[mrs.klynn]

hi girls.

One of the biggest reasons for me waiting to ttc #1 is my weight. I currently weigh 260lbs so it is my goal to drop 100lbs over the next year before we start ttc in February 2011. Hard? yes. Impossible? no.

I'm hypothyroid so I do have a bit of a harder time losing weight than others but that isn't an excuse to accept small results. Just means I'll have to work harder to see big results.

I'm not a counter. I've tried it and it just doesn't work for me. Drives me batty. I've lost weight before by just simply eating cleaner foods more often, allowing myself some cheats, and just REALLY keeping my portions under control. Oh and water is a girls best friend!!!

I dropped my gym membership, but I've got TONS of workout dvds to use at home, a treadmill, hand weights, yoga mat, exercise ball. And when things warm up I love to bike.

No excuses. This is the time. I'm not gonna let this be another year where I watch the months slip me by and before I know it I'm starting another year just as heavy as the last.

I have to do this for me, for my husband, and for the family we dream of starting!!

SO.....who's ready to start rockin' the WTTC Weight Loss board with me??

[CMJDAJ]

I am ready to start losing the pounds that is one of my goals before we start ttc.

[Batemanclan5]

Hi I am Natasha and I am needing to lose about 50 pounds before trying to get pregnant again. I know we can all do it

[Mommy2Aiden]

Lets do it! I need to lose some weight as well before TTC. Unfortunately, I discovered the joy of food during pregnancy with DS #1 and now I have a hard time controlling myself.

[LuvsPecanPie]

Woohoo!

I'm hoping to lose about 5 pounds by the time we start TTC next month. That would bring my total lost since last Jan to 20

[mrs.klynn]

meeting with my dr. on monday and she will be putting me on a plan. I'm looking forward to getting started on it because I've just been going up and down and up and down. I'll update you all after I meet with her!

[Im.Nayomi]

mrs.klynn-i so can relate with you. I weight 262 and would like to get down to 140.

[krys31]

I would like to join you girls. I need to lose 20-25 before we start TTC too

[mrs.klynn]

UPDATE: went to my dr. on the 29th only to find out that she was out of the office sick for the day. ugh. so annoyed. it takes forever to get into her (she does chinese medicine). So now I have to wait until April 17th to see her unless they have a cancellation before then.

In the meantime I'm purging all the crap from my fridge and cupboards this weekend and am ready to hit the fruits and veggies, and start using the bbq like it's my best friend.

Oh and time to start pumping the h20!!!

We have decided to move up our ttc date to August so that gives me a good 4 months to really work at getting my weight down. My goal is to get as close to 200lbs by the time we start trying. I know that is still considered obese however that would be WAY better for my body than starting to ttc at my current weight.

[curlimama05]

I would love to join! I've been working with my April 08 PR girls and have lost about 12 lbs since Feb. I'd love to lose another 15 lbs or so before we TTC #2 in August/Sept.

[MissusF]

I'm with ya! My weight is a big reason that I don't want to ttc right now and would be upset with an oops pregnancy. I'm so unhappy with the way I look and I can't imagine what pregancy weight would do to my self esteem. I have about 50 lbs to lose to get to my ideal weight

My problem is that I love food. I eat way too much lol. Its not even so much that I eat a bad diet, its that my portion sizes are out of control. I was at a really good weight when I met my husband 6 years ago and when we moved in together the pounds just started piling on. I was doing really good with exercise a few months ago. I had a gym membership and had workout classes that I took a few times a week and enjoyed. I still wasn't losing because I didn't have my diet under control, but I wasn't gaining either. I had to move across the country in March for DH's job and have not gotten a gym membership here. I haven't found a job either so I feel like I'm just sitting around the house picking at food all day ugh. There are lots of walking trails around here so I've been trying to jog, but I just don't have the motivation to work out on my own, I need a structured environment like a gym. I feel bad too because DH is all buff and hot and I feel ugly. If he let himself go I would NOT like it (horrible double standard I know ) and even though he constantly assures me that he still thinks I look good I know he wishes I looked the way I did when we met.

My goals are:

1. Get off my butt and get a gym membership
2. Get on a good workout schedule and have a good cardio/strength training workout at leas 3x a week
3. watch what I eat and keep a food journal so I feel accountable for what I eat
4. stop picking at food. My goal is to eat everything off of a plate with measured portions so I know exactly how much I'm having. No more snacking while I'm fixing meals or picking at DH's food
5. Start weighing and measuring myself twice a month. I'm really bad about weighing in and check my weight maybe twice a year. Mainly because ignorance is bliss and I just really don't wanna know Also, I'm very tall (6'0") and I can lose or gain 10 pounds or so and never really notice because my clothes still fit about the same.

I just turned 26 on Monday and I this is going to be THE YEAR that I do this! I've spent all of my 20's so far feeling bad about my body and I'm ready to make a change.

[EdensFury]

Woohoo! My family just has too much nasty medical crap in the background for me to get pregnant this heavy. So I've got to drop the weight.

[curlimama05]

Well, let's hop to it, girls. I've been eating terrible this week, so let's make a change.

[mrs.klynn]

Today is May 1st. I've rebelled against my dr.'s plan for me over the last month and haven't lost a pound, haven't gained a pound. Greeeeat. Time to kick this ***** into gear.