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!

Good morning ladies!

I hope everyone had a great weekend!  I did... actually it was TOO good.  I ate bad.  Like really bad.  Like in the way that made me 220 pounds in the first place.  I had a huge steak wednesday night (and actuallly got sick 'cuz I hadn't eaten that much red meat in a really long time). I had chinese food Friday with THE GUY 'cuz he wanted it, and I have no will power.  We're talking bad chinese: deluxe fried rice and sweet and sour chicken and egg rolls and mu shu pork.  I had a big breakfast Saturday with sausage and eggs and cheese and fried potatoes.  I had leftover chinese for lunch and ate like three egg rolls.  I've had more cocktails this weekend than I think I have all year long so far.  I don't even want to try to log all these calories because I'm so ashamed of myself for going so overboard.  I haven't worked out since Tuesday and I'm supposed to be going to the rodeo tonight with a friend, so there's no working out tonight either.  And I don't know that I'll be able to keep myself from chowing down on rodeo food like sausage on a stick and deep fried Oreos.  I feel like I've lost ALL control.  I was doing so well and all of a sudden I have no self-control any more.  Tomorrow is my weekly weigh-in and I'm afraid of what I'll see.  HELP!  What do I do?  How do I get back on track?  

You can do it! Just start with a healthy breakfast (well, I guess breakfast time is past)... so a healthy lunch and go from there. It's going to be a constant struggle... just take it one step at a time. If you can't go to the gym tonight, go in the morning or just got for a walk/jog.

:)

Hey,

I'm 23, 5"2 and 235 pounds...the heaviest I have ever been! I looked really fantastic (and was in much better shape) at 180, but obviously I'd like to get to the point where I am really healthy (130 would be great). I love this group, and I'm looking forward to updating in the near future!

Hey everyone!

I can't believe I've missed so much conversation! I'll have to get caught up when things slow down here at work this afternoon.

I just wanted to say I'm back from Florida and (apparently) I lost over 5lbs while I was there! When I got on the scale this morning and I was like WTF?!?! I couldn't believe it because all I did while I was there was eat out and sit around the pool! I did try to make some good choices though (salads instead of fries, etc)

allydan: *kick in the @ss* There you go. Now you HAVE to get back on track :)
Don't worry though, sometimes we feel like we've lost all control over ourselves and then our results actually surprise us. I bet it's not as bad as it seems. Just have to take it one day at a time and not worry about what you've already done. Start eating better today and work from there. Get your butt outside and go for a short walk. And I'm sure when you go to the rodeo there will be walking around so that's all exercise too! :)
Also, if you are REALLY worried about what the scale might say tomorrow, just don't get on it! Maybe it's better to skip a weigh in and not feel discouraged by the number and wait until next week.

I'm in a bit of a funk too.  I started off strong for 3 months and lost 35 pounds then took a few months off (like EIGHT MONTHS) and kept losing inches but not pounds -- mainly because I wasn't working out enough.  Now, I've lost close to 20 pounds again in the past 2 months and am feeling like I don't want to work out anymore.  I joined dance last Saturday (two month pass for a whole variety) so I HAVE to go to my dance classes a few times a week -- forced exercise that is a little more fun :) but I need some motivation to keep going here people!  I seriously think that with me and working out, I can go strong for a good 2 months and then just lose it.  Eating healthier has become a way of life (thank god) to the point that eating fried food and stuff once every other month even makes me nauseated but the work outs just NEVER seem to become a "way of life" something I absolutely positively must do or else I don't feel good.  I don't know how to change this and become a more active person!!!

allydan, maybe you should eat a filling snack before going like a fiber one bar or something (fiber always fills me up) and then when you go, tell yourself that you will only have one treat (like a fried oreo, i've heard those are great but have never tried them!)

Hey Watchmeshine - I'm in the same boat with respect to eating healthier and making it a "way of life" but finding going to the gym very difficult.  I tend to compromise with myself "if I don't go today I will workout twice as hard the following day".  But it never turns out that way.  The only thing that seems to be helping me get to the gym is if I reward myself for going, ie. If I go and workout today after the gym I can meet up with friends for a coffee.  Maybe if you try the same thing it may work for you as well. :)

Hi, I guess I qualify for this forum.

I'm 25, 5'2", and 224lbs down from 235lbs

When I was very healthy and on swim team I was 118, but my target is around 130.  I've started taking hour long brisk walks every evening but I know I should include some weight training.  Any tips on easy ways to include toning into a busy day?

People often talk about not having much food variety while dieting, and I'd just like to say that I LOVE wraps. They are pretty low calorie and you can fill them with ANYTHING. I love having them as alternatives to sandwhiches, or even as an alternative to a slice of bread during dinner.

Lunch today was babybel Swiss cheese, corned beef slices (yum! my favorite lunch meat that I can usually only find this time of year! Thanks, St. Pat!) onions, pickles, tomato, and a few Greek olives on the side. I am so happy right now!

And well within my calories to go all out with my salad tonight - spring greens, rings of onion, tomato wedges, avacado slices, sauted steak slices, olive oil, sea salt and a tiny bit of lemon juice. My all time favorite salad ever!

just thought I'd share two of my favorite things. LOL what are you ladies eating today?

