The halfers club...for those needing to lose half or more of

Momma2four

Hi everyone, thanks for the post sonjovan. Those are all great things to be proud of. You are very inspiring to us all. I really appreciate you being so honest:flowerforyou:


Have a nice time away jlhcrh3. :glasses:

Thanks for the encouragement Pink and I can't wait to see what next weeks challenge is. :happy:


I am down 2 pounds today. :happy:
I think I will post something everyday that I am proud of.

starting today

1. I am proud that I am finally doing something about my weight. I have lost 28 pounds, since I began Feb 20th.


I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and good luck on our goals for this week.:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

sonjavon

Hey guys! Thanks for the nice comment on my post. Just an update... I mowed the entire front yard this morning - would have done more, but I have an 11 year old son just learning to mow and he was desperate to "help". I wore my HRM - in an hour and 20 minutes, I burned 640 calories. It was quite the workout! AND.... I got a little more of a base for my tan! BONUS!

Next time I will definitely be wearing a pair of gloves or wrapping something around the handle... my palms are bruised from holding onto the handle - lol - never knew my hands were so "delicate"!

jennbarrette

Didn't lose anything this week, I got my period this week, so I think that is what it is. I will trying my hardest this week for better numbers!

Momma2four

Hi everyone is doing great. I can understand the whole period think keeping you back from losing on those weeks, I find the same thing happens to me. I said I would try to post each day something I am proud of todays:

2. I went on a 1hour and 20 minute bike ride my husband found several over passes to ride on and I rode up them without getting off and walking my bike.

2b125by45

Hi everyone, I just found the website today. I also need to lose half my body weight plus 2. I weighed 252 this morning and I would like to reach a goal of 125 lbs by June 9, 2010. I look forward to getting to know all of you.

LMB

Hillbillychic28

Hi everyone...I am new to this site as of today. I would like to take this journey with all of you if i can. I can use all the help i can get. ESPECIALLY emotional support from people who understand being REALLY over weight. I am 35 and i weigh 251 lbs and am 5' 4 so i understand weighing twice what you should. I have a bad back that slows me down too. I am married with an 8yr old boy and both my husband and child are bipolar so as you see i have ALOT i am dealing with and unfortunatley i am an emotional eater.. So hopefully we can all help each other cause i know i can use all the help i can get...lol

2b125by45

:flowerforyou: HillBillyChic28, You and I need to stick together. We are the same starting weight appro. and we are the same height. I am married with 1 boy 16 and I am an emotional eater too. Stress it my excuse to eat peanut butter from the jar and drink hordes of milk.

I will cheer you on, we can do this.

LMB

cpierson

count me in, too. i just signed up today and can't believe this planner is free! my son, who is doing P90X program told me about it. it may be just what i need for guidelines and tracking and meeting nice folks like you that i can relate to. i weigh 282 lbs and want to reach 150. i am going to reward myself every 10 lbs of the way. i have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type II diabetes so you can imagine all the synthetic meds i am on. i know if i lose weight, the meds will go too.

i need help on this journey and that's where you guys come in. i will also support all of you in you voyage to a healthier and longer life. i will be 59 soon and for those of you young 'uns out there, and i speak from experience, the old saying is true" your body is a temple". what you put in it when you're young depends on how your body will age.

Momma2four

Hello, 2b125by45,Hillbillychic, and cpierson, welcome I know we can all do this together. This weeks challenge is to think of 1 thing each day that you are proud of. On friday we share those things and we weigh in. I have been sharing my thing that I am proud of each day. :flowerforyou:


3. I am proud of the fact that I climbed the ladder and went down the slide with my son, he was thrilled. I am usually too self conscience to try things like this. He was so happy.

jennbarrette

Having a bad day ladies. I am craving sugar hardcore. I know I am "full" but I have sugar on the brain. I have eaten 3 granola bars today (they are the sugar snack I allow myself usually one a day) and am still craving it. I am going to do a second workout after I get the kids to bed. Hopefully that will keep my mind busy. Wish me luck, I need it today!!

