How much weight do you want to lose in 2009? Join our support group!

[pampered1224]

ME TOO! ME TOO! I am so in need of support! I have gained 30 pounds since July. Ladies, I now weigh in at 410! YIPES! I had been doing really well as when I got sick three years ago I started at 425 dropped to 330. About three months later I was back to 350. Well, that means I have actually gained 80 pounds since in three years. WRONG DIRECTION TO BE GOING!!!! I picked up 32 of that just since July. I went in just before NC and weighed in at 378. Well, I am an emotional eater. I eat instead of drinking or doing drugs to "comfort" myself when I am stressed. I think I may need to learn how to drink! I really want to drop about 50 pounds by NC this year! SO.... I am restricting my carbs and have cut out the extra two diet sodas I drink each day - down to one. So... Here's to healthy choices everyone!

 

[BadGirl]

This morning I weighed in at 164, a loss of a little more than 1 pound from last week. I have 28 more pounds to go before I hit my goal of 135 before Memorial Day weekend. I think that's in 19 weeks, so I need to concentrate on losing 1.5 pounds per week until then. It's gonna be a tough challenge!

This morning I weighed in at 162.2, a loss of 1.8 pounds from last week.

How long can I keep this up?

 

[jst4467]

I just joined Weight Watchers to lose a little bit of baby weight...left over from a year ago! LOL HAHA I don't have a lot of weight to lose, only about 10 pounds but I mainly wanted to join so I could learn to eat better. I'm drinking a lot of water and only a little bit of diet soda a day. Also stopped drinking coffee. You wouldn't believe how many points some of those drinks from Starbucks are! So I save money and calories.

 

[jst4467]

I just joined Weight Watchers to lose a little bit of baby weight...left over from a year ago! LOL HAHA I don't have a lot of weight to lose, only about 10 pounds but I mainly wanted to join so I could learn to eat better. I'm drinking a lot of water and only a little bit of diet soda a day. Also stopped drinking coffee. You wouldn't believe how many points some of those drinks from Starbucks are! So I save money and calories.

Okay, I'll admit how much I weigh...I am about 5 foot 5 or 4 and a little under 140 pounds. My goal is to be 130. It seems much harder to just lose a little bit of weight. When I was around 160 right after having my girl, I went real fast from 160 to 147. WW says the average weight loss is 2 pounds a week.

 

[heat123]

I just joined Weight Watchers to lose a little bit of baby weight...left over from a year ago! LOL HAHA I don't have a lot of weight to lose, only about 10 pounds but I mainly wanted to join so I could learn to eat better. I'm drinking a lot of water and only a little bit of diet soda a day. Also stopped drinking coffee. You wouldn't believe how many points some of those drinks from Starbucks are! So I save money and calories.

heehee, yeah you will save 800 calories by skipping a frap and almost $5 a day if you skip SB! Better for your belly and pocketbook to skip!

 

[confusedturtle]

If you truly love your cappuccinos and don't want to give them up, here is what i do. I bought an expresso maker ($25 @ Walmart) and flavored coffee (my faves are choc, vanilla, caramel and hazelnut) it is about $6 a lb where I get it and 1 lb lasts a month here. Then buy the flavored syrup (sugar free made w/splenda 3.50) they sell vanilla, caramel, hazelnut and more. I put just enough to cover the bottom of the carafe in and when the expresso brews it mixes with it. Then use skim milk or even fat/sugar free creamer (or both ) as the cream to froth it. To make the chocolate use skim milk and sugar free choc syrup, mix it up like choc milk and then froth it. It tastes really yummy and it is cheaper on the wallet and the ww points calulator

In my house 1 lb of coffe ($6) 1 container of creamer ($3) one bottle of syrup ($3.50) and skim milk (need it anyways $3.50) makes me 1-2 cappuccinos everyday for a month. That's only $16 per month, or 1 weeks worth of Starbucks

 

[heat123]

Ok, here's my plan for the next month.... up my exercise to 6days a week. Then eat smaller portions, with snaks in between, more water and more fiber! Will see how it goes. Will report back when I start seeing results ?

 

[candiejayne]

I got off to a great start, lost 4 lbs the first week, week 2 i was not so lucky, I kept the 4 off, but didn't lose anymore. I really need to get active and start working out again. I would really love to replace my chair in the living room with a recumbnant (sp?) bike, but the cheapest I've found them is $600. I use to ride 3-5 miles as a warm up on one of those things and I dropped 50lbs in a 5 month period. I'll keep looking for a cheaper one, a used one! I would love to beable to ride 20 miles a day a few days a week. I think that would help me greatly!

 

[candiejayne]

I found a recumbent bike for $146, it doesn't have all of the features I want, but this will atleast get me going in the right direction. I have a couple side jobs I'm working on, so as soon as I get paid for those I think I am going to make the purchase. That gives me the extra motivation to get the website I've been working on done. I haven't been able to get into the project though. My goal is 2 weeks to buy the bike! I'd also like to purchase a 10-speed bike for when it gets warmer out. I love to ride! We live about 3 blocks from a bike path that runs about 50 miles along the Mississippi River. I would love to just hop on a bike and ride. LOL if I get to far and can't make it back, we have a truck, my BF will just have to come get me! hehe!

