When Did I Get Voted Off of Skinny Island & Why is This Fat Shadow Stalking Me?

[gellybean]

Saw the pics and loved them!!

Dawn -Carsyn's got great taste in dresses!!! I'd totally wear that!

And I love how Baylor has his own sense of style. Gotta love it.


Love putting all the faces with the names!!!


I'm trying to upload a few pics now!

Will be back in a bit with some mug shots.

Edited to add the pics:

March 07 - My heaviest.

January 09 - My lowest in years, about 15 lbs less than I am now, but about 50 lbs lighter than my heaviest. I lost the weight from being pregnant and nursing. Not dieting and retraining my habits.

January 10 - Wake up call that I'd gained nearly all of the weight I lost, back. DH is across from me, DS7 beside me and DS2 at the head of the table with cupcake all over his face.

April 2010 - Easter after dropping 15 lbs from Disney(the pic above) weight

 

[Dizneydawn]

Dawn, I'm so sorry about your cat. I lost my cat of 13 yrs in the same fire that took my girl. I still miss her.
So so sorry.

Welcome to all 3 of the new people. I'm not the newest person anymore. Yay!
A new person is just an old friend you haven't met yet.

But devine intervention stepped in and they were out of Pepsi!!!! Sooooooo, got Diet Mountain Dew instead. It's the small battles....I won, even though I was ready to raise the white flag!

Glad to know God doesn't want you having your veins running with Pepsi either!! Are you getting caffeine headaches at all from withdrawal - not sure how much you drank a day?

I'm in, I'm in!!

Hi! I'm a 34 year old SAHM to two great kiddies....DD age 6 and DS age 5.

I need to lose about 100 pounds (yikes!!) but I'm determined to do it.
Right with ya sistah! Welcome!!!

Here are some of my favorites. I'm diabetic so I am on the constant lookout for foods that are low/no carb.
-beef jerky
-deli meat rolled up with cheese
-string cheese
-marinated and grilled firm tofu
-boiled green soybeans in pods (edamame) I have eaten the ones shelled already and added a bit of salt like the directions but I thought it tasted like musty garbage. Not sure if ones in bods are better?
-frozen flavored chicken wings (microwave before eating )

So now I stay away from anything that says sugar-free because it usually means it has sugar alcohols in it.

I always think that natural is best and I rather eat real butter than something 2 steps away from Plastic!

Sure. Maybe we could change a post someplace like on the front page that has members/names/pictures all in one area for easy reference?

Brilliant Watson!!! I will do that tom as I can!!!

Awesome! Can't wait to send in my measurements. Do you want the actual measurements? or just the changes from last month??
Why don't people send me the actual measurements!!!

So, this may be a bit of an odd post. Does anyone have a big problem with clothes when they start to lose weight??

I hit a bunch of thrift stores that have great clothes! I also have been using a belt for the first time in eons because i know my incheds are loosing faster than my pounds around the waist!

I'm in!

This is from April 2007, but pretty much look the same (and DH Jim)
You two are so cute! I pictured you blond and curly for some reason! Glad I have a face with a name!!


Not a weird question at all. I was really surprised how quickly the close started to feel lose (maybe it was because they were so friggin tight before). Ever notice Men do not have Muffin Tops? IMO this is because women will wear clothes 3 times too small. Even if they need a crane to zip it, lie on the bed and suck it in, grab the thighs and waist of the pants and pray for a stretch to unleash and hope to sit back in a chair at dinner because upright is actually where your gut starts to fold from the pressure of the corset that once was denim.

Men just care about comfort. .

Here's the thing: I've lost 39 pounds since February. And I'm down 1 size. Yep, 1 size. I guess when I put on weight, I put it on all over. So when I start losing, it comes from my neck, my tummy, my arms, my fingers.... probably even my toes.

I want before and after pics of puffy piggies!!

Here I am:

This was taken as we wandered around The Grand Floridian last month.
You are just too pretty! Great pic!

I love the idea of this online support group because I can check in daily (if I need to) and not on Thursday night only (or whenever my meeting would be.
Totally!
My mom has been struggling with her weight for 3 decades, and she's my worst critic. Can you expand more on this? Carsyn (my DD) needs to loose some weight and I am not sure what to say, not say, do , not do and advice from you might help a ton.


I want to feel sexy again. Can I say that here? When I was young I thought I was all that AND a bag of chips. But then I opened the chips, started eating the chips...
Tracked down the delivery truck and ambushed the driver, . Then went to the factory and took all fried potatoes hostage...oh wait...that is me...

Is this shallow? ABSOLUTELY!! And I am completely unrepentant about that.
I LOOOOVE THAT!!!!

