small weight loss group wanted (closed)

 just read a topic on a weight loss group that sounds like an awesome idea. However i think they had gone over their limit so thought i would try and start my own group.

Previously I have lost 13 kilos (about 30) pounds through a personal trainer. It worked really well for me as someone was pushing and motivating me. Unfortunately I had to stop as I could no longer afford it, however still have food plan, food diaries and gym workout which I am happy to share. (no charge)

I started a 12 body challenge at work with my staff  (with the info from my trainer) and had 1 guy loose 23 kilos /50 pounds. He was very overweight tho and it came off very quickly the ladies averaged about 9 kilos. We did a weekly weigh in and I motivated them throghout. The unfortunate part about all this is that I had no one to motivate me as I was motivating them.

Due to being unmotivated I have gained another 6 kilos :-(

Not sure how to start a online group as I have only signed up today but would love to hear from any1 else wanting to join. :-)

My ultimate goals is loose 13 kilos 28.7 pounds, pls help !!!!

I love my green tea for a healthier sub for coffee.   I used to drinjk coffee all day at work and then not be able to sleep at night.  Switchign to tea in the AM made that easier....  and they make awesome flavors.   I <3 cranberry pomegranate!!!

ugh- so ive actually been gaining this week. I think ive gained about 4 pounds. I have 2 huge binges yesterday- both around 1240 cals. my stomach hurt so bad after both of them that all i could do was sleep. I feel really really guilty about it, but im trying to not let it get me down. i havent gained all my weight back, and the doctor did say that i needed to start eating more, so maybe 120 is the weight my body wants to be. idk. im just trying to make myself feel better...

atleast my headaches are gone, lol, that's a plus

Glad the headaches are easing, whatever...... 

do you find you have bad binges when you have been restricting most of the day/week/month?   I feel like I pigged out just now, but I know that all day I was so busy, I ate too lightly and had a HUGE headache because of that almost all day long.....   coincidence>?????

Not to be nosy, but that happens to be almost every time I underat for the day, the headahces are killer.   And I think sometimes for me the binge is my body's way of telling me to F-off and feed it.  Just me....  

How tall are you again?  Maybe 120 is an ideal place for you to maintain for a while and work instead on cardio endurance or muscle tone or body fat loss or inches lost etc vs. just scale numbers, you know?

ladies? 

yea, I guess sometimes I restrict for too long and then i'm like f this im hungry lol. other times, i see the peanut butter jar... and it goes downhill from there haha!

I'm 5'4 so 120 is healthy for my height... although my pre-college weight was 112

hhmm, I do think then maybe give yourself a break and concentrate on other way to prove you are improving your body like fat loss or inches or cardio endurance.  I bet if you stop worrying about it, it will just happen on the scale on its own.   ( :

Also -- do you log your cals?  I can almost always backtrack when I have a bad week and tell you why --- or just realize that I need ot up my cals or whatever.... 

Whatever - Glad to hear the headaches are gone... I was laid up all of last weekend with a migraine that hurt so bad I was throwing up and seeing spots :(  They suck! 

On a lighter note... I feel SOOOO good right now!  I had a crappy day at work, so my best friend and I decided we needed a girls night.  Instead of going to coldstone and getting a huge ice cream and watching a movie (which we seriously deliberated), we walked downtown to Farmers market and got some fresh produce and then decided we would go dancing... OMG!!!  I had sooooo much fun!  I started the evening feeling so bloated and gross (still that time of the month) but as the night went on my friends were all laughing at me... I was such a flirt tonight and had an amazing time of it!  One guy asked for my number, another said he'd see me again next week and I danced half the night with another... :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)  Oh it was fun!!! Now I entered all the time in that I was dancing and I burned so many calories while having a great time!  Definitely a good night overall! 

Anyway, I better get some sleep if I want to be on time for work tomorrow.  Good luck girls!  Talk to you all soon!

glad you had fun, kaleigh ---  ( :

I saw another new number today --164.2.  YAY!!!! 

how are all of you??? 

I'm still around! I feel like I haven't been on here in forever, when actually I have I just haven't been saying much or logging anything. Its been a rough couple of weeks with the dieting. For some reason I've just lost all motivation, I guess I have just been feeling super lazy. But tomorrow I am going to workout before work and then at work as long as it doesn't rain I should be able to go walk at least a mile. I am going to EAT BREAKFAST (this has been so hard for me to stick to for the past month or so) I am going to make myself a HEALTHY lunch- which contains all 3 food groups and I am going to pretend Friday and Saturday never happened How is everyone doing? It sounds like everyone has been doing pretty well. I am not going to weigh myself for a few days because I know I am majorly bloated from sodium. Thank you so much for letting me ramble. I mean I have to lose some more weight I bough a tight size 9 yesterday in hopes they will soon fit not so tightly. Let the challenge begin!

Olivia - Thanks! Sorry if I rambled in that last posting... I was a bit high on life :)  Congrats on your weight!!!  So exciting!

Lillysmominpa - Hey there!  You can do this!!! I too have a hard time making myself eat breakfast... I'm never hungry when I wake up and I'd way rather sleep an extra half hour than get up and make myself food when I'm not hungry.  I've found that if i slowly drink my coffee while checking my email and getting ready for the morning and then make breakfast I'm generally starting to get a bit hungry by that time.  Maybe this will help?  Congrats on the size 9!!!

