Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds

Hi, my name is Suzanne and I am 23 years old. I weigh 258.3 pounds(yikes) and would really like to get down to between 140 and 150. I was wondering if there was anyone else out there in their 20's who has about that much they want to lose. We could work together and stay motivated to reach our goals!!! Also, if there is anyone in their 20's who has lost that much and wants to share their success story, I would love to hear it! Thanks!

Hi everyone! 

Wow, ya'll have been busy! 

Okay, business first:

Exercise tally for 7/13 - 7/19

Sweepie: 29.5 of 40

Souljah: 15.5 of 34

Watchme: 16.5 of 25

Safantasia: 13 of 25

Miabel: 8 of 20

Michelle: 12 of 20

Mladdy: 13.5 of 20

Danibelle: 7 of 20

Reddy: 9.8 of 20

Allydan: 4 of 20

Unlimitedana: 22 of 20 - Goal!

Liza: 10.18 of 15

Boots: 4.6 of 15

Eeyvdj: 4 of 10

So congrats goes out to everyone who's well on their way to making their goals, and especially to Ana who has already surpassed her goal! Way to go girls! :-)

17.25 of 25

Okay, and now that business is out of the way...

Boots: Congrats on the job interviews!  Good luck, chica!  I'm totally sending good job juju your way! :-)

Dalma: I think texting during a wake is okay, especially spaced out like that.  I mean if it was like his mother's wake or something, that'd be kinda sketch, but if it's a sort of distant, out-of-town great-aunt or something it would be okay.  With people you don't know well, while you feel sad, when you can't really join in the grief of everyone around you because you didn't know the person that well, you feel kind of awkward and want to escape in any way you can.  I imagine that's the case, so have fun go-karting!  Yay for giving him a shot! :-)

Ana: Your trip sounds totally awesome!  Way to keep with the weight loss while you're at it! :-)

Watchme: You know I'm always rooting for you, chica!  You will totally kick the ass of this plateau!

To everyone else who's plateaued, good luck, I know you ladies will break through! :-)

As for me... *sigh*  Work has been crazy, I'm pre-TOM so I'm beginning to get bitchy for no reason, and the quitting smoking thing is throwing my mood off too, which is annoying because I sort of assumed it wouldn't affect me like that.  I'm stressed about like 8 different things right now, and I'm not doing as well with my weight loss as I'd like.  It looks like I'm going to fail another month's exercise challenge, and I'm totally bumming myself out about it.  I'm having trouble balancing life, and the more I stress, the less well I seem to be able to do at anything.  *sigh again*  Sorry to be such a downer... I'm just totally frustrated right now, and I don't really know how to get myself on the right track with weight loss or anything.  Oh well.  I'm gonna head to bed, and maybe things will look better in the morning. :-/

Good night ladies!  You girls rock! :-)

Yeah me!  I can add another half hour to my exercise tally.  14/20

Oh yeah, grats on the interviews Boots.  I'm sure you'll do great!

Ally, sorry to hear that everything's piling up on you.  But still, it's awesome that you're quitting smoking, even if it makes everything else harder.  I imagine it's equally hard as losing weight is.  So keep it up, that's another great move you've made to be healthy!

July Challenge: 11.2 of 15

Ally: I'm in the same boat as you right now. Everything you said in your last paragraph totally is me right now....Just know that your not alone (((HUG)))

Quitting smoking is one of the hardest things anyone can do ally. I know because I was there a year and a half ago. There were times when I just thought I was crazy. I once sat in my bedroom on the floor hugging my knees and crying. I definitely thought I needed professional help. It made me feel better to think about it in a very scientific sort of way.

Generally, your body produces a chemical that helps nerves to transfer information back and forth. When you start smoking, the chemicals in the cigarettes begin to replace the natural stuff. If you smoke enough, it replaces it altogether. This is why we get such a relief when we are super stressed and "need" a cigarette. Your body is literally addicted to it and needs it to be able to process. This is why when you quit it can completely mess with your emotions and make you feel much more stressed out. When you quit smoking, your body doesn't automatically start producing those chemicals. It takes time to develop them.

I don't know if knowing any of that (if you didn't already) will help at all, but hey. Just info for you all! I am getting ready to go work out. Can't decide what to do though. Think I might do a spin class at 12. Yikes! It will be a good workout, right?!?!

Good Morning all 

Wohoo, congrats Dana on bringing home the win!  

  So , even though I only lost .5 a pound last week instead of letting that get me down it just fueled me to get my a** to the gym again. I actually RAN for 10 mins straight on the treadmill yesterday. I know that doesn't sound like much but that is a record for me. I usually fast walk or jog at the most and then stop after 3 minutes as soon as I start breathing hard.  I had some good music on my MP3 and I just went w/ it after 3 mins I started getting that tired/winded feeling I just upped the speed and ran like a mad woman for like 90 seconds then I went back down to  a slower run but it felt good after running so fast! After "resting" I upped it again for like another minute and when I felt like passing out I slowed down to my starting pace for the remaining 4 minutes.   OMG y'all I felt so good it was nuts! My head hurt a little like I was high on helium but it was awesome.   

Sorry to hear some of you guys are plateauing , but look how far you guys have come seriously!! Like I always say as long as you are moving forward and still in the game you are winning!! Don't give up guys , take it one day at a time and remember that w/o you guys people like me couldn't be celebrating mini successes day by day.  