Okay, I'll be honest, I'm too lazy to go back and quote everyone.
That is classic!!!

I couldn't find many of just me, or standing up so you can see my actual size. That's my DH and girls (duh) in the picture from Dec. 09. I'm about 5'2" tall.
You are tiny!!!! Height leads to issues with weight that for a 5'7 person might be bordering anorexic ya know? I am 5'5 and my goal is 140. I think I can wear that well and have gotten past my ideal of 112 which is not realistic and what I graduated HS weighing.

I forgot to put up my sexy soap opera name.....
wait for it......SUPERIOR MAX!!

I love you already!!

Saw the pics and loved them!!
Oh - glad you could see them!!

March 07 - My heaviest.

January 09 - My lowest in years, about 15 lbs less than I am now, but about 50 lbs lighter than my heaviest. I lost the weight from being pregnant and nursing. Not dieting and retraining my habits.

January 10 - Wake up call that I'd gained nearly all of the weight I lost, back. DH is across from me, DS7 beside me and DS2 at the head of the table with cupcake all over his face.

April 2010 - Easter after dropping 15 lbs from Disney(the pic above) weight

Thanks for all the photos!! I totally am having Dan take some pics of me in a sports bra and shorts...When I get under 230 (30 pounds from now) - I will post them...promise.

 

[hanutedmansionmomma]

hey friends

ok I'm an idiot. HTH do you put a picture in? I try to right click and copy and paste. Not workin.

I know it probably says somewhere on these boards! ACK!
I will investigate...



1 egg low/carb tortilla
low fat cheese stick
5 point ravioli ww lunch
2 dark choc hershey's kisses
micro popcorn bag!
1 ground beef/coleslaw shreds/cheese/greek yogurt low carb tortilla
1/2 cup corn
3 tortilla chips to try the greek yogurt w/ seasonings

May 26 done

 

[njcarita]

not too many pictures of me..... don't like many pictures I take... here are 2 from earlier this year ...

 

[Dizneydawn]

hey friends

ok I'm an idiot. HTH do you put a picture in? I try to right click and copy and paste. Not workin.
Where is the pic located at? Like on Photobucket or what?

You copy and paste it into the photo link usually if it is not set up already in a IMG format.

The picture icon at the top of the reply area - down the row from where you pick out your color to type in - is a box that has a mountain and sun in it. Click on that - when it comes up - erase what is in the box (usually a duplicate of "http" and then paste your copied link in their and voila - it should post when you hit submit - the key is to have

at the end - in brackets which that link should do if using the mountain icon box.

Holy carp that was long winded.

Let me know if it does not work.

not too many pictures of me..... don't like many pictures I take... here are 2 from earlier this year ...

You live in New Jersey right?

That dark hair and olive complexion just makes me think of New Jersey.

I look like I should be in Uff Da land. Or Oompa Loompa Land. Your call.

 

[stayhomemom77]

Dawn,

Regarding what to say to Carsyn. First I'd suggest asking her straight out what she'd like you to say/do. And then, be VERY careful. It's such a sensitive topic...of course, you know that.

Celebrate her successes and NEVER criticize. If she's wrist deep in a tub of ice cream and you stumble into the kitchen, just ask her if she wants you to act as her conscience or leave her alone and then abide by her decision.

My mom did the following things: (Oh yes she DID!!)

1. I live an hour's drive away from everyone else in my family. After not having seen them for several weeks and being down 25 pounds since I had last seen then, I was expecting quite a reaction regarding being down a noticeable size and a half.

I was bursting with pride, but that quickly turned to disappointment when I actually had to ANNOUNCE that I had lost 25 pounds and I said "HELLO!! Can I get some props on my amazing success??"

My mom said, "hello!! I'm down four pounds and you didn't say anything to me."

Ummmm....not true. I had congratulated her on her success earlier in the evening when she had made her announcement. I pointed that out and she said:

"Well, I didn't hear you."

And that was it! I never did get the "great job, Julie! You go girl!" moment that I had been looking for. And when I told her how much she had hurt me, SHE started crying that I was being so mean. Apparently saying, "you really hurt my feelings", hurts HER feelings. (I was NOT being mean and I have two sisters who fully support me on this one.) I stopped telling her about my successes after that. I don't talk to her about ANY of this if I can help it.

2. Whenever I decide to splurge or indulge or heck just have a treat of any kind (even when it is well within my points) she tells me how unhealthy it is and questions my every decision. What? So I can never have a treat again?

3. I hate romaine lettuce so I usually eat head lettuce. She tells me that eating head lettuce is useless because it's nutrient free. So, I should never eat salad?

