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!

Had a blast, yesterday, but was so hungover I couldn't make my family grill party thing today...  I hope my folks aren't too upset. Dan went with David so at least my Mom got to see the baby, which I think is more important to them then me actually being there, anyway. (Yeah, I'm an only child, so I'm still having to adjust to "sharing" my parents. Isn't that crazy? But I don't mind. I think it's great that she enjoys him so much.)

Hope you're all doing swell, and enjoying the (remainder) of the weekend. This has been a totally wasted day for me... It's almost 4:00 and I spent the entire (and I do mean ENTIRE) day in bed. I hate that. At least I feel human, again.

akela: nothing wrong with staying in bed all day , I personally think everyone should stay in bed the whole day at least once a week. Relaxation is key to keeping yourself healthy/stress free and to help aid in weight loss

So how was everyone's 4th?

didn't do much, went to see this documentary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eKYyD14d_0&am p;feature=fvw

I actually wasn't too horribly hung over today. Got up at 11, had some leftover spaghetti and a yogurt for breakfast/lunch, then spent some time just hanging around the house...our friend John came over and we went for a long walk and got dinner. Came back here and watched cheesy action movies. :D

Don't worry about spending the day in bed akela. I'm sure your folks didn't mind :)

I suppose I'll see how my weight was affected by my cheat weekend at the gym tomorrow. I was sooo sore from my weight lifting last Wednesday that I didn't go to the gym on Friday. Since I've been going every day the people there prolly wonder what happened to me! :P

I'm going to the mall tomorrow to apply for tons of jobs. I applied at Famous Footwear, Starbucks and Target on Friday. I really hope I get a call back from one of those...but nobody is hiring right now. :( I'm going to keep trying though! I'll bring my pack of resumes and spend the whole day filling out apps if I have to.

Wish me luck girls! <3

elf- good luck tomorrow! I know you'll get a call back! :)

why is it that when men wash the dishes one time they act like we need to throw them a party???????   i do the dishes every freakin day! 

ok, sorry about that.  i don't know why my hubby is pouting but it's very annoying.

ribs are evil... tasty, but evil.

i saw the hangover today... HIL-AR-I-OUS!!!!!  so good!!

spent the rest of the day in the pool and i'm tired.

hope everyone had a wonderful 4th!  we had lots of bbq ribs/chicken/etc.  and hung out with some friends.  walked to the park overlooking the las vegas strip and watched the fireworks... pretty amazing!

So I'll def go back and catch up, but I wanted to toss this out there...I came across this link showing just how ridiculous the current BMI standards are.

Ok I am new here and just starting I am 25 and I have almost 100 lbs to loose starting weight is 5'4 220.  I am also quitting smoking at the same time so this is going to be a super challenge but I am up for it.  My plan right now is to eliminate fast food and sweets and start walking at least 8 laps at the park everyday.  Any pointers or similar stories would help thanks.

Andrea

I'm back, really Im back on the band wagon, Im back to logging, back to posting, back on the patch (yeah I'd been smoking again) and back to chatting you sexy ladies up!!

Missed you lots... I am going to get my scale back tonight from my parents house!  I am scared honestly I havent weighed (or logged or really behaved since before vacation) BUT  It might not be so bad?  the bf said I looked like I'd lost weight, and the shorts I bought before vacay are big...but idk I mean I really fell off the wagon...I will keep you posted!!

 

Okay I'm all caught up now...

I love dalma too! Way to have lost 100lb! That's absolutely incredible!

muppet Hope your ears are feeling better and that the beach was wonderful.

boots Hi!

akela I love lazy days when I'm in bed. I used to get to have them once or twice a month when I was in college, and now when I try to have one my parents bother me all day long and don't let me relax. Then my mom gets worried that I'm depressed because I don't want to get out of bed...seriously? JUST LEAVE ME ALONE FOR A FEW HOURS!

iwill Ummm, we were outside of Baltimore. That's pretty much how aware of myself I was this weekend :P

eaan Way to go on the loss and the job!

ladies I totally gained like 3lb this weekend but I'm hoping most of it is water weight from all the salty foods and sangria I consumed. We had crabs and BBQed and made different salads and spent like the entire weekend in the hot tub, chillaxing with our sangria and smok'n the hooka.

Got a little burnt on my back/shoulders, but it's my own fault for being lazy and putting nothing on. It was a good weekend, despite the fact it took us like 5 hours to get home yesterday in the traffic, ugh!

Tom visits this week so we'll see how my numbers play around. I've been trying to weigh myself every day so I can track my fluctuations, but thus far I haven't gotten a great read on what Tom does to my weight...

Gonna go to the boardwalk with my sister tonight and walk/run possibly start the c25k over again.

So I have just completely decided to ignore the scale for a couple of days, because I KNOW I probably gained too much weight this weekend... ugh... My boyfriend's mother is an amazing cook... Anyways... So I start the new job today! I'm pretty excited! It will be nice to be out of my house and doing something for a change.. oh yeah.. and the whole making money thing will be pretty great to...

