Weekly weigh in for 4/17

Adrienne - posted on 04/24/2009

I was 201.5 this morning, which is about the same as I was last week. HOWEVER, we went on vacation to Disneyland this week and I totally just ate what I wanted, so no weight gain, I think, is awesome! I also only missed 1 day of working out, and even though I was tired from driving all day yesterday, I made myself get up to do my workout.
I gained 2.5 pounds after I started working out, but I am now down 1 pound from the gain. I am going in the right direction, I feel positive and I think my clothes are starting to feel a little better. I also didn't get sore from walking around Disneyland for 2 days like I usually do. Yea!

Amber - posted on 04/24/2009

Ok so i was supposed to start walking...a few days ago..Im not gonna lie..it didn't happen..a simple half hour walk with my babe in 80 degree weather...i just couldn't do it...I have hit my hump...getting started...

Natasha - posted on 04/24/2009

Hi all, I am also new to the group. I joined today, and when I weighed myself I was 235lbs. This is by far the largest I have ever been. Only a few years ago I was 120 lbs, so this is hugely disappointing to me. My son is almost 16 months old now, and I weight about 35 lbs more now than when I was 9 months pregnant. I am hoping that this group will help me to reach my goal of 50 lbs by the end of this, and then keep me motivated to lose the next 50 by my 10 year high school reunion next year.

Amber - posted on 04/23/2009

Hi i am new so this would have been my first weigh-in on my own i have lost 50 pounds so that puts my current weight at 187pounds. Still away to go till my goal weight but i hope you girls can keep me on track.

Renee - posted on 04/23/2009

Hello! My name is Renee. I am new to the group also. Weight has been an issue all my life- At my heaviest, I weighed 332 lbs. I have not admitted that to anyone, other than my doctor. I now weigh 257 but seem to be 'stuck' but I have to admit that I don't watch what I eat religiously, nor do I exercise as I should. I am hoping for some support and ideas, recipes, etc. So, I guess that's my weigh in for the week, right??

Erin - posted on 04/23/2009

When my daughter Mazie was born I was 225lbs. Now she's 21months and I'm185lbs. I decided when Mazie turned 1, I needed to do something about this weight problem. I've allways been a small person in the past, averaging at a size 4/6 at 5'4". Going through a failing marriage, divorce, and a pregnancy all within a year and a half really took a number on my body.

I'm finally happy again and love being a single mom. And after being single for 2 years i'm ready to feel good about my body and start dating again.

I'm new to this group and want to see if it wil help with the weight lost.

Good Luck on your goals everyone! :-)

Jenni - posted on 04/22/2009

hehehe. Welcome Amber to the group. I wish it was only as easy as talking about it that we would feel lighter, but better is a good start. : )

Amber - posted on 04/22/2009

I am new to the group as well.Weighing in at 184.6lbs..ugh. My baby girl just turned 6mths last week. up untill 3 weeks ago i was breastfeeding exclusivly..started her on stage one food and formula . Up untill 2 days ago she was getting one 8ounce bottle...and she loves it..and on her own decided to wean herself away from my breast...leaving me with all the extra weight i was hoping to lose while feeding her..tomarrow i will go for a walk..living in southern Ok, i have no excuse not too. I love food, but i need to do this. i went from 140lbs and a size 4 to almost 185lbs and a size 14.. i just have to keep telling myself to do this...

phew..i feel a little better..not any lighter..but better

Jenni - posted on 04/22/2009

Welcome Heather and I second Sonya. Check out the other posts to see what others are doing.

I've been there. I clearly remember going to my OB on Jan 5th and was so depressed I was crying in his office. He thought something was happening between my husband and myself - it was just that I was feeling so down on myself. This was the day that I went out right after the doctor appointment and got the Joy's Life Diet Book and started my lifestyle change. Almost (yea!!!) 50 pounds later I am still following the suggestions in the book and don't really feel like I'm on a diet, just making healthier choices and staying away from the foods that I know would get me in trouble (like strawberry surprise cake).

Good luck and best of wishes.

Sonya - posted on 04/22/2009

Welcome Heather!!! Feel free to check out the other posts and find some tips! There are many great ideas here and great people. I wish you the best!

Heather - posted on 04/22/2009

I have got to have some motivation. I went to the doc to date for a bad cold and just about fell off the scale. I have never been this big in all my life and I am so ashamed that I let my weight get this far out of control. I will be glad to accept any tips to get a start on getting this weight off. My baby is 6mths, so that is not excuse to be getting bigger and bigger. So post away ladies.

Cody - posted on 04/21/2009

I am new the group and this is my first weigh in I weigh 172 this week.

Sonya - posted on 04/20/2009

Ahh I am back!!! It was a stressful week, and I must say the scale was not keeping my hopes up as I gained 2lbs, =( but on another note, I am getting back full force this week with my workouts, and I am not QUITTING!!! I still feel healthier than before and I love keeping up with the kids!

I am done nursing this week, so my weight wont be so alll over during the day. I am hoping that I will not get the extreme carb cravings as I did the last time I quit nursing with my first baby.

Jenni - posted on 04/17/2009

So this morning I weighed in at 161 which is a .5 pound weight loss. Oh well. I'm figuring plateau right about now. Except this evening I splurged at dinner. There wasn't really anything decent on the menu so I ordered six wings and had my salad first. This just wasn't cutting it. I think because I got the carb taste (like Alyson) that I couldn't stop myself - I had a few fries, a bite of the bread stick, then came home and had a part of a chocolate banana brownie I made. Any one of these alone would have been alright but adding them all together... I'm not sure I'm going to want to see the scale in the morning.

As for Alyson and the carbs... I hear ya!!!! I'll get those cravings but I notice they are more so when I've indulged in some carbs already. My hard part is stopping. Once I start with the carbs I really can't stop myself. I am hopeful that tonight I'll manage myself better for the remainder of the evening. Maybe go brush my teeth to get the sweet taste out. Then I'll have some of the diet green tea which in the past has given me that sweet reward when I want desert. But I struggle... even as I write this I am thinking about getting another brownie.... I know, I've come too far to turn back now. (OK so ya'll have to read my inner struggles, sorry).

Anyway - Hope you all are doing well and keeping yourself motivated to do the right thing. Good luck Alyson as I too try to avoid the carbs.

Alyson - posted on 04/17/2009

Again no change:( still 251/252 lbs BUT we swam 2 km in the pool this morning:) So, we are getting stronger and have more endurance.



One thing I have noticed this week is the incredible and intense carb cravings I'm having...If it has flour or sugar I have to have it...its sub conscious. Does anyone else get this way? How did you deal with it???