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Congrats and high fives to all the weight loss effort I read about on this site. Christy, I saw your weigh in post earlier. Way to go.

I forgot to mention in my post that on my plan I drink 1/2 my body weight in ozs. of water every day and no caffeine. If you don't like water when you start you will get there. I really don't enjoy the diet soft drinks much anymore. I also used to put tons of ice in every cold drink and now prefer little or no ice. I have no idea what thats about.

Cheers.

From everything I have read it is really hard to drink too much water, you can but its highly likly you wont. I have also heard though that drinking more then the 8 glasses a day may not help with weightloss, I dont remeber why though.:ohwell:

Measurements are in!

Starting Measurements

Neck- 16 1/2 in
Under Bust- 48 in
Waste- 52 in
Hips- 58 in
Forearm- 11 1/2 in
Calf- 20 in
Thigh- 27 1/2 in
Over Bust- 47 in

My current mesurements and weight are
weight 179.9
Body fat % is 37.8
neck 13.5 inches
chest 44 inches
Upper are 13.5 inches
forearm 10 inches
waist 41.5 inches
hips 46.5 inches
thigh 19.5 inches
calf 15 inches

Hope everyone is doing great.

I started drinking the large amounts of water when I signed up for the plan I have been working. The dietitians told me that it helps keep things moving through your system, most of us are not properly hydrated, and it helps with hunger.

I am so thankful for any hints I can get.
I also saw the challenge and I am in. I don't have measurements at the moment, but I will get them. I hope I can lose25 to 30 lbs by 10/31/08. I am so glad you made this challenge.

I have been staying under 2000 calories a day but now I want to stay under 1200 calories. Plus I need to make sure I get enough water. Atleast 62 oz of water a day and get off the diet coke! I realized that diet drinks make you crave sweets and your hunger goes up. And I mistake thirst for hunger.

Oh, and by the way, I'm starting the nicotine patch tonight!!!!

congrats on starting the patch!

To get my water in I add "TRUE LEMON" or "TRUE LIME" they are little packages of dehydrated lemon and lime, it is like squeezing the real thing, I think they have an orange one now, I have to order on line as you can not buy it in Canada, so I do not know what is in the stores. The added ben to it is it has vit C.

:happy: just checking in, have been gone for a couple of days. I had an appointment out of town with an obesity specialist DR. I have really had a rough time this past month. Followed diet and exersized and gained 23 pounds. It is water weight as I am a CHF patient and the way I was eating seemed to pack the water on. The Dr. said I wasn't eating enough and I should be eating 3 meals a day with 2 snacks for a total of 1600 to 1800 calories. Also, to eat 14 oz of protien a day. I am a carbohadrite junky and a lot of my calories before were carbs. Now the only carbs I am having are vegs. and 2 fruits a day. No potato, bread, or rice. I go back in 3 weeks and she will modify the diet then.

I wanted to get a lap band or gastric bypass, but the Dr. said I was too high risk right now and that I had to take about 50 pounds off before he would re-evalueate the operation. What a bummer I have to lose weight to get help to lose weight. Sometime I feel like my whole life is a catch-22.

I love this site and all of you who try so hard to get the weight off. I love the sharing of ideas the sucesses and even knowing that I'm not the only one who falls off the wagon. Keep going all you bb women & men. We'll all meet at the finish line some day.

I'm in for the challange by holloween I will be down 50 pounds from my weight now 404, I started lower but that is the weight now. It will put it at about 25 pounds of real weight once I get the water off. Are you as confused as me??? I hope not. Any how have a great day log in, count your calories and excersize, Be Blessed, Connie

I know that we all will lose weight differently because of our starting weight, and I know it won't always come off this easily, but I have lost 11 lbs in the last 2 weeks. Now, that may not seem like a lot to many people, but I have never found anything (short of anorexia) that worked this well for me! And I think that the most important part for me is knowing that I'm not depriving myself of anything. If I want something, I'm eating it. I'm not eating nearly as much, and I'm exercising like it's my job, but I still feel satisfied! Looking forward to Halloween weigh-in time...! :bigsmile:

I just joined. I am truly trying to view this attempt as an attempt to get healthy....then as an attempt to lose weight. I am usually so focused on the scale (it has moved up and up and up :grumble: :grumble: So.....I was really excited to see this post. I am trying to lose 56 pounds. That is NOT my final goal weight, just the goal I have set for Christmas. Hope to exceed that, but I know that goal will REALLY help my health.

hi
does anyone have advise on going away and eating right, I am going to my moms, and I usually over eat there, she is a great cook, cheese, pasta, you name it!

any ideas welcome, I have just started and do not want to fall off so soon.....

