-- How much weight do you want to lose? At least 80 pounds
-- What is the timeframe for reaching your target weight? about a year
-- How do you want to accomplish your goal (what methods do you want to use)? I like the biggest loser program and have seem it work so basically eating healthy and excercise
-- Who or what can support you in reaching your goal? This forum, My husband is kind of an anabler, my son is some help but will offer me an icecream right after saying we shouldn't eat something.
-- How realistic is your goal? I don't know
-- When will you start? started today.
What is your current height and weight? 5 feet 4 inches 218 lbs.
If you were at an ideal weight now, what would that weight be? 135
At what weight would you like to be at four months from now?170
Why do you want to lose weight? because I hate looking in the mirror and seeing what I see. I have knee pain; I used to go to physical therapy but stopped b/c I know the excercises they want me to do. I didn't have knee pain when I weighed 170 I am sure my weight is a factor.
Do you want to lose weight for a specific life event such as wedding or reunion? If so, when is that event? no event
What obstacles could get between you and your weight loss goals? I do home daycare and even though i feed my children healthy foods, they aren't always as healthy as i should be having because i am home all day I have access to food all day long. We are a pretty busy family too so many nights (to many) we will stop for fast food. I told my family that this weekend I will be buying lunch meat and we will pack a cooler with healthy foods and drinks when ever we leave the house on the weekends so we don't stop for fast food on the road. So i may be able to help myself get through that one.
Why do you think that you now have a weight problem? I have had a weight problem all my life. I lost a bunch of weight right befor I got pregnant with my son (16 years ago) I didn't gain weight with him I was all baby and fluid.
I so was thin for about 3 years, I waited tables and cared for an infant alone and was stressed over a divorce that took place 6 months after my son was born. So I got plenty of excercise. Then i met my husband and my son wasn't into sports so we got lazy, and I got fat. I didn't see the weight piling on until recently I mean i knew i was gaining but i was in denial since they invented stretch material (I mean my clothes still fit I just have to cover the bulge with big shirts right?! WRONG the big shirts were sweat shirts and summer is coming fast and none of my clothes from last year fit.
What lifestyle changes do you think would help you lose weight? I plan to start a vegetable garden with my son this summer so we have healthy foods readily available and a hobby to keep us out of the kitchen. We plan to go fishing, and hiking etc. in stead of vegging infront of the TV or shopping for junk we don't need. And I plan to cook dinner in the evening and schedule a work out for afterwards. I just read that walking helps empty your stomach so it reduces heartburn.
Have you lost weight in the past? If so, what our has worked in the past to help you lose weight? I walked with a neighbor (she moved away) Our neighborhoob is one mile around we did 2 laps per night. After she moved I stopped. I have a treadmill and last summer i lost some of what I gained I had my tread mill on my porch so I would walk while my daycare played outside. My husband put the treadmill in our basement for winter. He set it up like a gym we have a treadmill, stationary bike, elipticla, weight bench, and weight gym down there collecting dust. I was following the Biggest loser diet and working out quite a bit.
Why do you believe that you did not lose weight or you gained the weight back? I love food. I eat when i am happy, sad, celebrating, brooding. I had a pretty good feeling about myself and one day it just wasn't there. I don't feel attractive anymore and I felt like why am i killing myself trying to loss weight. no one cares what I look like. So here I am depressed and who do I tell not my husband why when there is a donut right in the other room. Now I am at rock bottom and can't stay here it isn't healthy for me, my family, my business no one.
Would you try writing down all food and drink consumed for a given period of time? yes, i did weight watcher once and lost 30 pounds on it. to bad I gained them back. It was amazing to see what I ate and I did not eat as much because when i opened the note pad that I kept my food journal in I would see that I just ate something not to long ago and realize i was bored not hungry.
