100+ lbs to lose support group

Barbara>>Welcome!! Visit often for tons of support from this group. You can do it!
Steph >> You know we love you - Today you will stay on track - I'll be waiting to hear how it goes - make us proud!!
Spicybear >> How was that walk today? Have you gone yet? I always feel better after a good power walk.
lcoulter >> let me know how you like your HRM. I've been thinking about ordering one.???

Another sunny day here in Maine. I will be heading out for a 60 minutes power walk after our prod mtg this morning. So far so good this week. Even though I made angel hair pasta with hot italian sausage last night I ate 1/4 of the portion I would have eaten in the past so I was able to keep it within my calories for the day. Dinner is still the biggest struggle for me.

It's Thirsty Thursday so drink up!!
~R

Walked 3 miles today and it was great!!!! Hope everyone is doing well and keeping up on there goals...If not don't be to hard sometimes life just gets in the way and we need to relax...Welcome to any newbies...

3 miles is excellent--good job!

Kris

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I'm in too, please! There are so many of you that I don't know where to start with friend requests but if anyone wants to friend me, I'd love to have a few more!

Hi, I'm new, just started MFP on Monday.
I've been overweight all my life, but it wasn't until recently that I decided to make a change. I feel great, I've dropped a pant size in the past three weeks, and that makes me feel amazing.
But I need to lose a lot of weight. My goal at the moment is 120 pounds.

Good morning losers - Welcome to Gabster, Delphine, Barbara and Pilgrim. You'll find lots of support, ideas and motivation on here!

Kris - 74lbs released!! That is amazing! Did you start in March or is that when you joined MFP? I'm impressed! You have been working hard! Keep it going.

Spicy - nice walk. I hope to sneak out to get in another walk shortly. It seems like I just can't get enough lately. Must be those long winters inside!

So I did my 'unofficial' weight check this morning and it shows I'm down 2lbs. I always check the scales Friday morning so I can either strive to hold it over the weekend or work harder if I haven't seen any movement in the numbers. I feel good about the 2lbs. Now I just need to keep it there until my Monday when I will recheck and log it. We are going to a blues festival tomorrow for the day so probaby lots of sitting (or maybe dancing??) First time going so I'm not sure what to expect??? Sunday will be a beach day at the ocean so I'm planning to play in the water with my girls and get some exercise in for sure. Our summers are short up here in the northeast so we have to grab every minute of sunshine we get!!

I hope you've all had a successful week. If not - it's not too late!! Make today count. Drink your water and keep it lite!!
~ReNae

Thanks for all your support you guys are great. I got up this morning and completed my 2 mile walk video so i'm feeling really good about the day...Hoping I can keep with it this weekend even though I have so much homework and that to get done....Congrats on all the loses and NSV you guys rock...Welcome to all newbies and congrats on the decision to live a better lifestyle...YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good morning Friends!!!! I hope everyone is planning for a wonderful weekend!

I hit a pretty major goal this week - I'm down 50lbs! Not just that, but I now have less than 100lbs to go til I hit my goal weight. That being said, I'll still be in the obese category. But I will no longer be morbidly obese. And a NSV to go with the 50 lbs - When I started this journey in April, my BMI was 63. Today, it is 54.1. Amazing!!! I'm so ridiculously proud of myself right now. I've started shopping for new clothes in the back of my closet. :laugh: I've found a few really cute tops that I'd forgotten that I had. I also have a bag of clothes that I packed up probably close to two years ago that I was going to give to Goodwill. I never got around to donating them (Yeah, I'm a little bit of a procrastinator lol!), so I may very well be digging through the bag to figure out what I can wear again. I'm going to have to fill up a NEW bag with stuff that's gotten too big! I'm just loving the way I feel. In the past, when people who'd lost weight said 'Oh, I feel so much better!' I thought it was a bit of a crock. Or that it's in their head. But I'm 50lbs lighter and I really agree now. Maybe it's in my own head. :laugh: But I'm okay with that.

Now that I'm finished patting my own back. :blushing:

Welcome to our new friends!!! Glad to have you all here. This is really a great group of people that can help you through this journey.

Delphine - I wanted to make a suggestion that may help you with the exercise. When I started in April, I despised exercise. Like hate hate hate. And don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those people who's going to say I learned to love it. Because I don't. I would still much rather sit in my comfy recliner and watch some tv than take my fat *kitten* over to the gym and walk on the treadmill for an hour. I don't like to sweat. I don't like panting like a dog. I just don't like it! However! I realized that counting calories was helping and the weight was coming off, but I thought - If I just do a little physical activity, it'll come off even faster - it HAS to! So, I started small. Workout DVD's & OnDemand exercise clips. 30 minutes and I was burning 200-400 calories a day. And then, I made a choice that has really really made an impact on my exercise....I joined a couple challenges/games here on MFP. I'm on a team and it's all about the calories you burn. And at that point, I felt like I was responsible for contributing to my team's efforts. I felt like they were depending on me to win this game. My team is by no stretch winning this game, but we're right in the middle of the pack. And every day since this challenge started, I've done something. Burned at least a couple hundred calories. So, that's my suggestion. Find a team, a game, a challenge. Something that will hold you accountable. Something that will make you WANT to workout. And in the process, you will not only lose some pounds and inches, but you will gain some great friendships.

