Weight loss support

[SapphireDreams 71]

Nice Missa! Every little bit counts!

I joined weight watchers online about 3.5 weeks ago now and have been working out 4-5 days/week and am seeing pretty impressive results. I'm down about 10 pounds and I'm comfortably fitting into all my clothes or now have some clothes that are a bit loose (yay!).

My short term goal is lose another 10 pounds or so and then once I reach that goal, I'll try for another 10.

I'm on the right track, I just have to not cheat so much on WW and keep forcing myself to hit the gym since I usually go at 6 a.m. Monday, Tuesday and Fridays, it can be difficult to wake up sometimes! I also started Pilates and Zumba on Wednesday nights and the work out is awesome!

[antda 13]

Hi Everyone,

Wow, I'm surprised that someone else brought up this weight loss thread again....

So, how are you all doing on your weight loss goals? I hope that you are all able to meet those weight loss goals and at the same time maintain a healthy lifestyle too..

Lol..I think I joined this thread awhile ago too, hoping to lose all that baby weight that I put on last year, while I was pregnant with Baby A....My goal was to lose that weight (about 28 lbs...) by the time he reached 1yr old.....

And the good news is.....I did it! And I did it in 11 months..... (lol..not bad, considering that I couldn't lose too much weight drastically, as I was still nursing my baby for about 9 months or so..)

I just weighed myself today, and co-incidently I'm at the exact same weight I was at when I first started out with the pregnancy. So now the pregnancy weight is gone! Oh yeah, and now my old pre-pregnancy jeans fit too! How exciting it is, to 're-discover' my old wardrobe again...lol....

Funny though, that the VJ also helped me in my baby weight loss too...Specifically, with the VJ postcard exchange. Lol..The anticipation of getting a postcard in the mail made me want to ride my bike a 1/2 - 1 mile everyday to get to and from my mailbox for the postcard, which resulted in more exercise, and weight loss.....Whatever works, I suppose...

What helped too: Drinking lots of water. Having a healthy and balanced diet. Smaller food portions. Exercise. Chasing my baby around all day...

And most important of all: Take one step and one pound/kilogram at a time! Have a reason/motivation for your weight loss and work towards that goal too....

Hope this helps. I wish you all the best in your weight loss journeys too!

Ant

Edited June 26, 2010 by Ant+D+BabyA

[Marilyn. 340]

in February I weighed about 212 pounds, now I weigh around 185 pounds... I was dropping weight far too quickly for my liking though, I was thinking that maybe there was something wrong with me... I haven't lost any weight in the last month or so though

[lilacvioletiris 11]

I have just seen a photo that makes me cringe. On facebook, a former student of mine has a photo of her and another classmate each in a leg of MY PANTS (never before scene footage she called it)! Granted they were the littlest girls on the senior class trip and I was their "hotel room chaperone". But it is terrible. No two teenagers should fit in one pair of pants.

Granted my wedding is in 15 days, I had hoped to lose some weight before my wedding, but between stress with the immigration process and work, I have stayed steady at a weight that I would rather not be at. My fiance' is moving down to Michigan on June 30 and his practice has been to go walking for an hour each evening, so I think the increased exercise will help me. I know I will fit in my wedding dress, no problem, since it was made for me. I wish the photos of me from the wedding would look different, but it is my own mistake for not pushing myself to lose weight when I could have.

I would like to weigh 185 (at my 5'9" stature that is still considered "overweight") but back in 2004 when I had lost weight to get to that point I liked the way I felt. Over the last 6 years I gained all the weight back plus some so that currently I am at 235 pounds. So over the next year I want to lose 50 pounds, before I plan to get pregnant and gain back some of the weight, man this is looking like a never ending cycle.

[sdw 10]

I have lost 10 lbs since March and hope to lose 20 more by the end of the year.

[darkchilde794 5]

Woohoo the thread's resurrected!

Missa, I have totally lost track of my "weight loss journey". I was really good up until May -- wasn't exercising bec I got really busy with work, but I was pretty good with the eating and I actually lost weight, even during vacation. Never really weighed myself but my clothes fit well, and I looked thinner in pictures.

But lately I have been so busy with work. I teach lectures and labs every morning and twice a week at night, and between that, writing a lab manual, carpooling, dealing with the social aspects of work (I am working closely with a nutcase, literally), Ive been just eating what I can eat -- ie. chocolate, chips, eating at 9 pm after night class. My diet resembles that of my college nutrition...

I feel so awful. I dont have as much energy and I do feel fat even though I dont think I gained so much weight. And I havent found the time to exercise (I know its my fault).

We did sign up for CSA and have fresh produce delivered every week. I have began cooking with those veggies (actually cooking again, haven't done much cooking since I joined the work force) and Im hoping that by making sure I pack lunch and have breakfast, I dont eat the wrong foods when Im in a pinch.

My goal is to eat healthier and go back on the exercise wagon by the end of the summer. And hopefully lose 5 pounds by then!

[Peachey 10]

Since the wedding I've gained 4 lbs . Problem is I do really well on weekdays, and then on weekends, especially Sundays (cause my MIL makes us dinner) I gain everything back I lost during the week. I've tried to ask my MIL to make healthy meals, but she's never had a weight problem, so she doesn't know how to make something healthy for people trying to lose weight. It would be nice to go over for a meal one day and not have 5 fattening desserts to choose from. And if I opt to not eat dessert she gets insulted, thinking I don't like her food.