Weight Loss
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Is there anyone else who would like to take up the challenge of a 120's/110's club. I think that we could use some support too. I found them for the 130's and I was in that one, but now i'm below and need a new group, so I'm starting one. Anyone want to join? It doesn't matter if you are already there or if this category is your goal! I'm 5'6" and at a 126lbs. My goal is my prepregnancy weight of 115 lbs. I currently eat 1,200 calories a day, and burn 1,900. I've been eating healthy, and not really exercising, but would like to start soon. Anyone who wants to join, feel free! Let's all support each other!
Amen to that.
you go girl! Navywife is absolutely right. I have 75 lbs to go and I don't need any negativity in my support group. I don't care if you're 5' or 6', if you can help me get to where I'm going (110), and you keep yourself healthy, welcome to the club. How do you do it? That's what I would like to know. What do thin people eat? How often? How much? What do they do to exercise? How often? How does their mind work? What is different from me - a fat chick - from you - the thin one - besides genetics and environmental influences? It has to be something in the brain & thought process. That is what I want to know...
well navywife, sinse I was one of the negative people I will exclude myself from this support group. apologies.
Louise.
Louise.
Hey. I'd love to add any tips I've learned over the years.
I still have a ways to go, but I've seen struggles on both sides of the BMI fence. My mother, her best friend, and my best friend, have been medically obese for most of my life, and I've seen them struggle with their relationship with food, and exercise for years. The good news is that my friend has lost 80 lbs, and she has kept her weight at 130 for two years now. She so rocks! ^_^
One thing that is really working for me is eating foods that take more calories to burn than what is even in them.
Like: green beans, asparagus, broccoli, spinach, celery root, cucumber, garlic, onions, leeks, cabbage, celery, zucchini, strawberries, lemon, limes etc.
I think they are called negative calorie foods. I just eat a bigger portion of them, and then I eat proper servings of the foods I need, like protein, and good fats etc, while still counting the calories, and working out of course. They won't be super filling, but they really do help, and drinking 1/2 a cup of fat free milk really cut's the hunger. It has protein, and loads of calcium, so it's super good for us girls.
Hope this helps ^_^
I still have a ways to go, but I've seen struggles on both sides of the BMI fence. My mother, her best friend, and my best friend, have been medically obese for most of my life, and I've seen them struggle with their relationship with food, and exercise for years. The good news is that my friend has lost 80 lbs, and she has kept her weight at 130 for two years now. She so rocks! ^_^
One thing that is really working for me is eating foods that take more calories to burn than what is even in them.
Like: green beans, asparagus, broccoli, spinach, celery root, cucumber, garlic, onions, leeks, cabbage, celery, zucchini, strawberries, lemon, limes etc.
I think they are called negative calorie foods. I just eat a bigger portion of them, and then I eat proper servings of the foods I need, like protein, and good fats etc, while still counting the calories, and working out of course. They won't be super filling, but they really do help, and drinking 1/2 a cup of fat free milk really cut's the hunger. It has protein, and loads of calcium, so it's super good for us girls.
Hope this helps ^_^
Why this is not supportive:
A. Not everyone is a dancer
B. There are many people that misuse this site to achieve an unhealthy weight.
C. People have to look around on the internet for BMI indicators that tell them that 110 or 114 pounds is a healthy weight for 5"6' when the majority don't.
D. As I said, the majority of people here are already at a healthy weight for their height they should concentrate on muscle building not losing more weight.
For those of you who are naturally petite/short please excuse my rant, I'm just worried at how many young women and men I see posting EVERY DAY on these boards about how they need to be underweight to feel beautiful, it's very sad.
A. Not everyone is a dancer
B. There are many people that misuse this site to achieve an unhealthy weight.
C. People have to look around on the internet for BMI indicators that tell them that 110 or 114 pounds is a healthy weight for 5"6' when the majority don't.
D. As I said, the majority of people here are already at a healthy weight for their height they should concentrate on muscle building not losing more weight.
For those of you who are naturally petite/short please excuse my rant, I'm just worried at how many young women and men I see posting EVERY DAY on these boards about how they need to be underweight to feel beautiful, it's very sad.
Navywife-- I think that your idea is a good one and that we should just move forward.
