New Year, New Thread for Those who Weigh 200 lbs/90 Kg or More

Newbie here! I've had to convert my weight from Kilos or Stone, as i've noticed everyone is using lbs. Is that an American thing, because i'm from the UK. Anyway, i'm just under 250lbs and just over 6ft, looking and feeling like ****, with some nasty stretch marks on me that look like i've been pregnant! Since i left College (June 06), i've put on about 40lbs. This due to the obvious things, no exercise what so ever, drinking heavily and eating too much (ie when i'm bored). Started to cut down on my portions recently and started going to the gym on Monday. I think my aim is to lose the 40 lbs i put on, and maybe a bit more on top of that, even though i know it's going to be very difficult.
 
Ok Everyone,
I cancelled Saturday. My mom and I are going to go out to eat. I have decided not to go through with it. I feel I am not ready if something was to happen and I have a distinct feeling he feels pushed into it. So alas ..its off ...

I am not going to join any dating forums or the like..

I am just going to stay single and just work on school, weight, and becoming more independent...

so ... thats where I am ...

Welcome Chris!

ttylater
love yas
natalie jo :seeya:
 
;)Hey all!!!! I have missed you. I had my daughter home from college all weekend with a nasty case of the flu. Then yesterday was a snow day and my youngest didn't have school. So, all and all, I just didn't get to the computer.

Natalie Jo - I am with you. Work on yourself. The better you feel about YOU, the more of a natural man-magnet you will become. I had a friend tell me once, "the way to attract a happy, healthy confident man is to be a happy, healthy, confident woman!" Great advice, huh?! This guy, if he is worth it, will see YOU for YOU and come around on his own.

Ali - Wait until your baby is taller than you are! or better yet, as my oldest just did........gets engaged! sheeeeesh, when did I get so old? :smilielol5:

Chris and Elizabeth - Welcome to the GREATEST bunch on the site! As Ginger (pink) mentioned, hotness attracts. We are smokin!:cool:

Hey Pink - I had a tough weekend as well. Didn't eat that bad or that much, but I find that if I eat even semi "normal", I won't lose. I have been holding steady for a good week now. grrrrrrrrrr. The trip to Bonaire became a trip to Aruba now. I have to revisit the finances. I realized that there is spring break 2 weeks before, then my son's wedding this summer, then hopefully a trip to Spain in the fall to visit my daughter on her fall term abroad. Only so many quarters in the jar, you know!

Feeling a bit under the weather today, very worried that I caught the virus my daughter had. oooooooooo she was sick. Staying in today, trying to get some extra sleep. am dying for some "comfort food", but opted for fresh blueberries and LF yogurt. yum.

What a great bunch here. love ya all!

Lori (summer)
 
Elizabeth-Rose said:
Hi pink clouds, :waving:
Well, I made it. I have read some of the posts, and it looks like you have gathered a great group together.
Looking forward to getting to know / reacquainted with everyone; as I have not been on here since september, and have never been a prolific contributor...until now, hopefully.

Put me on the shorties list...5'2. I recall one of the ladies said she was 5'1 and hubby 6'1...lol...I can appreciate how that would look. I'm 5'2 and a dear friend is 6'2. We often have a friendly cuddle :hug2:, and we look so funny, but cute. Hehehe...occasionally, he will stand on a lower step out on the porch, so we can look each other in the eye...lol...he is still a fraction taller, and I wear heels! :smilielol5:

I look forward to posting in here and getting to know you all better, and help support you all through your particular journey's. My journey been a very long one, but I seem to have found what works for me, and know this time, I will succeed. In fact, yesterday, I tried on some clothes which had never fit properly; well now they do. I feel fantastic. :party:
Best wishes to you all.
Elizabeth-Rose
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Welcome!! Elizabeth-Rose!!


always
natalie jo :seeya:
 
Hi summerbaby and nataliejo,
Thank you both for the warm welcome. :waving:

My goodness, summerbaby, it is all go at your house! I hope you are not coming down with your daughter's illness. Get plenty of rest, and keep up with the healthy eating.
I too have to revisit my finances...mine are looking a little sad.
I had to laugh when you said
Ali - Wait until your baby is taller than you are!
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My son passed me around this time last year...just before he turned 12! I actually stopped growing at 12, so I don't feel too bad; but these days he is a mile taller than me, and growing taller every day!
Hope you feel better soon!

