Lose 10 by Christmas -- starting now!

I have been within 10 lbs of my original goal of 150 for at least a month. 

I got all the way down to 153, and then sodium and stress bumped it back to 159, 157 today.  

I would like a group of motivational girls to buddy up with who exercise, try to eat right, to work with on a challange to get to goal!!!!

I run with my dog and ride an exercise bike -- every day.   I was using a Bowflex religiously with fantastic results, but I broke up with my ex of 4+ years and it was his..... so any strength workout ideas would be helpful!  I drink at least 100 oz of water every day at work, more at home.  My ex sort of helped me into a drinking problem with his World Of Warcraft addiction, so I am trying not to drink much and just be social vs. what I was doing.....  I have no friends (except at work) who were not OUR friends, so I am struggling a little with boredom eating and long nights and weekends with nothing to do....  I live in one small town and teach in another, so there's not much to do for young singles...  

Anywho, hoping to find a kicking group of hot chicks to lose 10 lbs by Christmas.....    JOIN ME!!!  ( :

awww hugs to ANNULYJU and Soraya

well i find that whenever i have other things to burden my emotion and mind, my weightloss journey gets even harder than it is, is it the same for you guys?

HAHAHA! I LOVE YOUR STYLE SORAYA!

I over ate tonight.  I cooked dinner and...if I may be so bold as to say I absolutely loved what I cooked so I wolfed it down like the heffer I can be.  By-the-by, I made a beef brisket with yellow rice, a minor vegetable medley with a bean sauce side. I had two helpings of everything...  :(  oh well. I still managed to workout tonight and only had one glass of wine so I don't feel too bad.

Syzhu, I'm not very much of an emotional eater, but when I get down and out about my body, weight or food, I have a tendency to either not eat at all which does help matters or just not eat what I should which definitely doesn't help anybody. 

Well I've got papers to grade and sleep to catch up on. Have a lovely night ladies and I look forward to talking to you all tomorrow!

JUNE - I love your style too girly :) thanks for the compliment... I gotta admit tho' to I pigged out last night and I have this stomach acid reflux thing going on, I ate 3 tofutti's back to back uh, and then laid around like ooohhh my stomach it was like I was freaking 12 years old again! 

Syzhu - girl I am an emotional eater for sure, It's something I have been struggling with since I was little... I used to eat a lot when I was younger because I didn't like the attention I would get from the older men... it's a cycle and I have some serious deep rooted emotions about that I have been working on pulling out for a long long time, a lot of my weight gain is truly from these emotions ... I have a tendancy to subconsciously eat and make myself unattractive as form of protection... it's a protective mechanism that I habitually created with in myself for years... after I broke up with my ex in NY I had to move across country to LA and lost everything along with my looks... I was sooo scared of being in an intimate relationship that I literally ate and ate to protect myself from that kind of attenttion, as a defense mechanism... it's pretty raw but it's the truth and I for one am on a journey to heal and get healthy all the way around :) literally inside and out if you will so the journey moves on.... how do you work through the emotion and mind weight loss??

Alright, I weighed in today. 1lb. down from last week, 2lbs all together. I know I'm on the right track, I was just hoping for 2 lbs this week. That's still my goal for next week.

well

i weighed in this morning, and this is pretty frustrating

on monday i was 140.8, on tuesday i was 141.0 (but i did eat a lot, to be fair), yesterday i had an intake of 1700 cal and exercised 500 cal, and today , i'm 141.4

i just want to cry, sigh T_T

no loss this week =(

does ur weight tend to go up at the end of the period? why is this happening to me!!! =(

syzhu,

yes, my weight tends to fluctuate alot during the week. That's why I try really hard only to weigh myself once a week, on the same day, at the same time. That helps my frustration alot. It's just hard to wait sometimes.

here's what i think:

now i've come to realize that WEIGHTLOSS IS NOT TEMPORARY.

it's a change of lifestye that should be kept for the long run.

i will aim to eat 1300 cal and exercise 400-500 cal no matter what. even if there is a huge buffet, lots of candy, etc, i will still eate o nly 1300 cal. no more excuses.

i want to reach my goal of 122 pounds!

Syzhu- I totaly understand what you mean, I had my period last week and i gained 2 lbs but I weighed in this morning and I went back down to 153.6 lbs.  But I really wish I had gone down to 151.  Michl, I do exactly what you said, I only weigh myself Wed and Thurs every week and that is it.  I won't want to become obsessive over the scale and I measure myself once a month on the 20th so if there is a change, I can actually see it in the numbers.

Now I have a question, I am 25, 153.6lbs, at 5'1 and I am on a light activity level.  I am looking to lose 25lbs.  I have BMR of 1492.3.  CC tells me to eat 1250 cal a day, but I work out approximately 4 to 5 days a week.  Do you guys think I should eat about 1400 cal as opposed to 1250 or should I just mix it up but remain within that 1250 to 1400 calorie range.  

Hi! Sorry to be such a slacker on this.....

Suzhu- the weight gain is your hormones at their best :) It is mostly water retention and I don't know anyone who doesn't experience it at least a little and envy anyone who doesn't!

june- I looked on freedieting.com and with what you gave it suggests 1895 c for maintanence 1516 for weight loss and 1224 for extreme

Persnonally, I think go between 1400-1500 that way you can have enough energy for a good workout and won't restrict yourself so much that you go crazy

thanks june!

can someone tell me how this hormone thing works? does it reduce your weight at the beginning of "that week" and put more back on later?

thanks!

Thank you for the advice Nutellabella.