Momma2four

I feel ya. Sometimes the cravings get so bad. :sick: I am not saying cheat but maybe a little bit of endugence will get you over the craving. Then make sure you really exercise. I know that when I am having cravings I endulge my self. Not over indulge but go ahead and eat the thing I want then I force my self to work it off. Then next time I wonder if I really want to have to "work" so hard for that food. That has kind of been my philosophy through this whole weight loss journey. I wish you luck though , I hope this helped

Hillbillychic28

You all sound really great! I hope to find some good friends on here too along the way. People i can relate to that know what i'm going through...Thank you for the great responses.

jlhcrh3

Well I am back from my trip. and I haven't entered my food yet, so I don't know how I did. but I know I cheated a little. It was hard, because that is how I deal with my emotions, and I'm trying to change that. but I didn't want to break down and cry there so I ate some fat free vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup. more than once (but not more than once in one day). I just hadn't realized how much of a toll the cancer had taken on my grandma in such a short period of time and it was heartbreaking. So I got back tonight and I was able to hug my man and cry and so now I don't feel so much like raiding a candy store, lol. I am going to weigh in the morning....:frown: but if I don't lose, or even if I gain, I at least know it's not the end of the world, and I will get back to routine...

Y'all are doing great!!

I'll be back tomorrow with some numbers!

Momma2four

okay well I am trying to put something I am proud of each day. I did not put anything down yesterday, because I was too busy eating. But I will put something down for yesterday and today anyway.

4.I took a long bike ride 1hr 20 min and I swam for 1 hour with my kids yesterday. Just trying to be more active with my children.

5. Even though I had a rough time yesterday with my eating, I did not quit, I am back on track today.

sonjavon

Hi and welcome to all the newcomers!!!

On the sugar craving thing... I agree - indulge, to a point! I find that if I try to appease myself with something other than what I'm craving I eat WAY MORE of the substitute. If you want some ice cream - eat A SERVING of ice cream.

Cheating... I hate that word. This is a lifestyle change... there is no cheating at life. There are decisions and choices. We went to the Olive Garden the other night... I wanted Gnochi - I ate Gnochi - nothing else would have substituted. However, I ate half of what they brought me and brought the rest home to my son. If you're going to do this long term - you can't deprive yourself.

I have not been great on the exercise front... I've been active (mowed the grass, played with the dogs, cleaned, laundry, feel like i'm constantly on the run) - but I have not been on the treadmill in a week. It looks like things might be slowing down here - so hopefully tomorrow will provide me with time to get on the treadmill. I wish that I could burn as many calories on the treadmill as I did mowing the yard! Wowza! Maybe it's time for some handweights....

I am fitting into some shorts that I have not been able to wear since before I met my husband.... 6 years ago!!! And... not to share too much information... but I've found that my hubby is umm... more romantic lately. Honestly, that's kind of been a stickler in our relationship (from the beginning) - I'm much more amorous than he is.... lately, I've found that he's been pretty amorous himself! Hallelujah! If that's not incentive... I don't know what is! LOL! Ok... next subject ! :blushing: :blushing:

Cooking stir fry for dinner. Chicken, Broccoli, snow peas, zucchini, yellow squash, carrots and baby corn. Yummmmm! I love stir fry nights because I can eat a LARGE helping without killing myself on calories!

Hope you all are doing well!

Momma2four

Hi and welcome to all the newcomers!!!

On the sugar craving thing... I agree - indulge, to a point! I find that if I try to appease myself with something other than what I'm craving I eat WAY MORE of the substitute. If you want some ice cream - eat A SERVING of ice cream.

Cheating... I hate that word. This is a lifestyle change... there is no cheating at life. There are decisions and choices. We went to the Olive Garden the other night... I wanted Gnochi - I ate Gnochi - nothing else would have substituted. However, I ate half of what they brought me and brought the rest home to my son. If you're going to do this long term - you can't deprive yourself.

I have not been great on the exercise front... I've been active (mowed the grass, played with the dogs, cleaned, laundry, feel like i'm constantly on the run) - but I have not been on the treadmill in a week. It looks like things might be slowing down here - so hopefully tomorrow will provide me with time to get on the treadmill. I wish that I could burn as many calories on the treadmill as I did mowing the yard! Wowza! Maybe it's time for some handweights....

