"No More Fat Mom By Xmas" Challenge

[fireflyfaster]

Hey everyone,

I haven't posted in a few days because I've been out of town and not much to report.

I'm not weighing because it's TOM and that always means bloat and misery on the scale. I know how you feel, Lopez, about "not feeling like you've lost." Though sometimes the scale surprises me -- in both directions.

Steph and Luna, I hope you are feeling better.

[therisamarie]

Still 51" around the waist, not happy about that, I wonder if I can see an entire inch loss in one week...that is my goal (I have no idea if it is possible but I'd like to see the 40s).

Everybody under the weather, please take care of yourself and get well quickly.

Have a great day all

[lopez8365]

Good Morning Ladies! Happy Monday! So I weighed in today. Down to 193! Its not that I am not happy about that, but thats what I weighed in Wednesday of last week. Although I officially don't count it until Mondays, I thought for sure I would have lost at least another pound or two.
Since I am now officially down 40lbs. I am changing my Avatar! I am so excited.
Hope everyone has a great day. And those that are not feeling good, hope you feel better!

[LunaAshling]

Morning




Still not feeling well, not the greatest "lowcarb" weekend for me either.


On the losses, and for the non losses.




My summer garden was killed (freak weather) and I am debating putting forth effort to do a fall garden.


Man I REALLY wanted some garden fresh tomatoes!!!!!! I need to go beg someone that still has them.

[AirFSU92]

Hi ... I am new to this site and came across your challenge. I love the name because I am TIRED of being a fat mom!!

I started a LCD called New Directions on Friday. I would like to find support from this group!!

My first two days were so hard ... but i'm past the hungry point which is great. I also feel so much better without the carbs. No more sluggish/bloated feelings!

Thanks
Erica

[mama_steph]

Originally Posted by AirFSU92

Hi ... I am new to this site and came across your challenge. I love the name because I am TIRED of being a fat mom!!

I started a LCD called New Directions on Friday. I would like to find support from this group!!

My first two days were so hard ... but i'm past the hungry point which is great. I also feel so much better without the carbs. No more sluggish/bloated feelings!

Thanks
Erica

Welcome Erica!! Those first few days are rough but the pay off is wonderful, isn't it?!

So what's your goal weight/inches for Christmas?

[cruzin4150]

hey everyone.. I am finally back.. was on vacation, we all got sick after we got home and my computer was having serious issues.. has been a rough couple weeks.. only managed to lose a couple more pounds, but hey, I'll take it..

I hope everyone is doing well.

[VGrace]

Rhonda-Wow 40lbs!! Thats awesome!!


Christy-Hope you had a great vacation!


Welcome Erica!!


Sorry,I will BBL!

[LunaAshling]

Originally Posted by AirFSU92

Hi ... I am new to this site and came across your challenge. I love the name because I am TIRED of being a fat mom!!

I started a LCD called New Directions on Friday. I would like to find support from this group!!

My first two days were so hard ... but i'm past the hungry point which is great. I also feel so much better without the carbs. No more sluggish/bloated feelings!

Thanks
Erica

[sourpeach]

Good Morning ladies! I woud to joing this challenge. I have lost 90 lbs doing low carb since Jan 06.. (actually 110 but 20 gained back) I am a mother of 3 and tired of being overweight! I re-started induction yesterday @ 175. My goal by Christmas is 150. I have not measured but think I will go out today and buy one (another one) lol!! look forward to losing with you all!!

Have a great day!!

ams

[Portia]

Originally Posted by sourpeach

Good Morning ladies! I woud to joing this challenge. I have lost 90 lbs doing low carb since Jan 06.. (actually 110 but 20 gained back) I am a mother of 3 and tired of being overweight! I re-started induction yesterday @ 175. My goal by Christmas is 150. I have not measured but think I will go out today and buy one (another one) lol!! look forward to losing with you all!!

Have a great day!!

ams

Welcome! Lots of great support here.

[Portia]

Day 1 induction for me! Shopped yesterday and have everything I need, and then some.

My short-term goal is just to complete a clean 2-week induction.

