BP.Net Weightloss CHALLENGE

[recycling goddess]

very very exciting news everyone. i hope you are sitting down!!!

i went to buy some new yoga pants today cause i look like a clown act in my old ones... soooooo baggy.

so i went to pennington's and guess what? the smallest size is too big! so off i went to the 'normal sized people' stores and i tried on an XL - too big! so i happily paid for my size large yoga pants!!!!!!

and wow, stuff in those stores are waaaaaaay cheaper than penningtons.

ya me!!!

[Blu Mongoose]

Great job!! I bet that feels great! Bet you look great too!! Keep up the good work.

[Gooseman]

very very exciting news everyone. i hope you are sitting down!!!

i went to buy some new yoga pants today cause i look like a clown act in my old ones... soooooo baggy.

so i went to pennington's and guess what? the smallest size is too big! so off i went to the 'normal sized people' stores and i tried on an XL - too big! so i happily paid for my size large yoga pants!!!!!!

and wow, stuff in those stores are waaaaaaay cheaper than penningtons.

ya me!!!

Thats excellent news Aleesha! keep it up and you might disappear....

[recycling goddess]

no chance of that... i won't be disappearing!

but i do hope to release around another 45 lbs approx...

[JLC]

Well.....here I go!

I had avoided this thread for most of its existence. But now I'm ready to let it go. Let go the bad habits. Let go the junk food. Let go the weight.

I've been wanting to do this for awhile now. Especially since Dean left. But...I'm sure most of you can relate to the power of emotional distress and its effect on eating habits. Instead of getting started and making any progress...I went backwards. Seriously backwards, ever since Dean left.

However, I've realized that I should not beat myself up for that. What's done is done. I can't start making progress yesterday....I can only start today. And so today....I started.

I got up at 5:30 in the morning to get in about 30 minutes of walking before I had to start waking kids for school. I ended up going 1.1 miles in 25 minutes. Felt brisk to me, but obviously not all that fast. Still, it got my heart going nicely and that's the whole point. My goal is to work up to a full 2 miles in 30 minutes...but I know that won't happen overnight. As that goal is attained, I'll set more.

My general plan as of now...it's subject to change as I educate myself more fully and as I assess my progress:

--30 minute brisk (for me) walk 6 days a week
--Free weight and resistence training 3 days a week
--Eat five small meals a day...each with a minimum of some protein and some complex carb...higher calorie meals in the morning
--Avoid refined sugar and flour products if at all possible
--Journal every bite and track calorie count, as well as fat, carbs and protein ratios
--Daily calorie limit is yet to be determined as I write this post, but will not drop below 1500...probably start off a bit higher than that
--Goals written...daily, weekly, short term and long term
--Affirmations written....read daily...positive thoughts to change a lifetime of negative attitudes
---And lastly...be accountable to the dears who have started this thread and kept it alive.

Don't worry...I won't bore you with daily reports....but I do plan to check in weekly and let y'all know how I'm doing.

I would like to lose 120 pounds, but my primary goal is keeping and building muscle while burning fat. A 16% total body fat would be ideal for my frame and body-type I believe...and I'd be thrilled with that, no matter what number showed up on a scale.

[recycling goddess]

congrats judy and remember... if and when you slip up and hit a road bump... just move on from there. it happens... it's life. what is more important is THIS moment... not the ones which have passed!

and supporting you 100%. consider adding a green smoothie to your morning or lunch... one or two bananas, with a handful of spinach... and then any other frozen fruit you desire. blueberries make me happy! then serve and drink. it'll keep you full, give you energy and assist with you getting your protein (raw greens have protein), calcium and healthy vitamins!

and it tastes soooooooooooooooooooooooo good. here's a video to show how to make one (cause i know this helped me, i was dumping everything in at once LOL)

http://imsorawkin.blogspot.com/2007/...hies_8060.html

[JLC]

Cool video! I love making fruit smoothies with a little orange juice and lots of different fruits (the base is bananas and strawberries).....never thought of adding greens to it. Hmmmmm....

[AzureN1ght]

Congrats on being proactive in deciding to make a change, Judy. It's NOT easy to face our demons--at all. I've had "issues" with food for a long time. I use food as a comfort tool, as a way to numb my emotions...and it's a really hard cycle to break. As of this summer, I was doing fantastic! I was down to an all-time low. I weighed in yesterday at 160 (up 9 pounds from the summer). It may sound trivial...but I was hoping to head in the OPPOSITE direction. I let my stress-eating get the better of me in the last month and a half and I've slid downhill.

Thank you SO MUCH Judy for making a commitment to yourself. You sound like you have a plan. I've been skirting around the issue of facing all my fears and habits once again, but I know it's time to hop back on the weight loss train myself. So, thank you for inspiring me to do so. Just know that if you EVER need someone to talk to, you can drop me a PM or call me (if you want to call I can PM you my phone #). This weight loss thing is NOT easy--the emotional part is the hardest. When food has been your Prozac, your friend, etc. for a long time, it's hard to let it go and make it be JUST FOOD again--nourishment without emotional connections.

So...yeah. Your long post inspired this one I guess I needed to vent about it in a place where I feel like the people know me and care about me in a genuine way. I've been a part of weight loss forums in the past, and I feel more at home here than anywhere else on the internet and more than some places in my day-to-day life.

I love you guys!

[JLC]

Awww Kim! Made me feel so good! I never expected my rambling post to inspire anyone!

Food has been your Prozac....I can SO relate to that! As well, for me, it's like one of those insidiously addictive chemical substances that I won't name because I don't want to censor myself.

So...don't worry about yesterday. Today is a GREAT day to make the right choices! Hey....I think I just found my new signature tagline!

[DSGB]

Im doin the oppostie. Tryin to gain weight. Muscle weight. Im 6'2 140lbs. I wanna add about 15-25 lbs. Should take a while.