I have gone down 1 lb. At least that is what it said Monday. I weigh in on Mondays. Sometimes I think that might be dangerous. GO ME!

Kempyd - I'm wondering if Mondays are BETTER - do you think about the weigh-in when you want to munch out on the weekends? If you did it early Saturdays you might reward yourself or comfort yourself depending on what the scale says. Darn things!

I talk to mine, come ooooooooon, baby! Down down down! LOL

I was having a really bad day yesterday. And I was having a really bad morning. But I think I'm gonna be okay. I weighed in on Wednesday @ 183.8lbs (I don't know if I've lost or gained but I will let you know later today). I wasn't supposed to. But the darn scale got to me and I stepped on it. And it's been getting me down for a while now. I gotta get outta the hump and start focusing. I let a lot of things distract me from my goal. And I have to learn to ignore those distractions. That's probably why I haven't been making much progress. I'm too distracted to stay focused. Hopefully when I weigh in next Wednesday, I'll do better. Wish me luck.

Kempyd: Good job on the loss! I know it's difficult and I'm proud of you!

Rusty: You have so much energy and are so Gung Ho about this. It's obvious that this is working for you. Do you mind tellin' a newbie how you've made it work?

Angie: I agree, everyone is pretty. And I hope that your SP can get there act together and make sure you get online properly, we need ya!

Dips: Don't feel left out. I don't have my pic up there either. I didn't wanna spoil the company ;) You sound like you're doing great on exercise. You must have awesome motivation.

Gen: Thank you again for the message. I was feelin' so down and out. But I'm back on the horse and I'm not getting off. Poor horse, eh? ;)

~Sahvara

Sahvara - lovely name. Is it *real* or a princess name just for us? It sounds enchanting.

My secret is that I was just ready. I've started *dieting* seriously about three times this year - but just never got anywhere - I'd make it a week and my weight would stick. I was eating a ton of salad but I was dumping a half-carafe of Good Seasons dressing on top. I was adding bacon and pepperoni and olives and other stuff that was loading it down. All that work and I was wasting my time.

Then I just got sick of it and started researching here and there on the web - bought a calorie counter and started shopping weekly so I'd have fresh food in the house at all times. No excuse to cheat that way! I also keep all my calories entered at caloriefreak.com - I have almost a month of my progress - calories/day that pop up on a graph when I go to view progress. THAT really helps me turn down the extras. I hate to have to log extra calories and I won't cheat - what's the point?

There's no junk food in the house and I've cut all our pasta/meat/casserole dishes in half. Period. You gotta just do it. :)

And posting here is a HUGE help... the give and take keeps me UP for the next small goal!

Princess name you ask???

Haha... actually yes it is. But I didn't intend for it to sound enchanting. Just something that isn't my name. I don't like my name... too many bad memories.

My name is Tanya. Not Tonya... everyone pronounces it tonya... it's Tan-ya. Like you sat out in the beach and got a tan... ya? anyway... It's boring and I don't think my mother put much thought into it. Well actually, she confessed, she didn't. She stole it from someone else.

So I made up this one to satisfy my creative side. Besides... I also use it as an alias on the site cuz it's a weight loss thing. And none of my friends would support that. They think that I shouldn't manage my weight and that I am fine the way I am. I guess there are so many anorexics on campus they are afraid I will become one of them. *shrugs I have no idea. All I know is that they look at me funny if I mention weight loss. Mind you, they are all smaller than I, by at the very least... 25lbs.

~Sahvara aka Tanya

I think that the *you don't need to lose weight* thing is some strange unconscious reflex that people (women?) blurt out - even if you're 750 pounds and 3' 8"! Maybe it's a protective response on their part - to keep you as a non-competitor in their lives? Or are we hard-wired to be comforting and polite and try to say what we think people want to hear?

When I lost thirty-five pounds back in 1989 nearly everyone - except my Momz - said OMG, you're getting too thin - you look ill - you're wasting away - and they all tried stuffing me like a Thanksgiving turkey. I never got below 130 at 5' 4" - and most of them were size 2s!

Hello? I think that if they were being helpful (and were truly concerned about my health) they would have told me at 165 lbs that I was getting a little heavy for my frame and that I should think about cutting down on my intake.

I needed to keep hearing that this time as I approached 180 - my Dad, what a sweet guy - never hurt my feelings but kept mentioning that HE was dieting and that it gets harder the older you get and hint hint, maybe BoxerBob and I ought to start eating better. I *knew* this - I *knew* my clothes were SO tight and I didn't want to buy bigger jeans - but hearing it one more time and I did it.

There's a guy I work with - he's always strong and slender and works out a bit and we talk about everything. He asked as I was leaving work one day if I had put on a little weight! (A little, hah!) I said yeah, and he mentioned that he was noticing I looked a *little* heavier in my face.

His *little* concern made a *big* difference. I gave him a hug and thanked him for the honesty and the boot in the butt!

Ooooh Rusty!
 

