Trying to lose 10 lbs. forever club

I am interested in finding others who have been struggling for a long time with losing the "last 10 lbs". .  I've been battling to lose 10 lbs for many years.  Actually, I've lost 10 in the last year but I needed to lose 20 a year ago (not just 10). 

I run, bike and swim now and have been participating in running 5k's and triathlons.  I have firmed up but would like to wear a size 8 comfortably.  I may want to go on to a size 6 next.


I think that if I had some friends with the same goals, then I would stay motivated.  Maybe we can share ideas and recipes. 

Let me know if you are out there and interested.

Hello everyone,

   My schedule is just crazy now with both of my kids and I getting ready to start school.

Today was ok.  I am under 1300 and did a double exercise.

Tonia, don't you just love 'bowls' of food.  It can get out of control so easy.  I am loving sweets right now and trying to use cherries and pears to overcome it.

cc1170, You are so right.  I can still see the track from here, but I don't know if I am back on it yet.  It is amazing how a few unstructured days can just play havoc with our healthy eating plans.

Trixi, I am glad you had a good time with friends as well.  That is what makes life so special.  Now, if we could just find other things to do besides eat when we get together!

Welcome back to Ghadar!  I also like to weigh first thing in the morning and then it is out of the way.

My biggest challenges are staying in control with the end of summer events.  Thursday is an end of summer picnic.  We are taking a long weekend at the beach, Friday thru Tuesday and then friends are coming over next weekend for a BBQ.  The list just seems to be getting longer.  Well, I will try to plan, plan, plan.

Have a great evening!

Di

 

Okay, I will have internet access :-)  Walk/Ran 5/1 for 40 minutes yesterday.  Boy, is it hot & humid in Florida!  I am looking forward to the fall weather, my favorite time of year.

Last night I had the most wonderful evening.  The food was amazing.  It was a grouper with asparagus wrap, some sort of wine sauce, and lobster trifle mac & cheese.  The salad had a mango dressing.  Wow! I'm not sure about the calories but it was worth everyone of them.  I didn't have the dessert because I was too full from eating everything down to almost licking the plate.  The two glass of sauvingion blanc also did me in.  I did weigh-in at the spa before dinner and I love the scale here.  I would love to bring it home since it had me weighing 139 which means I broke the 140 mark.  Not sure if I can trust it or my scale. 

The good thing is my 10's are falling off of me and I look horrible in my clothes.  I need to go shopping for some 8's which is my initial goal.  I want 8's to fit loosely. My husband says I am reconfiguring my weight.  Sounds good to me but I must be putting on muscle since the down-ward trend on the scale is sloooooow. 

Dievans- great to hear from you since I know how busy you must be.  
Ohio- I am going to celebrate when you hit 184!!  I love turnip greens and I usually do the same... seer in Olive oil and fresh garlic then add a little water or broth and cook till tender.  You should have no problem with regularity today :-)  Watch out for the bars if they make you crave other stuff i.e. that sweet/salty cycle.  I notice a huge difference on the scale if I go over the 2800 ml of salt.  You are awesome and I hope it stops raining so you can do your run.

Today: Hope to play tennis with husband and do a pilates class.  Will make healthy choices on the menu and try not to lick my plate.

Tonia-sounds like you are having a great time. Wish I could come too!

Ohio-Good for you getting back on track. I love salt too. I know just what you mean, especially on fresh tomatoes.

I am keeping up with my workouts. Shaky on the calorie limits but I did stay under 1600 yesterday. So that was better. Today I am doing good so far. Lately ice cream has been a downfall for me. Enjoying it too much because of the summer weather. It is just what goes well on a summer night.

The scale is treating me well tho' so even tho' I am not staying under 1300 my weight has actually been going in the downward direction. Weird! When I was at under 1400 the scale kept going in the wrong direction. I don't really get it. Maybe I was not eating enough calories. Hard to believe tho' considering my binges.

I weighed in at 131.4 this am and was really happy about that. Would love to see 130 someday soon. Hopefully this was the motivation I needed to keep my eye on the goal.

Well that is all for now. Good luck guys and have a great day!

ohio-it is better to be up earlier than later. Seems you have more time to get things done or just time to yourself. We all need that.

I weighed in at 131.2 today. So down a little more today.

I went over 1500 yesterday by a marginal amount. I could have stayed at about 1300 but I gave in to the ice cream once again.

I think the problem is the scale has been good to me, I then take advantage of that and will eventually find the numbers increasing.

