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!

I finally have a day off! Tomorrow I get to clean the house, do yard work, and write 20 pages on a deadline I'm behind on. *deep breath* How do you all find any time to exercise at all?!? I try to do at least 20 minutes or so on days I work, and 45 minutes to an hour on the days I have off, but it's so hard to find time! or motivation! I always find myself looking at the clock thinking about something I need to clean or write or do... *deep sigh*

That said, I'm going to prom on Saturday, and goth clubbing on Friday, so that should be fun! (I guess that's it - I'm too busy having fun to be healthy!)

it sounds like you all are doing well, or at least, better than me. Keep up the good work, and loves to you all!

i made my own popsicles today... man are they yummy!  I made two flavors.  One with strawberries and kiwi and the other with mangos, cantaloup and pineapple.  I cut up the fruits and pureed them in my food processor with a little bit of V8 fruit juice and a little bit of simple syrup (one part sugar and one part water... i figured I'd just use real sugar so it would satisfy the sugar crave) and some benefiber, which you can't taste or feel and then threw the mix in my molds.  They are SO good and I feel great b/c I'm getting at least one serving of fruit in each of them if not more and they are low in sugar and high in fiber.  

Green tea is also chock full of antioxidants which help reduce free radicals in your body.  I drink a cup every single day with breakfast.

Edited to add nutrition info for popsicles (as calculated by CC recipe maker):

99 calories, No fat, no cholesterol, very low sodium, low carb (good carbs from fruit, yay!) and 5.5 grams of fiber!  Great evening snack!

bootser1 - Thats crazy! I didnt know that.  Do you remember which season of the Biggest Loser the contestant in the article you read was from?

pinkcobra - those popsicles sound yummy (and healthy)! I might have to try that .... well at least whenever I get a food processor.

At about 10:30pm my bf came over to see me .  He stopped by Taco Bell on his way to my house, and got me a Double Decker Taco (without me knowing it).  Before he could even get the words out his mouth I was like no thank you.  I'm happy about that, because #1. That Taco would have been another 350 calories that I dont need, and #2. The old me would have took that Taco out of his hand so quick, and probably already took a few bites out of it, before he could get the words Double Decker Taco out of his mouth.  Anyways he tried to get me to eat it by saying isnt Taco Bell your favorite.  I was like yeah, but I'm not hungry, you can eat it.  He was like ok.  I'm glad he didnt try to make me go into details, because I would have probably told him about me losing 15 lbs, etc., then he'd probably turn into more like a Boot Camp Trainer and less like a bf.  

 

Boy oh boy!  I just read seeeeveral pages of back posts since the last time I stopped by.  I too will have NO WAY of catching up in an individual manner.  But hey, you're all doing great by posting your slip-ups, questions/concerns, celebrations/achievements.  I'm so glad that we're able to share and find kindred spirits in this weight loss journey.

I've been hanging in there.  These past couple of weeks have bowled me over like a tornado.  I went from staying at home with my son to working 2 jobs of 50 hr/wk average.  I no longer get to fix dinner, play and put my son to bed at night, and I'm just really bummed.  I see him in the morning for maybe 2-2 1/2 hrs. and make it through the whirlwind of getting us both ready for the day and him off to daycare.  From there I'm on my feet for usually 10 hours between 2 jobs.  When I get home it's after 10 pm and I have no motivation to exercise (10 hours on your feet burns lots of cals but it doesn't energize me for the next day).  So now I'm feeling bluey and sluggish.  Oh and I also have not been eating well.  I don't get in my 5 a day of fruits and veggies, plus I'm eating convenient meals (= high fat/sodium/cals).  Sometimes I've been skipping meals too...

PHEW!  I feel a little better for outting myself, but I have to muster up the determination to set my paths straight starting tomorrow.  For any who might, please pray for me.  I am getting too caught up in my boo-hoo's of life and need to focus more on all of the awesomeness surrounding me.

allydan and dalmalama- Happy Belated Birthday!!!

pinkcobra- Could you post your popsicle recipe in one of your journals so that I could give them a try?

fallon- How was your first day @ Starbuck's?

danibelle- Yeah for the 250's!  You rock!

sweepie- Your goal sounds good!

Suzanne- Way to jump back in.  We love your personal posts, but just hearing form you in general is great!  Big sigh of relief for the end of midterms I'm sure.

