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Topic : 05/26 Summer Slim

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Created on : Friday, May 19, 2006, 10:38:31 am
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The beach, bathing suits and vowing to get in shape -- all signs summer is approaching. Dr. Phil's guests are trying to overcome the roadblocks that keep them from their best bikini bodies. Helen hasn't worn a bathing suit since she was 12. Dr. Phil cameras follow her as she tries on bathing suits for the first time in 30 years. Hear from other women who also have issues wearing swimsuits. Next, Julie has lost 165 pounds, but her husband, Kelly, says she's not skinny enough, and he would be embarrassed if she wore a bathing suit. Kelly says he needs Julie to weigh 150 pounds. Can this marriage survive Kelly's demands? Then, Melissa is getting married in October, so she challenged her sister, Kim, to a friendly weight loss competition, but it's turned into a fierce battle. Both girls will stop at nothing to win. See the antics they use to one-up each other and sabotage each other's efforts. And, Ed wants to be a trophy husband in time for his anniversary this summer. Can he learn to say no to the foods that call his name and tempt his tummy? Plus, big surprises for the guests and audience. Find out how you can get in on the action. If you need to shed some winter weight and slim down before stepping on the beach, this show is for you! Talk about the show here.


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May 28, 2006, 6:16 am PDT

05/26 Summer Slim

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 Dr. Phil, never mind the weight!  The advice you should've given Julie was to lose that awful husband.  Hearing that loser whine about Julie not keeping her promise to lose weight  and talk about how he diss'd her on Valentine's Day, complaining that she didn't have a lingerie body - puh-lease give me a break.  Who died and made him a Calvin Klein model? As someone in the process of losing 120 pounds, the last thing you need is a partner like that.  My personal wish for Julie is that  she keep up the good work, dump that sanctimonious spouse and hold out for a real man who will love her for who she is.  She totally deserves it.  Best regards - Jacqueline Hampton
P.S. The man formerly known as my husband was about the same degree of non-supportive; happily he's an ex and I've moved on to folks who get it.
AMEN!!!! I couldn't wait to see someone say that ! Just think how extra weight Julie would loose if she lost that worthless snake!!
 
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May 28, 2006, 6:24 am PDT

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Dear Dr. Phil,   

I would love to win one of those slim suites for this summer, and I’m sure that it would be used for many more. I am 24 years old and I had 3 beautiful children in 4 years. I have not worn a swimsuit in over 6 years. I am going to school full time to become a RN and I also work full time graveyards at a local nursing home. I have never seen the beach but we only live 2 hours away from the ocean and it would be great to be able to have a great experience with my kids seeing it for the first time as I do. Please if you could help me that would make my day… Sincerely Patricia Montoniyo   

Girl I hope you win. Sounds to me as though you truely deserve it! Listen up Dr. phil ! Why my I ask have you never seen to the ocean when you are so close? You must take those beautiful children adn do yourself a favor take a day off and go!! What are you waiting for ? Just do it!!!
 
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May 28, 2006, 6:33 am PDT

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I have also been in this position, i have lost weight and gained it back because I was listening to what other people said, i would like to have someone to help me as well as Me helping them loose those unwanted pounds..I now have 60 pounds to loose to get back into a normal size..i joined a gym but now that the gas prices are so high i can't go to the gym until I get a car that i can actually use and not have to spend 200 dollars a week going to the gym.. so I am really depressed right now..I would love to have some moral support from a nice friend..
Listen don't beat yourself up that way ! You do not have to go to hte gyme to excersise! Go for a fast walk,get an excersise tape that you can to at home, or just simple do all those things we had to do in gyme at school ! We are all suffering with these awful gas prices but don't use that as an excuse to rob yourself of something you want so bad ! You can do this ! Just keep at it, get creative adn never ever give up!!Email me we will chat I would love to help if I can!
 
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May 28, 2006, 7:37 am PDT

brown shoes/black pants

I can't find the e-mail, but it was on this string of posts.  What is wrong with brown shoes and black pants?  I thought you could wear any of the neutrals together and it didn't matter.  This is an honest question.  I have always just bought one pair of dark brown shoes to wear with almost every thing during the winter months.  Is it a fashion mistake to not match your shoes to your pants?  I really need to know because I have three teenage daughters and I have been telling them that brown and black go with every thing.
 
