Looking for those who have 100 + to lose

StaciO

Good morning my Stunning Saturday Sisters. It is great to hear that you are not letting a little set back get to you. I know in my past whenever I would have a gain I would really let it get to me. It is great that you have already thought about why it happened and what you need to do to get past it. great job ladies! I am also proud of you Jenny that yousee that this party might be a problem for you and that you are not ready to tackle that problem quite yet. Eventually you will be ready for it and will do just fine.

I got my workout in already this morning. I still need to shower though so don't get too close to your screen,. I might smell a little. I am heading into downtown Seattle to look at some photograph proofs of my son and his girlfriend. Then I really have to finish my laundry. Then I get to play which for me means uninterrupted crafting time. Yay. there will be nobody home but me from about 6 - 10 tongiht and I can do whatever I want.

Have agreat day all and happy losing,
Staci

kristieb1

Hi Laura! I'm wanting to lose about a hundred or so too. I just had a baby and was at 326! Yikes! I have 3 kids total and am looking to get back down to the 100's category! Good luck to you!

marenbobarren

Hi everyone! I'm currently at 273 and am looking to get down to around 180...I know it's 93 and not 100 but I thought it was close enough. I just joined up MFP yesterday and am doing my best to really get started on the right track!!

jittythekitty

I'm 19 and a college student. I'm about 5'8" and my goal weight is around 150 --- maybe lower. (I still have to talk to my doctor about reasonable weight loss goals and such.)

I started this week and have already lost about 6 pounds --- add me. I'd love some more people around me that are loosing about the same amount of weight XD I have to loose about 119 pounds.

KelliesCupcake

Hey all, Im a fellow 100+ and i was just looking for some friends who are in the same boat as me, who know what its like and to help each other along the long road :-) If any one feels like adding me go ahead i would love as many new friends as possible being that i only joined yesterday. Hope to talk to a few of you soon

sixpackgoal

Hello everybody. I started with 100 pounds to lose, too. I am 90% there with 10 pounds to go. It has been a long long road for me but I see light at the end of the tunnel. I wish I knew a few things when I first started out. Mostly the calorie equation but you are all ahead of me since you belong to MFP. I am rooting for all of you. Best of luck.

Ready2lose4ever

Good Morning everyone!! I am going to take today and tomorrow off from tracking food, but I will not go crazy with it and will be right back to it Tuesday. I also will be taking Friday off b/c we are getting our taxes back that day and we want to go out to eat at my favorite Chinese resturant, then we are going to get my treadmill and my exercise bike.

Jenny, I will not beat myself up over the gain since I know it's water retention b/c of the sodium.

Welcome to all the new people!!!! I can't accept any more friend requests on MFP due to the fact that I am to the limit of 250 friends. However, if anyone has a facebook account and wants to add me, just send me a message and I will let you know how to add me to your facebook account.

StaciO

Good morning and happy Super Bowl Sunday! Woot, woot! I have a super busy day with lots of stuff to do before the game. My daughter has a soccer game this morning. Then we have to run to the mall for a birthday gift. Then I have to drop her off at a Super Bowl/birthday/graduation party. Then I have to come back home and change the sheets on the beds and start laundry. Then, start the chili. Then I gat to sit down and watch the game (and the commercials). I will check in again this evening. Happy losing,
Staci

PirateJenny

Today during the Super Bowl I had the rare experience of having the whole gym to myself at normally peak hours.

It was surreal and kind of cool, I tried equipment that is hard (embarrassing) for me to use due to my size and had a very open conversation with the shows on Food Network while on the tread climber. It was like a scene from a zombie movie where a lone survivor goes about her day with everyone else gone (or off eating brains). Then people started to trickle in after the game and I finished up and said a quiet thanks for those unique moments that make life interesting.

My partner had a great time at his party and regaled me with all the junk food he ate. It didn't bother me at all, I was really glad he got a chance to cut loose and eat foods we don't have around the house very often. He knows he can eat whatever he wants at home without it bothering me, but he is compassionate about my struggles with food and is also trying to improve his sometimes unhealthy diet, despite being slim and having an annoyingly rapid metabolism.

I hope everyone has a great start to their week!

