Century Club Survey Time - Weighty Issues

[KyGurl]

Re: Century Club Survey Time - Weighty Issues

1: What is your name? Wilma
2: How old are you? 58
3: What is your marital status? divorced
4: Do you have children? yes , 1 son, 1 daughter, away from home....thank goodness!
5: What is your occupation? health care worker
6: What is the highest weight you ever remember being? 261.5
7: What is the lowest weight you remember being as an adult & how old were you at that time When I was in my 20's I joined WWatcher's. Thought I was humongus. Weighed 173, got down to 140. Later, in my 40's I was around 203 at my lowest. Wish I was there now lol.
8: How much do you weigh now? 249.75
9: What is your ideal goal weight? Something under 200. hopefully around 150.
10: How long have you been overweight? Always, maybe started in late teens. was a thin child.
11: What do you feel has contributed to you being overweight? Any emotional/psychological reasons behind it? I love food, love to eat, get pleasure from it, probably as a smoker does from smoking. I eat when I am sad, mad, glad....get the pic?
12: What has been your biggest obstacle to losing weight? What has held you back from losing for so long? Just doing it. I am a procrastinator. lazy, lazy lazy.
13: What made you finally say "that's enough!" and take back control over your eating? Being the fattest one in my group now. Two of my friends have had weight loss surgery and I knew that wasn't for me.
14: What brought you to the Atkins WOE? past experience
15: How long have you been on Atkins? I had tried it before and it worked. I didn't stick with it. got lazy again.
16: What is your favorite thing about being on Atkins? losing the cravings, feeling in control.
17: What is your favorite form of exercise? nothing! told you i'm lazy.
18: How often do you exercise? never
19: What does a typical breakfast look like for you on Atkins? bacon/eggs
20: What does a typical dinner look like for you on Atkins? different things, salad, meat.
21: Who is your biggest supporter(s) on your weight-loss journey? My DH and kids
22: What are your overall health goals besides the number on the scale? get off bp meds, not get diabetes,
23: What do you most look forward to doing when you get closer to goal? taking a long walk and not getting winded. shopping for something that's not plus.
24: Do you have an ultimate reward for when you reach your goal weight? Shopping for new clothes.
25: What is your best piece of advice to give others starting out on their weight loss journey? THIS IS IMPORTANT PEOPLE.......DON'T WAIT LIKE I DID, YOU WILL LOSE OUT ON TOO MUCH. I, TOO, GAVE UP CONCERTS, TRIPS, ETC BECAUSE I WOULDN'T "FIT". DO IT NOW!!!!!!

[UrbanShaman]

Re: Century Club Survey Time - Weighty Issues

1: What is your name? Tim
2: How old are you? 28
3: What is your marital status? Single
4: Do you have children? Someday
5: What is your occupation? Opera Singer, Administrative Specialist
6: What is the highest weight you ever remember being? 415 pounds
7: What is the lowest weight you remember being as an adult & how old were you at that time? I was 200 at 18 and went downhill from there
8: How much do you weigh now? 376
9: What is your ideal goal weight? I want to be 190, ultimately.
10: How long have you been overweight? I was never really big until college.
11: What do you feel has contributed to you being overweight? Any emotional/psychological reasons behind it? I suffered from severe depression and was placed on meds. I resorted to eating to help the pain and the rest is sad history.
12: What has been your biggest obstacle to losing weight? What has held you back from losing for so long? Food has been my medicine. At one point it was the only thing that made me happy. It's ingrained that I seek comfort from food and it's hard to find other sources.
13: What made you finally say "that's enough!" and take back control over your eating? I traveled to Asia doing a concert tour and I was miserable the entire trip because I could barely fit into plane seats and bus seats. I was just too damn big for everything. At that point I knew no amount of food was worth the pain.
14: What brought you to the Atkins WOE? My mother lost 140 pounds on a low carb diet and I started reading about Atkins.
15: How long have you been on Atkins? It will be my second week on 2/5/08.
16: What is your favorite thing about being on Atkins? I can eat great food and still lose weight.
17: What is your favorite form of exercise? The elliptical and I have a love/hate relationship.
18: How often do you exercise? 5-6 days a week.
19: What does a typical breakfast look like for you on Atkins? Eggs with a sprikling of sharp cheddar cheese and three bacon slice.
20: What does a typical dinner look like for you on Atkins? Grilled hamburger patty with mayo and a sliver of avocado along with my salad fixings.
21: Who is your biggest supporter(s) on your weight-loss journey? My parents, my roommate, and my cowrokers have all been great. My trainer is supportive in an evil "i'm your trainer" kind of way.
22: What are your overall health goals besides the number on the scale? To have more energy and to really give myself permission to concentrate on ME.
23: What do you most look forward to doing when you get closer to goal? Being able to shop in any clothing store I WANT.
24: Do you have an ultimate reward for when you reach your goal weight? Alaskan cruise, and the ability to look fabulous while I'm on the boat.
25: What is your best piece of advice to give others starting out on their weight loss journey? You will know when it's right for you to make the decision to stick to this WOL and nothing will change your mid after that. All you need is determination and a willingness to embrace change with open arms. Don't be afraid! Every day is a better day.

