Sept 2011 Weight Loss Adventure -- Sept Winner is Katvert!

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09-03-2011, 04:42 AM

#191

oldcottontop

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Join Date: Nov 2010

Location: Louisiana

Posts: 232

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Originally Posted by quilthappygail

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Originally Posted by Country1

I pm'd you on 8/31/11 with my August loss of 8.7 lbs.
Joined the gym in June and loving it. My drs ok'd me for water exercise. Zumba is my favorite. My you have a place to try near you try it, bet you'll love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbup:
I have also lowered my insulin doses, YEAH!!!!!!!!
Lost 7 & 3/8 inches last 2 weeks..

Count me in on Sept.

That is fantastic!!! Great job. I wish I could do the dance/exercise stuff but my back won't stand for it so walking has to be my option. Sounds like you will do well again this month.
Gail

Gail, walking is one of, if not the best type of exercise to do. Most everybody can get out and walk...some have health issues and can't so they need to find another type of exercise to do. I think exercise along with portion control is the best way to loose weight.

And we are ALL beautiful....beauty comes from within. And with all the caring and support we get on the site....this is one gourgeous site

:-D :-D :D :D :D

09-03-2011, 04:49 AM

#192

oldcottontop

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Join Date: Nov 2010

Location: Louisiana

Posts: 232

Good morning to all. Hope your day went well yesterday.

The rains have started here. It rained all night last night...not hard just steady. I am far enough up from the Gulf, I don't think I will have too much bad weather. I think. But I am prepared for a shut in weekend.....I have enough coffee, Kitty Girl has her food and treats, and I have enough quilting projects to work on. What more could I ask for :-D

Again, welcome to all the new ones.

Ya'll have a wonderful, blessed day.

09-03-2011, 04:52 AM

#193

Beachbound

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Join Date: Jan 2010

Location: Mount Dora Florida

Posts: 1,235

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Originally Posted by PokerDiva

When I started this yesterday my DH tolda me he would try to help any way he could. This is the way he helps..............Today he made bacon. I absolutely LOVE bacon. I could eat a whole pound at one time. Anyway, the whole house smelled like yummy bacon and THEN he calls me in to the kitchen and says........"you want a bite".....He is just down right MEAN!!!!!! He didn't see the problem.

oh, thats just mean :roll: did you tell him to" bite me"? I would have! But then my husband would have smiled & said "where?" MEN!!!!

09-03-2011, 04:58 AM

#194

Beachbound

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Join Date: Jan 2010

Location: Mount Dora Florida

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Originally Posted by katvert

If it is not to late i would like to join in on this also. I love the quilting board and how friendly everyone is.

I have so many reasons to lose the weight and am re-learning how to do it. I am 33 years old - who used to live a very-very active lifestyle (sports, firefighting, etc) An ankle injury (12 years ago) slowed me way down and 5 years ago I had my son and the hormones during pregnancy caused a huge flair up of an auto-immune arthritic condition that I was diagnosed with, finally, two years ago. All that packed on the pounds and now I have just over 100 pounds to lose.

Just today I joined Weight Watchers to try to learn how to do it. I also am in physical therapy - I finally had my ankle fixed this summer, and I take the water arthritis class at the YMCA. So hopefully with proper eating habits I can get back to a healthy weight.

Everyone on the board has been so supportive as I learn to quilt that I am hoping that support will also help with the weight loss.

OH goodness that is just like me except it's my knee! Good luck with WW (it can work wonders) and the water therapy. I did it for 2 months until they closed our pool for resurfacing, hopefully it will be open again next month. It is such a chatch 22 that we can't excerise because of the weight but we dii to excerise because of the weight! I am doing as much as I can and trying to add more when I can.

09-03-2011, 05:36 AM

#195

Cookie64

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Join Date: Nov 2009

Location: NV

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Nancia, thanks, I'll hang in there. I was tired so I;kk try when I'm relaxed.

Cookie

09-03-2011, 07:04 AM

#196

irishrose

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Join Date: Nov 2010

Location: Cadillac, MI

Posts: 6,487

Good morning, y'all. Yeah, I know it's almost not morning. I am back on my screwy hours. My latest quilt started to come together, so I didn't watch the clock and it was 3:38 when I went to bed. My brain knows the best sleep is before midnight, but I've never learned to go to bed alone, so I stay up.

PokerDiva, a food plan doesn't have to be a deprivation plan. If you want the bacon, then have one slice. Put it on a plate and sit at your eating place, cut the treat in small bites and savor it slowly. Your body will think you had a lot, you'll be happy because you weren't deprived and one slice won't hurt if you work out the calories - either walk further or eat less. Thank your husband for cooking one perfect slice for you. Everything in moderation. It's the hand to mouth at the stove that gets me in trouble, not what I eat at the table.

