YAY for you Susan!!!!!
I weighed in and I am shocked to say I was down to 125! That's a 3 pound loss this week! That's the best I have done in 6 months prolly. Well most weight loss in a weeks time that is.
But I have had such wonderful help from all of you and the support is FANTSTIC!
I am hoping everyone just shrunk those fat cells right off!
My goals for this week are pretty much the same:
1.water, water water!
2.let's try to up that walk to once a day with my kids and once a day without so that I can actually try to start running the last mile by myself!<new goal>
3.Food journal<keeping this as it really registers my food intake with me better this way!
So who is up to make this next week our best loosing week ever????
Come on girls I wanna hear that battle cry!!!!!!!!!!
DIE FAT CELLS.......D-I-E!!!!!!![/i]
Thanks 2sdae! Congratulations to you, I'm in awe of your total weight loss and it's so encouraging! I loved seeing your photos because I've felt pretty hopeless lately and it really helps to know that someone actually accomplished such a daunting goal. More water for me this week too!!
Yay Susan and 2sdae! I, unfortunately made a bad choice last night and ate the last piece of birthday cake (from my son's party last weekend 
. But.... I did do well during the day and took my son for a walk after school. So, I will pick myself up, dust myself off and continue on my way 
As for my weigh-in, I have lost a couple of pounds, so I'm relatively happy. But somehow, I know I can do better. I have slacked a little w/ my water drinking and exercise. I am sooooo over-weight that if I were truly doing all I should, I would be losing about four pounds a week.
My goal this week will be to push the water on myself again and to make myself do some type of exercise (I prefer walking) everyday, no matter how little time I have. I will squeeze something in and be faithful to myself.
Isn't it funny how we do so many things for others and would never willingly dissappoint our friends and family, but we will cheat on ourselves? NO MORE! I promise to love myself more and when I say love I mean some TOUGH LOVE! Okay, okay--I'm done w/ my rant 
I completely forgot to step on the scale this morning until after I was ready to come to work. I am feelikng less stuffy but my ear is still clogged and ringing. I might have taken the day off if I wouldn't have had to go back to the doctor for an excuse. Here, we need a doctor's excuse on the third day.
I didn't walk this morning, hubby drove me to work, so I have not walked since Monday. And my water intake is way down. At least I am seeing a light at the end of the tunnel, though.
Goals for this week:
1) Get back onto my eating program (breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner)
2) Water, Water, Water
3) Back to the gym
Well, sombody used up a brand new box of tissues while I was gone on Tuesday and Wednesday, so I have to go to the drugstore and get some more. Talk to you all later!
Karen
Since my weigh in is on the wednesday I'll post my yesterday numbers.
203 pounds
hips: 48 inches
waist:36½ inches
breast:42 inches
I weigh in the day after the biggest loser show.
Today, is laundry and vaccuum day, usually I do it with music and dance all the way! This afternoon I have a meeting with a customer for a christening cake, after that one hour "break" I'll go on with my chores....
At lunch I'm alone today. My oldest eats with my mom, and my two youngest go to their great-grandma, and hubby is hunting for another 3-4 days. I'm planning to eat some fish. I've bought some tilapia, kids don't like the texture of it. They're used to the ones we fish around here (Walleye and trout), not store bought. I actually like it, even I prefer the others also.
Have a great day everyone!!!
WE CAN DO IT!!!!!
Well i pretty much maintained this week (155.4) I might be up .4 or so. Being honest with myself, I had some pretty big slip ups this week, but some good days too. I too am so over talking like I am going to do this, yet I really only giving it 50%. I know we have done this before, but I am starting over!! And since we have a lot of newbies it might be nice to reintroduce ourselves.
Hi I am Merissa. I am 32 and a SAHM of 3 boys (2,4 and 6). I have never really been overweight, but since my last son was born I just havent been able to get down to a satisfying weight. I have always been realativly active in sports and I know how to eat, but I am just not making this happen. When we started this group I was about 151 (in December) and I went as low as 143 and as high as 156 or so. 
I am 5'8" tall.
I think my goal would be 135, but I think I could be satisfied at 140. Right now though my immediate goal is to get below 150.
Reasons why I want to lose weight:
I hate that none of my clothes fit.
