Post weight losses. Hold me accountable (Thanks!)

HELLO AND CONGRATS TO ALL !! REMEMBER EVERY POUND COUNTS...
I STARTED SEPTEMBER 21, AT 305.5 AND TODAY I AM 301.5 AND THATS ONLY ONE WEEK.....
I AM EXERCISING TO THE BIGGEST LOOSER VIDEO (VOLUME 1) FOR 30 MIN. EACH DAY AND I AM STRENGTH TRAINING FOR 30 MIN. AND TRYING TO GET A WALK IN EACH NIGHT AFTER DINNER

GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL, I KNOW I NEED ALOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Started MFP on 8/22 at 5'5" and 147 lbs. Today, 140.5 lbs, still 5'5". Goal is 130 lbs. hopefully by 12/29 when we set sail on a cruise! I'll take 6.5 pound weight loss while still enjoying almost any food, but tiny portions and not every day like before. :-) LOL Nothing is forbidden, which is KEY for me to succeed.

Ok, my turn...

I'm a working mom w/ 4 kids. 2 are twins. Oldest is 11, the twins are now 7, the youngest 5, and I am still holding on to the pregnancy weight! Imagine that!

I joined MFP on 8/26 with my hubby. We're taking a trip to Jamaica in December and that was a motivating goal

8/26 started @ 204
9/26 checked in @ 192.6

I don't have a final goal but my initial goal was to make it under 190 by mid-October for my b-day. Would LOVE to make it to a size 14 by the beginning of December. So far, so good. Major adjustment to portion sizes but with that and added exercise, been working so far!

Well I began 8/20 at 280, 9/20 I was at 262 and today 9/30 I am still hovering at about 260/259. I have refocused what I am doing. However I have had a set back. So I will be continuing with my eating but I am afraid my excercise will be severely limited for awhile.

Eve

OK....., here's my stats;

8-21-07 = 342
9-25-07 = 306

But let me explain...,

I could never have done even this small amount of lost without the support of folks like you. I've played/lied/double-crossed every diet out there. Well that is OVER! I'm sick & tired, of being sick & tired.

I have so much to gain when I finish losing this 2 0 0 P O U N D S!!!!! I was very concerned about my declining health.

Now I eat 650 to 900 calories per day under professional nutritionist's, doctor, & support groups' care. i religiously watch what i eat. I eat 5-6 meals a day. i weigh/measure ALL - ALL-ALL of my food. It ain't been easy. But this effort has been necessary.

I eat for not-more-than 20 mins at any single meal - in this STRICT order: protein first, then veggie/fruit, carbs. (Eating more than 20 mins is called grazing.) I can have fat & starch but it's limited. I eat almost no sugar, starch, fat.

Most importantly, this website is critical for me so that I can measure my protein. I keep my food diary to be sure I get at least 99 protein grams each day, taking a protein supplement if I don't get enough in my food.

I am actually walking! I've been sedentary for the last few years since I retired from Federal gov. My morbid weight causes serious back pain & I can't walk more than 2 blocks in 15 minutes. BUT everytime I go out walking, I'm getting better!

I tell you this dear friend, because I had gastric bypass on 8-21-07. Alot of you will balk & say, "Well of course, she's losing weight - it's so easy with the weight lost surgery (WLS)."

And yet, let me assure you, WLS, it just ain't magic!

I still have to manage my life - start over again. I must learn how to eat WELL, chew my food, exercise, and live like a normal person. I still get hungry, but I have to learn how to deal with it/manage it/understand it.

The WLS surgery is ONLY a tool (granted, a very strong one).

Even with the WLS surgery, it's still possible to "BLOW IT" . I've already met people who have not lost weight (or re-gained weight) after WLS.

I want to look and act like a normal person again. I want to blend in a crowd. I want to sit in ANY chair, see my toes again, cross my legs, play with the grandchildren, etc. etc. I want to live.

I'll pray for you. Remember me in your prayers too. Taking care of yourself is very serious business. I know, you all will do your best.

God can!
Robin

I started three weeks ago at 225 now im at 219

I've lost 2 more pounds so I am down to 128 pounds.
3 pounds to go!!

Down another pound and a half !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its Friday and its weigh in day.
This last 2 weeks I haven't done much as far as excercise as I have been sick and not excercising other than my day to day walking.

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8/20 280
8/27 270
9/6 265
9/16 260
10/05 258

I would love to see more but am trying to stay positive with the successes I have had. But I am still in the same pants. I have lost all my weight in my face, chest and arms so far. I have only lost 2 inches in my hips. Darn it I want that the most.

Eve

Eve23 - You are doing great!!!! You have lost 22 pounds in 5 weeks. What an accomplishment. It will start to come off where you want it soon. Keep going - make it happen!

like this idea .

september 10 i was 307 lbs
stayed on the food plan and exercise religously for 2 weeks and lost a whopping 17 lbs.
this week i ended up sick ( too much too fast) and missed 3 days at the gym but still ate well.
lost only 1 lb, ( remember i didnt do anything before deciding to change)
so now a 18 lb weight loss in about 3 weeks.
starting a different work out routine which includes cardio ( which i have been doing) and weight training,

i am waiting for the plateau to happen and i hope to have some suggestions on training changes to put that spark back into my loss...'michael

Ok, so I'm fairly new & like this site a lot.

started:
9/24 @ 217 lbs.
10/8 @ 211 lbs.

I haven't found time to exercise yet, bc I'm a single mom to a busy 13 yr old who is in soccer, volleyball and band. Plus a three year old. Add two jobs to that mix and I barely find time to sleep.

That said, I'm going to try and start walking over my lunch hour (30 minutes) or go to the weight room (I work at the local high school).

Ok here goes....
Current weight....158
Goal......120
I have had two kids and my youngest is 10 months. I weighed in at 194 before I had her and weighed 170 when I got home. (water retention)
I got down to 142 faily easily
Now Ive gained almost 20 ponds back! Alll this in 10 months!
Chest 33
waist 32.5
hips 42.5
Oh , and Im 5' 2"

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