Deployment Overeater Support Team

hilarij

:bigsmile: Our Yellow Ribbon Weight Loss Team is now up and running. Anyone involved in a Deployment jump on board!

My name is Hilari and I am a Blue Star Mother with a son who is due to ship to AFG in a few weeks. I am a yo yo weight person and have been all my life. Managed to get my weight down to 127 lbs 11/08, was exercising and felt great. Then my son told me he enlisted to go to Afg. Although I was very proud of him, it tripped me up emotionally and weight wise... I am now up to 141 and I am not 6 feet tall. Cloths don't fit, underware doesn't fit:blushing: , and I can't look in the mirror:glasses: . So here I am.
Gotta be strong like my son. I have the deployment bracelet, Attagirl bracelet, and my Flat Daddy...now I need to be able to look in the mirror and be happy with myself.

FabulousFifty

Great idea! The Yellow Ribbon Forum topic will be busy! Good luck!:flowerforyou:

leesapeesa

I would love to join this group!

I am 30 years old and I live south of Boston. My highest weight was approximately 250 lbs(sept 08). When I saw that on the scale I cried and cried. I thought this is NOT how I want to live my life. no more excuses and no more denial. Currently I am apprx 208(ugh...) but I am getting there. I went off track for quiet a few months which i feel stemmed from my boyfriends job... He is on a contract assignment at Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo. Prior to working there he was in the Army and served in Iraq but prior to THAT he was in the Marines. Military is all he knows and totaling up all the time he has been overseas would add up to about 9-10 years. We met through a mutal friend who he was staying with when he got home from Iraq and became good friends. He then went to Camp Bondsteel and we continued to keep in touch. We started dating February of 09 so all we really have known is long distance. I look forward to our vacations together but I miss him terribly and it gets hard to cope sometimes.

I think this group is a wonderful idea.. we all have obstacles to get through- tough times and being away from our loved ones makes it that much harder. Having a group to lean on will give us all the support to help our sucesses.

emilyfh

wow, that must be really hard to handle, my prayers are with your son and all who are over in afg to save our usa. Good luck on the weight loss :flowerforyou:

timmijop

Hi everyone I am onboard!!! Good morning, I hope you all have heard from your loved ones reciently!!!

holly122677

I am on board :happy:

My name is Holly, I am 32 and divorced. Mother to 2 wonderful kids. My boyfriend is currently deployed in Iraq. He has been there since Aug 30th. He is supposed to be deployed for a year, however I have been recently informed that it might be shortened. YAY!!!....As soon as he returns we are planning on getting married. My heaviest weight was 274 lbs. I had gastric bypass 6 years ago and lost down to 138. I was feeling great then got pregnant with my daughter. Through the divorce and pregnancy I gained back up to 182 lbs. I am currently at 172 and would love to be at 140 by the time my boyfriend gets home. Even though I had gastric bypass, it is still a struggle to lose the weight and keep it off. You find that the nasty habits you used to have return. I am a stress eater and the deployment was very stressful in the beginning. It does get better though. Its great to find a wonderful place with people who can relate to the stress of weightloss and deployments. Glad to be a part of this :flowerforyou:

run_girl_run

Today is the day I stop eating for 5 and get down to business. My husband is gearing up to go pretty soon and his leave ends today. We are moving onto base this coming week so it's bound to get pretty busy.

I'm recently vegetarian and flirting with the whole idea of vegan so you would think my food options would be limited... but I still managed to gain a ton over the Christmas holidays. Here it goes! I'm off to plan my meals for the day.

holly122677

Good Luck run_girl_run. :flowerforyou:
I am planning my meals for the week also and looks like we might have snow coming in for next weekend. I am ready for spring already :ohwell:

