Plus Size Barbies - Week 1

Hey Barbies,

Hope u all have a great day today!! I ate way too much yesterday! but i am all planned for today so i am hoping to have a much better day! I am going to start planning my meals for the whole week so that i don't have a chance to mess up! One day at a time right! :flowerforyou:

I did this yesterday and it worked SO well for me!! I pre planned my food and exercise, and only ate 32 of my work out calories. At the end of day I had 1354 calories left over!!! I was so excited, this was a huge accomplishment for me. :bigsmile:

YES it does work! i just planned tomorrow and Friday and im set! :happy: omgness you must have worked out a looot!

Good luck!! I was just very ambitious yesterday is all!! Today just treadmill and zumba.

The God's must be smiling on my family. Today my husband (who also needs to lose about 100 lbs) said to me, let's all go walking twice a day. He found a mile path that we can walk close to home. I was surprised and happy. I've wanted us all to do it together for awhile now so that we can be accountable and be active together. Our goal is to do 3 miles twice a day. We are going to try it this evening with all 6 of us, should be fun. And to comment on eating exercise calories, I usually don't just depends on if I'm hungry or not, I'm listening to my body more now. And if it's past 9 o'clock forget it, I'm not eating a thing past then. Good luck to all you PSB'ers! We are doing great I think.

The God's must be smiling on my family. Today my husband (who also needs to lose about 100 lbs) said to me, let's all go walking twice a day. He found a mile path that we can walk close to home. I was surprised and happy. I've wanted us all to do it together for awhile now so that we can be accountable and be active together. Our goal is to do 3 miles twice a day. We are going to try it this evening with all 6 of us, should be fun. And to comment on eating exercise calories, I usually don't just depends on if I'm hungry or not, I'm listening to my body more now. And if it's past 9 o'clock forget it, I'm not eating a thing past then. Good luck to all you PSB'ers! We are doing great I think.

So great~

So, I'm starting a two times a week 80 minute water aerobics class on Thursday at the college! Can anybody here tell me what those are like? I looked it up on the exercise log and it says I'd burn about 550 calories in 80 minutes...WOW! True??
*~Excited!~*

I've taken those classes and they are fun and you don't even FEEL like your working out, it's crazy fun. You'll love it!!!

I am happy to annouce tonight is night 3 of not eating past 730!! The sweet creavings are now gone as well. My bf brought me home a chocolate bar from work and I keep looking at it like no thanks not interested. This is such a great feeling!

I did slim in 6 today: slim & 6 pack and ramp it up for a calorie burn of 406. Today was a slacking day so tomorrow and friday Im going to try for 800-1000 calories each day.

Hope everyone had a great day

hi, can i still join?? my name is melissa and im from michigan. im a sahm because my daughter is sick and needs me to care for her. i have 4 kids 10, 7, 6, 2 1/2. ive been doing this since jan 4th and ive lost 21 lbs so far!! lately my eating hasnt been so good, but i do exercise to make up for it. im hoping this group will help motivate me a lil more. i want to be down to 150 by the end of the year, hopefully!!! congrats everyone on ur weight loss so far!!!!!

SW: 229
CW: 208
GW: 150
MG 1: 198 by mothers day
MG 2: 180 lbs by july 12th (my bday)

Hi All,

I hope I'm not to late to be a PSB. I just joined about half an hour ago and saw this thread. I believe that this will be the tool that will really help me get through this.

Week 1: 03/29/10 - 04/04/10

Challenge: This week challenge is going to be a little different since it is our first week.
Things to get done sometime this week...

1. Introduction - Hi, My name is Nancy and I am an administrative assistant in a Health Care Benefit company. I am married, do not have children but do want some one day. I come from a family of six brothers, one sister and me. I have moved several times in my life. My mother and uncle both died to diabetic complications.

2. Set Goals - My goal throughout this journey is to eat properly with portion control, have less anxiety and stress, deal with my emotional baggage that has me held down in this position for 20+years, quit smoking and learn about being more healthy. Eventually, I believe that I would be comfortable at a weight of 150 to 160 pounds and fit into a size 12.

3. Things you wanna change - I would like to quit smoking, stop being so passive about issues, stop agreeing with everyone, voice my opinions once and awhile and stand up for myself more.

4. Take Before Pictures - will be posted by Monday.

5. Get starting sizes - Pants 20-22 - Shirt XXL - Bra 42C

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Weigh In: This is where I will post what your weigh in post should look like!
Highest Weight: 245
Goal Weight: 150-160
P.S.B Starting Weight: 245
Week 1 Goal: Still coming...

