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the ticker and the picture - how do you do them. I am not of the computer generation so I'm really dumb at making anything on the computer work. HELP lol0
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Just checking in with the people who understand!:glasses: I have just started this calorie counting thing (thanks to my doc). I have to loose for my health problems. I took a chance and weighed this morning and..........:noway: :happy: I have lost 2 pounds. I know its a small amount, but for me it is huge! I am not going to weigh again till the 22nd. That will be a week. I am so excited. I am so thankful I found this website. It makes it fun to keep up with what you eat and do for exercise. It just helps knowing there are others out there who struggle and know what its like.
I am on my way!
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I was shocked to read I should lose 50 pounds. My highest weight was 175 lbs.
My body frame is very petite and no matter how much weight I have gained, my ring size is 6! So when I ran my numbers and was told i needed to be at 115 I almost died. That was 60 lbs and seemed to awsome a challenge, so I dropped out. I remained at 168 for some time.
I couldnt even think about 50 lbs, so I set a lower, obtainable goal.
I am so blessed by the support and intelligence of the people on MFP.
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the ticker and the picture - how do you do them. I am not of the computer generation so I'm really dumb at making anything on the computer work. HELP lol
just go under the tools tab up top and click on tickers, it should walk you through the steps to make one then copy the whole code for forums and go into settings tab when you are under home and after you click settings, go to edit signature, there you can right click and paste the code and click save.0 -
Count me in too...I'm a big girl! It's awesome to see so many other people who have weight loss goals that are similar to mine. It does seem intimidating, but with such a great support group, I know we can all push through!0
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I want to congratulate all you YOUNGER PEOPLE for recognizing that you need to lose weight now. It took me 25 years after having my children to wakeup to the fact that I need to lose at least 50 pounds.
Guess after reading some of everyone's comments, we all still have the same issues with food. WE SHOULD COUNT ON EACH OTHER INSTEAD OF FOOD TO BE A FRIEND. I am a good listener.0 -
so just my check in. I have done great today. I lost my weekend weight already and am back on track. I am down to 178.9, yeah.0
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I need to lose a TON, and tonight I am not kidding I ate almost an entire pizza, minus 1 piece!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAN WE SAY BINGE EATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HELP HELP HELP0
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I want to congratulate all you YOUNGER PEOPLE for recognizing that you need to lose weight now. It took me 25 years after having my children to wakeup to the fact that I need to lose at least 50 pounds.
Guess after reading some of everyone's comments, we all still have the same issues with food. WE SHOULD COUNT ON EACH OTHER INSTEAD OF FOOD TO BE A FRIEND. I am a good listener.
I know alot of people who wait tell they are older. I think in alot of ways it is easier because most goals I make for my self I have an end goal, like college I worked my butt off an got through it but knew once I got those degree's I was done, no more school. My weight is something I am going to have to fight and work at the rest of my life. I think that is the main reason it took me so long to start. I can get down to my 125 but it only stays that way if I work at it and every time my mom dieted growing up she would lose ALOT then gain it all back +20 within a couple years. It is a life time change. I am mostly doing to be HOTT of course but I want my future children to have a good start and hopefully have healthier habits from day one. Also I want to be able to keep up with them. I want to be a mom who dose things with my kids, watching is boring. I want to climb in the tunnels at chuck e cheese with out the fear of them breaking.0 -
I think we just have to set really small goals in order to eat through the chunks of weight to lose, if that makes sense because if you look at it as a whole it seems overwhelming, but lb by lb the weight comes off and that is the best way to do it.
At the moment i am losing a pound a week slowly but surely and it is teaching me to learn to beat the demons of yo yo dieting.
I think it becomes routine and then it begins to be a lifestyle change which is what i am personally aiming for. I find this site a great help and i haven't been able to shift my weight like this for a long time so thank you all :bigsmile:0 -
Ugh! I am in the slow slide down and I am desperatly trying to not let that happen!
I had a good first part of the week, then blew Friday, but I got back on track Saturday and then almost lost on Sunday evening. Now this week, I have lost track of three days, granted I did have a lot going on (spent all day Monday at the airport!), but if I don't learn to deal with these type of days, this is never going to happen for me.
