Need to lose 100 lbs. or more? Lets start a group!

starlitscenery15

Hello there! My name is Lauren and I just joined MFP today. I too have a large amount of weight to lose and would really love to be a part of your group. I could really use the support of others that understand the difficulty of losing a large amount of weight. I wish you all the best of luck and look forward to supporting each other along the way. :flowerforyou:

kappyblu

Ok. One week down...and a bunch more to go. But I'm down 3.2 pounds and am totally psyched! I have to admit that I was a skeptic. Not of the site, but of myself. I had tried so many things to lose weight, but nothing worked. I think it was just me that was the problem. I just wasn't ready. The only time I ever lost a lot of weight was after I had a baby. Then I just put it all right back on.

I'm doing this. It's real this time. The time has come. I'm finally ready.

I just love that I can put in my own recipes and figure out the nutrition content of them! I finally know how many calories are in my pancakes and mashed potatoes. Because of that, I can make little changes to save calories. I like tracking what I eat and then looking back at it. It helps me to see where I could make changes and do things differently. More healthy. I always had doctors telling me to keep a food diary. But figuring out calories on your own is no picnic. This site makes it a breeze! I'm so glad that I came here! Thank you, My Fitness Pal!


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reneeb82

Welcome to all the newbies. This group just started and look how many people there are needing support to lose a lot of weight.

Happy Tuesday all. My goal for today is to get in 90 minutes of cardio and stay within my calories. I hope you all have a great day.

KarenECunningham

Please add me in. I started out needing to lose 113 but now need to lose less. I would love to join the group.:flowerforyou:

RobinsEgg

WELCOME ALL NEWBIES - if you post on this Forum you are automatically a member of this Group. :flowerforyou: It excites me to see all the new people who have posted in the last few days!!!
Something I have been thinking about are set-backs; times when we "break" our diet, go over our daily calories, or have a run of bad days.......
WE can stumble, we can fall, we can lay flat on the ground and cry; but, we CAN GET BACK UP and keep moving forward on our weight loss plan. Don't waste time being angry at, or disappointed in, yourself. There is no reason to even "forgive" yourself.
These are all emotions foisted on us by society, family and friends that tell us being overweight is tantamount to a sin.
No, we are not slothful, or gluttonous, we are simply human. Our flaw is overeating, nothing worse. People who judge us make me angry - at them - not me! I love myself and from this love will grow a better me, and I want that better me to be a more healthy me - and that means I WILL LOSE WEIGHT.
It won't be a steady course, it will be a ragged, jagged forward progress but with all of your support, I know I can reach, and maintain my goal weight. When I do, I will continue to use this website for as long as it takes until my maintenance of that weight loss is drilled into my brain and becomes a way of life.
Excuse me now, I have to step down from my soapbox! :laugh:

lilac67

I'm in!! Losing a large amount of weight is hard enough, but having friends taking on the same challenge makes it seem easier!! Not that it's not hard to lose your last 20 or 10 lbs, I'm not trying to say that it doesn't have it's challenges, too, but it's just not the same!

krklstephi

I just got home from the doctor's office. He walked in and I said I wanted to have the surgery, he laughed and I didn't stop. I said that I have watched videos, have read lots of information. I told him that I knew people who were getting it done. I said that I knew the possible side affects and that I was okay with it. He said he would put in the referral and get me a consult with the surgeon and I should hear from their office within 10 days. If I don't, I am to call his office to find out what is going on. Yay!!!! I think he could tell I was not leaving there without what I wanted, so my appt lasted a whole 5-10 minutes lol

RobinsEgg

Note to Stephanie

I'm so proud of you for speaking out to your doctor and getting the referral to the surgeon which you have wanted for so long.
So many times people are shy, bashful, or intimidated by their doctor, that the important things a person wants to discuss with their doctor gets forgotten or brushed off. Good for you for being insistent.
Way to go!

RobinsEgg

INSATIABLE HUNGER STRUCK ME TONIGHT
and I wanted to give in. And I did. Even though this feeling followed a well balanced dinner, I just didn't have "the feeling" of fullness.
I came up with a low cal snack that was almost as good as nacho's, if you're willing to suspend your imagination.

I took 7 single Keebler saltine crackers, laid them on a china plate, and covered them with 1/4 cup of non-fat shredded Kraft cheese. I nuked this for 20 seconds and then salted the lot. It was yummy! And most important, it satisfied that craving I was "suffering from" . I think the salt may have done the trick!

