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| ok thanks someone else said that I will try hard to stay in that range
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| mskirby1 - The things that I've read about losing weight all say that you should try and eat your calorie goal...if you go under it for too long, your body goes into starvation mode and won't get rid of anything!
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| Guess I am not the only slow loser I read one lady had lost 1 lb. in 2 weeks for lunch I had celery and an apple for dinner it will be salad and I stay under my calorie goal why am I not losing faster? I thought you could lose about 2 lbs a week can anyone answer this
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| Gosh we all need help sticking with eating healthy I am a69 year old junkalcholic and I need to lose weight so bad I have been doing Spark for 2 weeks the first week I lost 1 lb. I love all kind of junk but most of it is not good for you if these people will prod me I will do it for you
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PRENDERGASTM - I read your poem this morning and cried like a baby. It really made me stop and think about all the times I've given up. I had to quit saying "when I was trying to lose weight before..." or "I tried such and such and it didn't work"...it was all me giving up. I'm returning to Spark after a long absence and of course haven't started using all the tools available. One of the things that I used as an excuse to stop before was I got very, very tired of logging my nutrition. So this time around I decided that I would just put what I ate each day in the "notes" section of the nutrition part and let it go at that. Still doing something, just not as detailed. I have a little extra help this time around in that I now have braces on my teeth and sure do get tired of brushing them all the time. Even if I just have one cookie, I still have to get up and brush. So now I just eat meals. I am still not making "good" choices for meals, but am learning that the braces make it difficult to eat some things so I'm not eating those things simply because it is rude to sit at the table while I'm waiting for others to finish while I try and get stuff off my teeth that is plastered to my teeth above the braces. Who know it could be a weight loss/diet/life change tool?
Thank you again for your very inspiration poem. Do I have your permission to pass it along to other people in my life that I know can use it?
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***DEBRA***
6/7/08 9:09 A
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That's what we did, too. There's no more junk in the house to tempt us.
We have due a specific treat and we have it at about 8 o'clock p.m. It's between 60 and 160 calories.
Just knowing I get to have my little reward helps me stay away from cheating.
I haven't had any soda pop or sweet tea since the end of Febuary.
It's amzing how my taste buds have changed! Fruit and veggies have taken on all new delicious flavors. Who knew?
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| clean all the junk food out of your house, exercise every day
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***DEBRA***
6/7/08 1:11 A
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Be proud of yourselves. Just being here is a step in the right direction.
One pound lost is one pound less than yesterday!
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PRENDERGASTM
6/6/08 8:12 P
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I will never give up
No matter what the odds are
No matter what people say
No matter how far
I will never give up
If I throw it away time after time
If I am one step behind try after try
If I miss dime after dime
I will never give up
Even when it seems all over
Even when no one else believes
Even when it seems I can go no further
I will never give up
For I know I have strength within
For I know I can persevere
For I know that I can win
I will never give up
Because it's someone else's fault
Because I am settling for good enough
Because I fear that I will fall short
I will never give up
There is so much I can still do
There is too much talent to waste
There is so much in me that I want you to see
I will never give up
Why squander all of my hard work and dedication
Why not show the world that I am a fearless baller
Why quit when I still have the oppo rtunity to go on
I will never give up
If I do, I will not be the best me that could live
If I do, I will never know what I am capable of
If I do, I am not giving the world all I can give
I will never give up
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GETTINGFITNOW2
5/19/08 10:56 P
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| Weight loss is hard no matter how much you have to lose. I had knee surgery last year and had a hard time losing because I couldn't walk or exercise. I have since lost weight with weight watchers and I'm now on a product called Isagenix. It has helped me lose the weight and I have more energy than before. I was impressed with the video of Dr. Becky Natrajan who is a gastroenterlogist, she suggest using Isagenix before surgery. If you are interested email me and I will get you the websites. Have a good week!!
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| Thank you. I know what you mean about walking. I have COPD (chronic obstructive pulminary disease and am on oxygen 24/7, so every movement causes me to breath heavy. Not to mention joints, back, etc. Any way, I have tried crocheting and knitting and painting. Of course there's always games on line. LOL
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HATTIEROSE
5/19/08 8:53 P
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Be proud that you are willing to keep trying. I battle with depression , that seems to keep me fat even when I don't over eat, and the circle continues. I have tried to devise ways to fight the depression, there by not turning to eating. I try to be active, I know that sounds silly, I can hardly walk ! but, I feel it is better to walk across the room a few times then just sitting so I force myself. I always wanted a lap band, but I have a pace maker from a birth defect, so for me it is out. Today I have joined Spark and want it to truly be the first day of my "new" life.
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| Hi. I feel like I'm cheating by being here. Or more like being a little untruthful. 2 1/2 years ago my doctor convinced me to get lapband surgery to lose weight. I weight in at 383 pounds and after seeing a nutritionist, a phycologist, an initil meeting of with other people about the procedure, and seeing my surgeon, I was told by him that I needed to get down to 320 pounds. 2/12 years later I am down to 330 and can't seen to get the last 10 pounds off. After trying to lose the last 10 pounds for 7 months I thought I'd try sparks. I've been here about 3 weeks now and i've lost 1 pound, which I know I should be proud of, buy I'm getting depressed instead. I need encouragement, Please.
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