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First post is just going to contain my history. I have wanted to lose weight for many years now. It all started when I was 16 and I began having seizures. They put me on medications and I went from 98 pounds to 141 pounds in about two months. Even though I was overweight, it looked good on me. I could have toned up a little, but my belly was mostly flat and I had some definition to it. Then, I got pregnant and went from 141 to 165. That is pretty much the weight I have stayed at, but I did gain 5 more pounds here recently when I fell off the wagon.

I have gotten back on track, quit drinking all drinks except for an occassional diet drink, and am eating healthier. I have made it back down to 165, but my goal is to get down to 115 at the highest. My healthy weight range for my height is 95 to 105, but I am aiming for 115 right now. I actually set it into smaller 5 pound loss goals.

I have been doing good the past couple of days. I like to make 2 or 3 goals a week and strive to accomplish them. I weigh in on Mondays. The past couple of nights, I have given up my usual potato at work for a salad. I work seven days a week so you figure I eat a potato every night at work, that is a lot of baked potatos. So, I actually had four goals this week and they were:

1. Lose 1 pound
2. Give up the diet drinks (they give me headaches)
3. Switch from sweet tea to unsweet tea with splenda (I drink a lot of tea at work)
4. Quit eating baked potatoes every night at work

My week for these goals ends on Monday so I will document how it all went then.

My exercise for today was not too much, today was kind of a rest day because we got up early to go get a chest x-ray for my hubby and then we got home and I fell back asleep. And, I have to be at work tonight at 3 so, I will do a lot of walking there.
 
ok then yeah. sounds right. i am 5'1 so i was wondering.
keep it up girl
 
Thanks everyone for your kind words of encouragement. I know I can do this and I think I am done falling off the wagon for now. Now, I may still make some mistakes because I am only human but I am tired of it all and it is time to take care of it the right way.

Tonight went very well. My dinner was not the healthiest thing in the world but it was all I had available other than a bunch of chips and cookies. I ate a lot less food tonight than I used to. I used to eat and eat just because it was there so I am doing really good compared to that. I had a pepperoni hot pocket, I only ate one with a glass of ice water and then I had a sugar free popsicle for dessert. I worked so hard tonight. I walked nonstop for about 4 hours at work and I am ready to literally crash into the bed. I do not mind that I ate the hot pocket, because I am just glad that I stayed away from the potato at work.
 
Shandi said:
First post is just going to contain my history. I have wanted to lose weight for many years now. It all started when I was 16 and I began having seizures. They put me on medications and I went from 98 pounds to 141 pounds in about two months. Even though I was overweight, it looked good on me. I could have toned up a little, but my belly was mostly flat and I had some definition to it. Then, I got pregnant and went from 141 to 165. That is pretty much the weight I have stayed at, but I did gain 5 more pounds here recently when I fell off the wagon.

I have gotten back on track, quit drinking all drinks except for an occassional diet drink, and am eating healthier. I have made it back down to 165, but my goal is to get down to 115 at the highest. My healthy weight range for my height is 95 to 105, but I am aiming for 115 right now. I actually set it into smaller 5 pound loss goals.

I have been doing good the past couple of days. I like to make 2 or 3 goals a week and strive to accomplish them. I weigh in on Mondays. The past couple of nights, I have given up my usual potato at work for a salad. I work seven days a week so you figure I eat a potato every night at work, that is a lot of baked potatos. So, I actually had four goals this week and they were:

1. Lose 1 pound
2. Give up the diet drinks (they give me headaches)
3. Switch from sweet tea to unsweet tea with splenda (I drink a lot of tea at work)
4. Quit eating baked potatoes every night at work

My week for these goals ends on Monday so I will document how it all went then.

My exercise for today was not too much, today was kind of a rest day because we got up early to go get a chest x-ray for my hubby and then we got home and I fell back asleep. And, I have to be at work tonight at 3 so, I will do a lot of walking there.
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Lots of luck with your goals I lost 52 pounds in 10 months and you can do it too! You should pust for 1 to 2 pounds a week any more than that and you are losing muscle. Remember the more muscle fibers you recruit the more calories you burn. That's the beauty of muscle and muscle tone. Also remember 65% of losing weight is diet. You have to eat the right foods at the right times with the right portions. A small baked potato is fine, just not near bedtime or in the evening. It's actually better post workout.
 
Yeah, I know that a baked potato is not that bad, but I was having them at the end of the night at work which is about 9 pm so I knew that was bad. I am trying really hard this time so I am hoping that things will go a little better than they did before. I am so tired tonight that I do not really feel like writing much. We unlocked the doors at work at 4:30 pm and we literally did not slow down until after 9:30. Sometimes I exaggerate my nights at work by a few minutes, but literally for the entire 5 hours I was there, I maybe got to stand still for 30 seconds at a time when I was printing checks or settling checks. So, for tonight, I am gone to bed.
 
Just a quick post before I go to work. I have been trying to figure out how I am going to incorporate more exercise into my daily routine so, I am going to start getting up earlier and do the couch to 5k running plan. I used to love to run and I saw someone else on here mention that. I have done it before but did not follow through with it and this time I am going to follow through. So, off to work I go, more later.
 
Today was check in day anad for a change, I actually remembered to do it. My weight is down to 163 so I have lost 2 pounds this week. I have also lost a total of 6.5 inches. I lost 1/2 inch off each forearm, 1 inch off my bust, 1/2 inch from my abs, 1.5 inches off each leg at the thigh, and 1/2 inch off each calf. That makes for a lovely 6.5 inches this week.

