New 10-15 pound Weight Loss Group

Just looking for a group of people that want to lose 10 to 15 pounds by March 26th.

I had the best group last year.  We emailed each other with our food plan for the next day, talked about events that might cause a problem and how we could make it easier to get threw, and things going on in our lives.  We have become very close and all had good success. 

We made it to our goals and now I want to go down 10 more pounds and then learn how to maintain that weight. Now I need a new group to keep me accountable and make weight loss more enjoyable.

I'm 5'6" and 146 pounds.  I am going on vacation on March 26th and would like to be at goal.

Sueswan- Unfortunately, I am right there with you!  And unfortunately I am up 6 pounds this past month... and up ten from where I was at my lowest this year!  I can tell you the excuses that I have for getting to this point, but if you cut right down to it (although the contributed to it, they are not the real truth) ... the real reasons are making bad food choices and not exercising.

I have been skipping meals and eating easy to grab snacky foods.  On Monday, I didn't eat any meals but ate all my calories in high carb snacks.  I keep saying, right after tom I will get back on track, then right after the weekend, right after Halloween, etc... but haven't been able to get back on plan.  I am frustrated, mad, and hating myself for my destructive behaviors.

Hopefully I have good news to post the next time that I post!

ChattyNoel: We are sailing in the same boat. I kept saying ok tomorrow I will continue with my diet and everytime I mess up I would just go way off tangent because I already messed up (I am an all or nothing person and so one little mistake will just escalate).

So I just finally had to be hard with myself and decide that if I want to remain fat and miserable then I will continue on the path that I was heading or I could force myself to do the right thing and diet and exercise to get the weight off. It really pays off. But, getting the motivation (especially when you have gained weight) is very miserable and it makes you feel like you want to quit, but if you quit it only would get worst.

Also, I kept on eating late at nights and overeating because I love to overeat. But, that is something I also changed.

Also do not keep foods in your house that you should not be eating because you only will eat what is available. This will prevent you from reaching for those snacks. I know when you live with people it is hard to reach your goals especially when they are eating foods that you love but tell yourself you can't have but having those foods around does not help.

I hope you reach back to your LW very soon and on your way to reaching your final goal!

We all seem  to be going through the same thing, could this be due to the winter months when they start to approach, we get lazy and hungrier and want to eat good stuff.

I haven't worked out in awhile because my life has been so busy, and I keep saying I will start my diet again this day and this.  I've also been enjoying beer again every week and that hopefully won't be my downfall.

I will be moving out of my parents house soon and hopefully I have finally found an apartment, I used to live on my own and I think that depresses me a bit being here.  Once I Have my own place I will for sure want to start looking good again and I will have room to work out :)

Good luck everyone, I still have 5-10 pounds to lose again it just doesn't move but I need to kick start something.

Hey All!

Lisseth83 - you are so right - it's so hard to keep up with eating right and working out in the winter. There's too much temptation to curl up on the couch and eat!

That being said, I am getting FLABBY and I am not happy with it. I don't think I have gained too much, but my muscle mass has defineitly decreased, which is frustrating. I am going back to the gym today (a 90 minute class that I LOVE) and going from there. One day at a time!

How is everyone doing?

Ashley

Yah,well I haven't been on the site in awhile.  I forgot about it and moved in to my new place.  I was eating lots of mcdonalds because I was too lazy to go grocery shopping.  I have no room in my new place to workout to my Turbo Jam so I want to  join the gym that's close by.  I just wish I had the money right now.

I guess I am setting my new years resolution like last year to lose 10-15 pounds again. There has got to be a way to do this right.  But in the winter like apointe said its very nice to curl up on the couch all warm and eating crap.

And for me beer has been a major factor, drinking quite a bit every weekend.

Yep one day at a time.  I am backto logging on here, although I know I will ignore it a bit before I go diving back intolosingw eight again.

Leah

Hi everyone!  I am so sorry that I haven't been on here in so long.  I have been going through a lot here some I will mention some I will not. 

Part of my problem, the economy is down so in order to survive... we have been pulling in lots of extra hours in order to cut down on payroll expenses.  We are in the middle of a legal procedure against a Visa equipment company that lied to us and had hidden charges in the fine print that makes us pay $8,000 dollars in four years for equipment that only cost 600.  This has been taking up our free time.  Plus I have been trying to apply for some Part-time teaching positions but so far they were filled internally.

We had to fire a loved niece for reasons that I can't disclose, which was a very upsetting thing for us personally and for the family as a whole.  And then I have been going through some personal issues in a marriage that had been beyond fabulous for 21 years and has never been through any type of struggle... some of this could have been due to how we are trying so hard to make it with the business we own and operate together and how tight money is.  But we took this negative and have been using it to strengthen our marriage by investing more positive time together.  It has really been paying off. 

Needless to say with all the time that all the above has been requiring, it has taken the time that I need to focus on me so I have fallen in my weight loss quest.  I had gotten up to 147.  I have finally started to work on this so I am back down to 145.  I would like to lose another 5 before my Anniversary so I can wear a fun flirty outfit!!!  In order to achieve this goal, I have committed myself to a daily workout on the Elliptical or Wii fit.

How is everyone else doing?  I was really hoping that maybe after everyone else's Christmas that we could all reconnect for the New Year and get ourselves back on track!  I miss everyone!  Take care and Happy Holidays!!!

Noelle

Let's get this thread going again!  I bet there are quite a few of us who could use it!  Well I have gained about 5 pounds since September... stats...

SW: 125

CW: 118ish

GW: 105ish?

Height: 5'1.5"

I would definately like to get started again.  As usual, I am going to make it my New Year's resolution.  I am going to start the exercise today.  Then after my husband's birthday on Dec. 31st and our anniversary on Jan. 1st... I am going to start the eating right portion of my plan.  That way it gives a couple days to boost my metabolism and to rid the house of the leftovers of all the holiday activities.

So happy losing in the New Year!!!!!!!!

Noelle

heyyy everyone i was hoping that i can join this forum. 10-15lbs is exactly what i need....Ive been a memeber of this site for a while and it helped me so much but then i got busy. Iv ealways been up and down with my weight...I had horrible issues. I was anorexic and would eat laxatives and diet pills all day long... two years ago i finally realized what I was doing to myself. Ever since then i changed my life around. I now diet very healthy and i got myself a job at the gym. That was the best choice i ever made! Im now in a healthy enviorment and it motivates me to work out so much more....Even though im on a healthy track Im getting very frustrated. Ive been the same weight for a year! stuck at 150! My cousins wedding is on March 9th and im hoping to lose 10- 15lbs by then. at least 10! I came back on this site because i really need the help. I wanna start the new year off right!!! i eventually want to get down to 130.... my heaviest was 173. i never want to be that again! i really want to help motivate you all too =] think thin<3

Welcome Valerieeee

I am so glad that you decided to join us.  I am looking forward to getting back on track in the New Year.  All the support from our group will make this possible. 

Let's make 2009 our year for success!!! 

Hi everyone,

I agree - it sounds like we all got a little off track and need some support and encourage to get back on track.

Chattnoel- I am sorry to hear about the personal struggles facing you. I am glad you found the opportunity to turn them around and make your family and bond with your husband stronger!

As far as my weight loss/gain history goes... I have been relentlessly working out 3-4 (sometimes 6) days a week since the end of September. What has happened? Nothing! I have continued to gain weight (and no its not muscle because I am getting wider and chubbier in the mid-section/hips/thighs). So as of today I am up to 143lbs. This is 16lbs heavier than I was in May. I am 5lbs away from where I was exactly 1 year ago and I hate it.

My boyfriend, who is amazing and loves me for who I am and even the chubbier person I have become, bought me some dresses for Christmas. He said he missed the confident me from back in May and wanted me to feel sexy like I did back then. Well I put them on and I looked in the mirror and I cried. I couldn't stop crying.

In his mind nothing has changed about me --- he knows I've gained weight but he keeps telling me every day how beautiful I am how much he loves my body. I wish I felt the same way. I look in the mirror and I get angry with myself... and I get frustrated because I am doing everything right but still getting heavier. I am eating the same calories as last year and possibly more cardio - except this year, I am gaining  weight and not losing.

I measured myself last night - I almost started crying again. Bust: 36" / Waist: 31" / Hips: 37". I miss the old me when this was 34"/29"/33" .... the me from May.

