tall club 5'10'' and over ladies who want to lose 20-30 lbs... join me for weekly weigh-ins and motivation!!

Lauren in San Diego here (5'11'').  I was up to almost 180 lbs at the end of last year and I lost about 10 pounds during Jan-Feb and then got lazy.  I need to get back on the wagon.  I think I weigh around 170 and I would like to be 150.  Weigh in on Fridays for me starting tomorrow.  I would love to chat with others who have similar stats and goals to stay motivated.  All my girlfriends are little petites, I need some amazon love!!

Let's look hot and healthy this summer!!!

I think I'd like to join this group.

I'm 5' 10" and 182

I started at 184 (just last week)

I'd like to get down to around 150.

AHHH!! i am SOOOOOO lazy!!!! I need to exercise before I forget how!! I am just so tired.. ok thats it, my ipod batt i dead but i dont care, im going for a run, twenty mins wont kill me.. thats it im gone!! apologies for the rant!!!

Is this group closed? I joined recently and reading about people who weigh 110-130 makes me feel awkward! I'm 6 '1 1/2" and I've gone from 320 to 191 at my last weigh in. I'm so excited to find a group where I can feel like I really am at a normal weight! I'd like to get down to 180 before I get my tummy tuck to get rid of this nucky extra skin.

etahbear- of course you are welcome to the group, we <3 new members!  Congrats on your loss so far, can't wait to hear your continued progress!

skookum- I am SO excited for you with the guy!  I would love you to keep us posted!  I'm sure you've gained confidence since losing weight which is great!  I am going to the supermarket right now to make some SMART choices.  I came on here first for inspiration!  This weeks goals:

- maintain lower sugar eating

- add more lean protein (and thus cut back on carbs)

- some sort of veggie w/ lunch AND dinner every day!

I'm out!  Must find yummy foods to satisfy those needs! Long runs getting quite long these days and I need some protein for these muscles!

UPDATE- I am doing VERY well this week, probably due to my smart shopping (and keeping ice cream AWAY!!!).  The whole dieting thing has been so tough for me, and esp. since I haven't seen the scale go down in about two months!!  I saw 152 today, which is a new low, but I won't count it unless it is there tomorrow & friday! 

This will be the first weigh-in I look forward to in awhile!  I am getting so close to the 140s and I just can't wait because my scale is one of those medical ones with the weights, and it has the 50 lb increments and then then 1 lb increments.  At 149 I can move the scale down to the 100 weight!  THAT will be a number I haven't seen since I was 18!!

Good luck with your goals everyone!

Congratulations Danielle!! I am so excited for you!! 3 pounds away from moving the scale down :D Gosh I cant wait to be in your workout shoes!! :P

Welcome to the new girls! We are so glad to have  you guys :)

Carol, you are doin good. You just gotta pump it up. Get hyped about your workouts!  What does it for me is cute workout outfits. I love the atheletic look, I think its hot! lol so workin out usually makes me feel sexy so that thought makes it more enjoyable :P You are at a great weight though already! You look fantastic!

I was off the "diet" for about 2 weeks or more...yea, more like 3 or 4 wow. Hadnt counted really. So I gained back about 6 or 8 lbs **bleh** but whatever. I've learned from  my hiatus. I had thought dieting so strictly was causing me to binge so I was going to lighten up some...well, that didnt work out. I found out that I BINGE wether Im dieting or not. If Im not dieting I just binge nearly every day (not as severely but I eat too much). Its good though. I have come away from it in GREAT mental shape!! Usually Im either really extreme dieting or really extreme binging...I wanted to lose 8-10lbs per month or I didnt give a rip what I weighed or gained...but after all this mess I've decided to just do it leisurely & somewhat comfortably, about 5 lbs per month with diet & daily exercise. so I guess Im about 166 right now...162 by Sept 1st, 157 by Oct. 1st, 152 by Nov. 1st, 147 by Dec. 1st, & 142 by 2009!! :D

Hi everyone,

I haven't posted in a while and thought I would today.

If you ever need encouragement, just try on an old pair of bluejeans!

I kept one old pair of blue jeans so I could try them on as I loose weight. WOW! To think they used to be tight on me! I just uploaded the picture to my gallery. So, go take a look.  Even some of my size 14's are starting to be slightly loose now and I have 2 pair of size 12's that fit! I can't wear a 12 in everything but some I can.

I need to remember to just put these pants on next time I start to feel discouraged. It sure was an emotional boost for me today.

