Losing weight for Mickey

[dreamer17555]

Is anyone still thinking about doing the whole post picture thing? I was thinking though I totally hate how my body looks right now it might be a great way to see how far we've come... Anyone still want to join in?

-Becca-

 

[twins4disney]

I am really needing some motivation right now, I am still doing my 2 miles walking each day, but not watching my points very well. Last night we went out for my anniversary, went to The Melting Pot, very yummy fondue restaurant. I was really good all day, so I don't think last night did too much damage. I am still not getting back into the whole change in the way I am eating.
It is good to hear everyone's successes!

 

[Kimmielee]

Finally, my treadmill is now set up and I feel like I can officially start!!

I just did my first ever 15 minute walk... I started slow... at the advice of others... I'll add 5 - 10 minutes each day... to get to my goal of 5 miles a day (and the most important goal of all 75 or more pounds to be lost!!

My ultimate goal is to get to a size 8 - 10 and be able to shop in the regular women's dept. not the PLUS size dept. I see so many cute clothes that I'd love to wear but alas... it's not made in my size or even if it is, it looks horrible. I LOOK HORRIBLE.

So... I know I've missed a lot... is it too late?

Here's my original post... 13 days ago!!

Age: 46
Location: MI
Diet: Eating healthy meals at HOME, more veggies, less carbs
hurdles to overcome: Lack of exercise, working too many hours.
Exercise: Treadmill
Start date: 1/20/2008
Goal: To lose 75 lbs
Weight loss to date - 0

 

[tmatthews]

I am really needing some motivation right now, I am still doing my 2 miles walking each day, but not watching my points very well. Last night we went out for my anniversary, went to The Melting Pot, very yummy fondue restaurant. I was really good all day, so I don't think last night did too much damage. I am still not getting back into the whole change in the way I am eating.
It is good to hear everyone's successes!

I find the exercise thing easier than changing my eating habits. I have done better but certainly not "dieting" like I should if I really wanted to see the weight drop faster! I am watching what I eat but I still eat some things that I know aren't the best! I have had friends that have done nutrisystem and I need something that strict but don't want to pay the $$$. Do the best you can!! And I am glad you're exercising!!!

 

[Kimmielee]

Hello everyone, I'm Kim a single 29yr old female from MD and I have begun my journey to lose weight for WDW. 4 years ago I gained 50lbs. and haven't done much to lose them. I was about 140lbs before the weight gain (I'm 5'5"). At that time I was working at a hospital and wore scrubs some times and when you wear scrubs you never really notice the weight gain because the scrubs stretch with you. Well last summer I went on Nutrisystem (thru QVC)and lost 20lbs and 10 of which I have gained back because of lack of exercise and eating enough. Today I weigh in at 180 and am starting fresh. My mom bought me an eliptcal machine for my birthday last March, btw b-day is Dec 8th, and I just bought her a treadmill on New years day from QVC. Expecting to get it on Feb 1st
I wish everyone a great year of weight loss, goals reached and dreams realized. I look forward to getting to know all of you!

Can I join in on this? I'm hoping to go to Disney this fall (September). Last time I was there was in 05. I was a size 20.. about 245. I looked at photos when I got back and was REPULSED. On the shorts question.. yes I wore shorts. Thought i was all cute (i'm one of those weirdos who sees herself much smaller in the mirror.. photos always shock me)... and since then I refuse to wear shorts. So, after that trip I was diagnosed with PCOS and went on a modified protein sparing fast through a doctor. I dropped about 50 lbs in 5 months. I felt great. I was a size 16.. sometimes 14.. I'm 5'9" so I was VERY pleased with this. I was about 190 at this point and carried it well. My goal was 175.

I was so proud and even posted pics of me at disney next to new pics of me on my myspace.. well, since then I got a bit too "I can do this without my doctor" and gained it all back and then some. I feel HUGE and restricted by my weight. I am scared to get on a scale but I"m back in my 18/20s and I do NOT carry it well AT ALL. I'm terrified of the scale because now I know I'm even bigger than before.

I can't seem to motivate myself to diet again. I tried... I just can't stick to it and recently got to the point I give up and eat CONSTANTLY.

I want to be 190. Most people are less than that and want to lose LOL . Under 200 would be amazing. If I were a comfortable 16 for next september I"d be on cloud 9.

I know I can do it if I do that diet again but MAN I don't want to LOL!

