Are any of you 5'4-5'6 and plateauing at ~130 pounds?? :D

I'm 5'5 (cw: 133lbs), and have never ever managed to get below 128...I always got discouraged in the past...I notice that so many women around my height tend to plateau in their 130's as well, that's why I'm calling on y'all!

This time I'm determined to get to my goal (120lbs or size 4...whichever comes first). A friend of mine who successfully overcame the 130 plateau told me that it's the most difficult plateau to overcome (and she knows her stuff since she was obese once). So we should start a group! That way we can keep motivating each other to reach our goals...let's see who gets to push through their plateau first...then we can share tips and all that stuff!

Please let me join.  I need the support. I'm 5'2" 133 lbs, I've lost 9lbs since the first week of march, I was loosing about 2 lbs a week until about 2 weeks ago, from 132 when back up to 134 then down again and I'm stuck at 133 right now. I'm afraid I'm loosing motivation, this is the first time I 've dieted. I've been doing a great job at picking the right foods, login them in and staying within my range 1200 to 1400 cal a day. but I was not prepare for this plateau. and I'm getting very discourage.

I defenetily need the support,  

Thank you

YAY, i was starting to feel guilty about being on this site, because I feel like the majority of the people on the forums are people who are trying to lose more wieght than myself. I am 5'4 and i have been 130lbs for 2+years, i cant get rid of it. I actually have to get my drivers licesnse renewed and was looking at my weight the last time i did that and i was 120...how i wish i was still there. But when i was that little i was really sick so now im striving to get toned and shed a few inches and be eventually at 115 but for right now my goal is 120. i dont have my measurements right now but i will post them later. can i join and does anyone have any secrects to give. I am eating under 1000 calories everyday and thats only because i dont really have an appetite, and I am really trying to eat well, im a vegatarian so i dont get enough protein so i find myself eating a substancial amount of peanut butter just to get enough protien, but its so high in fat...i donno what to do. also i work out 6 days a week doing cadio and pilates. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!!

Gerbersmirf,

First of all, you really should aim for at least 1200 cals to keep your body out of starvation. 

Secondly, are you weighing your food out?  I am semivegetarian and love peanut butter.  Once I started weighing out the amount I ate, I realized I had been underestimating my consumption.  Peanut butter cals add up fast and it only has 8g protein/serving.

Thirdly,  some suggestions for good sources of, vegetarian protein:

tofu (cover with spices/herbs and bake, add to salad or rice dishes)

boca burgers (I buy the larger ones Sam's Club carries, 2 min in micro at work makes a nice lunch entree)

Kashi Go-Lean cereal (at 140 cals for a 52g serving 13g protein and 10g fiber is great, I make this my afternoon snack, eaten one piece at a time it can last an hour)

Canned Beans (add black beans or chickpeas to salad for a boost of protein)

If you aren't vegan, low fat cottage cheese (13g protein/serving) and yogurt (11g protein/serving) are also good sources of protein.

Good Luck!

Thank you for your reply. I definetly aim for the 1200 cals, but i just never seem to get there. Also, i find that i only eat a couple of tbsp of peanut butter a day, i just eat it with an apple or something for breakfast, or on an english muffin. But i definitely loved ur suggestions. I do eat boca burgers and I am not vegan so i will absolutely try your suggestions. my only question is, is that if im supposed to be eating 1200 cals, should i actually be eating more stuff like peanut butter so that it increases my cals?

Gerbersmirf,

You should definitely be getting some healthy fats (polyunsaturated) to round out your cal intake.  Maybe try olive oil/vinegar dressing, avocados, flax seeds, or whole, unsalted nuts (walnuts and almonds).  The fats in walnuts and almonds are better for you than peanut oil.  Plus, eating unprocessed nuts means less of the polyunsaturated fat has been oxidized.

I'm just always amazed by people who have a hard time filling their cal allotment.  I have to carefully control mine to be sure I don't go over.  I have always had a big appetite

This is the breakdown I currently aim for with a 1400cal allotment:

5:00 AM: 100 cals

Workout

7:30 AM: 200 cals

9:30 AM: 100 cals

12:00 PM: 300 cals

2:30 PM: 100 cals

6:00 PM: 500 cals

8:00 PM: 100 cals

I find that frequent, small meals help me get through the day.  I know it's never too long until another meal.  Recently, my hardest time has been after dinner when I feel like eating a bunch of leftover Easter candy, and I only have 100 cals left for the day

How does everyone else breakdown their cals?  What works best?

