WEll I have this weird way of thinking and maybe thats why I havent had much progress....

I feel like a thin person in side but when I see photos of me or video of me I see that I'm big on the outside?? All of our friends that my husband and I hang out with Are Thin and I Just realized that when were out I'm the fat on in the group??!! At times I do feel ackward because i'll catch a look at my self in a mirror and in my mind i'm fat so I hide myself behind things or I won't run across the parking lot @ walmart for fear someone will say o my look at the woman jiggle when she runs....I find my self limiting my walk,talk and stride to cover up how big I am??? I feel like I should be thin and Im not when I look in the mirror?? I dont feel that dobble chin untill I see it and I dont feel those rolls cause I dont see them unless Im naked???? Can any one side with me or is it just my weird way of thinking???

Am I the only one??:lapd:

Your body image of yourself was probably formed when you were thinner-- so your mental idea of yourself is that you are thinner than recent photos and seeing is telling you.

There is nothing wrong with that, and in fact-- its probably a sign of good self-esteem to 'not feel your rolls'!

For a long time I thought I looked like I did about ten years ago. I was aware that I kept getting a larger size in clothes-- but there is so much variation in sizes from one season to the next, that I would often chock up my size to 'the crazy fashion industry.'

Then I got a boyfriend who liked to take pictures of me... lots of them. Seeing his images of me FREAKED me out... because I didn't feel that fat. I thought... no it can be... he must have had the lens set to wide-angle... but then I showed the images to other people... and it was.

Now I have the opposite problem. I don't really have an idea of what I look like. I feel like I look like what I did on my vacation last year when I made a lot of pictures (I had already lost weight then). The good thing is that in a couple days I have another vacation coming up! It will be neat to see those pictures when I get back.

My image is from a long time ago, when I was chubby. And it's so hard to shed that image!

Thanks Oggie YOu put in perspective for me!! it's something how you gain weight slow and dont relize untill you look in the mirror?? so why dose society want to loose the weight fast if ya didnt put it on fast?? ANd Jess I understand and thats a yucky feeling but looking in the mirror should be a refresher not a let down . THank Guys for helpin out with that!!

I agree with you - sometimes I actually go along not thinking of myself as "fat" - until I catch a glimpse in a plate glass window walking down the street, and then it's like - ugh.

You know what I think would be an incredible invention for dieters? A computer program where you use a photo of yourself and it could virtually show you what you would look like if you lost weight, or what you would look like if you gained. Can you imagine the power of seeing your face and your true body but at your goal? What a way to empower yourself and help you to visualize.

Okay - that was off on a tangent, but the bottom line is I agree with you - it's so hard to see yourself one way or another - and that makes it hard to take things for what they are.

I agree with you - sometimes I actually go along not thinking of myself as "fat" - until I catch a glimpse in a plate glass window walking down the street, and then it's like - ugh.

You know what I think would be an incredible invention for dieters? A computer program where you use a photo of yourself and it could virtually show you what you would look like if you lost weight, or what you would look like if you gained. Can you imagine the power of seeing your face and your true body but at your goal? What a way to empower yourself and help you to visualize.

Okay - that was off on a tangent, but the bottom line is I agree with you - it's so hard to see yourself one way or another - and that makes it hard to take things for what they are.

They DO have something like that, but I forgot what the website was called.

O please please please find that website!!! that would be awsome!!!!!

Today I went to a fair and didnt get one funnal Cake or cotton candy!!! But I did eat past 7 and I at a chocolate bar and half of a sundayX-( o yeah and had 1 pop and Ice tea and water so that wasnt that bad but I need to stop that tomarrow is a new day so I'll try try again!!!!!!!!8-|

Nite everyone!!!! :)

www.myvirtualmodel.com (www.myvirtualmodel.com)

thats the computer one at least! id be interested in taking an actual picture of yourself and seeing what ID look like skinnier! But until i find that! Here ya go!

:)

www.myvirtualmodel.com (http://www.myvirtualmodel.com/)

thats the computer one at least! id be interested in taking an actual picture of yourself and seeing what ID look like skinnier! But until i find that! Here ya go!

:)

Thats a cool web site!!! I kept changing me from 200lbs to 125lbs to see the differance!! It motivated me to loose and I cant wait to see me in the mirroe @ 125lbs!!!!!!!
Thanks for the web site!!!! Everyone should try it its Cool!!!!!
www.myvirtualmodel.com (http://www.myvirtualmodel.com) :D

I was battling yesterday at the water Battle and My mom took Photos of me on her Dig. Camer and I previewed the photos and saw what Ididnt want to see!! my rolls under my wet shirt I looked horriable!! dont you hate when you get wet and your clothes stick to you!!! wow what a reality check I needed to see that to help me loose!! I have my mom send me the photo and I will post it as a reminder not to over eat!!! But ya know what I had fun anyway because its whats within that counts and my husband and daughter love me for that not the fat lol!!

O yeah I lost 1 pound so far !! water water water!!!!:1stprize:

that is a cool website! thanks!

I got my hair cut today hope it took some weight off lmao......:laugh:

WEll I have this weird way of thinking and maybe thats why I havent had much progress....