Nataliejo,
I hope you don't mind me wading in; but I agree you should make this time about you. It is amazing how much of a difference a little weightloss and pamperiing can do for your self-esteem. Having said that; anyone worth your attention, will know what a wonderful person you are, regardless of what you look like.
Whatever happens with your friend; I hope ultimately you become truly comfortable with who YOU are.

Best of luck, to you both, ladies.
Elizabeth-Rose
 
Hey all sorry i haven't been that active here. Welcome to all the new ladies and gents.

I have been busier then i can possibly imagine lately. i started school on the 22nd of january and haven't stopped much since then. not to mention limited on computer time as i don't have my laptop right now its in the shop again. :( anyways.. school is going good. i'm doing good as can be on food but exercise needs a step up thats for sure. i am weighing in at 234.2 as of this morning so hopefully i can get back down to 230 if not lower by v-day which is when my other challenge thing ends. well thats my small update oh yeah.. i am officially in a size 24 pants and 18/20's in shirts.. woohoo i haven't been in this small of a size since 2003 when i got preggo with my 3.5 year old son. who is already over half of my height.. so yeah i am going to be looking up at him very soon if he keeps growing the way he is now. haha

ok gotta jet got homework to do. talk to you later

heather
 
Thanks Ali, Summerbaby, and Elizabeth-Rose...

Thanks for your advice.
I think you all are right!
and Summerbaby thats exactly what I want to be ...a man-magnet lol so someone will find me...instead of me finding them ...

so ..time to help myself, become more independent, finish school and lose weight ...plus make self esteem higher and feel better about myself, which I already am ..

I weighed in at 284.0 this morning .. I am really excited!!
Haven't weighed this in two years... I wasn't able to ride any of the rides at six flags .. I was ashamed last year ... ugh ..but losing is a wonderous feeling ... lol I shall be the victor lol

ttylater
love yas
natalie jo
and Elizabeth ..congrats on the 1.1 pound loss ... :):party:
 
Thanks Nataliejo. Congrats on your loss too!
Isn't it fantastic when you lose the weight and can do something you couldn't do before? :party:
Keep up the great work. Before you know it, the guys will be queuing up around the block, wanting your attention! :drool5:

Take care
Elizabeth-Rose
 
:eek: Ali!!!! That tiny baby is the same as the little woman in the red dress? Wow she has grown. Yet still she is so cute. I find it a little hard to believe that you never thought of yourself as being beautiful...maybe you are just being modest :D

Thank you so much for your words yesterday Elizabeth-Rose:grouphug: I was so grouchy and pissed off (excuse my language) last night lol. I did one post to another thread and went to bed. I was 279 yesterday morning and I ate so good all day but at the end of the day i wanted fast food and I forced myself to sleep instead. This morning I was at 275 which is ok but geez all i want is 273...and can i get the heck out of the 270's already :nopity:

Congrats on the weight loss Elizabeth-Rose:party: Woooooooohhhhhooooooooo you just got here and are already blazing hot :-D

Welcome Chris :D There is an easy way to convert measurements. If you google metric conversion the first option should be worldwidemetric just use that. Its free and fast. That being said...I think you will manage to lose the 18kg quite nicely! I currently weigh 124Kg and want to lose 63Kg. It's a big task, but I will try to lose 35Kg by the end of the year.

Nataliejo I totally think you made the best decision. Absolute best. Great job on the weigh loss as well :party: You ROCK!!

Hi Summerbaby. I know what you mean..If I eat even semi-normal I do not lose any weight. Aruba is so nice...well I've never been there, but the pictures look nice. I just came back from Spain a couple of months ago. I went to Madrid. It was freezing when I went 0 celsius, 32 farrenheit and it got even colder in the night. You have quite a lot going on this year. A wedding too!! I guess you are the regular social butterfly ;) Congratulations on your son getting married. Too sweet!!

Momma4alex I am so happy to hear that you are in a smaller size than u have been in for years :jump: Thanks for popping in and best wishes at school...hope you get an "A" on that homework!!

