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!

very pretty place, sweepie!

liza, i didn't know you've gone from 367 to 298 since may! that's incredible!

mladdy, i know what you mean about the xmas away from home. i was a teeny tiny bit sad when i had my first one by myself, but really, more than anything, i was excited to be starting my own traditions. i was glad to be able to put my own spin on things.

free, i go veg, mostly veg, when i wanna jumpstart my weightloss. for some reason that helps me lose like 3-5 lbs/wk when i really stick to it. it doesn't do it consistently, but maybe for 1-3 weeks it does, then i level back out to 0-2 lbs off per week.

it didn't hit me how much progress i'd made this year till i looked over my weight chart yesterday. on january 1st, i weighed 285 lbs, and was wearing a size 22. i'm hoping to end the year out around 215-218, and a size 14/16. that's only 5-8 pounds away. that blows my mind!

O.M.G. you guys know that photo i had of me in my gallery in the polka dot top? well, i was talking to mcY yesterday and decided since i wanted to be totally honest about everything with him, and so that he'd realize i'm more dedicated to the weight loss than he thinks i am, i'd send him that picture. he couldn't believe it. he kept saying, "that's not you in this picture."

after he got over his shock, he admitted that had he met me then, he probably wouldn't have gone out with me. i know that would bother some girls, but it didn't bother me. i appreciated his honesty, and told him i already knew that. i knew a hundred pounds ago that i'd need to lose this weight to expand my options. i'm not saying it was impossible to get a guy at 285, b/c there were already a few guys in my orbit, but i have more choices now. i couldn't lie to myself and say i was attractive, b/c i know i wasn't. i'm no beauty queen now, but i do look hella better, and it took me looking at my weight chart last night to realize how hard i've worked on that this year.

funny you should be talking about progress, dalma, cuz i started comparing myself to everyone on here and was feeling happy for all of you guys and your transformations but down about myself.  my 2008 progress was that i went from 26w reg/24w elastic to 20w reg/18w elastic (hopefully 18w regular by the end of the month) and so far, am down 40 lbs (though i put on at least 5 lbs of muscle weight, i'm sure, since i've got globs and globs of loose skin).  everyone else seems to have clocked in well over 50 lbs!!!

i also noticed that i'm still not happy with myself weight wise cuz i still feel big.  i've been noticing what i don't see as big anymore and all of those girls are 14/16s.  anything above that, looks "big" to me.  so, i guess i need to just focus on getting to the 14/16 point and then worry about getting to an 8.  otherwise, i'll just get overwhelmed!!!  a 50 lb change from 300 to 250 goes from being big to less big where as a 50 lb change from 250 to 200 or from 200 to 150 makes more of an impact, in my opinion.  i'm kind of jealous of the people who are at those different levels, know what i mean?  hell, even just a 25 lb difference from 250 to 225 and 225 to 200 seems to make a world of difference based on all of the pics i've seen here!!

that being said, mladdy, i'm totally in for a december challenge.  for me, it's about doing elliptical/kickboxing/swimming every single day from today (75 mins of elliptical!) forward.  my "rest" day will still have walking/errands/shopping.  i would like to see the low 240s in 2008, damn it!!!!! 

it's funny that i'm complaining about not seeing much of a weight loss in myself though, cuz so many people at work have been approaching me in the last month asking me what i've been doing to drop so much weight.  i've wanted to say, are you kidding, the scale hasn't moved in like 3 months but i've held my tongue.  the diff in those 3 months has been that i've been seeing a personal trainer and i have seen some changes in my stomach from that.  in the oddest of places though!!  like i can see the bones in my hands and feet more prominently now.  but also, a bit on my stomach :)

dalma, your comments about the boy also bring to mind my own boy situation, but if i start writing about it (journaling, of course) it will take a good hour.  ugh, too much work right now!!  boots, when you see the journal post (which is now being built up to more than it really is!) you'll know why i wanted your 2 cents.

don't feel bad watchme! our bodies do what they want! and i know you won't give in, no matter how long it takes, so i'm not even gonna say anything about it. and hurry up and take a lunch so we can get the details about this new guy!

i've written the longest post of CC history.  "mchottie."  check 'er out, core. =)

qt - we didn't actually end up seeing the movie last night... there was some fighting and crying over that... but, going tonight for sure! (otherwise he will be single lol)

watchme - I've only gone from a 26 to a 20 this year too! Don't be down about it, it's HUGE progress!!

