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help me please. during the winter od 2000-2001 i lost close to 40lbs now due to relocating and getting settled into my new enviroment i have gained back close to 15 of what i lost. i need help in getting my will back and back into the groove of the whole diet plan. i guess that all i am asking for is a buddy who will try to help me get motivated and in turn help them out as well. as we all know this is one of the hardest things that we face doing. well enough said hope that all is having a wonderful day.:wave:

Hi, My name is Peta and I am from Australia. I am new here and I need support also.

Losing weight is a VERY hard thing to do. I have been a yoyo dieter for many years. I have health problems and so now I ahve no choice. I have done very well this week and am very proud of myself! I even started yoga.

Please tell me about yourself and maybe we can encourage each other through this time.

Peta :)

Hi there and good morning to you Peta :wave:

First of all I would like to say that I would welcome any all support that you have to offer as well as offer you all the support that I have to offer. Yes you are right this is one of the hardest things in life to do.:strong: Strenght is what we all need we we are on this journey. I am 35 and like you I have been a yoyo for the better part of 20 yrs for me. Each time that the weight would start to creep back on I would go into a tailspin of depression. After much soulsearching I am trying this what I hope will be the last time. Sorry to hear that you are having medical problems. If every yo need someone to talk to I am hear.

look forward to hearing more from you
sandy

Thanks Sandy.

I hope we can both achieve what we want to from losing our weight gain. I hated looking in the mirror every morning. I just didn't like what I saw. I am trying to like myself again so I can "help" myself (if that makes sense). If I like myself then it's all the more reason not to give up. I am very proud of the start I have made.

Good luck with your weight loss to and likewise I am here for you also.

Thanks again!
Peta :D

Peta,

I know that from my experience that i truly hate looking in the mirror. I done so good yesterday until I saw that we had so carmels at the store for sale and of course I had to buy some but at least I didnt eat the whole comtainor of them. :eek: SO I guess that I could say that my will power is getting better and today I have done very well with my portion control. Now to keep that up and then start my diet hot and heavy. Yesterday I got the courage to get out one of my ab workout tapes and done the 10 min thing. All I want to acheive is to get down to a comfortable 14. Keep up the good work and keeping on reaching for your goal. :angel:

sandy

gigglez you most have been so motivated to have lost 40 pounds. How did you do it? I can diet for weeks and only drop 3-5 pounds and then frustration sets in and I gain it right back. I'm 34 and also new to this site. I haven't even got a response from my postings, but I'm still here and i do enjoy reading others postings. If you lost that much before I believe you will do it again. Good luck

hi soon2


the way that i lost it was a little extreme but i got rid of the soda first the all junk food and from there went to using portion control seeing how as a child i was always told to clean my plate. then i also used an ab workout tape and i dont mide tellin you it was hard work but i done it. unfortantly i have since been diagnoed with endo. i had to try birthcontrol pills and boom 10 lb:?: that didnt help and now i am on lupron shots:s: 10 more. now i am goin to fight back with a vengence. gald to see that you have found this haven. remember i am here you can find me on yahoo im sandymandy123 or email me sandymandy123@yahoo. good luck and look forward to hearing from you and sharing with you

sandy

Hi Gigglez...flabbythighs here!! I was not a good girl today!! Just hate myself when I do that. You can do it though...just don't follow my example! ha I promise to do better tomorrow!! Kathy

hi flabby,

thanks and by the way i was probally more bad than you. i think that i had the most sever case of the munchies ever today, but i am proud of the fact that my main munchie was air popped corn and grapes so that wasnt too bad. anyway i guess i should go that ab workout is calling. hope that you do it and reach your goal. and may your day tomorrow be better than today.


sandy

Gigglez, Thanks for the support and you keep up the good work also. Can I ask a silly question? How do you do air popped pop corn? I love popcorn, but I can never figure out to air pop it (without all the oil).

Thanks.

Peta

Peta, I have an air popper that is about 12 yrs old butit still works that is what I do. So how has it been goin for you? I have had another bad day, dang that candy bar. But I will do better tomorrow if I dont please kick my behind. Please do that for me. The good thing is that i done my ab workout. So fill me in on you, alright.

catch ya later hugs to you and yours

Hello gigglez. I also have the ab. tapes. I got the new ones called the firm. I started them and boy I'm out of shape. I work and have two boys so alot of my excersise is those tapes. I hope your having a good week so far. Keep me updated on your progress. My short term goal is to lose 10lbs by the new year. So hold me to it. 150 is my goal weight. Talk to you soon. Tamra

