Another Tall Club- 5'9" + 50-70 pounds to lose (Now ANY amount to lose)
Hello all
I know there are already a few tall clubs going out there, but are already quite established, so I decided to start a fresh one!
Just going to edit the opening post for the Middle of 2009! 
Im a 25 year old female, my stats are:
Height: 6 Foot 1
SW: 330
CW: 195
GW:175-180
Starting BMI: 44
Current BMI: 25.6
If there is anyone out there who has similar stats/targets please feel to use this group to rant, share losses and sucess stories. This group was originally for people with 50-70 to lose but I have adjusted it as everyone is doing so well!!! Now anyone tall with weight to lose can join
Happy December everyone! It's great to be "back". My body is totally at the point of wanting to shed pounds again. I'm down to 242 and now it's up to me to keep my calories between 1500-1700. To those of you suffering through a plateua: despite working out 5-6days per week I lost not a single pound the ENTIRE month of November. HANG IN THERE, YOUR BREAKTHROUGH WILL COME!
I worked out this morning, 25 minutes on the treadmill and 20 on the stairmaster. I can't wait to be one of those chicks who does 30 minutes on the stairmaster. That machine is the only machine left that absolutely kicks my butt every time I get on it. I started off 2 months ago doing 5minutes on it...I'm very proud to be up to 20 :)
On Saturday I went shopping at NY&Co and I felt soooo awesome when the sales clerk offered to help me and I said "14 tall" - NY&Co goes up to 18 and there was a point, about 6 months ago when the 18s were too tight. I've come a long way and I'm very happy. I've got 42lbs to go. I want to see how this week goes before I set a mini goal :)
Shizzi: That's awesome that you're "back", because it would have been so easy to fall into old habits. OMG I was at the gym today and went on the stair master for about 10 minutes and then decided i had had enough. I HATE it. More than running. I made up for going 20 minutes on the elliptical. I used to do 30 minutes on the stair master no problem, but as of late I start hurting around the 10 minute mark. But today seemed like a off day at the gym anyways. Some days I can do it no problem, but days like today make me sad :( I am so happy for you, you're almost to thr 30's! I have this bad plateau where I am not able to get past the 250s. I have tried and the lowest I got was 250.4 or something like that.
Laura: Shame about Thanksgiving, but I am sure you Brits celebrate something neat we don't do here in the states. hey at least you're not in a recession, right? I have to stop watching the news, its depressing.
MrsD: Thanksgiving is so worth it. One day out of 365. I did not log anything I ate in. I have not weighed myself since then. I am so scared. I am giving my body a few days to recover so when I get on the scale its not too much of a shock. This past weekend, I also drank on Saturday and so yeah that adds to the reason why I have not weighed myself. But I am back into it!
I <3 Christmas! We decorated me dads house and listened to X-Mas music and i just love it lol. Like I said, I have not been good this weekend, but I hope to make it up in these next few weeks. If I am not 250 or something like that this Wednesday, then my New Year goal of 245 is not looking good. As a consolation goal (hopefully I can reach my real one!) I want to absolutely be in the 240s. I have been in the 250s since last May and I am ready to see some new numbers. Its my own personal plateau I want to overcome. So yeah, eat well, exercise and be happy! :D
Hello
Happy December to you all too! I put up my Christmas tree and put out all my nice candles and stuff last night :o) I also have a chocolate advent calendar (Yes, I know I am 25....).
Sharpdust- Britain is in full blown Recession! We've been struggling with the "Credit crunch" and increasing prices for the best part of a year. It seems like the economic crisis is pretty much global (Britain and USA being the first). I hate watching the news too. I'm sooooo poor. I also like your idea of not logging or weighing for your Thanksgiving- I will be doing that for Christmas.
Its good to give yourself a few days of not weighing after a big celebration/treatfest. Then after a few days of being good get back on. That way you dont sit there being upset about putting on, I know because I've done it many a time!
Shizzi- Well done with the 14 Talls! To me there is no better feeling than going into a shop and going down a size :o) You're doing great and your fitness must be pretty good by now!
My gym is closing on the 7th dec- ARGH! It won't be opening again because the building is being redeveloped and wont be open until 2010! I have several other gyms to decide between but one is ridiculously expensive and the other isnt open on a weekend (and doesnt have a pool) I may have to look into local hotel gyms. I will wait until there are January offers to take advantage of! In the mean time keep excerising at home with my DVDs and weights.
Have a goooood day!
