Shape up before you sail!

[madaboutpooh]

Oh boy am I in trouble, I have not lost hardly any weight. I wanted to loose as much as I could before our septemper cruise. I've lost only 5 lbs and the total amout I need to loose is over 100 lbs. I know I was not going to loose all of it, but I thought maybe 30-50 lbs. I still have just over 3 months to go, but not sure where to start again and how to stay so motivated. What do you all do to start and stay motivated. Any help would be great.

 

[ibouncetoo]

Oh boy am I in trouble, I have not lost hardly any weight. I wanted to loose as much as I could before our septemper cruise. I've lost only 5 lbs and the total amout I need to loose is over 100 lbs. I know I was not going to loose all of it, but I thought maybe 30-50 lbs. I still have just over 3 months to go, but not sure where to start again and how to stay so motivated. What do you all do to start and stay motivated. Any help would be great.

It's always hard to say what moment made me stop wanting to loose wait and to start doing what's necessary for that to happen. (Having to ask for a seat belt extension on the airlines didn't hurt!)

I've found for me, that 'event' motivation doesn't work. I've had four cruises already (some booked with a year lead time) and that didn't work. You have to be ready to do it for yourself and your health and you have to think in small increments. I have over 100 pounds to loose and I'm just taking it five pounds at a time. By my September cruise I hope to be able to cycle in some of my 'too tight' stuff. I have 15 weeks till my cruise and could say that I can loose 30 pounds by then, but I KNOW 2 pounds a week for 15 straight weeks isn't going to happen. My dieting history always shows a plateau somewhere in there. I'll be very happy with a 15 pound loss in that time (and estatic with 20). And I have some cute cruise clothes that I'll be able to take along. And though, in the eyes of the world, I'm still a fat lady, I'll be a much happier one. (AND my next size down swimsuit is prettier than the one I'm wearing right now )

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[TotallyAngelic]

Right! This is it! Enough is enough! I have tried to lose weight off and on since this year started and keep failing miserably. I have set myself a (another) start date of June 1st, and this time I am determined as I have had to go out and buy summer clothes a whole size bigger! If I don't get back to where I was I will have nothing to wear for my Disneyland hols in exactly 7 weeks time. So my aim for that vacation is to lose at least 7lbs before I go (I will probably find it again when I get there) and then to continue losing until my 2010 cruise. My ultimate goal is to lose 20lbs.

I have bought a wii fit, and will start fast walking every day, as well as really trying to eat a healthy diet. So here goes ...... tomorrow is D-Day, I am going to weigh myself and record my vital statistics so I can see what progress I am making, and I am trying to think positive and look forward to making these changes!

Good luck to eveyone else trying to lose weight!

 

[Dreamsoftravel]

I love this site! you are all inspiring! I need to get my self in gear again. I have maintained what I lost (19 lbs) but still have SOOOO much more to go. I am not doing weight watchers anymore. Not that it does not work, I just have a hard time fitting the meetings into my schedule. I am going to start following it on my own, just not going to the meetings.

For me, I have 130 lbs to use. My goal is 50 lbs by our October cruise. Do-able, only 31 lbs to go in 5 months. Then, i will I hope to have the rest gone by Dec 2010 cruise.

so I am bookmarking this site and will start checking in more often. This is a site where we are all on the same page. Trying to lose weight for a cruise. Love it!

Good luck to everyone!

 

[ibouncetoo]

SARAH!

A seven week mini-goal and clothing motivation sound like it's 'get down to business' time. I know you can do it!

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[madaboutpooh]

It's always hard to say what moment made me stop wanting to loose wait and to start doing what's necessary for that to happen. (Having to ask for a seat belt extension on the airlines didn't hurt!)

