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562.1 | | MILKWY::ZARLENGA | hungry like the wolf | Sun Mar 04 1990 20:23 | 6 |
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Node TAVIS is in Israel, so if the term "FATS" offends anyone,
please remember that English is not the author's primary language.
-mike z
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562.3 | I'M STARTING TODAY....3/12... | GIAMEM::WELCH | | Mon Mar 12 1990 09:20 | 18 |
| I think it's a great idea to do this together.
I gained 2 lbs back, about 2 weeks ago, went on a real binge (for me)
that started from my daughter coming to visit for the weekend and
giving me JUST ONE chocolate crepe for dessert..... I went on from
there to even greater heights for the whole weekend......Now I can't
seem to drop that 2 lbs and if I don't I'm afraid I will not keep going
down.
So....In this together we are, and I'm going to start today - the 12th
- So at least you and I will be starting today, Bernice.
Come on, Guys....... Let's do it.... Then come late Spring or Early
Summer, we can maybe all get together for a "thin" success patio party
and see how we all are..... How does that sound????
Barb
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562.5 | LET'S GET THIS SHOW ON THE ROAD!!!!!! | GIAMEM::WELCH | | Mon Mar 12 1990 12:13 | 19 |
| Hi, Bernice....and Avi, wherever you are.............
If I have gotten up enough guts to write in this conference as much as
I have.......Then I better have enough guts to post it here.... In a
way it will feel kind of nice to not have to hem and haw and add a
couple of inches, or subtract a few more pounds....'cause a man "don't
wanna hear it like it REALLY is"....... So, sure...Let's post....
Right now....this exact minute......I am 171 lbs. (All those damned
chocolate crepes........) How many times a week or monthly do you
guys want to post...... I weigh every single morning, so frequency
wouldn't bother me.
You all (or Bernice and I if it's just us) set up what seems good, and
I'll be right in there dieting.........
Bikini????? Never had one......Hmmmmmmmm!!!! Interesting thought!!!
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562.7 | I WANT TO PLAY TOO!!! | BRAT::JACOB | | Mon Mar 12 1990 15:12 | 19 |
| HI EVERYONE
I read this file but have never responded but this seemed like the
perfect time to do so. I want to play this game. I need
encouragement.
I am already in something just like this with my husband and
sister/brother-in-law. The couple that looses the most in a month the
other couple has to take them out for a free dinner (fish of course)!!!
The other people involved work 3rd shift and so that leaves me with
no support during the day.
I am 5'8" and big boned. Last monday I weighted in at 257 lbs!!!!
This morning I weighted in at 252 lbs!!! so I guess my official
starting weight is 252 (I CAN'T BELIEVE I AM PUTTING THIS IN PRINT)
Pat the-person-who-hopes-to-see-200-again-someday
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562.9 | Lets Do It Together! | SPMFG1::LETTERSD | Comfortablely Numb | Tue Mar 13 1990 03:20 | 14 |
| Hey People,
I'm in there with you all. My starting wheight is 240lbs. would
like to see 185lbs.
I lose this wheight or rerupture a disk. I need all the help I
can get. Besides, wheightloss can be done easier with the help
from other people. So lets all keep in touch, and keep encouraging
each other.
dennis
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562.10 | THURSDAYS SOUNDS GOOD TO ME,......... | GIAMEM::WELCH | | Tue Mar 13 1990 07:10 | 12 |
| Sounds good to me, Bernice.
Thursday Morning it is. I got on the scale this morning again, (I
guess I really believe that junk about weighing less in the
morning)....Looks like 170....but then...tomorrow I have a doctor's
appointment AT 3:45 so we shall see what HIS scale says.....That's the
only one that really counts, in my opinion.
Checking in with you on Thursday then.....
Barb
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562.11 | WELCOME TO THE "GREAT RACE"...WHERE ARE YOU?? | GIAMEM::WELCH | | Tue Mar 13 1990 07:18 | 33 |
| Glory Be.......
I put in my initial reply to "OK for Thursday weight-in before I read
the other "Joiners" of the battle.......
You know, I can hardly believe it myself that I'm putting that stuff in
print, but I also find that it feels SOOOOOO good to not hide. I am
just beginning to date again after my husband died 2 1/2 years ago. I
find myself "futzing" with figures all the time...... Either I'm 2"
taller than I really am, or I drop 10 or 15 lbs off the ht/wt part of
the description...... I hate the words "Ht/Wt proportionate"....What
am I supposed to do about that.....My Ht and my Wt fit
"Proportionately" on my body for the time being.......
Anyway....The whole point is......Even if this ISN'T a closed
conference, there is something that makes me feel good about telling it
like it really is....... After all, what "REALLY" is, is 72 lbs
lighter than it "REALLY" was a year ago, and somehow I tend to lose
sight of that when trying to describe myself to some "bubble headed"
man who only wants a "slim, attractive" mindless dit.... I'm
soapboxing..... Sorry......
Let's enjoy the honesty of talking to each other over, at least, this
next month, and maybe longer......... Welcome to the "Great Diet
Race". I'm looking forward to it......
Where are all of you located? I am in Marlbor, Mass at GIA M & E at
BPO3 on Rte 20. I'd be interested in where you all are, to try and
plan that late Spring Patio Party....I have the patio, and the lake,
and......anything else we might want./......
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562.13 | Me too (hope I can keep up) | DPDMAI::HUDDLESTON | | Tue Mar 13 1990 11:35 | 8 |
| Can I join in too? I'm in Dallas, so I cant celebrate in your party,
but I weight 175# as of this morning. (just lost 3#) I am 4'11 and
need to weight 105 lbs. That is a "happy" weight for me, as my husband
words it. Cant believe I'm committing myself to this. Wish me luck!
donna
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562.15 | WELCOME EVERYBODY....... | GIAMEM::WELCH | | Tue Mar 13 1990 14:34 | 24 |
| Welcome Aboard Indeed, Donna..........
We'll have a "something or other" in your honor when we have the
celebration...... You'll do fine, as I hope we all will..... Sounds
like we're all an enthusiastic group already....
Avi.....Where are you???? This was your idea...... Can we hear from
you soon??????
Bernice, I'll be writing you off-line soon........
Welcome everybody..... This is already lots of fun...... Thursday is
a comin'....... My ulcer has been bothering me today so I have already
had 3 pints of milk......Probably will kill the pound I lost, because
skim milk doesn't do the trick....Neither does 2%...Whole milk helps
the pain go away, until I can get the medication to work....But, we'll
see......Milk is probably all I'll have for supper tonight as well...
