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[TigerKat]

I would like to join!!!
I am 32(in November) mother of 1 who weighs *Deep Breath* 336 pounds.
I am on WW(meetings but have not gone in about a month)..
I have been on WW since last october and I have lost 60 pounds. I got on a platue about 3 months ago and can not for the life of me stop playing around with 8 pounds(i lose them and gain them)... I have really lost my"umph" to get this dang on weight off. I need to do something though!!
We are planning a WDW trip in 2010.. and I REFUSE to not be able to ride any rides!!!!

Please don't lose your "umph". You've already lost 60 pounds, you CAN do this, but you really have to be motivated. Get moving, any exercise you can do at all will get you in a good frame of mind. I'm here to support you any way I can. I've been kinda stuck at 26 lbs for about a week and a half but I'm still working hard.

 

[shewelch]

So I knew that I would eventually need get back to WW and WISH would be a great motivator when I finally got serious. Since we are in the early stages to plan my 40th birthday Disney Land and Sea adventure in Dec '09- today was the day. I did not realize that I am a full 66.5 pounds from my weight goal- UGH! Well- here we go!!!

 

[flying_babyb]

So how do you all work out? My method (yelling ARRRR and chasing the kids till i cant breathe) is not working. as far as diet Im not sure what diet im on anymore!

 

[TigerKat]

So how do you all work out? My method (yelling ARRRR and chasing the kids till i cant breathe) is not working. as far as diet Im not sure what diet im on anymore!

I joined a gym and am going 5 days a week. While that's not feasible for you, could you maybe find some exercise DVD's that you would enjoy and be able to fit it into your daily routine?

 

[SecondStartotheright]

Hey everyone!
I'm new to the WISH boards, and relatively new to the DISboards
I am in need of some good supportive friends on my trip to a healthier lifestyle
So I shall introduce myself. My name is Bethany, I'm 21 this November
My story:
Last year I weighed in at most I'd ever weighed in my life. It struck me really hard, because I just kept getting bigger and never even realized it until one day I was showing DBF our annual family photo from Disney (in front of Cinderella's Castle) and I noticed how each year I got a little bigger (granted I was growing up) but then the most recent one I couldn't excuse...I was upset because I looked so big...and realized that in the year since the photo had been taken...I'd gotten even bigger.

ANYWAY
to make a long story longer...I was "moderately overweight" on the BMI, and my doctor told me I should consider trying to lose a few pounds... So I started "dieting"
at first I just...stopped eating out, and eating less...with little luck.
Then I started eating less still...It became an obsession. I was disgusted by the thought of even my 20 calorie yogurt because all I saw when I looked at it was fat
then I bought this journal to keep track of calories....which I was obsessive about. I made a point to eat about 500 calories a day, and if I ate more, I would get angry, or cry, or just feel downright depressed.
Then I started weightwatchers with my mom hoping to take a healthier approach...but since I was still getting upset over eating more than 500 calories I started my worst habbit yet - purging (which was a frequent daily occurrence at one point)


Eventually though, I started getting comfortable with myself again, and started eating healthy and living healthy, I worked out every day, got up early....it was amazing. I felt great, I had so much energy

After I reached my target weight (135lbs) I wanted to go another 10 pounds for good measure, but take it slow. Unfortunately I gained 20 pounds
So now I've put back on 20 pounds, and I see a slow but consistent increase in my weight. I also sleep all day, and have such little motivation.

I'm terrified to go back to how I was before...but I cannot let myself put all that weight back on. I have days where I just don't want to get out of my pajamas because I feel disgusting.
I get angry at myself, and I loathe myself some days. I say really mean things to myself in the mirror. I just can't keep doing this. I want to feel good again and be happy. This weight obsession is something I desperately need to overcome, because I'm unhappy, and it's put a riff in my relationship with my boyfriend and my parents, and I struggle everywhere else.

