit. Also, it seemed that at many of the booths, the vendors were overlooking me and avidly talking to people who approached them AFTER I was there. Sometimes they wouldn't even talk to me if I was the only one there at the time! I noticed that they often handed other people their brochures and information and were explaining things to them, whereas a lot of the time I was just having to pick it up off the tables myself because I wasn't being acknowledged, even after saying "Excuse me" several times.
They asked people to fill out a survey, and for a comment I put that I felt like I was being ignored by several of the vendors as a result of my obesity. I may just be starting out regarding healthy habits, but I should have as much access to health information as those who are more fit than me. Anyway, it really pissed me off. Has anyone else had this happen to them?
I have sat here and struggled with whether or not I should post this, but I can't stop myself so it must have some purpose for coming out. I am in a really bad place and am crying as I write to you about this.
I went to my doctor today. I explained to him how over the past three months I have had trouble with blurred and double vision, dizziness, spasms in my legs, balance issues, problems with memory and severe fatigue ~ to the point where I have had to leave work and go home and lay down and sleep for a few hours. I wanted to know what was wrong and thought he would listen and help me try to find out.
He told me there is nothing wrong with me ~ it is because I am FAT.
This is the same doctor who told me six months ago that he could tell how hard I was working at dieting and exercising because my bloodwork showed such good numbers.
I have to think that he was BSing me in my two previous appointments because this is the complete opposite of how he has treated me. He's been looking at me and listening and being nice ~ and this is what comes out of his mouth this time. (I figured it was just a matter of time. They all think it.) He was really cruel.
I reminded him of how hard I have tried to lose weight (I assumed that maybe he forgot our previous conversations about this and was giving him the benefit of the doubt). He told me to "have the surgery."
He didn't do anything to find out if there was a serious problem or not and that was the end of the discussion for him. It was "you're fat" and "have surgery." I have never heard of fatness causing double vision before.
I feel so crappy. I don't know if I will ever go to another doctor again. I wasn't even listened to. I was treated like a piece of crap ~ like when someone sees you on the streets and makes comments about how fat you are.
I am so broken right now. My life is difficult enough without this. This has really damaged me in a deep place.
My husband is the one who suggested I go to the doctor. He thinks from the symptoms have that I might have multiple sclerosis. He's said this to me numerous times and on the last time it kind of set off some bells so I wanted to see if there was any possibility and have it checked out and ruled out. When I went to the car, I couldn't speak. My husband asked me what was wrong and I had to wait five minutes before I could speak because I was crying. I told him what the doctor said. He wanted to go in and punch the guy out.
This doctor is located in a town where I used to live so it is a 45 minute trip each way. Each of the three times I have gone to him, I have had to take a day off of work and lose a day's pay (because I work early hours with strict, early deadlines and I have to take the whole day or not go at all). It was a hardship for me to even go see him in the first place, but I made the effort anyway.
I told him that I have been carrying the weight for many years and have had a very high energy level up until the last three months. I told him I found it amazing that my fatness could take me down in the last three months. I didn't even know what else to say. I told him I had made an appointment with a dietitian and basically left because I couldn't do anything else. I had to fight to keep from crying in his office in front of him.
I don't know how to end this post because I don't know what else to say. It leaves me without words. It really hurts.
Thank you for listening to me and supporting me through my struggle with this weight. I really appreciate each and every one of you so much. Thanks for giving me a place to unburden this.
Tasha, that is absolutely HORRIBLE! You aren't going to be going back to that doctor are you? I'd say do what your gut tells you to do, and make sure you are healthy! I had a recent experience with a doctor, who said, 'it's nice that you're losing weight, but you're still fat'...I know how hard that is, and how hard it must have been for you to not cry in the doctor's office...I know it took all of me not to be able to. I'm so glad you were able to get this out, as it's always better to do so, than to keep it in...you'd only feel worse.
Sandrea, I've never been to a health fair and that happen to me before, but I get that usually when I go into stores. They won't help me, or simply ignore me when I try to get help. I only go to a few choice stores, as they don't discriminate against me because of my size. It's terrible that so many people in today's society are so rude/shallow/narrowminded. We'll show them!
300+ And Ready To Try Again...#836
I added weight training in and now I usually do 30-45 minutes on the treadmill and then usually an hour on the Nautilus machines. I do 3 sets of reps on all the machines and one day I do an upper body workout 
and then the next a lower body one. Hope it helps. 
Twenty-five down and only 3 to go to get to my initial goal. When I get there my reward is a full hour, full body massage at a local spa. I think I will also throw in an eyebrow waxing, as I have never had that done.
Weight Discrimination!
