HELP!!! I wanna lose weight!

[Exquisite5]

Originally Posted by Ideal08

So I'm in my 9th week with WW and I'm down 17.2lbs! I'm SO close to ONEderland it's not even funny! I'm hoping at this week's weigh-in I'll be there. But I have more news: I saw my collar bone in a picture today!!!! I didn't even know until today that I wasn't usually able to see it, but when I looked at a picture of myself, I noticed it IMMEDIATELY!!! I'm doing something right!!! FINALLY!!!

I'm so proud of me, I just had to share!!!

Congrats to you Soror! That is ONE-derful news!!!!

[delph998]

Darn, I am so moved by this thread! I broke down yesterday because I feel like losing weight is not in my future. My sister and mom went to TX and bought me an outfit, and they had to stress how hard it was for them to find an outfit that would work for my figure since I'm overweight. That mess hurts so badly!

I am ready to be happy, free, and confident. I definitely want to join in on the GC Challenge. Ideal, your testimony is so uplifting.

Babyblue, your testimony is tear jerking! I feel like I have about fifty pounds to lose, and weight loss surgery is the quick fix. I don't want to go that route. I feel so encouraged.

Let's do this!!

[Ideal08]

Originally Posted by delph998

Darn, I am so moved by this thread! I broke down yesterday because I feel like losing weight is not in my future. My sister and mom went to TX and bought me an outfit, and they had to stress how hard it was for them to find an outfit that would work for my figure since I'm overweight. That mess hurts so badly!

I am ready to be happy, free, and confident. I definitely want to join in on the GC Challenge. Ideal, your testimony is so uplifting.

Babyblue, your testimony is tear jerking! I feel like I have about fifty pounds to lose, and weight loss surgery is the quick fix. I don't want to go that route. I feel so encouraged.

Let's do this!!

Girl, we have ALL felt like it wasn't in our future, but the truth is, WE control what we eat. And we control how active we are. Make little steps: cut out a little of this and add a little of that. Get a pedometer and start walking. Park far away in parking lots instead of trying to find the best spot. Don't buy what you know you shouldn't eat. That way those things become treats that you have to go out of your way to buy. And buy those treats in single serving sizes or don't buy them at all. Work on changing a little at a time, and before you know it, you will have made a LOT of changes and you will see results! Even if they are little results, they are SO motivating for you to continue to improve on whatever you're doing.

I think the most important thing is NO MATTER WHAT, DON'T QUIT. If you binge and gain 5lbs, so what? Start over THE SAME DAY (never say I'll start tomorrow) and keep it moving. Don't feel like a failure or feel like you'll never succeed. We all fall, but we have to get up and keep walkin'. I think when we binge or whatever, we do an emotional number on ourselves and feel like we'll never be able to eat right and we'll always be lazy and what difference does it make cuz our men like us "thick." Then we get discouraged and to make ourselves feel better, we eat. Sick cycle that we have GOT to stop. And for me, it's probably the hardest thing I've ever done. But the important thing is, I'm doing it. And there are days that I HATE it. I HATE all the skinny people that can eat what they want. I HATE all the people who actually exercise for fun. I just hate, hate, hate, hate, hate. But I think to myself what the end will be and I suck it up and do what I need to do. My goal is ALWAYS on my mind.

And don't be a slave to the scale. Take your measurements and keep track of them. Watch how your clothes fit. Weigh yourself no more than once a week.

Journal, not just your feelings but also what you eat every day, what time you eat it, and how you felt when you ate it. Pay attention to when you're on your period, the week before, and the week after and notice how your eating habits change. And know that nothing happens overnight. Give yourself time to develop new habits. Tomorrow I will start week 10 of WW and I have lifted weights MAYBE once. And I didn't really lift, I used my resistance bands. I've worked my abs less than 10 times. But I'm still working on making those things habits. Somethings take a little longer than others. I'll get it together.

For me, it's the greatest thing EVER to make a commitment to myself that I'm actually KEEPING. I've been overweight (technically, I'm obese) since 1993. I've lost and gained and lost and gained. But this time is different. I can actually SEE then end. And I'm paying attention to the LITTLE things, not just what the scale says. Like I saw my collar bone in a picture yesterday and almost lost my mind! LOL!

The best motivation for me? To be able to say to ALL the naysayers: YEAH, I DID IT!!!!!

You can do this, girl!!! Sorry if I rambled, but I'm hoping that there is something I said that will keep you encouraged. PM me if you need to (anyone, I could talk about this all day and all night cuz I'm slightly obsessed and I'm ok with that )!

[Ideal08]

Soror Exquisite5 and ZetaStorm,

THANK YOU!!!!



