Losing weight in 2004

“Well, on the plus side, you were post #1200 on this thread!”

“losing weight is simple.
The real test is to be happy with oneself when the weight comes back, as it WILL, adinfinitum!!!!
I am happy to be tthe size I am and HEALTHY! Oh yea!”

“still at 187 +/- 2lbs.”

“Pathman, good for you.

What makes me mad is I work so hard to get under 200 lbs and I will be damn if I didn't go back over it.

To much dating, drinking and eating out :)”

“I'd just like to offer my encouragement to all of you who are out to eat right.

Go! Go! Go!”

“Ewker, that sounds like a terrible problem. :)

I still have not lost anything. When I exercise and eat well, I don't lose. When I stop exercising and eat like crap, I don't gain. So, for the way life is at the moment (completely and totally freakishly insanely busy) things are just gonna be the same, on the weight control end.”

“Lost 76 lbs O.O total (since last OCT.) next summer I'm buying me a bikinni”

“I joined Weight Watchers at Work yesterday. There's a group of 14 of us doing it. Their new Core Plan rocks. Really, I need to learn to eat healthier stuff and smaller portions (not so much learn, but more to make it a habit). This is what I will do for the next 12 weeks. I really hope I can get it to stick!

I measured my hips, waist, thigh, and arm yesterday. I hope to see inches drop off. If I see changes there, and lose ~10 lbs, I'll be a very happy girl!”

“Good for you, Scary! Keep exercising, too!”

“That's great!

Your bosses didn't order you all to do this, did they? lol...”

“good luck, SG! losing inches is so much more fun, i love when the clothes start fitting better.”

“Yeah, I had to buy a pair of jeans last week one more size up....it was pretty depressing!

I've been talking to a few of the girls here (none in WW with me, though) about joining the local rec center and working out in the morning before work. We're gonna go check it out next week.”

“I am down alomst 20 lbs since january 5th. Its a nice change. I have another 11 I'd like gone,we shall see.”

“smiley, are you talking about the livonia rec center? I am thinking bout heading there in the morn too. Maybe we can meet up? Its always more fun to have friends to keep the motivation up.”

“Yep, birch, that's it. We were thinking about meeting around 6AM. You up for that?”

“I would have to be there at 530 only because I have to be to work at 7am. But I am still up for the idea. How about monday? I have a really great book on weight lifting you may want to borrow. It is written by a bodybuilder BUT is written for general fitness. There are routines for every sport from golf to powerlifting. I look forward to seeing you monday, remind me. I am sorta out of it now.”

“I won't be there on Monday, Birch, I haven't joined yet!!! And, I'm gone all weekend, so I can't go join.

( I put that in bold so he might see it through the Vicadin haze....)


Funny, how its going into winter, and I'm getting into working out and eating right. Why didn't I do that in the spring so I could look great in my clothes all summer??”

“scary girl, I will be there as the advance party.I will warm up the equipment for you so come tuesday they will be expecting you,LOL.”

“Scarey, my sister belongs to weight watchers. If you go above where you should be you pay to attend, so she was very close to being over, so she took off every piece of jewlery, and wore the lightest clothes she had, and just made it so she didn't have to pay. I told her to wear the thinest, smallest clothes she had. I asked her if she had any clothes from Old Navy (see below).

One day I was out and it got cold, so I went to Old Navy for a long sleeved shirt. I had never shopped there before. They had shirts that were so thin they were transparent. They only charged a few dollars, but you got what you paid for.”

“Good luck :)

I have managed to put on 5 of the 65 lbs I have lost back on...don't know if that is good or bad. I am hoping thats muscle weight lol”

“I had a friend die about four weeks ago.

Gives a different perspective when
considering one's own shape.

I took about a week to think about improving
my condition.

So far, I have only changed what I am
eating. I am actually eating more now than
I had been four weeks ago.

I have lost 17 lbs. in a little less than
three weeks.

I cannot put into words how much better I
feel.”

“congrats gmctrucker :) I wish I were in your boat about loosing weight. I have lost weight but I feel terrible. No energy what so ever.”