I am worried that I am just going to keep gaining weight.
I want to be an example for my kids.
I am embarrassed around my friends and family. I hate thinking that they are probably thinking that I have packed on a few pounds. I have realized that I don't want DH to see me...well...without clothes. It's rediculous! I think I neglect my DH in that department a bit because I am uncomfortable about my body.
Long term health! My dad recently was diagnosed with diabetes type 2. Partly it was hereditary, but partly because he loves food. But since early summer he has dropped about 30 or more pounds. He has really worked hard and I am really proud of him.
Hello All
My name is Michelle I have been over weight and skinny and then over weight and then skinny again and then over weight......well you get my yo yo life!!!!!
I am 5'5" and 213 pounds (just weighed yesterday) and 41 years old. I wanted to take my measurements but DBF moved the tape measure so have to find it today so our room mate can take them tonight, along with a picture so I can post in the biggest looser thread with Pootchie.
I was diagnosed as borderline diabetic last Dec, and have been able to maintain my numbers so that my dr has not put me on meds yet. However I was just recently put on high blood pressure meds, couldnt get that down at all. I did loose 8 pounds, but have put 5 back on.
My goals will be
1: drink more water, I can always do better with that.
2: start a food journal, I try but forget to write down what I eat.
3: keep working out in the morning, but then add my afternoon work out everyday, no skipping.
Susan and 2sdae GREAT JOB what an inspiration!!!
2sdae, what do you put in your journal, just what you ate, or more detail!
Here is my battle cry!!!
DIE FAT CELLS!!!!!! YOU ARE HISTORY!!!!!!
I write what I eat, how much, calories in each thing and then a garnd total of fat and calories at end of day. I even write a piece of gum, any drink I have too.
Keeps me aware of what everything boils down to, so I can say this candy bar is 250 calories with 200 of those being fat. Not many vitamins or nutrients. So what could I eat instead and still be satisfied,but with more good stuff in it and less fat and useless calories?
I'm up 2 lbs. I'm not happy, but I'm not surprised. Pretty bad for the cheerleader though. I have admitted that I'm not giving it my all though and am ready to put a valid effort into this battle.
I think re-introducing ourselves is a great idea!
I'm Casey, a 26 y/o sahm. I have 2 kids 5 and 2. I weighed 192.6 this morning but have been as high as 200 (that's when I joined this group). I haven't necessarily yo-yoed my entire life but did get up to 160 when I was 15.
I want to be healthy for my kids, my husband and most importantly myself. I am tired of not being comfortable in my own skin and worrying about what's bulging out of where!
My goals for the week/forever are
1. water, water, water.
2. food journal
3. put a "fat" picture on the fridge
4. walk the dog and myself!
I'm passing the position of cheerleader onto Susan123 I really liked the positive things you said about yourself and think you'd be a great cheerleader!!!!
I also like this idea of re-introduction, so to speak. I just jumped in here last month 
My name is Lynda ( I know you thought it was lynda-bob J/K) I am a 36 yr.old SAHM to two children: Joe 13 and Isabella 10. My son has C.P. so he's my love and my job 
Right before I joined this group, I was weighing my highest EVER. I'm still too embarrassed to say my weight, but maybe some day I'll do it Since I joined this group, I've been doing Slim Fast and have lost 17 1bs. I feel so inspired by all of you
p.s. I had to run out and get some Crystal Light because I couldn't force myself to drink water; I know- I'm bad
Lynda dont feel bad about the crystal light...it's the only way I can get down 10 - 8oz glasses everyday for sure!
Reintro- My name is Tuesday and I am a sahm also of 3 13 year old, 3 year old and almost 2 year old. My youngest has autism and is newly adopted so if I seem a little frazzled at times my 2 at home all day girls whoop mom's tushy often! 
I am 32, a RN nurse by profession and my hubby owns his own contracting/painting firm so I am also secretary at times too.
I was a chubby child and teen. By time I had my 1 st daughter at 18 I was up to 200lbs.
By the time she was 8 I was up to 250 lbs. for 3 yaers and kept it there till 4 years ago.
I lost weight and got down to 137lbs. and my middle daughter came along and boom! Right back up the scale I went. I was 165 when I came home from hosp. with her.
