any other students trying to lose weight?

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ugh, i am working on some major poundage and am looking for other nursing students who understand the concept of STRESS eating! -----------------------------------:uhoh3:

anywho, i am on weight watchers and have lost over 40 pounds--with more to go. any takers? we can keep track of each other. i have three semesters left and my 34th birthday in in october--i want to lose about 20 pounds before my b-day and i want to look good in my whites at pinning! :)

I started my LPN program back in Aug 05 and by sticking with WW I am down 43 lbs. Although I think my classmates have taken on that weight that I have lost but the program (WW) kept me grounded when I really wanted to stress big time with my classes. Only 44 days until graduation and hopefully I will hit the 50lb mark by then. Just keep trying and try to use the stress as a motivator to stick to your program.

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Congrats on your graduation and losing the weight!! :mortarboard: :)

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I started my LPN program back in Aug 05 and by sticking with WW I am down 43 lbs. Although I think my classmates have taken on that weight that I have lost but the program (WW) kept me grounded when I really wanted to stress big time with my classes. Only 44 days until graduation and hopefully I will hit the 50lb mark by then. Just keep trying and try to use the stress as a motivator to stick to your program.

Awesome! You go girl!:yelclap:

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I started my LPN program back in Aug 05 and by sticking with WW I am down 43 lbs. Although I think my classmates have taken on that weight that I have lost but the program (WW) kept me grounded when I really wanted to stress big time with my classes. Only 44 days until graduation and hopefully I will hit the 50lb mark by then. Just keep trying and try to use the stress as a motivator to stick to your program.

:balloons: CONGRATS!:balloons: Keep it up!

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I just feel like i cannot do any diet program, like the Medifast program or Weight Watchers, until i graduate college (which is 3 maybe 4 years from now). I hate going to a gym bc of how i look. I know its stupid but i feel like when people are there, they will be watching me. I know its stupid. I see all these advertisement ads on tv about how these people lost all this weight and i think, maybe i can too. I'm 235 pounds and im only 18. I would love to get down to 160. If its possible, i would love to wear a size 10-12. Maybe, i will see how late my gym is open at my college, and hopefully with my busy schedule next semester, just maybe i can fit it in. :(

When I was your age, I was 50# overweight--a significant amount for a very short person like myself. Huge, miserable, and defeated, I was terrified that I would spend my life that way. I too was ashamed to go to a gym.

Long story short, I had an ephinany :idea: while shopping for a bathing suit (a hellish nightmare for anyone, but especially for a fat girl).... I was fat because of ME. I ate junk, drank soda and laid around like a slug. I made only two changes: 1. No more soda--not even diet. Only water to drink and plenty of it. 2. Walking. If I wanted ice cream or french fries, I made myself walk to get it (many times, I didn't want it any more by the time I got there). It was SO hard at first. My thighs rubbed together painfully and I could hardly breathe. Sloooowly but surely the weight started to come off--walking became easier. I added hills to my route. I became more encouraged and excited. It took a long time, and it was very difficult, but I did it. I share this with you because I know you can do it as well. At 18, you have your whole life ahead of you , don't give up on yourself. Try not to focus so much on being a size 10--that's too far away, too discouraging. Just focus on today (how you're eating and what you're doing).

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ots but i just found out i passed the nclex and i am now officially and rn so with that behind me i know that i can really get focused to devote more time to working out and getting down to my goal weight

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:balloons: :balloons: :balloons: congratulations, nurse daye! :balloons: :balloons: woohoo! :)

ots but i just found out i passed the nclex and i am now officially and rn so with that behind me i know that i can really get focused to devote more time to working out and getting down to my goal weight
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:balloons: :balloons: :balloons: congratulations, nurse daye! :balloons: :balloons: woohoo! :)

thank you, isn't it great!

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:balloons: Congratulations on reaching this milestone!:balloons:

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:balloons: congratulations on reaching this milestone!:balloons:

thank you!

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you did it!!!!:balloons: :nurse: :balloons: congratulations!!!

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Hi, my name is Barb. I have been lurking on your thread for a couple of days. I am currently enrolled in an online MSN program and find myself slowly and steadily creeping up in weight. I have put on the traditional "freshman fifteen" above the already 20+/- lbs I am above my WW lifetime goal...sigh.

I would like to join in on the weight loss efforts here, I am currently 35 lbs above my lifetime goal weight. My goal is to lose 10lbs. by labor day weekend, the end of the summer challenge. My longer term goal is to be within 5 lbs. of my lifetime goal by the holidays.

I lost the thread and found it again, it is a little difficult to navigate. I read a post somewhere here that asked about the administrators about making this a separate subject. With that said, I would also like to extend an invitation to join me on a small weight loss support board at ezboard. At one time it was a very large group and we closed it to new members. Our moderators left and the remaining members opened a new board with the same format. Sadly we are down to a handful of members and are looking to get the group going again to its former glory. We call ourselves the "No Excuses Team" or NET Sisters. We come from different walks of life and follow different plans. But our goals are the same, to provide support, encouragement, and sometimes needed kicks in the pants in a respectful forum. From what I have seen here and read in the posts here, I believe you all are just the kind of new members we are looking for.

I have included the link here:

http://p216.ezboard.com/bnetsisters

Come on over and check us out :welcome: if you have any non-nurse friends you think might be interested you could share this link with them as well.

~*Barb*~

Triumph is TRY, with a little UMPH behind it!

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