My little weight loss truimphant....

Congratulations, Carole! I am verrrry proud of you! Keep up the good work, I know you can do it!

Willie :)

Congrats! I know how good it feels when you work hard and can see the results! I lost 46 lbs on WW, I've kept it off for almost 7 months now. I feel so much better about myself, not just with apperance but I feel so much healthier.

You know any achievement is great whether it be 2kgs or 40kgs, it is still better to loose than to be putting on, I say WELL DONE to everyone who has battled the bulge and won and to all of those like me still working hard at it, onwards and upwards my friends, we can battle this out together, I too am here for anyone who needs the support, it is an ongoing thing and the more the merrier.

The great thing at the moment I feel so darn determined I don't even want to break my programme, since having children I have always had a slight weight problem, I am told I carry my weight well considering I am a shortie, but ya know that really does not help me much, because I am the one who see's the spare tyres and knows my BMI is not at all good, really I don't care what others perceive me as, It is how I see myself in that mirror, and the discomfort I feel at carrying around the extra.

I have my slim mirror and my fat mirror, one in the bathroom is always flattering and the one in the bedroom is not as kind, so when i feel I look good in that one I know I have will have the results I want.

Congrats to all who have done well, and let us continue to be here for each other and please boast about your success, it is hard work and something to be proud of.

Congrats!!! That is great! I'm doing the weight loss thing too so here's another cheerleader and club member. I just joined a gym last week so I'm hoping it will help get the rest of the weight off. I'm hoping to lose another 40 pounds or more.

Hooray Lori, I know you are doing exceptionally well in your w.loss journey, and I hope when you get to your desired weight you will post pics as I will, keep at it , you will get there, and it will be awesome when you do, I am just so darm impatient, it takes too long eh? I want to get there like yesterday, still I hope to shed another 5kgs by xmas, all going well.

Great to hear all these positive stories, they really help me to keep at it. ;)

One thing that helps me is to set smaller goals. I need to lose 3 more pounds to be at the goal I set for my birthday in a week. Doubt it will happen but who knows. My next goal is to lose at least 13 pounds by Christmas. I think that one is doable, especially since I'm going to the gym on top of my nightly walking.

I do wish it would just hurry up and go away. I'm ready to be at my final goal. I will definitely be posting pictures when I get there. :D

Great Stuff Lori, you are right we just have to set our goals in little increments, otherwise if we are unrealistic, the old vicious cycle starts again and low and behold before ya know it one is off the wagon again.

I dishearten myself by trying on some of my clothes I had not been wearing as I had re-gained the weight, thinking I should look better in them now, but really I know I was 5kgs lighter when I wore them, talk about punishing one self, silly really, I still have a long way to go myself to be feeling great and the moments of joy and excitement don't really last long when you realise you are still not happy, it is that little voice in the head up to it's nasty old tricks again, lol, :D .

I am thrilled for you Lori and I cannot wait to see your new pics, you are a very pretty lady regardless of your size,you must be very proud of your efforts and achieving so much., way to go Lori.

Thanks you Carole! Now I know where to come when I need a little pick me up! :D :D :D

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I have my slim mirror and my fat mirror, one in the bathroom is always flattering and the one in the bedroom is not as kind, so when i feel I look good in that one I know I have will have the results I want.

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When I went to the Weight Watcher meetings they had a "magic mirror" It was one of those mirrors that makes you look thinner. I think it made you look something like 20 lbs thinner. I remember the first time I looked into it and I never thought I could actually look like that. But now I don't need the "magic mirror" anymore, it's a good feeling.

Congratulations Carole! 5 kilos in 5 weeks is great! Keep at it, I am SURE you can get rid of the other 5. You're lucky that you are heading into the summer there, while I'm just heading into the winter. Brrrr ...

Laura, in your recent pictures, you look wonderful!!!! I know you are just beaming at that great accomplishment! 46 pounds is remarkable and you're keeping it off!! :D

My friend, Sherry, who is also doing the LA Weight Loss diet calls us (Scott, Helen, Andrew and me) the "Incredible Shrinking Family". :D I like that name! Scott is doing a modified Atkins diet as it seems to work best for him and of course, I think he looks wonderful! Helen and I have been doing LA Weight Loss and Andrew is doing Weight Watchers, as I said before. Andrew and I are "neck and neck" at 21 pounds each now. Helen has probably lost around 10, but with her exercise, weight training, etc, it really shows and she didn't have much to lose anyway.

The nicest thing is when people start to notice. I had a lady pull me aside after church yesterday and say "You and your husband look wonderful". Wasn't that nice? The changes in the way our clothes fit us is cool and I'm wearing things that were stuffed in the back of the closet that haven't fit in years now. I was just sick of feeling "fat". I want this to be permanent, a real lifestyle change, and I truly think it is going to be! Maybe I'm having my midlife crisis or something, but if I lose my 48 pounds, I've admitted that I'm going to do something "fun". Not only will I plan to wear a two piece bathing suit, I might just get my belly button pierced too! I figure if I can get comfortable enough to show my belly to anyone, then I'm going to show it off in style!!!! :)

Keep up the good work, Carole, and yes, we should support each other. I didn't want to say anything about my plan until I had something to show for it! LOL!!!

