Lose 100 lbs by November 2008 (April Thread)

[RoxanneRoxanne]

Originally Posted by fancyface

Right now I am looking at 65.5 lbs in 15 weeks. AND totally not believing it.

WOW!!!

Congrats to all of you. You're doing so well!

[Jennifer]

Originally Posted by SUNSHINELADY

Thanks Jennifer! I just skimmed through your journal. You should be so proud of yourself. I cannot even imagine getting close to 199 #s right now. You are so close. Thanks for your inspiration. You had a lot of weight to lose and you are winning the battle!

thanks Cindy!

Originally Posted by fancyface

Had so many folks making comments today, that I was actually wanting them to just shut up. First I was miffed cause no one was noticing and now I want them to shut up already. lol....

I can't even remember the last time I had a conversation with someone and my weight loss didn't come up. I know they're being nice, but I know what you mean about wanting them to shut up already

Heather - Still on the fat fast? How's it going for you?

[magickal1]

hi GIRLS!!!!!
ill be back later to post just stoppin in to say hi I think i may need to add some more food in im gettin to low be back later hugs congrates on all the losses!!!

[fancyface]

Hi Everyone! Watched the Biggest Loser earlier --- amazing to see some of the transformations. Ali looked awesome! Well all of them did! I am gonna be doing a happy dance just to make it to Onederland..... We are transforming too!! Keep up the good work!!

Got some good news financially today -- and am hoping by June to be able to purchase a few things clothing wise. Gonna check the consignment shops and our local Goodwill Industries. Really do not want to have many of any sizes on my journey down, but gonna have to break bad and get a few things. Pulling out the few 1X shirts and blouses I saved and they all fit (some are loose) -- but the bottoms are another story. 2X is working for the most part. When I get to a 1X on the bottom, I am looking for a pair of jeans. I have not put a pair of jeans on my body in a long time. Will be nice.

Rode the exercise bike a bit after the Biggest Loser went off. My workouts are so simple compared to what all those folks have been through --- but hey, I am getting stronger; can feel it.

On a really positive note, I had to show my id at the bank today. The teller looked at it, looked at me and did a double take.... said, 'hey this really does not look like you.' I happened to have the same blouse on as in the photo (just very very very baggy now) --- Teller said, 'the blouse is the only thing that convinces me this is the same person.' -- Felt like I was doing the happy dance on the way out. lol.

Have a good day tomorrow!

[StlCardsGirl]

I haven't had a good week. I'm just feeling blah. I'm not happy. I was doing so good. I think I may need to get some help.

[magickal1]

Fancy ur doin freat congrates on the loss and the Dl thats so cool.....

Stacey- sry to hear ur feeling blah, hope u get better.

Im up and ready to start the day I think hehehehe . i HARD BOILED SOME EGGS LAST NITE SO I HAD SOMETHING QUICK IN THE MORNINGS SO I COULD GET BREAKFAST IN . I was startign to go till noon or later with out eating and that wasnt good , need to fire up my metabolizm.

menue
b- hb egg
l- tilapia
d-steak
water water water , green tea

[cara34]

Hi Everyone,
I just started 1 1'/2 days ago to induction Atkins. This is the first time that I've participated in these boards - you are all so encouraging!! I can't believe the weight that you have all lost - it makes me want to keep going b/c I just wish I had started earlier, you know??

I just bought my first scale in probably 10 years!! I subscribe to the 'ignore it and it will go away' theory in a lot of areas that are out of control in my life!! BUT I am ready to stop hiding and commit to a new way of life!!


Starting weight and heaviest 4/14/08 - 255 lbs
Weight today 4/16/08 - 252 lbs
Goal Weight - 150 lbs

[Jennifer]

Stacie - Sorry you're having a rough time

cara!

[SUNSHINELADY]

Welcome Cara!

Stacey, are you feeling any better? We are all here for you. I was doing so well too and I had to have a huge talk with myself and I have done well since then.

