m4k2004 - Member

m4k2004

Joined September 2010

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Start Weight

213.0 lb

Lost so far: 5.0 lb

Current Weight

208.0 lb
Performance: gaining 1.3 lb a week

Goal Weight

130.0 lb

Still to go: 78.0 lb

Okay, been on here almost a month and just now deciding to fill this part out. And that is because I never know what to say about myself. But here goes!

My real name is Mary Ann....some of you know my last name...and that is fine. Some don't and that's ok too. I am here to lose weight, get support and give support....nothing more, nothing less.

I am 29...and hanging on to that until Dec. 9, 2010 when I turn that big 30! YUCK! I have four kids of my own, am a stay at home mom. My hobbies include eating bon bons and watching Days of our lives. The bon bon part was a joke but I do love TV. I am a huge facebook addict, love to text and play word games .

The one thing I want to be able to do more of is actually get down, dirty, and playing with my two youngest kids! I also don't want to be an embarassment to my gorgeous 16 year old step daughter. My kids and my fiance are my life.

If anything in this world irks me, it's the people that encourage the anorexics on this site to lose more weight. Every time I see WTG on a journal of someone that is 5'7" and less than 100 pounds I want to grab that person and beat them and ask them if they TRULY understand what the original poster is doing to themselves. Just like being overweight calls for a lifestyle change or serious health problems....being underweight has problems too.

Anyway all that is off my chest. I am pretty much always online...if you ever need a friend, inbox me....I know what it's like to be sitting here looking at a bag of chips and wishing I had someone I could call and just talk myself out of it. You are loved, remember that!

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Biggest Loser - New Year Resolution 2011 Kickoff!

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SEX...150 calories burned in just 30 min...oh yeah
I have been telling my fiancee that this type of workout would really help me reach my goals sooner LOL!

posted 09 Oct 2010, 11:57

newbie here
You really are not alone! This is the perfect place to be! I did take Alli and got great results ...even though I did not change a thing I ate. I lost ten pounds but I got tired of the "oil slicks" if you catch my drift. I can attest that Alli will and can work but will only be able to fit into your lifestyle (without all the embarassing gas and "orange oil slicks" Wink

if you also work on a healthy diet. I also have problems with willpower. This time I started, I got off the Alli, yes I do take Zantrex 3 BUT only on days when I have no energy. I do not take it all the time as I do not want to lose weight just through a pill.....eating right is hard but it can be done. Talk about will power? My fiance bought reese cups Sunday night. It is now Tuesday and I haven't touched one of them. Great willpower? NOt really....I made him hide them! Thing is, you do have more will power than you even know when you are truly motivated and see what you are doing to yourself. Something I did is take a current picture of myself and post it. DO NOT TAKE IT DOWN EITHER! That way you and others have to see in vivid color just where you are. It embarassed me enough to get me on the right track. Additionally, I do mess up and all, but I am human and so are you. Messing up doesn't mean you give up, it means you restructure if necessary, rebuild your plan, and rejevunate yourself and your motivation! I've lost close to 8 pounds now! (Pay no attention to the ticker below, I changed diet plans and it recalculated my starting weight!) Good luck to you and if you would like a buddy, send me a buddy request, I try to read journals and offer what I can as often as possible. I know the feeling of isolation...not only because of my weight but because I seriously stay at home with no company other than 2 kids under the age of 5!

posted 05 Oct 2010, 09:19

I need to know.
Just to clarify I was not pointing my rant or aggravation at those that have eating disorders. Like someone else stated, I'm overweight and I know I have a problem with eating.....but to encourage me to eat more is wrong right?

My issue is with those that offer advice on how to lose more weight to people struggling with eating disorders like anorexia. What I may or may not say may have no effect but then again it may have a major effect on someone's choices as well.

I am just pretty much frustrated with seeing it...I realize I can't stop it but that I felt the need to say what I said for my own peace of mind.

As far as the calories go...I don't care what anyone says...eating less than 1200 calories a day (for women) is unhealthy at ANY weight. Calories help provide energy.

I also realize that people will try to lose weight, even those of us that actually do need to lose weight, in unhealthy manners. I try not to judge because before coming on here I did it many times. My only point is, as a community of "supporters", I just don't think it's ok to support those unhealthy habits. And once again, I know I can't change that....I simply needed to get it off my chest!

posted 05 Oct 2010, 05:39

Junk Foods You Used to Love but Now Can't Stand
Im still pretty fresh in but already I can't eat processed fish anymore. I have been eating fresh fresh (salmon, talapia, etc.) ....I used to love to make myself a quick lunch (since I stay at home, it was just easier) of either fish sticks of the fish fillet breaded patties that come in a box. I can't stand them anymore!

posted 04 Oct 2010, 21:05

I need to know.
Okay so I have been trolling the site, reading journals, trying to offer advice and support for about a month now. The one thing I do not understand is how anyone can encourage UNHEALTHY behavior. Just like eating too much is unhealthy, so is eating too little.

But my main irk and question is what in the heck are some of you thinking when you actually offer someone that is obviously UNDERWEIGHT advice on how to lose more weight. And I don't mean someone that's 5'3" and 120 pounds. I am talking 5'7" and weighing 100 pounds. How can seriously encourage them to lose more weight? Do you not have a conscious? I realize it isn't YOUR life but it is a life that matters.

Okay, maybe I am being judgmental tonight but I am disgusted...not with people that suffer with anorexia because it is a SICKNESS that has to be dealt with...but it isn't going to help them if others encourage them to continue doing it.

Rant over, sorry for posting it but I know I wouldn't be happy until I did. It's been on my mind a lot lately.

And if anyone does happen to read this that has this problem please get help, please do not starve yourself. It is not beautiful and it won't make you feel good.

posted 04 Oct 2010, 20:27

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