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WE ARE BROTHER AND SISTER GREW UP VERY CLOSE IN AGE AND HAVE FINALLY DECIDED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. WE BOTH HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN AND ARE VERY SELF CONSCIOUS OF OURSELVES. WE ARE TIRED OF STNADING ON THE SIDELINES AND WATCHING WE WANT TO BE BETTER PARENTS AND INVOLVED SO WE DECIDED TO DO THIS FOR OURSELVES AND NO ONE ELSE.

FATBUSTERS ON FIRE!

GETTING FIT IN AMERICA FOR 2008 MILLION POUND MATCHUP!!
THANKS FOR VISITING OUR SITE AND FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT!
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    老虎
    April 14 8:01 PM
    this blog looks well formated good job guys!
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    UnstabilityUnlimited
    April 13 9:43 PM
    well  i havent finished yet. im on the weight loss too . and i love that weight loss clock youve put up on your space. How did you do it. and can i do it as well????? all the best with your weight loss and Shorti is so right about the sleep thing. especially if you are working out then you must sleep eight hours everyday. for muscle to gain mass it has to be rested thats the time it grows, if you don trest it  you will only burning a torn muscle . more muslce means more fat burn. ...... so well but i guess at weight watchers youll learn all the science there is to weightloss. well the science is not enuf to know as in my case i have to get around to doing the hard work. all the best and may the best man win. but you right you will be all winners.
     
    Just wanted to add one more thing im 180 pounds maybe and i have already reached that stage where i have started to hide. I avoid goin gout of the house and it doesnt help to havea husband who is fit as a fiddle and looks ten years younger than he is. so i end up looking like im his mother. So i salute you for the courage you have found with ing yourself to go out there and give it a shot. cheers!!!! i know how tough it is not just the physical part but the emotional part as well thats always tougher..........................give it your best girl...............Go girl go!!!!
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    UnstabilityUnlimited
    April 13 9:37 PM
    Hey there!!!! wow you on weight losers Great. as you can see im on the way to being obese myself. well that snap of me is a year ago and ive put on 30 pounds after that. Baring teeth
  • Shorti
    April 03 12:57 PM
    Hi there,  I have always had a fluxuating weight problem from  78 to 178. I'm only 5 ft tall so 176 was big and 78 was ugly . That was when I was younger NOW I'm 51 and   I stay 140-150 . I Can't get below 140!  I LOVE food but I'm not a big eater,  BUT  I  do have  a sleeping problem. It's been proven sleep has alot to do with weight. Check out how good  your sleeping pattern is, can't hurt. Also  please update us
    DON"T GIVE UP, theres alot of us out here that care and are pulling for you both!!!!!   
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    little woman
    March 26 12:14 PM
    hi- i was browsing thur and came upon your story .. wanted to say <<<
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January 22

WHY I'M HERE...DESIREE

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STARTING WEIGHT: 340

I was an overweight kid through high school etc...I am an emotional eater when I get mad, bored, depressed, or even in a good mood I eat.  As time goes on you just seem to get larger and larger and I think I never perceived myself to be so large.  Like I mean you know you are overweight but then you see a picture and you are like Oh my gosh that is not me. You avoid scales and new clothes at least I do and then before you know it your heart rate is going 139 when you are laying down you are at the hospital for chest pains and that is embarrassing and you have no energy to do anything even walk up the steps.  So when you ask me how I got here the initial response is I don't know but to come forth and be honest about it the true answer is from not caring, from not seeing myself as important or worthy of anything, maybe in ways as a protection and excuse not to do things, I know there are so many people out there that have many of the same reasons and probably more.  I start a new different diet every other day. I have sat through the weight loss surgery seminars and I am just afraid of that option. I have had personal trainers, gym memberships, you name it I've tried it from diet pills that make your heart feel as if they will jump out of your chest or nauseous to the diet Dr in Florida that prescribes speed and 10 ounces of protein a day haha extreme dieting I suppose you could call it..and.... after each diet that I fail I gain back the lost weight and then more as I am sure anyone overweight knows the drill.  I have a hard time putting me first and being selfish with my time.  I know however that when I do it does work. The biggest loser and this challenge have motivated me so much.  It is a shame it takes 5 seasons to get me off my butt and do something but you are truly not ready to do it until you really decide I've HAD ENOUGH! and I HAVE HAD ENOUGH! 

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Why have I had enough?

I am tired of being made fun of

I am tired of standing and holding peoples purses while they ride amusement park rides with my kids

I am tired of my child asking me to play with him and being to embarrassed to run around outside or to full of carbs to even move

I am tired of hiding and eating and lying to myself and others

I am tired of going on nice vacations and not even leaving the room

I am tired of going to a restaurant and as I follow the hostess through sizing up the spaces to make sure I fit and am not embarrassed or tipping someone out of their chair as I pass by

I am tired of not visiting my family in other states and avoiding friends b/c I am ashamed of the way I look!

I just turned 30 my life is more than half over if I don't do something about it.  I have hid all my life and I'm tired of hiding. 

