5'8" i want to be 130 and i wanna be slim! whos with me?[...OPEN!..]

helllllo =] im dying to be this weight again! i was 130lbs 3 years ago after months of dieting. i eventually gained it all backk and got up to 173 but now im back down to the late 40s. i need all the help i can get! if you join this i WILL keep you motivated! <3

Hey I'm 5'8 too. I used to be 132 about 2 1/2 years ago.I blew up to 182 and I'm desperate to get down to 132.I need all the motivation I can get!!! What is your diet plan?How the hell did you get back down to the 140's?:-)

omgggg! your like my twin! i was 130lb 2 years ago then up to 173 blahhh! i need all the motivation i can get too!!! i did lose half that weight the past few months but i know exactly how you feel!!! when i was 173 i felt like id never be able to lose it again. honestly it all took patience ...if you look at my bio ull see that i totally used to diet the wrong way. i used to crash diet hardcore and not eat...but once i started losing weight the healthy way it was easy to me. i follow my own kinda weight watcher plan. its similar to theres but not really...i give myself 20pts a day but i consider a point to be like 50-65 calories...sometimes i go over 20 but its really not that hard for me cause i do eat alot fruit everyday which is usually 1 pt but ido alll different things for my diet. i gotta go now ill write more later tonight!! im so glad someone responded to this topic! lol yayyy ill def help you out! Dont worry with my help you will def get down to your weight! hehe byebye

think thin =]

Hey!!

I'm 5'7" and mid-140s right now and would LOVE LOVE LOVE to get to 130 as well!!!

valerieee - good job on the weight loss so far! that is awesome! and i need all the help i can get as well!

So yes lets keep each other motivated!

yeaaa!!! god i miss the 30S lol i miss the 40s evennnn...even though i was in the 40s 2 months ago. ive been stuck at 153 blahhhhhhhhhh! im gonna go swiming right now and get a workout. im probly not going to the gym cause im a little hung over but i will go tomorrow!!! hahaaa.   think thin ladies!

Your so funny. I thought you were my twin too, because I read another blog from you that when you weigh yourself and  have seen that you gained weight you eat more and back in the day when you would see weight gain you would immediately be on a diet.I was exactly the same way.I get discouraged very easily now .I use to diet really bad too. I started taking diet pills when I was only 16 and really depended on them to maintain my weight.I stayed skinny for a really long time using the pills ,but you hear all the bad stories about diet pills ,plus they started to make my chest hurt(big no no). I also would practically starve myself too.I would eat like 500 calories a day.If I ate really bad the day before the following day I would not eat at all.It was terrible. So my weight has been a yo yo. I would gain alot of weight during school, because I would be stressed out, but I would starve myself during school breaks and lose the weight in a matter of weeks.So I would keep doing that for years and now that I'm older my body will not lose the weight anymore .So I basically blew up ,so I'm trying to eat healthy and get rid of the sodas,coffee and sugar.But my metabolism is all crazy.I feel if I eat a piece of anything my stomach blows up.I only see weight loss if I practically starve myself.I need help.

I'm trying to eat 5 meals a day, basically 3 meals and two snacks.My dad got me to try this protein drink and thats only like 150 calories so those are my snacks.I'm goona do my bike for a half an hour and I already have done crunches,arm exercises. what is your exercise plan?Oh and did I mention I hate exercising never had to do it before.It sucks when you get older.

