Looking for those who have 100 + to lose
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I'm short too. I'm shooting for 150 or 160. We will see when I get close to that if I want to go any lower or just tone.
How tall are you?
I'm 5'2"
1/2 inch taller than me.0 -
well you can count me in on this as well. i want to lose about 200lb, and its quite a daunting prospect. the frustrating thing for me is that i lost most of it about 10 years ago then slowly put it back on again. i'm finding the food diary really helpful though, its not something i have done before, and with the phone app i can keep track and not forget to put something in. i'm also trying to combine the food diary and calorie counting with going to the gym. i think for me it has to be a lifestyle change as this wont be a quick fix, and when i lose the weight this time i want to keep it off. its small short term goals for me, all the old clichés like one day at a time spring to mind but they are the only way to do it.0
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Hi all, I see that a good majority of you that say you have at least 100 pounds, some more, have just become members! So I wanted to offer something in you all will allow me. In 9 days it will be one year since something happened inside me, really happened inside me. I was sitting at 306, (probably more that was just the last weight that was actually seen on a scale months before). I had been gaining weight, steadily, for 16 years, since our last child was born. I was constanly tired, I was constanly making sure my fat rolls were covered, (still have some just a lot smaller), I constantly had back and foot pain, I could barely get my seat belt on in the car, I detested airplanes, movies theatres, sports arenas, and anything with those LITTLE seats. Bottom line, I was MISERABLE. I was a size 26, or 3x sometimes 4x pant and a 3x shirt and it was so difficult to find clothes and from sheer embarrassment I would only shop online. I did not sleep well and tossed and turned all night long and the smallest of things had me huffing and puffing.
Well I don't know how I can even explain it to you but I just knew it had to stop. Of course I had said that EVERY year when the new year would turn and I would work a it for like two weeks and would always stop. I just couldn't be like tha any more and on 1/14/10 I was watching a health show and a piece of exercise equipment came on! I told myself I had to do this, I had to. I ordered this piece of equipment and vowed to do it! I gave myself a year! I said "I can do this for a year!" I wanted to do it for a year because I knew if I committed to that, that by the time the year was over there was probably no way I would just stop and go back to how it was before. I also said if I could lose 100 pounds in a year, that would be great.
I won't give the complete years details, but instead tell you that it has sometimes felt long, it has sometimes felt like I couldn't do it, I have sometimes felt like I wanted to pig out on sweets, I have sometimes tried to give myself the OK to not work out, I have sometimes been depressed because I wasn't seeing results, and so on. But it is all part of the process and as long as you work at it, to the best of your ability, day in and day out, befriend people here who help support you, and always (ALWAYS) remember your end goal, you will get there.
Let me tell you some of the things that happen along the way! You begin to have more energy, you begin to sleep through the night and actually have a restful nights sleep, your pains slowly go away and you can't believe how amazing it feels to be pain free. Your clothes will start to get loose and then one day you will just not be able to wear those anymore, you will have to get some new clothes and donate the others to goodwill. Your face will begin to get slimmer and you will actually look at yourself the mirror more. Then one day you will be in XL pants and large shirts, your shoes will be big because your foot size has shrunk, you can go to a store and stay in the same section as her instead of going over to the plus size, and, wait for it, you will go to get your normal hair cut and our hairdresser, of 12 years, will be so proud of you that she will ask if she can do a complete makeover on you and you let her.
You all can do this. One day at a time, but you can do it and with each month that passes you will gain more confidence and be more proud of yourselves.0 -
Welcome, Fred! I can relate. I was down to about 70 pounds and put it all back on because I moved out of country, quit exercising, quit watching my food intake, just quit all together and let it happen. Good luck on your journey and I hope you can find great support here.
Tracie, thank you for sharing your story. What an inspiration and great encouragement. Do you mind me asking what exercise equipment you bought? Just curious.0 -
Hi all, I see that a good majority of you that say you have at least 100 pounds, some more, have just become members! So I wanted to offer something in you all will allow me. In 9 days it will be one year since something happened inside me, really happened inside me. I was sitting at 306, (probably more that was just the last weight that was actually seen on a scale months before). I had been gaining weight, steadily, for 16 years, since our last child was born. I was constanly tired, I was constanly making sure my fat rolls were covered, (still have some just a lot smaller), I constantly had back and foot pain, I could barely get my seat belt on in the car, I detested airplanes, movies theatres, sports arenas, and anything with those LITTLE seats. Bottom line, I was MISERABLE. I was a size 26, or 3x sometimes 4x pant and a 3x shirt and it was so difficult to find clothes and from sheer embarrassment I would only shop online. I did not sleep well and tossed and turned all night long and the smallest of things had me huffing and puffing.