Original Post by shapie:

So I'll def go back and catch up, but I wanted to toss this out there...I came across this link showing just how ridiculous the current BMI standards are.

Holy crap shapie. This is amazing. Really gives me new perspective. I honestly think I may change my goal weight from 150 back to 160. 160 was still in the "overweight" category on the BMI chart, but screw them!

Also, sounds like you had a great weekend. I'm mad jealous about the hot-tubbing. :P

I'm getting ready to head out to the gym, but I just wanted to say howdy since I will prolly be gone for most of the day applying for jobs. Woot woot

Elfkittie: good luck with the job hunt!!

Shapie: its my TOM too, so I am avoiding the scale...also, I fell off the wagon big time last month so I am afraid I have gained it all back and don't want to see :-/

Scrlet: I also fell off the wagon, but we're both here! We're both back! YAY!

Ash: OMG I <3 the hangover! It was soo funny! And mt hubby does the same thing- last night, I asked him to make dinner, and I make it EVERY NIGHT and he gave me the pouting face *sigh* It makes me especially mad because I worked yesterday, and I told him last Monday that he was making dinner on Sunday! Men!

OK all, getting ready to go to the pool- I hope it's not too crowded for my laps ;-)

Ladies:  Thanks for the well-wishes...unfortunately--they didn't go so well.

The ear drops that the cracked-out doctor gave me made my ears WORSE.  I HATE ear drops.  They NEVER work for me.  And these I was apparently allergic to.  So, my ears were getting worse by the day on vacation...and this morning, I woke up at 6-something, crying.  Only after 3 tylenol for pain and 2 benedryl for the HORRIBLE itching IN MY HEAD could I even FUNCTION.  So I made Ryan wake up so we could leave a few hours early so I could go back to the doctor ASAP.

I go BACK to the doctor...where he tries to give me MORE drops.  I was like, "No.  Drops have NEVER worked for me.  And not only did those not work--they made it worse--I don't want to put ANYTHING ELSE in my ears."  So he calls "His boss" who says that I should use drops to dry out my ears.  I say no.  So he says I should use vinegar to dry out my ears.  HELLO DICKFACE, MY EARS ARE SO DRY FROM YOUR PREVIOUS DROPS THAT I HAVE A NEW TYPE OF INFECTION!  YES, I still have a little fluid in my ears.  But the main infection is now the reaction to the drops--leaving my outer ear canals totally dried out, itching and cracking.  I DON'T NEED DRYING.  I NEED PILLS.  Well, they tell me pills won't help, despite my listing off the 4 different oral antibiotics I've taken for my other 40 ear infections I've had in my life.  So basically, I leave with nothing. 

Came home...used some nasal spray.   Put some veggie oil on the outside of my ears so they won't itch so much...and am planning on just...OTC-drugging myself for the next 24 hours.  If it's not better tomorrow, I'll go see an ENT. 

In addition, apparently my roommate had the psycho ex over here that she hadn't seen for like 2 months.  Then she split before I came home...but like--all I want to say to her is, "You've made me even MORE ready to get the **** out of this apartment."  Also...if the apartment makes us pay ANY money for damages--then SHE'S paying it.  Because the pet deposit AND the apartment deposit were mine.  So if there's any extra--it's hers.  The end. 

So basically, I'm cranky.

On the bright side--Ryan and I DID go boating, we DID hang out with my folks, we slept 14 hours the first night...and just got to..take a BREAK. Which we needed.

I just wish I'd felt well enough to realllllly enjoy it.

muppet: Hope you feel better, sounds like a new doc is needed!

Hi all, I took the day off as a "sick day" .....so I'm laying in bed resting :O)

Weigh in for the day - Still at 211... Will check again later cause I have put in WORK this weekend :D

boots/shapie- I didn't really "enjoy" my time in bed... I felt too sick. Glad I'm back to normal today. I hope I can go another year without being that stupid. Why do I like beer SO much??? Blah.

eann- OMG, girl! We're like... Almost neighbors! I live an hour and a half (or so) away from you. Cool beans! Everyone else is like... Across the frigging country.

elf- I'm with you. I'll weigh in tomorrow after I behave myself today and get the salt etc. flushed out of my system... Oh, and good luck!

ash- Boys are so silly, sometimes.

shapie- I was honest-to-God thinking of trying to hit like... 120 lbs, someday. Just 'cause of how I'm built, mostly... (Like, I would look bigger at that weight then "most" gils would do 20 lbs heavier, if that makes any sense) but that link is kind of making me think f*** that. I mean, seriously. Maybe I'll stick to my original plan of 150 or so.

andrea- Welcome! This is a great group of ladies.

scrlet- Welcome back!

kathleen- Hi hon!

muppet- I HATE DOCTORS. I'm so sorry, hon. I hope you feel 110% better as soon as humanly possible.

 

where is everyone?? recovering from the weekend, i guess ...........................

Yes we are out here!  I'm trying to lose weight too but it's really hard for me to find time.