Comments on: My Weight Loss Battle http://theplussizemommy.com/plussize-family/me/my-weight-loss-battle?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=my-weight-loss-battle Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:04:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Lauren Mclaird http://theplussizemommy.com/plussize-family/me/my-weight-loss-battle/comment-page-1#comment-16963 Lauren Mclaird Tue, 24 May 2011 03:19:23 +0000 http://theplussizemommy.com/?p=183#comment-16963 Please let me know if you're looking for a article author for your blog. You have some really good posts and I believe I would be a good asset. If you ever want to take some of the load off, I'd love to write some articles for your blog in exchange for a link back to mine. Please send me an email if interested. Thank you! Please let me know if you’re looking for a article author for your blog. You have some really good posts and I believe I would be a good asset. If you ever want to take some of the load off, I’d love to write some articles for your blog in exchange for a link back to mine. Please send me an email if interested. Thank you!

]]> By: Holly http://theplussizemommy.com/plussize-family/me/my-weight-loss-battle/comment-page-1#comment-1715 Holly Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:15:50 +0000 http://theplussizemommy.com/?p=183#comment-1715 I can only support you and be there for you when you need,remember that. I can only support you and be there for you when you need,remember that.

]]> By: theplus http://theplussizemommy.com/plussize-family/me/my-weight-loss-battle/comment-page-1#comment-1697 theplus Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:10:11 +0000 http://theplussizemommy.com/?p=183#comment-1697 you TOTALLY didnt over step. Thank you for the advice. I am getting help for the PPD, I have from right when I realized I had it a while ago. I was talking to my hubby one day and told him how sad I was and we talked and then we decided that I probably needed some help. I am also a panic disorder participant, lol I have an anxiety disorder. Out of the blue sometimes I just get so upset, my heart races, and chest pains come, and I sometimes pass out. It is no fun I tell ya. Luckily I have a husband that cares and two sons who understand, when this happens when they are home, They take care of my 3 and 1 yr. old for me. And ppl tell me I need to relax more, it even happened to me the one day when I was at a hair salon, alone, trying to relax, lol It is a very sudden thing and I am on medication for it, which has helped me not to get these panic attacks as much, but it is a crazy thing! More often I get them in the middle of the night now, I will get horrible dreams and then have one. I get all tense and then rapid breathing, sometimes it is like my eyelids are paralyzed and I cannot open them! So, it isn't just PPD, there is a lot more too. Oh yeah, and in case your wondering, I am not like a psycho killer mommy with PPD, My PPD is totally opposite, I am scared to death someone will come in and harm me and my babies, so I have them all sleep with me a lot of times, well in my room on the floor, and I am what is called a "checker" where I keep looking to make sure doors are shut and locked, and no one is outside, I am paranoid like that. It sometimes takes me all I have to even let my 2 sons ages 10 and 12 go to school because I am so worried something will happen to them. Okay, well, I am sure I already shared more than you wanted to hear, I guess this is a form of therapy for me (blogging,writing), I just wish I could lose weight while typing, LOL THANK YOU for your comments! XO Beth you TOTALLY didnt over step. Thank you for the advice. I am getting help for the PPD, I have from right when I realized I had it a while ago. I was talking to my hubby one day and told him how sad I was and we talked and then we decided that I probably needed some help. I am also a panic disorder participant, lol
I have an anxiety disorder. Out of the blue sometimes I just get so upset, my heart races, and chest pains come, and I sometimes pass out. It is no fun I tell ya. Luckily I have a husband that cares and two sons who understand, when this happens when they are home, They take care of my 3 and 1 yr. old for me. And ppl tell me I need to relax more, it even happened to me the one day when I was at a hair salon, alone, trying to relax, lol
It is a very sudden thing and I am on medication for it, which has helped me not to get these panic attacks as much, but it is a crazy thing!
More often I get them in the middle of the night now, I will get horrible dreams and then have one. I get all tense and then rapid breathing, sometimes it is like my eyelids are paralyzed and I cannot open them!
So, it isn’t just PPD, there is a lot more too. Oh yeah, and in case your wondering, I am not like a psycho killer mommy with PPD, My PPD is totally opposite, I am scared to death someone will come in and harm me and my babies, so I have them all sleep with me a lot of times, well in my room on the floor, and I am what is called a “checker” where I keep looking to make sure doors are shut and locked, and no one is outside, I am paranoid like that. It sometimes takes me all I have to even let my 2 sons ages 10 and 12 go to school because I am so worried something will happen to them.
Okay, well, I am sure I already shared more than you wanted to hear, I guess this is a form of therapy for me (blogging,writing), I just wish I could lose weight while typing, LOL THANK YOU for your comments! XO
Beth

