The 2-5 pounds to go and stuck thread ... Join me to lose the last few pounds!

This is the all-new "Join me to lose the last 2-5 lbs club"!

This type of thread helped me famously as I was on my weight loss journey in 2007. Now I am back looking for more, support, friends and few pounds to lose ... I am still thin but feeling down in the dumps with poor eating and a lack of motivation.

Who wants to join me to lose the last 3-5lbs and stay healthy! Post goals, rants, diaries of your day if you like, we can lose those last few together!

YES WE CAN!

Wow that's very brave of you to raise your calories carolally. But you must have been quite frustrated at 1200, I know how difficult that gets over time. Maybe your body just needs time to adjust. Let us know if the weight comes off.

carolally, where abouts in Ireland do you live? I spent half my childhood in Dublin before we moved over to the US.

Wow, I had a ghastly weigh-in this morning of 106. Probably because I ate at least a pint of white rice last night so hopefully it's just a passing thing and I will be back to 104 in a few days. My issue is I am just not dieting and expecting to lose weight. Motivation is my major obstacle and has been since last year when I stopped plugging all my foods in ... ... so much for my perfect week hhhhhmmmmmmmph.

Original Post by krrpt08:

here's the website...

http://www.cooking.com/Recipes-And-More/RecDe tail.aspx?rid=2307

if it doesn't work, maybe try copying and pasting? :)

Gosh darn, those look yummy. Maybe that's what I will make for T-day.

good morning!

all right.. no takers on the no-drinking challenge... that's okay :) but if you guys could help me I'd appreciate it! I guess I more want to stop drinking so darn much... I always overdo it and I just want to drink socially :( So.. I will try to drink ONLY Saturday and drink ONLY a few beers or few glasses of wine.. as in, one or two... help? :)

jen - my bday is dec. 14! yay snowbabies!! lol!

ozzy - that is awesome that upping the cals worked for you!! wtg!!!

nycgirl - I'm sure you'll be back to 104 soon :) don't fret! and the wings were a huge hit! you could really use whatever sauce you want, but the one they recommend is pretty tasty.

well..  I have a lot of exercise planned for today.. I took a half day off work b/c my tv is getting fixed.. so I figured I'd do some homework, lift weights (if they came on gone) and do some HIIT on my elliptical. all exercise will take place AFTER the tv people are gone! lol!

talk to you all soon!! keep up the great work!!!!

Original Post by nycgirl:

Wow, I had a ghastly weigh-in this morning of 106. Probably because I ate at least a pint of white rice last night so hopefully it's just a passing thing and I will be back to 104 in a few days. My issue is I am just not dieting and expecting to lose weight. Motivation is my major obstacle and has been since last year when I stopped plugging all my foods in ... ... so much for my perfect week hhhhhmmmmmmmph.

Why do you think the white rice made you gain? White rice is a staple food in our house, I eat it almost every day. I know it is a high-GI food but quitting white rice in my household would be akin to going vegetarian in a house full of carnivores :( But maybe it's the reason I'm not losing weight. Do tell.

Warbler: Well im back down with calorie intake, im just too afraid of gainin to up it, i may not lose but i cant handle those lbs going up!

nycgirl: I live in Dublin, its cool but its so cold and dark right now i cant bring myelf to go out in the evenings after work, i get so lazy in winter!!

carolally--I will be in Dublin--Dublin City University! I would love it if you could recommend some good cafes/places to eat that won't kill my calorie consumption! I am a little worried about the drink thing...I'm not much of a drinker for the one hand (and I hate beer--my parents joke I'm going to get thrown out of the country :-P), plus...ugh...the CALORIES. I know I should enjoy myself but I want to do it moderately...I figure my waistline and wallet will thank me if I stick to maybe one/two drinks when I go out. :-)

I'm having a rough day today and I don't really know why. I went to pick up some eggs and half-and-half at the local dairy farm--famous for their low prices and their ICE CREAM. I just wanted to get a whole bag of Tostitos and a pint of their ice cream and just PIG OUT.

