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I have a question, I used to have a great body... Before kids, back then i thought i was fat if I could only go back knowing what i know now I would have enjoyed it. Now i really am fat, and I hate it.

So a question, for those of you who are thin do you work hard at it, or is it natural for you? I need motivation I need something to get me going and stop eating, I want to enjoy my life and not be worrying about my body all the time and what people are thinking of me.

I am a bzzagent and they sent me Jenny McCarthy's new Your shape for the wii. If you don't know what that is it's a new workout system and you put in your info and they have a camera that watched you and tells you if you doing something wrong, what needs help and you can put in what you want to work on etc. Well seeing myself on that screen was like a huge reality check I look like crap, and I really want to do something about it. I did the workout and I took Tyson and our dog on a long walk (which was not easy by the way) haha So give me motivation and tell me that you did it and I can too LOL
 
Sounds like an interesting Wii program. Not sure that I'd want to see myself on tv.

Well, I think I'm thin but I DO NOT have the body that I had before kids. I used to have a very small waist and well placed boobs. Now, my waste is not as tiny - I've had to give away any pants that I had that had a form fitting waste. I also need to wear bras that lift the poor girls in front. Never used to have to worry about that either. I'd say my legs have more cellulite than before too, but they are the same size.

To lose weight, I really cut the calories and type of food I ate (much less fat, more fish, more water, no junk food, no dessert). But then again, I'm a complete crazy person that enjoys pain ... :eg9 I also ran - 3 to 4 times a week starting at around 20 minutes and working up to 45 minutes per time.

Once the weight came off, I still exercise, but don't watch what I eat. I just try not to pig out too too much. I get on the scale once or week or so and check how I'm doing. If I've gained a bit, I cut back a bit more the next week. It all seems to even out.

Was that motivating? I don't know. I started at around 137 lbs and now fluctuate around 125 lbs. My DH tells me I'm hot but I think that's just because he wants some .... well, you know. :driving
 
well I can't talk and I really think I need that reality check as although I've always been overweight, I've never been this big before and I am not happy about it. If only scrapping burned calories.

But anyway...you can do it. It is possible and you are strong and young and healthy and you can do this because you are worth it!
 
Right now i am the heaviest i have ever been and it's driving me crazy. What may drive me even more crazy is that everyone tells me i am thin. While i may be thin for some, i don't feel it. I started going to the gym in December with my boyfriend. I don't go every day or sometimes every week but i am really trying my hardest. My trainer says it doesn't matter what the scale says, it matters how the clothes fit. Because in two months of off and on going, i've lost maybe 4 ibs. I'm putting on muscle though. So that part is totally new for me also. Yesterday after my shower i noticed i am starting to get some biceps which was kind of neat. All my weight likes to hang out around my stomach and sides though. So there is my motivation, summer time. While i am a total indoor-kid if i go out to the beach/pool i want to look good. Problem is i don't feel good so it's that awful spiral of confidence going down the drain. I've started doing more crunches at the gym which hurts like crazy since i have never worked out my abs a day in my life, but that is my motivation...

good luck with it all!

my boyfriend totally cut sweets out of his diet, except for one day a week we call "fat day" that is his day to splurge a bit and eat foods he misses during the rest of the week. I tried to do that. But... do you know what sweet t is? It's a total Southern thing. Take your glass of perfectly fine brewed tea then fill about half of it with sugar. mmmm. My vice. I have one just about everyday. Darn Chic-fil-a in the mall!
 
I consider myself thin (never had kids though), although ideally I'd like to lose a few pounds. My main issue is that what's there has shifted to places its never been before and doesn't belong there now. so I guess what I really need is to tone what I have once I lose a couple of pounds. I think I eat pretty good, but I snack constantly so even though they're "good" calories, their calories nonetheless.
 
Tiki thanks for posting that, I love hearing success stories! I know that's really what I need to do, now to actually do it. Unfortunately I would like to lose like 50 pounds. eeeek And to everyone else who want's to lose some weight YOU can do it with me :)

As for the game, I hate looking at myself but it makes me work harder because i look and i am grossed out by what I see so i want to change it LOL
 
Okay, I'm seriously NOT thin... I have never been, but I know what my healthy weight is... I'm very short, only 5 feet tall but I have huge hips and a big bone structure... Back in Dec. 2008, after going throught depression and everything else that was going on in my life up until that point I weighed myself and was the heaviest I've ever been... I stepped off the scale and started crying... I vowed to myself that I would lose the weight.. it WAS NOT easy... I started working out at home and eating better... I lost about 12 lbs.. and then stayed stuck there... I was so frustrated that I got back into my old habits and put that weight back on in the matter of a month... So at the end of July, I started weight watchers online... in about 3 months (I think it was less than that) I lost 20lbs... I was soooo happy! Although I wasn't the weight I was after my first son, I was comfortable with myself. Weight watchers helped eat better and I exercised... it feels so good to do a good workout.... right now I'm struggling a bit with my weight because I've had a lot of things going on, but I know this and am working at at least keeping my weights the same and not gaining... but it's hard. What I've learned is that you have good days and bad days... sometimes you have a bad week or month! The important thing is to not beat yourself up over it... I know I have and it makes me feel worse... anyway, sorry for rambling... hope I helped a little...
 
