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

Oh, and ofelia, Thanks for the invite on myspace, but I'm afraid I can't make to Germany just now! That was thoughtful of you to invite me and I bet you girls are knockin' 'em dead! I love listening to your tracks on  myspace, very, very cool. I see big things in your future!

Can someone tell me how to put "Another Tall Club-5'9" +50-70 Pounds to Lose (Now ANY amount to lose) as one of my groups? I can't seem to figure it out. HELP!

I've found that I do really well during the work week when I have more structure, but on the weekends I am completely blowing my calories. 

How do you guys deal with the weekends??

I'm a 17 year old male, my stats are:

Height: 6 foot

SW: 249 lbs

CW : 237.2 lbs

GW: 160 lbs

Starting BMI: 32.5

Goal BMI: about 20

Boy, you got that right! I do the same darned thing! I'm sooo good all week long, but come Friday night, Saturday and sometimes right into Sunday, I'm all about the lazy summer grazing.  Friday nights it's usually fueled by alcohol, and I forget what I'm trying to accomplish.  Sunday mornings it's the big breakfast with my husband that'll send me into a tail spin.  Sometimes I do pretty well on the weekend, especially if I'm really into dropping a few pounds.  Doesn't alway happen that way.

MrsD &Verb: Boy I do have the same problems with weekends, I've had this problem since the beginning and cannot seem to conquer it!! MrsD get well soon! Take it easy, watch your cals since you cannot exert as much into your workout.

Laura: Wow that is some major inchage you have lost. ONEderland, how insane!

I have nto weighed myself, but will tomorrow. My goal basically was to not gain, so we shall see. Yesterday we ate out, being Father's Day, but it was the only time all last week. I am very proud. I did run twice last week, not as much as I would have liked, but honestly more than I thought I would. Today I do not see a workout, as I have to get my apt back in order. I need to clean, buy groceries, get some necessities from the store, and just put everything away. Finals week my roommates and I let the place go to hell and now that we've returned we really should restore the place. But tomorrow and through on to Friday I plan on having good workouts, kind of make my way back to  my routine. I don't want to start too vigorous because I think I'll scare myself away lol baby steps as I always say. I'll be good when buying food, I always am. I don't buy too much junk food honstely, its the eating out that really hurts me, and overeating. I'm like a broken record, there's no mystery in my problems with weight loss, it's just not kicking into my brain. Here's to a better week for everyone. Let's all lose a pound this week!

I just made the most amazing dinner!  Hubby is away, he doesn't like seafood. So, I indulged myself. I had grilled  FRESH Alaskan halibut, with layers of lemon, orange, and onion. I sprayed it lighty with some olive oil, then put on the barbie. Meanwhile, I had some baby Yukon potates, split, ready to go. I got the potatoes going. steamed some broccoli, put the Halibut on the grill, in foil, and split a tangarine and grilled it with a topping of Smart Balance, Splenda brown sugar and cinnamon. OH, MY GOD! WHAT AN EXCELLENT MEAL! You know, you can cooK well, enjoy all the really good stuff, but just put your own spin on it, and make it low-fat, low-calorie, and still eat really GOOD! 

I LOVE TO GRILL.....SUMMER, BABY! Viva la Summer, girls!

Go Mrs D! That sounds amazing. I just had a very big burito, using kidney beans I made refried beans with water instead of oil, my own guacomole and put lots of fresh tomato and lettuce hearts in it, not the most low cal thing in the world but good.

Laura- Your new pic looks amazing, isn't it great to see lovely cheekbones? You look hot.

I had two gigs in a row this weekend speaking of too many cals (BEER) over the weekend. My husband took me to my favorite sushi restaurant for our ten year (!) anniversary and bought me a new tattoo (a big monkey on my arm) and we played for a crowd of 400 at the music festival on Sunday. It was the first time in a year that I got major stage fright, my legs were shaking so bad for the first two songs. So I have a lot of work at derby tonight, I think I gained since I was drinking from Thursday to Monday night. I think I need a pause from waking up with hangovers. I'm gonna try really hard this week to see 199 on the scale by Wed. Wish me luck!

Can I be a newbie in this lovely group? I read the first 100 or so posts, skimmed through the center and followed up at the end, and I think I would fit in grandly here :)

Here are my stats:

Height: 5'9

CW: 194

GW: 165

I wear around a 14/16 right now. I'd love to be around an 8/10. Even a *fit/toned* 12 would be good with me.

