Losing Weight Support Group

[jbeany]

I made my goal for the year this week.  Whooohoo!  Probably would have been better if I hadn't lost the last pound by being too sick, too busy, or too stressed to eat, but I take what good I can get.  Now if I can lose another 25 pounds by this time next year, I'll really feel like I've accomplished something!

Come on kit, you can do it!

[goofynina]

all  you  really  need  is  the  motivation  to lose  the  weight

I beg to differ on this comment,  motivation is not the only thing you need, you also need the strength also,  i have no (and i mean NO) strength in my legs at all, i cannot sit on certain chairs if they are too low cuz i cannot pull myself off of it,  walking from the car to front door of a store is a challenge for me,  i get a pain in my back that makes it feel like my spine is ready to split into 2, (not to mention the pain i get in my hips)  being on PD has literally deformed my body (more than it was before)    even so, i wouldnt trade doing pd for hemo unless i absolutely had to    See, i have the motivation, i have the Tae-Bo tapes, i have Richard Simmons sweating to the Oldies, they get me motivated, just when i try to do them, i find it useless 

[glitter]

all  you  really  need  is  the  motivation  to lose  the  weight

I beg to differ on this comment,  motivation is not the only thing you need, you also need the strength also,  i have no (and i mean NO) strength in my legs at all, i cannot sit on certain chairs if they are too low cuz i cannot pull myself off of it,  walking from the car to front door of a store is a challenge for me,  i get a pain in my back that makes it feel like my spine is ready to split into 2, (not to mention the pain i get in my hips)  being on PD has literally deformed my body (more than it was before)    even so, i wouldnt trade doing pd for hemo unless i absolutely had to    See, i have the motivation, i have the Tae-Bo tapes, i have Richard Simmons sweating to the Oldies, they get me motivated, just when i try to do them, i find it useless 

I feel exactly the same way- everyone keeps telling me I need to move more- but I hurt everywhere, my knees grind and my back hurts so bad to stand for more then a couple of minutes. I am trying to lose weight without doing a whole bunch of exercise-( because I can't do it) and it IS possible- I have lost 28 pounds this year-but its hard... if I lose a bunch more I will be able to do more exercise- its almost like no-one believes you have pain- they just think your lazy!!!

[angela515]

all  you  really  need  is  the  motivation  to lose  the  weight

I beg to differ on this comment,  motivation is not the only thing you need, you also need the strength also,  i have no (and i mean NO) strength in my legs at all, i cannot sit on certain chairs if they are too low cuz i cannot pull myself off of it,  walking from the car to front door of a store is a challenge for me,  i get a pain in my back that makes it feel like my spine is ready to split into 2, (not to mention the pain i get in my hips)  being on PD has literally deformed my body (more than it was before)    even so, i wouldnt trade doing pd for hemo unless i absolutely had to    See, i have the motivation, i have the Tae-Bo tapes, i have Richard Simmons sweating to the Oldies, they get me motivated, just when i try to do them, i find it useless 

I feel exactly the same way- everyone keeps telling me I need to move more- but I hurt everywhere, my knees grind and my back hurts so bad to stand for more then a couple of minutes. I am trying to lose weight without doing a whole bunch of exercise-( because I can't do it) and it IS possible- I have lost 28 pounds this year-but its hard... if I lose a bunch more I will be able to do more exercise- its almost like no-one believes you have pain- they just think your lazy!!!

Amen sisters!!!    I can't exercise right now because of my ankle pain, and some other joint pain from my RA...so i'm right there with ya girls. 

[Romona]

I think we all need to remember that damage is done to nerves and muscles with kidney disease. What one person may be able to do another one can't. Even after transplant many of us have damage hasn't been reversed. All we can do is the best we can and encourage each other. I don't have the pain like some of you have, but I find it difficult to move sometimes. 

[kellyt]

The weight I lost with Weight Watchers (27 lbs) was totally without exercise!  On average I lost .5 to 1 lb. per week and that was okay with me.  I might have lost 1-2 lbs. a week with exercise (maybe more), but I wanted to learn to eat in moderation.  I still had Whataburger once a week, but I had the Whataburger Jr. with the smaller fries and a diet Dr. Pepper.  It is unfortunate that I've gained back all my weight.  I felt great and looked so much better/happier!

[Jill D.]

