The 250 Pound Journey

[Stacy]

Oh don't get me wrong, I have quite a belly. No "hour glass" figure here, but I still think I'm cute. lol

Anyway really good job on the weight loss Stacy...that's so close to 30lbs....that's an amazing weight loss.

Thank you! Yeah, I'm down another pound, so just three more pounds to go and then I hit my 30 pound mark. Yay!

 

[ecky1]

I'm sure that you are cute I think a lot of people that look good while big has more to do with confidence, they proudly hold themselves upright, wear the right clothes and generally look so confident that they look great. I probably could have looked much better if I took more pride in my appearance but it's sort of like you dress drab to not get attention to yourself. I wouldn't even put makeup on as I thought that people would look at me and think 'who's she kidding thinking that she could possible make herself look nice.' It's something that I am still having to fight but I have made the first step and got my haircut in a younger looking style. Now I need to find some clothes that look really good on me and I might even tackle wearing makeup

Oh don't get me wrong, I have quite a belly. No "hour glass" figure here, but I still think I'm cute. lol

 

[Stacy]

I'm sure that you are cute I think a lot of people that look good while big has more to do with confidence, they proudly hold themselves upright, wear the right clothes and generally look so confident that they look great. I probably could have looked much better if I took more pride in my appearance but it's sort of like you dress drab to not get attention to yourself. I wouldn't even put makeup on as I thought that people would look at me and think 'who's she kidding thinking that she could possible make herself look nice.' It's something that I am still having to fight but I have made the first step and got my haircut in a younger looking style. Now I need to find some clothes that look really good on me and I might even tackle wearing makeup

I think you hit the nail of the head here! When you take the time to make yourself look better - IE fixing your hair, put on cute clothes, or putting on makeup - it makes you FEEL better. And when you feel better you have more confidence and people notice. At my heaviest I was 15 pounds shy of 400 pounds! A weight that most people would be mortified to be at. And yet I walked around with a smile on my face and loved who I was. I felt good, and always took the time to put on makeup, put up my hair, and always wore nice outfits. People noticed, and most people I passed smiled back at me.

People love confidence, it doesn't mater what size of a package that confidence is in. If you love yourself and feel good that's what people pick up on. You can be a 110 pound girl and if you hate yourself and have no confidence people pick up on that. It's all in the way you carry yourself. At least that's always been the case for me. I've been fat all my life and have never had trouble getting dates or making people feel comfortable. It's because I love myself and it shows.

Most people have this misconception that once they get down to a certain weight that the confidence will automatically show up and they will suddenly like who they are and like their bodies. I've known dozens of people who have lost a significant amount of weight only to find that they are just as miserable now as when they where bigger - not realizing that you have to fix what's broken on the inside and that no mater how much work they put into the outside it won't make things better until they learn to love who they are on the inside (regardless of what size they are). It sounds totally hokey but it's absolutely true. I recommend taking a look at this - to anyone who wants to lose weight. If you have time I hope you get a chance to read it. I don't agree with everything she says there - IE I believe people can and often do lose weight and can do it for life - but she makes some very eye opening arguments about the fantasy of being thin.

 

[Kirsty1]

People love confidence, it doesn't mater what size of a package that confidence is in. If you love yourself and feel good that's what people pick up on. You can be a 110 pound girl and if you hate yourself and have no confidence people pick up on that. It's all in the way you carry yourself. At least that's always been the case for me. I've been fat all my life and have never had trouble getting dates or making people feel comfortable. It's because I love myself and it shows.

You've got it spot on! When you look confident, no matter what size you are people will be attracted to it. I think I was one of those who thought I'd be magically confident once I lost the weight, and although it helped a tiny bit. It was something I had to work on! Gonna have a look at the link you posted now.

Hey by the way, sounds like you're doing great

 

[Stacy]

You've got it spot on! When you look confident, no matter what size you are people will be attracted to it. I think I was one of those who thought I'd be magically confident once I lost the weight, and although it helped a tiny bit. It was something I had to work on! Gonna have a look at the link you posted now.

Hey by the way, sounds like you're doing great

Thanks, Kristy! I appreciate the feedback.

By the way, by the look of your tracker it looks like you're doing great too! Congratulations and keep up the good work!

