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

Lisa- I don't know how to take a compliment either! When people comment on my weight loss I find myself saying "Oh I've still got 40 pounds to go...." or "I'm still overweight..." instead of "Thank you, I feel great". I'm slowly getting better though.

Sharpie- I got my period too (which VERY rarely happens as I am on the Depo Provera contaceptive injection). And I feel so bloated, and put on 2lbs. i'm not going to succumb to the carb overload that I used to indulge in on the TOM so I should just drop the excess in a few dyas.

Ofelia- I will take your advice and get a gym ball. I already have some 6lb and 12lb dumbbells which I use all the time. I also have a good aerobics and boxercise DVD (which admittedly I feel silly doing but hey it gets me out of breath!).

Shizzi- I would love to be able to go out walking or running but I live slap bang in the centre of a busy city. I try to get out on my lunch break and walk around at a decent pace "window shopping" but it's not ideal. It's too dangerous to do it at any other time.

I will post my recipe for chinese lemon chicken on here later- its low cal and delicious! I dont have time right now. Have a good day! :o)

Morning Ladies,

Laura, how did you manage to not weigh in when you were on your scale hiatus? I haven't been able to go for more than 24 hours...

Sharpie, I found TLC's morbid obesisty marathon motivating, LOL. Also, you'll probaly fall back into your exercise routine quciker than you think.

Lisa, wow, all I do is sit on my fat ass all day. You may want to buy a set of measuring cups and spoons and just use them. I found it much easier to track calories when I was using measuring cups/spoons as utensils/bowls.

I know I keep saying I won't weigh and I know I keep breaking that but today I was just itching to know. I'm down to 235.5 - but that was after my workout so I'm thinking I'm about 236. One of my goals for next week is NO EATING OUT. I want to see how that goes...

xoxo

I've increased my cals to a little over 1,400, and surprisingly, I'm still losing weight. Not bunches, little increments, but they all count. I weighed in at 192.2 this morning, almost back to that ellusive 191.2, but I think if I still with what's working I'll be able to reach that this weekend.

  And then, of course, we're having 4 friends-two couples-over for dinner Sunday evening, and my challenge will be not to over-do it.  I'm planning on making a ground turkey meatloaf, with a thinly sliced Portabella mushroom center and a mushroom gravy over the top.  It's actually pretty light. I'll have low-fat mashed potatoes, and my friend, Heather(aka Miss Vicious)will be bringing endive leaves stufffed with shrimp(? I don't know what that is)and she said she'd bring a dessert. I'll really need to practice PORTION CONTROL, like it's the most important thing in the world!

I'm really tired of see-sawing back and forth with the same few pounds-lose them during the week, gain them back on the weekend.  I'll try really hard to keep that in mind while we're having dinner. I've actually been avoiding having any dinner parties because I didn't want the temptation to screw up, but I've been putting them off for a long time, now I must buck up.

MrsD, can you eat a salad or something low cal before hand?

last night I did what Mrs.D terms "Monster Workout"! I bought 2x7.5 kilo dumbells yesterday, fighting the freezing weather (I seriously thought I'd get frostbite) that's 16.5 pounds, and did a round of 5 different lifting poses, 3 sets of 10 each. I want to get up to 3 sets of 25.  Here I was complaining about not joining a gym, but with the ball (you're gonna love it Laura) it;s a perfect incline bench. I too, am not logging cals yet, but going to start tomorrow.

IS IT REALLY POSSIBLE THAT WE ARE ALL IN TUNE WITH OUR TOMs??? I thought that  happens only to women who see each other often, not write each other often! I have mine too. I hate the scales until it's over.

I am watching the biggest loser Austraila, it's the only one on youtube. The German version starts tomorrow night here, but the German's always ruin reality shows. 

I get what you guys are saying about mind games, but at the same time, like Sharpi says, it's motivating! It got my butt moving last night at midnight.

I'm so into soups at the moment, low cal, and very hard to overeat. I made a veggie lentil soup last night that rocked. Spicy and with lots of broth.

