everyone who needs to loose 50 or more pounds

pdxmomof2

Ok. Today is the day I take control of all of this. Did some good exercising and eating over the weekend and want it to continue for more than a day or 2!

Current weight 201
Starting weight in March 2008 : 210
Goal weight :135 by May 2009

This weeks fitness goals will be to walk 4 miles on Tuesday , 4 miles on Thursday and then 8 miles with my walking group on saturday. I walked with them this last saturday and it killed me. They are miles ahead of me but I kept up anyways. I have been paying for it for days! Not this saturday. I will keep up and feel good doing it! We are training to walk The Portland Marathon that takes place October 6th in Portland Oregon. Dit it last year weighing 185. I want to do it this year weighing less than that and improve my time! 26.2 miles!!!

Good luck everyone!

tryingagain

Count me in. I just signed up and am looking forward to the support. Thanks for this thread.

kerridwen

Maicari - great point. Eating all the calories is so important. I gain the most weight when I undereat!! (though no one ever believes it! lol)

tryingagain

Well. Today was day one and I made it thru the day. Okay with food. Not enough exercise. Still feel pretty good about the day. Wish me luck with day two.

kellbell

I am down 81 lbs since early September and want to lose another 54 to reach my goal weight.

I think I qualify!! HAHA!

Tam~
You look great! It is hard to believe you have another 54 to go??!!!
Great job :blushing:

BTW>>>>HERE I AM, I qualify :laugh:
~Kell

tryingagain

Yesterday I was a little over in calories. Still very little exercise. Are most of you exercising? What do you do and how often? For the record, I am 57 and hoping to retire healthy.

romywill

I walk my two dogs, sweat to the oldies, or just clean house (burns calories).

romywill

Please don't beat yourself up. I had 1 slice of pizza tonite - and it is o.k. Just don't eat a whole pizza. That's why weight watchers is so successful. They allow everything. Just cut down - you can do it!!!!

Romy

spaul82478

yeah i am over on calories..but today is the start of my new Point weeks.. I had two cookies at 5 pts each.... i am down 13 lbs but its just not coming off fast enough for me and im getting frustrated.. this week i stayed the same... ugh....

fynendandi1

I have to loose 67 pounds!!!! I never thought that i would have to say that. I really think this time i am going to do it. I have had many attempts but i seem to be very focused this time and the support I have found here is amazing. Thank-you everyone!!!

Mairacrg

Hello everyone just stopping by to see how you guys are doing. I hope everyone is doing great and keeping up. Today I had to get a cake for the someone at work. I had a slice. I knew this all day so even though I had the cake for lunch I also had a fruit salad. That made a huge different becuase I kept my mind focus to eat healthy the rest of the day. I made thru the day and still had 50 calories left.

BlackBeltLJ

I didn't write in much at all last week- it was finals week for my students so I spent the week grading and packing up the classroom. I still managed to loose a couple though considering the end of the year parties and taking the staff that is leaving out for lunch. I didn't loose the Biggest Loser at my school but I am now down enough to make me proud. My dr. told me that I was doing it right- slow and sensible. :smooched:

tryingagain

Hi everyone, I have been doing this for 1 week. I lost 3 lbs. I feel pretty good. Thanks for the support from this website. If I am getting hungry and thinking about blowing it, I come to the website and get encouraged again. A long way to go, but 3 helps!

AngelicDevil80

Im needing to lose 94lbs. Im giving myself until Oct, so hopefully I can do it I just re-started a workout routine and better eating so I obviously havent lost anything yet. Last summer I lost 40 lbs in 2.5 months but got lazy during the winter. I think by posting on here it will keep me motivated especially since I like looking at charts

AngelicDevil80

I dont mind being size 14 or so but I havent been since I was 18. I dont want to be as overweight as I am but dont want to be a stick either. I do want to lose weight but I dont want to be so big my heart is going to kill me...that and b/c of my kids in my main reason for this, but looking better is probably 3rd. It just makes me feel better about myself. My fourth reason is b/c I have severe depression/anexity and dont sleep w/o meds but when Im healthier I dont need the meds.

Well, I'm not sure exactly what you want your message thread to be, but I have to lose 75 pounds, and I'm only five feet tall!
Don't get me wrong, I commend anyone who feels they need to lose weight, but a lot of people seem to have GREAT bodies and still can't stand themselves. I think it's mostly a psychological thing, and of course the media has everything to do with how we view ourselves. Did you know that the average woman in America is a size 14-16? AVERAGE. That means most REAL women are voluptuous!
I know that long ago a woman with meat on her bones was considered beautiful because she was seen as fertile and matronly. If she was "fat" it was clear to everyone that she was wealthy as well, because she could afford luxurious feasts.
So what happened?
When did Twiggy become our ideal?
I have many bigger women friends, and ya know what? I think each and every one of them is beautiful! Curves seem healthy to me! It adds a sense of security and rosiness to your cheeks. :blushing:
I would like to lose enough weight to be active on a daily basis without straining myself. I want to firm up and be healthy. Looking great is a plus, but not my goal!
I think once everyone realizes that their health is the number one issue and not how they look in a bathing suit, the weight will come off a lot easier!
Here is to women who have a real woman's body! :drinker:

AngelicDevil80

I totally agree , I need to really stay away from the scale. I am only going to weight myself on sunday morning and also measure myself.

