Join me...100 pounds to lose!

Greg97845

I'm in
I so need consistent support with this long term goal.
It has been 25 years since I was under 200lbs.
Today was really hard...missing the good flavors of the foods I like.
Been able to make it thru...just....one...craving...at a time.

chillrose

Just a quick note to all of you...I am trying to add everyone to my friend's list as they join, but if I miss you, please forgive me, and ADD ME!!!:happy:

I want to be friends with everyone who joins this group!!

Goodnight all.

ruralhipster

Hi,

My name is Roy and I'm hoping to pull inspiration from fellow members of this group. If you are male, approaching 40, or a Canadian, I definitely want to hear from you and share in your journey.

Believinginmygoals

I'm in.

sandykay65

I am so lookin forward to doin this with you all. I had approx 107 lbs to lose, I had already started my journey before joining. I have lost approx 14 lbs so far so its goin slowly. Its coming off about 1/2 lb to a lb a day...yayyyyy for me. So I hope to be friends with most of you on here and walk that long road with you. I havebeen heavy for about 24+ yrs since I got my tubes tied. Oh and it came on very fast. Wish it would come off just as fast as it got on, but no luck there. So since I had my ablation surgery is when I decided to do this thing and get started losing all this weight. My goal is to get back into my high school jeans which is at a weight of approx 117-123lbs. So hopefully by May 2011 I can be pretty darn close which I know that will be a fast weight loss but hey dont hurt to wish. I am goin on a cruise in May 2011 to Alaska and with most of this off of me will feel much better and enjoy myself alot better. So wish me luck, as I wish all of you each and everyone of you lots of lucj as we go thru this journey together. Add me as a friend if you like. I usually do my measurements every Friday night and take photos each week also so can kinda compare myself to each week and see the progress. I will try to upload those photos if I can.

polkapoohs3

Im in to lets all do this 2gether girls,n guys!

NineInchGirl

Sign me up girl! I already lost 75+lbs and i still got another 70 to go...i say it like that cuz im not too sure of what my goal is. I just wanna be at a healthy weight and if that's 140 for me, then so be it im not trying to be a stick figure lol

Jenn97355

:happy: SIGN ME UP Please!!! I am SO happy I am not alone here....I am turning 32 in a a few days, and I have a 9yr old, AND I have 120lbs to lose! I have lost 7 in a few weeks. I need to set mini goals, and am about to go camping for a week, for my birthday! I will look into this more, I am thrilled that we all have each other!

majksmom

I am right here with you!! I just turned 50 on the 23rd of this month and I need to lose at least 100 pounds hopefully by my birthday next August. Having had eating disorders almost all my life, I really want to do this the right way this time. I have arthritis, fibromyalgia, problems with sleep and some depression and all these things makes it so hard to get with the program but I know with support I can do this, even if it is so slow to begin with -- at least it will be doing SOMETHING!!! Glad to have found this website and hopefully a lot of new friends too! :-)

KeriA

Hello, just checking in after getting back from camping so I haven't been able to do all the challenges. I am pretty new to this site. I wrote everything down while I was away and just updated MFP. I have been reading all the new posts and starting to add friends. Looking forward to getting back to an exercise schedule and keeping track of my food. Happy birthday Jenn and enjoy your camping trip.

chelleim

Good morning! I was surprised this morning when I got up to exercise. I have been exercising 6-7 days a week for the past three weeks, the two weeks before that I was remodeling my house and the two weeks before that I was working out about 3 days a week. I have been fairly consistent doing something that gets my heart rate going for about 7 weeks. I am on week 8.
Anyway, I got on the elliptical this morning, which I have not gotten on in about 5 weeks. My heart rate throughout was consistently about 20 bpm lower than it was when I was on the elliptical the last time going at about the same intensity. I was not happy with my calorie burn (so I will have to step up intensity and levels) however, I was thrilled with my lowered heart rate at about equal exertion levels!

It is great to be getting healthier!
Hopefully I will find the time and strength to keep up all of this exercise when I officially go back to work (next Monday).

Chillrose - thanks for the challenges, they have been great short bursts of activity added into the day!

janicelarab

Brenda, you are an absolute inspiration. Thank you for sharing your story with us. I have printed it out and put it on my wall at work as a reminder or what perserverance and hard work can achieve.

CGerman

My heart rate throughout was consistently about 20 bpm lower than it was when I was on the elliptical the last time going at about the same intensity. I was not happy with my calorie burn (so I will have to step up intensity and levels) however, I was thrilled with my lowered heart rate at about equal exertion levels!

Nice job - I love these signs (other than the scale) that show you're making progress towards a healthier you. It does suck on the calorie burn side, I have to work out harder and longer to get the same burn now - but a great sign of all your hard work!

