140/130 club

Anyone in this grouping looking to drop from 140 to 130's.  We can all use support.  Today I am focusing on all the food groups.  Exercise would be good, but I won't be able to since I am working from 9 to 10:30.  A Super long day.  I hope I can stay focused, when I pass the fast food chaines on my travels today.

Can I join? I'm stuck... between 141 and 145... usually 143. And I can't seem to lose it, so I found this site on monday!! I want to be 125

All I can say to you Liz is, "YOSHI! tankoo veree mush!!" (that was me being baby mario btw...)


*tumbleweed*

I?ve already eaten all my calories for today (in fact I went over).  Our pipes from the showers and sinks were clogged so I shoved the hose through and cleaned out all the gunk.   I thought, since I?m a mess already might as well dig up the tree stump in our back yard that has been on my to-do-list.  Didn?t think I?d finish today but I kept at it until the job was done.

He-man!  So now I?m just going to concentrate on drinking my water. 

Xoxo_marie, sure, sometimes I want to say F-it.  Especially when my husband loves me soft and round.  My house is full of motivators: a plate of rocks that represents how much I?ve lost already, quotations on the refrigerator.  Point is, what do you really want: to eat more, or to eat better?  With the help of everybody in CC my weakness has become my strength and it?s fun.  When I do mess up, and I hope I don?t this evening, I know tomorrow will be better because I want to lose weight more than I want the pain in my feet.  Good luck and keep at it if this is what you want.

Hi buttonsxandxbows, of course you can join.  I used to be 157.  Now, I?m 146 and trying to get to 125 but I?d be so happy oh, I mean healthy at 130.

Hahaha, buttonsxandxbows, all I gotta say to you, is..."REENT-RUR!" (Say it in a really nasaly voice, and you'll get some awesome Yoshi SFX.) I wuuuuuv baby mario...please tell me you've played Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island -- that's a piece of work. WELCOME, by the way!

Whoa, songchild, that's some hardcore laboring. Way to go. I hope it wasn't as hot over there as it is today for us in the state of Misery. Lolz.

carastar, way to go! Sometimes all your body needs is a LITTLE change, and you get a lot of results! Did you see that post someone made about plateaus being analagous to rest stops for your body? I thought that was a really good metaphor. Your body's like, "Whoa, wait, you want to keep doing this? Hang on. Lemme...lemme pull over for a minute." Hee. Way to go!!

By the way, I started at ~150 when I first made my big decision to get healthy. That was May 16th, the day after my birthday. I went on eDiets, got down to 137, and then came here. :) Even on the days when I feel fat (usually during TTOM), I remind myself that I'm in the 130's, and that hasn't happened in a long time. It feels good!!! I feel super-hott!

I didn't have a scale when I first started, so I ordered a WeightWatchers scale from Target that monitors weight, body fat percentage, body mass index, and hydration levels. Here's a link to the exact one I bought. :) It's pretty accurate and had the best reviews of the ones I looked at. Try not to move it too much, jostle it around, and keep it on a hard floor. That keeps discrepencies to a minimum. And for body fat percentage, be sure to cover the metal sensor plates completely with your feet. Sounds high-maintenance, but it's not. :D

WELL! I was really not motivated to work out today, but FINALLY I went to the YMCA, did 30 minutes on the arc trainer, 15 minutes on the stationary bike, and worked on my legs (adductors, abductors, and leg press). Didn't "bump into" Matthew, phew.

Now...I'm going to watch an episode of the new season of "Project Runway" until dinner!!!

Liz :D

Wow! Great workout afterall, Lizzle! I'm so impressed! Hopefully I can get my butt to the gym as soon as I get home - but I really don't wanna!

Thanks for all the great info on the scale and everything. I'm going to look into it. My only problem is that I don't have a place I can keep it out and on a hard surface all the time. Hmmm....

I also am 144 trying for 130. I have been a c-c user for one month.  I have been very active for a while and I have a very muscular body already.  I have intensified my cardio and shortened the duration plus I am trying to eat less calories. I am 30 yrs old 5'2 and wear a size 4-8.  Is there anyone within this thread with similar bio that I can post with? 

Hey everyone, count me in!

I'm at 147 and I'm hoping to go down to 125 (I'm 5'1). I would love it if I could make some friends on here with similar goals. I just joined and the site is awesome so far!!

Please add me!!

Hi Liz, Where I live it?s rarely hot and it never snows :D

ssbuckeye, I?m 5?1? and 146.   Good luck to us both and of course to everyone else here.

Good for you for getting past the 140 mark!  I have a question for you... how long does this take?  Before I stopped growing at just shy of 6'1" I weighed 135 pounds, but was eating 3000-5000 calories per day, and golfing 3 times per week, as well as serving in a restaurant, so I guess I was buring those calories off.  

