Momsquawk Biggest Loser 2010

CoffeeQueen · Guru

RE: Momsquawk Biggest Loser 2010

Juni · Guru

ineedcoffee wrote:

I know I haven't been around much lately :bag.

I got on the scale today and had a freaking heart attack. I am up past my caution weight. I am so surprised that alarm bells didn't go off.

Can I join y'all?

3 months sounds great, weigh in on Tuesdays sound great, having support sounds awesome.

And, it will force me to log in, instead of lying down on the couch all damn evening. :brainless

Yay! Of course you can. So glad to "see" you.

sappy · Guru

i have a question. do i have to post my actual weight or can i just post what i am down (or up) for the week?

i am so huge i am horrified to post my weight. seriously.

kdrew · Guru

Nothing like taking before pictures to motivate you.

YIKES!!

:puke

I'm going to hold onto mine until the end.

Lizzy · Guru

sappy wrote:

i have a question. do i have to post my actual weight or can i just post what i am down (or up) for the week?

i am so huge i am horrified to post my weight. seriously.

sara...this is where I am at too. ((hugs)) I even thought of having my niece or someone take a pic of my starting weight and not even tell me...lol I am so scared to look at that scale. I "jokingly" say I have gained 15lbs but I am afraid it is even more than that.

apies · Guru

a couple of questions -

is someone keeping track of everyone or since there is no pot, are we tracking ourselves?

also, for the weekly weigh-ins, are we having to take a picture of the scale or can we just post the weight?

just trying to get ready for tomorrow. i'm in baaaaaad shape!

Sonya · Guru

apies wrote:

a couple of questions -

is someone keeping track of everyone or since there is no pot, are we tracking ourselves?

also, for the weekly weigh-ins, are we having to take a picture of the scale or can we just post the weight?

just trying to get ready for tomorrow. i'm in baaaaaad shape!

I'd be happy to keep a spreadsheet and post the results in our folder. We can do weights or up and down (or both).

Pictures of the scale? do you (general you not you in particular) need it to be accountable? I think I'm going to take it but we'll see. What do you think?

Dddiii · Guru

sappy wrote:

i have a question. do i have to post my actual weight or can i just post what i am down (or up) for the week?

i am so huge i am horrified to post my weight. seriously.

This is such a hard question. My initial response was that you should decide in the beginning whether or not you want to post your weight with a pic of the scale and stick to it throughout. BUT it was taking the picture of that scale every week that kept me accountable. If not, I feel like I would have just fallen back into my old patterns (which I did when I started skipping weigh-ins).

So since there is no pot, I don't think we can *make* everyone take a picture of the scale, but I really do recommend it. I know that number is scary but remember that it's going to change! If you are the type of person that I am and are terrified of posting that pic with your weight every week, you are going to do everything you can to make sure the number doesn't go up. HUGE motivation IMO.

I CAN NOT WAIT TO GET STARTED!!!!! CAN. NOT. WAIT.

I am so excited this is starting up again! I was a little saddies that I wouldn't have you girls here for support when I start the battle to lose the most weight I have ever had to lose. It was so amazing last time doing this as a group. YAY!!!

CoffeeQueen · Guru

I personally think we should post weight and pic of it. It really will help to stay motivated. If we do not it is too easy to say oh I am up one or what have you.

I will post a before pic, but not the full reveal kind. I really need to get motivated and shed this weight. I think the more I do the better off it will be for me.

I personally think admitting my # is going to allow me to stop hiding behind my weight and admit it.

Cuppycake · Guru

sappy wrote:

i have a question. do i have to post my actual weight or can i just post what i am down (or up) for the week?

i am so huge i am horrified to post my weight. seriously.

Sara, Ita with di.... and let me make it abundantly clear that I want to puke because I'm certain I'm not going to like the FIRST number on the scale, much less the last 2.

It's really hard for me to post pictures of my weight here, not because I don't trust the girls and all that - it's just really hard for me to know that my "oh shit, better not go ANY higher than that" weight that makes me stop what I'm doing right and get realistic about it being unhealthy is WAY past most people's - in reality, I should have been sitting in this group (at least) 50 lbs ago saying I needed to drop weight.

In the last round, I needed to be ashamed. I'll be ashamed, and embarrassed, and a million other emotions tomorrow, too. I went apeshit and quit in my last round because my scale was fluctuating, and I haven't even gotten a new scale since then. I guess it was too hard for me to admit that maybe I was fluctuating, and I just wasn't ready. I couldn't even get real with the group, much less myself, and that's a sad place to be.

I don't want you to be forced to do something you aren't comfortable with, but I do think that if you don't want to post your weight, you should have a buddy you are comfortable with that you show. It wasn't enough for me to be accountable to myself, and being accountable to someone else is just a really important part of doing this. Seeing that number is a motivator - but having to show it to someone else is a bigger motivation, or at least it was for me.

Juanita · Guru

Dddiii wrote:

sappy wrote:

i have a question. do i have to post my actual weight or can i just post what i am down (or up) for the week?

i am so huge i am horrified to post my weight. seriously.

This is such a hard question. My initial response was that you should decide in the beginning whether or not you want to post your weight with a pic of the scale and stick to it throughout. BUT it was taking the picture of that scale every week that kept me accountable. If not, I feel like I would have just fallen back into my old patterns (which I did when I started skipping weigh-ins).

