100+ lbs to lose support group

KnottyJen

Hi there to all the new ladies!!! I think we're getting a great group together here! Hope everyone's having a good weekend! What is everyone up to for Father's Day?? I'm going out to my dad's house and making dinner for him. Really excited to make some yummy, low cal/low carb dishes for him. I'll take some pics of dinner and will post later. :-)

Have a great day!!

MydniteJypsy

I would love to join the group. My name is Crystal and I'm from NC. I have right at 120 to lose and need all the help I can get.

jesihovey

Count me in! I'm aiming to lose 105lbs! I am only one week in, but so far I have lost 1.5lbs which is a huge motivator for me.

My name is Jesi and I am going to be 22 on Friday (June 24th). Ever since about age 8 or so I have been overweight. It didn't get this bad until moving back to Minnesota (my home state) from where I was living in Chicago for a few years. In Chicago I walked *everywhere* so even if I ate horribly (which I did, holy crap) I still was exercising quite a bit. In Minnesota you need a car to go anywhere (in my hometown anyway) so I never walk.

My motivation is that I am planning to get married next summer to a wonderful boy named Matthew. I do not want to look at my wedding pictures for the rest of my life and be ashamed of how large I am. Seeing pictures of how I look currently brings me to tears because I feel so disgusting. I want to be able to fit into a size 12 wedding dress or smaller, and my mom said that if I lose 100 lbs by the wedding that she will pay for the dress herself!

My mom is an inspiration for me as well. She, too, was overweight for most of her adult life. She gained weight after both my brother and I were born and as a single mom she spent a lot of time eating fast food and drinking soda. In the last year or so she has lost a TON of weight and she looks so damn hot it makes me jealous! I feel like that is what kicked it into gear for me. I don't think it's okay that my mom is hotter than me hahaha

rosemiller11

Count me in! I'm aiming to lose 105lbs! I am only one week in, but so far I have lost 1.5lbs which is a huge motivator for me.

My name is Jesi and I am going to be 22 on Friday (June 24th). Ever since about age 8 or so I have been overweight. It didn't get this bad until moving back to Minnesota (my home state) from where I was living in Chicago for a few years. In Chicago I walked *everywhere* so even if I ate horribly (which I did, holy crap) I still was exercising quite a bit. In Minnesota you need a car to go anywhere (in my hometown anyway) so I never walk.

My motivation is that I am planning to get married next summer to a wonderful boy named Matthew. I do not want to look at my wedding pictures for the rest of my life and be ashamed of how large I am. Seeing pictures of how I look currently brings me to tears because I feel so disgusting. I want to be able to fit into a size 12 wedding dress or smaller, and my mom said that if I lose 100 lbs by the wedding that she will pay for the dress herself! Wow Girl, you totally stole my story, weight ageand everything! I am glad to know that I am not the only one who has been overweight from a young age. Congrats on the engagement, and welcome aboard!

My mom is an inspiration for me as well. She, too, was overweight for most of her adult life. She gained weight after both my brother and I were born and as a single mom she spent a lot of time eating fast food and drinking soda. In the last year or so she has lost a TON of weight and she looks so damn hot it makes me jealous! I feel like that is what kicked it into gear for me. I don't think it's okay that my mom is hotter than me hahaha

Hey girl... You totally stole my story, right down to my weight, size, and all! Except the engaged part. lol. congrats on the engagement btw. Glad to see I am not the only one that has been overweight from a young age.

lemonychick

Hi, I've sent friend requests to all of you - hope you can join me in this crazy journey!
With the amount that I have to lose (130/140lbs) I will be hanging around this site for a LONG time, so hopefully we'll get to know each other really well.......who knows what doors are opening, lol!
I'm quite a private person (as time goes on I'm sure you'll get to know me better), but I love seeing what exercise everyone is up to, and just what people are eating! It's really important that we motivate each other, because this journey is long and hard, but SO worth it!
Here's to a great future and a not so great number on the scale!!!
Melanie. x

RENAEJAE

Hey skinny chics - hope you all had a great Father's Day and sent any leftovers home with dear ol' dad!

What are your goals this week?