I want this soo bad this time, and yes I do want it right now! Just call me miss Salt! But I know that this will not happen overnight and I need to just get back on track and get my head back out of my *ss and open my eyes to what is going on around me.
It's so frustraiting to put so much work into something and not see any results.0 -
Ugh! I am in the slow slide down and I am desperatly trying to not let that happen!
I had a good first part of the week, then blew Friday, but I got back on track Saturday and then almost lost on Sunday evening. Now this week, I have lost track of three days, granted I did have a lot going on (spent all day Monday at the airport!), but if I don't learn to deal with these type of days, this is never going to happen for me.
I want this soo bad this time, and yes I do want it right now! Just call me miss Salt! But I know that this will not happen overnight and I need to just get back on track and get my head back out of my *ss and open my eyes to what is going on around me.
It's so frustraiting to put so much work into something and not see any results.
It is really hard but it does get easier, you will learn new habits. I slip off sometimes but at least you know to start over. That is all it takes. I dont do free days because it ends up being 3 to 4 instead. But I do have treats once in a while but in moderation. Its funny because I find myself talking to myself, encouraging me to do 5 more min. on my walk or telling myself that I cant have that today. But not giving up this time is the best reward I can think of. You can do this. keep telling yourself this all day long if that is what it takes. YOU CAN DO THIS :drinker: :drinker:0 -
Hey all,
So this week has had it's ups and down's, Thats for sure. I binged only 2 times this week, ugh! Last night I ate 2 cheesy bean burritos from Taco Bell.
On the good side I have been smoke free for 48 hours now. I think I was craving more food because of the whole quit smoking thing. I need to start to get ready for work here in a bit. I'll post later for sure on how things are getting back on track!
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Don't feel bad I don't know how to do it either. Maybe some will help us both!0
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partly a bump partly and update. not w whole lot is new. I did not make it in to the gym today so I am alittle pissed off at mysel but tomorrow is another day.0
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I feel i've had a bad week this week. I haven't managed to do much excersise and i've gone over my calories on 3 occasions (by no more than 100 cals but i still shouldn't have gone over!!)
I just hope i dont gain weight this week
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ive having a week off the scales to see if i relax a bit and become a bit less obessesed about the numbers on the scale.
I have been ding far more exercise and i think this is why my weight is currently maintaining so i will leave it a few days before trying again.
On the other hand my measurements have dropped significantly, so i am very pleased with that and i have been shopping for a few new items to tie my over until i lose more and i have lost nearly 2 dress sizes since i started MFP.0 -
I feel i've had a bad week this week. I haven't managed to do much excersise and i've gone over my calories on 3 occasions (by no more than 100 cals but i still shouldn't have gone over!!)
I just hope i dont gain weight this week
Hey Sweetie, don't be so hard on yourself. Do the best you can each day, and when you slip, just pick yourself up and start over. What we are doing here is not an all or nothing thing, it is a lifetime of small choices we have to make. So you blow it one day - who doesn't, forget it and start over. The scale is just a tool in this process, it is not the end all be all in your life, what really matters is how you are feeling , are you eating healthy, doing the best you can with excersise, the numbers will take care of themselfs. If you let the scale rule you, you're in for a bumpy ride, as women our weight will change daily because of water. So only weigh once a week or every 2 weeks and you will get a truer picture of what is going on. From your note it doesn't sound like you are doing all that bad, so be kind to you, you're worth it. Be Blessed, Connie0 -
Hey kiddos....
Well I am sitting here eating leftovers....and it sent me over my calories for the day.....I am not binging per say just eating 1 cup soup and a slice of bread...yeah...killer meal for me when I don't work out.
I am hoping I don't gain weight this weekend. My workout schedule is gonna be all out of whack next week cause we have house guests downstairs where I usually work out....rrrrr.....
I am wanting to lose as much as I can before 8/10 which is when my fiance gets back from training.....so gains are not good right now. Its also around that time of the month so I am hoping to hold it together.
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I need to lose a TON, and tonight I am not kidding I ate almost an entire pizza, minus 1 piece!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CAN WE SAY BINGE EATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HELP HELP HELP
Pizza I love Pizza, but when I want to eat lots like last night, I had a small piece, had my salad, drank to glasses of water, and told myself what I learned by reading on this site, I can have anything I want just not tonight, I will have more pizza, etc, just not now!
read posts, write in a journal, go out, watch a fav movie, drink a hot drink, low cal...
