am i the only one who needs to lose over 100 pounds?

KathyR

Is there anyone else out there who needs to lose ALOT of weight? cause im seeing pictures and not seeing many bigger people. I used to be a size 20/22 jeans in january 2004, then stage 3 breast cancer hit me, i had surgery and then went though 4 months of agressive chemo, where i was very ill and was in bed most the time between the chemo and was on alot of steroids. then went through the radiation for 2 months everyday. when i finally was out of bed and back on my feet in september i was a whopping jean size 28. I have not been able to get rid of the weight. Had back surgery 15 months ago and now am back to my self again. I am trying hard but its depressing going from a 22 to a 28. Is there any hope for me?

KathyR

Is there anyone else out there who needs to lose ALOT of weight? cause im seeing pictures and not seeing many bigger people. I used to be a size 20/22 jeans in january 2004, then stage 3 breast cancer hit me, i had surgery and then went though 4 months of agressive chemo, where i was very ill and was in bed most the time between the chemo and was on alot of steroids. then went through the radiation for 2 months everyday. when i finally was out of bed and back on my feet in september i was a whopping jean size 28. I have not been able to get rid of the weight. Had back surgery 15 months ago and now am back to my self again. I am trying hard but its depressing going from a 22 to a 28. Is there any hope for me?

mjj79

I have close to 100 to lose (about 65). It may as well be 100 lbs though, b/c I 've been trying for soooo long. I will ay though, that MANY people on this site have lost SIGNIFICANT amounts of weight, so you can to. Also, if you can beat cancer, you can certainly do this ! God bless!

kerrilucko

Hi, I'm not trying to lose over 100, but still a bunch, my goal right now is 59 lbs that will put me at about 150 lbs. Once I'm there I may try for more. BUT I have seen lots of profiles on here of people trying to lose up to 200 lbs. There is a wide range of people on here, but we all have something in common

lesliemassage

I'm trying to lose 70 lbs. I went through the cancer thing, too. Here's a revelation....I always pictured cancer patients as skinny, baldheaded people....what a shock when I realized I was gaining weight by the day. Dang those steroids. I went from a size 16 to a 22 and it is very depressing.

But, that was 10 years ago and it's time to do something about it.

Good luck. :flowerforyou:

TamTastic

Hey there. Look no further! You have found your inspiration! (Not to toot my own horn or anything!)

BUT, I started in September at 270 lbs, as of this past Thursday, I was down to 199. My goal weight is 135, which means by the end I will have lost 135 lbs! Crazy!! But, I am down 71 of those pounds and have another 64 to lose.

Just start, take it a week at at time. Focus around 1550-1600 calories a day, maybe a little more, watch your portions, measure EVERYTHING, drink tons of water and exercise when you can and it will happen. Those small, healthy losses will add up QUICK! I should know! When I started in September, it was so daunting to think of even getting below 200!! But, I did it. I just started thinking about food differently. I look at it as fuel for my body and something to contribute to my overall health, not take away from it.

Let me know if you need anything!!! But, it IS possible. I am sure of that now.

Tami

KathyR

I thought the same thing, told myself , well if i get anything outa this cancer it will be skinny, but i was putting on the weight like mad, even though i was hardly eating. Some even say to me now , you had cancer? I thought you lost weight during cancer, not gained like that. I feel i have to explain my obesity to everyone who looks at me wrong cause im so big.

KathyR

Tami, that gives me some hope , thank you for your story. And everyone , thank you for your suport and hope also, I cant talk to anyone around me cause they have no idea how much i hurt right now cause im so fat. So this helps alot, thanks again

elliott062907

OK, I was a sixe 22 and pushing 300 around 2002....
Then I went to 218 by 2004
Then I went to 198 by 2005
Then 240 2006
Then I stayed the same until 2007

In May 2007 I went from 238 and by Dec 07 200.

Now I am 215

So No, you aren't the only one who wants to loose 100 or maybe a little less.

But now I have control!!!!

Rachael2179

You are not the only one that has to lose alot. I have almost 100 pounds to go. :happy:

icupfunny2000

No your definately not the only one!!! there are lots of us on here that need to lose a lot of weight!!!! i still want to lose 106 and i have already lost 26 since january. so in total when i started eating healthy and working out i needed to lose a whopping 132 pounds!!!!! I am well on my way and you can do this too!!!! i know you can!!!
J~

sculley

Your not alone alot of us have been down that route.... here goes

I was 210 size 20 in 2005
Size 16/18 in 2006-2007
size 14/15 2008 right now at 165 lbs.