I'd like to see 199 by October 31, but....

What do you all think about weight-related goals? I am hesitant to set those for fear that if I miss them, I will get discouraged.

Thoughts?

[AirFSU92]

My goal is to be in ONDERLAND by Xmas!! It has been a while since I have been there and I cannot wait to have a 1 in front of my weight instead of a 2!! That would be the best present I could give to myself.

And then keep going from there.....

The extra weight bothers me, of course, but I also think about my BMI .. that my body is 40% fat!! Hard to believe.

[gk3733]

Good Morning Ladies,

Well, I have been raging pms'ing, hungry with bad cravings the last few days and decided it would be best to just eat what is "legal" and not make myself crazy being so strict and logging every calorie into fitday for a few days. I woke up this morning feeling like that has finally passed and so today I will be back on my strict LC path. Of course I have to tell you all this to make myself accountable to get back on track. :-)

So, I have another mom topic to bring up here. Painful to admit this but there are things that I have avoided doing with my daughter that I know she would enjoy because of my weight. It comes up occasionally and it has made me feel guilty because as a person, that is not who I am, who I want to be, or the mother I want my child to know. My decision that enough was enough and I had to lose the weight is for me and my health but it's also for my daughter. My goal of being the same size I was before I had her goes hand in hand with not having that thought that I hate anymore.

I am sure some of you can relate to this as well, so I wanted to share because I have been thinking about this a lot lately and consciously trying to change my thought process so I don't hesitate to do those things.

And with that... hope everyone has a great day, congrats on your losses and welcome newbies!

[Portia]

Originally Posted by gk3733

Good Morning Ladies,

Well, I have been raging pms'ing, hungry with bad cravings the last few days and decided it would be best to just eat what is "legal" and not make myself crazy being so strict and logging every calorie into fitday for a few days. I woke up this morning feeling like that has finally passed and so today I will be back on my strict LC path. Of course I have to tell you all this to make myself accountable to get back on track. :-)

So, I have another mom topic to bring up here. Painful to admit this but there are things that I have avoided doing with my daughter that I know she would enjoy because of my weight. It comes up occasionally and it has made me feel guilty because as a person, that is not who I am, who I want to be, or the mother I want my child to know. My decision that enough was enough and I had to lose the weight is for me and my health but it's also for my daughter. My goal of being the same size I was before I had her goes hand in hand with not having that thought that I hate anymore.

I am sure some of you can relate to this as well, so I wanted to share because I have been thinking about this a lot lately and consciously trying to change my thought process so I don't hesitate to do those things.

And with that... hope everyone has a great day, congrats on your losses and welcome newbies!

Sure - I can relate! We have two active little boys and I would love to be able to keep up with them. I still take them swimming etc., but how uncomfortable for me at 240 lbs, hot and cumbersome in my bathing suit. Surrounded by itty bitty moms in tennis outfits, no less. I would enjoy my time outdoors with them so much more at a healthy weight.

Good for you getting back on track. I am not tracking in fitday or sparkpeople at the moment, but was planning to set that up tonight. But I agree - don't make yourself crazy, just eat legal.

[LunaAshling]

Originally Posted by sourpeach

Good Morning ladies! I woud to joing this challenge. I have lost 90 lbs doing low carb since Jan 06.. (actually 110 but 20 gained back) I am a mother of 3 and tired of being overweight! I re-started induction yesterday @ 175. My goal by Christmas is 150. I have not measured but think I will go out today and buy one (another one) lol!! look forward to losing with you all!!

Have a great day!!

ams

Originally Posted by Portia

Day 1 induction for me! Shopped yesterday and have everything I need, and then some.

My short-term goal is just to complete a clean 2-week induction.

I'd like to see 199 by October 31, but....

What do you all think about weight-related goals? I am hesitant to set those for fear that if I miss them, I will get discouraged.

Thoughts?

I think that is why I changed my goals and I am not going to weigh. I have two goals there now... one that "should" be attainable, and one to "shoot" for. And since I am not going to weigh I wont be obsessed every day on how I might be "failing".

[LunaAshling]

Morning ladies.