Sorry for this incredibly long post. I just think it will feel so good to let someone else know for the first time. To just admit that this is a problem, and get it out in the open. And hopefully have a helping hand this time around

Anyway, so that's my story:

My plan is to just eat better, eat less, no late night binges, and get up early and work out daily. NO unhealthy diet habbits
I just need a little help with the motivation

 

[marathonmommy]

Hey everyone!
I'm new to the WISH boards, and relatively new to the DISboards
I am in need of some good supportive friends on my trip to a healthier lifestyle
So I shall introduce myself. My name is Bethany, I'm 21 this November
My story:
Last year I weighed in at most I'd ever weighed in my life. It struck me really hard, because I just kept getting bigger and never even realized it until one day I was showing DBF our annual family photo from Disney (in front of Cinderella's Castle) and I noticed how each year I got a little bigger (granted I was growing up) but then the most recent one I couldn't excuse...I was upset because I looked so big...and realized that in the year since the photo had been taken...I'd gotten even bigger.

ANYWAY
to make a long story longer...I was "moderately overweight" on the BMI, and my doctor told me I should consider trying to lose a few pounds... So I started "dieting"
at first I just...stopped eating out, and eating less...with little luck.
Then I started eating less still...It became an obsession. I was disgusted by the thought of even my 20 calorie yogurt because all I saw when I looked at it was fat
then I bought this journal to keep track of calories....which I was obsessive about. I made a point to eat about 500 calories a day, and if I ate more, I would get angry, or cry, or just feel downright depressed.
Then I started weightwatchers with my mom hoping to take a healthier approach...but since I was still getting upset over eating more than 500 calories I started my worst habbit yet - purging (which was a frequent daily occurrence at one point)


Eventually though, I started getting comfortable with myself again, and started eating healthy and living healthy, I worked out every day, got up early....it was amazing. I felt great, I had so much energy

After I reached my target weight (135lbs) I wanted to go another 10 pounds for good measure, but take it slow. Unfortunately I gained 20 pounds
So now I've put back on 20 pounds, and I see a slow but consistent increase in my weight. I also sleep all day, and have such little motivation.

I'm terrified to go back to how I was before...but I cannot let myself put all that weight back on. I have days where I just don't want to get out of my pajamas because I feel disgusting.
I get angry at myself, and I loathe myself some days. I say really mean things to myself in the mirror. I just can't keep doing this. I want to feel good again and be happy. This weight obsession is something I desperately need to overcome, because I'm unhappy, and it's put a riff in my relationship with my boyfriend and my parents, and I struggle everywhere else.

Sorry for this incredibly long post. I just think it will feel so good to let someone else know for the first time. To just admit that this is a problem, and get it out in the open. And hopefully have a helping hand this time around

Anyway, so that's my story:

My plan is to just eat better, eat less, no late night binges, and get up early and work out daily. NO unhealthy diet habbits
I just need a little help with the motivation

I think you should consider googling Overeaters Anonymous. Although it sounds like you have a good plan, it also sounds as if you have some mental health issues that need to be addressed. Feeling as if you don't want to get out of bed b/c of your weight and loathing yourself need to be addressed immediately - and it doesn't sound like any weight will automatically take care of that. Please look into OA. It also addresses some of the "heady" things we do to ourselves when we don't look like we would want to.

 

[TigerKat]

Bethany - I'm here to support you any way possible. You've done a great job losing the weight and you can keep it off but I agree that there's much more to your problem. You sound like you are so very angry and depressed. Please seek some advice and keep us posted.

 

[wildfan1473]

Count me in!

I am currently 155 pounds, and my goal weight is 135. I was actually there, up until a year ago, and my highest was 170 about 3 years ago. I do not want to keep gaining weight again. I'm only 5 feet tall, so 5 - 10 pounds really makes a difference.

I've been doing yoga for about 6 months, started walking a couple of weeks ago, and just joined Curves. I've been a stay-at-home mom for the last 2.5 years, now DS 6 is in full day K and DS4 is in full day pre-K 3x/week, so finding time to exercise is getting easier.

