I desperately need help!

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LuvdBy3Angels

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Debbie's Diary

I use to randomly post in here in the past under another name. I am back today because I just feel like I am completely losing my mind with this whole weight loss thing. I have lost over 200 pounds (my max weight was 422) but no matter what I do I cannot seem to lose anymore. In fact the weight seems to be creeping back on. I am currently at 246.6 lbs. and I am just stuck on this neverending plateua (sp?). Basically, what I am asking for is some support from others who know exactly what the heck I am up against. You all seem so close to one another, but yet many, many miles apart. To be honest I do not have too many friends, and my life revolves around my husband and school, but I have come to the conclusion that my life needs to revolve around me!! Any advice ladies would so greatly be appreciated.
 
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Hey I know EXACLTY what your going through. I lost 25 pds, gained some back, and now I'm having one heck of a time getting it off again! I'm starting to come around, so jUst hang in there and we will help you get through this!
 
we all got stuck, get stuck, or have been stuck.... so we all here ya!
You are welcome here, and I'm sure you'll feel alot better once you've made friends here.
I know I do!
 
Hey there sweetie.. congratulations on all of the weight that you have lost!!!

We would all love to help you in any way that we can... but it would help to know what specifically you are doing so that we could possibly offer suggestions. What do you typically eat in a day? How much exercise do you do? Do you drink any water?

Hang in there... we're on this road together.
 
Thanks Ladies:

I do appreciate all of your kind words. To answer some of the questions asked, I pretty much try to stick with a low calorie lifestyle; and that is between 1200 to 1400 max a day. I try to fluctuate between 1200, 1300, and 1400 rotating each day to keep my metabolism moving and not stalling. I do exercise; about an hour five days a week. I always start with cardio after stretching, then either do aerobics or free weights, that I rotate also.

I still cannot seem to get over my hump though. Like today, I was doing so well, then I got onto a spiral downward and consumed all of my calories before 1 o'clock, and continued to eat routinely after that. I do not have a clue what has gotten into me lately. DH tries to understand, but let's face it, he has never had to worry about weight a day in his life.

Well, tomorrow is another day, and really, I cannot let setbacks throw me off, I should just use them to make me wiser. Again thanks ladies, I feel like I came to the right place!!!
 
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I hear ya! Some days it is as if someone else turned on the eating machine and I wear a path into the pantry to eat food I really don't even want. Work through it! Post here (or read here... that is what I do)! Good luck!
Totallyscrappy
 
First let me say that losing 200 pounds is absolutely awesome!!! That is a huge accomplishment and you should really give yourself credit for it. Now, you've come so far and got stuck. Isn't that always the way. This, like everything else in life is a journey. Along the way, we may get sidetracked, we may get lost, or we may just stop to visit one spot for a while. The point is that eventually we start off on our journey again. Don't look at this as a bad thing. You've travelled more than half way to your destination. You took a break, fueled up, used the ladies room, now it's time to get back behind the wheel and start moving again. Only now you've got a whole lot of people to ride along with you. I started off 9 weeks ago needing to lose 129 pounds. I've still got a long way to go (104) and I would be honored to make this trip along someone who has already come so far. :D
 
and think about this, if you mess up and eat something, you think you shouldnt have.... DOnt let it ruin your day... one thing willo not mess you up that bad... so instead of saying "well, I already ate that, so I may as well eat this" just deal with the first piece, and continue on your day.... I hope you understand taht.. LOL
Cuase thats what I used to do, mess up on one cookie then eat like 5 more cause I already had one anyway... but one is better than 5!
 
Debbie's Diary

You are all so great! You know Christina, that is my biggest downfall, eating one and then saying, "Well I had one, so I might as well have another, I will start again tomorrow." Gosh, that sounds like a broken record in my head.

I just really started on this forum, and alreday feel so welcome. Like I said before, " I think I came to the right place." I am going to start a food diary, but I probably will not post in that until later in the evenings because most of my evenings are consumed by school. So, when I do start posting my foods, please feel free to critique any and all things if necessary. It can only help me. Constructive critisism never killed anyone......that I know of.

You know 2big, it took me years to take off 200 lbs. and to keep it off. But, I owe my success to maintaining the weight loss to the fact that it did take me years to lose it. Losing it too quickly will only result in gaining back... plus some ( been there done that) Twenty-five pounds in 9 weeks is awesome! Just keep doing what you are doing, and you will be there in no time.

Again, thank you all for your kind welcomes!
 