I feel like a thin person in side but when I see photos of me or video of me I see that I'm big on the outside?? All of our friends that my husband and I hang out with Are Thin and I Just realized that when were out I'm the fat on in the group??!! At times I do feel ackward because i'll catch a look at my self in a mirror and in my mind i'm fat so I hide myself behind things or I won't run across the parking lot @ walmart for fear someone will say o my look at the woman jiggle when she runs....I find my self limiting my walk,talk and stride to cover up how big I am??? I feel like I should be thin and Im not when I look in the mirror?? I dont feel that dobble chin untill I see it and I dont feel those rolls cause I dont see them unless Im naked???? Can any one side with me or is it just my weird way of thinking???

Am I the only one??:lapd:

Hun get some High Self Esteem... Because being the big one in group is never going to change. There is always going to be someone in a group or something that is big... I know looking at the old pictures of you is heartbreaking because you're so big now no offense but you're going to have to get past this stage you need to get into the recoveing stage and workout do some exercises.. Walk for 30 mins a day. Thats what I'm doing I weigh now 170lbs and I'm not happy about it either because I don't know how I got this way I use to wear size 6-7's and Now I'm a size 10-12!! Where did this come from! I guess I'm eating for emotional support because I don't feel that I have a boyfriend and I use that for comfort which I should start doing because I'm going to wiegh as much as my mom sooner or later and I can only think what people must think when they see me.. Oh look she's gained so much weight... I know that sounds like I have low self esteem but I don't I just like talking about it so I can tell myself that its true and that I"m not dreaming

Well Girl keep your head up :)

lol that websiste rocks! Its pretty funny. And wow "i" really do look better slimmer :laugh:

And i sometimes forget im overweight too, but i think of it as quite a good thing. Cos its when i am feeling self confident.. :)

I don't see how big I am until I start to hurt, knees and back. So I know how you feel about the skinny in you.

I got a hair cut and it gave me an up lift and help me feel better about myself so little things like that help you get motivated to fix the rest of your body!! I think if you go out and get your nails done and a new do it helps you feel refreshed and motivated!! " I love myself " I have to keep saying... so I do good for myself!!! I Love my daughter and so I do good for her so I need to do for myself also!! I cant wait to weigh in Tues. because Iv been doing well and if I loose even a pound I will be notivated to do more!!! cant wait!! Water today and Im mowing yards so I will get my work out!!!!:)


Yes I love that website!!!!!!!!! I keep going back lol!!!!!

I played with it, put my original weight on her, put my current weight on her, and then dropped off another 30 beyond that. Dang! That's a lot of work to look forward to! I think instead of the virtual model maybe I'll just paste my head on Drea De Mateo's body and hang that on my fridge! But I would probably look silly that skinny! I guess I need to work on my self perception more. Visualize myself as a thin person for life. But I've got time to work on that as I work on the physical part of it all.
We can do it. Just gotta keep motivated.

I lost 2 more lbs yay!!!!!!!!!!! I took off my first five lbs!!!! :D

OK this is what I came up with!!!!! now @ 195lbs and my goal @ 125lbs!! Cant wait!!!

glad everyones enjoying the site!! its a good motavator eh!! its crazy to think how much weight ur carrying around when u make the model take off 50 pounds! ITS CRAZY!!!

Gooood luck all on your goals :)

WannaB, congratulations on the 5 pounds! That's super! It will get a little easier as time goes on if we all stay motivated. I'm really glad I found all of you guys! It really does help!

I can't weigh myself on weekends because I stay in my jammies and do my housework all morning and then I shower. If it's not first thing in the morning in the suit God gave me, I ain't doing it! No way! Anyway, Tuesday is my official weigh in day. I should just stay off the darned thing all week!

But I'm wearing a pair of shorts that I could not even get button ends to meet back in June! So I'm seeing progress! Yay!

I have done the virtual model before. I enjoyed it.

:sweat: Well gals today I did great I drank prob. 2 gal. of water today because I was mowing lawns all day and trimming hedges yay my arms hurt lol but I feel great!!

I ate well and notice that i'm not eating as much as I used too!!!! my apatite went down yay!!!

BB I know what you mean I dont go near that scale if i even drank coffee!! I want to wait a week then I will weigh myself .... hope I make it that long Im just so excited to get on that scale because I know Im doing welll!!!!!! And CONGRATS on the shorts from last summer!! that feeling is great !!!! :cheer:
sunkissed Yes thanks for the site all my friends love it and I got my husband on there to try it to and he liked it lol!!

My mother - in - law called me and said what do you want from McDonalds??? I sighed and pounded my food in angerX-( .... Um well um GET ME THE CHICKEN SALAD PLEASE!!!!!!! Fffew that was close I almost gave into a bigmac after my long day of Mowing!! so she comes with my salad and I didnt ask for a drink because I have water at home and ya know what she did......brought me a rootbeer ahhhhhhhh so i did drank it but thats ok she was only being thoughtful.....My mother-in-law is the best shes soooo good to me .... I just need to tell her Im on a diet lol! I did good saying no to bigmac attack lol!!

