Lose or Gain...Why??

[Ms.Matrix]

Well it's no secret I used to weigh 403 lbs...I WAS MISERABLE!!! I just found out today that have lost more weight, last month I was 344 lbs, today I am 337!!! How excited am I??? :biggrin:

After the "Fat Girls and Feeders" thread I decided to do a little poll. I know a lot of us struggle with out weight, either trying to gain or lose...What are you trying to do, how are you doing it and how much are you trying to gain or lose?

 

[beautynails]

hi i'm pretty happy with my weight but it would be relly nice to put on a little bit. About a year or so ago I managed to put on a few kilos and loved it and made all my friends look at my lovely curvy bum (so sad:lol: ). But then I lost it again:cry: . Oh I loved having boobs when I was abit bigger to, really miss them:cry: . Trying very hard to put some on but the best way seems to be exercise and I'm not very good at sticking to that. I be good for a couple of months and then get slack again.
Just want to say to everybody don't beat yourself up with this one.
:Love: :Kissing: :hug:

 

[Jen Smith]

I have yo yo dieted all my life. When I stopped smoking in 2000 I put on a couple of stone (which was not good seeing I was so over weight in the first place) so my hubby and I joined Slimming World. Within 4 months we had both lost 4 stone and it had been the easiest diet ever. Then we got broke into and within the same 2 weeks we lost our first baby at 12 weeks gestation, and on top of all that stress we were in the middle of a house move.. excuses excuses I know, but the diet went to pot and I have since put on all the weight I lost plus more.. same with my hubby. We have tried the Slimming World diet since and it just didnt work 2nd time around .. I just can't get my head around it!! I did loose a further 2 stone while carrying James but after I had him the weight started creeping back on again.

I am determined to do something they year as my health is suffering now, (always been fat and fit in the past!) but now its taking its toll all this extra baggage... must be an age thing. So I am going to start getting the diet books out again and start to try and get inspired into action for 2006 ... sigh!

 

[Buggy]

i've voted "i'm fine" although not strictly true. i'm not trying to lose weight as in stones or pounds but i can't wait for the weather to improve so i can go out cycling and tone up. i've gone all floppy since doing my nails!

 

[Sassy Hassy]

I'm not too worried about my weight, although I could do with some exercise to tone the tum. I weighed just under 7 stone until my mid thirties and was stick thin. I now weigh around 9 stone and I have boobs which is great! I prefer a curvier figure - stick thin 10 ain't all it's cracked up to be.

I do need to eat healthier though.

 

[bimbogeri]

I've put on a stone over the past few years... uni and then coming home to mum's cooking! Trouble is I'm reticent to diet as my boobs have gone up a cup size from a B to a C... unfortunately so have my arse and thighs (always had a bit of a J-Lo arse but apparenly everyone liked it!) so I'm having issues trying to get into jeans.
So I'm trying to lose at least 6lbs, just not this week cos I'm tucked up in bed with the lurgy!

 

[louisenewell]

I have only put weight on since being on the depo contrceptive injection.

I was always a size 8 and used to get accussed of having an eating disorder....by those who had never been to lunch with me i have to add.I also eat and eat and i love my food.The comments actually really really bother me.You wouldn't dare walk up to some who is over weight and say "god aren't you fat???!!!" but i put up with years of "god aren't you skinny!!" which really hurt.

When i was pregnant i was massive-kiera was 8lbs 8 oz and i went up to 11 stone and was in size 23 (non maternity) trousers.However i lost it all straight away.

Two years after having the injection i have started putting on weight and i am now a size 12(although i apparently don't look it) and i have to say "hello boobs"!!

Well i am coming off the injection now and having the implant fitted next week so we will see what happens.It will be so strange having a period again.


Because of my ibs(i have been referred to a specialist now-awaiting appointment)the doctor wanted me to come off the injection to see if i was losing weight which would mean i have something a little more worrying than ibs!

But i just wanted to point out that just because someone is slim doesn't mean it doesn't hurt when you keep getting called skinny.I have harded up to it now and i just turn and say "well...haven't you piled the pounds on".Doesn't help that i only look about 18 and i'm actually going on 27!

I'm happy with my weight ,always have been .Its everyone else that has any issue with my weight and for that matter when am i going to see a magazine doing a "how to put weight on" diet?

 

[* Helen *]

Im a size 8 but always yo-yo'ed into a size 10. My family always say that one minute I look awfully thin and then next quite chubby. I cannot seem to stick to the same weight but I have problems with putting the "fat" on my theighs (sp) and hips. So I put down "lose weight" as I never seem to be at a happy medium!!:wink2:

 

[Lady H]

Im trying to lose weight, as I was in a car crash last year and had 3 months where I was in agony with the slightest movement. I put quite abit of weight on and I guess it had been creeping up slowly for the past year or so anyway. Then we went on an all inclusive holiday so all the drink and food put even more weight on, and then xmas! lol. Im eating healthy now, main change being having breakfast instead of just a cup of tea and a biccie. Ive totally stopped eating chocolate biscuits and drinking fizzy pop. I have given up mayo and bought extra light mayo (which is just not mayo lol) and starting taking a 30 min walk a day and practising tai chi for 30 min a day. I cant do anything too vigourous as my back injuries flare up easily. But after a week I already feel great and looking forward to seeing some real results!

 

[Danger Mouse]

I have only put weight on since being on the depo contrceptive injection.

I was always a size 8 and used to get accussed of having an eating disorder....by those who had never been to lunch with me i have to add.I also eat and eat and i love my food.The comments actually really really bother me.You wouldn't dare walk up to some who is over weight and say "god aren't you fat???!!!" but i put up with years of "god aren't you skinny!!" which really hurt.

