Hi everyone, I am just getting ready to go back to ww on Thursday. I need to lose about 100#.
I had my 2nd child June 2000. And have been gaining pretty steadily since. But most importantly I have two gorgeous little boys. Joe is 5 and Brendan is 14 months. The absolute light of my life. I also have the best hubby in the world. Still finds me sexy and beautiful despite the weight I've gained. Crazy guy!
I need to do this for myself as well as my family. I'm sick of feeling akward and 6 months pregnant all the time!! My biggest problem is my abdomen. It's freakin' huge. Both my kids were 10#. I'm sick of watching from the sidelines while my family swim and bike. I'm only 36, I might as well be 96. I'm so out of shape, sore and tired all the time.
Well I've truly had it I have finally reached my limit. I can't take anymore...I am declaring war on my fat. By next summer I will be swimming and biking with my hubby and kids.
My older son will be 6 February 28th 2002, so this will be my half way point. I will have 50# off by then. My younger son will be 2 June 28th 2002, that will be my goal date for 100#.
I am feeling confident. I find it really helps to read the success story threads.
Would anyone like to join me in this venture?? I would love to e-mail and icq for a chat.

Mandy

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Hi there. Well I was going to say I'm in the same boat as you, but then visualized it sinking! But anyway, that's my silly sense of humor. Your buddy invitation was a nice challenge for me. I need to get rid of 100 myself, and have not decided how yet. I have no problem with diets, but after a couple of years I find I just get sick and tired of being hungry. I have lost 50 lbs 3 times, but each time gained it back plus 10. That puts me 30 over where I started and 80 over the "ideal weight chart". So needless to say, I need some positive reinforcement because I'm discouraged. My best success was with Nutri-System, but I just can't afford that right now. (I just put in a pool and now I'm broke!!) So, I'd love to hear from you!

Hi how are you up n down??
Nice to hear from you. And yes indeed it sounds like we could sink that boat.LOL
Why don't you try weight watchers with me? I don't know if you've ever done it, but it is easy and doesn't cost as much as Nutri-system. I have had some success in the past with it. I just need to keep goin' this time. So what do ya think?
What about exercise any plans? I plan to start with walking and progress to using my gym membership when I'm feeling a little better about myself. I have a track near my home, 4x around is 1 mile. My plan is to do 2 miles 3x a week to start. And of course some abdo crunches would not go amiss. I plan to do 100 a day.
Would you consider posting your weight and goal weight and the end of your posting? I find this really motivating.

Let me know. And if you would like to chat sometime, that would be nice too.
Ta Ta for now

Mandy

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I started WW today. I did my 8-point breakfast and am so hungry I'm shaking. My friend has a gym at his apartment building and I was planning on going over there to get on the machines and hit the pool. I have a pool, so I can do some water aerobics. I have bad heel spurs, so I can't do a lot of walking. Motivate me! I'm starving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Whatever you do, don't starve yourself. I understand being hungry, I have been on WW for 14 weeks. But find some low or no point foods to eat. Veggies are great and I hear so is the veggie soup. Just be careful. If you are starving yourself then you are not going to stick to the program, you will give up before you know it. I don't want to sound preachy, but just becareful. I have lost 39# so far and I haven't starved myself. The program does work just take it slowly. Eat at the high point of your range if you are hungry.

Melissa

I started my own plan on 30 April this year and have lost 40lbs so far. I keep to a low fat diet and eat very little red meat but try to keep to chicken or turkey. I eat cereal or porridge with skimmed milk for breakfast and as I fill up on fruit and veg I can honestly say I don't feel hungry. I have lost count of the number of diets I have been on in my life but this has been my most successful. I usually get bored but this time I haven't and when I went a little mad on my daughters birthday I didn't give up like I have done before but just started again the next day. I do think that posting on here helps a lot and I certainly get loads of support. Best of luck to you and keep posting.
My present weight is 239.5 and at the moment the idea of being below 200 sounds wonderful

Hi girls, thanx for posting. So nice to hear from you all. I have not officially started. Thursday is my first day back. So I have nothing to report other than I can't wait to join you.

Up n Down~ don't starve I could not agree more with the others. Eat at your high end. We will do this together. WW is the best . Stick with it.

Melissa and cherrycoke~ you guys are doin' great . You inspire me to do it this time. And I believe slow and easy does the trick.

I gotta go dinner is burning.

ta ta

Mandy

Hey ladies,

I just thought I'd jump in here and say hi to some of you. I haven't posted for a couple of weeks and haven't been to meetings either. I've been getting the kids into their new school year rhythm and haven't really been worrying too much about a meeting. I think I'll just try to do this at home for a while and use you guys as my support group. My weight hasn't changed since my last weigh-in so I'll just use my own scale to measure my weight-loss even though I know it is a little off.