I have been up-and-down the past 2 years. Well, really the past 10 years. Between 2 pregnancies, 2 miscarriages, etc., it doesn't seem as if I am ever at a stable weight. My lowest was about 13 years ago when I got married. I was around 145-150 then, but that is super, super low for me. My friend recently looked at my wedding pics and said I looked anorexic! I wasn't anorexic ... was just in *love* and not eating! You know how that goes.

Anyway, I try to walk/jog at the track every morning, and I've been trying to hit the elliptical trainer at night before bed. I have the P90X DVD series, and I've been trying to get motivated enough to start using it. I heard from other people that it's super intense, so now I am afraid to even try it!

My biggest food challenge is fast food and sweets. I love them both. I could easily live on fast food and sweets and never eat a fruit or vegetable!! But I am trying to wean off of that stuff. I just ordered the book "Fast Food Nation" -- hoping for some "aversion therapy" :)

Anyway, I would love to get in your group and interact with you all. It is SO nice to have similar weights/heights to compare to. No one in my family or friendship circle is near my size. They're all in the 5'3-5'6 range (and vary in weights). But so it's not like I can even begin to compare to them.

I really need motivation and support. I know I can do this. I read all kinds of fitness/health magazines. I *know* I have all the knowledge I need to get in shape. I just have to actually do the things I know I'm supposed to do!!

Anyway, thanks for listening. I hope to make some new friends in here :)

Welcome aboard, renfam5! You'll "fit" in nicely.  This is a really great group, and we all are very supportive!

Laura, gorgeous.

MrsD, thanks for the encouragement. Sometimes it's not easy to cut yourself a little slack when you know you've been, ahem, slacking. BTW, that recipe sounds amazing.

Sharpie, a pound this week seems reasonable. I can't believe we've come to this! let's go, Let's Go! LETS GOOOO!

Ofelia, Your new tattoo sounds awesome. I'm too indecisive to get one - maybe when I finally reach goal weight? Something like Mufasa saying "REMEMBER" to signify my weight loss? jk...

Renfam, welcome on board. We have some great girls here and you'll fit right in.

So I realized this morning (with the scale howling in laughter at me) that I can not passively lose weight. I can't hope, or will it or think it away. So next payday, instead of spending my money on stupid stuff (alcohol) I will be joining a damn gym. Then I can set some goals. Until then, I'm just BSing this board and myself...

ps - fingers crossed for Ofelia and Laura, onederland is right around the corner!

Laura: You look amazing in your pic =] You're too pretty, and you're gonne hit ONEderland, I can feel it!

Shizzi: One pound may be one pound, but it's still one pound...lol does that make sense? We cannot do it passively, and we have to be on ourselves, if we don't push ourselves then who will. Even if that means we have to be neo nazis for periods of time, we need to get the ball rolling, June is almost up!

Ofelia: Congrats on the 10 years! Wow, that's amazing. I want a tattoo and have decided to get it next year for my birthday. I want a Rose in remembrance of my mother who passed away in 2005. Her name was Rosa, (Rose in Spanish), so it makes for an easy, pretty tattoo. I also want to get some lyrics and other stuff done, but the rose first! I have put it off, mostly because I want it on my torso area and I wanted to lose a good amount of weight before I got it, but I think next year will be a good time. I have a year to lose weight for the tattoo, that should be some motivation...

Renfam: Welcome, I look forward to hearing more from you. We all are or have been in the same place at one time or another, and its really great for us tall gals to talk amongst each other. Short people just don't understand!

Well I weighed myself and am up 3 pounds from what I was at the beginning of June. I am soooo disappointed in myself, honestly I don't feel 3 pounds heavier, but the scale does not lie. I keep telling myself my period is around the corner, but regardless its 3 pounds more. Like I said before, we should all strive to lose a pound this week and I still maintain that, I want to lose one pound by Friday and then will make my one pound goal for the next week. I went to the grocery store, bought food, so I am back in my groove. I need to go to the gym tomorrow to renew my membership and should get started on that tomorrow as well. I am going to be very strict with myself for the next 2 weeks. I want to see what I can accomplish and will not let myself fall to temptation. Like Shizz said, we cannot be passive and expect the weight to simply go away. We have to work and even if that means not being able to drink this weekend, well so be it. I'll have more weekends, right now I have to prove to myself that I can put forth the work, so that the results follow. I am going to count my calories as before, becuase we all know, counting calories works! why do I always stray from that?? Let's hope we all cause some serious damage in these next 2 weeks =]

