Want to lose 4 pounds/2 kg this month...Want to join me???

Hi, I started CC over 2 weeks ago and it's great, though I am making far too many exceptions (basically I eat too much) so I am not losing that much weight.

I think that 1 pound a week for a month is a realistic short term goal. 

It would be great if other people did it with me so I get more motivated to keep it up.

Are you up for it?

I know there are other similar motivational threads but they are too long and have been going for a while.

I am 136 pounds and want to get down to 117. I live in London.

Hey there, I would like to join, although I'm already in another group - but the more motivation I can get, the better. I'm currently at 58.2 kilos (although I must admit that I stepped on the scale this morning and saw that I'm up 200 grams... but a daily fluctuation of this sort is okay, I guess!) - I'm trying to get to somewhere around 54-56 kilos, so two kilos in one month sounds great to me - something doable while still having a good lifestyle...

 

I am bingeing as I write this... it is 11 AM and I already reached the 1300 calorie limit.

I am upset about something that just happened to me. Someone was very nasty to me. I am anxious so I am eating.

Yeah, I eat to make myself feel better.

I feel that if I don't eat I would get more and more upset.

People suggest to exercise when you feel anxious.... I'll go for a run when the food goes down.

I think I would stop eating if I respected myself enough.

I will carry on fighting though, I will stop overeating and get on with my work and with improving my life.

 

Hi snehvide, nice to read your post.

You don't have much weight to lose!

I was 75 kg 6 years ago and I went down to 58 which was great. Then slowly but surely I went up to 67, then down to 62... which has been my average weight for the last couple of years. I really want to go down to 53 and stay there.

Today I was 62.1

I am 1,52 ms / 5ft

I find it difficult to be disciplined.

I blame is on my shattered heart and that after so many years trying to lose weight I don't feel so optimistic. My low self-esteem doesn't help either!

Although, if I did it before I can do it now!!!!!!

 

vveronicavv - I was the same - I gained so much weight when I was pregnant, and afterwards I went from 68 kilos to about 59 kilos in about six  months - then I got divorced and was really upset for a long time and the weight just came back on - I have been 62 kilos for the past three years- and not until I stumbled across this site was I able to do something about it - now i'm almost half way through to having lost the 8 kilos to get me back to my normal, happy days weight!!

I read this article somewhere on here, that said that one of the biggest problems we have with losing weight, is that we complain about our weight, but forget to see that it's an everyday effort! That really hit home for me - I stopped complaining and took matters in my own hands, and have now reached the point where people are telling me, they see my weightloss - a great feeling - so far it has taken me 2.5 months to go from my hated 62 to 58.2 (58.4!) - with almost daily excercising, since I don't do well on just dieting - i find that I focus way to much on food, when I have to restrict myself....

How's the past two weeks been for you?

Hi vveronicavv,

I've started today with this program.  I wish I can make it with you.  I weigh 61 kg.  About 8 years ago, like you, I weighed 75 kg and then I began a diet and went down to 60kg...last year i was 57kg but in winter I work long hours and eat more junk food so I gained 3kg.  Now I wish I can reach my goal of 55kg.  My problem is that when I feel down I overindulge and loose all my motivation.  Another problem that I have is that I have big tighs and when I loose weight I loose it from my bust and upper body.  I really don't like my legs and this thing makes me so unhappy! 

Vveronicavv, I really understand where you're coming from! :)  I live in London too and have similar stats to you: I joined CC two and a half weeks ago, and had been at 132/133 (9 and a half stone) for a LONNGG time (something like 3 years). I am 5'4". Funnily enough, I still keep my old clothes from when I was around 118 pounds in my closet, believing that I will somehow lose the weight and this current weight is something of a fluke. For the entire time I've been at this weight I'm not happy with, I've been just generally trying to eat healthily and it hasn't got me anywhere, weightwise....basically, I started to feel like I was deluding myself, and joined this site because I felt like I needed to get real and take control of my habits if I wanted to get back to a weight I was happy with.