:xahhhhhhh how sweet............I just looked over at the news and my husband,Madison, and the dogs all fell asleep on the floor infront of the TV lol I wish I had a camera lolI-)
well night guys and i'll pray for each and every one of you!!!!!
Mol

Mol,

At least the soda was a one time thing. And it is not like you are drink several 20 oz sodas a day, Next time say no soda or fries with the order.

Mol,At least the soda was a one time thing. And it is not like you are drink several 20 oz sodas a day, Next time say no soda or fries with the order.

YOur right...I used to drink nothing but rootbeer and now its nothing but water and it makes a differance in my energy!!!! :)

http://www.diettalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48647 you have to vist my other thread!! I asked a simple Question on there and you should see the Trouble it caused??!!!??! :laugh: Im not one to cause Trouble ...???8-|

If this link dont work try looking up me thread "body pin points"

Ok I feel great!!! I'v been drinking my water and it just makes me feel 20 lbs lighter!!!!

:)

WannaB, that is super!
One nice thing about that virtual model thing is I never really thought about it before but I have an Hourglass figure! Just more sand on the top and bottom! So I guess that means I have a body that'll stop a clock!Hee hee!
But the swim suit thing? Sorry, even if I weigh 130 I still don't think I'd wear a bikini at my age. :laugh:

BB you dont have to wear it out jut put it on around the house just so you feel good yourself and not worry what others think lol!! Thats what Im gona do!!! Im wearing that sucker to my moms pool when no ones home but me and my mom lol!!:laugh: My husband has already seen my disaster under my clothes already so next summer will nock him off is feet and say honey your 17 again lol (heres wishing)!!

Ok I found 2 cute suits on ebay but Im not going to pay out the wazoooo for it....Im watchen it now and have 2 days left on it but heres the photo of the one the other I couldnt copy and paste........

I'll bet you're gonna look really cute in it! It's a nice style!
And I'll bet your husband will enjoy it too!

The more I think about it, I want to hit the goal I have made by the holidays - at 2 pounds a week I should be able to meet that... But I think if I can maintain through November/December, I'm going to get back at it again in January and see just how close I can come to my B4 kids weight by the end of April. I'm actualy starting to picture myself as thin again. And it's a big motivator.

And I remember when I met my husband he was just a young, very sexy twig too! I hope he decides to join me on this weight loss journey and increase his life span too!

I'll bet you're gonna look really cute in it! It's a nice style!
And I'll bet your husband will enjoy it too!

The more I think about it, I want to hit the goal I have made by the holidays - at 2 pounds a week I should be able to meet that... But I think if I can maintain through November/December, I'm going to get back at it again in January and see just how close I can come to my B4 kids weight by the end of April. I'm actualy starting to picture myself as thin again. And it's a big motivator.

And I remember when I met my husband he was just a young, very sexy twig too! I hope he decides to join me on this weight loss journey and increase his life span too!
:hug:
You will make your goal!!! I just know it BB !!! You only have 19 lbs togo you can do it!! have you had any weight loss since 184 lbs and for got to change it in you stats??? Lets see ya loose one more lb this week!!!!! then its 18 to go!!!!!!!!!!!!! come you can do it I'm cheering for ya...togather well get you to your goal weight!!! 10 weeks thats it 10 weeks away from goal go for it work hard as you can for just 10 weeks and you'll be soooo happy that you did all that hard work for your goal!! Good luck and let me know when you loose that Pound and we'll cellebrate !!!!:cheer: hey see this little guy here the star?? thats what I will give you for that lb!!!!!!! :*

Well my goodness! Thanks for all that cheering!
I change my stats on Tuesdays because that's my weigh-in day. But I'm sure I'll be down at least a pound. Been working hard at it this week. lots of exercise! :ex: Keeping portions small.
I passed up Cottage Fries Thursday! They looked soooo good, but I didn't have any! Went out to lunch with co-workers and ordered a sensible lunch, nothing fried or greasy! Yay!

Good to go BB your ahead of the game and keep it that way!!!


Remeber I said I felt in my mind only that I was a skinny me but untill I looked in the mirror i saw the fat me???? well thinking now that Im a fat me I still wore them darn shorts that were too big for me!!! thats why they fell off lmao!!:laugh:

I'll try to post a photo of me in them shorts but I'll hold them up this time lmao!!

Girl, you crack me up!

It was soooooooo nice chatten with ya BB!!!! I had a nice time!!!! Hows it going @ work...any candy bars head your way again??? just think you'll be at goal while the gals from work R eating their Icecream lmao!!!!:laugh:

ok today I decided to eat breakfast!!!!! And I did!!!!!!!! yahooooooooo I made one of my mini goals I ate breakfast!!!!!!! :laugh:

You're doing good!
I think I'm actually gonna get that needle on the scale to point below 180 this next Tuesday! Yay! I hate that when you stand on the scale and half of your brain says "You're doing so good! You can do it!" and then the other half of your brain says "that scale is never gonna read below that whole number you're shooting for". Well, I'm showing that negative voice who's boss!!