The more I read on this site the more I learn, everyone inspires me to keep going
think about why you binged, plan for next time you feel that way, what to do, do something that makes you feel good today, be nice to yourself, you deserve it!
forgive yourself and move forward....
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I feel i've had a bad week this week. I haven't managed to do much excersise and i've gone over my calories on 3 occasions (by no more than 100 cals but i still shouldn't have gone over!!)
I just hope i dont gain weight this week
Hey Sweetie, don't be so hard on yourself. Do the best you can each day, and when you slip, just pick yourself up and start over. What we are doing here is not an all or nothing thing, it is a lifetime of small choices we have to make. So you blow it one day - who doesn't, forget it and start over. The scale is just a tool in this process, it is not the end all be all in your life, what really matters is how you are feeling , are you eating healthy, doing the best you can with excersise, the numbers will take care of themselfs. If you let the scale rule you, you're in for a bumpy ride, as women our weight will change daily because of water. So only weigh once a week or every 2 weeks and you will get a truer picture of what is going on. From your note it doesn't sound like you are doing all that bad, so be kind to you, you're worth it. Be Blessed, Connie
I went over again today I didn't dare add it to my food journal. It was a special occasion so we had an Indian take away. We were meant to be going swimming tomorrow but it doesn't look like we will be so i won't even get a chance to work it off. I'll have to go for a walk or something in the morning. It's just so frustrating, i know i'm doing wrong yet i just CANT help myself!!
Thank you for your support though Connie, it means a lot x0 -
HEY ALL! I hope everyone is doing great! Hey, Don't worry about a slip up here and there, we are all addicts to food and a relapse is bound to happen but just know that tomorrow is another day and it will show us another way to our dreams! I do not go to the gym as of yet although I am in talks with a personal trainer to better myself but until I do get into the roll of working out, I like to do other small things Like, Parking farther from the store, Having my part time job, Walking outside, up the hill in front on my parents house or house work. Just by doing things other than sitting I know I'm burning more calories than just using a finger to point and click the remote.
I have also found some good choices in food, like, Multi grain cheerios and Natures whole bran organic cereal and also soy milk!
I have a goal now of 41lbs because once I reach that I will be under 300lbs. I am getting used to hunger pains and I smile when I feel it because in my crazy mind I picture fat falling off! I wanted to let everyone know that tomorrow I am going to our new apartment to finish putting things away and finally move in, So until the cable/internet guy gets in I will be post once or twice a week, Mostly on weekends but I will keep a ledger with stats to update and I can't wait to get back and read all of you guy's comments on your own life!
The bad news- I started back smoking... argh.... Well I noticed I wanted food more when I tried to quit so I am going to try and quit after this 41lbs comes off!
Love and light to you all!
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Hey all, just checking in...went way over my calories today while my family and I were out of town on our mini-vacation today, but I ate light yesterday and exercised last night in hopes of "banking" some calories for today...it was a special occasion so I let myself splurge, but tomorrow it's back to the plan...0
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Hello everyone, just joining in to this challenge. It has been wk 2 so far since I started again, trying not to go over my cal goal and excersicing at least 1.5hrs 5 times a week.
So far lost 5 pounds. It's frustrating how much I can gain in a week and how long in takes too loose half of it. But I guess slowly but surely right girls?
I've been having stomach problems for the last couple of days so that's not helping eating as a should. I think i might have an ulcer so i have to very careful on what I eat. =(. it sucks!
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Hello everyone. I am just checking in. Today has been tough like all weekends are. I stayed under my MFP calories but over where I try to stay with them. I try to stay around 1800 calories a day. With my workouts 6 days a week MFP says over 3000. I just can not wrap my head around that number. tomorrow will be even harder since my gym is closed on Sunday. I know that it should not be bad for me to have one out of 7 days as a day of rest but for me one day can turn into 4 or five. I need to keep up the momentum. Each day that I do not feel like going I tell myself "if you miss today you will break your everyday streak." I have a park about a block away so tomorrow I will try to make myself go shoot hoops or maybe hit the tennis court. Walking outside still scares me since I have to walk back. what if I walk to far away and get too tired to walk back. (besides there are hills out there) :noway:0
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Let's see if this thing works this time.0
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hey everyone. I had an interesting day. I am so over in carb, LIKE DOUBLE. weekends, awww and friends. The fair thing we went to did not help I was not going to get an elephant ear then everyone else did. OH it was so good though. Now I eel so sick though. Anyways hope everyone is great.
