Mamas or soon to be mamas who are morbidly obese, lets be buddies!

[topsy]

I am ok have lost just over 4 stone now Like it now the weather is warming up a bit xxx

 

[Try Rocking]

Great job on the losses so far!

I've been slowly moving, it's definitely not moving as fast as it was last time but at least I'm mostly going in the right direction.
I've finally hit 31.6 lbs down. It took a while but at least it's going. Slowly but surely! Only another 84 to go!

 

[topsy]

^^ You are doing fab hun.... slow and steady wins the race hun xxxx

 

[Try Rocking]

Thanks hon! Another pound down! We're off this weekend and next.. hopefully I can at least maintain this!

 

[auntsas]

Would love to join....3. Pounds down last week...57 to go here!

 

[Try Rocking]

Great job Auntsas!


I've been fairly horrible, mostly been gaining and then working on losing it. I'm down 34 now though. And I'm about to go camping for a week, so I will spend the next few weeks working it off lol

 

[hello_kitty]

Welcome Auntsas, and great job on the weight loss!

How are you other ladies doing? Havent heard from heather in such a long time, hopefully she is ok and just taking a break.

I am still struggling since I lose some and gain it all back. Its weird how I get the mentality that when I lose weight its ok to eat again...which backfires.

So I put away the scale so I dont weight myself and not know how much I am losing and just moving forward. We are going on a road trip beginning of next month I will weigh myself right before I go to see who I did.

 

[pompeyvix]

Hello all!

I've not posted in here for so long.

I am about 22lbs down, but have really struggled to get back in the zone since our holiday in June. I would say I am maintaining right now, but I seriously need to get back into it. I am eating well Tues - Fri and then it kinda goes to pot over the weekend. I don;t track, I eat naughty foods and I'm not doing as much walking. I basically put on a little weight over the weekends and then lost it during the week - repeatedly!

I was in such a good frame of mind earlier in the year - how do I get back there!

Hope you girls are doing ok!

 

[Eve]

I'd like to join you ladies if I may. For years now I've been saying that I need to do something about my weight and I just keep putting it off. It's time. I don't feel well and struggle to keep up with my kids!

Here's my basics-

I'm 5'1" and weigh around 230lbs (it varies from 225-238) and I don't own a scale. I weigh myself at mums when I go over, as she's just across the road.

I wasn't always overweight but have been now since I was 18.

I am not very active. I babysit kids, so I go for walks when it's not stupid hot out, we play outside, but I do not exercise or anything. Food is where the problem really is with me (heck, tonight we ordered pizza for supper) and I know that has to change. I need to eat to live, and live healthy. I never realized how hard it really would be to give up on junk food and take-out. The last thing I want to do at the end of the day is cook... I used to love cooking and my days are 12 hours now with other kids around which is exhausting. I also believe that untreated depression isn't helping matters. I am going to make an appointment now that I have a family doctor and really talk about how I feel. Anyways, I could definitely use the support from other ladies on here I plan to do a grocery shop either tomorrow night or saturday (I'm without a vehicle right now so it's on mums time lol).

 

[topsy]

Hi Hun ^^

I have gained 10.5 lbs of my 4 stone loss back... while being in a psychiatric hospital for 6 weeks... BUT back on track now on day 5 and going well... Looking forward to WI on fri to see how it goes hope for at least a 2lbs loss xxxx

 

[hello_kitty]

Hi Eve, welcome! I had that problem too, I couldnt say no to carbs. You just have to put your foot down. Try doing a low carb diet, dont get rid of it, just cut down on it. If you really want pizza, look up how many carbs is in 1 slice and have only 1. The rest of the day, just eat protein and veggies. I am on my third week (weigh in this saturday) and have lost 10 lbs up to date. Once you start making changes though, you will get paranoid about eating, like I am now. I freak out when I see something that that should be off the list, or if I see fatty foods that I shouldnt eat. The craving is still there so its really hard when I come across those things, but usually when that happens I just eat a tiny bit of it to satisfy my craving.

Topsy, why were you in the hospital? Sorry about the weight gain, but glad you are back on track now.

 

[Eve]

Well I did good tonight, chips and chocolate in front of me and I had a nice big peach! But, we had spaghetti for supper lol I didn't have a large amount though. I've done low carb before and lost weight but didn't stick with it (and wasn't that heavy to begin with) but now... I have a lot to lose.

 

[hello_kitty]

For me, low carb diet is the key. And by that, you really have to be strict (no pasta, spaghetti, noodles,breads). If you are craving anything starchy go for whole grains. One thing I can't give up are my rice and noodles so what I did instead was switch to brown. I started out weighing 234 at my highest today I am 223, and it's only been 2.5 weeks. I also measured my waist and have lost 2 inches.

 

[Eve]

That's great results so far

ideally overall I would like to take off around 80lbs total. I really just need to find the right support and really stick to it.

 

[hello_kitty]

yea its hard, but you can do it! When people post things that they have been doign to help them get to where they are I always said in the back of my head "I can never do that" Unfortunatley, there are things you have to give up in order to reach your goal, whether it be carbs or caloric restrictions. If you are anything like me, once you lose over 10 lbs you wont want to go back. I never dreamt of reaching 223 lbs in such a short period of time. I have 100 lbs to lose as of right now if I want to reach my goal of 120.

 

[Eve]

I would like to be 120 again, but with my body type now, I don't know how it would suit me. I used to run, and would love to take some weight off and start that again.. it felt amazing to push myself like that!

 

[hello_kitty]

I would like to be 120 again, but with my body type now, I don't know how it would suit me. I used to run, and would love to take some weight off and start that again.. it felt amazing to push myself like that!

With your height, I think 120 would be nice. If possible, I would like to go as low as 115, but thats the really big picture and overwhelming if I look at it like that. Just focus on small weight loss like celebrate for every 10 lbs you knock off. My next goal is 215 and I have 8 more lbs to go before I see that number. I will be extremely happy if I dropped to 215 since the last time I weighed that much was nearly 3 years ago.

 

[Eve]

Oh definitely, small goals are best, can meet them quicker and keep gaining confidence to push on I couldn't even picture myself thin right now..

Only 8lbs to go that's great!

 

[hello_kitty]

I'm having a hard time myself. I gained 6 lbs out of nowhere...they literally it came from the sky because I have done nothing wrong. I was 223 that morning and by night time I was 230? I was like "wtf", you couldnt even imagine my surprise. A lot of people said its from water retention because its impossible to gain 6 lbs of fat in 12 hours. Needless to say, I working on taking off those "mysterious" lbs. As of this morning I am 228.

 

[topsy]

Hi Eve, welcome! I had that problem too, I couldnt say no to carbs. You just have to put your foot down. Try doing a low carb diet, dont get rid of it, just cut down on it. If you really want pizza, look up how many carbs is in 1 slice and have only 1. The rest of the day, just eat protein and veggies. I am on my third week (weigh in this saturday) and have lost 10 lbs up to date. Once you start making changes though, you will get paranoid about eating, like I am now. I freak out when I see something that that should be off the list, or if I see fatty foods that I shouldnt eat. The craving is still there so its really hard when I come across those things, but usually when that happens I just eat a tiny bit of it to satisfy my craving.

Topsy, why were you in the hospital? Sorry about the weight gain, but glad you are back on track now.

I suffer from depression and psychosis so was in hospital with voices and hallucinations Lost 3lbs need to get back on track been off it over the weekend xxx


Hope you girls are all doing ok? xx