I will drink at least 100oz of water each day
I will exercise at least 30 min a day
I will eat healthy snacks
I will not let the bewitching hour get to me (you know what I mean - the hour before dinner goes on the table)
I will try to get 15 minutes of calisthenics in each evening
I will not give up on myself if my scale doesn't show a loss on Friday (it will only motivate me over the weekend)

Here's to yet another week - let's release those pounds!!!
ReNae

stephaniezoundi

Hello All! I belong to a very similar other group and love the support, so I'd love to hop on board this board as well (I see some familiar faces here)!
I'm 31 years old and have been heavy my whole life. 4 years ago I met a wonderful man became content and my weight crept even higher. On January 2nd 2010 I braved the scale and wanted to die when I was them read 368. I knew that I had to do somethingj or I was going to die.

So I joined a gym, hired a PT to work out with once a week. I decided that I wasn't going to think about the fact that I was going have to lose over 200lbs (I havent' acknowledged it on my ticker) . I decided that if I could get down to a size 16-18 I'd be happy. I'm not too far off of that now (22). I discovered MFP via my trainer in about January and have found the support here to be great.

I got married about 8 weeks ago. My hubby is out of the country so I'm doing this on my own right now. Its a challenge but its allowing me to develop cooping techniques that I had never had before.

So, feel free to me, I'm chatty on the boards and check in every day.

laneybird

Hello everyone! My name is Lane, I'm a 30yo single mom of an awesome 3yo lil man. I have been overweight pretty much all of my life. I'm looking to lose close to 150lbs. I started my weight loss journey 6 weeks ago tomorrow. I can honestly say that I feel so good and I can't wait to feel AND LOOK ever better!! Please feel free to add me! I, too, am also a part of a similiar group but you can never have too many friends/motivators!

suzyq584

Hi Everyone!

I'm in too. My name is Suzy and I am 37 years old. I am currently single and do not have any kids so this journey should be easier for me right?! HA...doesn't seem to be! :ohwell: I am fairly new to MFP but love it so far. A friend on eDiets suggested I come check this site out and I am so happy that I did! So happy in fact that I plan to discontinue my eDiets subscription after my free trial runs out.

I live in Arizona so outside exercise is pretty much out of the question for me but I do belong to a gym so I have no excuses! I have been trying to make better decisions in the food department and have been doing pretty good. I have Hypo-thyroidism and PCOS so weight is typically harder and slower to come off than it used to be but I am NOT using that as an excuse either!

I'm excited to get to know each of you and to share our successes together. Please feel free to friend me. Let's chat soon.

valgrl

I'm in! :flowerforyou:

- Valarie

supernovadark

I'm in. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ADD ME.

I'm 28, Mexican-American, married (to an awesome guy), and I have a 4-year old son.

I've always been fluffy, but it's getting old. I'll be happy to join you all on this journey.

marylouise86

hello all I want to lose just over 100lbs too! so nice reading about you all!

a bit about me? well like other one here i have always been the "chubby" kid...i cant remember a time when i havent been fat. most of my weight piled on when i went to university, really didnt enjoy myself there and ate my feelings up! when i left there i couldnt find a job and pretty much sat at home being lazy! my mum then got really ill and i nearly lost her (all triggered by being diabetic!) which kicked my butt in to gear because i am at such a high risk of going down the same road...i also have gotten a job which means i am on my feet for 20hours a week so thats helping! i also have started doing sports with my doggy and i cant keep up with him AT all haha! so i want to lose weight so i can go in to competitions with him as he is awesome

i am 20 or so days in to this and i have lost 12lbs so far just a "few" more to go

feel free to add me anyone! apart from the days i work i am usually lurking about on here through the day!

Steel6981

I'd love to be a part of the group. I have 130+ I need to lose and am just getting started with the site. Once I figure how to send friend requests, I'm going to take some of you up on your kind offer. Having friends with the same goals will make this so much easier. Please feel free to add me as a friend as well.

Thriceshy

Hey skinny chics - hope you all had a great Father's Day and sent any leftovers home with dear ol' dad!

What are your goals this week?

I will drink at least 100oz of water each day
I will exercise at least 30 min a day
I will eat healthy snacks
I will not let the bewitching hour get to me (you know what I mean - the hour before dinner goes on the table)
I will try to get 15 minutes of calisthenics in each evening
I will not give up on myself if my scale doesn't show a loss on Friday (it will only motivate me over the weekend)

Here's to yet another week - let's release those pounds!!!
ReNae

My goals this week?

I will get over this hump/plateau by experimenting and trying new approaches
I will work out for at least 255 minutes this week
I will walk around the pond again, this time faster
I will not let other's negativity get me down

That last one? My doctor today basically said that I'm lying about my weight loss. That I haven't really lost that much, that my scale at home must be wrong (even though it weighs me at exactly the same as the doc's scale). That really got me down, as did having to go to the doctor on my birthday.

