Weightloss, In General . ..

July 11, 2012

I just posted this to my FB:"On losing weight, I have this thought: It's not about pleasing the general public because even though they hate you because you're fat, they won't like you any better when you lose the

weight. It's all about health and keeping the strength to raise your hand and give them the finger. " I'm mad. I've been trying to lose weight since 2004. The most I've lost is 35 pounds which I've gained back and now cannot get rid of it to save my life. I know I CAN, I just WON'T at this point and I don't know what I'm going to do to get myself back in compliance with my program. () can't help me, or

won't. Even if he tried I probably wouldn't listen. I have to wonder why I'm even trying to lose weight I seem to be happy the way I am, however, it's impeding my job search efforts (I've been unemployed since last July, can't find work in the legal field because, seemingly, of my weight), my younger brother CONSTANTLY calls me fat related obscene names, people stare at me in stores . . . but I really DO want to lose the weight, for me and for my health because I do not feel good most of the time. I'll do it I know I will, I just have to learn once and for all if I don't do what's required I'll never see positive results. *~*~*~*"This is no longer about what I HOPE to accomplish. This is about what I MEAN to accomplish." - Sapphyre*~*~*~*"If I look down the road and see how far I have to go, I may get discouraged. If I overthink every aspect of what I need to do to succeed I may give up. If I focus on just today and make it as perfect as I can, I will succeed." -Sapphyre

July 12, 2012

>

> I just posted this to my FB:

>

> " On losing weight, I have this thought: It's not about pleasing the general

public because even though they hate you because you're fat, they won't like you

any better when you lose the weight. It's all about health and keeping the

strength to raise your hand and give them the finger. "

>

> I'm mad. I've been trying to lose weight since 2004. The most I've lost is

35 pounds which I've gained back and now cannot get rid of it to save my life.

I know I CAN, I just WON'T at this point and I don't know what I'm going to do

to get myself back in compliance with my program. () can't help

me, or won't. Even if he tried I probably wouldn't listen. I have to wonder

why I'm even trying to lose weight I seem to be happy the way I am, however,

it's impeding my job search efforts (I've been unemployed since last July, can't

find work in the legal field because, seemingly, of my weight), my younger

brother CONSTANTLY calls me fat related obscene names, people stare at me in

stores . . . but I really DO want to lose the weight, for me and for my health

because I do not feel good most of the time. I'll do it I know I will, I just

have to learn once and for all if I don't do what's required I'll never see

positive results.

>

> *~*~*~*

> " This is no longer about what I HOPE to accomplish. This is about what I MEAN

to accomplish. " - Sapphyre

> *~*~*~*

> " If I look down the road and see how far I have to go, I may get discouraged.

If I overthink every aspect of what I need to do to succeed I may give up. If I

focus on just today and make it as perfect as I can, I will succeed. " -Sapphyre

>

Your post is what am dealing with.I am healthy, no diabetes,etc and been

struggling for ages on weight. I am 45 yrs old, and weigh 440. and it seems

tough on losing. I am on and off mindset on keeping a food journal. I understand

where you coming from on your post on weight loss. Its a mental thing and this

process is a life change from being morbid obese to a normal size life

changer.My family and doctors pushes it..but the question on this is how badly

do you want it?? How ready? So many questions on if we are ready for a major

life change. I know am doing this for health reasons as well having normal size

clothes.Just stay strong and never give up!!

Liliann

July 15, 2012

I probably could have written most of this post, Sapphy... I've been doing "something" to lose weight for the majority of time since late 2004 also.

The most I lost is 60-ish pounds and have gained some back out of boredom, various injuries I have had to nurse (knee surgery that knocked out exercise for a good year, etc)

I won't quit, I know I'll get there, but you are not in this alone

Weightloss, In General . ..

I just posted this to my FB:

"On losing weight, I have this thought: It's not about pleasing the general public because even though they hate you because you're fat, they won't like you any better when you lose the

weight. It's all about health and keeping the strength to raise your hand and give them the finger. "

I'm mad. I've been trying to lose weight since 2004. The most I've lost is 35 pounds which I've gained back and now cannot get rid of it to save my life. I know I CAN, I just WON'T at this point and I don't know what I'm going to do to get myself back in compliance with my program. () can't help me, or

won't. Even if he tried I probably wouldn't listen. I have to wonder why I'm even trying to lose weight I seem to be happy the way I am, however, it's impeding my job search efforts (I've been unemployed since last July, can't find work in the legal field because, seemingly, of my weight), my younger brother CONSTANTLY calls me fat related obscene names, people stare at me in stores . . . but I really DO want to lose the weight, for me and for my health because I do not feel good most of the time. I'll do it I know I will, I just have to learn once and for all if I don't do what's required I'll never see positive results.