It's weird--I'm not a binger, but I have URGES to binge, y'know? I think I treat myself pretty well--I eat a reasonable amount of calories and make sure to have enough treats in there to make me happy. But I still sometimes get that urge to just pig out. :-(

Fortunately I resisted--we're having a Thanksgiving potluck at my house on Friday so I know that will be a treat day...plus I'm going out Thursday night to Applebee's (although I'm going to try and eat sensibly the rest of the day so I still come in under calories), and then next Thursday is the REAL Thanksgiving and the Friday after THAT is my going-away party and our club's semi-formal...so I have plenty of treat days coming up and couldn't really afford that ice cream.

But sigh. It makes me resentful sometimes. :-(

Today is a scheduled low-calorie day because I don't have work and I'm not going to the gym--right now I have scheduled 1350, but I might end up adding toast if I'm not satisfied and bringing it up to 1500 (and thus not really a low-calorie day, but still giving me a deficit). I'll see how I feel later. But that's probably part of the reason I'm so glum about the lack of ice cream in my life. :-P

minerva I know how you feel about the resentment and the urges. Although it strikes me at different moments. I tend to get those resentful, glum feelings when I see good food that I can't eat because it's probably full of calories, and I don't even know how many. It's gotten to the point where I don't eat my mom's cooking at all and I'm not even looking forward to my birthday dinner next week. I really wish I had a better metabolism that responded better to dieting (it seems to respond well enough when I overeat!!). I wish I could actually fit certain foods into my diet. I find it sad that because of my size I can't even budget a slice of pizza into my intake goal without having to exceed it/make it a cheat day. All I can afford to do is eat one reasonable meal a day, then I've already hit half my intake goal and I have to restrict for the other meals. It's not fair! I don't want to have to eat like this for the rest of my life or resign myself to being fat. At the same time I'm annoyed with myself for being a big whiny baby about it all.

Sigh. I don't know how I feel. I don't think my intake goal is too low. Most days I'm more than satisfied with it. But on some days I just feel sad. I can never eat a slice of pie or birthday cake or pancakes or bread or a cookie or pasta or potatoes or skin-on meat or any number of foods that normal people can afford to fit into their diet. I just wish I had more calories to work with sometimes.

warber--are you SURE you're getting enough calories? You should have enough leeway to be able to budget things like a cookie or a slice of pizza without being pushed over the top...how much do you eat a day?

I can usually fit a cookie in as an afternoon snack. If it's 200 calories or less. That's my problem. I can eat small bits of good stuff. But never an actual normal people's serving or meal, which is what I wish I could have. I'm just never satisfied. I'm ready to throw in the towel and just give up weight loss because it's making me depressed. Do you think I could maintain on 1500 calories a day?  (I've been eating under 1500 calories for a few months now and I haven't lost a pound since September. It's so disheartening.)

Warbler--It could be that you're not losing on a low-cal diet because it's so low that you're scaring your body into hording fat -- it thinks you're starving. However, that's just a thought.

I hear what you're saying about pizza and big meals -- I always ate three big meals a day before I started trying to get back into shape, and it's really hard for me to get used to the idea of eating 5 meals of 300 calories (I'm going for 1500/day) ... a slice of pizza is the whole 300 calories, but foods like pizza, ice cream, etc. weren't meant to be eaten in small portions! And they also aren't filling, so soon enough I'm wanting more and I know that I already ate my meal for that period of time.

For me, I'm trying to adjust my lifestyle so that eventually this eating small meals continuously is what I'm used to ... I hope that if I keep to it eventually it will overcome the habits from growing up. My fiance is really into fitness and that will make it easier, since we'll both be trying to eat moderately throughout the day instead of the big dinner, etc. But it's weird adjusting to different eating habits.

Perhaps if you really hate this kind of lifestyle, it would be easier for you to try an approach to healthy eating that fits your preferences more? I know that a lot of people reccomend frequent, small meals, but if your metabolism is such that fewer larger meals would satisfy you, maybe that is something to try. :-? Anyway, I hope I haven't overstepped ... just my thoughts on this, because I feel like I've been going through similar thoughts about changing eating habits and how strange it is.

