The weekend with Tim's mom and sister was great. They are just so nice! We went up to Maine on Saturday and to a cookout at my family's house on Sunday. Yesterday I left them alone so they could have some time with just Tim and while they were out, they bought me wizard of oz magnets because "they saw them and thought of me" - how sweet are they? I went out to dinner with them last night and then we just sat around the apartment for a while. Tim is driving them back to the airport today... I wish I could see them off, but my sister is on vacation this week, which means I can't take the day off, so I said my good-byes last night.
This morning I went to the gym first thing...I wanted to get my workout in now so I could spend my ENTIRE afternoon with Tim since we hadn't had any personal time to just snuggle with his mom and sister staying at his apartment...anywho I weighed myself while I was at the gym, and I actually cried...HAPPY tears... I saw 198.75#!!!! I DID IT!!! I'm in ONEderland!!! After a holiday weekend and not going to the gym since Friday...I am soooo excited!
It does feel great! I still can't believe it! I had icecream cake on Sunday and apple pie a la mode on Saturday...and I didn't get to go to the gym all weekend since it wasn't open...so I was surprised to see it, but quite pleasantly so! Thanks for the encouragement ladies!!
Lynne, that is so great that you made your goal almost a month early! You can totally do 185 by then!
Jenn - WOW, ONEderland! That is awesome! You must be doing such a great job on a daily basis. I think once you have a great week of exercise, etc; you will have an even BETTER week next weigh in! Congratulations, I'm so happy for you!!!
I was doing terribly on Sunday and I woke up on Monday and changed back into the old Girlie. I went to the gym, ate healthy things and feel better already. I did get on the scale yesterday and want to forget the number that I saw LOL...I hope to have better news next weekend!
Thanks Girlie! I'm glad to see that you are feeling like your old self again! I think I would feel the same way if Tim was gone, especially if TOM was looming around the corner!
Sorry I have not been able to post in a while ,you now busy with the pup....
I have not been able to work out other than kick boxing because I am remodeling the video store I work at painting and moving things around...and by the time I get home I am exhausted!!!!Any way it is beautiful here today and I AM GOING TO WALK TODAY!!!!NO MATTER WHAT!!!!It is so beautiful down on our walkway on the riverfront and I am thinking it will be relaxing!!
CONGRATULATIONS Jenn and Lynne on getting under 200...WOW that is AWESOME!!!!!
I hope to join you soon I am sooooo close I can taste it!!!(current 201)
Anyway I have to get readty for work... talk to you tommorrow.... Jill
Hi
I just joined this forum and when I saw this thread about getting under 200 lbs, I knew I was in the right place!
I joined a local TOPS group on 9-11-04 after having a hyst. on 8-28-04. I've struggled with my weight for years and even though I was working out and eating healthy, I was having a hard time getting the weight to come off (I was/am? a very slow loser). I managed to loose some weight before my surgery and joined TOPS weighing in at 272.50. I've lost 24 lbs to date and my first goal was to get under 250. I did that last week! So, now I'm looking at that "under 200"--that's my long term goal for right now. I would like to achieve it by the end of the year. Is that possible?
Right now, I'm struggling with a metal issue. I'm one pound away from 25 lbs lost since I joined TOPS and it seems like I'm doing things to sabatoge myself. I don't plan on doing that, but I'm eating when I get off work, something I wasn't doing! and I'm not even hungry. Why am I doing this and what can I do to stop it?
I'm really excited about being with a group that has a specific common goal and I'm going back and reading your posts.
Last edited by MyChoice2bfit; 06-02-2004 at 02:21 PM.
Hey everyone!
Sorry I haven't been around for a while. I was technologically deprived for a few days, but now my new birthday computer is finally up and running like it's supposed to, so all should be well from here on out.
