5'5" Club anyone?? Similar YCC-ers working together!! (Sorry, but we're now closed.)

I saw this in the Weight Loss forum and thought it'd be great for the YCC forum (I hope that's alright) :]

I know that there have been/are posts similar to this, but I haven't seen one where we actually work together to reach our goals.  We all need motivation no matter what shape, size, weight, etc. we are, and I think that if we all work together here, have an optional weigh-in day (Sunday), and tell each other about our goals and accomplishments, we'll feel even more motivated to get these pounds off than before!

If you're 5'5" (or within 1-2 inches of it), you're welcome to talk here!! Get acquainted with the other members here with similar stats and goals, and motivate each other!

Tell who you are, your stats, what you eat, your goal weight, your story, and talk to other people about all of it!!  Come here if you need to vent, need support, advice, or whatever. 

Thanks Hannikate! :) It is great btw that you let yourself have treats. I am still working on that, lol. I do tend to fear those cookies a lil bit..  but every now and then I do let myself have a slice of pizza, so that's progress ;)

hi,I'm Raphael(a new nick..it changes from time to time)..

Name : Raphael/Jr.Reaper

Age : 16

Height : 5'5'

Weight : 54-55

Goal : 50

i been dieting since 14 and only succeeded this year..and wanted to tone up and control my binge eating problem..

Welcome, Raphael! Binge eating is soooo hard to get over, but I know you can do it! Just keep it up! I had a binging problem several months back, but kicked that habit to the curb :]Damasknymph-I still haven't gotten to where I can eat pizza without being extremely anxious, which isn't good at all.  But, I'm getting better :]

Oceangirl- Whoo hooo!! 12lbs lost! That's wonderful :] Keep it up, I know you can!

Heather! You look great! Yeah, I hate fluctuations, and I always get worked up over them because I'm never sure if it's real weight or just fluctuations :/

Oh my gosh! I almost forgot! The past couple of days (before today), I haven't counted a single calorie!! It's basically been a year since I've done (or not done, really) that! It was amazing.  I probably got over several times, because I was just going with my body, really.  Sure, I counted in my head a little bit, just to make sure I didn't go too high.  But, all in all, I was completely calorie count free :D  The only reason I didn't count though is because I didn't have a computer, and I was super lazy and didn't want to do anything besides read :P

Great job, ladies!

Okay, so I weighed this morning, and the scale read 143.0 :/
I know it's going to happen, and I've pretty much accepted it, I suppose.  But, I just hope I don't gain too much.  Plus, it could always just be a minor fluctuation.  I was 142.0 last week, that's why I'm sort of bummed.  But, whatever weight I gain will come off whenever I can go back to dieting...I'm crossing my fingers!!

Wow, everyone must be busy! Haha

Hey hey :) Yeah, getting back into school has been suuuper busy for me. I've been trying to see that I walk 1-2 miles each day (during the week) with my backpack + workout at least once or twice a week. I've slacked a bit on the working out, but its so hard to make time now! Plus I've got all of the extra walking... I've finally just set my activity to light and add in when i workout, so that i don't have to keep accounting for the walking.

OK, so guys, I'm a little worried... In the last 2 weeks, I've averaged just under 1400cal per day. I've gotten lots of exercise, like i said before, but my weight has been trending up. I was at 123, then went up to 124, 124.5, 125, and back up to 126!! Today, I was back down to 125. Its getting close to TTOM, but its not quite here yet. I've gone back to eating closer to 1250-1300cal in the last 2 days. The food on campus isn't as good for me, and most of the time I end up with salad, chicken, and luna bars. I eat yogurt, applesauce, and tuna too, but there's not a lot of diversity in my diet from school. Should I be worried that I truly am gaining this weight back? Part of me says "Don't freak out, you're probably just retaining for TTOM and getting used to campus food again..." while the other part says "Don't make up excuses for what could be true weight gain. That's how it happened the first time, do you really want to lose all of your progress??"