My purpose for loosing is simple, Me, my health and what I am doing and showing my family as I struggle to do this. It has been an upper to my confidence and to my energy as well. That is what gave me strength to seek out something I always wanted to try....CAKES!!!!
Now here I am almost 1 year later and I AM A CAKE ADDICT!
OK I'll introduce myself the right way:
My name is Lorris. I'm 33 y-o with 3 kids ages 13½, 11¾ and 9. I was 129 pounds when I got preg with my oldest son, 165 when I got preg with dd and 150 with ds #2. When I came home frome the hospital after the third one, I was 206 !!! I got to my highest this past spring at 221. I decided to get back to my healthy weight.
A great way to lose weight is to try to save on gas... I walk a lot more, when I need to go somewhere and that I don't need to buy lots of stuff!! I'm down to 203 pounds now, and my first mini goal is to get to 199. I still treat myself but in moderation. I'll have a little bowl of popcorn instead of the whole bag! Like this I don't have cravings!
I'm fianlly ready to lose the weight that's why I've joined this thread and I started another one for before and after pictures!
Keep it up (or should I say down) everyone!!!
Wow drop of the face of the world for a little bit and you've got all sorts of new recruits. I'm still plugging along doing my best. Just wanted to check in and let you all know I was thinking about you. My name is Amber I'm a SAHM of two boys (7 and almost 6) I am 5'4" and weighed 226. For those who may have forgotten me, or haven't ever met me.
I haven't gotten on the scale since I stopped posting. Been living in my imaginary size 8 (135 lb) world and the actual number on the scale may crash reality right onto my thighs. I am proud to say I have dropped one whole pants size since devoting myself to my delusional way of life and I'd guess the next size down is only a couple weeks away.
I'm up to walking 3 miles a day I eat what I want when I want but I have had this unusual craving for fruit so something is changing. My only food rule is to not eat if I'm not actually hungry AND to stop as soon as I'm full. That means if it's dinner time for the family but I'm not hungry I make my plate and leave it in the fridge until I am. I still sit with the family but I'm teaching myself to not eat according to the clock. Something I Know I picked up from having little tummies to tend to.
Like I said just wanted to check in and see how things were going. Coming up on our Putting Down the Cake Club anniversary. Which I think justifies a "DIE FAT CELLS DIE!!"
RAMBO!!!!!
SENDS YOU HUGGS!
Boy the new guys have really brought the oldies but goodies 
out of the woodwork hu?
Yay! It's so good to see you guys here again...I missed the old crew as I have been thinking on our Ann coming up!
So Ladies we all know friday is the start of our weekends and our weakest days on our food and exercising.
So I am gonna throw a challenge out to you all.
Let's make this weekend our
"I DEDICATE MYSELF FULLY TO IMPROVE MY HEALTH!" weekend.
Now I said dedicating yourself to your "healthy ways" not to not eating, or not binging or crazy expectations you know you wont want to do.
Just reaffirming your love of self and that you know you matter!
Come on girls........I gotts mad healthy love for you all..............
DIE YOU STINKING FAT CELLS....D-I-E!!!!!!
Also wanted to throw in a big congrats to one of our new ladies who has been brave enough to post her actual weight stats...we all know the first time you post them #s it's real, it's a reality you cant loose.
But the fat WE SURE CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good morning, all! Good to see you Amber. Hope everything is going well. Congrats on the one pants size!
Now, I will introduce myself, too. I'm Karen I work in the Juvenile Probation Office in Allegheny County, PA (Pittsburgh, I hate it here). My only daughter has left to join the Navy and she is right now in Chicago (when I went there a couple weeks ago, I got nostalgic for a real city and didn't want to leave). Today is my wedding anniversary. No, I will not mention age. I feel younger than I am and that is that.
In the past year I have dropped from a size 14 heading toward 16 to a size 6 (last pair of pants I bought a couple weeks ago). Top is still at about an 8 (the buttons bulge when I close them on a 6). But my actual weight in numbers has dropped all of 5 lbs.
I have a major Coca Cola addiction that I am trying to work through. Been doing pretty well with that and with the water.