Jilli2010

I definitely want to do this with friends who have 100 or more pounds to lose. I have considered surgery but would prefer not to do that if I can truly change my lifestyle and eating behavior. I would love the support of others who are about where I am weight wise. So feel free to add me as support and let's do this.....Jill

Jilli2010

Nice to have the gym to yourself!

AriesOx

Hello all, haven't checked in to this forum in a while. Just wanted to stop by and say hello.

Thanks to my workplace wellness fund I have a new toy in our basement, a rowing machine. I'm really enjoying the workout I get from it, and I've been building up time on it. I love having it in the basement, we've created our own gym down there complete with exercise bike, elliptical and wii fit I've been buying the equipment for a few years thanks to the wellness fund (use it yearly or lose it but haven't used the equipment much until this year. I love the rower, don't mind the bike, and HATE the elliptical Well, really it hates me. I can't get through more than 6 minutes without my legs really hurting, and not in the good "I'm exercising, I should hurt" way, but more the "STOP NOW" way :grumble: The bike and the rower hurt me the other way, and it does feel good afterwards, the elliptical, not so much.

My hubby and I both decided things needed to change. I'm so thankful he decided to make the change with me, especially since he does the majority of the cooking I'm very lucky that way - it means we're helping each other to avoid our vices (mine is chips, his is chocolate) So far we've both been doing fairly well. A friend pointed us to this site, and I'm so happy she did. It has been working, and I'm hoping it will continue to work. I find reading other peoples struggles, successes and advice very helpful - it is good to know we're not alone in this.

My hubby and I are going to face a challenge next week - we're going on a cruise, so there will be a LOT of temptation to avoid. I'm hoping that the 5 weeks of better habits will continue, but I'll be really happy if I don't regain :laugh: Wish me/us luck.

StaciO

Good morning! Happy Monday!

ricey- nice to hear from you again. A rowing machine would be my hubby's ideal piece of gym equipment. Mine would be the elliptical. It is awesome that you have a nice variety and at home too!

Jenny- how awesome to have some time alone at the gym.

So, last week I did not meet my 3500 calorie burn goal (again) but, I did workout 6 out of 7 days last week. I am going to try again this week. I did lose 2 pounds last week too. Woot, woot. I now have less than 20 to get to onederland. I am hoping to be there by the end of this 2nd round of biggest loser at work. I already warned them that there may be tears when it happens. So, I better get to work this morning. Happy losing,
Staci

Ready2lose4ever

Hello everyone!! I am off today as far as tracking food but right back to it tomorrow. My hubby is down in his back and I have been having to do everything. I hope and pray that he feels better soon. It's hard on me and now my upper back is hurting. We went grocery shopping today and I did all the lifting, no wonder my back is killing me. Anyways, just checking in.

PirateJenny

Staci: I need to get to work, but just had to congratulate you on being less than 20 pounds away from the 100 zone. You're posts are very uplifting and hearing that was just the right boost to get me started on a healthy Monday.

Ricey373: It's cool to have a new piece of equipment to try out, isn't it? It also sounds great to be able to work out from home. Your work program sounds great. I work for a university and the faculty / staff campus gym membership is higher than my neighborhood franchise gym, maybe I should poke HR about getting on the ball regarding health and wellness.

Jilli: If you need support you came to the right place! Welcome and please look for my add.

EricInArlington

I have 117 total Im going to lose, hit me up!!

TazzytheMotivator

Hello
This is something that iam gear up to do. I will stay on board until i reach my goal.
Sw 350
Cw 295
Future Weight 200

95 pounds to go

overit

Staci, that is so exciting!! I hope the 20 pounds come off quickly. I have also had a hard time reaching my 3500 calorie burn goal, just don't know why

AriesOx

Staci: Wow, 3500 is a lot of calories to aim for, you're doing way better than I am. I also have trouble working out when I'm working night shift, so getting a work out every day is unlikely for me. I'm trying though - on Saturday morning (after my Friday night shift) I worked out for 30 mins, but then I had trouble getting to sleep. So needless to say, Sunday morning I was feeling dead after work and crashed right away instead. Monday morning, I probably should have done something, but my intent was to go right to sleep. Unfortunately my mind wouldn't settle (body felt tired enough and it took hours for me to fall asleep. This evening we had a friend over, so no usual evening work out... so tomorrow is a must

Jenny: Yes it is a wonderful program. We have to submit receipts to claim the money and then get reimbursed for our purchase up to $750 every year. So over the past several years we've been creating our gym. The money could have been used to join a gym if I had wanted to do that, but I feel so self conscious at the gym I probably would have quit! I'm loving having the stuff downstairs (mind you I'm good at avoiding it at times - hubby is good at getting me off the couch though I could have also used it to join weight watchers or something similar, but having found MFP I don't see the need for WW. I tried it before, and I actually prefer this so far.