Hi Tamra,

Will do my best to help you keep on track. Right no wmy short term goal is for about 10-15 by Christmas and I hope that my ab tapes will help. I took yesterday off from my workout and have yet to do it today but will have to get up and moving soon. So have you ever thought of using a reward system in combo with the diet? I have decided that if I make my short term goal I am goin to treat myself to a new cut and color. MIght sound petty to some but it helps keep me motivated. My goal is also around 150 and I am goin to do it. The only factir of unknown is the lupron shots that i have to take maybe they wont be so bad this month(last month i ate too much and i think it was due to the shot). Sp how are you progressing? Right now I have not gained nor lost so that is good in one prespictive. Hope that you and your 2 boys have a great week.:goodvibes

sandy

Hey Sandi,

Hello again, hit the wrong key. The reward system sounds like a great thing. I'd like to have a really short cut if I could just get to my goal weight(Halle Berry short). I'm got off to a good start but not having a very good week. the girls in the office where I work brought in junk food all week. Bisquits, donuts, candy, you name it. Any suggestions on how to avoid these devils of temptation? Of course they are all smaller than myself. The biggest wears about a 12. I will try harder this week, because there are some really cool clothes I saw at the mall this week and I want to wear them. At least I finally broke the 170 mark. The scale has said 169 for a couple of days. and it only took all summer(ha ha). Well please keep in touch I love to get mail. Some of you are pretty funny. Tamra

Tamra, First of all let me say way to go :bravo: :cp:. Wish that I was that low but I am still hanging around the195 mark. I got down to 184 one time and wish that i could have stayed there. Now for those little tempations that the other girls bring in just sit back and think about those little sikinny minnies hunched over the proclen god barfing casue they done and eat something fatten. Chance are that if they see you not partaking in the end they will adrmire you will power. :strong: I know that you are strong enough to do it and beside I bet that you are almost in a 12 if not there already. This week I have decided to get even more serious and give into those sweets that we al crave. Heres to a successful week ahead. Just remember that you have the will power and you can do it.

sandy

Hello gigglez. Thanks for the encouraging words. The she :devil: haven't brought in any food this week. I've done pretty well so far,but I think it's just my bad nerves. My job is sending me to Atlanta this weekend for a week and I HATE to fly. Maybe if they send me a few more times I'll reach my goal weight(ha ha). Hope your having a good week, you did sound determined. Keep the postings coming and I'll be back on tomorrow. Tamra

Hey there girl. Kinda wish that I was goin to Atlanta for a week. The only bad part like you is that I hate to fly.:yikes: But hey you are in goin to be ina great place to get out and explore. I used to live in Atlanta years ago, I was in mgr. training for Popeyes and we got sent there and at the time I didn't want to come back, but hey go to Stone Mountain and take a hike if time permits or even go to the Underground and walk around there. But please stay away from the Varisty. Great greasy food but bad for us now, now even our friend. Anyway keep up the great work and who know maybe the she:devil: will gain a few pounds while you are away. Now that would be the icing on the cake.

of may gosh. Don't say the P word(Popeye's) in front of my boyfriend. He loves that place. He drives to Columbus about once a month to visit his Granny's, I think it's so he can eat Popeye's. I've been to Atlanta before, but not right downtown. They are putting me up in a nice place, Peachtree Marriott(ever been there). Never heard of the underground. My boss is from there so I'm sure he will take us around a bit. Got to stick with the diet though. I've come to far to give up and gain it back. And my nerves are worse than I thought. The scale this morning 166. I couldn't believe it. I eat breakfat and lunch, but haven't wanted much when I get home. I sure it won't last. Well keep my updated and I'm here every evening after my boys are in bed. I even went to the chat room tonight. It was kinda cool. Tamra

I forgot to tell you. I think my new weight went below one of the she:devil: . It now feels like more of a challenge, because I've been the big girl for awhile. :cb: I must sound like a horrible person, but I'm not. tamra

i was wondering how do u get into the chat room i cant get in there i guess that i might be doing something wrong. way to go 166 thats wonderful:cloud9: :dance: i can imgaine that you are one top of the world. i went to the doctor today and had only gained 3 lbs from the shot so i didnt gain as much as i thought so i have vowed to loose at least 5 by the next visit. so how are your boys doing? sorry about the p word i can understand that all too well. so this wekk has went great what about you. i guess that i will go and try the room again. keep up the good work


hugs
sandy

:stress: help please. lately i have put myself through much stress and it is starting to wear me out. food is begining to look better and better to me each day. any ideas?

