weight loss/fitness support & chatty thread

[missus.mint]

Hey ladies, I know we are all trying to get and stay more healthy and fit since the births of our beautiful babies! Losing weight and keeping it off is a tough and often frustrating thing to do alone. So hey ... use this thread to offer or ask for support! Vent your frustration about diet burn out, or help someone else come up with ideas to kick start their own eating or exercise plan. Post recipes, goals, tips, exercises, what works for you and what doesn't ... anything!

Oh and how about some blinkies to pretty up the page

[summerbabies047]

Awesome thread Jamie..I was just thinking the other night how much weight I have gained since I had dd 3.5 years ago and its so depressing. I think I am up a total of 55 lbs since prepregnancy weight from Hailey until now...and about 100 lbs from when I was 16 and Mike and I started dating... I need to start doing something ASAP! My biggest problem is TIME! No babysitter & The COLD!

[missus.mint]

I know what you mean, Jen! Only 2 summers ago, I weighed nearly 40lbs LESS! I was just about to enlist in the Army reserve and felt hot hot hot! LOL Then...I met my future DH! Anybody else think SOs can sabotage a diet?

[JennyD]

Originally Posted by missus.mint Anybody else think SOs can sabotage a diet?

Does that mean I can blame Mark?! I was HALF the weight I am now when I met him almost 18 years ago.

Very timely thread. I have been agonizing over the last few days about what diet I want to try THIS TIME. I have tried almost every option out there over the years. I always lose weight, but I also always gain it back...plus more. I can lose 30-40 pounds on a diet easily. The problem is, over the years all the "plus more" I have gained back means I have way more than 30-40 pounds to lose. I have 120 minimum to lose. 130 optimally.

I don't want to become my mother...but I am afraid I already have. She is obese and it is going to kill her. She has hypertension and diabetes. And the complications from the diabetes are killing her. She has one kidney working at 15%. Her left leg is purple from the calf down - she is going to lose it. I don't want this to happen to me, but it will if I do not lose this weight. I am already insulin resistant. One step away from diabetes.

I want to do this for my baby girl. I hated being teased for having a fat mom growing up. I hated that she didn't have the energy or physical ability to run and play with me. I want to set a good example for her so that she doesn't end up like me...since I am on track to end up like my mother. I want to break the cycle. And honestly, it does affect making new friends. I never had trouble meeting friends when I was thin. Now I notice how people treat me differently. It's sad, but I'm sure I did the same thing when I was thin. I live in a Wisteria Lane-type neighborhood. I'm "the fat one".

Right now I am struggling with trying to lose the weight on my own "one more time", or skipping that step (which I feel I am doomed to fail) and going straight for the weight loss surgery at this point. I am out of control right now. I was 20 pounds lighter post-baby than I was pre-pregnancy, but in 6 months I have managed to gain back that 20 pounds, plus 10 more. I am now at my highest wieght ever and the scale keeps going up.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET MOTIVATED TO START!! DH and I are planning to go to Jamaica in October for our 10th anniversary. That should be motivation enough, no? Aside from not dying, of course.

/rant TFL.

[sweetie pea]

Jenny I totally recommend curves. I lost 65 pounds after dd and kept it off. That was NOT baby wieght either! Its really quick 30 min. Thats why I havebeen able to stick with it for so long. They recommend 3 days a week, but I did 4 until I felt comfortable to going to 3. ?They also have a diet plan you can follow

[JennyD]

Thanks for the suggestion, but I've BTDT. Now I have a home gym in my house AND a full fitness center in my subdivision clubhouse, which is walking distance from my house. If I don't use those very convenient options, I doubt joining a gym I have to drive to would be any better. Some of my neighbors even got together and organized a "fitness boot camp" so they could support each other's efforts. They meet weekly in our park - which I can see from my house. Have I gone? Nope. Sigh. I'm Laaaaazy.

[eilla05]

ugghh Jamie. I have been saying im going to start up with WW again for a month now! I was thinking I should just go join this weekend as apparently I am not going to start it on my own. But the 40 bucks a month sucks.. Maybe a month or 2 to get me going then ill do it at home.

Man my DH is the worst as he eats like a child, refuses to eat anything remotely healthy, eats candy bars all the time. white bread etc. I have gained about 40lbs since being with him... OMG I didnt realize it was that much!

off to find the WW location with times I want..

[eilla05]

oh and how much does curves cost? I have one about a mile from my house.