The Binky Bunny Weight Loss Support Group

[Lion_Lop_Lover]

Upon the very cool suggestion in my other thread of creating a support group since many of us appear to be trying to lose weight, I’ve started the Weight Loss Support Group thread

So, you can do a little introductory post (who you are, how old you are, height, how much weight to lose, how you’re doing to do it, goal dates, etc) and we can support each other and check in weekly with numbers or whatever

So me…

Lion_Lop

21 years old

5’4

Weight to lose: 45 pounds

Goal weight: 120

Goal date: May 1, 2008

Diet: Strict cut to 900-1200 calories/day

Exercise: Curves gym 4-5x/week + floor exercises (squats, etc)

 

[Kokaneeandkahlua]

I’m sooo in!!!

KokaneeandKahlua aka Lesley

25 years old

5’6″

Weight to lose: 40 pounds

Goal weight: 130 pounds (erg…never thought that’d be a goal )

Diet: ?? erg help!!!

Excercise: horse back riding 2-3 times a week; Volleyball once a week; Just bought a ‘gazelle’ yet to use it….

[babybunsmum]

yup… i’m in!  thanks   ithis won’t get me to my ideal weight but it’s the first step and i think it’s a reasonable one! 

babybunsmum… aka christine

37 years old (technically… i’m only 25ish mentally )

5′-5″

Weight to lose: 40 pounds

Goal date: May 1, 2008

Diet: 3 meals + 2 snacks daily 1400 – 1500 cal  (i recently had my metabolic rate measured and i’m at a whopping 2000 cal/day to maintain)

Exercise: M-45/60 min. run group, T-60 min. bootcamp, W-60 min. run/walk, Th-45/60 min. run group, Sa-60 min. bootcamp, Su-60 min. run/walk

i took bootcamp classes for the last 2 1/2 years in a small class lead by a fabulous personal trainer.  but since i am trying to pinch pennies at the moment, i’m following a couple of mock-bootcamps in my rec room with the dog.  i’m no personal trainer but if anyone wants a real basic calorie blasting work out that you don’t need lots of equiptment for, let me know & i can post it.  it’s basic but def not for whimps and can be adjusted to what ever your fitness level is! 

[BinkyBunny]

This is so funny because I JUST started a new health program.    Thebestlife.com and so far it is working well.  So I am also in!  Thanks for starting this thread.

BinkyBunny

41 years old (I’m with you babybunsmom – I’m still in my 20’s mentally!)

5’6

Weight to lose: 50 pounds

Goal weight: 145

Goal date: However long it takes for me to get this off in a healthy way – so I am guessing by June or July.

Diet: Thebestlife.com weight plan.  Biggest change – finding other things to do than that evil snack habit.  I use snacking to relax and as a boredom buster, so I have to find things that will replace that. My friends recently taught me knitting, and amazingly, I have found that to be extremely relaxing.  I also draw, so I could get back into that.

Exercise: Starting with a mile walk, and increasing back to my old walks/runs of 5 miles.  Strength Training 3 x a week (I’m also following the exercise program on bestlife.com so we’ll see how it goes.

 

Also for those of you who don’t want to list how much weight you have to lose – I know some of us can be sensitive about it, you can just tell us how much weight you are losing as you go.

[Scarlet_Rose]

ScarletRose

34

5’7

Weight to lose: 45-50 pounds

Goal Date: Not sure, hopefully before the end of this year.

Diet: Cutting snacks & calories.  Fresh veggies for lunch, yogurt for breakfast, dinner – something sensible

Workout Routine: Starting out 3 times a week for 30 minutes:  Pilates, yoga & ellipitcal

[Holly]

Holly aka Danielle

32 years old

5’3

Weight to lose- 40 pounds to start.

Date: by the end of June

Diet: Start eating breakfast. Smaller lunch no snacks. Try to eat dinner earlier. (Tough one because I work from 5-9 pm.)
Exercise more. I have a tread mill. I want to start walking a half hour aday, and then slowly begin running.

[kralspace]

kralspace aka Kathy

55 years (warranty wore out on body several years ago!)
5’10”
250 lbs, weight goal to lose — 70 lbs
Goal: one pound a week
Diet: Tend to eat way too much at night from stress, curbing calories during day to reduce and keep total under 2,000 per day for slow loss
Exercise: yoga on floor while playing with buns, walk on treadmill in buns room (give them something to laugh at!)

ALSO……

Lola, white rex with plenty of curves, recently bonded and loved by Daisy
Mom promised NTRS no pellets and lots of floor time,  have lost a little bit, mom noticed from behind my tummy no longer brushes the floor when I walk..

Kathy– so, so far in the group,  I AM the giant Flemish!!

Mon. Feb. 11–  249 lbs.  yeehaw! lost that one pound! spent the weekend planting my weeping willow and apple tree for the buns and working in the yard.

[wendyzski]

wendyzski

41 years old

5’3

Weight to lose: 30 lbs

Goal weight: 180-190 but it’s more about being in better shape than just pounds. 

Goal date: end of 2008

Diet: cut back on snacks, drink more water, eat more veggies

Exercise: start slowly with a goal to get back to doing yoga 3x wk and maybe bellydancing

A year ago October I got a horrible case of bronchitis that took more than 4 months to finally clear up.  It sent my asthma totally out of control, and we didn’t find the proper new med regimen until July.  I was pretty much unable to exercise at all for all that time – walking on a hill or stairs caused severe wheezing and coughing.  I started slowly becoming more active over last summer/fall -I’ve gone down a pants size! -  but I slacked off again once winter came.

I have all the tools to do this – vids, mat, experience – I’m just awful with self-motivation.

