Want to join our 'Herd-of -Turtles'?

Mary, Teresa, and I have decided those of us in this forum whose weight loss has slowed down to near-panic levels may very well have become a 'Herd-of-Turtles' BUT:  we know that slow and steady wins the race!  So....we're continuing our race toward our individual goals at a greatly reduced rate from what we once experienced...but continuing on we are! 

Join our herd!  Let's continue supporting one another in our sleepy little race to the finish and then let's help one another stay there!  

WE CAN DO THIS LADIES!!

Merry, merry Christmas to each of you!  
connie 

I am in......:-)

Yes WE CAN do this Connie...... We may be turtles but we can still win in this race.. as long as we play by the rules we win... no contest...

Slow and steady we may be,  but we will not let this get us to stop our fight to finish this race.. a slow race but still a race.....to a lifetime of good health and happiness...

Glad to see that you are encouraging and welcoming others to join in on our turtle club....  I know there are a lot of turtle losers out there and yes we need to stick together.. we can pull each other or push each other when we get to the hills that seem like mountains and we can encourage the ones that fall down to get back up and keep on coming with us... we can make sure we do not slip backwards and forget the basics we need to maintain what we have lost.... no turning back in this race.. we cant afford to turn back and regain.... we have to stick together ... onward we go.. slow and steady to win this race...

huggs to all..

That was so encouraging!! Thanks!  It is so important to maintain because if you don't take it from me the regain is not pretty and re-losing isn't either.  Keep up the good work dear!  And stay warm....grrrrrr!!

I may be a turtle, but I'm a smaller turtle than I was a year ago and even smaller than 6 months ago... six months from now I'll say that again!  Yay!

::sticks head out of (shrinking) shell to join the herd::

Awesomely appropriate, herd of turtles as we crawl towards the "finish" line (is there one?!) after the honeymoon period dried up...

Enjoy the next two weeks, cuz January will bring much more disciplined steps towards our goals!

PeaCe,
Linda in S FL (a record 29 degrees this week in the Palm Beaches, wth?!)

Hello ladies!!!

I don't get on here much but count me in as well! It doesn't bother me at all that the weight loss has slowed, as long as it keeps going downward it's ok with me!

Happy Holidays to you all!

I'm thinking we make a pretty awesome herd-of-turtles ladies!  Welcome to our herd Molly, Linda, and Katy! We’re gonna need all the support we can muster up. When one of us falters, another of us can come alongside and be the support that is needed.  We all have what it takes, we’ve all been through the honeymoon period and have developed our skills and bag of tricks. We’re a bunch of savy turtles, and like one of you said, we’re all smaller than we were this time last year and next year, we’ll be even smaller!! Yippee!!   Christmas is no obstacle to us.  We have the discipline to say 'no thank you' to a bite too much of whatever we're having.  We gotta have our fluids anyway, so we can choose to sip along on something light and flavorful while others are gorging around us.  OR, we can choose to be proactive and prepare a few low sugar, low fat snacks we can enjoy a little of too.  Frankly, I don't think the sky will fall in on us if we eat a little regular sugar.  The key is....just a little.  And if you're like me, to start that, can be a slippery slope. 

I'm told the French women (*****gularly indulge in wine and succulent, rich foods) take great joy in every tiny bite.  They get out their tiny little decorator plates (I've got some gorgeous bread plate sized christmas paper ware!) and place just a few bites of delectable treats on them.  They eat slowly (sound familiar...weren't we all told to learn to eat slowly??), savor every morsel, and enjoy themselves immensely...while maintaining those tiny little waists.  It’s a choice they make every day. 

Moderation is everything, and it's something I've not known much of in my life.  How about you?  Let's use this Christmas season, to strengthen our 'self-control' muscles!  Let's do it because we can....and also because we deserve it!  We don’t have to allow it to become a time when we feel deprived, when all the things we ‘can’t have’ are taunting us. We can choose to think about all those things differently and not give them the power to be that forbidden thing we really just have to have.    I can choose to think about every sweet treat that will be placed in my path this season as one more opportunity to take care of myself. The me that’s been buried inside, underneath all this weight for so many years I almost forgot who I really was in there. Parents may have told us not to waste food. We may still hear the echo of that in our heads. We can choose to realize, if we eat something we don’t really need, when we aren’t really hungry, then we are wasting it….in our bodies. We’re making a garbage dump out of our own bodies. And I’ve had enough of that in my life.    So, onward we march….our little herd of turtles. And I am so thankful to be supported by each of you. And…I really can’t wait to hear how you overcame the hurdles encountered during this holiday season. Lets keep in touch!! Hugs!!! connie

Hiya ladies, 

It's been far too long since I've checked in here.  Just seeing this thread title made me smile really big though!!!  A-FREAKING-MEN!

I stalled for 7 weeks or so.  I fluctuated up and down of course, but kept winding up at 210.  It has been very challenging emotionally - one part of me felt like, "why bother?" and was tempted to overeat a lot.  Some days were not great, but for the most part I did hold on to the good habits.  

This past week the scale has finally started moving again - it showed 205.8.  I hope like hell it sticks - I'm so tired of the stall.  I've read here about folks past the year mark who stall and then lose a chunk, stall and then lose a chunk.  I'm wondering if I may be one of those folks from here on out.  

I had hoped that the rapid weight loss would continue through at least the 18 month mark, but it was like my body hit the one year mark and said "ok, that's enough" LOL

What I'm working on is the understanding that regardless of what the scale says, life happens ANYWAY.  I can choose to seek joy and be good to my body regardless of what the scale says, or I can let it dictate how I feel about myself and inevitably lead to loss (b/c when I beat myself up emotionally I typically cope by eating).  I want the first one!  It's a hard journey but I believe a necessary part of the process if we want to keep the weight off. 

Here's to us keeping on keeping on!  

You guys are great and such an inspiration.  I'd love to be part of your herd.  We do need the support of each other.

I weighed under 290# this morning.  Woohoo!!!  Yes, I'm smiling today.  I haven't been this size since before my 17 year old son was born.

Life is good and my surgery is helping me to discover all the things I've been missing.