NEED TO LOSE 100 LBS OR MORE !
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Wednesday wish... RAIN please... it's so hot.....0
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This thread is really motivating to me. So many of you have made huge strides towards your weight loss and that is amazing. I only wish it was as quick and easy for me to get skinny as it was to get fat
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Hi! I'm completely new here. I suppose my Wednesday wish is that my 100lbs didn't seem so daunting of a task. I have to switch my mindset because I picture it as how much weight I still HAVE to lose, rather then how much I've improved. It's just hard. I'm just worried my motivation will start to slack! Anyway, happy Wednesday all! :drinker:0
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Hi, My name is J
I am a registered nurse, and feel like a hypocrite talking to people about diabetes diets and healthy choices. I have been a nurse for 4 years, and I am bigger than I have ever been in my life. i am grateful for the fact that I have no major health issues, however, I turned 50 in February, and I know that they are coming. I do not have a picture, and I would not know how to put it on here anyway, because i am computer illiterate. My goal is 40 pounds lost by Christmas, and I think that it is attainable. I just found this site, and I really need to figure out how to get the calorie counter up, so that I can start that way. Please forward directions. AAARGH!!!
I agree with the water idea, but I am no good at that either. I would sooner have a fully leaded pepsi0 -
Well, I am also completely new to myfitnesspal - came to the website after reading about someone's 137 pound weight loss in Woman's World magazine.
I not only have 100 pounds or more to lose, I have 200+ pounds to lose (211 pounds to go, to be exact). (Is there another thread for people with 200 or more pounds to lose?)
So far, it's only been three days, but I'm doing okay. I have logged every morsel I have put into my mouth since Monday morning, and that includes my vitamins and a piece of sugar free Mento's gum I had today. I actually walked for 10 minutes tonight around my cul-de-sac, and that's more than I've walked in four years. My hips hurt and I got sweaty and tired. Geez, I have a long way to go.
The hardest part for me thus far is realizing I am done eating for the day when I am out of calories. That's it - no opening a bag of anything, no searching the refrigerator, no microwaving something. This is my biggest challenge. I am tempted to go to bed right after dinner to avoid the risk of eating again.
Keeping with the theme, today is Wednesday, so my wish is for a new job - same employer, just different department and job duties.
I'm not sure if this is appropriate on this message board (I'm new to all of this, so if I screw up on the rules or etiquette, please gently advise me so I don't repeat my mistakes....thanks.) But, would it be possible to hear from some of you out there who have started at 400 pounds or more to tell me what positive thing you've realized, or noticed, or been able to do again, since you've lost weight? Many thanks!0 -
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@datenshi--glad you made it back and sorry for your loss. :flowerforyou:
@bella--hope your mother's surgery goes well, and I'm sorry that you can't count on your brother to help you out.
@mymowmow--congrats on having less than 100 lbs to lose--now please leave the thread. JK! LOL! Of course you get to stay!! Did it work? Was I deadpan enough? Did you believe me for just a split second? :laugh:
@robin & tina--we've also finally gotten some rain as well, but I fear it's too little too late for the crops here as well. I heard on the news a couple of weeks ago that the county where I live (Lake County) was the most rain-deprived in IL. Even when Chicago and downstate got some brief storms earlier in the summer, they always missed us. Glad that the temps here are finally dropping as well. :happy:
Ok--so I just got sidetracked by a half hour phone call from my MIL--have I mentioned that she's needy?
Now I've forgotten all of the other responses I wanted to make, and I'm just too tired to go back through the thread again. Congrats to those of you having victories, hugs to those of you in need of support, and welcome to all of the newlings!
Wednesday Wish:
I was reading a news article on FB and a line from it stood out "develop a backbone, not a wishbone." I really like that and it's fitting for me. I keep hoping and wishing for my nutrition to improve, but then when someone says "Taco Bell?" or "chili-cheese dip?" I cave in and say "sure." So my "wish" is to develop a backbone and become much stricter with my food choices!
