Re: Lucy New Member

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Lucy,

Sorry this is late. I just wanted to say welcome! I am Gena, 38, in

Alaska, married 20 yrs. We have 2 girls, Niki 19 and Cassie 13. At my

heaviest I was 284, I am 5'3 " . I am 207 now. A work in progress. :-) I

feel it is all about lifestyle and habits. We can do this! Don't feel

bad about gaining and being heavier. We have all done it and

understand. I went from 284 to 220 one time. Gained it all back. Then

284 to 230, again gained it all back. This time, the final time!!!! I

have lost the weight slower but for the most part have been keeping it

off. I did gain back some, I was 195 last summer but got up to about

216 and now 207. The thing is, it doesn't matter how much you gain back

or how many times as long as you keep trying. If you gave up think of

what would happen? I know I would gain it all and then some! So even if

you have minor setbacks, as long as you keep trying, you are doing

good! We will help you and support you all we can.

We were doing a spreadsheet for the weigh ins but that member has left

so I think we will get back to what we used to do. Just put it in a

post and let us cheer you on! In the previous years we have had Mondays

or Fridays for weigh in days, whichever you prefer. It is only if you

want to. I tend to only post a weigh in when I lose.

Gena

> Hi, All, I'm new to this loop so I'm not exactly sure what the

> etiquette is of reporting your weigh-ins, but I'll just send mine and

> you can let me know if I'm doing it " right " .  I just weighed myself at

> 205, which is 1.2 pounds less than last Monday (I have a scale that

> does tenths).  My scale also does body fat but I measure that only

> once a month.  Last week my body fat was 40%, which is one percent

> less than last month.  So, I am going in the right direction, just not

> as quickly as I would like.

>

> A bit about myself:  I'm Lucy, 42, live in Massachusetts; recently

> remarried, I have three daughters who are 17, 16 and 11.  As far as my

> weight, I have been up and down for years now.  I lost a little over

> 40 pounds a few years ago and was within four pounds of my goal (145),

> then I just started gaining it back.  I was going to TOPS, then

> switched chapters because of scheduling problems.  I didn't click very

> well with my new chapter so stopped going all together.  I know I

> should go back to my old chapter now that my schedule allows, but, as

> stupid as it seems, I'm too embarassed going back weighing more than

> when I originally started.  I'm hoping to at least lose enough to get

> back to my original starting weight with them, then I might go back

> (no one needs to tell me how dumb this is; I already know....it's like

> the people who clean their house so as not to be embarassed when the

> cleaning lady comes over).  So, that's me.  Let me know if there's

> anything else you want to know.  I

> look forward to getting to know you all better.

>

>           Lucy

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