This board is a great idea. Since my PCOS makes a lot of diets not work foir me, I'm at a loss as far as what to do. I might TRY weight watchers (AGAIN).. but go to meetings this time. I find I"m the type who needs to report to somebody on my weight loss.

I'm 32, refuse to even know my weight myself, and need to lose a minimum of 50 lbs. Preferably 70.

I've had not been on this thread since last week, I've been planning a C.S.I party for my DD (8), her birthday was on the 10th, but since Xmas holidays was til the 8th this year, I wanted to celebrate her birthday the week-end after, (she wanted to invite some classmates) but it was her father's weekend, so I ended up on this weekend uurg! anyway it went well and the kids had a blast. In all I had 9 kids doing forensic training and solving a mystery...

As for my exercise, I did not do much... only about 1 1/2 - 2 hours of walking this week... I'll try more next week.

Cinrell, ChevyNat and Jazmine8 - I have seen you on the Single's thread!!

Anyone else single and fighting this battle??

 

[dreamer17555]

I am really needing some motivation right now, I am still doing my 2 miles walking each day, but not watching my points very well. Last night we went out for my anniversary, went to The Melting Pot, very yummy fondue restaurant. I was really good all day, so I don't think last night did too much damage. I am still not getting back into the whole change in the way I am eating.
It is good to hear everyone's successes!

I love the Melting Pot! We went there on my Birthday. Expensive but so worth it. I tend to think on the big occasions to just enjoy yourself. Why not tack on an extra half a mile a couple of days next week to make sure no damage was done.

I am counting calories and I honestly love it. I plug stuff into Spark People, see that I am in my daily range and I am very happy. If I want ice cream I can have it, just can't have that toast with breakfast. I never feel deprived, its my choice.

-Becca-

 

[dreamer17555]

Weigh In!

Starting Weight:165
Last Weeks Weight: 158
Todays Weight: 156
Total Weight loss so far: 9 Pounds

I lost another two pounds this week. Not nearly as much as last week but I did skip the gym two days . I feel bad about it but I was sick and DD was in the hospital so honestly it couldn't have been helped.

I started lifting weights at my last workout. I am going to try to make sure I do some weights every other day on top of my 30 min workout.

-Becca-

 

[mickeywho?]

Weighing in:

Starting weight 220lb
Current weight 214lb

6 pounds over 2 weeks. Slow but steady

Short term goal: workout at the gym 3 times this week aiming to see the scale at 210 by our trip in 19 days!

 

[ChevyNat]

weighed in this morning and loss an extra 2 pounds... so I'm down from 260 to 256 so far... and I have to start working out, once I get that routine going I should be fine... I'm all pumped up right now, it's great.

 

[ChevyNat]

Is anyone still thinking about doing the whole post picture thing? I was thinking though I totally hate how my body looks right now it might be a great way to see how far we've come... Anyone still want to join in?

-Becca-

I don't mind posting a picture, I already have them all over the place ha! ha!

 

[ChevyNat]

ok, this is a picture of my B.I.L and I, I can post another one (a little more close-up) when I get home tonight, since I'm at work...
I have a long way to go Urrrggg!

 

[princesskimberella]

Well I am down 4 lbs !!
I have been taking baby steps this time. Last week my goal was to make healthy choices when eating and trying to get more water in. This week I have a dr appointment Tues, so I am sure some motivation the doc will help.... but I plan to start some excercise. I am hoping to walk at the mall M/W & T/TH work out at home with my yoga tapes and Dnacing with the Stars Cardio dvd. Friday I am at the school all morning, and Sat and Sun I work on my feet for 8 hours at the flowershop so I get plenty of excercise while working. Oh and I forgot Wednesday nights I have my Tap Class ( which I wish was everynight cuase man you sweat !! )

 

[SharpMomOfTwo]

Hey all, well I did my 35 minutes on the treadmill, but I think I'm going to pump it up to twice a day now. I've pretty dissapointed for the week, its not my official weight in (thats Tuesday) but I've only lost 1lbs this week. The only "cheat" I did was on Saturday I went to a pizza birthday party and I didn't go off my diet at all, but I ate some stuff later than your suposed to. I try to be done with all food by 6pm, and this party didn't start till 6, food not coming out till like 7. Plus I didn't walk the treadmill all weekend either, thought I could get away with taking weekends off, but apparently not.

Also, it says that I may NOT post attachments...why? How do I get that changed? Anyone have any ideas let me know!