I need to cut back my Coke consumption to 1/day, and quit buying Chips Ahoy. I need to stop allowing myself 6 different kinds of "treats" once a week. I need to stop snacking out of boredom. And I need someone (or several someones) to hold me accountable!

 

[TigerKat]

Count me in!

I am currently 155 pounds, and my goal weight is 135. I was actually there, up until a year ago, and my highest was 170 about 3 years ago. I do not want to keep gaining weight again. I'm only 5 feet tall, so 5 - 10 pounds really makes a difference.

I've been doing yoga for about 6 months, started walking a couple of weeks ago, and just joined Curves. I've been a stay-at-home mom for the last 2.5 years, now DS 6 is in full day K and DS4 is in full day pre-K 3x/week, so finding time to exercise is getting easier.

I need to cut back my Coke consumption to 1/day, and quit buying Chips Ahoy. I need to stop allowing myself 6 different kinds of "treats" once a week. I need to stop snacking out of boredom. And I need someone (or several someones) to hold me accountable!

Having some free time to yourself is just what the doctor ordered, perfect timing!!! The only restrictions I out on myself diet wise are no fried foods and no sweets. You CAN do this!!!!

 

[crunkyjens]

Hello everyone!

My name is Jen and I have been a lurker here on the DISboards for quite some time now. I mostly browse around the Budget Board and also any updates on the theme parks and such. Every once in awhile I migrate over to the WISH board and today I had an epiphany of sorts and tonight I've decided this is just one step in many to get healthy. How about a short story of me if you don't mind?

I believe it was the Summer of 2004, yes, I was home on Summer break from college (Michigan State University - GO SPARTANS!) and I decided that my life was not what I wanted it to be and I was seriously unhealthy and I needed to GET healthy. That summer my peak weight when I got home was 241 pounds. I've always been a chubby child. I was probably in the 160's-170's through highschool, then I got a job at a restaurant where I worked in a bakery all day and that just wasn't good and over a couple years then add on all the dorm food at school and it added up.

That summer I ran twice a day, and also swam some days. I did lots of strength training as well. I have no idea what came over me, some powerful force just took over and made me get out of bed every morning to run. It made me put my running shoes back on after dinner and run some more before I went to bed. I don't remember what weight I was when I went back to school that fall, but I had lost a lot. I ended up joining the lacrosse team and lost even more, going to practice everyday. Summer of 2005 I was at my lowest ever, 139 lbs. Over the next year I quit the lacrosse team because I wasn't happy with the coach but I still kept up working out, but not as religiously. I ended up gaining a few pounds back and I pretty much setlled at around 150, which I was still very happy with.

Fast forward another year to summer of 2007. My boyfriend (of 2 years) and I had moved to Orlando, FL to start a life together the year before when we graduted from MSU and then......he broke up with me. I was devastated, and what did I turn to? Yep food. I kept gaining weight and gaining weight without even realizing it. It's hard sometimes too because I can look in the mirror and even though my old clothes don't fit, I don't feel like I "LOOK" like I've gained all that much. Even my boyfriend and my sister don't say I look anywhere near what I weigh, but maybe they're just being nice.

Fast forward to today. I weigh right around 200-205 lbs, depending on the day and how much water I'm retaining, lol. I promised myself I would NEVER left myself get above 200 again, yet here I am. My boyfriend and I are back together, so that's not the problem. My problem now is I can't find that little voice inside of me, that motivation that was there 4 years ago that helped me lose all the weight. I have no idea how I got that voice, or how to get it back.

I kept a really good food and exercise journal when I was losing all the weight and I wish I would have kept it so I could go back to it now but I threw it away years ago never thinking I would need it again.