gosh you sound just like me.... ive always had bad issues with myself. skinny was an obsession. still is but not like it used to be...im glad i stopped myself from being insane...i wouldnt even chew a piece of gum because it had 5 calories.... my weight yo-yos as well. ill eat a big sandwhich and gain 4lbs. its insane. yea diet pills arent good at all. ive used every typeeee! it was hard for me to go to the gym and run while taking them because my heart would race like im having a heart attack... they are no good. laxatives were also an obsession. it wasnt till i gained all my weight back that i started using diet pills and laxatives...but they really didnt work that well cause i was eating horrrible. but my new years resolution this past year was to give up all diet pills and laxatives and i havnt had 1! a few times i was dying for laxatives but never touched them. so im proud at myself for that hahaaa! and i dont starve myself anymore! it feels so good. dieting healthy is really the way to go... cause you dont deprive yourself therefor you never really binge as compared to when you stave yourself for days and then binge like crazy making you gain 4lbs... meanin your set back for a few days. haha long sentence!.when i got to my heaviest 173. i was just like i need to do something about this and i really did want to do be healthy because even thou everything i did got me skinny fast i was miserable. avoiding going out to eat. i wouldnt even hang out with friends because i knew they would want to get food. it was just horribleee. so one day i just woke up and i was like i need to stop beng crazy and just watch wat i eat...sooo by just watching what i ate i lost about 20lbs...it took a couple months but i felt like i hardly even tried. it makes me totally regret how i used to diet. but whatever u cant change the past...so yea your 5 meals a day seems like a great plan! and a 150 calorie snack is  a good thing... i probly wouldnt have anything more then a 150 calories as a snack. its also great to stop eating after a certain time. i like to not eat after 7:30 but its kinda hard considering i go to sleep really late. good job on your exercises!! i like riding a bike but  i hate the exercise bikes at the gym. i basically just do alot of cardio...it sucks that you dont like the gym, you really just gotta find things that  are fun for you. take some dance classes or kickboxing...its very important to have fun while working out. wow  i can write for days!!! hahaaaa but ill cut it off right now cause this is gettin longgg! but stay positive you can do ittttttt!!! =]

I'm slightly shorter at 5ft6 but 3 years ago i was 130lbs!! I had worked really hard and was really proud of myself.....and then i got lazy!! Highest weight was June this year and 203lbs. I put on 40lbs in 4 months last year alone!!

But that is the past. i am currently 178.6lbs and on my weight down. My goal is 132lb at the moe. I am just so mad at myself for ruining all my hard work. I felt disgusting at 203lbs. But i've made a commitment and i'm already feeling better!!

So here's to us as we head downwards!!! :-)

I want to join!!! I'm 5'8 and was 128 about two years ago but gained it back due to overeating! Grr...I'm now around 150 and want to get back down to atleast 130! I plan on doing it by thanksgiving so I look good when I go home for holiday!

kim-  i remeber that feeling! it sucked so much....working so hard to lose all the weight and then gaining it all back, plusss some. it made me feel horribleee! your doin really awesome so far keep it up...its so great that you got back on track thou cause it is really sooo hard to go back to dieting after you gain all weight back...its just so difficult to get in that mode again...im still not in full diet mode but im tryin so hard to be. i just joined this site like a week ago and its already helping me... so what is your diet like...what do you eat?

elite- i used to over eat too. i over ate for about 5 months everyday...i would eat to the point that i cant move out of my bed cause i was so full. it was disgustinggg. i gained about 43lbs from doin that but thank god thats over...when i was skinny i weighed 130. i have a question.. you said ur 5'8....when you were 128 did u really feel like you were a skinny girl? cause i didnt! i mean yea i was allllot thinner but no body told me that i looked really thin or anything. yea  iwanna lose about 15lbs by november too! nov 12th to be exact cause its my bday heheee =] we can help each other out!

Yep thats exactly what I did.  I was like a little hermit and just ate and ate til I was physically sick.  But I'm moving forward and not looking back because I was a big, nasty mess! well when I got down to 128 it was after a few months of cutting out all junk food and I lost about 30 lbs so all my friends noticed and thought I had an eating disorder which was kinda discouraging since I lived with one of them and she knew I ate.  But anyhow, I didn't really feel skinny...my clothes were looser and everything but I still didn't feel like a "skinny girl."  I guess I took it for granted.  But yes! we can totally accomplish this.  But this time, I think I'll have to give my mom an update before I come home because she's a little worry wort too so I don't want to scare her.

Hi girls :)

I'm soooo with you )))) I'm 5'9 and on my home digital scale this mornihg I was 150.5.  I'm actually very upsent bc yest when I weight myself I was 149.5 :(
So I'd really like to loose about 10 lbs.  I'd definately be happy at 140
About 3 years ago, I got down to 140 by watching my diet and exercising, so I know I can do it, but then I went to grad school and little by little, gained 10lbs back ((((((

Now, I'd like to do it all over again. 

 

 

Wow how many of us are there just like each other, it's crazy!! I'm 5'7'' and at my heaviest I was 165 in college, now down to 153 and trying, TRYING to get down to 135.  I was able to diet and get down to 135 last summer and it was great, I was exercising and weight training 5x/week and fitting into a size 28-29 waist jean using weight watchers, then I got a bartending job plus finishing my last year of grad school and BOOM back up in the 150's from eating all the bar's yummy but horribly unhealthy food (thanks a lot, Mr. french fry!) and drinking too much alcohol. 

