CC "Fat Blaster" challenge!

[punkin50]

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I'm still around. I failed to post this past Saturday so I'll do it now. I didn't lose any weight this week but I did lose 3 inches. I'm up to 4 miles walking. My goal is 5 miles by 10-8-05 for a walk-a-thon. I think I'm going to make it. I'm still on track to lose my 40 lbs. by the end of the year but my weight loss is slowing down - don't know if I will make it. I'm trying hard and exercising hard to make my goal. I think if I could be in some shorter challenges it would help me meet my longer goal. I may have made my end of the year goal too unrealistic for myself but I'm sticking with it since I made it and if I make it good; if I fall short well I tried.

[Mary-chan]

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Hey everyone

How come it's so quite around here these days. I know I am as guilty as the next for not posting in some time but as I've said before, I find it very difficult to get on line on a regular basis and so enjoy coming back after a few days/weeks, whatever it may be and catching up on everything I've missed out on!

I've been keeping on keeping on and am now down to 208.5 which I'm pleased about. Onederland really is in my sights now and even though it's slow progress, it's still a downward trend and that keeps a smile on my face. I'm still on plan with food and exercise is still going strong so all in all, I'm a happy camper right now.

Hope everyone else is doing well. I've seen a few of you posting around the site and so feel as though I'm still in the loop on your progress but I hope TEAM FAT BLASTER has not been forgotten. I know there are a lot of other challenges going on at the mo but I would love to see this one out til the end with the original crew! I'll check back in later to see if any of the old gang have come by.......

I'm glad to see someone else ask that; the last three small challenges I was in completely fizzled out and I was always the last person to post, I was starting to feel like a thread killer LOL

That's great that you're still on a downward trend, I am so excited for you to be that close to onederland!!


Punkin; you're doing great and your commitment to your exercise program is fantastic! You'll have to let us know how the walkathon went!! If shorter challenges will help you, you should start one in the challenge forum, do what you need to do to get where you want to be

You'll have to excuse me if I am annoyingly chipper this morning, the scale was down to 213.1 and I am singing zip-a-dee-do-dah lol. Have a great day everyone!

[Holly-Nicole]

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So glad to see some familiar faces here.

Punkin - excellent work on the walking. Keep on increasing that distance and there's no doubt you'll make the 5 miles and have energy to spare.

Mary - Congrats on the weightloss and the new low. Looks like we'll be moving into onederland around the same time. You deserve to be singing and dancing and whatever else you might want to do to celebrate.

Thanks for the responses, made me feel a lot better. Will aim to catch up asap to see how everyone is doing. In the meantime, keep doing it Atkins style!

[Mary-chan]

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How is everyone doing lately? How goes the woe and the exercising? Feeling optimistic or are you feeling overwhelmed by everything?

I hope to hear from you all soon. Hope everyone is having a great day!

[yankee]

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Well, since you asked.... it's not going well here. I haven't gained any weight but all I've lost lately is my desire to succeed in this. I've stewed over it and can pinpoint the moment I seemed to have lost my direction but that isn't helping any right now. Maintaining my current weight seems to be the best I can do. I won't bore you with the details but during a discussion someone made a statement that was so crass and ignorant - not regarding me or weight issues or diets at all - that it's almost like I've fallen into a depression. Where I used to see myself in a positive light and feel good about the weight I've lost all I see is the same body I had four months ago and hate it as much as I did then. The "why bother" mentality is setting in. I rarely get enough sleep at night and though I usually can catch a nap here and there, fatigue is taking over and all I want to do is nap. Does everyone reach this point in a diet and I'm just blaming it on a coincidental conversation? Realistically I know I'll shake this and get on with things. I just wish it would be sooner rather than later. Ugh. Maybethis'll be cathartic but I hate it when I whine!


Thanks for the vent,
T~

[punkin50]

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Yankee: We have all reached places like where you are right now not only when dieting but other times as well. I know I have. Have faith, they will pass. You're doing great just being able to maintain your weight loss right now - don't worry about trying to lose right now. Getting you out of this funk is more important. You are a worthy person and you must believe that. Don't let anyone convenience you otherwise. You are precious and so is your body and you have made great strides in trying to become more healthy. I know you must feel like you have accomplished a lot with your diet so far. May I make a suggestion. Make yourself get up in the morning early and sit by a window where you can get some sunshine for about 30 minutes. Even if you have to lay back down because you are so sleepy. The sunshine helps to stimulate you and helps with depression. I thought this was silly when it was recommended to me by my pdoc but it really works. Also, you are a great person and I have enjoyed reading your posts here on the board. I don't know the conversation that caused you not to be motivated any more but we are here to help restore that motivation again. You have done so good and will again do great; we just want to give you every kind of encouragement we can and help to get you out of this depression. Vent your feelings here everyday and let us help you with how you are feeling. We have big ears and would love to help. Susan

[iyamamaschke]

