This is going to be a very very long post, I hope some will read through it and would love support, and for anyone to join in who wants to start the road to weight loss. (same as my quitting smoking post).
I encourage, and would greatly appreciate something from you guys.
I would love to hear other people's weight loss stories, whether you are at the end of your journey, or just beginning. I know some people here have had gastric bypass done, and imagine that others have also had weight issues.
It would serve as a great motivation to me (and others but I can only speak for me) if you would be willing to share your story with me, with the board and those who need to hear it most.
I intend on using this thread as a tool for me, to post what is going on in my journey, meal ideas, weights, exercise...everything.
I would like to encourage anyone who wants help or support to do the same.
If you need to have lost weight, want to lose or gain weight, have tips to share, anything related to making yourself have a healthier weight...please, I am asking you to post.
There's a couple "format" ideas that I'd like to suggest to make it easier for people to scroll thru to find what they are looking for (whether it be a mealplan, update, tips, etc)
for example:
TIP when reading nutritional labels, pay attention to serving size. Without looking at the serving size, you may assume the info listed if for the whole package.
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Weigh In/Update
Starting weight: xxx lbs on date
Current weight: xxx lbs on date
Thoughts/concerns/whatever.
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Meal Info
Chicken: 50grams 78cal.
Brown Rice: 1/2cup 110 cal.
Veggies: 1/2pkg 80cal
Italian salad dressing: 2tbsp 10cal
Total cal. = 278 (very filling meal for me)
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etc.... just bold the heading so people can scroll through and see "oh that post is a meal idea, I'm not looking for that right now, so I can scroll to find some tips".
If you can't tell, I'm truly hoping that alot of people will post. I personally could use all the support and encouragement I can get. Reading other people's success stories always helps with motivation.... moreso here than reading in a magazine where you don't "know" the person.
I thank anyone in advance for posting, supporting, joining in on making yourself a healthy weight.
Instead of posting it in this post, I will make a seperate post for my story.
Blank template for after you post your story(anyone can use/alter to suit what you want to share...if you want to share less info, go ahead...if you want to share more info, go ahead.)
Date:
Name:
Age:
Sex:
Height:
Current Weight:
BMI: if you know it
Goal Weight or BMI:
Inches: (i will put a starting total, so that I can add on as I lost inches. Personally, inches to me is more important than the actual weight number... as well, as you lose fat and gain muscle you may not notice a weight difference but you would notice inches or a size difference)
Current Pant size:
My thoughts/feelings:
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My intro story to follow. (its gonna take me a while to type out LOL)
I encourage, and would greatly appreciate something from you guys.
I would love to hear other people's weight loss stories, whether you are at the end of your journey, or just beginning. I know some people here have had gastric bypass done, and imagine that others have also had weight issues.
It would serve as a great motivation to me (and others but I can only speak for me) if you would be willing to share your story with me, with the board and those who need to hear it most.
I intend on using this thread as a tool for me, to post what is going on in my journey, meal ideas, weights, exercise...everything.
I would like to encourage anyone who wants help or support to do the same.
If you need to have lost weight, want to lose or gain weight, have tips to share, anything related to making yourself have a healthier weight...please, I am asking you to post.
There's a couple "format" ideas that I'd like to suggest to make it easier for people to scroll thru to find what they are looking for (whether it be a mealplan, update, tips, etc)
for example:
TIP when reading nutritional labels, pay attention to serving size. Without looking at the serving size, you may assume the info listed if for the whole package.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Weigh In/Update
Starting weight: xxx lbs on date
Current weight: xxx lbs on date
Thoughts/concerns/whatever.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Meal Info
Chicken: 50grams 78cal.
Brown Rice: 1/2cup 110 cal.
Veggies: 1/2pkg 80cal
Italian salad dressing: 2tbsp 10cal
Total cal. = 278 (very filling meal for me)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
etc.... just bold the heading so people can scroll through and see "oh that post is a meal idea, I'm not looking for that right now, so I can scroll to find some tips".
If you can't tell, I'm truly hoping that alot of people will post. I personally could use all the support and encouragement I can get. Reading other people's success stories always helps with motivation.... moreso here than reading in a magazine where you don't "know" the person.
I thank anyone in advance for posting, supporting, joining in on making yourself a healthy weight.
Instead of posting it in this post, I will make a seperate post for my story.
Blank template for after you post your story(anyone can use/alter to suit what you want to share...if you want to share less info, go ahead...if you want to share more info, go ahead.)
Date:
Name:
Age:
Sex:
Height:
Current Weight:
BMI: if you know it
Goal Weight or BMI:
Inches: (i will put a starting total, so that I can add on as I lost inches. Personally, inches to me is more important than the actual weight number... as well, as you lose fat and gain muscle you may not notice a weight difference but you would notice inches or a size difference)
Current Pant size:
My thoughts/feelings:
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My intro story to follow. (its gonna take me a while to type out LOL)