4. If I don't eat all of my points, she criticizes me. I figure if I'm full I should stop eating, whether I've consumed every last calorie allotted to me or not. Apparently this goes against the science of weight watchers. She has never actually been on any program but she's an expert on all of them!!

5. If I use up my remaining points on a five point treat, she criticizes me. Gotta use up those points, right? Seriously, I just can't win with this one!!

6. If I decide to eat at McDonald's once in a blue moon, she criticizes me. McDonald's is SO unhealthy!

I could go on but I think you get the point. No matter what decision I make, it's the wrong one. And she isn't like this about ANYTHING but dieting. And her comments get stuck in my head, so even when she's not here...I hear her judging me for my decisions.

Can I just say....

If I want to have dessert EVERY DARN day and I have the points for it, then I CAN!! (I don't of course, but I COULD do it on weight watchers and still lose weight, that's my point.)

Know what she'd say??

It's just empty calories.

Sorry...that sort of turned into a rant.

So as far as how to deal with Carsyn...just, be positive with her. That's all I can say.

Hope this helps!!

 

[gellybean]

Somehow I double posted. SORRY!

 

[Dizneydawn]

Dawn,

Regarding what to say to Carsyn. First I'd suggest asking her straight out what she'd like you to say/do. And then, be VERY careful. It's such a sensitive topic...of course, you know that. ....

I appreciate that advice. I have offered everything and nothing and told her it needs to be her program and her time and her choice.

What I also said is that she needs to let me know if she is just venting or actually wants some input when she complains. As her Mom I am used to helping solve a problem.

Like I told her - calories in and calories burn is all this is about. Figuring out what works for you is the key and what your motivation is and why you don't do what you know you need to is what stops all of us at times.

That is something I can't fix. That is all her.

She LOOOOVes working out though and I look forward to this summer being at the Y together and maybe it will be a good time to have her start tracking her food online - she has a sparkpeople account and then stick with it in the busier school times.

I asked her if she wanted a trainer for the summer to work with her and she has said yes. The focus would be exercise and nutrition through the Y and like I said - that girl loves working out. A positive place to learn how your body works, what it needs. Not one based on just the scale.

I think that will help a ton because it is not me telling her advice (even when she asks and then we argue because it is not what she wanted to hear) or contradicting her false info she has from friends - it will be a neutral territory and sometimes there are things easier dealt with the help of a 3rd party.

That puts us in the spot of cheerleader only for each other.

I just want if at all possible for her to figure out her coping skills with food - before college hits and the buffet of sin is there with nobody to guide her or no plan in place because the downward spiral at that point will be even harder to get out of with the skinny college girls who can eat anything around her 24/7 which is a huge issue for her now, and they only are with her weekends.

Learning everybody has a different metabolism is not fun or fair but it is reality and it sucks for her like it does for us as adults. You just can't say though it is not fair and expect the problem to go away. The sand your head is in is only so deep so to speak.

Learning to be the best you can be for yourself, nobody else and the importance of staying healthy because it is so hard to get it when you go too far over that line, is what I wish my Mom would have helped me with and the gift I hope to give her.

I was always around 110-112 in HS. Food was not talked about. Weight was not addressed because it was not an issue - but my food choices were not good then either. I wish I would have been educated about food then, instead of dealing with it once the problem surfaced in my weight.

 

[gellybean]

Well, my mom encouraged me to join the gym - she needed a place to work out that had a pool she could get into and the LA Fitness has the steps going in, not a ladder.
So, I go after work and it makes the commute home later better.
I have been going pretty regularly - I have to, I am not good at the tracking the food and eating right. But if I can encourage anyone else to push themselves that is GREAT!
Now, if I could just lift my arms without the pain, that would be good...

Great idea going to the gym instead of sitting in a car for a longer commute during rush hour!!

You guys have been chatty since yesterday morning! I had a rough day yesterday emotionally and with the little one. He was into Everything!!! And then he wouldn't sleep last night so I didn't even get to relax after a hard day. Hoping for a better day today. I was good with my points yesterday and the scales were good to me this morning.

Dawn, I'm so sorry about your cat. I lost my cat of 13 yrs in the same fire that took my girl. I still miss her.

Zoegirl, I'm sorry about your dad.

Welcome to all 3 of the new people. I'm not the newest person anymore. Yay!

Wishing everyone lots of willpower today!

How old exactly is your little guy?? My 2 yr old turned 2 in January. OMGosh! I never remember my oldest DS being into the things that my youngest is in too! I feel ya! And with everything that you're going through... extra for you!

Glad that the scale was good to you!!

No proteins, but how about cucumbers with ranch dressing?