I am still sick but I HOPE it is the tail end. Lot's of stress here and it's affecting my weight I am sure.


You know you are sick when you can't look at the Food Porn thread without wanting to puke.



I REALLY need to snap out of this and feel better. We are having a "cold" spell this week and I need to get alot done. Plus I haven't walked in a couple of days and I need to get out there and do that today!!!




May the force be with everyone this week!

[AirFSU92]

Originally Posted by gk3733

Good Morning Ladies,

Well, I have been raging pms'ing, hungry with bad cravings the last few days and decided it would be best to just eat what is "legal" and not make myself crazy being so strict and logging every calorie into fitday for a few days. I woke up this morning feeling like that has finally passed and so today I will be back on my strict LC path. Of course I have to tell you all this to make myself accountable to get back on track. :-)

So, I have another mom topic to bring up here. Painful to admit this but there are things that I have avoided doing with my daughter that I know she would enjoy because of my weight. It comes up occasionally and it has made me feel guilty because as a person, that is not who I am, who I want to be, or the mother I want my child to know. My decision that enough was enough and I had to lose the weight is for me and my health but it's also for my daughter. My goal of being the same size I was before I had her goes hand in hand with not having that thought that I hate anymore.

I am sure some of you can relate to this as well, so I wanted to share because I have been thinking about this a lot lately and consciously trying to change my thought process so I don't hesitate to do those things.

And with that... hope everyone has a great day, congrats on your losses and welcome newbies!

I totally understand how you feel. I've gotten better about this, but my hesitations came from my mom always telling me stuff like, "You will never have a boyfriend if you don't lose weight", or "You won't get a great job if you don't lose weight". Those were SIMPLY not true!! Another time was right before I was getting some pictures taken with my kids. They were about 6 and 4. She said, "Wait till you lose weight". Well, I didn't and thank goodness because I cherish those photos. I may not be 100% happy about the way I looked, but that was where I was at ........and my kids smiling faces are all that matter.

Try not to let the fear get in your way of doing what you want with your family!!

Good luck!
Erica

[VGrace]

sourpeach-Welcome! wow Congrats on your weight loss so far,thats awesome!



AirFSU92-I think that goal is completely doable! I can't wait for xmas to see all our results.


Portia-I see it this way,my goal is to lose 30lbs by xmas..I know that getting closer to goal I will see slower weight loss so it may just not happen on xmas...but ANY type of weight loss that I lose by then I will pat myself on the back and be happy. I don't think there is anyway you can disappoint yourself if you know you have given it your all. If you do that you WILL see weight loss.


Diana-O I can very much relate. So much of the stuff I want to do with my kids or hubby always gets hindered by my weight/body issues. I wanted to take my kids to a water park but right now I refuse too cause I have not worn a bathing suit since I was a kid. Its going to take time,but with eating right,exercising,and just pushing myself I know I will get to that place where I won't even have to think about my weight anymore and just do it.
I finally found some coconut milk! It makes my shakes creamier


Luna- I sure hope you fell better soon!



I am doing well,having my protein shake as I type. I have been weight lifting so I am sore,but I love that feeling cause it feels like I have done something right.LoL
I will bbl!

[Butterflymama]

Hi everyone! I'm back from vacation and unfortunately, I'm starting over again. I did great with my diet the first couple days, but then it got really difficult to stay lowcarb (the meat and cheese I had brought with me were used up and I had no way to get more without going to a huge amount of trouble). I ended up just eating what everyone else ate on the rest of the trip. Not the best choice, but man, it was hard to find good lowcarb options. I was pretty active on my trip, tubing, hiking, etc. but I definitely feel bloated and not as good as before I left. Plus, my appetite returned in full force, which leads me to overeat. I just need to get back on track and get back to the gym. I hope everyone else is doing well!

[VGrace]

Welcome back Adrielle!! I know eating right can be hard on vacation! Sounds like you stayed plenty active though!