Well, I should get to bed, I'm supposed to be switching back to days so I can work Wed, Thurs day shifts. It's about 3:30am right now and I'm starting to feel sleepy.

Take care everyone!

cathyv0409

Jenny - I love those rare times when I'm the only one in the gym. I'm so self conscious on the elliptical because I can only last 5-7 minutes compared to those who are on there running for 30 minutes or more. Because of this I usually stick to the bike and dusted off my Walk Away the Pounds DVDs.

Ricey - I think I'm jealous :laugh: I work for a health insurance company who talks a lot about getting healthy but have not gone to the length of paying for workout equipment. You are fortunate!! I do have a weight loss coach I have started working with and since I have so much to learn she will be helpful.

Good luck to everyone and stay motivated! I have been reading some of the posts and love the support and motivation you all provide! This board was a great find for me. I look forward to getting to know you all better.

Cathy

Ready2lose4ever

Good Morning everyone!! I am right back to logging my food today and ready to go!! I have had a super busy morning this morning already. I got up and got dressed, fed and watered the rabbits, unloaded the dishwasher, got a load of clothes in the the washer, took my daughter Anna Grace to school, came back and got Jacob my son some breakfast as well as myself, and put the clothes in the dryer, I am sitting here relaxing for awhile and then I am going to possibly strap on my HRM and get busy with some walking. I hope you have a great day. I will be back later.

StaciO

Good morning my Tuesday Titans of Tightness. LOL ( I don't know haw many more new phrases I can come up with)

I woke up crabby this morning. I think I am just tired. I got to bed late and then couldn't turn off my brain so that I could fall asleep. I was ticked off at my daughter because she was sooooo moody and snippy last night. I am sure I wasn't like that at her age :ohwell: Okay, okay I probably was and possibly even worse. So, how can I improve my mood??? I think at my morning break I will go walk the stairs. Exercise always helps.

I did notice that when I am tired it is so easy for me to slip into making bad choices. I was so tempted to stop by Mc Donald's for a breakfast sandwich this morning but I didn't. I noticed that across the street from McDonald's there was a Subway. There was a poster in the window advertising their breakfast sandwiches. I got a ham, egg white & cheese on a whole wheat english muffin for less than 200 calories. (I am doing the happy dance)

Laura- great job getting right back in the tracking thing today. Did you go to Chinese last night? Was it great? Did you have almond chicken? Oh please tell me you did! I love Chinese

I gotta run we are having a super busy day today but I will check in later. Happy losing,
Staci

Ready2lose4ever

Good morning my Tuesday Titans of Tightness. LOL ( I don't know haw many more new phrases I can come up with)

I woke up crabby this morning. I think I am just tired. I got to bed late and then couldn't turn off my brain so that I could fall asleep. I was ticked off at my daughter because she was sooooo moody and snippy last night. I am sure I wasn't like that at her age :ohwell: Okay, okay I probably was and possibly even worse. So, how can I improve my mood??? I think at my morning break I will go walk the stairs. Exercise always helps.

I did notice that when I am tired it is so easy for me to slip into making bad choices. I was so tempted to stop by Mc Donald's for a breakfast sandwich this morning but I didn't. I noticed that across the street from McDonald's there was a Subway. There was a poster in the window advertising their breakfast sandwiches. I got a ham, egg white & cheese on a whole wheat english muffin for less than 200 calories. (I am doing the happy dance)

Laura- great job getting right back in the tracking thing today. Did you go to Chinese last night? Was it great? Did you have almond chicken? Oh please tell me you did! I love Chinese

I gotta run we are having a super busy day today but I will check in later. Happy losing,
Staci

I will be having Chinese on Friday. I absoultly love me some chinese food. How old is your daughter? I so don't look forward to teenage years with my daughter. She is so sassy and smart mouth already. She came home one day and told her daddy and me that a boy she likes named Eli is hot, I almost fell off the bed, I am like what???????????? She is only 5 years old. I asked her where she heard that from b/c we don't talk that way in our house and she said that she heard it from a little girl named Scarlett that is in her class. I explained to her that we don't talk that way here and I don't want to hear that again. She looked at me like I will say what I want to. Thank God that I only have one girl and that my second child is a boy.