We can move past the 'who belongs' stage and welcome new members if they are already at goal or 100 pounds away! The point is to keep each other motivated.
dpalacios and navywife I added you as a friend and you too avis_rara as you seem to be moving on to a brighter pasture. I'll continue to add friends as this group evolves and I am hoping we can all support eachother.
Avis_rara- My husband (and his mom) have super metabolism. They can just 'forget to eat' meals when they get busy. Not me- I have to eat food regularly and have to force myself to ignore temptations like Oreos in the cupboard (big weakness). My mom has medical obesity as well and when she visits she can't walk up my house's stairs without getting severely winded. This makes me sad as she struggled with her weight for years until she finally gave up and then it got really bad. I don't want to end up in the same boat.
I find that journaling really helps...and exercise...and support from others!
We can move past the 'who belongs' stage and welcome new members if they are already at goal or 100 pounds away! The point is to keep each other motivated.
dpalacios and navywife I added you as a friend and you too avis_rara as you seem to be moving on to a brighter pasture. I'll continue to add friends as this group evolves and I am hoping we can all support eachother.
Avis_rara- My husband (and his mom) have super metabolism. They can just 'forget to eat' meals when they get busy. Not me- I have to eat food regularly and have to force myself to ignore temptations like Oreos in the cupboard (big weakness). My mom has medical obesity as well and when she visits she can't walk up my house's stairs without getting severely winded. This makes me sad as she struggled with her weight for years until she finally gave up and then it got really bad. I don't want to end up in the same boat.
I find that journaling really helps...and exercise...and support from others!
Ravinlark-
Was that post for me?
You don't have to be a dancer to be healthy, though being physically active is a good thing. I would recommend finding something that works for you.
I was just saying that not all people fit into those charts perfectly, and that seeing a doctor is the best way to find out if you are at a healthy weight.
Was that post for me?
You don't have to be a dancer to be healthy, though being physically active is a good thing. I would recommend finding something that works for you.
I was just saying that not all people fit into those charts perfectly, and that seeing a doctor is the best way to find out if you are at a healthy weight.
Hi mary ^_^
Thanks for adding me. I think that being positive is realy the only way to be in a forum like this. That is what we are all here for.
I've been trying so hard to help my mom feel beautiful, and strong, but she has been having the hardest time. Of cource, I also have a hard time when she tries to jump on me about my weight gain. I know she feels bad about her self, so I try to just do what I can to make her feel better. I think that she's amazing, and beautiful at any weight, though I don't want her heart to start giving out on her like her friend. It has me worried.
You know, I used to forget to eat every now and then, later, food bacame my favoret passtime. I've always loved it, but then I started looking to something sugary or fatty just to cheer me up.
Right now, I'm working on getting back into my old mind set. I really enjoyed food that was healthy, and I did not need to eat untill I was really stuffed. I just ate untill I was not hungry any more. I do know how you feel about those oreos, they are a weekness of mine too.
I have been doing really good this week though ^_^ Yay for me. Not one bit of Holloween candy. I'm still having cany dreams, but those frozen green beens are really helping haha! Any time I want something sweet, I just eat a few frozen green beans. It really works =D
Thanks for adding me. I think that being positive is realy the only way to be in a forum like this. That is what we are all here for.
I've been trying so hard to help my mom feel beautiful, and strong, but she has been having the hardest time. Of cource, I also have a hard time when she tries to jump on me about my weight gain. I know she feels bad about her self, so I try to just do what I can to make her feel better. I think that she's amazing, and beautiful at any weight, though I don't want her heart to start giving out on her like her friend. It has me worried.
You know, I used to forget to eat every now and then, later, food bacame my favoret passtime. I've always loved it, but then I started looking to something sugary or fatty just to cheer me up.
Right now, I'm working on getting back into my old mind set. I really enjoyed food that was healthy, and I did not need to eat untill I was really stuffed. I just ate untill I was not hungry any more. I do know how you feel about those oreos, they are a weekness of mine too.
I have been doing really good this week though ^_^ Yay for me. Not one bit of Holloween candy. I'm still having cany dreams, but those frozen green beens are really helping haha! Any time I want something sweet, I just eat a few frozen green beans. It really works =D
Nope, that post wasn't for you Aves_rara... just a general observation.