And yes, it was a lot of fun chatting with you too! We'll have to do it again!
Tonight my husband is home, so I doubt I'll be able to get on his computer tonight. But some time this weekend maybe! You can let me know how the party goes! I wish you luck!

You right BB Kick that negative attitude in the butt!!! I can wait to see your results on Tues.... im weighing it Tues. too so lets pray!!Ill try to get on chat Sunday night because I have that party sat night and tonight Im cooking so good luck over the weekend!!!!:D

Sunday sounds good! Chat with you then! And good luck!
By the way, were those Sugar Free Jell-o shots you made up????? :) Sounds yummy!

yepper!! they R good can't wait till party time....i'll chat with you Sunday night have a great weekend!!!:cheers: :hug: :dn

well the party went great!! I was watching as I went and ate alot of Veggies and dip and only had 1 peice of cake sat. and then one sunday and When I ate food I'd take a serving and gave half to my daughter..but I think my down fall was all them mixed drinks w/ OJ .... after being 3 sheets to the wind (late night when Madison was asleep and shawn only had a few beers) I chowed down on nacho chips and salsa and some chex mix and vaggies....I hope I go enough activity in because I was running around mixing drinks for people and playing volly ball and cleaning up the next day and more volley ball....I weighted myself this mornning just to be nosey and I went up 2 lbs but I think its water weight..Ill drink my water and that will go away....I hope!!! any way I wont weigh myself untill friday and see whats up!! well BB how work trating you today?? any temptations...Gals going for icecream?? lol Be good and good things will be!!!!:D

Work is much lower stress today. My position is being eliminated by the end of the year due to downsizing, and they are slowly making the transition happen. So my work load is slowing and the stressful phone calls I normally get all day are being routed to the parent company instead. So my workload will be that of one person instead of two!!! That had a lot to do with my weight gain as well - the stress of knowing I'm going to lose a job I really love after 6 years of dedication. But I am turning that around as well. I've come a long way since this news was first given to me. It actually frees me to pursue other avenues where I won't be slapped with corporate decisions that aren't thought through. I realized that I was letting them win by eating my way out of a bad situation. It is their loss - not mine. I've started over from scratch before and I can do it again.
Plus when I finally find that new job, I'll be the Thin New Gal! Sooner or later, Brad Pitt is going to get my resume and then I can be his personal assistant! :D

BB Kuhr - Well my job is crazy at this time. With computer everything runs or everything breaks.

WanaBsexy - Remeber Margiritas have extra salt.

everything went great today untill evening of corse...what else...Im drinking water to flush the bad and breath in the good.........X-( Im ok .....really I am......I wish my husband would duct tape me to the chair in the evening so I dont eat a darn thing...i mean how hard is it.... really..... to say no...or to resist the temptaion to eat?? All I would have to do is turn away close my eyes... nose ....and mouth...NO MOLLY DONT EAT THAT ....how hard is it??? really??? Im so disapointed in myself ....Need to drink this water now...good night...hope you all had a better day than me!! :D

WanaBsexy -Have you tried pre-bagging a serving of an evening snack so you aren't in a grazzy searching mode. Also, put leftovers away as soon as you dish out the plates instead of waiting until after dinner.

LisaD yes I have my snack set up for tonight.... and Im doing very well so far today and Im cleaning house :sweat: ...what a work out....I ate a bigger lunch so at dinner Im not over eating!!! then Im having a snack befor dinner and one at 7:00 or 8pm then bed @ 11:00pm hopefully I need to keep my blood flowing all day!!! wish me luck!!!! o yeah and I ate breakfast today yay for me!!!:)

Good Job Molly!!!

The Duct Tape thing cracked me up because I'll bet if you asked him he'd smile ear to ear! :laugh: (naughty!!!)

Keep positive! And I'm glad you ate Breakfast!

My thoghts exactly!!!!:laugh: My gosh my husband and I will have been married 6 years this Sept.18th!! we have been togather a total o 10 years!! When we met I weighed 122lbs!! I was so out going and fun then because I was skinny and happy with myself....then when we fell in love.... over a matter of 5 years I gained 60lbs!! then I lost 40lbs of it and felt great and I was out going again...then well I finnaly got pregnant.... yay.... and I was at good pregnancy weight and I was doing really well I gained 30 lbs during that time and My Dr was happy....then after I had her I gained even more because I breast fed for 9 months .....didnt go anywhere .......and had more cravings after I had her than when I was pregnant...I had alot of trouble with depression for I had it befor I even got prgnant...so I weighed 222lbs ahhhhhhhhh I was the heavest I have ever been but after 2 and 1/2 years I finnaly lost 20 lbs and now Im trying hard to loose the rest...It's truly sad that my whole world revolves around my weight?!?! So here I am 8lbs down from my starting weight with Diettalk and 28lbs down from my after pregnancy weight....witch I dont count because I wasnt trying then Like Im trying now...its scary being heavey ...I lost my skinny me and i want her back lol!!