SlimSasha

Hi everyone, I am so happy about our group. My name is Sasha,28, right now we are stationed at Minot AFB, ND. I have been married for almost 8 years and my hubby has been in the AF for 8 years, but this is our first deployment. He has been in Iraq for about a month with a total of 6 months out...lets hope not more. After I had my son (who is two) my husband was gone for 5 months to go cross train, and with the stress of him gone and me with a 5 month old plus all the extra pregnancy weight i got up to 226 and stayed right around there until LAST Christmas (08) when i said enough is enough. Over the year with ups and downs i did manage to get down to 193...and stayed there for a long time.With him leaving and then the holidays without him i am up about 8 lbs...i would love to be at least 160 when he gets back in June. It is well below zero most of the time up here in ND, so I try to do alot of DVD's to get the burn=) I look forward to gving all the support i can. All our hero's will be home soon...the DAY WILL COME...so lets step on it so we all look SMOKIN HOT when they get back to us!!!! GOOD LUCK!!!

timmijop

I plan out my meals for 2 weeks at a time so I am not hitting the commisary or anyother store on pay day we are all guilty of it and we all know how crazy it is!!! Plus it is alot easier to stick to healty eating when it is planned out for you I try to keep variety in my meals but also make them easy to make so I dont slack on cooking or eating right!! The night before I open my journal and check to see what is on the menu for the next day!! Also when you buy freezable stuff portion it out before you put it in your fridge!! It will stop you from over eating!! Per one pound of ground chicken I get 4 servings in individual zip lock bags dated and frozen!! Chicken breasts too!! It makes it so much easier to marinate too!!!! Frozen Veggies as well!!! I love to make eggs with spinich and my daughter loves them as well so in the AM when I go to cook my eggs I take out the (100 cal snack bag) worh of spinich which yeilds about 1 c frozen put about 2 tbsp of h20 in there and zap it in the microwave for 45 sec zipped shut. Until it is not frozen anymore! just add to eggs!! It is so easy!!

That is how we sink to eating the junk food!!! NUMBER one if you dont bring it into your house it wont be there to eat!!!!!
Number two the easier you make eating healthy food the more you will do it!!!! It is so much easier to keep that stuff out of the house while the significant other is gone!! My hubby is guilty of eating 2 cans of pringles in one sitting!!! and more than enough cookies!!

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leesapeesa

planning my meals has definately given me no excuses to be out of control. i only plan the night before what i will eat the following day and i do not always plan my dinners ahead but it has been so easy to just open my food log and follow what i have already written in.

I live alone(just me and my dog!) so I don't have to worry about anyone bringing junk food into my house. I am very lucky in that aspect.

Timmijop- i am obsessed with eggs! I never really was a huge fan until I started watching what I ate.. Then I realized there is so many ways to make them taste different. so many options for veggies and spices! I do the spinach thing also. I love egg white omlettes for dinner as well as it is a quick and yummy option and easy for me since I am only cooking for one. My favorite is taking frozen pepper and onion stir fry with some sliced mushrooms, the eggs and a slice of 2% kraft cheese... the cheese melts so creamy.

Holly- you look fantastic! I can see that even with gastric, it is a struggle. It is great that you are not leaving it up to just the surgery to lose the weight. i think some people have a mindset that the surgery does it all.. NOT TRUE. I did work with a woman who had the surgery and she continued to eat extremely poorly(i mean.. m&ms at 8 in the morning..??) I find that unfortunate that she solely relied on her surgery. but i certainly commend you for eating right and sticking to it. you should be very proud of yourself!

timmijop

leesapeesa: those eggs sound amazing!!! I usually do 2 egg whites plus 1 whole egg and I split them with my daughter who just loves eggs so much!! I usually use some Kraft shredded cheese either mozerella or mexican. sometimes adding turkey bacon which I cook in the microwave fro 2 min till crips and diced tomato!! I love making things with eggs!! Hard boiling them too gives you a great snack, I either give the yolk to my daughter or my dog usually the dog though lol! and I fill the white with hot sauce hahah!! (I am originally a western pennsylvanian )

overit

I am in! DH has been deployed since last summer. I was really hoping to lose a LOT of weight during the deployment but no such luck this far, and then the holidays just pushed me over the edge on the scale. I have always battled my weight. In 2006 a month after we had our 2nd child, DH joined the Army, went to AIT and then was stationed in Korea. In those 9 months when he was gone I was able to lose about 60 pounds. Four months into his time in Korea, the kids and I moved there with him and I got lazy and put all the weight back on :-( On a positive note, I have been smoke free since July of 08. So I do attribute some of my weight gain to that. During this deployment I just haven't gotten the motivation or out of the slump that I needed to get into the losing weight mode. Over the holidays I have really realized how depressed I am that DH is gone and I guess I have been in denial about it, and of course I am an emotional eater! But enough is enough and I need to get this weight off!

