100+ lbs to lose???

MsMargie1116

Anyone else out there got more than 100 lbs to lose??? :ohwell: I do, but unfrotunately, since I can't really do any exercising for another 2 weeks, (had a M/C at 16 wlks 4 days a couple of weeks ago), I'm finding it really hard to lose weight without exercising. Before I got pregnant, I was doing the eliptical, the treadmill, and the stationary bike (hadn't hit the weights just yet).

I am sooo ready to get out there and get back to working out so that I can lose weight before getting pregnant again... I want to atleast drop another 50 lbs before I get pregnant again... It'd be nice if I could lose more, but that puts me roughly at about 2 lbs per week, and for my weight, that is perfectly doable!!!

I'm planning on going back on to WW while doing this since that is what works for me... :-) What have you guys tried in the past? I think I've done it all... I did Atkins in 2005 - lost quite a bit of weight, but that's not a diet for a lifetime change.... I tried SouthBeach after Atkins, but didn't last very long on it... :indifferent: I did the cabbage soup diet.... boy did THAT ever give me a headache... there have been many other things I've tried!!! :ohwell: Oh well, WW has worked for me...

chomper104

Sorry about your loss. I am new to this site and I have 80 lbs to lose. In the begining it was close to 100 lbs. I don't know if I would waste my money on weight watchers just yet. Give this site an honest try. Friends have told me it is very close to weight watchers. Good luck on your journey.

SexymamaE

Hey i had a 131bls to lose i lost 61lbs but i still got 70more to go and it takes time and those diets don't work what works is eating healthier and cardio and strengh training. And lots of support and motivation and determention. I owe it all to the love of my life u is my motivation and i'm glad we're together. so i'm here if u need me u'll get thought it good luck:flowerforyou: oh p.s. buy something in a smaller size and keep trying it on till it fits and plan to where it some where like i did thats how i lost my 61lbs i had a tube top dress i wanted to surprize my new hubby in whe i went to see him in jamaica and in 5mons it fit and it was a couple of inchs to big so good luck

MsMargie1116

Oh, I don't consider WW a waite of $$$ I was doing it before I got preggers, and between 1/1 and 6/15 I lost over 50 lbs... Definately NOT a waste of $$$... I'll still stick with this sight, for the support... you can never have TOO MUCH support!!!

MsMargie1116

Ooo GREAT idea!!! I DO have a couple of things that are a couple of sizes too small... I just might try that!!! :flowerforyou:

Hey i had a 131bls to lose i lost 61lbs but i still got 70more to go and it takes time and those diets don't work what works is eating healthier and cardio and strengh training. And lots of support and motivation and determention. I owe it all to the love of my life u is my motivation and i'm glad we're together. so i'm here if u need me u'll get thought it good luck:flowerforyou: oh p.s. buy something in a smaller size and keep trying it on till it fits and plan to where it some where like i did thats how i lost my 61lbs i had a tube top dress i wanted to surprize my new hubby in whe i went to see him in jamaica and in 5mons it fit and it was a couple of inchs to big so good luck

SexymamaE

See there u go thats ur motivation right there look at it everyday and don't give up and it also helps when u have some one cheering u on and telling u there proud of u to keep it stuck in ur head when u wanna give up. thats why i love my hubby for loving me and motivating me ur get there i'll be cheering for u:flowerforyou:

BeahStar

I unfortunately have about 100 lbs to lose. The thing that infuriates me is that I feel that I don't look that overweight so it's hard to wrap my head around the fact I'm almost 300 lbs. (Well, when I started I was 299) when I feel I don't look that heavy. And that's also the problem, even if I get down to "normal" weight, I'll look like a holocause survivor. I mean, I can't even do the relaxation pose in yoga because my calves are huge and, even without much weight training, have big muscles in my theighs (not to mention my theighs are also fat).
And working out is hard because of my job. I drive school busses for a living, when I get off my morning route I am absolutely exhausted and when I finish my afternoon route I just want to go home and relax. What a pain. But seeing as I got married back in January, I want to have a baby, and I want to be down to what I was when me and my husband first moved in together which was 244. But before I die I want to be below 200. Wish me luck!

tayner

I started out with 146 to lose... 78 left to lose... been at it for about 6 months now... and it is a lifestyle change that this website has taught me.

