RALLY UP! Break into the 130s by Summer-Ride with me!

This thread is ideally for ladies who are similar in stats to me -I am 143 5'6 with a GW of 135.

I have heard from some of you so I know there must be more and this is HARD and I thought it would be great to have a place to motivate each other and share successes.

WHO will get there first? HOW will she do it? WHAT tips can we share? WILL anyone be brave enough to share before and after bathing suit pix?

If you are ready to go (I am so ready to get below 140-I can't stand it!):

Post here and tell us a little about yourself-I will post some more if this gets some responses-but you can read about my journey in my profile if you like-I need to get there by mid to end of June-so come along!

Hi! I'm in almost the exact same place as you! I'm 5'5'', 142 and want to get down to 135.  I never really paid attention to nutrition because I used to eat as much as I want and not gain weight.  Now I'm 18 and in college and starting to gain weight and want to start eating healthy.  I'd like to lose the weight by the end of May.  My weakness is salty snacks like chips...I'm having a hard time getting used to not snacking all the time.  However, as someone who never really exercised much, I've started bike riding and I love it! It's a low key, enjoyable way to get a little exercise and burn some calories.

Welome viv! I think I was always in the high 130's low 140's when I was younger and I used to not pay much attention to what I ate. Now that I am older (39) I eat really well, but often too much and weight does not want to come off as easily. Good for you with starting young-I think it is great to get moving too- I also never liked exercise much-but now I crave it!

I eat constantly-that helped me with the snacking-every two hours or so-I eat a little something healthy and satisfying.

But I am stuck right now-need to shake things up and starting this thread was one  way to to do it.

Hey all!

I'm Kelsey- 5'6 and (next month) 25 years old.  I started out at 143 and just this week weighed in at 140.5...we'll see if I can maintain or if it just skips right back up as it has been!

I never really struggled with my weight growing up- I wasn't fit and never exercised but I also never got fat.  In college, though, I met my wonderful husband and we were so happily in love that we ignored what we ate and both gained a TON of weight!  My husband decided to train for a marathon and actually did it.  I trained along with him but only up to about 10 miles.  The end result was that I weighed about 125 lbs. and couldn't eat enough to keep the weight from falling off.

After college my husband and I got married and moved away.  I fell into depression and as a result of the anti-depressants my weight jumped up to 167.  When I confided to my mom that I was miserable, she paid for me to join LA Weight Loss.  I can't thank her enough for that because over the course of last summer, I got my weight down to the low 140s.

Now I recognize that I'm a healthy BMI, but I still need to lose my vanity pounds.  I live in the South for goodness sakes!  We do the beach and the lake year-round!  I tried to get back into running but, unlike in college, it did not help my weight loss at all.  Now I sometimes run at the gym but mostly use The Firm DVDs.  I'm frustrated because as hard as I work to lose this weight, I can't see a pattern of what helps/doesn't help.  I'm going to keep working at it though, in hopes of reaching 135 by June 3, my third wedding anniversary.

I'm game for posting before/after swim suit pictures but I'll have to find my camera somewhere in this messy apartment first lol!

I'm game for posting before/after swim suit pictures but I'll have to find my camera somewhere in this messy apartment first lol!

Wow, Kelsey-that is brave-but I will do it too-soon-after all my motivation for this is getting back into a (modest) Bikini before I turn 40-for me my tummy has never been an issue -its butt and thighs all the way-and they gotta go!

future214... i'm with you !  i've only taken to dieting, if it's called that... actually paying attention to what goes in the mouth is more what it is, recently... i'm a healthy and ok 140-145, but want to slim down.  actually, i really just want to bump up my activity level, and if weight comes off, all the better.  my goal is 130, and i actually haven't put a bathing suit on (in front of other people) in years.  every year i say i'm ok with it, but between the glaring white skin, thicker middle... i just would rather not.  this is the summer !  no more excuses...

Cool! Welcome kammart! No pressure at all for bathing suit pictures.

I am off to the gym for spin class but will post more later tonight.

