5'5 want to lose 30ish lbs...

Since last summer i've gained 20lbs from stress (emotional eating) etc. and i am getting back into this whole counting calories routine again. looking for some buddies/support and maybe we can post our weekly progress that will totally help my accountabilty!!

im 23 5'5 and currently 166lbs :( looking to be between 125-130

i use to be really slim in highschool so i know i can achieve it.

Thats awesome. theashster

Am doing pretty good. I also changed up my routine this week. So am looking forward to amazing results as well. Since I dont have a scale I have to wait till this weekend to weigh in at work. I kind of stopped eating 1200 and always somehow end up at 1500 or 1700 which leaves me with a 500-800deficit a day. Am ok with that. As long as I get down minimum 1lb a week.

Will keep you posted!

Thats great theashter! So true, changing a workout can really kick your butt and up your metabolism.

Thats crazy we even lose at the same rate! Haha.

161.8 today. Still going strong.

I love it. It feels like i'm doing it the right way this time. Slow and steady, so I don't feel constantly like i'm going to fall off a cliff with crazy workouts and undereating.

The ashter, whats your workout include i'm curious?

amazingly enough i ate sooo much yesterday and did nooo excersise (didnt count so i dont have an estimate but based on the candy , cookies, cake, pizza etc i know its was over 2000) and am down to 159.8?!?!?! ill take it lol.

so for my workouts i usually do an hour of walking- and in it do intervals of jogging- i also will do a yoga dvd at night every other day - the stationary bike for 1/2 hour once/twice a week and weights every other day followed by callesthenics-ie; crunches push-ups (dunno how to spell). my job is also pretty active too. i spend most of my day walking back and forth from store end to store end. i burn roughly 800 cals.  on active days and 500 on not as active days.

wow. your workouts are much more diverse than mine. Lol. Mine consist of either elliptical and weights or spin class and weights. SOMETIMES jog on the treadmill or step class, but only if im feeling crazy. haha.

Thats great your still down. Maybe you unconsciously stuck to reasonable portions due to the changes youve made in your everyday life?

Im losing weight, but I think it's muscle mass. :[[[ I just started lifting again today. Not much, but some. I'll work up to more.

I'm kind of in a period right now where food doesnt really interest me. I keep putting off eating dinner until I absolutely have to. And nothing really seems appetizing anymore. I'm okay with that though.

159.0 this morning!!!!! down .8lbs lol.. 5lbs until my 1st mini goal! ( ihave a million little goal it makes me feel less defeated and makes it seem easier to achieve)

i love the elliptical!! when i lived home i used it allll the time! such a good workout and super low impact!

yeah i have. i havent really changed up my eating. my calorie intake is perfectly acceptable i eat around 1440-1600 NOT including what i burn if i didnt factor in the 500-800 burnt its like 2200-2400. which seems like a lot but isnt when given my burn rate.

ugh i hear ya - ive been in that mode before too. i usually tend not to excersise when im not eating. the only sucky thing about it that i find is when i dont eat i gain weight when i do eventually start eating regularly. hopefully you are able to maintain it! well its inevitable youll lose some muscle mass along with fat def. start strengthing!!

still 159- i dont mind though. im positive ive lost more weight but am putting on some much wanted muscles!! lol

Thats great. Muscle is always better than fat, and the way I see it, weight is merely how much your being pulled by gravity to the center of earth.

I got off the wagon for about two weeks, but i'm back into it and I am feeling better than ever. It's like I fell into a five month rut! Glad to be out of it though. Now time to lose that weight. :]

I did intervals on the elliptical this morning, then a little over half an hour of weights, then about an hour of racquetball, then just shot some hoops. Hope I don't burn myself out, knock on wood.

I am definitely already feeling those squats. But it feels good. Haha.

Let's get this post back to life!

Whats goin on in everybody's life?

good for you!! lately ive been just maintaining which is totally fine. Im going to maintain through thanksgiving and then start the regimen back up again. it always spurs a good weight loss i find.

good luck!

well the holiday is over. back on the band wagon

Mind if I join in on this?

I'm 5' 5 1/2'' (every half inch counts, right?) and 145. I want to be back to around 120-125 again. My sophomore year (of college) I got down to 125 and was happy because that is what I was my senior year of high school and then due to studying abroad in Venezuela and stress (I'm a chemistry major) I've gained it all back and then some.

I'm the maid of honor in a wedding next August and would love to get down to a weight where I'll feel comfortable in my dress. So the journey begins, again.