BTW I am 5'1"--so 130's for me is on the overweight side. I know for some people that is super skinny. I am wearing a size 8 uncomfortably. I once wore size 4's--just once though. Lowest was a size 6 comfortably. I have also been plus sized and almost up to a size 24 at one time. I have managed to keep off the weight I lost. I weighed in at 180 at my highest. On my small frame that was not a good thing at all.

I will try to stay under 1500 today. I need to exercise before I don't do it! Plan to burn around 300.

Need to stay focused and NO binge eating! This is a problem for me. I am really trying to break this habit.

Wow, CC1170!  I'm glad you told us how tall you are.  What a blessing to hear your success story! It's interesting that when you increased your calories you  started losing more.  I think we all need to fine tune our calories to see where we need to be to get into that losing zone.  I'm not sure if I have figured it out, but I can tell when I haven't had enough calories because I get this hungry feeling before I go to bed and then I don't sleep well. 

Yesterday, I didn't play the tennis I had planned, but I did a yoga class.  I didn't burn any calories but I learned a great exercise to stretch the hamstrings.  I haven't attempted to count calories while I am at this resort.  The food is just too good... I guess I should take a consequence... Maybe I should say no wine for a week starting Sunday until Saturday evening after my 5K race. 

Today: Ran 3 miles; Played tennis for 1 1/2 hrs receiving lessons from the tennis pro here.  Maybe that will motivate me to start playing again.  I'm not sure about calories but the I'm sure the cheese cake was a budget breaker.  Tonight we are going to a steakhouse and I am going to have a filet. 

I don't have a convienent scale here so my next weigh-in will be next Wednesday.  I didn't want to go to the fitness center and remove my shoe etc, etc. 

I think I am going to need help getting back on the wagon when I get home.  The good news is I went shopping yesterday and bought size 8's since my 10's were too big. That felt good.  I even noticed that I needed small shirts instead of medium. 

We haven't heard from Trixitrix lately, hope all is well. 

Have a great evening.

Also, mcpchants and mburns hasn't been here lately.  Maybe the school season is keeping them busy. 

Ohio-I know what you mean about your knees. When I was heavier mine ached.Then I started to do aerobics and after many years of that they get achy pretty often. Running is very tough on your joints. I am planning to get an elliptical trainer. I do love to walk to enjoy nature plus it still is really good exercise and a lot kinder to your knees. I hear the elliptical is too and also is a great calorie burner. So it sounds good to me. So maybe you could trade jogging for power walking. Just a thought.

I got my exercise in for the day. I don't know how many calories I burned for sure. I did a circuit training tape and it is pretty hard for me to figure out how to tally those up. I just assume it is around 300.

I went over 1500 yesterday for calorie intake. I was up over 1600. I am going to try to do better tonight. It is friday though and then we have the weekend to deal with. If I could stay at 1600 all weekend I would be doing good.  I will make that my goal then.

Have a great day!

 

Hi everyone,

Well, I am back. I tried to post on Friday but the site was having problems.  Maybe that is why others haven't posted in the last couple of days.  It was logging my on as other people and I could see everything about them.  It was the craziest thing... I contacted tech support but I'm not sure if they wrote back since I haven't checked my email.

I guess my resort week is over and it's time to get focused again.  I didn't gain as much weight as I thought I would.  I was up on the scale by 2 lbs. which should come off by Wednesday. 

Ohio: Sorry about your knee.  I understand about injuries since I had to stop running at one time because of Plantar Fasciitis.  I looked up knee injuries in my running book and it mentions Patello-femoral syndrome or Iliotibial Band Syndrome.  Have you heard of either one of these? In addition to local treatment (RICE), it mentions dealing with the underlying biomechanical problems such as footwear, overuse or overpronation.  You may have already check this out but if not and you want more info, I will be glad to be more specific about what my book says.   I love this book because it got me back on the road after my problem. The Beginning Runner's Handbook (the proven 13-week walk/run program) This book specifically works you into a program and does so with a focus on doing so without injuries.  When I finished the 13 Week program I was able to run a 10K.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!

Today: I rode my bake for about 30 minutes. Saturday: I went rock climbing with a bunch of teenagers which was a blast.

Monday Goals: Swim 1.25 hrs. (I joined a master's swim program in order to get some coaching for my swimming)

Calorie goal: 1400 calories

Greatest challenge: Waking up and getting out the door for my swim at 5:00 am.  I've packed my bag and layed my clothes out.  The coffee pot is ready and I've made bran muffins.  This should help overcome the early morning deadhead...

Consequence: Weed the front yard bed

Reward  (if I am Down this week for wednesday weigh in): Make an appointment for someone else to color my hair (I've been doing it myself)

Have a great Monday!

