Hii guyss^^

100percentme - i know how hard it can be >_< but i'd say GO, you're friends seem like they really want you to come, so go with them, choose a dress and make it your goal^^

Hii Impalahoarder! i'm glad you've come here for advice! euhm to really see if you're eating enough, i should write down what you eat for like 2 days and then post it over here^^


anyway^^ I GOT MY BELLY PIERCED:P i'm soo happy with it^^ i know i haven't lost that much weight AND i'm not that skinny but who cares xD i really start liking the fact that my pant size has gone down(from 16 to 12, i think xD) i don't really know the english pantsizes xD, but if i fit a 12 i must be gaining muscle :P
anyway, i'm happy^^ i used to hate losing weight but now i really like it ;O

Good luck to ya all!

Laë

Impalahoarder- first of all, i have to say as a freshman in college that i'm totally jealous of the people who got to take college classes during high school! one girl already has 44 credits! apparently around here, they have a really good program for that and i'm jealous! I have high schoolers in my college classes, it's so weird! but that's awesome. i'm sure you're probably incrdibly stessed though since you're attending both schools and high school is so different/stricter/****s/etc while college is like "whatever, dudes. it's your future." As long as your following your nutritionist's advice, i'm sure you're eating enough calories. i wouldn't worry about that quite yet. it sounds like you're doing really well! I've been trying to eat every three hours too but.... Glad to hear you're lsing weight! Even though you might not notice, I'm sure you feel better and those around you are noticing!

Laetj- good for you!!! how fun! congratulations on your weight loss!

HEY EVERYONE!
How are you?
Ive been doing pretty bad, but tonight my attitude has changed, and so im looking forward to that affecting the rest of my life too. Ive not been feeling great, and ive had a bad attitude, i got a D on one of my papers at school, ive gained weight the past 2 weeks. Im just frustrated.
But im done. Im going to change that. Im really determined, hopefully i can stick to it.

I hope everyone is doing good. Your in my thoughts and prayers.

heyy 100percentME, everyone goes through a bad period, i hope you'll get through it well, and we're here to help;)

anyway i got a question for you guys! i had an argument with a friend(must i include that it's a HE?) anyway he said that someone he knew said that girls sometimes are just dressed to short(and she meant REALLY REALLY short!). i said i agree with that, because too much is just too much, you know! do you think the same way about that, he said everyone dresses the way he/she wants, and i agree with that, but you still need to actually wear some clothes now don't you?;o

Laetj- Congrats on the weight loss! It's a great feeling, even when it's not much. I totally agree w/ you about the clothes thing. I am a strong believer in the phrase (as blunt as it may be) "If it's not on the menu, keep it covered up!" But, with the pressure to fit in and to seem cool :shrug: many girls don't follow that rule. If you want more info PM me, I don't wanna seem like I'm preaching or judging.:o ('Cause I'm definitely NOT!:hug:)

100percentme- :hug::hug::hug: I have been there. In fact I was there for a looooong time. I lost down to 240ish before that and then during that time I went all the way back up to 300ish again. It's really discouraging and if you don't get a grip on it fast you dig yourself deeper and deeper till it seems like you can't get out. Just hold on, don't lose hope. The best way I've found to overcome it is to take it one day at a time. If you mess up, figure out what went wrong and try to avoid whatever it was that made it happen. (If that makes any sense at all.)

I have been doing fairly well with food, (I didn't overeat even once while I was on vacation this past weekend:carrot:) but can still not get a grip on my exercise! I have decided that rI'm going to get up in the morning and just go walk. I'm going to be using CoolRunning.com's Couch to 5k program if I can find a watch of some sort...

Y'all are in my prayers as well! TTYL;)

hey again everyone!
grrr..im still struggling alot with food and wanting it to fill my emotions. But im constantly ready to turn over a new leaf and start fresh. That's what i plan on doing for tomorrow. New start. New quarter at skool (a week from tomorrow).
i hope everyone is doing good.
oh, my newest obsession: eating ice. i swear ice tastes better than water, and it gives my mouth something to do. lol
im getting tired, time to plunk down and watch some tv....no maybe ill listen to music instead
night!