dalma - I don't think that would bother me either. I always turn it around and think, for example, if Josh was 300lbs, would I have gone out with him? Probably not. So I definitely can't condemn a man who wouldn't date me because I'm overweight. We all have our preferences. Tall and fit just happens to be mine lol

mladdy - I would LOVE to lose 10lbs by the end of Dec too. Not sure if it's possible, but I will try with you! I'm committing to at least 4 days/week on the elliptical for a minimum of 30 minutes.

topeze - I'm glad the visitations have been sorted out, and glad you didn't have to go to court. Still wish things could be better though. But it will be fine, you'll get through it :)  And holy crap. Amazing progress this year!!!

Ok, so I weighed in at 230.0 this morning. Soo close to the 220's! I'm hoping maybe I'll be there tomorrow? But it's Friday, which means being not-so-good over the weekend. If I want to lose 10lbs by the end of the month I REALLY need to kick it into gear. I did another 40 minutes on the elliptical last night and sweated my butt off, it was great.

I feel a little bad. I've been an emotional wreck the past couple of months and couldn't figure out why. I've never been a "crier" before. Now, I seem to cry over every little thing. Poor Josh, I take it all out on him. Most of it isn't his fault. I just realized last night, after a lot of thinking, that the reason isn't him at all. My roomate/best friend and I have NOT been getting along the last few months, and I think that has a lot to do with it. I miss him. We were like family and now we never talk. It's really hard right now. It's nice to finally realize that's what's up with me though. I think I just need to get things out. Going to try to get him away from his b/f for a few minutes and have a talk with him this weekend if I can.

Hi ladies!

Watchme, OMG, he's way hot!

Sweepie, the ceremony site is AMAZING!  It's almost like a fairy tale setting!  Awwww!  Your wedding is going to be so beautiful!  :-)

Ana, I can't wait to see the dress pics!  I bet you look awesome! :-)

Liza, I'm glad something reasonable was worked out with your daughter, but I know it's a bummer situation anyway.  I'm sorry, chica! :-(  And I would join you in the 10lbs challenge except for the fact that even when I first started losing weight, I've never lost more than 8lbs in a month!  I don't think my body likes losing that fast.  I'll do a mini-challenge of 5lbs, though!  I SO want to hit the 150s by January! :-)

Freebird, ALWAYS go with it when the scale is having a nice day!  It's great motivation! :-)

Mladdy, I'm sorry you're homesick!  I'm sure you and your little one will make GREAT memories, though! :-)

Sonini, you should definitely talk to your friend!  Three years ago my bff from college and I got a place together after graduation.  By the end of year one living together things were strained, by the end of year two we weren't speaking and parted ways.  She's getting married in April and I found out through a mutual friend.  Sometimes people grow apart, but communication can help salvage things.  If my bff and I had just talked, maybe I'd be one of her bridesmaids right now.  *shrugs*  We're too different to try now, but sometimes I DO miss her.  In any case, the point is, definitely talk to your bff and good luck! :-)

Happy Thursday, ladies! :-)

catching up some more....

mladdy, awww, don't be homesick :)  you are def creating new memories for your lil man!!  i know what you mean though about wanting to be home.  for me though, given that i have so little time, going home completely detracts from my getting all of the chores done (like healthy groceries) that are on my schedule. 

ally, thanks, he IS hot.  there's another guy who is not quite as hot but who is killer smart and who is my bff's law school buddy.  i'll post about him too soonish haha.  i love how i'm "playing the field" -- sort of.  not that anyone here hasn't done that this year ;)

sonini, thanks for the encouragement.  i was just thinking that this means that, assuming the same number of inches lost in 2009, i'll be between a size 10 and 12 by this time next year.... and a size 8 or less if i get the skin removal too.... perfect!  woo hoo.

sweepie, i haven't seen the pics yet but, being from ohio myself, i know that the bg area is gorgeous.  fall weddings in ohio are so lovely too!

ugh. i just bought a new pair of pants two weeks ago when i got paid, already they keep starting to fall down. bah. i need to get a belt. i hate belts! either way, i've kind of stopped drinking pop. our fruit punch at work tastes nasty, but i added a little carbonated water and it tastes good. i know going from pepsi to carbonated fruit punch isn't the greatest, but its weening me, so whatever.