Sure am glad I'm seeing my doctor tomorrow........This has got to stop
soon........
Anyway......Welcome all, and best of luck.....
Barb
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562.16 | Glad To Be Here | SPMFG1::LETTERSD | Comfortablely Numb | Wed Mar 14 1990 02:38 | 26 |
|
Hi there,
Thanks for the welcome, Bernice. It's great to be here, an I'll
cross the finish line on 4/12 with the rest of you.
I work 3rd shift, so you won't here from me until 4/13 when you
come into work.
The question came up.......Where Are You????????
Well I live in Chicopee, Ma. and work in Springfield, about an
hour an a half from Marlbor.
A spring patio party Sounds GREAT!!!!!!!
I look foward to meeting you all.
Oh BTW, Barb............not all us guys are "Bubble Headed."
good luck all,
dennis
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562.17 | OF COURSE YOU'RE NOT ALL "BUBBLE HEADED"..... | GIAMEM::WELCH | | Wed Mar 14 1990 06:30 | 23 |
| Dear Dennis (Now I have to be extra polite...).......
I DO realize that all guys are not ""bubble headed dits"..... And
certainly one as discriminating as yourself participating in this
"competition" couldn't POSSIBLY be "bubble headed" or a "dit".....
However, there are a lot of them out there, and I think they have
been established to balance out the "empty headed sweet young things"
that are floating around. Honestly.....Just kidding about it all,
obviously.........
Now I have at least three people for the Patio Party........ This is
getting exciting.......My first weight competition.....My first Party
at my apartment........My first new friends.......What wonders will be
coming along next..... Actually, I should say four for the Party....as
I promised Donna an honorary position at the "table"......
With, hopefully, good results at the doctor this afternoon, we get our
first group weigh-in tomorrow morning....... Sure hope it shows
something encouraging...... I must have drunk about a gallon of milk
yesterday, so who can say...... Liquid diet anyone?
Barb
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562.19 | note by pat jacob | BRAT::JACOB | | Thu Mar 15 1990 08:54 | 32 |
| I've lost 2
I'm so mad at my husband!!!! I am sticking to this diet and I will in
the long run loose more.
My husband also works for digital 3rd shift and many times he has to
stay late in the morning. This morning when I came in I caught him
coming down the stairs with a steaming hot muffin with butter!!!
BANANA MUFFIN NOT EVEN BRAN
SOOOOOO we started a conversation about his cheating and he tells
me that he has one every morning but if he told me I would get mad. We
went into the nurses office and that brat has lost a pound more than
me!!
WHO SAYS CHEATING DOESN'T PAY
*****MEN*****
It's ok, I'm not going to cheat because in the long run I'm going to
beat him. I just hate it when men can loose weight easier (or so it
seems)
looking forward to the totals coming in during the upcoming weeks
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562.20 | | DPDMAI::HUDDLESTON | | Thu Mar 15 1990 13:59 | 9 |
| Can I just give you "guys" my weight loss every Monday. I am sticking
to my diet, but I feel too much pressure to lose a bunch of weight by
the next 2 days. When I feel that way I tend to starve myself, and we
all know that that wont do. If anyone has a problem with my one week
weigh in on Mondays let me know.
donna
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562.22 | Hey! wait for me... | TOWNS::MALLORY | | Thu Mar 15 1990 18:32 | 24 |
| Hi, my name is Rochelle. This is my very first VAX Note ever...
Well, first of all, I think this is a good idea. Support is a very
important part of weightloss...and boy do I need support. Just knowing
there is someone else in the same boat trying to achieve the same goal
is ...G R E A T...
I am located in the Wash, DC area...I don't think I will make that
patio get together, but it is a good idea.... Just being able to
participate is reward enough. Well here goes....my weight is 152lbs,
I'm 5'4'' and hippy...there I did it.
My goal weight is 130lbs. However, "My ideal weight is 123lbs."
So, let the records show I'm in.....
My 1st weight report will be this Monday (March 19,1990).
I am glad this note is here....
Sincere New Comer
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562.23 | and we'er off, to a good start | SPMFG1::LETTERSD | Comfortablely Numb | Fri Mar 16 1990 00:04 | 26 |
|
Good morning,
How are we all doing today??? I myself am doing great!
I've lost 5lbs. and can all ready feel it in a way. My clothes do
feel better. I know 5lbs. is alot in just a few days, but then again,
it is only water wheight. Now comes the hard part.
Congrats. to the rest of you on losing your pounds. I feel that
we have just went through the hardest part, and that is just getting
started.
Remember one very important fact. The pounds went on slow, they
will come off slow. One more thing to think about, it's not only
what you eat, but how you burn the calories off.
Hey, am I the only guy that's in this competion???? Gee, I feel
kind of special.
Hey Barb, where are you??? I hope everything went well at the
doctors.
have a great weekend everybody,
dennis
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562.26 | Still hanging in there! | DPDMAI::HUDDLESTON | | Mon Mar 19 1990 10:43 | 5 |
| Hi everyone. I've lost 3 pounds!
Donna
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562.27 | | SPMFG1::LETTERSD | Comfortablely Numb | Tue Mar 20 1990 03:41 | 6 |
| Way to go Bernice
Hang in there
dennis
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562.28 | | SPMFG1::LETTERSD | Comfortablely Numb | Tue Mar 20 1990 04:30 | 9 |
|
Sorry Donna, I almost forget to give you an ataboy too!!
Keep hanging in there.
Your off to a good start.
dennis
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562.29 | HOW NICE.....GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN.... | GIAMEM::WELCH | | Tue Mar 20 1990 06:21 | 28 |
| GUESS WHAT???? I'm not dead............. Sorry for the long silence,
everybody.....BUT I've been interviewing for the past 2 1/2 work days.
I'm trying to get a new job in Franklin which is about 10 minutes from
my home....... That would be like an unauthorized pay raise......
Anyway....Here is the tale...... Went to the Doctor last Wednesday,
and am feeling much better.....Most of my readings were
improved....BUT...the crucial test (weight) was UP 1/2 lb. I told him
right up front that I had gone on a four-day binge two weeks prior, so
he was sort of ready for it..... On his scale that put me at 169 1/2.
My scale at home read the same, so I am now going by it until the next
appointment on April 12th. As of this morning, I was 168...... So I
guess I'm going down again....a bit......I expect it to be harder for
the final 30 or so lbs, but will do.
I think that weight puts me at break even for when we started......
Again, I'm sorry I've been silent for so long but had no terminal to
check into or write out of...... It's nice to know somebody out there
wondered where I was..... Thanks a bunch.