Ok. Thanks ^_^
I will excuse myself from this thread as well. I echo what's been said before about this site being used in conflict with its intended purpose... helping people to attain and maintain healthy eating habits and lifestyles to improve their overall health and well being.
You aren't going to find any encouraging words from me if you're pursuing an unhealthy goal and refusing to listen to MANY voices of reason... and when I see them, I will not refrain from encouraging you to rethink your goal and perhaps address the REAL issues at work... which I think are related more to MENTAL health than to physical health and fitness.
BB
You aren't going to find any encouraging words from me if you're pursuing an unhealthy goal and refusing to listen to MANY voices of reason... and when I see them, I will not refrain from encouraging you to rethink your goal and perhaps address the REAL issues at work... which I think are related more to MENTAL health than to physical health and fitness.
BB
Well I'm not going anywhere, I came here with good intentions.
I think this group should be supportive too, but I don't get how saying, "Go ahead! Be 5'8 and weigh 110!" is supportive. If you want to have a group of yes-men/women and call that supportive, that's fine, I guess, but it means that we aren't thinking very hard or being very helpful. I personally find all of this kind of disturbing so I guess I'll be a silent member if "support" just means agreeing with everyone all the time.
I'm 5'6" and currently weigh 120 on the nose. My highest weight was 155, lowest 116, and the most important thing I've learned in my struggle to stay thin (and healthy!) is that portion control and a tame sweet tooth will keep the scale from moving upward. Also, exercise has never really effected my numbers on the scale so much as it just makes me look better and feel more confident. Good luck everyone!
I'd like to join.
I'm currently 5'4" and 116lbs, goal weight is 115 - 110. Or somewhere in between, actually my goal is just to stay under 120 :)
I suppose I do have body issues...in that I like my body to look a certain way, not stick skinny and emaciated, but I like to be thinner than average, it's just what I find attractive, and what makes me feel good about myself. I wouldn't consider myself obsessed by this image, but it is definitely important to me that I don't let myself go as I get older.
Some people on here will abuse the system, and try anything to lose weight to unhealthy limits...this is a given and something we have to accept as being part of this site's community. But to bring down a large group for these poor few.
You can obviously tell who they are by the way they make posts about over eating on air-popped popcorn and string beans...or they make queasy statements about their ridiculous goals, most of them are begging for us to recognize them and say our two cents, usually so they can then use that to prove us wrong and give new motivation to their off-balance mental body image.
They need professional help. And when they crop up on this thread, we will tell them as much, for all the good it will do.
But for me, and many, many others on here, we are just determined individuals with a goal of self achievement and attractiveness. Please - there is a goal weight thread for every body type, don't alienate us!!
I'm currently 5'4" and 116lbs, goal weight is 115 - 110. Or somewhere in between, actually my goal is just to stay under 120 :)
I suppose I do have body issues...in that I like my body to look a certain way, not stick skinny and emaciated, but I like to be thinner than average, it's just what I find attractive, and what makes me feel good about myself. I wouldn't consider myself obsessed by this image, but it is definitely important to me that I don't let myself go as I get older.
Some people on here will abuse the system, and try anything to lose weight to unhealthy limits...this is a given and something we have to accept as being part of this site's community. But to bring down a large group for these poor few.
You can obviously tell who they are by the way they make posts about over eating on air-popped popcorn and string beans...or they make queasy statements about their ridiculous goals, most of them are begging for us to recognize them and say our two cents, usually so they can then use that to prove us wrong and give new motivation to their off-balance mental body image.
They need professional help. And when they crop up on this thread, we will tell them as much, for all the good it will do.
But for me, and many, many others on here, we are just determined individuals with a goal of self achievement and attractiveness. Please - there is a goal weight thread for every body type, don't alienate us!!
As a person who was a former dancer and only 5 feet tall, I'm pleased to be my current weight 120ish...but my prepregnant weight was 115...my clothes would just fit better (I was fit and slim and now I'm just slim and kinda fit)
I think this would be good. But I think of there are people who want to be this weight and they are taller, it probably isn't healthy or really realistic.
