Lose 16 lbs in 9 weeks - Please join me!!!

All, I just recently joined caloriecount.com and have made some progress since I began tracking my calories.  I feel great about this but I KNOW I could have done more if I was doing this with someone else. A little motivation and encouragement from someone in the same struggle goes a long way.  My family is supportive but most of them have to eat to KEEP FROM LOSING!

A little bit about me..... I have given birth to 3 beautiful children in the past 3.5 years and have 30 lbs of "baby weight" left. I am 5'6" and 158 lbs (lost 4 lbs since joining caloriecount).

My 'ultimate' goal is to be 125 lbs by my 34th birthday on November 3rd. 

However, my hubby and I are taking a well deserved vacation (alone!) during Labor Day weekend to Las Vegas. 

My 'midterm' goal is to lose 20 lbs by then and so far I've lost 4.   I know it's an aggressive goal to lose 16 lbs in 9 weeks but this is just under the healthy loss of 2 lbs per week. 

I would love for others to join me in this quest.  16 lbs in 9 weeks....YES WE CAN!!!!

I would love to join you! I'm currently 5'7" at 167 pounds.  I'm ultimately looking to get down to 140 pounds, but would like to hit 150 in the next 9 weeks.  I know it's aggressive and will take a lot of work, but I am leaving for Greece on September 5 to study abroad and would like to trim down before then.

I've gained about 15 pounds in the last year, and NEED to get rid of this weight! 

I work out at least 5 days a week, but have a huge problem with binge eating--and I'm not talking about just a an extra cookie or two--I mean 6-10,000 calorie binges. I've had this problem for about 4 years, and I have yet to overcome it.  Unfortunately, in the past year I've actually increased the frequency of my binges from once every month or so to weekly (hence the massive weight gain).  I need to get over this issue, and I think with some support I will be able to. I'm too ashamed to tell my family/friends, so at least here it's a little anonymous. haha

Okay, sorry for all the detail...but yes! Let's do it!  WE CAN DO IT!

Thanks so much for joining me and sharing your struggle.  I am positive we can help one another!!

 I've got my eating down to a reasonable level (except for the daily slip up on snacking) but exercise is my vice which you seem to have a hold of - I only WISH I could motivate myself to workout 5 days a week. 

By the way...I'm sorry that you've been dealing with your struggle alone.  I hope that I can help in anyway possible!  I believe my weight gain is centered around low self esteem....yes, some of it is natural excess after pregnancy but I was gaining before due to various confidence issues.  I KNOW we can do this....rather it be a struggle...it's our Opportunity to kick this weight's ****!!

I'm in!  I warn you - I may be a jinx as I am not very good at the weight loss thing! Currently 5'6, 147-149 depending on TOM - would like to get to 130-135

  In my former life, whenever I wanted to lose (and I have struggled my whole life) I would just not eat.  Didn't work out - would just starve myself.  I'd lose some weight, start eating, it would come right back, and so on. 

 After I had my first child, that is what I did to lose the pregnancy weight and I was about 15 pounds under my pre pregnancy weight within a few months (135).  Of course it came back.  Then I got pregnant with my second (she's 2 now) and got up to 178.  After her birth, I started on the same routine that I had known forever and got down to 149 within a few weeks. 

Around that time, my husband and I joined a gym and I started working out.  I thought that because I was working out, I could eat whatever I wanted and wound up back at 165 within a few months.  I started trying every diet there was (weight watchers, atkins, you name it) because I just didn't have it in me to starve anymore.  I finally decided that I needed to be healthier for my family.  I would lose a few pounds and then pleateau, get frustrated, go off the diet and put the weight back on.  It sounds so simple typed out, but I was so depressed and miserable I can't even explain.  Most of my friends are bigger than me, so when I tried to talk to them about it (and still), they'd tell me to shut up.

So - I started trying to be healthy last October and learn how to forgive myself for going overboard with food or slacking on workouts and just try and pick myself back up and keep plugging away instead of giving up.  It's been hard for me to do that, but I've been doing the best I can and have gone from 165 to 147 in the last year.  Slow, I know, but at least the scale's finally moving in the right direction! 

I would really like to get the scale moving faster, and not to make so many mistakes to begin with.  Maybe I can with some support and people that understand what it's like to be not THAT big, but big enough to be miserable.

I currently (TRY) to get to the gym 5 days a week (that means lucky if 4, acceptable if 3, lol).  Ideally, I'd do 2 spin classes, 2 45 min elliptical, 1 run/walk on the treadmill...  I'd like to do more, but right now I think it's more important to get myself into the gym than plan on killing myself and not wanting to go.  I'm also TRYING to stay w/in 1500-1600 calories a day.  I'm good.  Except for weekends.  And nights at work where there are tons of goodies around. 

I'm not sure how this works - I've just recently started posting on here...  What do we do?  (and thanks for reading my book!)

im in, I am currently 5-9  and 198lbs my long term goal is 165.

182 in 9weeks I can do it.

I'm about 5 feet tall and weigh about 124 lbs.  108 in 9 weeks!!!  Let's do this!  Hoping to be 100-105 eventually, so this is a great goal!  Good luck everyone!  Should we do weekly weigh-ins?

