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!

Dalma, glad I'm not the only one who does that.  Not that there are lots of parts of me that I think look good, but when I stretch my abs after working out, I love to feel how they're getting harder under all that flab.  Although, what started me on trying my clothes on was a mirror in one of the offices I use with clients.  I turned around to see my butt (and these were the smaller fitting jeans) and it looked baggy.  Very weird.  Glad to hear the trainer is what you're looking for.  Ok, and why exactly do you love FL?  It's so hot!!!  Today was fairly nice, and it hit 90!!  And is that a little overkill on the amount you need to bust your butt?  That seems outrageous!

Boots, I bet you feel the difference in all your changes.  I know when I added all my fruits and veggies, I felt like I had more energy within a week.  But I was wondering the same thing as Dalma about cals.  Although, I imagine swimming every day burns a whole bunch too.

liza, it's the weather. well, not the crazy storms, but the heat. i love warm weather. and really, i cant say i love all of florida (that state is WAY more red than i thought it would be!), but i completely love miami. the whole vibe is just fun, and laid back, but in a cool way. like every day is one long chill on a chaise by the pool.

as for the exercise, i thought it was excessive too, but i do wanna lose 30ish pounds in 3 months, so i'm gonna do it until i feel he's nuts. but if it produces the results i want, i'm gonna keep mum and shake my skinny butt on somebody's dance floor come new year's eve.

oh Florida. I love Florida. I mostly love Florida during the winter though. Damn Canadian winters.
I can't wait until February! I'm heading down there with a few of my girlfriends. I sooo want to be under 200lbs by then! I figure 37lbs in about 4 months is doable if I really kick it into high gear.

dalma - glad to hear the meeting with the trainer went well. I know you're gonna kick total ass and be the skinny bitch out dancing on NYE!

lol, thanks sonini! winter in florida is the best. i like to go down there around that time too, and right after spring break (which is coincidentally right around my b-day!). my trainer's going to miami in a coupla weeks, and i am so super jealous!

as for nye, if his insane workout plan works, i might be able to rock an insanely hot dress. i was checking out designers online last night, and i think i might be able to fit a cute calvin klein number (his sizes run bigger). or bcbgmax azria. i can already fit some dresses of both designers, albeit tightly. so if i lose what  i wanna lose by the end of the year, i should fit their clothes pretty well!

edit: i also stupidly told my trainer that i wanted to be able to wear cute shorty shorts next summer, so i needed help w/ the legs. and he goes okay to that, too, and kicked my ass! all the strength training i did last night was legwork. it was nearly unbearable, but in a good way. i'm gonna keep using him. i am SO gonna be in a pair of booty shorts next june!

hey ally!

Hi everyone!  Sorry I haven't been around this last week... Work has been crazy!  In any case, I'll be back a little later to fully catch up, but I just wanted to pop in and say hi! :-)

well...i was following the advice of a book that I had read, saying that if you eat higher calories and that if it's all clean food you know lean protein, fruits, veggies, whole grain etc...that they suggested to eat 2400 to 2600 calories and they said the weight will come off....I believed them..lol....I'm thinking it's not a one size fits all and I'm dropping my calories down to 1600 to 1800 ...whatever...I will get this  right one day! I will find my perfect balance... I'm not worried about it..I can see a lot of changes in my body and face & I feel better so the 30 days was not wasted....Thanks for the support!

Hope everyone is doing good!! I'll pop in later...

dalma: the trainer soounds awesome...you make me want one, but I can't afford it, lol..I'll just live vicariously through you!!

no prob, boots! it's funny, but i didn't really think i needed a trainer. i thought, i lost all this weight on my own; what's some trainer gonna do for me? but in just one session, he's managed to get me more motivated than i've been in a really long time, and even looking forward to working out harder than i think i ever have!

i think b/c he was so confident that i could achieve my ultimate year-end goal, it made me believe it was possible if i just put the work in. before last night, i don't think i really believed i could see 199ish by year end, even though that's not a whole lot more weight to lose.

hey everyone,

boots, i agree with dalma that those are way too many calories in order to lose.  i'm supposed to eat 1900 and i'm 250-some lbs.  you weigh less than me!  sounds like you got the right KIND of calories though, which is the hardest part so that, with a bigger deficit and your admirable dedication to swimming, should help you see a BIG loss next month.

dalma, glad your trainer is so inspiring.  i'm hoping i'll be dedicated enough to put in the hours on a consistent basis for the next few months.  gonna try to re-dedicate myself on tuesday when i get back from seeing my family.

watchme, if anybody can do it,  you can!

Hey everybody!!

Just checking in. I know I haven't been around much..but I'm still alive. The hand is getting better, still sore..but getting better. I took my stitches out today, looks pretty good...i guess. I'll hopefully be able to start back up at the gym next week.

On a good note...I've been doing great eating wise with my hand. I haven't gone over my calories at all, I've been walking to get the mail instead of driving to the post office. And I haven't gained an ounce! I'm still hovering at 240.5. But that's better than what I was weeks ago...242/243. I think I may get some kickboxing dvds to watch at home, and get a jump start to revving up my workouts again.