 

[candiejayne]

ME TOO! ME TOO! I am so in need of support! I have gained 30 pounds since July. Ladies, I now weigh in at 410! YIPES! I had been doing really well as when I got sick three years ago I started at 425 dropped to 330. About three months later I was back to 350. Well, that means I have actually gained 80 pounds since in three years. WRONG DIRECTION TO BE GOING!!!! I picked up 32 of that just since July. I went in just before NC and weighed in at 378. Well, I am an emotional eater. I eat instead of drinking or doing drugs to "comfort" myself when I am stressed. I think I may need to learn how to drink! I really want to drop about 50 pounds by NC this year! SO.... I am restricting my carbs and have cut out the extra two diet sodas I drink each day - down to one. So... Here's to healthy choices everyone!

You can do it! LOL but drinking isn't the answer! too many carbs and calories! We are here for you, and I'm so excited from all of the response from this thread!

 

[pampermejolene]

I fell off the wagon! I worked out for 3 days and now this is day 3 that I have not! The first two days were just too busy, job interviews and other things and today I just have no motivation.
Just going to try to look at tomorrow as a new day and it doesn't matter what I've been doing the last few days right? I'll just start new.

 

[pcneubie]

Sounds like a answer to prayer. Count me in. There is nothing like having
the support of other people to encourage you to loose weight.
My day job is sitting for 8 hrs, and I never get any exercise. I have the
best of intentions for loosing weight, but it always manages to fall by the
wayside. Please make me accountable to loose at least 50 pounds in 2009
for my health and well being. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Jess_K]

I havent' read thru this all, but I wanted to mention that I joined Free Diet Plans at SparkPeople and I LOVE the site, so far I've started running and kept track of what I eat and log in to get some support each day. Good luck to all!

 

[chefshawna]

Well, we got the Wii Fit on Tuesday and I have done it everyday for at least 30 min. some days for an hour or more. So, right now I am down 2+ lbs and am very happy with that!! I am eating better, smaller portions and exercising. My DH has lost 5.9 lbs and that p*sses me off!! He eats junk all the time, drinks Pepsi like it's going out of style and HE loses over 5 lbs in under a week!!!!!! I think the Wii Fit is weighing him wrong! LOL But, he is keeping me motivated.

 

[candiejayne]

I did something today that I was very proud of. I am a snacker! a big time snacker, especially when I'm working on a big project. I was working on the website for a guy I work for and I just felt like I had to eat while I was doing it. I grabbed a bag of cut up celery and munched on that for 5 hours LOL! I treated myself to a tootsie roll when I finished my work!

 

[BadGirl]

(Original post 1/12/2009) - This morning I weighed in at 164, a loss of a little more than 1 pound from last week. I have 28 more pounds to go before I hit my goal of 135 before Memorial Day weekend. I think that's in 19 weeks, so I need to concentrate on losing 1.5 pounds per week until then. It's gonna be a tough challenge!

(Original post 1/21/2009) - This morning I weighed in at 162.2, a loss of 1.8 pounds from last week.

How long can I keep this up?

This morning I weighed in at 156.7.

This losing weight is a slooooooooow process.



How is everybody else doing?

 

[candiejayne]

it's been a while, how is everyone doing?

I lost 7lbs and started my bad habits back up. I haven't gained it back yet, but i need to go back to what I was doing right and get back on the weight loss track...

 

[BadGirl]

(original post from 1/12/2009) - This morning I weighed in at 164, a loss of a little more than 1 pound from last week. I have 28 more pounds to go before I hit my goal of 135 before Memorial Day weekend. I think that's in 19 weeks, so I need to concentrate on losing 1.5 pounds per week until then. It's gonna be a tough challenge!

(original post from 1/21/2009) - This morning I weighed in at 162.2, a loss of 1.8 pounds from last week.

(original post from 2/19/2009) - This morning I weighed in at 156.7.

This morning, I weighed in at 151, a change of 5.7 pounds from two weeks ago. I have lost a total of 95 pounds so far, with only 16 more to go before I hit my goal of 135. Yahooooooo! Seriously, I never thought I could get to this point, and I am so excited that my goal is finally within sight.

 

[candiejayne]

You are doing soooo awesome! I haven't weighed in for quite a while now, basically because I don't want to see the numbers. While I'm still trying to eat right, I haven't been doing anything else to work on the weight loss.

 

[Intrepid_Chef]

Let's not even TALK about all the weight I need to lose ....I am staring 40 in the face ... my roomate is stressed over medical issues a parent has had ... we both want to eat healthier but disagree on how exactly to do it. I know low carb works for me ... Roomie, meanwhile, is all about low fat, low sodium and eliminating red meat.I should probably mention that said roomie is male and therefore does not comprehend the need for women to consume iron. Also thinks peas are "a green vegetable."I think whole grains, veggies and fiber are areas where we both can agree.