]]> By: jen [@bwJen] http://theplussizemommy.com/plussize-family/me/my-weight-loss-battle/comment-page-1#comment-1696 jen [@bwJen] Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:25:27 +0000 http://theplussizemommy.com/?p=183#comment-1696 wow, just wow! you have been through so much. I am sorry but I am a bit emotional after reading your story. You are amazing and brave for what you have been through and for facing it. I am no expert but I am learning that this weight loss thing isn't just about changing the physical. Losing weight is so freaking mental. There are days when I freak out completely. and I only have 1 daughter and she is getting so grown up and independent. I can't imagine having 4 babies at home, let alone trying to lose weight while raising them. You say you are battling postpartum depression ~ I hope you are getting some help for that. Maybe you could see a therapist who specializes in weight loss. There is a huge mental component to weight loss so maybe having someone to talk to might help! I hope I haven't over-stepped. I wish you luck & offer an ear anytime you need it! peace, luv & happiness Jen wow, just wow! you have been through so much. I am sorry but I am a bit emotional after reading your story. You are amazing and brave for what you have been through and for facing it. I am no expert but I am learning that this weight loss thing isn’t just about changing the physical. Losing weight is so freaking mental. There are days when I freak out completely. and I only have 1 daughter and she is getting so grown up and independent. I can’t imagine having 4 babies at home, let alone trying to lose weight while raising them. You say you are battling postpartum depression ~ I hope you are getting some help for that. Maybe you could see a therapist who specializes in weight loss. There is a huge mental component to weight loss so maybe having someone to talk to might help!

I hope I haven’t over-stepped. I wish you luck & offer an ear anytime you need it!

peace, luv & happiness
Jen

]]> By: My Weight Loss Battle | The Plus Size Mommy | Fast Weight Loss News http://theplussizemommy.com/plussize-family/me/my-weight-loss-battle/comment-page-1#comment-1691 My Weight Loss Battle | The Plus Size Mommy | Fast Weight Loss News Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:54:15 +0000 http://theplussizemommy.com/?p=183#comment-1691 [...] the original here: My Weight Loss Battle | The Plus Size Mommy Share and [...] [...] the original here: My Weight Loss Battle | The Plus Size Mommy Share and [...]

]]> By: Kimberly http://theplussizemommy.com/plussize-family/me/my-weight-loss-battle/comment-page-1#comment-1687 Kimberly Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:32:12 +0000 http://theplussizemommy.com/?p=183#comment-1687 I wanted to add, too, Beth, that I am currently 210, but I was up as high as 265. My ideal according to the "stupid doctor charts" is 135 (yeah, right, I wish)....but I'm shooting for 150, as that was the weight I was at my wedding, and I think it's a good weight for me. I've lost most of my weight in the last two years. The other "secret" I have...this was taught me by a friend in Europe...I sit down and eat. I don't eat anything unless the table is set, and I am seated and enjoying it. I'll admit to falling off of this one recently, since my surgery...spent too much time recouping on the couch I think ;)...but I'm getting back to that rule. No eating in the car, no eating standing up in the kitchen, no eating while sitting her bloggin...eating only at the dinner table and making sure I enjoy it. That may help you if you are the sort who mindlessly eats for comfort or who sneaks a bit here and there. I wanted to add, too, Beth, that I am currently 210, but I was up as high as 265. My ideal according to the “stupid doctor charts” is 135 (yeah, right, I wish)….but I’m shooting for 150, as that was the weight I was at my wedding, and I think it’s a good weight for me. I’ve lost most of my weight in the last two years.

The other “secret” I have…this was taught me by a friend in Europe…I sit down and eat. I don’t eat anything unless the table is set, and I am seated and enjoying it. I’ll admit to falling off of this one recently, since my surgery…spent too much time recouping on the couch I think ;) …but I’m getting back to that rule. No eating in the car, no eating standing up in the kitchen, no eating while sitting her bloggin…eating only at the dinner table and making sure I enjoy it. That may help you if you are the sort who mindlessly eats for comfort or who sneaks a bit here and there.