Gerbersmirf,

I agree with hot_fudge on the  undereastimating calories. I was shocked to find out what I really was eating. While I definitely wasn't overconsuming, I was doing a good job maintaining! I love boca burgers as well, and if you chop them up they go great in salads for a good healthy lunch, just don't get carried away on the dressing!

I wouldn't get carried away with the peanut butter or other high-calorie foods like it. It is great to have in moderation. But when I am hungry, I always think "what fruit or vegetable should I eat?" because they are low in calories, high in fiber, and just way good for you. Low calories=you get to eat more!! That is my problem with dieting; I love to eat!

Another thing I've heard is eating more in the morning (things like peanut butter on toast or an apple) will curb food cravings later in the day. I normally eat 200-350 calories for breakfast.

I hope that helps.

If it's still open, I'd like to join. :)

I'm 5'5", currently 135, and haven't been under 130 for more than a day or two since I was in HS. My goal weight is 125.

I started losing weight last June(ish) and have lost almost 30 pounds, very very slowly, and only have ten more to go. Right now I am at the weight I have been for most of my teen/college years, with the exception of course of last year. Because of that, I've gotten comfortable here because all of my clothes fit again and so I've stalled for the past month or so. I should probably just lose the next ten just so I can get on with my life! :P

Thanks for all the advice. My only downfall is that i have sensory issues hahaha, im a texture person, so textures like beans and nuts are hard for me to consume! I really do work out my calories as well as i can, and the only time i eat peanut butter is in the am with my apples, so i definitely have time to work off the fat that i'm putting in my body and I am not eating THAT much of it. But i really liked the way you broke down the amount of calories that you consume at every meal. I tend to eat more for dinner, and I am hypoglycemic so i have to eat little meals all day, but I am just never that hungry! Dont get me wrong, I'm italian and i LOVE food, i would just rather cook it and see others enjoy it than actually eat it. When i cook I actually lose my apetite! i know its strange!! But thanks for all the pointers! I am definitely gonna have to get over my sensory issues and start eating weird textured foods :)

i have shin splints! i must have went a little overboard at the gym on saturday. :( they were hurting slightly yesterday, not enough to really pay attention to, but i purposely didn't go to the gym yesterday because everything else was so sore that i wanted to give my muscles a day to rest. i did, however, take a good brisk walk (uphill) to 2 different stores to run errands, just so i could get some cardio in. i wish i hadn't, because today when i left the house to walk to the bus stop, it wasn't 5 minutes before my legs were screaming at me.

i can't believe i'm SO out of shape that i actually injured myself. D: how pathetic is that. i'm not really sure what to do, because i heard that you can get stress fractures if you don't let them heal, but i HAVE to get cardio in somehow. i know the treadmill is out of the question, but do you guys think it would be safe to at least use a bike? or an elliptical?

i went over my calories today too, because i let myself have a big fat caeser salad for breakfast. with lots of dressing. and bacon. and croutons. :X i planned on a very active day with a workout + shopping so i figured one fattening meal would be ok. it's strange, my shins hardly hurt at all until i left the house, then it hit me like a ton of bricks.

i had broccoli, chicken breast and mushrooms for dinner, and low-fat granola bar for a snack, but the salad... that darned salad.

*grumble*

neffly, thanks for the idea to put boca burgers in a salad! that sounds really yummy, and it would be so much healthier than fried bacon.

Lately, I have been a big fan of baked salmon (60-80g) flaked into in a big salad with light italian dressing and a few grams of feta crumbles (17g).  The salmon and cheese go along way when mixed with lots of tomatos, peppers, spinach, and carrot shreads!

Hey there, themusiclives! I have had shin splints before. They really hurt a lot more than seems reasonable. I was shocked by the pain. Swimming or stationary biking can help you get safe cardio until they heal, just keep your bike seat adjusted so that your thighs and knees don't go higher than the seat when you pedal and you won't apply too much pressure to your shins. Oh yeah, and ice them.

Cheers,

J

Hey everyone, I have been away for several days.  I am so excited about all the new folks since the last time I checked in!  Eating wise I had a horrible weekend.  I was visiting my parents and their house is my weakness.  It seems like the first thing through the door I am looking for a "treat" and I don't stop until I leave.  That is a mental issue I need to work on....in general I have a hard time staying focused on the weekends.  Does anyone else have this problem?  If so, what are your tricks.

Hot_fudge, thanks for posting your calorie breakdown.  I think that is a great idea, I am going to try to get better about eating throughout the day.  That is my new goal for the week.  By 7 pm on a normal day, I have only ate about half of my calories.  I doubt that is helpful for my metabolism.  The problem I face, is if I eat very much during lunch I feel bloated and yucky the rest of the day at my desk.  Maybe if I excercise after eating that would help.

My other goal is to do 3 HIIT sessions and at least 3 strength training days this week.  For those of you strength trainers, what exercises should I be doing.  All I have are adjustable dumb bells.  I have enough weights to get up to 15 lbs for each. 

The final goal is to limit my artificial sweetener usage.

Good luck everyone!!

 

Hello Ladies....I hope you do not mind if I join also!

 

I am 32, 134.5 pounds and I am trying to get to 125 (120 for a 5 lb buffer). I was 160 pounds when I first weighed myself Jan 1st...so I am losing but these last few come off ever so slowly.

 I am currently in Iraq so it is hard to really guage my meals but I have been sticking to mostly grilled chicken and salads....I do exercise 6 days a week I am currently on week four of the slim in 6 program....

I find that if I weigh everyday it helps to keep me on track because I never want to slurge if I know I have to weigh in the morning :)

So nice to "meet" you all

Sunny

OK, so i have never done measurements before...and I am planning on doing it tonight so that i can see my upcoming results. However, I am a little bummed that I didnt think of doing them when i first started because i am feeling a little frustrated today because i really havent seen any results and i have been dieting and excercising for about 6 months now....the only way really to tell would be to buy a scale and get on it, but i have serious fears about doing that because if i havent lost any weight then i feel like i would get really un- motivtated so work out....also i just found out that i have to have surgery soon to take out some cancerous cells, and i wont be able to work out for 3 weeks...im a little worried that all of my hard work will be lost, and worried that all the hard work isnt really doing anything anyway...any suggestions?

ok i just did my measurments and i feel super terrible about myself now...

Chest- 33.5 Waist- 27 Thigh- 24.5 Hips- 40.5

...130lbs

Original Post by gerbersmirf:

ok i just did my measurments and i feel super terrible about myself now...

Chest- 33.5 Waist- 27 Thigh- 24.5 Hips- 40.5

...130lbs

You're meeasurements are very similar to mine! And whilst I do want to look a bit fitter (I wouldn't be on here if I didn't), I don't think of it as super terrible :)

thank you for the encouragement, and i hope i didnt insult you because that wasnt my intention. I just feel like i have looked like this for a long long time and i just want to get tone, and i do see little itty bitty changes but im just frustrated at how hard i have to work to lose what i want to. I really carry all of my weight in my chest, butt, thighs and hips (wow that sounds like my whole body...hahaha) but i would really just like to work on my love handles, because i do not love them, and my thighs, everything else was God given so i can deal with it. i guess it just comes down to my wanting to look better, feel better and have an easier time buying jeans. :)

Hey all,

I kind of went off track the past couple of days because I saw progress. I don't know why I do that, but when I think I've lost weight. I start to think that it's happening naturally or something, like I haven't dealt with every minute of the hard work that goes into it. It hasn't been a huge veer off course, but I thought I would post here to remind myself. From past experience I know that being evil to myself about any setbacks is guaranteed to throw me further off course. I can't do something this good for myself if I'm not being kind to myself. I will punish my failure with more failure with that mindset. One of the main reasons that I hate being over weight is because I 'd rather not have to put any thought at all into it. It feels very self-obsessed and vain, even thought there are obviously health benefits. I need to remember that losing weight will make every-day life easier. Here is a list of things that I want to change:

I am tired of the thought that goes into just getting dressed in the morning when I feel overweight.

I  want to not dread summer and (gasp!) bathing suits.

I don't want to have to think about how I look so much.

I want to be strong and fit for my family

I don't want to feel self-conscious with my husband

Most of all, I want my weight to stop being a big deal, so I can get on with thinking about other things.

SW 140

Goal: 120 

Calories: 1300 per day

Exercise: run at least 2 miles, 5 days a week, and increase daily miles to 3. Weight train 3 days a week.

I'm going to have to post measurements and weight tonight because I have two midterms tomorrow.

 

Thanks for listening,

J

I feel the same way you do. As soon as a I start to see results, i tend to slack off, and then i get mad at myself about it. Its a terrible cycle!! I also, am going to sound vain, but i feel the same way you do! i do not want to think about clothes so much and i dont want to put so much effort into trying to hide this part or that part of my body. I tend to dress in almost all black all the time because its slimming and hides a multitude of sins. However, i am getting married next year and i really really want to look stunning. Also, my fiancee and i are planning a vacation to the beach this summer and i dont even own a bathing suit and it makes my stomach hurt just to think about having to try them on and how i will look on the beach! so you are definitely not alone, and i think that we all just need to support eachother through this process. I think that you can absolutely get back on track and i think that you are doing amazing!! YOU CAN DO IT!!!