Just saw my neighbor who lost 100 lbs - I am jealous!

[mefordis]

Boy, do I feel like crap! (I hope that word is allowed). I just saw my neighbor who apparently had a close call with a heart attack about 1 1/2 years ago. She is only 39. At that point she was about 80 lbs overweight. Now she is soooo thin she is almost unrecognizable! She's gotta be a size 4 and before I think she was about an 18. I met up with her at a weight watchers meeting last summer and she had lost about 1/2 the weight. Guess what? I've GAINED since then!

I wish I had a picture of her to keep looking at for inspiration but I did burn a mental image of her in my head and have decided enough is enough -- I can do it too! She did Weight Watchers but I think what really did it was she gave up sugar almost entirely. I remember her talking about that at the WW meeting.

Ladies and gentlemen - THAT is going to be ME next summer! I am turning this jealousy into the THING that gets me on the path and I'm not getting off this time!

Thanks for listening!

 

[stego]

I myself lost 93 lbs. over 3 years ago and it was really, really hard. And then hitting goal and then lifetime and maintaining. Right now my body has adapted to my training and eating and I retain about 10 lbs. of water weight so guess what...I go in and I am over my goal weight. I dropped 8 lbs. last sunday on my swim/ride and I was wiped. Your neighbor stuck it out, probably took baby steps and made the committment...one day at a time. I know I didn't learn those good life changing behaviors overnight. I go into the WW meetings each week and 99% of the time they talk about food and losing weight. I've gone way beyond that as I am not defined by eating. I eat to fuel and as an athlete I have to be regimented about what I eat. Nutrition in endurance events is crucial and recovery is part of the equation as well. Balancing a career, household, being a husband, a father, training as an athlete 12 hours a week, do community work twice a week: I have to be very organized. That didn't happen overnight and not everyone has the fire...believe me come Labor day in the water I have to throw down with 100 other men in my AG and the guys on the podium are not lazing on the couch stuffing themselves with bon bons. They are doing twice the work at twice the intensity. It's not hard to figure out the top 5 guys are training 20-30 hours a week...
So today's key words: discipline, intensity, perserverance, tolerance, consistentcy & committment.

Your neighbor is enjoying her hard work and if she is an insipration to others than that is just the icing on the cake. But to inspire others is to take action and repeat, repeat and repeat....!!!!!!!!

 

[Amirah95]

Meforis I'm cheering you on! You can do it!

 

[Amirah95]

I myself lost 93 lbs. over 3 years ago and it was really, really hard. And then hitting goal and then lifetime and maintaining. Right now my body has adapted to my training and eating and I retain about 10 lbs. of water weight so guess what...I go in and I am over my goal weight. I dropped 8 lbs. last sunday on my swim/ride and I was wiped. Your neighbor stuck it out, probably took baby steps and made the committment...one day at a time. I know I didn't learn those good life changing behaviors overnight. I go into the WW meetings each week and 99% of the time they talk about food and losing weight. I've gone way beyond that as I am not defined by eating. I eat to fuel and as an athlete I have to be regimented about what I eat. Nutrition in endurance events is crucial and recovery is part of the equation as well. Balancing a career, household, being a husband, a father, training as an athlete 12 hours a week, do community work twice a week: I have to be very organized. That didn't happen overnight and not everyone has the fire...believe me come Labor day in the water I have to throw down with 100 other men in my AG and the guys on the podium are not lazing on the couch stuffing themselves with bon bons. They are doing twice the work at twice the intensity. It's not hard to figure out the top 5 guys are training 20-30 hours a week...
So today's key words: discipline, intensity, perserverance, tolerance, consistentcy & committment.

Your neighbor is enjoying her hard work and if she is an insipration to others than that is just the icing on the cake. But to inspire others is to take action and repeat, repeat and repeat....!!!!!!!!

Congratulations!!!!

 

[mefordis]

Thank you! I just have to keep that little voice out of my head that tells me every day "Start tomorrow!" That has been my biggest downfall.

Meforis I'm cheering you on! You can do it!

 

[Mary Anne]

There is a woman in my WW meeting that has lost 158 lbs. She is my inspiration. I did not see her at the begiining but just now at near the end of her journey. I would never have known she was that heavy if she hadn't said something.

Good luck to you. I am a firm believer in one day at a time, one meal at a time.

 

[Kimmumum]

My DH lost 180lbs in exactly one year (and has kept it off 2 years ) All I can say is Fiber One Cereal, Fiber One Cereal, Fiber One Cereal!!!!!!!

He lost it all on his own. He woke up one morning and said he wanted to lose weight and never looked back. He ate baked chicken and fish, veggies, veggies, veggies and Fiber One Cereal. He worked out about 2 hours a day.

While it look ALOT of sweat and hard work he looks fantastic. No one recognizes him EVER!!! I tell everyone he is my boyfriend

 

[Mary Anne]

Just a note on the Fiber One cereal.... I have been looking all over for the original and finally found it today. I mixed it with the "new" carmal flavored one. It was great. 1/2 cup original and 1/2 cup of the flavored one = 1 pt. I eat it as a snack

 

[Tiger Lily 03]

Great comments and encouragement here.

I know you can do this!

stego offered a great mantra.

You go for it!