Robbit
07-28-2003, 12:19 AM
Hi everyone: I am SOOOO glad to have found this board!! I will introduce myself and then I am going to spend some time reading about everyone else.
I am a working Mom to a 7 yr. old boy, I had stayed home and did childcare for 6 years previous. I gained 40lbs easily staying at home (hope there are others who can relate to this.)I am a petite 5'4 normally, so the weight gain really did a number on my self esteem.
Last fall, with the support of my Mom, we went on a weight loss journey with diet and exercise and I have lost all the weight. So, after 7 years of being overweight, I finally feel like I found myself. People who have only known me in the lasy few years think I am either sick, or on some kind of diet--they can't beleive the difference. Anyone who has known me longer knows I have always looked this way.
I feel so much better, eating healthy (low fat) and doing mostly yoga and pilates mixed and running on our ski-machine. It is a DAILY struggle though. I am a carb addict, so a bag of chips in our house is calling to me! I feel like I could slip back into old habits so easily...
So, there I am. Looking forward to trading tips!
All the best to everyone!
Robbit
I am a working Mom to a 7 yr. old boy, I had stayed home and did childcare for 6 years previous. I gained 40lbs easily staying at home (hope there are others who can relate to this.)I am a petite 5'4 normally, so the weight gain really did a number on my self esteem.
Last fall, with the support of my Mom, we went on a weight loss journey with diet and exercise and I have lost all the weight. So, after 7 years of being overweight, I finally feel like I found myself. People who have only known me in the lasy few years think I am either sick, or on some kind of diet--they can't beleive the difference. Anyone who has known me longer knows I have always looked this way.
I feel so much better, eating healthy (low fat) and doing mostly yoga and pilates mixed and running on our ski-machine. It is a DAILY struggle though. I am a carb addict, so a bag of chips in our house is calling to me! I feel like I could slip back into old habits so easily...
So, there I am. Looking forward to trading tips!
All the best to everyone!
Robbit
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Dietprincess
07-28-2003, 01:07 PM
hi robbit! welcome to the boards. it really is a wonderful place of motivation, and support!
congratulations on your loss! i can absolutely relate to gaining while being home with the kiddies. I'm in the same boat. Last summer I lost 15 lbs (of the 25 I had to lose), but gained most of it back over the winter. I'm starting over, and doing...well...so far so good :)
Thank you for sharing your motivating story with us!
congratulations on your loss! i can absolutely relate to gaining while being home with the kiddies. I'm in the same boat. Last summer I lost 15 lbs (of the 25 I had to lose), but gained most of it back over the winter. I'm starting over, and doing...well...so far so good :)
Thank you for sharing your motivating story with us!
Shel1974
07-28-2003, 03:30 PM
Welcome Robbit :) And yes I can relate. I stayed home with my daughter for a little over 2 years and I gained a bunch!! Last summer I lost 30 lbs and recently gained back 10. I'd like to lose 20 lbs now. I am going on a cruise in Sept and it is just so hard to get back to where I was!!
Congrats on all your weight loss success!
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28 f
5'4
172 HW
167 SW (May '02)
137 LW (Oct '02)
145 CW
125 GW (by 9/13/03 ~ Going on a cruise!!)
Congrats on all your weight loss success!
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28 f
5'4
172 HW
167 SW (May '02)
137 LW (Oct '02)
145 CW
125 GW (by 9/13/03 ~ Going on a cruise!!)
Darci
07-29-2003, 02:55 PM
Welcome Robbit!
I am 5'11 and 240lbs right now, I started at 250+.
I hope that you have fun here! We are all writing up a storm. Not just about weight loss but other issues that are happening in our lives.
Take care, d :)
I am 5'11 and 240lbs right now, I started at 250+.
I hope that you have fun here! We are all writing up a storm. Not just about weight loss but other issues that are happening in our lives.
Take care, d :)
angelmagic
07-29-2003, 09:11 PM
Welcome,
I'm new too and i know you'll enjoy it here as much as i do. Enjoy and have fun.
:angel:
I'm new too and i know you'll enjoy it here as much as i do. Enjoy and have fun.
:angel:
DB8724
07-31-2003, 11:49 PM
Hi ya'll,
I want to start off by letting all you girls know how encouraging I find this board. I am so glad I found it. I just found out that I have a hypo thyroid and that I also have high cholesterol. So I am now having to take the synthroid and lipitor. I found this board doing a search on Trimbia. So I joined on 7/27/03. I should be receiving my order of Trimbia in the next few days. Or so the operator told me.
I really hope it works cause I have tried almost everything else. I have to lose more than 100 pounds to reach my ideal weight. Very embarassing. But now that I know part of the reason I haven't been able to lose.
If anyone has any tips, please feel free to share them with me. And if anyone has had any new results with Trimbia I would like to know.
Thanks,
Donna
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I want to start off by letting all you girls know how encouraging I find this board. I am so glad I found it. I just found out that I have a hypo thyroid and that I also have high cholesterol. So I am now having to take the synthroid and lipitor. I found this board doing a search on Trimbia. So I joined on 7/27/03. I should be receiving my order of Trimbia in the next few days. Or so the operator told me.
I really hope it works cause I have tried almost everything else. I have to lose more than 100 pounds to reach my ideal weight. Very embarassing. But now that I know part of the reason I haven't been able to lose.
If anyone has any tips, please feel free to share them with me. And if anyone has had any new results with Trimbia I would like to know.
Thanks,
Donna
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Sinnrah
08-01-2003, 07:17 AM
Just wanted to welcome you to the boards...there are a lot of great people here..
I started w/ this board about two years ago...and when I found it I was at 165...throught dieting and exercise...and of course the awesome support here I have managed to lose 60 lbs.
Hope you enjoy and welcome again.
Sinnrah http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/love1.gif
I started w/ this board about two years ago...and when I found it I was at 165...throught dieting and exercise...and of course the awesome support here I have managed to lose 60 lbs.
Hope you enjoy and welcome again.
Sinnrah http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/love1.gif
suej1946
08-01-2003, 09:20 AM
Hi Robbit, welcome to the board. some nice people here , a lot of support. I hear you about the chips, I have a coconut cake in the freezer calling my name. Im trying to do better. Feel better without all the carbs but hungry.
Anyway good luck to you. Look forward to talking to you again.
Anyway good luck to you. Look forward to talking to you again.