DISappearing PEEPS Volume 2

[LMO429]

Hi there I am new to this thread I read a few of the previous posts but there is way too many for me to read from the begining. So can someone tell me how things are ran here. Is there anything I need to do ? When and where does one weigh in. Any info would be appreciated. I got 5 months till our WDW trip to shed some pounds and I am ready to start.

Welcome! You will make some great friends here

The weekly weigh ins on this thread have kept me accountable & on track for the past 7 mths.

 

[DisneyLaura]

Hi there I am new to this thread I read a few of the previous posts but there is way too many for me to read from the begining. So can someone tell me how things are ran here. Is there anything I need to do ? When and where does one weigh in. Any info would be appreciated. I got 5 months till our WDW trip to shed some pounds and I am ready to start.

Welcome

Tenn doesn't have a state income tax.

Nice.

I did really well yesterday for back on track after the holiday weekend. I did go over my points but just used my "extra" points which I normally don't do but for some reason I was hungry at dinner even though I had a good dinner. Drank a lot of water which is Day 2 here I come.

Have a good day everyone.

Laura

 

[lovealldisney]

Hi Everyone,

I would like to join your group please. I have been trying to lose weight for sometime now and finally joined Ladies Workout Express. It's like Curves. I really like it and have noticed not so much weight loss but I feel it in the way my clothes fit. They are getting LOSER! Which is good but I get fustrated with the weight loss I would have thought that I would have lost more by now. But they tell me not to get discouraged alot of women start out the same way. I supose I am building more muscle and we all know that is heavier than fat.

Anywho here's a little bit about me. My name is Wendy as well! I turned 40 last year. They did a health risk assessment for us at work a few months ago and lets just say I was not happy with what they told me. So insued this need to be more healthy and fit. I have done the whole low carb thing in the past and it worked really well but I have gained everything back and then some. I have tried WW and that just doesn't seem to work for me. I have tried South Beach again didn't like it. So now I just try to eat healthy I have cut back on soda and most carbs and have joined sparkpeople on line (it's a free web site for dieters and you can keep track of calories exercise ect.. ) anyway I love it and it seems to be working. I highly recomend that you check it out. I have two lovely children one just turned 15 and the other will soon be 12 ahhhh teenagers gotta love them! No they really are good kids and am very proud. I am married to my highschool sweetheart. I can proudly say that we have been married for 17 glorious (cough) years. He really is a great guy and wonderful father but not so much a Disney fan I know scary isn't it!

I am so glad I found this group! I really need all the support I can get and am looking forward to learning more about you to. So if you don't mind me joining in I would love to. I will check in tomorrow and let you know if I am down or up in weight!


PS: I have read the Twilight series as well loved them ALL!!! Thanks Wendy for the recomendation ) Now I am reading The Host that is great as well! I can't wait for the Twilight movie I belive it will be released in December!

 

[DisneyLaura]

Welcome to our peep family Wendy. My name is Laura and I married to Michael (who I have known since high school, friend of my brother's) for almost 12 years (Oct 08) but we have been together for almost 20 years (Jan 09). We have three lovely children, Christopher 9, Nicholas 6 and Elizabeth 2 1/2. I am doing weight watchers but most folks here I think count calories. I don't own a scale at home so going to get weighed is a good thing for me. Anyway weigh days are friday and make it big like this -3 for UtahMama to record because she has a handy dandy chart she keeps for us WI_Disneyfan also keeps charts for mini challenges for us we are currently doing one now for July 4th. I too have a DH that is not such a Disney fan either oh no there's two of them because he says it's the same stuff every time we go so he lets me go every 5 years well boo yaa next year we're off. Well I could type another paragraph but I gotta get the kids to school.

 

[UtahMama]

Welcome New Kids!!!!!!


July 4th is coming! I'm still stuck.

More water for me!

 

[lovealldisney]

Ok what is the July 4th challenge?

 

[WI_DisneyFan]

Ok what is the July 4th challenge?

First of all, welcome to the Peeps, fellow Cheesehead!

The July 4 challenge is a very informal thing that I started last year with a Thanksgiving challenge, which is basically intended to keep people focused and to give them a short term goal to strive for. For instance, you might say that you want to lose 5 pounds by July 4. Then every Friday when you post your gain/loss, I record that on a spreadsheet and put it on here for the world to see. If you look at the link below, you'll see what I mean...

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=25363465&postcount=3688

There are obviously no rewards or prizes or anything for meeting your goal; although some would say getting healthy is its own reward.

If you want to join in, there is still plenty of time! Just let me know what your goal is for the next month, and I'll add you to the list.

