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Weight Loss Forum / General Topics / June 2004145 :-)
Well, today I weighed in at 145. I'm not sure why I've lost weight so fast these last few days -- it's not what I expected to happen when I got down to this level; I thought it might take me a few months to lose the last 5 pounds, and instead it has been only a few weeks. I've had some significant weekend splurges but then been relatively abstemious the rest of the time. Maybe this is a good combination. Sometimes this just happens, though -- I'll have a slow period and then a whoosh. Anyway, this puts me at the bottom of my goal range, so I'm going to officially start trying to just maintain. Lately I've been eating on the order of 1150 calories on many of the weekdays, with some higher days when I go out. I'm going to try, for now, to eat at least 1300 each day. If I still lose or don't gain at all with that, I'll gradually up it. I don't expect there to be big changes in how I eat, but it's quite a different mindset somehow. I'm pleased, though :-). Chris 262/145/ (145-150) so you now have some weight "cushion" below your goal... congratulations! i > Well, today I weighed in at 145. I'm not sure why I've lost weight so > fast these last few days -- it's not what I expected to happen when I [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Chris > 262/145/ (145-150) >so you now have some weight "cushion" below your goal... > >congratulations! > >i Thanks! Yeah, the idea was to have kind of a cushion. I wouldn't want to be in situation where I got upset if I gained a single pound. Normal weight fluctuations would drive me crazy if I felt like I had to maintain an exact number :-). Chris >Lately I've been eating on the order of 1150 calories on many of the >weekdays, with some higher days when I go out. I'm going to try, for [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >I don't expect there to be big changes in how I eat, but it's quite a >different mindset somehow. How tall are you, what's your body frame and what's your bodyfat like and how active are you? 1300 calories a day is not a sustainable level for any human being, save maybe a small child, for any ammount of time. If your input does not begin to approach and match your output once you've lost your bodyfat, you could have a serious malnurishment problem, and you should seek professional medical help and have a complete bloodwork done. I'm not here to rain on your parade, Chris. I'm just used to some people taking it WAAAY too far :-) >>Lately I've been eating on the order of 1150 calories on many of the >>weekdays, with some higher days when I go out. I'm going to try, for [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >I'm not here to rain on your parade, Chris. I'm just used to some >people taking it WAAAY too far :-) You don't know what you're talking about. I've been dieting for two years, working with a nutritionist. My health is excellent. I am never ill. My doctor is most impressed with my health. All of my indicators are in healthy ranges. (And I just today -- I posted about this separately -- had a bone scan in which my bone mass was off the charts for my age group.) I am 5'6", relatively large frame -- don't know BF% but am sure it's fairly low. I am a competitive weighlifter; I am the state bench press champion in my age group, and silver medalist in the Olympic lifting Masters' Nationals. I lift 4-5 times per week. I also walk 10-20 miles per week and run 6-8 miles. I have maintained this exercise program during the 2 years I have been dieting. I also work full-time as a systems engineer. I am also a menopausal 56 year old woman. If you care to learn something about all this, you will find that the nutritional needs of menopausal women are significantly different than those of younger women or of men of any age. Chris >You don't know what you're talking about. Gee, touchy feely are we? It looks like a large number of people in this group are so concerned with dieting it's taken on an almost religious fanatical zeal. I have a doctorate in astrophysics. Granted, I'm no doctor, but we did cover biochemistry pretty well. >I've been dieting for two years, working with a nutritionist. For two years? And you're still overweight? >I am 5'6", relatively large frame -- don't know BF% but am sure it's >fairly low. I am a competitive weighlifter; I am the state bench [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >exercise program during the 2 years I have been dieting. I also work >full-time as a systems engineer. Okay, all this, for two years, eating 1150 calories? And you still think you're overweight? Sorry, but maybe you should be seing a psychiatrist, not a nutrionist. What you are doing is by no stretch of the imagination considered healthy. >I am also a menopausal 56 year old woman. If you care to learn >something about all this, you will find that the nutritional needs of >menopausal women are significantly different than those of younger >women or of men of any age. I know enough to know that after two years, and with such an active schedule, you cannot stay healthy on 1150 calories a day. > >You don't know what you're talking about. > > Gee, touchy feely are we? It looks like a large number