Well I don't know how I can even explain it to you but I just knew it had to stop. Of course I had said that EVERY year when the new year would turn and I would work a it for like two weeks and would always stop. I just couldn't be like tha any more and on 1/14/10 I was watching a health show and a piece of exercise equipment came on! I told myself I had to do this, I had to. I ordered this piece of equipment and vowed to do it! I gave myself a year! I said "I can do this for a year!" I wanted to do it for a year because I knew if I committed to that, that by the time the year was over there was probably no way I would just stop and go back to how it was before. I also said if I could lose 100 pounds in a year, that would be great.
I won't give the complete years details, but instead tell you that it has sometimes felt long, it has sometimes felt like I couldn't do it, I have sometimes felt like I wanted to pig out on sweets, I have sometimes tried to give myself the OK to not work out, I have sometimes been depressed because I wasn't seeing results, and so on. But it is all part of the process and as long as you work at it, to the best of your ability, day in and day out, befriend people here who help support you, and always (ALWAYS) remember your end goal, you will get there.
Let me tell you some of the things that happen along the way! You begin to have more energy, you begin to sleep through the night and actually have a restful nights sleep, your pains slowly go away and you can't believe how amazing it feels to be pain free. Your clothes will start to get loose and then one day you will just not be able to wear those anymore, you will have to get some new clothes and donate the others to goodwill. Your face will begin to get slimmer and you will actually look at yourself the mirror more. Then one day you will be in XL pants and large shirts, your shoes will be big because your foot size has shrunk, you can go to a store and stay in the same section as her instead of going over to the plus size, and, wait for it, you will go to get your normal hair cut and our hairdresser, of 12 years, will be so proud of you that she will ask if she can do a complete makeover on you and you let her.
You all can do this. One day at a time, but you can do it and with each month that passes you will gain more confidence and be more proud of yourselves.
Wow, thank you so much for sharing this. You are an inspiration to me. Welcome Fred!0 -
well you can count me in on this as well. i want to lose about 200lb, and its quite a daunting prospect. the frustrating thing for me is that i lost most of it about 10 years ago then slowly put it back on again. i'm finding the food diary really helpful though, its not something i have done before, and with the phone app i can keep track and not forget to put something in. i'm also trying to combine the food diary and calorie counting with going to the gym. i think for me it has to be a lifestyle change as this wont be a quick fix, and when i lose the weight this time i want to keep it off. its small short term goals for me, all the old clichés like one day at a time spring to mind but they are the only way to do it.
I can relate too. I have been on MFP for 2 years. I started here on January 1, 2009 under another name and I lost 52 pounds but I let life and stress get in my way and I gained it all back plus 3 pounds. So, I just gave up and deleted my account. I tried to start back in September but I failed at that too, hence my start date of September 2010. I have made up my mind that 2011 is going to be my year. I started back on January 1, 2011 and every day I have been doing great as far as food and exercise go. I will do this no matter how long it takes me to get it off.0 -
Hi Laura...I too have more than 100 pounds to loose..I know it can be done because so many others have accomplished this goal..So I encourage you and wish you the best... if you need any idea or would like to share some with me add me as a friend.0
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OMG that has really inspired me as well, I thank you for sharing... that motivates me with so much hope you can't even imagine...0
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I with you!!! This is my (our) year!0
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Hi!! I'm Tausha and I have over 100 pounds to lose as well! My goal is to have lost 80 by October to go on vacation with my husband to Hawaii!! Would love to support you through this major life changing journey!0
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I am 38, and officially at my heaviest right now weighing in at 271.4 lbs. 5'8 BMI of 41
Most recently my husband said to me that if I pay off my car he will help me apply for a medical loan for weight loss surgery...gee, do you think he noticed the 40+ pounds I have put on in the last 9 months? *pout* But I am not sure it is soemthing i would do given the risks associated and my sketchy medical history.