“Spirit Coyote, I was feeling totally
wiped out. I feel like a new person. I hope
it lasts.

I have set a goal that I hope to reach by
the middle of February. I am going to
stick to my plan. It would be nice if I
reached my goal also.

What have you been doing to lower your weight?”

“gmtrucker, what are you eating now that you didn't before? 17 lbs in 3 weeks is a lot of weight!”

“I am pretty well floored myself Scary Girl.
We have been working a lot of extra hours
at my job for the last three weeks to meet
a deadline (all paperwork). So there has not
been time for exercise. I can only attribute
the weight loss to what I am eating.
Standby for the details.”

“Breakfast 5:30 am

four packs of instant original oatmeal
no butter, no sugar,
one Complete multivitamin/multimineral
one 1000mg glucosamine sulfate
one 400I.U. Vitamine E
one 27mg Iron
two standard Bayer asprin
water


Lunch 11:30 am

extra large bowl of baby spinich leaves
some diced tomatoes
over the top of the greens I put either a
5 oz. pack of StarKist Tuna Creations
Herb & Garlic flavored or a 7.1 oz. pack
of Chicken of the Sea pink salmon
cereal bowl of steamed vegetables unseasoned,
sweet potato,yellow squash, zuchini squash,
red cabbage, red onion, carrots, mushrooms,
jalapeno peppers, red and green bell peppers,
water


Supper 6:00pm

extra large bowl of baby spinich leaves
some diced tomatoes
over the top of the greens I put either a
5 oz. pack of StarKist Tuna Creations
Herb & Garlic flavored or a 7.1 oz. pack
of Chicken of the Sea pink salmon
1/2 large butternut squash baked no butter
no brown sugar
water

over the period of three weeks I have also
eaten two dinner rolls, six soda crackers
and two tablespoons of cruncy peanut butter

This is what I have consumed each day for
almost three weeks and I have lost 17 lbs.
I am not suggesting the above for anyone
else to follow but it is working for me.”

“Sounds very healthy GMCtrucker. Throw some nice instant brown rice under those steamed veggies if you start to excercise. Whole grains are great for the diet! Good fuel too.”

“I doubt I've lost weight this week. But, I have made a lot of good choices over most of the bad ones I've been making. I eat at least 3-4 veggies/fruits a day (before I started WW I was lucky to get one in, but I'm shooting for 5), ate fast food a lot, and snacked out of the vending machine quite often. I've even cut way back on the diet coke, but I'm not quite ready to give that up yet. Maybe in a few months. I'm proud of the choices I've made lately, but know its still an uphill battle to get them to become a habit rather than something I do on occassion.”

“scary girl, I hop you havent looked for me at the gym yet. I havent been, my mouth is a wreck and excercise is out still. I am losing weight fom not being able to eat but I fear its muscle...”

“birch, what happened to your mouth. Did you get smart with Sass again and she popped you in the mouth ;)”

“Birch, I haven't even been over there to join up yet. Tomorrow after work, I've promised myself. Maybe I'll start the pre-work workouts next week, and just get acquainted with the gym after work this week.

LOL @ Ewker!
last edited: 10/19/04 3:35:54 PM”

“I'm not losing weight, in fact gained a half pound, but my clothes are getting looser. Yay!

I gave up on WW. It made me miserable. I was always hungry and cranky and obsessing over food.

I started eating healthily instead. I've eaten a good breakfast each day, made sure my meals were balanced, etc. I've also been working out pretty regularly, doing weight training. So I think I've lost fat and gained muscle. Yay!

I have so much more energy, now that I'm not restricting/counting calories.”

“Ewker, I wish thats what it was. When she belts me the swelling lasts maybe a day at best. I actually had 4 wisdom teeth pulled last thursday and its been a most unenjoyable experience. I have broken at least 5 bones (including a 3-4 inch skull fracture) countless stitches been zapped by over 500 volts and by far this whole wisdom tooth thing has been the worst,literally. I wish I still had vicodin!”

