100+ lbs to lose support group

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welcome to all the newbies! Great to have you here!

Last night I was at the park with my son while my hubby was playing his softball game, which was taking place at the other end of said park. We walked from that end of the park to where the play structures are (a five minute walk) and then I sat on a bench and ate some grapes and then I got up and told him "I'll race you to that truck (part of the play structure, which is in sand) so we ran back and forth between the bench and the truck about 15 times for about 15 minutes. Then he wanted to go on the big twisty slide they have, so we ran out of our way on the side walks racing to get to the slide, and then I raced him back to the other structures and then pushed him on the swings and then got on the swings myself. It was a great workout!

Kris- Great job with bringing your A1C down! When my husband first got diagnosed in September his was at 18 and by January he had gotten it down to 7.5. He is on Metformin and Glipizide. He takes 2000 mg of Metformin a day and 2 glipizides a day, but that is only because the doctor wanted to get him below another point and then he could change him to something else. At the time we had medicaid and they are very picky about what they will pay for, so now that we have no insurance as long as the drug has a generic he can put him on anything. Now he is playing soft ball and so he is even more active and so he has been losing weight like the doctor wants him to. His father has insulin dependent type 2 diabetes and does not control it at all. He'll have a huge slice of birthday cake with lots of frosting and say "I'll just take more insulin later" and then tries giving my husband advice about his diabetes. Doctor says as long as he stays active and controls his diet he will be fine.

Thank you, Suzy! I have kicked it around, but we're (cross your fingers) on the verge of moving cross-country, and I don't want to change doctors now just to have to do it again in a few months. So I'm holding out. If this move falls through, then I'm going to go doctor shopping!

Kris

Consider my fingers crossed! :happy:

Oh my Gosh!!! All the new people!!! :happy: :happy: :happy: Welcome to you all!!!! We have such a nice group of people here. Feel free to introduce yourselves and let us know all about you! :-) Also, feel free to friend me. I love having new friends that are going through the same journey that I am!

woohoo!! after a gain last week which i refused to log, I lost 8.1lbs this week. My status shows 4.7 because of my refusal to log a gain. Super excited as this puts me 6lbs away from 100lbs. I still have a long way to go but I'm so excited!!

Hello, Rose! I wanted to welcome you to MFP (My Fitness Pal)! I also wanted to let you know that there are challenges if you need that extra push. I have been doing a challenge since April 1st and have lost 19.8 pounds to this day. Very motivational. We do a challenge every month, and weigh in every Friday to a team captain. Within a couple days, the team captain will post everyone's weight loss so we can all support eachother. It is very encourage me. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/228812-may-10-lb-weight-loss-challange is the link to the forum for this Good luck on your journey and hope to see you in Next month's challenge!!!

Question - Have any of you done or started to do the C25K training? A friend of mine asked me to do a 5K with her and a couple other friends in August. I'm very leary of signing up and then not being able to do it. C25K would be a great way to train for it, but the just thought of jogging/running, gives me chest pains. I'd like to hear from someone that's doing it or done it.

Hey I am LaJauna. I have been on this journey since February 2011. I lost 22 lbs fell off the wagon and gained it all back and am now ready to head back to healthy! I want to start a challenge. I have had 9 days of clean eating. Anyone else what to start a streak?

Streaking: 9 days and counting (cheat free and proud!

Streaking:10 days

Hey Everybody!
Hi! I've been looking, and can't seem to find any open support groups for thos of us who have 100+ to lose. Maybe I didn't look hard enough. :ohwell: Anyways, I thought it might be a good idea to get us a group togather so we can all deal with this journey together. Anyone with me on this? I am very new to MFP, so I don't know a whole lot about how the whole group thing works, but maybe someone elso out there has more knowledge, and together we can do this. So lets go on and unleash our inner skinny selves!

I Started my weightloss Journey back in November 2010.. And I was 312 .. I am now 115lbs less but have anothr 30-40lbs to go..I Would love to be on your Journey to a healthier us.. If you would like to add me

GoodLuck

Hi Suzy! Here's the link to the website:

http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

It's basically a training plan that's supposed to get you from 'couch to 5k' in 9 weeks. But I think this plan assumes running (even in small intervals) is something we can do straight out of the gates. I'm thinking I might try to start this, but rather than jog/run just a faster walk - at least to start. I'm also thinking that I might try to do this on the treadmill, rather than around town. I really want to do this 5k with my girlfriends, but two of the three aren't remotely overweight and I'm sure it will be a breeze for them. I know they won't judge me - actually, I'm quite sure that they'll be proud of me for doing it at all - but I will judge myself and feel like I'm keeping them back.

Hi, I would like to join your group. I have 122 lbs to lose. I am starting to have health problems because of it, but I struggle everyday with getting my eating under control.:frown:

Welcome to MFP. I sent a friend request to you. This is a wonderful community and I'm glad you're here.

