Ladies over 30 looking to help each other

Hi everyone!  I am new to CC and have made the New Year's Resolution to lose weight!

I am a 37 year old female, 5'5" at 179!  I am the mother of two teenagers, 16 and 14.  I work full time, go to college and spend most of my time going to my kids sporting events.

I have made every excuse in te world for not losing weight, and I am done!!!  I want to lose 44 lbs and get down to a healthy 135!  I am not trying to drop this weight over night, but over the next year. 

I am looking for other ladies over 30 that would like to support each other in meeting their goals in 2008!!

 Please let me know!!!

Hi all I am new to this site as well (about a week).  I am 31 and I have a 4 year old daughter.  Basically since she was born I  have not worked out really at all.  I was 139 when I got pregnant (having lost about 25 pounds on Jenny Craig prior to becoming pregnant).  After pregnancy I got down to 144 in the 1st month but currently weight 182.  So clearly I have some work to do.  My goal is to lose 47-57 pounds this year.  My initial goal is 139 but my dream would be 129--I am 5'2".  I just had breast reduction surgery in November so have now been given the clear to exercise from my doctor and have been doing great since 12/31/07.  My coworkers and I are encouraging each other and we purchased a fridge for our office pod and it is stocked with only healthy options.  I am excitedd to be here!

 

Whitney

Starting Weight: 11/14/07 (194)

New Year Weight: 12/31/07 (186)

Current Weight: 01/09/08 (182)

Total weight lost post surgery: (12)

Hey everyone, hope everyone is doing well. Does anyone other than me find it hard not to weigh yourself everyday? I even sometimes find myself doing it twice. I know it's not good but I can't help it. I even gained a pound in the last two days.I know I'm doing it right the right way. I take in enough calories and I continue to be active, except in the mornings. I can't seem to get moving. Most of my energy comes to me in the late afternoon to evening. Oh well, I'll get through it. I plan on getting an elliptical soon and want to do it in the morning before I get everyone up and running. Hopefully that will help.

Welcome Bama, lajaraco, and jasmine!!!

Pick one day a week to weigh-in and post like you see everyone else doing.

Miller lost 5 pounds! How great!!!!

Anyone watch the Biggest Loser last night?  Very shocking!!  Usually everyone loses alot in the first week and the second week is a bit slower, but on average these guys were only losing 1 or 2 lbs!!!!!!! And that is with professional trainers!!!

So keep in mind that it is not always a continuous loss!

Wanna, I weigh myself everyday and everynight.  At first I thought I was being obsessive, but I am really curious to see how certain foods affect me and the lack of exercise. This morning I had gained a pound after exercising last night and meeting my calorie intake (1350)!   But it's okay, I realized I did not drink enough water yesterday and I am guzzling it today!!!!!!More motivation to get back on the treadmill!!

Keep it up everybody!!!

Hi Bamma and Jasmine! Welcome!

wannabefitter and hatcher: I weigh myself everyday too just so I can make sure pounds aren't trying to sneak back on.  I did watch Biggest Loser last night and that was surprising. Especially for the people who weigh 300+ because it seems like it came off faster in those folks in the beginning on the last seasons. It was so strange. Jillian brought up something I never thought about. She said that sometimes it isn't just the calories it's what you eat because it can make you retain water, etc. (why she was so mad about them eating the junk food). I never thought about that and I can see that being true and I should be careful because I LOVE salt. Good to know. It was a very surprising episode! I was surprised people ate the desserts, etc. That was interesting.  Hey, hatcher are you finding the 1350 calorie goal tough? I set mine at 1400 and it was tough at first. I am finding it easier now that I have been able to see where I can cut back but I applaud you for going for 1350! Good job!

At first the low calorie was very hard!!!!!  But I have stocked my freezer with Lean Cuisines!!!  I am also trying to eat a lot more protein, but am still lacking on that one.

Right now I am only at 762 calories and that was my breakfast, snack and lunch!!  Of course, I think part of it is that I only had a smoothie for breakfast.  Drinking the water is really helping (Gosh I sound like a broken record!!  Water, Water, Water...).  It also helps that I really like salads.  I will make one the night before for work so I have no excuses for not eating right!