I dont think weight watchers is a waste of money, but I do think that you should give this website and all it has to offer a legitimate try first... it is free, and works much in the same way if you have the will power and dedication to use it... then, if you dont think it is enough join WW... just my 2 cents....

Good luck to you, and everyone else in this thread as well.... we can all do this together!

MsMargie1116

Thanks Sexy Momma!!! Yep, I have a pretty great hubby, too... He's very supportive, too.

See there u go thats ur motivation right there look at it everyday and don't give up and it also helps when u have some one cheering u on and telling u there proud of u to keep it stuck in ur head when u wanna give up. thats why i love my hubby for loving me and motivating me ur get there i'll be cheering for u:flowerforyou:

marci_r2010

145lbs to lose here. There are several folks on here who have lost over 100 lbs.. keep looking around! And, take it a few lbs at a time. I'm up to 21 lbs in about 10 weeks.. keeping at a 2lb per week rate. Nice and easy.

Please take good care of your body.. I'm so sorry for your loss. I can imagine wanting to focus on something other than that right now, but do take the time to heal, physically, emotionally...

best of luck!

Marci

maxnscrappers

I've been on this site on and off for a while and I used it with WW's. I am now doing it with just the site for money reasons. I think you know enough having been there before and just try this. If you need keep track of your points in a journal. Save your money and try it here. I was at 100lbs when I started I still have a way's to go.

Danielle

MsMargie1116

Oh, you can do it!!! I've got the same big calves and thighs, also... I've been told to do lots of cardio, and light weights to tone those muscles... at our weight, we should never do heavy weights... our calves & thighs would never go down... :noway:

I unfortunately have about 100 lbs to lose. The thing that infuriates me is that I feel that I don't look that overweight so it's hard to wrap my head around the fact I'm almost 300 lbs. (Well, when I started I was 299) when I feel I don't look that heavy. And that's also the problem, even if I get down to "normal" weight, I'll look like a holocause survivor. I mean, I can't even do the relaxation pose in yoga because my calves are huge and, even without much weight training, have big muscles in my theighs (not to mention my theighs are also fat).
And working out is hard because of my job. I drive school busses for a living, when I get off my morning route I am absolutely exhausted and when I finish my afternoon route I just want to go home and relax. What a pain. But seeing as I got married back in January, I want to have a baby, and I want to be down to what I was when me and my husband first moved in together which was 244. But before I die I want to be below 200. Wish me luck!

onmywaytoskinny155

Good Luck. You can do it!

MsMargie1116

Thanks for the suggestion, Tayner... Honestly, I really need the meetings... my BFF does WW, too, she started WW with me at the beginning of the year. She's done amazingly well. Plus I LOVE my WW leader... So yea, I need the meetings, but come on here for extra support... combining the two, couldn't hurt, right? :flowerforyou:

I started out with 146 to lose... 78 left to lose... been at it for about 6 months now... and it is a lifestyle change that this website has taught me.

I dont think weight watchers is a waste of money, but I do think that you should give this website and all it has to offer a legitimate try first... it is free, and works much in the same way if you have the will power and dedication to use it... then, if you dont think it is enough join WW... just my 2 cents....

Good luck to you, and everyone else in this thread as well.... we can all do this together!

SexymamaE

see there ur well on ur way to losing ur 100lbs u'll do great:flowerforyou: i believe in u and ur welcome

MsMargie1116

Thanks so much, Marci, I am on my way to healing... physically and emotionally... I have to give credit to my faith in Christ for the emotional healing... as well as the physical healing, too.

145lbs to lose here. There are several folks on here who have lost over 100 lbs.. keep looking around! And, take it a few lbs at a time. I'm up to 21 lbs in about 10 weeks.. keeping at a 2lb per week rate. Nice and easy.

Please take good care of your body.. I'm so sorry for your loss. I can imagine wanting to focus on something other than that right now, but do take the time to heal, physically, emotionally...

best of luck!

Marci

MsMargie1116

Thanks!!! WOW Look at you!!! 107lbs, huh??? Keep up the great work!!!

Good Luck. You can do it!

