Hi all, this is a great thread. I love reading everyone's stories and successes. I have had a lifelong struggle with weight but didn't venture over 200 lbs til college (I'm 34 now) and when I got up to 220ish I put my foot down and lost it with intense dieting and excercise. I got down to 125lbs by 2006 and suprisingly kept it off for 2 years. Got married, a stressful job and gained it all back by 2010. I have lost and gained 20-30 lbs off and on since then. I am right now teetering above 200, as I started South Beach Diet 2 weeks ago and lost about 10lbs, now onto Phase 2 and I'm wanting to stay motivated so that when I get below 200 I want to turn my back and never look back. It is a big deal to me to stay below 200, not just for my health but mentally I would feel like I can keep going to a healthy weight. Well thanks for listening. Keep up the good work, everyone!
Congratulations, Berry!!!! You sure are dropping those lbs quickly.
Hi CarolinesMommy! Join the club. Been wrestling with my weight over and over again, too. This time it was the highest I have ever weighed. I am doing South Beach, too. A lot easier ths time and I am finding new ways to cook. I never really like zucchini or string beans before, but found some olive oil grillng recipes that make them so tasty, now I look forward to making them. I am hoping I can stay eating this healthy way and not go back to the sugary, fatty, starchy stuff again.
Bringing it back to life... I needed a "lull" as life got busy and it's SAD time.
Scale is moving down for me though and now that I see it's not creeping up, I'm feeling so empowered that I want to push a bit harder. I can "still" make it to under 200 by New Year's if I really try... DOn't know if I will, but I can try more than I've been trying!
hmmm... now that I posted that I realize it's not very likely. I really enjoy Thanksgiving foods. My birthday is in there and I would like to go out and enjoy it! But... I can try to ramp it up a bit!
havent been on 3fc in a very long time, this thread appears to be exactly what i need but its a bit old at this point, does anyone know if there is an active thread in regards to breaking into onederland?
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I don't know of any similar thread, but I DO know I have been bouncing in and out of Onederland for 6 months. I don't want my weight to start with a 2 ever again. I have to figure a way to get the 190s to stick and then keep on going.
I remember the first time I got over 200 lbs. My top pregnancy weight with my youngest child was 204 (23 years ago almost). at that point I gave up for a long time because it was such a depressing number for me. after I gave birth I got back under 200 but not for long. It was like once I crossed that line; I was destined to be over 200. If I wouldn't have had weight loss surgery (sleeve gastrectomy in May 2015); I would still be over 200 today (I was close to 300 lbs). That number had a psychological effect on me to the point of not caring about the next 70 lbs I gained.
LGF!!! Wonderful feeling, isn't it!