hang in there Sandy. I wouldn't be down to 166 if it weren't for the stress factor. Leaving here in a little while, going to the big city. It's so hard to stay on track. don't be to hard on yourself. When I do cheat i try to find things that aren't to bad. My sweet cravings are sometimes helped with rice kris. treats. They're sweet enough and only 90 calories and 1.5 grams of fat. And as for the chat room, I just hit chat at top of page and it says something about security and then puts me in the room. Being that we are in the same time zone we'll have to try it when I get back. I'll talk to you next week. Tamra

tamar, here's to having a safe and enjoyable trip. thsi has been a pretty good week. yeah!!!!!!!!! yeah we will have to tryt he chat when you get back i think that i have to download digi chat first but i will try that in the morning when i get a better connection. I am trin to ease up on myself some and it has been working. i joing the thanksgiving challenge hoping to loose 10 before then. i am ready to kick this thing in the butt. catch you when you return. hey treat yourself to something wonderful while you are in atlanta.

hugs to your and yours,
sandy

dang it. it's trick o treat and that means chocolate. noiw lets try to resist and stay away from it. let me know how you are doin on that end.
sandy

Hey Sandy. Back from my trip and glad to be home. I missed my boys very much. I didn't do very well while in the city. There were so many places to eat and the company paid all of our expenses. The sweets were my downfall, it's always the sweets. The scale now says 172(again). A 7 pound weight gain:( . I was hoping it wouldn't be that bad, but I'm back on track today and doing better already. I must say the water in Atlanta is horrible. I was so glad to have a good brand name and not that generic stuff the hotel sold. Hope everything is cool with you. Since we are in the same time zones, we have to try the chat room sometime. It is almost always empty when I log in. Hope to hear from you soon. It feels good to be back. TAMRA:)

Tamra, glad that you had a great trip. Extermely happy that you made it back safe and sound. I can relate all too well about missing the youngins. Hey gotta let you know that I finally got the scale to move in the right direction. YEAH even thought it was 2lb but that is a start. I understand about the sweet downfall, I thinkt that if I was in Atlanta for a week and the company paid I would be in serious trouble. There is this one resturant that has the best death by choclate and every time that I went there that and a bananna dacri. was my downfalll. I guess that I would have been better off to just get drunk instead of eating. :wave: So did the :devil: go as well? Maybe she gained water weight or some weight while you were gone.:lol: :dizzy: You know I hate to say this but there are times when I run into people that I went to high school with and it sorta thrills me to see that those skinny minnies are now bigger that me. I know that I shouldn't be like that but oh well we are only human. I have a question for you. Did you have to download digi chat? I still cant get into chat. I might even have some of my prefences wrong. Pleas help:stress:

:grouphug:
sandy

Hey sandi. Yea, 2 Pounds, good job. I'll take a half a pound if it's heading down the scale. I'm bummed that I have to lose the same weight over , again. I was doing so good before this trip. And there wasn't really a need for me to go. I had a good time but didn't learn alot that helps me in my job. I don't understand why you can't get into chat. The first time I did have to register with the website, but now I can just hit chat and go in. There is never people in there. Some people set certain times so they can talk with friends they have meet. I feel like a third wheel. And yes only 1 :devil: went to Atlanta. She probably gained too. :) I feel the same way about running into old friends. The bad part is they probably think wow she has gained alot of weight. I'm 40 pounds heavier since high school. At least I take care of myself. Hair, makeup, clothes. Just because I've gained a little is no reason to let myself go.:dancer:. Well keep me posted on the diet thing and I'll do the same. You can reach my e-mail at [email protected]:cool: tamra

Good evening there Tamra. I hear ya loud and clear on the letting yourself go thing. You know that i have met some people who think just becasue I am a little more fluffy:cloud9: I don't wear makeup or style my hair. Thanks for the email addy. I've added it to my yahoo account. My addy there is [email protected]. I also added you to my aim buddy list, my name on that is pebblezgigglez, I have lots of friends that live in va and the use aol and as you know its much cheaper to im. So far this has been a so so day, I did back slide just a little, mr fixit(hubby) wanted some ice cream when i went to the groc. store and of course I just had to have a little this evening, but othere than that I have done pretty good. :eek: I think that I have finally learned to take it all one day at a time and it is working better for me. Right now I can wear the same size that I did when I was in high school, but now two yrs ago that wasnt true. Hey flash I think that my ab tape have done me some good I put on my 16 jeans and they didnt cut me in the waist.:dance: :yes: Keep me posted and I will look for you on aim. Remember that we are :strong: and we will make it to our goals.

sandy

Hey Sandy. I saw you on line tonight. I'm so computer dume, I had to ask my boyfriend to set up my buddy list and how to im, all that stuff. Maybe next time I'll know how to tell you hi. And a Big Congrads. Weight doesn't matter much when your clothes fit good. I know the scales aren't saying what I'd like but my 14's are comfortable.:) Glad to hear your doing well. I'm better now that I'm home.;) I'm up late tonight, so I'm pretty tired. I'll write tomorrow when I'm feeling more upbeat. Tamra

good for you and those 14s :bravo: :dancer: my goal is to get into a size 12 and i will do it. heres to catching you later. keep up the good work:)