Wow!  You 1400 cal girls are making my head spin!  Since becoming so active (exercising and standing @ work), I could never eat less than 1800 cals now!

Welcome to all the new ladies

I did 10 hours of standing @ my 2 jobs today, totalling a 2,055 cal burn just for that!  I'm usually walking around, moving and sorting stuff with my arms, light lifting, bending, etc. too, so I probably burn even more per hour.  I just stick with the entry, Standing; Light - Bartending, Store Clerk, Assembling, Filing, Duplicating, Putting Up a Christmas Tree, Standing and Talking At Work, Changing Clothes When Teaching Physical Education

I don't feel so bad about finishing off my son's french fries and chicken strip from lunch now!  I think I still created a deficient even!

Souljahg305- I know exactly how you feel! There goes the secret mission thing again! I would think that your boyfriend would be more supportive as opposed to a boot camp instructor, but my boyfriend does the same thing. It is always "If you want to do this than you need to do that blah, blah, blah." He keeps forgetting that I was a kinesiology major originally in college.

I went to the gym today and did 45 minutes at a moderate effort. It felt good. I have a qick question, though. Why is the activity calorie count so high on cc but on the machine it is about 30 to 40% lower? I would think the machine would be most accurate, right?

Souljahg305- I know exactly how you feel! There goes the secret mission thing again! I would think that your boyfriend would be more supportive as opposed to a boot camp instructor, but my boyfriend does the same thing. It is always "If you want to do this than you need to do that blah, blah, blah." He keeps forgetting that I was a kinesiology major originally in college.

I went to the gym today and did 45 minutes at a moderate effort. It felt good. I have a qick question, though. Why is the activity calorie count so high on cc but on the machine it is about 30 to 40% lower? I would think the machine would be most accurate, right?

Souljahg305- I know exactly how you feel! There goes the secret mission thing again! I would think that your boyfriend would be more supportive as opposed to a boot camp instructor, but my boyfriend does the same thing. It is always "If you want to do this than you need to do that blah, blah, blah." He keeps forgetting that I was a kinesiology major originally in college.

I went to the gym today and did 45 minutes at a moderate effort on the ellip. It felt good. I have a quick question, though. Why is the activity calorie count so high on cc but on the machine it is about 30 to 40% lower? I would think the machine would be most accurate, right?

sorry i posted 3 times. my computer went nuts.

yea so the first day was awesome. it was just orientation but it was fun. there were only 5 of us scheduled for yesterday, all girlies. we were all giggly (im giggly all the time) and just joking and picking at each other. i think it will be great. i will be making over $3 less than what i am use too, but i think the environment will make it fun. plus all i NEED to make is $400 a month t pay for my car. thats cool. bad part? i get to drink coffee all day, up to 30 mins before and 30 mins after my shift!!! oh boy. i also i have to try every product that we sell, drinks, pastries, sandwiches. and i get a free bag of coffee a week and i believe a 30% discount on everything. i mean they do make sandwiches which will be decent for lunch. i am just worried cuz my fav is a java chip frap with syruo and whip. thats alot of cals. i am goingto have to try the mocha frap with no whip or syrup. its alot less. this is bad tho. i bet anything i will go thru the all coffee diet cuz i will be so full from drinking it at work all day. yea and uh oh all in one, but iam so excited and i think i will love it.

I could not stand being around that much coffee. Blagh. My mother came up with a great way to keep me from getting hooked on coffee. She gave it to me straight black when I was seven. It was disgusting. Now I like Mocha Javalanches (Blended iced coffee) but I only drink them before an all-night studying session. Need to get rid of those all-night studying sessions anyway. I can't function sleep-deprived.

I was so happy this morning! Yesterday I weighed in at 219 and this morning I came in at 218. That's my two pound goal for this week and its only Wednesday. This is only my third day calorie counting. I came in at 1410 calories yesterday. I'm almost terrified of keeping this up, of changing and actually becoming what I imagine myself to be. I'm also terrified of getting going and then not being able to continue. I'm so scared I just...whoa.

hey ladies!

sorry i've been away so long, just didn't have anything of substance to add to the conversation. i still don't, really. i'm posting just to get this off my chest:

last week the HR dept. at my job held its quarterly lunch for new hires (even though i've been here since august). and i couldn't help but be painfully honest (you know me), and tell them how i felt unneeded, ignored, an afterthought. i told them i rarely have enough work, and i beg for more to do, but get ignored by my bosses. i work for a software company, and tech writers get no love. and i told them that. i even went so far as to say i didn't know if i'd have taken the job if i knew it was gonna be like this. so HR says they'll look into things.

