OVER 200 CLUB NEW YEAR NEW BODY (OPEN GROUP) Part 2

Good Afternoon. I am just now diving into this website. I had no idea it has all this support. I need to loose over 100 lbs and am excited to see all the great motivation and tips on here. Any tips on how to best utilize the site?

I would like to join this group, do yo weigh in each week? Details?

Welcome all new comers.

Calories - I think I went over yesterday but haven't tallied yet. Was fighting a cold and colds make me so ravenous.
Exercise - none because of fighting off the cold
Water - I'm pretty sure I'm good on this for same reason, fighting a cold gets me to drink a lot of water!
Proud - I am pretty emo about my dating situation; but managed not to overreact to his not calling / texting me yesterday.

So Friday night I had my second real date with Sam. It went very well. Then Saturday I had him over for dinner and we watched a movie together and that went very well too. Then he said as he left that he would call me Sunday. Sunday I was fighting the cold and not feeling well. I ended up sleeping a lot, and not getting all my goals for the day done. And he didn't text or call me, but he did later 1 a.m. Sunday for him was very busy and I knew it, but he had said he would call so I felt upset by it.

But he texted me a lot at 1 a.m. He had two service committee meetings, Spanish homework, and a recovery meeting to chair that day. Plus his day is more like from noon to early a.m. because he works the 4 p.m. - 2 a.m. shift at his job whereas my day is more like from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. I think I'll give him a pass on this one but I mentioned it in passing, that I took what he said literally. If it recurs, I might try to ask him about it, and make sure he knows that when he says he will talk to me tomorrow I think it means he will text or call me on that day. It seems like this could be a common male failing and that I am taking it too hard especially when you put together the whole package of how he is overall, but on the other hand, it could just be a hint of a real problem.

Now on food and e, I have this cold still. I am thinking that I will have to skip yoga class tonight but have not yet called in. I am sneezing coughing just a little, very fatigued, a bit fuzzy headed, and having a hard time making a decision. I kind of wanted to leave work early, then I started feeling a little better. I have no sick time so if I go home I will have to make up the hours somehow or lose them from my paycheck. I think I should not go to Yoga and take the chance of passing this cold along to my friends (I will reserve that "treat" for my coworkers, ha ha... well I am making sure to use my kleenex and wash hands a lot) and go home just a wee bit early, not too early, as late as I can.

Here comes the pneumonia girl. Yes, I have it again - or it never left. :sick: Back on the old steroids and levaquin. Ugh. I stocked up on carrots, celery, broccoli and cauliflower this time. NO MORE RAVENOUS STEROID BINGEING ON SWEETS!!! :laugh:
pos_me - I do not get headaches from splenda. As a matter of fact, I get headaches from all the other fakes: sweet -n-low, equal, etc., but never from splenda. Weird.
awestfall - I am so proud of you! :flowerforyou: Congrats on the weight loss! I think you cutting to 60 mins is really gonna help.
steph - You passed up your favorite G.S. cookies? Sell ME some of that motivation and willpower! Good for you! :flowerforyou:
Welcome, amarek, madgoth, and sara. :flowerforyou: You will love it here. Being accountable every night by reporting my calories, water, exercise and proud moment has really helped me get into my journey successfully. I am grateful every day that I found this group - the best one on MFP! :bigsmile:

check-in:
cals: in range
water: 64
exercise: only 40 mins bike (while at the doc's for the pneumonia he also told me I tore my meniscus, which has been killing me!)
proud: One of my sixth grade boys at lunch today said, "You are doing a good job losing weight. I can tell." First of all, you NEVER expect that out of a 12-yr-old boy's mouth, EVER (LOL), and second, it made me feel like a million bucks. I responded with "Thanks, Kenyon - I am working hard at it. I have lost 37 pounds so far." Well, I guess the whole table was listening, because all of a sudden twelve 6th graders broke out into applause. For ME! :blushing: I feel so good - still riding on that high! :bigsmile:

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Here comes the pneumonia girl. Yes, I have it again - or it never left. :sick: Back on the old steroids and levaquin. Ugh. I stocked up on carrots, celery, broccoli and cauliflower this time. NO MORE RAVENOUS STEROID BINGEING ON SWEETS!!! :laugh:
pos_me - I do not get headaches from splenda. As a matter of fact, I get headaches from all the other fakes: sweet -n-low, equal, etc., but never from splenda. Weird.
awestfall - I am so proud of you! :flowerforyou: Congrats on the weight loss! I think you cutting to 60 mins is really gonna help.
steph - You passed up your favorite G.S. cookies? Sell ME some of that motivation and willpower! Good for you! :flowerforyou:
Welcome, amarek, madgoth, and sara. :flowerforyou: You will love it here. Being accountable every night by reporting my calories, water, exercise and proud moment has really helped me get into my journey successfully. I am grateful every day that I found this group - the best one on MFP! :bigsmile:

check-in:
cals: in range
water: 64
exercise: only 40 mins bike (while at the doc's for the pneumonia he also told me I tore my meniscus, which has been killing me!)
proud: One of my sixth grade boys at lunch today said, "You are doing a good job losing weight. I can tell." First of all, you NEVER expect that out of a 12-yr-old boy's mouth, EVER (LOL), and second, it made me feel like a million bucks. I responded with "Thanks, Kenyon - I am working hard at it. I have lost 37 pounds so far." Well, I guess the whole table was listening, because all of a sudden twelve 6th graders broke out into applause. For ME! :blushing: I feel so good - still riding on that high! :bigsmile:

Sounds like despite your illness/torn meniscus you had an incredible day! I hope you get better soon! Get some rest also.. I am proud of you for working so hard.. 37lbs is incredible!!!

Bless your heart! my husband broke his meniscus and went a year before he found a doctor that could tell him what was wrong. I seen the pain he went through, he had a total knee replacement last year. Good luck!

Hi,

I am well over 200 and not doing too well getting on track. I keep eating sweets, it seems like I want them more now that I am trying to eat better.

I decided just to join this group and to keep logging my food in so I see how many calories they are and perhaps that will wake me up and help me stop.

MOM! *hugs* Glad you found the thread. :happy: Every day (if you can) We check in with whehter or not we made our calorie goals, our water goals, and if we've done any exercise. Then type one thing you're proud of...and every friday we weigh in and see who did best, then make another challenge. Also post if you need help with something or have questions. yay! glad you're here!

proud: One of my sixth grade boys at lunch today said, "You are doing a good job losing weight. I can tell." First of all, you NEVER expect that out of a 12-yr-old boy's mouth, EVER (LOL), and second, it made me feel like a million bucks. I responded with "Thanks, Kenyon - I am working hard at it. I have lost 37 pounds so far." Well, I guess the whole table was listening, because all of a sudden twelve 6th graders broke out into applause. For ME! :blushing: I feel so good - still riding on that high! :bigsmile:

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You made me grin with this Zora! I'm so happy for you!!

That is soo awesome!!!!!!!!!!!

One of my sixth grade boys at lunch today said, "You are doing a good job losing weight. I can tell." First of all, you NEVER expect that out of a 12-yr-old boy's mouth, EVER (LOL), and second, it made me feel like a million bucks. I responded with "Thanks, Kenyon - I am working hard at it. I have lost 37 pounds so far." Well, I guess the whole table was listening, because all of a sudden twelve 6th graders broke out into applause. For ME! :blushing: I feel so good - still riding on that high! :bigsmile:

That is so great!!!! Applause, applause, applause!