And here's my dealio. I weighed 169 lbs (5'10) in HS and I was sporty and I felt great, blah blah blah. My parents however, always calling me a fatty, oinking at me, telling me to stop eating-it was hurting. I didn't care what I ate because I was active and I felt I could eat anything. Well good-bye HS and OMG the weight came on me like I couldn't believe. Before I knew it I was at 200 lbs exactly and well now I live with my BF in VA (my parents are in Cali) and I still can't hear enough of my parents bitching about my weight!
I'm not trying to lose weight just because of my parents' harsh comments, but because I felt good before and now I'm just so unbelievably hard on myself. I don't go shopping anymore because last time I started crying in the dressing room cuz crap wouldn't fit nice anymore. I know it's not too much weight I have to lose but people can be so mean and make things seem worse, especially if those words come from loved ones.
So I'm on a low carb/high protien diet and I started taking Phentermine, my Doc said I didn't really need it, but I need that little push. I play softball in a league, volleyball on the weekends sometimes, and I go to a small gym here that belongs to my apartment community. I've lost 14 lbs already so I feel ok about that, but I lost them so quick...I don't feel them gone. Was it fat on my head? Beats me.
I joined here because I figured I needed to hear from other folks trying to do the weight loss thing and maybe just get away from bad comments. Everyone here has such motivating stories! It's awesome-quite a tear jerker actually (ok ok, yes-it's that time of the month!) Thank's for reading me out! :) -Liz
Posted By: Whiskey_GirL
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07/20/2006 12:39
Hi there...
Well first go you for loosing 14lbs already! I'm sorry about your parents. Sometimes my mom would make comments to me that would hurt my feelings but she never could understand she's always been skinny! I'm a little older then you (25) and went to Rubidoux High, but I'm sure we could've seen each other around :D Well good luck and continue doing good :D
Hey! Welcome-- I am new here, too. I think that you sound like you will lose the weight with no problem-- c'mon, it's only food, right??? ;) I just joined last week and lost my first 5 lbs. in the first week... 14 is even MORE awesome! :D Good luck on your journey... I will keep checking in on you!!
Oh, and BTW, I don't go shopping anymore either, so I TOTALLY feel your pain... *ouch*
girl you are not aloe, at least you did not go from 169 to 247 like me. lol. we are the same height. i think i just want to get back down to 180, i do not want to be super skinny, just not as fat. you can do this. dont let your parents get you down. take care
First of all, thank you for your comment. It actually made me feel a lot better. I have been increasing my workouts, and I am coming back from an injury, so a lot of my muscles had atrophied. I really hope I am gaining muscle mass.
Second, I am sorry about your parents comments! 169 at 5'10 doesn't sound big at all! When I am a fit 170 I'm a size 12 and I'm 5'6". It can be really really hard to get past parents negative comments. My parents never actually made overtly disparaging comments about my weight, but there was a lot of backhanded stuff; comments about baby weight, how I should lay off the desert etc. It can be really hurtful and I remember comments they made YEARS ago that I am sure they wouldn't remember. Just remember, you have to do it for yourself.
Good luck and congratulations on your progress so far!
I didn't mean to scare you with my blog post, Liz, so let me explain. I lost 40lbs on phentermine doing absolutely NOTHING different, not exercising and not eating better, so when I went off it, my bad habits that I didn't change caused me to gain it all back. As long as you are exercising and eating better, you'll be just fine. I've cried in the changing room too, so I feel your pain. Next time we'll be celebrating in there! You're doing great already! I'm adding you to my friends list so I can check up on you. Keep up the good work!
Hi Liz! Thanks for the note in my journal. I actually had a couple of dalliances with weight lifting when I was in college. I enjoyed the results, but didn't really enjoy the program I was on. It was too extensive and not something that I could keep up with on a regular basis. I came down with a nasty cold that sidelined for 2 weeks, and I never went back. However, I'm ready to try adding it back into my current exercise routine a little bit at a time. I'm going to start with my upper body due to the tragic state of my gorilla arms.
I read your first post, and it made me all kinds of sad and angry. People in general can be so hurtful when it comes to comments about weight and appaearance, but there's a different kind of pain when it comes from family (especially parents). Big hugs to you for putting up with that! Bravo! for deciding to lose the weight for yourself rather than to please your family. That plays such an important part in not only losing the weight but keeping it off.
Congrats on the first 14 pounds down! That's fabulous!
Thanks for the comments in my blog. Girl you are gorgeous, and so lucky - 5'10!!! I would love to be 5'10. You will see as you start exercising more even though the weight loss may slow down the clothes will still get a lot loser due to shedding fat and gaining muscle. 200 lbs of muscle is a lot smaller than 200 lbs of fat!
The phentermine will help you to stay on target and change your habits without feeling like you are starving. Just don't depend on it or use it for long periods of time.