Do you cook at home often? If so, what do you cook? More now than before because we are budgeting. When I cook we eat healthy. wheat pasta and vegetable I put in a lot of chunky veggies so we don't miss the meat I put in some meat (lean cooked and drained) chicken, beef (lean and I cut off visible fat. Fish we love fish, salmon, tuna, tilapia, orange roufie, catfish, etc. I don't use butter usually it is just into a 9X13 pan and baked with either old bay, lemon, garlic, fat free italian dressing, etc. ussually I make a starch and 2 veggies for any meat. Stratch we still follow the biggest loser diet and eat whole grains not processed stuff. It just tastes better. and veggies we do a lot of green beans, corn, sugar snap peas (when we can find them), asparagus, brocoli, and that is about all my family will eat.
How often do you go out to eat? Where do you go? to much McDonald's, Burger king, KFC, taco bell, olive garden, chinese food, pizza, subs, nothing good for us.
What are your three favorite foods? Pineapple upside down cake, sub sandwich, chips and dip (at lest that is what i can think of now)
What are your three favorite restaurants? Olive Garden, I only have one.
What are three things you can do differently when it comes to food? Eat better, stop fast fooding, keep track of what i eat.
If you woke up tomorrow and your body was exactly the way you want it, what would be different? I would be thin (not supermodel thin) I want to keep some of my curves but loss the dimply fat.
Do you eat when you are not hungry? yes
Do you binge eat (large amounts at a time)? yes
Do you hide your food or eat in secret? no
Do you eat when you are sad, nervous, or depressed? yes
Do you eat as a reward?yes
Do you eat while watching TV or using the computer? yes
What do you normally eat for a meal? yes and then some
What type of snacks do you eat? nothing good, Chips n dip, donuts, cake, cookies, etc.
In terms of exercise, what, if anything, are you currently doing? not much but that changes now.
Where do you go for exercise? A local public gym? School/work gym? Home?Home
What, if anything, are your three favorite types of exercise? swimming, walking, hiking
What is your daily/weekly/monthly/yearly motivation to move towards your goals? a bathing suit hanging in my closet
Do you have rewards for certain goals? no
-- What is the timeframe for reaching your target weight? about a year
-- How do you want to accomplish your goal (what methods do you want to use)? I like the biggest loser program and have seem it work so basically eating healthy and excercise
-- Who or what can support you in reaching your goal? This forum, My husband is kind of an anabler, my son is some help but will offer me an icecream right after saying we shouldn't eat something.
-- How realistic is your goal? I don't know
-- When will you start? started today.
What is your current height and weight? 5 feet 4 inches 218 lbs.
If you were at an ideal weight now, what would that weight be? 135
At what weight would you like to be at four months from now?170
Why do you want to lose weight? because I hate looking in the mirror and seeing what I see. I have knee pain; I used to go to physical therapy but stopped b/c I know the excercises they want me to do. I didn't have knee pain when I weighed 170 I am sure my weight is a factor.
Do you want to lose weight for a specific life event such as wedding or reunion? If so, when is that event? no event
What obstacles could get between you and your weight loss goals? I do home daycare and even though i feed my children healthy foods, they aren't always as healthy as i should be having because i am home all day I have access to food all day long. We are a pretty busy family too so many nights (to many) we will stop for fast food. I told my family that this weekend I will be buying lunch meat and we will pack a cooler with healthy foods and drinks when ever we leave the house on the weekends so we don't stop for fast food on the road. So i may be able to help myself get through that one.
Why do you think that you now have a weight problem? I have had a weight problem all my life. I lost a bunch of weight right befor I got pregnant with my son (16 years ago) I didn't gain weight with him I was all baby and fluid.
I so was thin for about 3 years, I waited tables and cared for an infant alone and was stressed over a divorce that took place 6 months after my son was born. So I got plenty of excercise. Then i met my husband and my son wasn't into sports so we got lazy, and I got fat. I didn't see the weight piling on until recently I mean i knew i was gaining but i was in denial since they invented stretch material (I mean my clothes still fit I just have to cover the bulge with big shirts right?! WRONG the big shirts were sweat shirts and summer is coming fast and none of my clothes from last year fit.