I need some ideas for lo cal protein rich meals. I love my oatmaeal intha am and have been adding pb to it and other good stuff-but it comes out to too many cals-like 500 and I am supposed to stick to 1500! Anyone?

Going to go look for an old bathing suit pic 1st!

Ok-I added a bathing suit pic -this was very brave! I deleted it everywhere else! What on Earth was I thinking???

Onward !!

I added a swim suit pic too.  View at your own risk.  I can say that it was definitely good motivation at the gym today.  Goodnight!  I think I was in a little bit of denial about how much I need to lose a few pounds!

Hello,  The bathing suit was very brave.  I'm 39, 5"4", 138 lbs, and my goal is 132.  I'm a healthy eater generally, and I exercise, and losing 5-6 lbs. seems impossible.  Somehow I did it last fall, but around the holidays it came back.  Didn't seem like I was eating more, but apparently so.  I'd like to lose the weight by June.

One question, when I signed on last week, my calorie intake was set at 1600 based on my goal.  It's now up to 2300, is this because of my activity?  I don't get it.  I run 3  or 4 days a week, and my mileage has been high because I'm preparing for a race next month.  I can't hit that calorie count!  Today I'm a little over 1700 and that's because I had a handful of M&Ms! 

Thanks for any suggestions!

Hi 26.2-the calorie intake shouldn't change- the burn meter does.

 What I do is list myself as sedentary or the next one up and then add in my workouts on the activity log-the amount of calories I burn does change depending on activity.

So if you are burning 2300 and eating 1700 that is great because you have a deficit of 600-do that for 5-6 days and ideally you should lose a pound.

Does that help?

kelscat-you look pretty good to me! Maybe I need to take one of me now-the one I posted is 10+pounds ago....

I hope I see some freakin movement on the scale tomorrow- I have been stuck at 143.4 or .6 for 9 days now-I had dropped down 1 or 2 times to an even 142 earlier in the month........

Hi, that does make sense, but my calorie intake "goal" jumped from 1600 to 2300.  That is what I don't understand. 

I listed myself as moderately active because of my running--while not every day, it's at a decent pace and generally 5+ miles each time.  Off days I am lifting/doing pilates/walking.  So I track activity on that log and have observed it's changes.  I am going to poke around some more and see what I can figure out.  Thanks for responding.

Duh, I don't know what happened but I manually changed the calorie count back to 1600 in my information.  Now we'll see how things go, will update my weight tomorrow.

Original Post by future214:

kelscat-you look pretty good to me! Maybe I need to take one of me now-the one I posted is 10+pounds ago....

I hope I see some freakin movement on the scale tomorrow- I have been stuck at 143.4 or .6 for 9 days now-I had dropped down 1 or 2 times to an even 142 earlier in the month........

I know what you mean. That's part of why I'm not excited about hitting 140.4 yet. I was at 143/142 for four weeks so I keep expecting to go right back up there tomorrow. My calorie intake today probably doesn't help things either...

Ever wish you could delete food from your day like you (potentially) can on your food journal? I'm wishing that right now!

hey future214... if you love your oatmeal (i do too !) but want to get more protein in the AM... have you tried whey protein (only 87 cals per scoop and super delish, i use in smoothies too ) ?  i picked one up at super supplements, it's MRM vanilla whey.  all natural, no soy.  i also used to scramble up eggs the night before, put them in a tupperware and micro them the next morning. add a morningstar breakfast patty... all protein... add an all wheat muffin, very yummy breakfast sandwich (under 450 calories).  the morningstar faux bacon is ok too.

anyway... just some ideas !  thanks for the welcome !

how was the spin class ?  i've been looking at classes at my gym and keep wondering if i'm in good enough shape for that...

hi everyone!

i have similar stats to everyone as well, i'm 5'6, 142 and 21 years old. i've always had a tough relationship with food. i grew up as a dancer and a mom that loved to comment about every imperfection i had so i was always under a microscope. i developed an ED in the beginning of high school and began recovery as well as treatment for depression a year and a half ago. i decided to stop prescription treatment for my depression and battle it on my own and have been doing so for 6 months or so.

