Featherweights - I need a last 20 pound calorie counting buddy.... anyone in?

I am trying to lose the last 20 pounds.... I need a buddy to help me along. I would like to lose 1 pound a week........

OH man, I am so in your boat. I'm here for you!

I'm in!! I only want to lose another 10 or so but I'd definitely love to buddy up!!

Me too Tiffany...I was at my goal of 140..for two months (I've only EVER gotten as low as 138.5 when sick) and now things are up around 147 :S. It is TOM and my eating lately is just horrible. I am trying to track calories but the temptations are winning :-(. Funny how when I was 230 I could say "NO!" no junk food and its so much easier to give in now.

ohh meee too!! exactly 20 pouns to go!! and im stuck!partyl because im not trying very hard stupid me

I have a mini goal of 10 pounds.. but ultimately I'd like to lose around 20.
Why don't we all 'group' up instead of buddy up? :)

I'd like to jump in on this if that's cool with all of you. I'd like to drop about 23 lbs, 208 to 185. I have been looking around the forums and I didn't seem to fit in anywhere. One, I'm a guy and two, I don't need to loose a lot of weight.
About 5 years ago I was my heaviest at 245 and two years ago my best of 185(high school reunion). 185 is great for me and Ive slowly crawled away from that.
Anyway, I would love to have a place to check in and bounce ideas and problems, but, if any of you are uncomfortable with a guy here or would just rather not have one here, please just let me know. I WILL NOT take it personally.

Is anyone still interested in this? Or have people buddied up?
Mickmo.. I can't speak for everyone else but I have no problem with a guy here! Everyone is welcome in my opinion.

i need to lose the last 5! i'm in.

me me me!!! I have about 25 lbs left....stuck a at a plateau of 151 or so...

Anyone still watching this? How about you Juliebee?

Hi guys!
Yes I'm still watching and still needing buddies.. :)
I'm not entirely sure what to do.. Hmmm. There is already a September chat section for featherweights. I wonder if it's ok if I start a 'Last 20 pound calorie counters' chat??? Any suggestions?

Juliebee, I think starting a chat here is a great idea. I'll start:

I've decided Fridays will be my official weigh in day. I tend to check a few times a week but Friday is the only one I count. What I have done is made a deal with my kids. For every pound I lose, I give them a buck. This way, at least while I'm with them, they keep an eye on me and give me a hard time if I start to eat anything crappy or tell me to order the salad and no appetizer, etc. They like looking up nutrition info for me on my phone too, I hate doing that. I think it'll be the best $51 I've spent in a long time. (17 lbs x 3 kids = $51) There is a 4th, but he's only 3, I can pay him in crayons.
Have a good day.

I'd love to join in if y'all don't mind? I'm really wanting to hit my goal and it's been a huge struggle!

Good idea, you can definitely count me in. I have about 13lb more to loose before I get to my goal. I hope to get to my goal sooner than December so I really have to work hard. I will try to update this as much as possible possibly every 2 weeks...

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Hi Tanee and Size8, congrats to both of you for where you are now.
You're both almost there and that must feel pretty good. :)


I play hockey tonight and I'm hoping I feel a bit better than I did 2 weeks ago. I have been eating much better but still very little for exercise so I'm not sure if I'll notice the improvement. The exercise thing is the hardest. Hockey is great but it's only once a week and that's not going to do it. I have 4 young kids, so finding time to go to the gym is tough. Hockey is at 10 pm so it works. I am going to start back to the gym soon. The family is just settling in with school, sports, etc. and once we are comfortable with the schedules I'll be able to fit it in.
Good luck to all of you.
Mickey

I was hoping to find some folks in the same boat as me! I've just spent about a year maintaining my weight (while trying to lose!). I wasn't logging in that time, and I hope that's the main reason I wasn't losing.

I've started logging again, cut out a few extras, and stepped up the exercise. I am ready to kick butt again and finally take off these last ten!

Count me in -- I have about 13 pounds to go, but the scale has been moving in the wrong direction as of late.

Week 1 Weigh-in (9/21): 138.2
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I have exactly 20 lbs left to lose before I go home for Christmas, it's going to be a tight squeeze...... Count me in, too.

I have like 21 pounds left till GOAL so count me in!!!!!!!!

Sorry gals and guys..... I started the thread and I thought it was another dead thread by me....... so I have not seen it until today when I could not sleep.