How's everybody else doing? I haven't finished reading all the answers
I've missed, but so far it all seems to be going fine........
More later..........
Barb
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562.30 | oops!!! | BRAT::JACOB | | Wed Mar 21 1990 09:18 | 15 |
| oops
I forgot to sign in yesterday. I was really busy. I did not loose
anymore....but the fact that I am Irish and did not gain anything this
weekend was great!!! I was so good. I only slipped once. I knew I
would, so because I new it was coming I was extra good about everything
else.
I won't forget thursday
talk to you later
pat
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562.31 | it's thursday | BRAT::JACOB | | Thu Mar 22 1990 09:43 | 10 |
| Well it's thursday
I lost 1 1/2 pounds. That is a total of 3 1/2.
Are we still weighing in twice a week or has it been changed to once.
Either way is fine with me. Just let me know.
pat
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562.33 | NOTHING LOSST.......NOTHING GAINED..... | GIAMEM::WELCH | | Thu Mar 22 1990 13:20 | 13 |
| Hi, Everybody......
My system has been down all morning so I could only just now get in
here to give my results......
Still 168 today........Nothing lost.....But nothing gained...Not
what I'd hoped for, but better than it might have been......
How's everybody else doing???? Has anyone heard from Avi??? This
was all his idea, and now we don't even know where he is?
Barb
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562.34 | the big guy here | SPMFG1::LETTERSD | Comfortablely Numb | Thu Mar 22 1990 23:18 | 10 |
|
Hi There.............
down two more pounds.
total- 7 lbs.
and getting tougher.
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562.35 | Anther Participant | BREW11::MASSARI | Goldfish shoals nibbling at my toes | Fri Mar 23 1990 11:47 | 13 |
| still weighing in at 70 Kg. This is my fourth or fifth week at this
weight - fed up is not the word.
I am joining the competition as of now - here goes
70 on the 23-Mar-1990 - I shall try and update you in kilo losses
Hopefully soon
GOOD LUCK ALL
Tahi Massari @Bio
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562.37 | YIKES!!!! I THINK I'M ON A PLATEAU...... | GIAMEM::WELCH | | Mon Mar 26 1990 08:20 | 16 |
| Good Morning All....
This morning I showed up as 167 on the scale.......I hate to say this,
but I think I have hit my first plateau in about 7 months while we are
in this competition.......Wouldn't you just know it.......
I have started a regular exercise program, thanks to a friend's help,
and am feeling pretty good from it......No results that can be seen
yet, but I know I'm doing it and feeling better because of it.....Now
all I need is for that friend to tell me that I am indeed doing them
right and I'll keep at it.......
How is everybody else doing?
Barb
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562.39 | monday | BRAT::JACOB | | Mon Mar 26 1990 09:42 | 12 |
| monday's results are
total weight loss = 4.5 lbs
down from 252 to 247.5
It's coming--I'm reducing around 2 pounds a week. I seems to bo a
good steady pace for me.
talk to you thursday
pat
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562.40 | | DPDMAI::HUDDLESTON | | Mon Mar 26 1990 11:37 | 7 |
| I have not lost anymore weight. I started walking during my lunch hour
and I actually gained the 3 pounds I just lost. So I guess I'm
starting over. I'm starting to get depressed.
donna
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562.42 | Care with exercising | BREW11::MASSARI | Goldfish shoals nibbling at my toes | Tue Mar 27 1990 04:22 | 17 |
| Another thing to take into consideration is that if yoiu don't noramlly
exercise it will take a little while for it to have the right effect.
I remember that back in my thin days - many years ago I used to
play tennis for hours as a means of building muscle and putting
on weight - Choose your exercise carefully DO NOT overexert yourself
- this is the advice my doctor gave me when I first started to take
dieting seriously...
The thing that these doctors never seem to mention is the amount
of will power it takes when the plateaux and depressions hit you...
I guess this is why we are here Donna,
In Peter Gabriel's words "Don't give up" we are all cheering you
on...
Tahi - still no weight loss
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562.43 | I like to have fun now and then | SPMFG1::LETTERSD | Comfortablely Numb | Wed Mar 28 1990 00:28 | 12 |
|
Hi everybody,
Here's an up to date report on my progress.
I was a bad boy over the weekend........but enjoyed every minute
of it. Even though I did gain 2 lbs. back.......It's okay to cheat
now and then......as long as you get back right on it, and don't
get carried away. I think it can help in the long run. Let's face
it....dieting su*ks......and who wants to be miserable all the time.
Take it from an expert....I've been doing it for 32 yrs. and I still
haven't lossed my baby fat. But I've had fun....
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562.44 | WEIGHING IN EARLY....NOT IN NEXT TWO DAYS | GIAMEM::WELCH | | Wed Mar 28 1990 07:49 | 20 |
| Hi, Everybody.............
I am weighing in this time a day early, I realize....... But, I won't
be here tomorrow or Friday........Tomorrow my daughter, Wendy, is
having knee surgery done, and I will be spending the day at the
hospital with her and then Friday I have company coming in for the
weekend.......This is going to be a fun weekend, and since my guest is
also a weight watcher, I've tried to plan food for us that will help us
both along, but still taste great.........
I weighed in again this morning.......Have not lost, but have not
gained....... I have been exercising regularly morning and night, and
so far can't see much in the way of results up or down...... It will
all work out, I know.........Got to keep plugging away.
I hope you all have as wonderful a weekend as I plan to have......We'll
see on Monday how my menus have worked out.........
Barb
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562.45 | I'm in 3/29 - 4/29!!! | POCUS::FEINMAN | | Thu Mar 29 1990 18:44 | 20 |
| Okay, I'm in this, too. I have lost 31 pounds since late October,
and it is going painfully slowly.
I now weigh 154 and would like to get down to 130 (which is less
than I weighed at 14 years old) but the charts say closer to 115-120
since I am only 5'3". I just can't get intimidated by numbers I
have never seen.
Of course, in a strick competition, I might have an edge because
I am toying with the idea of losing 299 pounds overnight. For those
who haven't seen my cryptic notes about my problems with my
husband--someone besides Felix Unger might be asked to leave his
place of residence...would that count in my weight loss??? If not,
I might have to keep him.
Good luck everyone and I'll check back with you about my own progress.
Sylvia
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562.47 | Still going strong | DPDMAI::HUDDLESTON | | Mon Apr 02 1990 09:47 | 7 |
| Hello. I've lost 2 pounds! It's going rather slow, but as long as its
a steady loss that's fine with me.
donna
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562.48 | FINALLY DROPPED A LITTLE MORE!!!!! | GIAMEM::WELCH | | Mon Apr 02 1990 10:16 | 13 |
| Hi, Guys............