I have also decided to really start watching my childrens food intake better and my son is really not happy with me about it and I just really want to save him from a life long battle with weight. I have really not been a planner on meals and pretty much just cook what I have. I need to find some child friendly side dishes that are more than just packaged noodles and rice with seasonings.

I look forward to getting to know you ladies in our journey through deployment and weight loss.

holly122677

Welcome overit :flowerforyou:

Congrats on being smoke free. Thats a wonderful accomplishment. You should be very proud. We are all in the same boat together. The support is wonderful and motivating :happy:

whidbeyweight

Yeah! so excited about this group!
My hubby(7yrs...bff for almost 10) is in the Marine Corps (8yrs). We did "geographic bachelor" last year and during that time i was able to lose the first 20+lbs. We moved to Hawaii this year, which was a huge motivation to get in shape. But then again, I have slacked. My hubby has been gone 5 months and I have only lost 5lbs :ohwell: I have a few more months until his return, so I am beginning to feel like it's crunch time. I only have about 8lbs to go... but I lose VERY slowly! I am going raw for breakfast and lunch (raw fruits & vegs) and preplanned, portioned meals. I have invited friednds over for dinner for the next week so I can enjoy my meals and hopefully not pig out. I went 80% raw in November and felt great!!

Also, this is my first week off of diet coke... i have been like a walking campaign ad for diet coke for 10yrs!!
wish me luck!

I am interested to see everyone's journeys.

leesapeesa

today was my first 'official' weigh in. I lost 2.6 lbs this past week so I am off to a good start! Just wanted to share my small success with you all and I hope this is a great week for everyone.

timmijop

great job Lisa!!! I am scared to look at a scale right now! My daughter has been sick and I havent been able to work out in 2 days She wont sleep with out me!! I feel so terrible for her, just waiting for a call back from the Ped.

timmijop

great job Lisa!!! I am scared to look at a scale right now! My daughter has been sick and I havent been able to work out in 2 days She wont sleep with out me!! I feel so terrible for her, just waiting for a call back from the Ped.

hilarij

Great respnse everybody! Anyone want to list your state and the state your spouse /child is deployed out of?

I live in Seacoast, NH
My son is deployed out of the VT National Guard.

overit

We are at Ft. Bragg, NC

SlimSasha

We are in Minot N.D,,,and hate it=)...we have been here for just over a year..this is our second base. we were in Anchoarge AK for 6 years...and my husband is pretty much from ak we LOVE it there. We are really looking forward to a warm place next!!! I am from Pa. about an hour out of Pittsburgh...welcome overit!!!...thanks for starting this hilarij..timmijop, you are just so organized with your meal plans i need to get better at that!!! Awesome job leesapeesa!

holly122677

Im in Lunenburg, Virginia and my Boyfriend is out of Ft Riley KS

Ok I had to leave work early today with the stomach bug. (My son had it a couple of days ago :frown: ) my food journal looks horrible because I havent been able to eat most of the day. Should I keep on with the food journal or let it be for a day or so until I am able to eat. I was able to stomach a few club crackers this evening. :grumble: not really any nutional value in those. I just hate to slack off. Uggg so frustrated. :grumble:

holly122677

BTW great job Lisa :flowerforyou: keep up the great work :happy:

leesapeesa

it wouldn't hurt to just keep tracking even if you aren't reaching your nutritional goals.. it will just keep the habit of tracking going while you aren't feeling well. I know when i get sick i get SOOOO disappointed because i feel like it is such a setback but hang in there and hopefully it will pass quickly. try to keep hydrated for sure!

well, today i did a biggest loser challenge on my wii.. i won the 'challenge' and it was pretty fun.. the challenge was about 10 mins then i did a 8 min cool down. I also did the free step on wii fitplus for 30 mins. i did almost 3,000 steps. We will see what tomorrow brings!