 

i've also decided that i'm going to weigh myself on thursdays from now on. i work at a fast food restaurant and i'm broke so my options are...eat at work and eat at work. i tried to find the least...bad for you food and i came up with a grilled chicken sandwich. it normally comes with cheese, grilled onions, mushrooms, and green peppers and chicken strips. i don't like onions, mushrooms, or peppers so i just had the chicken, cheese, and the bun. i got half way through it and i was full! i've never gotten full on half of a sandwich like that before. its crazy. i think its saying something that i've been watching my calorie intake and everything its actually helping me curb my appetite, get full faster. its weird. lol.

mladdy, I'm totally in on the 10 lbs.  My goal is right at 10.6 lbs.  So, a little more than 10.

Dalma, yeah, 70 lbs in 7 months.  Not too bad of an average.  I like that average.  Last month was 2.6 lbs.  This month, I want 10 again.

Sonini, I read this I've only gone from a 26 to a 20 this year too! and thought, you're kidding right.  Only?  ONLY????  Jeez, that's amazing.  I mean, that's like 9 inches off the waist right there.  And yes, it's huge progress.  I love seeing numbers like that from people I know.  And I turned into a crier at some point.  I'm horrible.  I think part of it is just that our bodies are changing as we get older (not old, just older).  But sorry that you're having such a hard time.

Free, I live by belts.  If it weren't for belts, I would have had to buy a bunch more clothes.  It's ridiculous how some of my clothes fit if I don't have a belt with it.  And good job on the non-soda.  It's hard giving up some of the things we love (as I just finished a Milky Way).  But that's part of it.  To make this a change that will sustain itself, we need to still have all that good stuff at least sometimes (I'll insert here that I worked out on my elliptical for almost an hour which explains the milky way).

I don't remember who it was asking about exercise at home, but I used to do some DVD workouts.  I've tried different things, using my video on demand, but I found that out of all of them, I really like the dancing ones.  I have used Quick Fix, which has 3 10 minute workouts.  So, it's fast and entertaining enough for me.  I get bored with the others.  But, that's what works for me.

And thanks for all the support, prayers, thoughts, etc.  It's been rough, but I'll get through (just as I'm overly emotional, hubby shows as much emotion as a wall). 

So, I walked and lifted last night.  I woke up with morning and was so hungry!!!  So I took the time to make eggs.  Well, by early afternoon, I was so hungry again, which normally isn't a time that I get hungry.  I swear, I could have eaten a ton today if I allowed myself.  Thinking it's the lifting that has me needing more cals, but I had upped them yesterday.  Just a strange feeling, being that hungry.

Ok, and I try the pants I have on every so often.  I have 3 pairs of jeans, one slightly smaller than the next.  Well, I think I can officially fit into the largest of them right now, and they're 24s!!  It's just a little snug in one area which is slightly even more snug when I sit.  But, I think I can totally pull them off tomorrow.  I used to love these jeans, they're so soft.  Was excited about this.

Thank you to everyone for the virtual hugs over my homesickness. Here's a little update on my 10 lb. challenge...  Today I ate very sensibly and even snuck in those 2 green servings (asparagus with my egg white omlet and romaine lettuce with spicy hummus spread and rolled up like a tortilla).  I drank plenty of water and walked for approx. 3 miles.  I'm feeling great today!  Now I need to add in sleeping a normal amount at night.  I've been squandering my time on facebook in the evenings...  Silly me!  Way to go for everyone who accepted and joined the challenge with me this month.  We can do it!  Try to give daily updates here, and confess what needs to be confessed or toot your horn when you've done something toot-worthy!

Happy Friday everybody!!!

Just wanted to peek in and say hi. I'm still fighting my cold, losing my voice, but that's not going to stop me from working! Any who, I posted a pic of my ring for you girls to see. I'll see if I can attach the pictures from the ceremony site later. I've been in training all week for a new computer program we're getting here at work, so now I'm playing catch up like crazy...but I'm not doing too bad, almost all caught up! I had 36 hrs in already when I clocked out yesterday...doesn't help when you're fighting a cold, but hey I need the money for the wedding. I'll try to catch up tomorrow on everybody's posts.

edit: Awesome thing to try with left over thanksgiving turkey....make a turkey and cheese omelet!!! We had the the other night for dinner, OMG they were fricken amazing!

Hey girls. Happy Friday!