Still haven't gotten to the store :noway: , but I'm posting my grocery list here--feel free to make suggestions!
boneless/skinless chicken breast
canned tuna (for protein "emergencies"--thanks Robin!)
mission carb-balance tortillas
nectarines
strawberries
sweet potatoes
american cheese
almonds
popsmart 100 calorie kettle corn
tilapia or swai filets
sliced turkey breast
sabra hummus0 -
Still haven't gotten to the store :noway: , but I'm posting my grocery list here--feel free to make suggestions!
boneless/skinless chicken breast
canned tuna (for protein "emergencies"--thanks Robin!)
mission carb-balance tortillas
nectarines
strawberries
sweet potatoes
american cheese
almonds
popsmart 100 calorie kettle corn
tilapia or swai filets
sliced turkey breast
sabra hummus
Sounds like my grocery list. I would add:
Eggs (I am sick of them but try to keep some around)
Fresh Spinach
Avocado/guacamole
Greek yogurt
Cucumbers
Tomatoes
Apples
Steel cut oatmeal
Cottage cheese
Laughing Cow cheese
Olive oil
Balsamic vinegar
You may have some of these items and hate others and some of them are not low carb but that's what I'd get. 0 -
I don't know about you guys but sometimes i feel like all I do is talk about my weight loss and journey and focus on every piece of food I put in my mouth. And sometimes I feel like maybe people take me the wrong way and think I'm trying to get them to live the way I do or whatever. But my Dad gave me this line today it was great:::::
"I'm sorry if your mistaking my enthusiasm for pressure"
I just love it!
Sorry just had to share.
I love this line. It is amazing how focused we get on making the right choices and the foods we eat. I realized that this past week when I started going out with this guy. I was very concerned about what I ate instead of just enjoying the time we spent together. It is important that we are aware of what we eat but we also need to be confident in our choices so we can enjoy life. It's funny, I have eluded to the fact that I have lost weight but have yet to tell him how much- nor has he asked. He is larger than I am but is working on getting healthy again.
Bella- Sending positive thoughts and prayers to you and your mother. Hope the surgery goes well and she is back on her feet soon.
AndreaB- Welcome back and hope you enjoy your vacation.
@datenshi - Sorry for you lost. Sending you positive thoughts and prayers.
I am amazed at how fast this thread has moved since it started. I have been very busy the last few days and have not had the time to catch up with the forum.
Monday- Check in I did okay over the past week but I found that was easy to blow the diet when going out with a friend. I meet a guy last Tuesday night and we went out a couple of times over the weekend. Hopefully, we are going out to lunch tomorrow but not sure yet. I did see him last night and he mentioned it but he was taking his niece to the beach today. I must say it has been nice having a guy to go out with this past weekend. So my Wednesday wish is that this relationship will last for a while.
Tuesday goal- To stay motivated to exercise and workout0 -
Hmmm, Wednesday wish, was wanting my final exam to go well... and I am pretty sure it did!
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Sounds like my grocery list. I would add:
Eggs (I am sick of them but try to keep some around)--have them
Fresh Spinach--have it
Avocado/guacamole--have them
Greek yogurt--can't stand
Cucumbers--have them
Tomatoes--have them
Apples--meh, more of a "winter" fruit for me
Steel cut oatmeal--never tried them--again, sounds like a cold-weather food
Cottage cheese--adding!!
Laughing Cow cheese--have some
Olive oil--have some
Balsamic vinegar--have some
You may have some of these items and hate others and some of them are not low carb but that's what I'd get.
haha--I just had to confirm how alike our tastes are
thanks for the reminder about cottage cheese!!
Not sure why I don't like the Greek yogurt--something about the texture is "off" for my palate.
I've heard a lot about the steel cut oats and think I will try bigaug's crock pot recipe for them once the cool weather sets in.0 -
So, I talked to a few of my coworkers today and we are all signing up for the 5K fun run/walk on Sept 22! So excited! My goal is 45 minutues! That sounds perfectly reasonable to me at this point!
I also just got an iPad at work today! Not really weight related, but am darn excited about it! Hopefully I can force myself away from the app store and iTunes store long enough to get some sleep for surgery tomorrow!
Oh and I just pre-ordered Mumford and Sons new album! So can't wait for Sept 24 now!!!!0 -
Sounds like my grocery list. I would add:
Eggs (I am sick of them but try to keep some around)--have them
Fresh Spinach--have it
Avocado/guacamole--have them
Greek yogurt--can't stand
Cucumbers--have them
Tomatoes--have them
Apples--meh, more of a "winter" fruit for me
Steel cut oatmeal--never tried them--again, sounds like a cold-weather food
Cottage cheese--adding!!
