Anyone in their late 20s?!

I'm a dieting veteran.... up and down the same 20lbs since highschool! I've always lost it on Weight Watchers...but I wanted to try something new. So, here I am. I'm looking to start a group of late 20- early 30 year olds who are interested in losing weight and getting healthy. I'm 5' 9" 160lbs.  I'm looking for others that have about 20-30lbs to lose.  Hopefully there's some people out there!!

Happy New Year!

Hello everybody!
I'm in my late 20s....I actually turned 28 today!
The exciting thing is that I was able to restrain myself when I went out to dinner with my family.
Keeping a well balanced dinner helped me enjoy the day even more.

Congrats and Happy Birthday Calbet!! I will join you at 28 on the 28th of this month!

Happy Birthday  Calbert!

Ladies and gents, what's our weigh in day again?? Mine is typically Mondays, but I think we should all post on the same day.

Welcome new people!

I think we said our weigh-in day was Sunday.

 I was 142.6 this morning.  Down 4.4!

Keep up the good work everyone and post your weight today. 

Hi all

I'm 30 and 135, I'd like to lose 10 pounds in the next 1-2 months which doesn't sound like much but I'm only 5 feet so its like trying to lose 20!

I go to the gym and I know what to eat but I just need to do it! 1700 calories for me (my trainer wanted me to eat 1800).

I'm finding its so much tougher at 30 to lose the weight that I need to do it before it gets even harder. I'm hoping this thread will help me stay motivated to keep eating well and going to the gym.

 

Thank You Laurieellen and Foxylady!
Being 28 rocks so far! Let's make this the year that goals are indeed achieved.

My official weigh-in for the week is 140.5 so I think that is down 4.5 since the first of the year.

Yesssssss!!! I am so excited.  I just found this forum and people who share my same goal.  So here is a summary of weight fluctuations:

Highschool 1996 - 125lbs

College - Freshman 15 - 140lbs

Graduate School 2005 - 150 lbs

Prednisone for auto immune disease 2005 -190lbs

2007- 160lbs then 140lbs then 160lbs

2008 Goal - 137 lbs

I am 28 and I want to lose 23lbs it can be done!!! I want to join in the weekly weigh ins.

Hey everyone!  Just checking in for the weekend weigh-in...not that I have a scale but I will add my numbers as soon as I find one.  I haven't exersized yet...going to the orthopedic surgeon in the morning.  I did however stand and chat at my wedding show today...wish me luck...I need more brides!  Apparently standing and talking (sales type) burned more calories than I thought-like 140 an hour!!!  I wonder how many I burn running around for my client's weddings???

Happy birthday to all those posters who recently had bdays!

Today's weigh in ... 153.    *sigh*

Next week's WILL BE a pound lighter.

Good luck to everyone this week. Stay active and diligent!

hello everyone!

weighed in yesterday at 129 - down 3 pounds from Jan. 3rd! I agree with you waddope-i was eating mindlessly and just not paying attention to what went in my mouth.  ayngelina...i feel for you...i'm 2" shorter than you and know what it's like to have extra weight on such a small frame and try to loose it...but we can do it!!  Everyone just keep thinking summer, even with all this snow in the NE!

ps...anyone else fall prey to weekend "football game food" 

New here.. just had baby #3, 12wks ago. Looking to loose 46 pounds.. started pregnancy @ 122. I am 28 yrs. old.. and want to loose before summer starts

Okay, I was dreading adding this post to weigh in.  The last time I weighed myself was right after Christmas at 158, and I'm sad to say that I weighed in last night at 158 still.  Although I suppose that's good since last week was my first week watching my calorie intake and I went nuts during the weekend (can't resist IHOP on Sunday mornings!). 

 Just want to say thank you to everyone on this post.  I spent all last night disgusted with myself after the weigh in, but having other people out there seems to help ease the blow.  Thanks again, and now let's all go out there and work off some calories for week 2!

Hello everyone!  I am fairly new at CC and just ran into this forum.  I'm 26 and have been struggling with my weight for as long as I can remember.  I know it's  terrible, but I rarely step on the scale because I have a tendency to over obsess about my weight and I'm trying to avoid driving myself crazy.  So, my "weigh-ins" are usually measured by my clothing and scrutinizing eye.  I've been feeling disgusted with myself lately and have been lacking motivation.  Although I've always dieted and counted calories, I've never had a support type group before, so I'm hoping this will help! 

Hi all,

well i just started my diet 5 days ago, and after weighing in this morning I am still 137. Which is ok. I haven't exercised in a long time and did two brutal 7-hour days of skiing yesterday.  Maybe I didn't lose weight cause I built up some long lost muscle?

Or maybe my scale sucks.

Have a great week! Next week I WILL BE at least one pound lighter. And maybe one millimeter closer to fitting in my bra. haha

Good luck! 

I just thought this was funny and completely random..but I Was inputing my numbers into the calorie calculator so it could tell me what I should be eating if I wanted to accomplish my goal by january 5th 2009...but I accidentally put 2008 and it said I had to eat 38810 HAHA..

I know it's dumb but I got the biggest laugh out of it. :)

I'm back on this site just as of this past weekend.  I joined last year in June and ended up not keeping up with it because I was really depressed about grad school.

Anyhow, I am 27; 5'6"; 161 pounds yesterday morning.  I'm thinking it would be good to get down to 135-140, or less if possible.  While it's taken me my entire life to begin to feel comfortable with what I look like/weigh (I always ran heavier), my main concern is genetics.  My father has type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia, high blood pressure etc.  My mom is relatively ok, but obese.  Obesity runs on both sides of my family.  I want to try and get things under better control now so that I don't have as difficult a struggle later in life.  Please help!

Hi Megain44- Thanks for building this group! I'm 26, 5'5, and weigh about 134. I'm new to CC and really like the concept but don't trust myself to submit all of my food intake everyday. Do people actually enter everything that they eat EVERYDAY? Maybe this is something that I should get used to.

Anyway, I find these forums really helpful and motivating. I've never been "overweight" per se but I have gained weight in the past few years from basically eating whatever I wanted, fad diets here and there, and very sporatic exercising. Now i'm focused on getting in shape, losing some weight, and becoming a healthier person. 

Love the idea of weekly weigh-ins and the 20 something group. Thanks! 

 

Hey guys!  So I had a HORRIBLE weekend eating-wise.  I went away for the weekend with the guy I've been seeing *blushes* to see the Giants-Cowboys game in Dallas.  Needless to say, I was overwhelmed by stadium food....and airport food...and, well, you get the idea.  Anyway, I refuse to get on a scale until NEXT Sunday, so no official weigh-in for me this week. 

I'm going to be really good this week (meaning that I plan to push myself harder at the gym and be a little more aware of my calories...not cut down to 300 and exercise for 5 hours the way some CCers *cough--Anorexic Army--cough* might).  I gotta tell you though, it was totally worth it!  I had so much fun, and what's a playoff game without the requisite nachos and beer?

Hey hilary,

I know it seems obsessive to log EVERYTHING you eat on the website, especially when you have to spend time finding exactly the right things to click on, but it honestly helps to keep me accountable.  And it helps me to not just eat whatever's around the house, because I know I have to log it all in.  I'd give it a shot for a week, and after that see how it effects you.  Welcome to the group and good luck with everything!!!