Girls in their 20's who want to lose about 100 pounds
ally, there's an incredible difference between you in that cute purple dress and you in your boxer shorts. put them side to side. you will be SHOCKED!
welcome to the weekend ladies!!!!
mladdy - i can totally relate to being homesick. this was our first holiday in our new home and it was really hard not having any family here. i'm going home for christmas, but hubby is staying here, so i will be missing him then.
sweepie - your ring is beautiful!!! and i second what ___ said about the dress size. when i got married i had to get a size bigger than the rest of my clothes. it must be something with the fabric or the way their made. you'd think they would make them fit big... if you're a 20 you can fit into an 18... it's your big day... they should be making you feel fabulous instead of stressing you out even more!!! LOL!
sonini - i'm glad you finally got to see your movie, but i'm sorry you had to go home to an arguement. but it's good that you guys talked it out and got everything out in the open and trying to fix things.
watchme - how awesome, your pics are amazing! congratulations on your weight loss!!!
ally - you can absolutely lose 5 lbs by the end of the month!!!
well i have totally been stressing this last 8 pounds to reach my end of the year goal. and then this morning when i got on the scale it was down 1 pound... i mean a total pound... 207.0! i was so excited. it was definitely the little glimmer or hope i needed to motivate me to continue going to the gym and stuff.
my hubby is being a total punk today and i am a total emotional eater, soi have had to really fight the urge to eat my emotions... but i've done good so far. it's tough but i refuse to let myself do that anymore!!!
hi girls,
I'll post an update later this weekend. You are all doing great...I've been scanning all the post, I'll post a bigger update later.....I'm lurking
bah. not good. just for giggles, i weighed myself[which is kind of dumb because i weighed myself two days ago] and i went from supposedly 291 to 293. i dunno what to believe since as i said, my scale is wonky...however, this hasn't been a good week for me.
its that TOM and i've been extremely bloated and emotional. today i freaked out and had a breakdown because i found out some financial issues that might come back and screw me over, so i was upset about that. my dad decided to be nice and pick me up from work, and he decided to be not nice and buy me mcdonalds for dinner. however, i was incredibly upset so i ate it anyways.
i dunno if my scale is right, or if its just messed up but this has been an incredibly bad week to start trying to to lose weight but its not going to keep me down.
days without pop: 3
free it's 100% natural to gain anywhere from 5 or more pounds on your TOM... and then it goes away usually after your TOM goes away. Don't worry! Your still on track even with the Mcdonalds-- !!
watchme- Check out your waist! That and your face are where I see wonderful improvements :) Keep it up!
sweepie- Awww... Your ring is gorgeous! And the site is so neat! You're right, it looks like a castle inside :)
Thanks again to everyone who has hugged and sympathized with me about being homesick. If I could give you all anything for Christmas, it would be to be surrounded by those you love.
So here's how I've been doing with my challenge... Yesterday I went hardcore on the tready (40 mins total with 30 mins straight of jogging)! I feel it most in my back today. Why I'm not sure? I also went for the shorter of 2 walking routes (a little over 2 miles). My friend thew some real temptation my way in the line of cinnabon, boba (bubble tea), and Godiva. The result? I resisted ALL attempts! I suggested getting a blended mocha, however, but that was my dinner, and I won't be doing that for quite a while. I probably should have tracked my calories, because my deficient was probably too high, but I didn't feel hungry yesterday, and I still feel great today. My green food consisted of edamame, romaine lettuce, and avocado. Only one was a "leafy" green, but they were all still very good for me. I also scored at the grocery store and found a deal on blueberries! Oh, and I probably drank nearly a gallon of water! Today's results reflected 1.8 pounds down from my lowest weight! Stick with me, ladies, and we'll all be achieving great things by the end of the month!!!
