I know I have to but... [07 Dec 2009|10:06pm] 100pounds2lose [dragonflydreams] Ok, so here's my dirty secret... I hate to work out. I hate it... hate hate hate. I hate feeling sweaty and smelly and ugh I just hate it. I hate it so much that I am having a really hard time doing anything for more than 15 minutes at a time. Is there anyone else out there with this aversion to exercise? How did you overcome it? Did you find something you loved to do? This weight loss journey would be MUCH nicer if I could find an activity I really enjoyed doing. ( 5 ) Comment -Reply

New Food Labels in the US? [07 Dec 2009|10:38am] 100pounds2lose [spera] I wish I had time to write a whole huge post with explanations, but I only have time to summarize. Those of us in the US (and those abroad who care about such matters): The FDA is considering changing its requirements for its nutrition labels on foodstuffs and is asking for feedback! You can find more information about where to go and suggestions for label improvements at Fooducate's entry on the topic. ( Here's the List Fooducate Gave ) The only thing I'd add to the list is requiring ALL restaurants (fast food, sit down, expensive, inexpensive...) to list their nutrition information on their menus. I don't know if that falls under this particular act, but it doesn't hurt to make the suggestion. Is there anything else we should suggest? Oh, and pass this on to others and encourage them to pass it on.... Maybe some real changes can be made. (crossposted) ( 11 ) Comment -Reply

*high fives* [07 Dec 2009|10:37am] 100pounds2lose [shannon27] Have you had any victories yet today? Share them with me! :-) Me? I ran 12 minutes straight this morning! That's progress for me! ( 17 ) Comment -Reply

OMG he popped the question!! [06 Dec 2009|09:54am] 100pounds2lose [neurotic_giggle] And I said YES!!! Now, I'm in a panic!! The wedding is going to be on December 3,2010 and I want to lose 100 lbs between now and then (this will put me at 150). I NEED HELP!!! I need someone to call and motivate my butt to work-out, and to actually do what I am supposed to do!!!!! Oh my GOSH, oh my gosh. Y'all I'm so excited, terrified, happy, scared!!!! ( 24 ) Comment -Reply

[06 Dec 2009|12:15am] shir_ley 好快2009就完了...我做人都做咗25年了....今年我學咗好多...我巳經唔同咗...carpe diem Posted via LiveJournal.app. Reply

Need honest opinions [03 Dec 2009|06:55pm] 100pounds2lose [killertatertots] Someone else did this here a few days ago and I thought it was brilliant, so I am asking for your opinions on me too! Below the cut are photos of me now, at my highest weight. I want to know how much it seems like I weight, because I seem to have body dismorphic disorder. What I see in the mirror, in photos and on the scale are not the same. I am 5'9. Please be brutally honest. ( ... )</ </lj-cut> ( 34 ) Comment -Reply

Ankle pain [03 Dec 2009|06:30pm] 100pounds2lose [killertatertots] For those of you run or jog, or even walk, as part of your exercise, is ankle pain an issue? I have mostly heard of hip and knee pain, which arent issues for me, but after walking only a block or two, my ankles hurt quite a lot. I assume it is just because of my weight. Does anyone have any tips? ( 8 ) Comment -Reply