Thanksgiving Day I did a weigh in and it was a beautiful 195.6! Awesome. Then came the mother of all dinners, and the next night, too, with a 2 1/2 pound gain. For some reason that is beyond me at the moment, I can't seem to get a handle on losing this extra weight! Oh sure, I dropped a little right after, but I seem to be experiencing more hunger at dinner-time (evening) than I did before Thanksgiving. What's up with that? So, I've been adding things to my planned meal in the evening, and of course, that cals/fat accumulate. Hmmm. I'm going to try, yet again, to cut the cals back today and "jump start" some weight loss.
I didn't eat "badly", on the contrary, I ate extremely well-raw vegies, lean meat, salads, Oops! some more of those tasty mini-pumpkin pies with fat free CoolWhip. Ah! BIG OOPS! The remainder of those tasty morsels are going into the freezer to wait for another time.
The next big food orgy is on Christmas Day when my husband, who is a very good cook, will be making prime rib! I typically make a cheesecake for dessert, and will do so this year as well. However, I'm toying with the idea of making myself a low-cal, low-fat mini-cheesecake. Anyone have any recipes for something like that? I need to find a very small springform pan, and I'll try looking at Bed, Bath and Beyond. Any suggestions that would help me accomplish this task would be very appreciated. Please, everyone, if you have such a recipe, or two, would you submit it/them to me?
MrsD- There are plenty of low fat cheesecake recipes in the recipe section on this site. The general rule to make low fat low cal cheesecake is to substitute everything with the lowest fat versions ie:
Low fat biscuits for the base
Low fat spread instead of butter to mix into the base
Extra light cream cheese
Fat free yoghurt/ creme fraiche
splenda instead of sugar
I would just look into substituting as much as you can- and try experimenting or doing 'trial cakes' to see what tastes the best. Good luck and let me know how they turn out!
Laura: Goes to show how much I know about the world, i really don't watch the news, its always something scary or depressing and even if its negligent, I rather not ruin my day. These next few years are going to be interesting...
MrsD: I know exactly how you feel about the hangover of Thanksgiving. I have not been as motivated at the gym and have been snacking here and there when before Thanksgiving I was really good. But today I wrote myself a letter telling myself what I wanted from this weigh loss and I think my head is back in the game.
Tomorrow is my first weigh in since Thanksgiving! EEK! Well If I am at the weight I was before Thanksgiving, I will be happy. But I need to buckle up and start working harder. Its so hard, I have finals next week, but I am making it my goal to keep my routine even in this high stress time. And hour a day is not going to take too much away from studying (I'll probably blow it watching TV or doing something unproductive anyways). Oh man I want this so bad. I want to make it to the 240s. That will be a big boost for my confidence, knowing I can get down there. I've been in the 250s since last May and am ready for a change. I want to get new clothes! lol But I'll have to wait until after Christmas. Good luck ladies and tomorrow I'll give you guys my magic number -.-'
Wahoo! Just did a weigh in and I'm down to 195.2! Lowest yet! I can't wait to be under 190! That will really be something! I'd weigh less than what my driver's license "says" I weigh!
Thought I'd blown it last night, I'd added an ounce of pasta, more Romano cheese and some broccoli to my planned meal, but all in all I came in just a bit over a 1,000 calories, so not so bad. I'm going to keep this up for a few days and see where it takes me. I'm doing daily workouts, more so every other day, so I feel really strong. I don't have "back fat" any more, you know, the lump below your bra? That was a nice discovery. And I'm not muffin topping as much as I used to. Still have a little ways to go there. Wish there was some way to dispell all this cellulite (sp?)fat on my tighs, and even on my upper arms. Sigh. Not much I can do about my belly, it was a goner long ago when I was pregnant with my twins and had a c-section. Like to get it flatter,if possible. When a woman has a c-section, you get this little "pouch"(?) of fat above the incision line that's hard to get rid of. My ex-mother-in-law warned me about that years ago, but I didn't really pay her any attention. Hmm. She was right.
Keep going Sharpdust, you'll get there. And the victory will be so sweet! Just get your mind around it, and cut the snacking. Every time you go to reach for something to snack on, remember your goal and how disappointed you'll be if you put that snack in your mouth!
Good Morning Ladies,
My holiday was great. I cooked, I ate and I drank and still managed to at least maintain my weight. On monday I weighed 227 lbs. and this morning I weighed in at 220 lbs. I knew it was all water weight because my ring were fitting tight and now they are back to swinging aroung my fingers. THANK GOD!!!!! I have not been able to get to the gym this week because I'm having car troubles, but as soon as I'm mobile again I will be back.