To be quite honest, there's too much for me to catch up on in here. I hope that everybody is doing well, and if work slows up a bit, I'll try to stop in more than what I have lately.

Miss you guys!

edit:double entry

dalma: i totally see you at 199 before the year is out, me on the other hand, I dunno, but the weight is just flying off of you!!

watchme: I've been at the same weight for the past year but I'm not giving up, we will do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sweepie glad your hand is getting better, take your time.....the cardio will always be there.....................

Hey ladies, doing okay here. Still adjusting to living on my own. It's weird when i've been living with someone for 3.5 years, ya know? As far as weight loss goes this week, so far I'm not sure how I'm doing. I haven't been working out enough. So I'm worried about Saturday's weigh in. We'll see what the scale says tomorrow morning.

all - I'm going to be getting a new (affordable) laptop. Any suggestions? Any brands you love/hate? Let me know so I can get your opinions!

Um....and I was able to get a pair of 16's on today. Buttoned and zipped. Although they were tight, they still fit. That is the highlight of my week, friends! :)

 

omg. it totally has taken me ten hours to find this thread! the new cc confuses me! I miss the old one! (old habits die hard, don't we all know? heheh)

 

hope you guys are all well

welcome back, sweepie! glad to hear the hand is healing.

boots, i have total faith that you'll see results soon. and way to go for sticking it out as long as you have been! i don't know if i'd be able to keep the faith that long.

way to go on the 16s, dani!

welcome bot_sie!

long time, no read feddie! how's cc plus treating you?

 

i did my first (well, second) day of hitting the gym hardcore today. i started it w/ 30 mins on the elliptical in cardio mode. i wanted to tick it down slightly easier, but i kept it high. then i moved over to the weight machines. i got through the lats, then moved to the shoulder machines. i had to close my eyes to concentrate and not half-ass it. after i finished a set i opened my eyes and my trainer's standing there!

so he says hi, and he sets me up on the proper weight circuit, since i just wanted to focus on arms tonight. then i went for more cardio after like a killer hour of weights, and he monitors that too! basically i got a free training session tonight. which is doubly cool, b/c tonight he worked me out for 2 hours, and last night was like an hour and a half. so i've paid for 45 or 60 minutes and received 3 and a half hours of training. then he said if he's there the next time i'm at the gym, he'll work w/ me then, too. he was definitely the right trainer!

o dalma that's so great! I'm so excited for you and I have to admit--a little jealous..you sure did pick the right trainer!!!!!!!! Also 3 1/2 hours is a long work-out take care of yourself as you know and drink lots of fluids and eat protein!

Girls I'm so excited tonight, I found out I'm possibly getting a job. I'm saying possibly because one of the jobs called a reference, who is a personal reference and they let her know that they will probably hire me, do they usually tell references that? I dunno and don't care, I really want the job.

So hubby & I decided to buy an elliptical machine, we had  a treadmill before so we will use it..Our treadmill broke after a month, it was cheap and from walmart. I hate going to gym and the weather is fixing to get really cold and they are going to close the pool so I can't swim...I'm super excited. They said it would be here in 10 to 14 days..I'm hoping 10....I've very excited. I will be on it morning and night!

Dalma, haven't ever been to Miami.  I'm in a much more rural area.  Although, MTV spring break is here every year.  Which is irritating.  But living here comes with Summer here.  So not something you ever want to live through if you have to.  But October/Nov and Mar/April (I think April) are super nice.  Oh, and I think that about a trainer too.  If I can lose all this on my own, why do I need them?  I've considered if my weight loss stalls for a bit to try one.  Assuming I can pay for it.  And by pay, I mean not using a credit card.  But, he sounds awesome!  So, the not a hotty guy sounds great!

Hey Ally!

Boots, was thinking that I burn 2600 on Sedentary and have a few inches and many lbs on you.  But, it takes a lot of motivation to do what you've done so far.  I couldn't do it.  There's no way.  And grats on the elliptical.  I was super excited to get mine, but then didn't use it like I should (this is pre-CC...I know you'll bust your butt!)  Took a while to put it together though.  But anyway, once we put a TV in the room, it became way easier.  I have to watch when I work out.  Used to it too.  And hopefully the job will pan out.  Is it the one you wanted? 

Sweepie, glad the hand's getting better.  Hope work relents.

Dani, grats on the 16s.  Very awesome!!

Welcome Bot_sie

So, I wound up stopping at the Goodwill store we have in town, just to look.  Jeez, at first I thought it was going to be impossible to find anything.  I've been before, but never for clothes.  But, after looking through some racks and not seeing any larger sizes, I wound up finding the plus size like hidden in the next to last row.  Wish it was organized by size and not color.  I mean, you can look down and see the color.  The size you need to pull out and search for sometimes.  The good thing is that when I finally hit size 18, whenever that might happen, there are TONS of things.  But, I looked for 24/26 and saw one pair of pants that might have worked except they were light in color and had lots of dirt on the back hem.  And that was it.  Don't know if it was just chance or not, but irritating that they were so limited on those sizes.  Oh, and some of the clothes are horrible.  I mean, clothes I would be embarassed to donate.