190-200lbs girls who want to lose 55-65lbs!join me!

So I am 23,196lbs again (after  being from 211 to 175) I would love some buddies!So girls lets lose 55-65lbs (my personal goal is to get to 127-128lbs).

Exercise,food and all can be shared!

Lets have some fun!:)

Original Post by mfajita:

Things have been going fairly good since Monday. Last night I had serious munchies but I did fairly well except that I had a bite of my husband's dessert, which I'm trying to stay away from and I pry had too many calories for the day. So I was gonna be really good today, but with today being Secretary's day, they brought me a Vanilla Latte. Double ouch...but I just drank it anyways and it was delicious.

For myself, I'm using the food log thing to keep track of my calories and I think it's fairly accurate. It helps me stay away from foods that would make it sky-rocket high. And drinking lots of water so far.

Does anyone have ways of making this "fun"? I know one thing that helps me is that my husband said he'd give me $2 for every pound I lose (that is, once I reach my goal). So maybe ya'll can find some sponsors...LOL

 My fiance has given me a great incentive to lose the weight too - if I get down to my goal weight of 135 he said he will buy me a whole new wardrobe.

lbh... not too many plans this weekend, a birthday party on Saturday if we decide to go. But one of my biggest downfalls is when I'm just at home doing things around the house and knowing that there's tasty food waiting to be eaten in the fridge. If I'm at work, I take all my food and I make sure it's the proper things to eat and then that's it, when it's all, it's all. So therein lies my stress with weekends. But this weekend will be different...I can feel it. :) It's all up to me.

nuggetkong... Congrats on finding yourself a sponsor. :) Now that would make it worth it, I think.

beate4... Thank you for those thoughts...definitely something to think about. I know for me what it all boils down to is, knowing that I'm the only one who is putting food in my mouth and am I being very conscious of every thing that I put in there?? And also simply making this a way of life...eating right...getting plenty of sleep...drinking lots of water...exercising. We will never hear one say "Well, I just wish I wouldn't have slept that long or gone to the gym." We will never regret all the hard work and effort to be what we wanna be.

To all the newbies... welcome and join the fun!  

I can sure relate to Jayden (15).  I was overweight from age 6!  Always the chunky girl and never had boyfriends.  Despite this, I still found my soulmate at age 19.  He married me for who I was and has stuck around [18 years] through my highs (275) and lows (170). 

Luckily you are growing up at a great time.The internet has so many resources and sites to make life easier.  I remember going to a Calorie Counter group with my mom as a teen.  There was nothing my mom could bribe me with that would make me commit to losing ALL the weight.  Sure I had some success, but never reached the "ultimate" goal.  I've had 2 kids in the last 4 years and I've committed to myself that I will raise my kids in an active environment to help them avoid becoming overweight.  Their dad is still tall and average weight and so far they have his "genes". 

This time is different because I have no more excuses.  I don't like to look in the mirror and be disgusted by what I see - it affects my moods tremendously with my kids and my hubby.  I am tired of being insecure and I have always lacked self-confidence.  My biggest change in 2009 towards the healthy me was committing to attend my gym on a regular basis and do classes I enjoy.  I try to work out 5-6 times a week for at least 30 min.  Despite working full-time and taking care of kids, I will still get up at 5AM [use my treadmill] if I know I can't get to the gym that day.  So far I've lost 20 pounds and that's a whole lot of motivation.  I try to read as much advice as I can from various sites (it can get very conflicting however.)

MY BEST ADVICE -

1/ Write things down (journaling is amazing - small things can add up when you're now counting them)

2/ Find cardio and strength training exercises you like and commit to 3X a week or more (find a buddy if need be) Make the time, you'll see faster results.

3/ Find healthy substitutes for food you love so you can continue to eat them  (ie. I still eat burgers but I choose veggie ones now)

4/ Eat 5 servings of food and veggies a day (watch excessive carbs) I used to eat barely no veggies in an entire week!

5/ Make non-food rewards every 10-20 pounds. Have someone in your family support you and honor you with the reward (my hubby will take me on a cruise winter 2010 if I lose my last 30 pounds.)

I know this time I'm going to make it.  I am motivated and committed to losing the weight for good.  Always remember, not everyone is MEANT TO BE THIN.  I understand I will never be 130 pounds but being healthy and active is most important - ignore the number on the scale and consult a doctor, if necessary, who can advise you when you reach a healthy weight.