Shizzi: I'm so happy that you have conquered that plateau and haven't let it hold you back.
MrsD: Your weight gain is more than likely water weight and you probably lost that already.
Height: 5 ft. 10 in.
Last week: 220.4
CW: 220
1st GW: 215
GW:175
Good Luck Ladies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Could've been. I did drink over Thanksgiving, something I don't normally do. I don't have the fluctuations that come from monthly cycles, way past that, but I'm just glad I lost some more weight!
Hey everyone!
Weigh in today...
Last Week: 253.2
This Week: 254
So I gained a bit, but for the Thanksgiving and Weekend after I had, I don't think its that bad. I went from Wed-Sun without working out so I feel that my body equilibrated itself to how i was before. What saddens me is that I am like 80% sure my New Year's goal is not going to happen. Unless I have crazy next few weeks. Alas, I am sad. However, I still plan on getting below 250 by the end of the year! This would be huge, I think I might cry if do it.
I went to the gym today, felt the monster in me. I did well in everything and did not leave early :D I am just taking it one day at a time. Oh I measured myself as well and most things stayed the same, but I appear to have slimmed down in the waist area :) The measurements week to week don't really mean anything, but I would like to keep record of my measurements so at the finish line I can see exactly how I have transformed. i'm so weird, i want to keep all my clothes lol Even the ones that are too big to remind myself of what i used to be and what I am becoming. I wish I was just naturally skinny lol but since I have to work for mine I'll appreciate it more. Well have a good hump day. My goal this week is to get down to 253. Make it work :D
Sharpie- I have every faith that you will be down to at least 250 by the end of the year. I have kept some of my old clothes from when I was a size 28, and will probably always keep them as a reminder of how well I've done so far. I was also flicking through my diary planner for this year and I looked at my Jan measurements and weight and was pleased :o) It's easy to get disheartened about week on week plateaus but when you see the change over time its great!
Winter has officially arrived in Yorkshire! I live in an apartment in the city centre literally 3 mins walk from my office and it took me nearly 15 mins to get to work this morning! SNOW SNOW SNOW! It so rarely settles in the city centre so it was a shock this morning. You know that snow+thousands of commuters means PACKED DOWN ICE. It was treacherous.
Cmommi- Yay! well done. Only five pounds until your mini-goal. Plus not gaining over your Thanksgiving celebrations is enviable! I managed to dodge that one (Being English) but I know I won't be that lucky at Christmas :o)
Yikes! I made some "Trail's End" Gourmet Microwave Kettle Corn popcorn thinking I'd share with my husband. He didn't want any, and while I was watching TV I ATE THE WHOLE BAG! OMG! Then, when I went to look at how many STUPID calories I'd just eaten, I was confronted with this very ambiguous nutrtional label that made it IMPOSSIBLE to figure out how many calories and grams of fat are in a whole bag! Just try to do a search on that! There is no specific answer! Does anyone have any idea how many calories are in a bag of popcorn? It says there are 29 grams of popcorn-unpopped, mind you-in a serving, and that there are APPROXIMATELY 2.5 servings per bag. My question is how many cups of popcorn per gram of unpopped corn? Calorie Count has "Trail's End" Kettle Corn listed, but not how many calories per whole bag. Any ideas how I can notate this screw up? Help!
MrsD: Yep I hate when nutrition labels are confusing. I have a kitchen scale so I weigh things not designated in cups.
Laura: SNOW! I live in Southern California so yeah no snow (unless you go to the mountains). I think the weather right now is like 70-ish degrees...and we complain, we're spoiled I know. And I'm actually wearing flip flops lol. Very SoCal. But I <3 snow! But I am sure it can ruin traffic. Sheesh when it sprinkles there are so many accidents and traffic is a biatch! Your transformation is amazing and you really are an inspiration. I think i will do the same with clothes and to see my measurements change over the next year should make me happy. I think that'll be one of my goals, measure myself over the year and see how I change. Its so easy to gain weight when you're not keeping an eye on it. I mean I gaines like 50 pounds in what seems overnight. But then again, I did not weigh myself for like 3 years! Life is good :)
Cmommi: Way to not gain! Now that this is over we can concentrate our efforts into losing. That is before X-mas and we go back into defensive mode lol.
Well I am where I was last week (Yay!). So The hangover from Thanksgiving is over -.-' I felt so good today at the gym. Hey Shizzi I ran my mile in 10:07. I was RUNNING! Man that was intense. I Won't be completely satisfies until I am able to duplicate that on command. but its a step! I want that 9-minute mile. My sister gave me her size 15 jeans that she did not want (too big) and they fit just about perfect. You know what that means....size 14 here we come. They fit perfect now, but I guarantee in a month's time they will be too big. I <3 it! They are stretch though, so I guess for this brand of jean. I have to see how I measure up in non-stretch jeans.