Book Review: 'The End of Overeating [03 Dec 2009|08:42am] 100pounds2lose [lindsayturi] [ mood | contemplative ] I just finished David Kessler's 'The End of Overeating' a few days ago and I finally have a chance to sit down and tell you all about it. Stumptuous.com had a review of it that someone here linked to and I thought it looked interesting and picked it up. Holy smokes! If you've ever found yourself with your hand stuffed in a bag of half eaten potato chips (that wasn't even opened last time you checked) with no idea how you got there, this book has the answers. Those answers don't make the challenge of losing weight any easier. But it might help you fight the self loathing our failures can bring. Basically Kessler describes a pattern of behavior towards food that he calls "conditioned hypereating". The human body has an evolutionary drive towards sugar, fat, and salt that can act like an addiction for many people. In one of the studies he mentions, the 'cravability' of food high in sugar, fat and salt is approximately the same as that of heroin. And unlike heroin, we can't quit eating food cold turkey. The first half of the book is devoted to detailing the causes and symptoms of hypereating, and how modern American food companies are doing everything in their power to keep us hooked. They are companies in the business of making money after all, and if we're addicted to their product, we'll keep buying it. This can all seem a little depressing, as if the forces of the world are stacked against ever being in control of what we eat. And they are. But we don't have to cede that control. We CAN make our own choices; the second half of the book is devoted to strategies to help you make the choices the rational you wants, instead of the choices your brain chemicals are slavering for. A lot of the techniques are taken from addiction treatments, and they make a whole lot of sense. I really can't recommend reading the book for yourself enough, I understand so much more about the way I eat, and why I can't pass up the open bag of gold fish crackers my son didn't eat. It's a trigger food for me and I'll eat every last goldfish if the container is open. So I buy single serving packs and I throw away a bag without even looking inside it when my son says 'all done!' with his lunch or snack or whatever. Once it's in the trash I won't go fishing for it, and I won't open an unopened container. Since I KNOW I can't eat 'just a handful' I simply can't have them at all. That doesn't mean I feel deprived though. There are plenty of foods that I really enjoy that I CAN stop eating after a single serving. I can have a half cup of ice cream or a single square of chocolate and stop; and I do occasionally. It's really refreshing to read a book that isn't trying to sell you something and doesn't reduce the battle to lose weight to 'eat less, move more'. This book is brutally honest about the challenges all of us face in trying to gain control over the food we eat. Losing weight is not easy. And it's NOT a matter of willpower. A constant minute by minute battle with ourselves is exhausting, and not sustainable. The key, as Kessler tells it, is to replace the habits that feed our addiction with other, healthier, habits. It sounds simple, and it is. But simple doesn't mean easy. It's hard, brutally hard, to gain control of an addiction. But it IS possible, and Kessler's book helps shed some light on that possibility. ( 5 ) Comment -Reply

[03 Dec 2009|01:53pm] shir_ley 100 days until my birthday... oh growing old is so painful Posted via LiveJournal.app. Reply

Your Opinion........Please? [03 Dec 2009|12:06am] 100pounds2lose [spiritualbeauty] [ mood | sleepy ] [ music | Cielito Lindo-Tito Puente and Eddie Palmieri ] Well here in Chicago we're about to have our first big cold snap.......no more running outside! So I wanted to get some videos to do. Has anyone done any of the programs like Slim In 6 or TurboJam? What were your experiences? I saw a commercial tonight and I was (slightly) intrigued. My mom bought one of their resistance bands but I "stole" it because she doesn't use it anymore. Good, bad, blah....??? x-posted ( 1 ) Comment -Reply

Small Update and a Progress pic(or 2). [02 Dec 2009|03:29pm] 100pounds2lose [briabee] [ music | Hide and Seek- Imogen Heap DJ Tiesto remix ] Hey everyone! How was all of your Holiday? Mine was fabulous and I don't even get along with my family that much! LOL. So my 23rd birthday was November 23 of last month. My goal was to lose 50 lbs by then. So the week before that, I hit the highest amount of calories burnt on the treadmill. 710 @ 3.43mi.(accrording to my nike pedometer) This was a huge accomplishment for me, my trainer was very proud. I have been kicking major ass with my cardio. It's actually fun now and becomes a challenge for me to beat my previous distances and calories.So far I haven't beat 710. :( Anyway so I also got weighed. My grand total for losing weight in November was only 6lbs. I was aiming for 14. So my weighloss is @ 42 pounds right now. Yes, not what I wanted but I am happy nonetheless. I still have a 58-80 more pounds to lose. So It's a bittersweet battle. But all my family noticed said how good I looked. I didn't disclose how much I lost. Not really any of their business. My weight has been the topic of discussion since I was a teenager. So I am really cautious about their opinions. All good so far, even from my mother who was verbally abusive to me as a teen. >:-( As for the the food, I didn't even pig out like I thought I was going too. I only had 1 tbsp of desert and thats all for the sweets. I am proud of myself. The food was yummy though. ( 2 face photos ) ( 7 ) Comment -Reply

Getting on with getting on... [02 Dec 2009|10:10am] 100pounds2lose [triskeles2] I'm still out in the world, facing my struggles with exercise and diet... still, well, struggling. But I am still here, and I am still fighting, and that should count for something, right? My trainer started working me in circuits and combination strength training moves. A whole new kind of hell! *lol* But heaven help me, I loved every painful moment of it. My current favorite is a combination squat and military press. Phooo they are tough! My heart rate is up in a way that I haven't managed to get it up to yet with our work outs. I am sore all over today (the day after) but I am happy as a clam. I also talked to him about my resistence to eating healthfully. About that little (okay, not so little) part of me that wants to sabotage my weight loss efforts. I am so damn frustrated I could scream! But I have made myself a commitment, I am going to continue to see him on a regular basis, and I am going to take this week to get through school (while trying my best to watch my portions and cut things out like soda) and then I am going to hit the grocery store and invest back into my health starting as soon as the semester ends. It will give me two months before I start back with grad school to develope habits that *hopefully* won't fall apart when life gets crazy again. It is such a strange sensation, to know that my muscles are in better shape then ever before, but I still have this fat that clings to every part of my body.... Ugh! I did have a funny moment with my trainer yesterday though. I tend to flop around a bit getting up off the floor, so he was showing me a way to get up that makes me less dorky and much more efficient. But he wanted me to lean forward and help assist myself up by pushing off the floor with my hands, I looked at him, and patted my stomache, then told him that would be fine, but I have a big belly to work with, and I am simply not that flexible yet. We had a good laugh about that. I am an apple shape, and carry all my weight up front. Needless to say I won't be pushing up off the ground with my hands any time soon! *lol* Hope you are all having a successful and healthy week! And that you made it through the holidays with flying colors! But if you didn't, don't stress, you aren't alone. We all fall, it is the getting back up again that counts! Happy Hump Day! ~kg~ Reply

We all need it... [02 Dec 2009|10:08am] 100pounds2lose [shannon27] Motivation, Inspiration! We all need it to keep on this journey. Leave a comment, or make a post about the last thing that got your engine revving. Maybe we'll all be equally inspired! ~ Mine most recently came from a tiny snippet of Biggest Loser re-cap show, where a past contestant said that no matter which way she tried it, the only way she could consistently maintain her newly lost weight, was to exercise NO LESS than 1.5 hours a day. So now, I am striving to do the same. ( 7 ) Comment -Reply

[01 Dec 2009|09:15pm] 100pounds2lose [moonstrucky] This might be a more appropriate post for a jogging/running forum, but I'm hoping you all will help me out too, since it does relate directly to my weight loss... I have slid off the wagon big time.  In the past 4 months, I have put back on 10 pounds of the 55 I had lost.  Some days, it's more like 13 pounds, too.  Yikes.  I had to cancel my gym membership for financial reasons, and I'm struggling to convince myself to run outdoors.  Previously, I had been working with the C25k program, and had been doing well on a treadmill.  I'm back up to 202 (as of this morning) from an all time low of 191.3.  I have crossed back over the 200 threshold, and I'm really *really* mad at myself. I'm terrified to run outside.  I live in a safe (enough) area, but really... there are people out there.  People that are not at the gym.  Houses with dogs, and cars, and lecherous people in cars that are fitter and faster than I am.  How do I get over this so I can get back on track with my exercise?  Running in the morning is where it's at for me, so finding a running buddy to join me (in rural Maryland) is not an option at 6:00 am every day.  Help? ( 8 ) Comment -Reply

Losin' my noggin when joggin' [01 Dec 2009|11:04am] 100pounds2lose [shannon27] Ok, so I know that a lot of people love running, they get in a ZONE and feel alive! I, am NOT one of those people. I hate running! But I do it. And I want to get better, of course. SO, my questions to you all are... How do you get "in the zone"? More specifically... how do you not feel every painstaking, boring, throbbing second? What do YOU think about when you're jogging, or even walking? Do you have any tips or tricks, or mind games to think about? (note: I do jog indoors much more often than outdoors, but I do have this problem both places!) ( 11 ) Comment -Reply

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