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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RKRS: Yippeeee! Getting under 300 pounds wonderful for you.
Melissa: Wow you are an exercising What an inspiration.
Misti: Nice NSV on the clothes. I love the just out of the shower look. You look lovely.
Newsnerd: Good for you on riding your I am going to jump on mine today. It is a recumbant one but, I will do it because you are going to do yours! Thanks for the inspiration.
Jillybean: So nice to see you again. Glad the job is so wonderful. Good job staying below 300!
Nellie: I hope you get lots of energy really soon sweetie.
Xena: Nice to see you again. Don't be a stranger. You can do this girl. I know you can!
Angie: Have fun with your hubby!
Nitekat: OOOoo, I tried it a couple of times. It was really relaxing but hard for me at my weight. Have fun and good luck finding the right routine.
Nancy: I agree with Sharon on the cake. Take it to the office or the neighbors or anyplace but in your home. Good for you though thinking about enjoying your cake. I think you will do well. Of coarse someone noticed your weight loss. You are doing so well. over 50 pounds is nothing to sneeze at!
Sharon: Hi doll! How are things? How is the ankle doing? I hope you are well and not in too much pain. Good job at having fun one day then jumping back on the op wagon. I need to learn a lesson from you and Ammi on that one. lol
Lilion: Okay, I gave you 2 bikes. One for the ride you took and one for the next time. I am so happy for you. Great NSV. You are doing so well and it is so great to see you here again!
Ammi: Good luck on the weigh in today. I know you will do so well. You have certainly seemed to master the Monday Big hugs to Bethy Hope she is doing better daily with her tonsil operation.
Kayley, Crock, Val, Brenda, Patty, Zelma, all my other missing Chickies, hope you are all doing really well and having wonderful op days.
AS for me, I am doing okay. I weighed for the first time in a few weeks on Friday and I have lost nothing but, I have gained nothing I am very surprised because I have not been eating wisely at all. I am so thankful for all of you ladies that are so encouraging and doing so well. You inspire me to do better. I have done my weights for the first time in a month and I am going to jump on my bike for the first time in a month. So, hopefully today is the begining of Annie doing well yet again! Thank the Lord for a chance to restart every time I screw up. Love and hugs to all of you
Hi guys
Just checking in. Our weekend with our friends went wonderfully. I am up 8 lbs which isnt so wonderful but its ok. I am not going to change my ticker until I work off some of this water and find out what the real damage is. I knew what I was doing and I knew that it was only for a couple of days. I really didnt try to watch what was happening. I just knew that I was going to have consequence and I was the one that was going to have to live with it. I was up to 341 again yesterday but have lost some of it overnight. Most is water since I drank enough to float a small island. I drink ceasars which is clam juice, tomato juice and OODLES of sodium. Don't get me wrong, I was PO'd at myself but I am to blame so we will move on.
Steve and I are starting to walk again tonight. It has been too hot and I refuse to pass out going down the road so we stopped going. Now that the air has changed for the better (cooler) we are gonna get back on track.
ok i wanna discuss other stuff too but I wil when I get back. I have the urge to work out so I am going to.... right now.
good morning dogpal i am still around. not much going on here the scales go up the scales go down! i hope to see some good kind of change this week i am trying to do better on my snacking this week!Ammi cant wqait to see what you have lost this week!
Lilion -- So good to hear from you! And how brilliant is the bike ride! That's great! I think we have to try to find fun ways to get our body moving or this aint gonna stick!
Don't give up! You have done amazing work on your weight and may not be where you want, but neither are you back where you were, a huge accomplishment and one that is often overlooked! (Did that make sense?)
I wondered about Julee too... And I miss Catherine!
Annie -- Get back on that wagon! Good for you with the weights, and I hope to hear you had an amazing bike ride! You can't give up now!
ok so I suck. I said that I was going to work out and I didn't. Actually I didn't do anything. All I did was cook and sit on my butt. I am exhausted today and do not feel like doing a thing since I ate all that crappy food and such on the weekend. Late nights and lots of drinking didnt help either. I am still going to try to go for that walk tonight but it looks like mother anture may have another idea as it looks like it could start pouring raining any minute.
I was nosing around on other threads today and someone started a Chistmas goal. It is 20 weeks between now and Christmas and they were starting a challenge. Nice idea since 2 lbs per week equals a nice sweet round number of 40.
