Reached 1st goal.. Hooray
 

Hi all. I don't post here a lot but I do spend quite a bit of time here

getting support from the rest of you guys. Today when I got on the
scales
it read 205. The first time my weight has been that low in at least 25
years!
Both the wife and I went on a diet last December. We have both done
rather well at it, I started out at 262 lbs on Dec 10th 2005 and Jane
at
215. We were commited to losing weight so cleaned out the pantry of All
processed foods, got rid of all the sugar and salt. And that is pretty
much
it. been eating healthy ever since, we replaced stevia for sugar and
the
only salt we get is what comes naturally on the foods. We eat a lot of
green stuff, lean meats (chicken, fish and beef), drink lots of water
and
have a protien shake every morning. We joined a gym and work out there
at least 3 times a week.

Some of the things we've learned:

Thin tastes a lot better than fat (posted on our refrigerator)

You have more energy when you are thin and eating right.

shopping at the Salvation Army while going through clothing sizes IS
fun.

When we do splurge and go out to dinner we enjoy it so much more.
Same thing with that occasional bottle of wine.
IOW when you do things in moderation they become more enjoyable.

Quality becomes more important than quantity.

Married for 31 years, Thinner we enjoy each other so much more.

Best of luck to everyone.

P&J

Reached 1st goal.. Hooray
 

Capri wrote:

Quality becomes more important than quantity.

Married for 31 years, Thinner we enjoy each other so much more.

Best of luck to everyone.


Congratulations! You are so right about the lessons learned. Just out of
curiosity, how much has your wife lost so far? Congrats to her as well!

Reached 1st goal.. Hooray
 

Sinequanon wrote:
Capri wrote:

Quality becomes more important than quantity.

Married for 31 years, Thinner we enjoy each other so much more.

Best of luck to everyone.


Congratulations! You are so right about the lessons learned. Just out of
curiosity, how much has your wife lost so far? Congrats to her as well!

Sorry, That was rather rude of me, seeing as she was the one who got us
started on
this whole weight loss thing. Her weigh in yesterday read 158. 8 lbs
from her goal.

Reached 1st goal.. Hooray
 

"Capri" wrote in message
oups.com...
Hi all. I don't post here a lot but I do spend quite a bit of time here

getting support from the rest of you guys. Today when I got on the
scales
it read 205. The first time my weight has been that low in at least 25
years!
Both the wife and I went on a diet last December. We have both done
rather well at it, I started out at 262 lbs on Dec 10th 2005 and Jane
at
215. We were commited to losing weight so cleaned out the pantry of All
processed foods, got rid of all the sugar and salt. And that is pretty
much
it. been eating healthy ever since, we replaced stevia for sugar and
the
only salt we get is what comes naturally on the foods. We eat a lot of
green stuff, lean meats (chicken, fish and beef), drink lots of water
and
have a protien shake every morning. We joined a gym and work out there
at least 3 times a week.

Some of the things we've learned:

Thin tastes a lot better than fat (posted on our refrigerator)

You have more energy when you are thin and eating right.

shopping at the Salvation Army while going through clothing sizes IS
fun.

When we do splurge and go out to dinner we enjoy it so much more.
Same thing with that occasional bottle of wine.
IOW when you do things in moderation they become more enjoyable.

Quality becomes more important than quantity.

Married for 31 years, Thinner we enjoy each other so much more.

Best of luck to everyone.

P&J


Congratulations! Persistence really does pay off, doesn't it? Great job! :-)

Jane
235/135/127

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Congratulations to both of you. Isn't it amazing what eating right and
adding a little exercise can do for weightloss :) I'm always glad to hear
how people have made simple changes such as yours and had great success
without turning to extreme diet and exercise programs.

Beverly



"Capri" wrote in message
oups.com...
Hi all. I don't post here a lot but I do spend quite a bit of time here

getting support from the rest of you guys. Today when I got on the
scales
it read 205. The first time my weight has been that low in at least 25
years!
Both the wife and I went on a diet last December. We have both done
rather well at it, I started out at 262 lbs on Dec 10th 2005 and Jane
at
215. We were commited to losing weight so cleaned out the pantry of All
processed foods, got rid of all the sugar and salt. And that is pretty
much
it. been eating healthy ever since, we replaced stevia for sugar and
the
only salt we get is what comes naturally on the foods. We eat a lot of
green stuff, lean meats (chicken, fish and beef), drink lots of water
and
have a protien shake every morning. We joined a gym and work out there
at least 3 times a week.

Some of the things we've learned:

Thin tastes a lot better than fat (posted on our refrigerator)

You have more energy when you are thin and eating right.

shopping at the Salvation Army while going through clothing sizes IS
fun.

When we do splurge and go out to dinner we enjoy it so much more.
Same thing with that occasional bottle of wine.
IOW when you do things in moderation they become more enjoyable.

Quality becomes more important than quantity.

Married for 31 years, Thinner we enjoy each other so much more.

Best of luck to everyone.

P&J

Reached 1st goal.. Hooray
 

shopping at the Salvation Army while going through clothing sizes IS
fun.


I second that. Nice to buy a brand name shirt that originally cost someone
$30 for $1.99. Came in handy when I was (and still am) zipping through pant
sizes...

Matty (I weighed more than Jared from Subway)
481/256/225
(starting weight/current weight/goal weight)

First mini goal achieved - 104lbs lost 10/26/04
Second mini goal achieved - 137lbs lost 01/28/05
Third mini goal achieved - 183lbs lost 09/30/05
Fourth mini goal achieved - 204lbs total lost 01/30/06
Fifth mini goal - 231lbs total lost by 08/31/06

Reached 1st goal.. Hooray
 

Matty wrote:
shopping at the Salvation Army while going through clothing sizes IS
fun.


I second that. Nice to buy a brand name shirt that originally cost someone
$30 for $1.99. Came in handy when I was (and still am) zipping through pant
sizes...

Matty (I weighed more than Jared from Subway)
481/256/225
(starting weight/current weight/goal weight)

First mini goal achieved - 104lbs lost 10/26/04
Second mini goal achieved - 137lbs lost 01/28/05
Third mini goal achieved - 183lbs lost 09/30/05
Fourth mini goal achieved - 204lbs total lost 01/30/06
Fifth mini goal - 231lbs total lost by 08/31/06

Matty, Thats INCREDIBLE!

Reached 1st goal.. Hooray
 

it read 205. The first time my weight has been that low in at least 25
years!


Good job! You hit the nail on the head with your observations
regarding quality of life.