Oh, I am sooo glad that it's (almost) the weekend. I've already been told twice today how terrible I look today. Once by my boyfriend when we woke up. And once by my coworker when I got to work. They are the only two people I have seen so far today and I think I'd like to keep it that way as long as possible. The reason I look so horrible today is because I spent 2+ hours crying last night. My head hurts, my entire face hurts, my eyes are puffy and I can hardly see... but I feel better. I think my friend and I are on our way to healing our friendship, or attempting to anyways, so it's worth it. I wasn't planning on having the talk last night, but when I got home from the movies with bf we walked into the house and into a screaming match between my sister and my roomate. We all spent some time yelling, and eventually got to talking. We were all in tears so at least I wasn't the only one crying! Anyways, it was good to get things out. We've all been taking things wrong and making assumptions, we've all been hurting eachother, so we're going to try to stop doing that now.

topeze - ya, I know going from a 26 to a 20 is great progress! I definitely shouldn't dismiss it like that. I hope I can make that much progress next year too!

watchme - wow, a size 10 by the end of next year would be awesome! I didn't realize that. I'm definitely hoping to make that much progress next year too then!

ally - I'm sorry about your bff. I've actually gone through this once before with my bff from highschool, completely different situation, but we lost our friendship just the same. Somewhere I knew that Craig and I wouldn't let our friendship fall through the cracks, we really are like family and love eachother too much, but for a while there I was really scared that maybe we were both too stubborn to actually fix things.

mladdy - unfortunately I didn't do very well last night for challenge purposes. I definitely had some icecream and am up .2 lb today. It'll be gone soon though!

hey gals.  happy friday =)  total tgif moment here.

sweepie, your ring is very pretty!  what's your dress size goal for the big day?

I posted 4 new pics in my gallery.  One is of me comparing my 2007 pic to my november 4, 2008 pic. the other 2 are just pics that I took today.  the final one is me and my friend at the barack rally in chicago =)  all friend-protected.  did a journal entry re this so feel free to comment there, if ya want.  i feel a little better after seeing my '07 compared to '08 photo -- you can DEF see the difference.... but i still feel like a cow in my '08 photos, especially the 2 that i took today cuz "the pouch" is showing in all of its glory.  i usually wear longer shirts to camoflauge it but never for these comparison shots that i post in my gallery.  i'm almost in the 18W pants though!!  (the non-elastic ones.  i'm wearing the elastic ones in the 2 shots that i snapped of myself today!)

sonini & topeze, assuming i can lose 5 more lbs this month, i will have lost 8 inches this year (as of right now, i'm at a little over 7) in both the waist and hips (you can see it in my '07 compared to '08 pic).  since it takes fewer inches to go down the smaller sizes, and since i used the jcp sizing chart to see just how many inches of a difference 8 in the waist and hips would make in 09, that will put me at a size 10. 

topeze, i know that i shouldn't complain about going from a loose 26w to what i hope will be an18w in 2008 (5 more lbs to get there!) but, as i'm sure you can relate, i will have moved from what big size to another big size rather than say, from the plus sizes to the misses section in pants.  an 18w is still a "big girl" size.  honestly, i'm a little envious of the girls who started off at sizes 20-24w (or even less!) compared to my 28W who are now seeing sizes 10-16.  i'm basically finishing off '08 at the point where most of them started '08 and, where as they all look beautiful and fabulous, i still feel like a big blob who is going to be left behind.  maybe that makes no sense.  just how i feel though.  like i'm one of the last wallflowers left standing!

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sweepie, your ring is very pretty!  what's your dress size goal for the big day?

Dress size....gosh...seeing that I didn't get very far this year....heck I lost and gained it all back...jumped back on the wagon and got sick..my body is all out of whack! I'm going to try for a 14-16 sized dress....if I can get smaller that's great, but I'm not going to count on it. I have 9 months till the wedding, and I know I have at least 6 months left till I have to order my dress and get it altered if need be. oh the stress.

Good morning ladies! 

