Set off the Fireworks"- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

[Theperfect10]

Re: Set off the Fireworks"- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

Those results are great Hubbys girl! Congratulations!

[kgsmom2]

Re: Set off the Fireworks"- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

HG you are doing so great! WOW

I am feeling great today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for all the advise everyone.

In the past I would have used being sick as an excuse for going off my diet, but this time I was so determined to stick to this. I would have rather not eat anyting at all than to cheat. My sister was trying to tell me to eat whole wheat toast. She said it is a healthy choice. I said you don't understand. On my WOE it would be a bad choice and I would no longer be burning fat. She did not understand. Oh well. I am so proud of myself. I am down a pound and a half, but it probably wont hold.

I have lost 8.5 inches since I started!!!!!

[hubbys_girl]

Re: Set off the Fireworks"- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

It is hard for some people to understand for sure kgsmom, but as well meaning as they may be, they don't understand. So it is up to us to be strong and stick to our guns. And after all is said and done, we control what goes in our mouths. Only us. No one else puts the food in our mouths so if we go off plan we are responsible for it. At some point we make the choice to go off plan or to stick to our guns, regardless of outside pressure to do the opposite. i myself have many *this one bite won't hurt* kind of relatives so I know how frustrating it can be. Also, just for the record. the progress we make is still not enough to convince them at the best of times. But as long as you are happy and healthy it's just small stuff. And like the saying goes, don't sweat the small stuff.

[SweetCher]

Re: Set off the Fireworks"- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

Hey guys! Just checking in...
Sorry I don't keep up with everything as well as I should! lol.
The scale is crazy for me, I don't get it. Today it says 176, yesterday was 182ish, close to 190 the day before. I want to just throw it away but I'm addicted to it!! sigh!
Auntie Flow is finally on her way out and I'm starting to feel better. I'm ganna go for a run now. It's amazing what a difference exercise makes. Without exercsie I'm very squishy... not at all what I want! lol.

Keep up the good work everyone! xo

Adre... I'd take the (((((( 176 )))))) and run
That sounds really good to me!

[SweetCher]

Re: Set off the Fireworks"- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

I am feeling great today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for all the advise everyone.

In the past I would have used being sick as an excuse for going off my diet, but this time I was so determined to stick to this. I would have rather not eat anyting at all than to cheat. My sister was trying to tell me to eat whole wheat toast. She said it is a healthy choice. I said you don't understand. On my WOE it would be a bad choice and I would no longer be burning fat. She did not understand. Oh well. I am so proud of myself. I am down a pound and a half, but it probably wont hold.

I have lost 8.5 inches since I started!!!!!

Glad you're feeling better and congratulations for the choices you made yesterday! You really stayed strong. The payoff is 1 1/2 pounds!
Congratulations on those 8.5 inches that you've given away... YaY

[kgsmom2]

Re: Set off the Fireworks"- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

Thanks HG and sweetcher. It does fee really good to have stuck to my guns and got through it.

Do you feel sometimes that some people like us fat and don't really want to see us succeed even though they don't really mean to act that way. I know my family want's for me to be healthy and happy but sometimes it seem that they would rather see me eat bad.

[SweetCher]

Re: Set off the Fireworks"- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

Thanks HG and sweetcher. It does fee really good to have stuck to my guns and got through it.

Do you feel sometimes that some people like us fat and don't really want to see us succeed even though they don't really mean to act that way. I know my family want's for me to be healthy and happy but sometimes it seem that they would rather see me eat bad.

I think some people feel threatened by change. Others just don't know how to help.

[Flab To Go]

Re: Set off the Fireworks"- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

Can I Join Or Is It Too Late?

[Kntrylady]

Re: Set off the Fireworks"- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

Good going kgsmom !! This might be one of those good memories of strength to look back on. Sort of "If I did it then, I can do it now" memories.

[Theperfect10]

Re: Set off the Fireworks"- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

Can I Join Or Is It Too Late?

I hope cher won't mind me answering, but I just joined a couple of days ago, so I'm sure its not too late!

[julirama723]

Re: Set off the Fireworks"- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

Come on and join us! Just post a starting pic and starting measurements. We used www.fittogether.net to do our measurements--it's a very cool site, and it's free.


Nothing much to report here. I was tempted to weigh this a.m. just to see how much "weight" I lost from my haircut but then thought better of it.