Laughing Cow cheese--have some
Olive oil--have some
Balsamic vinegar--have some
You may have some of these items and hate others and some of them are not low carb but that's what I'd get.
haha--I just had to confirm how alike our tastes are
thanks for the reminder about cottage cheese!!
Not sure why I don't like the Greek yogurt--something about the texture is "off" for my palate.
I've heard a lot about the steel cut oats and think I will try bigaug's crock pot recipe for them once the cool weather sets in.
Steel Cut Oatmeal is amazing! LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Only thing I don't like is how long it takes to cook. But a great little trick is you can use small mason jars to premake your breakfast. Then you can finish it off with the microwave. Or you can eat it cold. I found a recipe called Almond Joy Oats. You use almond milk and almond flour, toasted coconut flakes, almond slivers and cocoa nibs. Mix all the night before, enjoy the next morning. Was pretty good. Here is the link to the recipe. You don't really need to add all the extra stuff, and I have no idea what the calorie count is for the final product (mine wasn't as listed due to not having all the ingredients on hand). http://www.runningtothekitchen.com/2012/04/almond-joy-oats/0 -
He showed us the paperwork and the nurse had written her name down as Gilligan Anderson :laugh: We were like, yeah, these are our other two children, Skipper and Maryanne.
Hahahaha! (Though I would have gone with the name "Professor" rather than "Skipper", so "Skipper" wouldn't feel obliged to pick on Gilligan..)
Also.... I pronounced Geoffrey Chaucer's name with a hard g (and a long e and long o....) for years. Trying to read Chaucer when I couldn't even pronounce his name was ambitious to say the least...
It seems so obvious now...
hmm, true. we don't want to inspire more sibling rivalry than necessary. it seems weird to me how confused american are about the whole soft G business. but i know that 90% of people don't seem to realize. chaucer is pretty tough even if you can pronounce his name, though lolHmm, Wed. wishes - I think my wish is to arrive at a time in my life when food doesn't dominate my thoughts. When I naturally make healthy choices without feeling like it is a struggle or that I am being deprived. And when my body feels like mine again and I recognize that person in the mirror.
when i hit around four or five months on MFP i started kind of hating the fact i was constantly thinking about eating. like what i was eating, what i could and couldn't eat. it was really annoying. but at almost a year i have pretty much slid into the groove and am working largely on instinct. so the point does come that it becomes less all consuming. though i do still think about it every day, it just doesn't bother me anymore. maybe it just comes a time when you don't notice anymore that you're always considering what you eat.Do I get to stay?
It's official today, I no longer have 100 lbs to lose. I'm 99lbs from my final goal.
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woot! of course you do. i was SOOO thrilled when i hit that day. i only have about 90 left now and i plan to be here the whole way.0 -
@MyMOwMOw - I *only* have 94 lbs to lose now and they haven't thrown me out yet!
@Nicholsvj - I hate that steel cut oats take so long to cook. I also hate when they boil over on my stove. :grumble:
@skinnyjeanz - I'd also add peanut butter but I'm trying to decrease my intake. Almonds are better for you anyway. Also had some Chobani vanilla yogurt this morning and it didn't taste very vanilla at all. So I'm not a fan of that flavor. So many flavors are loaded with carbs/sugar. :ohwell:0 -
@AuntieVaVa: just wanted to touch base and let you know you aren't alone. I have over 200 lbs to lose. I gained over 100 pounds in the last couple years because of some out of control health things. I also just started walking yesterday and was determined to go for 15 min but by 10 the pain in my back had me walking like a cripple. So I will now do just ten and feel good about doing that and for the first time not think about what everyone around me can do. We all have a long road ahead but I know we can do it.
I was so tired after babysitting all day I still have around 800 calories to eat since I just had a can of soup for dinner. Not sure what I am going to do but dont want to have "junk" food as I am trying to avoid that altogether for at leat 2 weeks to help give my taste buds a chance to change.0 -
Also.... I pronounced Geoffrey Chaucer's name with a hard g (and a long e and long o....) for years. Trying to read Chaucer when I couldn't even pronounce his name was ambitious to say the least... It seems so obvious now...
hmm, true. we don't want to inspire more sibling rivalry than necessary. it seems weird to me how confused american are about the whole soft G business. but i know that 90% of people don't seem to realize. chaucer is pretty tough even if you can pronounce his name, though lol
hmm.. as an English teacher and self-proclaimed linguistics nerd I find this conversation intriguing. I would absolutely pronounce Gillian w/ the soft g b/c the rule is if a c or g is followed by e, i, or y, then it's soft. But even before I studied English, I knew this and would venture to guess that most people I know would pronounce it correctly as well. I mean, I've never noticed people making those types of mistakes (and trust me, I WOULD notice if it were common).