No problem Syzhu

HI Guys, I weigh in at 145 again this week, no real change other than an inch or so from measurements, which is fine by me... I think that measurements are more important than the scale anyway... I've been doing more weight training these days so I know that my muscle mass is getting stronger ... I read that if you gain 5pounds of muscle it alone in one year can help burn and lose 20pounds of fat! so it takes time, it will take time for us anything extreme and we can end up bigger than from where we started for real...

June - I agree with Nutabella but I will say be very careful not to go lower than 1400, you may get into that starvation mode and binge -- that is my problem when I don't eat enough, by night time I'm ravished and say f*ck it! not good, then I get all bent out of shape about it... it's exercise  it's the working out that shapes and  molds our bodies, especially athletic/curvy builds.. you and I have a similiar build and a similiar goal :) we can do it together... work on cardio for calorie deficit and fat loss and strength training for muscle build it will help, I promise it will, so just be careful not to restrict too much... let's see how much we can eat clean from now until turkey day???

syzhu - what hormone are you taking? ... it is definitely water weight I agree w/Nutabella on this again ... flush out and do cardio I promise that if you did that for today and tomorrow your weight will go down, every time I see a jump like that, I drink a gallon of water and do an hour of cardio... I sweat it all out, if your working out and eating ok than it's def. the water girly

Nutabella - good advice to everyone :) what was your weigh in this week? how did you do??

Michl - I try to weigh myself now once a week or twice a week to keep an eye on it, I used to be obsessive but since I started with the measuring tapes I am less of a slave to the scale it helps... :)

Where's Jaynay?? well I am in work out clothes going to do my 'Last Chance' work out today... I'm going to be away all weekend in Miami so I won't be able to check in with you guys... the Victoria Secret models will give me motiviation to get my butt into gear ... atleast I feel better about the way I look now than I did earlier this summer, I'm telling you I really think it's the measuring tape... I may not weigh less but my clothes are fitting much better and I'm a lot less ashamed of the way my arms look, they are toning :) thank god! it's all those lifts and planks and push ups... okay gotta keep going got a lot of cardio to get in today :) have a healthy rest of week ya'll xoxoxoxo ... Soraya

hi sorayazada

i'm not on any hormones, no drugs, either

but i did just finish my period...does that count?

does taking birth control pills help with losing weight?

syzhu- change in progesterone levels may lead to a signal to the kidneys to retain water and sodium, so what you gain is mostly water weight.

The pill won't help with weight loss (some say that it causes weight gain, but I think that depends on the level of hormone, low dose really doesn't change weight) BUT the pill does help with less cramping, PMS (and pms related cravings) if you have a problem with that

soraya- thanks :) my weigh in is at 150.2 (down one, if it stays) I cursed my body yesterday and it gave in a little :) Last chance workout- I like that idea- have fun :)  I will be doing a spin class tonight- lots of sweat and burned fat- I actually imagine the fat melting when I am spinning away :)

from Janay's journal it sounds like she is super busy working, hope we hear from her soon! :)

WOW- I really have a knack for killing posts :(

SORRY, bella!!!!!     ( : 

I was out of town in Minnesota for a school/work trip SUn-Tues LATE, been trying to catch up on work and sleep the last couple of days.  I will try to be better now....... 

I started TTOM early so am grouchy and crampy and tired.  I am trying.....   I didn;t work out except for I think 2 days this week.  I vow to do better starting tomorrow when I wake up.   I have been cleaning and walking and working and all, but not getting in a good workout every day sucks.   

How are all of you???   ( :    (((((HUGS)))))

hi bella and janay:

i was down to 141.0 yesterday and up to 141.4 again today cuz i ate 2 cups of cereal yesterday at 8:00...oh the sugar craving...

do you guys know how i can cure my sugar addction?

thanks!

Hi ladies! Welcome back from your trip J, glad you got your purse back. Being grouchy cramy and tired makes me even more grouchy. Hope it gets better quick! Not working out everyday for a few days will be good for your body- it will be rejuvinated when you get back on track!

syzhu- .4 isn't a true weight gain :) way to go keeping it down... cereal isn't too bad of a snack (of course depending on they type it is)....

What about yogurt with gronala or applesauce (homemade so it takes longer?) or fruit in general? Sweet and fiber!
Tea works too...

I am maintaining :( the dear bf said that he can see a change, but I really think he was just saying to be helpful b/c measurements nor weight has changed, but it does motivate me, so I guess he said the right thing :)

thanks, bella.   I was shocked ot hear from the cops that someone had turned it in.   MIRACLE

agreeing with bella, syzhu!!!   .4 is nothing -- water......    as for the sugar thing.....    um, fruit --- hard to overdo it on fruit before I am full, sugar free 100 cal oatmeal (hot, slow to eat), hot green tea, BIG glass of cold water (maybe with crystal light?), 60 cal jello cups, a whole box of sugar free jello is about 30 cals (plus whip cream, still low cal....)  I freeze whipe cream and eat that like ice cream....  blue bunny fudgesicles are 35 cals, sugar free popsicles, 15 cals. I use corn chex cereal and preportion 1.25 cups (110 cals), lightly spritz with ICBINB spray and sprinkle sweetener and cinnamon on it to make faculty meeting breakfast instead of doughnuts. 

YAY BELLA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ---  I am jealous of a bf who says nice things to his girl....  you might have a keeper there!  ( ; 

how is everyone else??? 

J-That is great that there are still honest people around! Those are really great suggestions you gave syzhu, I am gonig to write them down. OO- I also like to take some carbonated water add some cranberry juice and lime (its an anti "drink" drink and it takes a bit to drink b/c of the carbonation)... yeah, he is a keeper :) Its just nice that even when my body doesn't seem to recognize the effort, someone does lol.

I hope soraya is enjoing Miami!