Believinginmygoals

I am in. I have to lose another 91-101 pounds..

YourFriendBecky

I started out my day with an unplanned lunch out in a restaurant. Later on daughter had made dinner and drinks and dessert. I wasn't going to try to count calories for the day-- figured it was impossible-- but there will always be things like this and I decided to just make an educated guess. I'm afraid that not logging my food will be a slippery slope, so I just have to do my best!

I agree with what kappyblu said about how it's so nice to be able to work on losing weight while still eating normal foods.

Stephanie, good for you standing up for yourself at the doctor! Keep us updated!

Welcome to everyone that just joined! (Actually, we're all pretty new, since the group just started.) : )

Becky

reneeb82

You are right Becky, sometimes life happens and we can only do our best with our eating. It is times like that which are our true tests. Even if for some reason our calories do go over does not mean that we have sabatoged our plan. There will always be things that we can not control in our lives the true test after we eat off plan is whether we get back on plan as soon as we can or if we allow this to sabatage all our plans. I know what my choice would have been in the past and I hope that my choice is different now. Everydat is a new day and everyday we have to decide what we are going to do that day.

marymooster

This group is gonna help me keep at it.... am 6 pounds away from 100 pound loss..... and I have that much more to lose again... So. thanks guys here we go.:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

YourFriendBecky

WOW, Mary, when you hit that 100 pounds be sure and tell us so we can throw you a virtual party on here! I am so amazed and proud of you!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

(I wish there was a smiley for a standing ovation.)

debjunti

Starting out my day on a good foot, I have been stuck in a so so place lately. Not going over my calories but not eatting real health. This is a life style change not just a quick fix!:happy: So today I am taking care of me and watching everything I do and eat closely. I am starting my day on here reading what others are doing and how it's working for them, and if I start to waver I will turn to you for help, not do the same old things that don't work.:flowerforyou: . So heres to a great Wednesday everyone:drinker: Thanks for all you do to help!

traclin

Hey everybody! I wanted to make a couple of comments about the posts I have been reading. I know I personally am pretty quiet in public, I don't want to draw attention to myself anymore than my weight already does. This offers a sense of unanimity which helps me be me. I think you all have such wonderful personalities and I commend you all for having the guts and using your power to make this journey. Whether it be standing up for yourself for a surgery, admitting that your tummy works the appliances in your kitchen, or that you just had a bad food day. Kudos to all of you for sharing your human moments because your guts to share that helps me (and I bet a few others) feel OK about being human too.

The post above about removing yourself when the weight gets to be more than we can process is exactly what happened to me. I chose this picture because it is exactly what I was doing with the weight. This picture was taken 2 days ofter my 37th birthday last month and is an exact representation of where I was emotionally with the weight. Well folks, it's time to pop that bubble!!

I had another appointment at the clinic yesterday for my weekly weigh in and food consult and I wanted to share a few things they have told me so far. If this info is common knowledge forgive me but I was completely illiterate to healthy food choices. Eat loads of fresh veggies and fruit, nuts (lower fat nuts), at least 8 cups (or 4 16.9 oz bottles) of water a day. Other changes like whole grains in bread and cereals. Orowheat makes those sandwich thins that are really good and for a bread lover it is a life saver. Also brown rice instead of white rice, they have instant that prepares the same and really does not taste much different. Just a few things I have been educated on so for and thought I would share. I was told to stay on the outside of the grocery store, produce, dairy, meats. If I have to venture into the middle isles I keep it to light or fat free things, 100 cal packs things like that.

This info has been pretty helpful to me. I have been paying attention to my food choices for 3 weeks as of tomorrow and am down 16.6 pounds so far. Maybe a little nugget of this might help one of you! I have not really exercised at all yet, I will kick that in when I hit the first plateau. OK folks, lets go concur this day. It is supposed to be 110 here today hopefully I will sweat a pound or 2 off thanks to good old Mother Nature. Happy Wednesday!

reneeb82

Congrats Marymooster on sticking with it for almost 100. I have at least that much also.

I have heard that before about shopping the outer edge of the store. Though I think it demands a reminder now and again. All the small changes we can do add up to a large change. We CAN do this. We WILL do this.

lilac67

Thanks for the tips, Traclin! :flowerforyou:

Lithuria

Sign me up! I've got 182 pounds to loose and I'm raring to go!

katherb

i need to count me in

tracyts

I know I personally am pretty quiet in public, I don't want to draw attention to myself anymore than my weight already does.