BTW I told my friend about my run yesterday and she was like " Well , at least  now you know that if you ever get attacked you stand a chance to run. I would just drop my fat butt down and say just do what you want I'm to fat to run.  " lol 

Congrats on the interviews, boots! Knock 'em dead! ;)

ally, I totally get how you're feeling - stressing about a zillion different things on my mind puts weight loss at the bottom of the list, and when I'm forced to think about what I'm eating, I have to make myself care/think carefully. I hope things are looking up this morning!

liza, I wonder the same things about "what happens if I gain it all back?" and I know that there's a good possibility that I will because I've done it about three times now. This time, though, seems different to me because I'm relying mostly on myself (instead of some "plan," i.e. Weight Watchers) and CC, which is literally no more or less than what I put into it. I also so appreciate all the support from you ladies; it's nice to know that I can post here and rant/complain/vent frustrations and you all understand where I'm coming from.

I'm thinking of upping my weekly calories a bit - I've increased the amount of activity I'm doing (added a bit more weight training) and find that I'm burning an extra 300-400 cals per week, so I'm thinking I'll see progress if I give my body more fuel (good fuel, I'm not talking about going bar hopping every weekend, lol).

And yessica, congrats on the run! The feeling of "breaking through" an exercise goal is awesome - well done!

Hey Everyone I didn't post my exercise but as of today I am at 6/10 and since i started last week 7/14 I lost a total of 6 pounds everyone I am excited and just blessed that i found this site and you guys or gals lol talk back to ya soon bye

hit the elliptical for an hour this morning and feeling good.  18.25 of 25

i think i'm going to make goal!

(((ally)))  i feel like you do too.  stressed about a million things; weight loss is moving to the side.  good luck with the smoking stuff... are you doing the patch or steps/levels or what?

boots, grats on the interviews! 

dalma, what is a sexpot?? hahah.  no idea what that means!!

as for me, i think that the problem with plateaus is that you always know that you aren't being 100% perfect so then you start blaming the minor imperfections on plateaus.  i'm hoping i do kick this plateaus butt though.  i'd like to make goal for the month (253) but that's looking doubtful.  today should be my last TOM day.

watchme, basically a sexpot is an insanely hot chick that guys go  nuts over.  think marilyn monroe.

Hope everyone is having a good day....will try catch up a bit later...I'm also at 18.25/25 for July, hopefully I'll meet my goal!! That would be good :)

11/20 hours :P

sooo hello to everyone.............its kinda hectic here at home getting ready for HURRICANE DOLLY........the stores are crazzzyyyy

hope everyones having a great day!!!!! && just a few quotes i found online that i thought were nice.....

"Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded."

"That which is bitter to endure may be sweet to remember."

Original Post by dalmalama:

watchme, basically a sexpot is an insanely hot chick that guys go  nuts over.  think marilyn monroe.

  LOL! Love it!

boots, good luck in your interviews!

lol, watchme and dalma, 'bout the sexpot!

miabel, take care!

this trip has been exhausting! but so much fun! today i feel a bit bloated, and hpefully I'll finally take my goal water intake for the first time in two weeks.

I was so tired last nite that when I came back to my room I instantly fell asleep... and left my two roomates outside! They had to sleep  in the room next to ours... they wanted to kill me today! Especially when I told them I didn't hear them knocking the door for almost an hour... lol

 

On the smoking thing, I had heard another therapist tell a client to switch brands from the one that you’re used to before completely quitting.  The addiction is not only to cigarettes, but to a specific brand most of the time.  If you keep getting a different one every couple of days, the desire to smoke those decreases.  I was told it helps from somebody who tried, but I have no idea cause I don’t smoke.  But, just what I’ve heard.      &nb sp;

Pixie, upping your cals should help.  I know that enough of the days I work out, if I don’t eat more, I feel it the next day.  I’m super hungry but also just not as much energy.

 

Yessica, grats on the run!  I know exactly what you mean.  When I started walking, I tried doing bursts of run/jogging.  I’m in a park, so I start at one light and run to the next one on that side.  But, it totally gets my heart up and winded.  There is NO WAY I could do 5 minutes, so be proud of that!

 

Ana, haha that’s too funny.  Well, at least you got the sleep you needed!

Hey everyone! It's been so long since I've been on here and I'm glad to see everyone is doing so well. As for myself, I have not been doing well at all in losing any weight. Not even a little bit. You see, my boyfriend has been in the hospital since July 2nd. He had gastric bypass surgery in May 2007 and he has been having a ton of complications from this surgery that he had. He also lost incredibly too much weight in too short time- in one year he went from weighing 611 pounds to 195 pounds as of a few days ago with about 45 pounds of that being excess skin. It is not good at all and he's been in and out of the hospital ever since. It's almost as if he's starving himself now; I almost want to call it anorexia. He went from having an addiction to food to having an addiction to not eating at all and being skinny. He tells me he is "so afraid to get fat again" but its not healthy how he is now either. He does not listen to anyone, and he went from one extreme to the other/. With all of this going on, I have been stressing out so much and I have not had any motivation at all to take care of myself while taking care of him. I know this is no excuse, but I just don't know how to motivate myself lately to lose weight for myself.

This is why I applaud all of you for working hard to lose the weight and not turning to weight loss surgeries as a solution. I admire you all for doing it the healthy way!!

Unfortunately, it's almost as if I have to start all over now. I can't help but think how much weight I could have lost if I had kept up with this new lifestyle since the first time I visited this site and vowed to do it. Reading all of your posts really does help with my motivation problem, but I was wondering if anyone had any other advice for me starting over and not getting sidetracked by the stresses with my boyfriend's health. Thank you so much for listening, and I apologize for somewhat babbling. Take care everyone!

Jamie

what's the deal i talk to people here and no one talks back to be can ya'll see my posts? I've done 6

eeyvdj - You've lost 6 pounds already?!?!?! Awesome! What are you doing that's working so well for you?

I signed my mom up for this site tonight. She's sitting right here... :) I love the forums and everything that CC offers, so I'm sharing it! :)