OK here is todays fitday I am about to take off to work and will get on there to look around the forum today. I took step 1 I added a red pepper to my chicken wraps and cut out 1 oz of cheese lol baby steps MsG baby step

allright talk to you guys later and thanks for the kind words nat I will check out your journal as soon as I get to work

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Good luck on this journey....im trying to keep myself off that track with the fork that says death or weight loss.....you sound totally motivated....ill be reading on to find out what happens next.

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GOOD NEWS GOOD NEWS lol I now am more sure then ever that much of the 20lbs I had gained back was from the fast food (high fat high cals) and the sodium from it and not drinking water. I am down to 444 lbs today. I know its water but it is water I was retaining from not drinking water and taking in tons of salt. I have a diet soda addiction that I am working on and that is horrible for sodium add that I was eating 3 or 4 fast food meals daily and salt is through the roof so just 5 days of cutting that crap out and moving again plus drinking my old standby of 1 gallon of water and I am down 6 lbs and the walk to work today was done without a rest stop. I was spent and sore in the back and legs but I had been stopping twice.

I should explain I live one street over from the factory where I work. It is exactly .55 of a mile from my fron door to my fork truck lol. Since putting back on the weight I have had to again start resting once or usually twice on this walk (sitting down for 2 or 3 mins till my back and knees felt better. When I weighed 488lb and started walking in (until then I drove the 1/2 mile everyday) I had to rest 4 times and by the time I was in the low 440's I could make it all the way and when I got to the 430's it was not hard at all. today is the first day since getting back up to the 450's a month ago I made it without resting at all. I am sore but it was worth pushing myself.

I also did the evening 1 mile walk away the lbs video earlier and have walked about 500 steps at work already towards my 2500 . I ended up walking about 4000 by the end of the day yesterday so I am going to aim for that daily if I work 4 over again today.

Alright thats all for now but I am so much happier then I was 5 days ago. There are other aspects of my personal life that I am hating but I am trying to use them as fuel to walk more and lose the weight. They have not really got better in 3 or so years so maybe when I am healthier I will be better able to deal with them.

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Originally Posted by Need2BSmaller Alright thats all for now but I am so much happier then I was 5 days ago. There are other aspects of my personal life that I am hating but I am trying to use them as fuel to walk more and lose the weight. They have not really got better in 3 or so years so maybe when I am healthier I will be better able to deal with them.

Hey Brad,

congrats with the pounds lost. Niiiiccceeeee..... Without a doubt in my mind, if you keep up what you're doing, you're going to start losing like a mad man. Also... nice job with getting to work without stopping. As long as you're not pushing yourself to the point of almost wanting to pass out, then it's all good. Just listen to your body, which I'm sure you're a pro at doing by now.

As for your personal life, I'm sorry to hear things are a bit shitty. However, focus on yourself for the time being and you'll get through things easier when you're ready to focus your attention on those "issues/ problems."

-Sheryl

PS By the way... cute "cheese comment" up there,
you little smart ass! hahaa And believe me, you're doing
fabulous, doll.
PSS I didn't scold you, you brat! HA! That's it.. from now on, I
freaking will. jk

actually you are totally right because as I get down I am not going to be able to keep spending 500 cals on cheese its just not practical in the long run so I need to start triming it to managable levels now. If I could bring myself to like raw veg I would be ok but I honestly don't ever see that happening outside of tomato's cukes and peppers I can't eat raw veg so they will have to wait till schools up

I am really happy actually and success in this battle makes the other things more managable.

I do like a good scolding though lol

I had accidentally came across the "Supersize" book written by the guy who ate all Mcdonald's for a month. I learned so much about the ingredients in those foods and how one's body responds to what is being consumed, let alone the exorbitent amount of calories. I have not eaten anything but an oocasional salad from a fast food place since then. Even my 10 year old daughter won't eat fast food any more and she only read 2 chapters.

Information is KEY! Keep up the good work!

lol my addiction to that crap is horible I swear this is the truth it is so bad I watched the movie (didn't know there was a book) and after it was over I was craving a Big Mac. I swear this is the truth and it is really insane but true. I have not ate any fast food in 5 days now and I feel way more energetic. My diet for the last couple of months or so literally was almost the same as the guy in the movies but with more varitey of fast food being the only difference.

HI Needstobesmaller, welcome on board! I was happy to read such an uplift in your spirits on your last post. You need to stay positive and ALWAYS be excited (happy) About your accomplishments, be it little or big. If you lose an inch AWESOME, if you lose 1/2 pound AWESOME, no matter the size of a job well done, your earning it therefore you deserve it, treat yourself like a champ and you will be a champ!! By the way, I love the color of that vest in the picture, so SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will agree with whoever it was several pages back that mentioned Water, water, water is a KEY ingredient in any weight loss program. And I know a guy who lost over 150 pounds in a year, by doing nothing else but walking ever day and he first started out by just walking up to the end of his road, then ever week he would extend it another block, now he's walking several miles a day and he's shrinking down. It only takes small steps to reach the top and that way you won't have to worry about slipping and falling back down those steps. Take your time, and enjoy your journey. I'll be by to check on you. Later gator!!
Kim

You will see, you will begin to hate the thought of fast food after a while. I have not eaten any since June and now I can't even imagine a situation where I would go eat fast food. It makes me sick, and I was an addict.

Good for you on losing those pounds, keep up the great work!!

Thanks miss ladybug that is amazing. I don't know if I can knock out 150lbs this year but I am definatly going to try and walk a little farther everyday. Kind words like those in your post really help thank you so much.

congrats on the loss! You're gonna start seeing the lbs just FALL the eff off. Great Job.....id like to walk to work.....buts its a thirty mile drive.

IF that day comes I will post it for sure lol That would make life a little easier thats for sure. I drive out of my way to get to school so I don't go by McDonals in the mornings now lol

Haha, whatever works man.

think of the cals you would burn lol of course you would have to start back as soon as you got home to get there for the next day

yeah I have avoidance issues but it works lol