My biggest problem is overeating the things that I like, and sometimes I eat emotionally too (to make myself feel better in the face of stressors, or as a reward). The thing is, I do think this Calorie Count process is a genuinely worthwhile way to combat the tendency to overeat: I haven't weighed myself since about a week and a half ago (due more to broken scale than anything else) but my size 27 jeans (which I bought during my 8-stone, or 112-lbs student days) are ALMOST buttoning  and my 'problem area' (stomach and love handles) are looking noticeably better. Calorie Count has been working for me because even when I overeat, I know that I will later log it (which does help me to stop eating), and I also know that if I eat too much I'll exercise. I almost never reach the 1200-calories-or-less goal, but the calorie counting thing keeps my eating in check and has been motivating me to exercise. Most importantly, it helps with that feeling that if I've messed up by eating a huge breakfast or a greasy takeaway for dinner, all is NOT lost and I can become disciplined again.

Anyway, I'd like to join this group and share motivation to lose 4 more pounds this month.  I'll list my current weight when I have access to the drugstore scale near my office -- Monday. I think I'm about 130 now and would love to reach 125 by September 1st.

 

I'm on board :)

Hey! I'm definitely on board to lose the 4 pounds with you, and I can definitely relate to the binging episodes. Hang in there, and I hope we can both make our goal.

Thanks everyone!!

snehvide, about how I am finding CC, I have been learning a lot, I never counted calories before and it is great as a way to really know how much is too much.

I have been exercising and eating quite well. The last 4 days have been eating way above my calorie goal though. Sometimes I just lose control, or stop caring.

asilanom26, I hope you can make it with me too!

It is nice to know that other people have similar weight histories and goals. And yeah, my ass and legs are my problem too.

ericajess, your post is very motivating , specially the part about not everything being lost. I was so hopeful few days ago.

I find that my self-esteem varies depending on how well I can control myself when food is concerned. 

I guess that trying to lose weight for 20 years has had an impact on how I see myself.

Is it possible to be in control and not overeat if you feel down?

retrovert and emrldfantasy, thanks for joining.

Sorry if my posts are not very motivating... I'm not having a good day

hi all!

I started last summer at 230, am at 166 now.   I wish I was in London, but I am in boring, old Kansas USA.   ( :

I do pretty well with the eating and awesome on the workouts. It is the drinking that sometimes blows it for me.  Also I have found that being closer to my goal (150 or below), the harder it is getting for me to lose.  

For me, it is all about making it an every day thing vs. "a diet."  THis is it for me.  I am not ever going to have to lose the weight again.  I am just going to live my life in a healthy way, in a way I never managed to start and maintain before.  I will keep drinking water and not soda.  I will keep exercising every day.  I will be conscious of what I am putting in my mouth, and I will not abuse food or my body because that is not cool.    ( :   it is those changes in my thought process that make it possible for me to keep going, not give up on myself, and see this as a forever thing vs. deprivation or torture.   At least most days!!    : D 

Hey y'all!

Olivia...if you think Kansas is boring try North Dakota.

I'm onboard too! When I started this "life change" in March I was losing 5-6 pounds a month. This last month I only lost 3 though...not good. I've been giving in to the cravings too much lately I think...lots of emotional garbage going on and I can tell.

I started out at 266 pounds and I'm down to 239 so I'm making progress but have a long way to go! I NEED to lose a minimum of 4 pounds a month...can't afford to lose any less than that.

It would be good to share ideas, encouragement and pats on the back here with y'all.

Here are my goals for the month...   

1. Drink 6 bottles of water a day for a total of 101.4 fl. oz.
2. Eat 2 cups of veggies a day.
3. Eat 2 pieces of fruit a day.
4. Exercise 5 days a week for a total of 2000 calories and 150 minutes.
5. Lose 7 pounds by the end of the month.

By the way...London rocks! I was there a couple years back and got to see a lot of the sights. I'd love to go back sometime. :)

hey all!

How is everyone doing?

I'm 62.3kg /137 pounds today... so I've gone up a little bit. It's ok because I will do better today as I'm not as sad as on the weekend, I won't binge.

My exercise consists on cycling (I use my bike as transport) and I go running every couple of days. I run for 30 mins. I also walk a lot.

My goal calorie intake is 1250 cals, let's see if I can do it today! 

Have a nice day :)

 

Hi vveronicavv,

I think counting calories helps you keep the track.  Today I'm 60.4kg.  Today I will try to do some exercise because I'm doing nothing.  Maybe I will do some cycling and go for a 30 minute walk.

