any other students trying to lose weight?

CHATSDALE · Aug 15, 2006

i always have good intentions but somehow i am weak

sil birthday today pigged out

i have tried literally everything except surgery and feel like it would not be an option for me but something has to change .. i can feel my health slipping away

will drop in from time to time with hopefully good results

TRINI_RN · Aug 17, 2006

To NurseCadet:
Just wanted to say: LOVE your avatar. Every time I see a post from you, I smile - I love the dance!
:)

LOL, thanks! It makes me smile too

TRINI_RN · Aug 20, 2006

I totally forgot to weigh in yesterday. Anyway, slow week for me, down .4 pounds. Better than going up though. LOL. I hope everyone is having a great week!!!!

heatherp · Aug 21, 2006

Well, it looks like I gained Nursecadet's .4 lbs. It's OK though, it was coming off of a week with a big loss for me.

School starts tomorrow...It should be interesting finding a new routine, and figuring out what to bring to eat that will keep me satisfied, and still losing weight. Wish me luck : )

Heather

heatherp · Aug 21, 2006

Oh, and for those who posted wanting to know about my journey to 111 lbs gone...

I've been heavy my entire life. I remember being on Weight Watchers with my mom when I was 10. I tried many other diets mostly unsuccessfully over the years, but really I guess I wasn't ready. I did my own diet for several years, and just gained some more instead of losing. I really thought I was just meant to be heavy...my mom is heavy, my uncle (on dad's side) is heavy, my aunt's both struggle (though both of them are only a bit overweight, not morbidly obese like the others). Then I was writing my essays for an application to a direct entry MSN program. One of the questions was about self care. I thought, well how can I honestly answer this question if I don't actually take care of myself. So, the search began for a diet that might work for me. I've always thought that all diets work for certain individuals, I just had to find the one that would work for me, my body, and my lifestyle.

So, as I was researching, I checked the message boards at weightwatchers.com. They were talking about WW's new diet program that had JUST come out that week. There were all kinds of leaks listing the foods on the CORE list, so I got a sneak peak. I looked at that list of foods, and knew I could "do the diet." I didn't know if I would actually lose weight, but I knew that it would fit into my lifestyle. So, I called my mom and asked if she was interested in joining with me. My plan at the time was to do a month or so, get the materials, and then do it on my own. Hey, I was a student (still am) who has an extra $40-50/month as a student? Well, my mom knew better than that, and paid for about the first 6 months for me.

As they say, the rest is history. I'm coming up on my 2 year anniversary (the end of Sept.) The first year, the weight came off fairly rapidly (I lost the first 78 lbs in the first year...so, only 33 lbs so far this year) It's been slow since then, but it's still coming off : ). I only exercised randomly until January of this year when I added a water exercise class to my schedule for the Spring semester. Now, I walk on my treadmill at least 3 times a week (I hope I can continue this with starting Nursing school...we'll see.)

I LOVE Core. It is super easy to follow for me. The major differences in my diet from before are: 1. eliminating white pasta from my diet. 2. eliminating regular cheese from my diet. 3. eliminating ice cream from my diet. Previously, I lived on pasta and cheese. I am an ovo-lacto vegetarian, so those were 2 major staples in my diet. Now that my taste buds are used to the foods I eat the real things taste weird. Pasta (and white bagels I found out last night) taste really sweet to me, and cheese sometimes tastes well moldy. LOL. I had to wean myself down to Fat Free cheese because at first I hated it. I also had to find brands that I liked (I like the Kraft shreds, and on certain dishes the singles). I also ventured out into Soy Cheese (even being a veg. I had never been into soy cheeses) which I like again in certain situations. I found that the 75% light cheese was pretty good, and a good way to wean myself down to the FF. Other than the cheese situation, the rest was easy. I was surprised to find that whole wheat pasta has gotten better than when I had tried it several years ago, and now I love it. Most of the vegetarian burger substitutes are CORE, so I could continue eating those. The ones that are not CORE are very low in points so I still have some of them sometimes (1 point for 2 morningstar farms breakfast sausages...yumm).

Anyway, this is getting pretty long, but I know that I found that diet that works for my, my lifestyle, and my body. It is super easy to follow (for me...for some it's hard because it can involve a lot of cooking, and as a veg. it's nearly impossible to get a filling meal out that's both veg. and CORE) My doctor was SUPER pleased with my weight loss when I went in for my school physical in June. I asked her to make my goal weight higher than WW goal so I can stop paying WW. She never batted an eye with the goal I mentioned. I have a feeling that if I had asked for it to be that day's weight she would have said yes. LOL So, I have another 14 lbs to make goal. I'll still try to lose more after that, but I won't have to pay : )

If anyone has any more questions, please feel free to ask (I'm actually better at answering specific questions, but I'll try with others ; ) ). If I don't answer quick enough, PM me...remember school starts tomorrow, I don't know how often I'll be able to check the boards : (

Heather

TRINI_RN · Aug 30, 2006

OK I think today was the deadline for my challenge

Goal: drop 20lbs

Final count: dropped 12lbs.....GO ME!!!

Goal for next challenge: drop 15lbs by Oct15th (bring it on:monkeydance: )

LETS KEEP THIS GOING!!!!

studentsistah · Sep 2, 2006

Hello all,

I'm in. This time I should be able to keep up. My children and I start school Sept. 5th. I will reture to WW Friday, Sept. 7th.

I had so many things going on the last challenge. I was not able to stay commited. I also gained a few pounds due to the stress of everything that was going on. But I am here and ready.

lindy777 · Oct 10, 2006

You have inspired me. Maybe if we all stick together we can do this thing.I just want to feel good again. I lost 43 lbs on WW about 3 years ago. I kept it off until the combination of nursing school and my mom's sudden death sent me back to eating everything in sight. I gained back 30 lbs. I'm ready to accept responsibility for overeating and try to get back to a decent, healthy weight in time for pinning, May 8th. I wish you success & health.

jennifer8055 · Oct 20, 2008

Hi,

I used to be pretty obese and started putting on a lot of weight especially on my thighs and bottom in my late thirties. I started exercising as often as possible and also cut down on a lot of high calorie stuff. Unfortunately I hardly managed to lose much weight at all. I then recently read an article by a lady who claimed that she managed to lose nearly half of her weight using a particular weight loss supplement. I tried it out and it actually worked quite well. Within 4 months I managed to lose about 65 pounds. The results were pretty amazing and I feel so much healthier and energetic now. You can read more about the lady's article at

http://www.obesityzapped.com

sunshine_star · Nov 22, 2008

i started the nursing program january 2008 and so far have gained 20 lbs. i hate the fact that i gained so much weight from nursing but also because i am very unhealthy. i get winded walking up 2 flights of stairs. im glad to see that im not the only one who is going through this situation. after the holidays im looking into taking yoga or something to help with the weight and stress.

buloy630 · Feb 11, 2009

I just found this thread but anyway i just graduated and i lost 50 pounds during my school just by working out and staying away with sweet foods.

diane227, LPN, RN · Feb 12, 2009

I used to soooo skinny at 110 lbs. but I am twice that now. I was always skinny until I took a management job and all the sitting put on the pounds. I am a MAJOR stress related eater. I my stress eating is most often related to chocolate if possible, and lots of it. How about you guys?