of people in > this group are so concerned with dieting it's taken on an almost > religious fanatical zeal. Chris is not on a diet... she changed her WOL for life! Losing over 100 lbs over 2 years, working with weight trainers and nutritionist is much healthier method then most people. > >I've been dieting for two years, working with a nutritionist. > > For two years? And you're still overweight? She is no longer overweight, or can't you read her original post where she said she is officially at goal weight... she lost her weight slowly and safely. > >I am 5'6", relatively large frame -- don't know BF% but am sure it's > >fairly low. I am a competitive weighlifter; I am the state bench [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > psychiatrist, not a nutrionist. What you are doing is by no stretch of > the imagination considered healthy. You must be a troll to type something as stupid and unfounded as that last paragraph. > >I am also a menopausal 56 year old woman. If you care to learn > >something about all this, you will find that the nutritional needs of [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I know enough to know that after two years, and with such an active > schedule, you cannot stay healthy on 1150 calories a day. If you have been reading her posts more regularly, you would know that she lost most of her weight by gradually reducing calories and mainly eating about 1500 a day. Apparently, she is incredibly healthy and in excellent shape so who are you comparing her to? For someone who supposedly has their doctorate in astrophysics, you sure are good at making stupid, unfounded statements about someone you don't know. But what do I know... I am just a lowly mortgage banker with just a bach. Sorry for getting involved in this Chris.. but I can't help it! >You must be a troll to type something as stupid and unfounded as that last >paragraph. Yeah, I'm sincerely concerned about people's health, shame on me! *lol* I'm sorry if it gets in the way of the little low-carb cult you guys have running here, I'm just looking to make sure nobody hurts themselves. Anywho, must be off to work. TTYAL. > >You must be a troll to type something as stupid and unfounded as that last > >paragraph. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Anywho, must be off to work. TTYAL. Ummm Hello... Chris isn't low carbing and neither am I or many people here. Where did you get that everyone here was? Where the f*ck are you getting that this entire NG is based on a cult of low carbers? There is a NG just for low carbers... people here follow different plans. Why don't you go torture them with your willingness to save them from being taken over by a cult of low carbers? alt.support.diet.low-carb. >> >You must be a troll to type something as stupid and unfounded as that >last [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >torture them with your willingness to save them from being taken over by a >cult of low carbers? alt.support.diet.low-carb. Um, thanks Gyrl. But we already have a full assortment of ignorant "concerned citizens" over on asdlc saving us from our lowcarbing cultish selves. :) I am in a real rush to be saved back into the 200 pounds I no longer cart around. And, I am really just dying to regain all of the co-morbidities associated with super-obesity. Yes. I want to be enlightened by the great and powerful Oz. Err make that Pegasus. <LOL> Please, ya'll keep it. It's YOUR troll, we don't want it. ;) Lee Rodgers Lowcarb Retreat http://www.lowcarb.org Awww I was just trying to help so you can benefit from his wisdom. Didn't you know that he has a doctorate in astrophysics so I am sure he knows what he is talking about. "Lee Rodgers" <agent42@charter.net> wrote in message > Um, thanks Gyrl. But we already have a full assortment of ignorant > "concerned citizens" over on asdlc saving us from our lowcarbing [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Lee Rodgers > Lowcarb Retreat http://www.lowcarb.org Why don't you go : torture them with your willingness to save them from being taken over by a : cult of low carbers? alt.support.diet.low-carb. hey perple gyrl, you keep him! we have enough LC bashers! To Lee and Rosie I'm sorry I didn't mean anything by it. I was frustrated and tired last night when I posted that! > Why don't you go > : torture them with your willingness to save them from being taken [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > you keep him! > we have enough LC bashers! >To Lee and Rosie > >I'm sorry I didn't mean anything by it. I was frustrated and tired last >night when I posted that! Hey don't give it another thought. The smilie :) and the wink ;) were to let ya know that we're OK. I'm just sorry I didn't killfile the troll sooner. Lee Rodgers Lowcarb Retreat http://www.lowcarb.org > >You must be a troll to type something as stupid and unfounded as that last > >paragraph. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Anywho, must be off to work. TTYAL. Your ignorance is showing again - you might want to do something about it. This is not the low carb group. But please don't let that stop you from railing against a group of people you don't know anything about. You appear to be rather stupid for a rocket scientist. >>You must be a troll to type something as stupid and unfounded as that last >>paragraph. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Anywho, must be off to work. TTYAL. I think you're in the wrong group here. Who said anything about low carb? Why don't you try reading in a group for a while before jumping in and spouting off. janice "janice" <janice@london.uk> wrote in message > I think you're in the wrong group here. Who said anything about low > carb? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > janice Janice... how dare you? He has a doctorate in astrophysics... he must know everything about everyone here! >Sorry for getting involved in this Chris.. but I can't help it! Hey, no problem! I missed a lot after I went to bed last night, obviously :-). I appreciate what you and others wrote. Seriously, I think this guy must be a troll. Let's just ignore him. Chris 262/145/ (145-150) > >You don't know what you're talking about. > > Gee, touchy feely are we? It looks like a large number of people in > this group are so concerned with dieting it's taken on an almost > religious fanatical zeal. Gee, a usenet group called alt.support.diet being concerned about dieting... whoda thunk it? > I have a doctorate in astrophysics. Granted, I'm no doctor, but we did > cover biochemistry pretty well. Well apparently you know everything. Thank you so much for coming here to educate the rest of us. > >I've been dieting for two years, working with a nutritionist. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > psychiatrist, not a nutrionist. What you are doing is by no stretch of > the imagination considered healthy. For a rocket scientist, your reading skills are pretty weak. Where exactly did she say she was overweight? > >I am also a menopausal 56 year old woman. If you care to learn > >something about all this, you will find that the nutritional needs of [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I know enough to know that after two years, and with such an active > schedule, you cannot stay healthy on 1150 calories a day. Again, thank you so much for stopping by to share all of your wisdom and knowledge. Apparently you have gleaned so much from a few usenet posts that you can overrule everyone in Chris's real life and make these amazingly profound assumptions. When you have refined your trolling skills, please make sure to stop by again...or not. >Gee, a usenet group called alt.support.diet being concerned about dieting... >whoda thunk it? Dieting is supposed to be about health. You anal-retentative zealot jerks have made a religion out of it, and you're making people sick as a result. >For a rocket scientist, your reading skills are pretty weak. Where exactly >did she say she was overweight? As I asked her, if she's not overweight, then why is she dieting? Eating disorders come in many shapes and sizes. 2 years ago she weighed 262 lbs before she started changing her eating and exercise patterns... last time I checked, that made her overweight. Duh... didn't you see this at the bottom of her post? On which planet are you living on that 262 is a healthy weight for a 56 yr old woman who is 5'6"? This is her signature line: Chris 262/145/ (145-150) Who is an anal retentive zealot? Why the hell are you here if you don't want to work on getting healthier... Are you here just to put down people that are successful in doing what you apparently can't? I think that is by far your stupidest statement. I can't wait to read what comes out of you next. > >Gee, a usenet group called alt.support.diet being concerned about dieting... > >whoda thunk it? [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > As I asked her, if she's not overweight, then why is she dieting? > Eating disorders come in many shapes and sizes. > >Gee, a usenet group called alt.support.diet being concerned about dieting... > >whoda thunk it? > > Dieting is supposed to be about health. You anal-retentative zealot > jerks have made a religion out of it, and you're making people sick as > a result. I'm not sure who you are referring to, but if you want to get into name calling bring it on moron. Had you spent some time reading the group before making your wild-assed assumptions with some kind of chip on your shoulder you would know that there are as many diets and WOE here as there are people since what works for one person doesn't always work for another. The predominant philosophy around here is that losing weight requires 4 steps: 1. eat less 2. exercise more 3. repeat 4. forever When you decide to take your head out of your a.s maybe you could do some reading and figure it out for yourself. > >For a rocket scientist, your reading skills are pretty weak. Where exactly > >did she say she was overweight? > > As I asked her, if she's not overweight, then why is she dieting? > Eating disorders come in many shapes and sizes. Ummm, gee, maybe she WAS overweight, worked hard to find a way of life she could sustain permanently that would lead to losing weight slowly and in a way that studies have demonstrated leads to more successful maintenance, and has just reached her goal weight? You think we were all in some kind of limbo until you graced us with your presence? And please do share all of your expertise on eating