Under 150 --- positive people to work with me on this goal!

I have been within a few pounds of my goal of 150 for MONTHS -- far too long really.  Like it's getting ridiculous....     I saw as low as 152 for a few weeks, then I did what I always do, start slacking because "I am so close, I can taste it" and backslide a few lbs.   Start over.     ( :     

NO MORE, I say.    I have it all figured out.    (well except how to stop drinking so much and how not to be so dang lonely.........).  But the lifestyle thing I have down pat.    I workout every day (run with my dog and ride a bike).  I eat good food and the right amount of it ----  1500-1700.   Drink lots of water, get my fiber, try and get enough sleep (this one is hard).

Looking for some girls who are cool who are pretty with it on the fitness path and in the same range as me.....    close to 150, wanna be under 150 and BEYOND.

anyone out there in the same place?     ( :       

no one?  

I'm here for the weigh ns and support, but I'm under 150 already-but I'm here for ya. I was up to 152 a few days ago. I'm not going to say that want happen again. This weight loss thing is some funny business.. You never know what the scales might say.

I'm in a similar place.  I broke 155 mid-November and am slowly creeping lower.  I'm on a strength training program, so eating more calories than I did in the summer (which I'm okay with, as long as the measurements get smaller) but I'd still really like to get into the 140s this month - and maybe the 130s by summer.  I decided it would be easier to maintain over the holidays rather than trying to outright lose - and I think I did okay, fluctuating between 151 and 153 for most of the past few weeks. 

My lowest weigh-in has been 150.3 but that was Christmas morning and I haven't seen anything as low since.  No real shocker - but most of the Christmas goodies are gone now, and I went out and bought a bunch of new spices today so I can cook lots of healthy yummy relatively low-cal food this year.  I used to *love* to cook and, oddly enough, my weight gain happened basically at the same time as I had "no time to cook" and started eating more processed junk and take out.

Hello ladies,

   It sounds like you are in a similiar place to me.  I weighed in today and I am 162 and my goal is to be 150.   I am 40 years old and have an 18 year old daughter and 15 year old son.  I am also a high school math teacher.   I go to the gym  6 days a week and I am also a runner.  I know I have the fitness part of my plan down, but I really need to work on my eating.  I have been on CC since 12/26/08 and I think it has been helping.  I am trying to keep my calories below 1500 and eat a balanced diet.

   After school I plan to do a class called BodyAttack.  It is a high impact aerobics class and I usually burn about 500 calories.  I would really like to keep writing and communicating with someone to help me stay on track.

DiAnn

Hey janay,

I understand how you feel with slightly different goals.  I'm starting the NROLFW today and my current weight is 150 (maybe moreso 148.6 due to water retention) but my goal is around 140. I was at about 143 after I ran my 10K Labor day weekend, and then Ijust fell off the wagon. Back then I was just doing CC and lots of Cardio so I'm trying a different method this time.

Are you going to have weekly weigh-ins, or is this just for us to motivate eachother?

Make sure you ease up on that drinking, those are just empty calories.

Hi there!

I am definitely IN!  I've been battling 150 for YEARS, ever since I had my 1st baby and she'll be 6 on St. Patty's Day!  I started working out 2 months ago and the weight loss has been slow but steady.  I cannot wait to get under 150!

Stats: Female 35, 5'6", 155

I got to the point where I was so sick of hearing myself talk about my weight that I am finally doing something real and permanent about it.  I'm keeping an eye on my calorie intake, running 4x a week and have recently added HIIT and some weight training into my routine.  I'm trying to keep my goals realistic and not too aggressive.  With 2 little ones at home, I have to keep it real!  ;o)  I'm hoping to be under 150 by my daughter's birthday and would love to share the journey with you guys.

I can totally relate! Up until I had my baby 5 years ago, my weight fluctuated between 135-142 (I'm 5'8"), and I didn't even have to diet (I was pretty active though).  Then along came the pregnancy, where I got up to 173...after the baby was born I lost 21 lbs but then gained a bunch back and stopped at about 165.  I tried exercise and weight training classes (but not dieting) and my weight didn't budge.  Then Summer 2007 I found this site and watched what I ate and got down to 152-but I couldn't seem to lose any more no matter what I did or how carefully I ate!

