everyone who needs to loose 50 or more pounds

sebaseth

I started out with 56 pounds to lose and I am now down to only having 36 pounds to lose. Good luck to everyone!!

jamerz3294

Oh wow! I'm a noob here, and *NEED* to lose 63 lbs (at a minimum)! My doc just diagnosed me as Metabolic Syndrome, put me on Glucophage (not diabetic yet, but have a high % of glucose in my hemoglobin), and have a rotund waist of 40+ inches. I've been here a week, and abso luv it. Thanx to all for the support!

watch48win

HI everyone, I am new here and just found this thread.

I started my "lifestyle change" in Jan. weighing 235, I got down to 200, back up to 215, now back down to 200 as of this morning. When I hit my plateau, I gave up, but I started again at the end of June. Being a SAHM of 3 under 5, I need to get my butt in shape, I need energy without 2 pots of coffee a day! My goal is to lose 50 more lbs, so I started with having to lose 85 total. That seems overwhelming at times, so I try to take it one day at a time, one meal at time. I am so happy that I found this site.
I am having trouble with eating all my calories though, I seem to average 900, which I KNOW is not good. But when I am not hungry, I am not going to eat. Any advice?

2 slices of whole wheat toast with peanut butter is what I use when I need some extra calories ( and tasty too!)

heyjuede

gotta luv glocophage i've been on it for 2 years now. it helps with sugar levels, but did nothing for my weight. then i found this site! and wam with good food and exercise i have lost 29 out of 50 lbs! i am hoping to get low enough to not have to take it for the reasons i do. like you i am not diabetic either. my hormones are effected by my higher levels of sugar. good luck to everyone!

watch48win

I started out needing to loose 75 lbs. I have 27 more to go to meet my goal. I have been over weight all of the my life, and trust me If I can do this you can do can too!! Good Luck!

jamerz3294

gotta luv glocophage i've been on it for 2 years now. it helps with sugar levels, but did nothing for my weight. then i found this site! and wam with good food and exercise i have lost 29 out of 50 lbs! i am hoping to get low enough to not have to take it for the reasons i do. like you i am not diabetic either. my hormones are effected by my higher levels of sugar. good luck to everyone!

Can I ask you a kinda personal question? My doc told me that I would, definetly, in no uncertain terms, get diarrhea. Which has not happened (yet)? I am up to 1500mg a day now, 1ea for each meal. Have you had any side effects from it?

butterjoy

BIKECHICK, YOU SAID EXACTLY WHAT I HAVE HAD ON MY MIND. I DID NOT WANT TO OFFEND THE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THAT SAY THEY ARE FAT WHEN THEY ARE NOT.

"no offense ladies and gentlemen"! :ohwell:

ANYHOW, I AM OBESE AND HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING THE EXCESS 100 POUNDS OF FAT OFF.
I AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING HAVING A GASTRIC BYPASS. I DO WISH EVERY ONE LOTS OF LUCK AND HAPPINESS OF LOSING THEIR WEIGHT. :flowerforyou:

JOY

timragan

I took Avandia, then Metformin(Glucophage), then graduated to Glyburide and Avandia together. After losing a good bit of weight I am now taking 500 MG Metformin 2 X daily and have dropped the Glyburide and Avandia. I never had any diarrhea problems.

heyjuede

gotta luv glocophage i've been on it for 2 years now. it helps with sugar levels, but did nothing for my weight. then i found this site! and wam with good food and exercise i have lost 29 out of 50 lbs! i am hoping to get low enough to not have to take it for the reasons i do. like you i am not diabetic either. my hormones are effected by my higher levels of sugar. good luck to everyone!