MsMargie1116

Thanks girl, you, too!!! :flowerforyou:

see there ur well on ur way to losing ur 100lbs u'll do great:flowerforyou: i believe in u and ur welcome

ittybittybadonkadonk

i started this site at 225 back in August ... i am happy to say i have lost 17pounds bringing me to 208 ... with determination , eating healthy , working out and the support and motivation you get on here .... it will be no time before reaching your goal weight .... good luck to you and so sorry for your loss :flowerforyou:

twilight1542

I unfortunately have about 100 lbs to lose. The thing that infuriates me is that I feel that I don't look that overweight so it's hard to wrap my head around the fact I'm almost 300 lbs. (Well, when I started I was 299) when I feel I don't look that heavy. And that's also the problem, even if I get down to "normal" weight, I'll look like a holocause survivor. I mean, I can't even do the relaxation pose in yoga because my calves are huge and, even without much weight training, have big muscles in my theighs (not to mention my theighs are also fat).
And working out is hard because of my job. I drive school busses for a living, when I get off my morning route I am absolutely exhausted and when I finish my afternoon route I just want to go home and relax. What a pain. But seeing as I got married back in January, I want to have a baby, and I want to be down to what I was when me and my husband first moved in together which was 244. But before I die I want to be below 200. Wish me luck!

My end goal is 105lbs lost...although that could change either way depending on how I feel the closer I get.

"And that's also the problem, even if I get down to "normal" weight, I'll look like a holocause survivor." Sounds like you have a similar mindset to me...until I decided to stop assuming and just see how things go. How do you know what you will look like at a "healthy weight" if you've never seen your body at a healthy weight, which I'm assuming you haven't since your post makes it sound as though you've always been overweight? Personally, 130--my goal weight--seems really small to me, but I keep reminding myself that I can't say what I will look like at 130 since I've never been there before. So perhaps you should consider changing your mindset as well....After all, that is something that you could easily use to justify giving up on weight loss long before your goal weight......

"And working out is hard because of my job. I drive school busses for a living, when I get off my morning route I am absolutely exhausted and when I finish my afternoon route I just want to go home and relax. " Read my profile and you'll understand why I had to comment on this. I also used my job as an excuse for a long time....so long in fact that I ended up with an extra 50+lbs to lose. Despite my job I have made time for 30mins-2 hrs of cardio almost every day for the last 4 months and have the weight loss to prove it. If you really want to change your lifestyle..If you really want to have a healthy pregnancy...If your really want to have the energy to be able to play with your future kids...If you really want to have good health and be around to see your kids graduate, get married, and watch your grandchildren grow up....Then you'll find a way to eat healthier and exercise. Excuses like these are our minds way of justifying our actions and oftentimes do not reflect reality. BTW---I have way more energy and sleep better now that I have made time for exercise that I ever did before. So you may find that you are less tired in general if you find the time for exercise.

I'm sorry if I come off as preachy, but what you said really hit home for me and if I can do this, then so can you : )

lovelyvirgomiss

Hello! I just joined this site today. I too, have over 100 pounds to lose. I have a gym membership, and will begin going back to the gym this week. Sometimes, it just gets hard to stay focused, but with the right amount of support and motivation, we can do this :~). I've heard some good things about this site, and I hope it's all true. I need all the help I can get in trying to get this weight off of me :laugh: . Good luck with your weightloss!

Tamishumate

You can do this, You just need to stay focused and know that it is going to take a long time to lose your weight, in a healthy manner. I think that is a big thing and it makes such overweight people give up so easily cause it is such a long process. You need to exercise, Absolutely 100% you need to get cardio in as many times a week as you can, that will make a huge difference. I work out 5x a week, always , never missed a time. Basically you need to put yourself first, on a daily basis!
Follow the plan here, log all your calories, log all your exercise ,and you will lose! that is all I have done and look at my success! :flowerforyou: Good luck to you!!

twilight1542

Hey i had a 131bls to lose i lost 61lbs but i still got 70more to go and it takes time and those diets don't work what works is eating healthier and cardio and strengh training. And lots of support and motivation and determention. I owe it all to the love of my life u is my motivation and i'm glad we're together. so i'm here if u need me u'll get thought it good luck:flowerforyou: oh p.s. buy something in a smaller size and keep trying it on till it fits and plan to where it some where like i did thats how i lost my 61lbs i had a tube top dress i wanted to surprize my new hubby in whe i went to see him in jamaica and in 5mons it fit and it was a couple of inchs to big so good luck

I share your sentiments....although I've only lost 44lbs out of 105lbs. So snaps to you on your weight loss so far : ) Starting this I just wanted my clothes to fit looser, but recently I tried on some jeans that haven't seen the light of day in years...Amazingly enough, a bunch of them fit me. I have a super cute pair of pants that I can't wait to fit into--they fit, but don't look good just yet. That definitely is a great motivator.....After those, it's a couple cute dresses : )

