Monday Weigh in

I am here!  Late, but better late than never, right?  I have gained a TON of weight this year.  All stress eating.  I  need to leard to handle it differently. 

I have been terrible with vitamins, I think because I have also discovered that I have been falling into a depression.  Now on meds, have been for 2.5 weeks now and hopefully will be feeling better.   My goal this week is to take my vitamins (didn't today, though) and to add protein shakes back into my daily routine.  Easy, right?  Right...

OK.  Starting weight this week is 266.4.  I don't remember what I was at the end of the last challenge, but it was at least 20 pounds (maybe 30?) less than now.  Told you I gained a ton!!!

Laurie

Laurie, I am so glad that you have a plan in place to get back on track. Depression through the years can account for much of my weight gain. If you are having trouble remembering to take your vitamin try and make a routine out of it. I take mine at night and now it is habit.

I hope you have a loss next Monday!

im late. Crap, I finally gained, I am 192. I knew it had to be coming, ive been blowing it since I lost that 10 lbs in MArch. I cant seem to get myself back on track. I will plan to, buy all the stuff and then something crappy will happen and I will use it as an excuse. Hopefully we will have no more crappy stuff happening for a while. 
I really need to be a good role model to my dtr. She is 8 and weighs 95 lbs. We eat pretty good and she is really active but every other weekend at dads they eat 6 meals of fast food and he lets her get adult size meals. It is breaking my heart and I dont know how to control it. I can see all of the signs, she shouldnt want an adult meal. She isnt a 'fat' kid yet, just a bigger kid but I know its coming. I talk to dad every couple of months and he does better for a while but he is a lazy, overweight guy  (did I mention an idiot?)

She loves our nightly walks and I teach her nutrition and how to balance a meal. I am afraid that I will overkill and she will end up with an eating disorder. ugh, being a parent is sooo much harder than it seems.

Wendie your post really hits home about our children and being good role models. When I was at my heaviest of 354, BMI of 60, my girls were about 10 and 14. Brittany is now 20 and struggling with her weight. Savannah is dieting along with me and has lost about 25 pounds. Her BMI right now is 27 and she has a large chest but I think she looks good. She wants to lose 25 more and is doing it by limiting her calories and exercising like I am but she seems to go extreme for a few days and then binges. I don't know how to help her find the right balance.

Reagan is 4.5 and weighs 47. She is 3 pounds overweight but is active all day. She eats tons of fruit and I think it may be too much. My kids do not drink juice or cows milk except for the rare occasion and I think that is what keeps them from being too overweight. I have been thinking that on top of the 3 miles I do a night that maybe I should take a slower paced walk with Reagan alone everyday.

I am not sure what you can do about her dad. That is a tough situation.

Good luck getting back on. You KNOW you can do this!