Another 10-15lbs group

Hi, I would like to get in shape for the summer...I am currently in college and have gained a bit more weight than I would have liked to:) I am 5'3 and weigh 143lbs...would love to go down to 125lbs or so over the course of the next few months and would love to hear from anyone else with the same situation? 

I could certainly do with some motivation...someone to chat to when Im contemplating a chocolate binge:) 

Hi everyone!

Well I am at 139.5 for the 3rd week in a row, but that is ok with me.  I had to work really hard this week to take off the poundage I gained camping last weekend.  Now with a 3 day weekend I have to try even harder.  no more of the cycle of gaining on the weekend and spending the week trying to take the weight off!! 

I am also going to try to lose a 1/2 pound a week, so I am going to eat a little bit more (200calories).  And see if I have better success.  I find if I limit myself so much I end  up binging. 

I also tried the roller blading and it was a sight to be seen, I think there was a reason they were getting rusty down in my basement!  I will stick to running and biking  :)

I hope everyone has a great weekend.  It will be a long one for me as I have labor day off!!

128.7 - It's soooo going the wrong way - I've lost track, and I haven't been logging food for a couple of weeks - but have been maintaining my excercise - i've done some changes though, and have basically just been running a lot (want to shape up for my first marathon...but if I won't loose the weight, how will I be able to do that?!!?!) so maybe I need to be a bit more vigilant the next couple of weeks... nothing motivates me more than seeing progress!

I hope you guys are well, despite the fact that most of us have either maintained or gained a bit... I know we can do it, since we have been earlier. Maybe it's just a natural part of the process, since we're all more or less in the same boat.

I'm definitely watching my eating this weekend, and will LOG everything...

Good luck ladies.

Yup.  After trying harder this week, I'm @ 140.4 today.  Up .6 fm last wk.  But, I can suck in my gut further than before.  I'm really o.k. with it.  I know I feel better, I've increased my excercise and made some good progress on changing my calorie intake.  I have trouble with the binging in the late afternoon, when I've cut down the cals in the a.m.  I'm hoping my body will adjust. 

Hasta, that's exactly what happens to me too- I am super good during the morning hours, but then something happens around 3-4 pm and I get so restless/hungry that I find it difficult to stop grazing--- maybe we just need to find something to do away from food between 3 and 6 (and again from 6 'til morning...maybe we should start going to bed at 6:30 ?)

Well, I just had popcorn with my daughter but actually managed to throw away 1/3 of the bag (admittedly, she didn't have as many as me...but it's a start, right?)

edit: the following day: I decided not to hit myself too hard over the head.... instead i decided to get serious again..so I decided to run this morning until i couldn't any longer, and that wasn't until after 77 minutes (1349 cals), and my mileage has increased, which really rocks...so although I've gained a wee bit of weight, my stamina is getting much much better ( I still remember my first run ever in May, where I thought I was gonna fall flat on my face with exhaustion after 11 minutes....) - so I'll focus on the progress instead...:-)

WOW Girl! Very impressive.  I think I'll run today.  Thanks for the motivation.

wow 77 minutes, that is awesome.  I need to work on increasing my mileage and time, that will be a fall goal of mine!  I had my first spinning class of the fall this morning and it kicked my butt  :)  and the instructor that plays good music is back from the spring! 

Labor day weekend was a little rough, but I am ready to bounce back with a vengence!  My new plan is to lose a 1/2 pound a week and keep logging on the weekends, it can be done!!

Anyway I hope everyone has a nice Tuesday.

i've always been terrified of trying out spinning, since i think it looks a lot like suicidal!!! but i think i might give it a try when winter rolls around and the weather makes it impossible to run

I managed to up my time + mileage by doing hiit training...which also makes my running more fun and varied...

spinning is a little nuts, but you manage your own resistance so you can go as hard or not as you like.  I like that there is music and someone telling you what to do.  Something that I need at 6am, otherwise I don't do enough interval training.

Okay, so I'm so late again.  I'm at 135.  No big change, but still have my TOM, so I'm hoping my weight will go down in a couple days.  I have not been paying attention to my diet this past weekend.  I don't know, but my mind was not into it and I did not work out.  I did hit the gym this morning and felt good.  I usually take a spin class here and there.  The usual instructor went to Iraq.  I loved him.  He was crazy and made us spin like crazy.  The substitute, he's okay.  I don't burn enough calories in his class so I need to do some cardio before hand.....Lets see how today goes.

It's Wednesday with peeves.  Ok so this a.m. I was ready for work early.  Not an easy feat for me.  I decided, "hey why don't I leave the kitchen a little cleaner than usual. (our 2 kids go off to school, dad leaves for work, last night's dinner dishes are rinsed and on the right side of sink but not in the washer).  So great I'm going to earn brownie points both at work for being earlier than usual and at home for tidying up.  NOT!!!! Seems like times I try to make things a little bit better, I trip over myself like Laurel and Hardy. 

What happened Hasta?  Well I'm glad you asked cuz I'm trying not to be perturbed in front of my kids for such stupid irritation. Well, let me tell you.  Today was trash day so I wanted to get my fridge as fresh as possible. (my best friend keep an immaculate fridge stocked with fresh organic food.  I'm a wanna be.)  I reach to take out some turkey breast that I no longer want to cook to throw away.  A soy sauce bottle teeters, and in slo mo fall to the floor.  Will is break as I see it falling?  Crap it shattered! On my shoes, pants, all over all the shelves of darn fridge.  I'm late to work as usual, but today I smell like soy.