Sorry to have been away so long......My daughter has had her knee
surgery and is doing fine, so I'm back at work......
Down to 164 this morning....... I think that is a total of 7 lbs.
Am exercising more and hope things will readjust and start looking
better soon.....
How's everyone else doing?
Barb
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562.49 | More of the Same | POCUS::FEINMAN | | Mon Apr 02 1990 10:37 | 8 |
| This morning I was 154--the same as last Thursday, but I have been losing
slowly so I'm not too worried about it.
How is everyone else doing?
Sylvia
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562.50 | | MOCA::JOHNSON | | Mon Apr 02 1990 14:58 | 9 |
| Hi, My name is Linda I work Digital Puerto Rico would like to start
in this diet competition to see how I do along with the rest. I
weigh 173 lbs would like to be 140 at least. So today I will be
starting with you and will finish April 2,1990.
Since I do have a health problem I am on a low fat diet.
Hope to be hearing from you also.
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562.52 | | BRAT::JACOB | | Mon Apr 02 1990 15:40 | 29 |
| Hi everyone
will it's Monday and here are the results. I lost another lb so that
is a total of 5 1/2 since I started this one.
The competition that I have going on with my brother and sister-in-law
I have lost a total of 10 1/2 and my husband has lost 12. This competition
ends this thursday.---but my husband and I talked about it and we both
feel good and we are going to continue. We are going away the end of
april for Atlantic city and we want to loose weight as well as money.
My husband was feeling a little down and wanted to cheat
saturday--so-- this is what I did. (it sounds a little silly and we
laughed about this alot. ***but it made us feel great***
When we went to go pick up some groceries at the store I made him walk
around with a sack of potatoes under his arm. We where only picking up
a few things. It wasn't like he had to run around with this for a half
hour or anything but it made you realize how much less you are walking
around with. ***what a great feeling****
try it sometime for laughs
talk to you later
keep up the good work everybody
Pat
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562.53 | On my way to liteness | ESCUDO::JOHNSON | Linda Johnson dtn-8-722-2134 | Tue Apr 03 1990 11:22 | 8 |
| Yes, I am sorry for the mistake in the date it was suppose to say June
2 not Apr 2. But April 30 sound okay with me. Will let you know on
Friday how it comming.
Thank you again
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562.54 | NOTHING LOST....BUT NOTHING GAINED. | GIAMEM::WELCH | | Thu Apr 05 1990 08:59 | 10 |
| Hi, Guys................
Nothing has changed since the last weigh-in...Still 164, but am doing a
lot more exercises and hope that will put a little more of a dent in
the stats........
How's everybody else doing today?????
Barb
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562.55 | Sometimes you win... | POCUS::FEINMAN | | Thu Apr 05 1990 12:49 | 9 |
| I need some encouragement. I weighed 156 this morning--I gained
two pounds since Monday. Don't ask me how--I have been pristine
(haven't eaten much, either).
Oh, well, who ever promised that life would be fair?
Sylvia
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562.56 | slow but sure | HEFTY::LETTERSD | Comfortablely Numb | Fri Apr 06 1990 08:20 | 12 |
|
hi peoples,
sorry I haven't been here lately, just started a new job and I've
been real busy. so haven't been able to log in. but I do have some
good news, droped another 2 lbs. makes 9 lbs. all together. but
now the weekend is coming up. oh noooooooooo!!!!!!!
have a good weekend everybody.
dennis
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562.57 | WHAT A TIME FOR A PLATEAU........... | GIAMEM::WELCH | | Mon Apr 09 1990 13:03 | 17 |
| Hi, Guys.......
Nothing's changed again, this morning...... Have my doctor's visit on
Thursday so I'll see how things look on his scale, and probably will
check in on Friday instead of Thursday.......What a time to hit such a
lousy plateau......Right in the middle of the competition.....I guess
this is actually the end of the first month coming up.....isn't it?
I won't be accessing Notes quite as much now.........My job has changed
and leaves me little if any time at all to note, but this one is very
important to me........I'll check in every morning, or
noon.....Whatever......
Bye for now......
Barbara
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562.58 | | BRAT::JACOB | | Mon Apr 09 1990 16:16 | 13 |
| Well here it is.....I gained 1 1/2 pounds but I will tell you why
As you know I was also in another composition with three other people.
It was to see which couple lost the most in a month. My husband lost
12 1/2 and I lost 10 1/2 for a total of 23. The other couple only lost
13 total. Soooooooo we won. The bet was for dinner at Newicks on
Dover point. We went and it was great. So you see it was ok that I
gained because it was for a jobs well done and I also went right back
on again. Next weighin I will be right back down again.
talk to you later
pat
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562.59 | Nothing from Nothing | POCUS::FEINMAN | | Tue Apr 10 1990 11:51 | 7 |
| Well, I am where I started from...I lost the two pounds I mysteriously
gained. Back to 154. I feel like I should be doing better. I
went to a seder last night and I was very proud of myself--I basically
ate turkey and brocoli and a little bit of matzah.
Sylvia
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562.61 | One Down 33 to Go | POCUS::FEINMAN | | Thu Apr 12 1990 10:32 | 4 |
| Finally, some progress--down one pound to 153 this morning.
Sylvia
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562.62 | let's keep going | SPMFG1::LETTERSD | Comfortablely Numb | Thu Apr 12 1990 12:31 | 17 |
|
Hi everybody,
good thing I decided to log in today. I forgot all about it, but
I do have some good news. I'm difintely on my way down. I stated
at 240 lbs. and dropped down to 230 lbs. My clothes feel so much
better, now that I can get into them. Hopefully when I go to the
gym today, I'll drop a couple of more. Hang in there people.
It's tough, but it's worth it in the long run. How's everybody
else doing???????
dennis
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562.63 | On My Way | HOCUS::FEINMAN | | Mon Apr 16 1990 09:32 | 7 |
| Hi friends, I'm down to 151 this morning--2 pounds since Thursday
and 3 pounds since I started this competition--35 pounds since October.
Good luck to everyone. I think I just went under a plateau...
Sylvia
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562.64 | New member wants to "lose to win"! | SNOWAY::SNOW | | Mon Apr 16 1990 23:10 | 28 |
| Hi :)
My name is Linda, and I work at VRO6 (Virginia Road, Concord, MA), soon
to move to PKO1 in Maynard. I would like to join the gang. I have 20
pounds to lose and need lots of incentive to get on track. I figured,
if I had a place to report in on how I'm doing, along with others who
support each other, I would "Get to work on it"! Sooooooooooo..as of
Tuesday, 17 APR 90, I will begin my journey to "lose to win"!