Today's menu:
Breakfast: handful of cashews, running behind because I ironed for a change!
Snack: 1/2 pouch tuna selects-herb & garlic
Lunch: rest of leftover roast, 1/2 cucumber
Snack: 1/2 cucumber, celery sticks
Dinner: Applebees with my sister. Brushetta burger no bun, grilled veggies instead of fries.
Snack if needed: rest of tuna

Doing great with water this week. I am on a roll. Have a nice day.
Cindy

[behind_the_mask]

Hi ladies! Sorry I've been kind of MIA lately.

After a few carbier days, yesterday I DID make it the gym and walked 3 miles! It was great to get back there again after staying away all during Spring Break.

Today is my first full day back completely low carb... and I am facing some temptations again, but I'm NOT giving in!

Today's Menu:
B- turkey on oopsies (6)
L- pepperoni slices, diet soda (2)
S- meat of some kind and veggies (8)
TOTAL=16 carbs/8 glasses of water
(maybe walking to park later = 1 mile)

[Amy Markle]

Welcome Cara!! There's no time like the present to begin...Congratulations!!

Well, today I had my first major "test"...i was out of town for work today, which has led me to a habit of purchasing high fat high carb food...i packed my lunch, creamed spinach and garlic chicken breast, UMM, I love this stuff, but at lunch time i was drawn to ditch the packed homemade leftovers and went to a nearby grocery store...walking past the bakery, I so wanted to buy cake or one of those other baked items, but i didn't...i looked through the candy isle, then saw 100 calorie packs of cupcakes, checked the carb count and was rationalizing that , hey the count isn't too bad for a serving, but i knew the mood i was in, i wouldn't have eaten just one pack...i left the grocery store empty handed!!! YEAH!!! I drove right back to the office where i worked for the day and found a microwave and heated up my lunch....i was so glad i got through that... plus everyone was ooing and awwing over my low carb lunch!

[Teresa Helton]

hey guys I joined this thread back in Nov or when ever this started. I just wanted to get back to using this support. I have stayed on track , but did have a 2 month back slide. I have lost a little over 50 pounds so far and looking forward to losing the next 50. I have a my space page and and I have a lot of weight loss friends on there but no one there is living low carb and I am really wanting to chat more with others living the same way. If you have a myspace look me up teresalandershelton is my page name. I do my blogging on there.. I have a great Homestyle Low Carb hush puppy recipe I came up with. It is so good.. its on my blog on myspace. Well I am going to read up on the thread now and see whats been going on. MySpace.com - Teresa Helton - 34 - Female - Kyle, Texas - www.myspace.com/teresalandershelton

[Amy Markle]

Welcome back Teresa!!!

[magickal1]

cara34-welcome and gl on ur journey !!!!! ur at the right place for inspiration and encouragment...

Jennifer - how are u doing ?

SUNSHINELADY - looks like ur doing great !!!!!!

behind_the_mask- welcome back heather was wondering where u were, how did the fat fast work for u?

Amy Markle - wtg girl on self controll you should feel so proud u made it thru with flying colors hug to u girl!!!!! i always say food is my drug and my drug dealer is on every corner in america its not easy , but we can do it just one day at a time I just say I can do anything for 24 hours !!!!!! and when u get ur loss on the scale u will be so happy u didnt give in...

Teresa Helton - welcome !!!!! and congrates on ur loss so far and here cheering u on to the next 50 gone!!!


I did really well today worked out a deal with my gf that is a massage therapist we are gonna trade services every 2 weeks ill get a full body massage and she will get her wax and pedicure from me its a perfect arrangment, she is gonna start using firming lotion on me to help with the skin so im very happy about that....

I stuck to my eating plan for today and got alot of water in , now im just waiting on the scale to reward me this week
Larae - where are u girl aint seen u in a lil bit? Ill be lookin for ur post to see how u are doing!!!!!!! hugs to u all

[fancyface]

Welcome to all you new folks. So good to have more of you joining. This is one of my major support systems and where I have learned so much, just by reading. Stacie, hope you get rid of the blahs and feel better soon. Heather, good to see you back!

Today has been a kinda mediocre day food wise, but I did get an excellent walk in this evening. Also walked quite a bit at lunch today. Feeling good. Hope everyone has a fantastic day on Thursday!!