Feddiechick - I had a wrap for lunch as well, I had low-fat turkey breast with onion, pickles, mustard, low-fat cheddar cheese and mustard and a yogurt which all added up to be 319 cals.  I think for dinner I may have homemade veg. soup, I love eating a hot soup on a cold day (I live in Canada)

feddie, you're making me hungry!!  :P  

let's see, my breakfast:  i had 3 egg beaters (90 cals) mixed with pico de gallo, a little bit of guacamole (50 cals) and lite sour cream (40 cals) this morning, with 2 pieces of whole grain bread (110 cals).  love that breakfast!  (otherwise, i do cereal (love my raisin bran) when i'm lazy or kashi blueberry waffles and put extra blueberries and lite syrup on it... strawberries too when i've gone to the market.)

snack - 100 calorie snack packs with a few almonds (5 or 6) mixed in.

lunch - lean cuisine.  love the thai one (chicken and rice) esp cuz i never make rice for myself now!  the thai one is really good... and the whole thing is just 220 cals.

food intake for the rest of the day will be baby carrots to munch on throughout the day, special pakistani style eggplant (super spicy, really yum), or some of the fruit i've got (found freshly cut melon leftover from a client meeting in the kitchen).  will probably do a light dinner as well b/c of all the fruit/veggies i've got planned out. 

have dance tonight again!  hip hop, tango and ballroom!

I'm back!  Had a fabulous wkend...ate so-so...lost a pound and started my PMS bloat.  Bleh. :P  That means I'm about to gain 5 pounds overnight.  lol.

Welcome to all the new members!

hey janal!  to try to force myself to "stay strong" for another 2 months, i actually bought a 2-month pass for latin, ballroom and modern dance classes.  the classes are about 10 minutes away from where i live on weekdays and then about 30 mins driving on saturdays.  i have the option of taking about a dozen different ones so i'm going to try out a bunch this week and then settle on 5 or so of them (in come cases, i can take salsa twice a week, for instance, and then there are all kinds of other latin dance classes too).  i figure this will force me to work out more and i really enjoyed my first couple of classes on saturday (even though i felt like the whale in the room!)  i'll try to do free weights when i come home afterwards (probably while chatting online or watching tv) and will swim and do elliptical on days when i've got more "instructional" classes like ballroom.  the swing, hip hop, and one latin craze class seem to be the most aerobics based....

ooh, I'll have to try the Thai lean cuisine. I LOVE thai food!

and all of this talk of dance makes me want to take a class, too! maybe when my husband and I have more money we can do somethign together...

hope you all have a wonderful week!

watchmeshine - That sounds awsome I love dancing, just imagin yourself thinner dancing at a salsa club that it self is great motivation.

How many calories does stress burn?!  J/K, but today was terrible!  The ceiling in my apartment started leaking last night during a sleet storm, and the maintenance people said it wasn't an emergency!  And today, we had so many things scheduled at my law school that there was no time for lunch.  So I had to eat a meal replacement bar, which left me feeling empty, and now that I'm home, I'm craving some major junk food!  ACK!

janal, thanks for the tip.... i can definitely see myself having fun doing the salsa dancing at a club but it was just okay in class on saturday... i will definitely keep going with that though.... and i don't really think i enjoy the tango and waltz as much... liked tango more so than waltz though.... the hip hop class was really tough and the teacher is more fun.... i'm sore all over.  that and latin craze on saturday both seemed like good workouts.  haven't tried swing yet but i suspect that those classes will be good too... and i like the instructor for that too.

i don't want to over do it with the dance classes to the point that i'm so tired that i'm hardly learning and injure myself but i feel like i must not be burning as many calories doing it yet i'm more sore.  on the elliptical, i can burn 1000+ calories in 1.5 hours.  with dance, i'm doing 3 hours of it and i'm more sore but i'm not sweating.  any theories?

maybe i should only go on days when i'm ensured that i will also get a good workout in (swing/hip hop/latin craze days) as opposed to days when all the classes will be more instructional and slower dnaces and where i still have to sit there for 3-4 hours just to get in my 2 hours of class (ballroom, salsa, tango)... hmmm....

Hello All! How funny/ironic is this? I decided I needed some "support" since I fell off the "wagon" this weekend....And I go to read the posts and see that a lot of my fellow ladies are struggling as well...** relief ** but then not so much since I KNOW how hard it is once you fall off the wagon to get back on it....Let's say I fell off the wagon started tumbling down a big, rocky hill and landed in front of a Dairy Queen..But now after reading the supportive words from everyone else I do not feel as alone and down on myself as I did earlier.......*sigh*.......Sunday was a surreal day for me with my eating it seems...It was like I knew in my mind I was making horrible choices but I continued to eat anyways....Like I was testing myself or something?? I am so afraid of losing complete control again..That is my biggest fear.....I know how easy it is to go "back" to the "dark side"....I can not fail myself this time....I have failed so many times before and it would crush me...I should step back and look at how far I have come and not focus on some not so good choices I made on Sunday....Too often I focus on what I have done "wrong" and not all of the amazing food choices I have made up to this point...*sigh* So for all of you who like myself trying to gain back control....don't stop...don't ever stop...If we fall then the only other option is to get back up...even if it takes a few days to regroup....Take Care : )

mhartwig, that's a GREAT pep talk, thanks :)  we CAN do this cuz we have each other this time!!!

suzanne, where the heck are you, girl?  same with you dalma!  AND allydan, you better give us a report on this rodeo!  :P

all right, that's all i've got.  any ideas on why the heck i'm so much more sore yet did not sweat the way i do with the elliptical?  3 hours of dancing.... sheesh.  time to pass out on my bed so i can be energized for salsa tomorrow!  am going to try to swim afterwards too  if i can...

watchmeshine: probably because dancing is going to use different muscles than the elliptical! Being sore is good!! Let's you know you worked out hard.