JustKat

Hey there hope everyone is haveing a good morning and a great week so far. I am so excited about this group looks like we are all on a good road to being healthy. I love the support from you guys. I just joined mfp thursday and I am still learning where everything is..lol.. I just found my way back to the group today and I am so glad I did. I have lost 3 pounds since I joined and I had been at a stand still for 3.5 weeks. My husband is pretty healthy but has severe asthma. At the end of July he went into resp. failure and was in the icu on a ventilator for 3 days. Needless to say my emotional eating kicked into overdrive and it has been hard to come back to my diet and exercise. My hubby is home now and doing really good we have the asthma under control wish I thank God for everyday. The doctors told us that it was 5 minutes from the time he got to the ER and the time he went into the r. failure, if he had done that at home I would have lost him. When i think of it now all I want to do is eat until I am numb, cry because I did, and then eat again, but I am getting better. This group has helped me to get things back on track. Thank you for that!!!! Like I said I am new and don't really have alot of friends here if you would like to be my friend and share stories that would be great. I hope everyone does great with the eating choices and in the words of chillrose don't forget the water!!! LOL...Thanks again you guys are great!!!!! P.S. not big on veggies but I got the wall push ups in for today..yay!!!

JayneWilson1963

Sign me up too!

Danielle84Duncan

Hi buddies.......... I have been doing my best with my calorie intake, my water intake, and getting in my exercise. I really want to get below 200, I am currently at 211.6. I have lost 3 lbs during the 15 days that I have been a member on here. I get really upset at myself when I see no change on the scale when I know I have done the things I should. Anyhow I am so happy to be in this group and together I know we will lose this weight.

chillrose

Good morning everyone! Wow look at all of these great stories! :bigsmile:

Chellium, that is GREAT about your heart rate! Keep it up! :flowerforyou:

Brenda, I'm so glad you're here. You are the light at the end of our tunnell, and you are definitely an inspiration to us all!

Justcat, WELCOME BACK!! I'm glad your husband is doing better, and you can get back to the old grindstone.

Danielle, I feel you on the I want to get under 200...because SO DO I!!! Some days it looks grim, but I'm gonna make it, and so will you!! Just don't give up, and neither will I. I am at 219, and I want that 19 pounds to leave me and never come back!

We will all get there. In the meantime, add some friends from the group, and don't forget about the wall pushups!

LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!

katherb

WOW you are great at this i cant wait to see what the challenge will be. All of you are great motivators and supporters i cant thank you enough your exactly what i need to get myself up off the couch. I hope i can be as much of a help to you as you are to me.

chillrose

Good morning!!!!!!! So I had one person (valueme) notice that I messed up on my food diary yesterday! 500 calories of lettuce. :noway: Of course I messed up, so THANK YOU for catching that!!

I wanted to share something with all of you today that doesn't have anything to do with losing weight. It does, however , demonstrate how ONE person can influence someone's life. So NEVER underestimate YOUR power to make or break someone's day. After all we are all here to help each other, which is why I wanted to share this with all of you. Enjoy!:flowerforyou:

The Cab Ride

I arrived at the address and honked the horn. After waiting a few minutes I walked to the door and knocked.. 'Just a minute', answered a frail, elderly voice. I could hear something being dragged across the floor. After a long pause, the door opened. A small woman in her 90's stood before me. She was wearing a print dress and a pillbox hat with a veil pinned
on it, like somebody out of a 1940's movie.

By her side was a small nylon suitcase. The apartment looked as if no one had lived in it for years. All the furniture was
covered with sheets. There were no clocks on the walls, no knickknacks or utensils on the counters. In the corner was a cardboard box filled with photos and glassware.

'Would you carry my bag out to the car?' she said. I took the suitcase to the cab, then returned to assist the woman.
She took my arm and we walked slowly toward the curb.She kept thanking me for my kindness. 'It's nothing', I
told her.. 'I just try to treat my passengers the way I would want my mother treated'.

'Oh, you're such a good boy', she said. When we got in the cab, she gave me an address and then asked, 'Could you drive
through downtown? ''It's not the shortest way,' I answered quickly.. 'Oh, I don't mind,' she said. 'I'm in no hurry. I'll pay for the extra miles. I'm on my way to a hospice'. I looked in the rear-view mirror. Her eyes were glistening. 'I don't have any family left,' she continued in a soft voice.. 'The doctor says I don't have very long.' I quietly reached over and shut off the meter.

'What route would you like me to take?' I asked. For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked as an elevator operator. We drove through the neighborhood where she and her husband had lived when they were newlyweds She had me pull up in front of a furniture warehouse that had once been a ballroom where she had gone dancing as a girl.

Sometimes she'd ask me to slow in front of a particular building or corner and would sit staring into the darkness, saying nothing.

As the first hint of sun was creasing the horizon, she suddenly said, 'I'm tired. Let's go now'. We drove in silence to the address she had given me. It was a low building, like a small convalescent home, with a driveway that passed under a portico.
Two orderlies came out to the cab as soon as we pulled up. They were solicitous and intent, watching her every move. They must have been expecting her.

I opened the trunk and took the small suitcase to the door. The woman was already seated in a wheelchair.

'How much do I owe you?' she asked, reaching into her purse. 'Nothing,' I said You have to make a living,' she answered.
'There are other passengers,' I responded. Almost without thinking, I bent and gave her a hug. She held onto me tightly.
'You gave an old woman a little moment of joy,' she said.'Thank you.'I squeezed her hand, and then walked into the dim morning light..