Anyhoo, while camping this weekend Steven and I made a final decision on the wanting to have children thing. He is going to make an appt for a vasecotomy. At least speak to someone to see if they will do one. We have been married for 5 yrs and neither want any...ever! My brain tried to tell me that we did want one, but now I realize that was just the part of me that wanted to please my mother in law. Camping with a 1 and 3yr old this weekend closed that deal *L* Its not for us. So on the really bright side, I will finally be able to go off my birthcontrol pill. When I went on it at 15 I gained about 80lbs. Just think... how nice would it be if that 80 went aff again??? sigh... I know that is unrealistic but one CAN dream *L*
Heather ~ How awesome that you finally reached your 100lb mark!!!!!
ok i am gone again. I am going to run around and make it look like I did something today before hubby walks in the door. I made the most awful brownies with protien powder. It wont be the best way to sweeten him up *L* I'll have to think of something else
dogpal - Thank you for the compliment...I'm trying really hard with my exercising...I think I'm at maximum output for a 335 pound body though, LOL!
Hi Ladies - Just dropped in to say I got in a 37 minute walk this afternoon...hoping to get in upper body strength training later, too. I can feel a huge stretch in my triceps from killing them with my heaviest weights 2 days ago, lol, so I'm going with my inbetween weights later on...no damage done, just normal muscle reaction. At least I know I worked something, LOL! I stretched a nice bit yesterday to make sure they don't stay too "tight", it feels like they got a great workout, I was pleased with that session - hoping for a nice one again tonight! Well, that's it for now!
Have a good one everybody, and stay OP chickies!!
Brenda, I actually have the "to have or not have" thoughts about children. Obviously it isn't wise to do it for someone else. My DF and I aren't completely decided, I think in the next few years we'll figure it out. I don't like though when people ask me about having children, figuring it is a given. Right now, I see children as something that would prevent me from doing things that I want to in life or would at least make doing those things a bit more difficult. Who knows though, I'm still undecided at what will eventually happen though.
This weekend I tried on my wedding dress and well it is quite obviously I've lost inches. I bought it a month ago and it was really really tight but I was also up a couple lbs so I figured I could lose a few lbs and it'd loosen up. Well it has really loosened up because it is no longer tight, in fact it is kind of loose. My goal is to lose 15 more lbs before the wedding which is a little over 3 months away. I also weighed in this morning and I was down 2 lbs so I'm happy about that.
Tonight is a definite exercise night I really enjoy having a challenge and in order to meet it, I need an average of 30 mins/day for the entire month. I plan to not only meet it but I plan to beat it.
Hello chickies! Dogpal- Good to see you and gld you are getting on that bike! I'm so surprised at what a great workout that is! Rode just a bit today and walked my 2.5 miles, so I was pooped this afternoon. Wyllen- Shooting for forty pounds by is a great goal! Think I'll go along with you for that one. It would be nice to get new clothes in a smaller size under the tree!
Hope all are doing well, eating right and getting out there and moving!
newsnerd -- twasn't me with the christmas goal, I think it was Brenda. I don't set time deadlines on weight loss and I don't know what I'd do with myself if I weighed 50 pounds less! I mean, I know people my height weigh 145 pounds, but cannot even envision myself at that weight!! Course, I couldn't really imagine losing 100 pounds....
Brenda -- Hubby and I don't want kids either. I like kids, but just don't want any of my own. But people do assume, don't they?
nelie -- I'm with you on the exercise challenge. I have never before in my life exercised regularly, but setting goals for the month has really done it for me. I don't like HAVING to do it every single day and like the idea that some days and weeks will be better than others.
Congrats on the wedding gown fitting. Hopefully you'll need to have it taken IN for the wedding, right?
I think I weighed about 70 pounds more at my wedding than I do now. I should see how that dress fits now!!
Ammi -- If the FFM didn't visit you today, let us know and we'll beat her up for you!!!
Misti -- Are you still stalled on the scale, or is it moving now?
And WHERE is Kayley????? Inquiring minds and all...
Man, I am hungry today!! I am wondering if it's TOM, but TOM has never done this to me before. Anyone else change how they reacted to TOM after losing a bunch of weight?
I am with Annie and Brenda in having a bad week last week. I went on vacation as well (to my parents) and just did so poorly. I tried to curtail the sweets, but my parents keep a massive supply of sugar on hand. However, since returning, I've started exercising and eating a bit better.
The Christmas goal sounds interesting, but I've never had success with long term goals. I have been doing well with the monthly exercise goals, so maybe I should try a longer goal.
Misti- I'm sure it was mentioned at some point, but I love your new haircut/avator pic. It is so cute!
And WHERE is Kayley????? Inquiring minds and all...
I talked to her on MSN for a bit yesterday...she just said she's out enjoying summer, busy, and hasn't been on the computer much. She's doing good as always!
Just a couple of quick replies. Sorry to those I miss, but I am only working on memory or this last thread.