MOTTO: Take baby steps and take it slow.  Half pound to 2 pounds a week is healthy and will stay off in the long run. 

Original Post by beate4:

SO I would love to ask  each and one of you to write down why do you eat?WHen do you eat?And why is it sooo hard to resist...why do you have to fear the weekend...in one word why are we slaves to food?

LBH: love your pics

Beate:

I eat the way my Mom drank... It's been a hard day and I think, "I deserve to eat ice cream."  For me food is a reward for a good job, and it's comfort for when things go wrong. 

Which is of course why when I am upset with myself I end up fasting.

Lets see, I am 204 as of this morning.  My Goal is only 185 is that ok? 

Hi All,

I am 5 5, female 33  now at 179. I started at 190lbs this march. I lost about 10 lbs so far. I would like to join this group. My concern is the cravings I get. Especially I crave for carbs and spicy food. Some days I want to give up all and start to my bad habits. It is getting tougher day by day to keep myself motivated and stay in the right tack. I do not have any personal problems to do any emotional eating . My biggest problem is I think I am addicted to Food. I like the taste in my mouth I guess.

Lillys.

Cravings kill me too.  I crave sweet... SO MUCH.  So I started with fruit... Watermelon is a great replacement for ice cream.

A couple a years ago I was 230lbs., I went to an aerobic facility and lost 30 lbs.  I was really happy.  I am about 205lbs. now and I am not happy.  I just recently stopped smoking and began walking again.  I do go to school 3 days a week along with working a 40 a week job.  I need more motivation.  I and 55 yrs old and looking for some help.

Original Post by vanessaramakers:

I can sure relate to Jayden (15).  I was overweight from age 6!  Always the chunky girl and never had boyfriends.  Despite this, I still found my soulmate at age 19.  He married me for who I was and has stuck around [18 years] through my highs (275) and lows (170). 

Luckily you are growing up at a great time.The internet has so many resources and sites to make life easier.  I remember going to a Calorie Counter group with my mom as a teen.  There was nothing my mom could bribe me with that would make me commit to losing ALL the weight.  Sure I had some success, but never reached the "ultimate" goal.  I've had 2 kids in the last 4 years and I've committed to myself that I will raise my kids in an active environment to help them avoid becoming overweight.  Their dad is still tall and average weight and so far they have his "genes". 

This time is different because I have no more excuses.  I don't like to look in the mirror and be disgusted by what I see - it affects my moods tremendously with my kids and my hubby.  I am tired of being insecure and I have always lacked self-confidence.  My biggest change in 2009 towards the healthy me was committing to attend my gym on a regular basis and do classes I enjoy.  I try to work out 5-6 times a week for at least 30 min.  Despite working full-time and taking care of kids, I will still get up at 5AM [use my treadmill] if I know I can't get to the gym that day.  So far I've lost 20 pounds and that's a whole lot of motivation.  I try to read as much advice as I can from various sites (it can get very conflicting however.)

MY BEST ADVICE -

1/ Write things down (journaling is amazing - small things can add up when you're now counting them)

2/ Find cardio and strength training exercises you like and commit to 3X a week or more (find a buddy if need be) Make the time, you'll see faster results.

3/ Find healthy substitutes for food you love so you can continue to eat them  (ie. I still eat burgers but I choose veggie ones now)

4/ Eat 5 servings of food and veggies a day (watch excessive carbs) I used to eat barely no veggies in an entire week!

5/ Make non-food rewards every 10-20 pounds. Have someone in your family support you and honor you with the reward (my hubby will take me on a cruise winter 2010 if I lose my last 30 pounds.)

I know this time I'm going to make it.  I am motivated and committed to losing the weight for good.  Always remember, not everyone is MEANT TO BE THIN.  I understand I will never be 130 pounds but being healthy and active is most important - ignore the number on the scale and consult a doctor, if necessary, who can advise you when you reach a healthy weight.

MOTTO: Take baby steps and take it slow.  Half pound to 2 pounds a week is healthy and will stay off in the long run. 

 

 Aw, thats so greta to hear, how I can relate, and how you've had a bunch of great things happen to you so far.

