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

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!

COME ON PINK TEAM WE NEED TO STEP UP OUR GAME. This is a challenge and I am in it to WIN IT. I busted my but off last week and I hope this week we can move up on the totem pole. Congrats to everyone with losses this week!!! On my team or not you're inspiring. And this challenge was just what I need. With that being said:

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 knew I had to lose some weight, but I think sometimes when we look in our mirrors dressed in out best clothes, hair done, make up done, mirror titled and all. We lie to our selves. Or our mirror does lol. I was telling myself I was just a bit chubby for 2 years lmao. I never let anyone take full body pics of me. And I had to get to my absolute worst to say enough is enough. I realized when I was looking at pictures of myself from Christmas. The only time I let people take pictures in almost 2 years. And I was like "OMG, I look like a mac truck"!!! And I did. That was it, that moment right here. I got off my a*s, into the kitchen. I threw all the garbage out with the exception of snackies for my son. Went to the mall, bought a treadmill. Signed up on Spark People at the time. And made a schedule so I never had an excuse to not work out, since I ALWAYS seemed to have one. I pre-made healthy meals, and frooze them. Nw I never had an excuse to not eat healthy either. That's what I did then and am still doing. But I no longer use the treadmill everyday and instead go to the gym!!

I just wanted to look good for my wedding day at first, but hadn't realized how fat I was until I saw my current photos and compared them to my old ones. DEPRESSING. And back then, I thought I was really fat...now I'm 50% bigger than that! On top of that, a colleague just makes fun of my weight day in and day out. Tho I laughed abt it, it was really hurtful, and I didn't want to be the fat kid in the office. I got made fun of at a run too, and I felt ashamed of my size and how I've gone out of control. So, that's it! I'm going to shut these people up for good. So, though I signed up with MFP a long way back, it's only in the last month or so that I've stuck n this has been the best solution for me!

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 buy new clothes as I couldnt fit in most of my old clothes. Also, when I went out, nothing would fit me When I had to go shopping for work clothes, nothing would fit and then I finally found a pair of pants that were a bit stretchy and fit me properly, however, when I looked at the size of the pants, it shocked me so much to see myself in a size 16. I knew I was gaining weight but I never knew how much until then.

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??

There was never really a point in which I decided I needed to lose weight. I have been an athlete since I was 5 all the way through college so keeping my weight and fitness in check were always on my mind. I was never one of the really skinny girls but I played defensive positions in soccer so I needed to be able to be quick but still sustain a hit. My family and I all compete at wakeboarding so I was always in a bikini, always on a boat. :glasses:
For most of my adult life I have hung around 150-155. The last few years I hung around 155 more and more. When I left for vet school that was the point I let my nutrition slip. I joined a gym when I got down here to try and stay in shape, however my friends loved to cook and have everyone over and eat. It was so much fun and we kind of got in the habit of having almost an entire package of Oreos when we sat downs to study, and we studied EVERY night. So on top of my friends good cooking and my newly indulged (not newly found because I already knew ) addiction to Oreos.
By the end of my first semester when I went home for Christmas I weighed 158lbs. The weird part was I was happy, confident, and for once didn't give a crap about what people said… even more surprising no one said anything. In all honesty I just looked a little bigger, not obese, not even really overweight just less toned and bigger. I let myself eat what I wanted, however much fast food I wanted… it was game on with food. I reached 162 lbs and while I wasn't shocked I was disappointed I had let myself do that.:grumble: So I just went back to the routine of watching what I eat and exercising and now I'm down to 150. This is the point where I have to increase my workouts and really put time to shed the last bit of weight. The smallest I've ever been in my adult life is 142 (acheived by 2 hour workouts/day and 1000 calories and less than 20g of fat. :embarassed: NOT HEALTHY) and I'm bound and determined to get there the healthy and sustainable way…. And even if I don't get there with weight I am going to look as though I have gotten their with my muscling and tone.

Those of you who have really made a life change and are losing weight are truly inspirations. The willpower you show everyday makes me push myself and demand greatness as opposed to mediocricty.:drinker:

P.S. I think I only drink 8 glasses of water a week, maybe:ohwell: ..... So I'm a little over halfway there today but this is going to be one of the hardest challenges for me. But I'm determined to show even half the amount of will power that you ladies show everyday and drink my water!

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 got to this point when my clothes got so terribly tight. I knew I would have to buy a larger size. I refused to do that because
(1) I'm too cheap
(2) I knew If I went up one size bigger what would keep me from going up another, and another?

I wasn't going to let that happen.


My favorite Trick (Tuesdays Question)
Sometimes I want to snack before bed. i get online and come here and then brush my teeth. Helps most of the time!

Tuesday QOTD:

I don't cut anything out of my diet...however, when I'm having one of THOSE days, I abide by my rule of drinking my water and eating my healthy foods first, then re evaluate why I want "junk" or why I don't want to workout. If it's the pain, then it's the pain, and sometimes I give myself a pass, but I use my scheduled rest day as a workout day. If it's just laziness or I'm feeling down, I just old fashioned force myself to do it....keeping in mind that I may need to use one of my workout days as a rest day bc of pain. Luckily I'm quite stubborn and it's easy for me to talk myself into doing things I need to do bc I refuse to let this stuff get the best of me anymore!!

Tuesday QOTD: We all have challenging days. What is your favorite trick to get your impulses under control? How do you put down the snacks and get yourself off the couch?

I have to admit, I am terrible at working out. That said, one of my tricks (and most of the time, I really do have to trick myself into it!) is to change into my workout clothes. If it's a Saturday, I try to change into my workout clothes as soon as I get home. If I am feeling really motivated, I change into them as soon as I get home on work days. That doesn't happen often though because I am always stressed out.

My other favorite trick is planning. I decide on my breakfast, lunch, and snacks the night before. That keeps me from wanting to snack throughout the day. In fact, I find myself really looking forward to my planned snacks.

Honestly I don't "snap out of it" often enough! But if I'm having a crap food day, I make sure I log it all, because seeing it all add up and all those little red numbers give me a case of the guilties.

We had a reading day at work for the kids and i decided to join. So when the pictures from the event went up a couple of weeks later i was looking at them and couldnt find myself in them anywhere, and then i noticed this bigger lady that i hadnt seen that day in some of the pictures and the closer i looked i realized that it was me and that i was a huge person..... it was a deffinate wake up call.

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??

Sorry a little late...

I realized I needed to lose weight when I went to the doctor in April. My cholesterol was 230, b/p was borderline hypertension, and I saw the scale hit 208 lbs. That was my real eye opener. I am 23 and about to be on two medications if I don't do something about it.