I love eating Ice too! It does taste better than water. And it makes you feel like you are eating something. I think that at least 70 percent of losing weight is mental.:dizzy:

Where is everyone????

hey! how is everyone!
i havent been on here much the past couple of weeks. i am doing eh. not necissarily bad, but im certainly not doing good.
how is everyone else?

I have recently cut out all caffeine, (Soda and coffee) so I'm really low on energy and getting withdrawal headaches.:stars: But, other than that I'm doing pretty well.

I have exercised every day this week. I've overeaten a little:(..... I'm not dwelling on it though, just gonna put it behind me and try not to do it again.

My grandma and I are going to start walking (about a mile a day) on monday. I think I'll try just doing that for a few days, then gradually adding something else in maybe.:?: I need to build up my endurance, but I don't want to hurt myself in the process.

Anyway, enough about me- how has everyone else been doing?

i took my dog on a walk today. not a long walk because she has bad hips and cant walk very far, but it was nice. i want to start taking her every day. it will be good for her and for me.

That sounds like fun! Maybe I'l bring my dog along for my walk today. I'll get an arm workout to from her pulling on the leash so hard:D

So, I started this week with well intentions but I honestly couldn't hack it. I am taking a nap instead of exercising (because I woke up at 5:45 a and will be up till 3 am). I didn't exercise. I am going off plan today totally. Tomorrow, I will try to eat a bit better(I chose Applebee's for dinner).

I realize I won't have a positive result on the scale but next week will be better. I will kick my *** for it.

:tantrum: I weighed in this morning and was up almost 10lbs from 3 weeks ago! :tantrum:

So I had to go through ALL my mini goals and re-do them... again. 'Cause there's no way I'm gonna lose 15lbs. by Thanksgiving.

I have actually been doing pretty well this week, except on drinking water. I exercised everyday except yesterday. Yesterday I just didn't feel good at all and today's starting out that way.:(

It's okay. *hugs*

Hey girls! i havent been on for over a week! how is everyone?
im doing okay. ive lost a couple of pounds this week, but i am still up from where my ticker is, and from where i was a year ago today!

the good news.....wait for it....wait for it
I HAVE STOPPED EMOTIONAL EATING!!!! i have had an....emotionally trying 2 weeks, and looking back, i didnt eat to fill those emotions! i have discovered that A LOT of my eating comes from emotional eating. I would never consider myself an emotional person, but ive realized that i used to emotional eat for EVERYTHING. because im not very emotional, whenever my emotions start to sneak up on me (getting mad, sad, frustrated, ect) i had to end them with food. *dances* *and sings* i dont do that anymore, i dont overeat cuz of my emotions. i dont do that anymore, i dont overeat cuz of my emotions *stops singing*

im still enjoying eating ice. i have a cup of ice in front of me as i type this. it tastes so much better than water. :D
ive still been taking my dog on walks, tho unfortunatly we cant go everyday. ill go in about an hour when its not so hot outside! geez, its almost november and its still boiling outside!

i hope everyone is doing dandy! stop by and tell me how its going! i want to know how ya'll are doing!

~HaiLeY~

YaY 100percentME!!!!!
:cheer2::woohoo::cheer2:

That's great! I have a problem with emotional eating too. I most of the time don't even realize it until I've already done it. I have to be really stressed out to do it though :yikes::tired::bomb::cry::cbg:


I did fairly well last week, but I'm gonna make this week even better.

A big problem in my life go resolved Friday:D So there won't be any emotional eating for me this week.:crossed:

I actually loss this week amazingly! My body must have known it was my birthday.

I tried on an old prom dress and it FITS. It's loose and all that

Hey guys, I've been away for ages, but now I am back! Got bogged down with Uni work.
How are you all doing??!
I've totally gotten over my emotional eating which I am so pleased about! I rarely snack at all now, so at the moment I am working on getting more balance in my meals.
Hope everything is going well!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
let me take this day of giving thanks to say thank you to you guys. Thanks for your support. Thanks for reading my posts. Thanks for caring. And thank you for going through what im going through. It means a lot to know that i am not alone.

How did everyone's thanksgiving go?
major diet sabotage? mine actually went pretty good. The chocolates that were set out all around the house kind of made me eat too much, but overall i think i did pretty good. How about you?