Everyone have a great night and keep your boys in your thoughts!

timmijop

Hey sorry posting so late but right now I am at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina but I we are originally from a little north of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania!! Needless to say I love my NC weather alot better than western PA!!


On a happy note I put on (hubby and I's) first date jeans yesterday and needed a belt so happy about that! I was heavier when we started seeing eachother but it feels good to know that I am about the size of the woman he initally fell in love with!!

leesapeesa

Well my boyfriend is not technically deployed.. he is doing contract work. I am south of Boston currently and my boyfriend has a house in the Knoxville TN area. I will be moving there when he comes home for good. I can't wait... I love Tennessee. We will be going there in April for our vacation together so the clock is running! I want to be smaller than the last time he saw me.. although he loves me even being overweight I just dont feel good about myself being fat.

timmi you are doing great! congratulations on needing that belt!

overit

timmijop good job! I am also originally from Western PA.

Holly, I hope you are feeling better.

Lisa, you are doing a great job on the work outs. Is it the Biggest Loser game you have? I got Jilian's first game and quickly traded it in but would love a variety of workouts because I tend to get bored easily. Also, my husband has told me that he loves me for who I am no matter my size, but I am not happy with myself the weight I am. I am about 80 lbs heavier than when we met, and I am miserable about it.

DH was supposed to be home on R&R this week or next and it is really wearing on me that it got pushed back. We are at 6 months since we've seen each other and it is really hurting. I am missing him SO much. :sad:

ngwife4life

I hope you all have room for one more... The hubby just went back to Afghanistan from two week R&R. I was very thankful to have him here for the holidays but I think I gained 4 pounds in those 2 weeks!!! I've been looking to Chocolate Chip Cookies for therapy since he left and thus I have realized I need to start logging my food again and get back on track (for the 10th time). I've lost 30 pounds since I had my daughter 17 months ago but I still have about 40 pounds to go until I am anywhere near my goal weight. Since my husband is in the Guard, I live a different kind of lifestyle than most deployed spouses. I work full time for a police department and no one really seems to understand what it's like to be apart from their spouse for so long... or at all. We only have 15 more weeks of this deployment so I really need to step it up!!! I'm trying to lose 20 more pounds by the time he gets home. Since today is already a caloric nightmare, I'm not beating myself up about it and looking forward to tomorrow.

overit

Welcome, Gennifer! That was nice that you had him home for the holidays, but I'm sure it was very hard to let him go. That stinks that you are not around other spouses going through the same thing. I know I depend on my Army wives to help me through this. So that being said, please feel free to write me if you need to vent or anything else.

holly122677

Welcome Gennifer. This is an awesome place for the support your looking for

Thanks gals. I feel so much better.

Hoping to do some Wii Fit this evening (nothing hard) to get some exercising in. I sure did miss doing some yesterday :sad:

leesapeesa

Hi Gennifer! I also do not have anyone around me who knows what it is like to be without my other half.. I know one girl who i chat with who is the gf of my boyfriends buddy but she is in Brazil and english is her 2nd language.. that makes for some interesting conversations lol. welcome to our group:) hope we can offer you some support.

overit- i do use the biggest loser wii game and i like it a lot! I do like Jillian, but she can be too intense for me. I also heard that Jillian's first game wasn't so good so I got TBL for xmas. I really enjoy it.

holly- i think i am going to do some easy stuff myself.. TOM making me feel not so good.. but i really think i should move so I will probably to the free step for a half hour while I watch tv or something. I am just feeling exhausted!

Oh ya-- I also wanted to mention I was so excited that my boyfriend ordered me a kitchen scale on amazon and sent it to me. I was complaining about needing one and he was sweet enough to get it for me. I feel so lucky he is so supportive of me wanting to lose weight.