Hi Everyone,
Welcome to the group Ashlee. Sadly I too heard that over weight women had a harder time getting pregnant. So that alone is a great motivator. With this group and web site, you will find the support you need.
Well my little vacay from the lifestyle ends today. Back to the gym and eating right begins tomorrow. I miss it too. For the past week, I felt sluggish, tired and just run down. So it just proves, we are what we eat. Also I really, REALLY want to be at 200 by Christmas. So that is going to be my great motivator.
Hope everyone had a good weekend and remember to keep it skinny!!
Julie

For breakfast this A.M. I had a yoplait light fat free red raspberry yogurt, a medium banana and a nature valley honey and oat granola bar. I am doing the yoplait 5 pounds in 2 weeks challenge. So far so good. Since the 12th I have lost 2 pounds.
Anna

"Better Oats" maple and brown sugar oatmeal with a banana cut up and thrown in, yum!

Hello everyone:

Thank you for starting this group! I wanted to introduce myself to everyone. My name is Brandy and I am a mother of two teenagers and I have been married for 18 years this month!!! I have been so unhappy with myself for the past 10 years and I have been on countless diets but Im not interested in that anymore, I want a healthy life change that is...for the rest of my life! 2 months ago I saw a documentry and it motivated me to the point that I turned my depression into passion for ME! I want to be healthy. I dont want to feel guilty when I go to a grocery store or worry about getting on a roller coaster because I might not fit! I want to be in my pictures and not just the one taking the pictures!

I found MFP through my cousin and I am so happy that she told me about it. I am excited about becoming a healthier me even though I know at times it wont be easy. I am excited about getting support from this group and giving encouragement to others!

Have a wonderful night!


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Hello everyone - Hope it is ok if I join your group. I have let my weight remove me from being the very social person I used to be for far too long. It is so nice to not feel like I am "alone" and that there are other people out there that feel as I do. So, where do I start. Well, how about with my name, which is Nancy. I am married, and a mother to 3 wonderful boys, 20, 18, and an almost 5 year old. That last one was sort of an unexpected surprise, but he is a blessing none the less.

I have been fighting with my weight most of my life. I have tried almost every "diet" out there and although some worked, in the end the weight always came back and then some. After each of my sons were born, it just kept getting worse and worse. All three were born C-section, so I suppose that did not help matters for me. Between the birth of my 2nd son and this last one, I was only overweight, but with the pregnancy, it pushed me over to be the heaviest I have ever been in my life. I am a very emotional eater, and with everything I have gone through in my life, I let food be the comfort to my feelings rather than dealing with them. I am not sure what happened different, but something in me has finally "clicked" and I no longer look to "diet", but rather change my behavior to be healthier... and in the end happy again.

A friend of the family (Thank you so very much CanToGirl) told me about MFP... and my new life began. I have so much more to learn, with ups and downs to come along the way, but I feel like life is truely different this time... Its not just about losing weight, its about using what I learn, and will learn, to make better choices and decisions about my health. Not for anyone else, but for ME.

Have a great day everyone!

Dang is it cold outside!!!!

Still haven't been to the gym yet. Its been over a week since I've been there and I am feeling embarrassed about going back. Afraid of what the people will think of me, for missing a week and now coming back.....Just got to get over it and go. Then I have the feeling of why?? After a week gone and to go back for a day...why even bother??? You know what I mean. Grrr......again, get over it and just go. And the last thought is since I have doing good eating and getting my protein, I have been losing, so again why go to the gym.....Its like a war in my head.
So that is whats been going on with me. How about all of you??

I can't thank you enough for starting this group. I just turned 38 last September and began my "Fit by Forty" plan. I have approximately 135 pounds to lose and I figured if I can't lose it (or come close to losing it all) by the time I turn 40 I may never be able to motivate myself to lose it. I have been overweight my whole life however it was during my two pregnancies that I gained the the bulk of my weight and became morbidly obese. Now that my youngest child is 10 years old it's time I get my butt in gear. I made some great progress about 5 years ago and lost over 80 pounds on weight watchers and exercise but then my older brother was killed in a motorcycle accident, my family and I moved out of state, and I started a new profession. Since then I have managed to gain back all the weight that I lost plus more. The crazy thing is I don't see how bad my weight is until I see a photo of myself. And thanks to Facebook I can't get away from photos of me. I'm so embarrassed by them that I don't let anyone tag me in photos. I'm looking forward to the day when I don't feel the need to worry about that.

Luckily I have an amazing and supportive husband who is going through this process with me. We have both started keeping a food diary and exercise together daily. Right now it's just walking a couple miles a day but we plan to keep challenging ourselves as much as possible.