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For me, I've had three (four if I do well today!) days where I stuck to my 1500 instead of going over to 1700-2000, and weighed in at 109. Half a pound lighter than last week! So I'm pretty happy with that, and I'm going to try to stick really firmly to the 1500/day until Thanksgiving, which will be a free day and timed to give my metabolism that extra jolt so I can restrict afterwards and continue losing. 4 pounds to go. :-)

I hope everyone is having a good evening!

"I always ate three big meals a day before I started trying to get back into shape, and it's really hard for me to get used to the idea of eating 5 meals of 300 calories (I'm going for 1500/day) ... a slice of pizza is the whole 300 calories, but foods like pizza, ice cream, etc. weren't meant to be eaten in small portions! And they also aren't filling, so soon enough I'm wanting more and I know that I already ate my meal for that period of time."

Wow thanks elen. That was such a helpful post. This part especially was very true!

I'm glad to hear you're making progress :)

Carolally ... Awesome! I grew up in Killiney but now my parents have a place on Merrion Road. And though my family are southsiders, my best friend lives in Howth (I actually met her over here in NY but she moved back to Dublin). So, are you a north or southsider? I hope to get back home next summer as it's been 5 years since I have been back now, which is so bad. It's probably a good thing though as I am mad for Irish and British sweets like Malteasers and Minstrels, oh lest not forget the Jelly Tots too. Not to mention the chips and battered sausies! Every year my Mom gives me a big tube of Jelly Tots for Christmas, it's the best day of the year.

Warbler, rice is very high in calories. But I think my bad weigh in was b/c rice is HEAVY. It was all in my system when I weighed myself this morning as I had only eaten it a few hours earlier. The calorie thing is dangerous for me though as I could eat enormous amounts of it, easily 1000 cals without even thinking - which is really bad. It's my favorite food. 

Today I had a reasonable day. I ate a lot of carbs but all good high fiber stuff. Product 19, Puffins, Quaker oatmeal, Wasa bread, cold cuts, some cheese, more Tostitos and 4 Hersey's kisses with almonds (amazingly good). Not sure what else but I don't feel too overloaded so I don't think I overdid it. We will see tomorrow ......

well i'm still working off the damage from last weekend.. today i weighed in at 60.4, so i'm still around 1 kilo up from what i should be.. however, i did do some shopping today at zara and the gap and i'm in smaller sizes than the last time i shopped there!  though i'm now poor until the end of the month at least that means maybe i can't afford to drink too much this weekend!  also got a super sexy little black dress :) not that i have anywhere to wear it.. i'll just prance around my apartment!

nycgirl.. yeah, rice is heavy in the tummy but totally satisfying!  there are worse things you could have eaten!

good morning! looks like everything over here is well :) I did a pretty crazy HIIT workout on my elliptical last night and weight this morning was 136.2 Hoping for 135. something tomorrow! no exercise tonight b/c I have class... but I have a good plan for today so I'm feeling confident in sticking to 1300 cals (I'm sickeningly sedentary...... sit all day at work.. sit all night at school... )

nycgirl- hershey's with almonds are delicious :) nice job sticking to just a few; I would've eaten the whole bag!

firebrand - I hear you on being poor.. I can't even afford groceries... it sucks! hopefully I'll get a decent job when I graduate.. I can only hope... little black dress sounds cute!! have fun prancing!

So I was able to stick to about 1475 yesterday...not too bad. :-) Today I have work (I work as a server) and my plan includes 1650 cals. Should give me a 250-300 calorie deficit, which is about what I aim for now (to lose, HOPEFULLY, half a pound a week, although with the weeks coming up it's mostly to safeguard against the 'free' days!)