Way to get started on something Katrina, if for nothing else than for your health! As I near 30 I have definitely noticed it is much harder to stay "thin". I have never been thin thin, but always have been content with my body. Last year at this time I was 128 lbs. (5'6 1/2" tall - so that was a good weight for me). I am now closer to 140. Last year I was faithfully doing Jillian's 30 Day Shred video to lose weight for a tropical vacation, now I am not doing it. I feel like I don't have the time, since then i have taken on an extra day at work and my girls are in more activities than last year. excuses excuses! Anyway It's a struggle for many of us and I just wanted you to know that! Having kids never helps either, but I wouldn't trade them for skinniness so oh well! :) Good luck! I totally am not a motivated person when it comes to eating good and exercising, so I know how tough it can be! I am giving up pop for lent because I drink far to much of it and I know it will be an area of my life that will make me constantly have to think of the sacrifice that God made for me, but I am hoping that it also helps me to lose a few of the extra pounds I have put on at least! :)
 
Katrina, I totally feel your pain. While I do consider myself slender, I would go so far as to call me thin. I'm way too athletically built to ever be thin or skinny even. At 5'10" my ideal weight for myself is 140-145. It's really when I think I look my best and I was there about a year after Camden was born. I've gained 15 lbs since I moved and started back to work. I really haven't changed my eating habits, but the lack of sleep is taking its toll on my body. I tend to gain weight in the lower half of my body so my stomach (think c-section scar), butt and thighs are paying the price. I know that my body will never be what it was when I was 28 (man I miss that body), but I'm dedicated to getting back to where at least I don't cringe when I look in the mirror at my naked self. I've been trying to get to the gym and riding the bike for an hour at least 4 days a week and started playing volleybal once a week again just a couple of weeks ago. I have lost 3 lbs to date. I've really been hit or miss with my workouts in the past 2 weeks with as sick as I have been, but plan to get back on track next week.
 
mrs2a50 said:
I consider myself thin (never had kids though), although ideally I'd like to lose a few pounds. My main issue is that what's there has shifted to places its never been before and doesn't belong there now. so I guess what I really need is to tone what I have once I lose a couple of pounds. I think I eat pretty good, but I snack constantly so even though they're "good" calories, their calories nonetheless.
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i think your ALLIE off the bachelor :imok
 
I am almost back to my "thin" pre baby weight.... I have lost near on 60lbs with Weight Watchers... been very slow and I have been seriously ok with that. I now have a changed life style...

I stand just under 6 feet tall and weigh about 177 now... my goal is 165.

I think the reason I struggled so long and so hard, since my daughter was born, to lose the weight is that I kept giving myself deadlines... ya know, we all do it... "I want to lose 30lbs in 3 months" that kind of thing... for every deadline I was not able to meet, my motivation slipped further and further away. When I finally said, "I want to get this off, and I don't care how long it takes." I gave my self permission to be human. To over indulge every so often became a learning tool instead of a diet breaker. I became the master of my own program... and it's now working for me.

I do have my issues, in fact I have kept losing the same few pounds this last month... and it's ok, I just keep plugging along. Also another BIG key is not to lie to your self... I have friends who, as they are enjoying 1/2 a slice of cheese cake, say " I just don't know why I can't lose weight. I am cutting back." hmmmm.... really...
In fact, another example, I just ate 1/2 an avocado, I really don't want to have to tally 4.5 points for it, and it would be so easy to say "well I did leave a bit on my plate" and cut the points but I am going to be true and point the whole thing. If I did otherwise it would basically be lying but trying to have a clear conscious!

I hope this makes some sense and isn't too boring!

Best of luck and let me know if I can help!
 
Once I hit 36 my metabolism just quit. I used to be thin and fit without really trying. No more of that. I gained 20 pounds in the past year and a half and am waaaay out of shape now. I am 5'5" and pretty small boned so I am happy around 128, even 130. Right now I am 151. ugh. I need to get my butt in gear. I joined a gym but have not gone to it yet. LOL. I just feel so tired and lazy.
 
AmySumrall said:
Once I hit 36 my metabolism just quit.
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Noooooo! :groanI just turned 36. I was hoping I had more time to slack off about the eating and working out. But seriously, I can already tell that my metabolism is slowing way down. Great, like I have time to get to a gym. I am lucky to have time to shower half the time. I think I will just stop eating. lol
 
Katrina, can you get the Lose It app for the iPhone? It's free but I don't know if it is just in the US or what. (for some reason, I'm thinking you don't live in the US but I'm thinking you have an iPhone or iPod Touch.) It has been really helping me. I started using it December 28, 2009 and have lost 14lbs since then. And I've really cut down on the diabetes meds I was taking, down to 1 pill a day. Before I was shooting insulin 4x a day and taking pills 2x a day. It's really made me aware of how many calories foods have and how much effort it takes to burn them off.

I was looking at that Wii game but I don't think I can stand Jenny McCarthy. EA Sports Active is good and Just Dance is fun and can get you moving.

You can do it! :cheer

ETA: I've never been thin. But I'm hoping this will be the year!
 
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i do have an iphone! I am going to try to get the lose it ap right now! Thanks for the suggestion!!
 
I'm right here with ya Katrina sweetie. I recently joined my local YMCA and have found an "accountability partner" in a couple of my friends from church and that has made all the difference in my actually following through with workouts and being motivated. I have a long long (very) long road to get to my ideal weight. But I feel hopeful for the first time in, well, forever, lol!

Have you ever checked out sparkpeople.com? That too has helped me track my calories, etc.

Just keep swimming and taking one step at a time sweetie! you can do it!! :)
 
oh ya i totally forgot about spark people! I am actually a member there already. I just logged in and went to put my weight in etc. OMG so depressing last time i weighed in was jan .08 and i have gained a shocking 20 pounds since then, and i wasnt happy then! Granted I've had another baby since then but still it just makes a girl want to cry.
 
one tip -- Log your food BEFORE you eat it. This helps me at least, makes me think twice for sure.

sparkpeople has an iphone app too.
 
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