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!

Really lost-you look real good in that bikini! I was pretty much always around 140ish when I was young and it was fine on me too. (Its funny, by some major fluke, I am with the same guy I dated for about 6 months when I was 21-and I don't think he gets it that I am 'about' the same size I was then-it just looks different now that I am older-hence the 135 GW)

My day is all over the place today-my life is crazy and I, too, am contemplating a major decision- and that # not moving at all has me wacked out.

I am actually feeling a bit 'fat' and that has been an on and off feeling for the last week or so-maybe it is my body's way of saying "ok-you can back off on your cals a little more -I'm doin' ok"

I am skipping spin class-I find I enjoy it more if I do it every other day and meeting a friend for drinks to contemplate the major decision... hopefully I will behave.

Kelscat-I lost inckes in two areas but did not lose in the the thigh area-my guess is the same its muscle. I can feel it!

I am 5'8", 142 and 28. Right now I go to a trainer since August one day a week just to drop the ten pounds I gained quiting smoking almost 2 1/2 years ago. I have always stayed active and exercised and ate really healthy! I can still fit into my clothes from hight school but this 10 pounds will not come off! I feel I am healthier quiting so it should come right off! Not the case! I get hungry and snack alot and even if they are 100 calorie they still add up! I also work in a department to which we all like food and bring it in so that makes it hard. I usually bring in healthier cookies and snacks and most of us are working out and care about our weight so that helps. I lost 35 pounds in high school and maintained give or take 5 pounds until quiting smoking like I said two years ago! If you have advise Im up for it! I am starting to see results now that I keep a log of everything I eat making me more aware.  I weigh in tomorrow so I hope I am down another 2 or so so that would mean 4 pounds in two months! Yippie!

Sarah

Welcome greens! I can relate I quit smoking 3 years ago in August and feel exactly the same way-why doesn't it come off? am so stinking helathy, exercise rarely eat a processed thing and back when I smoked I could eat whatever and never worry too much at all.

My hunger went nuts when I quit and then adding exercise I had to eat every 2 hours and thought well as long as its healthy I won't gain-wrong!

It is so much better not smoking though and you (everybody here is!) are younger than me so it should be alittle easier plus you have done less damage to yourself-there's a ton in my profile/journal about this stuff and what foods keep me satisfied.....

welcome!

future & kelscat - thanks so much for the sweet compliments! <333 they mean a lot

i know im trying to lose vanity pounds but i know my body can look better cuz it has. i think that these few pounds that i feel came out of no where could have been cuz i quit smoking about 2 months ago. thats probably why it sbeen so hard to lose it too... sigh....

i had a reallllllllyyyy bad rest of my day. i found out that someone that i thought was a friend was talking behind my back and was stealing friends from me. one of the friends she was tryign to steal from me is actually one of my best friends and told me all these things she had said and did. she basically tries to compete at everything with me and then tries to make me look bad in the eyes of others. it made me really sad. i cant deal with people like that so i just want her to go away. then i stuffed my face with many baked curly fries and now want to cry...

im going to try again to make tomorrow a better day. does anyone wanna come up with a plan for the next two weeks? its goign to be TTOM for me in about 2 weeks so its about now that i get stupid carb cravings. i think it would be easier for me to make a plan with someones or more than one person. if not its cool!

Wow!!! These area exactly my stats and goals when I started up last week! I'm 31 and I've lost an official .5 pounds these past five days (last two mornings have shown it on the scale).  Its so much harder to get these last pounds off! What I'm doing is keeping the calories to 1500 on weekdays and 1700 on weekends. I'm running a mile every morning when I get up and then doing either yoga, spin or weights four days a week after work/weekends.  I work a lot - about 60 hours a week so its hard for me to include more.  Plus I have a C4-C5 spine injury from a car accident so sometimes I'm limited due to the soreness or pain.  But like I've really only started getting serious about 5 days ago.  Up until then I wasn't good about the food on the weekends so I slooowly burned off 10 pounds in a year.  Then I've hovered at 143 for about a month. So its time to get more serious b/c I'm getting married in October!

I've also started taking 1 Green Tea Pill in the morning - anyone have any thoughts on these?  So far I don't notice a major change in my day to day from them.  But I've also balanced it by cutting out all other forms of caffeine.

Welcome architorture-cool name. Seems like you have a good plan of attack

Well the dang scale did move this am-but in the other direction-it read 145.4-OUCHHHHHHHH. I went ouit last nite and had two big beers and some salty soup -I am hoping that is it. Honestly I am so discouraged right now.

I will post some more later when I have some more time. And after I drink 3 gallons of water........

Welcome, architorture! 

I don't have any thoughts on the Green Tea Pill. I used to drink a ton of Green Tea just because I liked it but I don't remember it having any effect.  Doesn't necessarily mean it won't work for you though.  Let us know if you see results.

