hello all

hi yall remember me?    so need help getting back on track  .....i have managed to  gain about 12 or so lbs in the past 2 mos.......not from eatting too much...i barely eat at all.....BUT i have been drinking a little too much and cut out some of the exercise... im back on track with the exercising.... i have stoped the excess drinking....now i need advice on what to eat to get the wt back off?   i have developed a dislike for protein of any sort....so thats not good i know...when i eat i eat carbs...but just a bite or two....  I just had my 2 yr anniversary and dont want to find myself at almost 300 lbs again next yr.....  Im still in my size 8-10s but they are getting tight ....i refuse to pull out my 12's i will go naked first, so if yall dont want me naked soon...... ADVICE or A GOOD OLE FLAMING always works wonders on me!!!! love to all,  dawn~~

Hey girl! I was just thinking about you.. and thinking I was gonna email you on myspace tonight. Girl I know exactly what you mean.. I'm stuck at 210 pounds.. it will not budge.. mainly because I am not eating right, I admit it.. I need to clean up my act.lol  I need to start excersising even if its just walking  that's a start.  I have found the best way to lose weight is to sort of eat like the weigh****chers style. you eat a wide variety of whole grains and protien and fruits and veggies. I would just modify it to eat more protien like chicken and fish and stuff like that. lean protien. I'm going to really buckle down. I have an appointment with Dr. De la Torre in Birmingham, AL to consult with me on gettig a tummy tuck July 6th my friend Clay had his surgery the same day I did and he has already gotten his tummy tuck and he looks fabulous! I think I'm going to start going  back to support groups .. its' always good to have your support. Keeps u motivated.. Stay in touch girl! Crystal

HEY WOMAN, sorry i haven't been a very good myspace friend lately i just haven't been into it at all, kinda depressed and  in my shell!!  good luck with the tummy tuck Dr.. thats how my depression started , went to keesler to see about getting one they told me "yhea you need one, but we cant refer you out for it so i have to wait until we go to another duty station, come up with the cash out of my pocket, or wait until they get a plastic surgeon on staff......UGGGG!!! i just broke down, quit teaching  spin , quit my personal training and started drinking ALOT!!! yhea i know not the way to get a flat tummy but thats what i done and now i have to deal with the out come of my pants getting tight and people asking what happened  to my muscles that have been replaced with FAT!!!!  holla at me ,  dawn~~

though it sounds silly--I think you should get back on the board with regular posts.  :)  remember how you used to do the "what did you eat" or "how did you exercise" daily things?  It not only kept you accountable, it helped lots of us.  Support groups tend to go a long way--even if you use it as an avenue to vent your frustration.  to internalize the frustration usually means eating more (or more of the wrong things).  Glad you're getting a grip on the alcohol consumption...that's something that is full of empty calories and has a way of getting out of control in more ways than one. good luck.  welcome back.  please come again. :) mary

Thanks sweetie your right ,Im back on board  now!!!  By the way you  are doing GREAT!!!  DAWN~~

Hi Dawn my name is Legina and I am new here and just wanted to say hello. Good luck in getting back on track. I have faith in you. Hugs, Legina

Hi  Legina,   nice to meet ya, I'm an "old bird" that flew the coupe on here! ha ha  I come around when i fall off the wagon and need good talking too, gonna try to get on here more often!!!  thanks for your support,  Dawn~~

Hey, girl.  Glad to see ya back.  I don't post very much anymore because everyone from our group is gone.  I left myself for a while but found I get off track when I do that.  So I hang out on the grads board and post here occasionally when I recognize someone.   You need to get back to the protein, whole grains, fruits and veggies, and stay away from the simple carbs.  You are already back exercising so the weight should come right back off.  What I discovered has worked for me has been working on the way I think.  I discovered a book online that is about 50 pages or so and you can print it out online.  It is thinking yourself thin.  A therapist friend of mine told me about it and said that it is extreme but the idea is a good one.  I have read it twice and am trying to apply it to my life in order to change the way I think.  Because I know for me when I would get off track a little I would degrade myself and get depressed and climb into my little hole and shut down.  This little book has helped me not to do that anymore.  It is really helping me.   It is called How to Think Yourself Thin by Debbie Johnson.  Like I said, it seems crazy and extreme but I just use some ideas from it that are helpful in getting me to be more positive and stuff.   Good luck. You can do it.  I been missing my exercise pal on here.  You are the only other person who exercises as much as I do.  LOL. Melissa