Currently I've been running again and I'm signed up for the Tower of Terror run in 2 weeks! I have been running at least 4 days a week for the last 3 months I would say. But I haven't lost any weight! It's insane! I haven't been eating as best as I should, but I've definitely been eating BETTER so that's been very discouraging. I don't know if maybe my body went into reserve mode because it recognized all the running from before? I am not sure.

I work 12 hours shifts as a police dispatcher so the majority of my time is spent sitting on my butt and the biggest question of the day is where are we going for dinner? I think that has also been a big influence of my weight gain, is all the eating out I have done in past months here. I've cut that out almost entirely but I work the night shift, 530pm to 530 am, so after probably 2am I am bored senseless because it's not busy and I snack just to keep myself awake. My boyfriend calls me a closet snacker. LOL For example tonight. I am at work working an overtime shift from 10pm to 4am. I had a nice dinner, pork with some rice and brocolli. I get here and I'm just bored sitting here so I went to the vending machine and got a bag of Doritos. Mindless snacking I tell you....

So yes...if any one of you truely read through ALL of that I thank you. I'm excited to be here, to join some mini challenges and meet people just like me working towards their weightloss goals. Hopefully this can be a little bit of help in getting my motivation back! I've done this before, so I can do it, I know I can!

 

[TigerKat]

Yep, I read the whole thing! You CAN do this, but first you need to bring some healthy snacks to work and stay away from the vending machine. NONE of that stuff is good for you. You're running 4 times a week, that's awesome and if you curtail the snacking you will see results!!!

 

[crunkyjens]

Yep, I read the whole thing! You CAN do this, but first you need to bring some healthy snacks to work and stay away from the vending machine. NONE of that stuff is good for you. You're running 4 times a week, that's awesome and if you curtail the snacking you will see results!!!

Yes I agree, healthy snacks are definitely going to be key for me at work! Tonight I brought 2 apples, strawberries, and bananas! I gotta go to the grocery store and pick up some veggies. Hopefully with my dinner those will keep going strong through the night.

Thanks for the good wishes!! )

 

[Beastlover]

Yes, count me in!

I was in WISH a few years back, where I lost 60 pounds on Atkins.

I have since gained like 25 back...

Anyway, I have the exercise thing down. PAT. Since my departure from the DIS boards and the WISH boards, I became a certified Jazzercise Instructor (yayyy)

And just this past March of 2008, I purchased the Jazzercise classes and student base in McHenry, IL!! I moved the location, and am in the process of growing the student base.

I have been teaching ALOT. Too much. The stress of running/building a business has really taken a toll on me, and I realize I need to make some changes.

1. Try to teach less. (ha!) Sounds funny, but my muscles/body are not getting the recover time they need.
2. Eat better...Atkins reallly works for me, so I am now on day 3 of no sugar.
3. More water...and take my vitamins.

That is it. Anyone who remembers me...Im back...and happy to be!!

 

[princesswendy720]

As soon as I tell anyone that I'm going on a diet they say "but you're so skinny." Little do they know that I've gained 20 lbs in the last year.

I'm currently 22 yo, 5' 3.5" and 140 lbs...my goal is 120/125.

The fact that I've gained weight isn't totally obvious to people because I've gained it mostly in my lower body. I wear a S/XS up top but my pants size has gone from a 2 to a 4 to, just recently, a 6. I'd like to be able to fit back into all of my size 4 jeans.

The weight gain started last August when I went off birth control. I gained 10 lbs from that but managed to keep my weight at around 130 until April. In April I started a different form of BC (one where you only get your cycle 4 times a year) and it severely messed up my hormones. I gained another 10 lbs and although I switched back to my old BC I haven't been able to lose the weight. This is largely due to me having graduated from college in May and spending most of my day at a desk at my full-time job. I find myself so tired and can't seem to get motivated.

I tried the South Beach Diet a few months ago but I was very very crabby and couldn't handle depriving myself like that. I tried working out regularly (on a treadmill) in August/September but I didn't see any results so I got discouraged and stopped.

