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AmbaLove

AmbaLove

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My name is Amber, and I am starting a medically supervised weight reduction program. I have learned (the hard way) that I have to have accountability!!
Usually my husband is good accountability, but with weight...no. He does not want to tell me not to eat something or ask my weight...because he is a smart man who realizes men get in big trouble for that!
So I decided to put it all out here for others to critique and question. If I could find an accountability partner with similar goals, that would also help!

On my Saturday weigh in at Professional Weight Management, I weighed 239.8 pounds, fully dressed (jeans and shoes). I am 5'1", so this is WAY too heavy. I have PCOS and insulin resistance, which compounds the problem. I have gained 40 pounds in 2 years, going from size 16 to size 22. It must come off!!!!

My doctor originally said my ideal weight would be 112-132. However, my body composition work came back saying my lean body mass is 129 pounds on it's own. To weigh 112, I'd have to chop off a leg! To weigh 132, I would have only 3 pounds of body fat, which is not healthy. What I have learned is that height and weight charts are often wrong, because there is more to be considered. My ideal weight is actually between 140 and 155. I am trying to be 145 at the end of the year. That's 95 pounds in 32 weeks, averaging 3 pounds per week.

Currently I am on a structured diet, including two "medically designed" snacks and three of my own meals a day. I am also exercising 30-45 minutes 4-5 times a week.

Well, I think that covers it for an introduction!
 
hi amber and welcome also. my starting stats were a little similar to yours.
5 `1" and 222lbs - uk size 22/44. interesting about your body comp work. i havent had mine done properly, but a rough online guide said i had a lbm of 116. i know this isnt 100% correct as i was around 116 lbs for years in my 20`s (uk 8/10). but i am now carrying a large "mummy tummy" :eek: that whilst it has shrunk, i dont think it will ever get back to what it was.
good luck, slim
 
Then you are doing great, you are almost where my nutritionist says I should end up! If you can afford the body comp. testing, I think it is well worth it. It tells you exactly how many calories you naturally burn. I had been restricting myself to 1200 a day, which was too low, as I burn 1760 just breathing and blinking. My body was in starvation mode! It was also a huge relief mentally to know I should weigh 145, not 112!
 
Well, good morning to you, Amber!

That accountability thing is a very important part of losing weight, isn't it?

I had a very wise grandmother who was a nurse. When I was a child of 9 or 10, she realized I was about 30 lbs. overweight and she took me to the doc who put me on the scale and told me no sweets, and only two pieces of bread a day, and that I could eat all the fruit and veggies I wanted. Then, I went to the doctor each week after school to weigh in and there was NO way I would cheat on that diet. My grandma and the pediatrician would be disappointed in me. It was a very successful experience. I did not have weight problems again until I was 40.

Interestingly enough...that's the same year my grandma died. That was just a muse, not stating it for a psychological conclusion, but the point is...if my grandma was weighing me in each week, I'd hate to disappoint her.

I have put myself into the June Challenge and I am looking forward to it...I think that lends me a bit of accountability. You might want to try that.
 
hey amber :)

hey there, i just signed up. this place looks great huh? anyways, im about the same size as you, im really looking forward to losing weight and having all these cool people to do it with!

it was great to read your introduction, i wish u all the luck! :)
 
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