When i was pregnant i was massive-kiera was 8lbs 8 oz and i went up to 11 stone and was in size 23 (non maternity) trousers.However i lost it all straight away.

Two years after having the injection i have started putting on weight and i am now a size 12(although i apparently don't look it) and i have to say "hello boobs"!!

Well i am coming off the injection now and having the implant fitted next week so we will see what happens.It will be so strange having a period again.


Because of my ibs(i have been referred to a specialist now-awaiting appointment)the doctor wanted me to come off the injection to see if i was losing weight which would mean i have something a little more worrying than ibs!

But i just wanted to point out that just because someone is slim doesn't mean it doesn't hurt when you keep getting called skinny.I have harded up to it now and i just turn and say "well...haven't you piled the pounds on".Doesn't help that i only look about 18 and i'm actually going on 27!

I'm happy with my weight ,always have been .Its everyone else that has any issue with my weight and for that matter when am i going to see a magazine doing a "how to put weight on" diet?

I was on the depo too and I put on weight and boobs are now 36E-F and growing and its so annoying cos I want them to go away! or back down to a D. so I'm off the depo and eating better and I've lost a little I want to get down to a ten with a size D boobs, its been done before and I can do it again.

Its a shame cos when I eat it just goes straight on the boobs if I could I'd give them to mum.

 

[beautynails]

But i just wanted to point out that just because someone is slim doesn't mean it doesn't hurt when you keep getting called skinny.I have harded up to it now and i just turn and say "well...haven't you piled the pounds on".Doesn't help that i only look about 18 and i'm actually going on 27!

I'm happy with my weight ,always have been .Its everyone else that has any issue with my weight and for that matter when am i going to see a magazine doing a "how to put weight on" diet?

hey I know the feeling I'm about to turn 29 and people think I'm a teenager.

 

[cantrelax]

After losing 4 stone of pregnancy weight I am quite happy with my overall weight but I just need to tone up and get rid of these bingo wings!!

 

[twinkletoes910]

when i graduated from high school i was 170, size 10 (and i'm 6'1" btw)... when i got married (2 years later) i was 220... 6 months later (after my grandmother, who was like my mom, passed) i was 325... those were some hard times....

2 years later i lost and got back down to 240, got preggers w/ my daughter and i'm fighting to get out of the 300's. i was 326 the day after i had her and i'm down to 304 (after yo-yoing for 2 years!!)

i've tried the diet center (i was 8 years old), nutrisystem (i was 13), la-weight loss (22)... they worked long enough to take the weight off, but i've always gained it back. now i've decided that exercise and a more positive attitude about my life is the way to go. hopefully i'll keep the +++ attitude and i can sail back down to the low 200's... god i'd love to be a size 14, that's not asking too much is it?!?!?

good luck to all the weight-challenged (heavy or thin!) geeks, and may we all find our "healthy" path!!!:hug:

and yolanda keep us posted!

 

[PenelopePitstop]

i voted "i'm fine" but like toni talons says i feel i need to tone up, especially my "bingo wings"!! and the only way i can do that is to excercise...which i'm not doing much of lately!

xx

 

[ADiva1]

I'm fine too, but need to sort out my waist and belly! I bought some weights and a gym ball. Havent touched them YET!

 

[holliejayne]

I voted 'Im fine', which is almost true. Im not gonna lie and say it wouldnt be nice to be a size 12 and fit in anything I want, but the reality is, Im a very curvy size 16, and Im happy, I dont tend to really watch what I eat, and I think having a relaxed attitude to food means you tend to eat less anyway. my only downfall is that every couple of days I have a binge, which I have no control over and thats what keeps my weight up.

Im currently trying to exercise more, just to lose the baby bulge and bingo wings, which are both hideous, and then I'll be perfectly happy. Ive always said, I'd rather be fat and be happy and eat the things I enjoy, than thin miserable and living on lettuce. plus, if I lost weight I wouldnt have my boobs and I couldnt live without them! xx

 

[emmam]

I voted "lose weight"

i've gone up to nearly 12 stone and hate it as i had always been between 8 1/2 and 9 stone.

the weight stayed on after having jenna but have since found out my thryroid has packed in which causes weight gain and makes it difficult to lose.

currently do Rosemary Conley menus with the Paul Mckenna golden rules and the weight is coming off

i need to tone the flab though

em x

 

[pmason]

I voted 'lose weight', I'm 5 foot 2 inches and weigh more now than i did when i was 9 months pregnant! am currently on cambridge diet and finding it a doddle, measured my waist when i started 3 days ago and measured it again this morning and have already lost 4 cms!! I know the first week is mainly water but i still feel better psychologically.

 

[julie dean]

Well ive voted to lose weight, im 170 and weigh 76, i would like to lose one stone because of my running, but ive got a big run coming up so i will lose it pretty fast, good luck for any one else who wants to lose it to , if you fall of the wagon dont worry get back on it the nexted day and start again, and dont give in. If any of you want any tips or advice pm me and i will try and help, because that what im quliefied in as well

 

[LilDee]

I voted I'm fine coz i'm quite alright with the way I look 112 lb. and 5'2" haha yeah i am short.. the only problem is my boobs they are the first thing you see when i come out from behind a wall and bras are nearly impossible to find! (28G) but it's the way i'm built and i'm still learning to live with backproblems from bad fitting bra's etc.

The thing I an trying to change is my nutrition though and my exercize.. when i go to the gym i end up spending most of the time in the hottub and the pool haha... gotta change some bad habits!