I'm so glad we don't have Thanksgiving in the UK-I would have majorly screwed up my diet!
I'm glad your day went well! Well done.
I am dreading Christmas day, the food is obviously kind of similar to Thanksgiving food and I eat wat too much, every year, no matter what!

hey girls!
i havent been on in a while, finals are killing me. But, thankfully, with my mind on school, it definatly hasnt been on food.
im sitting at about 163 right now. which is sad, considering a year ago this time i was 153. But, im still going. im trying not to focus on food so much, eat when im hungry, say no when im not hungry. HOw is everyone doing?

Heeeyy everyone!!
it's been a while^^
how have you guys been doing?
i checked a few things and some of you are doing great^^
keep up the good work :P
i've been doing good myself too^^
but i've been so busy with school xD

anyway
byebyee!

Hey guys, im back! Its been like 6 months, I stopped dieting in July and have gained back 15 pounds... :( BUT im ready to start again and at least im not starting as high ad I was last time! Im starting tomorrow morning, I joined a gym and im ready to go.

-Valerie

Good luck! I was just here to check our school year goal thread!

wow! whats up everyone!:goodvibes
for the past, idk even know how long, i have been fighting to see a 5 as the second digit on my weight. :woops: :lifter:
I've been losing weight this week, though i have no idea why, because i don't think im doing anything different....maybe i am. ill have to pay attention.
So the past couple of mornings ive gotten up
163 yes
162 yes
161.5 awesome! hopefully i can reach in the 160.somthing
:goodscale
so, i got up this morning. Got on the scale 160.0
no way. seriously?!?:yikes:
go to the bathroom. Get back on scale. 159.8 what?!? :hyper:no way is that true. 159.8 in the 150's?!?!:woohoo:
i mean, i know its barely barely in the 150's. Like, by the skin of my teeth (where did that saying even come from?) but its still a 5. and its still in the second digit. and its still so dang exciting!

so, how is everyone doing?

Hey everyone! As you might have noticed I kind of disappeared in September, but... I'm back! Shortly after my last post I got a roommate (college-- messed up, didn't have roommate to begin with and then got one all of a sudden who actually transferred this semester and I'm back to being alone) I had been healthy up until this point but...things happened and my roommate wasn't a good influence so yeah... but I've now successfully know my campus' eating choices so I'm better equipped to eat healthy, I spent my money on a mini stair stepping machine so I can get a cardio workout in my room in addition to pilates tapes and free weights. Nice and complete! ('cause I know i'm not dragging my *** to the gym when it's this cold, snowy, slippery and a 30 minute walk!!) Last week was our first week of classes and it sucked! I don't really like as many of my classes as i did last semester and i have more homework-ish type stuff and i just generally don't like my school stuff right now. But I've decided that this semester is about me and about me being happy. I want to feel good about myself and that means getting a good night's sleep and not napping the day away, mainly drinking water, no more than one diet coke a day, getting at least 3 servings of veggies, 2 servings of fruit, 3 dairy, 2 protein, taking a multivitamin, and relaxing! That's my main focus, not weight loss. However, I totally want to lose weight. i just don't want that to be my main thing in life right now. I don't want to obsess about it and end up binging, you know? In addition to that I definetly want to work out but I'm still have a problem working that in so that's a work in progress. I really like those warm delights things! I know they have 370 calories each but when I have one I plan on it and it helps me steer away from bad decisions during the day so that's my treat and most of the time i end up not having it because i feel good about what i ate. Sooo it's my win-win situation. I either don't binge and treat myself in a controlled way or I simple eat healthy all day and feel good. either way, I feel good and not guilty! I'm really trying not to fall into the trap of overloading myself by trying to change all my habits at once so I am taking it slower and making changes as I can, but this is probably the most clear headed I've been about being healthy. I feel good. I still have issues though! like with self-esteem on campus and feeling good about how i look, but i'm hoping to change that as i start feeling healthier. And if i don't plan my day out the night before my day just struggles. lot of weaknesses, but trying to focus on positive.

