Need help - MASSIVE amounts of weight to lose

[LaLaroo78]

Hi Sistahs!

Brenda - Great job on your 15 lbs loss! Keep up the good work and your dream will be a reality at your son's wedding! I know you can do this!

Vern - I am finally back on track. Thanks for asking! I'm going away this weekend with some girlfriends so I am hoping that I can stay on the straight and narrow. It's going to be hard since we are going on a wine tour and I love my wine and cheese.

Ashley - Sorry your babies have been sick. My neice had the same thing this past weekend. Glad to hear that you are letting go of the stresses in your life and reworking your priorities. Sometimes we all need to do that. Please keep us updated on your health. We all care about you here and I know we all are keeping you in our thoughts and prayers.

Larry's girl - 9.6 lbs loss in two weeks is awesome! Keep up the great work. I can already picture that 10 lbs clippy on you and it looks fabulous!

Have a great day Sistahs!

Michele

 

[ashleypmo]

Hi Sistahs!


Vern - I am finally back on track. Thanks for asking! I'm going away this weekend with some girlfriends so I am hoping that I can stay on the straight and narrow. It's going to be hard since we are going on a wine tour and I love my wine and cheese.


Michele

Oh yes...I love me some wine & cheese too....mmmmm....Have fun!

 

[LaLaroo78]

Hey Sistahs!

I'm back from my girls weekend! We had an awesome time! Our cottage was super cute and my friend's husband sent us 3 bottles of champagne that were waiting for us in the fridge when we arrived! What a sweetie! We ate to much, drank too much champagne and wine but it was so much fun and definately worth every single calorie! I just hope that all this fun doesn't reflect too badly on the scale! Tomorrow's WI will tell.

How is everyone else doing? Check in when you can!

Have a great day!

Michele

 

[SeaSpray]

Hi everyone!

Sorry I haven't posted in a while.

I have a cruise in 2 1/2 weeks, and in addition to trying to get ready for that, and trying to see what summer clothes WILL or WON'T fit me, and trying to find summer clothes in the stores (impossible at this point now), PLUS training at my new position at work, I've been somewhat stressed lately!

On a brighter note, I bought a new "little black dress" for the cruise this past weekend!! It's black velvet, but sleeveless and sort of short, with a deep "V" neckline (not too deep though! LOL), so even though it's velvet, it should be nice to wear to dinner on formal night on the cruise, since it's sort of "skimpy". LOL I tried it on for DH when I got home with it and asked his opinion and he said it looked great! I have an hour-glass shape, and my waist-line is the best feature of my shape, so I need to play that aspect up. Things that cling to my waist look the best on me, and this dress does that, and it has a "flouncy" bottom to the dress, so it really camoflages my larger lower half. Anyway, I'll post some pictures when we get back. I probably think I look better in the dress than I actually do. When I see the pictures, then I'll know for sure how I really look. lol Anyway, I like the dress, DH said it looks great, so I'm not going to worry about it. lol

Also, I went through my closet again today and some clothes that I had been saving for the last 7 years (I had outgrown them. lol) actually FIT me now and are actually slightly too large! They're 2 shorts sets that I've been saving, and I'm so glad they fit me again! And just in time for my cruise.

Michele: Welcome back and I'm so glad you had so much fun on your weekend!!! I intend to "eat and drink" just a little too much on my upcoming cruise, so I can relate. LOL I can really use this vacation. LOL

Ashley: How is everything going, health wise?? You, and your kids?? I hope they're feeling all better now. Any news about you? I hope everything turns out ok I can relate when you said about cutting out stress.

dare2dream: Congrats on your weight loss so far, and GO FOR IT, regarding the other 50 you want to lose for your DS's wedding. I'm sure you'll be a beaytiful "mother of the groom", no matter what!

Veronica: I'm sure that Christie and I will be more than eager to do another Girls Night Out on your Crowncast web site! We have so much fun doing them!!!

delilah: Here in MA they don't put your weight on your driver's license. I guess they figured too many people would lie, and/or a person's weight can really fluctuate. lol How is everything else going?? Congrats on reaching 136! Wow, that's lower than my goal weight!! lol

larry's girl: How are you feeling?? I hope you're feeling a lot better by now.


Sorry if I missed anyone... HUGS to all of the Minnie Sistahs!!!

