jilllemar

I love this. Just for Today: I will not buy food whether it be at a restaurant, convenience store, or grocery store. I will only eat home prepared food.

Thanks Phoenix. It was a WONDERFUL feeling,

LOL so true!!! I've wondered if this is also part of the problem, sagging skin settling in that area. But I need to make some changes, I am a size 18 waist, thigh, and bust and a size 22/24 hip.

Ok so glad its not just me, I thought I was just measuring wrong or plain crazy. And I am not having a problem with thighs, 1.5 inch on one, 2 inches on another. Its just those hips. Buuut reading that it can be related to the TYPES of foods kind of set off little aha hells in my head. While I've cut the calories and am…

How do I make my ticker show up with my posts? I have a confession, I don't eat enough fruits and veggies either. I only eat them like (ducks and covers) once a week. They are just so stinking expensive and spoil quick. But if health is what I am after I know I need to suck it up. I personally don't try to get creative. I…

PUT YOUR HANDS WHERE I CAN SEE THEM AND BACK AWAY FROM THE DONUTS! It's thinking like that that's put us where we are now. I've had one setback so I am going to reward/punish myself by eating what I crave. Screw, this **** isn't working anyway. Been there, done that, that's what got me knocking on the door of 270 lbs. And…

I have had a few weeks where I eat way below my calorie goals and yet don't see as much weight loss. I am starting to think that I need to eat a certain amount to loose weight. It doesn't make any logical sense, but it seems like my body slows down weight loss at a certain calorie level. I don't know if this is true,…

Yeah its on my mind. I just talked to my trainer about this and she told me to make plans for the food events coming up. So for tomorrow I will plan what and how much of stuff I am going to eat before we sit down to dinner. I will even measure since I am great at convincing myself its half a cup when its really 2 cups of…

This is the perfect way to describe how we have to approach eating. I really think of it as an addiction and taking it one day at a time is a great approach. I love the way you explained this, instead of I will start tomorrow (and then tomorrow never comes) I am doing it just for today! And instead of just for today…

The support has been incredible. Especially from my mother. My husband's always been supportive of anything I do but Mom is a little different. When I started she told me a trainer was a waste of money and I just needed more willpower. After 12 pounds she told me I better never stop seeing her and its the best thing I've…

Before I forget- what is an HRM? Same problem for me, food is my weakness. I started my journey in the middle of August and have been steadily losing weight since then with absolutely no hiccups or gains. I might have lost only .5 lbs on a few weeks, but I consistently averaged 2 lbs a week up until last week. Last week we…

Thanks! I almost cried when I called the weight loss center to cancel my Nov 13th appt and told them I had lost 25 pounds and would not be going through with the surgery.

Another thing about losing weight that I am struggling with is my damn belly. I have lost weight EVERYWHERE, my arms are a lot smaller, my thighs, behind, face, and especially my boobs, but my stomach doesn't seem to be keeping up with the rest of me! I do cardio a 4-6 times a week and weight training 3-4 times a week. I…

Me too. I saw a pic of me taken yesterday and was like what??? I've lost 23 pounds, I was expecting to look smaller. For some reason the person I see in the mirror doesn't look like the one in the pictures.

I am 33, which I guess isn't THAT old. I am starting to feel ancient working at the local college gym. I am only 10-15 year s older and I find myself asking "was I that young when I went to college". Nice kids but they look like they are 15. The theory that losing weight slowly helps seems to make sense to me, but who…

Sweatpea I hear age has a lot to do with it, do you mind if I ask how old you are? Sagging skin isn't like a huge worry in my mind at this point but I do think about it.

Yup. I've only lost 21 so far and I already have skin sagging. I too am toning and doing cardio. But I physically feel so much better that it doesn't bother me all that much. I am also motivated by my increased range of motion, last night I helped my daughter with her gymnastics exercises by getting on the floor and DOING…

Cool! What an awesome feeling to be able to stare at your body in happy wonderment!

WOw, congrats!

5' 4" 245 22-24 Can't really pick a goal, I keep looking at mybodygallery and people just carry weight so differently, there's really no ideal for me. right now I just want to be out of plus sizes, that's my main goal.

40 pounds by Christmas! I am scared to even believe it. Our ten year anniversary is 4 days before Christmas, and it will certainly be more enjoyable if I am feeling good about my physical self. Plus, that will have me at the same weight as my husband :) For anyone whose been morbidly obese and lost the weight, how long…

Wow, thank you everyone for the support. I did have a knee jerk moment of jealousy. I guess I just can't see the 20 lbs difference (it is officially 20.5 now :) and keep thinking that I am making it up or its a fluke or something. And when I saw the post all I thought was that I must not be working hard enough and am…

Thanks for the encouragement Dee. I know logically that the slower I loose it the more likely I am to keep it off. I keep reminding myself that I am making a lifestyle change, not just losing weight. And if I keep going at this pace then I will be down 120 lbs in a year, and I am already 20 lbs into that goal. And when I…

OMG, yes it was the African Mango Pill. I know she's been trying to loose weight so I totally thought it was real. And I feel like a total witch because I want her to loose weight and feel good, but 23 pounds in 18 days was insane! Come to think of it, when I first read it the language sounded like a scam, especially when…

Water skiiing and rides are both mine too. Next summer. I want to be able to fit comfortably in the tub with my husband :)

Oh wow, that video was awesome. Thanks for sharing. I can't believe he was able to do that in five hours!

OMG that is a good one I didn't even think of! We went on a helicopter ride last April in Myrtle Beach and I remember worrying that I was going to be over the weight limit!

I know they are commercials but I guess I thought they had some requirements for truthfulness. I thought if they showed people giving testimonials that they had to real people and real before and after pictures. Otherwise I expect to see that disclaimer they put in about an actor being used for a real testimonial. It never…

a white sweater with nice khaki slacks and no rolls anywhere. Or a little black dress!

Shamelessly bumping my own post because I am wondering if anyone else have ever noticed this.