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  • LA_PygmyHerderLA_PygmyHerder
    Posts: 1,239Member

    Ok, @eapple 's suggestion made sense. So here's the thread. A lot of us complain that we're fat, or need to get healthy, but there's one important thing lacking. SUPPORT.


    If you need a little encouragement or accountability let's do it!


    I'll start. I need to lose 40 lbs. I am currently at 156 lbs. I am 5'1.5 The doctor said that I am predisposed to stroke, so getting healthy or not isn't a choice, it's now survival. I know that without a helping hand now and again, I'm going to fail.


    This morning I did a lap of my neighborhood, 5 laps is a mile. It wasn't much, but I got off of my ass. I also had a nice lunch. I don't eat much, my problem is activity. I have a few chronic issues standing in my way, and it'll be a hard process. But I know I have to.

  • lovinmom
    Posts: 682Member
    I actually was going to post on facebook my progress but I'm sure people would give me shit for it. Lol.
  • lovinmom
    Posts: 682Member
    I could use support to keep on my running schedule and eating better. I don't want to lose weight just want to be able to finish the Spartan beast this summer
  • PhDMommyPhDMommy
    Posts: 714Member
    Great idea ladies.  I need accountability....

    I'm 5'6" and weigh somewhere between 160 and 165 lbs  (I haven't weighed myself recently)  I need to get up off my ass and move more and stop eating so much crap.
    Ts'i mahnu uterna ot twan ot geifur hingts uto.
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  • BlessieBlessie
    Posts: 1,497Member
    What the hell, I'm out of brownie mix. What better time to start? ;)


    I'm 5'3", 171lbs. I was down to 155 a month after having the baby (she's 17.5w now), but then I got the depo, and they failed to mention "fat ass" as a possible side effect.
    A healty (happy) weight for me would be between 130-140lbs.
  • LA_PygmyHerderLA_PygmyHerder
    Posts: 1,239Member

    rofl @Blessie   Funny how the always forget to add Warning: May cause fat ass

  • GingersnapGingersnap
    Posts: 7,286Member
    Starting body fat percentage: 37
    Current BFP: 36
    Next goal: 35
    Ultimate goal: 28

    I'm currently exercising in short bursts to get my stamina up - 2 minutes every half hour for six hours. It's also an attempt to regulate blood sugars and boost metabolism. Tomorrow I'm adding 30 seconds because it feels like my body is ready. I hope to eventually use this plan for my exercise:


    Diet-wise I'm focusing on meats and veggies. I don't drink soda or alcohol - my diet isn't really that poor. The lack of exercise seems to be my difficulty.

    I feel sexy now - that doesn't seem to be dependent upon my BFP, but I am feeling higher energy levels. I'm sleeping less and more ready to get out of bed in the morning. 

    I feel a little uncomfortable sharing this journey. I do want to be leaner and stronger and more able to catch the kids if they bolt (which they do and can be very dangerous). I want to be able to shop more easily for clothing. I guess the number one thing that bothers me about my thinking, is that I think I will be seen as *more* desirable if I lose some of the fat. That bothers me because I don't like the idea that I am looking to others to validate me. I don't think I should do that. But that is how I feel. 

    I think it's important for me to love my body no matter where I am in my journey. I don't want to shame myself. 
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  • LA_PygmyHerderLA_PygmyHerder
    Posts: 1,239Member
    No judegment, no shame @Gingersnap Just some support and you can do it attitude when we get discouraged. And some people are more likely to do it if they're not doing it alone :)
  • [Deleted User]
    Posts: 2,632
    I'm eating a Ding Dong. There is an entire box in my freezer. I'll get back to you. ;)
  • BlessieBlessie
    Posts: 1,497Member
    @livingthedream Just imagine a "May Cause Fat Ass" warning label on those suckers!

