Ouch no way. Cant believe my weight!

captbobwoods
captbobwoods Posts: 6 Member
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Im so embarrassed ....I couldnt even be honest on my own profile. Feeling like mountain to big to climb but im gonna try.
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  • Kathryn247
    Kathryn247 Posts: 570 Member
    Being honest with yourself is a big step. You'll find lots of support here!
  • indiacaitlin
    indiacaitlin Posts: 691 Member
    First thing you've got to do is accept that you are the weight you are and be proud that you've decided to do something about it :)

    The first step is the hardest, but you can do it!
  • solieco1
    solieco1 Posts: 1,559 Member
    edited November 2018
    Be honest with yourself. You'll appreciate it later. ALso, be honest with yourself in your diary. Get a food scale and use grams when possible. For me, stopping all the games with myself and the estimating has been powerful and freeing. After that it's nothing but math. And welcome! Some great folks on here.
  • kittybenn
    kittybenn Posts: 444 Member
    rdillonwine wrote: »
    .today I weighed in at the Dr’s at 372lbs the most I’ve ever weighed and 50lbs more than I thought I was...embarrassing but fixable

    I think a lot of us got our rude awakenings at the doctor’s office. I know I did. But let me tell you what a great feeling it was to go back there a year later, 75 lbs lighter and all labs within normal ranges. Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels, as I used to hear at WW, LoL. I’m not thin by any means but working on it. Best of luck to you and the OP. You will get a lot of support here.

  • ferrenmariec97
    ferrenmariec97 Posts: 17 Member
    That was exactly my reaction to my weight! I didnt think that I had let it get that bad. I decided that the only way to "fix" that embarrassment was to get honest with myself and then do something about it. I believe in you!
  • Dawnvrt
    Dawnvrt Posts: 1 Member
    I feel your pain. I was once a firefighter myself and, now, there is no way I could ever go back to it at my current weight. Lost a bunch and told myself I'd never get this big again, but here I am. Just take it a day and a pound at a time. You've got this. =)
  • sarshadawn
    sarshadawn Posts: 3 Member
    its so hard "looking". finally looking where you have always avoided looking, like seeing through this protective barrier your brain established. so painful, but once you do the hard work of looking, in the mirror, on the scales, knowing objectively you can accept the pain and the change that is required instead of relying on subjectively how you feel about it each day. its a big and painful step to look and i'm proud of you!!!
  • captbobwoods
    captbobwoods Posts: 6 Member
    What a great group of inspiring people on here. Ty you all. Im worried about not being able to exercise like i want. Fire Department worked my knees down to the cartilage so im trying to get weight down and off of my joints to possibly get knee replacements. I hoping caloric reduction can get me to desired weight but can only really walk for exercise. Thoughts?
    Worried in Charleston.
  • captbobwoods
    captbobwoods Posts: 6 Member
    Are people here losing weight here without heavy exercise routine?
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    captbobwoods wrote: »
    What a great group of inspiring people on here. Ty you all. Im worried about not being able to exercise like i want. Fire Department worked my knees down to the cartilage so im trying to get weight down and off of my joints to possibly get knee replacements. I hoping caloric reduction can get me to desired weight but can only really walk for exercise. Thoughts?
    Worried in Charleston.

    Swimming!
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    Walking for me. It's exhilarating. Clears my head.
  • Danp
    Danp Posts: 1,561 Member
    captbobwoods wrote: »
    Are people here losing weight here without heavy exercise routine?

    I lost a significant portion of my weight with zero 'working out' and I'm far from alone.

    Weight loss comes down to maintaining a calorie deficit which can absolutely be achieved with diet alone. In fact once I got to a weight where I could comfortably begin to exercise it had no impact on my rate of weight loss at all. The additional activity I was doing meant that I was naturally hungrier and naturally ate a little more so even though exercising was helping me to get fitter and healthier it didn't really change the size of my calorie deficit and therefore had no effect on weight loss.

    Lose weight in the kitchen, get fit in the gym.

    G'luck
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,129 Member
    captbobwoods wrote: »
    What a great group of inspiring people on here. Ty you all. Im worried about not being able to exercise like i want. Fire Department worked my knees down to the cartilage so im trying to get weight down and off of my joints to possibly get knee replacements. I hoping caloric reduction can get me to desired weight but can only really walk for exercise. Thoughts?
    Worried in Charleston.

    All you need is a calorie deficit for weight loss, MFP's calorie goal doesn't take exercise into account and there are plenty of people here who have lost weight without doing any.

    I would maybe talk to your Doctor/Physio to see if there is anyway you can incoporate some form of strength/resistance training as this along with adequate protein will help retain muscle, improve bone density and may even help with your knees, as you'd be strengthening the muscles around them to better support them.
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    captbobwoods wrote: »
    Are people here losing weight here without heavy exercise routine?

    Depends what you mean by "heavy". I started off with just a 25-minute daily walk. Now I shoot for 2 hours. I lift dumbbells. Over two years, I've gone from 3 and 5lb weights to 20 and 25. I have a pair of 30s waiting for me to start on in a couple of weeks. There are plenty of people here doing HIIT or lifting more than their own bodyweight. I don't pretend to compete with them. I'm a 46-year-old, 5'3" woman with motor coordination issues. My exercise routine isn't intense, but I do devote 2-3 hours daily to it on average.
  • cheryldumais
    cheryldumais Posts: 1,907 Member
    I lost 100+ pounds doing nothing but walking. My average loss worked out to about 1.7 pounds/week the first year. I continue to maintain with just walking although I want to start lifting to rebuild some muscle. It can be done. Log your food and keep track you'll be surprised.
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,416 Member
    I do get some exercise, but it really is about the food for weight management.

    Even if I get an hour of exercise, that only "buys" me a couple slices of bread or one generous muffin. It's not enough to erase poor eating, and really I have to make my decisions in the grocery store. If it's not in the house I don't eat it. Protein and vegetables. Some fats.

    As far as what you can do for exercise? Have you been to physical therapy? When I had knee problems, there were still things I could do (and had to do) to keep the muscles from atrophying. Try to get in to a PT as soon as possible.

    Weight loss was about managing my emotions as much as it was anything so I looked at the whole thing and made lots of huge changes.
  • tinselqueen
    tinselqueen Posts: 12 Member
    Well done for making a start. It gets easier as the weeks go by and there will be lots of non-scale victories - like your clothes feeling looser! I've just started again, as a little bit of complacency was creeping in. So back in the saddle, stop fooling myself - five weeks until Christmas. Wish you the very best with your journey - we don't judge here.

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