disorders, rocket scientist, because I need a laugh. > > >Gee, a usenet group called alt.support.diet being concerned about > dieting... [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] > And please do share all of your expertise on eating disorders, rocket > scientist, because I need a laugh. He must have all of the answers since he has apparently figured out the secret to losing weight and getting healthier permanently!! He is just here to help us. We should be thankful that a man with a doctorate in astrophysics is willing to lower himself to post to a low carb cult like us in an effort to save us all. > I have a doctorate in astrophysics. Granted, I'm no doctor, but we did > cover biochemistry pretty well. You sound a litle too loudmouthed for a doctor in astrophysics... What part of astrophysics did you research? >>I've been dieting for two years, working with a nutritionist. > > For two years? And you're still overweight? she has a bmi of 23, which is not overweight. >>I am 5'6", relatively large frame -- don't know BF% but am sure it's >>fairly low. I am a competitive weighlifter; I am the state bench [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > psychiatrist, not a nutrionist. What you are doing is by no stretch of > the imagination considered healthy. If she eats at a level that maintains a BMI of 23, you cannot claim that she is starving herself. >>I am also a menopausal 56 year old woman. If you care to learn >>something about all this, you will find that the nutritional needs of [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I know enough to know that after two years, and with such an active > schedule, you cannot stay healthy on 1150 calories a day. Living on 9 calories per pound of weight is not at all abnormal amongst menopausal women... Try using "google". i >You sound a litle too loudmouthed for a doctor in astrophysics... What >part of astrophysics did you research? Spatial geometry. >>You sound a litle too loudmouthed for a doctor in astrophysics... What >>part of astrophysics did you research? > > Spatial geometry. That's interesting, at least you are working on stuff that does not seem like drudgery. What makes you suppose that living on 9 calories per pound is impossible? Chris has been living like this for quite a while, and very slowly lost her weight. A slow weight loss is not unhealthy at all, unless the person becomes underweight. (and then it may be healthy or unhealthy). Chris will probably maintain her weight on 10 calories per pound of weight. i You haven't participated in this newsgroup for very long and/or have no idea about Chris's background to make statements like that! I can honestly say that she knows more about nutrition and exercise then most of us here combined! Sheesh... know what you are talking about before you make posts like this! > >Lately I've been eating on the order of 1150 calories on many of the > >weekdays, with some higher days when I go out. I'm going to try, for [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > I'm not here to rain on your parade, Chris. I'm just used to some > people taking it WAAAY too far :-) >You haven't participated in this newsgroup for very long and/or have no idea >about Chris's background to make statements like that! I can honestly say >that she knows more about nutrition and exercise then most of us here >combined! Sheesh... know what you are talking about before you make posts >like this! You're right, I haven't. And I don't know her background other than what she wrote, but it doesn't require anything more than an elementary school biology class to tell you that what she's doing is not healthy. You people act as if your ultimate goal in life is to consume as few calories as people. Well here's a newsflash for ya - you'll die. Albeit slowly. > >You haven't participated in this newsgroup for very long and/or have no idea > >about Chris's background to make statements like that! I can honestly say [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > consume as few calories as people. Well here's a newsflash for ya - > you'll die. Albeit slowly. Who said that was her ultimate goal? Who are you including in the "you people" statement. Are you trying to say that everyone here except you are unhealthily focused on consuming the fewest calories possible? Here is a newsflash for you: everyone of us here is going to die someday regardless of what they do or don't eat! It doesn't require anything more then an elementary school biology class to tell you that. In article <k8s4d0ltjo8pl3qnh00l0s812d8rgsomm8@4ax.com>, Pegasus <not@home.com> wrote: > You're right, I haven't. And I don't know her background > other than [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > newsflash for ya - > you'll die. Albeit slowly Hmmm. Another new troll. Must be all the kiddies are out of school... Amy (Happily maintaining on around 1400 cals a day for over a year 168/115 >>You haven't participated in this newsgroup for very long and/or have no idea >>about Chris's background to make statements like that! I can honestly say [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > elementary school biology class to tell you that what she's doing is > not healthy. You picked the wrong example. Chris is the