The purpose of this blog is to document my weight loss journey. This is my third attempt at losing weight in about 6 months and I am CONFIDENT that this will be my last attempt. I am determined to win (DtRmNd2win) this time around and refuse to let my battle with weight get the best of me. So please enjoy and feel free to comment and share your personal stories.
Well......today is day 6 and I have lost 9 pounds so far! This is a wonderful thing but I know that I don’t have any room to celebrate yet. Why? Because I have been here plenty of times before (in the past 6 months) and the end result is me gaining the weight back. I can honestly say that this is one of the hardest things I have ever had to do. Food is one of my addictions and it is very difficult to give up. But everyday I must remind myself of the bigger picture. I have to lose this weight in order to be healthy and regain my confidence. I know that I am not comfortable at a heavy weight and it is time that I do something to change that. So, my first goal is to reach 199. For some reason, I always get to 200 and instead of continuing to lose weight…..I blow up again. Well this time I have promised myself that it will be different and I will get to 199. I am currently at 201 and have no choice but to hit my first goal. Stay tuned to see if I make it….which I know I will. J
Ok If you are going to try again I guess I will too. Wish we could work out together but this will be fine too.
ReplyDeleteYay Nicole!! We can motivate eachother!
ReplyDeleteI just want to say that you inspired me, motivate and impress me with your presistance and now dedication. wow girlie 9 pounds in a week with no meds or shots. I am so proud of you.. because of your drive, I 2 am on this journey to lose this weight. i am down 5 pounds this week and my goal is to get to 190. yes only 4 pounds but it will take hard work.. Thank you so much for not only thinking of yourself but making this page to motivate others like myself to know no matter what don't give up.. WE CAN DO IT.. once we believe in ourselves we will amaze even ourselves when we reach our overall goal.
ReplyDeleteThanks Hope!!! You motivate me too! Continue to stay focused and keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteWhat are you doing to lose the weight? Motivate me, please!!
ReplyDeleteYes tell us what you are doing to lose the weight. 9 lbs in a week is a lot tell the secret
ReplyDeleteOkay...I will share my secret! I have been working with my former boss who is also an aerobics instructor. She struggled with weight in the past, but has been able to keep her weight off for the past eight years. This is the third time (in 6 months) she has worked with me because the previous times I gained the weight back. But.....Thank God she is a patient, understanding woman. Anyway, to make a long story short the first three days I only ate soup. Not the creamy type soups, but the chicken noodle, vegetable soup, minestrone, and tomato. I only drank water and crystal light.....no soda (even if it is diet). On the fourth day, I added eggs in morning for protein and continued with soup, water, and crystal light. On the seventh day....today....I was able to add raw veggies and everything else stayed the same. And in a few more days we will be working meat back into my diet. I'll be honest, I was getting sick of soup and wanted something other than water and crystal light to drink but I have to remind myself of the bigger picture. Hope this helps. Let me know if you have any questions.
ReplyDeleteI have a question..... How much soup, like 1 small can 3 times a day? I serving 3 times a day? I am unsure.
ReplyDeleteI would get the Campbells's soups in the cup that you can sip and the most calories they would have would be 120. Make sure you get the low sodium ones as well. I could have up to 1300 calories in soup a day, but I never made it any where near 1300. I would take four of the sip cup soups to work and ead the Progresso low sodium sopus for dinner that come from the can. I hope this helps.
ReplyDeleteplease excuse the typos.....eat not ead; soups not sopus!!