    @eapple you had better not show me up! lol
  • BlessieBlessie
    Posts: 1,497Member
    lol ;)

  • onetimeonetime
    Posts: 2,014Member
    I want to lose 20lbs. I'm currently 165 and 5'5"
    Suck it up buttercup!
  • FreeToBeMee
    Posts: 640Member
    @onetime, we are about the same place - I'm 5'4 and 170 but a good chunk of that is these boobies lol ! im trying to get down to about 150.
  • onetimeonetime
    Posts: 2,014Member
    @freetobeme, You wanna be my weight loss buddy? Right now the method I am using is diet, and Exercise. I have an android phone and I downloaded FatSecret app. I track all the exercise and food I eat. I know from calculating it, that to lose 10 lbs in the 4-6 weeks I want I need to expend 1100 calories more than I consume. 

    I did this two years ago and went from about 175 to 135. It was great! BUT I think 135 is too small. I'm looking at 145.
    Suck it up buttercup!
  • nimrodjessnimrodjess
    Posts: 124Member
    I am an uber fatass. ;) You ladies make me feel HUGE. I'm 5'8" and weigh close to 230 (228.2 to be precise). I've already lost over 10 pounds in a month by not eating like shit, not eating fast food every other day, and not drinking soda. I can't drink diet soda because the fake sugar stuff gives me migraines.

    Today I got off my ass for the first time in months. It was 77 degrees out, and I took DS3 to the zoo. I struggle with depression, and general laziness, but I bought a zoo pass today so hopefully I'll make the 3.4 mile loop around the zoo at least once a week now.
  • monkeybuttmonkeybutt
    Posts: 384Member

    I'm 5' 3 1/2" and 215 lbs. I have 70 lbs to lose. My ultimate goal is a breast reduction after I'm done having children.

    Today my "exercise" included standing at the sink and washing dishes for 40 minutes, washing and hanging two loads of laundry and vacuuming my 1 bed apartment. I had a ham and cheese wrap and two 12 oz cokes. Resolving not to drink tonight.

  • monkeybuttmonkeybutt
    Posts: 384Member
    @verdictlesslife I've done it before and lost 30 lbs, I just need to quit being so lazy and actually do it again.
  • monkeybuttmonkeybutt
    Posts: 384Member
    @verdictlesslife It's the same with me and cigarettes. I quit when I found out I was pregnant with DS, and then went back to it when my mom got ill. Being 5800 miles away from my family doesn't help my stress levels much. I HAVE to quit smoking or my orthodontist won't put my braces on, and that means no surgery to correct my TMJ. Kick my ass back to healthy please!
  • BlessieBlessie
    Posts: 1,497Member
    @Verdictlesslife I like that. We have to narc on ourselves!
  • monkeybuttmonkeybutt
    Posts: 384Member
    @verdictlesslife Deal! I'll one-up you and say no more sodas, wine or reeses pb cups. Those are all my vices. Other candy I can take or leave, but if I even get a sniff of pb cups, I eat the whole package in one sitting.
  • scotiamama
    Posts: 1,213Member
    I didn't read all the posts but is anyone planning to quit smoking? I'd like to have a text/email/bbm buddy to quit with. Anyone?
    Not sure how international texts charges work tho, I'm in Canada lol
  • FreeToBeMee
    Posts: 640Member
    @onetime, Im doing the same thing, only with weight watchers. Tracking is everything. And Im starting to get good at knowing my points. Lets totally be buddies !! I have to say, the great weather is helping. Walked almost 2 miles on my lunch break today and heading to the gym for 30 minutes on the treadmill.
    My weakness is wine lol. Totally empty calories but mama needs those 2 glasses every night after work. I dont need the 3rd one but golly I want it lol.
  • LA_PygmyHerderLA_PygmyHerder
    Posts: 1,239Member

     @scotiamama I plan on it, when I get a few other things under control. And texts to canada cost me 50 cents >.< each