I plan to begin exercising, too. I have a cross-country machine and
also love to walk. I am going to start drinking more water and do my
best to stop visiting the candy machine down the hall at work. I am
also going to try my best to drink less coffee, as I read that it
increases your appetite. I'm quite a coffee drinker, so that part
won't be easy. I'm 5' 2 1/2" tall and 140 pounds. My high three years
ago was 158 pounds.
I successfully lost 34 pounds three years ago using various methods of
weightloss products and exercising...I also successfully (she says with
tongue in cheek) regained 17 of those 34 pounds. My goal is to lose this
weight by the time we go on our summer vacation the first week of August.
I know I can do it....so here goessssssssssssssssss!!!
Hope you all had a wonderful Easter,
Linda
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562.65 | can I join in too ? | SHIRE::DETOTH | | Tue Apr 17 1990 09:40 | 19 |
| Hi Linda
and all other noters..
Would you like a partner in crime ? If you can do it... so can I !
When I started reading, I was impressed with the gentleness and caring
the support and encouragement... the more I read, the more I decided
that 'now" was as good as time as any to start.
I work in Geneva (Switzerland)... am about 5'4" and currently weigh
60 Kgs (approx 135 lbs) - my ultimate goal is 120lbs
Don't know if that's "do-able" in 1 month, but we can try...
Look forward to hearing from you next week
Diana
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562.66 | | SPMFG1::LETTERSD | Comfortablely Numb | Tue Apr 17 1990 15:36 | 22 |
|
Welcome aboard Ladies,
Remember a couple of things. It's not only what you eat or how
you eat it, but how you burn it off. Dieting alone will not do it.
As a matter of fact, the thing dieting will do for you is piss you
off. You have to get some sort of exercise. By doing that you will
feel better, it will take your mind off of food, you'll have more
energy, and you won't feel as hungry. So don't try to lose all your
weight in one month, lose it slowly. It went on slow it will come
off slow. Good Luck.
By the Way
IT'S BARB'S BIRTHDAY
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BARB
dennis
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562.67 | | BRAT::JACOB | | Wed Apr 18 1990 09:18 | 35 |
| I haven't forgotten to enter just been busy. . . . very busy
I declared sunday a free day to eat whatever I wanted. . . and I did
eat alot of stuff that I normally don't (and gained 2 lbs in one day)
but that is ok because I went right back on my diet and lost the two
by this morning.
I think this worked out good for me. I stuck to a diet for 6 weeks
It was like I told myself you can wait till easter. You can make it
and I did. No sweets for 6 weeks is a miracle--I have the biggest sweet
tooth ever made--I could give up food and live on candy and be very happy
the rest of my life.
You may think this sounds stupid but I did loose 12lbs and now I'm back
on the loosing track again. I think if I keep loosing and have one of
these days every 6 weeks this could be a way for me to loose a good
50lbs or so.
oh!!! After much debate in my head I am doing something that I
really hate ***exercising*** nothing to bad just walking 3-4 times a
week and starting to use one of the many workout tapes that I have. I
always had the attitude that I walk alot on my job at work so I don't
have to do anything at night. *wrong* It has been 2 weeks now and I
do feel alot better. My husband thinks I have turned mental because I
walk to the bowling alley and meet him there or if he wants to go eat at
the many fast food places near our house (about 1 to 2 miles) I say no
problem but we have to walk there. He has to be really hungry to do
this!!
pat -- Who is growing attached to this file.
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562.68 | working out helps!!! | SPMFG1::LETTERSD | Comfortablely Numb | Wed Apr 18 1990 11:21 | 9 |
|
good stuff, pat
it doesn't hurt to cheat now and than, as long as you get right
back on it. and exercise will help. i too gained 2 lbs. over the weekend
and went to the gym last nighr and losed 2 1/2 lbs. exercising is
great. keeps me out of trouble too.
dennis
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562.69 | Drinking water increases my "need" to walk :) | SNOWAY::SNOW | | Wed Apr 18 1990 11:59 | 25 |
| Pat,
I had to laugh when I read the part of your message about you and your
husband walking to restaurants to eat and you walking to the bowling
alley. My husband just had knee surgery a little over a week ago and
his doc said he should start walking as soon as possible....so I might
try your tactics to see if it works. It will do BOTH of us a world of
good.
I also can identify with thinking that I do quite a bit of walking at
the office. I, too, tried to convince myself that this was "enough".
Although, I have to admit, since I am again drinking much more water
while at work, I am walking quite frequently to the restroom :)
This is only day 2 for me, but I have dropped 2 pounds (YAY!) and feel
very good about it. I am allowing myself 2 cups of regular coffee and
in the morning only. If I crave a drink of coffee after lunch, I make
it water instead. I feel really good about all of this....takin' it
ONE DAY AT A TIME is much easier than projecting too far out.
Have a good rest of the day everybody!
Linda
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562.70 | Not One of My Better Days | POCUS::FEINMAN | | Thu Apr 19 1990 09:45 | 18 |
| I'm amazed that some of you can actually eat whatever you want for
an entire day and then get back to your diets. I always use that
as an excuse to eat crazy for months on end...maybe it's the control
of deciding first that you are going to allow yourselves to eat
rather than feeling out of control.
Also, I hate the term "cheat"--it sounds so silly. As if we are
little children who have to account for what our bodies look like
to someone else.
I am really getting disgusted. Today I weighed 153--up two pounds
from Monday, and I have no idea why. Maybe I am using too much
salt--I drink diet soda, use artificial sweetner in my tea and use
other dietetic products as well. Could that be it? It is really
annoying because I am working very hard.
Sylvia
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562.71 | Maybe your sex is at falt | CSC32::WILCOX | Back in the High Life, Again | Thu Apr 19 1990 10:39 | 2 |
| Sylvia, could it also be just because you're female?
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562.72 | 3 down 17 to go :) | SNOWAY::SNOW | | Thu Apr 19 1990 15:01 | 16 |
| Howdy, All,
I was going to wait until Monday to report my progress. But I am
pleased with my progress and wanted to share. I have not bought any
candy at work this week and have been drinking water instead of coffee.
It works! I have lost 3 pounds already. I am aware that this is
probably excess fluid and will come off fast at first, but it does feel
good. I am taking tomorrow as a vacation day with our younger son, so
I will have to be careful.
Have a great weekend, everyone. I'll let you know on Monday how the
weekend went.