I've found for me, that 'event' motivation doesn't work. I've had four cruises already (some booked with a year lead time) and that didn't work. You have to be ready to do it for yourself and your health and you have to think in small increments. I have over 100 pounds to loose and I'm just taking it five pounds at a time. By my September cruise I hope to be able to cycle in some of my 'too tight' stuff. I have 15 weeks till my cruise and could say that I can loose 30 pounds by then, but I KNOW 2 pounds a week for 15 straight weeks isn't going to happen. My dieting history always shows a plateau somewhere in there. I'll be very happy with a 15 pound loss in that time (and estatic with 20). And I have some cute cruise clothes that I'll be able to take along. And though, in the eyes of the world, I'm still a fat lady, I'll be a much happier one. (AND my next size down swimsuit is prettier than the one I'm wearing right now )

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Thanks so much, that was exactly the motivation I needed. I am always talking about wanting to loose weight, so now I have to get off my *** and actually start doing the work. My start date is tomorrow the 1st of June and I have set a personal goal of 25 lbs. Anything amount of weight that I loose will be less than I weighed on my last cruise and will be happier for it.

 

[ppony]

Right! This is it! Enough is enough! I have tried to lose weight off and on since this year started and keep failing miserably. I have set myself a (another) start date of June 1st, and this time I am determined as I have had to go out and buy summer clothes a whole size bigger! If I don't get back to where I was I will have nothing to wear for my Disneyland hols in exactly 7 weeks time. So my aim for that vacation is to lose at least 7lbs before I go (I will probably find it again when I get there) and then to continue losing until my 2010 cruise. My ultimate goal is to lose 20lbs.

I have bought a wii fit, and will start fast walking every day, as well as really trying to eat a healthy diet. So here goes ...... tomorrow is D-Day, I am going to weigh myself and record my vital statistics so I can see what progress I am making, and I am trying to think positive and look forward to making these changes!

Good luck to eveyone else trying to lose weight!

HUGE HUGE HUG!!! I know the feeling honey.
I hope your Wii Fit as much as many of us do. My current favorites that I can't seem to stray form becuase I LOVE them, yes, LOVE is the word I'm using. I've always loved step aerobics and I'm LOVING the boxing. Talking about sweating. I never sweat like that at Curves or from walking or anything else. I'm happy though.

Huge hugs and lots of encouragement for you and EVERYONE from me!

 

[Dreamsoftravel]

Not sure if this is a good price or not, but Wii Fit is on sale at Kmart for $89. I got my for a Christmas gift, so not sure what was paid. But I saw the sale ad this morning for those of you interested.

 

[ppony]

Not sure if this is a good price or not, but Wii Fit is on sale at Kmart for $89. I got my for a Christmas gift, so not sure what was paid. But I saw the sale ad this morning for those of you interested.

I believe that's the regular price. That's what I paid for mine not on sale at Target. Maybe they just had it in their ad but it wasn't on sale per se. It's totally worth it! Oh, you do need to have the Wii console though in case anyone didn't know. Isn't that about $250? I can't remember. We got it for our son for Christmas.
There is also a riser for your board for step aerobics if you want to make it extra challenging. It's a little high for me to do for too long yet, but it gets your thighs and butt burning.

 

[TiggersPal]

My DD09 and I are off to run the Freihofers race for Women (5K) this morning. I might be a tad overweight but I'm trying to be a better role model !! Hopefully we'll be able to do the Castaway Cay 5K together too...
Have a great weekend everyone.

Good for you! I hope it went well for you! Come back and tell us the struggles, and the gleeful moments as well!

Oh boy am I in trouble, I have not lost hardly any weight. I wanted to loose as much as I could before our septemper cruise. I've lost only 5 lbs and the total amout I need to loose is over 100 lbs. I know I was not going to loose all of it, but I thought maybe 30-50 lbs. I still have just over 3 months to go, but not sure where to start again and how to stay so motivated. What do you all do to start and stay motivated. Any help would be great.

My first response - is Don't beat yourself up! When you know better - DO better! (I think I stole that from Dr. Phil)... one little trick in my head is "HONOR THYSELF" if that means NOT eating cake, and going for a walk then do that! We all have struggles, I've had two weeks where I haven't lost a thing because I had gotten "emotionally unstable" and then sick. I'm BACK now - and ready to climb back up on that HORSE and RIDE... doing SOMETHING with movement - even if you can't commit to a 30 minute walk, or a work-out - do 10. I guarantee you it will turn into more. CELEBRATE each and every work-out - even if you have to pat yourself on the back. I just got some pants from a friend who went from a 20 to a 6 (size wise) and although some 12's fit me, her's didn't - I was a bit pissy about it - but then I realized THAT DOESN'T HELP! So I said to myself, YOU will be in them by the end of June and OUT of them by the end of June - meaning I'll be in a size 10 by then. I just gave myself a little pep talk - YOU CAN DO IT - we all can - it's not rocket science! Keep on moving moving moving and Celebrate the JOURNEY! Have a wonderful clean eating, moving day!

