Hi all,
Elsy great job! You go girl! Daqui - don't beat yourself up - take it one day at a time - if you have a bad day forget about it and start over the next one!
Thanks for welcoming me to the group. I'm a 45 (just turned) mother of one 15 year old daughter. I've been married to the same wonderful guy for 22 years. My daughter plays basketball - hence the icon.
As I said above - I have been at it for almost two years now. I lost 85 on my own last year by counting calories and increasing my level of activity very slowely. I went to one of those calorie calculation web sites and put in a weight of 150 and a sedentary life style - it said to maintain that weight you needed to eat 1900 calories a day. So I decided I would stay under 2000 and figured I would eventually get to 150.
In addition, I started parking on the 4th floor of our parking garage at work and started climbing the stairs up and down every day. When I first started - I felt like I was going to die when I got to the top - now after almost two years - I can make it with out being out of breath at all. It feels great!
One of the things that really helped me stick to it in the beginning was a bracelet that my daughter gave me.
A little history - both of my parents were overweight and both died fairly young of lung cancer. Both of my parents lived with our family as they were each going through the death process. My Mom died at 56, my Dad lived with us for 12 years then he died at 74. Seeing what we went through with them - not just the cancer part - but the limitations and struggles with medications because my Mom was diabetic and over weight and my Dad was over weight really made me realize I did not want to do that to my daughter.
So - when my daughter gave me a "live strong" bracelet two Christmas' ago - I made a promise on it that I would use it to (1) remember my parents and (2) to use it as a motivation to get myself in shape so I wouldn't be a burden to my daughter. I have worn it everyday since. I wear it on my right arm so that I see it everytime I reach for food. It makes me think about how much I love my family and how food is nothing compared to them.
Well now I've given you the song and dance! I'll write more later. Keep working hard - we're worth it! Bump
SW 290 01/01/05
CW 219 09/02/06 phen
CW 212 09/13/06
CW 210 09/23/06
CW 205 10/09/06
CW 201 11/02/06 almost there!
CW 198 11/04/06 Yea - I made it!
Nothing is more important than your health! Nothing is better than being able to participate in life with your family! No more sitting on the sidelines.
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