This is so me! As my weight crept up, I became more & more uncomfortable in my own skin & pulled away from people. So along with losing this extra weight, I've decided to add something back, more friends, be them virtual ones and in real life. I'm not going to let my weight (or my perception of my weight) hold me back anymore. I may be overweight, but I'm a pretty cool chick. :bigsmile:

YourFriendBecky

I have a few long-distance friends that I used to do things with when we lived closer, but currently I don't have much of a "real life" social life, either. We recently moved to a new town and I work at home and don't meet anyone, really. My social life is living vicariously through my daughter... sad, I know! She has a great social life because she knows so many people from school.

Truthfully, though, much as I'd like to have one or two "real life" friends to go out for coffee with or something, I like my solitude, also, and really enjoy the internet as a way to socialize. Plus, like someone said, the anonymity and distance makes me feel a bit more free to share things I might not share otherwise. And how often, in real life, would it be possible to meet so many people in a similar circumstance, needing to lose 100 pounds or more? Not likely. So this is great.

Traclin, thanks for sharing all the info you've been learning, that's great advice. Congrats on losing so quickly! Do they have you on really low calories? 16 pounds in 3 weeks is a lot!

I wanted to recommend something, too. I'm using MFP in conjunction with a book called "I Can Make You Thin" by Paul McKenna. He had a TV show on TLC a couple of years ago, and I decided to finally buy his book, which comes with a CD. The book is about learning to tune in to when you're really hungry and when you're satisfied. So many of us, me included, tend to eat too fast and then keep eating even after we're satisfied. He suggests sometimes eating with your eyes closed so that you're not eating based on how much food is left on the plate. I tried it at breakfast, and sure enough, I was full 3/4 of the way through my bowl of cereal, so I tossed the remainder.

The CD is the best part, though. It's like a deep relaxation where he gives you all these suggestions about visualizing your slender self and imagining what you'll be doing day to day as a slender person. Also helps you feel more positive about eating healthy foods and exercising. And it's soooooo relaxing! I've only listened to it twice now, at bedtime, but it's the kind of thing that would be really helpful in the middle of a stressful day, too.

Hope everyone's week is going swimmingly!

Becky

mrtechaddict

Count me in. I've already lost 100 lbs in about 6 months, but I still need to lose 100 more. This site has made a HUGE impact on me. I can actually see what I'm eating and what it's doing to me, and reading posts from so many successful people helps, too. I'm more than happy to share anything and everything I've learned along this journey and I look forward to hearing about everyone else's success.

:happy:

krklstephi

Oh goodness what a day. I went to a friend's yesterday and today to help her clean house, mainly the kids' bedrooms. Spent about an hour cleaning. The rooms were upstairs so I was up and down the stairs. My knees are killing me, but when we got home, my son and I went in and started cleaning his room. I know I am going to pay for it tomorrow!!

Barbie55127

I have 96lbs to lose count me in!!!

YourFriendBecky

Welcome new people! King, I'm blown away that you lost 100 since the beginning of the year! That is so awesome and amazing.

If I had only stuck with that diet I started on New Year's... LOL

Becky

cassieinor

If you're just not ready to lose the weight.....it just isn't gonna happen. I know that feeling only too well. This is my second time around. I had lost 80 lbs with WW, but I quit going and quit working program.......and so here I am, gonna do it again. With this group and the support here gives me hope for the long haul. I've been on the site about 10 days, but only three days ago did I actually get on th scale. I was scared to see that number. But now I'm ok....and I look forward to going on the site and keeping my diary. I'm more motivated now because of this group. I believe I'm ready to do this journey for the last time.
Thank you all for being there. "Chat" again tomorrow.....B-)

cassieinor

I'm working on adding friends from our group....just love the atmosphere here. It gives me the hope that I can actually lose this weight and that I am not alone on this journey. And I need all the friends I can get here.
So thanks Ellen and thank you group. Have a good tomorrow!

cassieinor

Plain black coffee is 0 points on Weight Watchers......that means free. It's all the other stuff you put in it. Have you checked out some of the fat free and/or sugar free nondairy creamers? They're not too terribley high in calories compared to nonfat milk in your coffee. I'm just sooooo spoiled when it comes to my coffee. It's gotta taste good or I just won't drink it. I mean....it's not like I drink coffee all day. B-)

YourFriendBecky

Does coffee ever make you feel hungrier? I've noticed that it does with me. I do love coffee, though, especially with cream... though I usually drink it black.