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 :)

Good Afternoon!

After much hesitation, I’ve decided that I want to join this “group” as well.  I hesitated not because I thought I was better than anyone else but because I guess I was afraid.  I’ve read countless posts (especially weigh-ins) and always thought that I would love to join but I wouldn’t be able to do it… that I’d be that token person that didn’t lose the weight.  To be accountable to other people was a little frightening.  But I’m doing it… I’m joining and I’ll be participating in those daily weigh-ins as well (Wednesdays, right?).  

A little bit about myself… 24, female, 5’5” and 146lbs.  My heaviest was years ago at 191lbs but over the past few years, I’ve managed to keep between 125 and 150 lbs (tends to creep up in the winter).  I’d love to get somewhere in between 120-125 and stop all the yo-yoing.  Haven’t been to the gym in a while so I need to start off slowly, work up my endurance again.  It seems like I’ve gotten a better grip on my eating so that should make things easier.

Alright so here it is:

Started at: 146lbs on March 19th, 2008     

Now it’s official…

Have a great day everyone and keep up the hard work!

Hey Silva,

I know, it is a little bit scary to be accountable, but I *need* that, or else I just don't lose!  It's what's been getting me through the whole week.  At work today there was a huge platter cookies and I thought to myself, "I can't let the girls down at CC because of these d@mn cookies!"

Another eccentric thing that's been helping me:  I went out and made a bracelet to remind me to stick to my diet.  I got some blue beads because blue is supposed to be calming   After I made it, I held it in my hands and prayed/meditated about sticking to my goals.  I've been wearing it everyday since then.  I find it really helps.  It's a constant reminder for me.

I weighed myself today 131.8 very disappointing, last week was 129. I started 133.0

What do some of you do to lose the pounds?

How many reps and sets of which muscles and what do you do for cardio, for how long?

hey guys, I would love to join this group ! I am not exactly in the 130s, I am 141 as of last friday and am going to weigh myself again this friday, hoping that I will finally be under 140 !! :) Or even 140 I would settle for for this week.

My goal is to get to 133 by the end of May, which I am reallllly hoping will happen but if it doesn't happen that fast I am not going to get discouraged, I started at about 145 3 weeks ago and am down 4 pounds, so as long as I keep losing I am ok if it is a little at a time.

I have been trying to eat 1500 cals or less a day, a bit more (maybe 1600-1700 max)on days that I lift weights or just feel as if I need to eat a bit more, but mostly its around 1400-1500. I have been doing cardio 3-6 times a week, usually 4 or 5. I have been run/walking the treadmill mostly, but have started the elliptical lately because I am getting bored of the treadmill. I just started lifting weights yesterday, 30 mins maybe 2-3 times a week. I am trying to not start lifting weights seriously until I am down a bit more, as usually when I try to lose weight I start off lifting weights and the scale never budges and I don't get any smaller, just firmer. I already naturally am fairly muscular and just need to get rid of the fat.

Ok I think that is enough for my first post hehe.. I am glad I found this group!

Kathleen, thanks so much for the advice!  I really hope the accountability factor will give me the motivation to get my bum into gear too :-) If it doesn't, I'll just mysteriously disappear on Wednesdays lol j/k.

gillybean- welcome! 

Hi Hanholt,

Every other day I do 45 minutes on the elliptical.  I have it set to vary the intensity so that my body doesn't just adjust to it and not burn as much.  That burns about 300 calories.  Then on non-elliptical days I lift weights.  I have a book called "body sculpting bible for women" that I use.  You end up working out all of the muscle groups by the end of the week.  Strength training is just as important as cardio, if not more so.  I just use free weights.  So I have an elliptical, free weights, and a weight bench in my house and that's all I need.

Gillybean, I know it sounds wrong, but if you've been really restricting your calories a lot lately, try having a cheat day, that helps me a lot.  Or try doing just another 15 minutes of exercise.  Sometimes that's all you need to kick your metabolism and remind it to start working again!