“birch, I had that done to me a long time ago so I know what you feel like. About a month later I kept feeling something where one of the wisdom tooth had been. I kept moving it around and eventually I removed part of the root that had been left behind. Luckily it didn't hurt but it bled a lot.”

“Ewker, I have heard that finding a shard of tooth isnt that uncommon. I imagine its weird when it does happen.”

“Lost 2.4 lbs on the Weight Watchers Core Plan. I was suprised I've lost that much. Hope to keep the loss steady around 1 lb/week.

I've been eating core foods almost exclusively. However, I have a feeling in my stomach that I'm hungry all the time. I jsut finished off a cheese stick (not core because its not fat free), the remainder of my chicken/veggie stir fry with brown rice, and some pumpkin seeds (also not core). My stomach is either about to growl, or my poor stomach is just getting used to the fiber. The WW leader thought I might not be getting enough protein, and perhaps enough fat.

Any thoughts?”

“Scary & Birch, where do you guys work out? Think and I are considering our options in terms of health clubs-- but definitely would like some work out "buddies" to work out with! :-)

We used to have a Bally's membership, but that was about 8 yrs ago....”

“I was starving on WW, no matter what I did. And I really felt like the 6 pounds I lost didn't mean anything. I didn't get smaller (clothes fitting looser.) I'm not sure it was the plan for me. (Not saying it isn't for you.)

I was miserable being hungry all the time.”

“Were you counting points? I can eat as much of the "core foods" as I want, so I think I should just start including more meat. I really haven't had much in the last week. Its usually a much bigger part of my diet.


Pink, we're at the Livonia Rec Center. Since I work in Livonia, I got a deal on the membership - $215 for the year. Can't beat that! Not sure what's near you.”

“that's cool scary...

There's a place called "curves" for women only... that's opening in my office bldg.
If it's not too expensive, I might try it out... but the downfall is that Thinkbubelz wouldn't be able to join me....

I'm the type of person who likes to work out with friends... :-(”

“I hear you on the wisdom tooth pain. When I had my 4 wisdom teeth cracked then pulled, I wasn't totally numb and I ended up with 4 dry sockets ( no clot, just exposed nerves and bone) because the nurses gave me bad instructions. Vicodin is a godsend. So is this red colored phenol based liquid I picked up at the drugstore. It was phenol-based, and one little squirt of that with an oral syringe in each gap kept me numb most of the day. I wish I could remember the brand name for you.”

“Thanks for the suggestion treebait. I may look into that.”

“could that be "ambesol"? you know, the stuff they give babies when teething?”

“Yes, I was doing the points. But the core thing is you can eat as many free foods as you want, right? That's veggies, right? Cause that's the same thing really. Just "packaged" a different way.”

“I ask my dentist for specific drugs when they are necessary. I know what works for me, and Vicodin doesn't. I get percoset for pain, and valium for TMJ (jaw problem). Percoset will also make you feel good.”

“Pink, the gym we are talking about is the Livonia Community Rec Center,I'd love the company buts its a haul for you guys...

The jaw is better. The dentist was nice enough to give me a hooked syringe to inject mouthwash into the hollow wound site. I am thinking that he is just trying to see how stupid I am. His solutions involve lots of pain, I must be an idiot cause I am jumping right on his little pain train.”

“Pixie, I can eat fruits, veggies, lean meats, potatoes, whole grains (including whole-wheat pasta), non-fat dairy, and condiments galore. I have been working so hard at getting 5 veggies/friuts in a day, I've been scrimping on the meat, I think. Some things like whole grain cereals, brown rice, pasta, and potatoes are limited to one serving per day. I guess people were abusing the "eat until you're satisfied" on those items.

So, the core foods are more than just veggies.”

“can't get rid of my a$$, sucks big time.
Got to loose like 3 inches or so.

I am only 5'2"

got done measuring, almost posted them...but then I remembered I am on TT. I tell ya, each one ends with "6" what's up with those damn sixes? It's the devil I am telling you, the devil!

Going running now, flu or no flu.
last edited: 10/22/04 8:26:34 AM”

“Well, as of this morning I have lost
19 lbs. I need to lose a total of 100 lbs”

“Way to to gmctrucker!”