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I am the Biggest Loser...Kinda.
I have many if not most of you on my facebook. Because of this, many if not most of you will already know what I am going through currently.
I am making a change in my life that has desperately needed to happen for a very long time. I know a lot of people may wonder about why I am taking something of such a private nature to such a large and public audience. I have a few reasons: 1) The more people that know, the more accountability I have. 2) If I can inspire just one person to join me in this life saving change, I will feel blessed and it will all be worth it. 3) I have tried and failed a million times, this time, it's real. I just wanted everyone to know *nod* I hope I have piqued interest. As some of you may not know what the hell I am talking about. Let me spill. I am 25 years old, and weighed 391 lbs on Tuesday of last week. (I haven't weighed for this week, so I don't know how I've done so far.) On Tuesday of last week, my weight creeping up toward 400lbs, I decided enough was e-fucking-nough and it was time to do something about it. I have always been a big girl. Always been a lil self conscious about it. But, I could get dressed up, put on my make up and low cut shirt and feel sexy and wanted. All of that has changed. I can't feel pretty in this weight. Mostly, I feel disgusting and disgusted. I will ALWAYS be chunky. I will ALWAYS have "extra lbs." I understand this, and actually like it. I like curves and soft spots and yummy yummy handles. I think people of all sizes are beautiful and amazing. RIght now, however, I am unhealthy and unhappy. So...I am changing. Not dieting....changing. I am starting this thread in an attempt to not only gather support for myself, but more so that others undergoing the same changes might make themselves known so that I can be a support to them. I have lots of resources.....I've been overweight my whole life....I can help...you can help me. Let's join together so at the first BFP Reunion we can be comfortable in our own skin.....and happy that we are working toward being who we want to be physically and mentally :) P.S.- I work the evening shift...and work out after work each day...so I don't get online until after midnight pacific time. Please, don't think that if I don't respond right away that it means that i'm not listening. Just give me time *wink* |
Candace Louise........
I love and admire you and I will join you in this as I am the heaviest I have ever been at this moment. Like you: "E~FUCKING~NOUGH"!!!!!!!!!! As cute as I am, there needs to be less of me, because it is now not about being cute and jolly and roly~poly, but about having my health compromised. Count me in! |
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Let me tell you that my "The Biggest Loser Cookbook" Was the best gift I have ever recieved. YOU MUST invest in this. It will also ask you to invest in a kitchen scale and a olive oil sprayer. Everything else can be made using the stuff that I Know already exists in the Licious One's kitchen *wink* You can do this, sweetcakes. Next thing you know there'll be less of us!!!!! YAY! |
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At some point, I want to get a red wagon and fill it with fat ~ like Oprah did that time ~ just so I can be thoroughly disgusted over just how much fat I was carryin' around with me..... I think I prefer "Sweet'n'LOWcakes", Splenda Louise! ;) |
Hi Candace ! I'm sure you will do great , keep a positive attitude . We Love The Biggest loser show! We watch every Tues without fail. It's amazing what
these people can do. Are you going to use a trainer and what gym are you going to ? I would like to lose some and get healthy , too! I didnt know there was a biggest loser cookbook , need to check it out . I do have to say the recipes in the south beach cookbook are fabulous, And one of my all time favorites is The Love your Heart Cookbook (low Cholesterol). Maybe when us girl get together again we can do a 5 mile walk !:dance2: hugs Doll |
:cheer: Congrats and good luck! You certainly have my support. It is always a challenge to stay on the course to better things. If you feel like you're waivering come in here and we'll help you. :cheerleader:
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I say every 5 lbs, we get spankin's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Candace... I know how hard it is to make life changes. I woke up in August and decided that my love affair with sugar and carbs had to stop. As much as I love them... they are bad for me. With my family history and some health conditions I have, carb-free (or as close to that as possible) IS healthier for me. The sugarfree "to-go" koolaid packs have been my lifesaver. I went from drinking a 12pk of soda per DAY to none. Zero. I don't really miss them (except when I want Jim Beam backed by my precious Sundrop) As of this morning, the result has been a loss of 71lbs. Yep. Seventy one. Four clothes sizes and still dropping. The new "skinny jeans" I bought just two weeks ago are already too big. Its a great feeling even if the continual shopping is making the cheapo bastid in Jess have near fits. Am I proud of me? Oh yeahhhhhh. Do I feel better? Its amazing. Am I running circles around Jess because I feel better? Uh huh. Food is the only demon I think we have to "feed" everyday. I am an emotional eater. I love my mashed taters and gravy moreso than ice cream. I think that to be successful with long term weight loss, you have to find what works for you. The way you lose the weight is the way you will have to eat for the rest of your life. I know that you have all the necessary internal tools to do this. There are good support groups that are completely free (OA) that might be beneficial to you. You have your planet family here and I am sure we are all behind you 100%. I heard a lil blurb on tv the other day that said that ppl who keep a food diary are far more successful at weight loss than those who don't. I know when I started tracking what I ate and the portion size (cause we all know that super size bag of cool ranch doritos MUST be the serving size), it was really an eye opener for me. Best of luck to you! Christie |
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Are the recipes in The Biggest Loser Cookbook primarily fish and chicken?