I'm off to bed all :svengo: goodnite
 
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I finally got over the big line on the scale! I'm finally under 215, It was one of my mini goals, I'm so excited!
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Congratulations CameraObscura :party::party: I am so excited with you!! (I just posted and saw your post hence the second post I am writing now LOL) I am confident you will be below 200 in no time at this rate...yet still I know no rush...one step at a time. And I celebrate your current achievement :hurray:
 
pink clouds - that is the same girl, she is 3 1/2 now and for some reason looks a lot older in that picture, I am in no rush believe me...as for my view of myself i have pretty bad self confidence issues, the most you will get out of me is to say that i like my eyes and my hair (most days) as for an all-over beauty thing, i don't see myself like everyone else...thanks for the compliment though.:grouphug:

the last time i weighed myself i was CONVINCED that i was going to be under the 200lb mark and i wasn't...how aggravating!!! it kinda got me down a little bit so i am on a scale strike for the next week or so...i so do not want to hit a plateau with the mother lode (well the mini one at least) so close! :banghead:

the thing i hate more than anything is that whenever something happens in my life that isn't good (i am having one of those days today) i want to eat. yeah, i know that you should redirect yourself into another activity and all but it is really hard and a struggle for sure. old habits die so hard.

congrats to everyone who is losing weight and hitting their goals:party: what happy news to hear on a boring ole wednesday!
 
Hello,
I've just joined and I feel as though I have a mountain to climb - 195lbs to lose. I've had a weight problem all my life but it went stratospheric about three years ago when I became self employed (I'm a freelance journalist from London). I didn't realise that the nightmare commute into the middle of the city was the only thing keeping me moving. Three years of staying at home behind a computer is not healthy and I've piled on the weight, so I need to try and deal with it for once and for all. To start off with, I'm trying to lose it by eating sensibly, rather than following a particular diet. If that doesn't work, I may have to resort to other measures!
Good luck with your diets - I expect I will be posting when everyone else is asleep, but I hope I can join in sometimes!
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Hiya Popcorn :) Welcome to the thread!!! Please feel free to post as much as you like here. This thread is full of the most wonderful people! That includes you ;) I thought I was fat all of my life because my sister was very thin growing up and I was the normal size for a girl, but they called me fat so much and made so much fun of me that I thought I was sooooooooo FAT LOL I even saw myself as fat. It is not until now that I am older, I can see that I was normal. It really boggles my mind because I cannot understand how they could have called me fat. Well it did manifest and I was fat by the time I was 10...not obese just overweight. I became obese when I was in my late teens (190lbs) and I gained over 80 lbs between the ages of 22-25. Crazy stuff. I have a long way to go as well. As I said in earlier posts. Doctor recommends that I lose 160 lbs but I am starting now with 139. (I lost one pound since yesterday). It may be a tough road at times, but hey we are all here for each other. You can definitely do this, and you will see a difference. I was on a diet when I started this, but I am a bit of a rebel:biggrinjester: I cannot impose someone else's rules on myself when it comes to eating. It makes me feel oppressed. This week I have been trying just to eat healthier...much more water and chicken salads, and my favorite kashi heart to heart cereal in the morning (something my other diet would never permit). It works for me. I don't feel trapped, but I am still an emotional eater and am having to deal with that now. I think your approach will definitely bring you results...I am sure you will be consuming much better foods than u did before and your body will respond.:party: Congratulations on taking that first step! You are definitely not alone and are more than welcome here :D

Ohhhh by the way popcorn, an approach that I am taking now, which makes me feel a bit less overwhelmed is focusing on 10lb increments instead of the entire 139. So now I am focusing on getting out of the 270's then next the 260's. makes it easier for me this way :D and actually motivates me a bit....I no longer feel compared to others, just compared to myself if that makes sense.

Ali!!! First...hugs for you :grouphug: You'll get there don't worry. Look at me scraping to get out of the 270's haha 274-276-279-275-274 GOOD LORD! I totally feel like i am in a rollercoaster ride lol. But don't worry sometimes when you are so close you feel so far and then you jump over that brick wall and it is smooth sailing. You will make it!!

I also eat for comfort. I was reading one of those articles on the internet about how to stop...and I was like "ya right" the entire time I was reading it. They gave good advice, but when its happening it is so difficult not to give in to your desires. The only way I overcame mine the other night was simply to go to sleep angry lol but I sure felt better in the morning when I saw that I lost 4 pounds in one day, I'm sure it was mostly water, but I was still so happy. As I resist more temptations I can share with you what I did to handle my emotions and maybe you can do the same. Not meaning to sound too warm and fuzzy but believe me I need all the help I can get!!

This coming Monday is one week since I started my "get the heck out of the 270's" campaign, I cannot wait to see if I can make it :D

Have a good night and a good day tomorrow everyone :D
 
I think I was in this thread once before but lost it ^-^. I want out of the 240's so goddamn bad right now I was 248 sunday and 246.8 2 hours ago of course I can't really trust the scale till my regular weigh in time Sunday. lets just hope I can resist all the junkfood being brought to my house tonight

Pink I know you can make it out of the 270 range the weight might be fluctuating but it's going to come off.
 