Hope you all have a great day,

Beth

Megg: Ya I think I'm almost done with losing lbs, I really just need to tone up and get fitter, I wish cute workout outfits motivated me... maybe if i found out some hottie was at my gym.. but even that may not be enough to get my lazy as* there, thanks also for your compliments.. I'm really trying to eat well now I've moved in with my boyfriend, it is definitely tougher, before I used to just ban things from my house, now its not so easy. I'm more or less maintaining between 129-130 which sucks a bit because I'm keeping a deficit of about 700-800 cals a day even without exercise so I'm a little worried that when I am actually trying to just maintain I'll shoot up.. Also I'm thinking of booking a sun holiday in October which would give me two whole months to tone up to bikini ready and if that wont motivate me I dont know what will.. Anyways good luck in the weigh ins today guys, I'll be rooting for you especially DPLATZER to hit the 140s you are working your butt off it seems!! Good job!

Hey girls!

Happy weigh in day! I've not had much change since I last posted, which was AGES ago.

I've had some computer trouble and I've had visitors for the last few weeks, so making time to just post my food into CC has been a bit of a challenge. Fortunately, I can do it from my blackberry.

My stream of guests ends Wednesday, and I plan to be back with you girls more often after that.

Congrats on all your losses!

-franc

Wow. I haven't posted in so long! I've been so busy at work and thats usually when I get on here.

I am pretty close to my goal weight so I haven't been very strict about my diet, eating some food I never used to eat. I only worked out once this week and still somehow managed to lose weight? I'm guessing its not real but

SW: 170 CW: 143 GW: 140

dplatzer: I weigh myself on those scales too. I was soooo happy when I could move that big chunky weight down to 100! Its so exciting and I'm happy your getting close!

Hi everyone. Happy Friday!

I'm just weighing in and I'm happy to report that the scale decided to be nice to me this morning. I'm down 2.8 lbs from last Friday!!!

I'm 178.2 after being stuck at 180 for what seemed like forever. But actually what happened is my weight dropped right before last Friday then went up, then back down again. So last Friday's weigh in was a little elevated. That's why it looks like I lost so much this week. Anyway, I'm just happy to see things going the direction I want again.

Good luck to everyone,

Beth

Wow! what a great week on the forum!

Beth & Steph- congrats on the loss!!  So exciting!  I am happy to report that I am STILL at 152, so I guess its real?!

Steph & Carol- thanks for the encouragement- I can't WAIT to see the 140s, its such good motivation.  I keep thinking about EVERY little bite I put in my mouth...only a 12,000 defecit is keeping me from those 140s!

Meg & monkey- welcome back!  its never too late to get back into things, and a few bad days are nothing to fret about in the long run! we must enjoy our lives too!

Carol- though i don't live with my boyfriend, in college I lived with one of my best friends who was naturally a TWIG, and she would have loads of junk in the house. I mean really bad things like ben & jerry's ice cream, chips, cookies, etc.  The best thing is to seperate your food if you can.  Give him a cabinet and you get one.  In the refrigerator, the same thing.  That was the best thing I could do.  Also, being in control of meals like dinner helps.  If you plan it out, it can be healthy and delicious too.  Maybe you can help him improve on his diet a bit.  And also, congrats on the move-in, how long have the two of you been togehter?

TO everyone on here- thanks for all of the motivation, and I hope you have a great weekend.

-Danielle

Well dang. I have to post that I'm UP two pounds this week.

5'11"

154lbs

My week in a list:

• Weight has been everywhere between 150-155
• My work schedule has also been very wonky (working nearly 50 hours a week, all different times of the day)
• It's been really hot
• I've only excercised once this week
• Not getting enough sleep
• TTOM any day now
• I ate really bad last weekend and ate at maintenance yesterday...which included a glazed donut! It wasn't even that good.
• I'm still getting a great nutrition balance and grade (the sole positive)

Hope you all had a better week than I. Can't wait to read how ya'll did.

Jules

It's Friday already!  Well I was on vacation last week so I can't remember two weeks ago....159 or 158 but anyway:

SW 178  CW 157.6  GW 150

I'm going down...that's all that matters.  I'm close to goal and I'm hungry so I think it will slow way down now for the homestretch.  I'm trying to keep motivated.  I have to sit and read testimonials on this site when I just want to eat at night.  It usually works but I don't get anything else done!    Seriously, though, my bum and my abs just don't look like they are going to be where I want them in a mere 8 more lbs so I may be reevaluating my goal once I get there!

Beth aren't you below that dreaded #?  The one you hadn't gotten below in a bunch of years?  You are doing fantastic!  Wow Steph you are so close!  Can u taste it?  Monkey hang in there..it will get easier to focus now that guest are gone.

