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!

yup yup , i agree! just go with the flow and remember all guys are not the same!

okie doke... be positive, go with the flow, remind myself that i'm a woman with substance and that he or someone else will appreciate that.  talk about things that are interesting to him, ask lots of questions, don't get too personal too fast.

i found out that info on him through google and zaba.  the boy is on linked in and seems to use the net a lot... he's commented on random journal sites/blogs/music sites (and i know it's him cuz the email addy is from his ugrad addy).   he's got his resume on linkedin too.  then there are web sites for his sports team cuz they were sort of like an adult league/intramurals group when he lived in cali.  so yeah.  lots of info out there!

on a completely off-boy topic note, i have to say that although i'm not losing weight, i'm loving the way my body is starting to look from all of this weight lifting.  i also love the fact that i can feel myself getting stronger.  training just 2x a week has been great for me.... now i just need to get the motivation to put it 1-2 sessions on my own at home and to do some cardio!!!

watchme: Grand Lux was awesome - I had a chicken flatbread sandwich that was amazing (it was HUGE, though, only ate almost half, wished I could take the rest home!). My friend had a BBQ pork sandwich and she said it was excellent as well. And the service was great.

Also, LOL to you for getting all those stats on this guy! Makes me wonder what I've got out there on the internet... ;) And I agree with boots, coffee is is a GREAT date because there's no time limit - it can be 30 minutes or three hours depending on how it's "going."

Hi ladies!  

I'm glad to see everyone's doing well!

Dalma, I'm sorry the non-window-licker turned you down, but I do have to give him total props for being polite and not being all awkward with it afterwards.  I still kinda think he's an ass-hat for turning you down (who wouldn't want to go out with you?  Men are so weird! :-P), but that could be my personal bias, lol!  Way to roll with the punches and not let it bum you out, chica!

Watchme, I agree with the general consensus of getting to know cute-dorky dinner party boy!  I would be careful with the Googling of people though... I imagine he would find it slightly creepy if during a convo, you start dropping info about him that he never told you (the word "stalker" might come to mind, lol!) so be careful what you say next time you're around him!  But I do agree with Dalma about asking lots of questions and NOT sticking with political/serious topics.  You'll do great, chica!  And way to go with the training sessions!  You rock! :-)

Dani, how was the weigh in?

Okay, so I was very, very bad this weekend.  I ate almost 4000 calories on Saturday alone!  I feel like a cow.  :-(  I'm totally bummed that I let myself act so badly...  *sigh*  It doesn't help that I've been so, so hungry lately when I'm eating well; I can't ever manage to stick to 1200 calories in a day because I daydream about food all day if I do... What is wrong with me?  Now that I'm re-motivated, it's like my body wanted to give me a new weight loss challenge to deal with.  Grr...

I've decided that if I'm not in the 150s by NYE (I don't care if it's 159... I just want to be there) I'm sucking it up and buying the P90x system.  I hear it's hardcore, but I also hear that it works WONDERS for people who stick with it.  And what better time to start a hardcore work out program than in January when everyone is trying to be healthier and temptation is at it's lowest?  Plus maybe I'll actually be bikini ready by summer, if I can do it!  I kinda hope I don't have to since it costs like $120, but on the other hand, I think it might be fun... In any case, only 13lbs over 12 weeks stand between me and that decision, so hopefully if I do get it, it's because I want the fun challenge, not because I failed miserably at my end of year goals.  

Le sigh.

Happy Monday, ladies!

lurking, lurking, lurking...

i will post a longer post tomorrow!

ally, only 13 pounds till 159?!? that's incredible! but i know what you mean w/ the extra cals. since i've kicked up the workouts i've been thinking about food nonstop. i didn't go way overboard this weekend, but i did eat more than i should. and right now i'm fantasizing about delicious meats and cheeses. melted cheese, and ketchup, and taco bell...cut it out!

as for the cals, you can't kick up the exercising so you can eat more than 1200 calories? b/c i'm gonna try to avoid ever going that low; i just love eating too much!

ooh, and you really could be bikini-ready by the summer! how awesome is that?

watchme, way to go with the body sculpting! i'm hoping to be there soon!

just posted some private pics in my gallery... 3 to be exact... of.... the boy.  he accepted my facebook friend request.  now what do i do??? LOL.

Watchme, I don't think I've seen you this excited before!  But, sounds like a decent guy.  One of my friends found it difficult when she let guys know how smart she was because they would be intimiadted by it, so sometimes, she'd hold back with certain things in the beginning.  Until she started dating her hubby.  If you're smart or interested in more intellecutal things (yes, some people hate politics or anything where thought comes into play), you have to let it out, otherwise, it'll come out at some point and scare the person off.  I'd find it hard to talk about just certain things and try to hide that part of me from others.  But, there are plenty of guys out there who aren't just into light conversation.  So, enjoy!