Ok I will join...Im Cerella...Im weightin in at 229.8...I got down to 213 awhile ago adn ballooned back up when I switched jobs 4 months ago...Im a single mommy to two beautiful girls and am working my ass off to shed this weight...Ive lost track a few times but I have a feeling that this is the time...I really want to see Onederland...I was close once and can get close again...and cross it...
 
Hi Pink Clouds,
Thanks so much for your welcoming and supportive post!
Like you, my weight problems started off in childhood. My mother put me on diets when I was very young (four) and I cannot remember a time when my weight was not an issue for her. The problem for me is that because of that, as soon as I start to follow a 'diet', I feel as though somebody's else's rules have been imposed on me and it's just a matter of time before I become cross and rebellious. It's ironic, because I suspect that if my mum had just been more easy-going when I was a kid, I'd have asserted myself later in life by making myself fit and healthy, instead of in more self-destructive ways. Anyway, enough navel contemplation! That's why I wanted to join a forum, rather than a particular group - such as Weight Watchers - because however nice they are, you do have to follow their rules, and sooner or later that hacks me off. This way, I only have to consider one rule - to burn off more energy than I put in!

Your suggestion of targeting smaller amounts of weight is a good one. As a Brit, it comes more naturally to me to think in stones (14lbs) and half stones – so, only two pounds to my first half stone! :)

Good luck getting out of the 270s, Pink Clouds - I recommend home-made vegetable soup (butternut squash and carrot's good). I've been having it for lunch all week, and it's gorgeous. I give myself a nice big bowl of it, too!

Good luck to everyone else on this thread, too - it's so encouraging to see how much weight you've all lost. We can do it!
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ali.smedley said:
pink clouds - that is the same girl, she is 3 1/2 now and for some reason looks a lot older in that picture, I am in no rush believe me...as for my view of myself i have pretty bad self confidence issues, the most you will get out of me is to say that i like my eyes and my hair (most days) as for an all-over beauty thing, i don't see myself like everyone else...thanks for the compliment though.:grouphug:

the last time i weighed myself i was CONVINCED that i was going to be under the 200lb mark and i wasn't...how aggravating!!! it kinda got me down a little bit so i am on a scale strike for the next week or so...i so do not want to hit a plateau with the mother lode (well the mini one at least) so close! :banghead:

the thing i hate more than anything is that whenever something happens in my life that isn't good (i am having one of those days today) i want to eat. yeah, i know that you should redirect yourself into another activity and all but it is really hard and a struggle for sure. old habits die so hard.

congrats to everyone who is losing weight and hitting their goals:party: what happy news to hear on a boring ole wednesday!
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Ali I do the same thing with my food, not so much anymore. I am reading a book about Food Addiction and doing the book work. But I am learning the different ways you can avoid the food, and break the cycle ..

I hope you feel better soon hun!

always
natalie jo
 
Popcorn said:
Hello,
I've just joined and I feel as though I have a mountain to climb - 195lbs to lose. I've had a weight problem all my life but it went stratospheric about three years ago when I became self employed (I'm a freelance journalist from London). I didn't realise that the nightmare commute into the middle of the city was the only thing keeping me moving. Three years of staying at home behind a computer is not healthy and I've piled on the weight, so I need to try and deal with it for once and for all. To start off with, I'm trying to lose it by eating sensibly, rather than following a particular diet. If that doesn't work, I may have to resort to other measures!
Good luck with your diets - I expect I will be posting when everyone else is asleep, but I hope I can join in sometimes!
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Hey Popcorn..
I totally understand .. I have over one hundred pounds to lose. You can do this hun, I know its just sounds like words, but its true. Just stick with this forum and join the challenges and you will get there, slowly. Take one day at a time. But if I can do it, and I am, you can do it...

I weighed 320 pounds ... and I didn't think I could get myself to walk everyday.. now I walk around 40 minutes a day, sometimes less ..and I also have a somewhat good lifestyle of eating ...but I do cheat once in a while, but I try to keep it in moderation ... thats the key ...moderation ...

anyway ... you can do it hun

oh .. I am 284.8 now ..

you can do it!!!

always
natalie jo

and Welcome!!:party:
 
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