[hubbys_girl]

Re: Set off the Fireworks"- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

Hey KGs, listen this may not be easy to read but it is true and it is hard to admit that our loved ones may not really want what we think is best for us. I was the biggest saboteur of my hubby's weight loss. It was not meant to be mean, but it was meant to keep him fat. He started atkins in 2002. He went of the diet twice and gained back all of his weight both times. It is deffinately because of my influence. I don't control what he eats, but I do control what meals are made for the family for dinner and I fought it tooth and nail making anything low carb. I wasn't ready to lose weight. I didn't get to the point where I was ready, for what ever reasons that was just the case. And I wasn't ready for him to be skinny either. I just wasn't secure enough even after many happy years of marriage to face him being the skinny hot looking husband and me being the fat frumpy wife that people wonder why he was with me. I told him how I felt, and he told me why losing weight was so important for him. I understood and cooked healthier for him but I still made comments to him about me liking my boys chubby and how uncomfortable it made me to be with him while I was so uncomfortable with my body. Anyways, long story short I was afraid of change, and how him looking great would affect our relationship. People could see two fat people together and think *hey they match* but I didn't feel like we matched anymore. Looking at photos over the last decade i have watched us get fat together, it was hard to see picures of him not like me.

Oh and BTW, my sister is always telling me *at least 5 times a week* that I wouldn't look good being less than 200 lbs. She has always known me as being the fat sister. Both of my sisters weighed together weighed what one of me did. It sucked. They both tell me they don't like me when I am skinny. This is just too bad for them. For once in my life I don't want to be the fat sister. I want to feel happy and confident when I get dressed and just feel normal.

In this case it is a long post (big surprise lol) but really, think about the inner strength it takes to get to where you are going. It isn't easy breaking old habits. And it isn't easy to deffine your relationships with you not being the same. But as long as you are doing this because it is the right thing for you, they will eventually come around.


ANd hey, success is the best revenge..... right? Not that you want revenge, maybe just some support. I hope IRL you have some support, but still, keep coming back here where people do understand and will support you too.


{{{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}}} feel hugged kgs

[hubbys_girl]

Re: Set off the Fireworks"- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

Hey Jules, at least a pound of hair? LOL You with that sexy mane.

[julirama723]

Re: Set off the Fireworks"- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

HG that's a great post, and so true! When we lose weight, our life roles change, as do everyone elses. The balance of power/attention shifts, and that's uncomfortable for many. I will say that I've been lucky. Geoff has never tried to sabotage me, he's always been supportive--but he's worried still that I'm losing weight so I can dump him and find some other guy. For the most part, my friends have always been supportive, encouraging me and giving compliments. Heck I once even had a roommate who wanted to help me get fitter--she gave me great exercise advice, some great food advice, etc. (Uh, but I did find out later that she might have had an ulterior motive...friendly as it was.) But I've had my share of negative experiences too. People saying I look fine the way I am, that I shouldn't lose more weight, or that I'll just gain all the weight back so what's the use? That last one hurts, hurts bad. But I try to focus on the positive and use the negative as motivation to succeed!

[SweetCher]

Re: Set off the Fireworks"- Lose 15 pounds by July 4th! A new

Hey KGs, listen this may not be easy to read but it is true and it is hard to admit that our loved ones may not really want what we think is best for us. I was the biggest saboteur of my hubby's weight loss. It was not meant to be mean, but it was meant to keep him fat. He started atkins in 2002. He went of the diet twice and gained back all of his weight both times. It is deffinately because of my influence. I don't control what he eats, but I do control what meals are made for the family for dinner and I fought it tooth and nail making anything low carb. I wasn't ready to lose weight. I didn't get to the point where I was ready, for what ever reasons that was just the case. And I wasn't ready for him to be skinny either. I just wasn't secure enough even after many happy years of marriage to face him being the skinny hot looking husband and me being the fat frumpy wife that people wonder why he was with me. I told him how I felt, and he told me why losing weight was so important for him. I understood and cooked healthier for him but I still made comments to him about me liking my boys chubby and how uncomfortable it made me to be with him while I was so uncomfortable with my body. Anyways, long story short I was afraid of change, and how him looking great would affect our relationship. People could see two fat people together and think *hey they match* but I didn't feel like we matched anymore. Looking at photos over the last decade i have watched us get fat together, it was hard to see picures of him not like me.

Oh and BTW, my sister is always telling me *at least 5 times a week* that I wouldn't look good being less than 200 lbs. She has always known me as being the fat sister. Both of my sisters weighed together weighed what one of me did. It sucked. They both tell me they don't like me when I am skinny. This is just too bad for them. For once in my life I don't want to be the fat sister. I want to feel happy and confident when I get dressed and just feel normal.

In this case it is a long post (big surprise lol) but really, think about the inner strength it takes to get to where you are going. It isn't easy breaking old habits. And it isn't easy to deffine your relationships with you not being the same. But as long as you are doing this because it is the right thing for you, they will eventually come around.


ANd hey, success is the best revenge..... right? Not that you want revenge, maybe just some support. I hope IRL you have some support, but still, keep coming back here where people do understand and will support you too.


{{{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}}} feel hugged kgs

Great post HG... it's true and it's honest. We all have our reasons why we enjoy people at their current weight (whatever that may be). It takes a lot of courage to lose weight despite what may be going on in our life. I had to set certain boundaries with my family. When I participated in dinner's I had to bring plenty of LC foods so that *I* would feel satisfied and not deprived.