Oh no...the dreaded Wednesday. Quite frankly, I was scared last night. hahaha. I kept telling myself it wasn't a big deal if I didn't lose any weight this week, but I've never had deadlines for telling people what I weight, so it made me kinda nervous...

The first time I weighed myself today, it was 137, no change from last Thursday. I was really bummed, because today has been a hugely discouraging day in all other respects. For one thing, I just had a research paper I wrote critiqued for over TWO HOURS. Seeing no change on the scale made me want to go home and placate my ego with pizza. So after the critique ended, I went back to the gym for a second weigh-in, and apparently the gods of weight loss decided to have mercy on me, because it read 136 instead.

So any weightloss this week is probably pretty negligible, but hey, I should just be happy with not gaining. I'm way too impatient with my body right now. That's not a good way to live.

Jen- right after posting last time, I saw a thread about "zigzagging"...I guess my cal intake is pretty okay then! I'm glad, because now I don't need to worry quite so much about hitting the same specific target every day.

lsilva10 and gillybean - welcome to the group!!

Best of luck to all of you!

Good morning Ladies!

Welcome to Silva and Gillybean too!

Sauciedj - Wish you luck in Vegas...having fun while still being able to stick with watching what you are eating/drinking. :D

A couple weeks ago on 'The Biggest Loser' Show...the Blue team of all guys won a trip to Vegas....and there was lots of talk about the amounts of alcohol and buffets there....however, they found a 24-Hour Fitness gym (though it might have been at the hotel they stayed at) to workout...and avoid the buffets/alcohol as much as possible. 

We're here to support you.....You CAN do this! You CAN overcome those buffets..etc. I can't imagine that you can't find healthier options.....

Try not to let others opinions of you get in the way of your healthy lifestyle successes and goals! Don't feel embarassed....be proud you are getting healthy! :D It's a definite benefit to you in the long run.....caving in to the 'embarassment feelings' or 'shame' or temptations are all only going to bring you down....we are here to help lift you up...:D

I myself have ppl. in my life that actually know I'm trying to eat healthier,etc. and it's hard for them too to adjust to the changes as much as it is hard for me.

For example...when I'm used to eating sweets or unhealthy food and then I try to do a 180 over a period of months...and eat more healthy stuff....like substitute soda for water or eat edamame beans for a snack instead of chips..is really hard.  There is an amount of sabotage on their part I think too....whether it's intentional or not....to egg you on that you should have that extra piece of bread or 'go ahead' and eat that sweet treat when you are craving it and they don't stop you. In a way, I think those in our lives that aren't actively trying to get healthier, are maybe intimidated or afraid of our success! That really is a possibility.....though these ppl. may be friends and/or family...sometimes..maybe I do think they don't want to see you succeed because that addresses the facts that they themselves are unhealthy or could do with eating better or not having so much wine or beer,etc...and they just don't want to admit that about themselves and it would then be hard for them to see you succeed and get those firmer muscles and a smaller, fit body. 

Maybe that sounds 'wrong'...but I think it's true.  I know that a lot of you out there have friends or significant others that enjoy working out with you...so maybe you don't experience what I just mentioned.....but for me it's different.  My boyfriend is a naturally skinny guy, though he's packed on a little weight (w/ increase of appetite) since he quit smoking....and he's not the 'gym' type...though he's all for me getting healthier, going to the gym...and he is trying to eat a little better now and again....it's a slow process for him. 

ANYWAY...haha...thanks for listening anyway. :D

Just keep up the great work....and it looks like there are some ladies out there struggling with success this week b/c of t.o.t.m. and whatnot...but just push through this time. 