What lifestyle changes do you think would help you lose weight? I plan to start a vegetable garden with my son this summer so we have healthy foods readily available and a hobby to keep us out of the kitchen. We plan to go fishing, and hiking etc. in stead of vegging infront of the TV or shopping for junk we don't need. And I plan to cook dinner in the evening and schedule a work out for afterwards. I just read that walking helps empty your stomach so it reduces heartburn.
Have you lost weight in the past? If so, what our has worked in the past to help you lose weight? I walked with a neighbor (she moved away) Our neighborhoob is one mile around we did 2 laps per night. After she moved I stopped. I have a treadmill and last summer i lost some of what I gained I had my tread mill on my porch so I would walk while my daycare played outside. My husband put the treadmill in our basement for winter. He set it up like a gym we have a treadmill, stationary bike, elipticla, weight bench, and weight gym down there collecting dust. I was following the Biggest loser diet and working out quite a bit.
Why do you believe that you did not lose weight or you gained the weight back? I love food. I eat when i am happy, sad, celebrating, brooding. I had a pretty good feeling about myself and one day it just wasn't there. I don't feel attractive anymore and I felt like why am i killing myself trying to loss weight. no one cares what I look like. So here I am depressed and who do I tell not my husband why when there is a donut right in the other room. Now I am at rock bottom and can't stay here it isn't healthy for me, my family, my business no one.
Would you try writing down all food and drink consumed for a given period of time? yes, i did weight watcher once and lost 30 pounds on it. to bad I gained them back. It was amazing to see what I ate and I did not eat as much because when i opened the note pad that I kept my food journal in I would see that I just ate something not to long ago and realize i was bored not hungry.
Do you cook at home often? If so, what do you cook? More now than before because we are budgeting. When I cook we eat healthy. wheat pasta and vegetable I put in a lot of chunky veggies so we don't miss the meat I put in some meat (lean cooked and drained) chicken, beef (lean and I cut off visible fat. Fish we love fish, salmon, tuna, tilapia, orange roufie, catfish, etc. I don't use butter usually it is just into a 9X13 pan and baked with either old bay, lemon, garlic, fat free italian dressing, etc. ussually I make a starch and 2 veggies for any meat. Stratch we still follow the biggest loser diet and eat whole grains not processed stuff. It just tastes better. and veggies we do a lot of green beans, corn, sugar snap peas (when we can find them), asparagus, brocoli, and that is about all my family will eat.
How often do you go out to eat? Where do you go? to much McDonald's, Burger king, KFC, taco bell, olive garden, chinese food, pizza, subs, nothing good for us.
What are your three favorite foods? Pineapple upside down cake, sub sandwich, chips and dip (at lest that is what i can think of now)
What are your three favorite restaurants? Olive Garden, I only have one.
What are three things you can do differently when it comes to food? Eat better, stop fast fooding, keep track of what i eat.
If you woke up tomorrow and your body was exactly the way you want it, what would be different? I would be thin (not supermodel thin) I want to keep some of my curves but loss the dimply fat.
Do you eat when you are not hungry? yes
Do you binge eat (large amounts at a time)? yes
Do you hide your food or eat in secret? no
Do you eat when you are sad, nervous, or depressed? yes
Do you eat as a reward?yes
Do you eat while watching TV or using the computer? yes
What do you normally eat for a meal? yes and then some
What type of snacks do you eat? nothing good, Chips n dip, donuts, cake, cookies, etc.
In terms of exercise, what, if anything, are you currently doing? not much but that changes now.
Where do you go for exercise? A local public gym? School/work gym? Home?Home
What, if anything, are your three favorite types of exercise? swimming, walking, hiking
What is your daily/weekly/monthly/yearly motivation to move towards your goals? a bathing suit hanging in my closet
Do you have rewards for certain goals? no
10th anniversary! Congrats!