 

[larry's girl]

Hi, everyone. Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I have hit a major roadblock. I had a bad fall a few days ago and now have a pinched nerve in my low back. The last week and a half have been total agony for me - I can't exercise (I can barely walk) and I can't grocery shop and cook, so I am sure I have gained back what I managed to lose before this. AND we're going to WDW on Friday, so I have had a heck of a time trying to figure out how I am going to do this trip with this injury. My chiropractor says I have to rent a scooter (can't do all the walking) and not ride anything that will bump or jostle me (which I had already figured out). He seems hopeful that I can make the trip without too much acute pain - some discomfort, but nothing like what I've had up until now. Keep your fingers crossed that he's right! Anyway, I haven't given up on my weight loss - it's just going to have to take a back seat until my back gets straightened out.

Ashley - glad you got good news at the doctor. Hope they find out what the problem is so it can be fixed soon.

Brenda - you can do it! Keep going and you will meet your 50-pound weight loss goal.

Vern and Michele - thank you for the encouragement. I really need it right now!

Terry - I was feeling okay until this darn back thing started, but hopefully it will be fixed in a few weeks (that's what my the back doc is predicting) and I can move forward from there. Hope you have a great time on your cruise!

To anyone I missed, hope your day went well - have a healthy one!

Susan

 

[Twelovedisney]

Hi. I was browsing the disboards and came across this thread.

We got back from Disney World in September. We joined a photopass group so we had a lot of family pictures taken while we were there. I'm usually the picture taker, but my kids are always complaining that they don't have pictures with me in them. So I was in plenty of pictures. I love the pictures, but when I look at myself I get sad. I am 100 lbs overweight and I can't seem to stick to anything. My sister had gastric bypass surgery and has lost 100 lbs since January. She looks great and feels great. She keeps encouraging me to think about having the surgery. But I'm too afraid to do that. I keep thinking I can do this by eating less, moving more and drinking water.

Do you have room for one more person on this thread?

Thank you

Sue

 

[dare2dream]

I am the oldest of three girls. I was always the biggest and it usually didn't bug me too much because my sisters were big too. I have had three kids and have kept every ounce of baby weight plus about 40 pounds. Neither of my sisters have ever had kids. I am 170 pounds overweight. Yes, I am as big as a cow.

Baby sister got Gastric Bypass Sept 07. She has lost almost 100 pounds and looks fabulous. I want to show my family that it is possible to lose weight without surgery. I know my journey will be long and hard, but there will be many lessons to be learned along the way. Along the way I hope to rediscover myself. Someday I hope to love myself instead of hating myself every single day.

I realize that this journey will be slow and tedious. Some days I KNOW I will reach my goal, other days I KNOW I will be fat and ugly for the rest of my life. I have serious self esteem issues and get depressed a lot.

Sue, you are the only one that can change your life. You are the one who holds the fork that shovels the food into your mouth. You are the one that has the power to make better choices. Find a program that works for you and work that program, every single day. This is about a diet, this is about lifestyle changes. Some days will be hard and some days you will not stick with your program. What you do at those times will determine your success. If you immediately pick yourself up and get back to work you will keep moving forward and making progress.

You can do this Sue. The people here are a wonderful support group. They will listen, they understand, they will encourage you when you fall. There are many people here that are living healthier everyday. Visit here often. Pour out your heart and start taking those baby steps. Make small changes that will lead to healthy habits that will stick with you for the rest of your life.

Have a healthy day!

 

[bettyann29]

Hello all..

I find myself unable to sleep tonight so I decided to lurk around and found this thread.. I read thru the various posts and have to say you guys are inspiring!

I find myself needing to lose 100 pounds.. at this point I am my heaviest which is 254 Noone knows how much I weigh besides myself, my drs office and now you guys Saying that, I have to say I am humiliated that I have allowed myself to get to this point. I have thought about weight loss surgery to lose this weight as I feel helpless but if I could lose this weight on my own, I would feel so much better about myself..

My DH loves me for who I am and has never said anything about my weight. Same goes for my children.. I am surrounded by such a loving family and feel sometimes like I let them down that I have gained this much weight..

I think the most humiliating experience I have had with my weight was a few years ago me and DH went on a cruise and while in Grand Cayman we did an excursion where we were in a 2 person boat.. we stopped and got out and snorkeled.. then it was time to get back into the boat! yeah right.. picture this... my DH in the boat trying to pull me up.. 2 men behind me in the water trying to boost me up to my DH.. OK.. lets just say.. not a pretty picture!! whilst all this was going on.. everyone else was already in their boats!! UGH.. pretty humiliating!