I'm going to Applebee's tomorrow after my club meeting for half-price appetizers. I'll probably have some eggs whites and a kashi go lean bar around dinner time--keep it light! Because either way I'll eat at Applebee's. :-P I'm trying to decide if I want to be bad and get the chicken quesadilla (750 cals total--I'd probably eat half). Or if I want to be good and get the veggie loaded pizza (again, I'd probably eat half since it's a small pizza...1/6 is 150 cals so it would be 450). I guess it'll depend what I'm in the mood for. :-)

Well, off to work and then my night class--talk to you later everyone!

Hi All

So i am hoping you are all still up for having a new member!I have been on CC for about a month now and this is actually my first post! You all seem so motivational-- and this thread looks like fun! Hopefully it will help me stay committed...

So i am 5"1/2 and 22 and have recentlyish started working (8 months ago) a desk job after graduating uni.... needless to say I was at 122 lbs a in June. I started running and exercising more regularly-- and not really watching what i ate and got up to 123 in july/august. Not the most motivating! Since then i have been more careful about portion control and counting calories (although not as often as i could be!) and it seems to be going down. I am now at around 119 and hoping to get down to 115 ish.

Im excited to be part of such a supportive group! You are all doing so well it really motivates me!

Best of luck today!!

Hi vnaloo, welcome to our group! The more the merrier :) You can definitely get to your goal weight! And hopefully we can help! Doesn't it feel great to be making progress :)

Ok, I am back to 104.4 today as I suspected but I know I am getting fatter as I could not fit into my skinny jeans today (which I have been wearing easily since September 2007 when I stopped CCing). Ugh, it's depressing. And it didn't help that I had McDonald's breakfast and 6 Hershey's Kisses before 11 am. But I did pull an all-nighter so maybe I deserved it?! Honestly, it didn't even taste that good. 2009 will be another McDonald's free year for me (my NYE Resolution). I did it in 2007 easily and felt so much better about myself.

Original Post by nycgirl:

Hi vnaloo, welcome to our group! The more the merrier :) You can definitely get to your goal weight! And hopefully we can help! Doesn't it feel great to be making progress :)

Ok, I am back to 104.4 today as I suspected but I know I am getting fatter as I could not fit into my skinny jeans today (which I have been wearing easily since September 2007 when I stopped CCing). Ugh, it's depressing. And it didn't help that I had McDonald's breakfast and 6 Hershey's Kisses before 11 am. But I did pull an all-nighter so maybe I deserved it?! Honestly, it didn't even taste that good. 2009 will be another McDonald's free year for me (my NYE Resolution). I did it in 2007 easily and felt so much better about myself.

 Ugh, I DESPISE McDonald's. Blech! I agree with the 'MickyD Free in 2009' idea! I think the only time I went there this past year was once last winter (about February), and that's because it was the only food option at the rest stop.

The Hershey kisses on the other hand...mmmm! :-D

Am on track so far for today--just ate a kashi bar as a pre-class snack. Will probably have dinner around 8--I know we're getting out early tonight but I have to cook my salmon filet on 400 for 20 minutes--and it'll take a half hour at least for my oven to heat up to 400! What a piece of crap!

Yesterday i weighed in at 121.4 so I seem to be on track. :-) Unfortunately, with our potluck/Thanksgiving/my going-away party coming up, I don't expect much of a loss. It would be *AMAZING* if for my party on the 5th I weighed in at 120, but the way this weight has been sticking, I don't know how likely it is.

Okay, so I started exercising seriously 5 days a week about 4 months ago and in the first month I lost 5-6 lbs pounds. I went down from around 123 to about 117. I'm 5'3.5 and 20.

I haven't been feeling the same motivation lately to work out, hopefully it'll come back soon. Also, I've been really out of control with my eating aka chocolate disasters!

The other night I made brownies with a friend of mine (it was my stupid idea, who does that?!) and I ate... eight of them. No joke. Exactly, that's why I need to learn some self control.

Other than that, lol, I've been doing okay, I just need my exercise motivation back. My point is that after that first month of losing 5 lbs I have just kind of stayed at 117. I wouldn't mind being 115, but I just think it's interesting that I've plateaued at 117. Maybe that's where my body wants to stay?