Tamishumate

I unfortunately have about 100 lbs to lose. The thing that infuriates me is that I feel that I don't look that overweight so it's hard to wrap my head around the fact I'm almost 300 lbs. (Well, when I started I was 299) when I feel I don't look that heavy. And that's also the problem, even if I get down to "normal" weight, I'll look like a holocause survivor. I mean, I can't even do the relaxation pose in yoga because my calves are huge and, even without much weight training, have big muscles in my theighs (not to mention my theighs are also fat).
And working out is hard because of my job. I drive school busses for a living, when I get off my morning route I am absolutely exhausted and when I finish my afternoon route I just want to go home and relax. What a pain. But seeing as I got married back in January, I want to have a baby, and I want to be down to what I was when me and my husband first moved in together which was 244. But before I die I want to be below 200. Wish me luck!

I have to say this, and not to be mean, But you have to find the time to put yourself first. You need to make yourself exercise, Sounds like you have plenty of time after your AM route to go walking or get to a gym. You just need to do it, instead of going home and doing nothing. Your tiredness will go away, give it a month, and you will feel so much better!:flowerforyou: I say this from experience! that was always my excuse, I work 8 hours a day, on my feet all day except for a 30 min break. the last thing I wanted to do was go to the gym at night. But that is what I did, and that is what I continue to do 5x a week. And you know what? I leave work and I am not tired, I go to the gym for at least 1 hour a night, and I run 2 or 3 miles a night. I get home at 8 at night, spend time with my kids,, my husband, and I get in the shower and get ready for the next day , It is midnight before I am asleep and I am up at 7 am to do it all over again the next day. HAD someone told me that I would be doing this a year ago, I would have laughed in their face. I am only telling you this so you know it is possible, you just need to make yourself do it, and not make excuses. again, I am not trying to be mean!:flowerforyou:

twilight1542

Oh, I don't consider WW a waite of $$$ I was doing it before I got preggers, and between 1/1 and 6/15 I lost over 50 lbs... Definately NOT a waste of $$$... I'll still stick with this sight, for the support... you can never have TOO MUCH support!!!

I'm not going to diss WW as I do know some people who have done it, lost weight, and kept it off. But just remember that the hardest part is not getting to your goal weight, but maintaining the loss after you stop WW. My co-worker lost 100+lbs on it. While she looks great, I can definitely see the fluctuations because I've known her for more than 10 years. She tends to fluctuate up 10-15 lbs then will get back on track again. But the thing is that she has totally lost all motivation to exercise and only does so when her hubby agrees to pay for her personal trainer who seems to be the only person that can get her moving.

twilight1542

I unfortunately have about 100 lbs to lose. The thing that infuriates me is that I feel that I don't look that overweight so it's hard to wrap my head around the fact I'm almost 300 lbs. (Well, when I started I was 299) when I feel I don't look that heavy. And that's also the problem, even if I get down to "normal" weight, I'll look like a holocause survivor. I mean, I can't even do the relaxation pose in yoga because my calves are huge and, even without much weight training, have big muscles in my theighs (not to mention my theighs are also fat).
And working out is hard because of my job. I drive school busses for a living, when I get off my morning route I am absolutely exhausted and when I finish my afternoon route I just want to go home and relax. What a pain. But seeing as I got married back in January, I want to have a baby, and I want to be down to what I was when me and my husband first moved in together which was 244. But before I die I want to be below 200. Wish me luck!

I have to say this, and not to be mean, But you have to find the time to put yourself first. You need to make yourself exercise, Sounds like you have plenty of time after your AM route to go walking or get to a gym. You just need to do it, instead of going home and doing nothing. Your tiredness will go away, give it a month, and you will feel so much better!:flowerforyou: I say this from experience! that was always my excuse, I work 8 hours a day, on my feet all day except for a 30 min break. the last thing I wanted to do was go to the gym at night. But that is what I did, and that is what I continue to do 5x a week. And you know what? I leave work and I am not tired, I go to the gym for at least 1 hour a night, and I run 2 or 3 miles a night. I get home at 8 at night, spend time with my kids,, my husband, and I get in the shower and get ready for the next day , It is midnight before I am asleep and I am up at 7 am to do it all over again the next day. HAD someone told me that I would be doing this a year ago, I would have laughed in their face. I am only telling you this so you know it is possible, you just need to make yourself do it, and not make excuses. again, I am not trying to be mean!:flowerforyou:

