Are you over 200pds, let's diet together
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Okay so yesterday was a bust. I logged in the morning but was wiped out in the afternoon. Another audit at work so worked late then had to do a bunch of running around. I have an appointment tonight after work but my plan is to go home and work out before my appointment. Hopefully I stick to the plan. Next week I am going to try to get up before work to workout. Last time I did it I was in my 30's we will see if I can still do it in my 40's. Nothing good on TV right now anyway so here is hoping.
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Hello
I'd like to join if still possible.
I've just left the 300 lbs world and can't wait to get to 'one derland'.
I'm 36, first time mum to my 4 month old boy. I have a couple of chronic health issues that make exercise difficult and restrict my mobility and all this extra weight is a further burden.
I developed an eating disorder in my late 20s and it took me years to get some kind of control over it.
I was overweight before my pregnancy, but then I had such a difficult pregnancy, I pretty much didn't move for 9 months and lived off bread and potatoes as everything else, even the smell, made me sick.
I've been here for just over 4 weeks and am 16 lbs down.
I have a big family reunion abroad in January (covid allowing of course) and I'd love to feel confident and look good. At least to be my pre pregnancy weight.
My diary is open and I'm happy to share and support.
Oh and I'm in London, UK
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lisa_newmum wrote: »Hello
I'd like to join if still possible.
I've just left the 300 lbs world and can't wait to get to 'one derland'.
I'm 36, first time mum to my 4 month old boy. I have a couple of chronic health issues that make exercise difficult and restrict my mobility and all this extra weight is a further burden.
I developed an eating disorder in my late 20s and it took me years to get some kind of control over it.
I was overweight before my pregnancy, but then I had such a difficult pregnancy, I pretty much didn't move for 9 months and lived off bread and potatoes as everything else, even the smell, made me sick.
I've been here for just over 4 weeks and am 16 lbs down.
I have a big family reunion abroad in January (covid allowing of course) and I'd love to feel confident and look good. At least to be my pre pregnancy weight.
My diary is open and I'm happy to share and support.
Oh and I'm in London, UK
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I also have mobility issues (arthritis in my feet and ankles) and did most of my first near-50 pound loss entirely with diet. It's really amazing how reinforcing it is just to hurt that little bit less when you do have to stand and move, and then it gets better and better. At about 45 pounds down I suddenly found I had a ton of energy every day to Do Stuff, and even though I'm still hauling 80-100 pounds extra, it's SO much easier now. This way you'll have all that energy once that little boy of yours gets mobile, and you'll need it! (I had two, who are now grown up.)2 -
AlexandraFindsHerself1971 wrote: »lisa_newmum wrote: »Hello
I'd like to join if still possible.
I've just left the 300 lbs world and can't wait to get to 'one derland'.
I'm 36, first time mum to my 4 month old boy. I have a couple of chronic health issues that make exercise difficult and restrict my mobility and all this extra weight is a further burden.
I developed an eating disorder in my late 20s and it took me years to get some kind of control over it.
I was overweight before my pregnancy, but then I had such a difficult pregnancy, I pretty much didn't move for 9 months and lived off bread and potatoes as everything else, even the smell, made me sick.
I've been here for just over 4 weeks and am 16 lbs down.
I have a big family reunion abroad in January (covid allowing of course) and I'd love to feel confident and look good. At least to be my pre pregnancy weight.
My diary is open and I'm happy to share and support.
Oh and I'm in London, UK
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I also have mobility issues (arthritis in my feet and ankles) and did most of my first near-50 pound loss entirely with diet. It's really amazing how reinforcing it is just to hurt that little bit less when you do have to stand and move, and then it gets better and better. At about 45 pounds down I suddenly found I had a ton of energy every day to Do Stuff, and even though I'm still hauling 80-100 pounds extra, it's SO much easier now. This way you'll have all that energy once that little boy of yours gets mobile, and you'll need it! (I had two, who are now grown up.)
He is my motivation! I want to join in his adventures and run around and play.
Can't wait to start feeling better!2 -
@lisa_newmum - welcome! It is never too late to join.1
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Another wonderful day. How is everyone doing today?
I had not worked out for a few days - the change in weather is draining me. I also forgot to take my vitamin D for about a week and I am feeling that too. I don't have to take it as much in the summer but as the days get shorter and there is less sun I have to start taking it again.
I worked out again yesterday and I always feel better after working out. It is funny how we struggle to get there even knowing we will feel better after.