First off, I want to congratulate you for loosing the weight, and I hope you loose your last 30 pounds! I've neverb een on a cruise before, so enjoy it for me (:

See, one of my main problems is, I don't have alot of time for excersize. Every weekend, I have to go to my dad's wich is in some random place, and theres not alot to do physicaly wise. I know what oyu might be thinking, go walk or something, but y'see, he lives in a crowded place, where there are kidnappings all the ime, so im paranoid.

My mother has offered to buy me a diet pill, but of course I'll stil lexcersize and whatnot! I have a "Gazelle". It burns approximatly 100 every ten minutes, depending on yur speed. I've found that it helps me alot, and its fun when put in front of a television.

I think this is something I need a good dose of... maybe someone else can benefit too.

http://food.yahoo.com/blog/yahoofreshpicks/79 38/the-h-factor-can-make-dieting-easier/

Hmm.

Hello All,

I'll share what has been working for me, because it has been working! I started at 201.5 on October 21, 2008. I'd already been working out for 2 months before that and NOTHING was coming off. So I started counting calories. This site we're on is great, also self.com has a pretty good site, but I found it was too tedious to keep entering stuff online, especially in the evening when I would eat and not go near the computer...and then conviently "forget" what I had eaten when I went to record the next day.

I went to the bookstore and bought myself a pretty book that is purse-size, and I carry it everywhere. The first page I used to write down my favorites: Chai tea, almonds, salmon, pastrami, milkyway midnight snack size. I wrote down portions and calories for those favorites. And then I started to keep track. I immeadiately found that I was totally over-estimating my portion size. Once I reduced the portion to the proper serving size, and started aiming for 1450-1550 calories a day (means I still get my 3 pieces of chocolate!) the weight started coming off.

I still go to the gym, I aim for an hour of cardio every day. I do take a day off once a week, but still do housecleaning or situps, or something. I also have a couple handweights for home that I use while sitting in front of the tv.

Today I'm down to 179 pounds, and I feel great. My knees don't hurt anymore, and I enjoy going to the gym. Yes, it's taken me awhile to get this far, but I had some stressors around the start of the year: water tank leaked, dental surgery, house caught fire, that caused me to stop doing both counting and exercising.

My hints:
1:buy a pretty book to count in so you can leave it sitting out and enjoy it. I got mine from: http://www.paperblanks.com/
2: if you go to the gym after work, change into your gym clothes BEFORE you leave work, that way it's harder to cheat, since you're already dressed, you might as well go
3: Don't beat yourself up if you skip a day or four, just get back on track as soon as you can. And especially don't fall completely off the wagon. Four days of not following your plan has not doomed you.
4: Be patient, it does take time. Yes, the Biggest Loser is exciting to watch, but they work out for like 6 hours a day.
5: Don't starve yourself. If you count and manage well you can still have small portions of the things you love most. Otherwise it wouldn't be worth it to diet.
6: Give yourself a break now and again, whether it's exercise or food, because this should't be punishment, it should be a healthy change.
7: Set a reward for every 10 pounds, or 5, or whatever it takes to motivate you. Shoes? New dress? Night out with the girls? Goals are good motivators!

I hope some of my ideas were helpful. I'm doing it on my own, and I know you can too. I've lost 22.5 pounds in the dead of winter in Alaska, when all I really want to do is sit and eat in front of the heater. Good luck!

Cheers,
M

Good Monday Morning!

How'd did everyone's weekends go?  I had rough days Thursday and Friday (each day going over maintenance calories), but I worked out Saturday and Sunday and it felt so nice. 

jayden1029...I can relate to you, I've never been in a healthy weight range.  I remember in high school I weighed from 180-200 lbs.  I don't know why, but being the weight I was (I can honestly say, I didn't have the information needed to lose weight) challenged me to do more.  To prove that the 'fat girl' can do all the same things everyone else can...Cheer, dance, be homecoming queen, whatever.

The bike is a Harley! It's our baby, lol! 100 year anniversary Fat Boy.  I just can't wait to learn to ride and get my own...I've already picked it out...a Night Rod...Mmmmm so hot!

Good Morning to everyone...

I had a good weekend. We had beautiful weather here!! I mowed lawn on Saturday with a power walk behind for about 2 1/2 hours and figured out on here that equals burning over 1,000 calories. Oh yea... but it was hard work. I dropped 6 pounds for the week, so I guess something is working. I don't really expect the same for this week though. Those first pounds usually fall off and then after that it's an uphill climb. So guess we'll just hang in there and see what happens.

Best wishes to everyone for this week... We Can Do It!!!