Tonia- welcome back and yea! for you not going hog wild on your trip. I can't seem to do that!

Ohio- my motivation was when my doctor told me I should lose some weight because of the abuse I was putting on my small frame. I was only 20 something at the time. I think about 26, I am 36 now so I have kept it off for 10 years and have been pregnant once since then. I gained weight with my 2nd pregnancy but managed to drop it with exercise.

My downfall is my binge habits. I am just so sick of "the lifestyle" I have been able to keep the majority of the weight off, but will never lose the last 10 lbs because I don't want to give up my fave foods. I want to eat lots of pizza or chocolate. Especially chocolate. I cave too often. I manage to get back on track throughout the week, but fall off the wagon a day or two during the weekends. I just did it this weekend. I ate movie popcorn, a sub, and oreo cookies. I do not eat those things on my "good days". When I eat a little of it, I lose all control and figure what the Hell and eat whatever I want the rest of the day. Come morning I hate myself. See this habit never stops and it has been 10 years for me of this. I exercise regularly and if I ever stop I gain weight quickly. God forbid I have an injury and can't do it.

I quit smoking in January and put on 17 lbs in 3 months, plus I was going thru a difficult time in my personal life. Stress eating and celebratory eating are my problem. I realize this but haven't kicked the habit. Since April I have lost 7 of those pounds. I have 10 more to go. This was the first time since I lost the weight that I went over my 5 lb +/- weight watch. If I had gained 5lbs I would get back on the wagon and drop it quick. I can't seem to do that so easily now. I think it is age and I really need to focus on my bad weekend habits.

I seem to be self-destructive with this weight thing. When I get close to goal, I go on a binge. Does anyone else experience this?

Sorry this is so long, guess I needed to talk to someone.

CC1170: Yes, yes, yes... I can so relate to what you are saying.  I went on an eating spree this weekend when I got back from my trip... it felt like a was trying my best to sabatoge my progress.  I had close to three glasses of wine and then I started eating Doritos from the bag.  Then I ate sherbert, then more doritos, then went into my sweet/salt binge.  I had that "what the heck" attitude.  The next day I felt like trash. 

I really started digging deep to answer the question of what I was trying to medicate.  Believe it or not, I think I figured out what it was.  I felt overwhelmed because the house was a mess, the mail and paperwork were piled up, and school was starting for my son and he was in a bad mood. 

I know I am going to have weekends where I want to say what the heck so I try extra hard during the week not to miss workouts and to eat right to undo the damage.  Maybe one day I will get more joy out of feeling good than I do out of eating junk to make myself feel better.

I'm looking forward to some feedback from everyone else in this area. It seems we all struggle to some extent in this area. 

T

Monday: met swimming goals; I know i stayed within the 1400 calorie goal even though I didn't count.  I hardly had anything to eat today due to dental work. 

Tuesday: Run 40 minutes; Calories 1400; same consequence & reward.

Hey where is everyone else? Have we all fallen off the wagon?

I am up to 133.6 this morning. Ugh! I ate very poorly over the last few days and it caught up with me. Over the weekend it was 2000+ days and yesterday was over 1800. I am going to try really hard to stay at about 1500 today. If I can stay motivated enough to do that.

My motivation is not very strong right now, but checking in here daily and counting calories is probably helping me from completely going hog wild.

Tonia- I think I need to have some dental work done! LOL!

Ohio- How are you doing?

Goals-1500 and try to get some exercise in. I am home with both of my young girls so I don't know if that will happen. It is rainy and has been for days. That is not helping with my appetite. It is thru the friggin' roof.

I need to put some really tight jeans and maybe that will make me quit eating. LOL...Have a great day! Good luck to us all!

 

I'm not sure where everyone is but they are not posting anywhere else either, so I think maybe the summer coming to an end has everyone stressed, on the last hoopla, or something... hopefully they haven't fallen off of the wagon.

Hey, we are here!

Ohio45:  I am going to be rejoicing all day about you hitting the 184 mark!!!!!

Cc1170: Have you  been eating things lately that increase your appetite or drinking too much caffaine?  It's good that  you know what you are consuming.  Most of us don't once that appetite starts going hog wild.

Today's Goal:  Write and calculate all food consumed.  I've been lax lately so I am going to throw out the excuse that I don't have time write everything down and add it all up.

Swim: 1 1/2 hours in master's class 

Eating: No sweets (this is my consequence for medicating with food over the weekend) 1600- 1800 calories.  I burn a ton swimming and don't want to go too low.

Greatest challenge: Having a group of young adults over for dinner and the challenge will be to not eat appetizers mindlessly and not count calories.

Have a great day.