Behind me, a door shut. It was the sound of the closing of a life..

I didn't pick up any more passengers that shift. I drove aimlessly lost in thought. For the rest of that day, I could hardly talk. What if that woman had gotten an angry driver, or one who was impatient to end his shift? What if I had honked once, then driven away?

On a quick review, I don't think that I have done anything more important in my life. We're conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments. But great moments often catch us unaware-beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one.

PEOPLE MAY NOT REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT YOU DID, OR WHAT YOU SAID ~BUT~THEY WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW YOU MADE THEM FEEL.

katherb

i really enjoyed reading that and it is soooo true

chillrose

UGH!!! Today was 'skip the sweets' day and I had an apple and applesauce for b-fast. Already over in my sugar. :indifferent:

Dangit!!


SO DON'T FORGET, TOMORROW IS WEIGH IN DAY!!!!! :huh: GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!!:bigsmile:

kaskanataliaanna

Hi!

My name is Kat and I do have a quite a bit weight to loose so please do count me in I am trying the Slim Fast diet at the mo and so far so good but I do not intent to stay on it forever...
I am learning whole new routine regarding my calories intake and this site is brilliant!
I have approx 30kg to loose (I think that's over 60 pounds)
Hope everyone is well

P.S.
I am new to this so all friends requests r welcome my take time to reply as I have to take time to learn to navigate this site

iDreamNEON

Hey Guys Just Getting In From The Gym. Not Feeling As Sore From My 2nd Day Of Weights But I Did See This Girl Who Made Me Want To Start Back Working On My Flexibility. I Stretch After Every Workout But That Doesn't Seem To Be Enough To Improve My Flexibility. Especially Since I've Always Been Pretty Limber Even At 300+. I May Dedicate Some Time On The Light Cardio Days To Flexibility. So My Workout Schedule Looks Like This

Monday: HIIT + Weight Training
Tuesday: Light Cardio [Usually Treadmill] + Yoga [Maybe??IDK Yet. I May Make My Own Routine]
Wednesday: HIIT +Weight Training
Thursday: Light Cardio + Yoga
Friday: HIIT + Weight Training
Saturday: Aerobics Class
Sunday: Off

GrayJohn

Good luck to everyone aiming for the 100lbs mark. It's an awesome feeling when you get there... trust me!!




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Danielle84Duncan

:flowerforyou: Hello friends

So yesterday when I got home from work, I made dinner, ate, and received a phone call from an old high school friend wanting to go walk. So me and another friend went and my HS friend tried showing off that she can jog, mocking us anyhow, I couldn't jog just yet but I did an extra mile more than her so slow and steady wins the race. :drinker: With all of the excitement, for the first time ever (well for as long as I have had my cal counter watch), my heart rate got above 100 %.... Oh yeah, felt good.

This morning, I did a little sneak peak at the scale and ( Goodbye 211.6, hello 208.6)

Thank you everyone for the inspiration!!

janicelarab

Hi there,

For a little extra cardio, I have just started walking over my lunch hour. Came back inside feeling the blood flow and feeling great. Will continue to do the elliptical in the evenings after I get the kids to bed. I am just wanting to get a sense of how many of us are doing some weight training? I am not, and don't really want to at this stage of the game, but would like to follow your progress more closely if you are. You just might convince me to change my mind.

CGerman

Hi there,

For a little extra cardio, I have just started walking over my lunch hour. Came back inside feeling the blood flow and feeling great. Will continue to do the elliptical in the evenings after I get the kids to bed. I am just wanting to get a sense of how many of us are doing some weight training? I am not, and don't really want to at this stage of the game, but would like to follow your progress more closely if you are. You just might convince me to change my mind.

I do weight training pretty regularly, probably 3-4 times a week. I don't want to bulk up but would like to end up with nice toned arms and legs. I'm sure it will do more good when my muscles aren't quite so buried in my padding

iDreamNEON

Hi there,

For a little extra cardio, I have just started walking over my lunch hour. Came back inside feeling the blood flow and feeling great. Will continue to do the elliptical in the evenings after I get the kids to bed. I am just wanting to get a sense of how many of us are doing some weight training? I am not, and don't really want to at this stage of the game, but would like to follow your progress more closely if you are. You just might convince me to change my mind.

I weight train 3x a week just to tone and hopefully prevent some loose skin :noway:

chillrose

Hi there,

For a little extra cardio, I have just started walking over my lunch hour. Came back inside feeling the blood flow and feeling great. Will continue to do the elliptical in the evenings after I get the kids to bed. I am just wanting to get a sense of how many of us are doing some weight training? I am not, and don't really want to at this stage of the game, but would like to follow your progress more closely if you are. You just might convince me to change my mind.

I weight train 3x a week just to tone and hopefully prevent some loose skin :noway:

Weight training??? I thought weight lifting was what I was doing every time I stood up. :indifferent: JUST SAYIN...:huh:

lkm111

Me, me, me!!!

I've had this much to lose for far too long. It has to come off NOW!!!