Tomorrow I'm going to my first WW meeting with my mom. Hopefully I can lose this weight, feel better about myself, and change my eating habits so I can maintain the weight.

My self esteem has been very low since the weight gain and I'm hoping that seeing a little change will lift my spirits.

 

[tink1963]

I'm ready to take the WISH challange.

I have been doing WW since Sept of 2006. I had lost 51.9 lbs, but since losing my DM suddenly in Aug of 2007, I have a really hard time staying OP.

I'm going to use WISH as additional support.

 

[soundimagineer]

I think that taking the WISH challenge will be that extra push for me. I'm new to the WISH boards as well as to the DIS boards, so here's my story:

I'm 20 years old and been overweight most my life. I've always been athletic (I danced for 17 years and was an all star cheerleader for 3 years), but that never seemed to make any difference. Being involved in these weight conscious sports always made me insecure. I started college in 2006 and was the happiest I had been in a long time. But I was also at my heaviest 225. All that year I struggled with strange illnesses until my doctor finally did some bloodwork and found out that I have Hashimoto's Disease (thyroid disease that results in hypothyroidism). I spent the entire past summer dieting and going to the gym and lost 12 pounds. Since I've been back to school I've been off my routine.

I am currently a size 16 and my goal is to be around a size 12 by June when my family goes to Hawaii. I will also spend the rest of my summer working in LA.

So now I determined to overcome the disease that holds me back and prove to myself that its not going to slow me down.

I've started taking fun cardio classes at my local gym along with a bi weekly pilates class. I go to the gym on my off days. I've also started back on WW.

Good luck on your journeys everyone!

 

[TigerKat]

Good luck to everyone, you CAN do it!

Just wanted to let you guys know that I reached my weight/size goal in a little over 5 months. I lost 45 lbs and am now a size 6 and loving being thin again. Believe me, NOTHING tastes as good as being healthy and slim feels.

 

[UGAFan0829]

Hello, I'm Missy! Though I'm new to the WISH board, I've actually been around here on the DIS for a few years now.
My weight is something that I've been struggling with for quite a while now. In high school, I was very active so it wasn't an issue then, but after graduating is when I stated to gain. All of the jobs that I've had since school have all been sitting at a desk in front of a computer. When my husband and I started dating, we got into the fast food rut, and are still there even after almost 10 years of marriage.
I currently weigh around 200-give or take a few pounds depending on the day. My goal is to eventually be at 150. The hardest part for me is that the majority of my weight is around my stomach, and unfortunately it makes me look pregnant all the time...and that makes me VERY self-concious. But I know that I can't just make the weight around my stomach go away without working out my entire body.
I've tried Weight Watchers, but counting points is VERY difficult for me. I've also tried Slim Fast, but after a while those shakes start to really get old. I honestly believe that before the DH and I are going to be able to see any real results, we're going to have to make a lifesytle change. My biggest challenge is that I have no will power when it comes to food. There are times that I crave something, and I won't settle until I have it. It's so easy for me to take my lunch break and run through a fast food drive through. Not to mention, it seems to be much cheaper to eat unhealthy. Buying foods that are good for you seems to be really expensive, and that is probably the biggest thing holding me back. Not to mention, when I do try and eat healthy, it's really hard for me to find things that I like and don't get tired of eating all the time....you can only eat so much yogurt and oatmeal!!! So I would love to hear and tips on being creative with eating healthy while on a budget!
Something else that the DH and I are wanting to try is running. We've both become interested in it recently and we really want to give it a try. I bought a book to help us train to run some 5K's later in the year, so we will see where that takes us. My ultimate goal would be to run in one of the races at Disney.
I joined a gym over a year ago, and at the time I had every intention of going at least 3 times a week...Of course all my momentum quickly faded after about a month. After sitting in front of a computer all day, then going home and trying to decide on what to do for dinner, I don't have the energy to go to the gym! But I hope that is something that I can change along with my eating habits!
So that's my story-or at least the short version of it! I hope that the new year will bring some positive changes to our lives!