absolute star here in terms of healthy weight loss. She logs her food online so we can discover exactly what it is we need to do if we really want to lose weight. (Hint, it's exercise more and eat less.) > You people act as if your ultimate goal in life is to > consume as few calories as people. Well here's a newsflash for ya - > you'll die. Albeit slowly. Very few of us are low-calorie dieters (they don't stick around long for some reason) and very few of us are low-carbers (they have their own group.) We're more into designing our own life-style that involves eating reasonable amounts of calories for our particular bodies and integrating activities of our choice into our lives. I'm curious (and optimistic) - if you didn't just come here to troll, why are you here? Do you want to stop being fat? We can help you with that if you're the sort of person who can listen and learn. If you're just hear to defend why you can't really lose weight then why don't you get your whining rant out of the way and disappear. Dally, who merely has a bachelor's in astrophysics > 1300 calories a day is not a sustainable level for any human being, > save maybe a small child, for any ammount of time. If your input does [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I'm not here to rain on your parade, Chris. I'm just used to some > people taking it WAAAY too far :-) Chris, I'm wondering if this idiot isn't a taste of what we have in store for us in maintenance. I mean, now that you're slender are people going to give you hell for watching your diet for no obvious reason? I suspect the answer is yes. This brings to mind an evil thing that Mistress Krista did once. She was in a buffet doing a major pig-out for some reason (wedding or something) and some lady she didn't like came up and sniffed, "skinny people are so lucky to be able to eat like that. I'd gain another fifty pounds if I ate like that." Krista replied, "oh, I can just eat and eat and never gain a pound!" [Note to people who don't know Krista - she was LYING!] People honestly don't seem to know that not being fat means not eating too much every single day. Dally >> 1300 calories a day is not a sustainable level for any human being, >> save maybe a small child, for any ammount of time. If your input does [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >I suspect the answer is yes. Well, fortunately, the people I hang out with in real life are nicer than this guy :-). I do have one friend who keeps telling me I'm too thin, but since she's silly in general we're all used to ignoring her. (I'd guess she weighs around 230 or so, at 5'6". She doesn't think she's seriously overweight, and is full of excuses about why she can't lose weight.) >This brings to mind an evil thing that Mistress Krista did once. She >was in a buffet doing a major pig-out for some reason (wedding or [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >People honestly don't seem to know that not being fat means not eating >too much every single day. Well, they can just watch and learn :-). Chris 262/145/ (145-150) > Well, today I weighed in at 145. I'm not sure why I've lost weight so > fast these last few days -- it's not what I expected to happen when I [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Chris > 262/145/ (145-150) Congrats Chris, the rest of your life now begins. :) You've been a great role model - I'm sure you'll do just fine in maintenance. I definitely attribute some of my most recent success to your influence. Jenn Congrats on meeting your goal! > Well, today I weighed in at 145. I'm not sure why I've lost weight so > fast these last few days -- it's not what I expected to happen when I [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Chris > 262/145/ (145-150) Good for you Chris. I do wonder if it's the "refeeds" that have helped recently. My ideal would be to get to about 5 lbs below my goal and then have a little space for fluctuations. I'll be interested to hear how maintenance goes for you - I hope you're planning to stay here awhile and tell us. janice >Well, today I weighed in at 145. I'm not sure why I've lost weight so >fast these last few days -- it's not what I expected to happen when I [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >Chris >262/145/ (145-150) >Good for you Chris. I do wonder if it's the "refeeds" that have >helped recently. >My ideal would be to get to about 5 lbs below my goal and then have a >little space for fluctuations. I'll be interested to hear how >maintenance goes for you - I hope you're planning to stay here awhile >and tell us. Oh, I plan to be here indefinitely! I don't view this as "finished" in any sense -- just entering a new phase. I wonder too about the refeeds. Chris 262/145/ (145-150) /me scrolls thru all the Pegasus crap.... (good retorts by the way girls, and Ig) Rock on Chris :) you continue to inspire me! Susan > Well, today I weighed in at 145. I'm not sure why I've lost weight so > fast these last few days -- it's not what I expected to happen when I [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Chris > 262/145/ (145-150) Congratulations! :-) > Well, today I weighed in at 145. I'm not sure why I've lost weight so > fast these last few days -- it's not what I expected to happen when I [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Chris > 262/145/ (145-150)  Signaturejmk in NC Hark! I heard Chris Braun <braun_chris@mindspring.com> say: > I don't expect there to be big changes in how I eat, but it's quite a > different mindset somehow. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Chris > 262/145/ (145-150) A hearty congrats to you, Chris! You're an inspiration... :-) SignatureJ.J. in WA (Change COLD to HOT for e-mail) Start of diet : 251 Current Weight : 232 Original Weight: 275 First Goal : 199 >Well, today I weighed in at 145. I'm not sure why I've lost weight so >fast these last few days -- it's not what I expected to happen when I [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >Chris >262/145/ (145-150) Yippee! I am looking forward to hearing about your adventures in maintenance! :-) WTG Chris!! Ally 212/181/160 Good work, Chris. You have much to be proud of. Kasey 365/257/??? >Good work, Chris. You have much to be proud of. > >Kasey >365/257/??? Thanks -- to you, Kasey -- and to others who've replied. Believe me, if I can do it any of you can -- just take it a day at a time, and remember that you're getting healthier every day. Don't worry about when you'll get to your goal; just focus on living your new WOL every day. Chris 262/145/ (145-150) that is some good advice Chris. You have worked really hard to get to where u are and should be proud don't let a couple of people rouin it for you. be happy with what u have accomplished. Angie > >Good work, Chris. You have much to be proud of. > > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Chris > 262/145/ (145-150) > I don't expect there to be big changes in how I eat, but it's quite a > different mindset somehow. > > I'm pleased, though :-). Congratulations on making your goal Chris. We're all thrilled for you. I really didn't have a slow down as I got to my own goal and then lost 5 more pounds on maintenance without even trying. I didn't make any big changes in how I eat, I just relaxed a little if (for example) they were giving free samples of the fancy olive spread on crackers at the General Store. Naturally - I walked there and back <g> SignatureWalking on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 >> I don't expect there to be big changes in how I eat, but it's quite a >> different mindset somehow. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >giving free samples of the fancy olive spread on crackers at the General >Store. Naturally - I walked there and back <g> It's nice to be able to walk useful places. There's nothing much around my house except our country club. There's a 7-11 about 2.5 or 3 miles away, but that isn't a really interesting destination :-). I actually want to avoid losing more weight (because of the lifting stuff), so if that starts happening I will add calories to avoid it. (Also, I'd like to stop having to buy smaller clothes :-) .) Chris 262/145/ (145-150) "Chris Braun" <braun_chris@mindspring.com> wrote in message > (Also, I'd like to stop having to buy smaller clothes :-) .) > > Chris > 262/145/ (145-150) That is one statement that I can't picture ever saying or wanting to say!! >"Chris Braun" <braun_chris@mindspring.com> wrote in message >> (Also, I'd like to stop having to buy smaller clothes :-) .) [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >That is one statement that I can't picture ever saying or wanting to say!! Well, it gets expensive :-). Lately I've been able to buy things with the belief that I'll be able to wear them for a long time. It's been a while since I've been able to do that. Chris > Lately I've been able to buy things with >the belief that I'll be able to wear them for a long time. It's been >a while since I've been able to do that. Isn't that *nice*...in its own way? beeswing, very happy to be size-stable that i agree with Angie > "Chris Braun" <braun_chris@mindspring.com> wrote in message > > (Also, I'd like to stop having to buy smaller clothes :-) .) [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > That is one statement that I can't picture ever saying or wanting to say!! >that i agree with >Angie [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >> >> That is one statement that I can't picture ever saying or wanting to say!! Seriously, the only way to interpret what you and PG are saying is that you believe "the thinner, the better". Do you really? I don't at all. I'd much rather hold onto my muscle -- and my nice dense bones :-). Chris I am a 16 now and my goal size is 12. I guess I haven't visually seen myself at this size and NEVER wore this size before so I can't imagine it. I just know once I get there I will buy stores out and love every minute of it. "Chris Braun" <braun_chris@mindspring.com> wrote in message > Seriously, the only way to interpret what you and PG are saying is > that you believe "the thinner, the better". Do you really? I don't > at all. I'd much rather hold onto my muscle -- and my nice dense > bones :-). > > Chris > >that i agree with > >Angie [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Chris I think they just like to shop 'til they drop. They never want to stop buying clothes once they're smaller, maybe. Tonia Well never is a long time... but you get the drift! "That