This site thinks I should be able to get down to 148 if I watch what I eat (and of course I'd like to get back into my cute pre-pregnancy size 9 jeans so even lose maybe 10 lbs. more!) I wish there would be some way to break that "barrier" of 150 ( am back up to 162 due to lazy eating habits and probably an over indugence in eggnog and chocolate-covered shortbread cookies these past 3 months!)

Oh, and what motivated me to lose weight in 2007 was an online "Biggest Loser" contest where the winner got a free ticket to an event I really wanted to attend.  I may have even been a contender for the prize when I lost 13 lbs., but people were supposed to all pitch in to buy the "prize" and nobody was very motivated to gather the money and actually buy the ticket (It was still worth it to be 15 lbs. thinner at the event, even if I did have to buy my own ticket !)

So, I guess I need more motivation than most people-right now I am motivated to lose weight for a class reunion, family reunion and my cousin's wedding this coming July-I haven't seen everyone since just after I had the baby, when I weighed 165, and I'd love to look like I at least lost my "baby fat" this past 5 years!

With every kid I had. I lost the baby weight right then and there.. The thing of it is.. After dealing with a bad marriage, and trying to please that AH. I listen to him, and I was feeling how he felt about me... Being the talk of the base. Always in my Roller blades giving the road hell at 5am after when he left for work. He said.. He could not take the jokes and things, and how your wife can beat you up. And I have. BUT that's not the point I'm trying to make here.

Baby Weight or not. WE have to get back to Loving US!

We do so much us women,  and the men get the FREE RIDE!

We have the babies. We gain the weight. We pick up behind them and the kids. We gain a few pounds, and they become a JA. What do you want? A super Model or a wife..

Well, I learn my ex didn't know what he wanted..

But I know what I want. I want to lose the rest of this weight I have no business with it on me in the first place, and get back to my full 95% me..

I would love to go on the Biggest Loser, but me and Jillian would have a big fight on our hands.. If she gets in my face.. I'm pretty sure I will slap her.. That's not good. BOB! Oh, he's a sweet heart, and the moment he becomes a JA. I just might lay him out too. SO The Biggest Loser would not be the place for me.

My trainer last week stepped on my toes. And I said to her clearly..

You might have some tricks and things up your sleeve.. But I will go back to a time you don't want me to go to and kick your A.. You know. We have those trapped moments that we pin up, and we wait for the right person to let that stress and anger out on. That's me..

But I'm Still Sweet.

WE can DO THIS!

Good morning all,

     I stuck to my plan yesterday and ate 1300 calories and did a 60 minute BodyAttack class.  So far so good today.  I think I am going to weigh in on Fridays.  My daughter is home from college so she is doing all the cooking, which helps me with the temptation to pick while I am cooking.

I plan to go to a yoga/pilates class after school today, but the weather is predicted to be bad by this afternoon.  If the roads are not good, I will probably do a DVD of yoga.

Anyone else find it difficult to work out after working all day, taking care of a home and family?  Some days I am just spent.

Well, have a good day everyone!

DiAnn

Hello!

I too am back on track after the holiday binge.    Yesterday was a good day, so far so good today, but I'm working from home and that's always hard for me.  I try to pack my food for the day even on my telecommute days, that seems to help, but those stinkin M&M's in the pantry keep taunting me...I haven't answered their call (yet), hopefully I can stay strong.  I am stronger than the chocolate, I am stronger than the chocolate, I am stronger than the chocolate........

heck yeah, diann --  it is hard to do.   I figure it is my ME time --- everyone deserves a little of that.  You take care of everyone else -- the kids, the man, the house, and then I skip myself???  that's crazy.    TAKE TIME FOR YOU  ( :     I do my workout in the AM before work.  that way it is DONE and I do not have to worry about finding time.  

toch --  YOU ARE STRONGER THAN THE CHOCOLATE!!!!    (((did it work??))  now if only I could yell at the booze that way and make it work    ):

I saw 152 again on the scale this morning.  COME ON NEW NUMBER!!!!

