5', 178 lbs. Looking for a weight-loss buddy.

 I'm looking for someone of the same build/situation as I am to blab-to and give support.  So if your short and around 170-180, give a shout-out!  Even if your not short, or around that size, that doesn't mean your excluded either.. it's just easier to compare progress with someone about the same build because you'd lose at about the same rate.  At least, I think that's typically true..

 

Okay, so... to come clean, I'm not *exactly* sure I'm 178. It could be worse than that... the last time I checked my weight I'd gained 3 lbs and I was at 175.4, so I'm guestimating my current weight based on that rise. I'm not going to dare go and weigh myself right now because I used to weigh every morning, and that non-morning-weight would be....scary.

Either way, I'm short and stocky, and I used to weigh 194ish, but I lost 23 lbs before Thanksgiving. I lost it over 8 mos.  I was on the right track, eating healthy, exercising cardio and strength training.  The whole shebang.   I had baby-stepped myself into a pretty good routine.. and then, well... The holidays happened, and before I knew it.. it was okay to skip Curves this afternoon, and okay to eat that fettichine alfredo and wolf down that bread "just tonight". 

"Tomorrow", I'll be good....I told myself.   And it all that easy routine I built slipped away...

Well, my tomorrow starts, well.. tomorrow.  I need to buckle down again, and the only way I got there before now were little baby-step changes. I have a wedding in July to lose for and I don't think I can move fast back into that routine without some support!  Hewp!!

-Aea

 

 

Hey, I weigh 264 and I need to loose weight before a wedding in July also. I also am 5' maybe 5' 1 I would love to be your buddy. I need a buddy to. Stuff like this is always easier when you have somebody who understands to talk to. I started my diet on new years day. I try to eat only 1200 calories a day and so far so good. I am not hungry... I also try to eat at least five times a day... two snacks and I don't eat after eight if I can help it. I nap so sometimes I don't make it but I still have not gone over my calories.

I am 5'0 and 204 lbs. I am also working on slimming down for my wedding in September. I was heavier, lost 50 lbs and gained some back, so I am getting on track again just like you.

 

I am just watching what I eat, cutting back on eating out, no fast food, no regular soda and walking the dog as many times a day as I can. I have to have a purpose when walking otherwise I just get so bored!!

 

 

Looking forward to everyones thoughts!

 

 

 

Hi. My name is Caryn. I am also looking for a weight loss buddy. I am 38 years old and  I am 5' 2" and weight 188 #. I just joined calorie count on Monday 1/05/09 and I am looking to get down to at least 130. They say I should be 123 but, 130 is good for me.  I was there  12 years ago and was VERY  happy. I am a mom of 3 who range from 21 - 4 and I am an in home childcare provider. I love my job but,  I am always home and that allows me to be  a little lazy and eat whenever I want to .   The kids seem to be always eating, so , so do I! I am just basically sick of being  over weight and uncomfortable. I am sick of not being able to wear the cute in style clothes, and I am sick of my knees and every other part of my body hurting. I am ready to loose and I think it would definitely help to have someone to speak with everyday who is going through this also. My Husband doesn't understand because he has never had a weight issue and wouldn't know the first thing about  dieting. So they don't understand how hard this is. It is not that I want to sit there and be over weight and worry about everything that I put in my mouth, but I just get sick of worrying and dieting all the time. I am sick of every January1st having to make a dieting resolution, I want to make a resolution for something else next year. Maybe something fun like more travel or something like that. So I am off to do this finally and I hope you would like to join me. You also schatzgirl. I think the more of us working together the better. I am going to do Monday weight ins if any of you are interested. I am just doing that day because that is when I started. If not we can just let each other know when we weight in. BEST OF LUCK TO YOU BOTH!!

Nice to meet you, I was having this conversation with a lady in my office today and she has a two year old and a four year old and mentioned that it is hard to work out. When i was like 15 my aunt had an in home day care and she used it to lose weight! She would get the "Wiggles" videos and do them with the kids and she would play outside with them and chase them around. Just being interactive with them gave her plenty of exercise all day long.

Also, I know that for me, planning my snacks throughout the day helps me not eat when i see other people eating [such as your daycare kids]. And if you step back and think about if what you are eating is going to actually taste good and be worth it, that helps too [well, for me anyways].

=]

 

p.s. i weigh in every morning, naked, to keep it consistent and see what i can do better that day. But thats just me so is everyone in here interested in knowing how much everyone else is losing? I have never done this online journal and group thing before..... let me know... thanks. =]

 

K - so if your looking for one more - I have always had weight issues too but the last year more so than before.  I am 46 and tired of it. So I started on 1/2/09 and need to go from 194 oh yeah my heaviest back down to where I can stand myself - Goal Weight between 125 and 135 as long as fat content low.

