15 down, 4 million to go.

"jaz" wrote in message
...
I'm not one of those new "Hey, it's the New Year, let's diet!" types.

It happens to be January 4, but it could be any day, anytime, any week.
I've lurked for awhile...since sometime in October. I'm too ashamed to
even
admit my weight.

I'm tired. I don't know why I'm delurking now.

Finally, this last year (2004), I was diagnosed with a thyroid problem.
But
damn it, it doesn't just fall off like it is supposed to with the thyroid
medicine. Ha, ha. I didn't really expect it to, but it sure seemed to go
on easy enough.

I started walking in October. I couldn't even go more than a couple of
blocks without wheezing and gasping for air. For someone that used to
love
to run, this was just pathetic. I'd go out and move for 20 minutes, then
hobble back home. I'm up to 40 minutes now. Pretty much every day.

Since then, I've lost 15 pounds. Somehow. But I'm discouraged and the 15
pounds is just this tiny drop in the bucket of what I need to do.

Did anyone else feel this crappy when they first started? I literally
have
to throw myself outside and lock the door every day to walk. Sometimes I
make my husband drop me off somewhere so the only way to get home is to
walk
there.

You all seem so motivated. Like you have a secret energy fountain or
something.

Watching this place helped me start moving instead of being a big blob in
front of the computer. Maybe posting will make me do more. I'm so sick
of
hating my body.



Are you kidding? You've lost 15 lbs in 3 months. That is excellent
progress!

Your rate of weight loss is just about perfect. You're losing rate at the
rate of about 1.2 lbs per week, meaning you have a daily deficit of around
580 calories per day, which will result in weight loss of about 60 lbs per
year. That is excellent, and what most experts recommend for long-term
success.

You didn't get overweight overnight...you won't get thin overnight either.
But, you're on the right track, and doing very well with your program.
Congratulations, and keep up the good work!

--
GG
http://www.WeightWare.com
Your Weight and Health Diary

I don't usually post to this group either, but find reading some of the
messages is motivating. However, I do want to congratulate you for having
the courage to start making changes. My suggestion would be to set yourself
mini-goals rather than trying to get a glimpse of a glimmer at the end of a
long tunnel. As you knock off each of these smaller goals, your
motivation and self-esteem will multiply. Good on ya!

"jaz" wrote in message
...
I'm not one of those new "Hey, it's the New Year, let's diet!" types.

It happens to be January 4, but it could be any day, anytime, any week.
I've lurked for awhile...since sometime in October. I'm too ashamed to
even
admit my weight.

I'm tired. I don't know why I'm delurking now.

Finally, this last year (2004), I was diagnosed with a thyroid problem.
But
damn it, it doesn't just fall off like it is supposed to with the thyroid
medicine. Ha, ha. I didn't really expect it to, but it sure seemed to go
on easy enough.

I started walking in October. I couldn't even go more than a couple of
blocks without wheezing and gasping for air. For someone that used to
love
to run, this was just pathetic. I'd go out and move for 20 minutes, then
hobble back home. I'm up to 40 minutes now. Pretty much every day.

Since then, I've lost 15 pounds. Somehow. But I'm discouraged and the 15
pounds is just this tiny drop in the bucket of what I need to do.

Did anyone else feel this crappy when they first started? I literally
have
to throw myself outside and lock the door every day to walk. Sometimes I
make my husband drop me off somewhere so the only way to get home is to
walk
there.

You all seem so motivated. Like you have a secret energy fountain or
something.

Watching this place helped me start moving instead of being a big blob in
front of the computer. Maybe posting will make me do more. I'm so sick
of
hating my body.

"jaz" writes:

I'm not one of those new "Hey, it's the New Year, let's diet!" types.

It happens to be January 4, but it could be any day, anytime, any week.
I've lurked for awhile...since sometime in October. I'm too ashamed to even
admit my weight.

I'm tired. I don't know why I'm delurking now.

Finally, this last year (2004), I was diagnosed with a thyroid problem. But
damn it, it doesn't just fall off like it is supposed to with the thyroid
medicine. Ha, ha. I didn't really expect it to, but it sure seemed to go
on easy enough.

I started walking in October. I couldn't even go more than a couple of
blocks without wheezing and gasping for air. For someone that used to love
to run, this was just pathetic. I'd go out and move for 20 minutes, then
hobble back home. I'm up to 40 minutes now. Pretty much every day.

Since then, I've lost 15 pounds. Somehow. But I'm discouraged and the 15
pounds is just this tiny drop in the bucket of what I need to do.

Assuming you started your walking at the beginning of October, that's
5 pounds a month (or 1.25 pounds a week).

That's great!

So keep doing it.

Did anyone else feel this crappy when they first started? I literally have
to throw myself outside and lock the door every day to walk. Sometimes I
make my husband drop me off somewhere so the only way to get home is to walk
there.

You all seem so motivated. Like you have a secret energy fountain or
something.

Speaking for myself -- the alternative is unthinkable.

....sitting on the sofa, grabbing whatever in the grocery or drive
thru, getting fatter, more sluggish and tired, more unattractive.

I don't think so.

It's been four years since I consciously decided to stop doing that,
and my life has never been better.

Watching this place helped me start moving instead of being a big blob in
front of the computer. Maybe posting will make me do more. I'm so sick of
hating my body.

Having the mindset of being truly ready is key. And it sounds like
you're ready

I hope you're successful in your efforts.

jaz wrote:
I'm not one of those new "Hey, it's the New Year, let's diet!" types.

It happens to be January 4, but it could be any day, anytime, any
week.
I've lurked for awhile...since sometime in October. I'm too ashamed
to even
admit my weight.

I'm tired. I don't know why I'm delurking now.

Finally, this last year (2004), I was diagnosed with a thyroid
problem. But
damn it, it doesn't just fall off like it is supposed to with the
thyroid
medicine. Ha, ha. I didn't really expect it to, but it sure seemed
to go
on easy enough.

I started walking in October. I couldn't even go more than a couple
of
blocks without wheezing and gasping for air. For someone that used
to love
to run, this was just pathetic. I'd go out and move for 20 minutes,
then
hobble back home. I'm up to 40 minutes now. Pretty much every day.

Since then, I've lost 15 pounds. Somehow. But I'm discouraged and
the 15
pounds is just this tiny drop in the bucket of what I need to do.

Welcome to the group, jaz. Congratulations on your loss to date. This
may not seem like a lot to you but there are many who would love to
lose at this rate. Think about the progress you've made with your
walking during this period.

As someone else mentioned, maybe setting smaller goals would help.
Don't limit yourself to weight loss goals - add some exercise goals,
too.

I hope you continue to post. You'll find lots of information and
support in the group.

Beverly

"jaz" wrote in message
...

Maybe posting will make me do more. I'm so sick of
hating my body.

Perhaps. But consider counseling. I know that sounds harsh, but I can't
think of a softer way to say it.

Matthew Venhaus writes:

"jaz" wrote in message
.. .

Maybe posting will make me do more. I'm so sick of
hating my body.

Perhaps. But consider counseling. I know that sounds harsh, but I can't
think of a softer way to say it.

Why are you so cocksure that jaz should consider formal counseling
based on the couple of messages you're read?

For whatever it's worth, some folks can actually conciously choose to
exercise a bit of self reflection and figure it out without a
psychologist explaining "the meaning of life"(tm) to them.

When folks are ready to work through it, they do.

HTH

On 4 Jan 2005 12:07:54 GMT, Ignoramus28225
wrote:

Your question may be best posted to alt.support.thyroid, but weight
does not necessarily fall off with thyroid medications. It simply
enables you to lose weight that you could not lose previously, and
perhaps provide a slow weight loss. As others said, you are losing at
a great rate.

What he said. I also have thyroid disease, and -- while I felt better
once I went on medication -- I didn't take off any weight. But it did
make it possible, once I decided to adopt a healthy diet and increased
exercise. Before the medication, I don't know that it would have even
been possible for me to lose the weight. And I lost 127 lbs. -- quite
a lot :-). (I'm female, age 56.)

Chris
262/135/ (130-140)

Concordia wrote in message
...
Matthew Venhaus writes:

"jaz" wrote in message
.. .

Maybe posting will make me do more. I'm so sick of
hating my body.

Perhaps. But consider counseling. I know that sounds harsh, but I can't
think of a softer way to say it.

Why are you so cocksure that jaz should consider formal counseling
based on the couple of messages you're read?

For whatever it's worth, some folks can actually conciously choose to
exercise a bit of self reflection and figure it out without a
psychologist explaining "the meaning of life"(tm) to them.

When folks are ready to work through it, they do.

Her own words of hating her body condemn her. People who hate their bodies
fill them with ****-poor food and sit them on the couch in preparation of an
early death. A hated body groans when asked to perform the basic maintenance
required of it every day. My encouragement would be to stop hating the body,
but that is obviously easier said than done. So I suggest professional help.

Start loving your body. Give it the nutrition and exercise that it needs. It
will reward you.

"jaz" wrote in message

It happens to be January 4, but it could be any day, anytime, any
week.
I've lurked for awhile...since sometime in October. I'm too
ashamed to even
admit my weight.

I'm tired. I don't know why I'm delurking now.

Welcome.

Since then, I've lost 15 pounds. Somehow. But I'm discouraged
and the 15
pounds is just this tiny drop in the bucket of what I need to do.

I'm told that even dropping 10% of one's body weight makes a
difference to life expectancy. So, assuming you need/want to lose
150 lbs, you've lost 10% already!

Did anyone else feel this crappy when they first started? I
literally have
to throw myself outside and lock the door every day to walk.
Sometimes I
make my husband drop me off somewhere so the only way to get home
is to walk
there.

You all seem so motivated. Like you have a secret energy fountain
or
something.

Watching this place helped me start moving instead of being a big
blob in
front of the computer. Maybe posting will make me do more. I'm
so sick of
hating my body.

Move every day! :-)

Moira, the Faerie Godmother

Ignoramus28225 wrote in message
...
I dunno. I think that the OP took a little shortcut and instead of
saying "I hate the appearance of my body", said "I hate my body". i

Perhaps, but consider the title of this thread.