My little weight loss truimphant....

[carole]

Ok well i was going to wait until my weight loss was more impressive, but I am just so happy and pleased with my efforts I just had to come here and tell you all, I have been doing the Weight Watchers programme by myself at home for five weeks now and I have lost 5 KGS, that is around 11 pounds, I am feeling way better about myself , but I still want to achieve more and be the little person I once was.,even though I am not hugely overweight, I need to loose this for my health and my insecurites about my appearance, I am a very unhappy person when I am not at goal weight.

I am the typical yoe-yoe dieter, i seem to loose around ten kgs every summer to regain most of it back over winter, so even if I get what I want off, it is only half the battle , keeping it off will indeed be the harder part.

It has been hard work, and I have had to really committ myself and not give in to using the food as my comfort, when I feel stressed as I did when Lexie was ill and my daughter that is usually the time I turn to it, I am pleased to say I overcame it this time and hope to in the future., It is habits I want to break forever and replace with a good habit instead, isn't that what Dr Phil always recommends.

As I get older it gets harder to get the weight off and it seems to go on one place mostly around the middle, I am past middle age, but I have the middle aged spread for sure, But hey it is getting less and less.

Forgive my rambling on, but I am excited to get this far so quick, for me it is quite an achievement, I have not even had my daily walk, as Melissa has been sick and we have not been doing the paper round, sometimes I curse that paper round, but deep down I know it is helping me.

It is early days yet, and I really cannot say that I can do this , but I am sure going to give it my best shot this time, I know alot of you have the same problems, so I hope this can inspire some of you, to know also that others are battling the bulge and understand and know how hard it really is.

Thanks for listening.

[KYS]

Congratulations from another yo yo dieter.
Sounds like you are loosing the weight the correct healthy
way.
Keep up the GREAT work.

[caseysmom]

Carole, that is so great and so much to be proud of, it is so hard. If you don't feel like its a HUGE accomplishment go to the grocery store and round up 11 pounds of meat....that is how much is off your body. I bet you feel better. I wish I could get motivated.

[carole]

Oh believe me I do feel a lot better, I have a spring in my step now, lol, I just cannot get overly excited because i have been here so many times in my life, however for once I stablised my weight for two years, true it was not the right weight for me to be at, but still better than re-gaining , which I did two years ago, I lost ten kgs for my niece's wedding then re-gained 8 of them over winter, but kept it at that for the last two years, I just want to get it all off this time and keep it off permanently, an almost impossible task for me, but I am determined more than ever, I have health issues that need addressing and I know loosing it will help those, I am also at high risk for Breast Cancer and being overweight just adds another risk, so that and the fact I am extremely unhappy being anything than at my goal weight, I just have to do it once and for all.

I hope this will help motivate some people because that is what it is all about, until you get motivated and get on the wagon, you just end up on the continual downslide, the vicious cycle rears its ugly head, the more down you feel about your situation the more you eat.

Now i just have to motivate myself to exercise more and tone up, hmm now that will really be an achievement in itself, BTW i do have my son for support, he is in training for his cricket season, and works out at a gym, he tends to gain some weight over the winter too and he has to work hard to loose it again, a familiar pattern I see here with him too, yoe-yoe syndrome which is not a good thing, but he is hoping one day to become a personal Trainer, if and when he puts his mind to it, and he helps me with doing exercises targeting certain muscles, but I still don't do them very often., I am the sort of person that finds exercise hard, due to aching muscles daily having fibromyalgia, but when I actually get in the mood and do them and stick with it I become hopelessly addicted to it, but to me that is far better than my food addiction and one I would rather replace it with.

[AmberLee]

Congratulations! It's tough to do, and I'm proud of you.

[tatsxxx11]

Go Carole!!! We're so proud of you! Keep fighting the good fight!

[kimboe]

That is awesome, Keep up with the good work. And remeber it's all about strong will, and I'm sure you have lots of it!
Good work

[carole]

Thanks everyone , it is always nice to have extra support and believe me I need it , if I am to conquer this,once and for all, and so far I feel so determined more so than I have in a long time.

