Do you need to lose 60 pounds too?

@Hernandez :drinker: (lots of water) cheers on the 20lbs!!! It took me an entire year (last year) to successfully lose and keep it off, 20lbs. I very slowly changed what I was eating, which wasn't too hard cuz I don't eat much junk or fast food to begin with, and then started walking again. A few years ago I had some crazy virus that attacked my lungs leaving much of them scarred, so it took quite a while to even walk 1/5 of a mile with out having something similar to a major asthma attack or worse. So those first 20lbs were miracles for me to get rid of. I'd lose 4 or 5, then TOM came and I'd gain like 5, I spend the entire year scooting down only like 1-3lbs a month sometimes I'd just go up. I just kept at it, refusing to give up. I'm 33 and don't want to be a lonely, unhappy, fat and SINGLE woman at 40, so I'm sticking with it. I'll get rid of the pounds by sheer determination. LOL

The difference for me now is that I'm even more determined, and my BF (not really BF more like FWB) is an ex body builder/personal trainer, who convinced me I need to be eating more since I was only taking maybe 800-1000cals a day, if that. NO appetite whatsoever. I'm also doing a major increase in exercising, ok, well when I can anyway. lol

I think that losing slow is really best, and to make it enjoyable is even more important. Otherwise we will be losing/gaining and still being unhappy. You can do this, you are so worth the happiness that being more healthy will bring you!!! Just keep at it.

OH the agony of drinking enough water LOL That is what I've been struggling with myself. I have a bunch of the SOBE lifewater water bottles that I refill, unfortunately the kids and my brother & niece that moved in, kept stealing my bottles, so I'd not have any to use, or wouldn't be willing to drink out of some of them. :sick: So, the other day I went to target and found some cute 16oz water bottles that were only like $1.50 or so... I bought 4 and figured that would cover my 8X8 water....Today is the first day of my new plan to fill them all up and put in the fridge as "counters." I just keep one with me and drink it, when its done I set it on the counter. My goal is to drink those 4 at least and then increase as I am able. The kids and everyone know that they are not allowed to touch my new water bottles, and there is no mistaking them for one of theirs now.

I think you are doing good. Keep it up!!

@GooBeGone-- Wow sounds like things are really tough. Pain of any kind really shuts down any progress of any kind, I am so sorry. I think you are right about working on your eating though. So many people will say that losing weight and getting into shape is 80% diet and 20% exercise (give or take a few depending on person). I think this is really true, just changing what I ate and how much has made such a huge difference in my overall weight and health. I wish you tons of luck and I hope that you can get your abscesses fixed up and feeling better.


--Water. So my plan to load up my new water bottles ahead of time worked out. I have 4 new 16oz bottles and just put them on the counter as I finished them up. This worked awesome! No kids stole my water bottles, I didn't lose track of how much I drank and I even ended up drinking an extra bottle of water! So that was a good start for the week.

I didn't exercise my full hour, we walked only 20 mins. My friend who I've been walking with the last few weeks just can't go far, and I have had some more family drama with my brother, so 20mins was better than nothing. lol Not seeing my week of exercise improving beyond that since I have some crap to deal with regarding my dumb alcoholic brother. ARGHHH I need to stay positive and make this work....pfft....

@EboniA I honestly enjoy the fact that each day I survive is a small victory. LOL My life is so crazy, insane and full of drama that I am just grateful to land in bed each night. Some days its more difficult for me to stay on track and keep positive about being healthy and losing the weight, which usually isn't an issue for me (the staying positive part). Anyway...I do enjoy all of the little victories and miracles each day. I'm so blessed.