Well this is a week of mixed emotion for me. I weighed in this morning and I've lost 2 more lbs which is great considering I was raising my calorie intake as I neared my goal weight. Bad news now is that I'm 4 lbs away from what has been my goal seemingly forever and I'm realizing that after I reach it I could stand to lose another 15. Sigh. The idea was to stop and have my tummy tuck/arm tuck/chin tuck (I have loads of skin, it's uber gross) and then I would magically arrive at my ideal weight but I can't afford it yet and in the meantime I could save myself thousands of dollars in touch up lipo if I just take it off myself. Boo.

-Erin

Southern Midwife...you are melting! Watching your progress has been very motivating to me. You must be extremely disciplined! That is so great that your old blue jeans gave you a visual on your progress.

A thought hit me this week (doesn't happen often hehheh). Anyone else get so focused on looking ahead to a goal weight that you forget to look back at what you've accomplished? It's especially difficult for me to fathom since it took me so long to get here. I feel like I've been in the 150's forever and it's really hard for me to believe now that I ever weighed more and also to recognize how much I've lost!

Erin-HOLEY COW!  You have lost a ton of weight!  GREAT JOB!!!  How  long has it taken you?  Are you going to post before pics at some point?  You are a huge success story!  Wow.  You totally deserve surgery......very cool that you are going to stick with losing until you can afford it.  I guess I missed you joining the group earlier.  just had to say WOW!

Skookum- I so totally get what you are saying.  You get so focused and so excited about a goal, then you get there and you are already looking towards the next goal instead of patting yourself on the back at what you just did!  We gotta look to the past and realize what we've accomplished! 

I have to add another "wow" for Erin. What you have done for yourself is amazing, and though you don't know me I am VERY proud of you! Excellent job.

It's such a strange process that none of us can really know where we should be until we get there. I think, for our height, anything in the 140's-150's is a pretty good place to be. I have decided to get down to 145 sometime this winter and then will try to add a few pounds of muscle. Emberjem, you'll probably beat me to this goal, but it seems like we're on the same path still. I'm so glad because you have been a great example for me to follow, being a similar height and weight.

Southern Midwife: you are doing so well, looks like the long walks are really workin for you! You are so right, I totally get disheartened not losing and then I realise how far I've come and the hard work pays off. Today I put on jeans, stolen from my skinny lil sis , that used to be very snug, and they are kind of baggy, it was sweet!! Jeans are a great measure for us all...

DPlatzer: hope the marathon training is goin well, I was back at the gym this morning for the first time in two weeks and had a great work out whilst watching the athletics at the olympics, what motivation they are... Yes, the big move in is affecting my eating a little, I pick at little things, like cereal & crackers, I'm such a picker, but my meals are still very low fat and healthy and I'm making my boyfriend a little healthier too which is good.

Skookum:wishing you a better week next week, any updates on that guy?

Erin: it is amazing that you are still losing so consistently, what are your big tips? do you ever have cheat days?

To all the other ladies doing so well, weldone in all the efforts to be healthy, happy and hot!! Life is too short to spend it being anything but...

Oh yeah. The guy. *smiling*

So, I ran into "Donetello" again last night *sigh*. It had been two weeks since we exchanged numbers and neither of us had called. This is making me laugh. Okay, so last night I was trying to get him to tell me more about himself. He told me to ask him anything. So I asked him if he grew up in Montana (he spends a lot of time there) and he said "no, it's a long and intricate story that I'll have to tell you sometime". Huh? He's so bizarre! I love it! It's that whole "accidently funny" side of him that I just adore.

Then he left early (he was tired from golfing all day *snicker*) he kissed my cheek and said "give me a call sometime, you've got my number, hey, tomorrow" then exited the scene. Uh...hm. Was he asking me out for tomorrow (today) and suggesting I call to confirm? Is this the new way?!

My BeFri told me my signals are tougher to read than I think and he may not realize that I do really want to go out with him. So he's playing it safe? Ug, I don't want to call him first. That is a big mental responsibility. But I do want to go on a date with him to get to know the man behind the iron curtain.

So, do I give in and call him or do I put him through the ultimate man test and expect it of him? If I do call him, am I responsible for planning a date? Do I then pay (which is okay, but goodness).

UPDATE:

So, I got brave and called. Got voice-mail (whew) and left a short message saying something like "I'm not available today but would like to reserve a bit of your time next Sunday. Call me back if that will work." That way he knows I'm interested, but not desperate, and will give us both time to think of something to do. Oh, and now he has to call me back if he wants a date. I will not be calling him again until he does. Sound good?