130/120 Club?

I'm looking for a 130/120 club, but I don't see any topics started.

If anyone knows of the proper topic, would you mind letting me know?

Thank you :)

I am 123 but i really want to get down to 105, i know that's not overweight but i just want to do this to make myself feel good. When i was younger i weighed around 150 when i was 5ft and was bullied severely. I'm not 5ft 3 and weight 123 and still get things said to me about my weight, yet people such as my mom and dad have a go at me for wanting to go on a diet, what am i supposed to do?!

Oy... vacation...

I just got back from the beach.  The beach and vacation DESTROYS diets... and gives me farmer's tan...

I don't even want to step on the scale right now.  It was so hot and I drank as much as I could, but for the last 2 days I have not had to use the bathroom as often as I usually do, so I'm sure my body is retaining water like whoa.  That, coupled with the fact that we ate out a lot (I tried to avoid it as much as possible by hitting up the Subway right down the street from our hotel and by eating food I brought from home but what's a girl to do when her aunt and uncle want to pay for her lunch and dinner every day?) I'm sure I've put on a few pounds of water weight.  My goal was to maintain over vacation... I'm hoping that the two morning runs I took on the boardwalk (2 miles one morning, 4 miles the other) coupled with all of the walking I did on it while shopping (got some cute jewelry and a pretty new jean skirt... a size 6, and might have been able to get into the 4 but I didn't want the skirt to be any shorter than it already was) will keep me at my 132 lbs, 14 ounces, but we'll see.  So, let's say that I've maintained this week.  I'm back into the diet tomorrow, and Saturday I will weigh myself and see what the damage actually is...

CW: 132.9 lbs.
GW: 124.2 lbs.
Left to go: 8.7 lbs

I was going to post the chart for Liz--since she's on vacation--but we haven't had too many people post for yesterday yet.  Anyone else out there? 

8-8-07  Weigh In

Name.......Goal........7/11.....7/18........7 /27..........8/1.......8/8.....newloss....lbs  left 

girl4moon...127.......138.......137.......... ..137........................................ .......10.0

liz..............125.......135.5.....133..... .....133........132.5........................ ........7.5

jredig.........123........128.2....127.4..... ...127.4..................................... ........4.4

tanyahenkel..120......135.5....134.5........1 34.......133.5......132.5.....1.0.........12. 5

gretamarie..125........133.4....133.4.......1 32.8.....131.8.......131.8................... 6.8

shellbrown...125...................149....... ...............................147.........2. 0........22

ram0506......120............................. .....132..................................... ............12

melbo18.....124.2............................ ........132.9...................132.9........ ........8.7

8/15 - 132 lbs, 0.5 lb loss from last week 

Goal - 120 lbs

12.0 lbs to go

8/11 (which will count for 8/15): 132 pounds, 2 ounces (132.125)

Goal (for now): 124.2 pounds

7.9 pounds to go!

I thought there would be damage after eating out and eating junk for 2 weeks while on vacation, but there wasn't... I actually managed to lose .75 pounds in those 2 weeks... AMAZING...

8/15 Weigh in:  131.6

Goal:  125

This is quite the sad little 0.2 lb lost for the last two weeks.  I'm starting to get a little frustrated.  I've been reallllly good for about 7 weeks now, and have only seen about a 5 lb loss.  I think my frustration led to my first night of "falling off the wagon"--last night at dinner for my mom's birthday.  I had cake and all!  Ugh. 

Any ideas how to jumpstart things?  Maybe try a new workout? 

8/18 (which will count for 8/22): 131 pounds, 9 ounces (131.57)

Goal (for now): 124.2 pounds

Left to go: 7.37 pounds

It's getting harder now, the closer I get.  Plus I can't work out as much now as I have earlier this summer because I'm so busy trying to get ready for classes to start up again.  Can I do it?  I want to be 129 by September 1, though I guess I could settle for 130... *crossing my fingers*

8/22 - 132 lbs, 0 lb loss from last week (Bad weekend of eating.  I'm just glad I didn't gain)

Goal - 120 lbs

12.0 lbs to go

8/22/07 Weigh-In

Current:  131.2 

Goal:  125

8/29 - 132.5 lbs, 0.5 lb gain from last week (Yuk!  I blow it every weekend)

Goal - 120 lbs

12.5 lbs to go

8/29/07 Weigh-In

Current:  129.2

Goal:  125

Yeah!  I broke the 130 lb barrier.  I guess that's what happens when you don't lose anything for weeks and then all of a sudden...a couple of pounds come off.

Tanya--if you're having a tough time on the weekends (I know it seems for me there is a *special* event almost every weekend) have you tried increasing your workout on the weekend, or on Monday,  to compensate for it?

