The Short Fat Chicks Buddy Group! Daily Check-in

[Deanna75]

Well I will start. I PM'd TLC last night and told her I was not going to weigh myself until Sunday, Ha! That lasted long, I woke up this morning and weighed myself.... 178! I am scale obsessed and need to work on that. Not bad, but I am sure most of it is water weight because I am still not seeing much change in my clothes.
Okay I am going to make a confesion right now...
I am bad at remembering names of who wrote what post, so please forgive me! I may just make quotes from posts and if it is your post please forgive that I can't remember your name!! LOL!
Someone in our other post mentioned already being in a 12 even though she is like 180, isn't that weird how are bodies all can carry the weight so differently that we would be close to the same height and weight but be in different sizes?
Right now most of my weight is in my belly, but I just had a baby 15 weeks ago and he was BIG!! He was born 5 weeks early and was still 8lbs at birth and 20 1/2" long!!! LOL I was huge and he really stretched my belly out bad. My thighs got a bit heavy with the pregnancy too but I never found those too hard to get back into shape. The place I hate most is my jiggly arms. I stick my arms out and shake them and they keep jiggling into next week!!! LOL!!!
So how is everyone today?? I will try to post everyday, but I may not make it, I also have 9 and 8 yr old boys and a 3 year old boy along with my 15 week old boy (yes 4 boys, no girls, and honestly its cool, I come from a family of boys, got 3 little brothers, no sisters, and too many boy cousins and uncles to count!! )Well anyway I am involved with the kids school (PTO) and that sometimes keeps me busy alot, but I will try to get at least a HI I am still here in once a day!!!! Good eating and excercising to us all today!!!!!!!! (next time I won't make the post so long!!! LOL! )

[TinyTot]

Hi Deanna,

I am one of the short, fat girls. As for now, I might be the shortest 4'10", which they actually said was 4' and 9 3/4". Would have really hurt them to say 4' 10"? Apparently I need every inch, excuse, 1/4 inch I can get.

I just start 1/2 of the 37.5mg Phen yesterday. I decided to weigh myself this morning. No change, which is expected. For about 2 1/2 weeks I have been eating much better and last week I started to count calories. So, I do feel like my clothes are not tightly hugging every curve anymore, but I haven't actually lost any weight.

I was just in Chicago in October. I was actually born there. My grandmother turned 90, so my husband and I made the trip up there. We liked it, of course it wasn't snowing. If it had I probably would have had to run back to Texas.

Well, I will try to post here as often as I can.

[redneckgrl]

Hey Guys,

It was me who is 180 and in a 12. I've always held my weight differently. I do have a lot of muscle mass though. Not that it can be seen at the moment. I had a baby 8mths ago. My 5th pregnancy and 3rd birth. We lost 2 trying to have him. When I was a size 5-6 I weighed 140, go figure huh? I'm not as much on the weight as the clothes. There are a pair of pants that I know I looked, Past Tense, good in. When they look good again, I know I'm where I wanna be. Tiny, I had asked in the other post if your were a transplant to texas or a native but you already anwered that!! I AM ORDERING MY PHEN TODAY YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Sorry a little excited here. I don't care what the side effects my be, it's all worth it. Well gotta run now but talk to ya'll soon.
Cara

[redhogue]

Hi guys! I just waqnted to report that I weighed today I was kinda like you deanna75, I said I'm not going to weigh today but then when I got out of the shower I said what the hay, i am kinda obessed with the scales too. But the good news is I was down to 181 I did a jump in the air and my daughter said "mommy how did you do that?" I am so excited. oh yeah can anybody teel me how you change your ticker? Red

[TinyTot]

Cara,

I pretty much consider myself a Texas native since I've lived here since I was 10mos old. I don't know anything about Chicago, that's why it was fun for my husband and me to visit. It was pretty much like going somewhere I have never been before.

All,

I only took 1/2 of the pill yesterday(my first day) because I was wanted to ease myself onto the Phen, but towards 3:00-4:00 I was starting to lose energy and I actually got tired, but then again it was only 1/2. I did have a little trouble sleeping last night. I was able to fall asleep with no problem, but I woke up multiple times then, of course, I finally fell into a deep sleep at 3am and my alarm goes off at 5am. So, I think I will be getting some Tylenol PM.

