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I'm a lurker, mostly and usually check back in at alt.support.diet for
info when I need them I've been trying to lose weight .. for what seems like all my life. And I came back here and read my posts that I did back in 1999 and wow, was I so S-T-U-P-I-D. I was 140lbs, 38-28-38 (I'm quoting here from some of my prev. posts) and I thought I needed to lose 20lbs! I'm now 170 and 41-33-41 .... wishing I could get back to that body/time when I would've smacked myself silly for not really seeing how beautiful I was! Over the past 5 years I've put on weight, taken a little off, then put it on some more .. twice so far. Once was when a guy friend off the internet rejected me after meeting me once (why, I'll never know but I blamed my weight .. 140lbs!!! stupid!). Then lately it was because my first boyfriend dumped me out of the blue, for no reason. I didn't blame my weight but it made me hibernate and reach for food .. and eventually after about 6 months I've now hit 170lbs, which is horrible. So .. hmm .. hope no one minds me posting about that. It's just such a revelation to me .. that we could be so blind and stupid .. always wanting to go 10lbs down or 20lbs down .. when really, some of us don't need to. Not everyone has to be 115 or 120lbs. My goal right now is to get down to 150lbs. by July. I made a 'bet' with my mom to get down to 150lbs by July 26th 2004 (my birthday). I think I can do it easily, about 5lbs. a month .. since I have done it before, but I do need the motivation. Especially to STOP eating, my diet is just so horrible. So yeah I'm back on the wagon and hope that this forum/group is as supportive as it was before. Thanks. ~ Lena (formerly fmz2 of ) 165/170/150 |
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Hello Lena,
I know you can make your weight loss goal, but your going to have to get your "horrible eating" habits under control. Also I'd recommend if you haven't already started, to start walking or some kind of aerobic exercise to help speed up your weight loss and metabolism. Good Luck Paul 300/204/175 @ 5'11" wrote in message m... I'm a lurker, mostly and usually check back in at alt.support.diet for info when I need them I've been trying to lose weight .. for what seems like all my life. And I came back here and read my posts that I did back in 1999 and wow, was I so S-T-U-P-I-D. I was 140lbs, 38-28-38 (I'm quoting here from some of my prev. posts) and I thought I needed to lose 20lbs! I'm now 170 and 41-33-41 .... wishing I could get back to that body/time when I would've smacked myself silly for not really seeing how beautiful I was! Over the past 5 years I've put on weight, taken a little off, then put it on some more .. twice so far. Once was when a guy friend off the internet rejected me after meeting me once (why, I'll never know but I blamed my weight .. 140lbs!!! stupid!). Then lately it was because my first boyfriend dumped me out of the blue, for no reason. I didn't blame my weight but it made me hibernate and reach for food .. and eventually after about 6 months I've now hit 170lbs, which is horrible. So .. hmm .. hope no one minds me posting about that. It's just such a revelation to me .. that we could be so blind and stupid .. always wanting to go 10lbs down or 20lbs down .. when really, some of us don't need to. Not everyone has to be 115 or 120lbs. My goal right now is to get down to 150lbs. by July. I made a 'bet' with my mom to get down to 150lbs by July 26th 2004 (my birthday). I think I can do it easily, about 5lbs. a month .. since I have done it before, but I do need the motivation. Especially to STOP eating, my diet is just so horrible. So yeah I'm back on the wagon and hope that this forum/group is as supportive as it was before. Thanks. ~ Lena (formerly fmz2 of ) 165/170/150 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.631 / Virus Database: 404 - Release Date: 3/17/04 |
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OK and you're exercising, right? " wrote: I'm a lurker, mostly and usually check back in at alt.support.diet for info when I need them I've been trying to lose weight .. for what seems like all my life. And I came back here and read my posts that I did back in 1999 and wow, was I so S-T-U-P-I-D. I was 140lbs, 38-28-38 (I'm quoting here from some of my prev. posts) and I thought I needed to lose 20lbs! I'm now 170 and 41-33-41 .... wishing I could get back to that body/time when I would've smacked myself silly for not really seeing how beautiful I was! Over the past 5 years I've put on weight, taken a little off, then put it on some more .. twice so far. Once was when a guy friend off the internet rejected me after meeting me once (why, I'll never know but I blamed my weight .. 140lbs!!! stupid!). Then lately it was because my first boyfriend dumped me out of the blue, for no reason. I didn't blame my weight but it made me hibernate and reach for food .. and eventually after about 6 months I've now hit 170lbs, which is horrible. So .. hmm .. hope no one minds me posting about that. It's just such a revelation to me .. that we could be so blind and stupid .. always wanting to go 10lbs down or 20lbs down .. when really, some of us don't need to. Not everyone has to be 115 or 120lbs. My goal right now is to get down to 150lbs. by July. I made a 'bet' with my mom to get down to 150lbs by July 26th 2004 (my birthday). I think I can do it easily, about 5lbs. a month .. since I have done it before, but I do need the motivation. Especially to STOP eating, my diet is just so horrible. So yeah I'm back on the wagon and hope that this forum/group is as supportive as it was before. Thanks. ~ Lena (formerly fmz2 of ) 165/170/150 |
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m... (I'm quoting here from some of my prev. posts) and I thought I needed to lose 20lbs! I'm now 170 and 41-33-41 .... wishing I could get back to that body/time when I would've smacked myself silly for not really seeing how beautiful I was! Over the past 5 years I've put on weight, taken a little off, then put it on some more .. twice so far. Once was when a guy friend off the Many sing a similar refrain, hun, including myself. Sorry to hear. But I keep banging my head against the wall, saying if only I could be 21 again, laying in the sun in South Beach again, I would. But what is even more irksome, is how critical I was of myself at the time, when I didn't even realize how far I'd come, and how hard I'd been working out and maintaining my weight and physique... Now, all I can do is attempt to get the numbers I used to have back...and the body... But there's nothing one can do about the time that's passed, and the age we all gain overtime. |
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"Mark" wrote in message
. .. wrote in message m... (I'm quoting here from some of my prev. posts) and I thought I needed to lose 20lbs! I'm now 170 and 41-33-41 .... wishing I could get back to that body/time when I would've smacked myself silly for not really seeing how beautiful I was! Over the past 5 years I've put on weight, taken a little off, then put it on some more .. twice so far. Once was when a guy friend off the Many sing a similar refrain, hun, including myself. Sorry to hear. But I keep banging my head against the wall, saying if only I could be 21 again, laying in the sun in South Beach again, I would. But what is even more irksome, is how critical I was of myself at the time, when I didn't even realize how far I'd come, and how hard I'd been working out and maintaining my weight and physique... Now, all I can do is attempt to get the numbers I used to have back...and the body... But there's nothing one can do about the time that's passed, and the age we all gain overtime. I should add - because I sent the last msg too soon - but there is one positive note to it all... at least we know how valuable the time we can stay skinny is now, and try not to make the same mistake and get fat again. None of us ain't gettin any younger... Mark 182/153/145 |
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wrote in message m... I'm a lurker, mostly and usually check back in at alt.support.diet for info when I need them I've been trying to lose weight .. for what seems like all my life. And I came back here and read my posts that I did back in 1999 and wow, was I so S-T-U-P-I-D. I was 140lbs, 38-28-38 (I'm quoting here from some of my prev. posts) and I thought I needed to lose 20lbs! I'm now 170 and 41-33-41 .... wishing I could get back to that body/time when I would've smacked myself silly for not really seeing how beautiful I was! Hindsight is 20/20! Look at it this way, if you were 190, you would have smacked yourself for not thinking you were beautiful at 170!! Over the past 5 years I've put on weight, taken a little off, then put it on some more .. twice so far. Once was when a guy friend off the internet rejected me after meeting me once (why, I'll never know but I blamed my weight .. 