im typically around 135 lbs but due to my lack of motivation to get out of bed i have crept up, seemingly overnight, to the 140s. i have a trip to orlando with my frinds on may 10th so it would be nice to be in the 130s then.

im a pretty healthy eater, i dont like any sweets but i do love carbs. im afraid of sugar and fat so i tend to eat a lot of splenda and reduced fat/fat free things. although, i am working on eating more natural things continuing to eat soem of my feared foods. i bought almonds today and at them quite happily which is a big accomplishment since i subconsciously forbade myself from eating nuts witht heir high fat content.

i had a bad day today and yesterday so i hope waking up early and making myself leave the house will realy help me jumpstart my day. i also get some cardio since i have 4 hours of dance rehearsal.

i hope to also do some strength training, maybe in the morning.

i might even post a bathing suit pic despite my bad two days! we'll see :] good luck tomorrow

Morning-freakin scale still says 143.6 - I think I am going to make a menu plan up and stay to it strictly for next week-like pre portion everything and stay around 1400 cals. Course my pms days are coming up..... I really thought I would  be down near or right under 140 by the end of the month....

Kammart-need to get some whey protein-I have soy protein because I was vegan up until about a month ago-the soy is yucky! Now I am loving the eggs but can"t stomach it in oatmeal-some people do that! Been having eggs/ egg whites for dinner and sometimes lunch.

Hey lost-welcome! i dont like any sweets but i do love carbs. im afraid of sugar and fat so i tend to eat a lot of splenda and reduced fat/fat free things.  I love starchy bready carbs too but they make me more hungry and can make me feel down-plus the low fat/no fat stuff  has a ton of hidden sugar or syrups in it usually- that along with artificial sweeteners can make you feel crashy. There is alot about this stuff in my journal if you are interested. Backing off on carbs (I still eat a ton of veggies) and eliminating most sugars-has helped me tremendously!

And yes -kelscat-I wish I could delete food from my body!

Welcome, lostlittlerabbit! I struggle with depression, too. I went off medication almost a year ago and that went well (I finally lost a lot of the weight I'd gained) but since I'm about to make a huge life change, I'm thinking about starting treatment again so that I don't have to fight it all on my own. We'll see. In any event, I know some of what you're going through- especially the getting out of bed part. It's tough. Keep up the fight.

My morning scale said 140.6. Still hovering right there, which is fine with me. I'm glad to maintain it for a few days. I measured this morning and I lost an inch off my waist but I GAINED half an inch on my thighs! They feel more muscular than they used to so hopefully it's just The Firm DVDs doing their thing.

Anyway yesterday I ate at about maintenance so today I'm going back to my goal calorie intake to hopefully kick it into the 130s by the end of the week. Good luck, all!

oh yeah and Future- we don't usually cook this because we don't have time in the morning, but for a high protein/lo-cal breakfast on the weekends we like turkey bacon and egg substitute- delicious and it's 85 cals for two slices of bacon and one egg, so you can still add on oatmeal if you like (my husband puts raisins and splenda brown sugar blend in it)

im having a great day so far so i guess that what has helped me actually post a picture in a bikini... ahhhh! can't believe im doing this lol

i've done everything ive set out to do so far today :]

hope everyone is also having a good day <3

You know lost, honestly I don't think you even need to lose weight.  You look quite skinny in your bikini picture!  You definitely carry 140-something pounds better than I do!

I'm glad you're having a great day today.  I'm a little stressed because I have an important paper due tomorrow and I can't figure out my authors.  I'm trying not to break into my husband's jelly beans...so far successful....

By the way, do any of y'all have an opinion on the whole "you have to eat enough calories in order to lose weight" debate?  I've heard some people say you have to eat enough cals in order to lose, otherwise your body will cling to weight, and other people say that all that matters is that you eat fewer calories than you burn.  Where do y'all come down on that debate?