ReplyDeleteI am SO excited about this and happy that we work together so we are able to support one another. I am a wife, a mother of two, work full time (45+ hours per week), and in school full time (4 classes). Losing weight has been a challenge for me to say the least. I am assuming that this is because I spent 20 years of my life being skinny. Almost 8 years ago, I weighed in at the doctor's office weighing 155lbs. (I am 5'7 1/2). I had found out that I was pregnant with my first child. I gained 61 lbs with him, due to poor dieting and no exercise. The night that I had him I dropped 27 lbs. and kept 34 of them. :( Needless to say, with post partum depression I kept that weight and gained more. I got pregnant a year later and didn't know it. I gained an additional 20 lbs and lost the pregnancy at 3 months. I got pregnant again in 2009. I was at my highest which was 252 lbs. I refused to gain any more weight so I ate right and exercise. During the first trimester I lost 9 lbs. I was so excited. I kept exercising and watching what I ate. Get this I only gained 5 lbs. with my pregnancy ending with 248 lbs.!!! My daughter weighed 7 lbs. 8 oz.! When I had her she took an additional 18 lbs. with her. I was at 230 lbs. and motivated to lose more.
ReplyDeleteI started the biggest loser program with my church and lost and additional 12 lbs. Down to my lowest in years 218 lbs. I was at a standstill. For weeks I exercised only to remain the same. It was so depressing that I gave up and started eating what I wanted again. It took no time to begin gaining weight again.
I watched Monique for this past week with this new plan and testify that she looks smaller and is glowing. I broke down Saturday and said "I want in". I went to Wal-Mart and got a scale, weighed myself and guess what...252.2 lbs.!!!! I was sooooo upset! I am right where I started when I found out that I was pregnant with my daughter. :(
I am determined to do this with my first goal of 20 lbs. in 3 weeks. I know that doing this will motivate me in the right direction. I salute Monique for thinking of this wonderful idea and I cannot wait to make friends and build a circle so we are able to help one another through this!
I will be posting again when I do my first weigh in Wednesday. :)
Yay Arlisha!! Thanks so much for sharing! Your story will inspire many people to get up and do something!! I am so glad that you have decided to do this and I know we will motivate each other on a daily basis. I look forward to viewing your post on Wednesday and riding along on this journey with you. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteOh man....I am having one of those nights tonight. You see not only do I love food....but I am also an emotional eater. I eat when I'm happy, sad, mad....you name it. Tonight I had some stuff go on in my personal life and normally this would send me on a binge. But instead of turning to food like I normally do, I dealt with it head-on. I realized that I have come too far to mess this up for anyone. I am doing this for me and regardless of what may go on in my life or what may tempt me I must learn how to deal with it without using food. So just wanted to send a quick update since this was on my mind.
ReplyDeleteLADIES!!!! I had to get on to my husband this morning. I went to bed UPSET!!!! I was in the kitchen fixing my baby some milk and he had the AUDACITY to ask me to fix him some cereal. He knows how bad I am struggling AND it was my favorite Frosted Flakes...SMH...I WAS LIVID!!!! I pleaded with him to do it himself and he said I was being too crazy about this! This morning while on my way to work he asked me if I was still upset and I said no. I went on to tell him that I truly need his help with this. Somewhere over the years food became a crutch for me and I do not need to be around it like that right now. He apologized and said he understood and had no idea that it was this bad...in my head I was thinking (uummmmm have you seen your wife lately...duh!!!). I am hoping it gets better. I love this thing!!! Thanks again Monique this TRULY a GREAT help!! Day 2!!! Let's get it! :)
ReplyDeleteOh Arlisha....I'm so sorry that happened. But...this will be the first of many temptations that you will encounter on this journey. But I am so proud of you for staying strong!!! You can do this!
ReplyDeleteOk so I had my first weigh in today and the results were (drum roll please....)5 lbs and 14 oz lost!!!! WOOO HOOOO!!!! My initial weigh in was Saturday and I weighed 252.2 lbs. I did not start the plan until Monday and my weigh in today was 246.4 lbs. I am just mad now that I did not start Saturday instead. Better late than never though right? OAN: I went to drop my daughter off at daycare this morning and I almost died...as soon as I opened the door I was bomb rushed with the smell of bacon.She was cooking breakfast for this kids. I was like speedy gonzalez trying to get up out of that house!! My poor hubby is still worried about my mood swings. He just doesn't understand...hopefully this will not go on for too much longer. I just have to allow Jesus to have COMPLETE control over my life!!!
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