Tonight is my weigh-in. I'll let y'all know if I'm in ONEderland! And if I AM, oh ho ho, IT'S ON!!!!! Celebrate good times, come on!

[Missam05]

And you CAN do it. Ladies there is also a forum similar to the Proboards called Sistahs on WW. It's a GREAT support system for folks like me who don't have that immediate system around them. They have monthly challenges, quicky challenges, recipes, fitness and diet tips galore. Even if your NOT on Weight Watchers they don't discriminate. Come join us over there! You must submit an e-mail to the admin to be given a password but once you get over it's all GOOD. I have the same name over there if you want to send me a message.. If you're interested here's the link. Also be aware that is a positive board and frequent posting (10/month) is REQUIRED. Join us! http://sistahsonww.suddenlaunch.com/index.cgi

[Wonderful1908]

Yea Ideal08!!!!!!!!!!!!! Way to go Soror!!!!!!!!!

I know you feel great! WW and just doing what they do is a surefire way to get the job done.

I have dropped 16 lbs the last 10 weeks and can put most of my size 10's back on!!!! I have about 12-15 lbs to go, to get to the brickhouse size 8, I once knew!!

Congrats again!!

[Ideal08]

Kim, I would LOVE the dvd!!! Walking outside is my favorite, but it's gettin' too hot out. I joined the city rec so I could have a place to walk if it rains, but indoor walking is SO different from outdoor. It's so... FLAT. I've gotten used to the hills in Cinci and like how they intensify my workout. I'm SO bored when I walk on the indoor track; it makes the time drag. I'd rather stay home and use a dvd!!!

Soror Wonderful, girl, thanks for the congrats! I do feel great, but I felt down this week because I gained 2.4lbs. I stayed within my points, but I didn't exercise at all. I guess I'm not one of the people who can just drop weight by changing her eating habits. I was so sad I went to Burger King and got 8 chicken tenders and a 16oz cherry slushie. I THOROUGHLY enjoyed it. I wrote it down. And I kept myself from going to get swiss cake rolls and cookies. I was so ticked cuz I wanted to binge SO bad last week and didn't and then I STILL gained weight. I was just pissed. I'm over it now. I can't be mad at nobody but me cuz I was bein' lazy. So now I know what I gotta do.

I just feel like my weight will never start with a "1". But I am NOT giving up.

*sigh* I need to blog about this. I'm stressed, I have a 4-day weekend, and I'm goin' out on Sunday. I'ma wanna DRANK, y'all hear me? And I don't waste points on alcohol (I've had 28oz of wine TOTAL in the last 11 weeks). But I might spend all my flex points on drinks this Sunday.

Y'all pray I don't lose control. My period starts next week and I'm hungry and I'm stressed and I just honestly wanna eat everything.

One thing is for SURE: I AM NOT GAINING THIS WEIGHT BACK!!!!!!!!! I'm still 15lbs down... I just have to keep going. Just keep going, Monique...

[GodlyAspiringDr]

Originally Posted by Ideal08

I do feel great, but I felt down this week because I gained 2.4lbs. I stayed within my points, but I didn't exercise at all. I guess I'm not one of the people who can just drop weight by changing her eating habits.

I just feel like my weight will never start with a "1". But I am NOT giving up.

Y'all pray I don't lose control. My period starts next week and I'm hungry and I'm stressed and I just honestly wanna eat everything.

I just have to keep going. Just keep going, Monique...

Ideal you WILL get there!!! It's all in the mind.... I too am a Weight Watchers fan! Sometimes you can do EVERYTHING seemingly right and not lose the weight that week. Sometimes the weight loss lags behind and the following week it will fall off. For example, 2 weeks ago I gained a pound but then last week I lost 3 pounds (go figure!)...

So far I've lost 11.8 pounds with weight watchers! 5lbs. to go before I reach my lifetime goal... And the best part about it is that I'm confident about this weight loss because doing weight watchers helps you to Keep the weight off!

Ideal, you've already made amazing progress... So go 'head and do the damn thing... You can Do it! You CAN do it!!!

[kiml122]

Yo Ideal keep your head up, and trust you have weeks where you may have done everything that you were suppose to do but still gained...don't trip and don't fall off the wagon, and please watch that drinking...that is something that I really gave up once I made the decison to loose weight and keep it off.
I do drink sometimes, but not very often...but on the real...keep it up doing what you are doing, and you will get to where you want to be with your weight. It's true what they that you didn't put it on over night, so you can't take it off over night...for real keep you head up and keep following WW cuz it does work, and for real you will get there...I know you will.

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