I hope to loose another ten kgs then I am done, every time I have had a child I have carried the extra weight for many years, was ten years after having my son, and now it is 13 after my daughter,of course I have lost and re-gained it many times in those years, thank goodnesss I never had any more children eh? lol

I hopefully will beable to post another 5 kg loss in a couple of months or so, I am being realistic here, rome was not built in a day, and slow weight loss is better and I have more chance of maintaining it that way,then I hope to post some before and after pics,(when I reach my goal) don't hold your breath anyone, but I am feeling positive today, I need to buy some new scales, electronic WW ones that show 100 gram losses, as my old scales are letting me down, they only show 1kg losses, last week I had lost nothing according to them and I was very down, almost gave in to my old habits, but I did not, and I am glad because it took two weeks to show the 1kg loss, so I am averaging around 500 grms per week , which is an excellent and safe loss for me, it will of course get less as times goes on and when I hit the plateau I will have some ups and downs for sure.

The good thing is I am just not interested in blowing my programme, I have not fallen off the wagon yet and I DONOT intend to, but I am only human, but I am going to beat this big problem in my life if it is possible.

[Logan]

Congratulations, Carole! I think it is wonderful that you have had such terrific success in such a short amount of time! I'm dieting too and every pound is a huge milestone! I'm down 20 pounds, as of today, in the 10 weeks I have been dieting. 2 pounds per week was my goal, and it's working!!! Keep it up! My stepson has had wonderful success on Weight Watchers too. I think one thing that has helped him so much is the Palm Pilot my husband got for him that helps him track his points and the values of hte food he is considering.

Logan

[Laura's Babies]

Congratulations! Dieting is HARD.. Why is putting it on so much easier than taking it off? Seems unfair!

I gain 10 pounds every trip I work then I starve myself the time I am off to loose it or I would weigh 400+ pounds after 10 years of cooking out there!
10 pounds X 6 trips a year=60 pounds a year..... 10 years equals...

(Thank God I loose it, huh?)

[carole]

Logan congrats are in order for you too, you have kept quiet about it all, you should be shouting it from the treetops, that is an incredible effort, keep up the good work and know that you are not alone, anytime you have a downer you must feel free to PM and share, as I know only too well the pitfalls of dieting, i consider myself somewhat an expert these days lol. It is even harder these days to shed the pounds, being older and I am now on medication three times daily which unfortunately makes me hungry, so I have to battle with hunger pains often, it is difficult,sometimes I feel ravenous beyond belief even though I have just eaten, I never was this way before the medication.

The bad thing about yoe-yoe dieting folks is quite serious, you are 70 times more likely to develop heart problems, it is too late for me now, but maybe if I can stop it now I will have less chance of this happening, if only I knew then what I now know, mind you this information has only recently been known to us all really.

I must say I have been thrilled to receive so many wonderful, positive and encouraging responses, this is why I share so much with PT, because even if i risk being boring I know I will get something awesome back from you all in return, I know you are all rooting for me and that helps me to continue with the battle ahead . I have no dieting sins to confess yet, but in my mind I know that it probably will happen and I probably will be turning to the PT confessional for help lol.

[CalliesMom]

Congratulations!! I too have decided to lose 40 lbs. after my birthday a week and a half ago. I went to my yearly appointment and spoke with the doctor about my weight and didn't realize how high my BMI was. I've never dieted before and have always eaten whatever I want, whenever I want it. I'm doing Slim Fast right now with my husband and I've lost 3 lbs. I know not a lot, but I want to stick with this and keep the weight off. I've been overweight my entire twenties and have finally decided I don't want to waste my life hating myself and having low self esteem. Good luck with the Weight Watchers and PM me if you ever need to talk.

[Corinna]

The meat idea is good but I have to go and pick up a Bucket of Lard (shortning to make me see it better. I to have health dealings That make it a nessacity to lose the weight. I seem to be stuck at 160 and can't get passed it. The doc wants me at 130 so I can mange my diabetes better. At 5'2" 160 is still a large amount but after being 225 for several years its better . But I still get winded and tired fast.
Your loss is inspiring guess I'll take the 2 monsters for a walk to morrow.
Kudos to you and keep it up.

[jackie]

11 pounds is great! Keep up the good work!

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

WOW Carole, that is a great achievement!! Well done!!
I am trying to loose weight too. I haven't been as succesful as you, but I am proud anyway: I lost 2 kg over 1,5 month. Not much, but I am happy, as it was VERY hard!