Okay, public service announcement over. Time to hit the grocery store with Hubby and then off to the gym and the pool. Have a great day, everyone!!!!:flowerforyou:

Hi!! I am SO glad I found this group! I need to lose about 100lbs, but did not have any support from someone in the same boat. All my friends want to lose 20 or 30lbs. Sometimes I feel like I am experiencing a totally different thing than they are, even though we are all doing the same things to lose.

Anyways...I am hoping that I will get a lot of friend requests (there are way too many of y'all for me to friend). Hopefully this will be the support I need.

Have a great weekend!!

Congratulations Jen on losing 50 pounds and no longer being in morbidly obese category. I feel so happy for you! That is a marvelous accomplishment. You CAN make it the rest of the way! Thank you for the advice about working out and joining a group challenge. I will look into it. I am new to MFP so the whole system is new to me.


Gina-I have hypothyroidism too, but it wasn't misdiagnosed. It really would have been scary if it had. I can understand your frustration. Your determination to lose the rest of your weight is wonderful.


Dre-It can be very frustrating when people don't realize how mostly thin and healthy they really are. Losing any amount of weight is an effort, but for obese people the odds can seem to be stacked against us. However, your friends may be trying to make you feel like you are not singled out as different. They may see it as a nice thing to do--whereas to you it seems to confuse you because you see the differences. I don't know. Am I making any sense? Am I totally off base?

Kris-You're right. It's hard to get each other when we have such different experiences. Some people who appear to have perfectly fine weight's obsess about them anyway. Others who have unhealthy weight's don't worry. Everyone is different, as I'm sure we all know from experiences with those around us. Kris you're doing great with your weight loss! I don't know if I said anything last time. Congratulations!
Delphine

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!!!!Gonna be a bad calorie day today...Were have bbq chicken and lots of goodies plus cake and ice cream for daughter birthday...I'm not going to stress it too much as I've been under all week...SO heres to a cheat day in a big time way....Welcome Newbies, add me if you would like....Congrats to all the successes both on and off the scale...

Hey. My names Lindsey. I'm 22 years old and have had a weight problem as long as I remember. (Which tends to be the story, i see.) I've been going to a therapist because apparently, I have a lot of self-hate and hidden anger. And I see food as love. In the end though, I want to lose 146 more pounds. I've lost 9 so far. And I am just trying to get it off. Not for anyone in particular. Just so I can like what I see in the mirror. I want to be able to look at food as a neccessity, not because i CRAVE it or because I have to have it. So i'm glad to be here. I joined the site some time ago and haven't gotten too involved, but i'm getting into it now. Just starting to figure out what calorie intake I need and how much sodium I can have and all that numerical mumbo jumbo. So I wish everyone luck and will definitely be keeping my eye on this post!

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Anyone feel like giving me some info about your work out routines? I've looked on the boards but its hard to follow the same routine as someone who is starting at my goal weight. Know what I mean? I've been working on my weight loss for 3 weeks and have lost 8 pounds so far. Woohoo! Up to now I have been focusing on cardio. Walking, and I jog a little bit. I've been doing step aerobics videos too. Everything I read recommends weight training, but where do I start? I work out at home and am not opposed to investing a little money, but not too much. In January, my husbands car will be paid off and once we lose that payment, we investing the money in ourselves and joining a gym. So I don't want to go too crazy now... Anyone have any advice?

I can't afford going to a gym but I do have a Wii Fit which I love love love. Okay so I have about 90 lbs to lose and basically what I do is do a 34 min 2 mile walk around the track 3 days a week, exercise with my Wii Fit at least 5 days a week and just eat healthy. I don't focus on strength training to much yet because I don't want to bulk up on muscle underneath my fat, I want to burn off that first. I do mostly yogo, jogging in place and other types of cardio aerobics so that I still build up some muscle but mostly burn off my fat. I'm a bulky girl in my legs and hips so gaining lots of muscle has never been a problem there but I have built up muscle under my fat which made me bulkier. So it really depends on what works best for you.

Welcome by the way you will love MFP!

Just checking in. I joined a challenge. It's an aerobic walking challenge. I have 18 miles to do until the end of the month, which is a lot for me considering I have a desk job and work 3rd shift. I'm hoping they continue this challenge next month and I can increase my miles/day. This was a challenge I felt really comfortable about being able to accomplish.

Welcome everyone (even though I'm as new as you!) and thanks everyone for all the great advice.
Delphine

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