I started Weight Watchers in late August; I did really well until the <Vegas Trip>; once we got home, I had food around for our Halloween Party and in November I was so busy with work that I didn't keep track daily like I should, but I made a HUGE pot of vegetable soup that I could freeze and that kept me from eating unhealthy because I was too busy and too tired.
I joined WW on-line, and it's awesome. It is hard for me to lose weight, but after 2 months I took off 12 pounds. I've been holding steady since late October, and I plan on getting back on track within the week.
For me, losing weight successfully is such a mental thing. I have to really psych myself up, set a date, study the menu, make sure I have all of the right foods, etc.
Good luck at whatever works for you Kit!!!!

[kellyt]

That's great!  Are you doing Core or Flex?  I found the Flex Plan pretty easy.  Funny, I just made a big pot of the 0 pt veggie soup the other day.  My husband loves it.  After I made it I didn't want any.  It's still in the fridge.     I need to buckle down and start losing!  I've done pretty good the last few days with eating "less", but not necessarily eating "better".  That is where I have problems.  I'm not a "big" eater.  I'm a "bad" eater.  That's so hard to change!!!

[angela515]

I wanted to do that... but I don't have the money too... i'm going to have to use will power 

[ODAT]

My weight is not psychological. It isn't....Yes it is...No it isn't...If you have an argument with yourself and cannot win are you nuts?

That is too funny! I must be a total nutcase because I never win. Sometimes I think my weight has an underlying psychological issue. Of course, I blamed my extra weight on my kids, but if I look back at pictures when the boys were small, I was not as heavy as I am now. My weight gain, 40 lbs, was put on while I was taking Zoloft for about 9 months or so. I cannot lose it. I do not exercise and keep saying that I should just put music on and dance, after all that's how I kept thin years ago. I try to stay away from the trap of skipping meals because if you consume too few calories, your metabolism slows down. Now why can't it speed up if you eat too many?!?!?

My niece lives on a military base with her husband and children. They were stationed in Germany when she had gasteric bypass done (they live in Ft Walton Fl now). She was sick for a while and it was actually because she was supposed to stick to a liquid diet and ate food way before she was supposed to. They did make her talk to a psychiatrist first. She has lost 90 lbs in about 3 years and is still losing.

I've tried many things to lose weight, the typical OTC weight loss pills which always made me anxious, weight watchers - didn't lose anything hate to write down stuff, slimfast worked for a while, and the best/worst was Phen-Fen. Best because I felt great and lost 50 lbs! Worst because it possibly caused heart damage. I had two echo-cardiograms done and I was fine thank God. Got in on the civil lawsuit and was reimbursed the cost of perscriptions.

There is a girl here at work who I never thought would lose weight only because she was so happy and comfortable with herself. She started having health issues - one being sleep apnea, and decided to lose weight. She's lost about 45 lbs so far and the two things she did was to not eat after 8pm and cut way back on carbs and sugary desserts. I don't eat a lot of sweets but I do eat after 8pm - sometimes a small bowl of cereal around 9 or 9:30.

I would really like to find a cure for 'mouth hunger.' My belly is not hungry but my mouth wants to taste. Growing up it was a struggle sometimes to have enough to eat for six kids and parents. It took me a while to come to grips with being able to buy what I wanted, when I wanted. I had to say ' tomorrow is another day and I can eat this then.'

I have a ton of exercise stuff in the basement, a small tv and lots of exercise videos. I've invested in Body Flex (breathing), Pilates (got this one when I had foot surgery and couldn't jump around), Paula Abduhl's Dance Workout (man, they make it look so easy), and one that I loved doing was Susan Powter's Step (boy she had a scandal - can't remember it all, but people were saying she was phony - I lost weight doing that my husband even made me a stepper - steel with a grip top).

One thing I do know - and I believe it has been proven - is that when I don't get enough sleep, my will-power is gone. I think it's more medically-termed than that but that's how I feel.

What I find is a total joke is Wendy's fast food restaurant. They did away with Biggie Size due to all the press about portion size. Well, ask for a small drink and it is NOT small, it is like a medium or large. weird. I do like that you can replace the fries in a meal with a few other choices.

[Jill D.]

That's great!  Are you doing Core or Flex?  I found the Flex Plan pretty easy.  Funny, I just made a big pot of the 0 pt veggie soup the other day.  My husband loves it.  After I made it I didn't want any.  It's still in the fridge.     I need to buckle down and start losing!  I've done pretty good the last few days with eating "less", but not necessarily eating "better".  That is where I have problems.  I'm not a "big" eater.  I'm a "bad" eater.  That's so hard to change!!!