[LunaAshling]

Originally Posted by gk3733

So, I have another mom topic to bring up here. Painful to admit this but there are things that I have avoided doing with my daughter that I know she would enjoy because of my weight. It comes up occasionally and it has made me feel guilty because as a person, that is not who I am, who I want to be, or the mother I want my child to know. My decision that enough was enough and I had to lose the weight is for me and my health but it's also for my daughter. My goal of being the same size I was before I had her goes hand in hand with not having that thought that I hate anymore.

I am sure some of you can relate to this as well, so I wanted to share because I have been thinking about this a lot lately and consciously trying to change my thought process so I don't hesitate to do those things.

Well if you feel like a "therapy" session... do you care to share a few examples? Are they more things you feel ashamed to be seen doing, or things you physically can't do because of weight? Maybe we can chew through them and talk you through them!

[LunaAshling]

Originally Posted by Butterflymama

Hi everyone! I'm back from vacation and unfortunately, I'm starting over again. I did great with my diet the first couple days, but then it got really difficult to stay lowcarb (the meat and cheese I had brought with me were used up and I had no way to get more without going to a huge amount of trouble). I ended up just eating what everyone else ate on the rest of the trip. Not the best choice, but man, it was hard to find good lowcarb options. I was pretty active on my trip, tubing, hiking, etc. but I definitely feel bloated and not as good as before I left. Plus, my appetite returned in full force, which leads me to overeat. I just need to get back on track and get back to the gym. I hope everyone else is doing well!

I hate when this happens. You can prepare ALL you want, but it does not mean you have CONTROL over what happens!


Just keep on keeping on!

[LunaAshling]

Originally Posted by VGrace

I am doing well,having my protein shake as I type. I have been weight lifting so I am sore,but I love that feeling cause it feels like I have done something right.LoL
I will bbl!

Man I have the STRONGEST urge to start calling you "Bacon Mints".


"Hey Bacon Mints... what's shaking?"


"Bringing home the bacon yet?"








Who all is weight lifting? I need to get back into that too.

[fireflyfaster]

Wow, these posts are really tugging at my heartstrings.

I know exactly what you mean, GK; all my life I've imagined the things I'd like to do with my own kid -- and now that I have her, I've been weak, uncomfortable and mostly fatigued so often that it hasn't at all been like I wanted. Even now, almost 40 lbs down, it's still not. Energy is such a precious resource, but I'm working on getting it back, and I believe I will.

As for photos -- my daughter is three and there are few pictures of her and I. I cringe at myself in the ones I have, but I still treasure them. Partly the problem is that I dodge the camera, but partly it's that I'm almost always the one snapping the pictures.

Portia, I set a goal for a month-long July 4 challenge, and missed it by a pound and a half (out of 13). I know that the challenge drove me to work out more often and eat very clean, so I don't regret having done it. Right now, though, my weight goal is long-term and one I think I can realistically make, and I cheer myself on with mini-goals like the ones below.

Welcome, Portia and Sour Peach!

[lopez8365]

Hi everyone. Welcome to all of our new friends.
I am tired today. I have not been sleeping well at all. My son is detasseling corn and I have to have him to the bus by 5:30am which means we are up at 4:45. It is a great experience for him, but my sleeping pattern is all screwed up. Since I get up earlier, I am hungry for breakfast earlier and lunch and snacks and dinner. My whole routine is in an uproar! I tend to lose control when I am not in my normal routine. This is week 2 for this new schedule and have yet to cheat because of it, but man its tempting. Especially when we drive by 5 fast food restaraunts and one of my weakness' is Sausage and cheese bagels!!
I just go home and make my scrambled eggs and sausage in the long run it is just as good, just not as convenient.
Hope everyone has a great day!

[Iwantlessofme]

Ok I haven't been here for awhile. My husband broke his leg so he is laid up and so now I have him and my kids to take care of. I will try to be back here more often. I love that you all are getting so close and really supporting each other, that is why I love this site!

I have stayed on plan since I started this time a couple of months ago. I am so proud of myself. Although I am not working out as I had planned, I am still losing. I have dropped several pants sizes!! I don't weigh much at all, as I am a recovering weigher...I did it so often last time I lo-carbed it "weighed" me down and I quit. I am toying with the idea of weighing sometime this week. We will see.