As far as the show last night, I agree with Jillian, if the $$ was so important than go back home and go back to work!!!  I think the yellow team should have gone home cause the guy was really arrogant about getting to eat!!!!

I am also trying to give myself one free meal a week where i can eat something I have been craving and not totally depriving myself.  (LOVE MEXICAN!!)

 Keep up the good work!!!

I don't care much for water.  I found that if I squeeze 1 orange and then put that small amount of juice in 24 oz of water with 2 teaspoons of splenda that makes it easier for me.  That way I have some plain water and some with slight flavor.

I weigh myself every morning also.  Just out of habit.  I just want to make sure that nothing is sneakingi back on also. 

I am having a hard time with just drinking plain water as it is soooo cold out (got a foot of snow last night).  I am however drinking a lot of tea and using Stevia instead of splenda.  A gal at work told me about it.  It is all natural and has chromium in it which she told me our bodies are lacking due to all of the processed foods that we are eating.  I was leary but she gave me a couple of packets and I am loving it.  I am heading to the health food store this weekend to buy some more.

I can not wait for spring and for the farmers markets to open back up so that all of my fruits and veggies aren't so expensive.  Thank goodness I love my veggies or it would kill me to diet.  I have also found in the frozen food section these small servings of green giant lil meals like healthy vision, healthy weight, garden medley.  Each box has two servings and I have a whole box for lunch and at the most it comes to 150 calories for a meal.  Not too shabby.

Everyone keep up the awesome work!

Hi there i am 33 100 lbs to loose.... ughh saying it is tough... but I am here... it could be worse

N 

I think today is my weigh-in (LOL)...its 186

Hi all,

It has been a crazy week, but I wanted to touch base since I'll be leaving on a trip tomorrow for a week to take a class to a Native American reservation across country (I'm a college professor :D).

Welcome to all the new folks!  I'm excited you're here and going to help motivate us all.  I promise to try, especially once I'm back on-line, to help you too!

This week was a hard one.  I'm tired and achey after my slip and fall while hiking on the mountain in the sleet/snow, but it could be worse.  Nothing was broken, and I have still managed to get a little exercise in, despite soreness.  In addition, I am doing really well getting back on track.  I've lost 11 of the 21 pounds I gained between Halloween and New Year's, so my total so far since a year ago is loss of 67 pounds!! :)  Whoo hoo!! 

That leaves roughly the exact same amount left to go to my goal weight of 150 . . .  :D  It is really exciting to be "halfway!"

Have a good day, everyone, and keep up the good work! 

What makes this hard:

I've always beena water drinker.  No soda.  I drink water, skim milk, and the occasional juice or wine.  So nothing to cut there.

I don't eat white bread much.  Only if it's served at a resaturant or we have cravings for subs.

I don't eat much red meat.  One of my kids is vegetarian and so is my bf so we eat more eggs and cheese as protein.

So how did I gain 50 lbs in a year?

I probably don't eat enough veggies.  I don't exercise enough.  I hit that hot flash stage.

I think I've just been eating WAY too much. You get into a new relationship and I think your body just wants to gain weight.  Nature's way of saying I'm preparing to procreate.

My bf has weird eating habits.  He drinks a 1/2 gallon of H20 before he'll eat, which is rarely b/f noon.  He eats mostly veggies, which is a fabulous example.  But he loves fries.

I never cared much for fries before.  But now if he gets some, I'll eat some, too sometimes.  But then, I won't go run it off like he does.  So I've gained tons of weight.

 Last night after my healthy salad dinner, I was still so hungry that I had 3 eggs!

