Hi, I saw your post in the buddy up area, I would like to join you guys here if that is ok. A little about me, I am 39, married very happily, 2 children at home, 16 year old son and 5 year old daughter. I am looking for a group that likes to post daily, I get on the internet in the morning and afternoon. I work (teaching) part time, and it has caused me to not sleep so well at night.
I have lost over 50 pounds, but have not made any more headway in 2 years, although I have not gained any back. My goal is a size 10 pair of Liz Claiborne jeans that look really good in my closet haha!
New to this board. am sahm of 2 boys plus have a hubby. kinda overwelmed by this board, its so big. anyways I am 38 yo and have 50 lbs to lose. I am 5ft 4in and feeling really round lately. I like to read romance books and walk and bike. i can't walk outside since its A. cold B. rainy C. Michigan. I am walking each morning in front of my TV. Can only go 7/8mins but every morning I try to add a min or two. I loved pilataes but this time arounf class was full at rec center. The DVD's just arn't the same.
Hello Wendy, Jaz, Tess, and other newbies in this group!!! I would love to join and stay in touch with you ladies throughout each day, just not sure how. I also am so new to this that sometimes the acronyms people use (DH, OP, etc.) make no sense to me.
I would love to hear from all of you, let's keep the support and open talk coming!!!!
I am not following any set diet plan. Right now I am trying a combination of the following: south beach, portion control, calorie counting, low fat, low salt, whole grain/wheat products, food journal, and 30 minutes of workout activity daily.
I take Omega 3-6-9 complex, Alive! Multi-vitamin, viamin c, and an Iron supplement to make sure I get the right nutrients in addition to what I eat each day. My anemia has pretty much disappeared and I am probably the healthiest I have ever been. Except for a little pudge.
I live with my BF and my dog, and have no kids. I take medication for depression and panic/anxiety, so I am all about avoiding stress - which makes me even more grateful to have found this site and this group!!!
YES!!!!
You can join this group!!!! How is everyone doing today???I am so glad we have more people on this thread! It was getting pretty stale!! No offence girls! So to let you all know about me~I'm a 34 year old mom of a 2 year old boy,who is my entire world!I work,attend the odd schooling course and am a full time mommy!When I decided to lose weight I was 181lbs and have gotten down to 140lbs. my goal weight is 128lbs and I hope to get there byMay,I give myself alot of time because I seem to lose my motivation easily!! lol Well,That's a quick prefiew of whats to come from this end,Have a great day ladies,and i'll be around abit today to check in!
Wendy
I am sitting here at my desk like I do everyday and feeling bad about it because I think I should be up and doing something! I just had about 10 peanuts and I am starting on my first 24oz. of water for the day (although I am getting a late start on that). For breakfast this morning I had a whole wheat tortilla wrap filled with egg, bacon, pepperoni and cheese. I also stopped at Starbucks and got a tall breve pumpkin spice latte with no foam and no whipped cream and 2 splenda packets. The I got to work and saw on starbucks.com that I should have gotten it made with nonfat milk instead of breve (which means half and half I think), so that sux. Oh well, I can try to balance out the rest of my day instead.
I'm just trying to eat healthy, not drink sodas, drink plenty of water and exercise. I've done it many times before with success, now I just need to learn how to lose weight and actually keep it off (now that's the real challenge!!).
I try to work out every day. So far this week, I've worked out 2 days. I'm going to go for a long walk tonight for my exercise.
I saw someone's nice invitation (at the Buddy forum) to check out this group, so here I am. I generally post daily because I really value the support and encouragement here. I lost a decent amount thru WW, kept it off long enough to get to Lifetime, have maintained for 14 months, but....8 unfortunate pounds have crept back on and I'm not happy. Working on more exercise, and I've cut out eating nuts.
Does anyone use the WW Core Plan? I am planning to try that next week and see if it helps.
BTW, I am a 40 y.o. mom of 2 kids (13 and 8), a middle school teacher and an avid reader (mysteries, cookbooks and fun fiction).
Hi!! We do have a couple girls on this thread that do WW,couldn't tell you if it's the core plan or not,does sound familiar though.
Diane~ isn't that what you are doing?? How about you Jaz??
I personally am just watching the intake and starting with some mild aerobics after a wicked virus that left me weak and dizzy.
Herea the deal, lot's of water, fruit and veggies to fill you up! The rest is just really for taste!! lol!!
I wonder whare the other girls went......
Hey Diane,Jaz, Tessa...where are you???
P.S.~ I envy all of you that can still go for walks,up here in Winnipeg, Canada theres to much snow!! Not really that much,but I do have a little one that I would have to tow around with me and I would get pretty tired of carrying him around!
Catch ya's later!
hello everyone!
wow this thread has really taken off.
i promised some background on myself but then got distracted by food (that happens a lot LOL)
I am 39 and live in New Zealand with my gorgeous pets. Like crystal I have depression and anxiety so avoiding stress is important to me too.
I also need to lose weight because I am prediabetic. I have been on a plateau since April 05 and need to kickstart things. I find it hard as the depression and anxiety are big triggers for emotional eating. I need to keep my head balanced and feeling ok to make things work for me. Also getting a good night's sleep which is a challenge for me! I have a lot of insomnia
I have been trying to eat in moderation but sugar is such a big trigger for me I may have to exclude it but as I live for sugar that is huge. I also need to avoid bingeing
I go walking with my dogs but I know I need to do more exercise. I am looking at doing 2 short walks each day to up my exercise
My goal weight is 72kg which is still overweight for my height BUT I have realised with my depression and other issues, and in particular lack of sleep leading to fatigue that 72kg is a weight at which I can be healthy without having to obsess over food and exercise.
Besides which the last picture I saw of Kirstey Alley she weighed 72kg and looked great. altho i am thinking that she probably had on body shaping underwear to make her look slim and a flattering angle to the pictures etc etc. But honestly my original goal of 65kg just seemed so far out of reach and the more I thought about it, I realised it was nearly 10 yrs since I weighed that and it's probably not sustainable for me while I am on meds. They affect my hormones which in turn affects my weight.
If you invite them, they will come.... :-)
Big Welcome to all the newbies!!!
Oh well, I can try to balance out the rest of my day instead. 
