Post weight losses. Hold me accountable (Thanks!)

Hi all,
I've only ever posted to suggestions, (aren't they great about resonding?)
never to a support group. There's a first time for everything. Started September 19, 2007
beginning weight 181.2, current weight 179.2, not too bad for a week. i have serious
trouble staying motivated. my weight ranges between 180 - 185 and feel like if i can ever
get to 175 i'll be on my way (even though i'm under 180 now, it's still too close,
i get discouraged really easily, especially when i don't eat hardly anything, staying
within my 1200 and still loose so slowly. i know i didn't put it on overnight and shouldn't
expect to take it off overnight, but i'm soooooo impatient HELP!!

Started on 9/11 weighing in at 157 lbs. (I weighed 162 when I gave birth to a 7.5 lb baby)! Knowing I HAVE to do something, I got lucky and found this site and have been doing pretty good.
Today I weigh 152 lbs. So I've lost 5 lbs in two weeks - not bad..
My goal is 135. (I weighed 122 when I got pregnant, but that's just not going to happen again, I've given up the dream).. : )
Good luck to everyone. And Weight Watchers makes a pretty good fudge bar, that helps with those sweet ice-cream cravings...

I just found this sight and just started today. My weight today is 260. My goal is to be at 220 by January. It is very helpful to know I am not alone in this battle.

Doing good! We all have to realize that depriving ourselves of the occassional buffet is not the best idea but once we do indulge we just need to get back on the wagon and keep going! We can all do this together!!!

GOOD JOB!!!

PS did the buffet thing myself last night and having to give up free pizza at work to get back on my wagon, lol......

First post for me...feels a little strange.
Started 9/18 @ 209.8
9/25 @ 208.4
-I have noticed weight fluctuates a lot from day to day, so maybe I will only get on the scale once per week...
i.e. weight today was 211.0 & over the last 2 days I had done about 200 minutes of cardio AND lifted weights one of those 2 days, so I know the caloric deficit was still there...thanks to this ridiculously amazing website!
Any thoughts???

HELLO AND CONGRATS TO ALL !! REMEMBER EVERY POUND COUNTS...
I STARTED SEPTEMBER 21, AT 305.5 AND TODAY I AM 301.5 AND THATS ONLY ONE WEEK.....
I AM EXERCISING TO THE BIGGEST LOOSER VIDEO (VOLUME 1) FOR 30 MIN. EACH DAY AND I AM STRENGTH TRAINING FOR 30 MIN. AND TRYING TO GET A WALK IN EACH NIGHT AFTER DINNER

GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL, I KNOW I NEED ALOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Started MFP on 8/22 at 5'5" and 147 lbs. Today, 140.5 lbs, still 5'5". Goal is 130 lbs. hopefully by 12/29 when we set sail on a cruise! I'll take 6.5 pound weight loss while still enjoying almost any food, but tiny portions and not every day like before. :-) LOL Nothing is forbidden, which is KEY for me to succeed.

Ok, my turn...

I'm a working mom w/ 4 kids. 2 are twins. Oldest is 11, the twins are now 7, the youngest 5, and I am still holding on to the pregnancy weight! Imagine that!

I joined MFP on 8/26 with my hubby. We're taking a trip to Jamaica in December and that was a motivating goal

8/26 started @ 204
9/26 checked in @ 192.6

I don't have a final goal but my initial goal was to make it under 190 by mid-October for my b-day. Would LOVE to make it to a size 14 by the beginning of December. So far, so good. Major adjustment to portion sizes but with that and added exercise, been working so far!

Well I began 8/20 at 280, 9/20 I was at 262 and today 9/30 I am still hovering at about 260/259. I have refocused what I am doing. However I have had a set back. So I will be continuing with my eating but I am afraid my excercise will be severely limited for awhile.

Eve

OK....., here's my stats;

8-21-07 = 342
9-25-07 = 306

But let me explain...,

I could never have done even this small amount of lost without the support of folks like you. I've played/lied/double-crossed every diet out there. Well that is OVER! I'm sick & tired, of being sick & tired.

I have so much to gain when I finish losing this 2 0 0 P O U N D S!!!!! I was very concerned about my declining health.

Now I eat 650 to 900 calories per day under professional nutritionist's, doctor, & support groups' care. i religiously watch what i eat. I eat 5-6 meals a day. i weigh/measure ALL - ALL-ALL of my food. It ain't been easy. But this effort has been necessary.

I eat for not-more-than 20 mins at any single meal - in this STRICT order: protein first, then veggie/fruit, carbs. (Eating more than 20 mins is called grazing.) I can have fat & starch but it's limited. I eat almost no sugar, starch, fat.

Most importantly, this website is critical for me so that I can measure my protein. I keep my food diary to be sure I get at least 99 protein grams each day, taking a protein supplement if I don't get enough in my food.

I am actually walking! I've been sedentary for the last few years since I retired from Federal gov. My morbid weight causes serious back pain & I can't walk more than 2 blocks in 15 minutes. BUT everytime I go out walking, I'm getting better!

I tell you this dear friend, because I had gastric bypass on 8-21-07. Alot of you will balk & say, "Well of course, she's losing weight - it's so easy with the weight lost surgery (WLS)."

And yet, let me assure you, WLS, it just ain't magic!

I still have to manage my life - start over again. I must learn how to eat WELL, chew my food, exercise, and live like a normal person. I still get hungry, but I have to learn how to deal with it/manage it/understand it.

The WLS surgery is ONLY a tool (granted, a very strong one).

Even with the WLS surgery, it's still possible to "BLOW IT" . I've already met people who have not lost weight (or re-gained weight) after WLS.

I want to look and act like a normal person again. I want to blend in a crowd. I want to sit in ANY chair, see my toes again, cross my legs, play with the grandchildren, etc. etc. I want to live.

I'll pray for you. Remember me in your prayers too. Taking care of yourself is very serious business. I know, you all will do your best.

God can!
Robin