Still steadily losing, but wondering how long I can keep up this pace,

Sky

Good morning! I've been running around all morning because today my is my son's birthday (turning 5 :( ). I am going to try and stay under 1600 calories for today but I in addition to birthday cake - my husband's friend is coming over and I am making him Greek Shrimp.  But, we're supposed to go out with my Sister for Brady's birthday on Saturday so I am trying to save that as my cheat day. Ah! I can do it! Just no snacks! :)

Hatcher: I just stocked up on Lean Cuisines too. King Soopers had this great deal - they are $1.87 and if you buy 12 you get two free skinny cow ice cream sandwich packs. Those are a great treat only 140 calories so I try and save room when I can for them. The Lean Cuisines don't get such great ratings but they are a great way to control calories and they are quick. I think the rating is from salt so I try to cut back somewhere else to compensate. I agree with you about Jillian. They can save $5,000 in medical bills probably by sticking around and losing weight.

Thanks for the tips spoiled_huney and jasmine! I may have to try that Stevia stuff! I really like Splenda on Grapefruit and in my Pepsi One! :)

fyrnymph: I am right there with you in age and weight to lose. I have already lost 25lbs to date with a little over 100 to go. If I can do it you can! It's funny how fast the time and weight goes. I know how you feel saying it out loud though, it was hard to admit to myself I let it get that far. :/

writestuff: Have a safe trip. Hope you feel better! Great job on your weight loss!

sky: Have you been tracking everything? I have been trying to be religious about recording what I eat and it has helped me find where I can add or cut back. For example - I would usually just eat two eggs with my eggs florentine (because that was what I was raised to eat - two) then I thought - I probably wouldn't miss the second one - I have just been trained to eat the two.  So I took one out and didn't even miss it. Then I have that 70 calories to have as a snack later when I am munchy. That helped me a lot. You can do this. It sounds like you really have the desire to and you've already lost a good amount.  Maybe you could join your boyfriend on his run. Then it could be a fun couple time. I am sure hot flashes aren't helping, huh? I am not looking forward to that, I hear it's tough. It's always something with us girls! :)

I was trying to read through most of the posts, God you guys are very good.  As you can tell from that setence, I had a bad day today.  For me I have cut out all breads, etc...LOL that was until tonight when I had to pieces of pepperoni pizza. And then come to find out I had been doing this kind of modified South Beach thing that really works for me, but I kept in the fruit, well found out that my beloved grapes have major sugar carbs, etc.

Also had so much going on that I couldn't get my run in, my bf is on night shift this week, so I may try to do the run in his room when he wakes up, but at this stage I just feel like I missed a whole day as it was supposed to be strength training as well.

I know its been a week that I've been on the wagon, but it seems so easy to fall off especially when you find out that the fruit you nibble on is just full of sugary carbs!

Ugh!!!!

Alright this morning I was back down from that pound that sneaked it 's way back on me a couple of days ago, yeah.

I use splenda lemon packs for my water, taste just like lemonade to me.

I tried something similar to this last year and did not make it. I lasted 2 days. I felt like I fell off the wagon and it was over, I gave up. I don't believe that anymore. I don't think you fall of the wagon you just have a moment like any other pleasurable moment where you want satisfaction for yourself. We are human and we'll just have to work a little bit harder that day or the next to make sure that we don't go overboard any other time.  We will have to stay on track until it becomes second nature and soon an occasional cheeseburger or an extra helping of potatoes means nothing. I'm looking forward to that day.

I was thinking about giving myself an evening out ever so often, like you talked about Hatcher187. I truly love food especially starches and I know that has been the cause of all the extra fluff in my stuff. I plan on doing it differently than I would before. I'll choose a salad and I'll split that country fried steak with my daughter . I won't feel guilty or disappointed, I'll be satisfied and continue on the journey. I don't believe it's about deprivation or torturing ourselves, it's all about living life to it's fullest and living it longer. Enjoy food, enjoy your family, and keep going.  