 

[WI_DisneyFan]

Inspired by Lynda's pictures a few days ago of her awesome progress, I thought I'd update my own progress pictorial. So last night I had my wife take a picture of me, and I added it to the collage that I did about 6 months ago. Part of me is bummed out that I've only lost 10 pounds in six months. But on the other hand, I'm thrilled by the progress that I've made overall; and I'm a little surprised at what losing just 10 pounds (going from 175 to 165) can do for a guy (or girl for that matter).

So if you've ever wondered what a 75 pound weight loss looks like, here it is...

 

[DisneyLaura]

Aaron you rock. I can't wait until I'm able to my pictures.

 

[winkers]

Holy crap Aaron! You look amazing!

 

[DisneyGalUK]

Hi all,

WELCOME to all the newbies - you'll love it here, its a great group and very inspirational!

AARON - you look FANTASTIC! Your photos are great!

DWHEAT - The wedding story made me laugh out loud - I phoned my mum to tell her!

Check back later!

 

[disneyfav4ever]

WTG Aaron.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

I got my new swimsuit in the mail today, I tried it on, fearing it might be too small, but it fits fine. My stomach is a little more pudgy and noticeable then I'd like, but I'm overall very happy with the suit.

I also have one ordered from E-Bay that I know will fit, since it's the same size, and from the same company, only the color and print on it are different, so I know that it will fit, I just hope it comes soon. Knowing my luck, it would come the day after I go on vacation.

 

[abish19]

Aaron and Lynda - You have no idea how inspiring those before-and-after photos are! First of all, I know you are real people, not just strangers featured on an infomercial with a disclaimer about how "these results are totally unusual." Second - I know what dedication and hard work you've put into your success!

I'm just coming off of a really bad bout with the flu. Really bad. The only positive thing I can take away from this is I've lost 5 pounds! It's probably only from dehydration but I'm going to try and use that loss, temporary or not, and keep it going. I'm almost to my pre-both-babies weight (not that that was something to talk about) and I realize that it's POSSIBLE to go below that! As soon as I have any energy to spare I'll be back on track with exercise. (Eating's no problem; I have no desire to do that at all!)

Thanks for the great encouragement! I love this thread.

And Utahmama - are you excited/scared/happy/worried about moving? Let us know your progress! (I've always thought Tennessee would be a nice place to live...plus, it's just a really-long day's drive to WDW!)

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Utahmomma - Is your screen name still going to be Utahmamma after moving to TN, or will you be changing it to Tenesseemama?

 

[punkin413]

aaron - wow!!! good job!

i'm inspired to post mine now....this will show you how much this thread helped me!

october 2006 - i don't know how much i weighed here, but i'm guessing somewhere around 170.

february 2007 - 162 pounds. this was right before i joined the peeps. i had been trying to lose weight for awhile and it just wasn't going anywhere. as soon as i joined this thread and changed a few things, the weight fell off!

may 2007 - around 145 pounds

july 2007 - around 138 pounds

september 2007 - 132 pounds

i reached my goal of 130 pounds sometime in january, i think, but i don't have any pictures of me from then. i've maintained between 130-135 pounds since then. this is me in disney world a month ago!

 

[DisneyGalUK]

A little about me.....

I thought I'd post a little about me (if anyones interested!!) - A mini-bio if you will!

Im Kelly, 26 and I live in the North of the UK - Very near to where Sean Bean was born! Im getting married in August and I joined the peeps maybe January time (?) to lose around 10lbs before the wedding. I started off on WW, but I think I'd gotten so used to it that it wasn't working for me anymore, so now Im doing Slimming World and I love it!
I love sports (pretty much anything!), reading anything, and I love True Crime stories - weird I know!
Thats pretty much me in a nutshell, hopefully the picture will work - Im the one in the middle (notice the photo is from the chest up, nothing below the waist which is my danger area for weight!

 

[WI_DisneyFan]

Thanks for all of the compliments! Honestly, I hesitated on posting it because I really don't like making a big fuss over myself (and also because I didn't think to put on a little nicer shirt for the photo!); plus I didn't want to make it seem like I was just fishing for compliments (which I wasn't, I swear!). But I really just wanted to give you an idea of how much the Peeps have helped me, and show all of you what you've helped me achieve. When I started posting here I was around the 215 mark. I was stuck on that for over a year after losing the initial 25 by myself (the 215 picture was from my honeymoon in September 2005, and I started here early 2007). And in a little over a year, I was able to go from 215 to 165. So it really does help to have a support group who knows what you are going through and will help you get over any bumps in the road. So thank you to everyone for helping me get this far. I know together, we'll ALL reach our goals! (Which I am still striving for myself...)

 

[punkin413]

But I really just wanted to give you an idea of how much the Peeps have helped me, and show all of you what you've helped me achieve.

ditto.

 

[DisneyLaura]

Dawn your photos are great too.