Today was kind of a crummy food day. While I managed to stay under my calorie goals, I ended up eating WAY more rice and not enough protein than I normally eat. I have to go grocery shopping. LOL

The last week has been crazy here! Had my nephew over and stressing with homework, and my man made a large purchase we now have to try to back out of. Lots of stress and no time for exercise. Got my kids gone for the weekend and one of them for a week. So, I'm hoping to get back on track. I mean, I haven't totally binged out or anything, but I have been a bit less mindful eating and completely blowing off my workouts. Went grocery shopping tonight and even with my man shopping, we walked out with some healthy food that include all my needed nutrients. This week will be for focusing on me and my homework and reaching my goals. Oh, and I am gonna start level 3 of the shred tomorrow, and I am determined to do it each and every of the 10 days. Then I get to measure!~

Rhaeven~ It's so hard to claim anything as our own with kids around. I totally feel that. Congrats on figuring out a way to get your water in!

EboniA~ great job realizing and seizing that oppurtunity to get your workout done. How did your weigh in go?

Hi Becca! Welcome to the thread. Some days we are quite talkative, and others not so much. I'll send you a friend invite. When you see someone you would like to friend, click their name to look at the profile, then there is a button to add, you can also view other diary's this way too.
How did you lose your weight before? I've never lost more than 10 pounds at a time until now. I love this site!~

The last week has been crazy here! Had my nephew over and stressing with homework, and my man made a large purchase we now have to try to back out of. Lots of stress and no time for exercise. Got my kids gone for the weekend and one of them for a week. So, I'm hoping to get back on track. I mean, I haven't totally binged out or anything, but I have been a bit less mindful eating and completely blowing off my workouts. Went grocery shopping tonight and even with my man shopping, we walked out with some healthy food that include all my needed nutrients. This week will be for focusing on me and my homework and reaching my goals. Oh, and I am gonna start level 3 of the shred tomorrow, and I am determined to do it each and every of the 10 days. Then I get to measure!~


That sounds like a recipe for stress eating and a routine disruption. Hang in there!

Thanks for the support ya'll. I been getting the homework done, not awesome on the exercise though, did walk the dog. But we haven't been eating out, so it works out I guess. Little guy only stayed at gramma's for one night, but at least I don't have the extra kid anymore :P
Lost 1.4 this week.
EboniA~cleaning a garage can be a workout, at least mine would. Might do that this week too... I wish my daughter would go for bikes rides better. Maybe soon.
Becca~ at least you know you can lose the weight, this time ya can concentrate on learning how to do it without WW... though I don't know what all they do help besides the point stuff.
I am hoping to get back to a full hour of exercise per day this week. Yay for new mini goals right~

I have been on this site about two weeks and I have a lot of weight I need to lose.I plan on making this a lifestyle change,not a quick fix I tell myself i can eat whatever i want,but i substitute lots of things for fruits and vegetables and drink water a lot.Also Im doing really well with my exercise and feel great afterwards.Feels good to have other people going through the same challenge

Welcome Jennmarie. It's definitely a lifestyle change otherwise we risk gaining it all back once we "stop".

Congrats on the losses Rhaeven and MamaDaisy! That's great!

If I can keep the sodium intake down, I should do well on my weigh in Thursday. I feel so much better when I'm not all bloated. I peeked at my weight on Monday because of all the pasta I ate on Friday and hamburger on Saturday. I was the same as Thursday. Yay! I usually gain 1 or 2 over the weekend and then lose it again plus 1.

Today was pizza night but I only had 2 pieces. I'm hungry though. Maybe i'll have a banana. :happy: Hubby's home... gotta give up the computer.

My thoughts and prayers will be with you Rhaeven.

mamadaisyj: I feel you on the homework and kids. I was going for my degree and 2 kids in the process. The difference is that I wasn't also trying to lose weight. You're such an inspiration!

Well, my mom made tacos (fried) tonight and weigh in is tomorrow. I haven't logged it yet because I'm a little worried. I guess stress doesn't help either. I'll just have another water and exercise.

I am taking the kids to a free family movie day at the theater. It will be cool to see their favorite Kung Fu Panda on the big screen. I think we'll bring out own popcorn, snacks, and propel. Then I'll take them to their summer program and have a half day to myself!!

