Sexy in Six Week 2 ***closed group***

I do love me some water I just have to remember to log it!! I was telling my team, I usually drink upwards of 10+ glasses a day but I NEVER log any of it...

Upside to this challenge for all you ladies who DON'T LIKE water:
1) less dry skin
2) less chapped lips
3) less water weight
4) a fresher, more "glowing" look
5) less sluggishness

So be excited! All you have to do is drink a little water and these results just happen all by themselves!

I've got the Monday QOTD: So we all know we're all here to lose weight and we all said why we want to lose the weight, but how did you get to the point where you realized you had to do something about it and what made you realize this??

In high School and college I weighed about 120, anytime I would gain weight I could lose it super fast, my "ceiling" weight (the highest I would allow myself to get before working at losing it) was 130. As I entered my mid-twenties I hung out around 130 and my "ceiling" moved to 140. I never actually hit 140!

I got married in June 2010 and weighed 125, I wanted to weigh less but I did nothing to get into shape. Then I got pregnant in July/August. I swore I would gain too much. I tried to be healthy but gained 50 lbs. I thought it would come off easily--I heard plenty of stories about losing it all in the hospital and breastfeeding being a miracle diet. Nope not here, I lost 25in a week and nothing since.

I went back to work in maternity pants and am still in them! My kid is four months old! I had to do something! I wanted to join Weight Watchers. I checked out the site, there were several promotions at the time but I didn't bite. I went back on a couple days later and the promotions were over. I heard about MFP on What to Expect and thought I would use it until WW had another sale. I haven't check WW, I am happy here!

Wow that is long!

QOTD: So we all know we're all here to lose weight and we all said why we want to lose the weight, but how did you get to the point where you realized you had to do something about it and what made you realize this??

I ended up in hospital with a suspected stroke - and very high bp. It wasn't a stroke. But later my blood tests also showed high cholesterol. My doctor recommended this site and here I am. I never used to weigh myself so I couldn't tell what was a good weight or not. I know when I was a teenager I weighed 140lb, because I remember that being 10 stone. Otherwise I went on dress size. Anyway, the dress sizes crept up, so now - or, thanks to MFP, two weeks ago- I was in the highest mainstream size (22). BEcause I am so tall, people always say I'm fine - meaning it kindly I'm sure. This site has got me believing I could lose lots of weight, so I am fining myself realising I could do MORE about it each day. I am shocked to be over 200 pounds and I am starting to wonder about making a bag to carry the equivalent weight around with me. I am in the middle of a revelation basically!!!!!

And it's goooooood!

I've got the Monday QOTD: So we all know we're all here to lose weight and we all said why we want to lose the weight, but how did you get to the point where you realized you had to do something about it and what made you realize this??

I realized that I had to lose weight and quickly when I couldn't even crouch down or kneel down to tie a patient's shoes or help them put on TEDS hose because my knees were too stressed from my fat a@@. It was embarrassing huffing and puffing in front of your patient who is 90 years old and having them ask you if you're ok. I knew at that moment I had to take control.

The scale at the doctor's office lied viciously, but I ignored it. The chart on the back of the door declared me overweight according to my height, but that was crazy! I just had a larger frame than they accounted for. I wasn't fat.

When I started my Co-op, I had to buy new jeans to wear to work, and I went Good Will shopping with Mom. I discovered had gone up a size, to 16s. Mom offered me her old jeans, which were just a bit too tight on her, but might fit me.

My mom offered me her old jeans?
But she's overweight!
They fit.

It's funny what it takes to clue you in sometimes...

I've KNOWN that I've had to lose weight for several years, but there were always reasons it was hard to do. Some of them were legitimate (like being pregnant with twins), and some were just excuses.

But eight months after the boys were born I had to go on BP meds (this wasn't very long ago), and I was reminded that my father had a massive stroke at 42. I knew I wanted to lose weight in order to be a healthier, more active mom, but suddenly it appeared as though my body was TELLING me I had to lose weight.

I think I was trying to rationalize that it was okay to fail at losing weight because I was nursing/sleep-deprived/busy/etc. but then I realized those were all excuses. If I was strong enough to bring two babies into the world, I was strong enough to discipline myself!

First of all: THANKS FOR ALL THE SUPPORT FORM EVERYONE IN THIS CHALLENGE! I find myself reading up our discussions whenever I get a chance. Sometimes when I’m out and I want to grab that extra plate I think back to MFP buuddies and refuse to give into my cravings. It’s like you’re there with me saying, “no hun, you don’t need it..” That is what my major problem was. I have no discipline with portions! I super healthy, okay, not super healthy. But I do eat a lot better than most of the people around me.

Anyway, I’m really excited for this week’s challenge!

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I've got the Monday QOTD: So we all know we're all here to lose weight and we all said why we want to lose the weight, but how did you get to the point where you realized you had to do something about it and what made you realize this??

I realized this when my uncle was at my cousin’s grad party. He had lost a ton of weight and everyone was asking him what he was doing. I didn’t directly ask but I over heard him showing my aunt MFP on his iphone. I decided to check out the website. I was so sick of trying to set up a gym buddy and it always falling through. I needed support. I knew that if I wasn't going to be proactive about my weight, one day I would wake up a hundred pounds overweight and it would be so much harder to be healthy. Its hard, my mother and father are overweight. I read from many people here all the work they have to go through.

In the end, after checking out this site, I got inspired by the people here. By all the women and men who reached their goals and are on their way to a healthy lifestyle. I figure if a woman/man with a job, a family to care for and a million other things can change her life completely and put her health as priorty, then I can do it too.

I guess this was the first time I really thought “I can do this.” Hence, my username.

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In the end, after checking out this site, I got inspired by the people here. By all the women and men who reached their goals and are on their way to a healthy lifestyle. I figure if a woman/man with a job, a family to care for and a million other things can change her life completely and put her health as priorty, then I can do it too.

So true! I used to spend time on two other "calorie counting/logging/diet sites" and they were never as supportive and inclusive as this one. I love that people post before/after/in progress pictures here, which is really motivational. It's one thing to hear "I'm 5'4" and 120 but I really want to be 100 (pout)" and then another to see someone say "I'm a busy person but I've found the time and motivation to lose 50lbs over the past year."

Monday QOTD: So we all know we're all here to lose weight and we all said why we want to lose the weight, but how did you get to the point where you realized you had to do something about it and what made you realize this??

The fact that i want babys and a picture of myself i seen at a wedding, f**k me i was discusted with myself, never seen anythign so repulsive in my life and i new i would never ever look like that again!