I'v got to get back to reorganizing the kitchen now befor the day is gone...I had to wait for Madison to go down for her nap...hope I finish the kitchen and living room by tonight!!!!:whip: :sigh:

Get Out!! Your anniversary is two days after mine! And it'll be 6 years for us!!! Except we've been together since 1989!!!! How's that for a long engagement? :laugh:
It wasn't until we started thinking about babies (or rather that he convinced me of it!) that we formally tied the knot!

Isn't it wild how much we have in common? :)

OMG...no wonder we help each other lmao!!:laugh:

Lmao!!!!

Ok today I saw a little bit of the skinny I used to be...I noticed that Im up beat and stronger and happier!!! make sence?? I put on a pair of jeans (since its starting to get chilly at nights) that were from last winter and I had to wear a belt with them!!!!!! yahooooooooo thats was the best feeling!!!!! BUT IM SO AFRAID TO STEP ON THE SCALE YET!!! I wana keep myself in check and I dont want to wait to long to weigh myself ahhhhhh so maybe I'll brave the scale tomarow morning!! wish me luck!!!!

well today I bought a baseball cap. To fit my small hair do. I usually wear braids and they are to thick for baseball caps. I guess I have to lose where I can and it starts in the hair it is still a start.

well today I bought a baseball cap. To fit my small hair do. I usually wear braids and they are to thick for baseball caps. I guess I have to lose where I can and it starts in the hair it is still a start.

Did you get your hair cut?? If you did thats sometimes better than a face lif because you feel new and ready to change the rest of you!!!:D

I did brave the scale today and Im down 1 lb!!!!!! yahooooooo that motivates me too drink more water and to walk tonight!!:laugh:

Molly, that is super!
I'm having a difficult day here at work so far. But then one of my favorite customers just called and asked me to give him the real scoop on my job situation. So I told him the whole story and he said "Well we could make room for you here if you're willing to relocate to Florida!" And he was serious!
So I called my Husband and asked him what he thinks about living in Florida. He said he'd have to think about it.

But it really brightened my day just to know someone out there believes in my abilities. Some days it's just hard to keep positive. That was just what I needed. :)

WOW FLORDIA aircondition city lol!!! hey thats great!!! Can your husband find a job as well there?? dose he work? will you be leaving family behind? sorry I ask alot of questions!!! hey if your free to go its probaly best to do it now befor your little one starts school.....decision ahhhhhh i hate dicisions!! lol good luck!!:D

See im a type of person that feels out of place anywhere but Pa. ....but heck girl if your up to a new place go for it!!!!!

Well, Hubby & I will need to sit down and really search our hearts. Especially since it would mean leaving family behind (and my 21 year old son!!!!).

I don't have to give them an answer right away. So I still have time to search locally for a new job too.

That and this place is right in the middle of Hurricane Territory! Don't know if I want to put my 4 year old in that kind of danger every year! Tornadoes we're used to. Hurricanes? I dunno!

But as I said, it is very flattering to have had the offer. This customer is one of my favorites. They're really good people. I needed to hear something like that today, so he called at the right time!

wow that is alot to think aout!! You needed that boost to let you know that you can find another job!!

How the eating today since your under stress??
stressed is desserts spelled backwards lol!!:laugh:

Actually I do pretty good most days. I bring what I'm going to eat from home and leave my coins at home so I can't eat from the snack machines (Those are where most of my weight came from!!! And it's all crap! Why did I put all that in my mouth? Not worth it! No more stress eating for me, no way!)

I also got a lead yesterday on a job locally, so I'm gonna shoot of a resume to them too. If I get it, super! If not, I think once college starts agin things will start opening up again. Besides, I've been wanting to sand and refinish my living room floor. So if I don't get a job right away, that is a big project to keep me busy.

It's just that they are entering the next phase in eliminating my job - looking at the tremendous list of what I do and trying to figure out who in what department ought to take over all this stuff. I'll be damned if I'm gonna train my replacement. I didn't make this poor decision. So that stresses me out and makes me pretty emotional sometimes. But I'll get through it. Better things are around the corner!

P.S. My boss is extremely supportive of me and what I am going through. So that really helps a lot too.

He can't save my job (he'll inherit half of it, lucky him!) but he can stop upper management from trying to include me in meetings about it and that really helps.

You only feel comfortable in PA? Well, one of my other very favorite customers lives there in Chambersberg. He is the sweetest guy! Got to meet him in person - such a darling. Maybe I ought to call him and ask if he's hiring! :laugh: No Hurricanes, no excessive heat, and lots of really nice people!

Expanding my options!

yes mam its a wonderful place I love it here..iv been to france and back and I kiss the ground when I come home!! lol


Well it dose get hot and humid but it dont last for days like flordia 24-7 lol
Now up north from me its always perfect weather...Califonia is always nice 70 in the shade and like 50 at night but toooo dry for me!!8-|

Yesterday I had to tighten my belt lol...my pants R loose!!! yahoooooooweeeeeeee

But I ate cake for breakfast....well then why dont you drink water and walk that puppy off...ok I will.....in the mean time fill your water back up its getting low...ok sound like a plan!!!:laugh:

You are doing great! Keep up the good work!