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May 28, 2006, 7:49 am PDT

Dr. Phil missed the real problem

Julie came to Dr. Phil for two reasons, to lose weight and to get her controlling, nasty, verbally abusive husband some help.  I'm sure the husband doesn't think he has any problem in the way he treats his wife . I can't believe Dr. Phil didn't  come down harder on him and most of all get him the help he so desperately needs. Dr. Phil got her help for the weight loss but what about the bigger problem.   That gentleman will NEVER be happy with her body no matter how slim she is .  He will just move on the put her down about something else.  He wants to control her and mold in her into what he wants as well as being critical about every thing she does or does not do.  I think he will treat kids the same way and HE NEEDS HELP BEFORE kids arrive. Dr. PHIL GET THE REAL PROBLEM SOME HELP.
 
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May 28, 2006, 8:26 am PDT

I am starting today

Hi everyone,  

I think just writing this message is my starting point. I plan to slim down. I am 225 lbs and in the plus sizes. i want to get out of the plus size range and get fit. So here goes... I am a mother of two lovely girls 42 years old and happy. I am ready.. I will keep you up dated.   

AJK  

 
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May 28, 2006, 8:55 am PDT

Kelly needs to work on himself

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 Hi Julie, It practically killed me to listen to your incredible accomplishments and then hear Kelly speak!  It was horrible!  Forgive me for saying it, but Kelly wasn't too thin on your wedding day. And how could someone who supposedly loves you only worry about his own 'embarrassment' about being seen with you on the beach? I have no right to question your relationship but that is so low.  And Kelly said:  "Because she promised she'd lose the extra 25 pounds".  What if you developed some kind of disease and the medicine you needed caused bloating? I take medicine for my arthritis and it does cause me to hold water. But if my spouse was critical of such things, I just might be a walkin' out the door.  They say that people who are overly critical of others are usually unsatisfied with themselves.  Get him to talk in "I's" not "You's". For example [with him speaking:  "I feel ___________ about my own appearance", or "When you don't live up to my standards, I feel or think _______________."  If the answer to the latter even remotely sounds like "I am too good for you." run, girl.  You are awesome and should hear about it every single day!
I agree with you wholeheartedly!!!!  If Kelly was okay with himself he would be able to accept Julie for the wonderful woman that she is instead of judging her because she is a real woman and not some fantasy that he thinks she should live up to.  Julie, girl, don't let that man make you feel that you are not worthwhile.  You are the same person in a small body that you are in a large body.  You have to let yourself feel okay, and get far away from people who make you feel that you are not okay.  Kelly cannot love you enough if he does not make you feel that you are the most beautiful woman in the world all day every day.  That is his job to love, honor, and cherish.  Maybe he needs to work on himself and let you worry about you.  From the looks of him, I think I know a way that you can lose about 250 pounds very quickly.  I also feel that Dr. Phil should have asked him who gave him permission to judge someone else on the way they look when he is not that great of a prize in the looks department himself.  I'm thinking that he was pretty lucky to find somebody as pretty as Julie to put up with his crap.  I would rather be fat than ugly anyday, especially when that ugly is from the inside out. 
 