Now..... I decide to be thrifty.  A strong influence from my parent and prior to them.  So I prop a bottle of condiment against the wall to pour the remaining left into a new fresh bottle.  (no need to scrimp like this financially).  I check it later and think it's poured all that's there.  As I pull both bottles to put away ALL that was moving into the new container moved to the lip of the new jar and the counter.  ARGGGGGGG.  Why bother?  Which is totally true but a hard habit to break.    Lesson re-enforced:  Don't think that saving a few cents will make a diff.  I feel sad though when people around the workd lack so much.

Thanks for listening, if you had the patience and time to read thru this. 

On the positive side, the commit that I made to my minutes of excercise per month on avg is really helping me.  I'm on the 3rd week and can FEEL if not record progress other than on measurements.  Maybe friday, I'll get the weight progress.

Go Friday!!!!

Hi,

I'm in the same situation as you all! I'm 140lbs, but usually 135. I'm still a uk10, but verging on a 12 sometimes. The thing is I actually wanted to down to 9 stone! The student life makes it very hard to diet, and I love my food! I'm not so much bothered about weight but I would like to be a 8-10 again not a 10-12. Not that there is anything wrong with 10-12, but all my life i've been that size. Maybe I've hit the age where I cant eat anything and be skinny! We need to help each other out, i'm finding it very hard and binging cos im so down :(

Looking forward to speaking to you all!

hasta - what a day...glad to see you are able to focus on the positive, and also take a lesson out of the whole ordeal :-)

see you all tomorrow!!1 (not looking forward to it, have been, if not binging, then something that looks like its twin!!!)

weighing it as 127.2 - so back on track despite a few days of major binging! I haven't excercised this week either, but maybe this is what i need to get back in the swing of things  - have a film production this weekend, which means that i'll be eating well and drinking...but i just realised that i haven't been this low in weight since i started here -so despite having a bad couple of weeks, i'm happy!!!

am off with my daughter for a stroll in the great fall sunshine...(read: going shopping!) - looking forward to see how you all did this week.

Hasta-what a day!!  I know I have been there before where everything that can go wrong seems to.  Sometimes it is so bizarre that you just have to laugh.  I also seem to find ways to be late to work even if I have plenty of time to get ready.  I am glad you are doing well with exercise and that you feel better!  :)

Today my weigh in went well.  I had to do it 3 times to believe the number (last night I had mac & Cheese and cookie dough)  138.5!  I am getting there.  Now the weekend.  I am going to really try to count this weekend.  I am going to the Badger football game tomorrow so the bloody mary's and burgers will be flowing.  I just need to stay focused. 

I hope everyone weigh in's go well!

Welcome Sweetiepumpkin!

Nice job smader and snehvide!  This is very good news!  I on the other hand am busy maintaining.  130.2 same as last week. 

Under the circumstances of the past few months, I'm feeling like it is good that I was at least able to maintain.  Perhaps with a bit of stress reduction, I can get back on track to losing. 

hi all, 141.8 this am and lost the weight this week due to stress and not eating. we went camping last weekend and sunday evening my husband and daughter went for bike ride. well, she's been riding her bike for nearly 2 months now so my husband had the bright idea of taking her on a freakin mountain bike trail. needless to say it was way too bumpy and she was going way to fast then fell and broke her arm. it's been a nightmare. the only good thing is it's high up on her humerus so she doesn't need a cast and it's not on a growth plate. she has to wear a sling for 5 wks and it's torture to her bcuz she can't run and play. she missed her first day of school but she's back now and has to sit out at gym and recess. she is such a trooper!! i banged my shin on the running board of our truck and cried for like 20 minutes and she broke her arm and cried for about 5!

hasta, i know how those days are, just when everything is going well the unexpected happens!! have a good weekend all. 

Hi all!.  I'm happy to report I am 134!.  Like finally, my weight went down. So I'm hoping will go down another pound by next week.  I'm a hoping.  This week has been better.  I worked out everyday except Thursday.  I've also been eating better.  My husband decided to try the Zone diet so I've been preparing the meals.  So maybe this diet is working for me.  I guess time will tell.  Great job everyone!!!

Balehead - So sorry to hear about your daughter. i hope she is feeling better....

And good job ladies, it seems you all had quite a good week. see you on friday

Oh no, Balehead.  I bet your hubby got an earful that night!  Well, keep in mind that sometimes, when our kids have accidents, it hurts us more than it hurts them.  I hope this was the case for your daughter.

I admitt I was hiding this weekend.  I was soooo disapoointed on my weigh in: went from 140.4, to 142.2   This after excercising regularly and haveing some success on inches lost.  Even worse, I lost heart and binged this weekend.  I didn't excercise either, not track the calories.  It just really hit me hard this time.  The chart's been updated.

We haven't heard from Rishiesmom for a while.  I hope all is well.

Balehead-what a weekend!  I hope your daughter is feeling alright. 

hasta-I hear ya on the binge weekends.  sometimes it gets tiring to be good all the time, it is a lot of work!  and then to not see success because of it can really be a downer.  Do you think you are gaining muscle if you are losing inches?  Doing the whole diet thing has been very revealing to me; how hard it is, how easy it is to give up on yourself, and how long it can take. 

I myself had a dissapointment this morning.  I tried to count my calories this weekend and exercised and I still gained 2 pound over the weekend.  I don't know, maybe beer has more of an effect than just calories...