Today I met my husband and his new boss for lunch, but we went to the most awesome vietnemese place, that doesn't use any MSG or preservatives. It was so fresh! Big salad with lots of sprouts on top of a little bit of rice and chicken with this yummy broth. I wish it was next to my house instead of across town. It's a good healthy alternative when I don't want to cook. He left for Munich until Sunday night, which is good ANd of course bad. Good in the sense that everytime he's gone, I'm better at cal counting than when he's here, but bad in the sense a) I miss him b) I need babysitters! Yuk

Shizz, good job on the loss! I try to stay away from those addicting scales too, but like smoking, I know it's bad for me but I can't resist.

Actually, shizzigirl, while I was doing my cardio a minute ago, I thought of an appetizer, Ranch Dip (the envelope)with non-fat sour cream and diced water chestnuts, with chopped spinach in a littel french bread loaf(round)with chopped bits of bread and fresh vegies! So, if I nibble on that I will not have as much tummy room to overdo dinner! Whatcha think? Good idea?

Lately, doing the 75 minutes of cardio has been making my bum hurt-aches really-so I'm taking a short break before I go on to my stretch and exercise routine. I thought I was getting saddle sore for a while there, but I think it's just me tightening up my ass muscles while I work out hard on my little old Cardio Fit Lystyler machine!

OK It Weigh-In Wednesday and today I weigh....

255.2

Down about 3 pounds since New Year's Day, but up from where I was right before Christmas. Given that the last 3 pounds fell off quickly, I should be able to get back to 252 soon. My goal for the week is 253 by next Wednesday.

MrsD: My ellusive weight is 250.8. I have not been that weight in quite a while and it seems whenever I get close, something shoots me back up. You are closer to your ellusive weight, but I am getting there. And I WILL break 250 this month! I've been teetering around this same weight for the last 6 months! I cannot believe that. I need to do what it takes to break that. Wow, I can't believe its been about 6 months. Yowzah!

Ofelia: I absolutely <33333 Asian food! And I know, we are oceans away and all synchronized...nice lol. I need to do a monster workout as well, I've been going to the gym, but not necessarily doing as much as I want. The problem is there are sooo many people there right now. New year, people join gyms, every piece of cardio is taken, I had to wait like ten minutes yesterday for a treadmill. By the time I got on, I was cold from all the other stuff I had done. But I expect the amount of people to go down once midterms roll around in about 3 weeks. I need to learn how to use one of those aerobics balls, I always see them in the gym, but am scared I'll look dumb or fall of off it or something lol

Shizzi: I have succumb to the scale. I weigh myself variably throughout the day. I only log in my morning weight, but I weigh myself before I go to bed, to see if I can predict if I will lose or gain in the morning. It's sick lol. But I find when I am most like this, I tend to lose more, so even if only to break 250, I'll continue lol

Lisa: I know what you mean about being at home all day, with nothing to do! That was my winter break as well, and when I'm bored, I eat! I just started school as well so I am back in my routine, which helps me lose more weight. Try calorie counting a few days to get a real feel for how much is enough. I find even now sometimes I think I am within a certain range but I'm not. Try to plan your food ahead of time, I find that works for me. Because if you turn me loose when I'm hungry, yeah bad things are gonna happen lol. And I totally don't take compliments either lol. When someone tells me I lost weight I think they're making fun of me. I need to learn to chill out and take it. We all do I suppose lol

Still on the TOM, but still losing, so sweet. Been very scrupulous on my calorie intake and plan to be so for the remainder of the week. No pain, no gain...or should I say loss. Good work ladies, keep it up. Let's get back to the basics, counting cals, exercising and being happy!

GGGRRrrrr, I AM SO FRUSTRATED! I can't for the life of me find a scale that is right! My doctors scale has been off since the get go four years ago, he finally admitted to that last week, the gym's scale is always off because people let there kids jump on it, again verified this morning, and the dang digital scale i just bought last week gives me a different reading within seconds of each other....OMG i am seriously about to have a breakdown. I am trying so hard to eat right, excercise etc., but it is not working. I dont know if i am undereating, or overeating, cause i cant get an accurate weight! I am keeping my calories just at 1600 like it say's and i know sometimes i may be off by a little bit. I dont eat out at all, i dont eat candy, chips, no soft drinks..ughhhh. I am sorry i dont want to bring anyone down, i am just so upset right now.

