Struggles on the road to health

congrats on getting into the size 12s - what a great accomplishment...

I've heard before that some beef is leaner than others. My store (the only one we've got) sells ground beef and ground chuck. Which would be leaner? I've heard people tell me both ways...
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ground chuck and ground beef think around the same fat percentage and calories - generally aroound 80-85 percent lean... so just drain it after cooking and all will be well

I am having one concern, though. I may post it as a question on the board, as well. But it's weird. When I weighed 220 or so, my confidence level was SO much higher than it is now. I was bigger, but I knew what looked good on me, and what characteristics, physically, I had that were appealing.

Now I'm literally losing those characteristics and I feel like I don't know what looks ok anymore. Instead of feeling more confident, I'm feeling less confident about how I look because I'm less SURE. Has anyone else had that problem?
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I think this is perfectly normal - you're basically discovering a new body... and it's not the same body you've had for the past few years so it will take some time to geet comfortable with it and find what youo look good in...

Have fun shopping and trying on stuff and see what does look good and what doesnt...

my guilty pleasure show is TLC's what not to wear - watch a few episodes youo might get some ideas...

in the mean time - celebrate youur new size :D
 
I love What Not to Wear...if it didn't involve flying to New York, I'd apply to be on it. Maybe a shopping trip is in order this weekend....
 
the show is good for pointers about what looks good on your body type... and it encourages people to try on stuff that you wouldn't normally try on.. you might want to bring a friend and a digital camera to the store with you when you try on stuff just so you can see what styles look good - and try on some really outlandish stuff that you would say -no way wold i ever wear that.. you never know it might be a good look on you :D
 
I think I'll drive my husband crazy by setting our satellite to record all episodes of What Not to Wear...you're right, I could probably learn a lot from the pointers they give.

Part of my issue with shopping is finding stuff. It's SO hard with women's clothing. You walk into a store and have to wade through the juniors, misses, women's and plus. Some stores place me in "plus sizes" while others don't. Once I find the right section, I'm ok.
 
Juniors stuff I would probably stay away from -unless you're 15 years old... they tend to be cut much slimmer in the hips and bust and the styles tend to be not all that appropriate for grownups (that was a WNTW episode where they had to convince awoman not to shop juniors anymore.. :) Who says you can't learn anything on television :D

New york and companyis becoming one of my favorite stores -the prices are pretty good and the clothes fit fairly well...
 
They've got a New York and Co. at our "local" mall...40 miles away. I'll have to go in there. JC Penney is another favorite of mine, and I like Sears for work-type stuff.
 
I sort of have to be in the mood -but marshall's and tj maxx or even loehmanns - they're sort of like a treasure hunt but they have good prices and designer stuff... but the stores are usually a disorganized wreck :D
 
Sounds like Ross...it's like a giant garage sale, but the prices are good. I may need to dive into Kohl's. I went in there once, but in the plus sizes at the store I went to, the clothes were a little blah. The smaller stuff was good, though.
 
I never liked shopping but now that I'm forced into replacing my wardrobe -it's actually kind of fun and since i don't expect to be in sizes for too long - i won't spend a lot of money on clothes but they still have to look nice... H&M suprisingly had some nice stuff too...

Go exploring and try stuff on... see what you like and have fun :D
 
Gosh you sound like me. I hated shopping with a passion. I'd walk through the racks and look at stuff, and nothing appealed to me. Right now, around here, the "style" is almost maternity-looking, big billowy shirts. Kinda the opposite of what I want. I didn't lose all this weight to hide my body. Sometimes I just don't understand people and their fashion design skills....
 
I love what not to wear. I always wonder why people argue with them so much...they always look great in the end!

I was thinking it woud be neat for Stacey and Clinton to help you shop around your hometown and find things that look good. I would think that anyone would look decent in $300 jackets and pants, but I live in Iowa and we don't have tons of designer stores (or hardly any for that matter), so I want someone to help me look good with stuff I can find at the Mall and maybe local boutiques.

I love H&M, the nearest one to me is Chicago, but I just think they are so reasonalby priced and great fashions!
 
IWBT...it'd be a chore for Stacey and Clinton to help me shop in my town. My little Texas town of 3,500 people doesn't even have a store where you can buy clothes. :svengo: We've got to drive a minimum of 30 miles in any direction to reach a clothing store.

But I get what you're saying, totally. They should take real people to shop at places they can go shop once the $5,000 is gone. I can't get at JC Penney what they're getting in those designer stores in New York.
 
Update

Wore the size 12s yesterday, and it felt GREAT!!! :smilielol5: When I was out taking pictures for work, I had a whole group of little 80+ year old hospital auxiliary ladies discussing my weight loss. I've become the local poster child for the hospital's "Wellness Center."

