"Weighty Issues"

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Comment by Marissa on October 13, 2009 at 1:01pm

Pat- ROCK ON WITH YOUR BAD SELF! So very true. You have to be comfortable in your own skin. And many of us are not. Society has a huge part in that, but we can't just use that as an excuse. And it should not be about the clothes. If it is, the long term keeping it off probably will not help. Moderation is key! One step at a time. Brick by brick.

Comment by Pat Ward on October 13, 2009 at 12:49pm

Hi everyone,

Aging is a frustrating process. Not only do you get old, but you get fatter as well! I am about to hit 52 and the weight is just not coming off anymore. I am a former size 8 who now squeezes into a 16 and I do not like it one bit! I used to be a gym rat, worked out 5 to 6 days a week for 1 to 2 hours a day. That kept the weight at bay for many years, but now menopause and a broken heart (divorce) put the pounds back on with a vengance. I am currently 50 pounds overweight.

I realize that I still have to love myself and be OK with being 50 pound overweight and I am. Still my goal is to stay healthy, not look good in jeans. At 52 that is but a distant memory. But yesterday someone said something interesting to me. I said that I wish I could lose a few pounds (meaning 50) but she said that I already looked comfortable in my body, so why lose weight? This shocked me. I have never felt comfortable in my own body, even when I was a size 8. Could this be true, am I finally comfortable in my own skin? I am starting to think that I am! FINALLY! And it is a good feeling. So what if I am not a size 8 anymore, it is too hard to try and stay that way. I would be OK being a size 12, be happier and not kill myself dieting or working out a ridiculous amount of hours. Everything in moderation and I am fine with that. So that is my goal now, back to size 12 eventually. It is only two sizes down and so doable. Moderate workouts and a reasonable diet. And forgiveness. That goes a long way into helping me feel better about myself.

What are your thoughts?

Comment by Marissa on October 13, 2009 at 12:31pm

Thank you all so much for having the courage to join and share with the rest of us. I have always been over-weight. After my daughter's 2 year birthday party, I saw the dreaded picture of myself and did a double take. Was that really me? Did I really let myself go that far? I decided then and there that it was not the life for me. I wasn't really living. And I had a beautiful little girl depending on me to be here for a long time. Plus a gorgeous husband to keep interested or I'd have to kill him and bury him in the back yard. (I've got an acre with a filed in the back, nobody would know!) All I could envision was me at my daughter's school, in the future, trying to unsuccessfully sit in those TINY chairs. The visual always ended up with me flat on my arse. So, I took action. I was so very surprised on how much I have to eat. True. I discovered by trial and error that I have to eat a little something every 3 hours or I totally go over my correct portions at meals. Then there's exercise, YUCK! I became an addict though by doing something different every day. Even if it was just playing "soccer" with my little one. Anything to keep moving. Now, I'm in a slump and caan't quite get out of it. I know the rules, I know the routine, and I know the reasons why I should continue on in my goals. I just have to get there.

Comment by Darcy Neibaur on October 13, 2009 at 10:51am

Thank you for the invitation Marissa. A great topic for discussion. When I entered massage school in April, 2007, I began loosing weight. Almost 50 pounds. How I did it was walk. I walked on my breaks at school. Walked at home. Was in the pool here at home. In August 2007, I was re-ended by a drunk and all of that walking came to a halt for a time. I did not gain any weight back, just maintained. Then the stretching began, walking again and also added an exercise ball. When I first began the exercise ball I could barely do 10 situps on it. Now I can do over 200. I have a football field right across the street from my house and walk there. I walk 6 laps around the field. I take my time and it takes me about 30 minutes to do the 6 laps. Do I do this most days? No. Then In Feb of 2009 I was real sick for 2 months. I usually do not lose my appetite when I am sick. What I do is eat ice cream, potato chips, homemade chicken and dumplins are my favorite comfort food. Gained 10 pounds. Then went to Michigan in May to see all my babies and gained 7 more while there. Now became sick again 4 weeks ago. Boy what a history. Still fighting the end stages of Bronchitis. Wanting ice cream and potato chips. I have not let myself have the ice cream and chips this time and I have lost 7 pounds. I Lost my appitite and have still been eating mostly soups. Breakfast is my main meal. I do enjoy breakfast. I do cook breakfast 6 out of 7 days a week and I eat eggs, 45 claorie wheat bread for toast, juice, yogurt, grapefruit, banana. Some days I add bacon. I hardly ever eat lunch, and then have something for dinner. I do my best to stick with the protien, fruit, and veggies. Hardly ever eat cerals, or white anything. I also recently had some dental work done and I still cannot eat any meat except fish. So that has helped with this last weight loss. Maybe we can all encourage each other to do that exercise. I have no excuse as I have a machine I can workout on right here in my own home. I just do not use the machine.

Comment by Julie Wuebbels on October 13, 2009 at 10:47am

Good Luck Marilyn. I have been fighting the over weight bug for years it started when I got pregnant with my daughter 19 years ago I lose the weight I gain the weight I lose it again then it comes right back and over the years it seems to be harder and harder to lose the weight but very easy to put it on it seems like if you look at something it goes right to the area you don't want to put anything on. now I am back in the part where I am taking it off and it feels great when I put on a size smaller and I hope to keep it up and that it stays off this time I have started to do light exercise and a little bit of a diet change I can not break the habit of smoking though I am to afraid what I have accomplished will disappear like it did the last time so I have two things wrong with me thanks for listening Have a wonderful week and good luck to all Julie

Comment by Marilyn St.John on October 13, 2009 at 10:11am

One of the motivating factors for becoming a massage therapist was the thought that would keep me moving and exercising, so imagine my surprise that, during these busy last five years, I've managed to add 25 pounds that I don't want! I swear, it mystifies me. Who stole MY thighs? I would like to blame it on a hormonal shift, but it's more than likely the fact that I've become a wuss about getting outside in the Michigan cold, and spent my downtime on the sofa most of last winter. I had my cc skis just outside the kitchen window where I HAD to look at them every day...yup, they're pretty just propped there...I can ski right in my own yard & woods and I didn't put them on, not once. So this year I am also pinning my favorite jeans beside them on the garage wall. It's now or never ~ wish me luck!

Comment by Laura Allen on October 13, 2009 at 9:48am

Great idea, thank you. I do hope we don't get bombarded by people selling products. That seems to be happening on some of the other groups in spite of the rule against advertising on here.

Comment by Mike Hinkle on October 13, 2009 at 9:43am

I'm in! Always wanted to be a professional catcher at 6'4" 250 lbs. Was a scawny thing and thought eating would make me grow. That's what GM said every time she pushed those two pound homemade biscuits at me. I loved my GM. I guess these habits are harder than I thought to break.

I was an athlete. The problem is finding the motivation to exercise, now. I won state championships and was very successful for my size. Now, I spend so much time behind the computer, the steering wheel and on the phone trying to help the profession. I just have to find the time.

Comment by Lisa on October 13, 2009 at 8:20am

great idea Marissa!!

Comment by Marissa on October 13, 2009 at 7:18am

Laugh, cry, rant, rave... get it out or it's going to stay in... your hips, your butt, your belly, second chin? The wrong kind of wiggle when you walk? This is not disrespectful. I am still 20 pounds over my "ideal" weight and I know where my problem areas are. I own them and I will defeat them.

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