I'm feeling a bit rebellious this morning. DON'T DO THAT!
Get a couple pairs of control top hose maybe but DO NOT buy the bigger pants.
Get about doing the stuff you know you can do and just get back into those smaller ones. Nothing is as motivating as having nothing to wear!
I'm not being flippant here ... I know you can do this.

Pilates is good for losing weight...or at least inches. I did it with a friend for about a month and lost a good 2-3 inches off my waist. But I don't care for it personally. I'd rather do Taebo (which might not be a good choice with your shouldre). But you'll be sore when it stops, trust me!

Couldn't you do the elliptical without the arm part? Just hold on to the other handles that don't move. That way your legs are moving, anyway. Ditto for exercise bike. There's almost always something you can do unless your in traction!

cheerio,
Sue

Hi Beach Patrol.. I know how you feel.. I'm in exactly the same boat!
I recently had to go up to a size 12. my regular size is an 8 too. All of my 8's and 10's are packed away in my closet. it's huge motivation for me to lose because I have quite a few of them and only a few "fat pants".
Anyway, just wanted to let you know you're not alone!

OMG! I hate to admit it... but TaeBo is how I hurt my shoulder in the first place! - that was in 1999... I didn't have anything done about it for three years because I kept thinking "Oh, I've pulled that muscle again!" Duh-to-me! It wasn't a pulled muscle, as I know now.

But I DID enjoy TaeBo. It was indeed a good huff-n-puff work out!

That's kind of what I'm thinking of doing. The exercise bike. And maybe some lower body weights-work-out. I did try the elliptical machine & the stair stepper. Even if you don't move your arms, you have to use them for balance (at least, I do) and after a while, my shoulder starts hurting because of that.

Right now, I'm still in physical therapy for my shoulder. Doing mostly the rubber-band exercises. They're (I'm) so wimpy!! LOL!!!... I don't feel like I'm doing anything at all! And at this point, I can't even tell if it's helping that much. I just know I don't want to have the surgery again.

Thanks juliebee! It's always good to know that others know how you feel!

Incredibly cute doggy in your avatar, BTW!!

That's definitely not a good idea then! I hope that you're feeling better, and I'm sure that while you think those rubber band exercises are wimpy, they are still doing what you need/want and more! Hope that you're feeling better soon!

Hang in there. I'm sure you can find some form of exercise that will help. I know it is frustrating. I have recently had nerve damage to my left ankle and wasn't able to use my treadmill for 2 months. I now can walk 1 mile again with a brace on my leg. This has been my main form of exercise and during my down time, I just used my exercise ball and did sit-ups, push-ups and leg lifts with it. I had to be super careful with eating while I wasn't able to do my routine cardio. , otherwise I would gain. It was very disheartening to me because the injury came just about 1 week after I finally reached goal. The Physical Therapy group told me to get an exercise bike and strap my bad leg to it and ride it for exercise. I never bought one because I couldn't really afford it at the time.

When I started losing weight, I wore a size 20. My skinny pants were a 16. I waited 3 months to try them on. When I did try them, they were too big and I had to buy a 14.

The last time I saw a size 12 I was in school. Now I am a size 22 I would give anything to be in a 12 again.

What birth control are you on, ever since I got onto depro provera my appetite has been completely out of control, not to mention my moods swings. I'm going to change to a birth control that doesn't have weight gain as a side effect. Like Mirena, we'll see how it works. Keep your eyes on the prize chickie, no matter what! Once youv'e learn how to control the bottomless pit which birth control brings, believe me I never get full, then things will become much better. For me I have to switch, it feels like an endless cycle I feel depressed because I'm getting chunky and then I get more chunky because I'm depressed. AHHH!

Hee! That's awesome, and it had to feel so good!

(Btw, lilybelle, your before and after photos are so amazing! I look at them whenever I need a good )

I remember the first day I bought my fat pants, I was actually shopping for my mom and my mom asked me if I wanted anything because my birthday was around the corner. I, of course, was in denial and didn't think that they would fit but to my utter dismay they did and perfectly. AHHHH Panic filled me and before I knew it the diagnosis was in I was pronounced... FAT

My fat pants are a size 14 which sucks because I am bottom heavy the main place I gain weight is on my thighs and bum. Which is also the hardest place to lose it. The upside to all this weight gain is I now have boobs, I was just bottom heavy, no boobs, well some boobs but compared to my bum. Yeah, I felt ackward and don't even get me started on trying to buy dresses. I hope my boobs stay when I lose my weight. Ok I'm going to start a new thread now.

My doctor put me on Yaz, which is a new b/c pill. I had trouble with other pills giving me massive headaches or making my skin go whack-a-whacka. And yes, sometimes gaining weight. But I haven't had that trouble with Yaz at all. In fact, my appetite is a bit less, and my it has really cleared up my skin. And the mood swings have all but disappeared.... However, I'm also taking Celexa (for depression) and between the two meds, I am feeling like "me" again. I don't eat a whole lot; and I eat much less junk (I hardly ever touch any kind of chips or anything anymore) - but I am not losing weight because I am not exercising right now. However, I have seemingly been able to maintain... so not gaining more is always a plus!

Terrific insight, Lindy! Thank you.