Hi Suzy! Here's the link to the website:

http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

It's basically a training plan that's supposed to get you from 'couch to 5k' in 9 weeks. But I think this plan assumes running (even in small intervals) is something we can do straight out of the gates. I'm thinking I might try to start this, but rather than jog/run just a faster walk - at least to start. I'm also thinking that I might try to do this on the treadmill, rather than around town. I really want to do this 5k with my girlfriends, but two of the three aren't remotely overweight and I'm sure it will be a breeze for them. I know they won't judge me - actually, I'm quite sure that they'll be proud of me for doing it at all - but I will judge myself and feel like I'm keeping them back.

I'm just starting the C25K program. It's going to take me a lot longer than 9 weeks!! The first week I could barely "jog" for 30 seconds at a time, so I modified it to jogging 30 seconds/walking 45. My best friend recently lost 95lbs and has been running 5ks, and she's definitely an inspiration. I totally understand not wanting to keep your friends back - I'd feel the same way if I were running with her! It's all about getting out there and starting on a healthy path!!

Good luck!

Hi Jen,

I have great ladies I met on another site's support boards are both runners. I have sent them the C25K link and am asking them for their opinion. I would love to be able to run 5K! Maybe I'll give it a try with you. I will also have to do it in the gym since the weather where I live does not offer the opportunity to run (or be!) outside. Today it is 113!!

thanks for the help! Just another quick question... how do you all feel about lots of fruit in the diet? I know they are high in sugar, but because they are natural sugar is this really a bad thing? One thing I do have lot's of easy access to is fruit, so just wantin some more input on this. Thanks!

You really can't eat enough fruit (because it's naturally bulky) to do much damage with that fructose. Fruit tends to be very high in happy vitamins and nutrients, and often has a good bit of fiber, too. I eat fruit. Some days (like today, which has been awful), I only get in a banana or a nectarine, but I do try to get in at least three servings of fruit and three of veggies. Even with my blood sugar issues (and I have news on that!), I think fruit is a perfect food for snacks and desserts. Not fruit juice, but just plain, happy fruit.

And my A1c? Down from 6.9% to 5.7 in just a couple of months! Yay!

Kris

YAY Kris!!! That is great news!! What have you been doing differently?

The biggest things? Old fashioned watching carbs for the blood sugar (no more than fifty per meal, usually, and no more than 30 per snack) and watching calories for the weight loss (which becomes easier when you're limited on the carbs you can have). I've found all sorts of ways that I can still enjoy what I eat and have varied meals without blowing the carbs or calories. Though I do have a short (four day) trip coming up and I know that keeping my carbs limited in restaurant settings will be more difficult, though I am confident I can--I've done it before and my blood sugar's been good afterwards.

Oh, and exercise, which doesn't really do too much for my weight loss, but it really lowers my blood sugar dramatically--I drop 30-40 points when I work out for an hour.

Having to watch those carbs has made me super-aware of everything I eat and drink. And that's been the key, I think.

:-)

Kris

thanks for the help! Just another quick question... how do you all feel about lots of fruit in the diet? I know they are high in sugar, but because they are natural sugar is this really a bad thing? One thing I do have lot's of easy access to is fruit, so just wantin some more input on this. Thanks!

You really can't eat enough fruit (because it's naturally bulky) to do much damage with that fructose. Fruit tends to be very high in happy vitamins and nutrients, and often has a good bit of fiber, too. I eat fruit. Some days (like today, which has been awful), I only get in a banana or a nectarine, but I do try to get in at least three servings of fruit and three of veggies. Even with my blood sugar issues (and I have news on that!), I think fruit is a perfect food for snacks and desserts. Not fruit juice, but just plain, happy fruit.

And my A1c? Down from 6.9% to 5.7 in just a couple of months! Yay!

Kris

YAY Kris!!! That is great news!! What have you been doing differently?

The biggest things? Old fashioned watching carbs for the blood sugar (no more than fifty per meal, usually, and no more than 30 per snack) and watching calories for the weight loss (which becomes easier when you're limited on the carbs you can have). I've found all sorts of ways that I can still enjoy what I eat and have varied meals without blowing the carbs or calories. Though I do have a short (four day) trip coming up and I know that keeping my carbs limited in restaurant settings will be more difficult, though I am confident I can--I've done it before and my blood sugar's been good afterwards.

Oh, and exercise, which doesn't really do too much for my weight loss, but it really lowers my blood sugar dramatically--I drop 30-40 points when I work out for an hour.

Having to watch those carbs has made me super-aware of everything I eat and drink. And that's been the key, I think.

:-)

Kris

I could never do 50 grams of carbs per meal! Oh my gosh! I am diabetic and I have to keep my carbs under 100 a day but I never get that high or I have huge spikes!