I don't have a weight yet for this week... I missed my usual Saturday weigh-in because my dad woke me up early in the morning, drove me to the train station, and took me to New York City to see Les Miserables on Broadway!  A music major's dream... except when I had to eat at TGI Friday's, but I got the house salad no dressing, and the French onion soup with the cheese and croutons on the side, so it can't have been that bad.  Either way, I didn't weigh-in like I normally do, and rather then spend 50 cents at the mall twice in one week to weigh I'm just going to wait until Friday or Saturday to do it.  So, as far as I know, I've maintained at 131 pounds, 9 ounces, aiming for 124... and we'll see what this weekend holds for me (praying for 130... *fingers crossed*)

Hello everyone.  I am 44 years old, 5' 3" and started at 148 lbs last November. I am now at 130 lbs and would like to lose 5lbs more, but boy that's been so difficult!  I went over my allowance 1300, for 3 days in  a row now! I know that's not exactly tragic, but i feel like it's a battle that can't be won! So, I am hoping with the support of others, I can get down to 125 and 120 would be awesome.  Has anyone here had success with Atkins protein bars.? I also burn 500 to 700 cal daily, just by walking to work, and on breaks, also after work.  I guess I get frustrated because nothing seems to be working anymore. Help!

Gretamarie,

Thanks so much for the extra workout suggestion.  Yes, I work out on the weekends in order to compensate for the extra calories.  I'm down to 130.5 today (my lowest weight in a long, long time).  Though it's probably water-weight related, I'm happy.  I believe my platue and slight wait gain had to do with my monthly friend.  However, I definitely over do it on the weekends.  Not enough to gain, but enough to slow my wait loss.  My new strategy is to not eat back all the calories burnt during the week, so that I can splurge a bit on the weekends. 

Callisto,

Welcome!  I am sure that those last pounds are difficult to lose.  Patience is probably the best suggestion, but I know how frustrating slow weight loss can be.  It sounds to me that you could use a boost to your workout.  Your body is probably very used to walking and requires something else (you are not burning as many calories now walking as you did in the beginning).  Could you do something more intense in the evening after work, or before?  I am a huge fan of The Firm workout videos.  They incorporate both cardio and weight training.  You would tone, build muscle and burn more calories in the process.

Good luck!

Tanya

Hi Tanya..thank you for your reply! Good idea.  I was also thinking of adding aliitle resistance band wourkout too!.  It's nice to feel supported.  Thank you.

Hello everyone -

I am so glad that I found this post!! I'm 5'6 and 2 years ago I weighed 160. I lost 30 pounds to get to around 130 last summer, and have been there ever since. I know that it was a great accomplishment to lose the 30 pounds, and I do look and feel much better that I did before, but I would love to go the extra step and get down to about 125, maybe 120. I remember my 20's (I'm 32 now), and I did weigh around 120, but that was before work and the kids.

The frustrating thing is that what got me from 160 to 130 isn't working to get me to 125. It seems that these last 5 pounds are harder than the other 30 combined.

I haven't read all of the posts, but has anyone out there been in this situation? I eat around 1400 calories a day, over 4-5 meals, and always very healthy (I cook everything myself). I work out about 3 times a week, 45-60 min cardio, and 30 minutes or so weight lifting. I wish I could work out more, but time just doesn't permit. I'm getting stuff to work out some in my house, and hopefully that will help the plateau.

Sorry for the novel, but any advice you have would be most appreciated!! Thanks!!

Rmabarrera,

I am by no means an expert b/c I'm struggling with extremely slow weight loss myself.  It sounds like you are doing the right things, but may need to cut down to 1200 per day on the days you don't work out.  In order to lose one pound, you need to burn an extra 3500 calories.  I found it helpful to keep a spreadsheet of my daily calorie consumption, calorie expenditure and the deficit.  When the deficit adds up to 3500, I lose a pound.  Good luck!  What an accomplishment to be at your weight with two little ones.  I have a twenty month old too, so 10.5 more pounds and I'll be at my goal of 120.  I have now faced the fact that it will probably take me another four months, but that's ok.

Tanya -

Thanks for the reply. I had been thinking that variation on the days I do and don't workout would be a good thing. When I lost the weight last time, I was in a different job, and that had a physical component to it. Now, I'm at a desk all day, and that's hard.

For the calorie defecit, what would you use as the baseline? I have looked at some websites to see what I would need to maintain my weight, and they are saying 1800 - 2000 calories a day. I know that if I ate 2000 calories a day, I would be 135+ again in no time. At 1400, I'm just holding steady. So, how do you find the right defecit to go for?

Again, thanks! It's great to have women in the same boat!! BTW - mine are 5 year old twin boys. I carried that baby weight for too many years, and finally decided to do something about it!!

Rmabarrera,

Wow, two boy twins!  That must keep you so busy!  It's incredible that you shed 30 lbs.

As far as the deficit goes, I think you just have to play around with it.  This website tells me that at my sedentary life style (I also have a desk job), I burn 1,650/day.  I don't believe that.  I think my rate is closer to 1,500.  I used another few sites and got numbers between 1,400 and 1,800.  So, 1,500 is my starting point each day.  If I work out, I add that to the 1,500 (today it's 1,850).  I don't go by the exact number quoted on cc for exercise either.  I think they are too high.  I usually lower cc's estimate by ~100 calories.  I plan to eat 1,200 calories today to attain a 650 calorie deficit.  A lot of people suggest eating back calories.  However, I tend to over do it on the weekends, so I figure if I keep my weekly calories at 1,200/day, it will all average out at the end of the week.  I can email you my spreadsheet, if you like.  It's helped me track my progress a little better and know when I have succeeded at attaining the 3,500 deficit and lost a true pound.

Tanya