OMG, forget what I said about leftovers. I should have given everyone a doggy bag, but I was way too drunk. Oh well. On the Saturday after I got so fed up with sneaking stuffing out of the fridge I just binned everything!
Ladies, I've been in bed since Monday with a flu/cold thing. I went to the doc and he gave me antibiotics so hopefully tomorrow I can leave the house and do some studio work.
on a VERY bright note, I am now 220! I have lost 35 lbs and have 40 more to go. I am almost at my halfway mark! My stats again:
Height: 6'0
SW: 255 lbs
CW: 220
GW: 180
I put on my strawberry pj's to lay on the couch in, and they kept falling off. My husband said they looked like clown pants on me. It's funny how I don't realize how much weight I lost until I accidently wear something I wore only 4 months ago...
Another milestone, last week I threw out 8 bags of "fat" clothes. My Lane Bryant 18/20 jeans and nice black pants I bought less than a year ago that fit me skin tight are HISTORY.
Laura-I also kept one pair to show myself how much I lost, but tossed everything else. How's my twin besides braving treacherous ice packed roads?
I hate being sick.
Shizzi and Sharpdust- I can't believe you can run a mile that fast! I can only do that on the elliptical. Wow.
Ok, I will check in later, have a great weekend y'all!
I guess my "freakout" was all for nothing. I lost another pound! And that's surprising considering I ate a half of one of my mini-pumkin pies with fat free coolwhip for dessert last night after dinner! I'd figured, WTF, I might as well eat something I enjoy since I'd already blown my diet for the day! Well, well, well. Nice surprise. I weighed in at 194.4, a whole pound less! Sweet!
Monster workout coming this morning. I still haven't progressed beyond 75 minutes of cardio, but I don't care. I already devote 2 hours every other day to my workout and that's far enough. On the days I wash my considerable hair, every other day as well, it takes an hour to get the stuff dry and appropriately "styled" for the day. I have a lot of hair. But that's okay. I decided to grow it out, and I'm happy with it. I actually want it longer, though I sometimes wish it wasn't as thick.
I'm going to break down and decorate for Christmas this weekend. Have to dig the boxes and bins out, buried as they are. We're going to have a smaller Christmas this year, not spend as much. We're working on getting our credit cards paid down and building up (hopefully) our savings. Already warned the kids. But the house will look nice!
Everyone have a stupendous weekend! Keep at it!
SW: 265 12/1/08 CW: 263 12/5/08 GW: 225 6/5/09
I hope we all reach our goals!
You might be. Haven't heard from too many others. It's good that you and your wife are doing this together, that'll make it just that much easier, if you both are honest about your food logs/exercise logs, and are committed to your goals. My husband doesn't really need to lose much weight, wouldn't hurt for him to tone up, but I love him just the way he is, and if he ever decides to join me in being fit, then all the better!
I don't put a lot of faith in what Calorie Count says will be my goal date. I'm not following their advice concerning how many calories or grams of fat I take in per day, so I know I'll beat their tentative date by a mile! I'm pretty focused on my goal, and I am not putting a date on when I get there. I'm pretty happy seeing the numbers on the scale get lower and lower, and my clothes get looser and looser. THAT'S how I know I'm doing okay. I make sure I get lots of fresh vegetables (I will NOT eat canned vegetables EVER) and fresh fruits. I eat only lean meats and I'm not really into sweets. I gave up drinking alcohol, but don't miss it. I'm not a teetotaler, I'll have one or two occasionally, but I'd rather have FOOD calories than BOOZE calories, if you get my drift.
You'll find your back and knee problems will be greatly alleviated by consistant exercise and weight loss. I used to have really bad back problems, even thought I was getting close to the surgery thing. I did physical therapy, learned a bunch of good exercises and, well, I never stopped doing them. I don't have back problems any more. One very important thing to strengthen your back is to strengthen your abs-your "core" as it were.
Good luck to you on your quest!
MyKal- Welcome! We don't have any guys here yet but you are very welcome. CC is full of groups for <5 foot 4 girls wanting to be 100 pounds but not many for tall girls- or men! I used to be 330 pounds at my heaviest and my knees were really painful. I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis at 18 and suffered for years. Since I've lost weight they are 95% better (Although I still get stiff knees sometimes when its really cold or the day after a big workout). As for the goal set on CC for when you will reach your target its just a safe estimate, which does adjust when you log your weight (ie- if you lose quickly, it brings the date forward and vice versa).
