Guest guest Posted January 8, 2008 Report Share Posted January 8, 2008 My god, girl! Look...I mean LOOK at your stats!!!! YOU are BELOW 200 pounds!!! Doesn't it just give you the biggest goose bumps ever????? I wish I was able to come to Seattle again for the bash this year but I can't. I am taking my boys snow skiing in Colorado during the first week of February (Mardi Gras break for us) so that kind of cuts into the budget a little! You are looking absolutely amazing, by the way! Jenni del Bosque <SDelBosque@...> wrote: Thanks so much and Jennie, I too have had the same feelings,it gets very difficult and hearing you is just what I needed. You do feel alone and it is nice to hear people gong through the same struggles.Keep the posts coming, I hope to one day meet you andgive you a BIG hug. Jennie you are always amazing, and I can't wait to see you too. delBosque300/194/150DOB 12/28/2006> Hi all, I have written in quite some time. It has been about 15 > months for me now. the first year just flew by and the weight just > flew right off. But now it is a constant struggle to get one single > pound to shed. arghhhhhhhh It has been really frustrating. I have > actually been struggling with gaining a few pounds. I have been down > to 217 as my lowest and then I will jump up to 225. right now I am > sitting at 220. This is hard because I still have about 60 more > pounds to go before I reach my goal. so I cant stop now, I am to > close! And one of my frustrations has been the amount of working out > that I have been doing. we joined the YMCA about 6 weeks ago and I > go about 4-6 days a week. I started out doing about 45 minutes of > cardio and then about 1/2 hour of weights. But I wasnt loosing so I > stopped the weights for a few weeks because I thought maybe I was > bulking up to much or something. so now I am doing an hour of cardio > and throwing some weights in here and there for good measure. But I > can sit here and act all stumped by why I Have lost weight but when > It comes right down to it and I stare the issue right in the face it > boils down to food and calories again! I know in my heart of hearts > that through the holidays and all the craziness I just was consuming > way to many calories and for some of us we have to starve to loose > weight, bottom line! so I guess that is why they say to get as much > weight off in the first 12 months as you can because it gets harder > from that point on. I think a lot of things happen. One your mind > and reasons for eating really start to come back in full force. > during the beginning when you are first banded you are so focused > because you want to succeed and you are determined. they call this > the "honeymoon" phase. But after that first year you start to slip > back into some of your old habits. and you slack off in your food > area. oh a little of this or that wont hurt to bad. well calories > add up so darn fast! and 800 calories really isnt anything! so it > is way easy to eat very little and still go way over that mark. and > I Think for some of us we have a love affair with food. and that > starts to come back too! You can also find way to sort of trick your > band a little bit so that you an eat more when you want too. So, all > of this comes down to our ability to exercise some self control with > our food issues! and that is where I am at right now, coming back > into some control and taming that food beast. I think that this will > be a life long struggle for all of us! But we can do this! I am > happy that it is at the beginning of a new year, because it gives me > a jumping off point. or a starting point to re focus on my food > issues and get those last 60 lbs off. This journey has changed my > life in so many ways, and I am going to continue to allow it to > change me! so here I go. I am going to keep working my ass off at > the gym and by the way the ass is looking pretty freakin fabulous I > might say!! lol lol But it is the gut that is still hanging around! > I told my husband if I could just have that sucked out I would have > the perfect body!! lol lol it is the last to go and it is hanging on > with a vengeance!! lol :-) so lets do this people! and for all of > you that are past the year mark and you know what I am talking about, > then lets be a support to each other and keep this thing going. I > think it is much harder for the people who start at larger numbers > and I Know has always been a huge inspiration to me because she > started in the larger numbers too. Like I see those commercials all > the time where it says that the people lost about 120-130 lbs total > and I think "wow that is where I am at now, but I am not done yet". > my total weight loss that I needed was almost 200 lbs, so that is a > much larger hurdle to climb over. But it can and will be done and > the victory will just be all that much sweeter!!! :-)> sorry so long, but I havnt written in awhile and I have really been > struggling, so I hope that maybe what I am going through will hit > home with someone else and we can help each other to get where we > want to be. But it isnt just about the destination, it is about the > journey! :-)> take care,> big hugs,> > dob 10/6/06> (342) 322/220/160> > > > > > > > ---------------------------------> Never miss a thing. Make your homepage.> Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Jenni Where in Colorado? If it is Steamboat Springs please let me know--as it is very close to where I live! Penny > > Hi all, I have written in quite some time. It has been > about 15 > > months for me now. the first year just flew by and the weight just > > flew right off. But now it is a constant struggle to get one single > > pound to shed. arghhhhhhhh It has been really frustrating. I have > > actually been struggling with gaining a few pounds. I have been > down > > to 217 as my lowest and then I will jump up to 225. right now I am > > sitting at 220. This is hard because I still have about 60 more > > pounds to go before I reach my goal. so I cant stop now, I am to > > close! And one of my frustrations has been the amount of working > out > > that I have been doing. we joined the YMCA about 6 weeks ago and I > > go about 4-6 days a week. I started out doing about 45 minutes of > > cardio and then about 1/2 hour of weights. But I wasnt loosing so I > > stopped the weights for a few weeks because I thought maybe I was > > bulking up to much or something. so now I am doing an hour of > cardio > > and throwing some weights in here and there for good measure. But I > > can sit here and act all stumped by why I Have lost weight but when > > It comes right down to it and I stare the issue right in the face > it > > boils down to food and calories again! I know in my heart of hearts > > that through the holidays and all the craziness I just was > consuming > > way to many calories and for some of us we have to starve to loose > > weight, bottom line! so I guess that is why they say to get as much > > weight off in the first 12 months as you can because it gets harder > > from that point on. I think a lot of things happen. One your mind > > and reasons for eating really start to come back in full force. > > during the beginning when you are first banded you are so focused > > because you want to succeed and you are determined. they call this > > the " honeymoon " phase. But after that first year you start to slip > > back into some of your old habits. and you slack off in your food > > area. oh a little of this or that wont hurt to bad. well calories > > add up so darn fast! and 800 calories really isnt anything! so it > > is way easy to eat very little and still go way over that mark. and > > I Think for some of us we have a love affair with food. and that > > starts to come back too! You can also find way to sort of trick > your > > band a little bit so that you an eat more when you want too. So, > all > > of this comes down to our ability to exercise some self control > with > > our food issues! and that is where I am at right now, coming back > > into some control and taming that food beast. I think that this > will > > be a life long struggle for all of us! But we can do this! I am > > happy that it is at the beginning of a new year, because it gives > me > > a jumping off point. or a starting point to re focus on my food > > issues and get those last 60 lbs off. This journey has changed my > > life in so many ways, and I am going to continue to allow it to > > change me! so here I go. I am going to keep working my ass off at > > the gym and by the way the ass is looking pretty freakin fabulous I > > might say!! lol lol But it is the gut that is still hanging around! > > I told my husband if I could just have that sucked out I would have > > the perfect body!! lol lol it is the last to go and it is hanging > on > > with a vengeance!! lol :-) so lets do this people! and for all of > > you that are past the year mark and you know what I am talking > about, > > then lets be a support to each other and keep this thing going. I > > think it is much harder for the people who start at larger numbers > > and I Know has always been a huge inspiration to me because > she > > started in the larger numbers too. Like I see those commercials all > > the time where it says that the people lost about 120-130 lbs total > > and I think " wow that is where I am at now, but I am not done yet " . > > my total weight loss that I needed was almost 200 lbs, so that is a > > much larger hurdle to climb over. But it can and will be done and > > the victory will just be all that much sweeter!!! :-) > > sorry so long, but I havnt written in awhile and I have really been > > struggling, so I hope that maybe what I am going through will hit > > home with someone else and we can help each other to get where we > > want to be. But it isnt just about the destination, it is about the > > journey! :-) > > take care, > > big hugs, > > > > dob 10/6/06 > > (342) 322/220/160 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Never miss a thing. Make your homepage. > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 