Linda
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562.73 | Up and down like a YoYo | BREW11::MASSARI | Goldfish shoals nibbling at my toes | Fri Apr 20 1990 09:43 | 20 |
| Hi there,
Why are diets so hard to follow...
having been stationary at 70 kilos for weeks on end I finally made
it down to 68 - Hurrah!!!
Then I went on a course, and followed it up with Easter - I now
weigh 71 worse off then before although this is after losing another
kilo - that's right I was 72...I really wonder how I do this to
myself sometimes...
I hope that by the end of this week I'll be on the road to 69 again -
reading about all the people that have been doing so well has got
me determined to shift this weight soon...
Keep at it everyone
Somewhat_Cheered_up_Tahi
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562.74 | keep the faith...! | SHIRE::DETOTH | | Fri Apr 20 1990 12:20 | 11 |
| Bravo for the 3 lbs Linda
Glad to see you're still hanging in there Tahi (and cheered-up !)
As I have an active weekend (SPRING CLEANING BAH !) I will only report
in on Monday (the French have an expression that translates rougly
into "Hope keeps you alive !") I want to see if it will also help
me drop a few lbs...!!!
Hope you all have a super weekend - 'til Monday then
Diana
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562.75 | | SUPER::HENDRICKS | The only way out is through | Fri Apr 20 1990 13:28 | 25 |
| I'd like to comment on being able to eat foods that you have tended to
binge on in the past.
I'm speaking for myself, but others may identify.
I have seen people who have a few pounds to lose due to a vacation, a
pregnancy, or a stressful situation. They are not food addicts or
compulsive overeaters. They seemed to be able to have the occasional
treat, and get back on a food plan until they reached their goal
because food is neither an addiction nor an obsession.
I'm not one of those people. I am a compulsive overeater and a food
addict. If I ate sugar for one day, there is no guarantee I would ever
stop because I am a food addict. Most alcoholics know that they cannot
have 'just one drink'. As long as I remember that I have the exact
same problem around food, I can stay away from foods that trigger my
addictive behavior (mostly sugar). That leaves many other delicious,
interesting and satisfying foods to enjoy! After 13 months, I've lost
almost all interest in sugar.
I don't think that one approach is right and one is wrong - I think the
trick is knowing which category I fall into.
Holly
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562.76 | Not Tonight, Dear | POCUS::FEINMAN | | Fri Apr 20 1990 14:12 | 9 |
| .71
Thanks for the excuse but the timing is off--I used that one a week
ago when this happened.
But thanks for caring...I'll keep you posted.
Sylvia
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562.77 | Successful weekend...how 'bout you? | SNOWAY::SNOW | | Mon Apr 23 1990 09:58 | 30 |
| Hello, Everybody,
Well, it's Monday morning and the weekend is behind us. I am pleased
to report that it was a good weekend. It was hectic as I drove down to
Abington, MA, on Friday and spent most of the day watching our
13-year-old son bowl in the Junior State Championships. Anywho...there
they were right behind me...candy machines, ugh!! I hadn't had any
candy for several days. I did break down and buy one bag of skittles
and shared them with my son. I had one piece of pizza for lunch and a
hot dog for dinner....all in all not bad.
The rest of the weekend was very busy, so time to snack was limited.
And after all was said and done, I actually lost 1 pound!!! YAY!!! So,
that's 4 pounds so far with 16 to go. I've brought my flavored seltzer
water to work (no salt, no sodium, very tastey). I'm looking forward
to another good week. It's going to be warm today (70 degrees), so we
will cook chicken on the grill....and salad season is here!!!
Just wanted to check in. This is the most successfull I have been with
food discipline and feelin' good about it in a long time. Hope you all
had a good weekend.
I haven't started my exercising yet, hopefully this week.
Bye for now :)
Linda
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562.78 | Play Ball | POCUS::FEINMAN | | Mon Apr 23 1990 10:09 | 13 |
| Down to 151 this morning. Still haven't figured out the mysterious
weight gains but as long as I am losing over the long haul who cares???
Every body is different, right?
How is everyone doing???
One major success this weekend--went to Shea Stadium to see Sid
Fernandez blow the Expos away (two hits and two walks) and didn't
have ice cream I think that was the first time ever that I didn't
use the 7th inning stretch as an excuse to eat ice cream...
Sylvia
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562.79 | -2 Kgs and 5 more to go ! | SHIRE::DETOTH | | Tue Apr 24 1990 12:51 | 9 |
| Good News !
Minus 2 Kgs = Down to 59 Kgs... I have a sneaking suspicion that
this was the "easy" bit... Am starting a gentle exercise program
tonight (plan to make it a daily ritual !)
Hope you are all well
Diana
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562.80 | No Surprises This Time | POCUS::FEINMAN | | Thu Apr 26 1990 13:02 | 10 |
| Amazing that I stepped on the scale this morning--152--gained a
pound. I am not surprised, my husband and I had my in-laws over
last night and we had eggplant and pasta. Oh well, back to the
straight and narrow.
Hope everyone else is doing well.
Sylvia
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562.81 | one more down...yay! | SNOWAY::SNOW | | Fri Apr 27 1990 11:12 | 19 |
| Hi, Everybody,
What a beautiful day it is our there today!
I'm pleased to report that I have lost another pound...that's 5 down
and 15 to go. I know it will start coming off more slowly now...but
I've read and heard so many times that slowly is better and has more of
a chance of staying off.
The weekend is supposed to be nice, so I hope to get out and work on
the yard....good exercise!
Here goes weekend #2...wish me luck!
Have a great one,
Linda
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562.82 | so far, so good | SHIRE::DETOTH | | Wed May 02 1990 06:44 | 13 |
| I don't know which is making me happier...
1 Kg less or the glorious sun that is shining (and hot !)
I won't be able to check in next week - I'll be out due to minor
surgery. On one hand I'm hoping it might even help weightloss...
on the other... I'm worried that I'll be very very tempted to
snack throughout the day seeing as I'll be at home...
Wish me luck - I'll let you know the outcome as soon as I'm back
Diana
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562.83 | Month-end report here | SVBEV::VECRUMBA | Do the right thing! | Wed May 02 1990 13:54 | 12 |
|
Checking in with the end-of-month figures:
Started Feb 1 219 1/2 (topped out at 222 on 2/5)
March 1 213 1/2
April 1 206
May 1 195
Heading slowly but surely for 180...