I am fitting into some shorts that I have not been able to wear since before I met my husband.... 6 years ago!!! And... not to share too much information... but I've found that my hubby is umm... more romantic lately. Honestly, that's kind of been a stickler in our relationship (from the beginning) - I'm much more amorous than he is.... lately, I've found that he's been pretty amorous himself! Hallelujah! If that's not incentive... I don't know what is! LOL! Ok... next subject ! :blushing: :blushing:

Cooking stir fry for dinner. Chicken, Broccoli, snow peas, zucchini, yellow squash, carrots and baby corn. Yummmmm! I love stir fry nights because I can eat a LARGE helping without killing myself on calories!

Hope you all are doing well!

Wow that is so great. That feels so good I am almost in the size I was before I had my 3rd daughter I can't wait. (she is 7 yrs old)
As for the husband thing wtg:glasses:


Oh and stir fry sounds good too:laugh: :laugh:

pinksultana

Hi Everyone
Great to see all of these new faces to this new thread.
I am in Budapest this week getting a lot of dental treatment done and as such am having to resort to lots of soft foods, and finding it hard to decipher all the hungarian labels haha so to be honest Im not really counting calories so much this week and treying to survive the hours in the dental chair and slurp my meals with a straw haha.

As such I am getting home sunday and will post my 7 things and weight on monday once ive got a chance to weight, i prepare myself for putting on some pounds due probably to not being able to understand what im eaing much here ie sodium contents ect, and also my body holding onto water due to trauma and it trying to heal from all the teeth work im having done. But ill measure as well and hoepfully there should be a little difference.

I will post the upcoming weeks challenge now, as I probably wont get another chance to come online until monday. so...

Challenge No 2 - I want you all to pick an excercise that you have never tried before, something that will be challenging for you (but not dangerous - we dont want any injuries) and I want to challenge you to complete some of these new excercises each day of this new week, within reason. I want to challenge you to focus on the number 100 and attmept to complete either 100 repititions or 100 minutes of this new activity throughout the week. It could be pushups, sit ups, chin ups, martial arts or some crayz dance moves...It doesnt matter as long as you are challenging yourself to do something you have not or would not try before...and report back your successes next friday (Friday 5th June with your weekly weigh in.)

The purpose of this is to prove that we are all willing to give scary things ago which ultimatley is the same as what we are doing with our weightloss journeys.

I wish you all success with this next mission

I will be back online on monday and will correlate everyones losses ect then.

PINK

Momma2four

Sounds good Pink. I hope your dental work all goes well.


My 6th thing for the week that I am proud of.................

6. I am taking better care of myself and I can see that I am stronger than I was 3 months ago.

Arienna

Hey guys! Thanks Momma2four for the link. Everyone on this site seems so positive and supportive, it's really great.

I'm currently at 295 lbs and would like to lose about 160-170. I have a LONG way to go. A few years ago I was doing 6week body makeover but that eating plan is just not for me. I'm a SAHM which is nice for me to be able to find time to work out and plan out my meals accordingly.

I would love to join your group if you'll all let me

Take Care!

~Ari

Momma2four

You are very welcome:flowerforyou: We can support each other. There are a lot of really supportive people on the halfers club. I think Pink said it best that we are in a unique situation compared to someone who only needs to lose 10-20 pounds. Not that they do not face struggles but to have someone who knows what you feel like is something special and helpful. I am glad you decided to join us. We weigh in on Fridays and we start a new challenge each week. Pink is the one who tells us our challenges each week. She is not going to be checking in until Monday so she already gave us our challenge for next week. Try an exercise we have never tried before. Try to do 100 if it is 100 situps, pullups, pushups, ect what ever or if it is aerobic shoot for 100 minutes for the week. Don't do anything that can hurt you of course and make sure that it is okay with your doctor and all that. But that is our challenge for next week. This weeks challenge is to think of 7 things you are proud of and list them all on Friday. I personally have been listing 1 each day. Anyways, I think I have you all up to date and again I say welcome to the Halfers

jcarter0525

Count me in too! I'm at 273 but when I started I was at 290. I set a realistic goal at 175 but I'd like to get down to 150 or 145.