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I have so been in the spot where you are at Yankee I felt this way about 3 months into my journey it was like I was still fat I didn't see a difference I was exercising like a wild woman and it seemed I was stuck in a rut. This is a normal part of weight loss I belive every time I have tried I have hit this bump the only difference this time is I didn't let it take control over my abiliity to suceed. I pressed though it and really I hated every single minute of it. I really did at that point I hated exercising I hated my body I hated how I looked I felt completely and utterly hopeless but, you know this too shall pass. You can do this I got through it I will be here so you can get through this too. I don't know why it hits sooo hard like a BURNOUT from **** but it does. It's like your body is going NOW wait a minute what the **** are you doing I liked being fat so it tries it's damndest to keep you that way but, you can but out of this slup and suceed I know it. ((((HUGS))) You're doing sooo great think of all the positives that have come with your journey write them down and hang them somewhere you can look at them every day. In time you will come to love what you have done I KNOW YOU WILL.

I am sooo sorry I have been MIA I didn't mean to be it's like the thread isn't popping up when there is a post so I totally miss it. I always post when the thread shows on my CP. GRRRRR another glich here.

I am glad to see everyone is still going and for the most part doing well. I have been running a lot today I went 6 miles or so maybe more not too sure. It was a good run I had to step back cause I was buring myself pushing top hard to go miles so I am just running slow to bring back the enjoyment of it then I will press forward. I like how calming it is when I run slow like a dance.

Any How Ihad better be going But, I will post more.

Sarah

[Mary-chan]

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I agree with Sarah and Punkin, we all reach that place along the journey. I don't know why we do it to ourselves. For myself, I've come to realize that a certain part of me wants to be fat and invisible, and I'm fighting that side of myself. When I hear the voices that say this is useless and why bother, I know it is coming from that part of me.

I think it comes down to the changes we are putting our body and mind through. I know for me, sometimes the mental aspects of being skinny make me want to run and hide in my fat shell again (like getting attention, people making comments on how I like, etc). Even though we intellectually want to be skinny, it's also hard making the physical change. Though I hated my body, it was my body, and now all of a sudden, I feel like I have someone else's body.. I don't know if that makes sense... but it's basically a huge adjustment. I mean somedays we feel we can't see the difference, other days it is like you don't recognize yourself in the mirror.

Give yourself time to go slow and get used to the mental and physical changes you might be going through. When you feel like stopping, try to see if you there is a deeper reason you want to stop. It helps to talk about it, especially to people who are going through the same thing. If my fiance wasn't going through the exact same thing as me and I didn't have him to talk to about it, I know I would be having a much harder time. And coming here really helps me immensely! I'll be feeling good about myself, then I see someone who weighs like 150 complaining about how fat she is, and it makes me soo upset, and i have to come to the century club to regain my confidence. Thank goodness for this place, it is my refuge.

Anyway sorry to drone on. I hope you can push past this, like Sarah said, it will pass, I promise, and for what it's worth, you are doing great

[iyamamaschke]

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So today is a day off for my I was planning on running but, my back is a mess and so is another part of my body LOL. SO I won't do anything today tomorrow I plan on going out and running if I can it will be good to do that if not I will do weights so that I'm doing something. My Chiroprator told me to take it east cause my back is compressed and I have a really badly pinched nerve so I'll have to take it easy OH< ya he says that to me knowing full well what a running addict I am HMMMMM. It's for my health though so I'll just have to listen even know I don't want to. LOL

Better be off

Sarah

[Mary-chan]

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Today's my saturday weigh in, I was 212.2. Not too bad, a little short of goal though. Hope to be around 210 next week. Hope everyone has a good weekend!

[iyamamaschke]

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I was 200 LBS this Morning 1 pound to ONEDERLAND WOOOHOOO!!!

[Mary-chan]

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I was 200 LBS this Morning 1 pound to ONEDERLAND WOOOHOOO!!!

WAY TO GO THAT IS SO AWESOME!!!!! You soooo deserve it and you look GREAT by the way!!

[punkin50]

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Saturday was my weigh in day. I lost 3 lbs. since last Saturday and 3.5 inches over all. I measure from neck down. I'm only 18 pounds from my end of the year goal. I sure hope I can make it but if not, this challenge has sure helped me along the way making me accountable to you guys. I'm taking Cleo's advice and looking at this challenge along the way now as if it were the last two weeks of the challenge and working really hard. Who knows, maybe I will even surpass my goal. lol

[iyamamaschke]

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I made it everyone I made it YAY I am 198 this morning ONEDERLAND has landed on this girl and just before my 11 month anniversary I had to tell you all quick cause I am running today and I'm sooo darn EXCITED.

Sarah

[Mary-chan]

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Punkin, Congrats on the 3 pound weight loss that is awesome!!! Those 18 pounds are going to melt right off before the end of the year and take some of their friends with them!!

Sarah that is sooooo cool I am soo happy for you!!! WOOHOOO ONEDERLAND PARTY!!