Well, Molly, here it is! The long awaited photo (I found my disk!)! This is a picture of me at age 21 weighing all of 135 pounds! My waist is SOOOOO slim!!!!
I want to be that way again! The baby is my 21 year old son! :)

Here's my favorite picture of my youngest son! he's about 2 on here. he's 4 now.... My Little Button! i love what the slide did to his baby fine hair!

My gosh BB you look great!!!

isnt it funny how your body changes over the years...I was 122lbs At 17...I wonder if my 27 year old body will let me get that small!!!

Your children Are ever so cute!! and I do love that hair....perfect photo!!!:laugh:

Well, in seeing the before and after pictures right here on this web site, we know we really can get back to that shape! It just takes time!
I tried on those size 14 dress pants this morning that I bought a few weeks ago. I got them on, got them zipped, but they are tight and accentuate every bulge. Sooooo they'll stay in the closet for a few more weeks! But I'll get there! And one day I can donate them back to the thrift store I got them from!!!! :laugh:

WOW at least you got them zipped!!! I tryed on size 16 jeans yesterday and I got them zipped and buttoned!!! My butt and my legs fit great...it's my belly that wants to burst out of them jeans...I wore them to the store and back and thought to myself ...dont ware them yet there too tight...so Ill try again another day!!!:laugh:


BB YOU R SO ON TRACK!!!! KEEP GOING!!!!!

Isn't it amazing? Before the diet we squish into pants because we just don't want to go out and buy the next size... and so we walk around in tight pants busting at the seams for MONTHS on END! And then once we're dieting, even though we can pack it into a smaller size, we just can't make ourselves do it because we feel fat all over again? What a mind game!

But still, Molly, we are making progress! And we're sticking with it! Together we can do it!

By the way... Next Tuesday is your day, Girl! You are going to make that ten pound marker! I just know it! :)

I agree BB 100%!!! My goal is to at least loose a pound by next Tuesday!!!:)

Im amazed!! I am actually up at 6am today?? must be because I'v been going to bed early!!


It feels good to get up and get my coffee and such befor madison romes the home...shes a darling...she know the routeen though..she gets her sippy of milk and turns on Noggin and waits untill I get breakfast ready and my coffee and leaving the dogs out......... routeens are great for little ones..it gives them stabillity!!!

Well Im drinking coffee right now and warming myself up for breakfast.....I was @ my moms yesterday and used her printer to print out 5x7 photos of my daughter and my neices...I love them kids...My neices R 9 and 6 ...they gave me lots of practice be for I was even thinking of my own!! ones on my side and the other is on my husbands side...I love them both very much...it's funny because my daughter will call me Aunt Molly somtimes because I always have them with me .....:laugh: ...... I have a new neice now....shes 14 (my brothers bride to be (her daughter) ) Shes welcomed in to our family and she even calls me aunt molly...I have a photo of them all.....
My side of the Family From top to Bottom.....Ashley (14).....Lindsey(9).....and Madison (2)...

........ Now my Neice on my husbands side...Brittani (6) she has a liver Disease called
Glycogen Storage Disease ...It's when the liver stores all the sugars and wont dispence them corretly..causes low blood sugar...so she has a Micky button ( a feeding tube that is in her belly) ( like an extra belly button) she gets hooked up to a feeding tube threw her belly at night to get continuous feeds threw the night...then durng the day she drinks 2 oz of tubey (cornstarch and baby formula in a seringe) every 3 hours...its a seringe you can put it in her belly..but she just drinks it from the seringe now thats shes older...Madi gets a Tuby too because she wants to be like her big cousin so I put milk in madison's lol any way here she is MAdison and her big cousin Brittani...........

They are all so cute! Wish I coulda had a girl. Me and my boys. Oh Well, I get to be the Queen Bee.

I really need to loose this weight!!!!!! I cant stand it any more!!! I was sitting on my porch enjoing the cool breeze and the sun...and it poped in my head what it would be like if I were at goal weight????....I could almost picture myself....I dreamed a little and then was brought back to reality (witch sucks when your haveing a wonderful daydream) and Got totaly discussded with myself!!! i hate this fat feeling and I can't wait to get rid of it!!!! its almost as if my paticents R running out and Im not even @ my 10lb mark yet????? Sooooo I think if I start walking in the evenings I'll feel like Im doing somthing about it!!! I have to mix it up a little so I don't get board of dieting!!!!:(

Hang in there, Molly! It didn't happen over night, won't go away over night. But the fact is you are DOING SOMETHING about it! It is easy to get discouraged. I still have a hard time imagining myself as a thin person. But maybe once I get there I will. And then again maybe not being able to picture myself as thin will keep me humble when I am!

But yes, the best thing is to keep moving! Keep drinking that water! And never ever give up! You are beautiful and you deserve this for yourself! You can do it! :)

I really need to loose this weight!!!!!! I cant stand it any more!!! I was sitting on my porch enjoing the cool breeze and the sun...and it poped in my head what it would be like if I were at goal weight????....I could almost picture myself....I dreamed a little and then was brought back to reality (witch sucks when your haveing a wonderful daydream) and Got totaly discussded with myself!!! i hate this fat feeling and I can't wait to get rid of it!!!! its almost as if my paticents R running out and Im not even @ my 10lb mark yet????? Sooooo I think if I start walking in the evenings I'll feel like Im doing somthing about it!!! I have to mix it up a little so I don't get board of dieting!!!!:(

i feel you today. The shirt ( size 20) that I used as a jacket now fits like a shirt again. Which means I am totally at 245 again even without getting on the scale.