Logan

Wow Logan, that is terrific! I didn't realize your whole family was doing it, that really helps doesn't it? Yes, it's great when people notice and when you can fit into something that has been packed away for a long time. I want to see before and after pictures of you when you hit your goal (belly ring included :D ;) ).

Laura, I too have noticed how great you look in pictures. Knowing what you've done has help inspire me. :)

Congrats to Lut, Calliesmom and everyone!

I know what you are saying Logan, I was hesitant to start this thread, as I knew 5kgs is not heaps, but for me it really is a truimphant weight loss, because I have been having real trouble getting any of it off, it honestly is easier to loose when you are in your thirties than late forties,and since I have had to take medication to help my digestion and to stop gastric reflux, I have found these pills make me feel empty and jolly hungry, but I also know that I can obviously do it regardless, and that I cannot just use them as the only excuse for not loosing, it just makes my battle a little harder than before is all.

I know I have a way's to go yet, but the difference I feel already is really positive, I am already becoming more confident about myself, happier inside, still I won't settle for anything less than getting to my goal this time, two years until my 50th and I am making myself this promise to be looking and feeling great, I had the same in mind when my 40th birthday came up, I was not going to be fair , fat and forty, but yep it came and went and I was. :eek:

I had a wee incident with my mother today, which really left me feeling so hurt inside, and yes it was to do with my weight loss, I think in a way she is jealous of it, she is actually weighs my goal, but has put alot around her tummy area, more than me really, and has a thyroid condition and cancer drugs which all unfortunately make her gain around the middle,and I do feel for her I really do, it is hard to get clothes to fit and look nice, because she is tiny otherwise, in the shoulders and legs,not particularly big in the butt area, but biggish in the bust and tum tum, whereas when I had lost nothing I was rather in porportion, but still could not dress as I really wanted, I was excited today to be able to pick out some nice tops that I knew I would fit now and that I actually liked and was busy picking them out, she picked up one for herself and asked if I thought it would fit, I simply replyed I don't know, she got annoyed with me and said"no and you don't care only about looking for yourself, I was really angry at her to be honest, and I thought she was being terribly childish, which she was, but it really hurt my feelings, she has always said many things to hurt me in my life verbally, but don't get me wrong I love her very much and she is not normally like this,with regard to weight loss anyhow, I just think it is because she feels so despondent at her own problem, and she has always been a person who dressed very smart and modern, still I think it was not very nice of her to burst my bubble so to speak.,sorry for the vent, I just had to get this off my chest, as really I feel like crying about it, and its not use me saying how I feel to her, she just would not understand.

On the postive side, it is wonderful to read all your stories of success and to know I have so many weight loss buddies out there, funny thing is i am just waiting for myself to blow it , I have always done so in the past, but I have to remember if I do , just to pick myself up and get back on track the next day, the great thing is I know that you will all be here to help me get through it when and if I have that bad day, just as I am here for you all too , so please anyone who needs help or someone just to listen feel free to PM me anytime at all.
Thanks for listening everyone. :)

Go Carole Go!!!
Go Carole Go!!!
Go Carole Go!!!
Go Carole Go!!!

and don't you worry about letting us know ....... 5kgs!!!! WOW, that is not LITTLE - go on, go and find something that weighs 5KGs (Like Potatoes!!), and then realise how much it really is!!!! :D

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Carole, when I registered at LA Weight Loss, I had to answer tons of questions about why I wanted to lose the weight and really think through my responses. One thing that had come reeling back to me as I made up my mind to do this diet was things that have happened over the years in my relationship with my mother. My weight has ALWAYS been an issue with her. She forced me into Weight Watchers when I was about 16 years old because she thought I needed to lose 15 pounds. It was embarassing for me and hurtful. And I swore that I would never want any child of mine to ever feel like they couldn't measure up to my standards. I know my mom meant well and still does, but to this day, it still hurts. Right as I was starting this diet, she made a comment to me on the telephone about a picture that she and my dad had come across (it was a picture from right after my divorce when I had lost an enormous amount of weight from stress and not eating) and "how beautiful I was ". That hit me like a ton of bricks! I had not planned to even tell her that Helen and I had decided to lose weight, but I ended up telling her after that comment. She had been nothing but supportive since then and I saw her for the first time since we started a week or so ago and she definitely noticed. Didn't mean to get off on a tangent, here, but I wanted you to know that I understand how the words, especially from our mothers, can hurt, even when they don't mean to do it. I do watch my words carefully with my own daughter, as a result. I want her to know that she always measures up regardless of her weight, her grades, her athletic ability, etc.

The interesting thing is that I've never been "obese", not the way you think of "fat", anyway. But I have always been heavy, just well proportioned like you said you are, so it wasn't as noticable to outsiders. If I make my goal weight, I will still weigh 145 pounds, so I will never be a lightweight, for sure. Thank goodness I am tall, 5'9", so I can carry more weight, I guess. I just want to feel good about myself and of course, I want my husband to feel good about me, too! Of course, he has never said a word about my weight and he wouldn't, but he is saying things now that I'm losing and he can "feel" it when he hugs me. I feel the exact same way about him! :)

We can do this!!!! We are doing this, and I know you look terrific!!!! :D We'll look good when we're 50!!! In fact, if I can accomplish this by January 1, which is my time frame, I'll be feeling chipper at 43!

Logan