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Best of luck to you miss candace! This site has shown to be incredibly supportive! Perhaps the "do you work out zone" might also be of interest.
I have gained quite a bit of weight myself and the process for me to lose it is much harder than it used to be. I have to take my steps in very small increments when exercising due to compromised resp issues. Every day I can do at least a full minute on the elliptical is a small victory! We got yer back girl!!! :rrose: |
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Congrats on the desision to get healthy,its the best way to look at weight loss.I have been on so many diets I know I had to set some kind of record.What did it for me was after haveing an aciedent wich injured my back and left knee I was siting arroud following dr.s orders to rest for a while I gained weight like a mad hatter.I have always been a bit chunky and at time plain fat,but never anything I couldnt get rid of..till now.I steped on the scale and it said 280,I thought I was going to puke!The doc wouldnt put me on pt.said it wasnt good for me at this time,im pig headed so I went out to garage sales and haunted the goodwill store till I got me a good setup of exersise equipment.This was march of last year,so far I have lost 47 pounds.I got rid of lots of things I use to eat and changed how I cooked the foods I like.I haved had some ups and downs cause of my back or shoulder poping out so I have to rest for a week or so..but I get back to the work outs asap or just do what I can do anyway.
I know u can do this ..if I can anyone can.The hardes thing for me is I also quit the smokies three months ago..and I am a fryed chicken lover from way back.Did I say they built a new churches chicken place not far from home. Rockin |
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I am also working on the weight issue so count me in. I would like to not feel so out of breath any more. My best friend (you met her...Cai) has just started doing Jenny Craig and Curves. She lost nearly 10 lbs in the first week. I'm going to take a page from her book. I can't afford to do those two things, but I can eat better and exercise more. I'm going to dig my hoop out and start moving at least 30 minutes a day. Love you. I know you can do anything you set your mind to! |
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Steppin up to fill that job ;) :whip: |
Hey hun you have my support also.
