Diets & Weight Maintenance Support Group

i am trying to lose a lot more weight.
my start weight was 328
today it is 291
my goal for december is 200 merry x-mas to me.

i have tried various diets but i would lose then gain back. i am now doing a change of the way i eat and the time i eat. Add me as a friend

Hello everyone,

I hope you are getting a little closer to your physical fitness goals. Have you guys tried Oprah's site at www.oprah.com? It's full of entertaining information about health. I am going to the gym in 1 1/2 hours. I can make lots of excuses as to why I should not go, but I will get my big butt over there. :)

Hello friends. Hope all is going well for you. Know what u r saying queenbee - most of us have have done the losing- gaining thing, but we're done with that, from now on in we are ready and eager for permanent change, anything else will just have us losing weight, only to regain it again. NO WAY. Small manageable steps, that we can integrate into our lives long after we reach our goal, is what we are after. Getting on treadmill now Gentlemom, will think of you and hope you have managed to "get your big butt over there" lol. Take care everyone and just get out there and do it (if you are able) :-)
PS: Anyone interested in posting start/current/goal weights once a week? If so mine are as follows: 237 / 222 / 132.

gentlemom - you sure have started something!What a great lot of gals! Thank you all sooo much for your inspiration....Special hugs to thebuckstopshere....if you can do it, I can do it! 4 weeks ago decided on minimum sugar intake by eliminating cookies & dessert, but gave myself permission to have two small squares of dark chocolate if desperate. Result=5 squares in 4 weeks and have not felt desperate at all. Giving oneself permission for a little treat seems to be a good key! However, confessions now....home made oat cookies in house last week....after resisting 3 days ended up having 1 daily for 3 days. I left the remainder in the tin and resisted having no more than one spoonful of an apple and peach crumble pudding I made last night which I am quite proud of. Starting weight 84.5 kgs.Today 82.9, so am On The Way! God bless us all in our endeavours for a healthy life! Friends and Fun and a sense of Family here together on "Daily Strength"

Count me in!! I need some diet buddies. We can encourage each other. I am trying to lose weight by changing the way I eat. The fad diets have never worked for me. i always gain it back. good luck to us all!

im with you! i have about 60 to loose. i know 40 in 4 months is doable. 10 pounds a month--i once lost 30 in 3 months. i just need to keep it off this time. good luck to all.

Hello again Cyber friends, and welcome to our most recent friends SusiMinNZ, Lelajane, and Eteh! Visit us often and let us know how you are doing. We will be thrilled to know of your successes. It will motivate us all to keep on going. :)

Thebuckstopshere, you made me laugh with your last posting. Yes, I did get "my big butt over there" to the gym. :) And it felt GREAT. I knew I had all these cyber friends cheering me on to achieve my goal. I already feel so much more in shape!!! I have not lost much yet, but I feel fantastic. You guys are awesome. Thank goodness for the internet!!!

And thank you all for being here. Now I am determined to lose this nasty pounds I've been carrying around for waaaaay too long! :) Good luck to all of you!

Hi everyone, Another day over, another day closer to success for everyone. YAY. Big Congrats to you Gentlemom for making it to the gym, keep getting that "big butt over there" and before you know it, it won't be a big butt anymore. lol. Are you becoming less awkward at the gym? Hi susimin, eteh. and lelajane, we're all in this together, so take one day at a time, be proud of your efforts, and celebrate with us as we will celebrate with you. (or commisserate when it's not so good ). Bye for now.

Hey everyone. :) I've been awake since 5:00 am when some little birds outside woke me up. They sounded beautiful, but do they have to wake up so early? :) Queenbee2009, you too are one of our newest members, aren't you. Welcome! You are an a roll, too. Keep it up.

Thebuckstopshere, I love your idea of sharing our weight on a weekly basis in the form of: original weight, current weight, and weight goal. That would definitely help me see the big picture :) clearly. It will give me an honest view of how I'm doing. Do you guys want to do this on Mondays? That way we have a little incentive to "behave" on the weekend, if you know what I mean. :) Since I did not start yesterday, I will do it today. Here it goes. Deep breath... 178.5, 178.5, 135. I have been fluctuating lately, going up and down a few pounds. I have honestly cheated here and there. I thought that tiny piece of pizza yesterday would not count... I guess it did. And so did that little piece of brownie on Sunday, huh? Maybe those big bowls of barley are a little too big. Mmmm. I guess I better get more strict with myself, or else I will be left behind!!! These girls are rocking! Better get my booty off the sofa. Bye, guys. :)

Well, I'm gonna join in :)
I'm 20 and honestly I don't think I've ever been below 200 lbs. The women in my family are built like line backers! You know, broad shoulders, wide hips etc. My mom at her thinnest was 172 lbs and her jeans were rubbing her hips raw! She really was thin, well as thin as we can be. It's physicially impossible for me to be a size 2. Even if I had no fat on my body, my bone structure would still keep me at around a 10 or so.

So, here are my currentl and hopefuls!
Today: 210 :/
Goal: 175
Total: 35

My mom think's I'll look emaciated...anyone here have a similar body type like I described? I just can't figure out what's 'ideal' for me?

Meh but either way, I'm in. Diet and exercise (If I walk my neighborhood 4 times, I've walked 2 miles).