 

[MickeyOCD]

Thank you all for your encouragement. Just knowing that there are others in the same boat has helped keep me on track. One trick that I do (in the just keep moving vein) is that I walk during my lunch hour. There are several places to eat that are 1 mile from where I work, so I walk there, eat lunch (Subway is a fav, a 6" ham and cheese on white or wheat - no mayo - is 300 calories) and then walk back. That gets me 30 minutes of walking at 4 mph (thats a good amount of calories burned!). I do that if I can't get to the gym at night. As others have said, movement is key to the weight loss journey.

I'm on a Biggest Loser at work that just started today. It lasts 8 weeks and I would like to lose 16 lbs in that timeframe. Should be doable.

 

[Evette]

Hi All!

This is the first time I've looked at this thread and I thought I would join in. I've got well over 100 pounds to lose but I started (once again) last week. I'm trying to be sensible about eating and I'm doing okay so far. I also bought Sports Active Personal Trainer for the Wii and I really like it! I also have the Wii Fit but I seem to get a better workout with Sports Active. This definitely makes you sweat and I feel like I'm working out!! I hope to lose a total of about 25 pounds before we leave for WDW on September 5 the week before our 1st cruise on the 12th. So far I've lost about 3 pounds.

Good luck to everyone!!!

 

[TotallyAngelic]

WOW - there are some really inspirational posts on here which are really helping me stick to the challenge - thanks everyone I have now officially weighed myself and it was a shock to realise that I am now heavier than when I was pregnant with my children I have set 2 targets:
I need to lose 7lbs before my Disneyland Paris trip on 20th July, and then ultimately at least another 14lbs by my Disney Cruise in September 2010. I need to lose 14lbs total to get to a healthy BMI, but I think 21lbs would make me feel a lot better.

I have also measured my waist (when I managed to find it!), hips, bust, upper arm, abdomen and thigh and now I can keep track of how I am toning up.

My Wii Fit has arrived and I plan to spend half an hour per day doing the exercises, I really like the jogging and the hula hooping so far! I also want to do a 30 min fast walk every non-working day (4 days a week).

Diet is going ok - 2 days into it and I have stuck below 1200 calories per day so far. I plan to give myself one day off in each week though, to accomodate social activities, although I will still try to keep to a healthy diet even then (ie. no desserts!)

After about 20 attempts to start this challenge since January - I finally feel motivated enough to make it work - and it really helps reading this thread.
Wishing everyone well for the rest of this week!

 

[TiggersPal]

Thank you all for your encouragement. Just knowing that there are others in the same boat has helped keep me on track. One trick that I do (in the just keep moving vein) is that I walk during my lunch hour. There are several places to eat that are 1 mile from where I work, so I walk there, eat lunch (Subway is a fav, a 6" ham and cheese on white or wheat - no mayo - is 300 calories) and then walk back. That gets me 30 minutes of walking at 4 mph (thats a good amount of calories burned!). I do that if I can't get to the gym at night. As others have said, movement is key to the weight loss journey.

I'm on a Biggest Loser at work that just started today. It lasts 8 weeks and I would like to lose 16 lbs in that timeframe. Should be doable.

Hi there - glad you are finding encouragment - I look in every nook and cranny I can get for it! Excellent choice on the lunch time - I really think I'm going to go to the gym during lunch again - that was such a great thing for me - gave me that extra boost of energy during the "nappy" time and I never felt tired and I unclogged the mornings "negativity"!

Hi All!

This is the first time I've looked at this thread and I thought I would join in. I've got well over 100 pounds to lose but I started (once again) last week. I'm trying to be sensible about eating and I'm doing okay so far. I also bought Sports Active Personal Trainer for the Wii and I really like it! I also have the Wii Fit but I seem to get a better workout with Sports Active. This definitely makes you sweat and I feel like I'm working out!! I hope to lose a total of about 25 pounds before we leave for WDW on September 5 the week before our 1st cruise on the 12th. So far I've lost about 3 pounds.

