127.0 this morning.. i dont remember seeing this number EVER

Congrats jahjah!

135 for me, but it will be short-lived bc I know at least some of the loss was water weight.

137 official weigh in today. Not bad, considering in weeks past I've been jumping back up to 140 after a good week. Hopefully it won't creep any higher than 138 as the week progresses.

I need yalls help on something. I was wondering how y'all picked your goals. I chose 130 as mine from the beginning bc it seemed like a good weight in the healthy range in the BMI. I don't want to become too skinny bc I have always been really curvy and I want to maintain some of my womanly shape. However, I am starting to notice weird things about my body that are making me kind of uncomfortable. I'm thinking about doing one of two things:

1. Dropping my goal down another 5 pounds and upping my cardio to burn the excess fat in the areas I'm now becoming uncomfortable with. Or
2. Keeping my goal the same and upping my strength training with my trainer to put on another 5 lbs. of muscle and trying to burn 9 of fat :o)

hopefully someone has struggled with this also so I can get some feedback. And thank you all so much for the support and motivation!

Leilah- I've definitely struggled with this, but I don't really have any answers. I think it's probably all of the above--cardio combined with strength training to try and change your body composition, and perhaps also lowering your goal. I started with a goal of 140, thinking with all my workouts I would look more toned at that weight than I have in the past, but it wasn't really the case. Even though I'm in good shape, I still think I look "skinny fat"...which is something I'm just coming to terms with rather than beating myself down to an unsustainable weight for me. I think I was meant to have more fat on my abdomen...you can see my ribcage but I still have major love handles, it's just my body type. Based on my bf% (24%), I'm sure I could be a healthy 120lbs, but I think it's more natural for me to be more like 135-140. Good luck on your journey :)

134.5 at the gym this morning...I love weighing in before breakfast ;)

Thank you so much for the advice. Best case scenerio would be me setting my goal to the weight I think I look the best at after I've lost all the weight, but I'm worried that I am too critical of myself, and that I will never be satisfied until my love handles and thunder thighs are completely gone. However, I don't think those are the cards I've been dealt.

Now I am going to take a second to stop complaining about my body and congratulate myself. I have lost 16 inches all over since aug 2, AND 12 of that was off my thighs, hips and waIst.. So YAY me.

They may never be as small as I would like, but they will never again be as bi as they were :o)

Congrats, LeiLah! You look like a gorgeous girl. I'm also hypercritical of myself; my current solution is being okay with the fact that my hips and thighs will never be as small as I want, but maybe someday I'll learn to like them just as they are :)

Hey ladies, I'm hoping to be joining you really soon. hopefully by 1 November I will be a member here, the scale hasn't moved for me in a really long time so I hope my efforts for the past 2 wks will pay off.

Hoping to be in the 130s in 7 days....

Hey ladies!

I'm determined to keep this thread alive. Every thread offers so much valuable advice and support, but I love having women in the exact same boat as me. Now that I am only 4 pounds away from my goal I need an extra kick in the butt. I'm getting complacent bc I'm so close, and 4 pounds doesn't seem like a big deal anymore. I need to get out of that state of mind asap!

On another note, I am so excited about Halloween I can't stand it. My costume is completely backless and it shows my belly. I'm so excited I can finally wear something like that without feeling self conscious.

Congrats! I was stuck in the upper 130s for about 6 weeks but it seems like now they're finally coming off and I'm settling in around 135. I'm really nervous to start maintenance. I'm only adding about 200 calories back in but the 130s are so hard to drop that I really don't want to add back in too much and erase all the work it took to get here.

I haven't posted in a long time, but I am still stuck in the 130's. :p

I wasn't really trying all that hard for a while... but at the beginning of October, I recommitted, and my husband has been holding me accountable (he loves all the data - calories eaten, weights, etc) and I've been doing pretty well.

I maintained at first, because I was doing a lot more strength training and I've built a lot of muscle. Then I lost a bunch - this week I've hovered between 130 and 131. All week. Despite eating and exercising the same that I had been before. GRRR. I know a week is practically NOTHING in weight-loss time, can't even call it a plateau yet... I just really, really want to see under 130 for the first time in about 3 years. So it's like the scale is teasing me. :lol:

@ forestroad : wow you are just 1lb away from reaching your goal weight, how do you feel?

@ mayness : try changing your diet and your exercise routine, more cardio less strength training... your body is just probably used to your routine so that is probably why the scale is not moving below 130...

As for me I am officially in the 130s, 139.7 to be exact. It has taken forever to get below 140 but now that I am I am going to work even harder to get to my goal of 132. My goal is to be 135 by end of November...

Size 8- Welcome! (And nice ticker ;) )

I actually weighed in at 134 yesterday at the gym, so I am declaring victory!! It feels really good but also a little frightening to start maintenance.

I did it! Saturday morning I was down to 129. After a very relaxed weekend (I planned on eating whatever I wanted Saturday for my birthday - within reason) I'm only at 130.0 now, so I should be back under 130 in no time. :D

Now, to get out of the 120's... which I've NEVER done before. :dizzy:

Happy Birthday, Mayness! I'm sure you'll be back under in no time as well...kicking those 120s to the curb must be hard but I bet there are plenty of people over in featherweights/maintainers who are trying to shed that kind of weight and probably have some tips...though whatever you're doing seems to be working so awesome job and keep it up!