I love the bracelet as motivation too, Kathleen! I'm supposed to be making plans to visit my cousin sometime in this next month...and there's a bead shop near where she lives. Maybe I will have to make a point to stop in to make myself a bracelet too! :D I wanted to stop in that shop the last time I was visiting her..but didn't have a real reason to...maybe now I do! :D

Well, anyway, it's raining here today...but should be nicer by this weekend...and yes, Jen, I say it's time for bunnies and flowers and sunshine! :D haha!

Yesterday, btw, I got in an extra workout...I was proud of myself. I had the opportunity..and I took it...especially b/c I didn't get in as much as I wanted to earlier this week.

Though tonight....it's Pilates...and before that I plan on getting on that treadmill and doing some interval training....walk/jog....I MUST do what I can to whittle away at my butt/hip/thighs..hahaha! They won't look so great in that bikini I already bought myself if I don't work for it, right!?

So, *cheers w/ my water glass* to everyone's success! I keep saying success....even if people have slipped up or plateaued a bit this week...I still say we are successful. The conscience efforts we are making each day are helping us succeed, regardless of the fluctuations and the t.o.t.m. and the slip up of some wine or some yummy foods.....

You ladies are just doing FANTASTIC! I commend you really on all your hard work.....and even to those new ladies that are joining.

Like Silva and Gillybean...Good for you for making the effort to join a support group as this one to help yourselves get healthier! It is very scary sometimes to ask for help....and NOT having to lose weight alone is a wonderful thing in my eyes! Don't give up after a 'bad day or even bad week'...post your weight each week b/c having to be held accountable is a powerful thing....and we aren't here to put you down if you slip up or if the stinkin' scale doesn't budge as quickly....we are positive and supportive here....so welcome again!

Okay..this post has just gotten really long and I'm sure someone else would like to say something..haha.

So, I'll get off of here..hehe.

Happy 1st Day of Spring too! :D YAY! Ttyl. :D

-Margo

I had a great lunch today.  There's this place called "Julia's Empanadas" across from my work and I got a vegetable empanada, black bean soup and a beet salad.  The whole thing was really delicious, even the beet salad which isn't something I'd usually get.  Lots of vegetables in that lunch.  and the whole thing was only $5. 

Congrats, Kathleen! Proud that you got a more healthy..but still delish lunch! :D

Whoohoo!

-Margo

Thanks, Margo! :D I really appreciate your always-positive support. I'll try to keep in mind what you said, I may even log on here during my trip :D I really hope I don't get too much of the "Why are you eating healthy, you're not even overweight" mentality.

Good job on getting the extra exercise in!

Wonderswhy, hang in there, I had that feeling last week when the scale refused to move. lol darn, I should have tried eating pizza too... Anyway, I'm sure by next week, you'll have dropped and you'll be laughing for being scared this week.

"I don't get too much of the "Why are you eating healthy, you're not even overweight" mentality."

Oh I hate that!  I usually say something like, "yeah, and this is the reason why I'm not overweight" or, "I want it to stay that way!"

You guys are awesome. All of you.

Kathleen - I'm so jealous of that tasty-sounding restaurant of yours!

It's veggies and hummus for lunch for me! Pretty good...I hadn't had hummus in ages. I've eaten lots of healthy protein so far today, so I already feel like I'm making a comeback from pizza day! hehe. Dance class tonight! Yay!

Happy spring, everyone! Hope the sun is shining where you live too...

Hi Sauciedj - Glad I could be of help. :D

Yes, I agree with Kathleen, I HATE it when ppl. mention 'why are you trying to lose weight...you are fat' sort of thing. It sux...

Kath... and Saucie... I think you should voice your reasons for eating healthy...sometimes I want to do that too..and put that person or ppl. in their place! haha.

Try to turn their negative attitude..or potentially neg. attitude, into positive...

"I want to eat healthy b/c..... " (Fill in the blank).

My reasons.... I want to be able to look sexy and beautiful for myself as much as I feel like it on the inside...and all the time..not just for the 'good weather days'. :D AND I want to be able to impress my boyfriend, family and friends....I can't help it.  Having not been the 'skinny' girl in my family....I want to be able to strut my stuff..hahaha...hey why do others get to and I don't? Just b/c I have to work for it and they don't? Heck no!

