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?     ( :       

Congrats to you all.... Keep up the good work.

Janay, I cannot live on only 1500 - 1700 cals a day. That is a set up for me to fail. I get hungry... really friggin hungry. I work out hard, like 1000 cals each time and my muscles fatigue. I want a happy medium..... y'know? But in the mean time I seem to be okay. I get obsessive and maybe go a bit overboard, but this websit keeps me on the real side of things at least and I become more realistic and a bit more forgiving of myself. Baby steps. One day at a time. Like AA for calorie addicts... LOL.

I went to happy hour with some girls from work who chastised me for being "slim". I get sick and tired of apologizing for working so hard to be where I am. Even though I still have a personal goal I want to meet, and not an unhealthy goal I might add, I feel like I am a monster around them. I encourage, I don't even mention my goals, I try to stay quiet, but heaven forbid I mention a bike ride or gym experience, and whoaaa , I get my head bit off. I know it is their self esteem issues, but dammit, I hate feeling bad about this! I love them for who they are! Just leave it alone and quit punishing ME!

Sorry. Had to vent.

Keep up the good work. We are all in this together!

I can totally relate to that - well, maybe not the burning 1000 cals/workout part - but the inability to survive on 1500-1700 cals/day.  I spend a lot of the day on my feet because I teach for a living.  If I did no exercise other than that, I might just get away with eating just under 1700, but add exercise to that and I would be a very grumpy hungry girl.  I cannot relate *at all* to the people who post that they're full on 800 cals/day and how can they possibly eat another 400.

I'm not yet "too slim", but I did get some nice comments from a few students last week.  In each case, they hadn't seen me in about 8 months and, apparently, I look amazing.  :-)  (At least in comparison to how I used to look, anyway.  To be fair, in that timespan, I also cut and coloured my hair and bought much nicer clothes than I used to wear.)

Still hanging in at the high 149s.  I did bounce up to 150.2 yesterday morning, but I understand that I'll likely have fluctuations up into the 150s for the few weeks until my average weight drops by another pound or two.

Yayy on the comments. I know that myself, I want instant results and tend to get impatient at times. But again, I am not 25 anymore and no more cigarette and coffee diets. And I embrace that I am more mature and able to be healthy. Even if I don't weigh 124 anymore, I am healthier now than I was then as a whole. So I am proud of that.

Take pride in the growth and insight that has become of this journey...... OMG. Am I a greeting card or what?! But non the less, it holds some truth.  I'm gonna go have a diet hot choc and fat free cool whip now, maybe two.....

Hey ladies!  Congratulations to everyone, you're all doing so great!

Riccis - I just checked out your profile!  I live in Liverpool!!!  What a teeny tiny world we live in!

Congratulations to everyone. CW is 144.4 as of today. Not sure how long that's going to last, but I do have it to have for as long as it's willing to stay.

How is everyone?

HELP! I was down to 149. This weekend I tore my medial collateral ligament in my knee and awaiting my appt tomorrow morning with an orthopedic surgeon. I hope I don't need surgery, but it sure hurts and not getting better. I am terrified on top of everything else, gaining the six pounds I just worked so hard to lose! I am used to working out 6 days a week for 2 hours a day, and now what?! I think I will go to the gym tonight and do upper body..... ugh! Any suggestions? Words of advice? Anyone encounter a similar experience? I am so disgruntled......

Riccis,

I'm responding to your post about your co-workers harassing you about your weight. I too have been frustrated with all of this. Quite ticked off, actually!

You would think people would be happy for you! I'm happy for others successes. I'm 154 & my goal weight is 120 lbs. I have been struggling & struggling to get below 150 lbs.

Because I'm sick of people making comments, I dress with more baggy clothes at work, so that they can't really tell how much I weigh. If I wear anything slim fitting & attractive, that's when the comments start.

I think I'm finding out who my true friends are. A lot of them are jealous, because I weigh less than them. They have all said nothing. Hurts actually, because of all my hard work. It makes things even harder, because we really are alone in this weight challenge.

I hear you shihtzu4. I am proud to say I am at 145 and have been dipping below and rising above continuously for a few months, but staying below 150 at least.

For anyone and everyone working towards life changes, I applaud loudly. To not be afraid of taking those steps I applaud loudly! Whether you are trying to eat healthier, improve physically, quit smoking, get blood sugars under control.... etc I give a standing ovation!

Do not wear baggy clothes! Be proud  and embrace your accomplishments. By no means should you feel like hiding, because then what is it all for? We should not apologize for our dedication to health. Our society is ignorant that way....

Good luck!

Wow, I hadn't thought about this thread in a while!  I'm pleased to report that I'm now consistently well below 150.  Hit a new low of 140.1 this morning (admittedly that was helped out by a nasty case of food poisoning, but I've been pretty consistently 141-142 for the last couple of weeks; looking forward to 139 now...)

You go susiecue!!

I laughed at the food poisoning reference.... I sometimes have said "I am one more flu away from my ideal weight!" It was said on The Devil Wears Prada - I laughed my butt off!

With all the bicycling I have ben doing I upped my calorie intake a bit, but really have to watch myself or I can totally pig out and undo all the progress. I am at 145 this morning and want to be at 138 ish by mid-Aug. Will power! Ugh.