I've had a very slight headache since yesterday, which pretty much started when I felt like the Phen was wearing off. I haven't taken anything for it, probably should.

How's everyone else doing?

[Jacka]

I'M SHORT!!! I'm 5ft.1in. and i'm fat (162)

[hotmom2b]

I am 5' and fat! I need the motivation and support of this group badly. I lost like 4 lbs my first week of phen and 3 or so the second but none since. I am on day 38. I eat great all day then screw up with supper any ideas?
homemomof_3 on yahoo
hotmomof_3@msn.com

[redneckgrl]

I think since we all want to get to around 130lbs we need to have some sort of 130 celebration. Don't know what, I'm not to creative about things like that. My son wanted a blue birthday cake once so I went and bought all the blue food coloring I could find and a white cake mix(I cannot bake for ****) and proceeded to die his cake blue, along with my counters, my hair, my clothes and everything else within a 10 ft radius.It was something else, like a remake of the smurf village, lol. Anyway guess I got off subject. Typical of me!!
Anyone that is short and fat belongs here and we will support each other and celebrate our victories.

Love Cara

[nina_in408]

Hey guys, the 130 party sound good. I am 185 and i also wear a size 12. I am almost 5'4. i am trying to get to 130-140. Its seems like it cant come fast enough. Today i completed my first month taking phen. I lost about 12 lbs. Yet i look at other peoples post and see people lose much more then that there first month. I am interested to see my results after the 2nd month. There seems to be alot of happy people around here

[Deanna75]

So what is everyones plan??? What are we each doing daily to try to lose our weight??

I am eating about 1300-1600 calories a day, and I read here that 1 lb is 3500 calories, and when I workout on the circuit at the gym I burn about 800 calories in a half hour. So I figure if I can get to the gym and do that workout at least 5 days a week I should at least lose 1 lb a week. So my main goal right now is to actually get the gym that many times.

So what are the rest of you doing??

[hotmom2b]

PARTY!!! I am all for that! Maybe that will help me meet my goal. I am really doing lousey with my discipline on eating esp in the evenings! Help me out girls

[hotmom2b]

Hey girls, I need help support.I am not losing. I started Pilates and I have been doing alot of outside yardwork..like yesterday I was raking and planting and lots of other stuff for 7 hours! Today I got up and was getting ready to work outside and a pair of pants that fit last week wouldnt go over my hips. I am really getting frustrated. I havent been to the Dr since my 184 weigh in, the others are from my moms scales wich I dont think are right. I go back to my doc on the 23, but I am wondering if I need to go do a weigh in before that. Anywho...I am rambling just looking for suggestions.

[Deanna75]

Ugggh, I woke up this morning in such a slump!!! Just to wake up and look at myself as big as I am is just too much sometimes. I can't wait for the day I wake up and can look and say "yes, that is what I wanted to look like, I finally made it." Sometimes it just feels like it is never going to happen. I really need to get to the gym today. For some reason I always feel better after working out. It feels like I am actually doing something instead of just sitting around complaining of how I would like to be slim again.

Hotmom, sorry wish I had some ideas, but I am in the same boat, I did everything right this weekend even worked out on Saturday and I gained half a pound. I could understand not losing, but gaining half a pound????? This just kills me!!

[redneckgrl]

Hey Guys!!!

Deana and Hotmom ya'll both need to remember that by working out like ya'll are (yeah!!!) you are gaining muscle mass and muscle weighs more than fat. I have a friend who works out like crazy ( i hate her, lol) and is now in a size 4 but weighs 150lbs. Building muscle mass is good though because after you get to your goal weight that muscle helps you to better burn the calories and fat from your food. That is why I do not really have an exact weight for a goal. At 180lbs I am in a comfortable 12. When I was 140lbs I wore a 6. I have alot of muscle mass (under all this fat somewhere lol) and so my weight is always going to be more than it says on that stupid chart some people go by. Don't get discouraged you are both doing great by changing your lifestyle and exercising. That is exactly what I am trying to do. I should have my Phen tommorrow and then my journey begins.