Mandy, welcome. We all have a lot of weight to lose around here so grab a celery stick and make yourself at home!

Up and down (what's your first name?), it is a little tough to start regulating your eating but you can do it. I find that if I break the #1 dieting rule, I do better. Namely, if I skip breakfast, I do much better point-wise all day. If I'm hungry at 10:00, then I go ahead and eat lunch early. Breakfast foods just don't seem to stay with me as long. That way if I'm hungry late at night I still have my "breakfast points" to fall back on. It's a system that works for me better than eating breakfast.

Melissa, you've lost enough weight so that we can allow you to be preachy if you want! By the way, tell me what you know about that veggie soup. I've heard others talk about it but never got a recipe.

Cherrycoke, it sounds like you've been doing great on your own, congrats. Losing weight is such hard work, you are fabulous! Keep up the good work.

Well, I suppose I'll jump back in tomorrow with my official weigh-in. I think I'm somewhere around 250. I'll update this tomorrow if necessary.

Later,
Ruby

Well, it's just my first day, so hopefully the hunger will go away. I don't eat meat, but am usually less hungry if I have more protein. I had a poached egg and toast for breakfast and was ready to chew on my shoes by 10 am!! Morning is always my hungriest time, so I'll have to do some adjusting of points!
I'm with you Mand! I'm Tarotlady on Yahoo messenger so find me there and I'll give you my icq #
Good Luck! I'm with you!!!

Well, it's just my first day, so hopefully the hunger will go away. I don't eat meat, but am usually less hungry if I have more protein. I had a poached egg and toast for breakfast and was ready to chew on my shoes by 10 am!! Morning is always my hungriest time, so I'll have to do some adjusting of points!
I'm with you Mand! I'm Tarotlady on Yahoo messenger so find me there and I'll give you my icq #
Good Luck! I'm with you!!!

Hi Ladies, I'm just hanging around to see what you all up to. I feel so guilty because I'm not on program yet.

Up n Down~keep at it. I know I have no right to preach right now, but hang in there. I've always found the first day to be so difficult. I find when I hit the 2 week mark I'm off and running.Personally evening is my most difficult time. So I had read on another thread a few ladies who started their day on dinner and worked toward tomorrows breakfast. That sounds like it might be better for me. I tend to eat less in the a.m. Can you possibly keep busier in the a.m.? Just to try and distract the hunger. I usually go crazy and clean my house while running after my kids. Good luck and maybe we can arrange a time to talk on icq.

Ruby~Hi and thanx for your support. I know what you mean with kids and meetings. I have the same problem. But at this stage I need alot of extra support, so I will be going every week. How much have you lost? It's nice to see we all have around the same to lose. So by next summer we'll be the ones in the bikinis.

Have a great day gals.

Mandy

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I'm hanging in there. Today was better. I was still starving in the morning, but had so much to do at work that it was lunch time before I knew it. I feel full and still have 9 points left to my day. Did I mention that I don't eat meat? I eat fish, however and some of those soy burgers. (They really stretch out your points and are very filling.) My soy breakfast links are great also--2 of them are just 1 point. I think if I didn't have to leave for work so early, mornings would not be so difficult. I have to eat my breakfast at 5 AM, so 10 AM truly is "lunch time"! It is also hard to find non-meat protein away from home.

Everyone: Thanks for the support!

Mand: What time are you usually online? Have you started the program yet?

up-and-down - I can understand why you are so hungry at 10, if you are up so early. I am glad that you made it to day 2. Instead of doing 3 main meals, would it be better and more filling for you if you did few smaller mini meals? I am finding that when I am home...and closer to the kitchen, that mini meals work better for me. When I'm at work the 3 main plus snacks work for me. If you find that you are running out of food, why not try and make 10 your breakast meal instead? Could a piece of fruit or something hold you until then? Just a suggestion.

I must say that Ia m learning alot about myself while dieting. I am learning what my trigger foods and trigger situations are. This really helps while I am trying to watch what I am eating.

Well, good luck to all and I hope to hear everyone has a good day tomorrow.

Melissa

Hi all, just running around getting stuff done today. Getting ready for my big day Thursday. I know what I sound like, but I am really mentally preparing myself right now. Thinking positive thoughts

Melissa~you sound really positive. I think it's great you are learning about yourself thru the process. This will always stay with you. You'll be able to maintain your weight long after you have lost it.
Up n Down~what is your first name? My online time varies. Depends on my hubbys schedule and what the kids are up to. But if we make a date I can usually stick to it. And no I haven't started yet. I weigh in on Thursday. And that is when I will begin. Just mentally building as I said earlier

Anyhoo, have a great OP day girls.

Mandy


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Hello everyone, seems very quiet on the boards now. I just wanted to convey my deepest sympathies to all the American folk. Words escape me.

Mandy