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.

Welcome,  Sandra.  I'm not sure what you are doing.  How tall are you?  Are you keeping track of calories?  If so, how many are you consuming per day?  Do you exercise? 

 

Ohio45:  The one thing that I am learning is, like Tandosnip, 3 meals per day.  If I am real hungry between meals than I will have one piece of fruit.   OA advocates practicing abstinence, that is, abstinence from compulsive overeating.  That is what I am trying to do.  I've always read that you should eat 5 small meals per day, but I don't think that has been working for me since I eat compulsively and I am learning what hunger and full mean.  It's also easier to keep the calories when you only have to record them 3 times instead of 5 or more.  I am learning to trust a Higher Power, God, to help me instead of my own willpower.  I'll keep you posted.  

 

Where is CC and Dievans?

Here I am! I am doing fine...just busy.

I have been working my way through a giant bag of chocolate animal cookies too...becuz of stress eating trying to get all my schoolwork done...bad, bad, bad!

My calorie intake for the week has averaged 1800+, I needed the calories because of the illnesses and I had lost too much weight. Well I am having no trouble finding it and putting it right back on. Lol.

It is ttom for me as well. I also ate a whole bag of honey wheat pretzel stix and it was not an indy size either.

I went to Bob Evans for dinner and had a open faced meatloaf dinner sandwich...this has not been a good eating week for me, plus i have not exercised at all...I plan to get back to all of that when things get to a dull roar...other than that, I am doing well and so are the girls. At least we are all healthy today!

Gotta go! Have a great weekend!

:)

Ohio- Congrats on being so close to goal! You can do it!

I hate this cold weather! We haven't gotten out of the teens today! I don't even know if we were in the high teens today at all. At 11:00 am it was 11 degrees. We have a winter weather advisory for tonight and the news is calling for warmer temps later in the week but this will bring more snow. Yuk! I am tired of it. I am ready for spring!

I finished all my presentations. Yea! Now I just have two finals to get ready for at the beginning of next week.

I haven't exercised in forever...I am going to try to start getting back into some sort of routine soon. One day at a time. Even if it is only 20 minutes of Pilates, it is better than nothing.

I have been trying to stay under 1500 calories and that's not happening, my appetite has been up and I have no idea how I have managed to eat so little over this past couple months. Being sick will do that to you, I guess. I actually have never been sick for that long or to that extreme that I have stayed away from food that long.

I am a food addict, so that was strange for me. I am back to normal now. I am craving chocolate as usual. I just had 2 containers of sugar free chocolate pudding mixed with cool whip lite and a grahm cracker crushed in it for a snack...my fake pudding pie snack. about 200 calories. Not bad and it is a yummy treat.

Well I am gonna get going. I am still maintaining for now, but if I keep eating 1500+ a day or more I will be gaining weight pretty soon. So I now I either need to start exercising or eating less. I need to start exercising anyway because I feel like I am getting out of shape, plus I need to try to tone up some of this flab I have. It may never go away, but I gotta keep trying...right?

Well, take care and have a great day!

JOINING!!

Tando-Glad to hear from you that I am not alone, that's why I love this board. I think there are a lot of us that are so alike in the way we eat and think. Winter is soooo hard to get thru without putting on extra weight. I wish I lived somewhere that had sun most of the year, I think I would do so much better physically and mentally.

I don't even want to think about wearing summer clothes ugh! Even though I am at goal weight, I don't want to show off anything...I have the extra skin issue...that is the downside to losing lots of weight. I wish I could wear cute shorts and skirts but I can't. I have to wear capris and longer short because of some extra skin on my inner thigh area. I have some on my upper arm area as well. It isn't as bad. I have it on my lower ab area, but that can be hidden and so can the bra area...but oh, how I hate bathing suits! Unless I get an unlimited spending account with a plastic surgeon, I don't think that's gonna change, you just can't tone up the extra skin, no matter how hard you try. Trust me I tried. But I decided that I would rather be thinner and look decent while wearing "more" clothes than to be larger and feel uncomfortable no matter what I am wearing.

Well I am in agreement that today is a new day and I will start off with a fresh slate and just try to get thru today and stay within my limits. Good luck to all of you as well.

Welcome Natotuke12! Please Join us!

Have a great day! Yes, "a moment on the lips equals a lifetime on the hips"...ugh!

Tando- where are you that there is so much ice? It sounds horrible. We have ice and snow, but not that bad. Today the sun is shining and I am happy about that!

Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!

Chocolate is my favorite candy, so this holiday is a hard one for me...I made chocolate suckers and candies with my daughter for school treats and she is as much of an addict as I am...I feel sorry for her. I hope she doesn't end up with my weight issues.

Has anyone noticed that in their children yet? Especially their daughters they have or are raising. My daughter has picked up on my weight issues...she is only 7 and talks about fat free, calories, fat, and reminds me what I should or shouldn't eat. I have even heard her say "I shouldn't eat that I'll get fat". Of course then I had to intervene and tell her that she is perfect just how she is and how she doesn't need to worry about it...I feel bad about the fact that I have taught her these things. I feel good that I have showed her that it is important to exercise...when she was younger and was at home with me during the day she would "work out" with me  a lot when I was exercising...she would try to exercise with me. It was cute and I figured it was setting a good example. But I don't want to set her up for bulimia or anorexia, you know?

Well anyway, Valentine's day is tough because I love chocolate and I can't help myself from eating it if it is around. I have no will power where chocolate is concerned. It is also my trigger and I tend to binge. I can't just stop at one.

Well good luck everyone. I hope you all either get treated to a nice nite tonite or treat yourself to a nice nite tonite!