Free, Way to go on making changes!  You're doing awesome!  Keep up the good work, chica! :-)

Liza, Did you wear the jeans?  Yay for 24s! You rock! :-)

Sweepie, the ring is beautiful!  And the turkey omelet sounds great!  I don't have any leftover turkey since I did Thanksgiving at the BF's parent's house and we devoured everything that day (25 people + two fried turkies, a ham and 15 sides = a whole lot of dishes and not much left!), but my mom always sends some home with me over Christmas so hopefully I'll get to try it soon!  Also, in warning, I don't know if you know this, and I don't know if David's Bridal does this, but a lot of wedding dresses follow standard sizing (as opposed to the more commonly used catalog or "vanity" sizing), which are the standard sizes created for clothes when they first started industrializing the process.  There's a good few inches difference in the sizes now, so don't be discouraged if you try on dresses and find that you actually have to get something bigger than you'd thought... I'd have to buy a 16 if I wanted a wedding dress now!  It annoys me a little, though, that when I was younger and chubby, people would always mention how Marilyn Monroe was a size 12, so it was okay to be a big girl... Except that a size 12 back in the 50s was the same as a size 6 now! Hmph!  In any case, I just wanted to warn you in case this happens so you won't  get bummed out about it!  It's funny how those little tags can affect self-esteem so much! 

Sonini, I'm glad you all talked and things look like they're on the road to recovery!  Good for you guys! :-)

Watchme, OMG, you can TOTALLY tell the difference!  You've done an AMAZING job!  And don't get down because you're not where some other people are... There are also people out there who are where you used to be and are probably a little envious of you!  It's a process for everyone that's challenging and exhausting and possibly the hardest thing any of us will ever do!  BUT I can say for a fact that you have more dedication to the whole, horrible process than I anyone I've ever met, and I have no doubt that this time next year you'll be rocking size 10s (or 8s or smaller!)!  I think once your metabolism switch flips, you'll see crazy fast results!  Hang in there, chica!  I know you can do this! :-)

As far as I go, so I was bad over Thanksgiving and gained two pounds.  I came back to town with the intention of hitting the gym everyday and getting myself back together, but it hasn't happened.  My calories have been pretty good since the 1st, but I feel bigger than I was over Thanksgiving!  My size 12 jeans that I love are getting tight, and even though the scale isn't going up, I think my body is turning completely to fat since I haven't been to the gym in a month.  It's not so much that I'm eating too much, it's that there's too much fat and processed carbs and stuff in what I've been eating, and everything is so busy that I haven't been to the gym.  Grr.  I'm going to have to  find time, because I'm ready to start maintaining, dammit!  I have 26 more pounds to go, and feel like I wasted the second half of this year by only losing 12lbs since July 1st.  I SO could've been done by now!  I should've been telling my mom to buy me size 8 clothes for Christmas instead of asking for gift cards to use when I hit my goal weight! :-/

I'm really mad at myself today, if you couldn't tell... Let's hope I can manage to turn things around and still lose 5lbs by the end of the month! 

Hey ladies!

Happy Friday!

topeze, yay for 24's!!! :D

mladdy, *hugs* being away from home is hard! By the way, I'll join your 3 greens a day challenge. You inspired me to cook new stuff like an  onion soup I made yesterday and wanted to do for ages.

sweepie, the ring is so pretty! And the omelet sounds amazing, unfortunately I don't have any leftovers left :( I'll have to wait for Christmas to try this omelette. I agree with ally don't be discouraged by dress sizes, depending on the shop is the size so watch out :)

sonini, we're with you! Hope you start feeling better soon. *hugs*

watchme, the pics definitely show a lot of progress! Loved the one at the rally ;) I agree with ally about that you are one of the most amazing achievers I've ever met. 26 to 18? wow. Simply wow. By the way, I think that the "big girl" mentality is the one that takes longer to change, since the most part of our lives we've played that role. I'm fighting constantly with this mentality, trying to switch it to think of myself as a "work-in-progress" because I'm on the way to be healthy and I'm not just plain big anymore.

just did a 3 way comparison now too... first pic at highest, then 35 lbs down, then 40 more lbs down... la di da.... i should get work done, i guess.

where is everyone?  okay, back to work.  yuck.

Alright girls, I've posted pics of the ceremony site too. We're going to have our pictures done there in the park after the ceremony. At the back of the hall, there is a set of steps that goes down to a grassy area and then there's the Maumee river.

I think tonight, after dinner I'm just going to go to bed and catch up on some rest..I'm so tired from the long week and being sick.

Have a great night girls!

Wow, Watchme...  The change in you is incredible!  I wish I could do side by side comparison pics... I don't have many pics from when I was really big, and I haven't been documenting well along the way.  Which is really too bad since I think being able to see the side by sides like you have is an awesome way to keep motivation going strong! You should feel SO awesome looking at how far you've come!  :-)

I like your new avatar, btw!  That cartoon is way funny (and so true)! :-)