Thats what I was doing last time I was losing weight. I only weighed myself at the start then again every 3rd week. Once I gained some muscle I stayed off again for a bit b/c the weight stayed the same but my pants and shirt size were going down. Thats what I like to focus on.

AngelicDevil80

I'm in for 100 - and I hope this is a thread and not a threat!! I didn't just fall off the wagon today I leapt off and into a vat of chocolate and carbs -- it was very gratifying. Tomorrow I will hit the gym and get back on my routine. I do not beat myself up or speak unkindly to myself when I take a detour into food. Sometimes it's just where I need to go. But I'm 26 pounds lighter and much healthier than I was 8 weeks ago so it keeps me motivated to keep losing. I get a lot of support from this site. Good luck and congratulations to all of you for making the loving effort to take care of your beautiful bodies and souls!:flowerforyou:

For me after I start losing weight and get more toned I dont deny myself any food but I just eat a little bit of whatever "bad" food I crave.

AngelicDevil80

Yesterday I was a little over in calories. Still very little exercise. Are most of you exercising? What do you do and how often? For the record, I am 57 and hoping to retire healthy.

Ive been lazy and depressed for all of winter. I just ate and ate thinking it wont be hard to drop the weight again. During the winter I forgot how much I actually exercised. I had lost the 40lbs by walking 8-10 miles a day pushing a stroller. My brother took me to his gym last night and I decided that I was going to go daily with him now. I started last night by walking at a pace of 2.8 at an in cline of 5.0 for a mile and a half. Then I switched to leg/thigh weights(those are what my brother showed me how to do) but tonight I plan on treadmill, probably same settings as last night then arm workouts maybe legs again.
I want to get back to walking with my son in the stroller but I feel so fat and disgusting right now that I dont want everyone to see me, so Ill probably go back to that in about a month in addition to the gym.

Mairacrg

Hello you guys and welcome to all the new people. I am doing great. I lost another pound. I feel awesome, Just keep on doing a great job.

BlackBeltLJ

I got off track the last week with posting my calories- but I definitly learned something in 2 months- I still lost 2 more pounds. So the moral of that story is to learn enough that even when you are away from the computer, you still make healthy choices and loose weight.:happy:

Mairacrg

You guys if you find a good product that will benefit everyone here would be a good idea. I found the Jell-o Fruit sensations. It's Jell-o with fruit at the bottom delicious and it's only 30 calories. Amazing since I have being looking for snacks low in cal. Definently I would give 5 star rating

eHarris

New member as of today and I'd like to join in the fun! I have about 85+ pounds to loose with a goal of doing it in a year (or something real close).

HappyathomeMN

Who is finding all this weight we are loosing?? Ha ha.
I just want to feel good.

cwilson715

I have 61 lbs or more to lose depending on how I look and feel when I get to my goal. I have a mini goal to lose 28 lbs by my daughters 1st birthday. Which is the 1st of August. If is going to be hard to do seeing how I have 7 weeks to do it. If I don't make it I am not going to be upset as long as I have lost and I am looking better. I am exercising 80 minutes a day and consuming only 1,200 calories.
Good Luck Everyone!:happy:

stschulz

63 pounds to loose.
Looks as if it is a looooooooong way.
I might change that and set a smaller goal. Thinking about it.
But that is where I need to be. At least.

tryingagain

Hi all, Just checking in. Week two. Lost another pound.


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geisharunner

Hey all! I'd love to join this thread! I'm 23 and have 55 lbs to lose. Today starts a fresh start for me. I'm ok with staying within my calories but I just don't work out. I was suppose to get on my treadmill this morning, but I didn't :grumble: So, that means ... I have to do it after work!

Good luck to everyone this week! :bigsmile:

sebaseth

I would like to lose between 55-65 lbs. I have been on my new plan for 2 days and feeling real good. the best I have felt all year. I have started several plans this year but have failed each one. This week I feel confident I will suceed. I have noted all the things that made me fail the past 20 times and using that knowledge to suceed this time. I have also read a lot from everyone here and using that to help me be motivated and proud of myself for getting back on the bike to try again.

I am going to look forward to this thread everyday.

Mairacrg

hello you guys,

I hope everyone had a nice fathers day,

I hope this week is great for everyone!

BlackBeltLJ

I didn't do well this last week- the fun of being out of school, lack of structure (routine is shot) and the stress of testing for the Black Belt- I am not writing down what I did weight wise because I KNOW that it will be different next week You never realize how much movement you do when you are teaching until you sit down and put your feet up.