Can I ask you a kinda personal question? My doc told me that I would, definetly, in no uncertain terms, get diarrhea. Which has not happened (yet)? I am up to 1500mg a day now, 1ea for each meal. Have you had any side effects from it?

omg! when if first started it, it was holy hell! lol it was usually an instant effect after taking it. then when they got funny and upped the dose, there we went again:noway: i take 1700mg daily.
i would say if you haven't already been slammed with it, you may just get out of this a lucky man..ehhee:bigsmile:

RevinBaltimore

Count me in - I am restarting (I hope....) and need to lose about 80 pounds. Ugh!

stephi92569

I have about 174 more lbs to lose to get to my goal weight. This sight has been great for me though. My husband and I are both doing this together and we have our goals for next year set already. Good luck to everyone!!! :happy:

jamerz3294

gotta luv glocophage i've been on it for 2 years now. it helps with sugar levels, but did nothing for my weight. then i found this site! and wam with good food and exercise i have lost 29 out of 50 lbs! i am hoping to get low enough to not have to take it for the reasons i do. like you i am not diabetic either. my hormones are effected by my higher levels of sugar. good luck to everyone!

Can I ask you a kinda personal question? My doc told me that I would, definetly, in no uncertain terms, get diarrhea. Which has not happened (yet)? I am up to 1500mg a day now, 1ea for each meal. Have you had any side effects from it?

omg! when if first started it, it was holy hell! lol it was usually an instant effect after taking it. then when they got funny and upped the dose, there we went again:noway: i take 1700mg daily.
i would say if you haven't already been slammed with it, you may just get out of this a lucky man..ehhee:bigsmile:

I'm up to 1500mg, and this is the 3rd week. I started with 500mg, once per day, and now am at 3 times per day. My doc wants me to go 4 times a day, and then cap it. So well see, but is good to get someone else's experience with it, thx!

eriny

im shooting for 54 lbs off lost 43 so far

faythe

I need to lose about 100 pounds. *sighs* I've got a long road ahead of me but I know I can do it!

OomarianneoO

I need to lose about 100 pounds. *sighs* I've got a long road ahead of me but I know I can do it!

Awww. Don't sigh like that. Just think of all the cute outfits we'll be able to fit into!! *hugs*

Count me in this fine group too! I started with 86lbs. to lose. I wasn't doing to bad there for a while. But now I guess I've hit my first plateau. I've lost half a pound in the past two weeks or so now, but I'm hangin' in there!

faythe

I need to lose about 100 pounds. *sighs* I've got a long road ahead of me but I know I can do it!

Awww. Don't sigh like that. Just think of all the cute outfits we'll be able to fit into!! *hugs*

Count me in this fine group too! I started with 86lbs. to lose. I wasn't doing to bad there for a while. But now I guess I've hit my first plateau. I've lost half a pound in the past two weeks or so now, but I'm hangin' in there!

I gained about 40 pounds with my son, unfortunately, but I'm glad to be getting back on track as soon as possible. Plateaus are just your body's way of saying it likes what you're doing, don't worry! Just add an extra half-hour of exercise (if you can) and that should help a lot.

clarice9701

Have to say that I am glad that this topic was started. I have it down as 88 lbs to loose but would like to up that to 90. Would like it all gone now but know that if I want to keep it off I have to do this right.

If anyone has any suggestions for low cal snacking foods let me know. I work night shift and at times am the only one here, which needless to say be be very boring so I tend to munch.

pecksun8

Well, started out to be about 90lbs to lose, but since then it has changed. Now it's 65lbs, because that's all I need to rejoin the military.

I want to go back and fight.

shortstack

Yes, I am 61 yrs old 5' and I need to lose 45 lbs, sometimes I have to put my hand out to see it I am walking or rolling!!! WE CAN DO IT.

jamerz3294

Wooo hoooo.... I lost my first 3 lbs! The wonderful wiff sez that my Love Handles seem a bit smaller too? Mostly I'm just glad that there is such tremendous support in here, thanx to all of you! I don't know if the Glucophage had anything to do with it as I pretty much started both at about the same time. One thing I do now, however, is keep mt Food Diary screen up on my 'puter all day, and try to log any and every thing ASAP... sorta a constant reminder for me so that I can plan better.