My current goals are this:
I'm not sure how much I weigh. I think it's about 200. By spring break (in 8 weeks) I want to lose 20 pounds (not TOO unrealistic. 2-3 pounds a week) after that I have 7 weeks of school and will probably slow down (plateau) to at most 2 pounds a week, but I hope to be working out more regularly by then so I will aim for 15 more pounds. That brings my weight down to 165. My eventual goal is 145-155 (that's what my supposed healthy weight is) but I'll see. I'm pretty tall so I'll just have to see where i am at that point.

well, got to go finish studying so I can go to bed and get a good night's sleep! How are you all doing so far this semester? What are your plans?

Hey guys...I haven't posted for a while..sort of stopped trying and gained 23 pounds....over the course of like, 6 months. pretty bad.

aw summerlove! dont give up.
we are here for you.:dust:
im not doing wonderful, but im still doing okay. i gained 2 pounds so im sitting at 161 so im hoping that i will go down to 160 tomorrow morning.

Ive had a stressful couple of weeks back from christmas break, my school schedule has been all messed up and ive had to change a bunch of stuff, but of course i can't just change it, there has to be a big 'ole stink about everything and a thousand obstacles to jump over just to get stuff fixed.
But im doing good and i hope you are doing well.
Hang in there everyone.
:dizzy:

wow maggie you sound like you've got it all sussed, you have a good head on your shoulders! The best of luck with that plan, and well done for taking things slowly and not getting ahead of yourself!

i feel kind of bipolar because i haven't been feeling too well this week but i don't know why. I haven't been drinking caffeine and i've been going to bed early but i haven't been sleeping well and the past few mornings i've woken up at 6:30 or 7 which is something I NEVER do. I can't get up that early with my alarm set AND it's not because i went to bed early. I try to sleep but i can't or i fall asleep and then wake up at 2, feel sick, and can't fall back asleep. And then yesterday after i worked out i sat down and was drinking water and all of i sudden i had to sleep. not "oh, i'm sleepy" but it was like my body decided to fall asleep and then by brain was like "oh what, oh yeah we're sleeping now" and then i leaned on my side and fell asleep. it was bizarre like i couldn't control it. the flu and some other things are going around campus but i don't always feel bad and apart from occasionally feeling nauseous and not sleeping well, i have no symptoms of being sick. And i think i'm getting depressed because of the whole winter thing. all i want to do is nothing. but then other times i'm up and alert and active. right now i just feel really torn. on one hand, i really want to be healthy and lose weight and look drop dead sexy (especially in my bridesmaid dress for october) but i don't want to do the work. and my goals are becoming increasingly less realistic. And i'm all of a sudden obsessed with it. all i think about is losing 2 dress sizes by such and such time, and now that i'm thinking more about what i eat it's all that i think about. before, i was just eating to eat and didn't have an appetite. now, i can list 20 things i'm craving. today has just really sucked. i've had a headache and even though i don't accept that as an excuse, that's what i've done with today. I haven't had any fruit, only a can of green beans, and the rest have been starchy carbs and junky food (sun chips, english muffin, easymac, chips and salsa, yogurt with granola (granola was high calorie), and for breakfast i had a bagel with full fat cream cheese (that's all my school has) and since i have a long stretch between breakfast and lunch, i had a bowl of cinnamon toast crunch too!) and then i started eating peanut m&ms too. i honestly have no idea how much i've eaten today and i'm totally disgusted with myself. 2 days ago i was really level headed but now i'm just playing into the "dieting trap"

I think i messed myself up though. after i posted my last post i started thinking about my future sister-in-law and how she basically emotionally abuses me (really long story, they've been dating for 9 years, been a ***** the whole time, and are getting married in october and i'm a bridesmaid because she has no friends because she's mean....such a longer story but there's some background) It REALLY upsets me. not just her but my family's tolerance and indulgence in it. Seriously, i'm the butt of every joke around her and she constantly makes fun of how i look. she really hated it when my hair turned curly and (in my opinion) is cooler than her so I've been able to let the hair remarks slide by now that I love my naturally wavy/curly hair, but i have a lot of issues. we are opposites not only personality wise but looks wise. I am tall and she is short. main diff. honestly, she isn't that skinny but because she is short she wears a small size (duh) but that logic doesn't stop her from constantly pointing out how tiny she is, how big i am, and oh yeah how ugly i am. I would love love LOVE to see the look on her face at easter or whenever i next see her and be skinny because honestly, yeah my nose is kind of big, but i do think i'm pretty i just have a bigger body than i'd like. even if it's not true i feel like if i were skinny i would be gorgeous and then even if she made fun of me it would be easy to shrug it off and show off my long toned legs next to her short self.