Yes i know i have lost weight as i can tell by some of my jeans, but how am i suppose to keep up with this if i dont have a starting point. New years eve i had a breakdown crying jag after comming from a doctor's appt. when i found out his scale has been wrong all these years.

I did finally get my butt out of bed this morning and go to the gym, I worked out on the treadmill for 30 min doing HIIT then the almighty stair master. The gym was packed to the hilt. I go to a very popular and expensive gym..DO YA THINK THEY COULD HAVE A SCALE THAT IS ACCURATE! All i want is to see the progress on a scale at least once a week.

I know some of you are using an excercise ball, i watched a class at the gym today while on the stairmaster and i watched them hold the ball against the wall in the middle of their back then squat making sure the ball didnt fall. My daughter got me one for x-mas along with the stretch bands.

Also i work a very physical job, on my feet all day and lifting, at a factory so its not like i sit around all day, but i suppose maybe my body has just adjusted to that activity..   Let me go get some water and try to evaluate this before i go crazy..ughhhhhhhh

OK ladies, so far so good.  I have stuck to my 1400 calories a day and haven't felt like I was starving.  I actually can't wait to weigh on Friday morning, so I can see the results of my "hard work."  Like I said, it usually comes off pretty quickly at first since I have sooooo much to lose :)

Ooooh, I also just found out that my job is going to do another round of "The Biggest Loser."  Each division has a team and we all compete to see who loses the biggest percentage of their starting weight.  We weigh once a week.  It's really motivating because I am accountable to people I have to see EVERY day, and I don't want to be the one on my team who is not trying.

Just checking in.  I'll let everyone know my new weight on Friday!

Lisa: That does seem frustrating to not have a working scale. However, if you feel the weight loss in your clothes, then you should not feel too discouraged. For now, don't worry about the # until you get a working scale. Keep on your regiment and take an average of what the scales have told you. I mean, how much could it be off?? Just stay on track. Sometimes I don't lose any weight for 2 weeks, but you have to commit. Don't let that get you off. Maybe you should take a day or two off until you are emotionally better? BUT i know how frustrating weight loss could be. I've been roughly the same weigh for the last few months...but what is your other choice? Gaining? No thanks. Keep your head up :)

Saraha:good job for staying in your calorie range. 1400 is roughly what I am allowing for myself as well. I want to see how I do with that. I don't feel hungry now, but I don't know if thats just excitement for the new year. I was allowing myselg 1600 cals before, so if I feel hungry I'll boost it up, but for now, I think I am fine where I am. Competitions are always so much fun lol. I was in this weight loss challenge here at school and I won 3rd place, lost 18 pounds and won like 90 bucks or something lol But it  was fun and I learned a lot.

My class got out early so I had some time to check in on here. I'm going to the gym after my next class! How exciting lol I <3 when I am so into this, I hope it lasts for a while. I got paid today! YAY! lol Today is a good day.

I guess I'm lucky I don't have "Tom"s" any more, at least, I'm really glad I don't! I also don't have to worry about birth control! I'm nuetered!

Lisa: Just keep track of your calories religiously, keep pushing the workouts, even if you can't go to a gym, you can still accomplish quite a good workout at home with great results.  Before, many years ago, when I was a new mother of twins, poor as a church mouse and eager to get back into shape, I did a kind of step aerobics to music in my livingroom.  Journey was good for me, so was Phil Collins. I made two empty milk jugs(with handles on them)work as weights by filling them with water. I did my crunches, push-ups, you name it, I did it in my shabby little livingroom.  I began doing my full body stretch routine way back then and still do it today. It feels absolutely wonderful.  The point being, you can still get a good cardio workout, build muscle and bone, and not even leave your house.  I personally don't like working out in front of other people, so I'm  fortunate to have equipment here at home.  I still do my crunches, etc., in my livingroom, except now, instead kids running around I've got three annoying Cockatiels, picking at my hair, sitting on my stomach while I'm trying to stretch and screeching!