Woo hoo, I lost 2 pounds this week! I did the happy dance then proceded to eat all day long. My husband was home today too so we hung out and ate. Those grand plans to do yard work or clean the house went out the window the longer we sat in front of the tv and computer. Tomorrow will be a better day.

Becca, exercise is the only thing that works for me too. I know how to eat right but that alone doesn't do the trick. Where are you on the shred? I am 2 days into level 2 but I hate it. I think I liked (choking on my words here) level 1 better. I guess I hated level one when I was doing it too though.

Congrats on the losses girls. 20 lbs in a month! I would be dancing on the ceiling. Even if it slows down a little, you still have a great start which motivates and keeps that lost number high
Personally, I gained 5 lbs since Sunday... Ok, my weigh in isn't actually till tomorrow, so we will see, it might be 6 lbs. Not sure what I have done wrong, and it sure doesn't seem normal. If its not a fluke, I think I will see a doctor, cause I know I haven't eaten over maintenance, much less enough to gain 5 pounds in six days...
The most frustrating part is how close I am to the first digit at 2...
I did quit the shred for the time being, going back to my variety on Netflix. I liked the walking push ups too! They are part of my pilates workout too though, so that's cool. Even on day 10 of level 2, I couldn't work both legs on the plank jacks, totally modified~
Of course, I plan to start shredding again, but gonna add it into the cardio I'm already doing. Last time I did a replacement thing, and so I got bored with just Jillian.
Well, my kids and my man are all gone so I can do what I need to. So, I guess I better get to doing it~ (homework) I don't even understand half of it, think I'm just gonna go through some study plans and take the test and cross my fingers.
I hope you ladies have a wonderful day and/or weekend. Oh, and specifically~ Rhaeven, I hope you are healing well!

Hi all...Its Monday, I gained like 4lbs, 209 to 213 since last week. I'm PRAYING its mostly water and junk from surgery. I'm doing my level best not to freak out over the small gain and know that today I'm back on track and going to slowly start my exercising again. I didn't eat badly and definitely not 4lbs worth of bad, so I'm hoping it will drop off as quick as it came. Just the same, it was kind of depressing this morning to hop on the scale and watch that number go up. PFFTTT.... :grumble:

This was also an incredibly stressful weekend, which maybe why my weight is all f-ed up anyway. My brother has been staying with me for the last several months, and he is a major alcoholic. Last week I made him sign a contract stating that he could no longer drink if he was to stay here with my niece and that if he drank and was asked to leave, my niece was to stay here where she is safe, and has all her belongings. He is abusive toward her when he is drunk and I was/am trying to protect her. Well long story short...he of course has been drinking and getting drunk behind my back (easy to do, when I'm recovering from surgery). Saturday night I told him he had to leave, and per our agreement, my niece was to stay with me. Yesterday morning he grabbed his stuff and my niece and took off. Needless today I'm terrified for the safety of my niece and today will be spending a portion of my day on the phone with Child Protective Services trying to see what I can do to help her out. She is only 7yrs old and this past year has been a nightmare for her. The whole situation is tearing me apart.

Stress and healing don't really go together, so I'm hoping that things will settle down here real soon, for the sake of my niece and my scale.

Thanks ladies for all the good thoughts!! I really appreciate it. Its nice to know that people are thinking about me. Everyone seems to be doing a great job staying on the up and up.

@mamadaisy--I sure hope you figure out why you have gained. Is it TOM? I'm always gaining like 5lbs from that (Hmmm...makes me wonder if thats where part of my 4lbs came from, started 2days before my surgery) . Keep us posted!

Good luck to everyone this week!!!!

Welcome babygirl. Glad you decided to join us.

I lost another pound. How? Who knows. TOM and no exercise are not the magic combination but I know if I don't start working out again, it will be a fluke.