2_Eagle_Mom - Good luck at the Ice Cream Social, I'll be rooting for you!

Well, another day...I'm still fighting my Pepsi addiction Stopped at 7-11 this morning on the way to work and convinced myself a small Pepsi wouldn't hurt me, as long as I counted the calories. But devine intervention stepped in and they were out of Pepsi!!!! Sooooooo, got Diet Mountain Dew instead. It's the small battles....I won, even though I was ready to raise the white flag!

I like bananas and peanut butter.... a little carbs but the pb is protein! I ate it all the time when I was gestationally diabetic and actually had it today for a snack. Celery and pb would work too cept I don't like celery.

WOO hoo for divine intervention and winning a small battle!! Gotta love that. I picked up some regular soda yesterday, it was free with the purchase of something I was already buying. Doncha hate that? I mean it was FREE! So the budget concious part of me couldn't leave it on the shelf. But I'm doing pretty good with moderation.

What would you all think about posting pics of ourselves here? I know some have - but putting faces with names might get this group a bit closer and make us feel more real not just "internet screen names."

Let me know!

Love the idea and did it! If you post one on the front page, would you please post the last one from Easter? Thanks!!

Soooo sorry about your cat honey. Sounds like a horrible morning. I can just imagine what it was like, especially with your grown son in tears.

Our chihuahua puppy that we'd only had 5 weeks was outside taking a potty break at my parent's house at Christmas. I thought my brother's German Short Haired Pointed was in his kennel but he wasn't. Well.... by the time I heard her yelping and got outside, he already had her in his mouth and was shaking her. She was a tiny thing, 3 lbs, and there was damage internally. It took a while for us to figure it out, there were no outward signs of damage but her breathing never settled. We were in the middle of no where on Christmas Eve so by the time we found a vet that was open on the holiday and drove the 45 miles to get there, the vet said she could hear fluid on her lungs and that she needed surgery and that they couldn't do it there, we'd have to go on into Austin, another 45 mins. The likelihood of her surviving until we got to Austin was slim and if she did, there would most likely be oxygen deprivation. IF we made it through those two hurdles, the likelihood of her surviving the surgery and being 'normal' afterwards was even slimmer. So we just decided to put her out of her misery.

Making that decision, feeling so guilty for letting her out to potty on her own, not checking to see if the dog was out (not that we had any expectation that he was violent, he'd been around tons of other dogs and honestly I think he was just trying to play) then coming back to my parents house without her and telling my son on Christmas eve that his puppy was in heaven ...yeah... it was hard.

I'm sorry. I went back and re read the starting post and realized I forgot to do the following. Do I get an "F" for takes direction well??

Okay here we go:

First Name and Screen name:
Julie and stayhomemom77

What your Goal Is for Fitness:
To be able to bend over and reach something without groaning...to begin with at least

Food that you Find Hardest to Eat in Moderation:
chips, chocolate and ice cream...
Veggies in moderation are NO PROBLEM AT ALL!!

Favorite Good Food for You:
baby carrots

Favorite Form of Exercise:
Walking but it'll be dancing once I've managed to paddle a little closer to skinny island.

What Your Goal is For Yourself when you get to Skinny Island:
Stay there and be as smokin' hot as I was (or thought I was) when I first met my hubby

Family:
DH (35), DD (6), DS (5)

Okay, done!! Now I'm really in, right??

Now she catches on!

again!! Your goal and mine are the same!!

So, this may be a bit of an odd post. Does anyone have a big problem with clothes when they start to lose weight?? This is the first time I have ever lost any significant amount of weight in my entire life. I'm down 11 pounds so far. And its not even the pounds, its more the inches. Right now, my jeans are almost falling off. I can basically get them completely off without unbuttoning them, while keeping my belt on! And I'm starting to walk more on the hems at the bottom. I know I lost inches in my waist, gut (lol), hips, theighs and calves, but I didn't think it would be this drastic! I know its great, and I'm estactic to be getting healthier, but I feel like I'm starting to drown in my clothes! Its almost uncomfortable, since I'm hiking up my pants all day.

Anyone else ever feel this way? Any tips to get through until I can lose a bit more? I really don't want to buy a lot of new clothes until I lose at least another size or two. Will have to look through some old clothes and see if I have anything in smaller sizes. I might have even gotten rid of them... I was basically resigned to stay the size I was.

Also, personal victory for me. Its my TOM (tmi), and I totally avoided grabbing any crazy chocolate things in the past few days. Thank goodness for SF Jello pudding! I am going to try to start tracking my food tomorrow on here. I've been doing it in a written journal, but seeing everyone taking part has inspired me! Thanks for listening!