[BinkyBunny]

Will Power feels like lifting heavy weights.  My best friend just came back from her vacation in Europe and brought me and my husband the most gorgeous delicious chocolates.  I said to her “THANK YOU, and I immediately told my husband to eat what he wanted right then, and then hide them, HIDE THEM GOOD!!  So he did.  I figured out where they were (I’m very good at sniffing out chocolate) but he made it so they were literally out of reach and no way for me to get them.  Good Man!   I later had two small pieces for dessert.  That was it, and back up to the unreachable hiding place it went.

Then when we went out to pick up some basic stuff from the local market, my best friend (who doesn’t have to lose weight) came with us, and she kept leaning towards the desserts and bakery. I stayed back and found an excuse to meet her on the other side of the store.  I don’t want her to feel like she can’t have anything fun.  I just am a snack addict.  I was shocked at how difficult that actually was.  I mean I did it, but when I walked away it seriously felt like I was dragging a ton of bricks.  I knew I loved snacking (always have, but never had a weight issue until the last few years) but I never realized I was soooo attached to my snacks.

I have found that my husband also has to curb his enticments.  He doesn’t have to worry about weight so without thinking he’ll ask if I want a bite of his dessert or whatever sweets he’s having.   I give him the stink eye, and then he’s like ‘right, no, gotcha”   Lately though he hasn’t brought any sweets into the house, so it shows me he’s even giving up his vices to make it easier on me.

So, so far right now, when that little voice says “just a little chocolate, or one thing isn’t going to make a difference” I shut those thoughts off and refocus.   Maybe once I create a new habit of less snacking then those little things won’t make a big difference, but right now, I just have to move my mind and body forward into a new habit and it really feels like strength training for the mind.   But so far, I’ve been able to lift off those temptation moments. It’s really hard!

[(dig)x(me)x(now)]

Good luck to all of you! I have the opposite problem – I have trouble gaining weight right now! Blessing and a curse because people tend to give me crap for being skinny, but I can’t help it! I’m sick so it’s 10x worse!

[babybunsmum]

i love chocolate too binky bunny… but i can eat it in moderation.  i wish i could say the same about chips & fries & cheese & toast with lots of margarine.  anything salty basically.  i know i shouldn’t eat salt (high blood pressure) and so i never cook with it, hence the cravings.  i had to fast 12 hrs for a blood test at my last physical & i couldn’t believe how hard it was to not eat anything after dinner.  good grief!  if i cut that out i’d be off to a seriously good start.  

so far so good tonight.  i had to shovel snow for 1 1/2 hrs which kept me from over-eating supper AND i’m counting that as my exercise thank you very much!

digx… wouldn’t it be nice if we could switch problems for a bit just to even things out? 

[Holly]

I never really was a “snack addict” until recently. I think for me, I have to rethink my schedule because it is difficult. I have never liked to eat brekfast ever. Now, I don’t eat until 2 maybe 3 in the afternoon because I teach from nine to 1. I get home about 2 or 3 depending if I have to meet students or have meetings. Then I have two or three hours in the afternoon to eat lunch and get ready for my evening classes. I come home and eat dinner around 10:00 pm.

I don’t eat that much, but I find myself snacking on things I shouldn’t just because. In the last few months 20 lbs has kind of snuck up on me. Last year I lost 20. This year I gained it back.

[kimberleyanddarren]

ugh i have been ill all week which has gone quite well for me because ive got at least 40-50lbs to lose so it has helped me on my way as i havent eaten since saturday and so the lbs have dropped off giving me a great kick start and i bought an excercise thing which is going great for me so im just hoping my will power holds out for another few months at least – stupid sweet cakes and…. mmmmh ….hehe

[wendyzski]

The last 2 days I’ve gotten off the bus a few blocks early and walked the rest of the way home.

Hey – it’s a start!

[Staja]

I’ll join up with y’all, too – over the past few months I’ve put on quite a bit of weight, and hopefully having support will help me with my willpower & accountability.  After going through some personal tragedy over the holidays (My father passed away unexpectedly in December), I’d lost any ambition to get healthy, when it should have spurred me to take better care of myself.  Now my doctor’s on my back about high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and being obese, and I know I can’t do it alone.

 

Staja

26 years old

5’1

Weight to lose: in total, 130 pounds. For now?  Whatever I can do.

Goal weight: 135

Goal date: It will probably come off very slowly, but I want to work on losing 40 pounds by June.

Diet: I am putting together a  modified South Beach Diet plan for myself.

Exercise: Now, I’m trying to get on the stationary bike 15 – 20 minutes every other day. I also walk 1-2 miles a day.  Again, I know it’s a slow start, but I am so out of shape, it’s not even funny.

 

[BinkyBunny]

Wendyzski – Good for you!!  I’ve been walking to destinations that are just short drives.  Every little bit helps!

Staja – I am so sorry about the loss of your father!   I could see how losing weight would be tough during this time. My husband’s mother also passed very suddenly in the month of December (not this past December) but the holidays can be difficult because of that.  I wish you the best in your healing process.  Just take one day at a time.  I know the first part is the hardest because who wants to cut back on things you enjoy when you are dealing with inner pain, but over time your body will get used to it, and it not only helps with the health issues, but it can help you deal with stress better too, and exercise actually increases endorphin levels which can lighten your mood. 

Holly – I too am terrible about waiting to eat long.  And I’ve heard that our bodies actually store the food quicker because we put ourselves in a starvation mode of sorts.  I gag at breakfast, but I have found that if I force myself to just take a few bites of something light, then about 20 minutes later my stomach kicks in.  Not full throttle, but enough to sort of get down a bowl of cereal.

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