[julirama723]

Re: Century Club Survey Time - Weighty Issues

1: What is your name? Julie
2: How old are you? 26
3: What is your marital status? In a relationship
4: Do you have children? Nope
5: What is your occupation? K-12 Music teacher
6: What is the highest weight you ever remember being? 270 pounds
7: What is the lowest weight you remember being as an adult & how old were you at that time? It's just been this past October, I got down to 170.5, now I'm up a few pounds, but I'm still the same "size" as I was then.
8: How much do you weigh now? 174.5
9: What is your ideal goal weight? I'm aiming for 160
10: How long have you been overweight? After I began treatment for Graves Disease at the age of 14. It messed with my metabolism, I packed on about 50 pounds in 3 months, and have continued to gain since then. It was then that I became an emotional eater.
11: What do you feel has contributed to you being overweight? Any emotional/psychological reasons behind it? My family has a sick obsession with food. Food was a reward, food was a consolation, food was comfort.
12: What has been your biggest obstacle to losing weight? What has held you back from losing for so long? Denial. I didn't think I was fat.
13: What made you finally say "that's enough!" and take back control over your eating? When I was having joint pain at the age of 25 and could barely walk after getting out of bed in the mornings.
14: What brought you to the Atkins WOE? My parents tried it a few years ago, and although they did it wrong, I knew that Atkins was something phenomenal.
15: How long have you been on Atkins? Since August of 2006
16: What is your favorite thing about being on Atkins? I am in control of my food, the food does not control me.
17: What is your favorite form of exercise? Running or Kickboxing or Weights
18: How often do you exercise? 6 days/week usually
19: What does a typical breakfast look like for you on Atkins? Egg "wrap" with bacon, cheese, mayo, LC ketchup
20: What does a typical dinner look like for you on Atkins? Grilled Chicken, green beans, lima beans (occasionally) or cauliflower bake
21: Who is your biggest supporter(s) on your weight-loss journey? Geoff, my boyfriend!
22: What are your overall health goals besides the number on the scale? To be at a healthy body fat percentage, to be able to run a half marathon, maybe even a full!
23: What do you most look forward to doing when you get closer to goal? Feeling "normal"
24: Do you have an ultimate reward for when you reach your goal weight? My reward will be health!
25: What is your best piece of advice to give others starting out on their weight loss journey? Do it by the book, be honest with yourself.

[bradybunch]

Re: Century Club Survey Time - Weighty Issues

1: What is your name? Brady
2: How old are you? 41
3: What is your marital status? Single
4: Do you have children? Nope
5: What is your occupation? sales and I also farm
6: What is the highest weight you ever remember being? 418 pounds
7: What is the lowest weight you remember being as an adult & how old were you at that time? I was 240 when I graduated high school, then came college and pizza
8: How much do you weigh now? 279
9: What is your ideal goal weight? 218
10: How long have you been overweight? Tenth grade
11: What do you feel has contributed to you being overweight? Any emotional/psychological reasons behind it? Loving the taste of food and always eating too too much
12: What has been your biggest obstacle to losing weight? What has held you back from losing for so long? never had my mind made up unitl May 2006
13: What made you finally say "that's enough!" and take back control over your eating? got fed up when I saw the scale said 400 plus !!
14: What brought you to the Atkins WOE? Looked like this diet was made for me
15: How long have you been on Atkins? May 1, 2006
16: What is your favorite thing about being on Atkins? I can eat great food and still lose weight.
17: What is your favorite form of exercise? Walking with my pooch
18: How often do you exercise? 5-6 days a week.
19: What does a typical breakfast look like for you on Atkins? Eggs and bacon always sometimes wrapped in a low carb wrap, not often, that is a Sunday treat
20: What does a typical dinner look like for you on Atkins? Grilled hamburger/mayo/ and a veggie
21: Who is your biggest supporter(s) on your weight-loss journey? My friends at ADBB
22: What are your overall health goals besides the number on the scale? to play sports like I used to.
23: What do you most look forward to doing when you get closer to goal? swimming all the time
24: Do you have an ultimate reward for when you reach your goal weight? Mustang convertible, a guy can dream
25: What is your best piece of advice to give others starting out on their weight loss journey? Take it day to day, if you fall, get back up and move forward.

[Dropzofjupiter29]

Re: Century Club Survey Time - Weighty Issues

1: What is your name? Christy
2: How old are you? 29
3: What is your marital status? Divorced
4: Do you have children? yes i have 4 ages 12,11,7,5
5: What is your occupation? Sewing
6: What is the highest weight you ever remember being? 303 lbs
7: What is the lowest weight you remember being as an adult & how old were you at that time? I was at 160 at 16 before i had my first kid.. since then the scale has just kept creeping up
8: How much do you weigh now? 293
9: What is your ideal goal weight? 175
10: How long have you been overweight? since i was 16
11: What do you feel has contributed to you being overweight? kids
emotional/psychological reasons behind it? not really
12: What has been your biggest obstacle to losing weight? What has held you back from losing for so long? sticking to a diet
13: What made you finally say "that's enough!" and take back control over your eating? that im just getting bigger, and i really dont want to get diabetes.
14: What brought you to the Atkins WOE? i heard it works good, and it does!
15: How long have you been on Atkins? was on it for 5 months 2 years ago.. over a week this time
16: What is your favorite thing about being on Atkins? feeling better
17: What is your favorite form of exercise? treadmill and weights, swimming
18: How often do you exercise? 5-6 days a week at the gym
19: What does a typical breakfast look like for you on Atkins? carb control yogurt or eggs and bacon
20: What does a typical dinner look like for you on Atkins? salad, taco salad
21: Who is your biggest supporter(s) on your weight-loss journey? my friend marc
22: What are your overall health goals besides the number on the scale? more energy.
23: What do you most look forward to doing when you get closer to goal? new clothes and looking good!
24: Do you have an ultimate reward for when you reach your goal weight? yes i do but its a suprise!
25: What is your best piece of advice to give others starting out on their weight loss journey? just keep going, because its so worth it
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