FAT is a suit that destroys every aspect of your life from not feeling attractive and pushing your loved ones away to laying and bed as your days pass by and your children grow and this has to be the end.

I will be FAT NO MORE. I choose life and if I do not put myself first and choose LIFE then my consequences is undoubtedly death!

Why I choose to live....

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Who could not choose to live.  I will be a better mom. I will be a better person.  I am worthy of this. 

I WILL SUCCEED!

IT'S BEEN A WHILE

Sad I travel a lot back and forth every week from West Virginia to Tennessee and I tell you it can take a toll on you when it comes to having time. I need at least 48 hours in a day. Dont we all!  Well here is what ahs been happening. Tuesday through Friday I am in WV so My brother and I workout daily and have been following our diets very closely.  Adapting to eating 6 times a day every three hours and on a goal caloric besis is h ard but doable. It really helps to have support. We then found an empty baseball field where we go and run and play soccer, tag, etc, with our kids. Anthony is Michaels son and is nine years old and Landon is my son and just turned five.  They are loving it, especially Anthony whos dad for so long has sat back and just watched him play and when the ball would pass by him instead of coming directly to him he would make Anthony go get it.  Now he is active getting in the floor helping Anthony who is an avid wrestler practice his moves.  Jogging along with him and playing besketball.  My brother used to love basketball when he was in high school he lost 50 pounds one summer just playing ball.  Our diets have been great, occasional slip ups but not bad.  Instead of a bag of chips a few.  We are far from perfect.  On the 12th I had a birthday and I was very good.  My son wanted real cake lol but I wanted to stay on my plan so i had a smart ones dessert and My fiance and son got a small cake that was maybe a slice and split it.  I was proud of them and me.  While in Tennesse I try and take my son to the park and to go for walks with everyone.  It is hard and sometimes I feel so lazy.  Its much easier when I am where my brother is because if I am in a blaah mood he snaps me out of it and visa versa. I guess thats what a team is about.  Well there is a quick update of the last week. I will update more often now that I have my page in order.  I hope everyone out there is doing well and staying motivated.  Motivation is the hardest part of it though it comes and goes but with the support of your family teammate and friends you can get over that hump and reach your goals not just in the journey of weight loss but in life. Good luck to you all!
 
  
January 14

USEFUL INFORMATION

Conversion Table

 

1 Gram Fat

9 Calories

1 Gram Carbohydrate

4 Calories

1 Gram Protein

4 Calories

Walking 3 mph

280 Calories/hour

Jogging 5 mph

500 Calories/hour

Running

700 Calories/hour

Bicycling-Moderate

450 Calories/hour

3500 Calories Burned

1 Pound Weight Loss

Fast Food Calories

 

Food

Calories

Fat Grams

Big Mac

560

31

Quarter Pounder Cheese

530

30

Filet-O-Fish

560

20

BK Whopper W/Cheese

730

46

Taco Bell Taco

170

10

Taco Bell Bean Burrito

380

12

Subway Veggie Delight

222

3

Subway Turkey & Ham

295

5

Medium Coke

210

0

BK Medium French Fry

370

20

January 09

WHAT A DAY!

I AM TOTALLY BEAT.  WE EXERCISED TWO TIMES TODAY AND REALLY PUSHED IT. MY BROTHER WORRIES ME B/C IM NOT SURE HOW FAR HE CAN BE PUSHED SO IT GETS STRESSFUL AT TIMES.  WE TOOK THE KIDS TO AN EMPTY FIELD AND RAN AND PLAYED WITH THEM.  I DONT THINK THEY KNEW WHAT TO THINK REALLY.  MY BROTHER HAS DEVELOPED A REALLY BAD HABIT OF IF THE BALL DOESNT COME TO HIS REACH SENDING SOMEONE ELSE TO GET IT...WELL NOT TODAY..HE HAD TO WALK AND GET IT HIMSELF.. AND HE DID!   WHEN WE WERE FINISHED EVERYONE FELT SO MUCH BETTER.  LETS HOPE THIS CONTINUES.  IT GETS SO HARD FOR ME WHEN I GET FRUSTRATED WITH EVERYDAY SITUATIONS AND I EAT EMOTIONALLY.  IT LOOKS LIKE A FEW OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS ARE CLIMBING ON THE WAGON WITH US AND SO THE SUPPORT WILL HELP.  GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE OTHER CONTESTANTS AND TRY TO REMEMBER EVEN IF YOU DONT WIN THE CHALLENGE YOU WIN AT LIFE AND AT BEING HEALTHY.  THATS SOMETHING NO AMOUNT OF MONEY OR PRIZES COULD EVER BUY IN MY EYES.
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GETTING STARTED

TODAY IS DAY 1 FOR US WE HAVE GOTTEN OFF TO A GREAT START AND ARE EXCITED TO BE A PART OF THE BIGGEST LOSER CHALLENGE.  wE INTEND ON PUTTING 210% OF OURSELVES INTO THIS AND WETHER OR NOT WE WIN A PRIZE WE WIN AT LIFE AND BEING HEALTHY. WILL UPDATE AGAIN LATER THIS EVENING.