Today the scale said 129 (or 9 stone 3). My starting weight, three weeks ago, was 132 (9 stone 6). This was: in the morning (after a big breakfast); with clothes and shoes on.

I'm curious, what weight is one 'supposed' to use? Because of course we all weigh about two pounds less in the morning without clothes than we do in the evening with clothes on?

I'm encouraged by the fact that I'm losing at a rate of 1 pound per week, despite sometimes slipping up and eating significantly more than my calorie allowance. Now I just hope I can stick with it...

lol, I track the lowest one.   I can make myself insane weighing too much though, so I try to get a daily weigh-in post workout, post shower, post -- bathroom (blush).   And yes, it does matter what you wear -- be consistent.  My wet towel after a shower on my wet hair = .6 lbs??  

I recognize some names here and this subject is exactly what I was thinking about this weekend. 

After fooling around for about 7 months, I've been losing approximately a pound a week for a little over a month. I ABSOLUTELY want to keep it going and I'd love to get/give support!

I know what I need to do, i just need to keep it in my conscious mind when life throws it's little curve balls my way. I really don't want to go back to feeling like I need to make up for _____ (last night, the weekend, etc.  I've got a million of 'em!)

Hello!

Today I made some decisions.

Since I started CC 18 days ago I gained weight! About 1 pound.. 400 gms. I obviously overeat. I think there are 2 reasons: 1- I've been feeling low emotionally. 2- As there are no restricted foods, I've been enjoying high calorie foods, then getting hungry later on the day and therefore going over my calorie limit.

Solution: Eat foods with less calorie content so I can eat more quantity and still not go over calorie limit.

I'm doing well with the exercising (running in the park, cycling for transport and walking long distances)  which is great as I work from home and that means sitting in from of the computer all day.

today's weight: 62.7 kg / 138

goal this month: 60 kg / 136

How's everyone else doing? what are your goals?

Let's support each other!! This is important to us!

 

 

This IS important to us, veronica  ( : 

I like chris' point too -- that I have a million days in front of me.  No sense in kicking myself for a bad weekend etc.   I have every day to do better and more.  

miss v --  I do the same things, especially when feeling low.   I try only to have "good" food in the house, so that if I overeat, it is on carrots (or salad or fruit).  it is hard to eat too many carrots.   I used to think, "oh, I will just get these ____  frozen burritos, pizza, chips, whatever" just for the bf, but inevitably you end up digging into them too.   I am my own best friend and worst enemy.   I have a HUMONGOUS "low cal snack list"  --   I go back to it when I get bored of whatever I have been eating....   Makes me feel like I have choices -- cause I do!!!!

my goals.........    Good question.   I like how yours are simple and straight to the point.  

• My lowest weight so far is 166.  I would like to get back to 166 (after a sodium filled weekend) BEFORE this coming Monday.   
• After that, I want to lose 1 lb per week (or more) until I get to 150.  After that, I will reassess and see if I want to lose 10 more.  150 puts me in a healthy BMI range. 

Other goals include keeping up all my hard work once I return to teaching Monday ---  

• keep drinking all the water,
• eat right,
• make sure I get something to eat at break because I cannot wait until 1PM for lunch if I am working hard,
• jog before work and bike/lift weights after work.

just weighed myself this morning - am down to 57.8 kg - but for some reason i feel FAT today! my stomach is protruding, almost to the point where I look pregnant, but it's all fat - this is really strange, since i haven't been this low on the scale in years - i wonder what it is, since i've felt almost sexy since getting below 60 (started at 62) - today is just one of those days... and unfortunately it gave me the annoying excuse to just overeat - i didn't count my cals and don't know how far over the top i went, but i'm sure some!

i have the weekend off from excercising, since my daughter is home with me - but will have to do some serious work starting monday to get rid of this feeling...

This weekend + week:

I will limit my cals (and count them!)- thankfully won't be drinking alcohol - will up my water and eat lots of veggies!

monday i'll run for an hour, tuesday do some strength, incl lots of abs, wednesday run, thursday strength, friday another run!

It actually feels good to write it down here - it will keep me accountable. Hope you guys are doing well