Need to lose 100 lbs. or more? Lets start a group!

Ok. One week down...and a bunch more to go. But I'm down 3.2 pounds and am totally psyched! I have to admit that I was a skeptic. Not of the site, but of myself. I had tried so many things to lose weight, but nothing worked. I think it was just me that was the problem. I just wasn't ready. The only time I ever lost a lot of weight was after I had a baby. Then I just put it all right back on.

I'm doing this. It's real this time. The time has come. I'm finally ready.

I just love that I can put in my own recipes and figure out the nutrition content of them! I finally know how many calories are in my pancakes and mashed potatoes. Because of that, I can make little changes to save calories. I like tracking what I eat and then looking back at it. It helps me to see where I could make changes and do things differently. More healthy. I always had doctors telling me to keep a food diary. But figuring out calories on your own is no picnic. This site makes it a breeze! I'm so glad that I came here! Thank you, My Fitness Pal!


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Please add me in. I started out needing to lose 113 but now need to lose less. I would love to join the group.:flowerforyou:

I'm in!! Losing a large amount of weight is hard enough, but having friends taking on the same challenge makes it seem easier!! Not that it's not hard to lose your last 20 or 10 lbs, I'm not trying to say that it doesn't have it's challenges, too, but it's just not the same!

I am in. I have to lose another 91-101 pounds..

You are right Becky, sometimes life happens and we can only do our best with our eating. It is times like that which are our true tests. Even if for some reason our calories do go over does not mean that we have sabatoged our plan. There will always be things that we can not control in our lives the true test after we eat off plan is whether we get back on plan as soon as we can or if we allow this to sabatage all our plans. I know what my choice would have been in the past and I hope that my choice is different now. Everydat is a new day and everyday we have to decide what we are going to do that day.

WOW, Mary, when you hit that 100 pounds be sure and tell us so we can throw you a virtual party on here! I am so amazed and proud of you!! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

(I wish there was a smiley for a standing ovation.)

Hey everybody! I wanted to make a couple of comments about the posts I have been reading. I know I personally am pretty quiet in public, I don't want to draw attention to myself anymore than my weight already does. This offers a sense of unanimity which helps me be me. I think you all have such wonderful personalities and I commend you all for having the guts and using your power to make this journey. Whether it be standing up for yourself for a surgery, admitting that your tummy works the appliances in your kitchen, or that you just had a bad food day. Kudos to all of you for sharing your human moments because your guts to share that helps me (and I bet a few others) feel OK about being human too.

The post above about removing yourself when the weight gets to be more than we can process is exactly what happened to me. I chose this picture because it is exactly what I was doing with the weight. This picture was taken 2 days ofter my 37th birthday last month and is an exact representation of where I was emotionally with the weight. Well folks, it's time to pop that bubble!!

I had another appointment at the clinic yesterday for my weekly weigh in and food consult and I wanted to share a few things they have told me so far. If this info is common knowledge forgive me but I was completely illiterate to healthy food choices. Eat loads of fresh veggies and fruit, nuts (lower fat nuts), at least 8 cups (or 4 16.9 oz bottles) of water a day. Other changes like whole grains in bread and cereals. Orowheat makes those sandwich thins that are really good and for a bread lover it is a life saver. Also brown rice instead of white rice, they have instant that prepares the same and really does not taste much different. Just a few things I have been educated on so for and thought I would share. I was told to stay on the outside of the grocery store, produce, dairy, meats. If I have to venture into the middle isles I keep it to light or fat free things, 100 cal packs things like that.

This info has been pretty helpful to me. I have been paying attention to my food choices for 3 weeks as of tomorrow and am down 16.6 pounds so far. Maybe a little nugget of this might help one of you! I have not really exercised at all yet, I will kick that in when I hit the first plateau. OK folks, lets go concur this day. It is supposed to be 110 here today hopefully I will sweat a pound or 2 off thanks to good old Mother Nature. Happy Wednesday!

Thanks for the tips, Traclin! :flowerforyou:

i need to count me in

I have a few long-distance friends that I used to do things with when we lived closer, but currently I don't have much of a "real life" social life, either. We recently moved to a new town and I work at home and don't meet anyone, really. My social life is living vicariously through my daughter... sad, I know! She has a great social life because she knows so many people from school.

Truthfully, though, much as I'd like to have one or two "real life" friends to go out for coffee with or something, I like my solitude, also, and really enjoy the internet as a way to socialize. Plus, like someone said, the anonymity and distance makes me feel a bit more free to share things I might not share otherwise. And how often, in real life, would it be possible to meet so many people in a similar circumstance, needing to lose 100 pounds or more? Not likely. So this is great.

Traclin, thanks for sharing all the info you've been learning, that's great advice. Congrats on losing so quickly! Do they have you on really low calories? 16 pounds in 3 weeks is a lot!

I wanted to recommend something, too. I'm using MFP in conjunction with a book called "I Can Make You Thin" by Paul McKenna. He had a TV show on TLC a couple of years ago, and I decided to finally buy his book, which comes with a CD. The book is about learning to tune in to when you're really hungry and when you're satisfied. So many of us, me included, tend to eat too fast and then keep eating even after we're satisfied. He suggests sometimes eating with your eyes closed so that you're not eating based on how much food is left on the plate. I tried it at breakfast, and sure enough, I was full 3/4 of the way through my bowl of cereal, so I tossed the remainder.

The CD is the best part, though. It's like a deep relaxation where he gives you all these suggestions about visualizing your slender self and imagining what you'll be doing day to day as a slender person. Also helps you feel more positive about eating healthy foods and exercising. And it's soooooo relaxing! I've only listened to it twice now, at bedtime, but it's the kind of thing that would be really helpful in the middle of a stressful day, too.

Hope everyone's week is going swimmingly!

Becky

Oh goodness what a day. I went to a friend's yesterday and today to help her clean house, mainly the kids' bedrooms. Spent about an hour cleaning. The rooms were upstairs so I was up and down the stairs. My knees are killing me, but when we got home, my son and I went in and started cleaning his room. I know I am going to pay for it tomorrow!!

Welcome new people! King, I'm blown away that you lost 100 since the beginning of the year! That is so awesome and amazing.

If I had only stuck with that diet I started on New Year's... LOL

Becky

I'm working on adding friends from our group....just love the atmosphere here. It gives me the hope that I can actually lose this weight and that I am not alone on this journey. And I need all the friends I can get here.
So thanks Ellen and thank you group. Have a good tomorrow!

Does coffee ever make you feel hungrier? I've noticed that it does with me. I do love coffee, though, especially with cream... though I usually drink it black.