Hey! I thought we wanted to be positive about this journey!
No, it is not an easy journey, but we're tough, aren't we? We have determination to keep at it don't we?
We're in this together and we can do this!

It's fine to wish it could happen over night. And it's fine to visualize the goal. But don't beat yourself up in the real world. We only get one body and it is with us forever. We are all learning how to take good care of our bodies. We have to love ourselves as we are on this journey too!

You've gotta hold on to all that progress you're making!
Lisa, you walked for over an hour the other night. That's going to have a positive effect on your body! Every positive step we take is adding up. We're going to get there! It just takes time and commitment. We can do this!

Thanks BB!!! your suck a good pep talker!!!....I drank water all day and I plan on drinking more tomarrow and the next!! I'll never give up!! I get down somtimes (self Pitty more like it) but Im always tring to find a way!! a way to a better life...a better way...

THank bb your great!!!

LisaD hey just because you fit that size 20 dont mean thats what you weigh....we gain in differant places each time...Also a shirt dose shink an average of 2 in after washing it over time!!! look its not a size you dont have in your closet...you dont need to go out and buy bigger....your walking now and that shirt will be nothing but a rag to wipe your face after walking.....drink water....start with that....you'll loose so much water weight with drinking water and walking try it for at least 2 days it will change you!!! I know you get days like I had today but the next day is always better!!! stick in there:)

I tried on those jeans again this morning! Still can't get the buttons to meet, but they are getting closer! Maybe 2 or 3 more weeks.
the jeans I do have on are getting to be like hip huggers now! Real loose!
Woo Hoo! :dn
Exercise is paying off!
I think I shook that plateau!

bb guess what!!! I found a photo of me when I was 122lbs!!!!!! I need to scan it and post it......I want the little girl back...I want to feel energy again....I felt so vibrant then!!!:D

Went clothes shopping. I refused to by a lot. I know I will lose weight. I want to lose 20 lbs for Christmas so I knew what I bought yesterday would not fit. So I bought one pair of pedal pushers for $6.77 and a cardigian to revatilize the existing wadrobe.

At this point my weight is affecting my career. I am hesitant to go get a better job because I can't fit into my suits and I can't afford any more.

I am doing well. Got weighed and measured at Curves in Saturday. Lost .4lbs since there last weigh in. And lost 2.6lbs since I lasted weighed myself. I got my first report from dietwatch.com and it was helpful.

LisaD...Way to go!! congrats on the 4 lbs lost!!!!!!!!!!

:cheer: :cheers:

That was a 0.4lbs not 4lbs. 4 lbs at one time has never been my lot in life.

4lbs or 0.4 lbs is still a loss!!! keep going!!:laugh:

Molly, that's great about the picture! Can't wait to see it!

Lisa, I know exactly what you mean! That was one of my deciding factors in starting this diet. I was so tired of going to job interviews and not feeling my best at them because all my clothes were just too tight! And then I'd see the other candidates, all thin and cute and young and I'd know I wouldn't get the job. It sucks! But we're doing something about it! Now if only the perfect job opening would show up! It's amazing what businesses are trying to get away with paying these days. I don't want to start over from scratch. I'm not that humble yet.

I went to the wedding shower sunday and Got pics taken with my sis (to be)....I saw them and didnt realize how big I was...I dont feel that big I dont act that big......they say somtimes if you act skinny then youll burn more fat...I hope so cause I neeeeeed it!!!!:laugh:

Molly, I know what you mean about pictures.
I feel much thinner than I am. I know I still have a ways to go (more tan 8 pounds, I can assure you that! But i'm gonna do this until mid November, and then I'm gonna maintain through the holidays.
Then I'm getting back at it to see how much I can lose by the end of March.
Hopefully it will be a significant amount.

I am really enjoying going through my closets, though. I have a heaping clothes basket of stuff I will never wear again. I add more to that basket every week. But I have very few autumn clothes right now.

Avon has some really cute clogs right now. I promised myself when I lose 25 pounds I can buy them as a special reward. Got that page pinned up at work to stay motivated. They better still have my size in a couple of weeks!

I think we all feel like that sometimes.

It's like this, we go up to a mirror, do a little twirl, look up and down at our reflection and say, "hey I don't look all that bad!" (suck in the stomach, keep the chin up, wink a couple of times, and think "oooh hot stuff!" The next instant you're looking at a photo just snapped with a digital camera (instant photos - blessing or curse?) and you think to yourself, ugh, my face looks fat, look at that little pooch, and my eyes are half closed. Oh my gosh I look horrible! :O

And it's so true, we are our own worst critics! Thank goodness it's not really not as bad as we perceive it. If you feel the clothes getting looser and the scale looks to be in your favor then that's what matters. :up:

Well I was watching the Tyra Banks show last night and she had people with distorted body images on. She had them draw a picture of themseleves and then talk about why they picked that description. The one girl was 5'7" 110 lbs and thought she was fat because her mother who was about 5'7" and 130 lbs thought she was fat.

