Okay girls and guys, I need some encouragement here

Good on you Kitten.
You are now on the road to success.
I have a treadmill, it is set up but I am unable to use it yet,
As we have been tiling the room it is in.
Once I am able to use it I will join you, that way it gives us incentive to keep going at it.
My weight is medication related, but I know I can lose some of it.
I was walking of a morning with a neighbour.
But her idea of a walk was to stop and chat to everyone, hence the treadmill.

Good for you hon! Every little bit helps. I have a suggestion for the bike though. Call the rental place back and see if they have a recumbent bike instead of the one you're renting now. It's one of those that's lower, and you're pedalling with your feet out in front of you. It's so much easier to use. I had to get one because of my back. Even though I've had the gastric bypass, and I've been steadily losing weight, the pain hasn't gone away. So my recumbent bike has been a big help. And make sure you don't push yourself too hard, whatever the exercise method is that you're using. Otherwise your muscles will protest quite loudly. I will gladly join you in the virtual fit program. Maybe it will get me more motivated too. Hugs to you hon.

Come on down and join us you will have all the support you want we report all our steps we take a day here at the end of the daythere are a lot of us doing this so you are in with a good group,we use our meters and bike,treadmills what each person can use,Keep up the good work we will waitng to hear from you tomorrow,keep up the good work.

Good for you for all your efforts! The one thing I notice is you leave out food changes, drink water, and watch your calories, and find small rewards when you do well that don't include food, like a nice manicure....


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The trouble with us saying we try is that we are not consistent. I weighed more than you... I weighed in at 400 pounds.. a good what? 25 pounds more than you? I had gastric bypass, and lost 140 pounds.. and slowly I have gained back 70 pounds. I still can't eat much, due to the surgery, but being immobile and eating much of anything turns to fat. You have to burn muscle in order to lose. When I lost the 140 I was walking... now I am so busy working online to make a living that I don't get out much at all..so what I do eat goes to fat... so I am thinking even you if you aren't moving will gain weight.

I am contemplating having a second surgery done to make my stomach smaller again. But still I will have to get out and move in order to lose any weight. I lost 15 since moving here but that fluctuates back and forth.

I wish you luck... and hope you can find a way to make it work for you.

do your best!
I know you can do it!
Youre born for trying!
never get hopeless!
youre a soldier!

is that encouragement enough, I think you doing some hardwork and Im very proud of you. And I will hope nothing but for our success.

Hi kitten1954! I believe in you my friend! I know you can do it! Your determination and perseverance now will go a long, long way. I will be looking for updates each day my friend and will always be there to cheer you every step of the way. Please, if you don't mind can you also update us on your weight progress..that is, if you just want to. Good luck and more power to you!
Take Care and God Bless! Celebrate Life!

Good on you, lady! I had a girlfriend who's been trying to get her weight down, but she's failed every time. Recently, she's gotten to the point where her weight is causing her issues with doing her job, and her doctor told her that she was never going to be able to have children safely (she's diabetic) if she wasn't able to drop 50lbs.

So, she's now motivated and is doing everything she can to get it off...and I think she will this time. You sound like you have a lot of motivation, so I have faith that you will be able to be successful. My friend, here, has gotten involved with a free program at her local hospital that offers support and gives you a structure. I don't remember what it's called, but it's supposed to be the best program out there for people who not only feed themselves but have to cook and feed family members, too.

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you, and keep walking!:)

I, too, have struggled with my fat all my life. Yes, it's FAT, not weight!! That's one thing that's in our way,all our lives people have said oh, she's such a big girl! We weren't big, we were fat. And they offered nothing, just a euphemism with criticism.

Well, I lost a lot of weight with Weight Watchers back in the 70's and kept it off till I had kids in the late 80's but then it was a free for all! I had no control and no consciousness of what I was eating, I was just trying to deal with 2 boys 364 days apart and a husband that was never home and when he was, he was on the couch watching tv or working in his home office. I was a mess.

Then he encouraged me to enroll in a program of weight loss that concentrated on portion control. (He didn't mean to do me well, he just wanted to prepare me for when he'd divorce me for his high school girlfriend, but it worked for me and it still is.)

The doctor I went to told me to make a food journal and recommended Fit Day dot Com. That site is worth its weight in gold!! I thought I ate like a bird but when I wrote down everything I picked at, picked up and picked over, I was consuming about 5,000 calories a day!! This site shows you how many calories you're consuming at rest for your height and weight and how many you can eat and still lose weight. It shows you how many vitamins you're getting, where you're lacking, and has a place to enter how much you've walked, how much housework you've done or stairs you've climbed and applies it to your daily profile. Fit Day dot com is free!! It let me ditch the doctor and the diet pills and lost that fat.

I have 40 pounds to go. I took a year off because I got my divorce finalized, moved, had a death in the family, etc. and didn't think I needed the stress of improving my body. I started again a couple of weeks ago and I've lost 1.5 pounds. That's pretty good for someone who has arthritis and scoliosis and can't exercise a lot without pain, eh?

Please go to that site, register and start using it honestly. You'll be surprised at how many calories you use in everyday activities! You'll probably also be surprised at how much you really consume because you're eating some things that might be really high calorie. Half a hotdog is more calories than two salads or a small bowl of nuts!

I also found that my ex-husband changed my eating habit. I was wolfing my food like he did--he INHALED!--and getting no satisfaction. I had to slow down and chew every bite at least ten times. And I recently found that if I take small enough bites that my cheek doesn't bulge, I enjoy my meal a lot more! Every notice that most people don't have bulging cheeks as they eat? That's cos they take small bites and enjoy them. Take the time to enjoy food, it's one of the blessings of life!

Well, that's my rant. You and I can lose weight together, ok? I'm saddled with a crooked back and arthritis which limits my exercise and you're stuck with to much weight so that makes us about even.

I got a pedometer yesterday and am surprised that it's 9:58 here (10pm after I finish the stupid tags) and I've walked 5,057 steps not even trying this day!!!

Get one, it's a great motivator!