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The Other Side of the Scale

Do you find yourself faced with more than 50 pounds to lose? Maybe 100? Reach out and get the support you need to turn your life around towards a healthy lifestyle. It's a long road, but you can get there. We can help. Share your obstacles, motivation, and insight with others.

100 POUND RD 11-23-09

2bsm
  • By 2bsm · New reply November 24, 2009
  • 8 replies
  • GOOD MORNING. SO ITS 2 DOWN THIS WEEK NOT THE FULL AMOUNT GAINED BUT HEY ITS GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. HOW DID EVERYONE ELSE DO?? LAST WEEK 344 CURRENT 342 ...

100 POUND ROAD 11-16-09

2bsm
  • By 2bsm · New reply November 20, 2009
  • 16 replies
  • GOOD MORNING. AS FAR AS THE WEIGH IN GOES I AM UP 7 POUNDS . I WAS DEBATING POSTING THE NUMBER OR JUST SAYING I'LL WEIGH IN NEXT WEEK, HOPING IT WOULD BE DOWN BY THEN. I DID EAT MORE AND HAD SOME DRINKS ...

Looking for Buddy in Houston Texas

thickbeauty
  • By thickbeauty · New reply November 18, 2009
  • 13 replies
  • Good afternoon, I am 29, female and looking for a workout buddy in the Houston (Texas) area. Please let me know if anyone is interested. Thanks, Desi ...

100 POUND ROAD 11-09-09

2bsm
  • By 2bsm · New reply November 13, 2009
  • 17 replies
  • GOOD MORNING. WELL I'M STILL THE SAME AT 337. HOW DID EVERYONE ELSES WEEK GO ...

100 POUND ROAD 11-02-09

2bsm
  • By 2bsm · New reply November 6, 2009
  • 23 replies
  • GOOD MORNING. HOW DID EVERY ONE DO AVOIDING THE TREATS? I DID MUCH BETTER THAN I THOUGHT. I THOUGHT MY LAST WEIGH IN WAS 336 AND I GAINED A POUND; BUT YEAH IT WAS 337 SO I AM THE SAME. LAST WEEK 337 CURRENT ...

100 POUND ROAD 10-26-09

2bsm
  • By 2bsm · New reply October 29, 2009
  • 23 replies
  • GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. WELL I'M DOWN ONE THIS WEEK. YEAH. ANY LOSS IS A LOSS AND I WILL TAKE IT! LAST WEEK 338 THIS WEEK 337 TOTAL LOSS 26. I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO LOG ON OVER THE WEEKEND SO I'M GOING ...

100 POUND ROAD 10-17-09

2bsm
  • By 2bsm · New reply October 25, 2009
  • 30 replies
  • GOOD MORNING. AS SOME OF YOU KNOW I AM SCALE OBSESSED, SO I HAD MY HUSBAND HIDE IT. MAYBE I NEED TO DO THIS MORE OFTEN, I LOST 2 POUNDS THIS WEEK. I WAS EXPERIMENTING THIS WEEKEND WITH "FAKE FRIES" IN ...

100 pound road 10-12-09

2bsm
  • By 2bsm · New reply October 17, 2009
  • 14 replies
  • Good morning. I never thought i'd be happy staying the same but I am so happy it's not a gain. (FINALLY HAVING A CYCLE). HOWS EVERY ONE ELSE DOING? LAST WEEK 340 CURRENT 340 ...

100 POUND ROAD 10-05-09

2bsm
  • By 2bsm · New reply October 10, 2009
  • 36 replies
  • WELL IT WAS A BETTER WEEK. I'M DOWN 3. HOW DID YOU GUYS DO? LAST WEEK 343 CURRENT 340 TOTAL LOSS 23 ...

100 POUND ROAD 9-28-09

2bsm
  • By 2bsm · New reply October 2, 2009
  • 30 replies
  • GOOD MORNING. WELL IT TURNS OUT I HAD BRONCHITIS AND THE GOOD NEWS IS I FEEL BETTER NOW EXCEPT FOR A LINGERING COUGH BUT HAVE SOME MEDS TO HELP THAT. THE BAD NEWS IS I DIDN'T LOSE THAT 5 LAST WEEK I FOUND ...

100 pound road 9-21-09

2bsm
  • By 2bsm · New reply September 24, 2009
  • 21 replies
  • Good Morning i've been battling a cold all last week and it seems to agree with me. i am down 5 pounds. much better than the 2 gained last week. my pool classes start tonight so i'm happy about that and ...

New to the Community: 100+ to lose, diabetic, 54

KathiMcB
  • By KathiMcB · New reply September 18, 2009
  • 10 replies
  • Hi all, I'm looking for some online buddies who are diabetic and in their forties or fifties. I'm trying to lose about 130 pounds and am a Type 2 diabetic. I thought we could share our experiences and ...

100 pound road 9-14-09

2bsm
  • By 2bsm · New reply September 17, 2009
  • 22 replies
  • good morning. well i'm not of to a good start I gained 2 pounds but don't count me out just yet. I have a pattern of gaining /losing. (I swell alot and have some other factors) so i'm not concerned. now ...

100 pound road???

2bsm
  • By 2bsm · New reply September 16, 2009
  • 19 replies
  • When I first joined there was a post every wend. for those of us who have 100 or more to loose. No matter the number we are all in the same boat strugging to lose those excess pounds. I found it extra ...

Where did my motivation go?

thepuzzleknownaslife
  • By thepuzzleknownaslife · New reply August 18, 2009
  • 12 replies
  • My husband and I have been together for almost 6 years and I have been over 100 lbs. overweight for all of them. The last few years, I have tried to get us started on some sort or diet, plan, lifestyle ...

170 pounds - How long did it take? (A Must Read)

JonathanRoss
  • By JonathanRoss · New reply August 11, 2009
  • 8 replies
  • I get asked a lot about my parents. I'm not your average fitness expert. I had 800 pounds of parents. I've seen what it's like to live day-in, day-out with obesity. When my father died at 424 pounds ...

I am really struggling with water and caffeine

thepuzzleknownaslife
  • By thepuzzleknownaslife · New reply July 13, 2009
  • 16 replies
  • Last night, I had every intention of going to bed at a decent hour. Everything humanly possible happened to interfere with that plan, including a child, who was spending the night, having his mom who ...

meet new friends

darcel201
  • By darcel201 · New reply July 7, 2009
  • 14 replies
  • Hi, every and anyone willing to listen. I am here to lose weight and meet new friends. If there is anybody out there looking for the same, please let me know ...

Frustrated

lmv977
  • By lmv977 · New reply June 4, 2009
  • 13 replies
  • I'm so frustrated I want to cry. I've been going to the gym for just over 2 months. I work out for at least 1 hour a day 5 times a week. I went from drinking a 6 pack of 24oz bottles of pepsi down to ...

Support group

sillysilverstone
  • By sillysilverstone · New reply May 25, 2009
  • 12 replies
  • Hey all!! So i was going through some of these discussions, and noticed a lot of them metioned online buddies.. a few people suggested creating a support GROUP, rather then just a buddy... this is a great ...

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