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Hey Girl, there you go beating yourself up again, remember it's one day at a time.. Go for that walk and enjoy the sunshine and all the beauty we're surrounded with. Write what you eat in your food diary, sometimes it's a surprise to find out we haven't done as bad as we think we have, and then sometimes we have done bad,I feel i've had a bad week this week. I haven't managed to do much excersise and i've gone over my calories on 3 occasions (by no more than 100 cals but i still shouldn't have gone over!!)
I just hope i dont gain weight this week
Hey Sweetie, don't be so hard on yourself. Do the best you can each day, and when you slip, just pick yourself up and start over. What we are doing here is not an all or nothing thing, it is a lifetime of small choices we have to make. So you blow it one day - who doesn't, forget it and start over. The scale is just a tool in this process, it is not the end all be all in your life, what really matters is how you are feeling , are you eating healthy, doing the best you can with excersise, the numbers will take care of themselfs. If you let the scale rule you, you're in for a bumpy ride, as women our weight will change daily because of water. So only weigh once a week or every 2 weeks and you will get a truer picture of what is going on. From your note it doesn't sound like you are doing all that bad, so be kind to you, you're worth it. Be Blessed, Connie
I went over again today I didn't dare add it to my food journal. It was a special occasion so we had an Indian take away. We were meant to be going swimming tomorrow but it doesn't look like we will be so i won't even get a chance to work it off. I'll have to go for a walk or something in the morning. It's just so frustrating, i know i'm doing wrong yet i just CANT help myself!!
Thank you for your support though Connie, it means a lot x
but either way you have a record to look back on. It's a big thing to set out to lose all the weight we have, but with all of us helping each other we can do it.
Take baby steps and do all that youcan for yourself, eat half of the cheat food, walk a few steps further, whatever it takes. Remember this is a lifetime trip so enjoy yourself along the way, there is no food in the world worth your health and happiness, so go for it while you are young and enjoy the trip.
Be Blessed and hang in there , Connie:flowerforyou:0 -
I seen alot of relapses this week and guess what? YOU are NOT ALONE! I had a slice of pizza last night and today, ugh... and late last night I caught myself binging on crackers, hummus and half a sandwich. I feel totally down today... I just want to cry... Sometimes I feel like I would just throw it all up.... And other times I want to cut this fat off!!! Its like a jail sentence in my own body! I am tired of being down, fat, looked at, Laughed upon by super skinny teeny boppers.
For once in my life I would like to buy a cute dress that actually looks like a dress and not a darn tent! I want to WALK like the rest of the population and not have to feel bad or embarressed because I have to stop and rest. I want to see my VIRGINA for the first time in years! I'm tired of showering obsessive and putting on TONS of baby powder to make sure I dont sweat and cause a rash! I'm tired of having 8 boobs instead of two!!!! I would like to go to the movies and sit with everyone else and not in the FAT SEAT! I'd like to travel on a plane to other countries without the fear of a seatbelt extender and a double priced fare!!! I am fed up at this moment with my excusses and my own self distruction and maybe I might just be going nuts but THIS time I am going to do this right, NOT starting tomorrow but TONIGHT!0 -
I just joined MFP on Thursday. I am soooo glad I found this site, and especially this topic board. Thanks, Christy for starting it !!
I have 144 pounds to lose.. and this HAS to be it. I have tried too many diets, this has to be a LIFE CHANGE !! I am hoping for at least 2 pounds per week, but I can't exercise yet due to a surgery I had in January (cyst on my tailbone that is taking a looooong time to heal). Hopefully by labor day I can start exercising. BUT... I can still make good food choices.
This really has to be it. I'm so tired of doing this to myself. Hey, there is progress with a group.
Good luck to all of us.0
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