/Petes
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562.84 | Holding Steady | POCUS::FEINMAN | | Thu May 03 1990 13:42 | 14 |
| This hasn't been one of my better months, but then again, I have
had MUCH worse. I weighed in at 151 this morning. That is only
a 3 pound loss for the month but I had several unexplained weight
gains and one explained one...Let's hope the warm weather gives
me that extra push I seem to be needing right now. Maybe it is
just a plateau or maybe I am getting to some kind of psychological
barrier--35 pounds down and about 31 to go. Maybe I don't want
to deal with certain issues which I can avoid by staying at this
weight for a while...
Hope everyone else is doing well.
Sylvia
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562.85 | that makes 2 of us ! | SHIRE::DETOTH | | Tue May 22 1990 05:32 | 12 |
| Hello Folks
Back at the mill stone... Sylvia, if it's any consolation, I seem
to be holding steady too... only lost 1 lb in the two weeks I was
off... what a disappoitment !
As you say, here's hoping the warm weather (and urge/need to get into
a bathing suit !) will give us the extra encouragement to keep on the
right track.
Diana
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562.86 | bad planning! | SHIRE::NICK | Nick Anastasi @GEO | Tue May 22 1990 08:08 | 12 |
| Did one week Civil Defence Training - result up 2.2 kgs or 5 lbs.....
Well.. back to the grindstone between Sunday morning ( official
weigh-in day) and this morning 1.2 of them there kilos have gone , 1+
to go to get back on track! Next hump is the weekend of the 10th of
June with a village feast!!! Anyone who has experienced a F�te de
Village, or, more to the point, a F�te de Tir in Canton Vaud will know
what I mean.
Nick
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562.87 | Another Month, Anyone??? | POCUS::FEINMAN | | Tue May 22 1990 11:15 | 22 |
| Diana,
It does help to know that other people experience the same thing.
And, althought my month long competition is over, my lifelong battle
with my weight will continue. I am happy to report that I am down
to 147 and feeling very positive about myself these days. Everyone
says that rewarding yourself with food for losing weight is
counter-productive but I promised myself that if I lost 40 pounds
before my husband and I went to Atlantic City (the weekend of June
8th-10th) I would treat myself to a Dairy Queen ice cream cone--I
haven't had ice cream since October. One pound to go. Wouldn't
it be great if I discovered that I don't like ice cream anymore???
Why do I think that it not going to happen?
Take care everyone. This note is great support and it is especially
good for me because I was always afraid of competition and failure
and I see that this is a very personal battle for each of us yet
we are united. To use an overused word, the synergy is great!!!
Sylvia
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562.88 | Hanging in there | SVBEV::VECRUMBA | Do the right thing! | Tue May 22 1990 12:07 | 14 |
|
Well, the bad news is that I've been hovering around 190 +/- 2 for the
last week or two.
The good news is that before getting stuck, I did finish my first 100
days of dieting. (I can't EVER remember sticking with a diet so long!)
And I've got (as of this morning) 31 less pounds to show for it since I
started.
The bad news is that I *still* look fat in the mirror. Oh well, now looking
fat is not a depressant, it's incentive to stick with it! :-)
/petes
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562.89 | Yes for 1 more month | SHIRE::DETOTH | | Wed May 23 1990 10:09 | 17 |
| Definitely "game for another month"...!!!
I read an interesting diet book while convalesing (spelling ?) call
the Under Burner diet... can't remember the author's name - a lady
doctor who is not on her first publication. Anyway, I was impressed
that a good portion of the book deals with "maintenance"... So I intend
to stay in this note even after I get rid of the excess I'm currently
carrying around...
We lucky devils here in Geneva have a 4 day weekend starting tomorrow
I am cashing in on my 15 years with DEC weekend ticket and taking my
9 year old daughter to Lugano (italian part of Switzerland). Pasta
apart, we hope to get plenty of swimming hiking visiting and fun in.
We'll see when I get back if the exercise prevails against the good
food...!!! Here's wishing you all a healthy fun-filled weekend - Diana
|
562.90 | It's All Downhill This Month | POCUS::FEINMAN | | Mon Jun 04 1990 09:43 | 10 |
| I am down to 146 as of this morning--that's 26 pounds away from
my goal of 120. It isn't easy but I think I am making excellent
progress both physically and getting over this emotional barrier
of the ambivalence with which I view my extra pounds.
How is everyone else doing?
Sylvia
|
562.91 | 8 lbs. to go! | SHIRE::NICK | Nick Anastasi @GEO | Fri Jun 08 1990 04:07 | 5 |
| Got over the hump 76 kg or 168 lbs, BUT the village feast is this
weekend!
Target is 72 kg or 160 lbs. so it's another 8 lbs to go!
(started at 99+ kgs or 218 lbs.)
|
562.92 | rainy weekends can be the pits ! | SHIRE::DETOTH | | Mon Jun 11 1990 09:16 | 17 |
| Dispair, dispair, dispair... Spending the weekend with good friends
can be disasterous...
The company was so good that I over-ate, over-drank, under-slept to the
extent that I still feel "fuzzy" and real tired today...
And all this to what avail...?
I weighed in this morning at 59Kgs... which has put me back to where
I was 3 weeks ago.... Why, oh why do I do this to myself ?!
On a more positive note : Hope you have all been more successful
(read: self-disciplined) than yours truly... and that you have a
pleasant wieght-loosing week !
Diana
|
562.93 | Comments that Hurt both weightloss and Morale | BREW11::MASSARI | Life in the Diet Lane | Wed Jun 27 1990 09:58 | 26 |
| Since my last entry on the 20-April this year I have been struggling
to keep the weight either steady or on the downward trend -
I have just come back from holiday followed by three weeks between
courses and customer sites - to say that this has played havoc with
my diet is an understatement.
HOWEVER, the Good News is that I am now 67 and I feel great...that
is I did feel great until yesterday afternoon when one of my colleagues
decided that making fun of my weight would be a great idea and this
was followed by comments like "I wouldn't say that Tahi has a weight
problem but instead of inches she has time zones"
How does one react to being insulted in public in such a manner
when the automatic reaction is a deep seated need to punch the person's
lights out ?
However, I must say that the weight hasn't suffered from the above
event and I hope that my policy of 'Don't get Mad get Even' will
work - they won't have much to make fun of if I can keep losing
the weight...
Anyway, now that I have unburdened myself I feel a lot better and
I hope that I can hit the 66 target by Sunday...
Tahi
|
562.94 | The idiots of the world.... | REORG::AITEL | Never eat a barracuda over 3 lbs. | Wed Jun 27 1990 12:29 | 15 |
| A good response is to look them in the eye and say "Why do you feel
the need to insult the way I look? I can't believe you are unaware
that you are trying to hurt me - why do you feel the need to hurt
other people?" And if they say they didn't think it would hurt you,
or accuse you of being thin skinned, tell them they would not treat
a friend the way they are treating you. If it continues, tell them
you will ask personnel to look into their behavior (that is, if it's
on the job) and determine if what they are doing is considered
harassment. That should get their attention.