So since there is no pot, I don't think we can *make* everyone take a picture of the scale, but I really do recommend it. I know that number is scary but remember that it's going to change! If you are the type of person that I am and are terrified of posting that pic with your weight every week, you are going to do everything you can to make sure the number doesn't go up. HUGE motivation IMO.

I CAN NOT WAIT TO GET STARTED!!!!! CAN. NOT. WAIT.

I am so excited this is starting up again! I was a little saddies that I wouldn't have you girls here for support when I start the battle to lose the most weight I have ever had to lose. It was so amazing last time doing this as a group. YAY!!!

me too!

Juanita · Guru

ineedcoffee wrote:

I know I haven't been around much lately :bag.

I got on the scale today and had a freaking heart attack. I am up past my caution weight. I am so surprised that alarm bells didn't go off.

Can I join y'all?

3 months sounds great, weigh in on Tuesdays sound great, having support sounds awesome.

And, it will force me to log in, instead of lying down on the couch all damn evening. :brainless

absolutely!!

Juanita · Guru

So today, I'm eating all the chex mix, chocolate covered cherries and everything fattening out of this house, lol

muffy · Guru

i as well think that actually taking a photo each week totally ups the accountability. it is painful for the person to see - but making progress feels sooooo great.

this is already a very supportive group - noone really gives a crap about what number each of us have to start- we only want to support ourselves and heal each other to lower that number and change for a healthier lifestyle.

just yesterday i downloaded season 8 of biggest loser on my itunes so i can watch it here while i am on partial bedrest.

funny enough, i am watching the first episode now.

they are weighing in and there were so many over 400 lbs, and the one gal who is the heaviest ever, who is partnered with dan, who is 474 pounds. and she is standing there and sobbing. and a lot of them never knew their weight, they gave up on scales a long time ago - but there is was staring them in the face - and they had no choice but to face it and make the change. and they share something in common with all the other contestants - much like we do here.

it is an important moment. i have also dealt with this through my family alcoholism problems - the person has to hit a point where they are so disgusted with themselves they they WANT to make a change - or else it doesnt really work. they know they NEED to make a change. and these changes take time - often a long time. and it is a battle that we fight on and on - how many of us have previously lost weight and are now putting it back on... there are sometimes battles lost, baby steps forward and some backward - and it is important to continue on! this is a battle we all need to fight. one that we are all going to fight - and we will be here for each other.

in the many rounds i have participated in, i have only seen a tremendous amount of support. we cheer each other on regardless if the scale goes up or down - those who are afraid perhaps have not been involved before - but really, there is nothing but support in this group. i really hope that everyone has the courage to join in. there is nothing to lose (except weight LOL) and everything to gain!

Sonya · Guru

Ok. I agree. I do think that posting the picture is important.
I really don't want anyone not to join because of this but it really does hold you accountable and is so great as a motivator.

If you haven't participated in previous rounds, I think you'll be happy when you see how supportive everyone is. The number honestly doesn't matter to anyone (other than you :) ). There has never been any judgement and we are really just here for each other.

We can do this! I really hope this won't stop anyone from joining. If it is game ending for anyone, we should see if we can figure out another way. I would like this to be totally inclusive.

mctex · Guru

Two things...

1) I will ask Damon to get everyone moved into the folder later today/tonight. The tradeoff for me not having access to anything anymore means that I'm now confined to his timetable... LOL!

2) I'm not posting a before picture. I'm still working off the one I have from before, because it's where this journey really started. biggrin

But I am posting the weight picture. I agree that I don't think we can force anyone to do it, but I think the exercise is kind of pointless without it.

Sara, I was mortified to post my weight at first -- not just to the MSBL group, but to the whole.freaking.world. (And I KNOW I had IRL peeps reading.) In hindsight, I think it was the most liberating thing I've ever done. Your weight is not who you are. It's a piece of data about you.

But if you just can't do it yet, I personally completely understand, and I think you're better off doing whatever you can than not participating at all.

mctex · Guru

Ok, so here's the list I'm giving to Damon. Am I missing anyone?

Sonya
kdrew
Cuppycake
Picture-Perfect
apies
Juni
Supafly
Juanita
Sunshine
muffy
Chrissie
Crystal
Dddiii
CoffeeQueen
Lizzy
supergrover
a_mastermom
FoxyRoxy
Erin
ineedcoffee
sappy
mctex

What a great group! I'm super excited!!!

kdrew · Guru

Juanita wrote:

So today, I'm eating all the chex mix, chocolate covered cherries and everything fattening out of this house, lol

LMAO!!

I did that yesterday and went out for Mexican last night.

Today sux!

CoffeeQueen · Guru

girls. I am going to need the force to be with me. I am starting my "new" me this week and AF is coming. I feel like I may go off on someone at any given time :)

How does everyone get through that time of the month. I want to just curl up with a blanket and eat. It does not help how cold it is here. I have an excuse for everything,lol.

Sonya · Guru

Melissa,

I'm not officially starting until tomorrow but this morning I started the day with AF anda a sausage and egg mcmuffin.

awesome.

AF kills me.