http://weight-loss.fitness.com/ Recently registered with the weight-loss-forum? Write a short introduction about yourself — or just say “hi” to the other forum members. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:21:11 GMT vBulletin 120 http://weight-loss.fitness.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://weight-loss.fitness.com/ http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/36595-new-group.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:24:30 GMT Hey All,

I look forward to getting tips from you all on losing weight. I did just lose a few pounds thanks to this website! Shrink It Weight Loss System I entered the code 697447. I came across it on free classified site can't remember which one now.

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I look forward to learning from you all soon! ]]> Newcomers procol http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/36595-new-group.html http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/36585-hello-everybody-i-am-richardm1964.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:21:38 GMT Hello Friends !I am a new member here and joined Yesterday.It looks like a great forum on health and Fitness issues? I hope this forum would be very helpful and useful for all of us to keep our body and health in perfect shape and order.I am ready to share all of my expertize here with all the... Hello Friends !I am a new member here and joined Yesterday.It looks like a great forum on health and Fitness issues? I hope this forum would be very helpful and useful for all of us to keep our body and health in perfect shape and order.I am ready to share all of my expertize here with all the esteemed members here. ]]> Newcomers richardm1964 http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/36585-hello-everybody-i-am-richardm1964.html http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/36570-i-want-break-up-my-baby-fat.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:59:58 GMT Hey everyone

I am New here as my title suggests I just had a baby well 5 months ago. when I got preg. I was 120 pounds and looking to lose a bit of weight ( I am only 5'2 so) now I am 145 pounds I feel awful about this but as a new mother and I just moved 5 hours away from home so I am under a lot of stress and I will admit I am a stress eater... not that i eat stress but I eat when I am stressed and well that stresses me out :willy_nilly: so I want to lose weight.

What I would like to find on this site is a weight loss partner(s) hopefully persons looking to lose around what I want to,my goal is 30 to 40 pounds so maybe someone around that much would be nice . maybe have a little competion??? deffintly have support for each other when we feel weak. ]]> Newcomers babyfat http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/36570-i-want-break-up-my-baby-fat.html http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/36566-new-blood-enters-fold.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:00:46 GMT Hey everyone,

I am new to this group but not to working out and dieting . I began a weight lifting program many years ago and blessed with genetics favorable toward gaining muscle mass and strength at 6'3'' I buffed up to a very powerful and solid 260lbs .
I have however sustained several injuries from my many years of collage football, wrestling and weight training.
It seems these problems have really taken a toll on me as I age and at 45 I was unable to walk or stand for anything other then a few minutes at a time . I become very inactive ( obviously ) for 2 yrs and began eating entire large pizzas and wings while watching the NFL ..UFC ..etc.

By the time I was able to finally start working out again I had ballooned to a insane 460lbs before I realized it :banghead:. I am currently seeing my doctor every 6 weeks and training again. I have lost 140lb of fat and gained about 40 pounds of muscle in 10 months according to my body fat % tests and need to lose at least another 100 lbs before the bone specialist will consider giving me the new hip and knee that I need badly .

I am still unable to work out at anything like 100% so I am getting a little worried about losing the rest of the weight as I am slowing down a bit lately.

I am here seeking some moral support , knowledge and fellowship for the rest of my journey down this road back to health.

Thanks for reading this ]]> Newcomers DoomDog http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/36566-new-blood-enters-fold.html http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/36564-just-another-newbie.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:07:41 GMT Hi everyone,

My name is Melissa, I'm married and I will be 26 in 2 weeks.

About 5 years ago before I met my husband I had lost a lot of weight (165lbs at my lowest) but, when I met him it all came back (my highest being 230lbs in April 2009).

My goal then was 150lbs and I was so close but, I guess I got distracted, lol. Since, I have made some changes recently (deciding to go back to school for my dream job), I have decided I want to shoot for my goal again.

I don't exercise and eat pretty poorly so, I have a long way to go. ]]> Newcomers Bubblelicious http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/36564-just-another-newbie.html http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/36559-hey-all-just-starting-194lbs-want-lose-60-a.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:26:25 GMT Hey everyone, just want to introduce myself. My name is Allie, 27 year old hygienist. I just stumbled upon this site last nite, and found it very motivating. Seeing all the befores and afters, its amazing. You guys/gals are my inspiration. Really proud of everyone.

Just a lil bout me... i've struggled with my weight all my life... up and down.. up and down.. and im now i'm at my heaviest, 194lbs, last year i lost 25 lbs.. and i gained it all back plus sum. The difference between last years thinking and this years thinking, is completely different. Last year, i did slimfast, and hydroxycut, and green tea, and apple cider vinegar, and yea it worked but i wasnt really changing anything. Right now, i've decided to do it right, by just eating right, and exercising. I've even bought a treadmill. Just worried that i'm gonna end up using it a dozen times or so, and then it will collect dust, which will be a complete dissapointment, considering the money i've spent.

So.. i started my diet and exercise on monday, i'm counting my calories, and try not to go over 1200 a day, and ive been on the treadmill everyday for 40 mins so far. The first day was really scary for me. I went on it, walked sum, and ran sum, and than towards the end i thought i'd push myself, so i inclined, and ran for 5 minutes. When i finished, i thought i was going to need to call an ambulance. I was so out of breath, i was having a panic attack. Thankfully, couple minutes passed and i was OK!! But now im scared to push myself, cause i dont want to have that feeling again. So i'm starting slow, and ill work my way up. Doesnt help that im a smoker too.

Anyway, i just wanted to say hello, and tell u my story. Im very motivated right now, and i hope it stays that way. Thanks for reading! ]]> Newcomers AllieL82 http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/36559-hey-all-just-starting-194lbs-want-lose-60-a.html http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/36557-first-post-ready-change.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:21:53 GMT Hi All, This is my first experience with any kind of weight lost forum. Basically I woke up this morning and realized I need to make a change. My weight has been steadily climber for a few years now. In 2006 when I got married I weight 145, this morning I was 178. Thats 33lbs in 3 years... Hi All,
This is my first experience with any kind of weight lost forum.
Basically I woke up this morning and realized I need to make a change. My weight has been steadily climber for a few years now. In 2006 when I got married I weight 145, this morning I was 178. Thats 33lbs in 3 years :eek:! I want to get this under control now. I have noticed that I am more tired lately and my feet and knees are hurting.

I am hoping that this forum will give me some accountabilty and some support.
My plan to loose weight is to;
1. cut portion
2. make good food decisions
3. 40 minutes of cardio 6 days a week
4. Pilates/yoga 3 days a week

Any one have other suggestions?
Thank you!
~Amy ]]> Newcomers canada_amy http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/36557-first-post-ready-change.html http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/36544-new-having-frustration.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:52:55 GMT Hi Everyone,

My name is Jeanine, I am 35 mother of 2. Right now I am the heaviest I have ever been in my life, including at the end of my pregnancies! I am 5'4" and 185 pounds. Thick frame, big bones, butt and boobs, normally, now I am just big all over.

I would say my "natural weight" is about 155-160, though I would like to be thinner than that, I have hovered around the 155 mark for a lot of years and I think I look pretty good at that weight size 8/10.

Over the last 15 months though I had a lot of personal problems, financial problems, overall stress and depression. I was eating too much, drinking too much, smoking too much and not exercising at all.

Well, I got on Wellbutrin about 3 months ago, and it has helped my life overall, and I have quit smoking almost immediately. The other time in my life that I was on Wellbutrin I lost about 30 pounds. This time I have GAINED about 20 in just a few months. I don't think it is the Wellbutrin, I think it is the quitting smoking, but anyway, my eating and weight gain have just gotten out of control. 20 pounds in a few months at my height is bad.

I don't even recognize myself. I won't go out to see friends any more. I don't want people to see me like this. So I have mastered not smoking, now time to take care of my other vices. SALT, and food in general.

I am just really getting frusterated. We joined a gym about 10 days ago, and I have went 9 of the 10 days, every day but Sunday. Sometimes 2x per day. I work out between 1-4 hours per day, an average of 2.5 hours per day. Mostly cardio, some weights.

I am just so upset that I have actually been gaining weight still!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so mad because with all the exercising that I have done at the gym I would have expected to lose at least 5 pounds by now.

It is natural for my body to muscle up quickly and it is hard for me to lose weight, but I am scared if I don't lose the weight and just build muscle, I am going to look huge and manly. I am not that feminine to begin with.

I do drink either beer or rum and diet coke most Saturday nights, and I know that is a lot of bad calories. If I get desperate, guess I can cut that out too, but I do like to have this time to relax once per week.

Other than that, I love food, and I love to salt the crap out of my food. I LOVE salt. I know I have to quit the salt at least temporarily, but it is going to be hard. Can someone be addicted to salt? Because if so.... I have a serious salt problem.

I made a huge pot of "Cabbage Soup" today and I am going on the Cabbage Soup Diet tomorrow up until Thanksgiving. I have lost 25 pound with that diet in the past, and I kept it off for years afterward, so it did work for me, but now I am repelled by Cabbage soup. I am not looking forward to even eating one bowl, let alone living on it.

Since I am actively trying to lose weight and torturing myself with this diet, I don't just want to lose the 20 I have recently gained. I want to be hotttt again. I am going to try to lose about 55 pounds. I would love to see 130 again, but it seems like a long way off.

Thanks for reading my rant. ]]> Newcomers Jeanine http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/36544-new-having-frustration.html http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/36542-new-trying-adjust.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:19:14 GMT Hi everyone,

Well this is my day 15 of caring what I'm eating, and about my future health etc.... Very encouraging looking around this amazing website!

Well, making these kind of changes is costing me at the moment though. In fact its getting personal.

I am having more conflict with my other half, not a surface kind of short temper, more of a deeper kind of "power play". There's ways that I would normally behave, like not be truthful with him about his faults (for example) or just kind of agree with him or not say anything. He's not much of a talker, but does come up with great one-liners, particularly around others and I'm usually embarassed and on the back foot - so I don't challenge him back.

I've actually made a decision, that if he can do that, then so can I!
Both of us don't like it, lol!

Its not that I want to hurt him, its just that, I want him to know - I have a voice too and I'm NOT always wrong or faulty in my thinking! This sounds really pathetic, when I write it down! ]]> Newcomers mbelle http://weight-loss.fitness.com/newcomers/36542-new-trying-adjust.html