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[Scoootch]

Hey everyone!
Got on the scale yesterday (I get on every 30 days) and I have now lost 30.5 lbs since Mid-Oct. Whoo-Hoo!!
I'm a happy camper doin' the happy weight loss dance lol.

O.A. has been the best thing ever for me...just had to share

Best to all who are out there trying and working so hard with loosing those extra pounds

 

[DznyDreams]

First of all, congrats to everyone who has stuck to and succeeded on the W.I.S.H. challenge!

I originally signed up for the challenge in Sept. 2003, but I failed to stick to my plan. I haven't been doing so well since then, but I'm trying to rethink my strategies.

I am officially recommitting to W.I.S.H. (This time, I've even added the W.I.S.H. clip art so that I can't HIDE! )

My goal: To lose approximately 145 pounds by eating well-balanced, healthy meals and exercising AT LEAST 3 times each week.

 

[3lilprincesses]

OK, I'm going to take the plunge. Everyone here is such an inspiration. If all you DISers can do it, so can I!! I have already committed to join WW (again!) this coming Sunday with my best friend. We have done it before and lost a good amound of weight! The trouble I have is sticking with anything for more than 3 or 4 months. I have also noticed that I have never been able to put both good eating habits and excercise together. I'm either losing weight but not excercising or excercising but not watching what I eat. And I know the real key to success is BOTH TOGETHER!!

Unfortunately, for the past YEAR I have been doing nothing -- and I have 40 lbs. to show for it. We (DH, 3 DD's) took our first trip to DW last January, and this is when I really got off track. After returning home, I never got back on track! We are going to DW again next January, and I really, really want to lose weight before then. I just wouldn't be comfortable walking around the parks for 7 days at this weight. I get out of breath just doing the housework!

I am setting my goal at 50 lbs. by our trip next January. I think this should be reasonable -- 5 lbs. a month. The biggest hurdles for me will be STICKING WITH IT, and putting both diet and excercise together. I think I will start today with the excercise, and Sunday attend WW and start the diet. Wish me luck!!

 

[cheerdancer11]

Hello! I am looking to continue working out with videos at home, and to try to start a healthier diet. I am looking to become more fit, and eventually able to run a mile w/o stopping. Thanks for the support.

 

[MeetingMickeyin2006]

I wanna join! I have lost 5.5 pounds so far. I'm doing portion control and exercise. As a nurse, I know that this is the safest, most effective way to lose weight and keep it off. Eat less, move more.

 

[flipperjc]

I'm officially signing up for the WISH plan!! I'm currently doing Weight Watchers and have lost 12 lbs so far, been yo yoing but now that I know Disney is coming up in less than 2 months its time to get a cracking..I don't want to be tired when walking around the parks. My goal is to exercise 3-4 times a week and eat more healthy...not taking weekends off as a break in my diet!!

Jen

 

[HayGan]

OK - I'm in!!!

I lost 35 lbs. in 3 months back in the Summer of 2003 following a low carb diet. I kept most of it off until mid/late last year. Lots of personal and work related stress enabled me to fall back in to my old (bad) eating habits. I've now put all of it back on plus 5 lbs. and I really need to get it off. I started back on low carb in November and lost 7 lbs in a week but my Dr wanted me to go off for a few days to do my blood work (all of which was excellent!) and I never got started again.

So you all are the first to know - I'm officially back to my low carb lifestyle and I hope to be treating myself to a new size 8/10 swimsuit in the summer!!!

 

[Gymbomom]

I am signing up for WISH please!
I am about 20 - 30 lbs overweight.
My goals are:
1. Lose 20 lbs.
2. Just be healthier!!!
3. Run the half marathon, which I registered for today, in January.

 

[GorshGoofy]

Sign me up too. I'm a 48 y.o. male who has been alone for the past 10 years. During that time I've eaten a lot of fast food and pizza while sitting in my recliner in front of the TV. Consequently my last doctor's visit listed my weight at 202 lbs. For a 5'2" guy that's way to much. According to the BMI charts I should be at around 126 lbs. At this point I'd be thrilled to get back under 150 lbs and 140 lbs would be incredible. The doctor's visit also put me on heart medication to regulate my heart rate and warned my that I needed to regulate my cholesterol better. Since my dad died at 69 as an overwieght diabetic and heart patient that doctor's visit scared me badly.

I've joined a karate class (an old hobby) and I'm trying to walk every day and keep my eating under control. I have weights and a bowflex (that has so far made a great clothes hanging rack). I've also signed up for scuba classes to get re-certified before my October cruise.

So, my goals are

1. Improve general health through healthy habits and regular medical checkups and prescribed medications.
2. Lose weight (32-48 pounds) before my October 30 cruise.
3. Earn at least one karate belt rank before October 30 cruise.
4. Develop more lean muscle mass through regular exercise before October 30 cruise.
5. Complete scuba course and log at least 10 dives before October 30 cruise.
6. Be ready to stand beside the swimming pool on the Disney Wonder and take off my shirt knowing that I have worked hard to fashion the best body I could between now and then.

 

[Lesli54]

I have looked and looked at this board and now I am at the point were I am actually ready to admit my real weight to people and do something proactive about it! Dr. Phil says "you can't change what you don't acknowledge". So here goes. I am 230lbs. at 5'7"! There I have said it. (Now should I tell the family?)

I want so bad to fit back into the clothes I wore when I married my husband almost 9 years ago. Not to mention, that I am really tired of being "in between" all sizes and not really looking good in anything. I love clothes, but it always seems to be the ones I can't wear anymore.

I gained alot of weight with my pregnancies, except the last, but then I never lost the weight from the child 5 years prior to the last one. So here I am, mother of 4 with the oldest going off to college and the youngest going through the terrible twos. So many milestones coming up and I want to be the best I can be for myself and my family. During the times that I wasn't overweight I was able to maintain so I know I can do it again.

I tried Curves with a friend of mine in March 2003 and really enjoyed it, but then she quit and I didn't want to go. Then tried again in Feb 2004 with another friend, she quit. During the summer of 2004, I was going by myself and I didn't mind, but I quit going in the fall when I had a lot of extra things to take care of and deadlines to meet. I know I felt better when I was exercising, had energy, was losing weight, and my clothes fit good. Now I have gained it all back and more. My biggest problem is lack of movement more than it is the eating, although that could still improve.

I am going to take the Dis Wish Challenge!
My goal is to lose 80lbs. When I reach 150, I will see if I can and want to loose a few more. I will workout by walking, biking, or strength training everyday. I will not eat after 7:30pm. I will continue to drink lots of water. I will work hard to fine tune my family's eating habits and provide even healthier meals.

By the end of the year, I will be a more beautiful ME!

 

[KimRaye]

May I just say, WELCOME to WISH, ALL of you!! You CAN do it! You WILL do it, if it's what you want, and we are HERE for you every step of the way! Trust me, I KNOW, from experience.

I already PMd this to one newbie , but the saying around here, that I LOVE, is "ONWARD AND DOWNWARD"!!!

Best WISHes to you ALL!

 

[Rachie0507]

Hello all WISH people!! I usually hang around the Community Boards, but I think, and hope, that I'll be hanging around here a lot more. I am joining Weight Watchers today . I've been wanting to do it but they only meetings in my town are on Tuesdays and it keeps snowing on Tuesdays!!! Anyway, today I am going to a meeting at a center about 20 minutes away. It might be better to go down there anyway, with more flexibility in meeting times.

I'm not ready to talk numbers yet, but I'm sure that will come! I will say that I am wearing a size 20, and sometimes lately it is feeling a bit tight. My goal is to be around a 10 or 12 in the long run. Short term, I'd like to be a comfortable 18 (maybe even 16) by my son's birthday in July.

Okay, now that I rambled on and on, I'm going to go. I'll be doing a journal also so check it out. I want to thank everyone in advance just for being here. What I love about the Disboards in general is that someone is always there for you.

 

[flipperjc]

Good Luck Today Rachie0507!! I too am a fellow WWer! And I know you can do it, its a great program and I love the flexibility. I can't wait to see you post your first loss!! Good luck and remember this board is full of wonderful people to encourage you..they have helped me tremendously and I just started too LOL!!!

Happy being a loser!!

Jen

 

[KimRaye]

Happy being a loser!!

That is very cute, Jen!

 

[Siouxstone]

Sign me up, too. I've been reading this board on and off for a long time, but could just never seem to get motivated. The other night, I saw a post where someone was going to "walk" to Disneyworld. I think that is a fabulous idea, but I am going to "ride" to the World on my exercise bike. It's 1070 miles! (I know there will be days that I wished I still lived in Georgia!) I want to start a journal, but there is no time this morning. But, I wanted to make the commitment before I'm off to the salt mines!

 

[my3girls]

I just stumbled across this forum, and so glad I did. This is exactly what I need. I want to lose 90 pounds. I know I can do this. I have joined CURVES and started a diet I can live with. Good Luck to everyone!!

 

[Queenie]

Right, I think it's time I joined in here too. I don't want to lose a lot of weight (around 15 - 20 pounds) but I want to lose it just the same as it's all gone on in about one year and pretty much all round my waist so I now have a spare tyre to carry around! I think it may have gone on because I moved from a household where there was very little fatty food in (no one ever bought chips and cake etc) to one where chips were part of the daily diet. Plus at the old house I used to walk from town to home up a VERY steep hill most days but now I live too far to walk (it'd take me all day!)

I'm trying to lose weight by simply eating more sensibly, cutting down (not out!) on chocolate, chips etc and exercising at the gym. I love the idea of walking to WDW so I think that will definately become a goal! My target is to lose all or most of the weight by September 3rd as that's my friend's wedding and I want to be able to feel good in a nice dress! Wish me luck!

 

[FutureAshleyDukes]

hello, I usually hang out in the Disney Honeymoon and Wedding forum. I am having my weddingmoon at Disney this May, and want to lose 15 more pounds before my wedding. I have already lost 5 pounds through eating lean cuisine's (I work and go to school full time) and fitting in time at my gym when I can. So far it's been working!

 

[MNDizNut]

OK, gonna do it. Been on WW for the past 18 months. Time to get serious!

 

[Terk-1]

Joined WW almost 2 weeks ago, but want to join this too, please.