*~*~*~*

"This is no longer about what I HOPE to accomplish. This is about what I MEAN to accomplish." - Sapphyre

*~*~*~*

"If I look down the road and see how far I have to go, I may get discouraged. If I overthink every aspect of what I need to do to succeed I may give up. If I focus on just today and make it as perfect as I can, I will succeed." -Sapphyre

July 15, 2012

Your post is what am dealing with.I am healthy, no diabetes,etc and been struggling for ages on weight. I am 45 yrs old, and weigh 440. and it seems tough on losing. I am on and off mindset on keeping a food journal. I understand where you coming from on your post on weight loss. Its a mental thing and this process is a life change from being morbid obese to a normal size life changer.My family and doctors pushes it..but the question on this is how badly do you want it?? How ready? So many questions on if we are ready for a major life change. I know am doing this for health reasons as well having normal size clothes.Just stay strong and never give up!!

I'll be 45 this year too, Liliann....

The 3 questions we have to ask ourselves:

1.) what do you want

2.) why do you want it

3.) what are you willing to do/give to get it

When you have those outlined, it may help with the process.

We cannot do this for anyone but ourselves, just like we cannot expect any one else to make changes in their lives for us.

Onward,

July 16, 2012

to being 45. i turned 45 in april.

Re: Re: Weightloss, In General . ..

Your post is what am dealing with.I am healthy, no diabetes,etc and been struggling for ages on weight. I am 45 yrs old, and weigh 440. and it seems tough on losing. I am on and off mindset on keeping a food journal. I understand where you coming from on your post on weight loss. Its a mental thing and this process is a life change from being morbid obese to a normal size life changer.My family and doctors pushes it..but the question on this is how badly do you want it?? How ready? So many questions on if we are ready for a major life change. I know am doing this for health reasons as well having normal size clothes.Just stay strong and never give up!!

I'll be 45 this year too, Liliann....

The 3 questions we have to ask ourselves:

1.) what do you want

2.) why do you want it

3.) what are you willing to do/give to get it

When you have those outlined, it may help with the process.

We cannot do this for anyone but ourselves, just like we cannot expect any one else to make changes in their lives for us.

Onward,

July 16, 2012

On 7/15/2012 8:17 PM, Walton

wrote:

to being 45. i

turned 45 in april.

I'm one of the old ladies

- I'll be 59 in October.

It's very tiring, as I've been on this quest for a lower weight

since infancy and don't remember a time in my life when I *wasn't*

restricting calories by some plan or another or even close to a

normal weight (except one month at age 12). Most of my childhood

was spent on 1000 cal/day, low sodium and limited fluids (because

water has weight, the doc declared). Each diet plan may work for a

little while, but eventually my body gets used to the lower

calories, slows the metabolism a little bit more, and I start

regaining on as low as 800 cal/day unless I get in massive amounts

of exercise. But with the arthritis, degenerative disc disease,

neuritis, bad feet and sciatica, getting enough exercise is an

impossibility, so I continue to fluctuate up and down the same 30

pounds between 250 - 280 for the past 30 or so years. I've been

saying for decades now that my *goal* weight is 220, but now my

doc feels even that is too optimistic, because I probably had

hypothyroid since childhood and it went untreated for far too long

that permanent damage has been done, that I'd be lucky to get down

to even 250 again. Kind of makes you want to just throw your hands

up in the air, eat whatever the heck you want, damn the

consequences. But I continue to eat the low fat mostly vegan food

plan, not because it makes my weight go down but because it keeps

my blood pressure and cholesterol levels down, it keeps my

arteries clear and blood sugar in the normal range. At my age, lab

numbers are more important than scale numbers.

Sue in NJ

July 16, 2012

I agree with Sue of lab test is better than the scale..Its true numbers to work on on staying healthy.I have not weighed at my home scale since Friday..and it feels good on not peaking in.One of my sisters also says to focus on the healthy lab numbers,and not obesssed about the scale. I take lab test 2 x a year..my second one will be in October.Liliann From: Sue in NJ <sue_in_nj@...> 100-plus Sent: Monday, July 16, 2012 7:12 AM Subject: Re: Re: Weightloss, In General . ..