I was tempted to suggest that maybe it's a regional thing, but then Helen went and screwed up my theory ( ) since she's also from Chicago.
The new theory rolling around in my head is that maybe knowledge of that pronunciation comes with the number of generations of English speakers in the family...
@tungsten--I NEVER run out of peanut butter!! :laugh:0 -
@MyMOwMOw - I *only* have 94 lbs to lose now and they haven't thrown me out yet!
@Nicholsvj - I hate that steel cut oats take so long to cook. I also hate when they boil over on my stove. :grumble:
@skinnyjeanz - I'd also add peanut butter but I'm trying to decrease my intake. Almonds are better for you anyway. Also had some Chobani vanilla yogurt this morning and it didn't taste very vanilla at all. So I'm not a fan of that flavor. So many flavors are loaded with carbs/sugar. :ohwell:
sounds like my favorite breakfast! Oats with bananas, PB and some plain greek yogurt. I find the sugar in the PB is plenty for the yogurt. You can also use agave syrup or honey. Good stuff! Oh, now I really hope I get up early enough tomorrow to make some for breakfast!0 -
Hello it is. 9:36 here I have a goal to be in bed by 10. But getting a late Start. Just finish reading all the post I am caught up I think.
@Auntie VaVa welcome
@MyMOwMOw. Congratulations!
@Bella hope all is going well for you and your mom.
@monarchris I have been praying for rain here too. We are having lots of forest fires out here with the heat dust and fires makes for poor quality
Rain would sure help. . I hope you get your rain.
@Robin I hope your appliances stop breaking.
@Lin I hope today something positive happen today.
My Wednesday wish is for rain and a cool down.
T
Wow its 9:56. Close but before 10. :-)
Take care
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Thanks everyone for the Happy Birthday wishes. It was a happy one for me. I picked my grand daughter up from the airport today. She's been out west babysitting for my son and since I'm 2 hours closer to the airport than my daughter is, I told her I'd get her from the airport and bring her home. Only thing is, I don't want to take her home. She is such a wonderful girl, she's 13 and so much fun to be around. She keeps me hopping but laughing too. She'll be staying with me all next week as she's going to be attending a zoo camp and the zoo is 45 minutes from me. She says she's going to be my exercise buddy for the week. She'll do my Wii exercises with me. Anyway, we're heading off to bed, its kind of late and she's been up since 4 a.m. and tomorrow we're heading to my sisters place for an overnight visit. She's got her grandson with her and the two kids are close in age and only get to see each other once or twice a year. I'll take her home friday, stay the weekend at my daughters place and then bring my granddaughter back home with me on Sunday for the week. Boy, I'm going to be busy on "my" vacation time. Hope everyone is having a great week and again, thanks for all the wonderful birthday wishes. Charlotte0
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Wednesday Wish :flowerforyou:
My only wish is that my mother's surgery goes well tomorrow and she gets moved to rehab soon. I'm physically exhausted from all the running back and forth. Caring for two adults that don't live with you is very draining. I guess I could wish for my brother to pitch in and help me but that will NEVER HAPPEN :grumble: .
Thank you everyone for your well wishes. It means a lot to me
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Praying for your mom and you.0 -
Thursday Truth: Honestly I've kinda been having a little trouble with my diet. I still can't seem to get close to my goal calorie intake despite increasing my meals and forcing myself to eat snacks when I'm not hungry. On top of that, I don't know if I'm overdoing it with the exercise (I don't feel burned out but counting shopping at the grocery store, cooking, etc. I just feel tired). I've noticed that I'm losing inches off my hips, waist, chest and arms already and I kind of worry if I am losing too fast. (I worry a lot
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OK so it's Thursday truth - I'm feeling depressed. I just got engaged on July 21st. This should be a happy time, but it's not. His mother went out and bought me this beautiful wedding dress and it doesn't fit. Why? Because she says I'm fat and need to lose 20 lbs to fit into the dress. Now every time I upon the closet door, I'm reminded that I'm FAT. I am an emotional eater. I'm afraid to step on the scale. I've head the dress waaaaay back in the closet and going to take over my weight. Not because she said I'm fat, but because I need to be healthy. I'm tired of people telling me that I'm fat. I already know that. I need people to tell me that they will support and motivate me on my journey to a healthy me.0
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@Bohemian...the bar does cause havoc, and we (hubby and I) have said we are trying Leons this weekend as it is the only food stall at Cropredy that we have not tried over the years. I hope you have (had) a good weekend (as you may be reading this after you get back).