I think this would be good. But I think of there are people who want to be this weight and they are taller, it probably isn't healthy or really realistic.
Hi, so I just left the 140/130 group thread thingy, because I'm now officially in the 120s!
I'm 5'2" and currently weigh 126. I'd like to reach 120 as a mini goal then take it from there, not going lower than 110lbs ultimately.
alice x
I'm 5'2" and currently weigh 126. I'd like to reach 120 as a mini goal then take it from there, not going lower than 110lbs ultimately.
alice x
wow. Lactavia that kind of hurt.
I hope you are not including me in that post. I'm a dancer trying to get back into her leotard who's 5' 9"/5' 10", and my goal is around 120-125. =( I don't want to make anyone feel bad about their numbers either. I'm not very chubby right now, and I think that depending on the person, people can look way too skinny at 5' 6" and 160 lbs (my cousin). Plus, I know a ton of girls who are totally stunning with a more curvy full figured look. I think that it would be a terrible shame for them to get "thin".
I just posted a current pic of me. As you can see, I'm not fat, but I'm not thin either. I just want my old butt, and waist back lol =P I can't fit into any of my pants >.<
I'm very small boned,and now that I've had a baby, I've really gained weight. I'm not fat at all, but I still would like to lose a tad bit of weight like 10-20 lbs (not much for a tall person), and get back into shape. I was 155 a few months after that baby. I started the diet at 148 one year post baby, and I'm now 139 which should be a "target weight" but my doctor told me that my body fat percentage was way to high, and that I could benefit from losing some weight, eating right, and exercising. That really shocked me.
Everyone I know has been telling me that I should loose some weight and get into shape, and last weekend my grandfather even told me that I was getting fat. I know that he was a total jerk, and that I am not even slightly fat, but I am out of shape, and I keep gaining weight, so I just thought I should start now, and try to get my old body back.
Ok. That's my story. I just want to eat healthy food, exercise, and loose a little weight. But I'm starting to think that I'm not very welcome here being way over 5' 6" =\
I hope you are not including me in that post. I'm a dancer trying to get back into her leotard who's 5' 9"/5' 10", and my goal is around 120-125. =( I don't want to make anyone feel bad about their numbers either. I'm not very chubby right now, and I think that depending on the person, people can look way too skinny at 5' 6" and 160 lbs (my cousin). Plus, I know a ton of girls who are totally stunning with a more curvy full figured look. I think that it would be a terrible shame for them to get "thin".
I just posted a current pic of me. As you can see, I'm not fat, but I'm not thin either. I just want my old butt, and waist back lol =P I can't fit into any of my pants >.<
I'm very small boned,and now that I've had a baby, I've really gained weight. I'm not fat at all, but I still would like to lose a tad bit of weight like 10-20 lbs (not much for a tall person), and get back into shape. I was 155 a few months after that baby. I started the diet at 148 one year post baby, and I'm now 139 which should be a "target weight" but my doctor told me that my body fat percentage was way to high, and that I could benefit from losing some weight, eating right, and exercising. That really shocked me.
Everyone I know has been telling me that I should loose some weight and get into shape, and last weekend my grandfather even told me that I was getting fat. I know that he was a total jerk, and that I am not even slightly fat, but I am out of shape, and I keep gaining weight, so I just thought I should start now, and try to get my old body back.
Ok. That's my story. I just want to eat healthy food, exercise, and loose a little weight. But I'm starting to think that I'm not very welcome here being way over 5' 6" =\
Have any of you that have lost a significant amount of weight experienced changes in your menstrual cycle and/or had an increase in depression or mood swings?
Kheather72
Are you talking about your experience? That has me worried. If you are having these problems, then you should see a doctor as soon as possible!! I would also tell them how much you weighed before, after, and how fast you lost it O.O
Since you have just had a baby the menstrual changes may be due to brest feeding. The depression could be a hormonal thing, and you should really talk to your doctor about that.
Are you talking about your experience? That has me worried. If you are having these problems, then you should see a doctor as soon as possible!! I would also tell them how much you weighed before, after, and how fast you lost it O.O
Since you have just had a baby the menstrual changes may be due to brest feeding. The depression could be a hormonal thing, and you should really talk to your doctor about that.
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