Peggy’s Blog

Hi Everyone!

I had to give away most of my clothes as nothing fits me anymore, but it is great being able to shop at any store now and not have to look in the plus size section anymore, even though I sometimes still find myself looking there.  I was a size 20 in June, and right now I am a size 14 which is great.  I actually bought a pair of size 13 work pants and they fit!!! I still want to lose another 30-40 pounds but feel fantastic.  I will be joining the gym in December to get to my goal quicker and am looking forward to getting into a bathing suit without having to put on a shirt.  My husband is also doing great…he was 250 at his heaviest and is now 207..I’m so proud of him.  When I think how much weight we have lost combined, it’s kind of disgusting that we let ourselves get that big, but I guess we can only look ahead and not worry about how unhealthy we were, but how great we are looking now.

I feel smaller and starting to look smaller, but it took about a week and a half to lose one pound when I was losing more weight.  I will keep going even when I get frustrated like I have been lately.  Wouldn’t it be nice if we lost weight in no time?

I found this recipe and wanted to share it with everyone.

8oz container of 95% fat free Cool Whip

1.4 oz box of fat free Pudding

.3oz box of jello

The recipe called for Vanilla pudding  and orange jello, but you can use any kind you want. I tried it with chocolate pudding and strawberry jello and it was delicious.

- Make jello as specified on the box

- Stir in dry pudding mix and mix well

- Add container of Cool Whip and mix well

- Transfer to 6 containers and put in the fridge for at least 3 hours.  It will look like mousse and it’s very good desert which not many calories.

I would love to hear what people think of it. 6 deserts for under 6 dollars…excellent

Most of my clothes are starting to get way to big for me but I don’t think I should buy any new ones yet as it’s not worth spending all that money on clothes, just to have to do it again later on when I reach my goal.  It’s a great feeling though when your clothes no longer fit.  It feels like all the hard work that I am doing is paying off.

My husband and I used to only walk for 30 minutes but the last 2 walks were 1 1/2, and 2 hours and it feels fantastic.  We also want to play more tennis and I love to swim so I am sure that will help.  I am no longer eating anything that is unhealthy but do buy the 100 calorie snakes when I do get in the mood for something that wouldn’t otherwise be good for you. There are times when I miss certain things, especially greasy french fries or Doritos but if I eat a healthy snack, I don’t want those things as badly as I thought I did.  I do want to be able to indulge at some point, but not sure when I should.

Have a great weekend everyone

I have been doing so well and I am super proud of myself.  Before starting to eat healthy again, I calculated the amount of calories I was drinking in coffee alone and I couldn’t believe it.  I should be eating between 1200-1500 calories a day and I was drinking 1000 calories just in coffee.  And you have to wonder why I have the belly that I have.  Now I use equal and it’s quite good, I was very surprised that I enjoy my coffee just as much with Equal.  I know how I slip off eating healthy and I needed to stop cheating a little.  I used to say “I will just have one slice of cake and will continue tomorrow”, but usually I wouldn’t and would just slip back into my old habits.  No more! Now I buy the Thinsations (I think that’s what they are called) and for only 100 calories a bag, it’s just as good and I do not have to feel guilty.

I have also been getting a lot more exercise which feels wonderful.  I sometimes walk to or from work which is about a 45 minute walk, talk many walks with my husband, play a lot of tennis, swim and anything else to get myself moving.

I now drink a ton of water which is something I didn’t really do before.  I wasn’t a big fan of water but I am getting used to it and it’s pretty good.

Watching my weight drop is very exciting and cannot wait to get to my goal weight.  My husband has decided to join me and has already lost 10 pounds.

Wish me luck

Peggy

I need to spend more time going through this website.  One of my downfalls is cake (cupcakes, mousse etc..) and found some great recipes (and super easy).  So as I write this I am baking white cupcakes and all I put in it was diet soda….who knew that you could do that lol.  I am looking forward to tasting it.  I need to look for more desert ideas as this is usually the reason why I end up failing.  If you have any recipes feel free to email me

So over the weekend, I went swimming with my husband and went for walks.  This weekend I would like to play some golf, tennis and disc golf.  I am not a fan of the gym and know just having fun playing sports you like is just as effective.  You might as well have fun and not dread having to work out.  So far this week, I am down another 2 pounds and only 7 pounds away from my mini goal!  When reaching my mini goal, I was going to reward myself with my husband taking me to a restaurant for a piece of tuxedo cake (it’s heavenly lol) but now that I can make cupcakes so low in calories and fat, I am rethinking it but now I don’t know what I should do for myself…any suggestions?

Some of my clothes look a little looser which is a nice feeling but I don’t see a difference (my family says otherwise) and still hate looking at my stomach but need to get over it and know that I am working towards getting rid of it.  I did lose some inches

2 Weeks Ago

Waist: 45

Hips: 50

Chest 47

How disgusting is that!!