Keep at it, kiddo.

LOL, in sync - my TOM should b visiting within the next 48 hours :)

MrsD- that sounds oh so yummy. I never feel like cooking... I don't think I'm up for 75 minutes of cardio, even though that's just 15 more than I normally aim for. I love your "at home" guide btw :)

Sharpie, I CLEARLY remember trying to get down to 250. I stayed in the 252-255 range for WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKS! Nothing helped. Over eating, undereating, monster workouts, sitting on the couch it all failed me. I finally just gave up, ate 1500cals a day and went to the gym and one day the scale just moved down. Like magic. Poof!

Lisa,I bought an okay scale from Wal-Mart for about $15. Actually that damn thing is so unforgiving it's disgusting, BUT it's also pretty accurate. If I'm up on the one at home, I'll def be up on the one at the gym.

I try to shoot for 1500 but I'm more of a 1700cal kinda girl if I'm honest. I LOVE to eat, junk food. McDonald's is doing this thing where BigMacs are $2 on Friday... REALLY? How is this BENEFITING America? The country where people have embraced "fourth meal" as normal/necessary? That being said I am DEFINITELY working one of those bad boys into my calorie count.

Okay, honestly now, who's watching Rock Of Love: Tour Bus? The unintentional humor is beyond belief :)

If I ate a McD's burger again(actually, I recently just did and the same thing happened)I'll fart like there's no tomorrow! Seriously, they give me BAD gas! Sure cure for them? Look up the calories and grams of fat, that oughta do it!

Shizz, they just ended Rock of Love 1 here, and I found it sooo funny. Groupies are the best for unintential humor.

Mrs. D, 75 minutes of Cardio??? Wow. I do around 40 minutes on the elliptical, and then pilates and now weights.

Lisa- I hate it when things that you buy don't work, but really, truly honestly, pounds don't matter in the long run. It's how you feel and how many inches you're losing. Don't drop cals, just keep working out. I know I have 100% more energy when I do my workouts, and your body and mind loves it, so don't get discouraged!!! The first digital scale I bought kept doing that, and I got a new one. Put a pound of sugar on it and see if it says a pound. Bring a pound of sugar to your gym and see how much it is off by. Don't mind the "is she crazy" looks you're gonna get!

Sharpie, honey, are you sure you should be at 1400? I allow myself anywhere from 1600 to 2200 and still lose 2.2 pounds a week on average (except in December when I let everything be) Don't short change cals! You're young and active.

Lisa you are brave! I just admitted to myself that I weighed what I do, let alone to my co-workers???? If anyone had suggested that at my office, I'd probably have thrown them from the 34th floor (where I used to work back in the old days before I was a rockstar/mom/unemployed)

Ok weird thing. I told myself I wasn't going to log in what I ate today, because I had half a cookie and went out to eat and snacked when I got home. Turns out I'm under cals! My brain automatically held me back! So now I'm sipping a nice glass of red...

I just loaded some new stuff on my band's myspace, it still needs to be mixed, but here is the link - www.myspace.com/runawaybrides if you guys want to check it out...(I'm the fat one lol)

Country music in Germany? I had no idea! Nice sound, though. Pretty cool.

It ain't Germany, it's Berlin! :-)

Hello girls!! Just got in from work, wanted to check things out. I did take a picture today before leaving for work, and i think compared to my other pictures, I do see a difference..Its the profile picture thats on here.

Mrs.D you had me laughing so hard when i read about your farting...lol

High five, keep it real girl.

Ofelia: Please excuse my ignorance, I really didn't know there was a difference. Guess I'm just not that "worldly".

Oh Yeah, Baby! I made it back to 191., but even better! 191 EVEN! Awesome! I am so pumped! I know I'll be able to keep a lid on it this weekend, when we're having our little dinner party. All I'll have to do is visualize that magical number and what lies below it to keep myself in check! Oh man, I'm looking forward to the mythical 180's! Now I can't wait for my Victoria's Secret shipment to get here!

Keep at it, Ladies! It is possible!