Journey to lose 100 lbs. (support welcome)

[J4Dis]

I'm new here! Well, I've been lurking for a bit and finally got the courage to begin a weight lose journal.

My weight has really gotten out of control over the past 5 yrs. I've been overweight most of my adult life, but gained about 60 lbs. in the past 5 yrs. I'm very much an emotional eater and know that I have to find better/healthier ways to handle stress, my feelings, etc.

I'm down about 9 lbs. so far and feeling very positive about that. In the past I lost 50 lbs. on WW and can't believe I gained it all back. Ugh. So, even though it's really hard to lose the weight, I'm almost more worried about being able to keep it off and make life-long changes.

Look forward to getting to know you all. I need all the help I can get on this journey!!

 

[Twinkles6892]

Hey there! Welcome to WISH! It's a fantastic place where we all support eachother and stuff! (I'm very articulate, can't you tell? ) Joining the 5 for "insert month here" challenges are great, same with the Exersice challenges! They really motivate you!

Well welcome and I hope you have a very healthy day!

-Megan

 

[goldcupmom]

Welcome to WISH!!

This is an incredible group that will be with you every step of the way.

Have a GREAT Monday! Congrats on beginning your journey!

 

[rcyannacci]

Welcome! I'm an emotional eater too, and I've found daily journal writing to be really helpful in that regard. It's great to have a place to express those emotions instead of eating, and what's even better is the support you receive from others who are going through the same thing.

Remember that it's a journey; 100 pounds looms large at the beginning, but once you start breaking it down into smaller daily, weekly, and monthly goals, it becomes much more managable.

 

[J4Dis]

Thank you for your welcome and support!! I am also hoping this journal will keep me accountable.

I have been following through on my eating plan for 2 wks now. I'm really happy about that. It seems I usually quit diets by day 3!!

My plan is simple calorie cutting and making healthier food choices.

breakfast:
oatmeal
green tea
lunch:
meal replacement (MR) shake
snack:
MR bar
dinner:
2 large turkey meatballs
small serving wheat past and sauce
salad w/ ff dressing
snacks:
1 ginger snap
skinny cow

water: 11111111

 

[eeyore25]

Hi Welcome to WISH!!! This is the best place for support!!!!

Hope you have a super day and congrats on taking this step!

 

[TigerCheer2009]

Welcome to WISH!!! Best of luck with your plan. The first DISers gotcha covered.

You can do this!!

And a cheer-

Hey J4Dis!
You can do it
But ya gotta hang tough
Eating right and exercise
Can never get too much!
Taking names and kicking bum
Look out, hundred, here J4Dis comes

 

[karynnix]

I'm an emotional eater, too! (happy, sad, angry, bored, busy...yep, if there's an emotion, I'll eat!!) You have made a HUGE first step coming to the WISH board. WELCOME!!

 

[J4Dis]

I had a busy day at work. Pretty productive, but I still have a lot of work to do. After work I went to the Disney Store and bought a birthday present. I almost bought some Buzz pj's on sale for DS, but decided he didn't really need them. I resisted all the sweet treats and the mall! Yea! I thought about getting some M&M's the whole drive home, but I resisted! Yea!

Tomorrow will be another busy day. I need to plan ahead what I'll make for dinner. I'm always so hungry when I get home that I have a tendency to snack on something unhealthy. My goal is to plan better.

 

[J4Dis]

Weighed in at 249 today! Yipee!!! Made it under 250.

 

[karynnix]

Go Jackie!! What a great feeling!!

 

[J4Dis]

So, I bought some M&Ms tonight. The bad is I ate almost all of a King size bag. I appalled that it was nearly 500 calories. But I ate it anyway. It was good, but honestly not as good as I remember. So, I think it was really just old habits. The good is that I only got the King size. In the past I would have bought one of the bigger bags and eaten half tonight and the rest tomorrow. Regardless, I ate at least 400 cals. over today. I'm afraid to step on the scale tomorrow. I'll just try to really stay OP tomorrow. No cheats and lots of water. I can do it!!!! I will do it!!!

 

[J4Dis]

I've noticed that I'm tired earlier. I used to easily stay up until midnight. Now I'm exhausted by 10, sometimes 9 PM. I'm not tired during the day. Wonder if this is a result of dieting? Hmmm.

 

[karynnix]

The problem with depriving yourself of seomthing that you REALLY want is that you get to the point that you want it so bad, you go overboard. I don't think that you went totally overboard with the M&M'S. Yes, you could have made a better choice, but you are still HUMAN!! Now you have gotten the M&M temptation out of the way and you can start over! Every day brings fresh hope. Don't be so hard on yourself. Like you said, you could have gotten a BIG bag. Good retraint on your part. See...that shows that you are concentrating more on what you are eating. That's a big step forward. Keep going!!!

 

[eeyore25]

I agree with Karyn, don't be too hard on yourself. It could have been worse. Tomorrow is always a new day and you can start over.

Keep up the good work. You can and will do this!


Have a great weekend

 

[J4Dis]

Thank you guys for your support! Much appreciated.
Today is off to a decent start. My challenges always come later in the day though. I can easily stay OP up until dinner - then dinner and late night snacking can undue a whole day of being "good". I am making meatloaf for dinner w/ lean ground beef and turkey. I think I'll just have a salad with mine and make some other sides for the rest of the family.

I need to go make one of those neat little weight loss tickers for my signature!

 

[J4Dis]

Things are going pretty well. I'm staying on track pretty well.

Yesterday I had a smallish pieces of birthday cake. It was yummy! I did walk about a mile yesterday also. I hardly ever exercise and that's something I hope to change. But for now, that was really good for me to get out and walk w/ the kids and dh.

Today I had some soup and a meal repl. bar and both have not tasted good. Just not satisfying my taste buds I have some SF jello to make. I better do that so it has time to set. I think weekends are harder because there's less structure and more free time - easier to snack, etc.h

 

[karynnix]

I have a really hard time on the weekends. I have to FORCE myself to behave on Sundays. I usually give myself a little break on Saturday so that I don't crave things all week long. I allow myself to eat treats ONLY on Saturday. That has worked for me so far. If I want it during the week, I can always look forward to Saturday!!

Have a great rest of the weekend!!

 

[calena]

Emotional eaters unite! I know where you are coming from. Good luck on your journey. I was talking with someone today about habits and making good habits. It takes three months! So, we have to work on making positive choices for 90plus days to see a change in our mind. Don't be too dissapointed about the M&Ms, but just learn from your mistake and keep going. You can do this. You did it before with WW and you know what it takes - eating right, exercising more, being vigilant. We are all on this journey together.

 

[Cruise04]

Welcome!!!!

I can be an emotional eater as well but I seem to have squashed that some. I've had a hard time this weekend kicking the cravings that have come back. And because I haven't written things down I ate worse than I have in 6 weeks. So the important part for me is writing everything down I put in my mouth.

Keep up the good work and come here for all the support you need - everyone here is AWESOME!!!!!

Keep on
Chris