I had a fun night on saturday- we played 'guitar hero world tour' at my friends and drank waaaaay too much. But hey- it was good. One of my best friends (who is male) is the same height as me but used to weigh 154 pounds about 3 years ago (At the time I would have been about 300-310). He has been working out to play rugby etc and is now 210 (but all of it is muscle weight). We are now almost the same weight! And he has given me some of his cool rock t-shirts because they are too small for him! I need to drop about 7 pounds or so before they will fit me comfortably. We are going to have a "Same weight" party when I get down to 210. I cant believe I was 156 pounds heavier than him!
It's still freezing cold here! I dont mind too much beacause I like to wear winter clothing. But I have to use my central heating every night- and this will cost me a fortune! Argh. Brrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Ofelia- Well done for 220!!! I am still stuck fast at 227 but hopefully will get out of plateau mode soon and we can be twins again.
Well I should get back to work really!!!
Warning - Long Post!
Hi Ladies, I've been lurking because I had nothing to post last week except how good McDonalds, TacoBell and PizzaHut tasted...
Laura, I like the idea of keeping your "bigclothes" I think it's a tangible reminder of where we've come from. Sometimes I want to be "untagged" from all the photo's of me on facebook where I look like a giant cow but then I think 'nooo, I need to see those so I don't go back there'. I have a friend on here "kelliegh" who once said "to all of you who said I wasn't fat when I was...you didn't help me, thanks!" Cool with the best guy friend giving you tshirts, mine dumped me 5 months ago and I'm almost over it ;)
Sharpie, you're a beast! Murahhhhhhhhhhh (that was my roaring :) Keep kicking some butt at the gym girl. And go head with your bad self and those size 15s, who cares if they're stretch? I say you rock! Also, I gained 60lbs in 2.5 years by not weighing, not working out, drinking WAY too much and in general being a dumbass. I will SO keep an eye on it this time around. I think that after we reach our GWs we should still keep in touch "hey, remember when we were fat?!?!" lol
Cmommi- when I reach 220 lbs, I'm taking my shirt off...jk, nobody needs to see that yet. Good job!
MrsD -good job on the monster workout. I love that term and have started using it myself. ALSO, I believe it's jiffypop (hold on let me check my purse because I do carry around a bag of it with me at all times) actually it's JollyTime makes 100 calorie bags of popcorn. It's not diet or lowfat or anything like that. It's just in 100 calorie portion. It's always been more than enough for me, you might want to check it out. On a serious note, if I ever reach 195 I really am taking my shirt off!
Ofelia, love- here's a BIG handclap for you. You're awesome.
Mykal,welcome. I've decided that caloriecount/my own head's timetables are no longer worth it. Just continue with a routine and track your trend over a couple of months and then you can more accurately guess where you'll be in a few months.
Okay where to start with me: so I am 120 days into this. Some days I feel like I just started, others it feels like a lifetime. I keep reminding myself that even at my lowest weight I was still a big girl so it's gonna take me some TIME to get the weight down. On the otherhand when I was at my lowest weight I was underage and didn't drink NEARLY as much as I have in the last few years. I can't tell if I have a beer belly or just a fat stomach. I'm not happy with it and am starting to REALLY target "my core".
Also I have a new motivator. Just as Halloween/New Orleans was my incentive a few months ago, Panama City/Spring Break is now that goal. I will be down to 220 (20ishlbs to go) when I leave on that trip. Do I want to be the fattest person in a swimsuit in March? No. Will I be? Possibly, but it won't be because I didn't try dammit.
This morning I upped my cardio workout back up to 60minutes and it felt good.
I lost .75lbs last week bringing me down to 241.75 and I have decided that I will set some mini goals for the first time in a month :)
12/15 - 239
12/22 - 237
12/30 - 235
12/31 - 235
On Jan 1st I will reassess what I'm doing and where I'm at.
Check out Taco Bell's fresco menu, they're low fat and pretty low cal and taste good! McDonald's gives me some pretty fierce GAS, and that ain't cool! I'd skip Pizza Hut or any pizza place, but that's me. Subway's good, if you skip the cheese and condiments! I'll check out Jiffy Pop, but my husband and I helped a friend's kid out who's in Cub Scouts and got 2 boxes of 15 bags each of Kettle Corn, so I feel obligated to use it up. If I can share a bag, cool, otherwise I won't pop any.
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