I am determined to get back in the gym 5x/week, even if only for 45-60 minutes, working out gave me so much energy and I felt so good afterwards, not to mention all the lean muscle you can pack on.  I hated weight watchers, hated putting my food into point values so now I am simply counting calories, limit of 1500/day with exercising.  LOTS OF WATER, god I hate drinking water but I want to drink 60oz of water a day.  And on a probably not entirely healthy note/motivation, my boyfriend, who I somehow landed, is gorgeous and 6'1'' with a swimmer's body and he doesn't have to work for it (bastard!) so even though the person I am now is the person he fell in love with, I really doubt I'll hear him complain if I get down to 135!! It'd be nice to feel more comfortable when we're getting intimate and not keep the lights totally dimmed per my request.  

I plan to work three major muscle groups and do cardio, either running, spinning, elliptical or power yoga, 6x/week with Sunday my day off.  One day it'll be chest/biceps/triceps, another day shoulders/back/gluts, and another day quads/hams/calves/abs, then start that over.  This is doable, right?

Anyone else with me?????? 

Original Post by valerieeee:

helllllo =] im dying to be this weight again! i was 130lbs 3 years ago after months of dieting. i eventually gained it all backk and got up to 173 but now im back down to the late 40s. i need all the help i can get! if you join this i WILL keep you motivated! <3

 

 And Valerie I read your bio and I must say, you are extremely smart to quit the diet pills and laxative (I used to take ephedra and nearly passed out in class my heart was beating so fast, it's horrible!) and laxatives, just the thought of that makes me dread it! But good for you in realizing that eating healthy and exercising is the way to go and that there aren't any quick fixes, I really didn't come to that realization until I was 21 and I'm 25 now.  That I think is what we really need to engrain in our heads - weight loss can't come overnight.  It can't even come in a month, the most anyone should lose is 1-2 pounds a WEEK if they want a good chance at keeping it off.  But anyway, I just joined CC so, we can help to motivate each other.  Keep on being healthy, and remember what Oprah says, "Nothing tastes as good as thin feels" :-)

Hi guys! I was wondering if I could join. I have about the same goal weight and I'd to loose the last ten pounds, I am 5'8 and weigh 140. Having a group like this would challenge me to loose, I've been stuck here for a long time! :)

Hey elvinus,I know what your talking about with the whole wanting to be comfortable while being intimate with your significant other. It sucks because my boyfriend is so nice and always tells me I don't look fat(freakin liar.lol.) and we have been together for 11 years, so he knew me when I was skinny as hell.But like all couples tend to do we gained weight together as the years go by. I just want to feel good physically and mentally.I was feeling so gross and had no energy.I didn't even want to go shopping which is my #1 favorite thing to do.I miss buying clothes.I won't buy anything now because I want to lose the weight first.I hate water too.I had kidney stones twice due to drinking only coffee,and soda. My doctor told me I have to drink water and after dealing with the horrible pain of kidney stones I have no problem doing that now.What helped me drink water better was that I would drink from water bottles or use a straw and what really helps me now is putting a bunch of ice with lemon or lime juice.Oh so good. I'm focusing on my abs doing these cool lower abdominal exercises using a medicine ball. I also have one of those big air balls you sit on to do exercises.I use it mostly for sit ups which you can really feel the burn.

I was taking a prescribed pill my sister got from her friend( she worked at a pharmacy) and those babies were strong.They gave me so much energy and I was able to workout double the time I usually worked out before taking them.They were so strong that you only needed to take half the pill a day.These pills would make you not hungry at all ,you literally had to force yourself to eat a piece of bread so you wouldn't pass out. I lost probably thirty pounds in a month.But when I decided that I had to stop taking pills because its bad for my heart guess what?I gained that weight back so fast it was not even funny. I just wish my sister would stop taking pills.She has become more obsessed with her weight than ever. I worry about her alot but she will not listen to me.She actually told me she would rather be dead than fat. I'm glad that there are other people like me who can relate on what I went through with my weight and how I'm trying to grow from that horrible time in my life and be healthy. It took me a long time to realize I need to do things more positively and make sure I'm not hurting myself in any way. Lets all keep it up guys.We can fight this !!!

