Support/Accountability for 300+ gals (sorry guys)

Welcome ladies and thank you for joining the group. I am so excited about this! I have been on here since January and feel it is time to "pay it forward" so that is the reason I started this group. I don't know about the rest of you, but I have often times felt all alone on this journey and get so tired of being the fat girl in my circle of friends and being the fattest person no matter where I go. This is the year for change! We will do this!!

First I want to say congrats to every one of you for starting your journey. The day you began your journey you did the best thing you could ever do for yourself in this lifetime! Taking that first step is hard and it is hard to admit "I have a food addiction, I have a weight issue, I need help" or whatever your personal issue or problem is. For addicts stepping out of denial is the first step in their recovery and I believe it is the same with us that are overweight. Once we "admit" that we have a weight problem, we can take the steps to correct it.

nicolej216 and bobbiesox can I get your current weights please?

Bobbiesox, I completely understand about having yourself on a tight regimine and already being in challenges. I am in two other groups with weekly challenges and weigh-ins. So if you do not participate in all the challenges that is fine. Moral support is always appreciated!

For this first week, I would like to get ideas from all of you as far as what day should be "weigh-in " day, what kind of challenges you would like to see us do, and any other ideas you may have. I don't want anyone to get bored or feel out of the loop in this group. If you have a specific challenge you would like the group to do I would like to try to incorporate that in. The ideas I have for challenge include calorie burn challenges, weight loss challenges, percentage loss challenges, water drinking challenges, exercise challenges, and motivation challenges.

This first week our challenge will be to all lose something this week. It can be weight, denial, a favorite fattening food we give up, etc. Whatever you want to "lose" this week in your personal journey. Please post what you plan to "lose" and then at the end of the week (or whatever weigh in day we decide) we will post again on the progress of our loss.

Have a great day everyone. I am hoping to see more new faces on here throughout the week!

Tami

Well I'm off to get my mile in for today. It was raining hard this morning, but is now sunny so I'm talking the dogs out for some exercise. Talk to you all later!!

Oh and before I forget....my personal goals this week are to burn 500 calories daily (3500 for the week) and to lose 3.5 pounds. I am graduating the 30th of this month (with an Associates Degree) and want to be down to 320 by then. So I need to lose 14.8 pounds between now and then to do this. I guess I'd better get off here and get moving!! Have a good day all!!

Welcome kayjay7171....and congrats on your amazing success!! you are an inspiration!

Hello everyone, sorry I haven't been on here sooner today. TOM decided to come visit today and I just have not felt good. Haven't done any exercising today because of the cramps, migraine, and fever that hit me this morning. But at least I have NOT given in to any temptations for salty or sweet foods like I would normally do. I was up 2/10 of a pound this morning, but at least I know why

Hope everyone is doing well today and on track for your weekly goals and our next weigh-in.

Today's Food for Thought ~~ only you can control the amount of food you put in your mouth

Tami

Well girls, today is weigh-in day. I hope everyone posts their updated weights, can't wait to see the losses and the progress. I am at 332 this morning so I am down 2.8 pounds since our group started. I am amazed at that since I am dealing with TOM and have not exercised much over the last couple of day.

Today's Thought: We can't change the past, we can't predict the future, but we can make necessary changes for today.

Have a great day all!!

Well KJ it looks like you and I are the only ones still in here. No one else has checked in with posts or weights. I will sending them all a msg to check on them to make sure they are doing okay.

Sorry to hear about your weight gain.....but water weight tends to hang on a few days then disappear so I'm sure that scale will be headed downward here soon . Hang in there, don't get discouraged. This too shall pass!


Have a good week. Talk to you again soon!

lombrica welcome, welcome, welcome!! You are absolutely welcome here! And as for giving more information....do that when you are ready. No rush, believe me I understand. Until 2 months ago I was ashamed and embarrassed by my weight and thought I would never be able to publicly display it. Then one day I decided you know what it doesn't matter what others think about it and it doesn't matter who knows. I am doing something about it and that is what matters. That was when I was finally able to post my stats. Please do not feel like you have to in order to be in this group. The day will come when you will be comfortable in doing so and until then just post what you feel comfortable with.

I wish you the best in this journey. If you need motivation, support, friendship this is the place to be. And if you want to talk or vent without publicly displaying it feel free to send me a private message. You have taken a huge step by posting in this group and admitting that this is a big step. Again welcome.

I am happy to say that I am no longer in the "need to lose 200+ category". I have only 195 pounds to go instead of the 240 pounds I started with. It is still a HUGE amount to lose, but I am ecstatic with the progress thus far.

This is brief as I need to get off here and go walk my mile and a half (increasing today from 1.2 miles to 1.6 miles). The sun is shining and it's a beautiful day so taking the dogs for a walk (first time walking the puppy on a leash so that should be fun). Gotta get going though as I work in an hr and half and want to get a good burn in first.

Have a good day all.

Calorie burn so far this week: Sun 331, Mon 632

YEAH KJ!! You are definitely doing what your body needs!! Sounds like the rough 2 weeks are going to pay off for you. It seems anytime we go through a change in our lives it has to hurt first and then we get the payoff. Doesn't seem quit fair sometimes, but the results are often time well worth it.

I am proud of you!! Change is hard and admitting that the change is necessary is a hard step to take. Pat yourself on the back and give yourself a hug for a job well done!!

I am anxious to see the results you get from this. I will check back in often to see any updates you post!!

Today is a mixed emotion day for me. I have been losing steadily and am currently 4/10 of a pound from being the lightest weight I have been in 8 years. This is great though I was mad at Mr. Scale this morning -- why couldn't he have been just a little generous and given me that 4/10 of a pound...lol. So I am feeling good about the loss, but the the fear sets in.

I used to panic, get scared, and sabotage myself when I would be down 30-35 pounds. I would see and feel changes in my body and begin to panic. I have been overweight ALL my life and so badly want to be a "normal" weight and size, yet I would fear it. I reached that panic 2 weeks ago, but thanks to some dear friends I made it through. Panic mode left and I have been doing really well. Until today.

When I had lost 19 pounds several years ago (and got to the weight I am now) I began to swell and gained 17 pounds overnight. This landed me in the hospital for 2 weeks. My doctor then restricted my water intake and would not allow me to exercise for a year. Of course with this set back I ate and ate and ate some more. I had always turned to food in the past and so here food was again, my best friend and my comfort.

I am stating to panic and fear this will happen again. Today I am afraid to walk, to exercise, to eat. I was all excited because I walked yesterday and the day before. Yesterday alone I burned over 1100 calories. I have been so excited for the last 2 weeks for the day I step on the scale and am back to the lowest weight I have been in 8 years. And then when it happens I panic. My first thought was omg I need to eat a bunch of calories so I don't lose that other 4/10 of pound that will put me back there. Thankfully I have NO fattening food in my house of any kind. So instead I sat and cried. I am so scared right now. I don't know how to get over this fear other than to keep going and hope and pray the same thing does not happen again.



I hope everyone has a great day and a great burn today. Hopefully within the next couple of days I will be over this hump and past the fear. Deep down I know we can do this, that we can all get past the roadblocks of life that are set in our path.