StaciO

Laura, I have to say she is 16 and usually very sweet and likable but I think she has PMS. I am so glad that I don't have to deal with PMS for myself anymore. The good news is for her it only lasts about a day or so. Enjoy your Chinese on friday. I will be thinking of you.

I have to tell you all what a dork I am. I was standing infront of a small mirror checking to make sure I had all of my hair in my surgery hat before entering a room and I noticed a smudge of "dirt or ink or oil" at the base of my neck kind of to the side. Now I haven't gone any where since my shower this morning and I work in surgery. I should be pretty clean right? So there I am trying to wipe it off when one of my co-workers asks what I am doing. I tell him and he says "Well, you have some on the other side of your neck too. So I am now using a paper towel. He starts laughing and says "Stac, you dork its a shadow from you collar bone." Collar bones!! What the heck are collar bones? Ahhhh, I think I remember them. I thought I lost them in high school.

It makes me want to wear a necklace.

tmaksparkie

Hi Laura, I had lost 107lbs so I know it is a great accomplishment. I will be with you to support you anyway I can. I do things know I never thought possible. I used to weigh 262lbs and is also a stay at home mom of 2 kids. I am now 150-155 lbs and I am exercising everyday with cardio and 3x a week at the gym for weight training. I also take care of many children now I am a daycare provider, so yes it can be done and you will di it. I will say everyday is a challenge for me and it will be the rest of my life but I would nor give it up for anything to go back where I was. I will friend you just to keep you motivated. If you don't have any videos for home I would recommend Jillian micheals 30 day shred or any of her and biggest loser videos they are awesome I still use them that is how I started. Keep in touch and good luck.

Ready2lose4ever

Laura, I have to say she is 16 and usually very sweet and likable but I think she has PMS. I am so glad that I don't have to deal with PMS for myself anymore. The good news is for her it only lasts about a day or so. Enjoy your Chinese on friday. I will be thinking of you.

I have to tell you all what a dork I am. I was standing infront of a small mirror checking to make sure I had all of my hair in my surgery hat before entering a room and I noticed a smudge of "dirt or ink or oil" at the base of my neck kind of to the side. Now I haven't gone any where since my shower this morning and I work in surgery. I should be pretty clean right? So there I am trying to wipe it off when one of my co-workers asks what I am doing. I tell him and he says "Well, you have some on the other side of your neck too. So I am now using a paper towel. He starts laughing and says "Stac, you dork its a shadow from you collar bone." Collar bones!! What the heck are collar bones? Ahhhh, I think I remember them. I thought I lost them in high school.

It makes me want to wear a necklace.

Sounds like your daughter does have PMS if she is normally really sweet. LOL at thinking you had dirt on you when it was a shadow from your collar bones. I laughed out loud when I read it, my hubby wanted to know what I was laughing at.

Ready2lose4ever

Hi Laura, I had lost 107lbs so I know it is a great accomplishment. I will be with you to support you anyway I can. I do things know I never thought possible. I used to weigh 262lbs and is also a stay at home mom of 2 kids. I am now 150-155 lbs and I am exercising everyday with cardio and 3x a week at the gym for weight training. I also take care of many children now I am a daycare provider, so yes it can be done and you will di it. I will say everyday is a challenge for me and it will be the rest of my life but I would nor give it up for anything to go back where I was. I will friend you just to keep you motivated. If you don't have any videos for home I would recommend Jillian micheals 30 day shred or any of her and biggest loser videos they are awesome I still use them that is how I started. Keep in touch and good luck.