I stopped growing about 3 years ago and since then have gained 15 pounds.  Obviously this is due to me getting a sit-down full-time job and doing 30 mins cardio 3 times per week, rather than the 1200 calorie-burner of golfing.  Since May I have been trying to cut down on calories and am finding it very difficult to eat less than 2100 calories per day.  I have lost a pound here, gained it back, etc. and am now at 147.  The goal is to get to 135 by my wedding date of August 26th this year.  Do you think this is possible, seeing how you are roughly in the same weight range? 

Also, about the bouncing back and force... is this just an reaction to reducing your calories?  Maybe it just takes time to get used to cutting the pastries etc.

I would like to hear more about your success story to keep me motivated.

I have played Yoshi's Island, it's lush! But at the moment, I definately loving Yoshi Touch and Go for the DS... it's my boyfriends game though so I had to give it back :( boooo.

ANYWAY. This forum isn't a games forum, so I guess I should stop being so nerdy...

Maybe when I get out of the 140s and into the 130s I should buy that game as a present to myself?

Here I go again! Definately shutting up now...

Except for! - ssbuckeye our goals and height are really similar, hooray! This forum is the best motivator EVER.

For paulatriesagain:  From what I understand, figure a pound a week or 2 pounds a weeks if you are young (not pre menopausal) and active.  You?re not supposed to eat less than 1200 calories per day if you are sedimentary.  If you?re active you have to eat a little more so your body doesn?t go into starvation mode and thus hold on to every pound.  If you need more food stick to the low calorie healthy ones.  I go through a jar of pickles a week.  I not only fill up but satisfy my need to ?crunch, crunch, crunch?.  Of course my goal is to lose weight but in the process my goal has become to eat healthier.  Losing weight is just a side effect.  Post in the weight loss forum for more help if you need it. I was stuck in the 150s for a year before I found this site and I strongly believe ?slow and steady wins the race.?   

Another pound off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That's the way hue, hue, hue, hue, I like it,

That's the way hue, hue, hue, hue, I like it,

Shake my booty hue, hue, hue, hue, 

Shake, Shake, Shake (and it's not a milk shake)

Shake, Shake, Shake! 

GREAT JOB, songchild!!! Doesn't it feel good?

Hahaha..buttonsxandbows...I'm blowing through Paper Mario and I actually took a break from it yesterday because I don't want to play it too quickly! It has to keep me satisfied until the sequel!!

Hey, paulatriesagain, thanks. :) It feels good to be in the 130's. I started at ~150 on May 16th, joined eDiets and got down to 137 on July 5th, and then I decided to come here. Wow, so almost exactly two months, and I've lost ~15 pounds. Yay. The thing I had to do was be honest with myself about what I ate and how much exercise I got. Now, hang on, 6'1'' and 135 pounds? Yowza. I think weight loss really depends on the chemistry of your body, and your height. If I kept up this plan for a while, there's a point where my body would say, "Okay, look, you're done." Considering it took me 2 months to lose ~15 pounds, I would say your goal date seems a little too soon! But no worries. Just try to do your best until then, and if it's not 135, at least it won't be 150! :) It took me a while to realize that no "magic number" was going to make me happy. Happiness comes from oneself.

carastar, what's the latest? :) Oh, about the scale: I keep mine by the toilet and slide it out when i want to use it, and push it back when I'm not. So, I mean, I do move it around, but just not that much. I try to keep it in the same approximate spot each time I weigh myself, if that makes sense.

Welcome, mesh and ssbuckeye!! You've come to the right thread. ;)

Well, I'm going to work out in a little bit. I'm trying to keep myself from having another bowl of cereal, but I really want one. *whines* Cinnamon Life is so good. Maybe if I eliminate my blueberry muffin this afternoon, I can have my bowl of cereal. Yeah.

Tonight is the dinner theatre with my best friend. I'm excited for it on one hand, but scared on the other hand...I mean, I'm so anxious that I'm going to suddenly lose all control and eat everything in sight. I'm going to try my best to not clear my plate. They're serving stuff like Cornish hen, baked potatoes, vegetables, soup...so I'm hoping I can fill up on veggies, pass up half of the baked potato, and NOT EAT THE ENTIRE CHICKEN. Jeez. Also, I'm passing on bread. Seems like a waste of calories. For dessert, they're having cheesecake. Now, I love anything and everything sweet, but my huge downfall is chocolate. So I have an easier time not finishing a piece of cheesecake, as opposed to chocolate cake.

Agh. Wish me luck!! I HAVE to work out today, big time. Didn't work out yesterday, although I got a TON of cleaning done. That makes me really happy. The apartment looks great. Too bad I'm single. Anyway. Hope you're all doing well!!! Keep me updated!!!

