Girl on the path of losing 100 pounds!

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Julietiswhorish

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Hello everyone! I have just joined this site and it seems like a fantastic place for support,etc.! When I began dieting after the winter Holidays in 2009 I was at a whopping 243 pounds. Which was horrid for an 18 year old female with a height of 5'8. I am currently at 187 pounds however and am striving forward to end at 130-140 range. Attached to this post are some photos of me at my current weight which are highly embarrassing! I plan to post more when I am at 170 pounds! I began walking two miles a day each day of the week which is starting to really help me. I'm doing low-carb until I hit the 150 mark in which after that I will go by my calorie intake and kink out the "good" carb "bad" carb region. For now however, it's nothing but salads with protein (grilled chicken,tuna,etc.) in them each meal. Wish me luck guys! And I would love to hear of all of your weight loss journeys.
 
Your user name made me laugh out loud hehehe

You started at a similar weight to me and I'm just a little bit behind you on the weight loss - half way through a long haul eh?

Well, good luck with the diary and the weight loss - hopefully we'll see you around lots :D
 
Sounds like you're already on your way to hitting your goal. Keep up the good work! It's great to see people working to be healthier and living better lives. :)
 
I'm sure you'll achieve your goal! Just look at how much work you've done already!
Your plan sounds good and I look forward to hearing about your progress!

Best of luck!
 
Thank you guys very much! My accomplishments so far today have been two miles this morning along with two salads down and will be prepping my third one here in a couple of hours! I also bought a fantastic pilates dvd in which I am fixing to pop in! I am excited to begin sharing my further progress along with hearing all of yours! Good luck to all and keep me updated!
 
I'm excited about this post : D I started at 240. I am 22 and 5'6. I am 177lbs right now. I'd like to be around 130-140lbs. Good Luck to you. I'll be sure to check in on you from time to time : )
 
Aw, awesome! It's nice that someone has replied that is as close to me as you are weight wise AND working towards the same goal! :). I will definitely be checking in on you and keep updated on your progress! I think i'm falling in love with this forum due to being able to just spill anything and everything with others that are facing the same problem! Sure, my family and friends and boyfriend are highly supportive of me, but it just is not the same you know? They aren't un comfortable in their own skin,etc. I have finished my exercise for the day and am about to prep my dinner here in the next hour and a half or so, which is a salad with tuna and chopped boiled eggs,bacon bits,and fat free cheese with light italian dressing! Yummmmy! I weigh in every Friday and have gotten out of the habit of weighing each morning, that way I stay motivated and see bigger changes each weigh in! As i've stated in my first post, I have lost sixty pounds yes, but lately I feel like i'm bigger than ever and I can't see my difference in the mirror. I should just sit back and be incredibly proud of myself of what I already accomplished but I can't seem to shake out the negativity. Perhaps it's because I am so much closer to my ultimate goal and I keep envisioning already being there and seeing how much thinner I am? Who knows.
 
I totally did the same thing as you when I started out, checking the scale everyday and always having that on my mind, but now I only weight myself once a week as well, and it's so much better that way.
 
Yes it truly is better and it keeps you motivated more and has you something to look forward to! Watch out summer,I'll have a sexy figure in a smoking hot bikini in no time! ;p
 
I think it takes a real while to adjust your mental picture of how your body is v what everyone else sees. So many friends at work have said that they never thought I was that fat and they were really suprised what i said I was like a size 20. Now though, they can really see the difference. I think that part of it though is that I'm happier to wear tighter things that show my shape as I have a lot less rolls of fat to poke out!!

This forum is GREAT - so supportive and you feel very connected with other people as they are going on the same journey - in a way that your friends and family can't possibly understand because they aren't in the same place no matter how supportive they want to be, plus becuase its on the "world wide internet", you get to be honest in a way that you only can when its anonymous!!
 
Exactly! My friends and co-workers,etc. state that I look very well now and I can not see it in no way possible! You are your own worst critic I believe! Well, I did very well yesterday and am getting ready to go get my two miles in before it rains this morning! I had an Atkins shake along with a full glass of ice water to jump start my metabolism (also in the process of eating breakfast) which I have never really done before. I'll post again later tonight to write down my progress for the day! Can't "weight" for my weigh in next Friday!
 
Hi again! I hope you had a good weekend. How did it go for you?