I would like to get down to 145, wore a bikini easily at 160 but gained a ton of weight after going through fertility treatments to have my youngest child.
Because I have 127 pounds to lose I know I cant go this alone. I would give my left kidney to be on Biggest Loser, but since I don't see that happening to a Canadian anytime soon I guess I am going to have to find some other way
I am a bridesmaid in my friends wedding on April 30th and the dress has been ordered to fit but needs to be altered anyway so I would LOVE to get down to 240 by then at least which is only 7.5 lbs per month really.
I bought my son the xbox kinect today and we played Dance Central and I was already sweating, and I am going to work on a Couch to 5K plan on the treadmill here at home too. I went and bought much healthier choiced for our meals today and hope I can find a way to get this weight off and get my life back.
I don't want to be the fat girl in the pictures anymore
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Welcome Thebeautywithin, Posh Taush, Merryxmas15, and msmeme82. Wow, this post has gotten more of a response than I thought it would. I am so glad to meet you all and we can do this, we can do it together!!0
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Y'all can do this!
It does get a bit overwhelming if you dwell on the big number you have to lose. Breaking it down to 10 pound increments helped me! Have patience & determination 0 -
Hi there! I will have lost 115 when I reach my goal. It's nearly 70 right now--but that has taken me 2 years. (It took me quite awhile to get serious about this--45 pounds have been since May.) You can do this. I didn't believe that for years, but it is actually quite possible.0
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I want to loose a little over 100 then see where I go from there. It seems like such a lot and when I think of what that will mean to me when it is gone. it keeps helping me go forward.0
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I want to weigh around 120 and I have to lose 125 to get there
I just started about a week ago, so I still have a long way to go.0 -
Hello, I would like to get down to about 145-150.....so I have 150+ lbs to lose! I am short as well 5"2".
My goal is to lose 100 lbs in a year.
All of you please feel free to add me as your friend!
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I am 36 and have over 100 to loose! Good luck to you all! This will be the hardest thing but I know it will be worth it!0
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Hi! I have two kids and a stay at home mom as well. I have to loose about 122 lbs to get to the weight I want to be at, but then i still want to loose more weight after that. Wish the best of luck for everyone!0
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Welcome everyone!!0
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we can all do this together!! Im on my way!! IF YOU FALL I'LL HELP PICK YOU UP!
Its time to change our lives for the better.
We have no choice but to just do it.0 -
Good Morning to you all on this thread! I hope you don't mind but I thought I would check back in and see how eacn and every one of you are doing today. This subject is so close to my heart because I was there, (here) just one year ago. So I can relate to each of you. If I can I would like to support you and help you all, in any way that I can as I am doing this myself.
Someone had said to break it down, month by month, and don't look at the big pictures. That is just awesome advice. I did that. I DID not dwell on where I want to be when. I thought about it week to week, month to month. In the beginning, first several months, I lost about 7-8 pounds per month and if you are dedicated to eating right, staying within your calories, and exercising, you will lose about that, too. The bigger you are the more that comes off in the beginning. Now, the last two months have slown down a lot but that is because I was at 80 something lost and in the last month 90 something lost. When you get to that number you have to work really hard at it, but by that time it is EASIER to work really hard at it.
I can tell you all that the end result is going to be so fabulous. You will feel so wonderful and will have such a different look on life. Stay with this. It is going to be hard, don't think that it won't, but it will be the best "hard" thing you have done and will be one of the proudest things you have ever done. I really believe I am a much happier person, today, than I was one year ago today. I smile a lot more, I am able to let things roll off of my back more easily, and I just have a different outlook on things.
You go everyone. IT IS ACHIEVABLE, I am living proof and I can cheer you on every step of the way.0 -
Good Morning to you all on this thread! I hope you don't mind but I thought I would check back in and see how eacn and every one of you are doing today. This subject is so close to my heart because I was there, (here) just one year ago. So I can relate to each of you. If I can I would like to support you and help you all, in any way that I can as I am doing this myself.