[StlCardsGirl]

Hey everybody! Thanks I'm doing alright. I just get so down on myself. I really need to learn to love myself inside and out. I was doing so good trying to change my attitude and feel good about myself but all it takes is a few people to knock me down. And when I fall i fall hard. I really do just hate myself. I sit and think about everything about myself and there isn't one thing I like and it gets me depressed. The more I feel like this the more I want to eat too. I know it's just my mindset. I'm sure I will get better.

[magickal1]

Ok Stacie no more of that u r are beautifull and dont let noone ever make u feel differently, I spent many years with a man that verbally abused me and physically, cuz I felt that same way, I went up and down with my weight due to that in the long run I only hurt myself - I went thru a huge depression still kinda fighting my way back 14 years of listening to some one tell me I was no good is a long time and a waste of time to be quite honest. Im looking at ur pic darling U are gorgeous and u have youth that i would give anything to get back . I hope u take my advise cuz it is gonna be str8 forward and not easy to do , but worth it for urself esteme cut those ppl out ur life , they dont deserve to be in it if they drag u down or make u feel that way. I see how hard u are trying and what u have accomplished already !!! Thats a huge accomplishment and u have to Love urself cuz with out it u will fail darling and u will let others make u feel this way...Dont let noone and i mean noone ever make u feel like that, turn it around and use it as a positive , that should show u that u are doing something right , ppl love to bring others down to make them selves feel better , its only the ones that build u up and are truelly proud of u that are worth keepin in ur life....I didnt mean to preach I really didnt but I know how it feels to be put down or to be told negative things , I was told on a daily basis I was nothing and I was ugly and noone would ever want me and i got to the point to where I believed it. I was at the deepest depression I ever want to go , but I do this for me now and noone else out of that 14 year relationship I got a beautifull daughter that was the only good thing that came out of it, but I paid a huge price 14 years of my life dont let noone take that from u ..they arnt worth it, but u are !!!!!!U R WORTH LOVING !!!!! I love ur new pic darling u absolutly look gorgeous, Now stick to ur plan and do it for u cuz u deserve it!!! huge hug for u

my menue
b-hb egg
l- steak
D-chicken
water water water green tea 1 cup of coffee

I only aloow good ppl in my life now! because I know im worth it and deserve it!!!!Be good to urself and u are by doing this ........

[LaRae]

Magic, I'm here! I've been trying some "experiments" I guess you would say. I haven't lost anything for over four months and, as you can imagine, very frustrated. Not eating low carb was/is never an option. I'm eating low-carb for life! I've counted carbs, eating no more than 20, then eating no more than 10, and then trying almost no carbs. My weight just didn't budge, so now I am counting calories and carbs, and I do not eat after 5pm. Maybe I was just eating far too many calories? I know that we are not supposed to have to count calories, but, evidently, some of us do! That's what I am doing right now, and I hope that I have found something that works!
Magic, you are doing so well! You are inspiring for sure! I love reading your posts.

Stacie, you are almost halfway to goal. Don't let ANYONE derail you! Sometimes people are actually jealous of you so they will put you down to make themselves feel better. You let them win if you give in to them and put yourself down, too. Change your friends, your environment, whatever you need to do to help yourself. God loves you, and you are special!

Heather, I have missed your posts, and I was watching for your name to come up on my e-mail! I'm glad you are back and back on track, too!

FancyFace, you are doing so well. You are working so hard!

Cindy, Jennifer and all of you, hello and stay strong! We will get healthy and lose this weight! All of you help to inspire me. I have really struggled, and I love to read about all of your successes!

[SUNSHINELADY]

Magic, you are great support on this board and a true inspiration after all you have been through.

Stacie, please take Magic's advice. Don't let other's bring you down. You can learn to love yourself.
First step: Go to a mirror and take a look at yourself. Find one thing that you like about yourself. It doesn't matter what it is. Good skin, nice smile, great hair. It can even be something as tiny as great shaped eyebrows. Just find something that you can be positive about.

