I just joined Biggest Loser 4, the town I live in has it twice a year. I was in it last year when it started in September and by the beginning of December I had lost 15lbs. The only thing is...I was really bad over the holidays and gained 9 of it back
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I am very determined to do even better this time around. Last time I never walked, not even once. I just joined today and went for a walk today!!
Just check out the link below to check out my progress. I will be updating it on a weekly basis and I will blog to let you know when I update.
If anyone wants to do this with me and weight in on a weekly basis let me know. I would love to do this online as well!!
We can list weight loss only or starting weight, current weight, and weight loss. It is totally up to the person what he/she would like to display. It can be all of it or a combination, just as long as the individual is comfortable with what they list.
Here in town we usually weight in every Thursday or Friday. So if you're in, that's what we'll do here as well! Let me know and we can discuss all the details. You can reply here or email at s_a_downton@yahoo.ca
Here is the link to check my progress.
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A soul suffocated by fear leaves too many joys unlived...Maria Housden.
Good Luck!
Good luck with reaching your weight goal! And don't feel bad about gaining over the holidays its almost impossible not too:(
What you see is what you get out of me you dont like it I dont like you.
Thanks
Thanks Sarah.
I am very determined to do even better this time around. I want to be able to go out this summer and wear my shorts proudly!
A soul suffocated by fear leaves too many joys unlived...Maria Housden.
re: weight loss
Good luck, Shelley! I gained weight over the holidays, too, of course...and then I planned to start back into my workout routine and then got sick. Darn it! Hopefully next week...
Sounds like you're off to a good start, anyway--I'm sure you can make it!
Good luck!
I actually started back to my exercise routine this year as well so I'm hoping to stick with it. We'll see how it goes but I've been making myself incorporate that routine into my daily schedule... and so far,it's working. Cuts into my reading time, though.
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Good luck to you Shelley!
Good luck to you Shelley! You can do it!
I'd like to do the same thing soon, but have to many interuptions coming up to stick to a schedule right now...
I'll be rootin for you and watching your progress!
Kathy D
Thanks Everyone!!
Thanks Everyone!!
A soul suffocated by fear leaves too many joys unlived...Maria Housden.
Success
Wishing you great success!!!
Kate
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Wishing you much success.
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I'd like to join you
I'll be emailing you. I'd like to join you but I'm not up to knowing how much I weigh. Here's what I propose. i'll have someone weigh me at home. And although I won't diet right away, I'll just keep changing some life habits liek I've recently stopped drinking black soft drink in favor of drinking only water. I propose to make my lunch every day this week and to start exercising every day. Someone can weigh me and I'll report in my success in my life changes. Is that acceptable to you? And when I'm ready to check my weight, I'll do it. But I may never be ready. I'm not too proud of myself. I've let myself go.
Kel
Kel (scoobie)
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Kel
Any way you want to do this is fine with me. I know how very hard it is to lose weight to only gain it all back plus more. I myself have avoided the weight scale as I knew I had gained weight but didn't want to know how much at the time. Life changes is the best way to ensure that the weight stays off. You have to be satified with the way you eat in order to stick with it. Drinking water is a great start...and one that is not always easy to stick to.
I said I was going to exercise this time around and only managed to go on one walk so far. It has been so cold lately and I am so easily deterred. Right now I am eating in moderation but having what I want. For example, I will eat burgar and fries but only one hamburger and just a handful of fries. Where as before I ate 2 burgers and whatever fries that could be put on the plate.
Anything you do at this point will make a difference. Taking it slow is not a bad thing as people who lose their weight fast almost always gain it back. I'll be looking for your email and I'll be a support person for you when you need it. We can go through this together!!
A soul suffocated by fear leaves too many joys unlived...Maria Housden.
Good Day!!
I posted on the upside of downsizing but I figured I'd post here too. I am so proud!! I just weighed in again today. I am so pleased with the progress I am making!! I lost another 1.8 lbs!!!!!
That's 10.4 lbs since January 10th. Look out when summer hits. I am going to be proud to wear my shorts and bathing suit. I may even go to the beach this year!! Can you say new bathing suit...the old ones won't fit anymore, woohoo!
The link at the top shows where I am with my weight compared to my goal.
Hey Kel. How is everything going? Haven't heard from you in a while. Drop me a line.
A soul suffocated by fear leaves too many joys unlived...Maria Housden.
Congrats on your 10 lb.