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We cut our camping trip short while family is sick. We all got tested awaiting results. Son is negative but 2-6 days wait for the rest.
Sw 210
Lw 183
Cw 180
I'm now officially at the weight I moved here at. 20 more pounds to go anything beyond is a plus.2 -
jennifersusanmcdougall wrote: »We cut our camping trip short while family is sick. We all got tested awaiting results. Son is negative but 2-6 days wait for the rest.
Sw 210
Lw 183
Cw 180
I'm now officially at the weight I moved here at. 20 more pounds to go anything beyond is a plus.
Hope everyone is okay. Feel better soon.0 -
Well I had a bad weekend. On Friday I tweeked my knee. I had actually irritated it during a workout and just kind of brushed it off... Paid for that one. So I have not worked out since Thursday. I weighed myself Saturday and was down to 235. Then Saturday night I was bored and couldn't work out, I was feeling like crap and started eating and eating continued it into Sunday and more mindless snacking and I am now 237.
I am hoping it is stress and will see what happens when I weigh tomorrow morning...
But I am back at it today - still no working out - though I may try some upper body stuff today - the knee is just in a lot of pain and is distracting. But I will try at least and I will make better food choices this week.
Hope you all had a good weekend. Remember you don't have to stay down after falling. Keep getting back up.2 -
I'm doing touchup painting today, which at least is standing up and doing stuff, though I'm having a slight increase in overall pain and some definite foot pain. That's related to the cold front coming through, though.
I'm plateaued about 5 pounds from where I want to be. I know that it's mostly water and stress, but it would be a nice thing in the midst of all this to hit the "I lost 50 pounds" mark.
Boyfriend is very needy right now and wants to have me near him for comfort, so I'm not liking to go to the gym in the morning when he might wake up and need me. I'm going to have to see what I can do to get there at some point during the day, because I need to be doing something.1 -
Happy Friday everyone! Hope everyone is doing okay.
I fell off the workout track but I am still doing my best to log my food and keep within my calories. Hoping to get back to my gym tomorrow morning. I will be hanging out with family this weekend. It should be fun.
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WD is Thursday. Sorry unpacking trailer with everyone being sick it was a day of cleaning and needed to get groceries and just have a down day on Friday. The lo just went to school on Thursday. We all got tested all came back negative. Hubby's sinus just went to his ears he sounds like he has chickadees his quote. He is doing well with his weight loss to last he was at 185 from 205.
Sw 210
Lw 180
Cw 179
Ltd 31
I am in shock for the last three days I've over ate. I've not counted so I have to really get back into it. Being sick didn't help as far as keeping on track. I always ate all my calories plus some. Last night I think I was good for calories. So off on another adventure with just myself and daughter. Going to a remote cabin no electricity or water. Spending the night then going trail horse riding for her birthday. Brought some junk stuff but will eat in moderation because I bagged it all ah ha, two thumbs up. Lots of card and board games, makeup, nail polish, and tattoo pens. Happy birthday to my almost 9 year old. Instead of smores I brought a bananna chocolate chips and marshmellows and a bottle of sprinkles for her. The cabin is sight unseen hope it's good because there is an outhouse. It is on a ranch so hope we can go feed them as I have carrots and apples. She still doesn't know it's a surprise.
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Starting Weight: 271
Total January loss: -9
Total February loss: -10
Total March - 10
Total April - 4
Total May - 4
Total June - 6
Total July - +2
Total Aug - +1
Total Sept - +4
Oct 06 - Vacation
Oct 13 - Vacation
Oct 20 - 238
Oct 27 -
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HI all!! Hope everyone is still doing okay. Not seeing a lot of posts lately. Anyone still checking?
I am doing okay - fell off again. Messed up my knee and my back so I stopped working out and took that as a way to eat junk also. This time of year is good for junk food eating...