Oldnavy .com has great sales on plus size stuff sometimes. I've bought some stop gap stuff from there. I'm lucky that I have some sizes to get back into for a while.

Goodwill is always a good option to get between sizes!

Here's the thing: I've lost 39 pounds since February. And I'm down 1 size. Yep, 1 size. I guess when I put on weight, I put it on all over. So when I start losing, it comes from my neck, my tummy, my arms, my fingers.... probably even my toes. I guess it doesn't always translate into different sized clothes.

That's nuts!!! Makes me wonder how many lbs I'm gonna have to lose to get into the next size down.

I want to feel sexy again. Can I say that here? When I was young I thought I was all that AND a bag of chips. But then I opened the chips, started eating the chips...

I haven't felt sexy in YEARS! like high school years! I can totally relate!

Well, it went a bad way after that. I lost that girl...and I want to find her again. I'd like my ego to be bigger than my behind (like it used to be!!) so I can strut it once again.

Is this shallow? ABSOLUTELY!! And I am completely unrepentant about that.

My first weight loss goal is to get below 240. I haven't been less than that in 2010. I've decided that my goal weight is 155 (although I reserve the right to adjust that as I get closer to it) and once I make it...we are going to Disney!! My GOAL WEIGHT reward is going to be a family trip to my happy place.

Can't wait!!

Love it!! Sounds like a great goal!!

Dawn,

Regarding what to say to Carsyn. First I'd suggest asking her straight out what she'd like you to say/do. And then, be VERY careful. It's such a sensitive topic...of course, you know that.

Celebrate her successes and NEVER criticize. If she's wrist deep in a tub of ice cream and you stumble into the kitchen, just ask her if she wants you to act as her conscience or leave her alone and then abide by her decision.

My mom did the following things: (Oh yes she DID!!)

1. I live an hour's drive away from everyone else in my family. After not having seen them for several weeks and being down 25 pounds since I had last seen then, I was expecting quite a reaction regarding being down a noticeable size and a half.

I was bursting with pride, but that quickly turned to disappointment when I actually had to ANNOUNCE that I had lost 25 pounds and I said "HELLO!! Can I get some props on my amazing success??"

My mom said, "hello!! I'm down four pounds and you didn't say anything to me."

Ummmm....not true. I had congratulated her on her success earlier in the evening when she had made her announcement. I pointed that out and she said:

"Well, I didn't hear you."

And that was it! I never did get the "great job, Julie! You go girl!" moment that I had been looking for. And when I told her how much she had hurt me, SHE started crying that I was being so mean. Apparently saying, "you really hurt my feelings", hurts HER feelings. (I was NOT being mean and I have two sisters who fully support me on this one.) I stopped telling her about my successes after that. I don't talk to her about ANY of this if I can help it.

2. Whenever I decide to splurge or indulge or heck just have a treat of any kind (even when it is well within my points) she tells me how unhealthy it is and questions my every decision. What? So I can never have a treat again?

3. I hate romaine lettuce so I usually eat head lettuce. She tells me that eating head lettuce is useless because it's nutrient free. So, I should never eat salad?

4. If I don't eat all of my points, she criticizes me. I figure if I'm full I should stop eating, whether I've consumed every last calorie allotted to me or not. Apparently this goes against the science of weight watchers. She has never actually been on any program but she's an expert on all of them!!

5. If I use up my remaining points on a five point treat, she criticizes me. Gotta use up those points, right? Seriously, I just can't win with this one!!

6. If I decide to eat at McDonald's once in a blue moon, she criticizes me. McDonald's is SO unhealthy!

I could go on but I think you get the point. No matter what decision I make, it's the wrong one. And she isn't like this about ANYTHING but dieting. And her comments get stuck in my head, so even when she's not here...I hear her judging me for my decisions.

Can I just say....

If I want to have dessert EVERY DARN day and I have the points for it, then I CAN!! (I don't of course, but I COULD do it on weight watchers and still lose weight, that's my point.)

Know what she'd say??

It's just empty calories.

Sorry...that sort of turned into a rant.

So as far as how to deal with Carsyn...just, be positive with her. That's all I can say.

Hope this helps!!

WOW!

I can't imagine.

On the same story line as family and weight issues... here's my story, or at least part of it.

I don't remember if I told y'all this, so if this is a repeat, ignore me.

My mom told me over Mother's Day that she knew I was starting to gain weight in jr. high and she purposely didn't try to help steer me in the right direction diet wise or stop me from overeating etc, because she figured if I was overweight I wouldn't get in "trouble" with the boys. She said she saw me going in the same direction that my middle sister went as far as boys and rebelling went and she felt that she could avoid those issues if I was heavier and therefore not attractive.

