Originally Posted by VirusInside

Happy Friday indeed. I lost another pound, which brings me to *drum roll*
TEN pounds lost. Finally hit the double digits! Look out goal weight, 'cause I'm comin' for ya.

Originally Posted by SisterJen

This describes me to a T . I was in denial about how large I was until I started working at a thrift store about a year ago. I told one of my coworkers that I needed a nice pair of slacks for an interview. She held us a pair and said that I would look good in them. I told her that they were way to big to fit me, and she said that they were just my size...To prove her wrong, I held them up against my body and went hip to hip...To my horror, she was right, they were just my size .

As for people complimenting me on my loss, that has always made me backslide and start eating like a banchee again. I know that I'm not a healthy weight, and I know that I want to be thinner and more attractive to men, but I have some psychological fear attatched to some childhood abuse issues. I was thin when they happened, and I started eating to stuff my feelings (and make myself less atractive to men to protect myself from further abuse). Now I'm trying really hard to overcome those issues so that I can be who I know I am inside this "fat suit".

I'm sure that this post is TMI for some, but I'm pretty sure that I'm not the only one with some sort of story on this thread . Still looking through old posts, I may be back again today .

Originally Posted by SisterJen

This describes me to a T . I was in denial about how large I was until I started working at a thrift store about a year ago. I told one of my coworkers that I needed a nice pair of slacks for an interview. She held us a pair and said that I would look good in them. I told her that they were way to big to fit me, and she said that they were just my size...To prove her wrong, I held them up against my body and went hip to hip...To my horror, she was right, they were just my size .

As for people complimenting me on my loss, that has always made me backslide and start eating like a banchee again. I know that I'm not a healthy weight, and I know that I want to be thinner and more attractive to men, but I have some psychological fear attatched to some childhood abuse issues. I was thin when they happened, and I started eating to stuff my feelings (and make myself less atractive to men to protect myself from further abuse). Now I'm trying really hard to overcome those issues so that I can be who I know I am inside this "fat suit".

I'm sure that this post is TMI for some, but I'm pretty sure that I'm not the only one with some sort of story on this thread . Still looking through old posts, I may be back again today .

Originally Posted by rainbow24

I have decided to stand on the scale every morning so I can monitor changes. I ate 1 oz of ostrich pepperoni yesterday and the scale went up today. I had some of that same high salt pepperoni and expect either a hold tomorrow or even another increase. I need to stay aware of what causes the changes.

On the brighter side, as I dressed for church this morning, I discovered that I had not washed my clothes. Ya, I forget little things like that.
So I went through my too small suitcase and found a jean skirt that I had stopped wearing two summers ago because it was too tight. It fit. In the same suitcase was a shirt that fit, but was a little snug on my lower arms. 3/4 sleeve. It also fit.

Then to top things off, one of the ladies at church came up and quietly said I was looking good.

This leads to one of my past weight issues. I have really good willpower and weight loss is not really difficult for me as far as practicality, it is the emotional side that is an issue. When I get to a point where a man notices the changes, that is when I will struggle. I intend to come here and ask for someone to talk me through it when that happens.
Sometimes, even knowing what your issues are, don't prevent them from happening.

Originally Posted by VirusInside

Hey guys. Just an update. I feel terrible today. I caught one wicked stomach virus that's been going around. It hit me all at once, late last night. I got very little sleep (running to bathroom every few minutes makes it hard to fall asleep). I can't remember the last time I was this sick. I don't think I'm gonna be getting a decent diet in today. Just the thought of food is nauseating. Anyone have any tips to keep my strength up, or speed up recovery?

Thanks.

Ugh I feel miserable.

Originally Posted by ferndills

Hello, everyone! I started my journey on January 6th, 2011. I weighed in at 370 pounds. I am a 5'10" woman. I want to ultimately get down to 195 pounds. I weighed in on Feb. 4, 2011 and weighed 359, so 11 pounds down!! WHOO Hooo!! I am curious how you get the signature at the bottom of your posts that has a running total of your weight losses. Could someone help me with that? My goal right now is to be at 340 by April 1, 2011. I am limiting myself to 1800 calories a day and walking a mile each evening on my treadmill. So far, so good. I will be incorporating a kettle ball and Wii boxing and other Wii workouts soon. I love hearing everyone's successes on here! I really feel like I found the jackpot with FitDay! It is helping me change my lifestyle, not just be on some DIET.

Originally Posted by ferndills

Hello, everyone! I started my journey on January 6th, 2011. I weighed in at 370 pounds. I am a 5'10" woman. I want to ultimately get down to 195 pounds. I weighed in on Feb. 4, 2011 and weighed 359, so 11 pounds down!! WHOO Hooo!! I am curious how you get the signature at the bottom of your posts that has a running total of your weight losses. Could someone help me with that? My goal right now is to be at 340 by April 1, 2011. I am limiting myself to 1800 calories a day and walking a mile each evening on my treadmill. So far, so good. I will be incorporating a kettle ball and Wii boxing and other Wii workouts soon. I love hearing everyone's successes on here! I really feel like I found the jackpot with FitDay! It is helping me change my lifestyle, not just be on some DIET.