Congrats on your 10 lb. loss so far Shelley, way to go girl!!!
Rootin for the next 10!
Rootin for you too Kel! You can do it!
Kathy D
Kathy
Thank you so much! Encouragement goes a long way.
A soul suffocated by fear leaves too many joys unlived...Maria Housden.
Weight Loss
Hey Shelley ~ Congratulations! Probably the biggest part of any weight loss regimen is making changes that you can live with... hence why diets rarely work for an extended period of time. (Yeah, like I know anything.
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Oh, and I got rid of our scale aeons ago... right around the time that my oldest daughter hit about 10 or 11 and all her friends were "dieting" because they weighed too much. UGH! So we've been scale-less for, oh about 12 years now. And I don't miss it at all... mind you every once in a while someone complains, but I do know that the number isn't what they care about ~ it's how they feel, fitness ability and healthy eating. Man, where were they when I needed to lose weight? Oh, right.. .they're WHY I need to lose lbs.! LOL (not really; I know it's me.
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Chocolate cookies
Well mom made my absolute favorite cookies the other day. So for two days in a row I had a few of those cookies.
I can only hope that it doesn't affect my weight loss to much. But we all have hard days and I'm back on track today. I don't have to weigh in until Sat, so that will give me a few days to be good. I think I will still lose but not as much as usual. Which is ok with me as long as I don't gain...any loss is good!!
A soul suffocated by fear leaves too many joys unlived...Maria Housden.
Checking in
I just wanted to pop in and tell you all how I am doing.
I weighed in today and was down 1.4 lbs!! That is excellent considering I have been eating my favorite cookies on and off all week.
I have had several people say to me that they can tell I have weight gone!! I can see the difference in myself as well. Especially when I wear my jeans.
So far I have lost a total of 11.8 lbs since Jan 10th!!
Click the link above to see my progress.
I'm down 2 full points in my BMI! WooHoo!!
A soul suffocated by fear leaves too many joys unlived...Maria Housden.
W00T! YAY YAY YAY YAY
Good for you.
"Perhaps what the average member of a group is capable of doesn't limit what a given individual can accomplish." -- Boston Globe, letter to the editor
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Another weigh in
I was blown away today when I went to weigh in. I never thought I would see what I saw on that scale. It's not 5 lbs or anything but we had a couple of birthdays and of course I had to have a piece or two of cake.
It was 2 lbs that I lost!! I though maybe 1 lb at most but 2...I was very surprised and happy with that!! So now I have a total of 13.8 lbs gone since Jan 10th.
I feel great and I'm starting to look great too!! Check out the link above to see my weight loss graph!
A soul suffocated by fear leaves too many joys unlived...Maria Housden.
I just posted this in the
I just posted this in the upside to downsizing and wanted to post it here as well.
I did better than I thought I would do this week. I lost 1.4 lbs ! I am so happy with that result. I was knocked out of first place last week so, now I am in second place. The person who beat me lost like 4.8 lbs. No beating that at this point. I can only hope that my 1.4 will put me back in first place after this week. I only have to go until the next weigh in to find out.
Total Weight Lost to date: 15.2 lbs
Again check out my above link to see my overall progress!!
A soul suffocated by fear leaves too many joys unlived...Maria Housden.
Yay!! Your doing awesome
Yay!! Your doing awesome Shelley!!!
Kathy D
Well it's been a couple of
Well it's been a couple of weeks since I last checked in. Last week I had the flu and was laid up for a week or so. It was so bad that it took the good right out of me. I couldn't even walk the length of myself for a couple of days. Anyway, I weighed in yesterday and only lost 0.4 lbs. What can I expect I guess...at least I didn't gain. Total weight lost is 15.6 lbs! I'm hoping to have another 15 lbs gone by the end of June.
Check out the link at the top.
A soul suffocated by fear leaves too many joys unlived...Maria Housden.
That's the pits! Being
That's the pits! Being sick and not losing weight from the sickness makes me crazy! (crazier?)
"Perhaps what the average member of a group is capable of doesn't limit what a given individual can accomplish." -- Boston Globe, letter to the editor
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Well, I had to weigh in
Well, I had to weigh in today even though I didn't want to. I got a call and the town's biggest loser is over after today...so I had to weigh in.
I thought I would be up even more than what I was considering I usually weigh in when I first wake up. And this time I weighed in in the middle of the day. Anyway, I only gained 0.4 lbs which was what I lost the last time I weighed in. So not that bad I guess.