The irony of it is I found a guy that liked me anyway and I did the same thing my sister did - dating young, etc! I can laugh about it now... but yea it bugs me a little to know she 'let' me gain weight. Ultimately it was my choices and my mouth I was stuffing, but it would have been nice for her to cook healthier and try to gently led me in the direction of healthier eating.

My father actually asked my husband one time how he could be attracted to me, physically. Literally came out and asked him. He's intoduced my other skinnier sister to his friends before and not introduced me at all, much less as his daughter.

My sister told me once when I was around 13 that if any boy showed interest in me that I needed to know he wasn't really interested. That boys just said they liked chubby girls to get in their undies.

So yeah... family dynamics and weight loss are tricky subjects, for sure.

Dawn, you're gonna be fine. It sounds like you have a great relationship with Carsyn. The fact that you are even aware enough of the delicate nature of the situation shows that you are 5 steps ahead of the game.


I'm about to make dinner. Yes I said I'm about to make dinner. I'm cooking tonight. For all of us, Mr. I included. Wish me luck! Will be back to track in a bit!

everyone!

 

[njcarita]

You live in New Jersey right?

That dark hair and olive complexion just makes me think of New Jersey.

I'm not a Joisey native....... but I play one now.....
and I wisH i could say that i had an Olive complexion..... but its just the exposure / lighting on these picture.... I'm actually more aptly described as pasty white...


Just sending a big out to everyone...... and does anyone have any ideas how they are going to handle the non stop barbeques this weekend......I'm starting to freak.... just started to get my eating undercontrol after my horrible week..... any suggestions........

 

[pwmitch237]

I'd like to join! (I'm nice, I promise) I'm new around here (W.I.S.H.) that is, and I'm already half-way to my goal...guess I could start a new goal here.

First Name and Screen name: Patrick - pwmitch237
What your Goal Is for Fitness: to be able to run a 5K.
Food that you Find Hardest to Eat in Moderation: bread...(especially @ Outback)
Favorite Good Food for You: Any type of vegetable.
Favorite Form of Exercise: Biking/Running
What Your Goal is For Yourself when you get to Skinny Island: Shatter through my goal of 180 lbs (upper edge of normal BMI). Once I'm at a width (not weight, width) I'd like, stay there.
Family: My mom, dad, and myself (I'm a teenager...trying to tackle this early on in life.)

Glad to be joining, if you'll take me. I'm hitting that part, where I need the motivation, on the plus side, just bought "The Biggest Loser Scale by Taylor, with CalMax" which tells you how many calories you can eat to maintain that weight, any less, and you lose.

I'd like to end with a quote: "What have you done today to make you feel PROUD?" - The Biggest Loser theme song.

 

[Octoberbeauty]

Here are some recent pics of me. Just got my hair cut about 2 weeks ago, and the bottom one was taken Sunday at the Royals game.

Love seeing everyone else's pics and putting a face with the names.

Welcome to the even newer new people! Congrats on making the decision to join in and working to get healthy.

Gellybean, my little guy will be 2 next month and he is a handful! Such a curious child. The twins together didn't give me as much trouble as this one. lol I had to remove the drawer out of the kitchen to keep him out of it!! He's always into something and he hates being confined, but he is just the sweetest little boy.

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Now I remember another thing I wanted to comment on earlier - I love the sentiment about stars!!

stayhomemom77 (sorry I don't remember everyone's names) and gellybean: I'm so sorry that your family has not been supportive of you. It's really hard enough to have to deal with weight problems but to have no support or someone actually sabotage you is just so sad and wrong. We are here to support you though!!!
Gelly - so sad about your puppy too. What a rough Christmas that must have been!

Well, I didn't eat a salad today like I planned. We ordered pizza instead. I tried not to eat too much. I think I had 4 squares plus a corner piece of pepperoni. I love this pizza, it's greasy and cheesy. Couldn't be worse for me! No snacking tonight for sure.

We don't have big plans for picnics or barbecues this weekend, so I think for me it will be normal eating (my weekends are so hard anyway). I like the idea of eating watermelon! I love melon and fruit, so I plan on stocking up. Maybe if you're going to a BBQ you could bring fruit or veggie trays so you know you have some healthy choices rather than a gooey potato salad or chips.

There was a question about a protein/carb snack. I like to do something like peanut butter on wheat crackers or celery. I also found some cheese wedges from WeightWatchers that are jalapeno flavored and cheaper than laughing cow. I put that on celery too.
PB and bananas sounds good to me. Might have to try that soon. Need to get more bananas tomorrow.