 

[Verobc1]

Hey Stacy

I wanted to take a few min to say hi and thankyou for the post on my journal,
And WOW you have lost or "removed " a lot of weight! Congrats and keep up the good work! I am gonna keep reading your journal, it's very uplifting and motivational!!! Keep it up!

 

[shygemini]

One of the best things you have to look forward to (in my opinion) is FEELING lighter. When i lost my weight before, it was one of my favorite things. 50lbs down, you just simply feel lighter on your feet, and you start to realize why lighter people can tend to have an easier job of walking fast, running, exercising etc. I think logically we know it will be true, but actually experiencing it is something different.

Best of luck!

 

[Stacy]

I am gonna keep reading your journal, it's very uplifting and motivational!!! Keep it up!

Aww Thanks! That's very sweet of you to say. *hugs*

 

[Stacy]

One of the best things you have to look forward to (in my opinion) is FEELING lighter. When i lost my weight before, it was one of my favorite things. 50lbs down, you just simply feel lighter on your feet, and you start to realize why lighter people can tend to have an easier job of walking fast, running, exercising etc. I think logically we know it will be true, but actually experiencing it is something different.

Best of luck!

Hahah! I know right? I'm down 27 pounds and I'm already starting to feel it. Today in the shower I was actually dancing and I felt so much lighter than I used to. I'm really looking forward to 50 pounds...100 pounds... 200 pounds down. Each of these steps will be an amazing milestone and I can't wait! When I reach my goal weight I will have lost 245 lbs. I can't wait to feel how light I will feel then! LOL!

Your encouragement means a lot! Thank you, hon!

 

[shygemini]

you are welcome! another thing i enjoyed doing (and will do again) is going to the gym and trying to pick up weights equalling the weight i lost...i think the last time i did that i was at 40 lbs lost or so. Amazing to think you were carrying that much extra around with you all the time! Talk about natural resistance training!

That is awesome that you are already feeling it

 

[Stacy]

another thing i enjoyed doing (and will do again) is going to the gym and trying to pick up weights equalling the weight i lost...

Did you lose a lot of weight and then gain it back? What happened, hon?

i think the last time i did that i was at 40 lbs lost or so. Amazing to think you were carrying that much extra around with you all the time! Talk about natural resistance training!

That is awesome that you are already feeling it

hahah That sounds like a great way to get a real feel of what that much weight was like. I used to get those 10 pound bags of potatoes and I just think, wow, the 27 pounds of weight I lost is almost equal to THREE of those bags! Amazing! But I still have SO FAR to go!

 

[shygemini]

Did you lose a lot of weight and then gain it back? What happened, hon?

Basically, I started off 'the first time' at 265 lbs, about 4 years ago now I guess. I lost weight, and my lowest weight was around 216 lbs on my 25th birthday. HOwever, i quickly gained back 4 lbs and stabilized around 220-223lbs for around a year or so. Then i met my now husband and well, i got slack in my eating...and eventually my exercising. So the weight slowly came back on. So all in all i lost 45lbs and subsequently gained back all that weight, plus an additional 15 or so lbs. But hopefully this time it will go better and i am older and wiser lol

 

[Stacy]

Basically, I started off 'the first time' at 265 lbs, about 4 years ago now I guess. I lost weight, and my lowest weight was around 216 lbs on my 25th birthday. HOwever, i quickly gained back 4 lbs and stabilized around 220-223lbs for around a year or so. Then i met my now husband and well, i got slack in my eating...and eventually my exercising. So the weight slowly came back on. So all in all i lost 45lbs and subsequently gained back all that weight, plus an additional 15 or so lbs. But hopefully this time it will go better and i am older and wiser lol

Wow, yeah, I guess the key is to just never stop. Congrats on your progress so far! I know you will reach your goal!

 

[shygemini]

Wow, yeah, I guess the key is to just never stop. Congrats on your progress so far! I know you will reach your goal!

Definitely never stop!!! Honestly, i was so upset about being stuck between 220-223 lbs for a year, but now i would love to be there.

Thank you I have no progress yet (except starting again hehe) but you have been doing great and i will enjoy going on this journey with you

 

[Stacy]

Definitely never stop!!! Honestly, i was so upset about being stuck between 220-223 lbs for a year, but now i would love to be there.