Hope Halloween and time change was good to everyone. Stay safe - hope to start seeing people posting again soon.1 -
These past few months have been ROUGH mentally. I seemed like the more I focused on counting the more and more negative I got on myself. I couldn't get on scale without basically devolving into anxiety and loathing... so yeah. And at home no one gets it, my bf lost about 100 lbs just by starting a treadmill regimen. So I should weight in but I'm afraid the positive moves I've made will get overshadowed by the numbers not match9jg the effort. Somedays I feel like my chronic pain wins both mentally and physically. I don't like it....2
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Starting Weight: 271
Total January loss: -9
Total February loss: -10
Total March - 10
Total April - 4
Total May - 4
Total June - 6
Total July - +2
Total Aug - +1
Total Sept - +4
Total Oct - + 4
Nov. 03 - 241
Nov. 10
Nov. 17
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These past few months have been ROUGH mentally. I seemed like the more I focused on counting the more and more negative I got on myself. I couldn't get on scale without basically devolving into anxiety and loathing... so yeah. And at home no one gets it, my bf lost about 100 lbs just by starting a treadmill regimen. So I should weight in but I'm afraid the positive moves I've made will get overshadowed by the numbers not match9jg the effort. Somedays I feel like my chronic pain wins both mentally and physically. I don't like it....
I get really down when my scale doesn't match what I feel I put in. I try to remind myself that the scale is not my focus. How I feel is my focus - the scale is just a tool for me to check on.
Ask yourself -
How do I feel?
Am I more comfortable being me that I was a week ago?
Do my clothes fit better?
Am I able to do more than I was?
Is it easier to work out?
Or develop questions of your own to track your progress. The scale is a tool but it should only be used as a tool. Your progress is more about how healthy you are and if you feel better.0 -
A lot of things have resolved and I'm under way less stress. I hit my "50 pound loss" mark, and am on a calorie budget that I find very sustainable. The US elections have happened, and my boyfriend's therapy is definitely helping him to be less hyperaroused and more able to challenge his perceptions with reality.
The holiday season is coming up, but given COVID, I'm honestly planning to go with what my family feels okay with. If my mother and my sons (they live with her and help with the property now that my father is gone) feel okay with coming to dinner here, okay. If not, I don't mind having leftover turkey and trimmings, which freeze well or make into meat pies.
If that means dropping off stuff early for my biosister and her husband and daughter, so that can quarantine before they open it, okay. If that means going and having the usual Christmas with them, Okay. I'm not going to be doing a lot of Christmas baking because I'm not going to eat it, and because Boyfriend isn't working where he can take a plate of cookies to the breakroom. At most I'll figure out a way to do a loaf of sweet bread for Younger Son (he's got gluten and dairy issues anyway, so now is gluten-free, dairy free, and low FODMAPS while he tries to get his gut to settle down.) and do a loaf of chocolate peanut butter bread for Eldest, who also has to watch his dairy but he can handle a little milk in the bread.
So things are resolving, and now I just have to keep on keeping on with my diet. I'm waiting for the delivery of a recumbent stationary bike, so both Boyfriend and I can use it. (He's got spinal issues that make using an upright bike painful.) A little more movement may help jostle my body into letting go of a little more weight before the new year, and that would be nice.
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Nov. 03 - 241
Nov. 10 - 239
Nov. 17
Nov. 24
WOW.....what a summer and fall. I was doing fine till July. Then I started turning a bob house into a shed, which everyone was VERY impressed with, then I built a two level deck onto the front of my camper, During all this I am a caregiver for my husband which keeps me busy and we ended up losing my niece to heart failure, just 34 yrs old.
obviously diet was not the first thing on my mind and the treadmill became a dust catcher.
I am so bummed out that I let myself go.....again. BUT, I am proud of myself for the fact that I still came back, good and bad and posted my weekly results.
This past week I dusted off the treadmill and walked on it every day this week. Now I have to control the food intake. Not so much what but how much.2 -
If there is anyone out there that has browsed this site wondering if it's for you, come in and say hi. You don't have to join, it's not a club, we have no monthly dues, it's just people who are over 200pds who want to lose weight with some other people who are doing the same and know what you're going through. We are here to give each other support and reassurance that we can do this.
This year is quickly coming to an end and January 1st is headed our way. THANK GOD !!!!
Kiss 2020 goodbye forever more, one NOT to be remembered.
What a better time to start fresh.
We'll be here for you
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Fall in New England has been loads of fun this year - barrels and barrels of leaves kind of fun. I got a great workout in Sunday and Monday cleaning up my yard - though it does not look cleaned up at all. 39 containers (barrels and bags).
I love those types of workouts because you are not thinking about the workout you are getting.