Hope everyone is having a great day. So after three strict weeks of following a vegan lifestyle, I have lost 7 pounds
, which I'm really happy about because at one point I was gaining. But I have to be honest and say that a part of me is disappointed because I think it could be more. The reason it could be more is if I exercised. The 1st week I only exercised 1 day, the 2nd week I exercised 4 days and the third week I only exercised 1 day. So as you see ,my mind is thinking that if I exercised more, the weight loss might be bigger or maybe not? I'm going to try really hard this week to get in more exercise, I know that it's no excuse but I have been coming home really exhausted from work and putting on my pjs and hopping into bed and sometimes I was asleep by 8pm--crazy eh"? So my new goal for this week is to get a minimum of thirty minutes of exercise 5 days a week...So that's my plan and I'm sticking to it..O' and i have to say I love the vegan lifestyle. Yes, I eat a lot of the same stuff over and over again, I have my favorite staples that I stick to..I eat a lot of beans, pasta , vegetable soup & potatoes---I try to make all my own stuff so I don't buy any of those fake chicken or burgers etc-.. but I have to say that so far I'm really enjoying myself....
watchme:your pictures look really amazing. A person really can tell the difference. I know you have been disappointed about some things but girl, I'm telling you to hold that head high! Amazing Amazing! And I looked at the journals but didn't see anything, am I missin something--that you wanted me to see?Edit: I found the journal....sorry so late!
mladdy: great job on the 1.8 pound loss...You motivate me to get my butt on my elliptical today, thanks!
qt: how did last night
sonini: Hope you have a good weekend and that things are better with the friends
ally:You can totally lose 5 pounds ! I have faith in you chicka
topeze: sorry about the visitation, I'm hoping it works out differently and that maybe you get longer visitations..Great job on the pants fitting loser!!
sweepie: hope you feel better! Get your rest girl!
The rest of you lurkers, hope you stop in, dani how are you doing on your own?
Dalma: I have to say the same situation happened with hubby but in a weird way. A long time ago, he told me that I was the biggest girl he had ever been with and if I was any bigger he would never have been with me. Hope that makes sense. Remember we met on the internet and I didn't exchange picture until we had been knowing each other for 1 year...He said he would have never approached me on the street because I just wasn't his type..O so confusing but he loves me, lol and I've changed the way he thinks ....
hey gals,
worked late (til 11) last night then woke up at 7 AM and worked til 10 AM to wrap something up. then hit the gym. did 20 mins on the elliptical then walked the track for 25 mins then did an hour of weight lifting. all in all, burned 775 calories in the 1.75 hours that i was at the gym. also did some grocery and city walking (like 16 blocks in total) today as well carrying groceries so that was good. had an early dinner with friends and am home now (at 10:30) and am going to sleep. i have an oh-so-glamorous life ;)
seriously, though, i want to enjoy my sunday, return some stuff for my mom and check out 1 or 2 sales plus do some cleaning. i'm taking monday off cuz it's my religious holiday (kinda like my easter) so that gives me 2 more days of pure relaxation. i think i'm gonna wake up early tommorrow AM and swim since no one is in the pool at 7 AM on sundays!! then i'm gonna take a nice long shower and fix myself a great (healthy) sunday brunch (got all kinds of yummy fruit for it with lite cool whip!) and watch a movie then hit up the shopping area then come home and read a book i've been dying to read (which i think i'm gonna go start now til i fall asleep).... funny how i'm looking forward to a day of solitude.
all in all, it's been a good day though. i got my whole face threaded and waxed so i'm feeling really pretty :) i think i'm gonna treat myself to a nice haircut soonish as well... like january. plus, fill the gap in my teeth!! i'm not sure what else i should do to treat myself... maybe get a french manicure... i dunno :)
ah watchme: all that sounds wonderful, look at you taking care of yourself! Amazing Amazing! You go girl 
hey girlies!
excellent weekend so far! i took mcyummy to my company xmas party today (i posted a picture of him in my gallery, btw), and it was pretty fun. also, long story very short, he's now my bf. so i'll give him a ficticious name...Jay. that's cool. i always liked that name, since i read the great gatsby.
anyway, at the party i was totally good and only ate veggies and drank water. i stayed over his place last night and he ordered chinese food. i was good then too, and got shrimp and veggies. i need to go to bed b/c i'm meeting w my trainer in...8 1/2 hours. i'm not that tired though. after jay dropped me off i went to a friend's party. i just got in, and i wanted to post a coupla pix in my gallery b/f i forgot.
Dalma: He is way cute OMGosh--you go girl!
