am i the only one who needs to lose over 100 pounds?

I have close to 100 to lose (about 65). It may as well be 100 lbs though, b/c I 've been trying for soooo long. I will ay though, that MANY people on this site have lost SIGNIFICANT amounts of weight, so you can to. Also, if you can beat cancer, you can certainly do this ! God bless!

I'm trying to lose 70 lbs. I went through the cancer thing, too. Here's a revelation....I always pictured cancer patients as skinny, baldheaded people....what a shock when I realized I was gaining weight by the day. Dang those steroids. I went from a size 16 to a 22 and it is very depressing.

But, that was 10 years ago and it's time to do something about it.

Good luck. :flowerforyou:

OK, I was a sixe 22 and pushing 300 around 2002....
Then I went to 218 by 2004
Then I went to 198 by 2005
Then 240 2006
Then I stayed the same until 2007

In May 2007 I went from 238 and by Dec 07 200.

Now I am 215

So No, you aren't the only one who wants to loose 100 or maybe a little less.

But now I have control!!!!

No your definately not the only one!!! there are lots of us on here that need to lose a lot of weight!!!! i still want to lose 106 and i have already lost 26 since january. so in total when i started eating healthy and working out i needed to lose a whopping 132 pounds!!!!! I am well on my way and you can do this too!!!! i know you can!!!
J~

Hi Kathy...

I too need to lose more than 100 lbs. I just started last Monday.....my weight is 280 and put down my goal as 180....which probably is still too heavy.....but I will be satisfied if I can achieve that. Maybe I'll change my goal when I get there...maybe not.

I know with the motivation, encouragement, and tips from this site, it will be easier than trying to do it all on my own.

We'll do it together!!!
Chin up! :flowerforyou:
SuniBC

For someone that has battled cancer the way you have and back surgery, I believe there is great hope for you. You are a fighter with a great future ahead of you. :flowerforyou: The picture I have on here is where I had lost 50 pounds last year. I was nearly 300 pounds and went to 245 But that was the way I use to diet, and over the winter I went back up to 273 lbs. I started with MFP 4 weeks ago learning to eat the right way and am now 258 lbs. Instead of just dieting this time, this is a new way of life for me now. You have come to the right place for support and learning a healthier way of life. :drinker: The picture I have holding one of my cats is where I weighed around 298 pounds.

No, you aren't. I have 120lbs to lose, probably should lose more but it will make be happy to be 150 again and in “normal” sizes. When I started I was 273, 2 weeks ago and have lost 5lbs so far, not much, but it’s something.

Important:
I just adjusted my food calorie intake by changing my weight loss goals to 1lb/week instead of 2 thanks to some posts (the people here are wonderful:happy: ) that said we should eat at least our BMR each day. Make sure you check yours. Mine is 1832, and the calorie counter for loggimg in had me at 1340, which is way below. Now it’s set at 1790. I log every thing I eat as well as every activity, which isn’t much having the back problems I do.

Some websites I use for the activity logging are:
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/calorie-counter
http://body.aol.com/tools/calories-burned?sem=1&ncid=AOLHTH00170000000022 http://www.coolnurse.com/calories_burned.htm http://www.kraftfoods.com/kf/HealthyLiving/ToolsCalculators/CalorieBurn?s=health&m=plans/tools/burnrate/Control , http://www.nutristrategy.com/activitylist4.htm

I like the ones that allow me to enter my weight because someone who only weighs 140lbs doesn’t burn as many calories as I at the same activities. Some of them also include shopping, sitting and playing with children and standing. That way I don’t eat too few calories for my activity, though it is minimal. Most of my weight gain began when I was starving myself, then was sent to a nutritionist that had me eating but not with very good tools to log and watch my calories, so my stomach capacity got larger, but my food choices were poor. This site is the best thing that’s every happened to me! I can’t afford those programs that charge for each meeting and/ or food or have you counting points….I cook a lot of my food and they don’t come with “point values”. I’ve gotten some great recipes and a website for more recipes: http://www.hungry-girl.com/externalink.php?frameurl=http://www.aimeesadventures.com/
that has “normal” foods that my son will eat. (sorry I don't know how to make these clickable links, you'll have to cut and paste them)

Keep coming back and I’m sure the help and support of the members will be a great encouragement. We aren’t alone anymore!

Tammy

Well, I hope there's hope for you, because that would mean there's hope for me! I'm looking to lose 175lbs. I'm also a jean size 28. I try not to think about it too much, because it seems like an impossible mountain to climb, but I'm doing it one bite at a time. I'm lucky because I am fairly active, I spend alot of time with my horses, mucking, riding, training my little one and keeping fences standing! Not to mention throwing around those 75lb. bales of hay; great strength training!

When I get discouraged, I think about how much more I'll be able to accomplish when I shed this monkey, how my feet and knees won't hurt all the time, how I'll be able to do stuff without getting winded, how I'm going to be the first person to ride my now 2 year old filly next spring.

I've noticed too that there don't seem to be many people trying to lose what I have to. So I'm glad you spoke up. We can do it!

:drinker:

I am also a 100lbs loser wanna be. It is going to be little tough but we are here to support each other. Today is my first day on the site and I really appreciate that it has some great elements to keep track of things and focus on the goal.

Wow! There sure are a lot of us! I rang in the new year at 275 lbs wearing a size 22. I've managed to shed 47 pounds since then and still have nearly 90 lbs to my goal weight. MFP makes it so easy to keep you on track and gives me hope that I will ring in 2009 having reached my goal!

--ash :flowerforyou:

I miscarried in 1999 was depressed and went up to 270 lbs. I dieted and lost 75 lbs in 2000. Then in 2004 I had my sunshine (a beautiful little girl), went through a divorce and gained weight again. I am now 227 lbs. I have a goal of 40 lbs. I know that I should loose more but if I set smaller goals it is easier to reach them. I am a size 16 now but they are tight. So I would like to be a solid 14 and maybe a 12. When I reach that goal then I will evaluate a new goal. It helps to document my food so this site has bee good for me.

ok......first take a deep breath, then remind yourself that just because there's some extra weight , that doesn't define you as a person, or make you any less wonderful. I refuse to get on the scale...it's a number, not the defination of whats "normal". Yesterday morning I caught a glimspe of some very large thighs in the mirror and immediatly became discouraged, but I put on my clothes, and felt better. My pants, which 3 weeks ago left a lovely red mark around my waist, you know the kind....your pants are so tight, at the end of the day your left with a reminder of the waistband. Well they were not tight. I wore them all day at work, and the only red I had at the end of the day was the tomato in my salad!! So take it slow, dont think of how much you need lose, but focus on daily victories. Good luck smile and treat yourself to a bubblebath!!!

Hey, this thread is AWESOME!! Just what I needed to hear!