So you see if you put your mind to it I know you can do it. I am sure you will get alot of stories like this. Good luck and stick with it.

SuniBC

Hi Kathy...

I too need to lose more than 100 lbs. I just started last Monday.....my weight is 280 and put down my goal as 180....which probably is still too heavy.....but I will be satisfied if I can achieve that. Maybe I'll change my goal when I get there...maybe not.

I know with the motivation, encouragement, and tips from this site, it will be easier than trying to do it all on my own.

We'll do it together!!!
Chin up! :flowerforyou:
SuniBC

sindyb9

I have been there as well I was 285 in 2005 lost 65 pounds and kept it off until last year I started to gain after having my foot worked on. Now I am 215 and have 65 lbs to go. This time I am taking all of it off. So I can be around for my family.

auntkaren

For someone that has battled cancer the way you have and back surgery, I believe there is great hope for you. You are a fighter with a great future ahead of you. :flowerforyou: The picture I have on here is where I had lost 50 pounds last year. I was nearly 300 pounds and went to 245 But that was the way I use to diet, and over the winter I went back up to 273 lbs. I started with MFP 4 weeks ago learning to eat the right way and am now 258 lbs. Instead of just dieting this time, this is a new way of life for me now. You have come to the right place for support and learning a healthier way of life. :drinker: The picture I have holding one of my cats is where I weighed around 298 pounds.

KathyR

You have all given me hope that it is possible. I weight 292 at this time. I am seting small goals at a time because i don't want to be over welmed. i really would like to be 280 by the first week in June. I think this is a realistic goal but not sure if it can be done. But i am trying. You all are an inspiration to me after seeing all that you guys have gone through to get to the point your at now. I think this site is one of the best ive seen and you all seam careing and very helpfull

Pom_love_2

No, you aren't. I have 120lbs to lose, probably should lose more but it will make be happy to be 150 again and in “normal” sizes. When I started I was 273, 2 weeks ago and have lost 5lbs so far, not much, but it’s something.

Important:
I just adjusted my food calorie intake by changing my weight loss goals to 1lb/week instead of 2 thanks to some posts (the people here are wonderful:happy: ) that said we should eat at least our BMR each day. Make sure you check yours. Mine is 1832, and the calorie counter for loggimg in had me at 1340, which is way below. Now it’s set at 1790. I log every thing I eat as well as every activity, which isn’t much having the back problems I do.

Some websites I use for the activity logging are:
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/calorie-counter
http://body.aol.com/tools/calories-burned?sem=1&ncid=AOLHTH00170000000022 http://www.coolnurse.com/calories_burned.htm http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/HealthyLiving/ToolsCalculators/CalorieBurn?s=health&m=plans/tools/burnrate/Control , http://www.nutristrategy.com/activitylist4.htm

I like the ones that allow me to enter my weight because someone who only weighs 140lbs doesn’t burn as many calories as I at the same activities. Some of them also include shopping, sitting and playing with children and standing. That way I don’t eat too few calories for my activity, though it is minimal. Most of my weight gain began when I was starving myself, then was sent to a nutritionist that had me eating but not with very good tools to log and watch my calories, so my stomach capacity got larger, but my food choices were poor. This site is the best thing that’s every happened to me! I can’t afford those programs that charge for each meeting and/ or food or have you counting points….I cook a lot of my food and they don’t come with “point values”. I’ve gotten some great recipes and a website for more recipes: http://www.hungry-girl.com/externalink.php?frameurl=http://www.aimeesadventures.com/
that has “normal” foods that my son will eat. (sorry I don't know how to make these clickable links, you'll have to cut and paste them)

Keep coming back and I’m sure the help and support of the members will be a great encouragement. We aren’t alone anymore!

Tammy

plantlady99

I don't have to lose 100 but I do have to lose 62. does that count. I have lost 10 lbs. on MFP. It has been about 15 years of trying to loose it. It is time.

bonkers5975

Well, I hope there's hope for you, because that would mean there's hope for me! I'm looking to lose 175lbs. I'm also a jean size 28. I try not to think about it too much, because it seems like an impossible mountain to climb, but I'm doing it one bite at a time. I'm lucky because I am fairly active, I spend alot of time with my horses, mucking, riding, training my little one and keeping fences standing! Not to mention throwing around those 75lb. bales of hay; great strength training!