...Nice suit and you look so cute and super skinny in your picture...So cute...Congrats on the new title...!
Your pics look great, dalma! Congrats on the new bf!
Yesterday I was pretty good with my challenge. I did not take my little man to the park yesterday, so I took a break from my 3 mile walk. I did get my butt on the treadmill for another 30 min. jog though! I woke up with a sore heel this morning, so I'm going to do a different cardio today. Hopefully the elliptical has been fixed? I didn't have quite enough green yesterday :( I sauteed 2 zuchinnis and ate them all up myself! YUMMY! There was a little spinich in the ravioli, but I wouldn't be able to say I had a full serving of that. Today I need to drink even more water since yesterday was just 64 oz. My results this morning showed another .4 drop, so I'm stoked! One more pound till the next decade!!! How are the rest of you doing?
Sweepie, your ring looks so pretty! And I like the inside pic of the place. You're going to be gorgeous and have a gorgeous place to make it happen!
Sonini, so sorry to hear about all the tears (and I hate when your head hurts after like that!!). But at least you are feeling better about it all.
Watchme, I said it elsewhere, but I'll put it here too. Your pics look amazing! You've done so much since the beginning of this year and need to be so proud about all of that. And talking about the "pouch"...it's totally shrinking and will definitely get to where you'll be happy about it. What are we going to do when we're skinny and have no really irritating spots that we hate? I can't even imagine. And a size 10??? Wow, that's awesome to think it isn't that far away!
Ally, I did wear the jeans. And they totally looked good! Now, I just want to fit the rest of the pants I have in that size! And use being mad at yourself to get yourself back in gear. You can lose those 5 lbs by Jan.
qt, I did that with hubby before. I went home to my family and he stayed here. Sucks, but it's what worked. And good job on not emotionally eating!
Free, don't stress the weigh in. My post TOM weigh in is always my best. The week before is a gain or even. And remember, we fluctuate daily, so I've gone up and down anywhere up to about 5 lbs from day to day.
mladdy, sorry about the homesickness. I hate thinking about "home" sometimes because it just makes me sad too. And wow, grats on the almost 2 lb loss!
Dalma, grats on the bf/gf titles! Wow, both of you are looking hot!
Ok, doing pretty good on my 10 lbs. Felt sick on Friday, wound up not really eating at all, so I don't fully trust my Sat weigh in due to lack of food and liquid (although, it was the lowest I've seen yet!). And took that day off from exercise. Unfortunately, I was lazy yesterday, but am making up for it today. Did almost 3 miles of walking at the park today, did all my lifting, and even upped the weights, inadvertantly. I have a new weight set and put 15 lbs on both of the dumbells. Well, thought it was much more strenous, so weighed it between sets. So, each weighs 18.5 or so when you include the actual bar itself. So, my body is spent right now. Been going for the protein. But food has been good too. Need more fruits and veggies, but I'm totally feeling I can pull these 10.6 lbs (7.6 to go if I take my sat weigh in at face value...which I don't). Anyway, need to keep this up. Hope everyone else is doing great!
Thanks to you all for the wonderful comments on the wedding stuff.
I'm still sick...lost my voice about 90% now...funny thing is when I try to talk it sounds like I'm squawking! lol Any who, I've been drinking tons of water and eating soup, and hot tea. Taking medicine and trying to get rest in this busy holiday season. Amazingly enough, I haven't lost any weight while being sick, but I've decided to eat steamed veggies for a few days in a row, no meat, unless it's scrambled egg whites. Hope that'll jumpstart my metabolism soon.
Being sick sure does suck!
We put up our Christmas tree yesterday, it looks beautiful! Already started some christmas shopping on Saturday (I was already at the store to pick up my perscriptions).