Anyway i can help let me know. I haven't struggled with weight but I do struggle with food and eating a certain way and for health reasons i do need to eat a certain way or my body responds negatively. Despite that it is still a struggle to make to right choices. A lot of it involves planning ahead. Knowing what i'm going to eat when and having options so if I don't feel like eating one thing i have a healthy back up and don't say f@#$ it and just eat what I want. Also eating out was a struggle at first. I often tried to avoid it or would just not eat with other people which wasn't always a good alternative. I've learned 1) it is okay to ask to have food prepared the way I want it 2) it is okay to send food back. 3) if I say i need it this way for health reasons people tend to understand that. 4) learn what are the general foods okay to eat and a sit down restaurant. i know what to look for on a menu, I have safe foods. 5) as much as fast food is frowned upon unfortunately there are times and places that it is what is there, again learn what your options are. A lot of chains have their menus online and broken down so study them. If i wait til i go into a place it is easy just to get whatever if i feel the pressure to order immediately. If i already know I can eat item 1, 2, or 3 then it isn't so bad. I don't really cook by recipes and well my food plan is different then what most dieticians recommend but I have learned to improvise recipes and am always happy to give suggestions if there is some food you crave and want to have a healthy alternative. big hugs to you on become healthy! |
Much :stillheart: and support for you, Candace! Come on up to Seattle if you ever want a break from the norm. :)
*hugs* cara |
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in this process, i'd also encourage you to gift your self (and your body) with many 1+ hour massages--i wonder what your body *carries* for you, in terms of past hurt and a good place to discover that is with massage. (we hold on to pain in our bodies, and your wanting to reduce your size would mean, for me, examining what it is that you'll be allowing yourself to let go of) :stillheart: |
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Two, until you are a weight and size you are comfortable with, shop at thrift stores. That way your honey won't have a heart attack and you won't have any issues with discarding them as your progress. Three, I love the generic Crystal Light singles! The white grape is my absolute fave! Four, food diaries/journals are fantastic! As you mentioned, they are real eye openers. Unfortunately, I closed them back again. :blink: This thread comes at a timely moment for me (and not just because it's Resolution Time either). Quote:
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You go Grrl :)
2009 was the 2nd worse year of my life... my Mum passed at 91 and 4 days before her passing my G/f of 5+ years said her life was taking another path... in a 3 min phone call. I met someone a couple of months later and we seriously clicked after many long hours on the phone and spent the holidays together, so to speak... Christmas day she told me I was too fat to f*ck but we could be friends. We talked about my concerns / body issues before hand and it was all good... HA! I have already lost 125lbs using the GI system and was feeling good... her loss, my motivation to keep going. Happy to send along info re GI (Glycemic Index) to anyone who would like the info, they are in MS Word format, a lil large but hotmail and gmail should be ok. :) |
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she told you WHAT? :overreaction: whothefuckdoesshethinsheis? i sincerely hope you told her she was too stupid to fuck because she sounds pretty pathetic to me. obviously she's got some hang ups that have nothing to do with you and everything to do with her ego and the inability to think well of herself unless she's putting someone else down. good riddance to bad rubbish babydoll! |
this thread kicks some well rounded ass!!!
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count me in as well. i'm happy with who i am every single day of the week but i'd be happy to continue the weight loss path i've been on. my biggest issue right now is that i've been pretty blue recently so i stop eating almost completely and end up smoking more. that's easily as unhealthy as abusing food. i also dont work out when i'm sad, even though it would help put me in a better mood. it's not motivation to eat less and exercise i need help with but the motivation to kick my own butt and stop moping around doing nothing that i lack! pooh :hippie: |
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Minor derail...... There is a free service for sending up to 100mb files. YouSendit |
hi pretty girl
I wish you much luck and success-I am here if you ever need to talk.
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Candace, and all of the others that have joined in....count me in! I have gained 30 pounds this year alone because of a bad relationship, and I am bound determined to lose it before summer!
I worked out tonight, but have to take it easy because of a back spasm. It felt good to sweat! I had a party Saturday night, and nobody wanted to take the sweets home, so I put cupcakes and cookies down the disposal so I would not be tempted to eat them. That did make me sad inside for a minute. I don't know what I weigh right now, but will get on the scale at work tomorrow and start keeping track. |
My Family,
I am so sorry that I haven't responded. Just life took over yesterday. I got suspended from work and bla bla....but I PROMISE I'll be back tonight to respond..You guys are so amazing. Thank you for being so supportive. I can't wait to get to know each of your stories and help you out as much as I can. Please don't think I'm not paying attn, I am I love you all, Candy-ass!! |
Candace you can do it:cheer: the first step you've taken.
I too am joining with you, EfuckingEnough |
Im throwin mah big azz into the battle as well.
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Im not sure how to go about it, but maybe we could have online support meetings in one of the chat rooms at specific times and maybe discuss different challenges, strategies etc?? I would be willing to organize it and run it.
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*waiting for the end of the train to add my kaboos to it* At my heaviest, I was 240 and then went down to 190 and have settled into about 210. I am totally on board with this. The hardest part for me is going to the gym alone (I have a slight form of agrophobia). It seems easier to have a plan with a friend.
