Hey Kamitwi,
Congradulations on the weight lost!!!! I am new to this website and I have been reading some of the messages sent to one another. I'm glad that I have found this website because it will help me boost my self esteem. So if you don't mind me asking, how did you lose all that weight? Well just wanted to say hi!
Carmelita83

Yay books! You are SO close...I'm 25 lb off, and I can't taste it, but I can smell it...smells like ice cream ^_^ hehe.

Hi Carmelita, nice to meet you, I'm new here too. Some of what I lost I KNOW was due to drugs (legal of course) since I was diagnosed with PCOS and hypothyroidism. Once my hormones got straightened up, my brain got straightened up too. I did things in steps, and tried not to take it all at once. The first (and I think most important) thing I did was entirely cut out fast food. There are tons of websites where you can see HOW bad it is--and I always tried to make the GOOD choices, chicken vs hamburger etc. I think I've decided that there ARE no good fast food choices, even the salads. Then after I beat my fast food addiction, which really WAS an addiction, I started counting calories, and finally started exercizing. I think it was easier this time, because I focused on one thing at a time--it's taken longer, 2 years now, but I can't imagine going back--and fast food, BLEH! So what about you? How much do you have to lose, how long have you been trying to lose it? I feel like I've been fat forever, or at least ever since I can remember. Talk to you soon!

Good morning everyone,
I wanted to let everyone know that the scales went in the right direction last night at my weigh-in. I was down .50 lbs. You know..it doesn't matter how much or how little..as long as they go down!

It's good to see everyone doing well and thanks for all the support you all are providing!

Alright, my choice! Way to go...I love it when the scale says ANYTHING negative, I have to agree ^_^

JEO, I just realized, we're the same height, and we have the same weight goal! How'd you decide on it? Was it random, or a previous weight? Everyone have a great day!

Hello everyone and welcome to the new friends. My husband and I had our weekly weigh in and he loss 1.25 pounds and I loss another 1.00 pound. My starting weight on this weight loss cycle was 209.25 and now I am down to 206.5 and I am getting closer to the 199 mark. We did go and eat chinese buffet tonight but we stayed away from most of the fried food. Anyway I hope to check in again with all of you tomorrow, Sunday we are flying to Dallas and coming back Monday so if you don't hear from me until Monday or Tuesday ngiht it's because of the trip. Congratulations to those of you who had a weight loss, and to those of you who didn't - hang in there we are all here for you. Have a blessed evening. GOd Bless

Hello Everyone,
Hope everyone is having a good day and staying on plan and chasing those goals!

Pray: Congrats on the weight loss...it's going well for you...you hard work is paying off...doesn't it feel great?!

Kamitwit: Thanks for the "cheer"...it's nice to know that others are out there cheering you on.

The support here is wonderful!

Have a great day!!

Jeo, hmm, I dunno, actually. I saw it quoted as the 'ideal' height chosen by most women our height, and that was part of it, another part is the disappointment factor *nods* I know that the metlife scal (bleh) says something like 150, but I think 170 would be perfect for me ^_^

Hello there!!
I haven't been on in a while. I took vacation from work and instead have been working at a yearly country music festival they hold here, Country USA. Started Wednesday and ends today, thank heaven. This has been the longest 5 days, ugh. I don't think I've ever had to deal with so many drunk people at one time in my life. I've come very close to losing my temper several times but mostly it's just driving me nuts. I actually can't wait to go back to my regular job!!

Anyway, I'm a little nervous about stepping on the scale after the last four days out there. It's been so busy that there's been no time for actual meals, so we all just kind of graze all day on things that aren't so good for us. I'm suppose to weigh in on Monday, but I'm thinking I might skip this week, and just really buckle down now on my diet now that it's all coming to an end out at the festival. Plus I know I'm not drinking enough water, so I'm retaining what I do drink. Couldn't get my rings off this morning. So I think the scale and I won't be on speaking terms for another week or so. I'm trying not to think about it too much, because then I find myself looking at the bag of Hershey's Kisses laying on the table out there, and thinking, "Well ya blew it yesterday, what's the difference if you eat some today, too". Which is definitely NOT the way to go about looking at things. I want to be down another 10lbs by my birthday in about a month, so I really need to get focused again. Anyway, I just needed to vent that.