I'm getting people telling me now, though, that they think I should stop. My friend/sister-in-law has mentioned it, and all the ladies there did, too. If I can get my scanner up here at work fixed today, I'm going to post a before and during photo to get some opinions, I think. I can still stand to lose another 20 or so, I think. But sometimes other people see things you don't see, you know? And to be honest I haven't looked at a photo of myself since I've lost any weight at all. So we'll see how it goes. The "Before" picture will be one taken the day I got married, on July 4. I started working out July 30. I plan to take a pic today at lunch in the same dress for comparison, and normal clothes, too. Wish I had more befores, though. Maybe I can find something.

I'm still having issues with my level of confidence, but it'll come around eventually. I told my husband yesterday that the weight I've lost is having the opposite effect on me. A lot of people gain confidence when losing weight, I told him, but I'M losing it FAST.

He said maybe I'm just depressed, which is possible. January 2004 is the month I lost my mom, suddenly. Jan. 19 was the last day I saw her vital and alive, in fact. Got the call Jan. 20 that she'd been found unconscious and unresponsive, and she had strokes and heart attacks, including a stroke that destroyed her brain stem. She was declared brain dead Jan. 22, 2004. So it's been five years, but I still think about it a lot. Especially in January. Right now I just don't want to do anything, including work out.

But it'll pass. It always does...
 
I decided to be lazy this morning, and I'll pay for it later by having to cram in a workout between work, dinner and more work tonight. It's paying off, though. The scale said 182 this morning, which can't be right because that'd mean I lost about four pounds this week. It's possible, I guess. We'll see if the number holds.

Oh, and for anyone who might care and hasn't seen 'em, I posted some before and during pics in the right forum....

I should so be working today. But dangit I don't care. I'm leaving work at 3:30 today, I think. Gonna go work out around 3:45 pm, then I've got basketball games starting at 5:45. The workout will last about an hour, so that doesn't leave a lot of cooking time. Not sure if I'll take the easy way out, and go by the local chicken place for my usual four chicken tender meal with green beans, or go home and make these little burrito things I've gotten to like a lot.

I found some low-calorie/low-carb tortillas, and I open a can of beans, make some rice, slap on some cheese and call it a meal. It's quick and easy. Calorie-wise, though, I'm about the same no matter which option I choose. The second might be better for me, but there's something to be said for taking a break for one night from cooking. We'll see....
 
Congrats on the size 12s! I can't wait to get back into mine. You're my inspiration! Got to go check out those pics (so I can be your 2nd favorite person.) LOL
 
You'll make it to the 12s, SweatPea...don't give up! I never in a million years thought I'd get there. This is one time I'm glad to be wrong...

So for the update...

Did ok over the weekend. My brother-in-law came to the house, and brought some oreo cookie stuff his mom had. A big ziploc tub of oreos, cream cheese and who knows what else. I had a little Saturday, and again Sunday. But I was in a big calorie deficit both days. So I think it worked out ok. Or maybe not. We'll see.

This morning I got up and went to weigh like I usually do, just for a little reminder of why I'm going to work out in the morning. I knew before I got on the scale that I shouldn't do it...I felt all bloated and yucky (didn't drink NEARLY enough water over the weekend). Sure enough...the scale all weekend, and most of last week, had said 182...and this morning it read 184. We'll see where it lands later in the week, once I get the water consumption back to normal.

On a good note, my husband is finally realizing he's GOT to quit eating like he does if he wants to stick around past his 40s. He's 29, and will be 30 later this year, so maybe that's got something to do with it. I don't care WHY he's feeling it, only that he is. One reason I was always afraid to get married, especially after my mom died, is that I didn't want to love someone, and get close to him, only to have him up and die on me one day. The husband doesn't know this, though. Maybe I should clue him in?

But anyway, he's never been much of a fan of fish, but I convinced him to grill some cod fillets last night. They were SO good....just with salt, pepper and brushed with a little bit of extra virgin olive oil. Probably too much of the olive oil, since I allowed him to wield the brush. Unfortunately we undid the good with some fried french fries....next time will be better. But this was a HUGE step in the right direction.
 
MindiK said:
On a good note, my husband is finally realizing he's GOT to quit eating like he does if he wants to stick around past his 40s.
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My boyfriend eats terribly too, every night he wants a pizza delivery or chinese. That is how I managed to gain 20kg over the past year we've been together. He's always eaten it so much more than me and although he hasn't put on the weight I just hate to think what his internal organs are looking like! He did start the year vowing to eat healthy and he even joined the gym with me, but it only last a week...he's back on the pizza!

I hope you have more luck convincing your hubby to go (and stay) healthy than I have!!!
 
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