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May 28, 2006, 9:10 am PDT

wearing a bathing suit ...i cant even wear shorts

I am 27 years old and have been with my husban since i was 13 years old ...he has never seen me in a bathing suit ..and only in the first few years did i wear shorts in the summer...I have such an issue with my weight even though i see people who are much ( ihat e to be rude and god knows i am trying to use a serious but not mean word) who r much flabbier i guess than me ...but they have a confidence about them ..they seem to be comfortable with who they are ...I am around 175-180 lbs and im only 5 foot notta...and im big chested so i feel like im just tooo round ir wide from front to back to even consider not being in jeans and baggy shirts when in public..if I ever put on a bathing suit i wear a knee length shirt over it ...I wish i could get past my body shape so i could wear cooler clothes and exercise ...also heres a ? my whole family is diabetic from my grand parents to my mom aunts uncles etc(one aunt died from not taking her meds and my grampy before death had his leg cut off ) ...they have it quite bad and have skin problems like cracks in their feet and blisters under their arms...also they all look 9 mths pregnant all the time we call it the miller belly...my doctor says im not diabetic but im scared to death that i am and or will be soon if i dont slim down ...wanna help a girl out lol  Trampoline rally for me message dr phil and say help this girl lose weight ..have the people on here done that for anyone before and belive me ill write him everyday 6 times a day for you if you need help someday....Please keep in mind I have 2 lil girls aged 4 and 1 and had c sections for both ..my belly is still messed up after the second one and I went through a bothed epideral with my first and i think my back is a bit still from that i get the odd pincihing sensation if i turn wrong....so I really need to get help and learn how to do a proper work out and eat the proper foods I dont want to lose my leg or die young and leave them girls to grow up alone...I wanna be able to teach them how to eat right so they dont inherit the miller belly ....PLEASE PEOPLE >>>PLEASE..my email is glm21779@hotmail.com if any of you want to bug the heck out of dr phil and his staff to get me in this summer challenge he is holding  (hugs) :)





 
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May 28, 2006, 9:15 am PDT

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Quote From: alicejk1

Hi everyone,  

I think just writing this message is my starting point. I plan to slim down. I am 225 lbs and in the plus sizes. i want to get out of the plus size range and get fit. So here goes... I am a mother of two lovely girls 42 years old and happy. I am ready.. I will keep you up dated.   

AJK  

You go girl ...I am starting again lol ...i have lost and gained with my babies ..but i bought an exersice bike got it put t ogether last night and i am feeling ready ...i hope to get in on this weight loss challenge but if i dont I hope to make some friends to support and be supported ...Your gonna do great ..  Big Hug 





 
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May 28, 2006, 9:34 am PDT

Also WW having hard time

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Well, I know that we can do this finally. However, I am doing this a little different. I am a Weight Watcher's member and I am following their plans and lifestyle changes, however, I am going to take in a TON of Dr. Phil's advice. Also, I am going to accomplish the eight-week exercise program for beginning exercisers. I am going to really work on this and keep reading all information that I can find on Dr. Phil's web site because I have already found his information interesting and very very true.....Anyways, here is a little about me....Last year Feb. 2005 until Nov. 2005 I had lost 44lbs on Weight Watchers ( I started at 257lbs) and then from Nov. 2005 till March 2006 I stopped going (stress, my mom is in the hospital, college...all excuses) and I had gained 23lbs back. Just in the past 9 weeks I have been up and down again. Here is how I did (Started 236 lbs)....Week 2: 231.8lbs (-4.2), WK 3: 229.6lbs (-2.2), WK 4: 230.6lbs (+1), WK 5: 231.4lbs (+.8), WK 6: 227.6lbs (-3.8), WK 7: 225lbs (-2.6), WK 8: 229.6 (+4.6), and this week 9: 225.8lbs (-3.8). As you can tell I am still having a tough time. Is there anyone out there that would like to become online support buddies?  

Hi, I am also a Weight Watchers member who is having a hard time.  I started out pretty well.  I started back at WW last August and lost 22 pounds.  I have struggled with losing and gaining the same few pounds for the last five months.  I try to think positively about it.  At least I didn't gain 22 pounds on top of what I was.  My first weight in August was 303 pounds.  I am still in the 280s.  My husband also joined weight watchers with me and has done amazingly well.  He has lost 98 pounds in the same amount of time.  It's almost embarrassing that he has done so well and I have not.  I am so proud of his success.  He inspires me to not give up.  He also had some medical problems which made it more imperative for him to lose the weight.  His medical problems are under great control.  We both accept each other no matter what our weight is.  We are the same people on the inside.  I do feel that people look at me and say "why can't she do it if he can"?  It's just SO HARD.  Of course, anything that is worth doing is going to be hard.  I have finally faced the fact that I will never be "skinny".  God did not make me that way.  However, I would like to be not so fat.  I don't have any health problems, so it makes it easier for me to say that it's okay that I am not losing quickly.  I want to lose weight, but I want it to be easy and that is just not realistic.    

   

I would like to be a part of a support network.  If you would like to e-mail me personally my e-mail address is csbrokenshire@bellsouth.net  

   

   

 
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