Good luck to everyone!!!

Welcome! Glad you decided to join us! Your "once again" comment really hit home with me, as the last two weeks I've been off program and was struggling to get back into the right frame of mind - when I went to weigh - in yesterday I was filled with "dread" that I really went crazy. Only .5 pound up... not bad - I got right back on the "horse" so to speak and had a VERY clean day yesterday and guess what? Down to 175! (I started at 192 end of March). YIPEE! I'm still 3 pounds from my 1st goal of 20 pound loss - but that's ok! I have a ways to go and I doubt I'll hit my goal by 9/12 but if I am under that "obese" 30 pound mark I'll be SO HAPPY!!!!

WOW - there are some really inspirational posts on here which are really helping me stick to the challenge - thanks everyone I have now officially weighed myself and it was a shock to realise that I am now heavier than when I was pregnant with my children I have set 2 targets:
I need to lose 7lbs before my Disneyland Paris trip on 20th July, and then ultimately at least another 14lbs by my Disney Cruise in September 2010. I need to lose 14lbs total to get to a healthy BMI, but I think 21lbs would make me feel a lot better.

I have also measured my waist (when I managed to find it!), hips, bust, upper arm, abdomen and thigh and now I can keep track of how I am toning up.

My Wii Fit has arrived and I plan to spend half an hour per day doing the exercises, I really like the jogging and the hula hooping so far! I also want to do a 30 min fast walk every non-working day (4 days a week).

Diet is going ok - 2 days into it and I have stuck below 1200 calories per day so far. I plan to give myself one day off in each week though, to accomodate social activities, although I will still try to keep to a healthy diet even then (ie. no desserts!)

After about 20 attempts to start this challenge since January - I finally feel motivated enough to make it work - and it really helps reading this thread.
Wishing everyone well for the rest of this week!

Hello! Well I am certain you will hit that 7lb goal before 7/20 - you have plenty of time! It's really only about one little thing. CHOICE. When I look at the big picture it all seems daunting! But when I realize that cookie sitting in the kitchen at work is just a choice... I say no. When I go to lunch with others and stick to my plan, it's just a choice. When I decide that REALLY that cake, that my DH loves to have at home doesn't make me FEEL good - CHOICE!

HERE'S TO OUR CHOICES - let them ROCK OUR WORLD!

 

[bsusanmb]

Well, I am in the same boat (no pun intended) as many of you....I never had a weight problem until some miserable doctor told me at age 36 that I was pretty, but would be beautiful if I lost weight....I wore a size 12 then and weighed about 150 pounds at 5 ft 4 in....and I would fluctuate from 140 to 150 after having 3 kids...so I went on a programd called Diet Center and I went down to 120 pounds, and a size 6. That lasted 2 years and then I began to yo yo on numerous programs, and now I am up to 234!! I am now 59 years young, without any health problems except arthritis. I had both of my knees replaced on 11/20/08. I own a sizeable number of points in DVC and plan on willing them to my children. But in Sept of 08 I was in so much pain, I was unable to walk at all. My knees were bone on bone. I was convinced I would have to sell my DVC membership. But after my knee replacements, we went to WDW in May and I was able to walk everywhere without pain...WOW! What a miracle!
DH is same age, 210, and he has hypertension, and now has started on oral meds for his diabetes....he is doing well with staying away from sweets.
I feel I need to work on my health for me and also to support him.
We are going on the DVC member cruise in Sept and I want to try to feel healthier, and eat healthier from this day on.
I am an RN and I know what to do...but I am an emotional eater...I eat for any reason, including being bored. Believe it or not, I have eaten 24 fudgesicles in one night, have eaten 2 banana splits and a bag of buster bars from Dairy Queen in one night. I should weight 600 pounds...so I guess I am fortunate.
I am so tired of having patients call me fat. It is so painful to me. And when I hear it, I just want to eat more. You wouldn't think of saying to someone, "You have an ugly face", but people are quick to point out that I am obese. And to make matters worse, I have genetic thinning of my hair on the top of my head. I am using Rogaine for men and it is working some. I used to have thick, beautiful hair, and I sometimes think my vanity was my downfall. Being prideful is bad. Gees, I guess I sound like a wreck, huh?
I have so much to live for...I have a great job and a great husband...and look at those grandchildren below!!! Those are only 2 of them and I have 2 more ..ages 5,4,3,and 2. So, I must start to be a better steward of the body that was given to me and treat it better.
Ok, so my goal is to start walking a mile a day at work and to stop the binge eating and the sweets....I have yogurt and granola for my snacks and some pretzels. So, give me a pixie dust....
Now I am going to go back and read all of thie posts.
Susan
ps my maiden name was Rotunda...thank goodness I don't have that anymore...all of my patients would get a big kick out of that name!