My real problem is that I cannot seem to completely lick is that I am a meal skipper. I have for years eaten one meal a day and have a hard time with eating more. That puts my body into starvation mode and it holds onto the weight.
I am trying to lose the weight for health purposes, mainly. Every one of my sisters is overweight and has diabetes and high blood pressure. I don't want that to be me in a few years. And none of us are old.
Well, enough about me. Sorry to bore y'all. Talk to you later!
If I offended anyone by calling them oldies I only meant the people who were here when we started this thread. I by no means was referring to age or looks.
Shoot half the time I forget people have actual #s they use. I still forget I am not considered young....or at least that's what my 14 1/2 year old says!
Loads of luving for all!!!!!
Hi everyone...I am happy (well actually a little disappointed) to say that I dropped a pound. I am disappointed because the last 2 weeks I have lost 8 pounds and I thought I did just as good this week. I guess some weeks you just hit a slump. I am really proud of myself though because like Otter, I had a major addiction to diet Mt. Dew. Even though it is diet, I know it is still bad for you. Caffiene is not good when you are trying to lose weight. I have lived on it for yrs and for the last 3 weeks I have stopped drinking it and drink tons of water now. That is the first time I have been able to do that. So alltogether I have dropped a total of 28 pounds. My goal for next week is at least 2 hopefully 3 pounds to hit another milestone!
Oh......Otter, I am also from PA...about an hour north of Pittsburgh. I was just curious as to why you don't like it. Where are you from originally?
hi everyone!! I woke up this morning with major pain! My liver is playing tricks on me again! The doc gave me pills, but she said it takes a good 6 weeks to see if they really work! IT's only been 1½ week so far... I ate my breakfast anyways because I don't want stomach pains on top of that (I get those when I don't eat breakfast!) I'm drinking plenty of hot water to try to "flush" what could cause the liver pains. I'm starting to feel better, but still a little pain.
I'll try to stay active today anyways. I need to get back in shape!!!
I'll check on here a little later! I need to get another cup of hot water......
it's great to see everyone so energized this week! Glad to see you back Amber. Congrats on your new pants!
I want to say to everyone here, don't forget to measure yourself!!! Some weeks you won't lose on the scale but in inches. Why? because you gain muscles! Muscles weight more than fat but are smaller!! That's why it's not "healthy" to just look at the scale.
I love the biggest loser, but sometimes I just wish they could measure them. Sometimes the ones that lose more weight aren't the ones that lost the more % of fats.....
That's why I'll keep a measurements journal also with my weight!
And remember: muscles burn more fats than no-muscles!
We have said the same thing on here over and over but we all need to hear it again, and again to keep it fresh in our minds.
Those scales like to scare ya....
O.K. well mine does...maybe it possessed or something..... 
yours too? I'm sure mine is possessed!!! Last time I weighted myself, it was just going from 203 to 206 than back to 204 than again 208, it's a digital one, not supposed to that.... I step down, and got by up, than it was ok......
yeah I have had 2 scales this year alone! But I think my prob is my 3 and 2 year old got caught jumping on and off them so maybe that just threw their calibrations all outta whack!
So I bought a new digi scale and keep it in my bathroom closet. When you move it you make sure it's level and zero it off and step on. It's usually right on the mark thankfully. As long as I keep my little "helpers" away from it!
Pootchi........I absolutely love the biggest loser also! I can't wait till tuesdays to watch it. I usually work out during the entire show. You wouldn't believe how fast the time goes. It is so motivating...I wish it was on all the time. I love Bob!!!
I also have a possesed scale. A couple yrs ago I had my husband buy me a really nice scale that measures body fat and hydration and all that good stuff. Pretty expensive but after about a yr it will now only do the weight. For some reason the other stuff won't work on it... 
Good morning all
I took my measurements last night and here they are, so they are out in the open before God and everyone!!!
Arm 14.5"
Bust 45" (geeze that one was hard to type!!!)
Belly 40" (I know not a normal one but I wanted to know)
Hip 46"
Thigh 24 3/4"
Calf 17"
and yesterday I posted my weight at 213
So there I am, I will post my pic in the other thread with Pootchie by the end of the weekend.