Ok American Idol is over, the Twins are done (lost ), and I did not win a podcast cruise, so I guess I could go do some situps and go to bed. Big field trip with my third grader tomorrow!

 

[Octoberbeauty]

Is my first picture still turning out HUGE for everyone? I resized it, but I'm still seeing it big.

 

[Mndisneygirl]

I'd like to join! (I'm nice, I promise) I'm new around here (W.I.S.H.) that is, and I'm already half-way to my goal...guess I could start a new goal here.

First Name and Screen name: Patrick - pwmitch237
What your Goal Is for Fitness: to be able to run a 5K.
Food that you Find Hardest to Eat in Moderation: bread...(especially @ Outback)
Favorite Good Food for You: Any type of vegetable.
Favorite Form of Exercise: Biking/Running
What Your Goal is For Yourself when you get to Skinny Island: Shatter through my goal of 180 lbs (upper edge of normal BMI). Once I'm at a width (not weight, width) I'd like, stay there.
Family: My mom, dad, and myself (I'm a teenager...trying to tackle this early on in life.)

Glad to be joining, if you'll take me. I'm hitting that part, where I need the motivation, on the plus side, just bought "The Biggest Loser Scale by Taylor, with CalMax" which tells you how many calories you can eat to maintain that weight, any less, and you lose.

I'd like to end with a quote: "What have you done today to make you feel PROUD?" - The Biggest Loser theme song.

Patrick!! I like that quote - today I played basketball with DD9 and helped some veterans take care of outstanding traffic tickets.

Is my first picture still turning out HUGE for everyone? I resized it, but I'm still seeing it big.

The first picture is showing up smaller than the second one. Might I add that you are very pretty! Too bad you have to root for KC! JK - I'm a Twins fan!

 

[Scrappy_Tink]

Jeeze Louise, this thread is active...I blinked and then there were three more pages. Reading it though, I thought "Oh, I have to reply to this, oh, I have to reply to this...three pages later I just don't know where to start!!

For those of you that have family issues regarding weight loss Why is it that people that should support you the most hurt you the worse? Why are our Moms our worse critics? I'm blessed with an understanding family, but I yo-yo so much that any of my weight loss has kind of lost it's "Rah rah, good for you!" factor. It's wonderful being here, where everybody has been through this (perhaps like me, over & over!) but WE know this time is going to be different!! Maybe some of us take stages to get where we want...I'm 25 pounds lighter that I was 4 years ago, but I'm 7 pounds heavier than I was last year. If I can lose another 25 pounds this year, then I will be 50 pounds lighter than 4 years ago (okay, my maths off, but I've been working with stats all day and I can't think any more)! Anyway you get the picture!

Regarding loose clothing...you'd be amazed at some of the clothing at thrift stores. I've bought a lot of my boys clothing there, and one of my favorite sweaters that I get a lot of compliments about came from a Goodwill store for $4!! You wouldn't believe how many brand new clothes I've given to GW because they were too big or too little...some even still had the tags on them! It's embarrasing to admit, but I'm guilty of buying things too small, thinking I will fit into them eventually and they are just so darn cute!

Oh, and since we are talking about some of our issues...I think I have the opposite problems some anorexic. I look in the mirror and I see a THINNER person....I don't see the "real" me, unless I look at a picture. I HATE PICTURES!!!! But that being said, in the spirit of this board, here I am...

The photo was taken last month with my 6'2" baby Jacob (he's 16). He won Colorado State competition at SkillsUSA for computer programing. Yay Jake!!

Anyway, about Lost...YIKES!!! I get confused just with everyone's interpretation!! Hence the Show title LOST... I watched every episode until this year, it just made my brain hurt.

Now about today....did pretty good!! fortunately I haven't had any caffine withdrawls from lack of Pepsi, but that's probably because I've had some tea. Oh BTW...if anyone is interested, and you have it in your area, Red Diamond makes the most awesome sugar-free sweet tea you can ever have. I swear it tastes like they just poured the sugar in (they use Splenda).

Oh, and regarding sugar alcohols...OMG, I could tell you some STORIES of eating too many pieces of chocolate with sugar alcohol, and the tornado that was in my stomach afterwards!!! Please be careful, only a few pieces at a time!! They really need to put the "Natural Laxitive" on the wrapper with larger print!!

Okay, I need to go before I really start blabbing!!

Thank you all for your support today, it's so nice getting to know you better!!

Kel

 

[stayhomemom77]

Oh Gelly!! Your story just made me want to cry!! Your family is terrifying!! I think I'd have trouble keeping my fork out of my dad's eyeball at all family gatherings if he asked my hubby that question. (Eyeball, crotch....whatever!!)