 

[TotallyAngelic]

Well after one week since starting this weight loss challenge I am pleased to announce my first weight loss - of 4lbs so I am really chuffed!

I worked a night shift last night so feel a bit crappy this evening but will make the effort and do my 30 mins Wii Fit after tea - no slacking allowed if I want this weight loss to continue.

Well done to all of this week's losers and comiserations to those who have not managed it this week - it will come off next week I'm sure

Good luck everyone for the week ahead - we CAN do it!

 

[TiggersPal]

Well, I am in the same boat (no pun intended) as many of you....I never had a weight problem until some miserable doctor told me at age 36 that I was pretty, but would be beautiful if I lost weight....I wore a size 12 then and weighed about 150 pounds at 5 ft 4 in....and I would fluctuate from 140 to 150 after having 3 kids...so I went on a programd called Diet Center and I went down to 120 pounds, and a size 6. That lasted 2 years and then I began to yo yo on numerous programs, and now I am up to 234!! I am now 59 years young, without any health problems except arthritis. I had both of my knees replaced on 11/20/08. I own a sizeable number of points in DVC and plan on willing them to my children. But in Sept of 08 I was in so much pain, I was unable to walk at all. My knees were bone on bone. I was convinced I would have to sell my DVC membership. But after my knee replacements, we went to WDW in May and I was able to walk everywhere without pain...WOW! What a miracle!
DH is same age, 210, and he has hypertension, and now has started on oral meds for his diabetes....he is doing well with staying away from sweets.
I feel I need to work on my health for me and also to support him.
We are going on the DVC member cruise in Sept and I want to try to feel healthier, and eat healthier from this day on.
I am an RN and I know what to do...but I am an emotional eater...I eat for any reason, including being bored. Believe it or not, I have eaten 24 fudgesicles in one night, have eaten 2 banana splits and a bag of buster bars from Dairy Queen in one night. I should weight 600 pounds...so I guess I am fortunate.
I am so tired of having patients call me fat. It is so painful to me. And when I hear it, I just want to eat more. You wouldn't think of saying to someone, "You have an ugly face", but people are quick to point out that I am obese. And to make matters worse, I have genetic thinning of my hair on the top of my head. I am using Rogaine for men and it is working some. I used to have thick, beautiful hair, and I sometimes think my vanity was my downfall. Being prideful is bad. Gees, I guess I sound like a wreck, huh?
I have so much to live for...I have a great job and a great husband...and look at those grandchildren below!!! Those are only 2 of them and I have 2 more ..ages 5,4,3,and 2. So, I must start to be a better steward of the body that was given to me and treat it better.
Ok, so my goal is to start walking a mile a day at work and to stop the binge eating and the sweets....I have yogurt and granola for my snacks and some pretzels. So, give me a pixie dust....
Now I am going to go back and read all of thie posts.
Susan
ps my maiden name was Rotunda...thank goodness I don't have that anymore...all of my patients would get a big kick out of that name!

Susan - your story is so similar to many and yet unique as you are. I too know that old rollercoaster ride of emotional eating. I started therapy because of it. With that, and the thousands of books, tapes and motivational stimulus I've surrounded myself with, I am finally at a point where I am really "getting" the love thyself message the world keeps telling us. I pray that you find what works for you - becuase you are WORTH having the life you so deserve! I cannot imagine what it would be like to be such a wonderful person as a nurse... I couldn't handle it - CELEBRATE the great things, and the people who are rude, nasty and crudy don't CREATE you... food doesn't own you... those are my words that come from my heart for you today! Have a great one! Keep on posting

Well after one week since starting this weight loss challenge I am pleased to announce my first weight loss - of 4lbs so I am really chuffed!