Arienna

You are very welcome:flowerforyou: We can support each other. There are a lot of really supportive people on the halfers club. I think Pink said it best that we are in a unique situation compared to someone who only needs to lose 10-20 pounds. Not that they do not face struggles but to have someone who knows what you feel like is something special and helpful. I am glad you decided to join us. We weigh in on Fridays and we start a new challenge each week. Pink is the one who tells us our challenges each week. She is not going to be checking in until Monday so she already gave us our challenge for next week. Try an exercise we have never tried before. Try to do 100 if it is 100 situps, pullups, pushups, ect what ever or if it is aerobic shoot for 100 minutes for the week. Don't do anything that can hurt you of course and make sure that it is okay with your doctor and all that. But that is our challenge for next week. This weeks challenge is to think of 7 things you are proud of and list them all on Friday. I personally have been listing 1 each day. Anyways, I think I have you all up to date and again I say welcome to the Halfers

Thanks for the warm welcome and the info about all the challenges! I'm so excited and I definitely agree about people that only have a few pounds to lose or are just trying to tone up, it's much different. I've decided to try and keep myself motivated I started a blog on here, and I think knowing that I have to weigh in weekly and what not will definitely help!

Momma2four

Glad your here Jcarter welcome to the group:flowerforyou:

Arienna

G'morning halfers! I am 10 lbs less for my weigh in this morning! :bigsmile: I have to say, it's definitely motivation to keep going! I'll post a bit later with the rest of my challenges. Keep moving!!!

~Ari

Arienna

It posted my message twice somehow lol

sonjavon

Good Morning Ladies! Happy Weigh In! This morning I was down 2 pounds. Current weight: 265

I've been kind of meditating this morning and wanted to share some thoughts, I wonder how many of you are like me....

I'm afraid that despite my weight loss this week, I've fallen back into some bad patterns. I'm a "pleaser" - I want to please everyone. I find that I am ALWAYS trying to make someone else happy - even at my own peril. That has been true over the past couple of weeks... my friend and her family are going through a rough time. He lost his job with GM, they lost their house, had to make an emergency move, she's in school full time, he's working 70+ hours a week... I have spent the last several weeks doing everything I can to help them... helping them move, helping them set up house, doing laundry, taking their kids back and forth, helping with school projects, etc.... and ya know... I feel a little taken advantage of. It's not so much that I do the things that I do to hear a "thank you" - but I set myself up for feelings of dissatisfaction. I'm worn out, I'm tired and I'm cranky. Moreover - I'm too worn out for my family, too tired to do things with my own child and I'm so cranky that they don't WANT to be around. I sabotage myself.

I have another "friend" - she's a fellow baseball mom. Her kids are "friends" with my son. I put the word friend in quotes because I don't think that's exactly the term for it. I LIKE her as a person. I LIKE her kids - they're fairly nice kids - even if they are sometimes out of control and a tad disrespectful. The problem is that the relationships seem to be rooted in drama. There's always SOMETHING going on... and when there isn't - we don't talk! It's the strangest thing - she SEEMS to want to be friends - but she's completely unreliable. She'll go weeks or even months without returning a phone call - then we're supposed to all of a sudden be "best" friends when we get together... I resent that! I think for the first time in my life, I'm realizing that I deserve more in a friend than that. So... I'm making the resolve to clean up my list of friends.

I need to associate with people who bring out the best in me and for whom I can do the same. I need to stop setting myself up for heartbreak by doing too much for people.... especially when they don't ask me to. I need to respect MY TIME before I can expect someone else to do it.

I recognize that one of the reasons I gained weight is because I put everyone elses needs before mine. I was always pushing myself to the back burner... I am going to make a concentrated effort to STOP that way of thinking.