Heather - Yep! I definitely have had some changes to TOM since losing weight. For one, I've actually had TOM, whereas when I was at my biggest I just didn't have any period for YEARS. So, maybe I had the symptoms, just couldn't remember them. Now, my period is by no way 'regular', but I still get the munchies something chronic, feel REALLY tired and retain water, just before TOM starts. Not a lot of fun. It is happening this week, but I have no idea whether TOM will come, because this has happened a couple of times before and nothing has shown up. My gyno thinks that I could be perimenopausal, so I think my hormones are just messing me around.
WELL DONE on that 100lbs gone!!!!!! I know how wonderful you must be feeling.
Brenda- (and Nelie and Wyllen) I am in exactly the same frame of mind about having children. I have just NEVER wanted to have my own children. I LOVE working with children, and every new class are my 'babies' and I know I nurture them something chronic. I just also love my own time with just hubby and me. I know that sounds selfish, but I also know too many parents who simply don't have time for their children and I think it is better to not have the children at all than to have them and expect them to bring THEMSELVES up.
I was wondering whether there was some kind of correlation to being overweight and not wanting children. I know that there are LOTS of people who are not in this category, but I often wondered about myself whether the weight/hormone relationship meant that I just didn't have the maternal feelings that other people have. Just a thought.
Lilion - It is great to hear from you! Thank you for the comments about the competition. It isn't too late to vote. I got an email from the editor and she said that voting was still going on. I think it may separate the final 4 of us, but I'm not really sure.
Annie - I think that it is a credit to you that you haven't gained any weight lately. You may not THINK that you have been eating well, but perhaps you have been making better choices than you realise. I find now that I am SO used to eating well that I just automatically choose healthier food, without thinking twice. I couldn't imagine ordering a salad now without asking for no dressing, so I probably wouldn't realise that I was doing it. Good for you!
Nelie - Well done on having that loose wedding dress!!!!! It will be SO worth it to have it taken in before the special day. I can't wait to see photos of the blushing and beautiful bride.
Kayley - I hope the job is still going really well. I also hope that they aren't keeping you too busy to get some workouts in, as I know how much you were loving your walks and swimming.
Ammi - How is Beth doing now? Hopefully she is fully recovered and up and enjoying life again. Have you been finding time for some lovely walks again? You must be having withdrawal symptoms from not getting to the Mumbles area.
Has Daren heard any more about his eyes? I hope it is good news if he has.
I have been having a couple of 'rest' days from exercising as I was REALLY tired on Sunday. I was beginning to worry that the B12 shots hadn't done their job, but then I thought 'sensibly' and figured that I was feeling WONDERFUL before going to Sydney, so you wouldn't think that the B12 would totally run out in a week. I worked out that I am probably just still recovering from the build up to the trip and the excitement of the time away. I really didn't get anywhere NEAR enough sleep for about 5 days, so I am still catching up. I am getting my normal 7 hours a night, but I haven't actually 'caught up' on the time I lost. I did aerobics with the kids yesterday and will probably do the same today (it has been too wet to do laps of the oval) but that is about all I plan on doing. I will get back on the treadmill tomorrow if I am feeling better this afternoon.
My weight is up a few pounds over the last couple of days, but I have a feeling that it is just hormone related. I have had the munchies something chronic, and have probably nibbled a litte more than I should, but not THAT bad, and mostly healthy stuff, so I can't see it being 3 pounds of fat that I have put on. Hopefully it will drop again soon. I will have to be VERY careful over the next couple of days to watch the snacking.
Well, I had better get ready for school now. Time, and 21 seven year olds, waits for no man/woman.
Misti - I LOVE the 'just out of the shower' look! You look so fresh, YOUNG and extremely happy. In fact, I think it is probably my favourite pic of you. I can't pinpoint exactly why, but you have a certain 'look' about you that just makes me smile.
Did someone else take that pic, or did you try the camera viewer in the mirror trick?
You were talking (I think it was you) about the size of the pics posted. My hubby uploads my pics to somewhere on the Internet (I'm not sure where) so that I just have to put in the site address and the picture automatically just shows up. It isn't a link, but just tells the computer to look wherever the pic is uploaded and it shows up. I wish I understood computers more to actually make sense when I write this. I hope my pics aren't too big for others to view. I know the last set were bigger than I thought they would be. Sorry to anyone if they messed up your computer.
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What an inspiration.
I love the just out of the shower look. You look lovely.
I am going to jump on mine today. It is a recumbant one but, I will do it because you are going to do yours! Thanks for the inspiration.
So nice to see you again. Glad the job is so wonderful. Good job staying below 300!
I tried it a couple of times. It was really relaxing but hard for me at my weight. Have fun and good luck finding the right routine.
lesson from you and Ammi on that one. lol
Big hugs to Bethy
Thank the Lord for a chance to restart every time I screw up. Love and hugs to all of you
is a great goal! Think I'll go along with you for that one. It would be nice to get new clothes in a smaller size under the tree!
