Topic : Join the 100 Pound Club

I am in Prescott Valley and looking for a buddy to encourage me to start with Dr. Phils program.  I would like someone that I can exercise with.  Talk to and get suggestions. Please email me @ theresasummers@cableone.net

Hi Melanie

I saw the Dr. Phil show too on Wednesday when he was starting his newest weight loss challenge.  I am also 55 and have over 100 lbs. to lose.  I decided tonight since my husband was working I would go into the Dr. Phil website and see what information I could find regarding the message boards and the challenge.  I too just posted for my first time and am looking for an email buddy to keep motivated with.  I have tried so many things in the past and I just have to do this or I know I am going to die.  I have diabetes, coronary artery disease, hight blood pressure, 2 knee replacements and my knees and feet hurt so bad I can hardly walk most days.  I am so happy I saw your message and I hope we can be support buddies.

Sondra

Hi Julia,

 I am new to this messge board so I am hoping that you will get this. I am 36 years old and really need to lose this weight . I am currently needing to lose about 110 pounds myself. i would love to chat with you and help out any way hat I can . I am also looking for lots of support for me too. I hope that this is a new start of somethig that I will follow through on. Looking forward to a reply. Robyn from Michigan

My name is Shelley and I am so very ready to lose the weight.  I just weighed myself and I am at 236 and I truly hate that!  I would like to weigh 135.  That is a pretty big goal, but I know I can do it.  I am so tired of shopping in the plus size department or having to get size 3X.  It is so emotional for me!  I am here and I am committed. 

My name is Marie and am from Westland Michigan.  I'm 51 years old and am a cancer survivor.  I'm hoping to lose 100 pounds.  I am having a lot of health problems so I really need to do this for myself.

I'm hoping to find some new buddies to help keep me motivated.

Just wanted to stop by and read a few posts before getting to bed.  I just wanted to say thank you to those who sent me a personal email and the person who replied with the great tips to my first posted message.  I will return personal emails maybe tomorrow.  I included a small excerpt from my personal diary entries from the web site so you will be updated on my progress thus far even though it's only been a day or so since posting.  Would love to hear regular updates on how the rest of you are!!

Section from my online diary:

Well, it looks like part of my getting started in my weight loss journey will be postponed a bit.  I have to recover from yesterday morning's car accident before I can safely get my exercise going.  That doesn't stop me from changing the rest of the things I need to change to get going.  I can be and plan to be working on other things like making better and more informed food choices and eliminating things that could be holding me back from doing the work to begin with.  Recovering will give me a chance to get started on re-reading the Dr. Phil weight loss books I have!!  I have to start realizing that there are going to be obstacles and I will find creative ways to work with the obstacles!!

Okay, so that updates everyone so far.  I am alright.  I have a sprained lower back and today I hurt so bad all over that I can hardly move.  The ER gave wonderful meds to help with this for the next little while as I'm healing.  The worst was that I was just in an accident 11 months ago......that one was a hit and run and I was rear ended while I was doing about 35 mph by someone that was evidentally intoxicated and he was doing about 50 mph and I had a lower back sprain from that.  This accident yesterday was a teen speeder not paying attention and rear ended me doing about 40 mph and I was sitting at a stop light.  Needless to say I reinjured my old injury from the last accident and I tensed up so terribly because I saw this one coming that the rest of my body is feeling like the boy actually ran over me.

Anyway........that's how things are going here so far!!  How are things going with all of you guys??  I have a lot of posts to catch up on so maybe I will feel good enough to sit here for a spell and do that tomorrow!!