Finally posted my before pic in my profile...It's a web cam photo, my camera is being stubborn and will not let me upload :grumble:

Hope everyone is doing well

Hello all!! Is it too late to join for this week? My name is Cassie and I'm a 24 (almost 25) year old vocal music teacher in Iowa. I have been overweight since I was a child and have always struggled with my weight. Throughout the last few years, I had been having problems with my vocal cords. After going to the ENT doctor countless times, we finally figured out my problems-hypothyroidism and sleep apnea. I was scared about being sick and felt like I had no control of my life. I was worried that I would have to give up my career. The realization that I needed to change came on Feb. 15, 2010. I made the decision to get my butt in gear and start to live healthier. Since that time, my voice is much healthier (thyroid meds helped de-swell my vocal cords) and I have shed over 30 lbs. I am happy that I have found the motivation to do this for myself and so far stuck with it! I would love to be part of this group for support. I think a we all have a lot of the same goals and it will help me be accountable for mine!

Week 1: 03/29/10 - 04/04/10

Goals: To loose weight to live a long and healthy life. I'm not sure how much exactly, but I want to be in healthy range for my height. It will take a long time, but it will be worth it.

Things to change: I want to learn to enjoy exercise and incorporate it in my life. I don't want it to feel like a chore anymore. Also- eat healthy and nutritious foods.

Sizes: Start: 24 in pants very tight by my highest weight, 3x in shirts. 24 is comfortable or loose now (depending on brand), and I just bought a new pair of 22 dress pants for work! yay.

Positive: I like my eyes and my singing voice

Weigh In: 299.2- morning weigh in
Highest Weight: 331.8 (Feb. 15, 2010)
Goal Weight: 150? (or a healthy BMI)
P.S.B Starting Weight: 299.2
Week 1 Goal: since I'm starting late, I would like to loose 1 lb before the next weigh in.

So I've done really well this week at watching what I eat and counting calories. That's the easy part for me. It's the exercise that I struggle with. My job consists of sitting at a desk all day long in front of computers, I hardly ever move or interact with other people and it's so boring, by the time I get home I just don't feel like doing anything. I've been trying to get up earlier before work to workout, but I love my snooze button too much. Then I just feel lazy...blah

Well Barbies,

It's going to be so hard this weekend because Easter dinner is at my house this year, and I am making everything. UGH. I am trying my hardest to be down 5 lbs this week, since I was up 3 lbs, and I wanted to lose 2 lbs every week. So I am in double trouble. I am eating well, and drinking soooooooooooooooo much darn water but it worries me about this cooking and baking. I have a very large family, 7 brothers, 2 sisters (yes, when you put a mexican and hillbilly together, you make 10 kids and we become MexiBillys!) :huh: , 27 nieces and nephews. So you already know, family holidays are important in this family! My focus this weekend, will be to TRY and stay away from the desserts. You know how some people say just have a small bite, but for someone like me, I CANT just have one bite so I might as well have none, for my own good!!!! :laugh: I know still have to really make myself eat a small portion, because I am not even going to lie and tell you that I will not eat my food. :bigsmile: I just have to make sure that this holiday is not like the rest, where I eat until I can't move. The week has been so good for me, and I am soooooooooooooo not wanting to screw up, that's for sure. I will weigh in on Saturdays, because that was the original plan for the group, and it works better for me to do it that morning.

I will say, it's so nice to see all you lovely women joining the Plus Size Barbies~ :flowerforyou: I think together, we can do this for sure. Do you want to know when I came up with the name Plus Size Barbie? I was about 16 years old, and this boy said I was pretty but a little chubby, so I told him "don't hate me because I am a Plus Size Barbie!" Every since then, I have always said it as a joke to people. Since all my friends are Fluffy, we all use it. lol My other favorite quote is :blushing: "I will make you feel like a virgin all over again!" Shhhhh, don't tell my hubby that I told you that one. :blushing:

Hey Tina for the Easter dinner can you physically divide up your plate and make sure you stay with in the guidelines. I know I eat less when I don't let my food intermingle on the plate. I also do that because I hate to mix my food.

OMG, are you my long lost sister???????????? lol My hubby makes fun of me, because I will not let my food touch each other, it grosses me out. :glasses: You know what tho, the plate wont be as big as a regular dinner plate, so I can't load up the paper plate. I am sure I will be good this week, because the weigh in will be before I eat, it's probably next week I should be worried about. Can't wait to see what our next challenge is tho! :happy:

Hey Ladies!

I just started a topic to have a group that wants to burn 3500 calories a week with me. If you are interested please come visit that topic as well.

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/89388-who-wants-to-burn-3500-calories-a-week-with-me

yay that sounds fun. I wish my gym had a pool!


Monday night I posted I had lost almost 3 lbs since the prior Monday on my Facebook and my ex called me the following night to say congratulations and that he was thinking about me. I stayed non-chalant and didn't say anything and loving him or still missing him, which was hard since our break up was pretty recent and I was willing to try. Resolving to not call him until next week to remind him to mail his mother's bday present and tell him where I left it.

Tina, here are some of my tricks for getting though family gatherings. I come form hillbillys too where eating is a sport! Chew gum while cooking. Make some healthier food versions without telling anyone. Like I sometimes use fat free condensed milk in my pumpkin pie. Make some healthy food choices for everyone. I find people will eat them if they are there. Eat a really big healthy salad BEFORE everyone shows up so you sit down to the goodies already full.

Good luck on Sunday. Just think the next holiday they see you at you will be way skinnier.