Good luck everyone!!!   

Thanks kaleighlynn! I woke up and worked out and then I had a healthy breakfast so far my day has started off right. I have a nice healthy lunch all packed up and am ready for work. Hopefully, the working out this morning won't make me super tired tonight. I don't think it will be too hard to getting use to this routine though, its more like the one I had before I started working day shift. But I am happy I am right no track now. I even weighed myself this morning and I wasn't crazy over weight like I thought I would be, I made it in at 137. I would have to say I am having a great morning, but works calls so we will see how this goes. Its my first real day of "counting" since I am out of training now. Lol, it should be rather interesting! Thank you for all the support it really means a lot!

Hey everyone!  Just checking in :)  I weighed myself today and got excited!  I'm now at 151. down 2 lbs, 18lbs to go :( It's all about the little steps  I know I know... 

Anyway, I had to have a biopsy done on one of the moles on my arm today.  It was ok during the procedure, but now it hurts (now that the pain meds wore off :p) My doctor is concerned about skin cancer.  I wouldn't be suprised.  I am most definitely one of those typical California girls who loves to get some sun... 

Well hope you girls have a good week!  I'm going to take tomorrow off of counting since I will be training for a research project that I'm working on and it's all day long... bleh!  I will probably just grab some lunch on campus with a friend.  Again, good luck!!!

Congratulations on the 2 pounds!! Its always hard to see you only lose 2 pounds but remember the 2 pounds a week is a really good healthy rate. Thats what I tell myself when I see I have only lost 2 pounds at a time. The conversation goes something like this "You may have only lost 2 pounds but that means it will stay off a lot longer than most people." Then I go look in a long mirror and say something like "Damn I'm sexy" Lol! Yes, I talk to myself hahaha.

I'm so sorry to hear about the mole and possible cancer. That would be so scary. Yesterday I found out the one woman I take care of has cancer. They are suppose to try and start treatment soon. It really bums me out though, she is one of my favorite people to take care of. So much for not getting attached to the individuals. Then she wanted me to have cake and ice cream with her so I did. Oh well, I figured the day before I was extra good and worked out and walked 2 miles. Then yesterday I did a ton of bathing and lifting and so I deserved it. It'll hopefully even out, I guess I will see at the end of the week.

I hope everyone is having a good week! I know this group helps me out a ton. Remember 2 pounds off is way better than 2 pounds on!

yesterday I binged yet again-- but today im doing great so far and im determined not to mess it up!!!

I'm getting a subway veggie delite salad for dinner :]

Whatever07, what do you think and feel before you binge? It seems like such a habit with you that it makes me wonder if you have some under lying issues with food. When you say binge, what exactly are you talking about? Because maybe I am a little confused with what you are saying and what I am thinking. When I think of  binge I think of someone eating like 2 quarts of ice cream, an entire package of Oreos, a container of pb and so on. You don't throw up after you do that do you? Sorry for being nosy but I just looked through your posts and it just seems like it happens a lot and makes me wonder. I know it can be really hard to have an eating disorder, not saying you do, but if you did sometimes its hard to be able to say you have a problem. It took me about 3 or 4 years when I had mine to realize I actually had a problem. Sorry if I posted something you don't want to address or that offended you. I wish you nothing but the best of luck, I want to help and support you, but without knowing somethings I don't really know how to.

yeah when I binge it pretty much empties out the kitchen. luckily, I'm leaving tomorrow to go back to school, and I only seem to binge when im home. I'm not sure if it's something about being at home or not. I only binge alone so it's not like I do it when my roommates are there. Maybe it's out of loneliness? But i did really good yesterday and today. I find that it happens when I get really really hungry and then when I do eat and one thing just leads to another until I eat so much i feel like I can't move.

Thats really good that you did good yesterday. Just take it one day at a time, sometimes if you look at things too far in advance it can seem over helming. Maybe you feel more stress at home? Being lonely and bored can definitely make someone over eat. Just like stress, just last night I came home and ate a brownie and snacks because I was so over whelmed and stressed with work I didn't know what else would make me feel better. Just try to remember that eating too much and too often will just make you feel good for a short time and then when that feeling goes away you are going to still have to deal with the problem and usually the guilt of feeling bad because you ate too much. I'm still kicking myself because those brownies sat there since Tuesday when my mom made them and I hadn't even wanted one until I let the mean people I work with get to me. But today is a new day and we will hopefully learn from our mistakes and move forward in a more positive direction. Good luck with being back at school. Thats good that you know you can do better with your eating when you are around your roommates and that you acknowledge that.

I have to go get ready for work now or I would write more. Ugh, I'm so glad I have the weekend off. These people are driving me crazy.

Hey girls!  Is anyone on here anymore???  How are you all planning on spending your Labor Day weekend?  Any big plans?  Well, have a great weekend!

I miss this post.   where did everyone go?    ( : 

I lost 8 lbs in August, going back to work rocks!    X D

J had hernia surgery Thursday, so we are not doing much this holiday except hanging out and recovering.  I will read, suntan, grade papers, do laundry and read some more.  fun stuff -- but relaxing is awesome too.   

xoxox  everyone be safe, and be healthy eaters and drinkers!

Sad to see this post die. 

If you're out there, holler.   ( :

Sorry!  I haven't been on for about a week thanks to a concussion :(  Long story, but I'm finally on the mend :)  Yes I am still here... Anyone else out there???