I am on my own though my family wants to help to a degree.  This is my first time trying a group of any sort and I would LOVE the support

 

 

 

You, know I really like this site... it is going to be so much easier to do this with people who understand.  I think a lot about body image. I think society puts conditions on us... and sometimes I think it is deliberate. Having a disability, I think about how I look to others A LOT.  See, I think people do not see my fat self as much as they see the person who walks with a walker.  I was always compaycent about losing wieght because it was NOT going to make me fit in better.  But now, I don't care so much. I look it at as I have an opportunity to maybe educate other people about disability. I have a birth defect so it really was not anything I did to have it happen to me. It just is. But the fact that I am over weight is all me. That IS something I did to myself.  So, now for myself, I am gonna get fit.  I am so glad to have somebody to do it with me. Thanks.

So, Its Friday!!!! How did everyone do this work week? Anything exciting or different planned for the weekend? Any successes or set backs?

 

 

I did good this week, no mess ups, but hey, its the first week. I read an article last night that women go from 0-100 in a diet and then fail becuase they cant maintain perfection. So, they say dont beat yourself up if you cant be perfect all  the time.

Weekends are hard for me so I am going to stay busy. We will probably go to the in laws house for a night this weekend. I plan on cleaning the whole house too to get some good productive exercise in! =]

So did your week go any better? Mine did because I chose to face my problem and do something - You know we all did so Kudos guys!

I think it is okay to allow yourself some foods that might be on the no list the big thing is to limit how much -  I found like you did when I start to restrict everything I eat - I end up saying ah hell, feel sorry for myself and eat everything and anything

So my new decision is that I will allow myself to have one thing a day my choice so maybe it is 1 chocalate covered cherry or 1 glass of wine or 1 scope of ice cream - but I will also add 2 minutes to my walk or dance a little more

Hope this helps remember we have to change the way we view ourselves before we can change

 

 

Hey guys!

 

I'm so exicted there were so many responses!  And especially fellow wedding-count-down-er's.  I have a feeling this is going to be a great group, so keep it up!

 

Okay so, to start things off.  My biggest problem is that, I lost some weight before and I had a routine that worked..but now that I've completely fallen out of that routine due to the holidays, it's hard to switch it back on again.  A routine is just that, a routine, something that you build on until you are working out and pushing away bread without much inner turmoil or thought.  As said above, going from 0-100 is a surefail because routines are made one step at a time.. so if something else comes up in your life, or a plan change, that adds a new element.. you don't have that full routine there to support you.

 

So heres what I think we should all do.  If you're like me and you've lost weight in the past following a plan, tell us what that plan or routine was.  That way we can get out all the little details about our plan, and that can be our goal to work up-to.

It should be fun to read what's worked for everyone in the past, or what their plan is.

Then we'll set  some small goals for ourselves for the week. Trying to work back into the routines we know will work for us.

 

I'll start,

When I was full swing hardcore dieting (omg I'm dress shopping next month freakout), my routine went as follows:

- First thing in morning after RestR, weigh unclothed. 

- Breakfast, throw slim fast shake in purse, chill in company freezer for an hour.

- Buy bottle of water to drink during the day at work.

- Have mixxed-nuts in a container at work desk to kill hunger between breakfast/lunch.

- Have a reasonably-low-carb Lunch.  Usually a Wawa sub with wheat bread, 8pc Chik-fil-a nuggets, Quiznos Chili, or bowl of Panera Soup. Drink Water with lunch.

- During 15 min break at work, walk up and down the company's deserted stairwell.

- After work, refill water bottle at company water fountain, put in purse to take to gym.

- Have clean workout clothes, socks, and shoes in a workout bag in my car.

- Drive directly from work to Curves gym for workout (Avoid going home, because then you'll just stay there..)

- Change back into work clothes at Curves, so I can keep my workout bag w/ clothes in car at all time.

- Once home, change into second set of Workout clothes, and do Dance Dance Revolution for 40 mins.

- Eat a dinner with as little carbs as possible.  Skip Bread, Pasta, Rice. Think Meat + Veggie.  Make *a* roll with dinner to give to fiance, though, as lack of bread makes fiance cranky.

- If time, do 10 push-ups, and 10 sit-ups.

 

This is the most hard-core version of the diet I did in the month before I went dress shopping (Oct).  I think I only did DDR and Curves 3x a week though, and only used one break for walking stairs..but I was really, really determined to try on the "Misses" dresses at the bridal salon instead of only plus sizers.  Problem is, that mode switched off at Thanksgiving, and further switched off after I got my dress (sz 14, woohoo!!!).  And I'm sure I've balooned back up.

The scale I used to weigh on every morning is in the closet, so I need to move that out..

Anyway, I'm not doing ANY of the above stuff right now, and I need to get back, but I'm finding it difficult.

My Goals for Jan 11-17:

- Get back into having breakfast.  (Make this easy by storing shakes under cubicle desk at work and chilling on the fly)

- Go to Curves Monday, Tues, and possibly Thurs of this week.

 

 

 

Whew!  Alot to say.. can't wait to hear from you guys!

-Aeao

 

Okay, now that I have some time I feel I can respond to everyone!