I'll let you know how I place. I was in second place and hopefully I keep it that way. I would say it's either second or third. Should find out soon!! Keep you all posted.
Now I just need to figure out a new way to keep motivated. I think I will weigh in with Tops. Tops is where women get together and weigh. Then they say if they were up, down, or the same in front of everyone. I need to tell people what is happening with my weight then, I know I'll keep on track. Otherwise...well you know...
A soul suffocated by fear leaves too many joys unlived...Maria Housden.
I got second place in the
I got second place in the Biggest Loser!! A total of 15.2 lbs gone since Jan and 21.4 lbs since Sept. Anyway, I won $90 for second!!
A soul suffocated by fear leaves too many joys unlived...Maria Housden.
Congratulations Shelley
WOW! A total of 21.4 lbs since September is great. Keep up the good work.
Kathy
That's great!!!
That's great!!!
"Perhaps what the average member of a group is capable of doesn't limit what a given individual can accomplish." -- Boston Globe, letter to the editor
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Congratulations, on losing
Congratulations, on losing 21.4 lbs. to date Shelley! And nice, i didn't know there was money to be won. WTG!
Kathy D
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Thanks Kathy! Aurelene,
Thanks Kathy!
Aurelene, I was so happy that Ali won The Biggest Loser as well!! It is about time that a girl won. Ali is so deserving of it as well...just look at all the weight she lost!! Wow...she is at 122 lbs...that's awesome.
I will definitely be watching the show when it comes on again.
I'm at 165 and have about 25 more lbs to go.
A soul suffocated by fear leaves too many joys unlived...Maria Housden.
Hey
I just posted this under The upside to downsizing but I wanted to post it here as well.
I've been around reading everyone's posts but haven't much felt like posting myself. I fell off the wagon for the last few weeks. Thankfully it hasn't been to bad. I guess I have gained about 4-5 of my lbs back. Gosh it's probably more than that now. Which is disappointing since I was on a plateau for so long before that. I think that's what happened...I got frustrated with staying the same for so long. Then just ate what I wanted.
So I'm sitting here drinking a glass of water and listening to music. I went for a walk this morning when I got off work. I am going to at least walk 4-5 times a week from now on. I met a girl last night at work, she's a student actually, and she had brought pictures in of when she was overweight. Janice said that at her highest weight she was 210 lbs. Janice joined the gym, started walking, and eating more healthy. She would eat smaller meals more often and would never skip breakfast. And she never ate late at night either. So basicly she felt full from just eating a small meal. NOW JANICE IS 125LBS and let me tell you she looks great.
She has inspired me to start up again and I am more determined than ever to get to my goal weight!!
I was talking to my youngest sister on Msn messenger this morning and she told me that she is the biggest that's she's ever been. Leslie won't even step on a scale anymore. We had a really great chat and now she is going to join me in my weight loss. Both of are going to weigh tommorrow then tell each other what we weigh. We are going to be support for one another!!
So now each week we will weigh on a certain day and then confess if we lost weight or not and how much either way. We are aiming to look a lot better by the time we see each other in Aug.
Keeping my fingers crossed that I actually make it to my goal weight this time around. Oh, since I have been typing this I am on my third glass of water! I am going to keep up with my water intake as well which as everyone knows is not easy.
I'll be talking to everyone soon.
A soul suffocated by fear leaves too many joys unlived...Maria Housden.
Well, it's been a while
Well, it's been a while since I've posted here.
My sister hasn't really been trying to lose weight. I was doing ok at first. But...
I have unfortunately gained some weight back. I am feeling ok now but I was so sick the past two weeks with a chest infection. I couldn't even walk the length of myself for about a week. Besides that my appetite was fine...
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I'm not sure how much I am up for 2 reasons. The first I am just finishing up my monthly. The second is that I have been retaining fluid since Thursday. My feet, ankles, and lower legs have been swollen to one degree or another at all times. So I haven't stepped on the scale. Once the swelling goes down I'll step on and see the damage.
I am going to start walking again! I'll go for shorter walks at first then increase the distance. I don't want to push myself to soon and have a set back. I have asthma and catch things quite easily. So gradually increasing my exercise is the right thing to do for me.
Hopefully I'll be back on track in no time!!
A soul suffocated by fear leaves too many joys unlived...Maria Housden.