I weighed in at 140.8 this morning...ever so slightly up....I didn't get to exercise last night because my assignments ran over time.  I did do ten or twelve minutes of jumping jacks and running in place in the lab though, lol.  I was excited about that because even though I didn't get any "real" exercise in, the old me would never have even tried to burn a few extra calories.  I would have just sat around in spare time.

This sounds perfect. I am just switching from "Lose 11-20 lbs" to "Lose 6-10 lbs" and I am pretty psyched. :)

I'm 25, 5'4", currently 141, goal weight 131.

My start weight was 153lb on 3/25, so I've lost about 12 lb so far, woohoo!!

I can't wait to break into the 130's, I have been fluxuating between 144 and 142 since 4/9! Yesterday I figured out my weekly weigh-ins (instead of daily, which is what I have actually been doing) and realized except for my first week, I have been losing 1-2 lb a week so I am actually right on track and feeling good about it.

Right now, I am on the Eat to Live plan ( http://www.drfuhrman.com/weightloss/about.asp x ) and I actually struggle to get enough calories some days. I am going off the plan in about 1.5 weeks and then calorie counting is going to be really crutial as I figure out how to eat regular foods and also maintain a healthy diet. This is the first time in my life that I have regularly weighed myself, so this is a real journey for me.

Welcome treebyleaf!  You sound like just the right stats for this group!

Future, I hate the scale for ya.  I'm worried I'll have the same experience tomorrow morning (I might have overeaten a little...no, a ton) today.  Don't worry though- we'll get there!  It just might take us a little longer than we had hoped.

I'm about to head out for a one or two mile run and then I"m going to do The Firm DVD later (Tight Buns, Killer Thighs- what a title!).  

Also I've been working on being more active during the day.  I lead a pretty sedentary life because of the nature of my work, but surely I can work in more activity than I have been.  My dad's an engineer and he recently added 10,000 steps to his day. He's lost a ton of weight.  I can do that!  It's just going to take some conscious effort.

Welcome treebyleaf-yes it was exciting to break into the group of lose 6-10 lbs!

I have to try to rememberthat I started out at 152 (and know I was higher earlier) end of Jan and that it is an accomplishment but I am stuck right now too and it is frustrating as all heck. I have been hearing that every ten pounds it is hard-and people can get stuck-the body is adjusting. I weigh daily too nad the scale did not treat me well today!

Things I am doing:

Buying a digital food scale (right after this post!)

Switching up my exercise a bit -including time of day-trying to trick my body!

Trying to drop off 100 or 200 cals (Unlike you -I have NO problem eating over my suggested allowance any day!)

I am also considering doing phase 1 of South Beach for two weeks to see if that kicks it up.

Later on I will check out your link on the Eat to live plan-I am game for anything that gets things moving again!

dreading the scale tomorrow....

I have GOT to buy a pedometer no matter how dorky it looks.

future214, the Eat to Live plan is pretty extreme for most people... it's all about eating the most nutritiously dense foods, so it is really healthy, but it's a totally vegan diet with limited fats, starchy vegetables, and whole grains. It can be a challenge for me, and I am already mostly vegan! :) It's really successful though, I've done it twice now and each time I dropped about 10 lb in the first 2 weeks.

YESSSSSS! My scale said 142.8!!!! 

I mean yesterday it was 145.6 or something-but before that 143 something for 9 days-I am happy!

tree-I was mostly vegan (ate fish occasionally) for almost a year and only in the last month or so added dairy back-found I needed it and eggs. So I know how tough it can be-good luck!

Morning!

So I weighed 142 today. Skeptical if I'm just dehydrated or if it will stick.  If it DOES stick then I'm acutally losing the projected 1 pound a week.  We shall see over the next few days....

Also so far the only thing the Green Tea Pill is doing for me is making my breath ridiculous by the end of the day. 

Tonight I'm going out to dinner with people and we shall see the real test of whether or not I can handle myself with just one drink and a reasonable amount of reasonably healthy food.  Yikes!

Sad news- I went up to 141.6 today- almost a whole pound.  I'm hoping it's not a "real" pound though- that it's because I ate out yesterday.  Of course, I've already eaten out today too...so....

Today was my last day of seminary.  I've found that yesterday and today I've been very, very emotional.  It's part of the reason I've eaten so terribly yesterday and today.  Also because my husband's out of town.

The last time my weight spiked up, by Monday I lost two pounds.  It would be wonderful if that happened again, but I'm not getting my hopes up.  

Maybe I'm just having a downer of a day but I'm feeling more frustrated than normal.  I mean I keep thinking...if eating one bad meals causes me to gain a whole one or two pounds...and if I have to struggle and struggle and struggle to just maintain my weight, and who knows how to lose it, then what does this look like long-term, for me?  And do I even have a choice?