My weekend was so-so. I managed to make a lot good choices food-wise, but then I drank a couple of bottles of wine to myself (over a course of 2 nights, but still) and one of those nights resulted in me going to the pub afterwards and having some paralyzers as they were on special. Oops!

I'm back on track though, and will try not to make that mistake again.

No more hotdogs either! I had some hot dog weiners someone bought and felt so sick afterward. I can usually only eat those low fat schneider weiners, so at least this reinforces that this is still the case.

Gorgeous weather out there. Hope it keeps up!!

hey im 23 and 196 and 5'6...ive been trying to lose weight for uh about 5 years and i go on and off my diets.  I was a size 5!! and now im a size 11..or atleast i think im a size 11 i havent bought jeans in years because i refuse to buy a bigger size..so i just assume a size 11..i tried WW and yeah i lost but its so easy to cheat on...and i even tried jenny craig..but it made me broke..so lets see how long this whole diet will last

Original Post by dmili55:

hey im 23 and 196 and 5'6...ive been trying to lose weight for uh about 5 years and i go on and off my diets.  I was a size 5!! and now im a size 11..or atleast i think im a size 11 i havent bought jeans in years because i refuse to buy a bigger size..so i just assume a size 11..i tried WW and yeah i lost but its so easy to cheat on...and i even tried jenny craig..but it made me broke..so lets see how long this whole diet will last

 Hey dear! I think our stats are almost identical...I've NEVER been a size 5 though.  I'm not even a size 11 now! A 13, but still .  One thing that's really helping me through the last month or so is not even thinking/using the word diet.  I'm just making smarter food choices overall.  Right now, I'm not really stressing over an exact number of calories; somewhere between 1400 and 1700 a day.  I'm working out as often as I can.  I'm not even weighing myself right now.  I know that this is going to take me a while.  So, I'm trying to set myself up for success this time! Good luck!

Hi, i'm 24 5' 3", last time I weighed myself I was around 190...and have been too scared to weigh myself since! I was down to 115 lbs. 3 years ago, but developed binge eating disorder which got me back here. I am trying to cut out white flour products and stick to more fruits, veggies, lean proteins. I am alos trying to just stop binging and become emotionally healthy. Luckily, if I don't buy "binge" food it is much easier for me to stop, so I am doing ok...so far.

Right now I am a size 16 jeans (I am a definite pear shape). My goal is to get to a size 10 by the time of my friends wedding in August. I am planning on incorporating exercise as soon as school gets out for the summer. Anyways, that's my story, good luck everyone!

Hey, this is for me! I'm 26 and I was tottering around 200-ish for the last year (my highest was 214). I'm 198 now, the below 200 mark was a milestone I never thought I would be able to see again, and it's given me more motivation to go for it!

I hope to go in increments, my first goal was under 200, next is under 170, then under 150. Ideally I think I'd be very happy about 145 pounds (I'm big boned and very muscular so I'll never be super thin).

I had to go out and buy new pants last week because my 18/20 jeans were way too big on me. I was so happy I felt like crying. I bought all 16s, and today I'm wearing some size 15 shorts that I couldn't even button a few months ago.

Aside from weight loss, a big focus of mine is to lose my gut. It almost looks like a beer belly, and ironically I have practically no hips or butt. Heart disease runs in my family and lots of belly fat is supposedly linked with that, so I'm very eager to try to firm it up and lose that flab.

So do you guys have any specific goals you'll be working towards in May?  I'm putting my scale away and I'll weigh for the 1st time in over a month on May 31st.  I'm going to push myself to complete the 3rd-6th weeks of C25K.  Optimistically (this is probably far-reaching) I'd like to be down a size, but I'm not even sure what I weigh now, just that in the last week my jeans seem to be looser.  It's probably in my head though!

Original Post by lbh:

So do you guys have any specific goals you'll be working towards in May?  I'm putting my scale away and I'll weigh for the 1st time in over a month on May 31st.  I'm going to push myself to complete the 3rd-6th weeks of C25K.  Optimistically (this is probably far-reaching) I'd like to be down a size, but I'm not even sure what I weigh now, just that in the last week my jeans seem to be looser.  It's probably in my head though!

My only real goal for May is to stay active, but if I had to be specific it's to crack open and try out all those fitness DVDs my mother bought but neither of us have touched yet. ;) We have roughly 20 brand new, never touched ones.