OOOOOPS Guess what? We are going to Florida that week--I'm soooo sorry our paths won't cross again this year!!! Penny > > Hi all, I have written in quite some time. It has been > about 15 > > months for me now. the first year just flew by and the weight just > > flew right off. But now it is a constant struggle to get one single > > pound to shed. arghhhhhhhh It has been really frustrating. I have > > actually been struggling with gaining a few pounds. I have been > down > > to 217 as my lowest and then I will jump up to 225. right now I am > > sitting at 220. This is hard because I still have about 60 more > > pounds to go before I reach my goal. so I cant stop now, I am to > > close! And one of my frustrations has been the amount of working > out > > that I have been doing. we joined the YMCA about 6 weeks ago and I > > go about 4-6 days a week. I started out doing about 45 minutes of > > cardio and then about 1/2 hour of weights. But I wasnt loosing so I > > stopped the weights for a few weeks because I thought maybe I was > > bulking up to much or something. so now I am doing an hour of > cardio > > and throwing some weights in here and there for good measure. But I > > can sit here and act all stumped by why I Have lost weight but when > > It comes right down to it and I stare the issue right in the face > it > > boils down to food and calories again! I know in my heart of hearts > > that through the holidays and all the craziness I just was > consuming > > way to many calories and for some of us we have to starve to loose > > weight, bottom line! so I guess that is why they say to get as much > > weight off in the first 12 months as you can because it gets harder > > from that point on. I think a lot of things happen. One your mind > > and reasons for eating really start to come back in full force. > > during the beginning when you are first banded you are so focused > > because you want to succeed and you are determined. they call this > > the " honeymoon " phase. But after that first year you start to slip > > back into some of your old habits. and you slack off in your food > > area. oh a little of this or that wont hurt to bad. well calories > > add up so darn fast! and 800 calories really isnt anything! so it > > is way easy to eat very little and still go way over that mark. and > > I Think for some of us we have a love affair with food. and that > > starts to come back too! You can also find way to sort of trick > your > > band a little bit so that you an eat more when you want too. So, > all > > of this comes down to our ability to exercise some self control > with > > our food issues! and that is where I am at right now, coming back > > into some control and taming that food beast. I think that this > will > > be a life long struggle for all of us! But we can do this! I am > > happy that it is at the beginning of a new year, because it gives > me > > a jumping off point. or a starting point to re focus on my food > > issues and get those last 60 lbs off. This journey has changed my > > life in so many ways, and I am going to continue to allow it to > > change me! so here I go. I am going to keep working my ass off at > > the gym and by the way the ass is looking pretty freakin fabulous I > > might say!! lol lol But it is the gut that is still hanging around! > > I told my husband if I could just have that sucked out I would have > > the perfect body!! lol lol it is the last to go and it is hanging > on > > with a vengeance!! lol :-) so lets do this people! and for all of > > you that are past the year mark and you know what I am talking > about, > > then lets be a support to each other and keep this thing going. I > > think it is much harder for the people who start at larger numbers > > and I Know has always been a huge inspiration to me because > she > > started in the larger numbers too. Like I see those commercials all > > the time where it says that the people lost about 120-130 lbs total > > and I think " wow that is where I am at now, but I am not done yet " . > > my total weight loss that I needed was almost 200 lbs, so that is a > > much larger hurdle to climb over. But it can and will be done and > > the victory will just be all that much sweeter!!! :-) > > sorry so long, but I havnt written in awhile and I have really been > > struggling, so I hope that maybe what I am going through will hit > > home with someone else and we can help each other to get where we > > want to be. But it isnt just about the destination, it is about the > > journey! :-) > > take care, > > big hugs, > > > > dob 10/6/06 > > (342) 322/220/160 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Never miss a thing. Make your homepage. > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. Try it now. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 Penny, where are you going in FL? I'm in the Tampa area. C > > From: pmanvill@...> Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 18:27:04 +0000> Subject: Re: !> > OOOOOPS Guess what? We are going to Florida that week--I'm soooo> sorry our paths won't cross again this year!!!