Thanks again for starting the group. Losing weight is a struggle but it's great to hear from people who are in the same boat! Please feel free to friend me. I'm not great at keeping up correspondence, but I'll do my best!

I can't thank you enough for starting this group. I just turned 38 last September and began my "Fit by Forty" plan. I have approximately 135 pounds to lose and I figured if I can't lose it (or come close to losing it all) by the time I turn 40 I may never be able to motivate myself to lose it. I have been overweight my whole life however it was during my two pregnancies that I gained the the bulk of my weight and became morbidly obese. Now that my youngest child is 10 years old it's time I get my butt in gear. I made some great progress about 5 years ago and lost over 80 pounds on weight watchers and exercise but then my older brother was killed in a motorcycle accident, my family and I moved out of state, and I started a new profession. Since then I have managed to gain back all the weight that I lost plus more. The crazy thing is I don't see how bad my weight is until I see a photo of myself. And thanks to Facebook I can't get away from photos of me. I'm so embarrassed by them that I don't let anyone tag me in photos. I'm looking forward to the day when I don't feel the need to worry about that.

Luckily I have an amazing and supportive husband who is going through this process with me. We have both started keeping a food diary and exercise together daily. Right now it's just walking a couple miles a day but we plan to keep challenging ourselves as much as possible.

Thanks again for starting the group. Losing weight is a struggle but it's great to hear from people who are in the same boat! Please feel free to friend me. I'm not great at keeping up correspondence, but I'll do my best!

First of all, you do NOT look 38. Second of all, starting an exercise plan with a couple miles a day? You guys are amazing, and with each other's support, you can totally do this. (My husband and I are losing together also!) :flowerforyou:

Water. Lots of water. It may also help that our usual spot to go have Thanksgiving Dinner might not be a viable option this year. We usually go to my Aunt's house, but she's been having health issues and may not be able to host.

If we're left to our own devices and have to cook at home, I'm going to try and sneak in some healthier options/versions of our favorites.

It could work.

I can't thank you enough for starting this group. I just turned 38 last September and began my "Fit by Forty" plan. I have approximately 135 pounds to lose and I figured if I can't lose it (or come close to losing it all) by the time I turn 40 I may never be able to motivate myself to lose it. I have been overweight my whole life however it was during my two pregnancies that I gained the the bulk of my weight and became morbidly obese. Now that my youngest child is 10 years old it's time I get my butt in gear. I made some great progress about 5 years ago and lost over 80 pounds on weight watchers and exercise but then my older brother was killed in a motorcycle accident, my family and I moved out of state, and I started a new profession. Since then I have managed to gain back all the weight that I lost plus more. The crazy thing is I don't see how bad my weight is until I see a photo of myself. And thanks to Facebook I can't get away from photos of me. I'm so embarrassed by them that I don't let anyone tag me in photos. I'm looking forward to the day when I don't feel the need to worry about that.

Luckily I have an amazing and supportive husband who is going through this process with me. We have both started keeping a food diary and exercise together daily. Right now it's just walking a couple miles a day but we plan to keep challenging ourselves as much as possible.

Thanks again for starting the group. Losing weight is a struggle but it's great to hear from people who are in the same boat! Please feel free to friend me. I'm not great at keeping up correspondence, but I'll do my best!

First of all, you do NOT look 38. Second of all, starting an exercise plan with a couple miles a day? You guys are amazing, and with each other's support, you can totally do this. (My husband and I are losing together also!) :flowerforyou:

Thank you so much! My extra weight smooths out my wrinkles. (And I think that picture was taken two years ago.) Ha! We started walking last summer but weren't very consistent because we both hated being out in the heat. But like I always tell my husband, it doesn't matter how many times you fall off the fitness wagon, it's how many times you get back on. And you're right, I do think we have a better chance of success by doing it together. I hope you and your husband have great success as well!

I'm the same. I'd like to go into A&F or Hollister, but I'm getting a little too old for their styles. So I'm really looking forward to going into just about any major department store and not having to walk past all the pretty stuff I'd rather be wearing to get to the plus sizes.

I would love to be able to have the opportunity to shop in those stores. Not that I would, but to know that I could if I wanted would be enough.

I will get there. We all will :flowerforyou:

The scale was nice to me this morning. Lost 4 more lbs. I am at 213, so another 14 lbs I'll be at Onederland. Its been almost 10 years since I seen that number. Really going to try hard to be there before Christmas.

Wow, that's fantastic! Congrats, and we'll be supporting you every step of the way!