I am in........ definitely! The group buddy thing sounds awesome. Mickmo.... of course men are welcome...... we all have a common goal.

I want to point you in the direction of another thread on 3fc. I don't know the name of the actual thread but it is cfmomma's goal story. She hit 150 pounds lost in a year. I read it yesterday and that is part of the reason I cannot get back to sleep....... she pretty much says we have to be accountble for what WE eat and if we really want it..... we have to do what works for us. For her..... it was cutting the "crap" all the way around. Out of her diet and pretty much her life (hope she does not mind the paraphrasing). No matter how heavy you are (cause some people say heavier people lose quickly--- and that is the reason some of us can drop so much so quick) it takes HARD work.

So, my point after that jumbled up ramble is...... I am tired of exercising my butt off just to burn the sugar I ate for the day. I want to burn these last pounds and I am GOING to do it. I won't make my "1 year goal", but I am in a heck of a lot better shape than I was this time last year! What I am going to do is the best I can-- I would love to be done by the year and then going into maintenence...... but as long as I am real with myself and cutting out the "junk" in my diet..... I will be much better off. I would love for my DH to join me...... but I have to move on with this WL journey for ME!

I look forward to us being a tight group of losers!

I am sure everyone else here has the same story, but the last pounds are *so* much more difficult to lose than the first pounds. We can do it, but we really have to knuckle down to it.

I ended up coasting for a year in a small weight range. That in itself was new for me -- practice maintenance. Unfortunately, I was trying to lose, not maintain. But now I know what I have to do.

For myself, I know it's not enough to eat well and do a little exercise. I have to account for all calories and make exercise work for me. AND I can't try to take a short cut and cut out all treats and celebrations, else I set myself up for failure (either giving up or going yoyo after goal). I need to stay with a maintainable lifestyle which monitors calories, incorporates moderate exercise, and allows special treats and meals.

It's working! I have lost 2 pounds since re-commiting and I am determined to get to goal!

I have about 18 pounds left and it's getting harder and slower for me. Plus the fall seems to be a harder time to lose weight for me. But I'm sticking with it and I'd love to be at my goal of 125 pounds by New Year's. I'm not sure if it will happen, but I'm going to try.

I have about 20lbs to go also. I tend to lose a pound a week on a good week, I just have so much trouble staying on the wagon lately! It's awful. Hopefully an active group will help me (though I tend to fall out of groups very easily.) Can someone ask where I am once a week? haha

Hey ladies, hope you are all doing well and hope the numbers on the scale are moving down....

As for me, I will be weight in 1 October so I will update my weight on that day. I have been pretty disciplined with my diet for the past few days. I am looking smaller but I am also doing weights to tone my body and I must say it is looking pretty good....

What are you ladies doing to treat your cellulite?

I have only lost one pound in 4 weeks, not as much as I expected but atleast the scale is going down...

Starting Weigh-in (9/13): 145 lbs
Week 1 Weigh-in (9/21): 145 lbs
Week 2 Weigh-in (9/28): 145 lbs
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Hi friends,
I see folks are working on goals and would like to join. I just weighed in and found that I'm a bit up from my last weigh in. My final goal is in eight pounds. My biggest challenge since I stopped weight loss structure (to go on a vacation for 3 weeks) was medical issues. This year's entire weight loss was constantly spurred by serious joint pain. As I lost weight, the pain reduced. My vacation was a great chance to relax--pain free--and enjoy some "maintenance" structuring. I ended up in the ER after returning from vacation with sciatica and a big muscle spasm. So, I'm not disappointed (much) with a little increase. I've been slowly recovering and getting back to my pre-vacation exercise routine. Most meals are my pre-vacation weight loss plan (I do calorie counting and volumetrics)--I just also eat a klondick bar here or add another meal in.

Today I am back to:
1) calorie counting
2) volumetrics (which I sincerely enjoy and never ended)
3) exercise:
--same time amount of pre-vacation (90 min, 5x week)
--increase pounds for weights
--use 5 pounders for my dvd
--get back to 8 pounder hand weights in a week
--start my pre-vacation ab routine (4x week)
4) I never count my walking but I usually walk about 40 to 70 thousand steps a week.