09-03-2011, 07:07 AM

#197

marscrafter

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Join Date: Jul 2011

Location: Southwest

Posts: 454

I think it's awesome there are so many people working together here, so hi to everyone! :-) Having you guys here to keep me accountable is helping so far.

I went for a walk last night with my husband, which was nice because it was cooler out. It's easier to get myself moving in the beginning, let's hope I can keep it up all month. LOL My goals for the day are to drink more water and go for another walk outside.

I know what you mean Xylie55 about the weight impacting us in health issues. I have a few health issues that would go away if I got down to a better weight. We also have type 2 diabetes in the family, and I really want to avoid having to deal with it if I can. My husband has some similar health issues so he has been working on his eating habits recently too. He's down 10 lbs now, it just flies off of him. LOL

I hope everyone has a great Saturday.

09-03-2011, 07:30 AM

#198

MissyGirl

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Join Date: May 2010

Location: Rapid City, SD

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Originally Posted by Xylie55

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Originally Posted by MissyGirl

I wanted to jump in and mention that when I started this journey more than 18 months ago I weighed almost 500 pounds and I am now at 382. Yes, true, I did have weight loss surgery but it is more about what I am putting in my mouth than what my band is doing in my stomach. Anyway, I think we are all beautiful and on the occasional time that I post a picture of myself NO ONE has ever said a bad thing about me. This is a great group of people and I could never thank y'all enough for the support and love I have received since I joined this group about a year ago.

Stay encouraged! We are all on different parts of our journeys but having each other to support and love is awesome and essential to our success.

Love y'all!

Missy

Well,we don't say anything,because your pretty.Weight don't make us ugly.I bet all of us are not bad to look at.And it don't matter what we weigh.Some of the most georgeous women I've seen were big women.I think too skinny is not healthy,and for most of us we want and need to be and get healthy.A lot of us are on prescriptions for obesiety type problems.Like diabetis,sleep apnea,high blood pressure,oxygen,heart problems,high cholestrol,and so on.And could get off all of them just by getting the weight off.Missy,I'm so glad you chimed in,couldn't a been better timing.For the new folks,missy made up her mind she didn't want to die,and did something about it.She's lost a lot of weight,but needs to lose more.The more she gets off,the more yrs she,and us will gain.I've added many yrs by losing 93 pounds.I too just got sick of being fat and made up my mind to lose the weight.Only I am going slow and doing it 5 pounds at a time.So you all can do it too.Good luck ladies,lets,get er done and get to going.I am losing weight,I am in control of what I eat.It's what I don't eat that is my diet! If we're gaining weight,we're over eating.If we're maintaining,we're holding and not overeating.If we're losing,we're eating less and have a deficit at the end of the day,and that's how we lose fat.Eat on small salad plates,or scrape 1/3 off your plate and eat only that.Missy says also,when you go eat out,ask for a doggy bag and put 1/2 in for another meal later and only eat the 1/2 you have left.If you want to weigh,125 pounds,and weigh 250 pounds,like me,we have to eat what a 125 pound person eats.To get that number,we X the weight by 10 Like 125 lbs X 10 = 1250 calories a day we'd have to eat to reach that goal.Hope that helps.Oh,and the 125 is just an example.But works with any number.I'd like to get down to 140.And stay with realistic goals and attainable numbers.

Thank you so much! You are just so right. I did not want to die and so I started doing what I could so that I could live. I love my life and I am not sorry I have done all the things I have done so that I could have a better and longer life.

Missy

09-03-2011, 08:09 AM

#199

Leann

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Location: Austin, Texas

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Originally Posted by irishrose

I bought a South Beach Diet book for a quarter yesterday. I think Dr Agatston is on the right track for me. I truly enjoy high protein/low carb as long as I can have non starchy vegetables.

Judy, I'd love to hear about the recipes/menus that you enjoy best.
Lynne

09-03-2011, 08:10 AM

#200

Leann

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Join Date: Jan 2010

Location: Austin, Texas

Posts: 989

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Originally Posted by ljs317

Yes here I am in my place with my bright shiney face! Thanks for that little memory

I did pretty good for August with a 5 pound loss. Yea me!

I have a problem. I call it the "Witching hours" from 5 to 7 pm i am really hungry and will eat anything I can get my hands on and then regret it. If I can get though those 2 hours I'm good. Does this happen to anyone else?
I have to work really hard to stay out of the Kitchen at this time. I manage somedays but others ugh!

Lisa

Lisa, I also struggle with this. I am interested to hear what others think.