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If you guys want to set up a private chat on certain nights for this discussion, let me know and I will do what I can to help :)
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Support Group Chatroom
I spoke with Medusa and we are going to be opening up a chatroom to support those of us who are on the weight loss journey. Details to follow on this thread. If anyone has any questions or ideas please PM me.
Warmly, Jewel |
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I need to be here but so not a group joiner so I might just skulk around just posting is major |
Amy...congrats on taking your first step :)
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I just purchased the 30 day jump start from the biggest loser series...it's amazing!!!!!! I am not going to use a gym right now. I want to get past that first few weeks where you wanna pass out, throw up and die every time to work out. So, I'm using the gym here at my apt complex for a month or so! Quote:
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Well, my family. Welcome to our journey together.
Alas, I have a admission to make. Last night I cheated. I had 2 donuts (threw the other 2 out the car window hahaha) I can't believe I did that. I was over at my sis in laws house and as I was driving home I passed a donut shop that I used to live by and frequent. I beat myself up walking in...but didn't stop myself from buying them. I nearly vomited after the 2nd. They were small donuts...but still added up to 620 cal and 20g fat. BLAH!!! However, I will not let this momentary backslide take away my peace. I made a mistake. I WILL NOT QUIT OR FAIL. I forgive myself for my mistake and swear to myself I will not allow it to happen again. (I am not naive enough to believe I won't mess up again, I just promise not to stop at that donut place again) Family, we can do this. Let me brief you guys on what I AM doing. What works for me...what has take off 6lbs in the last week. The biggest loser series has been a major part of my life this last week. I take the time...cook...it feels good to use such fresh and healthy ingredients. To spend time on my feet cooking rather than ont he couch eating fast food. *smiles* I am keep close track of my calories and total fat intake. Many people focus on saturated fat....sodium, carbs....you do what works for you!!!! I have to say I saw a taco bell comercial on the tv earlier and nearly threw up. blegh!!!!!!!!!!!! I am going to begin my gym sessions tonight. I will do 5 days a week for an hour a day. 2days-30min cardio 30min arms 2days 30 min cardio 30 min legs 1days 1hr cardio. What are all of you doing? What can I help with? Please....make yourself a live journal. As many have stated, journaling really helps ya take a look at what your doing. I encourage you all to do so. You can also either keep it private, only for your eyes...or add me to your livejournal......this way I can comment, give support, and maybe some advice *wink* my online journal is..... http://oh-my-diet.livejournal.com/ I congratulate you all for doing this. I congratulate myself for sticking with this. You should all feel so proud for making the commitment, the first step! :) |
The addiction to food sux and being a STRESS eater doesn't help, so i'm looking to replace the food with writing. Any suggestions for Stress eating?
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Well, I'm a semi-professional emotional over/eater, so I definitely have experience with this. Some of the things that have actually worked for me, whether good or bad, are: Appetite suppressants (Not that I am recommending these...in fact, I'd like to accomplish my goals without them, but the last time I lost a good chunk of weight I used them RESPONSIBLY to jump start my weight loss and help me relearn proper portion sizes). I stopped using them once I got the hang of things. As silly as it sounds, the ole rubber band around the wrist thing. I snapped myself silly a few times and it didn't always work, but the times that it did, I was grateful. Make SURE to have healthier treats with you that will satisfy your sweet tooth (or whatever your comfort is) so that, even if you do overeat, it will do less damage. For example, I love Granny Smith apples with caramel sauce. I get a lighter sauce and when I want something sweet (my downfall), I start there. Journal. You didn't mention what kind of writing so I don't know if you meant journaling your feelings about WHY you felt the urge to eat then and there and trying to work through it that way or if you meant writing stories or the like. Seeing the reasons behind the need help me sometimes. Food diary. When I do it (which hasn't been lately, unfortunately), it works. As I eat, I log stuff in. Seeing that list grow longer and longer is a deterent sometimes. It's a form of shaming for me, but a healthier shaming, if there is such a thing. I KNOW that cramming that cake or bag of candy down my throat isn't going to solve anything and I KNOW I don't need it or (most of the time) even WANT it, but I DO it nonetheless. Seeing that tally kind of helps jolt me back into reality instead of the food zone where I cram, cram, cram. |
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