Hopefully my lab work will come back and I can have a happy-day-after-birthday, huh?

Kris

Thriceshy

Love seeing new faces, btw! Welcome!


Kris

erm8449

i planning to lose between 70-90, could i still join if it's a bit below the one hundred mark ?

BamaGirl_79

I too am on the same boat. I'm glad I found this site to help me keep track of calorie intake and exercise. I am looking for a few pals that are like me and need to lose 100+. I would love to swap tips about what works and what doesn't and I definitely need the support and extra push. I'm here if you want to add me

stephaniezoundi

Kris - your doctor sounds like a real jerk. I hope your labs bring good news!!

KnottyJen

Hi Everyone!!!

SUPER Glad to see all these new names!!! I've sent friend requests to the new folks. If I've missed anyone, please feel free to add me. I am loving all of the support and motivation that you all give me!

I'm having a bit of a low sugar moment, so I just had an apple. Hoping that will bring me back into acceptable range. I hate when this happens!! I should know better than to wait longer than an hour after taking my meds to eat. I'm hoping that I will soon be able to go completely OFF of one of the meds that I've been taking. The ultimate goal is to get off ALL of them! I started two months ago taking five pills a day, plus injecting insulin every night. Now, I'm down to 3.5 pills a day with the insulin. I'd say that's an NSV, huh?

Do you all share your MFP stuff on Facebook? I've been sharing mine since Day one and I'm really glad I decided to do it. I have some incredibly supportive friends. Some that I rarely ever talk to will Like my losses and/or workout. Or even give an encouraging word or two. Some that I talk to on a regular basis continue to pat me on the back every time I do something good. I have one friend who told me that weekend that she's going to buy me some new clothes when I hit 50lbs lost. I told her she better start saving because that day is going to be here before she knows it! :-) I've had a number of friends join MFP after seeing my success and I'm so glad that they have. It's really nice to have that support!

Anyway, hope you're all doing well and sticking to it!

suzyq584

Hey Kris,

I'm sorry to hear about your Dr. appt. He sounds like quite an *kitten*. Have you thought about changing Drs? You need someone who is on your side...a teammate in your weight loss journey, not someone who is going to drag you down!!

We are here for you though! :flowerforyou:

Thriceshy

Thank you, Suzy! I have kicked it around, but we're (cross your fingers) on the verge of moving cross-country, and I don't want to change doctors now just to have to do it again in a few months. So I'm holding out. If this move falls through, then I'm going to go doctor shopping!

Kris

RENAEJAE

So it sounds like everyone has introduced themselves. This is a great group and I'm so happy to see some friends from other groups here.

Maybe we could each share a few tips about how we eat differently now that we are healthy eaters?

> My snacks are primarily veggies & humus or fresh berries
> Sandwich & Bagel Thins can be just as gratifying as big bread & bagels if topped with something healthy
> New Favorite Salad = baby spinach, feta cheese, walnuts & dried cranberries with a 40cal rasp vinegarette

Plan Plan Plan - make that grocery list and include at least 3 lunch and 3 dinner menus in mind.

Can't wait to hear what you've been doing differently!

Thriceshy

So it sounds like everyone has introduced themselves. This is a great group and I'm so happy to see some friends from other groups here.

Maybe we could each share a few tips about how we eat differently now that we are healthy eaters?

> My snacks are primarily veggies & humus or fresh berries
> Sandwich & Bagel Thins can be just as gratifying as big bread & bagels if topped with something healthy
> New Favorite Salad = baby spinach, feta cheese, walnuts & dried cranberries with a 40cal rasp vinegarette

Plan Plan Plan - make that grocery list and include at least 3 lunch and 3 dinner menus in mind.

Can't wait to hear what you've been doing differently!

I've replaced candy bars with Builder's Bars--usually only one a day for breakfast. They don't screw up my blood sugar and they have protein and vitamins/minerals.

I've totally ditched french fries--if I'm craving potato, I'll bake up a small-medium red potato in the oven and put a nice half-pat of butter on it and really enjoy without doing the numb "one after another" thing I did with fries.

I've stopped "eating just to have something to do."

I eat veggies pretty much every day.

I keep track of everything!