This may sound conceded, but I love myself....yep big ole me! What do I love most? My innerself and well being. I am a GOOD person. I make ethical decisions and treat others how I wish to be treated. If you met me, you would not know how selfish I am in loving myself, it's my secret. I love my personality. I do not love my body. I am working on liking it more, but guess what, my innerself is so much more important. How we treat people, give and make someone else's day is much more important than outer beauty. Following me?

Today's day 5 cheat free menu includes:

Breakfast: 4 sausage links, 3 pc's bacon (hungry so added more protein)
Snack: HB egg
Lunch: Salad with mix, cukes, green onion and HB eggs and cheese, fried hot dog
Snack: Celery sticks
Supper: Grilled chicken breast in olive oil and parmesan cut up on the rest of my salad.
Snack if craving: fried cheese.

Water up the ying-yang, on my 3rd bottle.

Have a great day.
Cindy

[cara34]

I want to post my menus like you guys do b/c I can see how that makes us accountable. Even just reading all of the stories is so comforting! And I've gotten some good advice - one that sticks out to me: someone was saying how, even with legal foods, if you're tempted to overeat it or it leads to more cravings, why fight it, just don't allow that food. That made so much sense to me. Last time I tried low carb, I bought sugar free fudgecicles. I like them - just to break up the monotony of induction. However, if you are accustomed to overeating, and you rationalize, "Well, they're low carb, so I can have another, and another..." it kind of defeats the purpose b/c 3 net carbs per bar x 3 bars is still 9 carbs!!

Yesterday's menu:
B: Cheese stick & handful of nuts
S: Sunflower seeds
L: Roast & some beans
D: 2 turkey franks, 2 cheese sticks, 2 dill pickles w/ mustard

I still drink way too much diet soda, but I'm drinking more water than I have in a long time

Today:

B: 2 eggs/ 2 sausage patties
L: Taco salad made w/ spinach
S: SF Jello
D: Baked chicken breast, asparagus, mushrooms

Of course, I'm still having cravings, but really, this msg board has helped so much with that - and seeing how you guys stick w/ it, even if you mess up, really helps me know that I can do this.

Have a good day!

[magickal1]

Larae so good to have u back I missed u !!!!! i did same thing with a stall that lasted way too long so i went to stillmans and i been losin ever since, but u have to find wat works for u ....stay stron and u will conquer it

Cindy thanks so much i couldnt agree with u more, sometimes loving ourselves is the hardest , but so important to have someone else love us....ur menue looks great!!!

here's to a cheat free week !!!!!!!! hugggggggggggggggggggggg

[Teresa Helton]

Hello everyone again!! its going to take a while to get you know you guys. I have been reading up on post and all you guys are wonderful!! What a great support group this is!!!

Today:

Breakfast: Protein drink, apple, LC yogert, water
workout. Biggest loser : warm-up, low intensity cardio, Boot camp and cool down.. wow,, over an hour of workout time. I remember when I could not even do all the cardio. now I have worked my way up to combining workouts..woohoo
Lunch: tuna wrap with LC wrap, water.
I also cleaned up my kitchen, living room, mopped and did dishes.
snack I will have a protein drink
dinner we are having fish and my LC hush puppies and a salad. then before bed I might have to have some fruit if my levels are low, will see.

I just wanted to post this so you guy know what my days are like. I work out 5 days a week.. it's been along hard road but I got here...

I am going to miss not having the biggest loser show to watch until next season.. it really keeps me going.

[Jennifer]

yesterday:
b - 4 slices bacon, coffee
l - none
d - 1/2 chicken kabob, salad
102 oz water

Stacie - Don't let the mean people get you down. They're jealous of you & your success and have to put you down to make themselves feel better. There's tons to like about you so don't you forget it

Glad you're back Teresa!

cara - That is such a good point - overeating is overeating low carb or not.

Someone in the Main Lobby posted this & I think it's great - Winning the war doesn't mean winning every battle, it means keeping at it! I've lost many battles this past 14 months & will probably lose more, but I'm determined to win the war. And we'll all win the war as long as we keep plugging along and don't let anything stop us.