140lbs!!! stupid!). Then lately it was because my first boyfriend dumped me out of the blue, for no reason. I didn't blame my weight but it made me hibernate and reach for food .. and eventually after about 6 months I've now hit 170lbs, which is horrible. So .. hmm .. hope no one minds me posting about that. It's just such a revelation to me .. that we could be so blind and stupid .. always wanting to go 10lbs down or 20lbs down .. when really, some of us don't need to. Not everyone has to be 115 or 120lbs. My goal right now is to get down to 150lbs. by July. I made a 'bet' with my mom to get down to 150lbs by July 26th 2004 (my birthday). I think I can do it easily, about 5lbs. a month .. since I have done it before, but I do need the motivation. Especially to STOP eating, my diet is just so horrible. So yeah I'm back on the wagon and hope that this forum/group is as supportive as it was before. Thanks. Welcome back to the group. I've been here for about 5-6 months, so I don't remember you from way back when. Are you journaling what you eat? Exercise? What type of WOL will you be following? ~ Lena (formerly fmz2 of ) 165/170/150 |
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I'm not exactly following a set diet plan i.e. Zone, Atkins etc. Right
now, the first step is to start cutting out the excessive eating. That's my tentative goal at the moment. I know I can lose the bulk of the weight with this relatively simple step. So now I've banned all 'bad' foods .. like not every single day, to maybe once a week as a treat .. until I've hit a certain milestone or goal. I am exercising. I do about 60 minutes on the treadmill in the morning, then later in the evening either do more cardio on the bike (about 30 min max) + toning (simple stuff for arms, lunges/squats for legs, abs) OR just the toning DVD/video. So far it's only been a few days but after gaining some momentum, I think I can keep it going. Should I modify my workouts? Or is that an okay plan? I'm focusing more on cardio at the moment. I do keep a journal, and also have a blog up to track my emotions/thoughts as I go through this. ~ Lena "Perple Gyrl" wrote in message ... Welcome back to the group. I've been here for about 5-6 months, so I don't remember you from way back when. Are you journaling what you eat? Exercise? What type of WOL will you be following? |
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wrote in message I'm not exactly following a set diet plan i.e. Zone, Atkins etc. Right now, the first step is to start cutting out the excessive eating. That's my tentative goal at the moment. I know I can lose the bulk of the weight with this relatively simple step. So now I've banned all 'bad' foods .. like not every single day, to maybe once a week as a treat .. until I've hit a certain milestone or goal. That is a good plan as long as you don't feel too deprived and eating a well rounded diet. Do you know how to distinguish the line you have to pass to consider what you are eat excessive? I don't.... that is why I have to maintain portion control. I am no means the expert, just a learner like you trying to find my own way. In August 2003, I weighed 284 lbs, so I've lost nearly 75 lbs since then. I've been fighting food addictions and binging for 25 years of my life (I am 35). I just know what is working for me now. I am exercising. I do about 60 minutes on the treadmill in the morning, then later in the evening either do more cardio on the bike (about 30 min max) + toning (simple stuff for arms, lunges/squats for legs, abs) OR just the toning DVD/video. So far it's only been a few days but after gaining some momentum, I think I can keep it going. Should I modify my workouts? Or is that an okay plan? I'm focusing more on cardio at the moment. Wow, that is a lot of cardio. I would start adding a little bit of weight training if I were you. What I do is about 30-45 mins of cardio and 30-45 mins of weight training every time I work out. I also switch off between upper and lower body when I go to the gym. Building more muscle will help your metabolism speed up as well. Why do you exercise 2x a day every day? That just sounds like you are going to get burned out and quit because it is too difficult to maintain daily. I work out 4-5x a week so I don't get burned out. I do keep a journal, and also have a blog up to track my emotions/thoughts as I go through this. Best wishes to you and keep posting! ~ Lena "Perple Gyrl" wrote in message ... Welcome back to the group. I've been here for about 5-6 months, so I don't remember you from way back when. Are you journaling what you eat? Exercise? What type of WOL will you be following? |
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