I'm still not able to do a workout, or even a stretch-I'm afraid of what will happen if I do one! Massive pain, and it totally sucks that we don't have medical insurance right now! I'm using those "Icy Hot" patches, the extra large ones, for my back.  My poor daughter, Alexia, pulled something in her back as well, so I bought her a moist/dry heating pad, a box of those patches, and told her to get a bag of peas or corn from the freezer and put in on her back, where it hurts. I learned that from many years of having physical therapy.  I always have a bag of peas in my freezer that will NEVER get eaten (wouldn't want to anyway, what with all the times I've used them for an ice pack)! As with any muscle injury/inflamation: elevate (when possible), ice and ibuprophen!

So for the last two days, after being so incapaciatate, I've been sitting in my leather recliner, pillow behind my back, patch on, watching-the Food Channel! That's where I got the nectarine idea, from Bobby Flay. HE used real butter and real brown sugar, I changed it up to be more diet-friendly.

I dropped a little more than a pound yesterday, even with that half of a Halibut steak, and grilled nectarines! I'm still on the seafood splurge, tonight, leftover Halibut and fresh Large Prawns!  Tomorrow morning I'm thinking I'll make myself some blueberry pancakes! I just bought a box of Fat Free Krusteaz Pancake Mix and some Smucker's Sugar Free Blueberry Syrup! 200 calories for four 4-inch pancakes! I can handle that! A couple strips of Jimmy Dean Turkey Bacon and I'm set!

What with being laid up, I'm really trying to be careful of how MUCH I eat, and the calories/fat as well. I don't know how long it's going to take for this pain to finally stop. 

Oh yeah, I DO have a tattoo. I got it when I was 20 years old, a very, very, long time ago.  I had it redone, colored, about 7 years ago, when my husband & I were getting ready for a trip to Mexico.  Still holding up pretty well. When my kids were babies, and I nursing them, they'd reach up and try to grab my tattoo, above my left breast! It was pretty funny to watch their litttle faces when they couldn't "pick" it up! Of course now, if I'd mention that to any of them, they'd just shudder.

ok so yesterday I was not too happy, but this morning I went down 3 pounds, so that weight was just water or something. I am back to exactly where I was on june1, so I can still lose weight in the month of june. One week, hey that was my goal to lose and I am going to. Yesterday I was under calories, but I felt satisfied. I thought about eating a bowl of cereal like at 11PM, but then thought, what for?? If I can control myself these next 2 weeks it will help motivate me tremendously and I think I'll be on the right track.

I started counting my calories again, even the dinner ones! I usually disregard dinner when counting cals, but I need to do this so I can portion myself correctly. I feel good.

I painted my nails this ridiculous purple last night. They're getting so long! You don't understand what a battle nail biting has been for me. I feel if I can conquer this I will prove that I have self control. Let's wait until something stressful comes up though, that's when I tend to go a little nuts and chew them all off.

I still want to lose another pound by Saturday morning. That means strict calorie intake and some good workouts from here to then. Good luck everyone =]

Hello Ladies

Firstly, thanks for the lovely photo compliments- you're all great!

Ofelia- I'm going to treat myself to a new tat next month. There is an amazing shop in Leeds where I live that is renowned throughout Europe. I can't wait. Congrats for your big 10 year anniversary.

renfam5- Welcome to the group. Fast food nation is a great book- and will definitely steer you away from the fast food. It sounds like you are really ready and prepared, so good luck with your journey and atay in touch :o)

MrsD- Ouch! Hope you recover from the injury soon.

Shizz- Gyms are lifesavers! Especially when the weight loss get hard-once you've already lost a lot of weight your body totally gets used to it and refusesd to budge. At the gym you can constantly mix up your workouts and intensity which more often than not kick starts your loss. You also get that lovely gym smugness afterwards :o)

Sharpie- Ugh, water weight sucks! I fluctuate madly sometimes! Good to hear that it's dropped back off. Well done for growing those nails too- I understand stress biting too.

Sooooooooo exciting news- in double form! I am in Onederland (199) and I have also had my consultation for the tummy tuck. My surgery is July 25 (one month away). I will post more details in my blog but I can't wait.

Have a good one!