so i took a couple days off work (always do for my b-day), and come back and find that my dept. director wants  to have a "discussion" about my "role" on the team. i can only hope that he wants to clear the air, and not have me clear my desk. i'm a little worried that i may have talked myself out of a job because i just can't shut the hell up! i haven't had the meeting with the director yet (whom i've never met), so i'm gonna be freaking out until it's over.

edit: i was wondering why the director hadn't responded to my email yet, so i checked his schedule; turns out he's in a 3 hour, bi-weekly meeting with my entire team, that i've never been told about or invited to. and i've been with this team for months! does this seem weird to anybody else but me?

i'm sure it will be fine. You can't be silent and if you are being treated unfairly you have to speak up!

rgn0622 congrats on the loss!!!

Wow this is getting hard to keep up with everybody's posts. Way to go all of you!!!

I'm so incredibly excited!!! I've lost 12 lbs since joining this site. I woke up this morning and before getting into the shower, weighed myself and to my surprise I had lost another pound!!! I was skeptical at first, so I weighed myself again a few minutes later and it still said the same as before!! YAY!!! I'm the right track to my mini-goal in September!!! 39 pounds to go till I reach that goal!

Last night we had Turkey brats for dinner...soaked them in a light beer for about an hour before putting them on the grill. Had a nice small salad for my veggies and also nibbled on a few broccoli spears. I still had quite a bit of allowance for calories so I had some popcorn for a snack. And still had a deficit of 1200 cals. I believe that I am getting on the right track to things!!

ali & dalma Happy belated birthday to you Happy belated birthday to you Happy belated birthday dear ali & dalma! Happy belated birthday to you!!!!!!! Sorry I missed it!

thanks suzanne! and don't feel bad, i missed it too! (on purpose, of course;>)

i've decided that since i'm almost no longer in my 20's and i didn't do anything awesome for most of them, and i still look really young , i am now officially 24. yes, i've decided to start lying about my age. but only to myself. because i still feel 24, you know?

on the job note, i found out that i'm now reporting directly to the director. along with half the team. that's cool. but i used the void before finding that out to apply to another job i'd been eyeing but was too scared to apply for. it's perfect for me, and would allow me to travel, on the company dime, which i love! i've been staring at that job for a week; hopefully it's still available.

haha My birthday was in September... Thanks though. :P

my birthday was on 04-04-08. I'm 24 (the same age as Dalma, I see). I went to three different bakeries for three different things. It was great. I also went on a nature walk.

and Fallon, I just need to brag that my coffee shop is better than your coffee shop. ^_- The owner lets us drink coffee, smoothies, organic tea, Italian soda, anything, as much as we want, any time. I always make coffee drinks for my husband. We also get day old pastries (but sometimes we sneak the new ones) and, I'm being trained to make crepes, so that means I get to make myself dinner on nights I'm working!

now, the downside is with all of this coffee and chai and hot chocolate and pastries, I've gained and lost the same five pounds, up down up down, since I've started working there two and a half months ago! boo to constant tempation!

happy belated, feddie! btw, i'm only 24 in my head. in reality i'm now 29. good god! and i wanted to go to this awesome italian patisserie (wrong word, i know) for their free b-day dessert, but i found out you have to buy something of equal or greater value to get the free yummy dessert, so i didn't get anything in protest. instead i chomped down on a ridiculously chocolate cake from somewhere else with cherry ice cream. so good!

oh, and i missed my own birthday party! long story short, i dropped a giant bottle of wine on  my foot and was laid up all that night, so i couldn't go to the party my friends held for me. i wasn't heartbroken, i didn't feel like getting dressed or doing my hair, so i think i dropped the wine on my foot subconsciously to get me out of going. i'm pretty sure they still had fun; i canceled 10 mins b/f the party!

Feddie, hope you had an awesome day!  happy belated birthday sweets!  allydan and dalma, happy bday again (already wished you by email the other day but you can never hear it enough!)  agree that this board is getting way too hard for me to follow!  going to start journaling a lot more and leaving comments that way but will still come in here from time to time -- feddie, allydan, dalma, suzanne, pinkcobra, mladdy, sonini -- i expect you all (and anyone else who wants to) to keep in touch!! :)