I actually started on some exercise- I did step aerobics on Saturday morning with a friend. And then on Sunday I did some gardening- over an hour of digging and bending and hoeing. A pretty good workout for me, as I'm no runner!

Hope to see a post from you soon!
 
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I haven't posted in a few days and I really need to vent! I've been highly strict with my diet and exercise and have not weighed myself since this previous Friday, so my negative attitude is towards nothing of high numbers or a guilty conscience from cheating. For some odd reason, each time I look in the mirror and I see an obese female. I see someone that should be entirely ashamed at her own body. I have lost sixty pounds so far and am overlooking that and finding nothing but negative thoughts. Which is NOT me. What's going on here? Usually I see other females with very slim and fantastic figures and tell myself I am well on my way there, but lately i'll glance at them and get horribly pessimistic and think of how huge I am. Ugh, i'm just hoping my weigh in this Friday goes well and I can see a difference in the photos I will post that same day, so I can shake this horrid attitude of myself out of her!
 
60 lbs??? WOW!!!

I think you just are having a baaaaad day. You should be feeling great everytime you look in the mirror!

Maybe its kinda like bodybuilders who see their muscles as small....even tho they are huge. They are always looking to get bigger.

If I were you, I would look in the mirror and smile...tell yourself you look marvelous. Admire yourself. Think of where you were.....and how much closer you are to your goal.

I think 60lbs is a spectacular amount of weight to lose! Congrats!
<you can pat your shoulder anytime now!> lol

Keep up the great work!
 
I am so sorry you are feeling so down on yourself. You really need to focus more on all the positive changes you have made and not worry that you're not perfect!

But I know how hard it can be to follow that advice. Yesterday I went on a trip and and felt good all day. I've lost about 16 pounds over the last few weeks and felt like I was looking a bit better. But when I looked today at the photos my daughter took? I felt horrible! I looked so fat and awful and I hated myself. I felt discouraged...but I knew I really need to let it go and concentrate on the positive impacts of what I'm doing now.

And I sure agree that weighing once a week is the bast way to go. I'm glad it's working out for you.

Anyway- just keep doing what you're doing and you'll be wearing a cute bikini and feeling confident in just a few months!
 
Hi there I just got caught up on your Diary! First WOW 60LB Congrats on the hard work and great results! I can totally understand how you feel, it's one thing to loose the weight from your body it's not easy but you have the know how..eat well...workout you get results! Unfortunately our brains don't always register all the changes, the pain and scares that we have in there cause by years of feeling ashamed and in some case abuse done to us take much longer to heal, i find that writting on here and talking with other people that have been threw similar stories really help...also in order to boost you self esteem I find that doing something that you used to find yourself to big to do helps you fell and see the difference. I also keep a diary at home so when I can't be online I still have someplace to pour out my feelings. I hope this helps you, i am here to talk if you need to I am online often during the day, i will come back and see the progress you make!!! Keep up your amazing work you can do it!
 
Thank you all so very much! Your support truly means a lot to me. I do not know what was with me these past few days but this morning I woke up feeling much better. It must have just been some awkward phase. I finally got a hold of a picture of when I was 243 pounds, and am looking at it right now as i'm typing this. I am so proud of myself for coming such a long way. I'll repost my pictures of 187 and my 243 picture with this post. Again, each of you guys,thank you so much and I will get on later in the day to go through your updates.
 
There are going to be a lot of good days and a lot of bad days during your weightloss journey. I've been on mine for almost 2 years. It's been very emotional. I forget sometimes how far I've come. As much as I wish It wouldn't take me so long I know that I have a better chance of keeping it off that way. And like yesterday I was carrying a 35lb bucket of kitty down my hallway. I put it down for a second & thought "geeze I can't believe I was carrying around 2 of these before" Sometimes when I am at the store I go to the cat food department. I try to pick up as many lbs as I have lost. Trying to pick up 63lbs of cat food is not an easy task. To think I carried it around with me everyday is a good eye opener...on bad days you might want to go do that as well...
 
You seem really determined and like a real fighter...but it's impossible to show that 24/7. Everybody has rough periods. I'm just glad you're back and once again realizing what amazing progress you've made. And how much you'll make in the future.
Thanks for posting pics. You'll have real fun doing "before and after" posts with those!
 
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