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I agree totally. Quickie weight loss is not healthy and it won't last. Making lifelong changes in the way you eat and live is the only answer, and you can't do that overnight. When I think of how I've changed over the past couple of months it makes me wonder why I spent so long fighting against it. It's not that hard. Ok, yes it is, but not nearly as hard as we imagine it to be when we don't want to take the chance. It also has made a huge difference to have support and motivation from others who understand what you're going through.
 
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Well today went really well. I stayed completely in control, and I managed to avoid the little devil telling to go ahead and eat it.

Breakfast
Honey Bunches of Oats w/ Almonds and 1/2 c. skim milk 170
8oz. light cranberry juice 40

Lunch
Tuna on low carb whole wheat w/cheese 320

Snack
Breyers Light Ice Cream Bar 170

Dinner
Chick-fil-A:
Grilled chicken sandwich on wheat 270
Fruit salad 60
Water

Snack
Granola Bar 110
3 pieces of SF hard candy 30

Hey that is pretty good....now I gotta keep that up!

45 minutes on treadmill @ 3.8-4.5 miles an hour
100 crunches
30 counter pushes
30 squats
last but not least... 10 minutes on my new "Urbanrebound" trampoline.
That is so much fun!!!
 
Christina:
The trampoline is soooo much fun. It is also good on the joints. I get on it and have so much fun; that time just flies. Good for toning those difficult areas aka:the booty and saddle bags. It just seems like too much fun to actually be exercise.
 
Way to go! If I weren't @ work I'd be out exercising or moving around more! Speaking of which - it's time for my morning break: I go on a ten minute walk. :-D
 
Welcome to our fam :) This is seriously the ONLY thing that keeps me going ... and that si the truth. Ive tried losing time and time again in the last and until i met these girls, i've always given up.
First off- congrats on your weight loss!!!! Awesome job girl! Have you tried upping your water intake? Or mixing up your excercise? Join an aerobics class maybe?
Good lukc * Glad to have you here =) And as for your hubby - I kno where you're comming from. My bf - is sooo thin and NEVER EVER has to worry about weight!!!! never!!! lucky him*
 
Debbie's Diary

Hello All!
Well I almost blew it again yeterday. The problem is, I do so well all day; then I go to school and get home at around 10:30 pm, and I am starving. I usually try to save atleast 100 to 200 calories for that time of the night, but it is just so hard to not binge, because I am just sooooo hungry, and lately I have been suffering from insomnia. So that does not help in the least. But, I did manage to keep my total consumption under 1800 calories yesterday. That is still something to be pleased about.

Today is going pretty well. I have a big test tonight, so on test nights I usually treat myself to a Mocha Cappochino (sp?) only a 12 oz. one though.
It relaxes me so that I have the ability to concentrate more.
So far today......

Breakfast
Honey Bunches of Oats w/Almonds; skim milk 170

Lunch
Missed it.

Snack
Breyers Light ice cream bars x2 ( my bad! oh, but they were so good! ) 360
See what skipping lunch will do?

Dinner
Small Salad w/ ff Italian (forked dipped) 100
Small Mocha Capo. 120
Fruit Salad 80

After School Snack
Sugar Free Rice Pudding 100

cardio....45 minutes
counter pushes....30
crunches....100
free weights....20 minutes

Also.... 1 litre of H20.... so far. Add a second one....drank at school.

Pretty good day if I must say so myself!
 
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Hey Luv,
If support is what you were seeking then you have come to the right place.......
I am so proud of you for losing all that weight!!!....That should tell you that you are stronger than you thought!!!! I need to lose like 130 lbs to be where I "THINK" I would like to be....who knows it may be less than that.......
But Tina is right.....just because you had something" you shouldnt"....doesnt mean you have to give into everything else for the rest of the day......your a smart woman..you know how the cycle goes.....You can overcome that!!!!!
 
By the way, if I have not mentioned this already....loving the support , thanks everyone!!!! I think that I came to the right place!!! :D :D :D
 
Hello All!
I got lost again and wandered away, but I am back. I received pretty bad news on Friday and sorta got depressed and ate my way through it. Need to stop that. I have to go in and have surgery on the 26th, possibly a hysterectomy. I am scared out of my mind, I am more afraid of the possibility of cancer and never having a baby. But, what doesn't kill us will only make us stronger. I am going to keep a positive outlook on the whole thing.

I have since got back on track with my eating though. Ate about 1200 calories yesterday, and today is going just as well. I have increased my water intake dramatically, a gallon a day; recommended by my doctor to cleanse my system before surgery. May help with the loss of a few pounds. Hey that is not too shabby.
 
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