dont i know it.my sister got the bariatric surgery and she weighs less than me now.a first.she gave me clothes...
seriously though i am glad for her because she has struggled with many health issues and her weight was a major bummer for her.

i just want to look good for a change, in addition wanting to live to see my daughter grow up......i just feel like crap most of the time and want to get out of feeling like this.....

i've decided on a diet and exercise program, but my family doesn't understand (nor do they seem to want to) that this particular program has been working for me....so if we go to a restaurant or something (we go buffet style), and i get something my family thinks i shouldn't be eating, they make me feel so bad about it that i just say to myself the hell with it, i just won't eat at all......the result????????....an hour later, we're at home and i'm so hungry that i end up overeating.

they make me feel guilty about it, then it starts.......i've always felt guilty about one thing or another.....the first time i haven't felt guilty about something was when i left my ex last month......

I'm new to the site and I'm getting used to things. It's nice that this topic exists. I've been struggling with a few issues myself and it's good to know that I would be able to get support when needed and also be able to offer my support as well.

welcome Kari.....and feel free to rant, rave, cry and all.....we're all nice people and i know this helps me a LOT as i'm unable to truly communicate with my own family and ask them for advice.

welcome kari!!
amber tell your family that you will eat what you want and that they need to mind their buisness.tell them you are rewarding yourself sometimes family is a pain in the butt.
my sister was told either lose weight or she would be dead from kidney failure due to her diabetes.she wanted to see her kids grow up also and she wanted to be able to do things in public without feeling subconcious about it.
i think its terrible how overweight people are treated.

the worst thing about it is i have to pretty much keep all this crap bottled up around them or i'm out of a home (and i don't want to be homeless again).......i have to agree to keep them happy......GOD I CAN'T WAIT TO GET MY OWN FRIGGIN CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i'm stuck in the house 24-7 with them (don't get me wrong, i love them to death) until i can get my own car......three people with some issue, only one soon to be back on medication (that would be me), it gets interesting around here.

Welcome, Kari.

Jax one of the nurses pointed at my stomach asked me when it was due. Some of the main exercises I do every day is bend over to empty the trash cans and pull up the new bags; Empty the foley bags and look under beds to find shoes. The new aide they gave me to help is so short thought. She is twenty and when we do the change of positions for the residents I just about pull her across the beds. To arm and leg a resident out of a bed is just about impossible with her because of our height differences. Either she is going get taller or I am am going have to shrink. Had a pretty good last night. I did want to take away this one resident's call light priviledges but the nurse said it wasn't allowed.

Hi Kari...welcome!!

Amber--You keep to your diet and do not let anyone talk you out of it. This is something very important to you....it was extremely important to me also. So you kep doing what you are doing because it is working. Congrats on losing 50 lbs!

It would be awesome. People sometime face rough times in their life and the support is very important.

thanks for the inspiration you guys.......do any of y'all have any suggestions about toning the belly, thighs, and arms???? that's where most of the fat is gone from and i have loose skin....i don't want loose skin

Was watching this commercial on Lipozene, last night. It looked interesting, Amber.

I don't know what to tell you about the loose skin. I've seen documentaries about people that have lost a lot of weight then had to have the excess skin surgically removed.

As for toning have you tried pilates and yoga? I lost a lot of weight doing cardio DVDs and doing pilates afterwards. I went from 170 to 115. Of course I changed my eating habits as well.

Hi, glad to see so many people finding us and this thread........

I haven't posted much. I usually post more, but it's my turn to be on the down side of the roller coaster.....

Love ya's

Karen

I hope you get to feeling better soon Karen.

amber make sure you do strength training along with the cardio.Lots of excercise suggestions on the net.
karen hope you feel better soon.

Hope you feel better soon Karen.

<---is in same sinking boat....

well im back from my first day. they wont let me skip lunch and get out early. which sucks cause well i didn't eat lunch today.. or even take a break. they having me work with expression web most of the week (the new version of front page). i don't know if i lik it there or can do the job. they keep pressing how much that they rely on the website it puts alot of stress on me...

it is also real quiet and im a talkative person...

is there really something that bad for you to do this
am thanking not i can thank of many time's i should of killed myself. but i look around and see there r so meny people out there that they r worst off then i am. and do you thank about the one's that do care about you what will you do to them. thank
about it. get some help dude i'v been there done that it ant worth it.

i dont know whoever said that needs professional help...