I'm doing the flex plan, and I agree that it is easy to follow. The important thing is to keep track of what you eat...which is why I love using the on-line program. The fact that you can put in your own recipes to find out the points is awesome...you really can eat anything (but you can eat MORE if the food is healthy!)

[jbeany]

 

I am soooooooo frustrated right now.  I've increased my exercise.  (Me - jogging - OMG!)  I've been watching portions, eating more fruit and veggies, not buying junk food to keep in the house, paying attention so I stop eating when I'm full. . .   So if I'm doing all that right, why aren't I losing any weight?  The scale seems to be set in cement.  I was doing so well for while there - a pound or two every month, slow and steady.  The last two months I seem to have stalled.  I've dropped maybe two-tenths of a kilogram.  Wheeha.   Arrrgh!  I can't think of anything else to do right now, but I don't want to get so frustrated that I quit trying.  Gaining it back is not an option here! 

[twirl]

what used to work for me was drinking 10 glasses of water a day
use to complain about so much water
little did I know

have you lost a lot of weight and now it is harder
I find it harder being on dialysis

sounds like you are doing everything right, wish I had your motivation
I went on Fit For Life for a couple of months pre "D"
I lost weight, then people kept telling me it did not work , so I quit
I think I lost 20

[kellyt]

I posted about two weeks ago that I purchased a treadmil and I've been walking everyday.  Well, I took three days off (last Sat, Sun and Wed).  But since the day they delivered it to my house (April 19th) I've walked a total of 24.08 miles.  Believe me, that's 24 miles more than I used to walk!!! 

I'm really enjoying it.  I put a bunch of up-beat songs on my MP3 player and I just go to town.  I saw a drop in weight the first week (-2.5 lbs), but nothing since.  I'm trying to increase my speed and raise my incline a little each day/week.  Right now I'm happy with 1.5 - 3 miles a day.  I'll increase the distance later.

[flip]

The distance isn't as important as the speed. You need to get your cardio up while you are walking. I try to do at least 4 mph.

[kellyt]

It's funny, because at the gym I usually walk at 3.4 mph and that's pretty fast.  But on this treadmill, 3.4 mils is a slow jog, which I'm not ready for.  So I go between 3 mph and 3.2 mph.  4 mph would be running on this treatmil, which again I'm ready for. 

[jbeany]

Woohoo - I'm getting a free treadmill this weekend!  My sister says she's sick of tripping over hers, so she's bringing it to me.  It's a nice one, with all the programmable bells and whistles available.  Maybe, having it in my house will keep me from slacking off when the weather is cold.

The distance isn't as important as the speed. You need to get your cardio up while you are walking. I try to do at least 4 mph.

I thought you were supposed to alternate - faster, then slower, then back again.

[Zach]

Woohoo - I'm getting a free treadmill this weekend!  My sister says she's sick of tripping over hers, so she's bringing it to me.  It's a nice one, with all the programmable bells and whistles available.  Maybe, having it in my house will keep me from slacking off when the weather is cold.

Fantastic!
 

[thegrammalady]

        20 pounds since january.    here's to at least 10-15 more!

[Romona]

  Good for you!
Don't worry I think I found them!

[donnia]

Can't believe I just found this thread!!!  Okay, I am just 2 weeks 1 day post transplant and I am still trying to get off all the extra fluids.  I am soooo determined to lose a good 60 lbs.  I have joined  the YMCA, but of course I can not go for quite a while.... so I ordered a Wii and Wii fit.  I can not wait until they come in!  I will be visiting this tread often!  I can use all the support I can get!

[jbeany]

Ooooh -that WII fit looks like fun!  I've tried the bowling and the tennis games on one.  You can really work up a sweat just playing a video game!

[donnia]

Yes, it does look fun!!!  I can't wait to try it out... although I'm gonna have to wait a few weeks before I can start working out on it     Oh well... I'll have fun watching my husband work up a sweat on it 

[jbeany]

All right - I've told 3 people this here at home, and they've all told me to shut up. So I'm coming here for a little support!
I lost 2 more pounds!!! 

My plateau has finally turned back into a down hill slope. .. .hooray!

[G-Ma]

Yippeee for you.