I worked a night shift last night so feel a bit crappy this evening but will make the effort and do my 30 mins Wii Fit after tea - no slacking allowed if I want this weight loss to continue.

Well done to all of this week's losers and comiserations to those who have not managed it this week - it will come off next week I'm sure

Good luck everyone for the week ahead - we CAN do it!

I just had to remark... chuffed. I see you are from Wales and I just love the language difference. Can I borrow it? I'm assuming that chuffed is a good thing, like being "totally psych'd" right?



Well, I'm back from a long weekend at a friends - and I have to say I am PROUD of myself. I only had 2T (really) of dessert one night and 1/2 cup of chocolate ice cream another. The rest of the time I was totally on plan! YIPEE!!!! I am hoping that my weigh in tomorrow will have great results - as I did have some stomach bloating, gas, pain issues again... seems to be around what would have been my "cycle".... I must look into this further! I hope everyone is having a great start to a new week!

 

[MickeyOCD]

Hope you all are doing well this week. We had our weigh in at my work's Biggest Loser yesterday and I lost 4 lbs I am 4th out of 40 people! Not too bad. I hope that I can keep it up.

Even though I had a good weigh in yesterday, I still had a bad day, I had what I like to call...an eating day. It didn't seem like I could ever be satisfied, that I was always hungry. It seems like it is always on Monday too. I just got right back to it today though. Gotta keep losing that weight and I'm determined not to put any of it back on.

Let's keep losing!

 

[ibouncetoo]

Good job everyone! I'm now down 11 pounds and just 2 lbs from my first official Weight Watchers goal.

I love seeing my Tortola and WBTA cruise mates here!

oh, yeh....and my SISTER! (who's also a cruise mate on both those trips!)

Right now I'm wishing I had a skinny cow or WW mint ice cream in the house....MUST pick up more at the store tomorrow. I'll make do with a SF dark chocolate Jello pudding. Hmmmmm....I wonder what would happen if I put it in the freezer for a few minutes....cold and creamy is what I'm craving. It might work......

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[TotallyAngelic]

I just had to remark... chuffed. I see you are from Wales and I just love the language difference. Can I borrow it? I'm assuming that chuffed is a good thing, like being "totally psych'd" right?



Well, I'm back from a long weekend at a friends - and I have to say I am PROUD of myself. I only had 2T (really) of dessert one night and 1/2 cup of chocolate ice cream another. The rest of the time I was totally on plan! YIPEE!!!! I am hoping that my weigh in tomorrow will have great results - as I did have some stomach bloating, gas, pain issues again... seems to be around what would have been my "cycle".... I must look into this further! I hope everyone is having a great start to a new week!

Yes - for "chuffed" read "elated", "thrilled", "amazed" or as you say "totally psych'd" Well done on resisting those dessert temptations on your weekend away - that's never easy! Since I started this weight loss programme I have also been bothered with bloating and gas issues - must be the disgestive system response to the new regime! It always happens to me on night shifts at work - not good.

Hope you all are doing well this week. We had our weigh in at my work's Biggest Loser yesterday and I lost 4 lbs I am 4th out of 40 people! Not too bad. I hope that I can keep it up.

Even though I had a good weigh in yesterday, I still had a bad day, I had what I like to call...an eating day. It didn't seem like I could ever be satisfied, that I was always hungry. It seems like it is always on Monday too. I just got right back to it today though. Gotta keep losing that weight and I'm determined not to put any of it back on.

Let's keep losing!

Well done on that amazing 4lbs lost and on being the 4th biggest loser at your workplace
It's fine to have the odd bad day - you wouldn't be human if you didn't. I allowe myself one day a week when I will not beat myself up if I go overboard (although obviously I try not to) if socialising with friends or cinema or whatever. Just put that "bad" day behind you and get on with the plan - you know it will be worth it!

Good job everyone! I'm now down 11 pounds and just 2 lbs from my first official Weight Watchers goal.

I love seeing my Tortola and WBTA cruise mates here!

oh, yeh....and my SISTER! (who's also a cruise mate on both those trips!)

from a fellow WBTA cruiser! And well done on your weight loss Jackie - another great result Now just keep it up and maybe next week you will be reaching that goal