I don't want to become weight obsessed, but I don't want to lose all of my hard work either :( Any ideas?

Yeah, school has made me super busy, too.  It's like we can't get a break and relax, right? Nooott cool :/

Well, you said that it's almost ttom, right? Well, maybe it's just that.  Wait until after your period, and then just watch it for the next week or so.  But, you may want to just watch it a bit more just in case, and be a bit more active (walk more, take a run, or go to the gym several times a week).  I could be wrong, but I know that my weight is always really weird around that time....

Goooood luck!!

Oh man I hate ttom... I gained like three pounds in one night, which I had just managed to lose lol, but I know it's just water weight so I'm not too freaked out. Although it is weird how the night before I manage to eat like 500 calories more than I usually do somehow, and then the next day I'm not as hungry. Just a weird experience overall, I wish it didn't disrupt my routine the way it does. Oh well!

hello hello hello all!

I am terribly sorry for falling of the website...I was super duper busy with everything, move-in, school starting, leaving home to come to school...

anyways. I am glad this group is still in existance. Everything has settled down and I am finally able to start seriously counting (again).

So new stats:

19yo

5'4"

SW: 127 lbs

CW: 115-116 lbs (Hannikate I made my goal and then some! I am so excited!!!!)

So basically what I am trying to so so so hard right now is maintane. I really don't wanna gain the weight back, and I've been really paranoid about it. I try not to be, but its really stressing me out. I need some advice on how to avoid panicking.

Since I live in an apartment, I don't really eat at school anymore. I am trying to avoid all caf food. I cook really healthy for myself. Sometimes its so hard though since my friend go out to eat ALL the time. I usually order the healthiest thing on the menu, but eating out adds up :/

And then yesterday I went to a meeting that had trail mix. I ate like a bowl of it. I felt so guilty, but it was the first binge since the summer, and it was mostly nuts. As always, I love almonds and cashews. So now I am just afraid that I will fall into my old habits...help anyone?

Welcome back! Yeah, I know how it can be.  I think we're all really busy right about now. 

Congratulations on making your goal!! That's so great :D I'm sure you'll do just fine on maintenance.  It's hard, but we're all able to do it :] We all have our times when we overeat or eat something we're not supposed to.  Right now, I'm maintaining to boost my metabolism from a few months ago, and yesterday I made the mistake of talking myself into eating PIZZA and CINNAMON STICKS! I haven't had pizza since June when I was with friends, but I haven't had pizza at home in about a year! Sad, eh? Just keep in mind that we all have our slips, but that you are healthy most of the time, and to just let yourself live :]

This week's weigh in...

Start Weight (on maintenance):  142
Last Week:  143
This Week:  144

:/ Not cool.  But, I guess this goes to show me that my body in fact wasn't ready to diet, and that maintenace is what I'm going to have to do.  Even though I honestly feel huuuuuge! I'm having to eat MASSIVE breakfasts every day (like...close to 500-600 calories) in order to get up to 2000 or close to it, by 8pm that night.  I can't have snacks during the day, and I don't get home until 6, so I'm having to work with it. 

But, does any one in here know how long I'm going to have to go on maintenance in order to get my metabolism back up to what it's supposed to be?

I know we're probably really busy, and I'm not sure if anyone's checking up from time to time, but I felt like updating you all :]

Star Weight (on maintenance):  142
Two Weeks Ago (I didn't get to weight last week):  144
This Week:  146.5

I've been on my period this week (they're finally starting to come...like, normally!! Even if they are a month and a half late, they're still more frequent!!!).  So, I was probably around 146.  But, that's still about a pound a week, and I'm really hoping that I start to level out soon.  I've been maintaining for about a month now, and have about two more months to go :/  I'm planning on either starting again in December or January.  January would be three more months, which is longer, but it would be the start of the new year (not that it really means anything :P).  And, December would just be sooner, and I'm really just wanting to get off maintenance.  I'm hating it.  Lol! But, I'll keep you all posted :D