As of last Sunday:

Waist: 41 1/2

Hips: 48 1/2

Chest: 44 1/2

Better I guess but I still don’t really see it…

Thank you so much for the kind words, words of inspiration and to keep going, that it will be worth it in the end.

Peggy

Well it has been one week and I am down to 210.  It’s embarassing to me to say that number, and being tall sometimes it doesn’t look like I weigh that, well except for my tummy and hips.  But with the way I am eating now, I can certainly tell why I got to the weight that I am at.   Last week I took my measurements and lost 2 inches, 1 in my waist and 1 in my hips and it feels good.  My husband and I have been walking an hour a day.  I feel better and knowing that I am working towards my goal (and his) is a great feeling.  I did a lot of gardening too which I think counts as excercise LOL.  The only thing I don’t like right now is that I get scared about eating a lot of things and have to learn that I can have almost anything I want in moderation. I guess in time. 

We are also making plans on immigrating to the US (he’s American) and he misses home.  I love the US more than Canada and that my second big goal.  The older I get, the more I hate winters and want to live in a warm climate.  We have narrowed it down to Nevada (my first choice), Arizona, Florida and New Mexico but I think it will be Nevada.  My other dream (geezz I have a lot of them lol) is to work in a casino (eventually slot manager) and Las Vegas is my very favorite city in the world so I think that is where we will go.

So there are a lot of things to look forward to and knowing that I am now a little lighter is great! I want to say thank you to the great support from this site…

Peggy

I once again stopped trying to feel better about myself.  I don’t know why I keep doing this but with new goals, am working hard to get back on track.  I gained all the weight that I previously lost and since starting again a few days ago, lost 2 pounds.  I am sure I can do this as I lost over 50 pounds a few years back but for whatever reason keep going back to my bad ways.  I am more determined than ever!!  I want to be able to wear whatever I want and feel better.  My mother’s health is extremely bad (she almost died 4 times in 6 years) and she has diabetes and am determined to try to not end up having all the problems she has.  I wish there was some people in my area who can get active with me, someone to help motivate me (of course, I would do the same).  I hope everyone has a great week!

Peggy 

Sorry I haven’t been on much lately.  I am in the process of moving and with working overnights, it’s taking up all my time.  My computers are being boxed up today until early next week but I will be back.

What is funny is with all the moving, I am kind of keeping track of my calories and packing and all the walking i am doing because of the move, I lost another 3 pounds when I thought I would surely gain since I did eat a few things I thought would be consider cheating lol….Maybe I was too strict with what I was putting in my mouth.  I wouldn’t allow myself any kind of indulgence, until 3 days ago when I had a piece of chocolate cake (yum :)).  I felt so guilty but don’t now lol.  I am 7 pounds to my mini goal and still trying to figure out how to reward myself. Why buy a new piece of clothing when I plan on getting smaller and smaller and will need to replace those clothes..waste of money.

One thing that made me very excited was sports bra shopping.  I used to be a 42 D (in a normal bra and sports bra), but found that a 38 C sports bra fit…I couldn’t believe it! I am not normally an emotional person but I was in that dressing room It’s the little things that make you want to keep going, knowing that all the hard work we do to eat healthier, excercise more, really does work. 

I am drinking coffee again, but only 1-2 a day and I am still losing weight, compared to 13 or more that I used to drink. 

I am an Auditor in a Hotel and now we can use the fitness center and the pool and hottub on Sundays so I would like to start doing that in the near future to help with the excercise.  I even had to get a smaller vest for my uniform as I was starting to float in my old one :)))) (one size smaller) and I find myself constantly tugging my pants up as they are also getting way too big.

So I hope everyone has a great week and I will be back soon

I was on the right track for awhile but got lazy and went back to my old ways but I am back and am more determined then ever!! I had to almost cut out all the coffee I was drinking as I drink it with a ton of sugar (you would be surprised with the amount I use for one coffee), portioning my food and eating way more healthy.  I am hoping to meet some local people around to be exercise buddies to play sports and the like.  If interested please email me here.  I have been eating healthier for the last week and lost 7 pounds and am looking forward to achieving my mini goal of 200 pounds…11 more pounds to go!!

For years, losing weight was something that I have been wanting to do, but kept putting it off for various reasons.  I have a few goals that I would love to start planning for in 2008 and losing the extra weight is now my priority.  I am very excited about it. 

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Being able to go to any clothing store and buying a size 8-10 would be great, or being able to look great in a bathing suit without having to feel like I need to wear a t-shirt because I hate what I look like without one on.

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I only started a few days ago but just portioning my food and eating more fruits and vegtables is making me feel better.

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Right now the thing I am struggling with would have to be to drink water as I am not a big fan of it lol…

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I hope to meet other people to talk to about our weight loss goals

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