So..ladies...keep up your fabulous selves...you're doin' great!

Stick to 'em Sauciedj.....have fun AND think more healthy so that when you come back you'll not feel that 'ugh..if only I didn't eat all that buffet food..or if only I didn't have all those cocktails...etc.' b/c you'd be that much more ahead of the game for your goals when you return from your trip. :D

Wonderswhy....hummus w/ veggies..sounds good. :D Dance class sounds like it could be fun....

Have a great afternoon all! :D

-Margo

 

Mmm lunches.  Asparagus and boiled chicken for me :)

Hey I know that I am a day late on my weigh-in, but I still wanted to post:

Started - Jan 08 at 131

Last Week - 126.7

This Week - 127.3 (st patties day celebration left it's mark)

So, I got a little off track this week, but I'm going to get right back at it so I can see that 126 again!

Original Post by smiles1979:

:D Dance class sounds like it could be fun....

 Oh it's fun alright! But tonight the teacher forced us to relieve her of a large tin of baklava that a friend brought her from a recent trip to the Middle East. I just ate like four or five pieces. And it's 11pm...great....

Morning all! :D Happy Friday!! :D

Wonderswhy...glad the class is fun...though shame on the teacher for forcing, as you say, that sort of treat on you guys...*tsk tsk*!

This is exactly the sort of situation that I was talking about a few posts ago when I said that others sabotage our efforts to succeed...

I guess I feel more like scolding your teacher for offering the treat than for you taking it..haha.. I mean, it's 50-50 when it comes to give and take....but knowing you are working so hard to not give in....it's just frustrating...:(

I hope you see this as a positive post....I don't mean to sound harsh or anything...

I still have to make myself comfortable with the word, No, too.

For example, my boyfriend's Mom is always offering up some sort of indulgence...and I usually take it....though saying "Thank you, but no thanks.  I appreciate the offer though"..or something like this phrase, should be a part of all our vocabularies! :D

So...here's to being able to not give in to others.......

Yes, temptations are out there....though we just have to have enough strength and power within ourselves to not indulge every time someone offers us a goodie...

believe me...as I mentioned above...I'm guilty as anyone for not giving up a tasty treat..esp. sweets, haha...it's a real battle..

but ladies...WE CAN overcome the evil temptations out there...haha. :D

Though anyway.......have a great day, Wonderswhy....and to all you ladies!

Hope this made sense and I didn't confuse anyone too much...:/

P.S. Jennifer, glad you still posted your weight and wonderful to hear that you are getting back on track..that's the spirit..you're still doing terrific! :D

-Margo

I had quite a few temptations today already, and it's only 9am!  I came into work and there was a bag of easter candy left at my desk for me.  I thought to myself, "maybe if I keep it out of site I can just eat one piece here and there like a normal person", but I am just so prone to binging!  I would definitely eat that whole bag in like an hour, so in a moment of strength I just threw it away.  Then someone came by with a cake, and I had a tiny slice.  I'm not pleased about that, but at least I didn't have cake *and* candy.  And the slice was very small.  I'll have a light lunch to try and make up for it.

Hi Kathleen!

I don't know what it is about sweets....those stinkin' ppl. haha....weaknesses are everywhere. :D

Though good to see that you showed strength in your choices today, even with the little indulgence!

It really is hard to fight those temptations and it sux!

Though keep up the good work....

Yeah, I would've probably eaten the whole bag of candy too if it was right at my desk....so throwing it away was certainly your best option. Cuz the other thing you could've done was put it in the work lunch room for others to take....hehe. (Guess that would just make you the enabler for someone else then...man that vicious cycle..and that would be just as bad as someone who offered you a treat?!)

Anyway, good job. :D 

-Margo