My issues: I recently quit smoking and I swear the pounds just came on one a day for weeks! And I've never been into exercising. I don't enjoy it. I wish there were a magic brainwashing I could undergo to "like" working out. I got a tread mill a couple years ago and made good progress, then hurt my knees. Got a Wii, used it for a week, and now have tennis elbow...Plantar's facitiis in my right foot makes step aerobics impossible! But I resolved to 30 mins a day and I did go on the treadmill this morning. I also don't want to give up my 1 to3 glasses of wine a night. So husband and I decided we'd just not open a bottle tonight and see if we can manage without vino. (If we can't I might have to join another forum for winos)!

You took the words right out of my mouth
 

I would like to join this forum. It is funny because the posts start in reverse and the very first post sounded like I could have written it. I am so tired of telling myself that the inside is what counts when my insides are really tired of what my outside looks like. Just turned 40 and am so ashamed that I haven't learned to take care of myself yet...too busy taking care of everyone else...my new year's resolution this year was to get back some vanity and I think what I was saying was...I want to feel sexy again :D:D

Ladies, my un-sexy self would like to join the party. :) When my husband tells me I'm beautiful, I would like to respond positively instead of rolling my eyes or saying "yeah, right." I finally got brave enough to weigh, and sisters, I am 100 freakin' pounds overweight. How did that happen???? I'm 44, been married 2 years, have a 16-month-old and a wonderful husband, and have turned into this obese woman with no stamina or energy. I can't even wear my beautiful engagement ring - fingers are too fat. However, today I ate well, exercised, and joined fitday. It WILL get better and I WILL be sexy. Thanks for the encouragement!

Good for you Chris! that is what were all about taking care of us! Being the best we can be and in doing so getting our sexy back :) I'm also in my 40's which is young these days...thank god :) So, it is not too late to take care of yourself and become the person you want to be! Welcome to our group!

Hey Marky's Mom I know exactly how you feel I have gained many pounds since I got married and I was wondering why that sometimes happens to women...do we get married and stop trying? I don't think so, I think men sometimes stay thinner because they have someone who takes care of all their needs. I had to recently have my rings enlarged but I was tired of not being able to wear them. My husband complains that I never believe him when he tells me he still thinks I'm beautiful...but I have to feel beautiful myself before I can believe other people might find me beatiful....so I'm working on getting my sexy back and it feels great:)

mepgirl it is great you have your husbands support - most people do better if another person is working with them! Welcome to our group:)

Hey everybody, day two of trying to stick to a diet and I didn't realize how hard it is to stay in the fat and calorie range. I am trying alli to see if it will help me get some results so I stick with it this time. 1,400 calories and 48 grams of fat seems to be a really hard goal to stick to. By dinner I was redoing my fitday food intake trying to adjust it enough so I could eat and not totally blow my numbers.:rolleyes:carrots instead of tator tots and mustard instead of ketchup helped...but when I have to start subbing like that it starts to make me feel deprived.:mad:The thing I like about fitday is the fact that it holds me accountable for every ounce of food I put in my mouth...that really makes me think about it BEFORE I eat it. Anyone else try alli? I am hoping that it is not all hype. Christine

Hi, Christine. I'm Christine, too. Also my 2nd day, and I did pretty badly on my food choices. I didn't eat a lot, but what I did eat was apparently calorie-dense, b/c I popped up there pretty quickly. Part of it was taking care of leftovers and part of it was being out at suppertime, so we ended up w/pizza instead of my cooking. I thought I was doing well by just eating 2 slices - HA! I still came home and exercised after putting ds to bed - 20 minutes on elliptical and 12 on treadmill, 2 minutes longer than yesterday and I maintained intensity instead of dropping it down. Tomorrow I will do better with food choices.

I haven't tried Alli, but I've heard good things about it. Are you using it?

Hey, Marilyn. My husband is quite a bit overweight, so he's going to join me as soon as his bronchitis+other crud goes away. Right now he breaks into coughing fits just walking across the room. He's got crazy-strong will power, though, so he does much better with food choices than I do. But he's a good encourager, so I have faith that I can do this! I haven't told him I'm "getting my sexy back" - I'll just surprise him one day. Once I lose my first 10 I'm buying myself some pretty underwear. Small goals... :)

Christine...doing alli right now...but this is only my third day so I don't have much to report in the weightloss dept. I also don't have anything to report in the side-effect dept. either...so that is good. I did so much better today with my food choices...I actually had calories and fat left over after dinner!:D:D for those of you who are looking for a good "snack" I have been eating the fullbars (they sell them at my Walmart now!), only I don't do it the 1/2 an hour before lunch or dinner b/c I only serve myself a set portion and make sure I can't go back to get more...so instead I have been having them as an afternoon snack b/c I have to eat lunch at 11:07-11:37 (I teach) and so at 3:04 I eat one so I can make it to dinner w/o eating something really bad for me...the chocolate ones taste like a chocolate rice crispy treat! I like the PB too...but not as good as the chocolate...it feels naughty w/o being naughty and they are sooo much bigger physically then a lot of the healthy snack bars that it really feels like a treat!:cool: