Losing "Vanity Pounds" (Closed Group)

I looked and looked around, but couldn't find a good forum for people who are just trying to lose "vanity pounds". Everybody's trying to lose a lot of weight, or trying to maintain a healthy weight. But I can't seem to find anybody who's looking to get rid of the little "soft spots" here and there and just make their body and life a little healthier and look a little better. ;)

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a group for people who feel they are in pretty good condition already, and they can go about their lives without extra attention to diet/exercise. This is NOT a group for people who are looking to "lose weight," but instead- as stated in the title- to lose the extra "vanity weight" (the extra flab here and fluff there). This is pretty much a group for people trying to tone up. Henceforth, "Goal Weight" is no longer included in the member stats. This is about gaining muscle/toning, not losing weight.

 

NEWS:
February 18, 11:22 am (AZ, US time)

jewel_girl is the winner for the clean-eating challenge! She whooped us all with her astounding talents to say no to fast food and say yet to healthier alternatives! Even with a slight splurge at the end, she says she wouldn't have traded that moment with her daughter sharing New York Fries for anything! Congratulations, Jamie!

 

Current Challenge: Add up all your hours/minutes of cardio activity. You can add up everything you do at the gym (bike- 86 min, elliptical, 138 min, etc, etc, etc) AND you can add up anything extra you do. Anything from going out to the club (as long as your dancing, not just trolling! ;] ), swimming, bike-riding, roller blading, anything. Just try to keep it honest with the fact that it's cardio. If you walk to work every day (like me!), I don't think you can count those 15-20 minutes as cardio since they're not getting your heart rate up that high. If you're doing something where you can still keep a conversation going, but you have to breathe a lot heavier, you're in the activity range we're talking!

 

Post #2 = Members
Post #4 = Challenge Information

That's me! I'm 5'6 153lbs, but I have a medium-large frame. my goal is 145, but maybe high 130's. =) 

I just want to be healthier and awesome in a bikini this summer!

i'd love to join this! =]

current weight: 135

goal weight: 125-120

overall goal: lose that extra fat and tone up. i want to be able to have someone look at me and know i'm ripped. don't wanna have to flex my muscles haha

btw, i'm 5'6"

Wooo! I'm so glad we're all coming together! I'll get you girls added. Does anybody have any ideas for challenges? I figured we'd have eating challenges and water challenges, things like that (drink 8 glasses a day for a week, highest fiber wins, lowers sodium wins, etc.). And we can also do workout challenges: most situps, most girl pushups, most REAL pushups, sorest muscles, HAHA! 

 

Can I join too?  I'm a little older than most of you, but I still wear a bikini (in my hot tub at least )

height:  5'5", small/medium frame 

current weight: 128

goal weight:  120

overall goals:  tone hips & thighs, exercise more, keep eating healthy &  watching the intakes: water &  fiber up & sodium down.   

Hi All....I think this is a great idea. Those pounds for "vanity" are hard to lose and important none the less in our hearts.

I too amd a bit older then most of you, I have girls your ages

No back boobs yet (great name)...but I am suddenly gaining muffin tops and my butt turned into jello...how did that happen hahaha My goal is to firm up, loose that extra 14 pound layer and get back into my favorite jeans (comfortably) As well as feel healthier again, able to run around without getting so tired. I'm up for a few challenges or at least moral support.

I am currently 154 pounds

Goal 140 pounds

Height 5'7" medium build

Glad to have you ladies join the group! Age doesn't matter we've got gals in their teens-gals in their 50s! Everybody's welcome! :)

Wow! I noticed you're in Tempe AND going for the same goals as myself! I live in PHX, and just want to lose about 5 more lbs. I have lost 11 lbs, but just want a couple more gone.

I want to be a member!!!

Edit: oh I am 5'7" and currently 136 lbs. I want to be 130 ish...

Me too!! I am also older than many of you. I lost 50 lbs about 3 years ago and have maintained it, but now it's time to finish up and get down to 135 lbs. or so from the 150-ish I am now. I am 5'6 1/2" and large frame. I'm a size 10, but would love to be a size 6 or 8.

Original Post by erinlf:

Wow! I noticed you're in Tempe AND going for the same goals as myself! I live in PHX, and just want to lose about 5 more lbs. I have lost 11 lbs, but just want a couple more gone.

I want to be a member!!!

Edit: oh I am 5'7" and currently 136 lbs. I want to be 130 ish...

 Wahoo! I love finding other Zonies! They usually aren't on here cause they just sweat all that weight off anyways! ;)

I saw this and became a member of the website just because of this forum!

I too have trouble because I don't have "that much" to lose but have been putting it off for years. I keep thinking, I was so skinny at 17, that wasn't too long ago. And now I turned 22, and realized, I haven't felt good in half a decade.

So...:

location: Washington D.C.

height: 5'2'', medium frame

current weight: 125-126

Goal weight: 116

overall goal: to lose my "pudge" which appears at the most inopportune moments, feel better, and maybe be able to wear a bikini confidently.

ideas for challenges:

1. how many days in a row one can drink 8 glass of h20 per day (im awful at this),

2. number of hours worked out in a week,

3. best workout of the week,

4. most amount of weight lost per week (since we all have about the same amount to lose),

5. best compliment received all week,

6. best feeling from losing weight/being healthy all week (to encourage everyone else)

Maybe we should get "partners" or "groups" with similar goals, since it might be hard to check up on everyone??

 

haha yay! i'd love to join. challenges sound fun :)

currently: 136lbs at 5'8"
goal: 125
overall goal: get rid of all that flab (mainly thighs and butt), as well as tone up! and get rid of love handles!
*edit: as well as feeling good in a bikini :)

I'd like to join.

Age-20 next week
Height-5'2.5"
SW-154,
CW-130,
GW-120
I want to get rid of the bit of a roll-lumpy bit under my boobs - bleurgh, and get a flatter tummy.

I think the water challenge is a great idea. I also think something like the clean eating challenge would be good. I know they have a clean eating challenge already, but this could be geared towards us specifically.

What are you all doing to try to lose these last couple of pounds? Does everyone work out? How about eating habits?

I'll start working out (for real) next week!!

By the way, Monday is my birthday: 21!!! I wish I could lose 2 lbs by then...

Let's see how it goes!

Heather, 25, Female

Current Weight: 135-140 (It goes up and down) (5'5 and 1/2)

Goal weight: Around 125

Goal: To look and feel healthier and not be so self conscious in a bathingsuit!

Crystal, 26

Currently at 164, 5'9.

Culprit: Beer Belly. Not a crazy one, but definitely noticeable in a bikini.  

Goal: I want to get to 150 and then shape down into that bikini bod. I moved this year to an apt. complex with a pool, so lots of bikini wearing will be (hopefully) going on this summer.

Also I'm training for a half marathon and have to watch my calories (I always seem to overcompensate my calorie loss after a long run!)

I hope I'm not too late to join, I only found this site yesterday.

I am 45------46 next month :) Mother of 3 amazing son's! 5'10 currently 160 want to be 145 by end of Feb.

Basically everything is ok except my "mom" belly.  Arms ok, legs ok, but cold be a little higher, boobs ...well after breastfeeding 3x their gonners! :)

My goal is to have a flat belly and then I'll buy the push up bra for the boob!

 

Great day everyone!

46 year old

5*6

131 pounds want to get to 125-120

WOW! Okay! I think I'll be able to go everybody added up later today (right now I just wanted to check in, but was pleasantly surprised to see so many newcomers!). I want to divy out numbers to everybody based on goals and whatnot, that way later on, I can say "All the 1's: get together and share motivational stories," and basic small-group stuff like that. I also this it'd be fun for a 1, a 2, a 3, etc to get together every so often to talk about techniques and whatnot. I will try to get everybody together and put into the members profile later this afternoon (possibly not for another 8 hours, oh golly!) because I have classes and work I'm supposed to be doing (shhh, don't tell them I'm on here! tehehe).

I know this is going to be a really great group! If you guys have any more ideas, please let me know. Energygirl and Annarapp have had some good ones so far! I'll start putting those with the challenges and we can vote on them maybe? See which ones to do first? Okay, I'll check in and update everything later. Good luck ladies! ;)