My goals are to just stick to my new way of life and continue to see results. So far I feel as though I am accomplishing just that. I love researching and developing new recipes, finding and using others ideas tweeking and tuning them for my family's taste.

Right now my only problem is that there are days, like today when I am really not hungry.
I find it difficult to even think about eating, what a huge change from 3-4 months ago, lol. I know I need to eat to keep my metabolism up, but man, I am just not hungry. So what would you eat?

Photos...wow...there is my achilles heal. My daughter is almost 21 months old and I have 2, count them, 2 pictures with her. I have no family photos (myself, my husband, our 16 year old son, and our daughter) since she was born. Every time I think about taking a family photo, I want to cry. I have thousands, literally of my children and my husband and maybe 5 of me. And of those 5 of me, 3 are from over 10 years ago. I can't wait until I can comfortably take pictures again.

Until next time, Think thin!

[VGrace]

Originally Posted by LunaAshling

Man I have the STRONGEST urge to start calling you "Bacon Mints".


"Hey Bacon Mints... what's shaking?"


"Bringing home the bacon yet?"







Who all is weight lifting? I need to get back into that too.

Is that a hint to change my avatar?


I lift weights. Well,I just started back up. I love it. So much more then aerobic type workouts. I can't afford a gym membership but I do have a good variety of dumbbells at home that I manage with.



Lopez-I know what you mean my sometimes LC not being convenient,maybe make you stuff the night before in advance and put it into a cooler when your on the go...have you made Oppsies before? I personally am not a HUGE fan but they sure do hit the spot when your in the mood for a sandwich and can't have bread. I have made them and put sausage,cheese,& egg. Not bad at all!


Iwantlessofme-
So sorry about you hubby,hope he heals up quickly!
ya for sticking with it and for dropping pants sizes!!
I do know what you mean by sometimes just not wanting to eat! I go through that a lot. But like you said,I don't want to mess up my metabolism. I know some ppl do the whole eating once a day,I just can't do it or I know I will binge. Don't get me wrong I have had my days where I just ate once or twice a day since being on LC,I just felt too dang full to eat anything. If your looking for some extra calories how about some yummy shakes? I make some with Heavy whipping cream or Coconut milk or coffee. I add protein powder,sometimes strawberries or blueberries. very yummy! Some people add raw eggs,I have had it a few times but I just prefer the powder.

[goalachiever]

Iwantlessofme, congrats on your weight loss, and is very admirable you haven't cheated in months, that is so great! Maybe that would be good for me but at this point that i'm begining i need to know which foods triger my weight. But i'm a little obessed... and you dropped some pants sizes, that moves me so much, thinking of the fact i only have i month and cheated once, let;s see how it goes this month)

lopez8365, how long will this schedule last? maybe you can come up with little changes to make it easier to adapt to these hours.

Girls i'd like to know what happens if i decide not to eat vegetables at all? does it damages my metabolism? and i have to say it... i cheated... i took it as a month celebration...) but i'm back on track... what do you say?

About the pics i haven't taken a pic like in 3 years, my daughters age...
things i don't dare to do i'd go to the sex part and of course running behind my girl and boy it's pretty hard to reach them at this weight....

that is why all of us here will make it! sooner or later! God will help us, if we stick together!

Butterflymama, remember you didn't have other choice at all... don't blame your self like LunaAshling said "You can prepare ALL you want, but it does not mean you have CONTROL over what happens!"

sourpeach, is great you are back i sure belive you'll make it! congrats on the 90lbs!!!, did you mean jan, 06,09 or jan 2006?

This is what i've benn eating for 2 days begining in induction again, what do you guys say?

b-1 shake
l- 2 eggs/ 1.5oz cheddar cheese
d- 1 big chicken breast/ 1.5oz mozzarella
a lot of water.... please let me know what do you think!?

[LunaAshling]

There are a ton of people on this site that flat out hate veggies.


If you can't find any you can tolerate or you can't "force" them down, I say find a good multi vitamin (or powder) and just move on.


You arent going to eat them anyways, might as well accept it.