Now I have a question, I know caffiene is not good for the body anyway, but I wasnt aware that it slows down weight loss, is this correct? If so I will stop my 2 cups a day.
I took this morning off from my work out. My calves are so tight from my extra work outs in the afternoon. I am doing the DVD's and even though I am doing them at the low impact, it sure does a number on those little calf muscles! If I sit too long today they start to tighten up, I am trying to move around a bit today so they dont tighten up so much I get a cramp, I hate those things!!!!!!!
Karate.....if you research caffiene.....you will find different and varying results. It supposedly slows down your metabolism. I don't really know how much of a difference it would show in your weight loss but I found that it was just one of those things I had to conquer. I always had a bottle of diet Mt. Dew beside me and drank it even when I wasn't thirsty. 3 weeks ago I stopped drinking it and drink mainly water (which was very hard for me at first...I really didn't care for it). That same week I decided to pretty much double the amount of time I was working out. That week alone I lost 5 pounds....the next week I lost 3. This week it kinda slowed down and I only lost 1 pound, but I can definitely see the difference. I can wear jeans that I haven't worn for over a year. I still have clothes in my closet that I can't quite fit into yet but I am determined to. I still have at least 30 pounds to lose and I am not going to stop until I get there!!!
jenbenjr, thanks for the info. I have stepped up my workouts in the past two weeks, with adding an afternoon DVD workout with my morning treadmill. Dont know if it made any difference because I hadn't been on the scale in months until yesterday.
Maybe I will try an experiment and cut out caffeine for a couple of weeks to see. You would think that it would speed up something since it speeds up my heart rate just a bit, and wakes me up.
Maybe I will try an experiment and cut out caffeine for a couple of weeks to see. You would think that it would speed up something since it speeds up my heart rate just a bit, and wakes me up.
Caffeine dehydrates your body which works against you when you are working out.
Jen,
No offense. I am from Ohio origionally (Youngstown, and I never want to live there again). I moved back about five years ago in November to be close to family after my grandmother and uncle both died.
I lived for several years in Florida. What I really don't like is the weather. I do not like to be cold at all and there is no way as much sun as I was used to in Florida. In a few weeks here I will be hit by depression big time because of the dark and cold. I won't want to get out of bed and definately not be outside.
I also hate to walk through downtown and see that it is so dirty. It seems like a lot of people use the streets as a trash bin and you can't walk five feet without seeing someone spitting on the sidewalk or come across some gross gob of something. I won't even wear shoes without toes. There is so much stunning architecture but it is marred by the uncleanliness of the downtown area.
Actually, if I could be out in the suburbs it would be a nice enough place and different parts of the city are nice. It is just downtown and the northside, where I work, I mainly don't like.
I love the bike trails and the park and the southside around Carson Street is an interesting place. I also enjoy the farmers markets and go to the ones on the southside and the northside. I live close to Panther Hollow Trail and not far from the Jail Trail to downtown. I used to walk that quite a bit. I am also a big fan of Phipps Conservatory. So there is actually quite a bit that I do like in the Pittsburgh area.
Where do you live? Butler area?
LOL....no offense taken. I was just wondering what you have experienced elsewhere to see what your reasoning was. I totally understand and agree with what you are saying. I actually right above the Kittanning area. I was just in Pittsburgh last Sunday for the Steeler game. I rarely ever go right in the city....usually just to the stadiums, the airport, or to a mall (there is nothing out where I live..I have to travel 40 minutes to just get to a walmart). Anyway...there was lots of dirt and "gross stuff" that were on the sidewalks as I walked from the parking garage to the stadium last week. I just don't really have much to compare it to since I have lived here all my life. I have traveled somewhat; been to Chicago (not downtown....actually went there to see my best friend graduate from boot camp in the Navy!), Florida, Hawaii, and several other places but really don't recall being in another big city downtown. I would love to visit some more cities. I really would like to see New York City someday. Boy.....you can really tell I am from the country right? Anyway, allthough I love the change in seasons around here; I love fall, but I can totally understand what your saying about the dark and the cold. I get depressed too...sitting around the house with just the kids coz DH is out hunting, but I try to exercise as much as I can then...it gives me more energy!
I have never been to Phipps Conservatory....I will definately have to check it out sometime since you recommend it!
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