Love Cara

[chambermaid]

Can I join this group too?! Way short..way fat...lol. And yes, I too would like to hit that 130-140 range. I started 2 weeks ago and have lost about 9 lbs. I notice people losing 9 lbs in like the first week and I kind of get discouraged. I swear I did so good this weekend and woke up today and had gained a pound and a half...GRRRRR. My old doctor (she's about 110 lbs) didn't believe me when I said I could go up or down by 5 lbs a day, so one week I went into the clinic EVERY morning to weigh in...she finally believed me. Bodies are so weird, aren't they? lol I swear mine holds onto fat like its afraid its never gonna see it again and there might be a shortage someday!! lol

[redneckgrl]

I know what you mean Chamber, and yes your can join this group all who are short and fat are welcome, lololol. I'm from Texas and 5'2 and 180. Awful isn't it, lol. I hope you'll check in with us everyday and let us know how your doing. Feel free to pm me also.

Cara

[chambermaid]

Thanks! I'd love to hang out with you guys. This is just such a long road and its always nice to have someone to travel with. I don't want much...I just want to have Janet Jackson's abs by this summer...is that asking too much?? LOL Pffft...I'd be lucky to have RANDY Jackson's abs by this summer at the rate I'm going! lol

[nina_in408]

Hey Girls, we can do it!!! hotmom2b, i know what you mean about getting hungry at night, same thing has been happening to me. I find myself eating cereal about 1 hour after i just ate dinner...ahhhhh. I am now trying to eat more during the day so i am not as hungry in the evenings.

[redneckgrl]

Hey Ladies!!!

Guess what?? I am still waiting on my (*&*&^(*&^& (*&(*&(*&^^%*&(* PILLS!!!!!! I guess it's taking a little longer than I anticipated. Hey chamber, don't feel bad I'd like to have Jane Jackson anything by this summer, lol. Well today is my wedding anniversary!!!! Being that my husband is a cop I either get to spend it alone with the kids or I can go ride with him on patrol for a few hours. I guess I'll go ride with him, it usually is fun and always interesting. At least I'll get to spend some time with him. I read somewhere that an apple is a natural appetite suppressant ya'll may wanna try munchin on one of those with dinner or right after. Good Luck and Lotsa Love

Cara

[redhogue]

Hi guys haven't talked to you in a while. Just an update that I started my phen yesterday. I will do these first two days 1/2 and wed. start with the full 37.5. I have done my exercising and my water but i did eat a half of a cookie today but i will work harder in the gym.When is our weigh in day or do we have one?

[redneckgrl]

Hey red,

I don't know that we've established a weigh in yet. I guess I need to buy a scale if we do, lol. Good luck on the phen. I still haven't gotten mine yet. Hopefully tommorrow.

Cara

[Cloud]

Hey!
I just found this thread and saw it was for "short fat chicks" and thought, hey! Thats me! I'm 5'2" or maybe I'm only 5'1" so I think I qualify for this. I weighed myself this morning at 140 which is weird coz yesterday I was back up from 140 to 143 and I ate what I thought was too many calories yesterday. Go figure!
The kids and I had a little camp fire in the backyard because they have been begging me to roast marshmallows and hot dogs for weeks. But I was leary of it because I love cooked hotdogs over a fire and I love roasted marshmallows! Girls, I ate 2 hotdogs and about 6 marshmallows. I thought, well, I blew it but I weighed 140 this morning thinking I'd maybe weigh 145 or something. I ate one of the dogs on a wheat bun but I was thinking maybe that was like eating a cheeseburger and thinking it's ok coz I'm having a diet coke with it....makes no sense right???

[Deanna75]

Hi guys!! I am in a better mood today, I went an worked out yesturday and felt a little better afterwards. Woke up today and the half pound was gone, so maybe it was some kind of water weight or something. I don't care as long as it is gone gone gone!!
We haven't really made a weigh in day, I kinda weigh myself every morning (I have an obsession about weighing myself) What day would everyone want to do it???
Welcome to everyone that joined our buddy group recently. Its nice to have the company.

[redneckgrl]

I think Fridays would be good. That way we have the motivation we need to make it through the weekend. I guess I'm gonna have to go buy a scale, dangit!!! I think everyone should post their weigh in on Friday mornings. That's just an idea though. Anyone got a better idea???

[Cloud]

I think Friday is a good idea. The weekend is hard for me too because of the temptations are there more on the weekends. Like after church on Sunday, everyones going out to eat and such, mainly at this really good mexican place that I love(d)! Or in my case I might need to weigh on Fridays AND Mondays! jk

[ March 15, 2005, 04:15 PM: Message edited by: Cloud ]

[chambermaid]

Happy Anniversary Cara!!