Laura, congratufreakinglations. Hold the door open for the rest of us!

MrsD, that tattoo story is funny. If I were to get one, I'd go for my hipbone.

Sharpie, do you get manicures? I find "splurging" $12 once a week really helps me not bite mine.

I decided not to sit on my ass anymore. I'm joining a gym TODAY. Thanks for the encouragement Laura.

Sharpie,  I play guitar and as a result have to keep my nails kinda short, but I used to bite and pick at them really badly. I got a small home manicure kit and found that if I file and buff them so they are smooth and shiny it's much easier to keep away from biting them.  I'm not super "girly" so I don't usually paint them anything but clear, but it helps that they look good and are even.   Good luck!

In other news, today I weighed in at 202, and this is my "PMS" week when I usually retain a lot of water, so I'm hoping by next week I will have broken the 200 mark.  I'm really psyched.

My brother's wedding is in two days and I am determined not to pop out of my bridesmaid's dress so no splurging on drinks at the rehearsal dinner. ;)

I personally think a tattoo (for me, anyway) should be something I choose to show, rather than just having it "out there". I know it's wrong, but I feel people make assumptions about individuals with tat's, judgemental really. I know it's way more common now for just about everyone to have a tat, but when I got mine, 1973-eon's ago-it was taboo for girls to have tat's.  It was a very different time.

Oh, congrats to laurabow!!! I've managed to hang in the 190's for quite a while now, and I'm loving the way clothes fit. My tummy is much flatter, though I wish I could do some crunches,but with the way my back is right now, that would be a catastrophe! Just emptying my dishwasher yesterday sent me into a horrible spasm of pain that just was not cool. I have to be soooo careful.

Nice one, sharpie, on growing out your nails. I am not a biter, but they (my fingernails) break very easily.  Gardening, etc, not kind to long nails.

Thankfully, my husband is coming home tonight. I'd love to grill up some steaks, but I still have the lack of propane/picking up the tanks thing going on. I'll have to think of something.

Good luck to everyone, keep at it!

Hey Everyone,

I have decided that I want to try and keep up my nails by either getting a manicure somewhere or doing it myself. My nail biting stems from them being imperfect so I try to make them the same, and in the end just make them yucky...thanks for the advice!

MrsD: Tattos do have a different feeling nowadays. I think they are sooo cool and would totally rock a sleeve, but I don't think it "fits" me. Some girls just look awesome with it, but I think I would look a little strange lol That's why I want it in a private place.

Verb: Weddings are too fun! Good luck not splurging lol even though it might be a difficult task

Shizzi: I enrolled in my gym yesterday, and had a fabulous workout, I thought to myself, oh yes, this is what I needed! Get on it girl!

Laura: OMG CONGRATS!! How exciting, you seriously have had such a long journey and even with all your plateaus and obstacles stuck with it,, and I think that is the important part of your story. EVen if it the journey is not smooth, you will end up where you want. =]]

Well I went down a little more, but I had some friends over and I did not drink, however I did have a little MJ which I thought...hmmm no calories and if I can control my munchies, then alright! Well I managed to control them enough, I did eat some of my leftovers, but nothing else. Peer pressure is a beyotch...but I feel good, I think the workout really helped in my losing this morning.

I think I shall measure myself on Friday morning after my workout. I doubt I have lost anything because my clothes all fit the same. Need to get back into that routine of measuring and weighing and loggin and all that fabulous stuff that goes along with weight loss lol Have a great Thursday everyone!

Yay it's Monday. This weekend was horrendous, all that stuff I talked about eating well and not drinking...haha well that did not happen. I am back to being one pound less than last week, so I DID lose my ONE pound, but I could be lower. Well that's what Mondays are for, right?

My sisters and some cousins started our own biggest loser challenge which starts from now until the end of the year. Each participant puts down 100 bucks and we will have a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prize. I hope this is a success and motivates other members of my family to strive for a healthier lifestyle.

So this week again I want to go down a minimum of 1 pound, but think I can get down 3 pounds this week. So anywhere in that range makes me happy. I plan to implement everything I know so I can achieve this. I'll be going to my dads on Wednesday thru Sunday is my guess so I have to sit down and figure out a workout plan I can follow in that period of time so I don't get all messed up.

I have to just also say something about Michael Jackson, even though I don't remember him at his height, we always played his songs at family gatherings and I love his music. Thats my shoutout to MJ.