Not doing great workout or food wise as far as sticking with in but I am working on it.0 -
Sw 210
Lw 180.5
Cw 178
Ltd 32
So alot has happened these past two weeks. I got into a fender bender and no one was hurt it was small. My dad lost his other leg. Also a lot of other complications and issues that have arisen if anyone could pray that would be awesome. Good news is I've actually recorded everything food wise this past week so yeah. Just drained my house it's looking like a total crazy person has been in it for the past 2 weeks.my daughter's been sick for the past 2 weeks she's finally got medication now so she should be going back on Monday. This mama's drained.1 -
Nov. 03 - 241
Nov. 10 - 239
Nov. 17 - 243
Nov. 24 -
BAD WEEK. Just when I got back to routine with the treadmill, it broke. Called the repair center and the first chance they will have to fix it is............JANUARY !! Upset is putting it extremely mild. I stressed out and had other issues and ended up gaining 4pds. That was a shot in the head. two steps forward and five steps back. This week I grabbed a note pad and hit the road walking. counted the amount of steps in a mile and then walked around the perimeter of my house to see how many times around made a mile, which is thirteen and a half. So I'm outside in the cold now doing my walking until my mill is fixed.
Jennifer, I will be glad to help pray with you.2 -
celticck77 - I know how you feel about leaves, I have to blow the leaves off my lawn four times. Plus the 10 billion acorns and 5 thousand pine cones. Welcome to the country. I wouldn't change it for anything.2
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Thank you all for the encouraging words. It is draining to say and hear all the words.....but at the same time it is how we need to cope. I just want to say I really like this group even though I read things a little later.... and don't always say upbeat things :smiley :neutral
that I am here. I like the realness of this group. Life is up and down just like us all lol weight included. Had to do a pun there 😉. Keep strong fellow friends. Restoration. Here's to having a great week guys.
Weigh day Thursdays
Sw 210
Lw 178
Cw 178.5
Ltd 31.50 -
Nov. 03 - 241
Nov. 10 - 239
Nov. 17 - 243
Nov. 24 - 243
I am out walking the roads now, my shins are on fire every time I walk ??
Anyone have any suggestions ?0 -
Starting Weight: 271
Total January loss: -9
Total February loss: -10
Total March - 10
Total April - 4
Total May - 4
Total June - 6
Total July - +2
Total Aug - +1
Total Sept - +4
Total Oct - + 4
Total Nov - stable
Finally two weeks in a row I have remained the same Yaaaaa !!
I finally found the stop sign on food intake. I also went out and bought the new 20/20 book by Dr. Phil and a food addicts anonymous book ( wow, does this hit home big time, great book ). It will set me in a whole new light for the new year.
A FRESH START. It's time to start thinking of how we are going to purge the house of our TRIGGER FOODS, get some new workout cd's or WORKOUT EQUIPTMENT from Santa this year. Get a NEW PAIR OF WALKING SHOES, in your stockings. It's time to start thinking NOW, how your going to FINALLY make a change for YOURSELF next year. I've lost 20pds this year. Far from what I wanted to loose but I'm 20pds lighter than January 1st this year. Next year I'll be happy if I only loose 20pds more. It's not a race, it's a change for better health. I dare you to name ( 5 ) things that would make a difference to you if "YOU" lost 20pds.
It's time to get serious, make that choice, give yourself a chance. We are hear, waiting for you to come on board.0 -
I'm finding it very healing to just be holding steady, weightwise. I've actually come in under maintenance every day, though not by a lot, so that means I'll probably see a slow downward drift. That's okay. Just don't want to gain. I'm going to just keep doing maintenance like this until I get ready to, and am able to, work on taking weight off in a focused way again. It's going to be okay. I will be all right. I'm just going to be kind to myself and sensible and just let myself get over the issue, whatever it is, that is making me feel unable to be compliant with a weight-loss-level calorie restriction.1
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GOOD FOR YOU Alexandra, You are on the right track. Keep holding strong. We have a whole new year coming, I will be right here beside you. We can help each other.0
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I have checked in each and every week this year ( weather I wanted to or not ), It is my accountability. If you travel back through my year, I started off like EVERYONE with that good old new years resolution. I took it and ran with it until my niece was found dead and I was thrown totally off track the rest of the year. BUT, I am not blaming this on a tragic event because you saw exactly what my life has been like all my life. I will go on a diet, loose weight, then gain it right back again, cuz life gets in the way.
We all start fresh the first of the year, with positive thinking, well you know what, it should be positive, it's about time and it's the only time that you can truly say, "IT'S ALL ABOUT ME" and people will love you for it. We need to get health and weather we want to hear it or not, it should start with weight lose and exercise.
We have two weeks to start thinking how we can do this and do it right.
Everyone needs a fresh start.
and we're here for you.
Joyce2
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