Thursday Truth - I drink to much alcohol to ever be good for me...0 -
Thursday Truth:
I haven't lost any weight in 6months. I work out a lot, I watch what I eat and I tell myself that muscle is being made, that plateaus happen... etc. etc. But honestly, I more frustrated than I let on. I know I should focus on progress in other areas.. but seriously.. I'm tired of NSVs. I want a freaking scale victory dammit.0 -
Hi, I'm Sandi. I am a nurse and work night shift at a hospital. I started my weigh loss journey in January when we did what is called Scale Back Alabama. I have now lost a total of 52 pounds. I was doing great, but we went on vacation to the beach last week and no matter how hard I tried, I fell off the wagon and am afraid I probably got run over by it ( I haven't been brave enough to get on the scales and check how much I gained!). So I guess you would say my goal is to get back on my weight loss journey and get back as diligent and commited as I was before vacation. I still have roughly 67 pounds I need to lose (and that wouldn't even put me where the "charts" say I should be) so I have to get this done. I also have the goal of adding some sort of exercise to my efforts because I haven't done so yet. Look forward to the support I know I will find here!0
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Soooo glad I found the new thread! I thought for sure that I would come back from California, and lose you all!!!! (Thanks for making it easy enough Robin!)
@SaniD - I will ALWAYS love self help books- it is not a sign of weakness, but of strength! It means we are brave enough to change. There are many folks who can't say that about themselves. We CAN!
@Charlotte- Happy (belated) Birthday!
Thursday truth: I just got back from my overnight trip to Los Angeles, and weighed myself. I knew the number would be higher. In addition to the swelling from all of the walking and the water retention, I am sure I over ate. I had to estimate almost everything- and though I did make some great choices- I also allowed myself some excess of "not so great" choices. SO I weighed myself, knowing there would be a gain. This way I can look back and remind myself how easy it is to fall back into old routines. I had an apple, a bag of almonds and dried fruit in my bag the entire trip. I chose a croissant thing one time, and a couple of bites of a brownie another time, over those tasty and healthy choices. I didn't have just one alcoholic beverage- but THREE- oh no, I just remembered there was also a mojito in there somewhere, that I don't think I logged!
Today, right now, I start again fresh. I will not give up!
I hope y'all have had a great couple of days... I will have to catch up and read everyone's stuff in the morning. Until then, take care of YOU, because you are worth it! :happy: 0 -
Good morning everyone. Missed yesterday and just caught up. I had a crazy day with a morning training on a delightful new grading and lesson plan system my corporation is developing (dripping with heavy sarcasm). We are starting the year with it and it is woefully incomplete. Then I spent the afternoon running around my school trying to meet and offer help and advice to all the new teachers. NSV: used the stairs all day, yes sir no elevator.
My wish would be for my school to be able to hire all of the faculty we are short in time for day 1 on the 20th. We are short 14 people, a truly terrifying number.
My truth for the day is that I am trying to fake it until it is true- my enthusiasm for this year. Each day I have more moments when it is true, so I guess it is working. I chose a classroom theme, perhaps juvenile for 8th grade, of Furry Friends, these adorable little monsters. I figured who cares if they like them at this point they make me smile. Goes hand in hand with being a 'maniac' trainer in the new program (note the extra sarcasm) :devil:
Have a blessed and beautiful day everyone. Hope it is filled with water, fruit, veggies, and sweat!0 -
Do I get to stay?
It's official today, I no longer have 100 lbs to lose. I'm 99lbs from my final goal.:smooched:
Nope you have to leave. As soon as your weight loss goal reaches double instead of triple digits and\or your weight lost reaches double digits you can't come back to the group. Oops! I guess I have to leave now too!
No seriously, I'm happy for you! I remember when I was at that point. I hope you're not like me though and whenever you reach a miles stone you relax and stop being as strict with your eating and exercise and gain a few more pounds. I don't know how many times I went from 301-299 and back before finally hitting 295 then proceeding lower. Doesn't it feel great to finally be past that mark? Keep it up!0
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