I bought a treadmill prolly 4 months ago and I've probably used it 10 times! Its right here in my living room....i put it there for visual motivation, how it holds my laptop when I'm not using it!!

i use to weigh 250 pounds
have kept the weight off for 2 years now

Oh, gees, diabetes. Touchy subject for me. My number one nag and honey-do list person has trouble with it. I thought since I wasn't supposed to cut her toes nail that the only other choice was to give her the toe nail clippers. I spent a hour with her holding an ice bag on her toe. I felt real bad about it so I thought I would be nice and bring her some English muffins. I found out that she wasn't supposed to have anything with wheat in it. The other night after I had took her to the rest room; straightened up her room; checked on her gold fish and put her clothes the nurse came to check up on me. The nurse asked her if she could borrow me because she had some things for me to do; i.e. my job. I was so glad the nurse bailed me out. I thought was stuck there for life.

wow joyce! good for you! keep up the good work, i know how hard it is! I've lost 40, gained 50, lost 15....yo-yo anyone?

congrats joyce can you tell me how you did it?lol

yes i use to yo-yo a lot
have to have the right mind set and change your life style
i eat healthy, work out, and weigh myself every day.
if i am gaining i know i have to work harder.
but i do have off days and i think that is important!!!
shopping is a BLAST now!

you are so right joyce! I know when I was good, I knew exactly what to eat to maintain and i HAD to work out every day...if not, the pounds would creep up on me. I know what I have to do. Its just doing it, for crying out loud!

well i dont eat fast food any more that used to be a big staple of my life!i heard you arent supposed to weigh yurself cuz u will get discouraged!but sence it worked for u then i guess never mind!

I too used to weigh myself every day (after I reached my goal) to keep me in line. It does work, you just have to keep at it, and not let divorce or depression lose sight of what you are doing, and that's exactly what happened to me!

eliminate all soft drinks...cokes, dr peppers, etc.
i have not had one for 2 years!!! had to force myself to
like water!! also decrease my caffine like tea

Cranberry juice is good for the kidneys. Water is also good for flushing the system out.

nurse...how long do you work out? and how often? and what do you do? run, lift weights? circuit train?

ahh see i dont like the taste of tap water it just taste weird to me all tho i do drink alot of milk

Water will rust your plumbing but if you have pvc pipes it should be ok.

I only drink water if its ice cold...can't drink it otherwise. Maybe if you add a lemon to the water, would that help you?

yeah at this point ill try anything!

adding a bit of lemon also helps cleanse the liver...which is very helpful for weight loss! I read that in a book somewhere.

at least three times a week
should do more but my schedule is tight which is not a good
excuse but i am a single mother with a full time job.
i do the weights and than at least 20 mins cardio

thats great nurse! Hopefully I can pull some inspiration from your story and actually get up off my butt! Thanks!

WOW JOYCE 250 PDS WTG GIRL