Together We Can Do This!


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[jenne]

I am down another 2.6 lbs, bringing me to 260 on the nose. It will be really nice to see that number keep getting lower. I have a goal of 224 - that is considered a healthly enough weight to be a bone marrow donor. I have wanted to get on the list for a few years now, so that is the FIRST thing I am working towards. I will have to decide what I will reward myself with when I get there. Maybe a day at the spa! We are supposed to make our rewards non-food things, right?

Good luck everyone, and hang in there.

 

[SilverMickey]

So Its that time of the month.... I'm excited because I didn't gain weight but the scales seem to be broken as I haven't lost any either...

cw 224/sw 228.5/ltd 4.5 (current weight/start weight/loss to date)
Its bitter cold out so I'm going to try and figure out some exercist to do inside today. Walking out there is out of the question.

 

[smwf71]

I am checking in - down 4.7 this week and I even ate KFC - I guess it could catch up with me next week. Anyway, I have to be really good for the rest of this week. I don't have too many flex points (ww) left. I have lost 8.7 lbs since Jan 2. Yeah!

 

[dsnymom2003]

I can't believe I just found this thread! What an awesome idea. Am I too late for the buddy list?
My info(please no one cringe at the numbers )
35 year old
weigh 290(Gosh that's depressing)
goal 180
I am not really on a plan. I have just cut out all sugar, soda, and I try not to eat anything processed. Lots of vegs and fruit with whole grains thrown in. I have been watching this show You are What you Eat on BBC America. While the woman is a really harsh, the show has really opened my eyes on what I am feeding myself and my children! There is so much sugar and salt in everything we were eating. I was so shocked. I guess I just never took the time to read the labels. Anyway, I want to get healthy. I want to be here to see my kids grow up! Thanks!

 

[SharpMomOfTwo]

I just go the call this morning from the area store manager, and she informed me that I got the event coordinator job (with the extra $$ that I asked for). I'm pretty excited - Its only 16-20 hours a week, Mon, Wed, Fri and Sat (when needed). DH is off every other Fri, so thats great, plus its only 4 hours a day. FIL said that he can watch my girls only one day a week (he has Lupis and two replaced knees), so I'll have to rely on my mother for the rest.... last time I had a job I had to quit because of her. She was taking my girls out to eat twice every day, and making them very sick. This time however, its only 4 hours, so she wont have time to do that! Plus I'm going to try and hint to her that she should go out to breakfast (which she has done every morning of her life for over 20 years) before she watches my girls.
So anyway, got the job, I get to get out into the world of adults!
And it wont even affect my diet since it is only 4 hours I don't have to worry about lunch at work and such!

Together We Can Do This!


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[SilverMickey]

I just go the call this morning from the area store manager, and she informed me that I got the event coordinator job (with the extra $$ that I asked for). I'm pretty excited - Its only 16-20 hours a week, Mon, Wed, Fri and Sat (when needed). DH is off every other Fri, so thats great, plus its only 4 hours a day. FIL said that he can watch my girls only one day a week (he has Lupis and two replaced knees), so I'll have to rely on my mother for the rest.... last time I had a job I had to quit because of her. She was taking my girls out to eat twice every day, and making them very sick. This time however, its only 4 hours, so she wont have time to do that! Plus I'm going to try and hint to her that she should go out to breakfast (which she has done every morning of her life for over 20 years) before she watches my girls.
So anyway, got the job, I get to get out into the world of adults!
And it wont even affect my diet since it is only 4 hours I don't have to worry about lunch at work and such!

Together We Can Do This!


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Congratulations on the new job!

On the day your mom watches the girls maybe you could pack their lunch for the day... like if they were heading our to school with their own lunch boxes!

I'm happy for you!

 

[basketballmom]

First of all, I would like to say to all of the new people!
Then, I would like to congratulate all of us on sticking with it this past week.
I am down 4 pounds this week. It could probably be more, but I have had a heavy duty premenstrual migraine since saturday. GRRRRR! They make me extra hungry! I have been doing what you have, DREAMER17555, and plugging into spark people on a daily basis. I actually had 2 dr peppers this weekend, but did not go over the high end of my calorie range any time. I just cut back elsewhere.

Have a great week everyone!

Edited to add: I just did my 30 minutes of walking DVD. I really wanted to take a nap, (didn't sleep well) but I walked instead. I feel good!