]]> By: Kimberly http://theplussizemommy.com/plussize-family/me/my-weight-loss-battle/comment-page-1#comment-1686 Kimberly Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:25:26 +0000 http://theplussizemommy.com/?p=183#comment-1686 I second (or would that be third? LOL) what everyone else has said too. I am currently clinically obese, and I'm easing back into exercising after having a shoulder replacement...and it's been a huge struggle. My parents were both health nuts and my mom was an aerobics instructor and a manager of a health club...I was adopted, and I think just plain old genetics played a role in my life. I'll never been as petite as my mom is, even if I was my ideal weight...at 5'10", I don't think I'll ever be a size 4 like she currently is (in 4th grade maybe). Anyway, that's made it more hard as my mom is not so compassionate about fat people. What I have found in losing a bunch of weight these past couple of years is to focus more on healthier eating than on "dieting" and to focus on getting lots of natural exercise in. I do some pilates and lift weights, but mostly I just run up and down the stairs, I go for walks, my big secret is to park in the very back of the parking lot at the store, and walk across the parking lot. I actually walk 1.5 miles just doing that every week. I've been bloggin about this topic quite a bit too...I feel it keeps me accountable if I know I'm going to blog about my success and failures :-) Good luck! I second (or would that be third? LOL) what everyone else has said too. I am currently clinically obese, and I’m easing back into exercising after having a shoulder replacement…and it’s been a huge struggle. My parents were both health nuts and my mom was an aerobics instructor and a manager of a health club…I was adopted, and I think just plain old genetics played a role in my life. I’ll never been as petite as my mom is, even if I was my ideal weight…at 5’10″, I don’t think I’ll ever be a size 4 like she currently is (in 4th grade maybe). Anyway, that’s made it more hard as my mom is not so compassionate about fat people.

What I have found in losing a bunch of weight these past couple of years is to focus more on healthier eating than on “dieting” and to focus on getting lots of natural exercise in. I do some pilates and lift weights, but mostly I just run up and down the stairs, I go for walks, my big secret is to park in the very back of the parking lot at the store, and walk across the parking lot. I actually walk 1.5 miles just doing that every week.

I’ve been bloggin about this topic quite a bit too…I feel it keeps me accountable if I know I’m going to blog about my success and failures :-)

Good luck!

]]> By: theplus http://theplussizemommy.com/plussize-family/me/my-weight-loss-battle/comment-page-1#comment-1683 theplus Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:57 +0000 http://theplussizemommy.com/?p=183#comment-1683 Thank You so much, I will keep everything in mind. I AM GOING TO DO THIS !!!!! Thank you for your encouraging words, it means a lot to me!! Thank You so much, I will keep everything in mind. I AM GOING TO DO THIS !!!!!
Thank you for your encouraging words, it means a lot to me!!

]]> By: Mary :: A Merry Life http://theplussizemommy.com/plussize-family/me/my-weight-loss-battle/comment-page-1#comment-1682 Mary :: A Merry Life Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:54:11 +0000 http://theplussizemommy.com/?p=183#comment-1682 Hi. I just kind of stumbled across your site somehow and read this post. I haven't bee through everything you have but I understand the depression and overeating to soothe stress. I just want to say that you haven't let anyone down - yourself included. Sometimes addictions get out of hand and we fall into them. But your food addicition can be overcome. You can do that if you choose. But you have to choose to. You have all the reasons in the world. I agree with Leah's comment. Start slow. Maybe for your next meal try to switch out one unhealthy thing for veggies. Take a walk around the block. Every great change begins small. You can totally do this and I am rooting for you. If you want help, want to chat, or just want someone to listen feel free to e-mail me. Hi. I just kind of stumbled across your site somehow and read this post. I haven’t bee through everything you have but I understand the depression and overeating to soothe stress. I just want to say that you haven’t let anyone down – yourself included. Sometimes addictions get out of hand and we fall into them. But your food addicition can be overcome. You can do that if you choose. But you have to choose to. You have all the reasons in the world.

I agree with Leah’s comment. Start slow. Maybe for your next meal try to switch out one unhealthy thing for veggies. Take a walk around the block. Every great change begins small. You can totally do this and I am rooting for you. If you want help, want to chat, or just want someone to listen feel free to e-mail me.

]]> By: theplus http://theplussizemommy.com/plussize-family/me/my-weight-loss-battle/comment-page-1#comment-1680 theplus Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:43:32 +0000 http://theplussizemommy.com/?p=183#comment-1680 am an emotional eater and I am also one who eats when I don't even know it. It is absolutely not a big deal if entire packs of cookies or boxes of donuts disappear during the night and I have no recollection what-so-ever of eating them. I'll be honest with you. I have NEVER been on a true diet. I did Jenny Craig once for a few months, I did lose enough weight to build my confidence to leave and abusive crack addict husband but as soon as I found Wayne (my present Prince), the weight started piling back on. This got so long, I carried it over and made multiple posts out of it on my EASports blog, come see, http://www.jerriann.info am an emotional eater and I am also one who eats when I don’t even know it. It is absolutely not a big deal if entire packs of cookies or boxes of donuts disappear during the night and I have no recollection what-so-ever of eating them.

I’ll be honest with you. I have NEVER been on a true diet. I did Jenny Craig once for a few months, I did lose enough weight to build my confidence to leave and abusive crack addict husband but as soon as I found Wayne (my present Prince), the weight started piling back on.

This got so long, I carried it over and made multiple posts out of it on my EASports blog, come see, http://www.jerriann.info

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