Join us - Weekly Weigh in 8/27

Alan, you had a great week and you are REALLY stepping it up at the gym GO ALAN 6 DAYS A WEEK - WHOOOOO HOOOOOOOO THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR "STRAW" WITH US! congrats on your 4 pound week and your 276 / 107 pound weight loss! HAVE A GREAT WEEK, Britt

Hi Everyone, Good Job for everyone so far. That's great!! As for me Starting weight 349 Last week = 213 This week =210 Loss this week = 2.0 Total loss = 139 My straws(multiple) were increasing knee pain, I have no cartiledge left in my knees and it was very painful to walk. My job is nothing but walking and I was faced with not being able to work any more. I'd come home in extreme pain and not be able to do anything. If I went shopping, I'd have to sit down every fifteen minutes. Vacations were a joke, because I went and sat all the time. I finally realized that I was becoming what my mother became at the end of her life. She passed away in 2000 from complications from obesity at age 68 and the last year and a half, she wouldn't go out of the house because of walking and breathing problems. Granted she was 68, but she could have had many years left, and here I was at 42 and becoming just like that. And then I had to give up bowling, which was the only thing I did, other than work and stay home. Now, I have no problems walking or bowling, so all is good!! Have a great week, Phyllis

Phyllis, Hi there! LOOKS like you have changed your path and are heading towards a bright future!!!! THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR "STRAWS" WITH US!!!! Congrats on your 2 pound week and your 139 pound weight loss Hugs, Britt

Hello to all you loosers!! LOL The straw--just like everyone else pain knee low back, couldn't run with my kids, the mirror and the scale. Stats for this week can't say that I am a looser this week like all of you are maybe next week. Friday was bad my chiropractor told me I needed to cut Curves down to 3 days a week and cut my hand weights out for a while. Instead of low back pain it is now in my middle back/r shuolder. so here goes nothing .50 lb gain. Will see the doctor and nutritionist in 2 weeks to see what is going on. Good luck to you all this next week. Stats for this week: Starting wt 256.5 Last week 185.5 This week 186 NO Loss this week gain .50 Thanks to all of you for the support on these boards. Have a great week

Tammy!!! I hope you feel better Make sure you "pump it up" at curves and make the 3 days you go COUNT!!! HANG IN THERE !!! you can do this - stay focused to post a loss next week! THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR "STRAWS" WITH US!!!! Congrats on your 70.5 pound weight loss Hugs, Britt

My straw???? I guess when the scale got over 300 pounds... I got put on 3 meds for my BP and my cholesterol was over 250.... I am sure there were more, but that is all my brain can handle tonight... LOL... My stats: Starting weight = 309 Last week = 185 This week = 185 Loss this week = 0 (nadda, I think I have found my happy weight though... lol) Total loss - 124 Won't be around at all this week after tomorrow.... I try to will catch up on Tuesday!!! Shawn M.

Shawn!!!! Have fun while you are away from us ..we'll miss you! THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR "STRAWS" WITH US!!!! Congrats on your 124 pound weight loss Hugs, Britt

"Keeping My Eyes On The Prize" I still belong to the NADA club, I dont want to but I am there weather I like it or not. Start Wt 255 Last Wk 155 This Wk 155 Lose This Week "ZIP" Have 10lbs to go to MY goal, 5 for the surgeons goal. I shall not give up though, I have upped protein and water, so I will up some more, am now on about 100oz of each, ride my bike and walk, walk, and let's not forget work. See all of you next week, hope we are ALL down some, I dont really care how much for me as long as it is SOMETHING.

Christine - Did we congratulate you for becoming a century club member? CONGRATS :D :D Never give up!!!! Congrats on your 100 pound weight loss Hugs, Britt

Britt and November Buddies, Congrats everyone on losing, not gaining or barely gaining (retaining fluid, I'm sure). Britt, again I offer my congratulations for reaching the Century Mark and continuing on! Love your quotes too! LAST STRAW: Ten years ago I thought I had hit my personal rock bottom and I was converted by Bob Green and Oprah. I got the "connection" and changed my life totally. It was like night and day. The first year I lost 50, the second 40 pounds and by then I was a total gym rat. I lost a little over 30 more pounds very slowly because I was allowing my connection to get a little frayed! Portion control, resisting sugar and starchy carbs (especially certain times of the month) became harder. I also had overuse injuries and physical therapy because of my exercise addiction. By that time, I was a kickboxing, aerobics, strength and Spinning instructor and a personal trainer (who was still so self-conscious about her body that I never did that one on one on a formal basis). After a series of events, I started regaining. We ate out more, I ate bigger portions, sugar and starch addictions were indulged in more often. I regained 60 pounds. I was still teaching but feeling worse and worse about myself and so self-conscious and feeling so hopeless about losing the weight again and KEEPING IT OFF. WLS offered me a way to avoid sugar (still haven't eaten anything with real sugar other than the limited grams in some protein bars, yogurt, etc) and control portions. Thankfully, breads (another downfall) don't go down well, as are rice, noodles, etc. so I've given up bagels and other things that were trigger foods. These recent months we've all discovered that appetite returns and we can eat more so this isn't "magic" as I'd hoped but it's a miracle to me! Starting Weight: 245.25 Last Week: 153.25 This Week: 152.50 Loss This Week: .75 Total Loss: 92.75 BMI: 26.2 (That's moving SLOWLY!)