Fridays work for me too!

Cloud? 140?? I would KILL to be 140! lol I would soooooo be happy right now. I'd be doing the happy dance! lol

Have you guys tried the Crystal Light "on the go" stuff? I've tried the other flavors, but I bought lemonade last night. Ok, I have one word for it. Ick. I mean, its definitely lemonad"y", but I think the phen's doing something to my tastebuds because it tastes REALLY bad to me...lol.

[redhogue]

Hey Girls,

Fridays work great this way I can work hard after all the weekend mishaps! I Anticipate a wonderful weight loss for all this week!

I think we can inspire and motivate each other so much.

[Deanna75]

Fridays are fine for me too. I agree with the motivation for the weekend!!!
Redhogue youre going to Cancun in three months? I loved it there, I had soo much fun, you will have to take pictures and post them for us!!!

[redneckgrl]

Hey ladies,

Well I guess it's Friday then. I'll go buy a scale today, uck!!! Well my loving husband totally surprised me last night. I thought that he was going to be working and I would just ride with him on patrol,right? Well I call him on my way home and tell him I'm gonna run in the house and change and I'll meet him at the Police Dept. He says o.k. just call me when you leave so I can come out of briefing and meet you. I called from inside the house as I was leaving and he said o.k. I'll meet you outside by my patrol car. So, I walk outside to get in my car and my daughter is standing there cause I sent her out to the car to get something and I look up to see who she's talking to and It's my husband. I'm kinda slow on the uptake sometimes so it took a minute to register that he was there and not in uniform. I still didn't quite get it till he walks up to me with roses and says I love you baby, get in the truck. I start crying like a blubbering idiot and get in the truck. He had the whole night planned!!!!! We went to a romantic dinner and then dancing and then HOME!!!! Get what I mean by HOME??? lol. Anyway we have been together 4yrs and I never thought he was the kind of man to do something like that. Guess it goes to show you really never know someone completley. Well, I know this wasn't about weight loss but I have been so excited to tell someone and ya'll are my first victims, lol. Talk to ya'll later

Love Cara

[Cloud]

Hello everyone! I ate one wheat bagel this morning and I drank 8 oz water after my one cup of coffee.

Chambermaid....you will do it. I was at 156 about 3 wks ago, I lost that pretty quick but now I'm slowing down. But also I am small boned so I don't hide the weight well at all!!

[Deanna75]

Wow, Cara, that is awesome!!!!! He sounds really sweet. You are very lucky. My hubby tries to do stuff like that too, although I always wind up finding out about it before hand, (so I act surprised for him!!) Glad you had a nice anniversary.
Chambermaid, I agree I think the phen has done something to my taste buds too, nothing seems to taste the same!

[chambermaid]

Awwwww Cara...how sweet is that??!! What a cool thing to do! For my birthday in December, my husband surprised me by handing me a deposit slip...I thought, "what the heck??" I looked at it and realized I had a LOT more money in my account than I should. Then he said, "Go get your tummy tuck scheduled" I went and paid for it as soon as I could cuz I knew that if I held on to that money I'd spend it on something stupid...like bills! lol I scheduled it for June, but paid for it last December..lol.

[redhogue]

Deanna75 I will definitely post pictures if I can learn how to by then lol! Glad to hear it is fun but what else would I expect.

Redneck that was so sweet what your husband did hopefully one day I will find a man like that.

Stay motivated all!!! I'm trying

[hotmom2b]

Nina, dont even say the word cereal, it is a terrible weakness of mine. Especially kids cereal. I can eat a box at a time! This week I have done terribley and I will find out just how bad when I go to the Doc on the 23rd. This week and weekend is a big time in our small town, carnival and festival and such...funnel cakes mmmmm. No willpower!
Fridays will be fine with me when I get some scales, it may be next week before my first weigh in.

[redneckgrl]

Thanks guys and I'm sure ya'll are all doing fine with your diets. Like they said you can't move a mountain in a day. Whoever they is,lol. I am sooooo proud of all of ya'll and just hope I can do as well when I start my pills tommorrow. Your right my husband is a sweetie. I think so today anyway, tommorrow might be a different story depending on what he's pulled today,lol. I am so glad to have met all of ya'll and be able to support each other through all of this.

Love Cara