I hope everyone's been doing good since I've been away, and HELLO to everyone new. I haven't been on this board for very long, but I can already tell ya, there's a GREAT bunch of women here!!!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday!!!

Courtney, I know just how you feel *grimaces* I just got a new job, and I've been having problems too. The problem is, I'm hungry when I get off of work, and I work swing shift, so I end up eating EXACLY when I shouldn't be *sighs* *grump* Oh well. Good luck today everyone!

Hey everyone-- I'm new here, as of today. Okay-- a bit about me: Single 29 year old mom of 1-- will be turning 30 in September. I am terrified of this for some reason, but it has also motivated me to get up off my rear and get in shape. I'm currently 5'10" and 243#. This past week has been rough for me, as I also just quit smoking (it'll be one whole week tomorrow--hooray for me!). With quitting smoking generally comes weight gain---uuugh. I'm just at a point where I am fatigued and never have the energy or stamina to enjoy the little things in life. i have never actually dieted or attempted to diet in my life, so this could be rather comical. I would LOVE to get down below 200 pounds, but for me-- its not a specific weight I am hoping for. I just want to be a size 14. Really. To not have to cross that horrible stretch of tile that seperates the 'normal' sizes from the 'plus' sizes in clothing stores...you all know the one I'm talking about. To not find something I would actually wear in the said 'plus size' section, and then discover its actually maternity wear. Why do they lump those two catagories together anyway?? Anyhoo-- today is the first day of the first diet in my life. Wish me luck!

Welcome SweetErica!
I think you will find this to be a great place of support. I know these ladies have been a big help to me.

You and I are pretty close in weight and what we want for a goal. Isn't it great to be working on something postive for ourselves?!

I totally understand what you mean about the wanting to get out of plus size clothes! We can do...remember "If it's to be, it's up to me!"

Looking forward to seeing you on the boards and in ONEderland.

Susie

Erica--I know EXACTLY what you mean about the frigging maternity clothes! Why DO they dump those together!? It's like grouping the petite adults, and the children's section...which you notice they don't do! I never noticed there were so many other tall women in the world! Sometimes I feel like the only one. I'm pretty close to you in weight too, I'll see you around and good luck ^_^

I can’t believe that I found this forum! I have had a goal of getting under 200 for the past two years. I am almost there, but plateauing. I decided this morning that I needed some support and went searching online…and here you all are!

Some info on me. I’m 29 (as of five days ago!) and am currently 5’7” and 208. My highest weight was 351 in January of 2001. I have been overweight my whole life. I can’t remember not wearing “plus size” clothing. Compulsive overeating ruled my life. I never knew what it was like to eat one donut—but I had lots of experience with empty donut *boxes* hidden under my bed. Actually granola bars were my binge food of choice, but that’s another story!

Finally after years of overeating (and smoking a pack a day), it got to a point where I thought I was going to die. Pain in my left arm forced me to go to the emergency room. It turned out to only be pulled muscle from sleeping wrong on my arm, but it was enough of a wake-up call for me.

The first 50 pounds I lost on a standard, low-calorie, write down everything you eat, exercise program. Unfortunately, the sneaky eating never stopped. Even though I was losing weight, I was really struggling with not being able to control my binging. Guilt and disappointment led me to slip back into old habits. I quit smoking and the combination of events had my weight creeping back up.

One day I read the Carbohydrate’s Addict book and I thought why not? It didn’t sound that hard and gave you permission to eat whatever you want at night (this was the 1st edition, before they revised) Anyways, it worked! Not eating carbs during the day (and keeping the carbs I did eat in a hour time frame at night) helped me stop my binging and lose another 70 pounds. Then I plateaued. For a year.
Ack.

So in January of this year, I went back to writing down everything I eat and trying to keep my calorie intake in check. I still don’t eat a lot carbs during the day to control the binges (I eat some—like a high fiber flax cereal in the morning) and I make sure I eat veggies at every meal. And of course exercise. I’ve found that, for me, exercise is key.

Anyways, as I mentioned up above, under 200 is my goal. Seriously, I think the last time I weighed under 200 was in 8th grade! And I’m so close, but I’ve been this close for over two months! I happy that I’m maintaining/not gaining, but I need a kick in the butt!

Whew, I think that was the first time I’ve ever written that all out! Thanks for reading if you’ve made it this far!

I’m going to go back and read some posts and get to know everyone. Thanks for being here!