i am obsessed with this and it's ruining me. i don't know what to do. i'm self-destructing. it either motivates me or for some reason terrifies me into a state of depression. I wish i had a workout buddy here at school but i don't and there isn't anyone to fill that role and i really don't have an excuse. sometimes i feel like there's this other maggie inside of me that doesn't want me to change because then i wouldn't have my weight to blame or hold me back. that sounds crazy i know, but i'm just so frustrated with myself and i feel stuck. seriously, every day i feel differently about what i'm trying to do. Can i have the girl from my post 2 days ago back????? she had a lot more sanity! ;)

oh and leah, i just saw this but HUGE congrats on being only 3 pounds from your valentine's day goal!!! that's awesome and valentine's day isn't even for another couple of weeks!!! yay!

:yay:
so, if i can be a weight 2 days in a row, then that is pretty good for me. my weight tends to change daily.
So one day celebrating a 5 in the tens spot, easily turns into a 6 the next.
im happy to report.
yesterday:159.8
today:159.8

:yay:
im hoping it will change tomorrow. but im hoping it will go down

hope everyone is doing good!

yay!!!! :bravo: :dance: :trampo: that's awesome!!!

does anyone know anything about how measurements go with weight? because i don't have a scale so I'll only be able to chart my progress with my tape measurer which is fine but I'm really bad with judging how much weight that is, where i should be measurement wise and all that. Any help would be much appreciated!

how's everyone weekends going? how did this past week go? any goals for this upcoming week?

You can loose more inches versus weight. My mom said that her friend was on a plateau but still lost inches.

My week didn't go well plan wise. *dies* But I did start exercising again. ^_^ I'm currently trying to finish chores to no avail.

I can fit into my moms 18-20s now. This is after still wearing 22s tight. I got all new clothes some from the NORMAL section of clothes.

that's awesome Daimere! :woohoo: I think that's one of the best feelings when you go down a dress size! it's nice to actually feel and see the results! :carrot:

i'm pretty sure that the only reason i still "wear" size 14 is because i've stretched out all my clothes. :( so my first goal is to actually be a size 14 again! :belly:

so, not to be all dr. phil and all, but what are you going to change this week so that it's different than last week?

personally, i made a chart so i can literally check my progress

AHH! im so super excited.:spin:
so at the beginning on the new year i set a goal. 35 pounds.
7 pounds a month.
5 months.
in 5 months i am going to be spending a week on a houseboat. that is my motivation for loosing weight.
well, a few days ago when i got on the scale and it read 161 ( when my goal was 158) i was a little sad and disappointed. :stress:
How was i supposed to meet my goal?
Next day...160.2. :sunny:
Next day 159.:trampo:
this morning....158.4:yay:

so im pretty happy. im going to go reset my weight loss trackers and everything. this is a such a great motivation for me.
hopefully the (slighly shorter) month of February will go well also.

and this also means i broke past the 6 in the tens place!

k, so ive totally screwed up the past week
gained a couple of pounds
but tomorrow is monday, and i am going to work hard and lose the weight again
i don't think i will make my february goal, but i am still optimistic about my overall goal. i hope everyone else is doing well.
~HaiLeY~

Hello everybody! ^_^ I'm Lilly, i'm 16 and I am new here. :D It is nice to meet you all!

I've just started doing Weight Watchers (I did it 3 years ago, but gained all the weight back when I stopped) and this time i'm determined to do it! :D I'm on the points plan, just starting my first week. Waiting to see how my medication will affect my weight loss! Very tense.

I hope you are all doing well! ^_^

My overall goal: reach 130lbs
My Weight watchers leader's goal for me: lose 10% of my body weight (1 stone 8 pounds) half a stone at a time
Mini-goals: 10lbs is a milestone mark for me. Reward myself for each 10lbs I lose. Will require losing 106lbs, so 10 and a bit presents. Yay me! :D

I hope you are all well, and I look forward to speaking to you all ^_^

Lilly xx