Happy Monday girls!
oh sweepie, i saw your ring, too. very pretty! and i checked out your reception site. nice! i love stone buildings!
liza, take what the scale said and run with it!
way to go, mladdy! i'm still 3 or 4 pounds from the next decade, as i have been since october. this is maddening.
and thanks, boots! actually, that picture doesn't do him justice. he's way hotter in person. i look super skinny? you totally made my week!
so i saw my trainer yesterday. he's just as frustrated as i am that i haven't really lost much weight since i've been going to him. i've lost 5 pounds in 2 months. we've both come to the same conclusion, that the strength training is making me all muscly, but i'm not burning enough fat. so he wants me to cut back on it, from 4 times a week to 2 times a week, and focus most of my workout time on cardio. which is what i was doing before i started seeing him.
he's a student, so he's going home for 6 weeks after next week, and he doesn't know it yet but after next week, i'm not gonna use him anymore. it's a waste of money since i'll be back to doing what i was doing anyway. yeah, he helped me tone up significantly, but that's all about to come to an end anyway.
watchme, does threading hurt? does it last as long/longer than waxing? i've been thinking about trying that as opposed to getting my eyebrows waxed. and a new haircut would be awesome! i'm thinking of trying something new too. not sure what yet, but i wanna do something totally edgy.
edit: clothes shopping is starting to suck. only because of the way the fat's been leaving my body. like most women, i lose weight fastest from my upper body. i can't speak for most women but for me, the difference between top and bottom is enormous. the dress i'm wearing in my profile pic is an xl. it was a little big in the shoulders and kept sliding off. but it was super snug in the butt area, a little too snug.
and i'm wearing a belt today; it's also an xl. i bought it to wear around my midsection b/c i figured it'd be too small to wear around my waist. but nope, it's too big for my midsection, even on the smallest hole, and it just barely fits around my natural waist. i think i'm like a 12 up top and a 16 on the bottom. but then my arms are slightly bigger than the average size 12, as are the girls, so that makes it even harder to fit tops!
Sweepie, hope you're taking care of yourself! I started Christmas shopping before thanksgiving and am now working on finishing! Although, more finishing his family's stuff since we'll exchange before we fly out. Hate trying to find gifts for certain people...they're just so hard to buy for.
Dalma, that's a while for a trainer to be mia. But, I don't blame you, wanting to see the numbers drop as well as feeling more muscly. I'm sure you'll see the numbers drop soon enough. And with the clothes, sounds like dresses would not be the way to go. Can you do more mix and match stuff? Besides, the bottom part will eventually get down too. Seems like most of us lose disproportionately like that.
Oh, and the cool weigh in on Sat at 294.6 is up to 300.0 this morning!! Crazy difference there. I can't wait until my fluctuations no longer have a 3 in front! I keep thinking I'm out of the 300s and then I see it on an up day, it just irritates me. I don't take it at face value. I had my Sat cheat day, but still, I know I didn't eat THAT much. But, I lifted yesterday, which causes more water retention and stuff.
So here's my question. Alright, I maintain a 1000 cal deficit, give or take, every day. When I work out, I still have a 1000 cal deficit because I eat the calories back. So, besides the health benefits, how does working out actually help you lose more? I mean, it's the same cal deficit at the end of the week, workout or no. I've been thinking this, especially since I've been trying to increase the amount of cardio I've been doing. Just something that's made me wonder lately.
liza, i read a study once that said there's no difference between eating fewer calories to lose weight or just exercising those extra calories off. the whole point is to have fewer calories in than out. you'll lose weight either way. that said, you'll look better if part of the equation is exercise. besides the health benefits, you'll tone better and not have to worry about as much saggy skin, if any.
and yeah, i know dresses aren't the best for me right now, at least not snug ones. but i love 'em!
Dalma, see that's what I'm thinking. Yes, I know that I'll look better and feel better. I get that. But it also seems pointless sometimes. What I do think I notice is the tightening of things, but if that's the case, I might as well wait til I get much closer to the size I want and then really bust my butt instead of all along trying to keep muscles. I'm not going to, but it really gets to me that in my head, I keep thinking that if I work out more, I'll lose more. But it's just not true! I'll have the same deficit, which will lose the same. Although, weight training will help me burn more over time, but the benefit is only so much. So, in the meantime, I just kinda wonder what the point is of upping my cardio to meet my goal. I think it comes in handy more for the slimmer folks...where the working out is necessary to make the deficit. But, being the lard ass I'm feeling like today, it don't mean ****.
And I get that you like the dresses better. Some people are more dress people. I never have been, but there is a certain feminine quality to wearing a dress.