Pack your own basics!!!!!!!!!!!! Like little bags of rice crackers, celery and carrot, Bring low fat/non fat yogurt,splenda, Oatmeal for breakfast. Eat all of the wholesome basics, then take a few bites of what ever you want, just make sure your meal in its self is Healthy.

I hope this helps!

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh and sugar free jello pudding! its low cal, and if you make a crust of oats and crushed walnuts and add the pudding as pie filling and freeze, then dollop a spoon of low fat light cool whip, you wont feel so deprived!

Thank you! I have to pack a cooler for my daughter, her milk and fav's, I will add my stuff...I love the jello pudding idea... I bought pudding cups for the first time yesterday, I love them!

I can not wait to weigh in next week.. I always gain at my mom's, this time I hope to lose....

I am off to pack, thanks
Scrumpy

SO, I have been nicotine free now for 24 hours. I like this 14mg patch. So far its working. Also after much thought, I'm going to lower my goal for Halloween to a more realistic number. Now I want to loose 45lbs. Which will then put me under 300lbs!

:flowerforyou: Keep up the good jof and try not to smoke it's like anything else we love it's one day at a time. What helped me the most was a young man who told me it's hard cause you're an addict, when I acceped that as fact I was able to keep going. I have been smoke free now for 11 years and it's still one day at a time. Now I'm applying the same idea to the food, I'm an addict and I can't forget it.

You keep going girl, you're not only worth it you desirve all the good things that being thin and smoke free will do for you. Be Blessed Connie

:happy: just checking in, have been gone for a couple of days. I had an appointment out of town with an obesity specialist DR. I have really had a rough time this past month. Followed diet and exersized and gained 23 pounds. It is water weight as I am a CHF patient and the way I was eating seemed to pack the water on. The Dr. said I wasn't eating enough and I should be eating 3 meals a day with 2 snacks for a total of 1600 to 1800 calories. Also, to eat 14 oz of protien a day. I am a carbohadrite junky and a lot of my calories before were carbs. Now the only carbs I am having are vegs. and 2 fruits a day. No potato, bread, or rice. I go back in 3 weeks and she will modify the diet then.

I wanted to get a lap band or gastric bypass, but the Dr. said I was too high risk right now and that I had to take about 50 pounds off before he would re-evalueate the operation. What a bummer I have to lose weight to get help to lose weight. Sometime I feel like my whole life is a catch-22.

I love this site and all of you who try so hard to get the weight off. I love the sharing of ideas the sucesses and even knowing that I'm not the only one who falls off the wagon. Keep going all you bb women & men. We'll all meet at the finish line some day.

I'm in for the challange by holloween I will be down 50 pounds from my weight now 404, I started lower but that is the weight now. It will put it at about 25 pounds of real weight once I get the water off. Are you as confused as me??? I hope not. Any how have a great day log in, count your calories and excersize, Be Blessed, Connie

I had the lap-band sugery at 422lbs so I do not see why you can't! But trust when I say this, the surgery is not some instant weightloss magical evolution. Actually its almost as hard as not having it. But it is a good tool if you can follow it, but its just a tool, unlike the bypass, you still can cheat (i have done it) and I am trying to do it now the right way!

Hi Christy, the reason I can't do either the lap band or the gastric bypass now is I have a lot of medical problems that make it dangerous to be put to sleep. The Dr. feels that if I lose some of this weight it will be safer to operate. I know the lap-band is just a tool, and sometimes I wonder if it doesn't take more courage to go that route than to just do the plain ol diet and excersize route. Either way you're going to have to make choices and diet.