weight loss support?

[Thistle]

it would be so good to have people to talk to. i tried ww with a woman at work last year, but she flat out refused to exercise... wouldnt even walk across campus so it was really frustrating cos she was losing weight without exercising and i was losing more slowly cos i was exercising

i lost 14 kilos (30lbs) but have put 7 back on and i am tired of being overweight.... really really really tired of it. 46 years tired of it.

keeping it private is probably good ... and maybe everyone doesnt want to read about our weight stuff anyway

[snapdragen]

There are quite a few of us here that are doing Weight Watchers. No reason to feel you need to stay private, this is a pretty supportive group.

[Bikingmomof3]

I am not on WWs, but I am working on losing weight and gaining more lean muscle.

[Dogmama]

I am not on WWs, but I am working on losing weight and gaining more lean muscle.

Are you lifting weights?

[biking4health]

I'd love to have the suppport of others on my weight loss journey and love to bike. I have 90+ pounds to lose and just started seriously biking (at least seriously for a newbie) about a month ago.

I lost 95 pounds on WW in 1977, but sad to say gained it all back. I'm using myfooddiary.com to track what I eat and my exercise. I get frustrated because I lose very slowly..only 11 pounds since mid-May. The difference for me this time is I can't "go on a diet" I have to make this a lifestyle change and not be so hard on myself.

I look forward to hearing about others on this journey.

Carol

[run it, ride it]

Bit of a tangent here, but:

I know many of you have children, and it looks like many of you have been involved with WW. This is an excellent combination to (pardon the pun) stop the cycle of unhealthy lifestyle choices.

My mother's parents are post-depression food-pushers (the "clean your plate! Starving children in *insert third world country*..." type). She was always overweight--until she lost 90lbs with WW and became a group counsellor for the next fifteen years. She will never be 'skinny' because of her Graves Disease, but she has always been FIT.

There was never any 'junk food' in our house growing up--no potato chips, no greasy fries, no sugar-loaded cereal. All we got for a treat were chocolate-coated granola bars! My brother and I begrudged this at the time, but in retrospect she taught us excellent habits that we will carry for the rest of our lives. I know I have the same problem as my mother--if the junk food is availible, I'll eat every last morsel of it. But since I didn't grow up with it in the first place, keeping away from it is much more managable.

Further, I was a VERY picky eater as a kid. Instead of getting mad, my mother had me help out in making meals to eliminate the parts I didn't like (ONIONS!) and she never, never requested I finish a plate of food. I'm still a picky eater--why is it the double-standard that it's good for adults to be picky but bad for kids? As long as everyone is meeting their nutritional requirements, don't force anything!

You are a huge influence to your children, and by keeping junk out of the house, excercising daily, maintining a positive attitude toward both, and involving them in their own diet and excercising choices you are investing in their future as much as your own.

You go, girls!

[CyclChyk]

In my happily married state I supported the theory that women get fat once they get hitched. I now am very actively working at getting healthy again.

We are eating healthy (not following any "diets", WW or otherwise) and biking at least 5 nights a week for a minimum of 10 miles each time. Sometimes 15miles if time allows.

In 2 months I have lost 26 pounds and 1 & 1/2 pants size. I only have 50 more lbs to go before I can fit in my lovely button fly size 8 gap jeans I was wearing the day I met my hubby.

I feel great!! If you have the right mindset you will succeed. Pooks, feel free to PM or otherwise and I will offer any support I can!

[Bikingmomof3]

You are a huge influence to your children, and by keeping junk out of the house, excercising daily, maintining a positive attitude toward both, and involving them in their own diet and excercising choices you are investing in their future as much as your own.

You go, girls!

I absolutely agree!

My brief history...

I am the only one overweight in my house (I am 15 pounds over) . We do not have junk food, everything is whole wheat (my children do not even know what white bread tastes like) and I have never made my children clean their plates. I was 99 pounds when I pecame pregnant (I was underweight-I danced ballet and thouught to be overweight), doubled my size with my first pregnancy and barely shed any weight before I became pregnant with the twins. Then I kept the weight on for 10 years (I did not each much, so my metabolism shut down) before I became serious about my health. Once my boys were older I was able to breathe and realize I needed to be healthy for me and my family. A year and a half ago I started eating healthy (no diet-just a complete lifestyle change). Six meals a day, vitamins, and a lot of water. I began exercising (at home, I cannot afford a gym membership) every single day and shed over 60+ inches. My family has been very supportive and I have become increasingly active. I went from a size 20 to my current size 6.
I am now focusing on building more lean muscle and toning.

That is my story in a nutshell. Hopefully this makes sense. Late start to my morning with no caffeine yet.

[Bikingmomof3]

Are you lifting weights?

I work out at home, so I use various size hand weights.

I would like to shed about 15 more pounds of fat. I went from a size 20 to a size 6. It has taken me a year and a half to get to this point and I am now focusing on more lean muscle.