Someone had said to break it down, month by month, and don't look at the big pictures. That is just awesome advice. I did that. I DID not dwell on where I want to be when. I thought about it week to week, month to month. In the beginning, first several months, I lost about 7-8 pounds per month and if you are dedicated to eating right, staying within your calories, and exercising, you will lose about that, too. The bigger you are the more that comes off in the beginning. Now, the last two months have slown down a lot but that is because I was at 80 something lost and in the last month 90 something lost. When you get to that number you have to work really hard at it, but by that time it is EASIER to work really hard at it.
I can tell you all that the end result is going to be so fabulous. You will feel so wonderful and will have such a different look on life. Stay with this. It is going to be hard, don't think that it won't, but it will be the best "hard" thing you have done and will be one of the proudest things you have ever done. I really believe I am a much happier person, today, than I was one year ago today. I smile a lot more, I am able to let things roll off of my back more easily, and I just have a different outlook on things.
You go everyone. IT IS ACHIEVABLE, I am living proof and I can cheer you on every step of the way.
It is people like you that give me the strength to know that i can succeed. Great job.0 -
Good Morning to you all on this thread! I hope you don't mind but I thought I would check back in and see how eacn and every one of you are doing today. This subject is so close to my heart because I was there, (here) just one year ago. So I can relate to each of you. If I can I would like to support you and help you all, in any way that I can as I am doing this myself.
Someone had said to break it down, month by month, and don't look at the big pictures. That is just awesome advice. I did that. I DID not dwell on where I want to be when. I thought about it week to week, month to month. In the beginning, first several months, I lost about 7-8 pounds per month and if you are dedicated to eating right, staying within your calories, and exercising, you will lose about that, too. The bigger you are the more that comes off in the beginning. Now, the last two months have slown down a lot but that is because I was at 80 something lost and in the last month 90 something lost. When you get to that number you have to work really hard at it, but by that time it is EASIER to work really hard at it.
I can tell you all that the end result is going to be so fabulous. You will feel so wonderful and will have such a different look on life. Stay with this. It is going to be hard, don't think that it won't, but it will be the best "hard" thing you have done and will be one of the proudest things you have ever done. I really believe I am a much happier person, today, than I was one year ago today. I smile a lot more, I am able to let things roll off of my back more easily, and I just have a different outlook on things.
You go everyone. IT IS ACHIEVABLE, I am living proof and I can cheer you on every step of the way.
It is people like you that give me the strength to know that i can succeed. Great job.
I feel the same way. Come back any time you want. I love hearing success stories. It reminds me that I can do this and I know that I can. I lost 52 pounds before and I know that I can do it again plus more. Thanks for sharing your story with us!!0 -
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Hi, count me in as a friend I'm in the same boat and just 1/2" taller lol - every bit helps as they say. Its good to have friends to help you on your way and keep the momentum going. Good luck.:flowerforyou:
Sending you a friend request.0 -
Good morning everyone!!! I just thought I would check in and see how its going today. I too am a shorty (only 5'1 1/2"). Yes, that half inch is very important.:laugh: It is great to be able to come here for support and inspiration isn't it. We can sooooo do this. Today, lets all make sure to log in every bite.
Happy Losing,
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"Too much on someone who is 5'1 1/2".
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Hi, count me in as a friend I'm in the same boat and just 1/2" taller lol - every bit helps as they say. Its good to have friends to help you on your way and keep the momentum going. Good luck.:flowerforyou:
Sending you a friend request.
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Thanks for the friend request. I accepted it. I need lots of support and motivation.0 -
Good morning everyone!!! I just thought I would check in and see how its going today. I too am a shorty (only 5'1 1/2"). Yes, that half inch is very important.:laugh: It is great to be able to come here for support and inspiration isn't it. We can sooooo do this. Today, lets all make sure to log in every bite.
Happy Losing,
Staci
I agree Staci that 1/2 inch is very important. I always make sure to say that I am 5'1 1/2". I have been logging everything I eat for 6 days today!!0 -
me too , lol so lets do it !!!!! friends???:flowerforyou:0
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HI I'M ANDREA I AM 30 YRS OLD I HAVE A LIL MORE THAN 100 POUNDS TO LOSE. I JUST STARTED THIS BUT FEEL GOOD ALREADY. SO LETS SEE HOW IT GOES.0
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