My little weight loss truimphant....

[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!

[trayi52]

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

Willie

[Uabassoon]

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.

[carole]

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.

[jazzcat]

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.

[carole]

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.

[jazzcat]

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.

[carole]

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, .

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.

[captain]

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!!!!

{{{hugs}}}

[Logan]

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!!!! 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

[carole]

Thank you both for such positive replies, just what I needed right now, I too am lucky my husband is not at all bothered that I don't weigh the 55kgs I did when we married, and just when I met him I had been a WW and lost 21kgs, my excess I was still carrying after the birth of my first child who was then Ten, told you it takes me a long time to recover lol, he is tall and very thin and will never really understand how difficult it is to loose weight, he can eat what he likes, but he is supportive as he can be and encourages me, but at the same time he is happy with me as I am, BUT it is ME who is not happy with ME, my mother has never ever made an issue about me carrying weight , which is also something I am thankful for,but I should be used to her cutting remarks by now,really she can be so unkind at times and very selfish but I just try and let it not affect me too much and get on with things, I guess the thing that really bothers me she never once has said sorry to me over the years for anything she may have said, guess in her mind she has done no wrong. Oh well enough about that.

I am really glad I did start this thread now, as I now feel so encouraged by you all, and I hope I can inspire others to feel the same, yes we need to stick together and help each other through the tough times on the Weight loss journey as it is not an easy task.

GOOD LUCK to everyone, and yes each pound or kilo is one less to loose and closer to our goals,each one makes us feel a lot nicer about ourselves too,already I feel a tad more energetic which is a nice spin off.

[ChrisH]

Congratulations, Carole, that's great!

[carole]

Yesterday I was feeling a bit despondent, and fed up of it all, ya know how it gets sometimes, you just want to have a big pig out on something loaded in calories, but i resisted the temptation, but today is another day, and I am feeling really good about it all once again.

I am really keen to read the book, not sure on the title about why french woman don't get fat, and the hypnotherapist Paul Mckenna has a book on weight loss out as well, I think I need some new inspiration lol., I was doing a few calculations on the net last night and was pleased to see my BMI has come down, and although I am still not quite in the healthy range, I am not far off it, YAHOO, still i am not that focused on that or the scales, but how I feel and look in my clothes is what really matters to me.

ChrisH I love your siggy BTW, the kitties and the handsome Johnny, another fan here and thanks for your nice comments and to everyone who has been so supportive of me, you have all made me feel so good about my achievement, and ready to battle on. CHEERS everyone.

[Logan]

I searched out this thread, Carole, wondering how it is going? I hit a stalemate the last couple of weeks and couldn't get past that 24 pound mark, but finally this morning, I was down another pound and a half. Funny how the last two weeks, I was doing a "special" diet that included one meal replacement drink/day that was supposed to knock off 8-10 pounds, and although I didn't gain anything, I didn't lose anything either!! And I was hungry! I won't be doing that again!!!!

Logan

[kimlovescats]

Congratulations Carole!