I am the kind of person who wants to see progress really quickly so it is taking a lot for me to remember to be patient and keep at it. Today is the first day of my couch to 5k program so that with some ab and upper body work will be my workout for the day. Then I go to work at 3 and get to walk around all night waiting tables. So, thanks to all for your kind words of encouragement.
 
Okay, so I am a big dummy, I could have sworn it was just this morning that I weighed myself and I was 163. Hubby said "you dummy, you weighed yesterday morning". It was kind of funny because he was just wanting me to get on the scale and compare my afternoon weight with his. He keeps saying that he has this awesome plan to lose weight and that he is gonna lose way more than me and we have kind of turned it into a friendly competition. Well, I just stood on the scale and even with it being the middle of the day instead of early morning, my weight is 159. I am so excited that I feel like jumping up and down. I am ahead in the friendly competition, stats are:

Me: before - 170 today - 159 (11 pounds lost!!!!)
Hubby(Allen): before - 218 today - 212 (6 pounds lost!! Still good)

We went for a walk/jog together as a family today. I have decided to use my own method instead of the couch to 5k because my body is a little more accustomed to running so it is just way to easy for me. Allen had the dog running with him (she is a pitt/lab mix and wide open) and I was pushing the stroller with Bri. It was a lot of fun even though it was super hot. But, I have to be at work at 3 and I need to clean house so more later.
 
So, just a quick note because I have been looking at my numbers and I am just kind of like, not real to lose 4 pounds in a day thing. My hubby who called me a dummy, did not set the scale to "0" yesterday so when I set it to "0" this afternoon and weighed myself, that was the correct weight and yesterday it was off by a few pounds. I just know better now and I know that I need to pay attention to those things. :insane:
 
try not to become scale obssessed. weighing everyday is unnecessary.better if at all to weigh once a week. muscle weighs more than fat.
do body fat checks and how your clothes are fitting etc.
i never weigh.. just my two cents
 
Thanks Laurie, I understand what you are saying. I generally only weigh on Mondays, I would rather measure my inches and I also take pics and look at the pics. I tell everyone, I dont care how much I weigh as long as I am smaller. That is why my goal is not to get back down to my regular weight because I realize that with working out, it would be hard to be that light. Anyway, the only thing I was trying to say here was that I will never become scale obsessed, I hate my scale. I just like looking at it once a week to see the numbers going down. I know that even with muscle, I should have a much lower number. Once again, thank you.

Goblin, thank you as well.

I think I use the scale mostly to keep myself motivated to keep going. For example, tonight at work I was craving a baked potato so bad and I almost got one. Then I remembered my progress and got a petite grilled chicken breast and a salad. I met all of my goals this week also so I am so proud of myself.

My goals for next week are:
1. Lose 2 pounds
2. Exercise daily (nothing too hard, just like a walk on my off days, I let my body rest when it needs to)

I know these things may seem crazy to others, but I have to do what works for me. Setting these little goals helps me have something to work towards because I do not want to have to post in here that I did not accomplish such an easy goal. I do not beat myself up over the first goal though, I just put it in there so I feel like I accomplish something at the end of the week.
 
it doesnt sound crazy at all, trust me i completely understand. i had some health issues for a few mths(cancer) and am just noew getting on my feet so i have to go at what pace is comfortable for me.
i just used to have an obsession w scale, now i dont weigh. ike u said it is best to go by pics, clothes etc.
keep it up girl. you are rockin
 
I'm sorry to hear that Laurie, I have seen where you have mentioned your health in your posts. Thanks for all of your encouraging words, they mean a lot.
 
I have been away from here for awhile, things have been kind of hectic. I am so tired right now that I do not really know what to say. I may have been fired from my job also, but I am taking a different approach and I am just going to deal with it. My mom was at the ER alone last night and she is more important to me than my job. She needed someone there with her so I told them at work that she was there and the boss says "I'm Sorry" and walks off. I waited an hour for him to tell me I could leave and I called my husband and told him to come get me and I left. So then my boss took me off the schedule, real nice guy there!

We are going to the beach this weekend with my mom, I will probably post a few pics when we get back. I am so excited about jogging on the beach in the early morning. I cannot wait! So, I feel great right now. I found a new drink called FUZE that I am really liking right now and I am taking a Stacker a day and it helps me get energized to get off my butt and work out. They are all natural with none of the illegal stuff in them, they just give me the needed boost to get off my butt and work out. Next summer I am buying a new bathing suit for the beach trip and I am determined it will be a 2 piece that shows some skin!
 
sorry to hear of your mom. is she ok. your right if your job doesnt understand f them..
i love the beach.. i wanna move to florida where my mom is..
have fun and keep rockin. and those fuze drinks are yum. i get them all the time.
 
Thanks Laurie, it helps to see someone understanding the situation with my mom. She is okay I guess, they said it was just inflammation of her chest wall where she had an upper respiratory infection. I am hoping they are right, but I am not too crazy about the ER here because they told my stepdad that he was having heartburn when he was going into a massive heart attack.

And yeah, the fuze drinks are yum, I am glad I tried one because I normally will not try new things.
 
i know how scary that can be with health issues. i got hit w a load this summer with cancer, surgeries, staph infections so i know what it's like when pthers dont take it serious and arent sensitive to what's goin on w us or our loved ones.

anyway, i will keep her in my prayers.
 
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