Hello Sandy. Has been a busy week for me. I don't think I lost any this week. Scared to get on scales, maybe I'll wait till next week. :cry: Hope your doing better than me. Saw a friend of mine today she has lost 140 pounds(gastric bypass), she looks totally different. I'm actually going to try and motivate myself to start getting up earlier so that I can go to the gym. I have never been much for mornings, but I'm not much for being fat either. Keep in touch and let me know how your doing. TAMRA

hey there girl! so sorry that I haven't been on in awhile but I have been very busy here. I think that I might have made some progress on my weight loss:balloons: :cloud9: :dancer: I took my mother to the docotor and before her appoitment we went to the mall. well. I love to shop the clearence racks and beleive it or not I got an outfit for 4 bucks cheap but the best part is that the bottoms are a size 14 :dancer: :goodvibes :genie: :cloud9: :balloons: . i got them ofcourse. eventhough they are a little tight but hey they will fit they way they should before next summer rolls around..with my luck they are missed sized but hey i'll take it. i added you to my aim i dont know if i told you my aim is pebblezgigglez. let me know how it is goin with you.

hugs and here's to a blessed day to you
sandy

Hey Sandy. I haven't been online either. My evenings are so busy lately. By the time I get the boys asleep I'm ready to hit the bed myself. :yawn: Glad to see you found some bargains at the mall. I bet by summer the 14's will be to big for you. You know we're going to be way skinny by summertime. I did get on the scale 169(not to bad). I've been brown bagging it all week to keep from eating out. I hope it pays off and I lose a pound or 2. Give me an update on how your doing and I'll be checking in most evenings:) See ya later. TAMRA

Way to go there Tamra. I understand all too well about ready to fall after gettin the youngins in the bed. I haven't been on lately I lost my uncle on Tues and have been involed with that. The only bad thing is that due to the depression I ate way too much on Tues and Wed. Today I have done reaaly well. Anyway I just wanted to touch base. Gotta go and try to clean house some.

Here's to a blessed day,
Sandy

sorry to hear about your uncle. I lost a cousin over the weekend(drug overdose). I did have a pretty good day. Is it me or is everyone a little high strung lately? Maybe it's the upcoming holidays. I don't get to stressed out. I have a small family, so food isn't a threat to my diet. We usually go out to eat. Steak n Ale is the only place I know that never closes. What are your big plans? Will write again tomorrow. Tamra

It's not you it is the holidays it seems that it does this to everyone. I don't have too big of a family but my mother God love her heart she thinks that there has to be enough food for am army cooked. Of course that does also include the sweets. We usually gather at her house, then after dinner we always go to Kmart. This year I have to work so things will be pushed back some. We don't have steak and ale but denny's never closes. Today has been bad but tomorrow is another day. Sorry to gear about your cousin, I know that when things like that happen I go into stress mode so I eat. This is the one thime that I really didn't binge eat. I guess that I should be going I have to meet with Corey's teacher this evening, I just hope that he is doing alright.


Here's to a blessed day
sandy

Here it is Sunday. So how is it goin with you so far. I haven't gain nor loss so I guess that is good. Let me knwo how it is goin and how things are goin with you

Hello all! I am just beginning anew today after going to the doctor friday and learning that I weigh as much as I did right before giving birth to my first child. No wonder I feel exhausted, grouchy, and just at my wits end. I have been feeling very unattractive lately and angry because nothing fits and I refuse to buy new because my thought is if I'm going to continue to eat like this then I can be uncomfortable in my current clothes. Help! Nothing lately seems to keep me eating healthy and when I get off that "eating plan" I go crazy and binge eat and each time end up weighing more and more. I'm so disappointed in myself. I just want to feel healthy and happy again and be able to keep up with my five and three year old. Any support out there would be appreciated. Hope everyone has a wonderful day...I'm beginning the zone to help me control by carb intake....I am a carb junkie....loving pop and candy which doesn't help my waist line! Have a blessed day.

Hey Sandy. Things are going pretty good, how about you? I'm back to 168 again. It took about 2 weeks to lose the weight I gained in Atlanta. I also joined a 30 pounds in 4 month challenge. It's on thread debee. I doubt if I lose that much, but at least I feel a little pressure to do well. It is so hard to find time for the things I would like to do. Going to the gym for 1. I'll make do on my tapes and hope they work. Give me an update and go on over and join the challenge if you want to. Tamra