Eat Healthy; Get Fit; Lose 100+ New Group 1st Weigh in Jan.

I'm in!

Tagging for the morning. Yay!

i am in i need help

I have both........ another 100 lbs to lose and i also got a wii fit plus for christmas.

I'm at 240.2 now, started August 26 at 301, but I would sure love to find myself closing in on 140 by the end of 2010.

nice to meet you all- katie

Yes! Im ready for this, been waiting too long!! Thanks! Good to meet all of you!

Good Morning Ladies,

My starting weigh in is 310.5. I am adding my measurements too so that I have a starting point, and something to keep me honest.

Biceps=18"
Chest=52.5"
Upper Stomach Area unfortunately I have two guts 54"
Lower Stomach Area 56"
Upper thigh 30"

I think our challenge for the week should be excercise related. The whole point to losing weight is so we can all be healthier, and we can start with that now regardless of our weight. Maybe the goal this week should be to do some form of cardio 3 times this week for at least 30 minutes. It doesn't have to be fancy, just a walk around the block would suffice. What do you think ?

Well, i started with a shake by my doctor, when i went in last august. i was told i needed to make an appointment with the diabetic clinic. my weight was 301 and my sugars out of control.:noway: i just didn't want to live like that. so i told the doctor i would be dieting instead. (i don't think he believed me.)

I took my youngest daughter off to college came home and got started august 26. i am dieting more severely than mfp recommends. my doctor suggested 1000 calories a day.

2 weeks after starting to diet, i joined a gym and started water aerobics 3 times a week. (i have a bad knee and can work better in water) 2 weeks after that i got a trainer at the gym to get me started on the weight machines, i started at about 20 minutes and have added to about an hour. We all need some weight bearing exercise and i also felt i needed to be toning muscles that i was building. So, i have been doing that 3 alternate days that i'm not in the pool.

my first big goal was the early november visit to the doctor. i had lost 35 lbs and he was really impressed that i was doing so well. so he asked me to come back in february with hopes i would lose another 25 lbs by then (ha!). i'm there already the next month of dieting is bonus!

For Christmas i got the wii fit plus. One thing i haven't been doing as much of is regular stretching. And we sometimes get ugly winter weather that might keep me from the gym. So the wii will help with those areas.

You asked what i've been doing. well, a bit long winded, but mostly working my a** off.:bigsmile: i can honestly say i have not eaten anything fried since august. i have had a couple of days close to 1200 calories (today will be like that, big party here) but with the exercise i'm still way ahead of the game.

Nothing will taste as good as i feel now. i just refuse to allow myself to be tempted. it is all about choice. i choose to go exercise, not watch tv; i choose to stop at one glass of wine, not 3; i choose to have a cup of tea/coffee, not dessert; etc.
i am frugal with calories, but do work to get to 1000; so i often can have a less than 100 calorie snack in the evenings and i keep several in the house to choose from (even 10 calorie jello cups for days i am really too close to eat more, just want something).

i'm fortunate that my husband has been very supportive. :smooched: He could stand to lose weight too. And though he is not actively dieting, he is willing to eat lower calorie meals in the evenings with me. He has been proud of my work so far, it helps.

i love to share and try new recipes and helpful foods anyone wants to share. like: since coming on mfp i learned about "flat out" flatbread (only 90 calories each lower than most tortillas) and vita-muffins, vita-tops 100 calorie muffins in the freezer section terrific healthy high fiber, low fat & sodium. every few calories not eaten will come off "in the end".:laugh:

thanks for the compliment, i am very happy with me these days. :blushing: -katie

Alright, I'm at 229.8 this week which is actually up 0.6 from last week but I had a lot of sodium yesterday (and 2 glasses of wine) so I'm sure I'll be back down in a couple days.
I started September 8, 2009 at somewhere over 270.

Wow, I just noticed that jlb123 and Athena are also losing weight really fast! This is so inspiring!!

I'm curious to know, especially from those having success, are you allowing yourself to eat whatever you want as long as you stay under a calorie limit-- or do you just try to mostly eat healthy-- or are you trying to keep carbs low or anything like that?

Thanks for all the feedback, jlb. I have tended to get much too perfectionistic and rigid in the past about low carb, low glycemic load, etc. You seem to have a really healthy, balanced, flexible approach. I agree with you on bumping up the protein and taking the carbs down a little. I want to be sure and get more good fats, too.

I weighed in this morning at 228.8

SW: 248
CW: 228
GW: 150

Happy New Year!

Thanks Kim! If any of you are on facebook I have created a group called Fat-be-gone. It is a non-judgmental support group who all have one goal in mind- to loss weight and keep it off. Join if you would like. I need all the support I can get!

Heh, Chris! That's the cool thing about this site! We don't have to do it alone!