Welcome Cystarky!  CC and this group are great for support.

I'm back from our fun weekend.  I was planning on eating completely on track, which did not happen at all.  I was good in the morning/lunch on Sat, but was limited to park food the rest of the day (pizza and a pretzel for me).  So, not too bad, but Sunday I ate horrible!  Was a cheat day anyway, but the food choices I made were very fat and grease loaded (like funnel cake!).  And then on top of it, we found lice in my daughter's head AGAIN which is a whole other problem.  Which led to a really late night/early morning working on her head again.  Not so much bad food choices, but overeating for sure.  Yesterday was not as fatty and bad, but just too much.  So, I'm sure today will be a bit harder staying on track.  I think part of it was that I had a really good food and exercise week and then had a bleh weigh in, so in my head was the thought that it wasn't mattering anyway.  I just want to get below that damn 300 mark!!!  And I doubt I'll lose anything this week after the last few days.  So, I think my goal is shot too.  Just frustrated with that, but definitely not willing to give up on it either. 

But, had fun at the park.  Spent more then we meant to, ate more than I meant to, but oh well!  I did go on some rides and did not have to get off any because I was too big for them, which was one of my big concerns.  Barely fit a few, but hey, I still fit.  And we found a Christmas store that's going out of business with a 40% off sale.  I LOVE Christmas stuff!!  And was at the store and saw a new book in the series that I've been waiting for.  So lots of fun little stuff like that too.  Due to lack of sleep Sunday night, I wound up sleeping a ton last night and had to rearrange my schedule this week.

ooh, watchme, he's cute! i like his smile. and he looks ADORABLE with his niece. please, ask him for coffee, ask him for brunch, something!

i don't know how your friends are, but if it were me and my friends, i wouldn't want to go anywhere with him with them when we first met up. if some of your single friends are like some of my single friends, they'll see a new guy, not care that he's apparently with you, and try to charm him. bitches, yes, but at least i'm aware of it. i just hope you have better friends than me!

i'm too much of a wimp!!!  we might do a group brunch.  my friends who are his friends did not seem interested in him.  the other friends who knew who he was also weren't interested and gave me tons of info about him.

wrote a journal entry about the guy too.... hopefully, since you seem to be able to see my pics with the super duper privacy filters, you can see the journal entry too dalma.  :D

i'll see if i can read it when i get back from my meeting, but watchme, ASK HIM OUT!! if i can ask out a virtual stranger and still survive the "no," you can ask out a guy who was basically clinging to your every word for 3 hours! it doesn't have to be a formal date, just ask him to do something casual. COME ON!!!! you don't want this opportunity to pass you by. do you really want to keep thinking "what if" for the next few months, or years? COME ON!!!!!

errr, the only justifiable thing i can do is ask him for coffee (which i don't even drink!!!) to talk about something lame like  b-school stuff.  that's not going to go anywhere!  i don't even know if he dates or is the arranged marriage type.

watchme: The only way you'll find out is by stalking him more... I mean, errr, asking him to coffee/tea/beverages of some sort! ;) The group brunch sounds like a good idea, too - you should finagle it so you get to sit next to or close to him so you can actually talk. And who knows what you'll end up talking about, so long as you're talking.

Also, I just peeked in your journal and commented on your inches-lost post -- aaahhhhmazing! :)

dalma: I definitely hear you about the girlfriends trying to pick up the guy you're semi-with. Crazies. But you're right, at least we know that's how they'll act so we can prepare for it!

Watchme, I'm totally with them on this.  And yes, he's cute!  You should so go it alone, though.  If you can talk for 3 hours, do you really think you'll be short on conversation or only talk about school?  That's one of the things with hubby that still amazes me.  We always have something to talk about.  When we moved down to Florida, we were in the car for a total of about 19 hours over 2 days.  No radio was on or anything.  We talked the whole time.  And you'll have to get to know him or ask around to find out what his preferences are with dating/marrying.  But, that can always come up in a one on one conversation!

Watchme, he's WAY cute!  OMG, go for it, chica! :-)

i'm a WIMP!!!

tea, you can drink tea! Just say " I really enjoyed our conversation the other night and Would like to continue it, do you have time to meet for tea or coffee this Week."

You are not a wimp!!  Part of it, I'm sure, is cultural.  I'm assuming, that normally the male initiates, even if only going out for coffee, right?