Valerie- Hey I was trying to stop eating at like 6:30 pm because I heard that helps you lose weight  but yeah like you said it is hard because you go to bed late.The same with me but also I get home late certain days and have not eaten since lunch time and by the time I make dinner it's freakin late.Like last night I ate at 7:30pm .thank god it was just a chicken salad. I use to take areobic dance class and yoga.I loved those classes they were great but I was taking them at school.I don't know I just don't feel comfortable at the gym.I'd rather do my exercises at home just in case I need to pass out from exhaustion.lol. talk to you later:-)

-Oh I read your Bio and I couldn't believe your story about your mom and Kids r us.Its crazy but I'm not even joking but I had somewhat the same experience with my mom and guess where?kids r us.Back in the day they use to send like discount coupons and my mom would get mad because I was too big to fit in the regular sizes for kids my age(I was in 4th grade and wore a 14) and basically let me know that.Made me feel horrible because I wanted to wear the cute clothes but couldn't fit into them.My mom is very critizing and she would always put me down and she is the reason why I became obsess with my weight in the first place. When I first lost my weight I was 153 pounds in 5th grade and went down to 107 pounds over the summer . my mom still complained and said I was too skinny.I could never win with her.She always had something to say.I'm 25 years old now and she still critizes me and makes me feel like ****.Hopefully your mom is not like that.Number one thing is to surround yourself with positive people.later

elite- yea i hated when my friends would say you look so skinny and worry about me...even thou i did havee an eating disorder at the time it was just annoying to hear them say " we are worried about you" i didnt look unhealthy thou at all. just  skinny... i totally took being thin for granted and just always bitched about wantin to be thinner. luckily i snapped out of that...so how did you eat this week?

cosmogirl- aww i know how ya feel...ive had times when the scale says i gained 2lbs when i thought i lost. 10lbs isnt too large of a number you can def do it! jsut stay positive!

elovinus- im 5'8 and weigh 153! im trying to get down to 130. thats amazing that you were working out 5times a week. thats awesome! u gained weight back from your job...whats my excuse? hahaai know exactly how you feel about the dimmed lights! my boyfriend fell in love with me when i was 173!!!! i dunno what he saw in me lol but mind you my boyfriend is 5'10 and weighs 125lbs lol hes your typical skinny skater guy hahaa i felt so uncomfortable for the longest time being intimate. still am!!!! i feel like a beach whale next to him. losing weight def boost your confidence when your with your guy!!!!! Thanks for reading my bio. nice to know people read it! quitting diet pills and laxatives was probly the smartest thing ive ever done in my life lol i havnt had any in about 11 months....laxatives were the worst. id always say im never taking them again but always did....id be in pain for hoursss! losing weight doesnt happen over night. patience is most important...and i didnt become a patient dieter till this year. 1-2 pound ia week is great! sometime i cant even do that cause i cheat so **** much! gosh i miss being in the zone where i wouldnt cheat for like 3 weeks...so what do you like to eat on your diet??

honeyroze- of course you can join!!! whats your diet likeee?

jellybelly- wowwww. why do our moms suck hahaaa  my mom was never too supportive of me. i still feel like its not good enough when i lose alot of weight...i mean she tries to help by buying me all diet food but the second i touch something thats not a diet food shes  like...ya know if your gonna ea tthat crap im gonna stop buying diet food. blahhh blahhh but i never wanted to lose weight for her. just for myself so i dont care what she thinks. my mom didnt even know that i used to have a bad eating disorders. shows how much she cares lol wateversss. shes hasnt been too bad on me lately

gosh im so shleeepy...was at my boyfriends house all day today cause he just got surgery on his arm...but there was nothing good to eat there so i had to have easy mac! blahhhhhhhhhhhhh i threw half of it out cause i felt like every bite was making me fatter haha alrite ladies ill talk to you tomorrow! think thinnnn =] <3

Hi Girls :)

Wow, i finaly made it to the gym yesterday and boy did it feel good )))))
I didnt go all last week b/c every night I had something to do, so yesterday, I was sooo tired after work but still made myself go and soooooo proud of myself. 

I did an hour of cardio and then legs / arms / stomach )))))

I got on the gym scale and saw that I lost 3 lbs .

Its really weird b/c there's a 3 lb difference between my gym and home scales so I'm traking it on both, to make sure I see the same loss

Not going to the gym today though :( Need to go dress shopping for a party and then meeting my girls for sushi ))) Hopefully will not eat too much