T Woman" <ThatT@notyahoo.com> wrote in message > I think they just like to shop 'til they drop. They never want to stop > buying clothes once they're smaller, maybe. > > Tonia >> >that i agree with >> >Angie [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > >Tonia Good point. Maybe I should have said, "I'd like to stop having to throw away clothes that I've only worn a few times because they've become too large." :-) Chris > Good point. Maybe I should have said, "I'd like to stop having to > throw away clothes that I've only worn a few times because they've > become too large." :-) The summer clothes I bought last month are getting a bit loose. I think the size differences are easier to get through at these smaller sizes. I started at size 22 and recall being a size 18 and a 16 forever, and now I've only been in a size 14 for a few months. I went clothes shopping with my daughter on Friday (just a quick trip for socks and underwear) and I tried on a size 12 capri. I could button and zip it, but not breath at the same time. Nope, not yet. But what it told me was that I ought not to get too attached to my new size 14 wardrobe. :-( I really want to be able to just go buy some nice clothes without feeling like I'm only going to wear them for half of this season. Dally I am also beginning to phase out all my XL clothes and replacing them with M sized clothes... The XL ones look quite ridiculous on me. I figure, since it's been 8 months and I did maintain my weight, I can now start buying smaller clothes. I have a clothes buying trip to walmart planned today. i > > Good point. Maybe I should have said, "I'd like to stop having to >> throw away clothes that I've only worn a few times because they've [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >I started at size 22 and recall being a size 18 and a 16 forever, and >now I've only been in a size 14 for a few months. Absolutely. I bought some clothes earlier in the season, and several of the pairs of pants went into a pile to take to the tailor to be shortened. With one thing and another, I didn't get there when I should have, and am heading out in a few minutes to go. I just tried on the pants in the pile this morning, and several pairs -- unworn -- have gone straight into the charity pile. They're 10s that are now too loose. (There are also a couple of 10s that are still more or less okay, and that I like enough to invest in shortening. And there's one pair of 6s that I bought this week :-) .) But this shift from predominantly size 10 to predominantly size 8 has been only a 6-7 lb. weight change. >I went clothes shopping with my daughter on Friday (just a quick trip >for socks and underwear) and I tried on a size 12 capri. I could button >and zip it, but not breath at the same time. Nope, not yet. But what >it told me was that I ought not to get too attached to my new size 14 >wardrobe. :-( This would be a good lesson to learn before you invest too much in the 14s :-). >I really want to be able to just go buy some nice clothes without >feeling like I'm only going to wear them for half of this season. Take if from someone who's btdt -- try to restrain yourself. Or buy things that are a little tight but wearable, and that you'll also like when they're a little loose. Chris (who has spent far too much on clothes these past two years!) 262/145/ (145-150) Chris Braun wrote : > Absolutely. I bought some clothes earlier in the season, and several > of the pairs of pants went into a pile to take to the tailor to be [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > from predominantly size 10 to predominantly size 8 has been only a 6-7 > lb. weight change. I found that there were fewer pounds between the smaller sizes. I skipped from 12 to 6 - missing 10 and 8 completely. I wasn't buying clothes as often as you perhaps, but there were only a couple months in there. Conversely, there isn't very much wiggle room in the other direction either! (going to pet and stroke my pile of size 4 jeans <g>) SignatureWalking on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 >I wasn't buying clothes as often as you perhaps ... Hardly anybody buys clothes as often as me :-). Chris > Good point. Maybe I should have said, "I'd like to stop having to > throw away clothes that I've only worn a few times because they've > become too large." :-) I hear ya. My consolation is that except for a very few pieces, I got all my transitional clothes at the 2nd hand clothes stores. I'm getting a lot of my current stuff there too. Why pay full price when someone else has already pre-shrunk it? (and I can get so much more!) lol SignatureWalking on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 > "Chris Braun" <braun_chris@mindspring.com> wrote in message >> (Also, I'd like to stop having to buy smaller clothes :-) .) [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > That is one statement that I can't picture ever saying or wanting to > say!! It is fun buying new clothes for a smaller new body. However, while in the process of losing the weight, it can become expensive. Knowing you are still losing weight and the clothes you just bought will soon be too big. I would just by the standard stuff to get me by every time I dropped another 20 pounds. Phil