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 Oct 11 2009, 07:34 AM
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 Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 85 Joined: 18-September 09 From: Harrisburg, PA Member No.: 161,667  |
I'd like to invite anyone who hasn't found a buddy to the October starters thread:
http://www.jennycraig.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=62013933 -------------------- One day at a time.
Age: 38 SW - 218.5 - 10/2/09 IGW - 183.85 GW - 149.2 Thanksgiving Challenge - Achieved! Reached: 199 pounds Lost: 12.5 pounds Christmas Challenge!  Live Messenger ONLY (NO email): yogininic@hotmail.com Email (or google talk): Zexxii@gmail.com Visit my blog by clicking on the map below: www.extrapounds.com/blog/zexxiicitta New Year's STRETCH Goal - Reach Half Way!  |
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 Oct 21 2009, 09:58 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 82 Joined: 22-October 08 From: voorhees nj Member No.: 122,809 |
Hi my name is Melissa and I'd like to join this thread of October Starters. My start date is October 21st. I live in NJ and I'm trying to re lose the weight I've already lost once but this time for good. I am currently at 259 lbs and that's very embarrassing. I have a 5 year old little girl who is also overweight and it breaks my heart knowing that I have let that get out of control. We lost her dad (my husband) when she was just a baby 5 months old. I have been on a rollercoaster ever since. I had been down to 180lbs and then I think I just stopped caring and I'm back up to this disgusting weight. I want this to be the last time I say that I'm starting again and I want to just get it done. I will be turning 30 years old next week and this needs to be the gift to myself and my daughter for a longer life. I'm all she has and not only do I want to be around a long time but I want to be there for her as a better role model. I look forward to getting to know new people here and I hope you are all having a fantastic week!
Melissa SW: 259 GW: 160 
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Oct 23 2009, 06:53 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 23-October 09 Member No.: 165,598 |
QUOTE(MelissaMegan @ Oct 21 2009, 09:58 AM)  Hi my name is Melissa and I'd like to join this thread of October Starters. My start date is October 21st. I live in NJ and I'm trying to re lose the weight I've already lost once but this time for good. I am currently at 259 lbs and that's very embarrassing. I have a 5 year old little girl who is also overweight and it breaks my heart knowing that I have let that get out of control. We lost her dad (my husband) when she was just a baby 5 months old. I have been on a rollercoaster ever since. I had been down to 180lbs and then I think I just stopped caring and I'm back up to this disgusting weight. I want this to be the last time I say that I'm starting again and I want to just get it done. I will be turning 30 years old next week and this needs to be the gift to myself and my daughter for a longer life. I'm all she has and not only do I want to be around a long time but I want to be there for her as a better role model. I look forward to getting to know new people here and I hope you are all having a fantastic week! Melissa SW: 259 GW: 160 |
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Oct 23 2009, 07:04 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 23-October 09 Member No.: 165,598 |
Mellisa,
Please don't say you feel disgusted. Your weight doesn't define who you are. That is just a part of who you are. You are a woman, a mother, a human being, a living soul etc. It is true that you need to be a role model for your daughter, but that means that you need to accept yourself at every stage of your life. Life comes with many ups and downs as you have witnessed, but that is what gives meaning to it. Please be patient with yourself and give yourself the time and the right reason for doing what you want to do and you will accomplish your goal...I also need to lose 25 pounds to reach my goal. I am a 45 year old woman with many medical issues. At one point I was 50 lbs. overweight. I had to find out why I over ate and why I ate the wrong foods. It was more of what was eating at me than what I was eating and when I worked on my emotional state, things started to fall into place... You have been through alot and you need to heal from the inside..Try to find a therapist who can help you work through your greiving and healing. You and your daughter will be better for it..Good luck to you.. |
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Oct 25 2009, 04:25 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 25-October 09 Member No.: 165,771 |
Hi Melissa,
Your story is very similar to mine. I just joined in October and started at 251 pounds which I also feel is embarrassing. Even though I have struggled my whole life with my weight it wasn't until I had my two kids that it really got out of control. After my second son I have dieted on and off and had gotten down to about 180 pounds, if not a little lower, just like you, and then somehow put all this weight back on. This is the first time I have joined Jenny Craig but I have done just about all the others and I love this program. One of my sons is also over weight and even though I take him to the nutritionalist and work with him I've never been strict enough with him and I hate the thought of him going through what I have always gone through. But after getting up this high I have become embarrassed with what I look like as well as worry about my health. I want to be able to go to my kid's school functions and not be embarrassed by what I look like. My goal is to also lose at least 100 pounds which is what I listed as my goal but also stated I may want to go a little lower. I want to be skinny by my 40th birthday which is next October. So we can go through this together and help each other reach our goals. I'm already down 11 pounds in my first week and a half and I am determined to make this work for me. Andrea SW: 251 GW: 150 |
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