My mom has a cute body.  But she struggles constantly to keep it.  She has no breakfast, only plain peanuts for lunch, and then a healthy dinner.  Is that what I'm looking at?  Has my metabolism gotten that slow?

Well, I've never done anything like this before but I'm always up for trying something new! :)

I'm in the same boat as most of you - 5'7" and weigh 142 at the age of 26. My goal is to be 135 by my wedding in September and I'm struggling.

In my adult life, I've always stayed in the mid-140's and I'd really like to get into the 130's. I've always watched what I eat for fear of becoming overweight like my family, and I don't have the best relationship with food. I've tracked my caloric intake for years and it's finally hit me that I don't eat enough, so my body has been in starving mode, not allowing me to lose anything (I was eating 800-1000 calories a day now my target is 1500). I exercise a lot (I do something everyday, even if just for 30 minutes) and try and mix it up: walking hills, jogging, elliptical, hot yoga.

I think I just need some support and advice! I'm hoping that by joining this group, I can get that and start to see some results. My ultimate goal is to tone up and stay healthy - if I don't hit 135 for my wedding, I'm okay with that, but this is a life goal that I'm after, not a quick fix. I realize things take time.

Looking forward to chatting with you all soon!

arch and kels- eating out is so tricky-I am sure that was the cause of my spike up to 145 a day ago-and all I had was a cup of manhattan clam chowder and 2 beers! Mostly, I try to have a salad -if it is a good place with good ones-oil & vinegar that I can control. If I have an entree it baked or broiled fish and double veggies no starch all sauces on the side. I don't  eat the bread and try to have a glass of red wine or light beers.

kelscat-the scale will come back down. I can so relate to this: I mean I keep thinking...if eating one bad meals causes me to gain a whole one or two pounds...and if I have to struggle and struggle and struggle to just maintain my weight, and who knows how to lose it, then what does this look like long-term, for me?  And do I even have a choice?

My mom has a cute body.  But she struggles constantly to keep it.  She has no breakfast, only plain peanuts for lunch, and then a healthy dinner.  Is that what I'm looking at?  Has my metabolism gotten that slow?

I have lots of the same thoughts-all I can say for sure is that I really like and even crave my healthier food choices now. I pay close attention to how I feel after I eat say -2 delicious home made choc chip cookies- I usually feel crappy/edgy and strangely unsatisfied. Some treats work better for me-full fat ice cream for ex.

I think the key is it is a lifestyle-your mom sounds like a deprivation diet-there is a lot of info out there that restricting too much leads to a slower metabolism.

Keep your chin up!

Hi,

I hear you, hang on you will get to it! I think having only 10 pounds to loose is very hard, it doesnt come off as fast as someone looking to looks a lot of pounds! I hit a lull like you too, but wow all the sudden Im back to dropping a pound  every time i GET ON THE SCALE! I eat my food every few hours also, I dont eat a huge meal ever, I break up my food portion for breakfast through out the morning, the same fo my lunch, then I eat my dinner with my family and thats it for the night. I also have learned to allow myself what I really crave, if I can put it off for 15 minutes I dont need it, if in 15min I rethink my craving I give my self more of a time limit to see if I stil want it, if the craving doesnt go away I have it and get over it. Im now 2 POUNDS FROM MY GOAL!

good luck

Yeah my mother in law to be is on the slender side at age 70 and she eats pratically nothing. Its depressing to think one won't be able to enjoy food which I why I cling to the hope that its more about the exercise for me.

As far as eating out goes, I don't mind the spikes in weight from the unavoidable salt and sometimes alcohol, so long as they go back down in a few days to what they were before.  For me and my sanity I won't go out with people and make the restaurant do no oil, no salt, baked, etc. It ruins everyone's time IMO.  I just do my best with the menu and what comes on my plate and try to eat only about half (depending on the portion size).  The whole goal for me is not only lose weight but keep if off and to do that its a lifestyle change more than anything.  As a total foodie and someone who lives in Manhattan there is no way I could stop going out so its rough.

Okay having said that I now have to actually go DO that consistantly and not just for a few weeks! :)

Woohoo, 139.8 according to the scale this morning! I know that is way too close to really consider it breaking out of the 140's, but it sure felt nice to see a 30-something on the scale today. :)

I am curious how maintainance will look for me. This is the first time I have counted calories, weighed myself regularly (most of my adult life I have not owned or used a scale), or tried to lose weight to reach a specific goal. I'm not even sure what my goal weight (131) is going to look/feel like since I am not sure whether I have weighed that little or not. I am a total foodie, love to eat out (not that I can much, being so broke) and bake yummy treats. I don't intend to give these things up, I just want to have a better idea of how to balance them into a healthy diet.