Here's my plan for the weekend:
Today -
Take dog to the vet - eye infection
Walk on treadmill - 30 minutes
2 hours school work with son
Weed front garden (pay son to help)
Laundry (beautiful day for clothes on the line)
Order Jimmy Johns for dinner - watch wrestling with son

Tomorrow:
Mow the lawn
Clean Carpets
Baseball game
Pool with family

Sunday
Pool with family

jennbarrette

Hi everyone. Happy weigh in day. I am down 2.5 pounds this week! Total of 28 pounds so far

Momma2four

This is the second time today that I am saying out loud, NO weight loss for me this week.:grumble: I figured out my calories for the week and I should have lost 1.75 pounds this week. I believe I am retaining water, but that is no excuse for the poor choices I made last weekend. Next week will be better for me. I have a mini goal of 30 pounds by June 5th, that is only 2 pounds away and 1 week away. I am shooting for that. I see that everyone has done so well on their weight loss for this week. You all should be proud of yourselves and give yourself a pat on the shoulder. :flowerforyou:

Momma2four

Good Morning Ladies! Happy Weigh In! This morning I was down 2 pounds. Current weight: 265

I've been kind of meditating this morning and wanted to share some thoughts, I wonder how many of you are like me....

I'm afraid that despite my weight loss this week, I've fallen back into some bad patterns. I'm a "pleaser" - I want to please everyone. I find that I am ALWAYS trying to make someone else happy - even at my own peril. That has been true over the past couple of weeks... my friend and her family are going through a rough time. He lost his job with GM, they lost their house, had to make an emergency move, she's in school full time, he's working 70+ hours a week... I have spent the last several weeks doing everything I can to help them... helping them move, helping them set up house, doing laundry, taking their kids back and forth, helping with school projects, etc.... and ya know... I feel a little taken advantage of. It's not so much that I do the things that I do to hear a "thank you" - but I set myself up for feelings of dissatisfaction. I'm worn out, I'm tired and I'm cranky. Moreover - I'm too worn out for my family, too tired to do things with my own child and I'm so cranky that they don't WANT to be around. I sabotage myself.

I have another "friend" - she's a fellow baseball mom. Her kids are "friends" with my son. I put the word friend in quotes because I don't think that's exactly the term for it. I LIKE her as a person. I LIKE her kids - they're fairly nice kids - even if they are sometimes out of control and a tad disrespectful. The problem is that the relationships seem to be rooted in drama. There's always SOMETHING going on... and when there isn't - we don't talk! It's the strangest thing - she SEEMS to want to be friends - but she's completely unreliable. She'll go weeks or even months without returning a phone call - then we're supposed to all of a sudden be "best" friends when we get together... I resent that! I think for the first time in my life, I'm realizing that I deserve more in a friend than that. So... I'm making the resolve to clean up my list of friends.

I need to associate with people who bring out the best in me and for whom I can do the same. I need to stop setting myself up for heartbreak by doing too much for people.... especially when they don't ask me to. I need to respect MY TIME before I can expect someone else to do it.

I recognize that one of the reasons I gained weight is because I put everyone elses needs before mine. I was always pushing myself to the back burner... I am going to make a concentrated effort to STOP that way of thinking.

Here's my plan for the weekend:
Today -
Take dog to the vet - eye infection
Walk on treadmill - 30 minutes
2 hours school work with son
Weed front garden (pay son to help)
Laundry (beautiful day for clothes on the line)
Order Jimmy Johns for dinner - watch wrestling with son

Tomorrow:
Mow the lawn
Clean Carpets
Baseball game
Pool with family

Sunday
Pool with family

I think it is very kind of you to go out of your way and do so much for someone. You are a good example of what a great friend is. It is too bad that the friends have not said "Thank You" at least. Maybe once things have settled for them, they will realize just how great you have been. As for the other friend when she calls be nice but do not go out of your way to contact her, don't change your plans for them. Taking care of your family is what is important, taking care of yourself so that you can be there for your precious family is what is important. Keep being kind and take care of yourself:flowerforyou: As for your plans for the weekend sounds busy but nice. I hope you have a wonderful weekend and good job on the weight lost this week.:flowerforyou:

Momma2four

G'morning halfers! I am 10 lbs less for my weigh in this morning! :bigsmile: I have to say, it's definitely motivation to keep going! I'll post a bit later with the rest of my challenges. Keep moving!!!

~Ari

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!that is pretty much all I can say!!!:happy: