Club 200 Plus

Hi, all. Back *again* for a short time. I'm at 204.5, and I've been right around there most of this year. I've promised to get my ears (re) pierced when I get below 200 again, and now that I've remembered this forum, I'm sure I'll get there soon.

Looking forward to hanging out with ya'll for awhile :)
 
230 here...I hate being in the 200s especially when I am only 5ft3...Let's get out of the 200's together! :)
 
Hi, MiaBella and WilTX--welcome to the club :)

Now, have we all done something today to get ourselves OUT of this club and into Onederland? Mine was a baby step, but it was a step. I went out to breakfast instead of lunch (which would have been some cheesy indulgence at our favorite Mexican place), and instead of a bacon and cheese bagel sandwich, I ordered a whole wheat bagel with low fat cream cheese on the side so I could put on JUST a little. YAY me!

So what did YOU do?
 
I spent the entire day at the hospital with my mom, waiting on her to have surgery. I managed to find baked chicken, rice, zucchini and squash, and a banana in the cafeteria. I was pretty proud of myself to manage something healthy amidst the fries and burgers and chicken strips.
 
Way to go, WilTX! Finding healthy food in a hospital is almost impossible; your food is a testament to your commitment to a healthy life. How's your mom?

I just got back from a walk--in spite of awful weather and predictions of tornadoes :D Had a healthy breakfast, too (two 100-calorie whole wheat mini-bagels with a little low fat cream cheese, coffee, and half a grapefruit--I peel it and eat it like an orange, no sugar needed). Now I'm sipping water while I get my computer work done. And this afternoon, I'm hoping to follow in the footsteps of Cord and WilTX and get out the (very small) weights for some strength training.

Anyone else working on getting out of this club?
 
Hey everyone, I haven't been on in a while due to letting myself slip a couple lbs, but I got the flu a couple days ago and have since gotten back down to 202.4 The good part about things like this is that I couldn't keep down solid foods for 2 days, so now I'm broken from fast foods and snack foods again and am craving veggies and healthy stuff. Back to exercising in a couple days and I should hopefully see some progress.

Great job everyone! and welcome to all the new ones!
 
New here

I just started my lifestyle change 5 months ago and I've lost 20 pounds! I am now down to 241 pounds. My goal weight is 135.
 
Hello all, im new here also. I have a problem with binge eating, that no one seems to understand. Im trying to get my life back as I just graduated from a university and I am afraid that my weight is going to keep me from getting my dream job, even though im fully capable of doing it. Im looking for support when im at my weakest moment. Thank you.
 
Sort of new here. Well I was here before, about a year ago, and still in the 200s. Sigh. My goal is 180 for now but I would LOVE to get to onederland again!!!

WilTX, good job at finding healthy food at the hospital, but that sounds wrong doesnt it. Of all places you'd think it was have some healthy food! I work as an RN at a hospital and know how bad the cafeteria food can be. They do have some wraps that you can make healthy if you go easy on the cheese though.

Goodluck everyone. I hope to try to post here regularly and get to know you all!! :D
 
Well, I'm back... but not for long!

So I had given up the diet, but I still thought I was being responsible watching what I was eating. This was not so. I soon woke up at the sight of my scale at 212. I had lost over 50 pounds... only to gain 40 back? This is not how I want my story to go. I am not a yo yo dieter. I will lose the weight, and keep it off this time.

I wasn't posting because I didn't want to jinx my streak, but it's day 4 a little over or under 1600 cal, with most days at 1200-1400. Today was a hard day, but I pulled through. Friday we always have chinese (or pizza) and so I just shared a plate of lo mein with my mom. But then, my sister won a bet with my parents. We headed to Maggie Moo's (her prize) and I was hit by a long standing craving for cake batter ice cream... I caved. I had a KID's bowl of cake batter ice cream with twix mixed in. I ate 2/3 and put the rest down the sink. oh... DELICIOUSNESS. :willy_nilly:

I got home and, to my relief, discovered that there was only about 180 calories in the 1/2 cup I had and only about 70 in the twix. :)

I think this is it. I recognize the feeling and the will. :hurray: I've done it before, I'll do it again.
 