My eating was terrible over the weekend, and even through yesterday, though not as bad as it could have been. We had a cookout Saturday for my birthday, so there was lots of food, but I spent all day Friday and all morning Saturday running around trying to mow the lawn and clean the house and make the food and everything else you could possibly think to do, so I burnt a lot of calories. Sunday I went to IKEA (which I love) and walked around the whole store 2 or 3 times. Then we went to Olive Garden, but I only ate half of the chicken alfredo I ordered and I drank water! Monday and Tuesday I worked all day, so not much activity. Both days I did really well at breakfast and lunch, but man, did dinner wreck my calorie totals for the day! Today, though, I am back on track! Calories good, exercise good, water good. I was going to go for a walk but it's all icky and windy and it's going to start pouring here any minute. I might do an aerobics tape though.
My scale said 214 yesterday morning, but it's been acting funny, giving me a range of about 8 pounds even when I'm not moving, but 214 was the high number yesterday, whereas it was 220, so I'm taking it as a good sign. 214 means I've met my goal for my birthday of 215. Yay! My next goal is getting under 200 by September 1.
Welcome MyChoice! I totally think you goal is achievable! I am a big believe in the whole "if you believe, you can achieve it" attitude. One thing you could do when you find yourself going to eat even though you aren't even hungry is you could find something to do that is going to keep your hands busy... crochet, knit, cross-stitch, etc. Or you could budget some calories for a healthy after-work snack. Just a couple things to think about.
Elisha - Happy belated Birthday! Glad to hear you've got your computer up and running! Isn't it funny how on your birthday you end up running around like a chicken with its head cut off trying to get everything done... I'm sure you really did burn a lot of calories! BTW, what is IKEA? I've never heard that before... And one more thing... on the 214!!! That is awesome! Keep it up!
Good afternoon ladies! I Don't know what happened to y'all, but I wanted to post an update in case you are still around but are just lurking...
I went to the gym and water aerobics last night and back to the gym at 6:00 this morning. I got weighed and measured so I wouldn't have to do it during TOM again. Here are my losses: (this month/total)
Hi Jen,
Great idea to get those measurements down. I had my body fat done last Thursday and then I'm going to have it done again around Labor Day. It's nice to see the scales go down and I want them to do that, but sometimes it doesn't show up there and I want something else to measure my hard work by.
Great job on getting to the gym..doesn't it make you feel great?!
It does feel great to go to the gym... sets the pace for the day when you go in the morning BTW, I get measured every month at my gym. It wasn't my idea. Curves does it for members to show them where they are losing from. It's a good thing because sometimes you don't lose weight but you still lose inches.
Hello everyone. I am 45 years. Married for 27 years have a married son. No grandchildren yet, only grand dogs and grand cats and a grand bird! I am at 208.00 not that far from 199, I had lost over 80 pounds and was down to 130, but put most of it back on which I could kick myself for, but I have no one to blame but me. Anyway my husband and I are trying to lose together. Please pray, it's the weekend and that usually means trouble, anyway I pray daily for all of us on this site. So God Bless all of you this evening.
Oh goodness. no I'm not dead.
but my losing is. it's so frustrating. it feels like the more I diet and exercise the more weight I gain. I am up to 223! and I've not been cheating! I've been having no more than 1800 calories a day... on that alone I should be at least breaking even...not GAINING!!!!! And I was at the gym every day last week!! granted I missed the last 2 days. But just the same!!! It doesn't feel physically possible. It makes noo sense at all. It is maddening. It's my tom soon enough, but I shouldn't be this bloated this early. It can't be bloat. A total of what... almost ten from what I was down to.. in a matter of 2 weeks? Logically impossible.
Forgive me for not congratulating everyone on their beautiful successes, I'm just too busy thinking about my ever increasing girth. I can NEVER win can I? Sigh.
Mornin' ladies!
Thanks for the encouragement ladies!!
good morning
Sorry I have not been able to post in a while ,you now busy with the pup....
BTW, I get measured every month at my gym. It wasn't my idea. Curves does it for members to show them where they are losing from. It's a good thing because sometimes you don't lose weight but you still lose inches. 
My turn, seems like I'm always last
I had lost over 80 pounds and was down to 130, but put most of it back on 
which I could kick myself for, but I have no one to blame but me. Anyway my husband and I are trying to lose together. Please pray, it's the weekend and that usually means trouble, anyway I pray daily for all of us on this site. So God Bless all of you this evening. 