Sure, why not?! I have set a goal for myself to be between 118-135. Right now I'm at 135 and want to see what my body looks like at the lower end of my scale. So 119 in 9 weeks! Let's do this. It is a seriously aggressive goal and we are all going to be cranky and frustrated and totally HOT by the time we end! I feel so serious about this and I want to see what my body can look like if I just practice control!

So what's the plan? Should we weigh in weekly? Set exercise and caloric intake goals? You name it, I'll try my best to stick with it! Let's do this!!

Hey guys,

I also would love to join you! I'm currently 5'3" at 147lbs. My ultimate goal weight is 125lbs. I would love to be 131 in 9 weeks. I gained a lot of weight due to back injury and I just recently had spinal fusion surgery, so I'm not able to do much exercising. I am eating around 1300 calories and going on 2-3 walks a day.

I think it'd be great to have a weekly weigh in...what day do you guys think? Good luck to everyone! We got this!!

Guys, I would love to join you . I  am 5.7 and weigh 190. need help staying with it. Exercise is not a problem it is the eating and most of it past 7pm. I will try to do the challenge. When do you want to weigh in? Lets do this!

Me too!!! 5'9"/ 182, just sent my little baker of a granddaughter back home and need to get some of this homemade food offa me! It will be a hoot to do this with all of you!!! Thanks, Nykkib...

Are we weighing in?

What day of the week do you guys want to weigh in on? By the way, how are you guys exercising?

I'm in! I am 25, between 5'4" and 5'5", and fluctuating between 143 and 145. Would love to be 125 (although, 130 might be more realistic). I need extra encouragement as my husband and I are about to move from Georgia to Pennsylvania (the first time in my life I will be more 30 mins from my immediate family!) and I am an EMOTIONAL EATER, on top of that, lots of out-of-town family in town, birthday and other summer celebrations to get in the way.

How about weighing in on Fridays?

THANK YOU for initiating this challenge!!!  I so needed this.

I am 21 years old, 5'6'' and weighing in at 185, where I've been stuck at for about 6 weeks.  I've managed to lose 15 lbs since the beginning of March, but I need to kick it up a notch or 10.  I exercise (treadmill and bowflex) and eat healthily but I tend to OVEReat.  Portion control is not my strong suit and I get these intense cravings for pasta and pasta and more pasta.  Another issue is neither my friends or family are very supportive - they all love food waaay too much and tend to sabotage my good eating habits about 3 times a week.

I have recently become somewhat depressed due to health problems and relationship problems and need this extra motivation desperately.  I normally weigh myself on Friday mornings (before the weekend cheating with friends and family) so I'll commit myself to weighing in every Friday morning.

GOOD LUCK to everyone - we can do this together!  :)

Starting weight 07/03: 185

This is an awesome idea! I'm 5'6" and currently in the whereabouts of 120lb with a goal weight of 105 (please don't hate me; I have a ridiculously small bone structure so it really is a healthy weight). I know it's not a crazy amount of weight to lose in total but I've been trying to get rid of it for several years! I binge eat about every second day for about 3,000 calories' worth at a time so sticking to my 1,200 calorie/day cutoff hasn't been working out all that well...

I manage to keep my weight in the 120-125lb range by working out for a good hour 5 times per week, but I'll never lose weight if I don't put more effort into the nutrition part of it all so doing this as a group will be great! :)

Since this is Friday...

Weight 07.03: 120

Goal for next week: 118-118.5

Good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Weight 7/3/06: 147lb

Goal weight for next week: 145lbs

Good luck everyone!

I want to join you on this weight loss journey.  I weigh 147 and last summer i was 136.  I read that it is very important to record everything you eat everyday.  I am very motivated and am happy to have found this website.  I need weight loss buddies.  It is so helpful to have people around you that have the same goals to ensure success, sooo here's to our success!!! 

I would love to join you on this self challenge! ive failed numerously with weight loss but this time im in it to win it! thanx to my dr giving me some very negative blood test results such as high cholesterol and a fatty liver, im more determined then ever to get this excess weight off of me.. 9 weeks? ok well ill pledge to lose at least 20lbs by then i know thats a high goal but failure is not an option for me this time, im a single mom to 3kids with no dad just me to rely on and that shouldve been enough for me but as we all know its easier said then done, but not this time, i refuse to give up or give in.. im gonna make it, unlike most people i dont have any binging problems or overeating, im an undereater, my appetite is just not there, i can eat one meal a day and be happy but i know thats why my body has held onto the fat this long plus im not active but as of about a lil over a month ago i started dieting and at the gym 5-6days at the most a week and im down 12lbs and all my friends and family are skinny.. i feel like the black sheep=( the fat one... anyways id love to have a lil extra support and motivation! im excited.. ill weigh in once a week..fridays

Definitely want to join you! Nine weeks takes me right up until the beginning of my year abroad at a college in the US - if I can lose 16 lbs in this time, I'll be less worried about fitting in the aeroplane seat...!

Good luck to all of you!

Friday 3rd July weigh-in: 196 lbs 

I can really see how this community thing is going to work! 

Friday 7/3 - 147.9 ....  and off to vacation for 5 days, so my next weigh in may not be pretty... 

I would like to join! I have been trying to lose 20 pounds since I had my baby 2 years ago. My problem is binge eating and boredom.

I am 5'3 and weigh 147 pounds. My goal weight is 125 pounds. Is Friday the weigh in day?