 

schatzigirl-

Welcome!  I've heard that eating 5 times a day is a great idea, because it keeps yoru blood sugar normalized and makes your stomach smaller so you feel more satisfied earlier at meals.  At work I used to always try to keep some mixxed nuts handy so I'm not starving and make bad decisions at lunchtime. When I had this habit, it really helped me.  Anyway, looking forward to hearing from you!

 

mandapanda92187 -

Welcome, and Congratulations on your wedding plans!!  It's nice to have someone in the same boat I'm in, especially with losing weight and needing to step it back up.  At one point I had the routine down so solid I didn't even think about it, and I was losing consistently too.. now it's really difficult, and I find myself eating Pad Thai at lunch today...

I'm always up for a daily weigh.  I think folks should weigh-in here as often as they wish.  Share your progress!  That's what we're for, to congratulate each other and it feels good to share accomplishments, even if it's .2 lb.  I took the advice a while back of these forums and started weighing every day, and I feel like that really helped me.  Because on average everyone loses weight in a yo-yo pattern.. it was almost like a.. three steps forward, two steps back, type of thing. But, once you got used to the fact that your weight yo-yo's, you look at that increase (after a good day), and say "That's water weight fluxation, it will go down tomarrow if I'm good". 

I also agree with the whole routine thing.  It takes a while to build it slowly, so you can stick with it. Part of me wants to just "leap" back into what I was doing in October, but I know that I can't... I have to take it one baby step at a time until it's no longer agonizing to smell that fresh bowl of bread from Carrabas and say no, and it's no longer hard to choose water at meals, and no longer even a decision on whether to run errands after work, or go to the gym.  And right now, it's a struggle.

 

neveragain125 -

Welcome ! I agree with the 135 goal.  My doctor told me that at 5', I should be 105.  I think I would look disgusting at 105.  I've always been kind of big boned, and chunky all of my life.  I would be super happy at 135.  Heck, I think I'd be proud of myself if I could just get 150.  145 would be a dream if I could accomplish that for my wedding in July.

I also agree that you have to work in some sort of flexibility to a diet, so that you don't get too depressed to get back up after tripping up a little bit.  My flexibility has been.. if I'm going to eat something carb-y, I'll do it at lunch.  So, If I'm DYING for some Indian Food and I can't imagine not eating it without a huge healthy reaping of rice... I can do that at lunch, where I allow myself to have some carbs, instead of dinner.  I'm not sure if it's true, but I've heard that you burn off some carbs during the day.. so by having that "bad" thing for lunch, I can tell myself that I'll burn some of it off, and not feel like I failed.

Smoothiegirl -

Welcome! I really like this site the most because you can read all of the success stories from everyday people, and become inspired.  Plus, you kind of learn what everyone does that "works" for them, since not all diets work for all people.. some are carb sensitive, some are calorie sensitive.. some have time to cook, others have to find fast alternatives.. etc.  It's just this whole realm of support that seems more real than what you'd read in a magazine.

 

Keep up the good chats!

 

-Aeao

 

Alright, 176.6 this morning.

That's better than what I feared. I gained 5 lbs over the holidays, but I had visions of 10 lb gainage horror flying around in my head.

Time to get back on track

Hi,

I'm Kyung.  I'm 35 and 5'3" and weigh 182 and wear a size 12-14.  I love this calorie count website especially since it's free.  I hope I can keep this up.  I also decided to get a accusplit pedometer to keep track of my steps and calories I burn.  I'm hoping that will be a good motiviational tool for me.  My birthday is in March and it sure would be nice to be back in a size 8 by then.  I'm just going to take it a day at a time and keep up with my calorie intake of 1500 or less and 10,000+ steps a day.  I think my main obstacle will be motivation.  Good luck to all!

First weight in day. I went from 188 down to 183. I am excited. I think I could have actually done alittle better because I cheated alittle. I am glad to get past this first week because I think I will lose more fat and not as much of it being water weight. But still 5 pounds is 5 pounds no matter how you look at it. Keep up the good work guys.

Hi ,

I am 22 5'3 and 170 pounds. I am a medical student so I am barely ever home. Always at school or work and the earliest I get home anyday is 9pm. I am also looking for some support my goal is to get down to 130 by the end of summer.I hope I am not too late to join you guys. I am definitely going to be reading your posts and make the time out to write as well. But school is really hectic for me right now.

Hi, Today is my birthday.  I am starting again to lose weight, It seems I do this every year.  2 years ago I lost 12 pounds from Jan-March, but stopped trying and gained it all back plus some, and then Last year I waited till APril to lose weight so I would look good this summer, I lost 18 pounds but now have gained it all back plus 5 pounds.  So I guess I will start again and hopefully do better and try and keep it off this time.  I really need a lot of motivation.

Sorry, My name is Wendy and I am 34 today, I weigh about 180 depending on when I weigh, I weigh about 5 pounds more after lunch. ANyway, I would love to join ya'll if you are not full.

Thanks

wendy

Hey guys!

176.6 this morning, so.. not doing so great.  I've started doing part of my workout routine again though, so hoping to build back up.  I also did reasonably successful last night with dinner.. very low carb, resisted bread.

Glad to see the progress and new faces!

 

-Aeao