But the worst thing about being overweight for me now is that my son, who is 10, has never seen me thin.
If he sees a picture of me when I was thin, he doesn't even realize it is me (neither does my DH). Shame on me for not taking care of myself for me or my family.
I'm right there with you sister. But you are taking care of yourself now, and you son will be knowing his thin mama very soon.
I hope to spend some quality time traveling with DH when we retire... but I'm sincerely concerned that his health will be SO bad by then that we won't be able to and we will spend our retirement with me nursing him. It makes me sad to think of. I don't know what to do to get him moving and taking better care of himself. I know I can't make him... he needs to do it for HIMSELF... but it would be really nice to give him a big push.
As we all know, we have to be ready to make those healthy changes, and it is up to your husband and hopefully he will make some healthy changes and you'll enjoy a long, active retirement together. You are setting a fabulous example for him, and I'm sure as he's seen how far you've come, he's taken notice, though he may not let you know it. My mom had so many health issues, and through her past few years, I became very frustrated at times with her, and finally said to her, and myself that it was up to her, and I couldn't do it for her, but wanted her to live as healthy as she could, so that she would be around for a long time. I see it with myself too, I know what to do, and I should be doing it, but then I'm binging on some junk that I never should have bought.
Jen ~ I have the same problem with being cold all the time. Before Christmas I used to keep the house set at 65 (my son calls me a slumlord... I've tried to explain to him that if it was 65 in August, he would be thrilled.
). I was hot all the time and blamed it on early menopause. Since Christmas I've lost a little over 17 pounds and now the house is set at 68 and I am still cold. I live in my Blackhawks sweatshirt.
Send your son here for a weekend, we keep it at 60, and go up to 62 when I feel a chill. You're right, 65 in august would be nice. Oh, and I do turn the heat up when company's coming.
Today was Week 1, Day 2 of my C25k training and it was HORRIBLE!!! I decided to run outside today because the sun is kind of shining... 10 seconds into my first 60 second run, my pants started falling down. I mean down, down. Like just past my hips. I was carrying my iPod Touch in one hand and a bottle of water in my other hand and for the next 3 60 second running times, I had to figure out how to hold my pants up, hold the water bottle, hold my iPod and run at the same time. I looked like a dork. Since I couldn't use my arms, I felt like I was running through a foot of snow. I finally passed my house and ditched the water bottle and ran the rest of my 60 second runs with one hand holding my iPod and the other holding my pants up. It was just terrible. I came home and drowned my sorrows in an hour of step aerobics.
I have to laugh when i picture this, and commend you for coming home and drowning your sorrow's in step aerobics! Your post also is inspiring me to perhaps try the C25K program. I haven't ever run, and one of my main problems has been the girls and finding a bra with any support. I just bought an Enell sports bra, and it just came and i put it on, and it is the most support I have ever had. I'm going to do a wii fit run tonight and try it out.
Congrats to Beansf on being our biggest loser!!!
and to the other top 11!!!!!
The qotd's- my must have foods when I'm on track are salsa and egg beaters. I love salsa to spice up any boring meal, and egg beaters in the morning always fill me up and keep me from snacking all morning.
Fall and spring are the best seasons for my healthwise. I find it too hot for exercise in the summer, and love the cooler spring and fall weather. Winter is just too cold and depressing. Summer parties/ vacations, camping, are all challenging food-wise.
The worst thing for me about being overweight is the example I'm setting for my son. He has put on too much weight this year, and just had his physical, and it's all my fault. For the past 8 months, I've been lazy, we've been eating fast food way too much, he's watched me eat when I'm watching tv, when I'm bored or sad, and he's starting to follow in my footsteps. He'll eat half a box of cheesits while watching tv. We just talked about it this week with the doctor, and again when we got home, and we are going to make some changes, but I feel so bad that he has to even think about it. So often if the choice of fruit or cookies is there, he'd pick the fruit, but if I'm lazy and don't feel like cutting up the fruit, he'll have the cookies/crackers, and it's so bad. I've been in a funk, and feeling real sad so much of the time, missing my mom, and feeling very alone. I did go to the doctor to talk about it, and to get some help. I know it's grief, and it takes time to heal, but some days' I just have no energy. One day at a time.
I am so sorry to hear that you are feeling low. : (
) Even though my weight is below my all time high of 4 years ago, and I feel like I'm doing great with the exercise, I think I have more belly fat this time and it is not budging. I know it's a process, and it comes off a lot slower than it went on, but it's a little scary. 
But like you said every single joint hurt. Gave me a new sympathy for people who have to live with that daily.