Oh Girl,
I read your post and could relate sooooo much! There are ALWAYS those people in our lives that say you dont need to lose lol. You're right about the competitive thing too. I hate it. Now that I'm 130 lbs I do get alot of" Dont you dare and lose 1 more pound or you'll look just terrible. One of my neighbors for example! Umm she's a size 2 weighs 110 lbs and is around my height. She just lost weight also ,coming down from like 160 lbs or so. She got down to 105 cause that was her dream weight but she looked BAD. So she changed her dream weight to 110 now .Well she saw me and told me I looked so great and not to lose another pound! I told her " Wait a second? Arent you like a size 2? she giggled and said yup. So why is being a size 5/6 too thin for me? " She just said that I looked really good at my current weight. My hubby never told me I had to get on a diet,he wanted to get on a diet for himself and asked for my support . We both changed our eating habits. My family was one who constantly told me how fat I was "getting" um hello I was not getting there I had arrived a long time ago! lol Now I keep getting the "Why do you keep exercising if you're thin enough? or you can eat this, you're thin now" That honestly Pisses me the **** oFF!!!!!!!!! I get pissed,pissed,pissed off!? can you tell lol?
After all I've been through ,which they of course dont really know everything. Rusty I say to you and everyone else here.
If you are doing this the right healthy way.... Go for it. You and only you will know what is a comfortable weight and it might not be what the weight charts say! Some people are truly happy for me and others I can see have a problemw ith my weightloss. I see their facial expression after Ive been asked what size Im in. Once I say it they cringe like saying "NO!!!! I'm that size! Or you passed me! My competition is..(ME,ME , ME!) I want to look better than I was.

Well I weighed in today and and @ 130 lbs. wah hoo!!!
Gen

Gennel - I can tell you're walking on air - it's a great feeling to KNOW you're healthy and looking foxy! I think that we appreciate ourselves more when we've fought the good fight and went after a goal and we achieved it! And losing weight and keeping it off makes you glow inside and out! That's PRIDE!

I'm at 162 - seesawing up and down to 160 this week! LOL We'll call it a pound this week and a pound last week.

Ciao ladies!

I'm in a great mood today, mainly because I was afraid that once I stopped that god-awful juice diet, I would put on weight, but I actually maintained my 129. Still at this point I feel as though 120 is so far away.

A co-worker of mine was just congratulating me saying, "wow, you've changed so much since last fall, you look great!" Oddly enough she is 132 lbs. but she's a lot taller than I am. 130 looks soooo much better on a 5' 5" frame as opposed to my 4' 11". (Tall people make me sick lol)

It's so good that a lot of you have family members and spouses that are supporting you by eating right. My boyfriend just gives me the "way to go, babe" while sitting back on the couch eating a double whopper and cheetoes. I swear if I could have just a teaspoon of his metabolism...

Anyways, good to hear from you all. Stay focused!

Weigh In Chart
 

Here we go, Please let me know if I forgot anyone's update.


Gen.Goal (maint weight)(11/11/02 maint)

Kempyd ..Goal 2.5 lbs

Wykyd..Goal 7 lbs

laney1733...Goal 6 lbs..Loss 1 lb

Grizzlyschick..Goal 6 lbs..Loss 8 lbs

AngieME..Goal 8 lbs..Loss 6 lbs

Kina ..Goal 6 lbs..Loss 3.5 lbs

Dipsntwists..Goal 8 lbs

SarahBella..Goal 10 lbs

RustyRusty..Goal 8 lbs..Loss 1 lb

Sahvara..Goal 4 lbs(11/5 Welcome! )

Hi everyone
 

Sorry for the late post had to work today. Gennel put me down for a 4lb loss! Woo Hoo! 119 down and 51 to go! Take care. Di

So so Proud of you ladies
 

Wow Wow wow. See how each pound adds up .
Angie,you're doing great! Keep it going,keep it going!
Grizzly, I just kept staring at your weight loss total so far of 119 lbs lost! I swear my eyes swelled up.You should be so very proud of yourself girl. I have no doubt you will make it.Promise to send me before /after pictures! The last pounds seem to take forever to go. Butyou know that you dont need to lower your food intake,just boost your exercise at the end. Wait until you get to the end! I felt like " Noway ! I dont want to exercise more than I am already" But once you are thin your resistance is amazing at that point.
I love all of you ladies here!!!!!
Kempyd,Wykyd,laney,Laney,grizzly,Angie,Angie
Kina,Dips,Sarahbella,Rusty! You are all doing what so many only dream of but are afraid of failing ,just try !

Have a good weekend
Gen
194/130/130 @goal!

No loss to report, still 226. Sigh......


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I had a good weekend. We went to the no kill shelter and donated some supplies and Brit gave her money. We petted the cats for quite a while.

Wow grizzlyschick you have lost a major amount of weight!! Way to go!! You must feel so proud of yourself for being able to achieve your dreams. I am so proud of you.

Gennel, how much time do you exercise everyday? I know when i hit my goal last time I ended up at 1 1/2 hours 7 days a week. I am wondering if I am going to have to do that again where the weight seems to be coming off easily(hopefully it stays that way!! LOL) Right now I do a 2 1/2 mile walk everyday.

Gennel - put me down for 2 lbs total for the two weeks - that's where I was yesterday morning - from 164 to 162. We won't count the two pounds down and up and down and up in-between!

Wykyd - let's pour it on this week. We can get moving. :) Fruit/veggies/fiber are our friends!