Thank you I have no progress yet (except starting again hehe) but you have been doing great and i will enjoy going on this journey with you

Well knowing what worked for you before is REAL progress. You know how to get to where you need to be and that is more than I can say for a lot of us who are starting this weight loss journey. Me, I seam to be totally lost lately.

 

[Stacy]

Cussing at the Scale

This week I’ve been great. I’ve been eating WELL below my supposed RMR and exercising nearly every day. But for some reason for six days in a row the scale refused to show any progress, it just sat there fluctuating up and down about .2 of a pound. So I then decided to seriously drop my calories to try and get the scale moving down again. So the day before yesterday I ate a little over 1,200 calories, the scale still wouldn’t move. Yesterday I ate around 1,350 calories and guess what!? I wake up to two pounds weight gain! That’s right – 2 friggin’ pounds! WTF?!? So not only is the scale not going down but now it’s going BACKWARD!

It’s been 8 days since any real progress on the scale and then showing a weight gain this morning - I wanted to scream. I actually cussed at the damned scale! This can’t be happening. Isn’t it physically impossible to not be losing weight on that much of a calorie defect? I find this whole thing really disturbing and I’m just exhausted. I had a total “F#@& IT” moment and told my boyfriend that I fully intend to pig out today. I even suggested we get a cupcake – something we haven’t done in over a month. So we both go get our favorite – red velvet - and you know what? I COULDN’T FINISH THE DAMNED THING! And what’s weirder is that my boyfriend couldn’t either. We both found our cupcake disgustingly sweet and it made us feel icky.

I don’t like cupcakes anymore. That is crazy cool! Our taste buds are changing drastically the more fresh and whole foods we eat and we keep finding more and more foods that we no longer enjoy eating (like polish sausages, burgers, and most fast food). Even so I never dreamed that cupcakes would be among them, as it used to be my favorite!

At this point I couldn’t go back to the way I used to eat even if I wanted to, I just don’t like those types of food anymore. They’re an assault on my taste buds and on my intestines.

Now if I could just get the scale to catch up to my new lifestyle I’d be a happy camper. This scale thing is making me nuts and I really don’t understand what is going on.

 

[shygemini]

Hi Stacy

I think it is all about keeping faith that the scale will move, eventually. Sometimes our body needs a little catch up period for the weight loss. Since you have been moving around your calories this week (understandable!) i would say it might take awhile for it to get used to a certain amount of calories again...so don't lose hope

And thank you for the compliment above Really it is just exercising in fitness classes and eating well (counting calories) that worked for me last time.

 

[juni]

Hi Stacy,

Our bodies are strange like that (esp. women). TOM and you'll see fluctuation, a little more salt and you'll see a gain, a little less water and you'll see a gain. And shygemini is right, sometimes the body loses in chunks. So keep at it. You are doing well and your journal is very inspiring. Keep it up.

Have a fantastic week.

 

[Stacy]

I think it is all about keeping faith that the scale will move, eventually. Sometimes our body needs a little catch up period for the weight loss. Since you have been moving around your calories this week (understandable!) i would say it might take awhile for it to get used to a certain amount of calories again...so don't lose hope

I sure hope so. At this point I'm thinking I took a wrong turn coming home from the grocery store and ended up in the twilight zone. This makes no sense to me.

Thank you for the encouragement. I'm definitely "keeping the faith". This is just the toughest spot I've been in since starting my weight loss journey and pray that it's not going to be this hard every single step of the way. lol

 

[shygemini]

I sure hope so. At this point I'm thinking I took a wrong turn coming home from the grocery store and ended up in the twilight zone. This makes no sense to me.

Thank you for the encouragement. I'm definitely "keeping the faith". This is just the toughest spot I've been in since starting my weight loss journey and pray that it's not going to be this hard every single step of the way. lol

i am peeking at your food diary right now...i think you may be having a weight stall due to excess sodium intake. Sodium can definitely stall weight loss!! For instance the pizza today (which for some reason shows as 0 calories) would have been really high in sodium (because pizzas just...are). Another exaple is the curry sauce you had a few days back. If that was a bought sauce, i am confident it would be high in sodium (although it shows on there as 0). And other days i notice your sodium count is quite high. Maybe something to think about.