I believe seeing the skinny person inside and then change the outside to meet that inner reflection is easier then trying to fix a precieved inner uglyness that no one else can see.

It's hard to shake the feeling of "ugly and fat" when you've told this at such an impressionable age. Such a tragedy.

Yes, it is sad. But we can either believe it and leat it defeat us, or we can move forward and take it for what it really is - just someone's opinion - and how many opinions are always right on the mark? Definately not all.

I was always told I look just like my Aunt Judy. And that would terrify me because I have always thought she was a less than handsome woman!
Nowadays, If I look in the mirror first thing in the morning, I and say "Dad! When did you grow your hair long?" Eek!

But I don't think anyone ever said that to make me feel bad. It was just an observation. An opinion that I heard at every family reunion.

Well, I'll get over it. Frankly I think I look just like ME!:)

I miss YOU!!!!!!! Im so sorry I havnt been on!!!!!! Im Getting back into it!!! I have tooooo....I was thinking today Boy do I miss my DIETTALK FRIENDS!!!!! Im In the mood to loose and get back on track......Im so glad I have You as a DIet Buddy...makes me feel good to get on here and Chat with you!!!:) I need to get back into drinking my water again.......and stop my Midnight eating....I havnt weighed myself ...Im afraid too lol!!! But I have to so I know where I stand.....hope its not bad!!!!!! Find a house yet??? WISH YOU LUCK GIRL!!!!!
Love you all!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

Hey, Molly! Miss you too!
No, haven't found a house yet, but all smoke detectors have new batteries and carbon monoxide detector is in place.
I do still want to move.
We have our eye on a house we want to buy but it is not actually on the market. Trying to find the owner to make an offer. We figure the owner probably passed away and it reverted to his daughter but we haven't found her phone number, just an address for her in another city. So we need to contact her. Someone has been maintaining the place but it has been empty for some time. The house is a fixer upper, but the yard is just amazing!!!! In the country with lots of big old trees and a huge out building I could do my furniture refinishing in.

Not much out there as far as rentals go. We have a lot of stuff so we need a big place and all I've seen so far are little places. But I'm still searching.

Really glad to see you back again! One step at a time and you'll get there!

Im back for good.......I have been soooooo bussy with the wedding that I'v been eating poorly!!! My New motivatin is to loose all my weight by next october.......have too because My husband and I want another little one!!!!!!!

The wedding is over with and I had a wonderfull time...My brother is soooo happy with his wife and so R we.......I am pumped because its like a new beginning for the whole family!!!:D

So count on seeing me here every day!!!!

Welcome back!
We're always happy to have you here!
And I know you can do it!

Thanks BB!! Im not doing so well...My mind hasnt been on my diet lately....I hate these rutts!!! My days have been filled with helping my mom and dad move into my Grandma's house ( she gave it to them because she in a nursing home poor soul) so i dont eat alll day untill dinner ( i feed my daughter of corse!! but not myself) Have you ever had that problem??? I'v been on a coffee kick lately too...no rootbeer...but coffee....trading one bad habit for another lol!!8-|

I've been drinking way too much coffee lately myself. Have finally dug out the tea! Brought some to work.

Most of that is now that I'm down to 8 weeks left at my job, I'm not sleeping well. I wake up at 4 AM and think "OH MY GOD! What am I going to DO!!!????" And then I think of all my other worries, And since I can't get back to sleep, I get up and start the coffee pot. Then half way through the day I'm dying for a nap! Coffee instead!

But I'll Get through it.

On the Up side - We finally had an electrician come today!!!!!! Half of that breaker was CRACKED! See? I'm NOT crazy! Just had to keep pushing hubby telling him it's gotta be fixed by end of month or I'm moving with or without you! So he leaned harder on the landlord about it. Now it is done! Sure took long enough!!!!

Well! Enough griping!

Just glad to see you popping back in here again, Molly! Stay motivated! That's half the battle!

Caffeine is such a bane to my lifestyle plan. I've finally cut out the evening caffeine and am down to 1 bottle of diet coke per day at lunchtime. I find that I'm near passing out by 10:30p.m. these days. My typical day schedule used to be 6:30 a.m. to 12:00 or 12:30 a.m. Now I'm fighting Mr. Sandman much earlier. Whelp, I guess it's all for the best since the experts say a factor to the success of weightloss is getting enough sleep. Like clockwork, come 10:30 p.m., I've never been more tired in my life!

Yosh, I know what you mean! Caffiene has always been a crutch of mine and I refuse to give that up. Especially my Saturday mornings when everybody else sleeps in and I have my Carmel Truffle Favored Coffee. Mess up that routine and you've ruined my weekend!

Switching to Green Tea during he day has really helped a lot, though. Very soothing and still flavorful. I'm on my fourth cup already! Yum!