So  I really want to get back on track. If my weight loss isn't happening by the end of January I am going to my doctor and showing her everything from this site:  my logged food journals, my logged activities and my logged weight. I am worried I may be overlooking something and maybe she can figure it out.

Count me in. I am aiming for 15lbs by end of march, 5'5 145lbs right now. So Monday is our weigh in day? YAY!!! Motivation to be good on the weekends. Do we just edit our original posts with our updates? So looking forward to this.

hello everyoneee....i was doin good the last 3 days but today i slipped up. went to outback and ate alot of food =[ and i cant work out  because i have two fractures in my foot...ugh this sucks so bad. i have to be super strict since i cant work out... tomorrows a new day. hopefully i do better. hope all u guys ate good today!!! think thin <3

Hey everybody, my name is Nicole and I am looking for any additional motivation I can find. I'm 5'8 and 150.8 lbs as of today. My happy weight was 134 lbs and I would love to be that much again. My goal is 1lb a week so nothing too intense, just need motivation to keep it up.

My goal is to lose the weight by 2nd week of April, but March 26 would be great too. I'm trying to lose 15 pounds, from 130 to 115. (I'm 5'4" and small-boned.) Actually my ultimate goal is 125, but I've got some stubborn fat that won't go away, so I'm trying to lose about 15 lb of fat and then once it's gone and I've got better muscle definition, gain some lean weight by summer.

Hey everyone!

My name is Afton. I am 5'1". I started 2 years ago over 180 and got down to 126. My daughter was injured and my life pretty much stopped and revolved around her and I ended up gaining back 5 pounds! My ultimate goal is to weigh 115 (I am large framed). I am hoping to reach this goal by March.

Logged back in today...I need to start doing this everyday again.

Chattynoel: sorry to hear about the stress.

I am still struggling with eating properly again, not a lot of money for groceries so I am living off eggs for breakfast, tuna for lunch, and whatever else I can find in my pantry.  Not a lot of room to cook in my little kitchen so it makes me upset, but I am going to try my best to do this again.

SW: 130  (i am up 10 pounds from the summer)

GW: 120 or 125, whatever weight I look best at.

For me I am going to have to start eating properly, working out can't happen until I can afford to join a gym.   No room in my place to do any kind of working out.  My turbo jam videos will collect dust for now until I move into a bigger place in the future :(

Good luck everyone!

So we back to update every week?  Every sunday? Monday?

 

Hi Everyone,

Yes, I think we are definitely back to updating every week ... at least I am! I had the past week off of work and I used it to get back in the habit of eating better. I tried to go to the gym each day, but I got sick on Wednesday and wasn't able to make that happen. But I figure I have to start somewhere and counting cals is certainly a good start. I am staying at 1400 each day I don't work out. So far this week I only went over one day (New Years Eve ... go figure!) and today is football Sunday so who knows. My SO is battling a really bad case of laryngitis right now so he's staying home and not drinking (meaning no bar) so I made him a nice buffet for munching. I tried to put healthy stuff on it (shrimp, veggies, edemame, hummus, etc) so I can snack too.

I think my weigh ins will be Monday. Last weigh in was at 134 so that's my starting weight. My goal is 125. I was at 126 in July 2008 so I know it is possible!!

Nice to "meet" all of you new ladies! I hope we can really support each other here!

 

Ashley

Hi Guys

Well my eating well and bit of exercise in my first week back on the wagon paid off! I went to the gym today and was down to 131! Yay! I know that some of that is water weight, but it definitely helps keep me motivated!

I was sick for the last few days, but I started feeling better on Saturday and thought I was at 100% but BOY was I wrong. I took a circuit training class at the gym tonight and had to leave for about 5 minutes in the middle of class to sit down in the locker room because I felt like I was going to fall over. I just need to remember to take things slow ... I'm not so good at that.

Hope everyone else is doing well!!

Ashley

Ok, so it's only been 4 days and I'm already down to 145.6 (from 150.8).. I'm kind of wondering if that original weight was a little inflated from something... I know I had ate fairly well that particular day, but the week before was horrendous.. because I can't imagine how I ACTUALLY would be down 5lbs already.. it seems impossible.. I've been eating well, between 1300 and 1800 a day, with one day at 2200 and have only exercised once... Does anyone have some insight? is it possible my original weight was off for some reason? isn't that more likely? I've been weighing myself consistently every morning before I eat...