The weekly weight loss check-in and encouragement

[Jennifer]

Way to go Madelyn!

I love a great success story. And good for you too Andrew, keep up the good work. It's great that you have identified your problem areas and now you are working to address them; that's the the way to do it.

And Stephanie, I'm so glad you are still checking in too. I hope your awesome curves help to keep you motivated. Like Madelyn said, "keep the faith, you can do it".  I hope your baby is doing well also, congratulations!

I have some good news too: I am down another pound to 167.2 with a lot of hard work and determination! It certainly hasn't been easy but I have a goal of 155lbs. before I get SRS, so that helps to keep me motivated.

See you all very soon,
Jennifer

[Adabelle]

Wow Jennifer that is awesome! I'm only averaging about 0.8lbs/wk in weight loss, but at least it's slowly coming off. It does take a lot of work, but it's really nice to see the scale drop down every once and a while.

Keep the faith everyone!

[regan]

I seem to be holding in the 220s lately, but I'm definitely losing "shape" so I'll take that as progress.

[Tamaki]

I am hoping that you don't mind me joining this thread, I really need it. Currently I weigh 245 which is the heaviest I've ever been and puts me well into the obese category.  I need to lose around 55 pounds to be close to a reasonable weight.

Recently I came to the realisation that I wasn't just using junk food to cope emotionally but I was hoping it would just kill me. I decided to not give in to urges to harm myself and my diet has really changed.

So now I'm eating better and smaller portions. The weather's getting better and I'm back on my skateboard for exercise. The day I fit in a dress and don't look 8 months pregnant can't come soon enough. 

[Adabelle]

Yay guys. We are so glad you joined us.

I was telling my therapist too just a few weeks ago that when it comes to my body I "finally want to be here". I mean, I've lived my whole life with a kind of disconnect with my body and I know I've used food as a way to sort of medicate myself. I too was in the obese category for BMI. As I've come to terms with my gender identity I've started to find it easier to care for my body, and start to be grateful for it. It's given me some strength to try and be more healthy.

After being overweight and "obese" for my size my entire life I am finally in the "overweight" category, and I will pretty soon cross over into the high end of the "normal" BMI.

I am cheering you guys all on, thanks for cheering me on too!

[Lee]

Congrats Madelyn   I know how you feel about finally wanting to be here.  The more attached I feel to my body the more I want to actually have it look and feel good.

I've been stressing over the end of the semester and slacking off when it comes to eating well and exercising.  I'm up two pounds over the last two weeks .  My major downfall is that I like to snack while I study.  I'll be running to the grocery store tomorrow, so I'll pick up some gum and veggies to snack on.  I have one more week of classes then finals, but I really need to find time to exercise more before then.  Oh well, it'll make good study breaks.

[Jennifer]

Hi everyone!

I am holding steady at 167 for two weeks now. Next stop, 166. Very difficult but very rewarding. It is worth the effort.
I wish the rest of you much success, you can achieve your goals. 

Jennifer

[sigmafan]

I'm wondering is it possible for two types of medicine to counteract with one another to make you feel a lot tired?  I mean, I'm now on Testosterone shots and antidepressants and if I take the anti-depressants in the morning, I feel very lethargic and don't hit the gym.  At least, when I take them Later in the day, mainly at night, I retain energy to do the gym and other things that need to get done.

I've probably gained a few pounds back, while figuring this out, but at least my shape is changing for the better.

[Tad]

Well Tuesday was the day before going back to summer work. Jumped on the scale 216.. so obviously my losing strategy went out the window. Back to work and I've already lost 7.5 pounds. But that's typical. I lost 30 pounds in around 6 weeks one summer at this job.. that weight stayed off too.. until the meds made me gain.. My goal is to get back to 175-185.

[Robert Scott]

My travels helped jump start me!  I am down 10lbs

[Adabelle]

Well, I'm having a hard time lately keeping my weight down. I was down to 176 at lowest and in the last week went to 177. I think part of the problem is that I've been slacking a bit on my calorie tracking, so I need to get back to that.

Great to see you have had some success Rob. Great to see Tad's recent success too. Hang in there the rest of you, and thanks for posting updates!

[Jennifer]

Yes, thanks everyone for checking in. Good news or not, it helps us all. Welcome to the newbies.

Madelyn, you are doing awesome, you look great in that other thread! And I am stuck at 167 for three weeks now. But I am not starving and I feel great. Time for me to start trying a little harder. Keep up the great effort everyone, see you next week!

Jennifer

[regan]

Muscle weighs more then fat.  If you're not losing weight, are you losing shape at least?

[Tamaki]

Apparently cutting out the junk food hasn't made any difference in my weight so I decided to get some physical activity. I'm getting back on my skateboard and working in the yard and I've lost 2 pounds this week.

[sigmafan]

Well, the Testosterone experiment was a complete and utter failure.  Now, I'm at my highest weight since this time last year.  I'm now at 334.  This is a 40 pound gain within a span of two months.  I doubt all of that is muscle.  It's gotten to the point where I can't fit into my pants and had to find an older pair in the mothballs.

Man, I hate my life sometimes.

[Jennifer]

Muscle weighs more then fat.  If you're not losing weight, are you losing shape at least?

Excellent question, thank you for asking. I am definitely getting a more feminine figure! I'm on HRT for a while now and I am seeing a very dramatic effect. My waist is slimming, my breasts are filling out nicely and I am gaining curves. So yes, I am losing my masculine shape and I couldn't be happier.

Jennifer

[Battle_On]

I wanna join (I'm not late or anything ), now I just have to remember to check in. About two years ago I hit the dreaded 200 lb mark. I told myself I wasnt allowed to go over and over a course of about four months I dropped 25 pounds. Today I weighed myself and I am at 193 lbs. That means there are only seven pounds keeping me away from from going over a a mark I'd really rather not. I am 5'7'' and I would like to get down to about 150-160.

[Tad]

well gained a couple pounds over that following weekend, then lost a few pounds over the next week, gained back a bit over the weekend. It seems that the system is overall I'm losing 2-3 pounds a week which is okay. Really though I spose I should be doing measurements and not weight. I'm likely gaining some muscle at work.

[Adabelle]

Grrr. I seem stuck right around 176-178 for the last couple weeks. It's getting really old!! What do you guys think.. should I just give up and hit the fridge HARD tonight and load up on calories?

[regan]

Grrr. I seem stuck right around 176-178 for the last couple weeks. It's getting really old!! What do you guys think.. should I just give up and hit the fridge HARD tonight and load up on calories?

Fall off the horse, but then get right back on it.