 

Hi all,

I also recently joined this site.  I am 31 and the mother of a 2 year old (she turns 2 on the 27th January!).  I also work full time, and have a husband who works into the evening and many weekends.  And to make matters worse, he is one of those people that can eat whatever, whenever and never gain a pound, not to mention that he is quite small (always like to proclaim that he has been the same weight since he was 16).   On Nov. 29th last year I made a commitment to getting back in shape and dropping the extra baby weight once and for all (not to mention that I was about 10- 15 lbs above my goal BEFORE getting pregnant!)  I started running (couch to 5k program) and am now on week 7 and running 2.5-3 miles every other day and have been pretty good with my eating.  I don't have a scale at home (avoided them for the last 3 years), but weighed myself at a friends the day before starting and was 76kg (167 lbs).  My ultimate goal is between 130-135 lbs.  I weighed myself on Christmas day and was down to 73kg (160 lbs), but have not had a weigh in since (although I can tell I am making progress by the way my clothes fit!).  Oh yeah, I am 5'4". 

So hopefully, I can join you guys working towards our goal in 2008!

 

If it's still open I'd love to join. I will be 30 in a couple weeks and have three girls (9yrs and twin 3 yrs). I am 5'5" and as of this morning weigh 158 lbs. I got up to about 240 lbs when I got pregnant with my oldest and have been struggling to lose it since. Prior to that I always stayed between 125 - 140, I'd love to get back with in that range again. I joined CC during the summer of last year and got totally off track through the holidays. I'm back now and would love the support to lose another 23 lbs. Since today is the first time I've weighed in a long time I'll be back next Thursday with an update (wich me luck, I'm off on vacation for the next 4 days)! You all have such great stories and are all very motivationaly, from what I was able to read through on the posts, I hope I can do the same for you!

Count me in! I need a buddy really bad too! I am 37, standing 4'8" tall and weigh around 130. According to online BMI calculators, I am on the verge of being obese. My interim goal is to loose 20 pounds to 110 and eventually get back to 102 (ladies, I weighed 102 the day I went into the hospital to have my kid BEFORE birth!). According to online BMI calculators, to be in a normal/healthy weight range I need to weigh between 88-111. So I am hopeful that one day I will see 102 again!!!!

hey welcome newbies.   I'm happy to have as many people as possible to work together to do this.  

On another note...  Does anyone else feel guilty about going to workout and losing out on that time I could spend with the kids.  Today is one of my usually days to go to the gym after work.  My husband and I have a little system on which days I can make it to the gym.  (my husband owns a martial arts/boxing club and teaches class 3 nights a week)  I work full time 10hrs/day 4day/wk and today was tough for me to get myself to go instead of just going home after work.  I can't afford to miss my gym days and I know in the long run my kids are better off with me being healthy.  Today my son fell at daycare flat on his face and broke a front tooth, I couldn't get out of work so my husband took him to the dentist   I just felt so guilty I should have been the one to take him and then I didn't even come straight  home after work, I went to the gym.  anyway I feel really bad about it.  my son is fine and there was no damage to the root.  anyway sorry to dump all of this on you guys, but does anyone else feel this way sometimes.

emm

Hey if there is still room for one, I'd love to join! I just discovered this site and I am so excited!

I have three kids, a son who turns 9 on Sat, a 4 yr old girl, and an 8 month old boy. I was 115lbs before I got pg w/ my 1st and now I'm 170. All I do is complain that I can't lose weight but now, finally, I'm ready. The first week in Dec. I joined a Boot Camp in my town and we work out 3 times a week, like way harder than I ever have in my life! I signed up for another month in Jan and at the begining of the week, I started calorie counting. I've done really good so far, but I am soooo nervous about the weekend! My son's Bday is Sat and cake sends me over the edge! I am still nursing so I am trying not to cut too much.

Emmgrr asked about feeling guilty about time away from our kids while working out and I think w/ my Boot Camp I have found a little piece of heaven. It's at 5 in the am for an hour and the kids don't even know I'm gone, niether does dad!! The instructor is brutal but she has got me CRAVING it! I missed yesterday b/c of a sick baby and I can't WAIT to go tommorrow!!

Hi, i would like to join too!! I'm 33 and i've lost 50 pounds to date and have another 20 pounds to go. I'm at 160 and want to get to 140. I've been on a plateau for the past month, I've bought a tony little gazelle and i've started to count my calories now with this website, just joined today, would be nice to have a support network!