I am so in with you guys.  I'm 146, want to get down to 140, getting really good with the whole exercise/eating right/having a life balance.  I'm working with the Wii fit and a striptease workout (don't laugh) and its fun.  But I'm new to CC and I would love some motivational buddies :)

I'm 22, 5'9", have a great job and an amazing boyfriend...

OH and too much body fat.

welcome to ashely too  =P  

(the last line made me laugh for some reason) --  and tell your bf if he is awesome, I know I like to hear that if someone is thinking it about me.  : D 

I started up here in November and dropped 15 pounds somewhat easily on 1900 calories a day and regular working out.  But now I'm stuck around 161-163, and I can't shake it.  I even cut back to 1700, but so far, no results. 

I think the problem is that those calories include a daily chocolate treat, and maybe I'm going to have to give that up.  That's a depressing idea, though. Perhaps more salad-as-meals is the answer.

So yes, I too would like to be motivated to get off the plateau.  I'm still working out pretty regularly, perhaps it's time to step up the intensity? 

Hey everyone! It's raining like crazy here.. I had to do all my running on the treadmill. I did the 5k run in 40mins. I jogged and walked a little. My side started to kill a little, but I think that has something to do with the new ab workout I've been doing.. Here's the link where I got the ab workout from.

www.BodyRock.TV

I think I've lined this video link a few times on here.

yuck to rainl lyyn -- good for you for t-milling it.  I hate running inside....  

welcome camelot!!!      maybe every other day chocolate?  or something chocolate, but less cals (I have some ideas if you like...)      & nbsp; I find changing my activity, upping the intensity overall, doing HIIT, or adding weight lifting all help me break a plateau.....      keep at it!!  it will happen!  ( : 

Good morning everyone,

Lynn, we had ice here in PA last night and I wish it was rain.  Everything has about a 1/2 inch of ice on it.  The only good thing is we were dismissed 1 1/2 hours early yesterday and had a two hour delay this morning.  The kids are a little wild.

Toch,  How are you doing with the chocolate battle?  Are M&Ms a trigger food for you or can you eat an ounce and stop?  Good luck!

Camelot, Congratulations on your loss!  Janay gave good advice.

Janay, I hate running inside on the treadmill also.  I like mixing it up with cardio classes and weight training.

Last night I ran 3 miles in 27 minutes and then I worked on lower body strength training for 30 minutes and then I did yoga for 15 minutes.  With the time off of school, I found it much easier to find workout time. 

Tonight after teaching all day, we have parent teacher conferences from 6pm -9pm.  I am hoping I can squeeze in an hour workout before I have to go back to school.  The laundry can wait!

DiAnn

Camelot, Welcome and congrats on your loss... Janay hit it dead on the head with the advice.

101, you know.. I like Running inside or out. It don't matter as long as I get some cardio in.

Diann, I try to do a few different styles of cardio a week, but walking and running is  daily must with me.. Hard to do when it's raining, and on top of that. You all can keep the Ice.. I'm not to crazy about ice or snow.. Love to see it. But all I need to see is a little not a lot.

Toch, I have chocolate, and I work the sugar free ones in a few times a week.

This morning..  I went out for a brisk walk, and went to the store. Now I have to get another cardio workout in before I hit the gym tonight. Weight training is a must for me, and I think I will do it at the gym and not at the home gym.. Need to get out of the house. Weight is dropping just fine.. Back at 144.6.. I feel great about it. Now I hope like hell I can pass that number.. It's been me and 144+ and back down for a while.. I yo-yo alot. I got to get it together.

Chat  you all later..

TTOM is approaching fast, and my weight is going up up up as it always does.  Can't wait 'till it's done.  I want to know if I've done enough to cross the 150 mark - and if I gained/lost/maintained over the holidays.  Weights are still going well.  I have three more workouts in this stage of the program.  Then I get a week's rest (during which I'll try to do some cardio) before the next stage.