Welcome. I can't accept any more friend request b/c I am to the limit of 250 friends on here. I don't like it that they set a limit on the friends that we can have on here. Congrats on the 107 pounds lost. You are such an inspiration. I can't wait to get to 107 pounds lost and beyond.

IsMollyReallyHungry

Hi Laura, I had lost 107lbs so I know it is a great accomplishment. I will be with you to support you anyway I can. I do things know I never thought possible. I used to weigh 262lbs and is also a stay at home mom of 2 kids. I am now 150-155 lbs and I am exercising everyday with cardio and 3x a week at the gym for weight training. I also take care of many children now I am a daycare provider, so yes it can be done and you will di it. I will say everyday is a challenge for me and it will be the rest of my life but I would nor give it up for anything to go back where I was. I will friend you just to keep you motivated. If you don't have any videos for home I would recommend Jillian micheals 30 day shred or any of her and biggest loser videos they are awesome I still use them that is how I started. Keep in touch and good luck.

That is awesome!!! Congrats on weight loss and maintenance also!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

oceanrose78

So how is everyone doing this cold day? It's beautiful here, until you realize it's 1 degree outside (actual temperature, the windchill is much colder).

Did everyone survive the superbowl? I made way too much food, and we're still snacking on it. I entered the recipes here though, so I could know how many calories each item had. The biggest treat was a cheese ball, and we ate it with veggies instead of crackers. I made my own veggie tray and I don't think anyone missed the crackers and chips. We also had spinach ricotta cheese balls, (about 50 calories per ball) and I made a homemade marinara. They were really a nice treat, and very filling.

I'm back down to my pre-workout weight. I want to start C25K program in 2 weeks, so hopefully will be able to run enough to do that. I hate to run, so it's a big mental challenge for me. My boyfriend's sister is a runner, and I'd like to enter a 5 k just to try one. We shall see! If I can get in good enough shape by April when the snow melts, running outside is much easier for me.

Tonight I'm going out on a date night, we're eating at Red Lobster, if I avoid the biscuits I can eat pretty healthy there, and I should have enough calories saved to not go above my goal. I love fish, so it's always a treat.

AriesOx

Jenny - I love those rare times when I'm the only one in the gym. I'm so self conscious on the elliptical because I can only last 5-7 minutes compared to those who are on there running for 30 minutes or more. Because of this I usually stick to the bike and dusted off my Walk Away the Pounds DVDs.

Ricey - I think I'm jealous :laugh: I work for a health insurance company who talks a lot about getting healthy but have not gone to the length of paying for workout equipment. You are fortunate!! I do have a weight loss coach I have started working with and since I have so much to learn she will be helpful.

Good luck to everyone and stay motivated! I have been reading some of the posts and love the support and motivation you all provide! This board was a great find for me. I look forward to getting to know you all better.

Cathy

Cathy: I know I'm lucky My last job had a wellness program, but it was pretty lame. They got you to keep track of exercise minutes, and then would award prizes once you hit certain minutes. Sounds good in principle, but it means people just claim exercise and collect the things instead of actually exercising :ohwell: This company actually states in their policy that they want a healthy workforce and as an incentive the $750 is available to every full time employee, and $350 for every part time worker. I know all of my co-workers take advantage of it. Several pay for gym memberships (we also have a gym at our workplace, free for any worker, but my job doesn't allow for me to take a break to use it, and by the time my 12 hours are up at work I just want to go home others use it for equipment like I have, and some have used it for ski passes etc. We aren't allowed to use it for clothing or anything like that, and it is only stuff for the employee (not for kids or spouses) but it is a great program.

As for the elliptical - I understand completely. The longest I've ever been on it is 6 minutes, and my legs were screaming at me after that. I much prefer the stationary bike and now of course the rower. I have a friend who can jump on the elliptical and go for over an hour, no problem. She's actually the one who pointed me here. She's lost about 30 pounds or so (maybe more, she's never really said how much) and is at her goal weight now (she was no where near as overweight as I am). I wish I had her energy - she's always go go go Anyway, she pointed me here and it has been helping a lot. I really didn't realize how many calories I was consuming before. I knew it was too many, but portion sizes were a big eye opener. I'm hoping to keep going at a steady rate.

Hope everyone is having a good day. I haven't done much with mine yet, but hopefully that will change