Welcome Pile O' Newbies!

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Registered: 04-19-2004
Welcome Pile O' Newbies!
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Thu, 08-19-2004 - 9:52pm
Well, we have ammassed a big bunch of newbies lately, and some not so new who are coming out of lurkdom. How about a brief intro from EVERYONE (New & Veteran) to get to know each other? Name, age, state or region, reason you want to lose weight, plan you are following if any, what you do for work, and weight stats (not mandatory, but good to see progerss)

I'll be FIRST!

My name is Amy, 31, NH in the White Mountains, want to be at a healthier weight before I get too old and it gets harder, plus if I decide to have a baby someday, I'm gonna gain weight ANYWAY... Low carb/Better fat plan, police dispatcher and stats are 265/157/150.

NEXT!!!!

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Registered: 07-26-2004
Sat, 08-21-2004 - 7:43pm
Hi everyone -

I'm Kris, and I'm a high school teacher. I've been yo-yo dieting for as long as I can remember, but am just not happy in general with my weight and health. I was just diagnosed with high blood pressure, and the doctor is trying other tests like thyroid, etc.

I am trying my own plan - I think I'll call it "listen to your body, stupid!". I am eating more fruits & veggies, exercising daily, not eating after 7:30 pm, and watching my portion size on regular foods. I don't do well at all on any plan that says I can never have x again. It becomes the food that I focus on and I always end up bingeing. So, nothing is off limits, I'm just working on portion control.

So far in 8 weeks I've lost 4 pounds. Not outstanding by any means, but I can handle slow and steady. I've yo-yo'd too much and think that for me, slow will work. I am also staying off the scales for long periods of time. I used to be a scale junkie, but have only been on it once in the last eight weeks, so I may have lost more than that. My clothes are fitting different, though, so that has to be a sign! lol

I want to lose weight to feel better, to look better, to get of meds, and to have a baby safely. I think that covers everything! 292/288/165

Kris

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Sat, 08-21-2004 - 7:56pm
I LOOOOVE Arizona! Was gonna move there until I met my curent chewtoy - I mean boyfriend. I went out to Tempe for a week by myself, and this May my boyfriend and I went out and stayed in Scottsdale.

**WARNING** If you EVER want to feel off-the-scale fat and ugly, go to Scottsdale.

There should have been a disclaimer at the junction of 202E and Scottsdale Road.

And as far as Tony little goes, if I could pick ONE PERSON to spontaneously combust, it would be him. Runner up, Dr. Phil.

Amy

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Registered: 04-19-2004
Sat, 08-21-2004 - 8:01pm
Thank you, Lisa!

Pssst...CHEESECHEESEHCEESECHEESECHEESECHEESECHEESECHEESEHCEESECHEESECHEESECHEESE

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CHEESECHEESEHCEESECHEESECHEESECHEESECHEESECHEESEHCEESECHEESECHEESECHEESE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Amy

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Registered: 07-16-2004
Sat, 08-21-2004 - 9:02pm
Ohhhhhhhhh speaking of CHEESE...today I walked over 30 minutes to the most DIVINE CHEESE shop I've ever experienced and bought a teenie tiny little bit of manchego cheese (it's bleedin expensive...that's why I only bought a little). Hmmm I also bought a little loaf of walnut, pecan bread to have with it. But then I walked another 45 minutes and carried some very heavy groceries back home - I think I managed a balance.

Yes, Lisa can justify just about anything - ask her friends.

Yummmmm............ccccccccccchhhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssssseeeeeee!!!!!!!!!

Cheers

Lisa

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Registered: 04-02-2003
Sun, 08-22-2004 - 12:40am
My name is Jess. I'm 24 and live in Oregon. I want to lose weight to look better. I am counting calories and working out. I'm a third-year law student--less than nine months until graduation! I started out about a year ago at 240 pounds. I currently weigh 180, and my goal weight is 130.
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Registered: 08-08-2004
Sun, 08-22-2004 - 2:03am
I'm Hope (deferred) right now, but someday I want to become Hope (discovered) or even Hope (realized).

I gained a lot of weight after a difficult time some years ago and have been trying to lose it even since. I lost 20 lbs once, but gained it all back and then some; usually I don't even get that far. I'm going to turn 40 in a couple of months and am dreading it- and if I'm still at this weight, I will be even more unhappy than I am now. My goal is to get back on my often-started and just-as-often-stopped video exercise program and be in decent enough shape to start Tai Chi classes in the fall. Right now if I went, I'd do the class stuff (poorly) for 5 minutes and then be wiped out for the rest of it. It's gonna be hard enough to walk into the class looking like I do- I don't want to look like a total loser.

I left my career of many years to go back to school and am working on a grad degree. This has cut my income down to affording just the basics- this is with 2 half-time jobs. Time and money are the two things I lack- which makes it incredibly difficult to eat right and find time to exercise.

Depression doesn't help either. :(

Hope (deferred)

285/285/140

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Registered: 07-25-2004
Sun, 08-22-2004 - 11:45am
Oh, Hope,

I've been in your shoes...in fact, we're standing right beside each other. I'm struggling with depression, too, and shaky finances. I am feeling my own degree of hope these days, though, and I think you should, too. Give yourself some well-deserved credit--if you are able to hold two jobs and go to school, you are functioning better than a lot of people. I don't have any great words of wisdom, but just want you to know that you aren't alone, and that there IS hope. I will be thinking of you.

Janey

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Registered: 01-04-2004
Sun, 08-22-2004 - 2:02pm
Hi I'm Linda, 39, live in MA and I want to lose weight because I'm tired of feeling left out because I can't (or don't feel comfortable) doing things. I want more out of life, and at the rate I was going, the only thing I was getting "more" of was fat. I started in January of this year at almost 250lbs. I'm not on any particular plan, just trying to eat healthier, exercise 3-4 days a week and drink lots of water. So far the weight loss has been moderate, but steady.

I'm married to a wonderful guy who's been so supportive of me and my efforts. We've been married almost 13 years. We don't have any children, but we do have a cat lol! I work for a staffing company in the payroll department.

Welcome to all the newbies :)

~~Linda

246/208.5/199(for now)

9 pounds to one-derland!!!!

~~Linda

 

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sun, 08-22-2004 - 4:48pm
Hi all. I'm sort of a repeat newbie. I lurk. I got motivated and posted once or twice a year ago. I gave up and I lurk again. So I'm starting over.

My name is Kris, I'm soon to be 30 *gulp* and a high school special ed. teacher in Rhode Island. I have cycled through every diet known to man it seems, and they've all flopped horribly. I am doing my own plan from here on out- a combination of the low carb slim-fast (easy lunch for work), lower/healthier (not low) carbs, and portion control. I am SUCH an emotional eater it's not even funny. I have a membership to a great gym, although I haven't been there in a few weeks. (going back this week)

I have been married for five and a half years to a great man. No kids, just the cutest puppy in the world :).

There are quite a few reasons why I am ready to get at it now. 1- I am going to be 30 soon and if I don't do it now, I may never. 2-We might want to have kids someday and I want to be healthier to have a safe pregnancy. 3-I also am tired of looking and feeling like the stay-puft marshmallow man. 4-I want to lose weight so that maybe my asthma will stop bothering me. I am hypothyroid to make matters harder.

Well that's me!

Kris

320/320/140


Edited 8/22/2004 4:49 pm ET ET by tpixie

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Registered: 08-13-2004
Sun, 08-22-2004 - 5:17pm
I guess I have enough time to eat. Where about in ma?