> Penny > > > > > Hi all, I have written in quite some time. It has been > > about 15 > > > months for me now. the first year just flew by and the weight just > > > flew right off. But now it is a constant struggle to get one single > > > pound to shed. arghhhhhhhh It has been really frustrating. I have > > > actually been struggling with gaining a few pounds. I have been > > down > > > to 217 as my lowest and then I will jump up to 225. right now I am > > > sitting at 220. This is hard because I still have about 60 more > > > pounds to go before I reach my goal. so I cant stop now, I am to > > > close! And one of my frustrations has been the amount of working > > out > > > that I have been doing. we joined the YMCA about 6 weeks ago and I > > > go about 4-6 days a week. I started out doing about 45 minutes of > > > cardio and then about 1/2 hour of weights. But I wasnt loosing so I > > > stopped the weights for a few weeks because I thought maybe I was > > > bulking up to much or something. so now I am doing an hour of > > cardio > > > and throwing some weights in here and there for good measure. But I > > > can sit here and act all stumped by why I Have lost weight but when > > > It comes right down to it and I stare the issue right in the face > > it > > > boils down to food and calories again! I know in my heart of hearts > > > that through the holidays and all the craziness I just was > > consuming > > > way to many calories and for some of us we have to starve to loose > > > weight, bottom line! so I guess that is why they say to get as much > > > weight off in the first 12 months as you can because it gets harder > > > from that point on. I think a lot of things happen. One your mind > > > and reasons for eating really start to come back in full force. > > > during the beginning when you are first banded you are so focused > > > because you want to succeed and you are determined. they call this > > > the "honeymoon" phase. But after that first year you start to slip > > > back into some of your old habits. and you slack off in your food > > > area. oh a little of this or that wont hurt to bad. well calories > > > add up so darn fast! and 800 calories really isnt anything! so it > > > is way easy to eat very little and still go way over that mark. and > > > I Think for some of us we have a love affair with food. and that > > > starts to come back too! You can also find way to sort of trick > > your > > > band a little bit so that you an eat more when you want too. So, > > all > > > of this comes down to our ability to exercise some self control > > with > > > our food issues! and that is where I am at right now, coming back > > > into some control and taming that food beast. I think that this > > will > > > be a life long struggle for all of us! But we can do this! I am > > > happy that it is at the beginning of a new year, because it gives > > me > > > a jumping off point. or a starting point to re focus on my food > > > issues and get those last 60 lbs off. This journey has changed my > > > life in so many ways, and I am going to continue to allow it to > > > change me! so here I go. I am going to keep working my ass off at > > > the gym and by the way the ass is looking pretty freakin fabulous I > > > might say!! lol lol But it is the gut that is still hanging around! > > > I told my husband if I could just have that sucked out I would have > > > the perfect body!! lol lol it is the last to go and it is hanging > > on > > > with a vengeance!! lol :-) so lets do this people! and for all of > > > you that are past the year mark and you know what I am talking > > about, > > > then lets be a support to each other and keep this thing going. I > > > think it is much harder for the people who start at larger numbers > > > and I Know has always been a huge inspiration to me because > > she > > > started in the larger numbers too. Like I see those commercials all > > > the time where it says that the people lost about 120-130 lbs total > > > and I think "wow that is where I am at now, but I am not done yet". > > > my total weight loss that I needed was almost 200 lbs, so that is a > > > much larger hurdle to climb over. But it can and will be done and > > > the victory will just be all that much sweeter!!! :-)> > > sorry so long, but I havnt written in awhile and I have really been > > > struggling, so I hope that maybe what I am going through will hit > > > home with someone else and we can help each other to get where we > > > want to be. But it isnt just about the destination, it is about the > > > journey! :-)> > > take care,> > > big hugs,> > > > > > dob 10/6/06> > > (342) 322/220/160> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------> > > Never miss a thing. Make your homepage.> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------> > Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Mobile. > Try it now.> >> > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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