Kris

aprildpettitt

I want in! I really need some friends, because I've tried to do it on my own.....didn't work, did it with my mom......actually lost 14 pounds, but (bless her heart) all my mom does is talk about food and I CANNOT keep focused on food, I am either always hungry or stress eating or mindless eating.....ugha! I'm not blaming her, I just know that focusing on food is my Achille's heel and I've asked her to stop, but....haha, gotta love my mom Anway, I gained it back and I don't want to be this girl anymore

sbrown6

I would love to be part of the group. Please send me friend requests! Oh, and don't let my ticker fool you. I need to lose 90 - 100 lbs but I thought I might just start with 70. I am currently 235 and started at 240. My lowest adult weight was 167 and I felt and looked great but really could have sttod to lose another 20-30. So, baby steps.

I am 36 years old and have 3 kids: 2, 4, and 11. I have no energy to take them out swimming or anything active. I feel terrible about the fact that my weight is keeping me from taking them to do the fun things I did when I was a kid. Also, my 11 year old daughter is rapidly gaining weight and I can't help her until I help myself.

I have been overweight off and on since I was 8 years old. I have been on a million different diets and have lost weight on every one. Eventually, the diet ends and I go right back to eating the same old crap and gain everything back plus some friends. I want to do this for real this time. No quick fixes, no gimmicks. I want to learn how to eat healthy and stay active. This is a lifestyle change for me. So I am cit concerned if the weight comes off slowly so long as it stays off.

I am looking forward to a fabulous journey with you all!



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Height: 5' 7"
SW: 240 6/8/11
CW: 235 next weigh in 6/22/11

RENAEJAE

Welcome April - You'll find lots of support here!

jmh35slh

I'm in too!! I've just started this journey--20 days ago--and the more help the better!

KnottyJen

Hello to our new peeps! :-) Welcome!!!

My new healthy eating habits include:

~Smaller portions! This was a huge thing for me, as I had gotten into the mindset of 'when you've got a chance to fill the hump, fill the hump!' So I'd eat until there was no room left!
~MUCHO MUCHO amounts of water. I try to drink at least two glasses (usually more like 3) of cold water right before all of my meals. It leaves me feeling super full and helps to combat all the stupid sodium!
~I've drastically reduced the carbs that I eat. This was another big one. I LOVE pasta, bread, potatoes and just about any other starchy food you can think of. I've tried to come up with other options that are better for you, but still address the carb cravings. Dreamfield's pasta, brown rice, whole grain breads, sweet potatoes - all much better than the regular white alternatives.
~Just because you're hungry, it doesn't mean you have to eat. This is something that I'm learning to understand. For all of my life, as soon as I would start to feel just the slightest bit hungry (or more likely - before I even got to that point), I would go looking for something to eat. And what I've been learning is that you don't have to. You should learn to be okay with that hungry feeling sometimes. I'm not saying I'm going to starve myself. But if I'm hungry for an hour or so before lunch, it's not going to kill me! :-)

lcoulter23

Hey all! My name is Laura and I am currently at 312 pounds. I have been here since March, but I started my journey in January and have lost 45 pounds since then.

I have been heavy my whole life. In 9th and tenth grade I became anorexic and ate about 500-700 calories a day in 9th grade and close to only 300-400 a day in 10th grade. I lost about 80 pounds but I was miserable and at the end of tenth grade I became a cutter and actually would have killed myself if I would have had the guts. My mom found out and a fight ensued and I ended up in the back of a police car on my way to the hospital. I was released the same night and things turned around for me after that point. My weight went up to about 190 and it stayed there until 2003, which is when I became pregnant with my son. After that I rested at 235 and kept it there until 2006 when I started gaining weight at a very fast rate. I gained over 100 pounds in under 6 months while exercising 4 days a week and doing spark people. Come to find out in April of 2007, I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Insulin resistance. I had a really good Endocrinologist and then he left and went somewhere else and his replacement was a big jerk so I left and went back to my childhood doctor. fast forward 4 years and my body has finally started cooperating and is letting me lose weight. my final goal is to get down to 125-130 but for now will be happy just getting out of the 300s. feel free to add me as a friend! I should also mention I have had hypothyroidism since 18 months old.

stephaniezoundi

I hope you are all having successful days! I've been sidelined for a few days now...suspect flu:sick: . Fever keeps coming and going so it makes it hard to do anything. The only upside is, I'm not eating a lot and getting loads of water! Keep on losing everyone! :bigsmile: