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Now that we’re in the second half of this Challenge, tell us what you learned during the first half.
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Agreed. I never thought I was vain until I had a mastectomy at age 39. I was devastated and told the doc I wanted to wake up with implants. Now at age 60, I am lopsided and wondering if I was just avoiding the inevitable. You get what you get and you
Sounds very interesting.
Spike, you are awesome! Love your perspective, thanks for sharing.I will turn 53 in 6 weeks and still break out.
May I also assume that your skin is still quite oily and shows no or very few wrinkles? If so...
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS!
1) Your skin doesn't look like beat-up luggage now, and probably never wi
Hi Trump!
I have learned that I have a really hard time saying “NO!” to treats! For whatever reason, usually tired, irregular meals, just too good to pass up, etc. etc, I indulge!
So, even though, I know that losing weight would improve my health, my looks, my sex life…I just trudge on dragging this extra weight BEHIND!!
It sounds like an excuse, but with hypothyroidism (which I have), pounds cling like barnacles to a boat! I tire of starving and losing only ounces. For most of my younger years, birth to about forty, I was considered too thin…then the thyroid went out of control, pounds added up quickly, and I found myself about four sizes larger!
I give in, after awhile, weaken, and say what’s the use?
So, for me, the second half of this challenge finds me still struggling to maintain. I lost a little bit, am not gaining, but I seem to have come to a dead stop!
I’ll keep weighing in…sigh.
Evie, I hear ya. It sounds to me like you are where I was for too many years of my life. I can sooo relate to the “give in and say what’s the use” idea. How many times have we done this over the years?
From what I’ve seen, and how it’s affected me, I find that “the right reason” might well be the most important piece of the puzzle when it comes to weight loss. Let me explain.
In my youth, my “reason” for watching my weight was mainly for looks. I wanted to look good, and I wanted guys to notice me. That reason is less of a motivator for me these days.
When I hit my 40s, my body started its inevitable decline, and my “reason” for staying active and within a certain weight limit was so that I could continue to have a body that worked. However, years of slow decline sent the message that no matter how hard I tried, age would take its toll.
In my 50s, I had a heart attack. Talk about motivation! I slowly worked my way back from the brink to become a fully functional human being again. Turns out that even impending death can become old news and lose out to a big bowl of ice cream.
Now, in my 60s, I have found a motivator, a reason to be successful in this goal, a reason like no other I’ve experienced before, and one that will carry me to the finish line if I live long enough to get there. I also found some tools to help me easily stay on track. This challenge is one of those tools. You wonderful ladies are a huge part of it.
I don’t want to turn this post into an advertisement, so I won’t talk about the other tools I’m working with. PM me if you want more information about that. Suffice it to say that my current “reason” for wanting to succeed this time goes way beyond myself, and that has made all the difference.
Next week, we will explore everyone’s “reason” or motivation for joining this challenge. Start thinking about why you’re doing this.
Thanks Trump for sharing your wonderful and encouraging thoughts!
I have not given up, but am in a ‘holding’ pattern. I will be thinking about the ‘whys and wherefores’ as to why I joined this challenge!
I do want to say how grateful I am for everyone of you ladies! If I do lose this weight, it will be because of your support!
Sometimes, for me, it’s being able to join in a conversation and say what I feel. Isn’t it great that we get responses from our closest to our “drop-by” participants. It does take a village. Does VN also stand for Village Nation? JUMBO-shrimp
Hi Trump,
I have learned that I was lacking willpower, which I have found, and support and encouragment, which you VN sisters supply. I have always known what I have to do, eat healthy, exercise and get the rest I need. Getting from the knowing and the doing is quite a challenge, but I feel so good about myself lately that the doing is much easier. I am happier in my life than I can ever remember being and can now focuss on doing good things for my physical being.
Will weigh-in when I get back home Saturday night or Sunday morning.
anir
Down to 182, 3 pounds gone. Not sure where they went. I did start going to the gym. Went 3 times this week. I also did a 2k swim on Thursday and I think I missed a few meals, not sure. Before the swim, I had worked a 12 hour shift Wensday night, finishing Thursday morning. Drove for 3 hours to get my son, he drove the last 3 hours while I tried to sleep in the back seat. Talked to my daughter, who had a bad cold and could not come to the swim with us, then went to do the swim at 6 pm. Slept over in Halifax, then drove back to my son’s the next morning. I slept from 6pm Friday night to 7 am Saturday morning. Yep, I missed a few meals in there.
anir
anir, like you, I have pretty much always known more or less what needed to be done, although there have been times in my life when I thought I was doing everything right, but kept gaining weight anyway. That’s frustrating and discouraging, as I’m sure you know, and eventually I would just stop trying.
Willpower can be a fickle mistress. She knows what she wants one minute, and the next minute she’s making eyes at some sweet cookie determined to steal her away from you. I’m glad she’s being faithful at the moment, and I hope she continues to do so for you. Keep a watchful eye on her, and make sure she always has a strong reason to stand her ground.
I think I REALLY learned something I have known since I first decided I needed to lose weight decades ago. There is no way for me to lose it and keep it off other than change my eating habits for life. I hope I have. Somehow having this site to report to has kept me on the right path better than any of the other diets and groups I have tried. I also realized (again) that I have to be totally honest with myself about what I eat and that there are no exceptions to the laws of nature!! Even if I eat it fast or have “just one” extra, it counts!! If a cookie is really big it can’t be considrered one cookie! I know I haven’t lost as much as some of you but I feel sure that I will continue to slowly lose and then won’t have a terrible adjustment when I finally get to my goal.
I lost 2 pounds last week, but have to credit a stomach bug. I hope both pounds won’t come back now that I feel like eating a regular diet again.
Terri43, how right you are. Your lesson reminds me of the saying, “If you keep doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep getting what you’ve always gotten.” If we want true, lasting change to happen in our lives, then we need to make true, lasting changes — for life.
I’m so glad to hear that this group is working for you. It’s working for me, too.
As you say, everything counts. This goes in both directions. When we make more of the right choices, we will see the results of those good decisions, too. If we choose to have that “just one” extra something, then we need to also choose to counter that decision… with more movement, or less calories the next day, or whatever it takes to put things back on track.
You have the right attitude, Terri43. Slow and steady, just like the turtle, will get you to your goal. Others may be there ahead of you, and that’s OK. Celebrate together!
Hi Trump,
The biggest thing I have to admit to is I am weak! I will do something knowing full well what the consequences are. Then I humbly report week after week and realize that I am human. So far, I have maintained with a 2 pounds up or down. I sure am enjoying watching you do this. Some of the stress of disappointing my sisters has been taken off. Right now, I want to play ball, not coach.
Yours!
Ah, moongoddess. We are all weak. We are all human. This is why we need one another. This is why we need strong motivations for what we do. You are not disappointing us. You are working at it. You have not quit. You’re still in the game, still “playing ball”. Stay with us. We need you! Without you, this challenge would not exist. You have motivated us all, and you continue to do so. Thank you. Thank YOU. THANK YOU!!!
Thanks trump. That was sweet. I’m here. I’m missing my husband and generally lonely. Tomorrow is my last day at work and I’m throwing my own going away party. I’m sure everyone will partake. Free food does that. I’m going to walk away from there at 6:30 and put it behind me. Once that is over, I’m coming home and taking the night off. Watch a movie and the next day, I’ll pack up the kitchen and enjoy the company of a friend or two who will help me. Life is good.
Sounds like a plan. Enjoy your party. Take solace in the fact that change is inevitable. Say goodbye but keep the memories. Have a great night off. You deserve it!
Hello Moongoddess,
You’ve been through so much, lately. Change is not easy and you’ve had to face so many changes.
Leaving your home and friends, everything seeming so final, and starting a new life, well, this is a lot to take on!
I can hear your loneliness and hope that you find some comfort in knowing that you have your VN friends! We are here and you can reach out at any time!
I think many of us (including me!) have experienced very similar life events, moving, staying behind to close things up, saying the goodbyes, etc. It’s so hard!
Please stay in touch! Like Trump said, we need you!!
I am just staying the same, weight-wise, dreary, dreary! Big hug!!!
I need that hug. The party was a success. I left early. Ducked out and didn’t say good-by.
I am up one more pound. Going the wrong direction———YIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You hit it on the head. Loneliness, moving, quitting my job, moving away from my boys. Well, let’s just say that with the exception of the boys, I am so so ready! My friends here are great and I appreciate it.
Quick report,
Just weighed before my shower and getting ready for the day. 180! Happy! Happy! Joy! Joy! I am at a point where I know I will succeed in having a healthy weight and a whole lot of it has to do with the support here, and probably starting at the gym 2 weeks ago and working on improving my muscle mass to help burn off the extra calories.
anir
Very good, Anir! We are all happy for you!! Happy, happy!
Maybe your enthusiasm will speed me on to a change in attitude! I so need something to get me off of ‘dead stop’.
Fantastic. I’m so very happy for you!
I am back up the two pounds I had lost because of a stomach bug. I didn’t consider that a “real” loss so I guess I won’t consider this a “real” gain. I will feel I just maintained the status quo! Time to do something about that because I am stuck on a 10 mark again (190). I just came back from picking 6 pounds of blueberries. I will make a pie for my son and his family and then freeze the rest to have with oatmeal all winter.
I just gave a pile of very nice clothes to charity. They were too big for me and for once I did not think I should keep them because I might need them again. This time I am sure I will maintain the loss. What a great feeling!
That’s a powerful statement, Terry 43! It’s this attitude that will make all the difference! We have to believe it before we can achieve it.
Great going Terri!
Blueberries! MMMMMMMMMM….I love blueberries.
anir
Week 29 is ready for posting. See you there!
Trump, it is fantastic. You have done so much to enhance this program. What an inspiration to see it. Thank you for all your hard work.