I just needed to share that with someone else so maybe now that its out in the open I will do something about it..

I am ready to lose this weight and all this encouragement is just what I need! I am getting a journal together for the morning so I can write everything down that I eat and drink.. and will check in with you guys, if you dont mind, for support and tips..

I have so many plans for next year with a disney trip with DH and youngest DD who will be 10 in December, then me and DH are going on a cruise for our anniversary and we have a family trip planned for further into the year.. so Im hoping that I will have a little less weight to carry with me..

My first goal is 10 pounds..

 

[Pryncesa]

First of all, I just wanted to say how great I think it is that so many of us are working toward a healthier life for ourselves. It takes a lot of time and effort to get to where we are all trying to go, but we will all gain strength in the journey.

I don't know how many of you are like me, but I have been overweight my entire adult life and most of my childhood. I spent a few years in my teens at a healthy weight, but that didn't last long at all, I'm sad to say. I'm ready to feel as good (or better) about myself as I did then.

We can do this ladies!!!

 

[brendalee59]

I posted that I wanted to join this thread a couple months ago,then promptly lost the thread. Yes, I'm blonde, nuff said about that. I'm so glad I found it again. I have done rather well since my last post. I have lost 20 lbs,but still have a long way to go.
Bettyann, I had a similer incident. We were also on a cruise, and in Grand Caymen. Only we did Stingray city. I had done it before with our oldest DD on our mother daughter cruise 3 years before,with no problems. Well, we had high seas that day, and I went to get back in the boat. My feet wouldn't reach the ladder! I had DH and the capt of the boat pushing me up till I could reach it. I know exactly how you feel. I began this journey at 248 lbs. My all time high. I am now at 229. I would love to lose another 100lbs, but will be happy with 50 lbs. I need to lose this weight before our 2008 Christmas land sea vacation. Last time we went(2000) I was a trim healthy weight, and the parks still kicked my butt. I shudder to think how I would cope at my current weight

 

[LaLaroo78]

Hey Sistahs!

Terry - Congrats on your new clippy! My that looks so fabulous on you! I can't wait to see pics of you in your new dress! I just recently started wearing a smaller size and it just feels wonderful!

Susan - I am so sorry to hear about your back. Take care of yourself and worry about getting back on track once you are healed. I hope that your trip is wonderful and not too painful for you.

to all the new Minnie Sistahs! Congratulations on making the decision to lead a healthier lifestyle. Good luck on your journey! We are all on this journey together so post often we are here for all of you.

To all my other Sistahs, I hope you are well!

Have a great day!

Michele

 

[SeaSpray]

Hi everyone!

My DH is sick and I think I'm coming down with it too. He went to the doctor today where they took chest x-rays and he has pneumonia. UGH We have a cruise in 2 1/2 weeks, we have to be all better! He's now on an antibiotic so I really need to watch and see if I feel worse so I can get myself to the doctor too.


Anyway, I am going to bed SOON so I can get a good night's sleep, but I wanted to stop in to say HELLO to everyone and give a big WELCOME to our newcomers!!!

I will write again when I feel better, which I hope will be sooner rather than later. lol

 

[delilah]

I guess I'll post here, because nobody has for a while. I miss everybody. I have had the most horrific two weeks or so at work that I have had in a while. And, do I ever need a vacation. Fortunately, we are going to WDW over fall break on October 24.

Excuse me while I explain why my weeks have been so hard at work. As many already know, I am a family physician. My practice is in a semi-rural area that is somewhat underserved by physicians, which means that family docs do more and have more responsibilities than might be typical in a more urban/suburban setting. Our hospital has had difficulty recruiting and retaining internal medicine doctors for many years. As a result, we have a rotation of the family physicians to take call for internal medicine, so that the internal medicine doctors we do have don't get overwhelmed. As originally presented to the family doctors, we were supposed to get patients whose own doctor doesn't admit to our hospital, for whatever reason. They were supposed to be patients who have problems that family docs will take care of in the hospital (which is hard to explain to a layperson, but it has to do with level of expertise and training). Lately, that hasn't been the case. The last few "no doc" patients I've had to take care of have fallen more into the "train wreck" category--multiple severe medical problems requiring subspecialty care. Beginning two weeks ago, Monday, I was on call 5 of 8 days, including Friday through Sunday. Over the weekend, I had 10 patients in the hospital, including a 90 yo woman with a horribly devastating stroke and end stage congestive heart failure. We don't have neurology coverage over the weekend. I also had a paraplegic with a loculated pleural effusion requiring surgical drainage, as well as other, more routine patients. None of these patients were my regular patients, and the two most severely ill were "no doc" patients. Predictably, the lady with the stroke died Monday night (I wasn't on call). I was on call again on Tuesday, with two more "no doc" admissions, one of whom I am dreading to see tomorrow morning. She's a demented old lady with colon cancer and seizures who is unable to be still long enough for an MRI. On my day off last Thursday, the doctor covering for me overmedicated her with Ativan, and she slept for about 24 hours straight. So far, everything is just the same old stuff, different day that I deal with routinely. The worst part of the demented old lady above is that her doctor actually is on staff at our hospital, and just doesn't bother to have somebody to take call for him. But, Wednesday afternoon, I finished with my last patient at 4:30 pm, finished up my paperwork, and, guess what, somebody needed to have an allergy shot. We are supposed to stop taking outpatients at 4:30, and people who sign in after 4pm are supposed to be told that it is too late to be seen. This person signed in at 4:17. Now, I know this patient and family. They are a group who always are pushing, not wanting to follow the procedures of our office. I said "no", but, my office manager told the nurse that she had to give the allergy shot, because the patient had "taken off early from work". So, we all had to wait for 20 minutes after the allergy shot. This was over at 5:05. Everybody had to stay overtime to accomodate this person, and that is what we wanted to avoid by the no outpatients after 4pm rule. I'm hoping that the staff who stayed late got their overtime. (I'm paid salary, and don't get overtime). The thought has occurred to me that other professionals who work the hours I work actually get compensated for being on call for what amounts to a 34 hour work day. I get in at 7:30 am, and finally left about 5:15 that day. I work steadily throughout the day, with no scheduled breaks. One this particular day, I worked through the lunch hour, because of my "no doc" admissions. I had a migraine. I was so bummed that I took off my exercise routine for that evening, and went to bed early. So, I am glad to be going on vacation in about 10 days or so.

But, none of this has to do with my progress on weight loss. I am doing OK, losing slowing, working on my exercise. I hope that everybody else has had less frustrating work weeks than mine.

 

[VernRDH]

delilah Having worked in a hospital, being the daughter of a nurse and working as a dental hygienist, I TOTALLY can relate to what you are saying. It can be hard to talk to others about your work problems when they don't get it. And unfortunately, work effects every other part of your life. And sometimes it just stinks.

But you are staying on track with your WOE and exercise. And you totally deserve your vacation in 10 days (just keep repeating, I'm going to Disney, I'm going to Disney, I'm going to Disney ).

Hoping that your week this week goes better. Think of spending time with your DH and DS in the Happiest Place on Earth.

 

[LaLaroo78]

Delaih I can't even imagine who stressful, fustrating and demanding your job must be. 9 days until Disney, just keep reminding yourself of that! I hope you have a wonderful trip!

Well yesterday I tried on some clothes that I haven't been able to wear in forever and some that I bought and could never wear because they didn't fit. Guess what they fit! I am so excited! I packed up some of the ones that are way to big on me for Goodwill. Now I have no clothes or no excuse to ever go back to the size I was. I'm losing more slowly now but I am going to try and step up my exercise so I can drop this last 1.5 lbs to be at the 30 lbs loss mark! I want my new clippy dang it!

Hope all my other Sistahs are doing well!

Have a great and healthy day!

Michele

 

[delilah]

I need to clear out our front hall closet. Yesterday, I brought out a jacket I hadn't worn in years--size medium. Usually, with coats and jackets, I don't ever get size small, even if I am size small. As a matter of fact, even with the white lab coats, I never can wear the size I supposedly measure over my clothes. I guess I dress bulky or something. Congratulations on being able to wear your old clothes. I don't even own any of my old clothes, except for the jackets that I held onto. I even got rid of my nice dressy long winter coat several years ago. Probably, this year, I may get a new one, but, I might not if the one I was wearing is usable.

I am doing better today, although the social worker at the hospital was trying to talk me into taking care of the no doc patient I admitted last Tuesday at the nursing home. My partner and our staff applauded me when I said "Absolutely not". We have a medical director at the nursing home, and as I stated earlier, the doctor who usually sees this patient just doesn't bother to arrange coverage at the hospital. Sort of like a cowbird (I would be glad to educate you if you don't know. A cowbird lays its eggs in another birds nest after dropping the other birds eggs out). Last night, my partner got a no doc patient on 15 routine meds and acute renal failure. Clearly not a family medicine patient.

 

[VernRDH]

Good for you delilah. Saying no is sometimes one of the hardest things we have to do, but you have to do what is best for YOU!!! You can't for others if you don't care for yourself first, and taking on a patient that needs more is not helping either of you.

Congrats on the coats and jackets!!! My brand new Disney jacket I bought while there last year is now way too big!! but since it is a really nice jacket and I only wore it for a few months. Oh well, maybe I can sell it on ebay. I will need a new winter coat this year, but am holding off for as long as possible to get one, so that I won't have to buy another next year!!!

Looking forward to WI tomorrow for BL-hoping for another good week.

Brenda-LOVE your new clippie!!!! 15 pounds- You go girl!!! We are proud of you!!!

 

[ashleypmo]

Go Terry! Go Terry! Woo-woo!

Welcome Sue & BettyAnn & BrendaLee! I can identify with looking photographs & saying "Oh, my! Who is that? Certainly not ME!" But it is doable. I'm down 75 pounds so far, and I feel terriffic!

Delilah--girl, you can vent here anytime , whether or not it has to do with your WOE & weight loss. Sounds like after the time you've had lately, you really do need this vacation coming up!

I've had the toughest time the last couple of weeks. I'm going to chalk a huge part of it up to the fact that for the first time in my life, even though I'm not happy with these thighs o' mine , I'm really happy with the number I see on the scale , and I believe I've gotten complacent . I'm doing my squats for toning, but I still have to get this fat off!

But the other part of it I really believe is hormonal. About a week before my period starts, I go absolutely berserk about food . I have never particularly noticed having PMS symptoms, but these last few months I've been an insane person! When we had company for dinner a few weeks ago, I completely went off plan that night, and then stayed off plan for about a week. I felt like a total slob, but I felt completely out of control for the first time in over a year of being on this plan. I talked to a friend & neighbor of mine who said right around the time she turned 40, she had the same thing happen to her, and I just turned 39 over the summer.

Anyway, I'm back on track now, but it's been hard, because going off plan really became a hard habit to break. But I dread that next bout of PMS !
I would really like to lose 20 more pounds before WDW in May, which is totally doable, but at this rate, I'm doubting myself. Oh well, that's it for my pity party! I have cupcakes to bake for the first of DD3-almost4's birthday celebrations. We have a party w/ the home school group at the pumpkin patch tomorrow, then a family party Saturday, then we're taking cupcakes for her mother's day out class Tuesday, and then a small just-us family celebration Tuesday night, which is her actual 4th birthday. Oddly enough, I love making cakes, but I really hate making cupcakes! I'm such a dork!

 

[ashleypmo]

Come take a look at my pre-trip report--"And THAT'S when I threw up on my grandmother" over on the pre-trip board! You guys all have to come post & bump me up! Well, you don't have to...you know what I mean!

Hope everyone is doing well!

 

[krisngreg]

Hello everyone I have read several of the posts and I think this is the right area for me. I replied to the thread for the 150 pound club, but this looks like this is more my area.

I am 34 and 330 pounds. I have been with my husband since highschool and I see less and less of the girl I was. I remind myself that I was a girl then but now I am a grown woman with two children. My marrage is fine and my husband does not treat me any different but it is me that keeps wondering how can he love this. I think I am not the only woman who feels this.

My huge wake up call was over the weekend when we took our girls to six flags and they wanted me to join them on a roller coaster and it would not close. I was almost in tears and I knew my kids understood why I was asked to leave. My girls are 12 and 10 so it is hard to get anything past them.

I have no clue how I am going to do it but to start I am going to drink more water and cut half of what I would eat at any given time in half. My portions have always been on the large side so this should help alot.

My goal is to walk a mile every other day and do 40 situps everyday. My weight goal is to shed 180 pounds but I am going to try 10pound sets. We are going on a disney cruise in 13 months so that is a huge thing I can shoot for.

Thanks for listening
Kristin