Hi Nicki -Thanks for giving me the link to this post. I am looking forward to all of the support/accountability we can give each other!
Hello Jenny & Celeste! My name is Melanie and I am 25 years old. I have been married for 4 years and we have one baby boy who's a year and a half. I have about 45 lbs to lose. Once I do, I am going to get a breast reduction which I am SO looking forward to. I should feel like a new woman by then - HOORAY for that day!
So far I am counting calories which works well. Probably my biggest challenge right now is when I go out to eat or to someone's for dinner because I don't always know how the food has been prepared. Lately, when we go out to eat, I usually go online and try to find the calorie content before hand, but that's not always possible. I guess portion control has been my lifelong struggle, but I am getting better. I do Tae Bo 5 to 6 times per week (when the baby is napping!) and I walk 3 miles a day 4 to 5 times per week with my neighbor.
Does anyone else find that there weight fluctuates like crazy? During my "TOM" I can be 4 lbs heavier and then as soon as it goes away, so does the 4 lbs! Also, I tend to carry water weight easily which is constantly changing my weight. I guess I need to stop weighing myself so much because it can be pretty defeating when you are working so hard but the scale is going up and down and all over the place!
Oh Las Vegas! I love Las Vegas! I went for the first time (well, second time... my family and I went when I was little, so that doesn't count, lol) in Feb. and it was great! We saw a few shows, it was fun.
Yeah, I weigh myself once a week... although I do step on the scale sometimes during the week, BUT I take it w/ a grain of salt because I know that my weight can fluctuate. But yeah I weigh myself every Friday, and try my hardest to do it just on that day. My boyfriend threatened to hide the scale from me if I do it more than that! LOL He's really supportive of me, though, so that is great.
Anyways I'm really excited about our support group! I hope more people join us!
I lost 1.5 lbs, down 49.5 lbs. Dang it! I was hoping to hit 50 lbs OOHHH well.
Hi Melanie!! We've been married for 4 years as well! I want a breast reduction as well, SOO bad. I'm sure that's another 10 lbs off of me right there. But I want to wait until we're done having kids.
My weight definitely flucutates. I'm so bad about weighing myself during the day and it'll fluctuate 2-3 lbs.
Hey everyone, hope you don't mind if I join in. I think it'd be great to have an advice and support thread, because they both help with the weight loss process.
I think it'd be a good idea to have a weigh in sometime once a week, just so we can congratulate each other on losses and give advice to maintains/gains. I weigh in on Sunday, so I can just report my weight whenever that Sunday comes around.
LOL Celeste! That's ok, you will hit it next week. *insert sarcastic* And I mean yeah it must suck to be you right now because, you know, you have only lost 49.5 pounds and not 50 pounds. Yeah, sucks.
Just kidding, of course! I can't wait until I have your problems!
Anyways, hi Haley! So glad you are joining. So your weigh in day is Sunday? That's cool. I'm trying to remember everyone's weigh in day so that we can keep track! Maybe I will edit my first post and put down everyone's weigh in day, that way we can keep eachother accountable? What do you guys think? If not that's cool too.
That sounds like a good idea to have separate days or you could just say ok Monday is weigh in day and whenever you weigh in next, just put your loss down. Whatever you think will work best is great.
I like your napoleon dyanmite quote down there. That movie is hilarious.
Hey Haley! Napoleon Dynamite is the best. I laughed my butt of when I first saw that movie Actually, I still laugh everytime!
About the weigh in day, I think I will start fresh with this, being that I was obsessively weighing myself before! I think I will just change my day to Friday so I can be on the same page with ya Nicki - cool?
I LOVE Napoleon Dynamite! Man, it's just SO funny! It's one of those movies... either you love it or you hate it! No in between, lol. I told a guy at work to watch it, and if he didn't laugh in the first 20 min. or so, then to turn it off because that's how the whole movie is. LOL
Anyways ok, I think I will go through our posts and see what day you guys said you would weigh in on, and then I will post it in my first post of this thread. That way we have easy access as to when someone has to weigh in, and we can sort of "check up" on them. Like "Nicki, today is Friday and you haven't weighed in yet!" or something, lol. Or no? If not I don't have to. Whatever you guys think.