When I get discouraged, I think about how much more I'll be able to accomplish when I shed this monkey, how my feet and knees won't hurt all the time, how I'll be able to do stuff without getting winded, how I'm going to be the first person to ride my now 2 year old filly next spring.

I've noticed too that there don't seem to be many people trying to lose what I have to. So I'm glad you spoke up. We can do it!

:drinker:

KatWood

No obstacle is impossible. Work hard! Play Hard! Stay positive

Starting weight 255 (June 2007)
Current weight 194
44 pounds to go

commonsensefitness

I am also a 100lbs loser wanna be. It is going to be little tough but we are here to support each other. Today is my first day on the site and I really appreciate that it has some great elements to keep track of things and focus on the goal.

butterfly2008

me! and im excited you asked cause i just jpined and i was thinking the same thing

AshliColon

Wow! There sure are a lot of us! I rang in the new year at 275 lbs wearing a size 22. I've managed to shed 47 pounds since then and still have nearly 90 lbs to my goal weight. MFP makes it so easy to keep you on track and gives me hope that I will ring in 2009 having reached my goal!

--ash :flowerforyou:

msarro

I just joined today, and I am actually midway through my journey. December 24th 2006 I looked down at a scale and saw that I was 320lbs. My jaw dropped. I'm currently 250, and I feel incredible. My goal is 200, but I wouldn't mind getting to 190 eventually (below that I'm going to look emaciated).

You're not alone. You have a long journey ahead of you, but the benefits you reap are so amazing you can't even imagine them - especially if you've been larger your whole life (which was my story).

fun4pooh

I miscarried in 1999 was depressed and went up to 270 lbs. I dieted and lost 75 lbs in 2000. Then in 2004 I had my sunshine (a beautiful little girl), went through a divorce and gained weight again. I am now 227 lbs. I have a goal of 40 lbs. I know that I should loose more but if I set smaller goals it is easier to reach them. I am a size 16 now but they are tight. So I would like to be a solid 14 and maybe a 12. When I reach that goal then I will evaluate a new goal. It helps to document my food so this site has bee good for me.

rose8989

In my teens, I was almost 250 pounds at my heaviest. I’m 25 years old and 160 now, and jog 3 times week, for the first time in my life. The way I did it is to look at it like I only needed to lose 1 pound for the week. And never kick myself if I didn’t make it, just that I had to try harder. You can do it, but it’s going to be a long journey. (It took me about 3 years) good luck!

arubabound

ok......first take a deep breath, then remind yourself that just because there's some extra weight , that doesn't define you as a person, or make you any less wonderful. I refuse to get on the scale...it's a number, not the defination of whats "normal". Yesterday morning I caught a glimspe of some very large thighs in the mirror and immediatly became discouraged, but I put on my clothes, and felt better. My pants, which 3 weeks ago left a lovely red mark around my waist, you know the kind....your pants are so tight, at the end of the day your left with a reminder of the waistband. Well they were not tight. I wore them all day at work, and the only red I had at the end of the day was the tomato in my salad!! So take it slow, dont think of how much you need lose, but focus on daily victories. Good luck smile and treat yourself to a bubblebath!!!

heavenluv

I was always a small person growing up. At 18 was 126 and I'm only 5 foot tall. I had my 1st son in 1993 after giving birth I was back to 126 , had my 2nd son in 1994 after the birth back to 126 then in1995 got pregnant with twins was in a 4x maternity clothes after the birth was back down to 126, But lost my daughter 1 hour after birth. I want through a major depression and woke up one morning weighing in at 200 that was in 1996 and now as of today I weigh 227. I joined this site last Thursday and Yesturday I started my first day with watching what I ate and actually walked for 20 min at the park. The site has given me hope and my goal is to get down to 130lbs.

KathyR

It's great knowing i am not alone with this battle and i congratulate all of you for doing so good so far. I am a lil discuraged today, i don't even like myself right now, but i know it will pass, its just getting through the day to start a new day. You have all given me hope and kind words or wisdom and i am greatfull for that. hugssssssss

weightlossinprogress

Your not alone - I have 60 more lbs to lose!!!!

bonkers5975

Hey, this thread is AWESOME!! Just what I needed to hear!