Lilyofthevalley said:
So I had given up the diet, but I still thought I was being responsible watching what I was eating. This was not so. I soon woke up at the sight of my scale at 212. I had lost over 50 pounds... only to gain 40 back? This is not how I want my story to go. I am not a yo yo dieter. I will lose the weight, and keep it off this time. .
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Oh, Lily, I can so relate! That has happened to me twice in the last 6 years. In 2004 I started biking to work and watching what I ate - lost 25 pounds. Then work got insanely stressful just as winter came and ended the biking season: within a year I gained it all back plus another 5 pounds. Heartbreaking.

I was in a new job and it took me a year to realize that there was a perfectly good bike route to that workplace too. So I started all over again at 255, got down to 230 by September. Clearly the problem was allowing my exercise level to drop in the winter, so I started on a new hobby - ice skating. Even with skating and visiting the gym I would always gain some back in the winter, but the trend continued downward (and I'm getting pretty good at skating). Last September I was down to 211, wearing clothing sizes I hadn't been able to wear for years. I was feeling great, eating healthy and was sure that as long as I stayed active through the winter I could stop "dieting" and just eat when I was hungry. I planned to start dieting again in the spring and finally get down into Onederland.

So wrong. So tragically wrong. Even with exercising 5 times/week all winter, when I checked my weight in the spring it had crept back to 233! So I'm back to logging all my food again, and always being a little hungry. I really wanted to believe that I could eat to appetite as long as I maintained an active lifestyle and ate healthy foods. I have finally accepted the fact that this simply isn't true for me. I will have to log my food and "diet" for the rest of my life just to maintain, and be really strict in order to lose weight. And I can't allow myself to stop dieting in the winter, although I may just diet at a maintenance level (my appetite increases as it gets dark and cold).

I'm down to 223, trying to get below 220 before winter hits. October has been cold and blustery here and I was running out of steam, but a little hint of Indian summer blew in over the weekend and cheered me up. Got the bike out again Saturday and Sunday, and today it was nice enough for lunchtime walk with co-workers. Hoping for a little more nice weather to give me a running start for getting through the dark morass of December.
 
Hello! First post. :)

Last wednesday I weighed in at 214lbs (I weigh on wednesdays because they are my late morning at college so I don't forget). So I would love to join!

Although, I am secretly hoping to be leaving in about 3 weeks. Sorry!

I've already lost from 281lbs and it will be 6 months exactly since this started on Monday. :) I am hoping to be 211 by monday so I will have had 70lbs in 6 months. :)
 
I'm SOOOOOO close! Its like actually breaking 200 is impossible for my body. I've been hovering within 3 lbs of it for what seems like forever. Today I weighed in at 200.4 I haven't been that low in ages! Gonna do a bunch of cleaning around the house and then go for a walk and see if I can break 200 tomorrow morning. Wish me luck!
 
Hi Sky High, Im a binge eater as well, and i let it control wayyyy to much of my life. Im a singer, but because of my weight, ive struggled to be on a stage where I presume all those people are just looking at me, not actually listening to me. (I know im wrong, but.. thats how it feels sometimes) So..i do understand, and i know how aweful it feels when you lose control, If you ever need a sound board, please feel free to say hi. ~ Michelle
Sky_High said:
Hello all, im new here also. I have a problem with binge eating, that no one seems to understand. Im trying to get my life back as I just graduated from a university and I am afraid that my weight is going to keep me from getting my dream job, even though im fully capable of doing it. Im looking for support when im at my weakest moment. Thank you.
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Hi all, well...im outside of the 200's but desperately trying to get in....almost there...and then want to work my way right on out of the club...lol
Lots of positive changes have happened lately, i've been really working hard to not binge, and although once in a binge, its difficult for me to get out, I am starting to recognize my triggers and am often able to redirect myself before getting to that stage. That for me is a HUGE acomplishment. So...Im looking forward to attending this club :)
 
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