LOOOVE Napolean Dynamite too!! I too have found that people either hate it or love it.
That's a good idea, just put somewhere when our weigh in day is so we can check up on everyone else
Hope everyone is having a good day! Thursday, my mom is taking me out to dinner and shopping (last Fri was my birthday but we've been super busy so couldn't do it that weekend)
Ok then I will put our weigh in day in my first post of this thread. That way it's really easy to find. If you don't want it there, tell me here or PM me and I'll happily bring it down! OR if you're not gonna weigh in every week, that's fine too!
Happy late birthday Celeste! Where are you guys going to dinner? My boyfriend and I had our 2 year anniversary yesterday, but we were both working so we went to a late lunch/early dinner today. My dinner was probably a million calories, so I feel kinda bad about it. Plus, me and my damn sweet tooth, I got some candy too. Ugh. BUT tomorrow is a new day, and my goal is to eat healthy, drink plenty of water and and workout, whether that means do weights here at home to go to the gym and run. We'll see.
Morning!!! I think I am going to take a break from running today. My hips are a little bit sore..
Nicki thanks!! I'm not sure yet...we may go for Mexican..I LOOVE Mexican. A million calories? I definitely have days like that but I'll usually do some extra exercise. Hope you do better today!
Feeling a little crappy today - it's my "TOM" so I am bloated, not motivated to exercise (but I am making myself after this post), and I just get impatient sometimes when I feel the weight is coming off too slowly. When I have as much weight to lose as I do, I always thought that the first 10 lbs would melt off quickly, but it's been pretty steady/slow to this point. I don't know, I guess I need to just practice positive self talk and I can't expect my body to change overnight. It makes me feel good to know what I am doing for myself, but I just wish I saw results, even if it was a little something - ya know? With all the sacrifice, it would just be nice to have a little jump start with losing weight....
Hope you are all doing well and making good choices!
Celeste I love Mexican food too! Sorry that your hips are sore. But good job on taking a break, that's what you should do!
Melanie, I know the feeling, trust me. But I just try to remember that I didn't put the weight on overnight, so it won't come off overnight (as much as I want it to!). And they say the longer it takes you to lose it, the longer you will keep it off. Whatever. I hate when people say that crap to me, lol. I just wanna lose it!
Well, I think I need some support right now. I REALLY REALLY want to make this a good eating day for me. It's been a while since I have had one. For breakfast I had frosted mini wheats (which is fine by me) but THEN, like a few min. ago I had some candy. Liiiike 2 handfuls or so. No more candy in the house, so that is good. And I didn't eat a lot, but I wish I didn't eat any at all. Because I tend to be the pesron who like... can't have a treat like that w/ out going overboard. I think "well, I already screwed up, might as well have my whole day be bad". But it really wasn't that much candy.
Help? I'm ok if I eat healthy for the rest of the day, right?!
I should be working out on the elliptical...but I'm filling out DD's party invites..
Melanie-Losing weight steadily is the best way to do it! If you lose it too fast, then you could gain it back quicker (like Nicki said ) 10 lbs is an AWESOME accomplishment! I understand though, at the beginning, it was tough because I was working my booty off but not seeing results. But be patient, you'll see it shortly!
Nicki-I'm gonna start running again tomorrow!! Woohoo! We're going out to eat again for lunch for my friend's DD and her DH (they were born on the same day). As far as the candy, I'm sure you'll be fine. I've done the same thing :blush: But I did better that week and exercised and I still lost weight.
Today has been pretty good. Went to Bennigan's for lunch and I got the grilled chicken platter with steamed broccoli and rice. Only ate one of the chicken breasts (they give you 2!).
Wow Celeste, sounds like you did really good at lunch! Good for you. And you're right... the candy I ate... it will be fine. I don't have anymore of it, so that is good. I won't buy it again. If I don't buy it I can't eat it, right? LOL
And a party sounds like fun.
Hey what do you all do for a living? Just wondering. Today is my day off so I'm bored at home, lol. I work in TV production. It's cool.
LOL He's really supportive of me, though, so that is great.
OOHHH well. 
I can't wait until I have your problems!
But good job on taking a break, that's what you should do!