My thoughts exactly : )

weaklink109

You mention being really tired after your morning route. I can only imagine how draining your job can be. Driving without ANY kids can be stressful, so a whole busload can't make things any easier, BUT it is your life, and you have to make it work for you.:flowerforyou:

As far as the tiredness, make sure you are getting enough protein in your first meal of the day. Also, when you get off work, have a healthy snack. Give yourself a half an hour to relax and recoup, and then get out there and get walking. It doesn't require anything but appropriate footwear. If you live in an area without sidewalks, go to a park, or maybe a school track, if it isn't in use, or if the weather is lousy, a lot of shopping malls have "mallwalking" groups. The key is to get moving and do it every day.

I work a split shift and start at 5a and work til 10a. I get out and walk at least 3 times during the week, for at least and hour to an hour and a half during the 5 hours between my morning and afternoon shifts. I usually catch at least 45 mins to an hour of shut eye, sometimes before, sometimes after, but I do manage to get both things done regularly.

Even if you start with only 20 minutes and add 5 minutes until you are up to at least an hour, it will help.
Once you have a routine established, you will find that your energy level will improve.

If you are not comfortable walking in public, and you have Comcast cable, and a digital box, you can use the fitness and exercise videos available in the On Demand service at no charge. Another possibility is to purchase some videos, Leslie Sansone has some excellent walking routines, or you can even get exercise videos from Netflix, which lets you try them out and then you can purchase any that you know work for you.

The above suggestions are meant to get you started. You can add other kinds of cardio and strength training as you develop your routine.

I started on the site in April, and I am less than 10 lbs from dropping below 200 lbs. for the first time in 12 years. I decided last April, a week after my birthday that the best present I could give myself was to be 100 lbs. lighter on my NEXT birthday. I may not make that goal by my birthday, but I intend to keep working at it. Like you, I did Atkins, and lost, and gained it all back plus "interest.":grumble:

I have lost an average of 8 lbs per month since I started--not the QUICKEST loss I ever had, but the easiest, and since I can eat ANYTHING I want, just less of it, I am not feeling deprived, so I can eat like this for the rest of my life. When I reach my ultimate goal of being down 120 lbs:drinker: :drinker: ., it will be interesting to see if I can break the habit of logging everything I eat. When I don't get to it til the end of the day, I get a little uneasy, even though I am pretty good at adding in my head now because I know what most of the things I eat regularly "cost" me in terms of calories.

You CAN do this, and I wish you every success. If you feel you need the additional support of WW, so be it. For myself, I am cheap and I have enough demands on my time without going to another meeting, so I looked around for a free option and was lucky enough to land here.

Once you wrap your mind around the fact that this is a LIFESTYLE CHANGE, and stop using the "d" word ( d- i- e- t--is a four letter word, you know!!:laugh: ) and give yourself permission to enjoy a treat now and then without beating yourself up, the journey will get easier. It won't be all downhill, but there will be fewer peaks to climb than if you were still mired in what I call "the diet mindset."

Good Luck. This is the place to be!!!!

GumbyAnne

I would just like to pipe in on behalf of BeahStar, since I'm her sister (HI SISSY!) and I know all about her struggles.

She has already started working out a few days a week at the gym and working with a personal trainer a couple times a week. She has already lost like 15 pounds and since she is 6 feet tall (this is a factor we should all discuss more often because it really has a big impact on what a healthy weight is for us), does not need to lose more than 100 pounds to be at a healthy BMI. If she got to 185 pounds she would be in a healthy range and I know her well enough to know that she would be pretty thin at that size.

Of course, she has been beautiful every day that I have known her (that is, every day of her life) but once she drops a few pounds she will also be healthier and giving her kids a great start! Go BeahStar!

MsMargie1116

Oh WOW, I didn't realize I'd started something here... I hope ya'll know I didn't intend to start a debate on whether WW was good or bad, I personally like WW, and LOVE it... I agree, this site seems to have alot of the WW ideas (for lack of a better word).

I hope ya'll didn't think otherwise!!! :noway: That was not my intention.

I say, what ever works for you, do it... I'm all about keeping the peace, this thread was just meant to be extra encouragement to those of us who have more than 100 lbs to lose...