 

[disney_mommy]

Hello, fellow DISers. First, a little background: I have always had trouble with my weight. I was never "fat" as a child, but by the time I got out of high school, I had a definite bubble butt (in fact, that was my nickname). Right out of high school I got married and right after that I got pregnant. I basically used that as an excuse to eat whatever I wanted. I put on 60 pounds, and only 7 of that was actual baby! After my son was born, he spent time in a hospital and then when he came home, he was a mellow child and didn't need me much. As a consequence, I didn't have much physical activity in my life. Well, it's ten years later and I still haven't gotten rid of my pregnancy weight, and I've gained around 20 post-pregnancy pounds.

I'm truly disgusted with myself, but never seem to have the willpower to do anything about it. My mother thinks I use my weight to keep people away, and I think there might be something to that. My husband left a year after our son was born, and told me it was because he didn't find me attractive anymore. So, of course, I'm sure that's an issue buried down deep somewhere.

I always start a diet with the best intentions, but lose my way sometime around the 1 month mark. I see progress, but not as much as I think I should see (you know, no miracle worthy pound droppage), so I get discouraged and kind of lose momentum. Eventually, I just give up.

As a vegetarian, fast food is not my problem. Candy and pasta are my weaknesses. Every time I go to the store, I get a bag of the little Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and eat a few handfuls every night after dinner. At work we have a little candy dish that hold Hershey's Kisses that sits right in front of me. I have very little self control and sometimes end up eating a handful after lunch. I tell myself don't do it, it's not worth it, but that resolve doesn't last for very long. And god forbid the person who stands between me and the bread basket at a restaurant.

I work at a desk all day long and have very little energy. By the time I get home at the end of the day I'm way too tired to go to the Y. And when I bring my clothes to work with me, with the intentention of driving straight there, I still end up telling myself I'm too tired, or someone will call and say let's go out to eat, and there go my good intentions. And I can barely get myself to work on time, so there's no way I can work out in the morning.

When I first learned about the Disney Marathon, my mom told me she would pay for the trip and the hotel if I could run it in 2010. I was super motivated and went to the Y every day after work for a month. I looked up all these training programs and found one, but I ended up overdoing it and hurting both legs (really dumb to try to run with all this extra weight!), so I couldn't exercise at all. I lost my mojo and haven't been able to find it again.

So here I am now. 30 years old and scared that I will spend the rest of my life alone, because let's face it - nobody want to date a fat girl. I think I'm ready to make the changes needed to turn my health around. Diabetes runs in my family and I need to do something before I develop it, too. I want to be around to see my son grow up (I think he'll be a pretty great man), and I want to maybe even have another child or two.

I am going to become a vegan, so there go my cheese and pasta and chocolate problems. But, I need to learn the healthy way to get all of my important essentials in. I don't want to be a fat vegan, or even a scrawny vegan. I want to be healthy and fit and strong. So this is the year for me.


Wow, I didn't intend to go on for so long. If you've read this entire post, congratulations, you win a gold star! I've never shared all of this with anyone, not even my closest friends. I guess that's the joy of the 'net. Total anonymity.

Well, good luck to everyone who came before and everyone who'll come after. May we all finish the year healthier and happier than we started it!

 

[ShellTigger]

I just joined the DIS boards and would love to join the WISH team! My LT goal is to be run/walking the half marathon in Disney next year! I just got back from WDW yesterday and saw everyone with their medals, and saw a lot of people running past the Boardwalk on their way to finish the marathon yesterday! I want to be one of those people one day, and that journey starts today! I need to eat better and regularly, I need to sleep more and consistantly, and I need to exercise! I plan to run/walk 3-4 times per week, and do some kind of activity (haven't decided what yet) the other days, with one day off per week.

I know I can do all of that, it is not a huge stretch at all! I just need to get up and do it! That is the hardest part of it all! I can't wait to start looking and (most importantly) feeling better!!!!