  • [Deleted User]
    Posts: 1,551
    I don't necessarily need to lost weight, but I do really need to get in shape/start exercising... Can I still join?
  • LA_PygmyHerderLA_PygmyHerder
    Posts: 1,239Member
    @Chocoholic You are welcome. But no rubbing in the skinny!
  • [Deleted User]
    Posts: 1,551
    I wouldn't say in skinny lol, weight just isn't a huge deal to me (and I'm nursing so i don't feel like now is the right time to worry about weight), I just really need healthier habits!
  • [Deleted User]
    Posts: 2,632
    I'm 5'7" and weight about 160 or so. Don't own a scale because I have a teenage daughter. I'm a snacker and rarely eat any meal except dinner. In fact, that sing song that I put in the freezer earlier?? I think I'll eat it and have a dr pepper. I want to lose about 10-20 pounds. I carry my weight pretty well, but weigh more now that I did when I delivered DD. I lived in Miami then. Live in Ohio now. Winter is my problem.
  • momsaidnomomsaidno
    Posts: 1,805Member
    I am 5'7 163. would like to loose 35 lbs I was posting earlier how i have a neighbor get my son from school and it is a mile away. well today i went myself and got him. go me! 

  • LA_PygmyHerderLA_PygmyHerder
    Posts: 1,239Member

    @toyoungtofeelold YAY!!!


     


    And I'm wasn't worried about a number on a scale either. It's the dr that says it needs to be 35-40lbs. DH thinks I'll look sick. Guess we'll see how it goes

  • PurpleFlowersPurpleFlowers
    Posts: 5,622Member
    I wanna join, but not today. Im embarassed at how much Dh and I ate for lunch. We went to Logans Roadhouse for lunch for our anniversary and I am now literally sick to my stomach. I love food, everything about it. :( I am 5'3 and weigh 230 UGH!!!! I need to lose about 100 pounds but that just seems impossible. Btw, Dh is also morbidly obese.
    Stay away from my chocolate and nobody gets hurt!

    I think I like who I am becoming...
  • BlessieBlessie
    Posts: 1,497Member
    @verdictlesslife Baked goods. In general. Cookies, brownies, donuts (not baked, but from a bakery lol) cupcakes... Fuuuck I'm doomed.

    Also, is home made chili good or bad?
  • GingersnapGingersnap
    Posts: 7,286Member
    LA_PygmyHerder said:

    No judegment, no shame @Gingersnap Just some support and you can do it attitude when we get discouraged. And some people are more likely to do it if they're not doing it alone :)



    I wasn't criticizing this thread. Please reread my comment. It's all about me and my attitudes and thoughts about myself. None of it is about anyone else. 
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  • anonymommy
    Posts: 1,402Member
    I'm 5'4, 180 lbs (down from 185!).  I need to lose 30-40 lbs more.  I will be happy losing 30, 40 would be great, but any more than that would make me look ill.  I'm trying to do the couch to 5k program.  I always do great for a week, then have trouble getting back to it.  Work is kicking my ass right now, so I don't have much free time until mid-April (if I survive until then).
  • ArmymamaArmymama
    Posts: 200Member
    I'm 5'2" and weigh about 155/160 (sadly gained weight over the winter lol). I would love to be down to 125/130. But I'll settle for 135. I went for a long walk earlier and now am enjoying a nice salad. Too warm to cook lol. Please motivate me to go running in the mornings! Or doing a short work out at night!!
  • LA_PygmyHerderLA_PygmyHerder
    Posts: 1,239Member
    @Blessie Homemade chili can be good or bad. It depends on what you put in it or on it. You eat crackers and cheese with it, it's bad. But with lean meat and no "extra" it can be very healthy
  • LA_PygmyHerderLA_PygmyHerder
    Posts: 1,239Member


     


    And there's your warning label :D

  • BlessieBlessie
    Posts: 1,497Member
    Phew! It wasn't lean meat but I drained off as much of the drippings as I could. Lots of beans, diced tomatoes, and I added unsweetened applesauce so I didn't need much brown sugar, green chiles, and some corn to make it interesting. Didn't allow myself crackers & cheese. I just realized as I was eating it that I had no idea where chili fell on the healthy scale.
  • LA_PygmyHerderLA_PygmyHerder
    Posts: 1,239Member
    Remember, corn is NOT a veggie. It is a starch. Ask any diabetic. Also sweet peas and carrots are PACKED with sugars
  • BlessieBlessie
    Posts: 1,497Member
    I want to print these on sticky paper, take them to the grocery store, and put them on all the Twinkies.