My mom drives me crazy but she does it out of love. She thinks she's advising and helping. My dad never says a word. He got the lap band a year ago Christmas and has lost like 130 pounds or so since then. He weighs less than me now (yikes!!) but he has never said anything negative to me or about me...EVER!!

for gelly for all she has suffered. Thank heavens we have one another here on the WISH boards.

What's your relationship like with your sister now? That was such a catty thing to say to you, poor hurtin' teenage Gelly! Tell me you at least put Nair in her shampoo bottle or something for that one!!

When I was 13, I could pass for 18 and I attracted a lot of unwanted attention. A LOT of unwanted attention. I'm married and mature enough to handle it now though, so I say BRING IT ON PERVERTS!! Ooooh, I think I've just found my new slogan.

Okay everyone, I have an announcement!! I've decide that part of our journey should include some form of martial arts...it'll be a work out during the weight loss process and then our form of protection from every sleaze bucket lurking on Skinny Island for once we get there.

"Hiyay!! Take that, you low-life." <Insert bone crunching sound here>


Can I get a what what for crunching sleaze bucket bones?? (And let's pretend that we wouldn't be thrilled to think that we'll be sexy enough to attract the sleaze buckets in the first place.)

 

[pwmitch237]

Patrick!! I like that quote

Thanks!

So, I'm kind of "floating in the ocean" looking for the path that all of you are on... anybody want to fill me in on what's going on. I've searched the last 5 pages, and can't find anything.....

 

[Octoberbeauty]

The first picture is showing up smaller than the second one. Might I add that you are very pretty! Too bad you have to root for KC! JK - I'm a Twins fan!

Thank you so much! That is so nice of you to say. I logged out and back in and it's working now.

We love the Royals. They're not that great, but we love to go to games.

Hugs to everyone having issues with unsupportive families. As soon as I told my mil I was doing WW, she started trying to sabotage me. Same day I told her she went and bought pie and ice cream and then got mad when I wouldn't eat it.

 

[pipersmom]

First of all..thank you ALL for the great suggestions ie..protein/fat/calorie snacks! I'd never even thought of some of them, which I'll admit made me feel a lil bit like a dope! :lol:

gellybean and stayathomemom (I think I'm going to have to print out a cheat sheet for the names!)- I'm sorry about what you guys have had to go through support-wise. With my mom it's always been a passive-aggressive thing..either "that look" or something to the tune of "didn't you just eat such and such?" or the ever popular "I don't know how you can be hungry" I honestly just got to the point where I tuned it out.

Welcome, Patrick!

I'm really enjoying seeing everyone's beautiful pictures! I'll add mine at the end of my post. :

My holiday plan...We'll prob grill out at my Mom's for the holiday, and I'll just take my own diet friendly hot dog/sausage/steak with me. I'll also eat around it that day..will lay low on the carbs, cause she makes potato salad to DIE for! Do the best I can, and then let it go. Life is too short to stress over an off-diet day, just get back on the wagon the next day. DD has Cystic Fibrosis, and one thing it's taught me is not to sweat the small stuff.

So good day here, I got back on the wii fit after way too long off it..did a total of 40 minutes, the Around the Island run, advanced step, and free step. My body felt like a Morton factory afterwards, but it was worth it! (That's my story and I'm sticking to it!) Food-wise..for the first time that I can remember..literally..I ate no bread today! Not a slice, a roll, a bun, a croissant, a biscuit, a scone..ohhh..shouldn't have mentioned scones..almost drooling here! I did though, eat a cookie..just one. So here was my epiphany today...how the h*ll many calories a day was I eating before??? That's a rhetorical question..I don't want to know. I would say I had to have been taking in 3,000 + calories a day though, which is just scary. Never mind the fat grams. I'm one of those girls who would go through Mickey D's and get the double quarter pounder with cheese meal..eat all the burger, the fries, etc. It seriously almost made me lose my lunch when I was browsing fast food calorie counts and saw where it weighed in. As the saying goes..ignorance is bliss. Okay, so tracking for the day:

Breakfast.. Rice krispies with raspberries & skim..coffee.

Lunch.. 2 oz roasted chicken breast..cuke & tomato salad..1 tbs ranch..water.

Dinner.. Healthy Selections garden veggie soup, white albacore tuna melt with tomatos & a slice of cheese (in the broiler..yumm)...coffee

Snacks... Chocolate chip cookie (Tollhouse ultimate), grapes, 100 calorie pack of Chips Deluxe, cran-grape water.

And last but not least...here I am in all my "big fat family butt" glory! I'm on the right, Piper in the middle, my Mom on the left, this was taken in March during Piper's Wish Trip!