Ladies Weight Loss Support Forum

[Lonely Girl]

Hi Ladies, girls and other females (lol)

I was thinking about a chat that I had on the chat room here regarding weight, our figures etc, and I thought, maybe we need our own little place for support and encouragement for those of us who are travelling this journey of trying to lose weight and deal with depression. Kind of like the weightloss support threads on TM, but just for us. Because we all know that sometimes trying to lose weight while working with depression can have its own set of challenges.

So here we can talk about our ups and downs. Skite about our progress. Talk about what works for us, what doesn't, and if there are things we have tried that have affected our illness - made it better or made it worse.

[Lonely Girl]

So anyway, I am trying to get back on track again after 6 weeks off - doing NOTHING, no walking, nothing, because of this stupid cough/flu thing that I had that sent my asthma awol and gave me damn sore ribs from coughing so much.

The last few days I have been back on track with my morning cup of hot water with lemon juice to start the day and then my bowl of special k advantage with peach slices.

I have booked in to go to my personal trainer on Thursday morning to get a new programe and start over.

Feels like I keep hitting road blocks. This time I want to smash through them and keep going.

[ZenMonsta]

Good stuff Lonely! and thanks for this thread I am sure it will get quite a bit of use.

I am struggling as you know and have gained more weight than I would like. I hate the idea of getting back in the gym because of my social anxiety. I keep meaning to get out at 6am and gor for a walk around the lake but so far I havent managed it even though I am up and about long before then lol. Maybe this week, my resolve isnt great atm though so we will see.

And I didnt get my bike serviced either which i meant to so maybe that can be something i do this week that is a small step lol.

Good luck to everyone who is having a few weiwght based issues atm. I am sure we can support and motivate ourselves in this issue as we are in some others!

Monsta

[lil_miss_haley]

Lonely this is a great idea!

My day started well, then someone brung in cake which was made from chocolate, cream, eggs and peanuts.. so there goes that.

But no doubt will be spending a bit of time in here

[Lonely Girl]

Well for those of you who weren't in on the chat room discussion today, there is a website - www.sparkpeople.com which is about weight loss and health etc, Roswell has set up a group in there for those of us from here that want to join. the group is called TBBD.

I am still having a nosey around the site an figuring out how it works, but looks like some good stuff on there.

[claire_sky]

Hello to all ... thought id join in this thread, i have a few kilos that just appeared out of no where and i would like them gone! I was on the depo injection for 18months a huge huge huge mistake! Has anyone else made this same mistake? I took meds a few years ago for anxiety but stopped and now need them again.

I will pop in again and see u lovely ladies for some motivation!

[ZenMonsta]

Hey Claire......lovely to see you here again.

Please feel free to join us on sparkpeople.com as well. Our group is called TBBD. I am finding the site useful and motivating.

I wish you well on your joourney and hope to see you again soon!

Monsta

[Lonely Girl]

Question: Do you get the Munchies at certain times of the month? How do you stop yourself from eating everything bad in sight?

[Southernbelle]

omg yes I so do! lol i make sure i dont have anything in the house, except a packet of wine biscuits, plain and sweet and for me they take the edge off the cravings.

[ZenMonsta]

I also get cravings at certain times of the month Lonely. Unfortunately mine are for alcohol and its a long hard road for me with that one. I like Belles suggestion of having nothing but a plain sweet biscuit around to snack on at that time. And maybe trying to distract yourself with some intense excersis for a short period if you can. Some of the strength excersises on sparkpeople are perfect for this. I did all of my strength work on thursday and yesterday took myself off for a quick intense walk so I am feeling quite pleased with myself.

Take Care everyone and stay strong

Monsta

[lifeshouldbegreat]

Im gonna jump on the weightloss wagon,had my 2nd child a week ago and never got my body back after having my first almost 21 months ago so here I am!!am going to weigh myself tonight,I dread to think of how much I weigh now!!ive gained i think 15-20kgs since getting together with my husband and that was a little over 3 years ago!!but i think 2 pregnancies is a good excuse!!! hope everyone is going well

[Lonely Girl]

hmmm, at least you have an excuse lifeshouldbegreat - I have put on about that amount of weight since I met my partner - just over 3 years ago - and we have NO babies. Good luck on your journey

[lifeshouldbegreat]

right I weighed myself today,96.7kgs!eeekk!good thing is its 2.3kgs less than my pre pregnancy weight!!just gotta keep it down!!

[lil_miss_haley]

I was proud of myself yesterday, healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner! Snacks were fruit and I went for a 30min walk/jog. Lets see if I can keep it up for today

[Folly]

well done haley! I'm going to start healthy eating...again today and only drinking water. If i'm feeling brave enough i'll go for a walk too I gained about 35kg after being put on quetipine a couple of years ago (sp) and now i've just come off that hopefully the weight will come off with a little effort! (hopefully)