    LA_PygmyHerder said:


     


    And there's your warning label :D




  • BlessieBlessie
    Posts: 1,497Member
    So did I do bad?
    :-S
  • LA_PygmyHerderLA_PygmyHerder
    Posts: 1,239Member
    =))  =))  =))
  • LA_PygmyHerderLA_PygmyHerder
    Posts: 1,239Member

    @Blessie Not bad  it's just something to keep in mind when meal planning. You put it under the carb category instead of the veggie

  • BlessieBlessie
    Posts: 1,497Member
    @LA_pygmyherder Thanks! Good to know! :D
  • 3LittleMonkeyz
    Posts: 16Member
    nimrodjess said:

    I am an uber fatass. ;) You ladies make me feel HUGE. I'm 5'8" and weigh close to 230 (228.2 to be precise). I've already lost over 10 pounds in a month by not eating like shit, not eating fast food every other day, and not drinking soda. I can't drink diet soda because the fake sugar stuff gives me migraines.


    Today I got off my ass for the first time in months. It was 77 degrees out, and I took DS3 to the zoo. I struggle with depression, and general laziness, but I bought a zoo pass today so hopefully I'll make the 3.4 mile loop around the zoo at least once a week now.


    @nimrodjess well let me tell you, you aren't an uber fatass. I know first hand because I am lol I'm 5'4" and 275lbs...yes that is correct...no typo. I will be starting my healthy eating and exercise tomorrow and i will post at the end of my day how my day went.   
  • unforgivenunforgiven
    Posts: 12,699Confessional Manager
    I need to lose 20lbs. I've been trying since October of last year. I started at 160 and am now at 150. I ordered measuring tape and Jillian Michael's Shed and Shred dvd. Oh joy. I've tried it all. I feel so defeated... real life situation is not helping by the way. 

    confessional-manager

    "What looks like torture is a time to rejoice
    What sounds like thunder is a comforting voice
    When what is beautiful looks broken and crushed
    And I say I don't know you
    But you say it's finished"
  • 3LittleMonkeyz
    Posts: 16Member
    momof2boys42 said:

    I wanna join, but not today. Im embarassed at how much Dh and I ate for lunch. We went to Logans Roadhouse for lunch for our anniversary and I am now literally sick to my stomach. I love food, everything about it. :( I am 5'3 and weigh 230 UGH!!!! I need to lose about 100 pounds but that just seems impossible. Btw, Dh is also morbidly obese.



    @momof2boys42 I'm starting tomorrow also, i didn't do good at all today. I need to lose over 100lbs so i know how you feel about thinking it's impossible. My bf is also morbidly obese and he is going to be hard to convince to start eating healthy and exercising with me. 
  • LA_PygmyHerderLA_PygmyHerder
    Posts: 1,239Member
    Nothing is "impossible" unless you convince yourself it is. Don't defeat yourself! Only way you can fail, is if you don't keep trying. :)
  • notscary
    Posts: 358Member
    Cut out the soda ladies (regular AND diet), it will seriously make a world of difference.  Good luck with your goals everyone!!
  • AnonUser28
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  • AnonUser29
    Posts: 1,169Guest
    5ft3 and 245 pounds *hand head in shame*. I am totally in for this. Maybe someone can make like a FB page or something where we can all actively keep track of our weight, etc? I have GOT to lose weight, my bp runs uber high.
  • LA_PygmyHerderLA_PygmyHerder
    Posts: 1,239Member
    I am trying desperately to get the energy and motivation to go for a walk this morning. But just can't seem to shake the fog in my head. All I want to do is go back to bed.
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