continuing the weight loss thread....

[joycenalex]

when i weighed myself at work, i found i've lost 6 pounds since august 1. the remodeling stress is good for that at least. the dogs are also enjoying the longer walks, i feel some what guilty that the torn up house has removed so many of their nap spots, so i'm trying to compensate. i am also eating, deliberatly, smaller servings. thanks for the restart of the thread carole, i needed to have this today.

[buckner]

Congrats, Carole, on the weight loss!!! How exciting!

You too, joycenalex. Six pounds is GREAT!!!

My big update is the fact that I haven't gained any weight! Haha, but no seriously, that's a big deal to me. I'm on several medications that I should be gaining weight with, and my eating habits and physical acitivity have prevented me from gaining. It's awesome that I'm refusing to let this medicine have those effects on me.

[carole]

Yes it is always a struggle when you are on medication that makes you hungry or gains weight, i too have that problem, but it can be done, you just have to be really good, and i mean really good especially as you reach those middle years and further on.

I found eating several small meals a day is a really good tip for weight loss, i had to do this due to stomach problems, and it helped with weight loss, you feel like you are continually eating all day long, which you are, and you fool your mind into thinking just that too,but infact you are eating the same as before,i have eased off doing that a bit now,but i think i will go back to it, as it works well.

Congrats to you both for loosing and maintaining, both are not done without effort,so keep up the good work everyone.

[sirrahbed]

Carole good for you taking off that weight!! I knew you had been trying It is also nice to read that you were able to go shopping and enjoy it! I can surely relate to THAT I normally dread trying on clothing so mostl pick up second-hand or buy online. I recently HAD to try some things on because I honestly did not even know my size.

I just googled and read that a stone is equal to 14 pounds!! So Carole _ I imagine you are just about into a whole new size!! I have found that each ten pounds seems to make me lose a size.

Oh yes and buckner - NOT gaining is very good news! I seem to recall that you have lost quite a bit (yes?) so maintaining is most difficult, especially if anything about your health and medications works against you.

Have you guys looked at a site called dailyplate.com? I know I wrote about it before but I really can't say enough good things about it. I use the free benefits only and just love it. No need to get the pay features though I did a free trial to see if I was missing anything - and I wasn't

I am now stuck at the pretty much same weight for three weeks now.....I am telling myself to stick with it and expect a good drop in weight soon.

[cyber-sibes]

Congratulations ladies! Even just a few pounds lost will make a difference in your health.

I finally made my goal, and the challenge now is not to gain any. I would like to lose a few more, just to have a "safety zone", but I'm kind of stuck on gaining & losing the same couple pounds right now. Time to start keeping better track again & drinking that water! I can hardly believe I made goal (I lost 40 lbs.) My health is so much better. I can go up & down stairs without getting winded, my knees don't ache all the time, and I have a lot more energy. I won't say it wasn't hard to stick to it - there are many times I get so frustrated I want to give up & eat everything in sight. If I do, maybe no one else knows, but it'll show up on my body for sure! ~Pat

Me- last fall.................................and me, last week (earrings by Glacier )

[carole]

Wow your weight loss is very noticable around your face, you look wonderful,Debbie i have only lost 7 pounds half a stone, so not quite at the whole dress size yet, but getting there,I am a little concerned if i get to goal how my face will hold up lol, one drawback of loosing when you are older,but you cannot have it both ways unless you can afford or want to have plastic surgery. Well done everyone, Debbie be patient it will come off, but i sure know what it is like when you get to that stage,the plateau stage,mine is slow enough as it is, but better that way i guess.

Yes as for the shopping, usually i go in and find nothing looks good, i am very critical and fussy i must admit, but not just any old thing will do me, so to try on at least twelve outfits and find eight of them looked good was indeed inspiring and will make me keep at it.

Keep at it everyone, YOU CAN DO IT.

[sirrahbed]

cyber-sibes - your "new" face look so pretty!! Much much thinner for sure. You must be just thrilled to see that GOAL weight!! (I have also treated myself to a pair of glacier earrings..they should arrive soon) Isn't it amazing how much weightloss shows in the face?

on yes Carole - losing this weight at my age (52) has been more difficult than in years past and gravity is working against me for sure. I actually like my face when it is fuller because the skin is smoother! But, the trade-off is still fair in that I feel more energy and I know that I must be healthier. I have noticed it when I play with my grandkids - am not nearly so tired. My two grandsons will soon be visiting and I hope to enjoy them even more than ever.