Liz :D

Edit:

I did end up having my extra bowl of cereal. It was really good. Hee. I don't think I'm going to miss my blueberry muffin. Still got an "A" for today. We'll see...dinner hasn't come yet... :-\

Hi Liz, Now, I?m interested in the game you talk about, maybe I?ll pick it up during my next visit to the States.  Yesterday, I was very, bad and it tasted soooo good. Three glasses of chocolate milk using whole milk and two Yippies (they are these chocolate wafer cookies sold here).  Yippy! Yippy! I was celebrating with my daughter and God daughter.  Celebrating what?  Nothing really, just hanging out.   I mean when you think about it I was pretty good.  I didn?t finish off the whole package of cookies (although I was thinking about it) and I wasn?t splurging alone in secret they way I used to. 

I?m back on track today after all yesterday was yesterday and now that I?ve talked about it I feel that it?s out of my system.

Yippies....what a cute name for a cookie. I bet they're good. ;) And sometimes being bad does feel so good!! songchild, the game's really cute. I'm totally addicted. :D :D

Yesterday was good! I got back on the bandwagon from my, erm, slip-up on Saturday. (Read journal for more details.) I worked out 25 minutes on the arc trainer, then 20 minutes on the bike, and then did biceps and triceps. What else...oh, and a little yoga. So that was good! I kind of woke up on the wrong side of the bed that morning, but I'm feeling much better! I think it must be the heat. Yipes. Time for brekkies!!

Liz :D

Well...this weekend was pretty much one long party. Started out with not eating very well on Friday. I was so busy at work that I didn't eat lunch and when I finally ate dinner, it was a Domino's personal size pizza at a concert. I felt *so* sick afterwards. Definitley cured me of ever craving fast food pizza again. Then of course came the drinking - though I did stick to diet root beer and rum. I probably came in at the right amount of cals for Friday - just not many nutrients.

Saturday was basically a free-for-all. Skipped breakfast cause I slept in so late, had part of a BBQ sandwich, fries, baked beans and soda for lunch. Snickers bar. A couple of Danish cookies. Had a Kit Kat and soda at the movies. Don't even remember what we had for dinner...but nothing good, I can assure you!

Sunday we went out for brunch and I had french toast and a mocha. A couple more Danish cookies. 1/2 cup of Salt and Vinegar potato chips (thank goodness that was the last of them though). Dinner was a quarter of a burger, some fries, a little bit of vanilla shake, and a salad at Fuddruckers. Later that night a piece of flourless chocolate cake and a big glass of 2% milk. Yum.

Now that I write it all down, it's not *quite* as bad as it could have been. Mostly thanks to how sick everything made me feel. It was fun though, and a good learning experience if nothing else. :D

I'm back on the wagon again today though!

Lizzle - that's a good idea about keeping the scale next to the toilet. I'll see if mine fits there. Right now I keep it standing up inside the cupboard...and I wonder if that's why I get such varying numbers from one day to the next...cause it's always getting jostled around. Hopefully I can figure out a way to keep it out. Thanks for the idea!

Thank you Lizzlebizzle and Songchild!  I think I am doing better now... I am taking the time before I eat to figure out what is low-calorie and I am eating more fruits which helps alot.  I went to Macdonalds today and had a BLT whole-wheat deli sandwich with Swiss Cheese instead of Bacon and a salad with Paul Newman's Low Fat Balsamic Dressing and a diet coke for dinner.  That's like 400 calories or something like that.  I could have said no to the mayo and shaved off another 100 calories, but it's yummy, so whatever.  I had 2 pieces of pizza for lunch and a mcdonalds fruit parfait for breakfast, and a plum for a snack so I am under 1200 calories and got to eat yummy food too!

Now I am going to have a wasa cracker for another snack, just because I can.

YAY!!!

Great job paulatriesagain, that?s what its all about.  Little changes that make a big difference. 

In the evening I?m having a hard time being really good (the way I was before I lost the big ten).  I've got to re-examin my actions and I feel like I?m losing my conviction.   

Evenings were always tough with me.. It was either because I exercised in the mornings and ran out of energy later on... or it was a craving for sweets about an hour after dinner.. because of bordom or stress.  When I get home from work I am ravenous and have to eat dinner right away otherwise I snack and snack and leave little room for dinner.

Latley I find that I can combat the after-dinner munchies by exercising an hour after dinner before that craving kicks in, and then by the time I've exercised and showered, I feel more refreshed and can relax with a cup of tea and a light snack like fruit or a wasa cracker.  Listen to me, talking like a guru after only doing this for a little while... But I am on the up and will have my downs coming soon.  The weather plays a big part in motivation as well... but for me my menstrual cycle is also a huge factor, and I just go with the flow - pardon the pun.

OMG.....I didn't realize there we're so many people just like me, trying to lose weight. Can I join? I'm 5'6" and started at 144 lbs a year after my second child. I joined here, after deciding it was time to beat the baby bulge. I would like to get back down to my prepregnancy weight of 115 lbs before Thanksgiving. You ladies/gents, are amazing to see how much weight you've all lost. Truely inspiring.