Aww. Good luck with the surgery. *huggles*



Btw...My BMI is 35.6. *hides from it*
So my information (again) would be:
SW: 91.5 kilos (201.7 pounds)
GW: 60 kilos (132.3 pounds)
BMI: 35.6.

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Woah, this thread really grew. Sorry, I wasn't at home this weekend so I wasn't able to read it until today.

Sure, I'll put all that stuff in the first post. That's a good idea.

Oh and if anybody would like to help me in being the leader in this that would be grand. I've never done something like this.

I need food help.
<3

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I'm 5'10", and right now, I'm 200 lbs. People usually drop to the floor when I tell them that, because they say I "carry it so well". Most people guess I'm about 180. I guess being tall helps.

My goal weight is about 170. Last year, when I was really trying hard to get back into shape I got down to about 185. But, when I started working 60 hours a week (meaning long hours of sitting, no exercise, eating whatever is available), I slowly put the weight back on. In September, I was about 210, but now that I live with my boyfriend, we eat healthier, go for walks together, and I speed walk 2 miles a day for commuting.

The heaviest I have ever been is 220, during sophomore year in College when I drastically changed my diet from vegetarian. At this height, the least I ever weighed was 145 lbs for my Sweet 16 party...January 20th, 1996. I did not do healthy things to get to that weight, and I would never want to do those things again.

Even at that weight, I was a size 12. I have broad shoulders and just a big frame. When I was 145 lbs, my waist was 30 inches. Now, it's 36/38.

My goal is to lose 20 lbs in 6 months, and the full 30 by next year. I would like to be a size 14, and get into size 34 waist.

My problem is that I see food as a reward. Growing up, cookies, McDonalds, special meals, snacks, etc, were all used as a reward system for me. I "earned" a trip to the ice cream truck. If I got a good grade I could get McDonalds. For special events I could have whatever meal I wanted.

And still, I reward myself with food. If I've worked hard or had a crappy day I treat myself to pizza or ice cream. I am aware of the behavior, but the hard part is making the conscious decision each time I eat to make the healthier choice. It's easier now that I live with my boyfriend. We shop together (less impulse buying), eat meals together (better portion control), and we both just snack less out of boredom.

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Most people don't expect me to be that heavy either because of my height.

Next time you try to reward yourself with food, replace the food with something else, like going to a movie (skip the food there ).

I started a work out last night.
I decided to actually try the yoga video, thanks to the people that told me to.

What I do is: I do half of the video, which is 30 minutes and then I do half of a work outs that they put in a CosmoGirl! Magazine. I plan on doing it 4 times a week and I'm going to make myself do it like you guys said! Let's hope it works.

Oh and I totally had a salad at lunch instead of chicken nuggets!

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I'm managing to exert some self control over my binge eating now I've cut out junk food (completely), which is easy enough to do cos I ask people to help me, say that I'm trying to be healthier, and my mum was surprisingly pleased. I'll probably ignore the "no junk food" thing over Christmas break though, I always get given chocolate ¬.¬

I'm also eating way smaller portions, and more slowly, so I don't eat more than I need, always a huge error with me, I eat really quickly and don't realise I'm full ¬.¬

So, definitely working on the self control thing. Yay!

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Oh, one thing I forgot to mention, try to only weigh yourself at most once a week. I weigh myself probably every 3 weeks. It's not good to get on that scale every morning.

I know when I am losing weight because of how my clothes fit. Now I am in the "gray suit" weight. For a while, even that was tight on me. After a few more lbs, I will be able to get into the brown suit. i can get into it now, but not without looking like I am carrying a spare tire. And, it would be terribly uncomfortable to wear all day. When I reach my goal weight, I will be able to get into the blue suit. The blue suit is something I bought senior year of college for interviews. It will fit nice probably when I get down to 180-ish.

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Evvy_shies and I where talking about idea's for this thread. We decided to ask you guys what we could do to make this thread a success. So if you have any idea's, be sure to share them!

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I don't need to lose weight (5'1", 100 lbs), but I definitely do need to stop eating junk food. Because we have off-campus lunch at school, my friends and I eat fast food every day for lunch, and I do sometimes for dinner. I always snack out of boredom too.

I never exercise, mainly because I don't want to and I think I don't need to because I don't gain weight. But I am really out of shape, and I think I'll try to start exercising. I have a treadmill and DDR so I'm good to go

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Check out my music!
Need Ev sheet music? <now including All That I'm Living For, Good Enough, Lithium, and The Last Song I'm Wasting on You.

Ooo I wanna get DDR. *puts on Christmas list* Thanks for reminding me!

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DDR is AMAZING Excercise...I used to play it all of the time, but then I lost touch with the friend that actually had the game

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