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  • I have had so much bullying and so many horrible comments in my life.. I feel blessed that though I do feel self conscious I am able to get in the pool. Choices.. today I chose to pick a big goal for myself. And today I choose to stick to my calorie limit and eat healthy. I also choose to get some exercise in. Yesterday…
  • Seeing fabulous things here.. it wasn't a great day food wise for me.. went a little over the new calories but my husband was crabby with me this morning and I didn't even stop to think about hot tea.. sigh. I was really depressed. Well that's behind me. Cos I kicked *kitten* today. I cleaned the living room so it looked…
  • I am sorry I wasn't here last night.. what did you end up eating?
  • It didn't select the quote I wanted it to or I just hit the wrong thing but anyways... don't talk about re-starting or hoping. You told us you had already lost 4lbs so you recovered from the detour.. you are already on this journey, there is nothing to restart and you are not hoping you are DOING. Stay positive!
  • Honestly I don't think I have any yet. I have lost so little weight but I am tracking every single day. I have my food planned.. it's freaking snowing here in Illinois.. hot tea is on the menu.. definitely!!!
  • WOW Ratpat that is seriously inspiring. We have all been there.. and I know what it is like to give in to it, ya know, just this once, because tomorrow I can start again, and the next day and the next day till I am saying.. oh my where did the years go. YOU ROCK!!!!! That is the stuff champions are made of, the very next…
  • Chocolate.. unfortunately I still have my husband keeping it in the house for his diabetic crashes.. isn't there something else he can use?? The other day as we were shopping I told him he needed to buy some more.. he says.. I have 4 bars left.. I said.. no you don't. And I don't even LIKE Hershey's chocolate.. that didn't…
  • I hate winter.. I mean really hate it.. and this one was way too long. My favorite season is fall and I love spring and summer though I absolutely detest humidity and feel like I can't breathe. I love the fact it doesn't rain over much here in Illinois and we get lots of blue sky even in winter. But oh to live in a year…
  • I think it's way too simplistic to just say it's willpower or lack of it. If this group is showing anything it is that there are a whole bunch of reasons each of us is obese and that all of us have lost weight a bunch of times. I go back to.. this is about the mind.. the key is inside our minds. I struggled just a little…
  • Forgot to say that was three of them 2 years apart in age.
  • As each of my step sons hit 18 they fell out with their mother and moved in with us. It was a living hell until the last one reached 22 and left. Not that I don't love them but it really was absolutely horrible for me to the point that when one of them wanted to come back (the worst one) my husband told me he would move…
  • Welcome Deanna and Jenny. Oh my.. childhood abuse seems to be a recurring theme around here.. that includes me. I believe for some of us it has an effect on the psyche of making us want to hide behind our weight.. plus which, let's face it, we do get less attention from men. The last time I got to 180 that became very…
  • Melissa you have lost FOUR of that 6lbs which is a fantastic achievement. That means you got up, dusted yourself off and got right back to eating sensibly. One of the hardest things I have had to face is that there is no ON and OFF switch. You don't start eating healthy and never eat in a bad way again. I can't tell you…
  • First no you are not weird. It's a matter of taste and I do find the American palate seems to like sweet and savory mixed more than us Brits do.. it's a habit I have caught. Just wanted to pop in and say I am enjoying my morning break. I bought a box of Hyson's Mixed Fruit tea at the weekend and I just made myself a cup..…
  • I pretty much make the same salad for everyday. Lettuce, onion, peppers (the sweet baby ones are particularly good and colorful), cucumber. This forms the base, then my husband likes green stuffed olives added and I like cherry tomatoes, grapes or strawberries and avocado.
  • Welcome Kali! I think your goal is fantastic, in fact I am copying it and saying if I get to 180 I will be ecstatic.. I was there back in 2007. I too have tried every diet under the sun and due mainly to problems with sodium I am also eating mostly fresh food, it makes me feel better too. Thanks for joining the group.
  • KnitorMiss.. the water.. wow.. I calculated I need NINE 16.9 oz bottles of water if I have it right.. and I am proud of myself if I drink FOUR a day. Of course I do drink 0mg anything in it soda and coffee and tea too and that water does count. However, I have been a bit lax on the water front of late and haven't even been…
  • I am with RatPat on this one. Yes I think it is possible, but do I? I would say no. Because my weight has affected so much of my life that if I went through each and every way I would be crying buckets of self loathing. I can't take care of my house properly, could not play with my kids properly when they were young…
  • This is awesome to read and an awesome topic! I am excited to see how self aware everyone is, how you know already that you sabotage, it isn't a new idea. I too sabotage.. I am the most likely to go on a major binge after a very successful weight loss week.. and I have just realized how tied in that is. I also have trouble…
  • Just want to finish off the one day before we start the next! I can claim a victory today. Yesterday was very stressful and I really wanted chocolate BAD, usually if I get in that state it is only a matter of time before I visit the vending machine. However, I remembered that I had said I would try a hot sweet flavored tea…
  • I have a feeling those days are going to be a feature of our lives for most of us for the rest of it. What I try to do is pick less damaging choices and get back to healthy eating as quickly as possible. To be honest if I do give in, the sugary, fatty foods make me feel like crap anyway!
  • OMG I just read this.. Sandy I LOVE that.. let your clothes go up in smoke as you become smokin hot.. love it! I want a photo of that first pyre RatPat.
  • Good morning Sandy and everyone else!! It's a good start to the day. I have had lots of sleep, have downed lots of water because my kidneys hurt this morning, as most of you know I am on Lasix and that crash must have resulted in too much salt, my face is full of water this morning. I got a beautiful card from my husband…
  • Happy Mother's Day to all you guys.. I hope it is fun.
  • 25 pounds of tomatoes..I had to read that several times.. hey.. just bring some of that squash and some of those tomatoes over here.. we will have a party!!
  • It's been a bad couple of days, it was a mega stressful week and I seemed to just crash at the end of it. We have some stuff going on that has me more depressed than usual too. Everything seemed to work together and I didn't want to go near a computer and my eating has been well out of whack. However, I slept a LOT today…
  • You have EVERY reason to want this weight OFF. And how incredible to have such wonderful support at home. Are the mold problems in your home sorted out now? I also used Phentermine some years ago and it worked very well. I lost 10% of my weight and remember being depressed because I wanted to eat but could not! As soon as…
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