Some people are so dreadful you wonder how they made it to adulthood
without being bumped off.
--Louise
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562.95 | Don't just take it! | ATSE::BLOCK | Icon, icon all day | Wed Jun 27 1990 17:12 | 25 |
|
I'm with Louise; there is *no* excuse for that sort of $#!t from
a co-worker. Ever. I wouldn't bother asking them why they're
trying to hurt me, unless you consider them a friend. If this
person isn't an intimate, I would tell them in polite e-mail
that you do not appreciate rude comments about your appearance,
and that if they continue you will regard it as harrassment and
act accordingly. Save all mail.
You can do this without being confrontational: "I realize that you
probably meant these comments as a friendly tease; however they
really bother me a lot. I'd appreciate it if you stopped." Should
do it. If they persist, tell them that you view this as harrasment.
P&P requires you to notify someone once if their behavior offends
you; if they continue, it is harrasment, and personnel should be
brought in.
This sort of thing is totally uncalled for; please don't let people
put you down like that and get away with it! If you think it was
innocent be nice about it, but do let them know that their
behavior is inappropriate.
Beverly
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562.96 | I'm not going to stand for it ! | BOOZER::MASSARI | Life in the Diet Lane | Thu Jun 28 1990 06:00 | 19 |
| Thanks Louise and Beverly,
I agree with both of you that I should confront the person in
some way but without being nasty about it - after all I don't want
to sink to the person's level.
I think I made it quite clear that I was offended by my off
hand behaviour towards this person since the episode however, if
the person should ever make such a comment again I will write it
down in e-mail and take the appropriate action.
ONTO good news - It is official as of the begining of this year
I have now lost a stone or 14 pounds in weight and my official weight
stands in at 66 and a half !! Yahooo !
Thanks again for the good advice,
Tahi (Tai)
|
562.97 | A reply from a woman having suffered also | RTOEU::CKOEV | | Thu Jun 28 1990 08:19 | 47 |
|
Hi, it's Carina from Germany. I am 26 years old and I read
this conference with great interest since some weeks.
I can understand how s.o. feels when being hurt by someone
who doesn't have weight problems and is offending you.
I have some situations from my own life to write down here
so everyone feels better knowing there are many people in the
same situation.
(I am on diet since 5 months, having lost 25 pounds so far and
I want to loose 50 lbs. more - my height is 5"3 and the
weight today is 190 lbs).
1) my former boyfriend didn't support me when his parents
were laughing about me, saying that I don't have
to eat anything anymore because I am fat enough ...
2) He himself called me often enough a "walking ton"
3) Some people treat you like you are the worst human
being just because you are overweight.
Nice behaviour and smart appearance doesn't mean
anything to those bastards ...
I know those difficulties will never happen to me again when
I am as slim as I want to be, but I will never forget
those situations, feeling like someone who is hated just
because of weight.
I have great compassion with those people treating overweight
men and women so bad, they just have to forget their own
problems and solve them by offending other people because
of their problems. This helps alot avoiding to think
about their own problems and to my opinion it is a proof
that those people have no character at all. People with
a good education know that these comments should be
avoided, at least when the overweight person is near you.
I hope my situations helped a little bit to feel better.
Nice greetings from Germany
Carina
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562.98 | don't let jibes disrail you | SVBEV::VECRUMBA | Do the right thing! | Fri Jun 29 1990 14:28 | 42 |
|
Although I've dropped about 35 pounds, I can't say I was terribly
overweight, but certainly enough for fat jokes. Actually, Michael
(my stepson, but my wife and I are separated) would treat my stomach
as a separate person (I've been overweight for _years_!), like he'd pat
it and ask how it was doing.
Generally, if a jibe comes from someone who I am friends with (and who
is supportive of my attempting to lose weight), then it can be taken in
good fun. It's important to be able to separate being (who you are) from
being fat (the state of your body). Having a (non-derisive) laugh at
yourself sometimes lets you see your own situation more clearly and
objectively.
I guess my response to insensitivity assumes the person does not realize
they've made a hurting comment. I usually have some quick-witted retort
and have a laugh myself, including something about my weight situation
improving. I might also add a more serious comment about being
overweight not necessarily being a matter of choice or simple to change.
The next time you hear "time-zones," tell them the "world" is shrinking
and keep right on going. You may, in the end, wind up with moral support
from that person -- it's happenned to me.
I've never been "thin". Now that I've lost weight, I weigh less than I
did in 7th grade (205 - almost 6 ft tall, spent 1 1/2 months with my
aunt who cooked _really_ good food). One lesson I learned, unfortunately
only later in life, is that I could say:
"I am fat [adjective]"
and _not_ mean
"I am fat [noun]"
It was not an easy lesson, but a valuable one.
_I_ think you're all doing great!!!
/Peters
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562.99 | hang in there | POCUS::FEINMAN | | Thu Jul 05 1990 12:21 | 24 |
| I'm down to 142--a personal victory since I haven't been this thin
since I was 15 years old. Although I only lost 4 pounds this month
(see entry .90), it is not upsetting me because I know that I will
reach my goal of 120 no matter how long it takes.
RE: .93, you should congratulate yourself for not punching out
that idiot's lights--but I don't think anyone would have blamed
you if you had. I have had comments like that for my entire life,
and now they are not much better. Why do people think you want
to hear:
A--how fat and ugly you used to look
B--how "lucky" your fat husband is to be seen with you now that
you are thinner
This is almost worse than before...especially since my husband lost
70 pounds and is struggling to lose another 100 and it doesn't help
matters to have to deal with these "teases". I have another word
for these obnoxious, rude remarks. My husband and I are exercising
and dieting and in the best shape of our lives. When he attempted
to obtain some family history from his parents, and perhaps a little
sympathy for his recently discovered heart murmur, his father remarked
that it was due to his being fat.
|
562.100 | | BREW11::MASSARI | Life in the Diet Lane | Mon Jul 09 1990 05:53 | 9 |
| Back again after a couple of days off work as a result of a mild
case of food poisoning (or at least it felt like it)...
Weight current 65 and a half...
I FEEL Gooood
Tahi
|
562.101 | Doing Well | POCUS::FEINMAN | | Mon Jul 23 1990 20:57 | 3 |
| Down to 140 this morning! 20 To go.
|