M. Signature"I gotta go. You're killin' me." >> "Chris Braun" <braun_chris@mindspring.com> wrote in message >>> (Also, I'd like to stop having to buy smaller clothes :-) .) [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >Phil M. Yeah, but you're a guy :-). Chris (into recreational shopping) >>> "Chris Braun" <braun_chris@mindspring.com> wrote in message >>>> (Also, I'd like to stop having to buy smaller clothes :-) .) [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Chris (into recreational shopping) Yeah. I think I have bought 5 pairs of khaki Dockers in the past year. Everything from a 42" waste down to 32". The shirts last a little longer. If I was into the "saggin 'n baggin" style, then I wouldn't have to buy any new clothes. I'll tell ya what's really fun is wearing my 15-year-old son's clothes. ;-) Phil M. Signature"I gotta go. You're killin' me." > I'll tell ya what's really fun is wearing my 15-year-old son's clothes. > ;-) My husband was sorting laundry on our bed the other day and complained in disgust that he can't tell my clothes apart from my 13 year old daughter's anymore. Heh. We're converging. Dally >> I don't expect there to be big changes in how I eat, but it's quite a >> different mindset somehow. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I really didn't have a slow down as I got to my own goal and then lost > 5 more pounds on maintenance without even trying. For me, it was hard to know what my goal should be until I got close to it. I started out at 245 lbs. My original goal was 190 (college weight), made that and adjusted goal to 175 (high school weight), made that and adjusted to 165 (don't recall ever weighing that, maybe middle school). Now I'm maintaining. I feel comfortable with fluctuating between 163 and 168. Phil M. Signature"I gotta go. You're killin' me." >>> I don't expect there to be big changes in how I eat, but it's quite a >>> different mindset somehow. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >Phil M. I didn't decide on a goal until about 10 lbs. ago, either. I'd actually started out thinking it would be good for me just to get under 200. Then I thought 185 would be good. Then I sort of got motivated by looking good as opposed to just by fitness -- as I was pretty fit at 185 -- and kept going. I don't want to go lower, though, as I don't want to sacrifice any more muscle than I already have. I'm a comfortable size 8, and that's just fine. Chris 262/145/ (145-150) Congrats on reaching your goal!!! Your numbers are truly inspiring!!! How long did it take you overall to reach this goal? SignatureHopeful (282,279,145) > Well, today I weighed in at 145. I'm not sure why I've lost weight so > fast these last few days -- it's not what I expected to happen when I [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Chris > 262/145/ (145-150) Congrats, Chris !!! You are a true inspiration !!!!!! glo >Congrats on reaching your goal!!! Your numbers are truly inspiring!!! How >long did it take you overall to reach this goal? Thanks! It took just under two years. My two-year anniversary is July 8. I averaged almost exactly 5 pounds per month. As I was aiming for 4-6 pounds per month, this was pretty much on target :-). I wanted to try to preserve muscle as much as possible, and to eat in a way that would be sustainable for life (including occasional treats and such), so didn't want to lose too rapidly. Chris 262/145/ (145-150) That's fantastic! I hope to acheive the same sort of goal! SignatureHopeful (282,279,145) > > >Congrats on reaching your goal!!! Your numbers are truly inspiring!!! How [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Chris > 262/145/ (145-150) >That's fantastic! I hope to acheive the same sort of goal! Just take it a day at a time, and you will. If I can do it, so can you! Chris >>That's fantastic! I hope to acheive the same sort of goal! > > Just take it a day at a time, and you will. If I can do it, so can > you! Chris, honestly, this is one of the reasons I make time to read your food journals. The sheer honesty of what it takes to lose weight, along with seeing your results has been so affirming as a role model... if you can do it, so can we, indeed! Dally >>>That's fantastic! I hope to acheive the same sort of goal! >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Dally Thanks, Dally! It's nice to think that posting the journals is useful for someone besides me :-). It sometimes seems to me sort of self-serving to use the newsgroup this way (as I mainly do it keep myself honest). If it helps anyone else, that's wonderful. I don't really feel like it has taken sacrifice to do this. It's more like a job or something -- you just keep doing what you have to do. Chris 262/144/ (145-150) {Down a pound today at the gym -- it has definitely been a whoosh week. I'm not going to do anything about it just yet.} > I don't really feel like it has taken sacrifice to do this. It's more > like a job or something -- you just keep doing what you have to do. My best friend said I lost weight like it was a job. Most of the time it seemed like a hobby to me. SignatureWalking on . . . Laurie in Maine 207/110 60 inches of attitude! Start: 2/02 Maintained since 2/03 |
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