During weight loss for eight months I lost a reliable 1.5 pound to almost 2 pound per week. I always saw a decrease. I'm preparing myself for a slower pace and possible stops in this final eight pounds. However, I have learned for me that I can either do it or not do it. I can't 'sort of' do it. If I'm in for weight loss, I have to do the entire regime with gusto. My fun goals are to completely zip up my new size six purple dress (it's almost there but not yet). I will wear it for my boss' inaugeral ball in January (he's up for re-election and no other candidates). I want to get rid of all size 8 clothes and only have six 6 (or maybe one size 4). My health goal is to successfully manage my sciatica and back pain with consistent and enjoyable exercise. Luckily, I have no knee pain to manage (woo hoo!).

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welcome iaradajnos, I assume your name is Sonja?

I understand what you mean..... when I am on a WL plan, I have to do it or not..... there is middle ground...... I wish you the best.

Tammy

I have 27 to go, but I'll be a buddy! I have 12 to lose by January 1.

Mini Goals:

175– Need New Pictures, 10 lbs less than last set of pictures

172 before Thanksgiving (Reunion)– No longer obese according to height (BMI 28.8), Lowest Weight since July 2006

170– Exactly ½ my highest pre-surgery weight (340)

167 – 30 lbs lost

Fit into Size 12

Be too small to shop at Lane Bryant

Shop at Victoria’s Secret

165 before January 1, 2010 – June 2005 weight (BMI 27.5) Need New Pics

happening/Jenny: we have almost the same stats! And from reading back a few posts, it sounds like we have a similar (frustrating!) body shape. I really hate carrying so much weight around my bum/thighs/saddlebags. Especially the saddlebags, which makes it look like I have really short stumpy legs since they stick out further than my hips. Some photo evidence in my blog.

My goal is to lose 20 pounds to be 115 by Christmas or soon after.

Hey Ladies, hope you are all loosing those lbs...

Updating my stats, I haven't done this in a while.
I am giving myself 7weeks to loose 7lbs.
So hopefully I will be at my goal weight before Xmas and I am planning not stuff myself with xmas pudding and turkey...

Starting Weigh-in (9/13): 145 lbs
Week 1 Weigh-in (9/21): 145 lbs
Week 2 Weigh-in (9/28): 145 lbs
Week 3 Weigh-in (10/5): 144 lbs
Week 4 Weigh-in (10/12): 142 lbs
Week 5 Weigh-in (10/19): 140 lbs
Week 6 Weigh-in (10/26): 140 lbs
Week 7 Weigh-in (11/2): 139 lbs :D - haven't seen this number in years...
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Ladies, today was a good day....
Weighed-in at 138 this morning and I fitted into size 10 jeans... yippie...
6 more pounds ladies, its so close yet so far....
I have started doing Tae-Bo and Hip Hop Abs just for a more challenging workout, I think my body was used to my old routine that is why is was taking forever for the past 2 months to loose weight but now I'm looking more lean and toned just after 2 weeks of Tae-Bo and Hip Hop Abs.

Starting Weigh-in (9/13): 145 lbs
Week 1 Weigh-in (9/21): 145 lbs
Week 2 Weigh-in (9/28): 145 lbs
Week 3 Weigh-in (10/5): 144 lbs
Week 4 Weigh-in (10/12): 142 lbs
Week 5 Weigh-in (10/19): 140 lbs
Week 6 Weigh-in (10/26): 140 lbs
Week 7 Weigh-in (11/2): 139 lbs
Week 8 Weigh-in (11/9): 138 lbs
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Today I weighed in at wait for it.....
Drum roll please... 136.4lb
The look on my face when I saw that number - PRICELESS
I am determined to keep this thread alive so ladies please update your weekly weigh-ins...

Starting Weigh-in (9/13): 145 lbs
Week 1 Weigh-in (9/21): 145 lbs
Week 2 Weigh-in (9/28): 145 lbs
Week 3 Weigh-in (10/5): 144 lbs
Week 4 Weigh-in (10/12): 142 lbs
Week 5 Weigh-in (10/19): 140 lbs
Week 6 Weigh-in (10/26): 140 lbs
Week 7 Weigh-in (11/2): 139 lbs
Week 8 Weigh-in (11/9): 138 lbs
Week 9 Weigh-in (11/16): 137 lbs
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Hey there! Just this morning I weighed in at 133lbs. CRAZY! I'm about 8 pounds away from my goal and it's feeling great. I'm going to try to be reasonable on Thanksgiving, but I know it won't be a weight LOSS day, that's for sure.