OomarianneoO

I keep my food diary up on screen too - all day. It's hard to forget this place anyway, but seeing the diary first thing in the morning reminds me to check out what I'm supposed to eat for the day (since I actually log it in the night before). Didn't realize it 'til the other day, that I do practically all my eating here, at work. That's a lot of food to pack and bring in! May as well have my own bar fridge underneath my desk. :ohwell:

jamerz3294

Having to see my FD *every* time I go to do sumpn on the 'puter is awesome, and helps to keep me focused! Since I am a geek, I get to see it quite a bit, so I end up mentally carrying it with me when I do my other routine stuff thru the day...

heyjuede

Wooo hoooo.... I lost my first 3 lbs! The wonderful wiff sez that my Love Handles seem a bit smaller too? Mostly I'm just glad that there is such tremendous support in here, thanx to all of you! I don't know if the Glucophage had anything to do with it as I pretty much started both at about the same time. One thing I do now, however, is keep mt Food Diary screen up on my 'puter all day, and try to log any and every thing ASAP... sorta a constant reminder for me so that I can plan better.

congrats!! i usually log on and off all day as well trying to make sure i can log before i eat it or change it if i have strayed from my planned meals

cwilson715

Hello Everyone,

Everyday I say I am back and I never compelete the day! I have 50lbs to lose before Christmas, I promised myself I would not go through the new year unless it was a new me. Plus I wanted to keep my weight off for at least 6 months before we start trying for our 2nd child and that is going to probably be summer 2009.

If anyone can help, I have a few challanges!
1. My husband was let go from his job! (so he's home)
2. I am getting ready to watch a few kids in my home (so I am going to be crazy busy)
3. We are trying to starting our 3rd business (game server provider, home-daycare, installing direct-tv.)
4. Money issues... healthy is expensive!

Any suggestions will be great!

metco89

i have 85 to go. my highest weight ever was 260, i got to 218 and then gained back to 224, i am at 222 right now so i am game for anything that will help! :flowerforyou: :drinker: :drinker: :flowerforyou:

keiley

hey everyone... i need to loose 48lbs (i figure it is close enough). Maybe we should set up a day (say every friday) that we all check in... talk about our progress struggles etc... possibly set some goals (other than weight loss... like lets all walk at least 60 minutes, 3 days...) i dunno. :happy: just something to think about!!! anyways good luck everyone!!! have a great weekend. :glasses:

keiley

"Hello Everyone,

Everyday I say I am back and I never compelete the day! I have 50lbs to lose before Christmas, I promised myself I would not go through the new year unless it was a new me. Plus I wanted to keep my weight off for at least 6 months before we start trying for our 2nd child and that is going to probably be summer 2009.

If anyone can help, I have a few challanges!
1. My husband was let go from his job! (so he's home)
2. I am getting ready to watch a few kids in my home (so I am going to be crazy busy)
3. We are trying to starting our 3rd business (game server provider, home-daycare, installing direct-tv.)
4. Money issues... healthy is expensive!

Any suggestions will be great!"


farmers markets are a GREAT place to get fresh healthy fruits and veggies @ a good price.... last night i have fresh grilled corn (YUM)...

Pineapples

hey everyone... i need to loose 48lbs (i figure it is close enough). Maybe we should set up a day (say every friday) that we all check in... talk about our progress struggles etc... possibly set some goals (other than weight loss... like lets all walk at least 60 minutes, 3 days...) i dunno. :happy: just something to think about!!! anyways good luck everyone!!! have a great weekend. :glasses:

I like the idea..i usually weight in on Saturday....so I'll update here tomorrow morning and then next friday...I usually set up new goals too....I'm just having a problem loosing it though i'm at 195 right now and every time i get that weight I get stuck there....I'm doing everything right but I don't know why i can't get past that weight....well the moment of truth is tomorrow, i know i don't have to concentrate only on the scale but it gets frustrating when the # doesn't go down for weeks ggrrr....anyhow I like the idea.....

Pineapples

hey everyone... i need to loose 48lbs (i figure it is close enough). Maybe we should set up a day (say every friday) that we all check in... talk about our progress struggles etc... possibly set some goals (other than weight loss... like lets all walk at least 60 minutes, 3 days...) i dunno. :happy: just something to think about!!! anyways good luck everyone!!! have a great weekend. :glasses:

Alright...so I weighted today gained .5 of a pound but lost 0.1% of BF?? I mean do don't get it, i'm working my butt off excersicing but still nothing.....pls help

obliged

may i join?:flowerforyou: