Weight goals?
 

I know some people don't have specific weight goals, but rather "size goals", but for those who do have a target weight & various goals in-between - what are they? I'm curious to see how mine fall in line with other people, how far everyone has come, how long it has taken to get where you are and anything else you want to say! Also... I think it's helpful to write them down somewhere... and what better place to do that than here? :)

Weight loss stats (I'm 5'6): 208/188.5/135 (I've never listed my weight before anywhere - I think I'm going to faint!!!!)

My first goal was to hit 199... just so I'd be under 200. My second goal is 175, so I'll no longer be in the "obese" medical category, I'll be in the "overweight" category. My third goal is 154, which is a "healthy weight" for my height, and my ultimate goal is 135, which is roughly the center of my healthy weight range for my height/age/build... though I'd be happy with 139, just to get under 140 again, lol.

I've been at it this time since the middle of Dec, roughly 3 months, but I basically took all of Feb off with traveling for work and then just being lazy as heck for following weeks, since Feb 1st, I'm only down 2.5 lbs, hehe. But I'm losing again now!

Ok, what about all of you?

I am not sure... I am around 194 right now. The last 6 monthes I have been going up and down from 180-200. Very stressful time. My highest ever was 216. I am a hair under 5 5. I carry my weight all over but mostly in my belly and hips. I have a flat butt and small thighs considering!!!! The lowest in the last 5 years was 161. I am a size 20-22 right now. I told you, I carry it in my waist. When I was 161, I was an 16-18. My first goal is to get under the 180 mark. Hopefully by Easter.. I probably won't change sizes, just be comfortable. The next step is to be under 170-size 18, then 150-size 14. Goal is 138-size 10. I don't think I have EVER been anything under that, even in JR High!!! I have huge feet 9.5-10's, broad shoulders, big head. I will never be at the bottom of the normal range! My dad was a football player at UCLA. I got his genes...Yuck!

Hey flower, I can relate to the body size issue. I have the big bones, lots of muscle, broad shoulders figure, too. My daughter got it from both sides of the family and she's actually quite impressive. I think she's going to make one heck of a weight lifter.

Lets see... I'm about 5'4", and my highest ever weight was 245 right after the birth of my son. I managed to drop that down to 225 by the time he was about a year old. When he was about 18 months old, my Mom passed away. I really honestly don't remember anything at all for about the next 8 months or so. That's when I came out of my cotton wrappings, and told my husband I wanted a divorce. That's when I got serious about losing weight. I inherited my mom's treadmill, and started using it. I call it the "I just got a divorce-my mom just died-I have two kids and no money" diet. I didn't eat. Not bloody intelligent, but ... I really didn't give a rats behind. Ok, so I got myself down to 167. Then I moved to GA and maintained that weight for a while, but slowly started inching up. I hit 180, was running and doing taekwondo and lifting weights. Then my boyfriend and I broke up for a summer, and .. surprise .. I stopped eating again. This time I went all the way down to 154. I was also doing really funny things like passing out at work. *sigh* That fall was like my emotional turning point, I guess. My BF and I got back together, and I started sloowwwllly putting on the weight. I finally made a commitement to do something long term about my lifestyle and my health about 3 months ago, and I've been plotting and planning since then. I'd hit 214 at that point. I got it down to 211, then found this place. My first goal is really to just get under the 200 mark. 199 would be a truly beautiful thing!! After that, I really, really want to hit 167 again, because that was what I weighed when I moved down here. I just want to go backwards!! Then 154, then ultimately I think I'd like to weigh between 135 - 140, depending on if I'm lifting heavily or not. I'd really love to be in a size 10 again, and as physically fit as I was when I was 22!

Lunula, Wow, I still haven't confessed my weight. 167! There, I did it too. I'm about 5' 6".
I am in a size 12. No matter what I get down to, 150 would be nice, I will never be small. I have what they call "birthing" hips. The bones don't shrink. I think even when I was thinner, I wore 9/10.
I have to set small goals, or it would just be too much for me. My next goal is 165. I'm almost there!
Jen

I am not sure what I want to weigh, but I would like to fit a comfortable size 10. I am currently a tight size 12. I am 5' 1" and 162 lbs. I figure that will put me in the 140-150 range. I am not sure what my highest weight was, but I know I was a 16. My guess is the 175-180 range.

The weight/size thing is really relative.... I want to weigh about 135, my lowest adult weight was 123 and at 5'8 that was pretty yucky.. my DH likes the emaciated look think that is what attracted him in the first place. I can fit comfortably in a size 8 between 145/150 I would like to get back in all of the 8's I bought when I got down to 145ish before I started Nursing school.

Ultimately I just want to feel comfortable in my body.... I don't anymore. I am considering having a mini-tummy tuck, possibly liposuction and breast implants once I reach goal weight. I had 2 huge babies and gain mega weight with both.. my stomach muscles are not where they are suppose to be, it looks like I have had a c-section and I haven't, I would like to have that fixed and if reaching goal weight doesn't do it I really want to have it fixed. I have alway had HUGE thighs and a small waist and no boobs unless pregnant or breast feeding.. I would like to be in proportion for once... So I guess my goal is to be a proportionate(sp) size 6/8 and feel good about my body.

Amy
174/168.5/130
5'8

I'm 6'1 and people say I carry my weight well......HA! I've never seen anyone that carries a double chin well.
Right now I weigh 225, the most I've ever weighed in my life without being pregnant. The most I've ever weighed as 245. My normal is (was) 155-160. I gained about 100 pounds in 18 months...my first 2 children are 11 months apart...yikes.
My first goal is to get below the 200 mark and then I'm aiming for at least 170....if I keep going a bit...that will be just fine with me :)
blessings,
blackbird

I am 5'8 and currently weigh 162 lbs. I carry most of my weight in my butt, hip, thigh area.

I weighed 165 to 170 in high school. My highest weight ever was two years ago when I weighed 185 lbs. People never thought I was that heavy because as someone else here said "I carried it well".

My lowest weight was about 12 years ago when I weighed 130-135, then again I was surviving on tea and soup most of the time and going out dancing every night. When I look at old pictures of myself at 130 I can see that my bones are sticking out in my face, neck and chest, I don't think I look very healthy and I thought I was fat back then!:p

I just want to get fit and live a healthy lifestyle. I think 145 is a realistic goal for myself :)

Yeah Mauv, it's kinda sad... I graduated high school at 136 lbs and I thought I was fat back then. *Sigh* - what I wouldn't give now for that weight!!! My doctor did a double-take at my last weigh-in - she said I "carry it well", too - which is good (I guess?) - but I hated seeing "205" on that scale. My heart just sank.

WSW & Loubug - congrats for saying it outloud! I hate seeing it/hearing it/thinking about it, lol - but it's a kick in pants that I need. :D

And wow, we have some tall women here! :dizzy:

P.S. - Raven... you need a hug! {{{HUG}}}

Wsw, you are doing GREAT! Woof! :cb:
ALL of you are!

I was always sturdy and fit, Lunula. In high school and college I weighed 128. I was in great shape, but thought I was fat! I'm about 5'-3" . I ran almost every day for 10 years and ate like a PIG, but I started gaining after my first love died and I met my (future) DH. I was a feminist, and DAMNIT I was going to eat JUST AS MUCH AS HE WAS!! :rolleyes:

My highest was about 220 when I was pregnant with my second child. I had just lost weight prior to conceiving, and I did NOT want another child! I drank 3 litres of milk a day, and gained 80 pounds that pregnancy. It was awful... I could barely walk.

For the longest time I weighed about 160, and I carried it well... few people could tell that I was 30 pounds overweight. I was uncomfortable then, but I'd love to be 160 right now!

Now I'm 193, and I'd ideally like to get down to 130 - 135. I think it's a reasonable goal...

Goal Weight
 

Well, I am certainly NOT tall at 5' 1" :dz: I carry my weight pretty well until I get over 175... and then it shows in my tummy and my breasts and thighs are way too huge and the whole proportion thing gets out of whack. Up until that point I have a nice hour glass figure that gains and loses weight pretty proportionately.... hippy and busty with a relatively small wasit. I am naturally very muscular and have broad shoulders, wide rib cage, wide hips, curvy butt (thank God for the smaller waist). I will never, ever be a waif... even if I starved myself. My highest weight was 198, when I joined 3FC several months ago. :cry: As of this morning I weigh 182.5... so I've lost just a smidge over fifteen pounds which is a freakin' miracle.

My initial goal weight is 130... which is at the high end of a normal weight for my height. Actually I would prefer to weigh about 118, which is what I weighed as a teenager... but I don't know if that is realistic or not. I try to focus on losing five pounds at a time. I can't wait to hit that 179 mark right now... how amazing will it be to see that seven digit!! I don't really care what size I get down to as long as I can wear clothes from a "juniors" store... size large in juniors would be fine... size medium even better! Maybe that would be a 7/8 or 9/10 in a misses?

Sojo-I second that! I would love to be able to dress in the jr's dept again!!!!! Not saying I want to go for the Brittany Spears look, but misses can be so matronly!!!!!

oh man, oh man, oh man,
this is hard, I have been in denial so long, I dont think I can even do this, but it may be helpful, and it may be cleansing, and it may be downright theriputic...here goes.
I am 5' 4 and zoftig...curvy in all the wrong places, huge butt, hug thighs, small (and totally hidden) waste, huge droopy boobs...
I have never had children though totally 'built for birth" so I can not even say my highest weight was "just before Junior was born", nope, all weight was gained by me, for me...
my highest weight was around 275, though may be more as I had hidden the scale for years. I had radically lost weight on that 'oprah fast diet' many moons ago and weighed 130. The program got me to loose the weight in a very quick manner but never taught me how to maintain it, never gave me any idea about life style or healthy eating, just a pat on the head, a "you did good" hand shake and a boot out the door to make room for the next 'patient'. I was foolish enough to think I could handle it on my own and never sought out help like WW or TOPS, ( I mean we all have the collective wisdom of the ages on weight loss and calories etc.) My weight started to sneek up when I went back to college to finish my BA, after that, I was faced with some challenging health issues (MS?, maybe) pain was constant. I lost my job and fell apart. My health continued to decline while my weight continued to climb. I found a job as an artist for a gift company and spent my days sitting at a desk drinking coffee and eating for 5 years. My weight was well over 250 then. I was offered a position as a buyer and jumped (well, sorta lumped) at the chance. I was flying all over the world, first stop Hong Kong. Let me tell you, I think I was the biggest thing since Godzilla those people had ever seen. The looks, the out right stares...but still I gained. The airline seats grew increasingly uncomfortable, and the pain in my arms and legs was unbearable. I was living on pain meds and baily's Irish cream. Finally my Dr. said I was not able to take any stronger pain meds with out being addictive, so he suggested accupuncture. That led me to a series of Doctors who suggested I take herbal meds, get masages, etc, none of them suggested I lose weight! I ended up in leg braces and arm splints, bearly able to walk. I was tired of being this person. My weight was now 275 and was still climbing. Out of desperation and heartache I foud this place and began reading the forum. Stories inspired me and I began the long hard journey back to me. I dabbled with an 'at home' diet and failed miserably. So, knowing I am totally weak on my own, joined a program called "medical weight loss" and have lost 30 pounds so far, on my way to 160 (their goal) maybe less (145, my goal). I have backed that up with this group and the weight commander software. I have bought and actually use (and not just to hang clothes on) tread mill and a 'george forman grill". I bought a boat lost of pre packaged frozen chicken breasts and veggies and eat healthy now. I drink a ton of water and excercise every day. The pain is still there, the symptoms of MS are still there, but I understand that every life has challenges and these are mine. Like another well known group, I am taking thinks one day at a time, and understand that for me, we are very simular. Who knows, one day I may end up in a wheel chair, but then again, I may end up doing a 10k run...the challenge is in the living.

Ginya...

Good luck on your journey, and you are a great inspiration!

My goal is to be around 125 lbs and be in a size 7. Right now I weigh 134 and I'm in a size 8. I started my weight loss journey about 3 yrs ago at 150.5 lbs and I joined WW. I went down to 127 and decided that I don't need to go to meetings anymore. I regained most of my weight and went back into my old eating habits.

And.....here I am.!

Ginya, you give me shivers. How awesome you are!

Ginya sweetie, you are AMAZING!! I'm so impressed with your efforts. I feel pitiful beside you. :yes: Always be proud of how far you've come. You are truly an inspiration. I hope that we have enough support to offer you.
love and hugs,
Ellis
:grouphug:

I have thought about this because I've been at my WW goal weight for so long that I don't even really "try" to go any lower. I've been saying for at least a year that I want to be 68KG (because it's approx 150 lbs and that "sounds" like a nice number), yet I'm not doing a lot to reach that - I'm currently at 70 KG (or 154 ish lbs).

154 is nearly the top of my weight range according to WW. I am 5'6" pear-shaped and "medium" boned. I feel good like this and although I do have a larger patootie than others I don't really care. What I care about is my stomach sticking out. I too have had no children but it looks like I have previously.

I could not even imagine myself smaller than 150. I know that I have weighed less than 150 but it was many, many moons ago and it was "natural" (ie I didn't crash diet to get there). I've "dieted" twice in my life - both times WW and this last time I reached my goal and stuck with it. At the age of 34, I honestly don't think it's realistic for me to be any less than 150. I'm healthy, I work out a lot and I try to do the right thing for my body. I don't want to be a number, though as I say that I don't know why I would then choose 150 as my goal.

I think it's important to remember here that while, yes, we all want to lose weight and be healthy, fitter individuals, we are not just a number on the scale. What if you do reach that magical number? Then what? Will you be happy? What about after the lifts and tucks and nips (don't get me wrong, I fantasize DAILY about getting liposuction and a boob lift!), then will you be happy? What if you are not? Will you go even lower until you are? What if you never are?

I'm terrified actually of wanting more (or should I say "less") than a 150 lb goal. I know I can be obsessive at times and have been during my journey on WW. That's why I have made mistakes with myself (like not having any alcohol for so long and then deciding AFTER I reached goal that I was going to drink again... only to drink like there was no tomorrow and consequently gain 7 KG back in a short period of time!) and that's probably why I don't try that hard to lose 2 stinking kilos. I just simply want to be HAPPY with myself! Imperfections and all! I will never be a stick figure! I will not be what I weighed 20 years ago, it's not realistic or even possible. Numbers mean jack, really! I want to break free of the numbers rat race!

Don't you?

(like it would ever happen since I count points all the time as well! Numbers are my life!)

Quite honestly, if I don't pay attention to the numbers, I gain weight. It would probably be nice to not have to worry, but my not worrying and just wanting to be happy kind of led me to where I am now weight-wise. I do agree with you that this can become an obsession, and I've been there, and no, that's not healthy. But when you use numbers as a guide to gauge your relative healthy weight, as a tangible goal to reach, then I don't think that's a bad thing. As far as not ever being happy? Well then, come over to my couch and lets chat.... ;)

That has a lot more behind it than just weight and numbers.

Don't get me wrong Raven, I also HAVE to pay attention to the numbers. Being a "maintainer" I was checking my weight every morning. I had a few bad weeks and the scale was going up and I was still checking and getting upset and stressed out which led to more chocolate, etc. It's a vicious cycle, really! I haven't checked now in, let's see a few days, but before that was more than a week. I haven't been to WW either. I'm going tomorrow to face the music. I'm probably OK but I could be more than 70. And so it goes.

I think what I'm really curious about is... why do we choose a number that is quite below the top end of our range, for example. I mean, 135 is in my range, but to be honest I would look like crap at 135. So how is it that someone who basically is the "same" as me (height, shape, bones) wants to be lower than what I want to be? Is it personal preference? Or is it something else?

I know I'm probably going way too deep for my own good, but I struggle, I really do, with just being happy. Obviously I care enough to count points and exercise every day (well, not every day with the exercise). Why don't I "care" more to go lower then? Am I lazy? Am I greedy? I don't know.

I am aiming more for a size than a number...but I know what is a healthy range so I am not at risk of a stroke or something. I know when I get to that "#" I will be healthy because I will only get there thru excersice and healthy eatting. And once I get there, I will be doing the same stuff I have been doing, cause if I don't I will be back to the 190 mark. You can't live like a large person and not become one. You must act like a healthy person to become that. The numbers are just a goal. Something to shoot for. Something to check to see how far we have come.

Okay... this one of the things that bothers me the MOST about American medical care (I have tons of things I hate about it, but that's another thread, lol) - why in the **** aren't doctors telling people that they need to lose weight? For the past 13 years my weight has gone up & down (most up, hehe) - and I've had health problems (nothing major) where I was seeing a doctor like once per month - and even at 5'6 and 205 pounds, not ONE doctor said, "You are overweight, and you are putting yourself at risk, you need to lose at least 50 lbs".

So... they'd rather give us meds & pain pills, operate when our hearts go bad, give us chemo & radiation when we get cancer and wait until our bodies give out on us rather than simply teaching prevention. I knew I needed to lose weight, but I think of how much more powerful the message would've been coming from my doctor - it may've gotten me started on this journey earlier. I'm not blaming them for my overweight problems, but dammit, they are our health-care professionals and they should be telling us at every opportunity that our weight directly affects our health... but for the most part, they're not! :mad:

Ok, *rant off* hehe

Rockette - I'm the same height as you & my goal is 135... why? Well, because that's the goal I set at the beginning - it's a healthy goal, it's an attainable goal and it's a measurable goal. I chose a weight I've been in the past where I felt strong & healthy, I also looked at weight/height charts & BMI charts, and I chose a median weight within the range for my height/build. I can be a very data-oriented person, I have to be at my job - if I don't say ahead of time "this is what I want to achieve" then how will I know when I'm successful? How will I know when I should stop losing and work on maintaining?

Some folks can say, "I'm just going to lose until I'm happy with myself" - and that's awesome for them. If you're happy at 150, then you're not "lazy" or "greedy" or whatever - you've just reached your goal of being happy with yourself. I might reach 150 and decide the same thing, who knows? But honestly, numbers are important to me. I've met people who are 100 lbs overweight (and some who were 40 lbs underweight) who say they "feel fine" and are "happy" with themselves... is that a good thing? Psychologically it might be - but physically?

It's just a different way of looking at things - I suppose. I'm not obsessed with it by any means, nor do I want to be a "waif" - but I've found I am waaaaaaay more successful in all aspects of my life when I operate by facts, figures & statistics than by my feelings. Just my way of doing things. :)

I agree Lunula. I'm actually aiming for a fairly "heavy" weight for my height. To be totally honest, the most incredible I've ever felt was when I weighed 160 - but I was lifting every day and wore a size 9. Weight is subjective, indeed. Part of me just wants to see what the heck I'd look like at 135. I mean... that might be a really good weight for me, I don't know yet. OTOH, I may stop at 150 because I've been putting on muscle, I'm down to a good size, and I just feel great. Oh **** I just wanna not be FAT. *lol*

As far as happy goes, Rockette - you're right. If you're an unhappy person, and the reasons you're unhappy are not addressed, it won't matter how much weight you lose, nothing will change.

Oh, and Lunula .. amen to the post about Doctors. My ex, who I still have a good relationship with, FINALLY saw a doctor who told him point blank that if he continued on the way he had been, he'd probably be dead in a year. Not only that, but the doc refused to see him again unless he decided to change his ways. Heh. Gooooo Doc!

Okay, highest weight was 225, which was well AFTER kids had been born and weaned, so Ginya, I have to blame myself too!!! Lowest weight was 94 pounds (in college) and I still felt fat!!! I am the shortest one here (sorry Ruth!! You are a close second!!) at 4' 10 1/2". I have decided not to worry too much about the weight charts, since weight has been a lifelong fight for me. I don't want to get sucked back into that "nothing is good enough" mindset, which has contributed to me gaining weight back after other weight loss attempts. If I am heavy, but able to do all the things I want to do (camping and hiking) without feeling like I am about to die, then I may just stop there. First goal is 199, to be under 200 pounds. Ultimate goal? I don't really know, but maybe 150. When I was doing Karate I weighed 190, but I was a lot firmer. My main goal is to get healthy!!!

weight is sooo subjective. At 160 I was a comfortable size 12, but all mushy fat and about 29% on the BMI. Raven you were a 9/10!! WOW! I am 5'4", so maybe we have a height difference. I do notice a difference now that I am liftin weights. I am smaller at a higher weight and my body is firmer.

Lunula: I don't like doctors. I have heard of doctors telling patients to go on diets, but that isn't common enough. Here we live in a nation bombarded by research that says 60% of adults are overweight. Unfortunately in our consumer culture it would be bad to change that. Less super sizing and consumption; thus less profits! Healthier people ultimatley cost less thus the drug companies make less and the doctors amke less and the stupid reaserchers make less.....Our economy depends on over consumption! One of my students had a shirt the other day that depicted a Russian Marxist looking guy pointing and below him it said: CONSUME. I told the student, "you are making quite a statement, though at 12 he probably didn't even pick out the shirt. I enjoyed it's dry humor though.

Sandi

Hey Sandi - you and I are about the same height. It's amazing how much muscle you can pack around and still look small. :lol:

Lunula, you're so right about the doctor/weight loss thing. The government should be advocating it, and even subsidizing programs (ummm, assuming there's progress made). It's the same with cigarette smoking. Why the heck do our governments allow it in public places and then have to spend oodles of money "curing the problem"!
It's wonderful now in Ottawa... every public place is smoke-free. The bar owners (and initially the restaurant owners) put up a heck of a stink, but it's great going somewhere without having to be exposed to second-hand smoke. (by the way, I'm NOT bashing anyone for smoking... I used to do it on occasion myself. :D )

:yes: It's true, Sandi. The G.D.P. of our countries THRIVE on stuff like cancer, oil spills, clear-cutting forests... It's just not right. :mad:

I confess, I weigh everyday. And don't tell me to stop! It's a positive thing for me. I don't get upset when I see a gain... I just draw in the reins. If I don't weigh, I think I can eat whatever I want. I can easily gain ten pounds over one weekend if I don't keep on top of it.

I was a size 6 at 130 lbs. I think being a comfortable size 10 is p within my reach and realistic since I am size 12 now and I just need to lose that last 12 lbs. I am so close to my goal that it is frustrating but I know that I will be happy at a fit and toned 145lbs and that I won't want to go any lower than that. :)

I am actually pretty happy with myself right now and just need to exercise more and tone my muscles. :strong: I unfortunately lack discipline in the exercise department but I am slowly getting there. :D

Hi!

I am doing this in stages. I started at 254. I have lost all the weight that I have gained since college. I now want to lose all the weight I gained in college (get to 180) and then to 150. After that I'll see what happens.

It's hard thinking in sizes, in the plus sizes I wear in tops is a a 14/16 most of the time but in regular sizes an XL barely fits. DM

I am about 145 right now, maintaining since December, but I would like to get to 135 or 140 this year. I will need to exercise more (start running again maybe, in the spring) and eat a little less. But if I stay here that would be OK too. I am about a size 10-12 (depends on the label - they are all different!). My highest non-pregnant weight was 178-80 about 3 years ago. I had a lot going on - marital stuff, a mom with Alzheimers', two kids under 3. I didn't really start to lose significantly (i.e. make the significant necessary changes in my eating/exercise) until about a year ago. I knew I wasn't going to be able to deal with losing weight too even though I didn't like it. I am 5-5 and big boned, size 10 shoe, muscular. DH likes me best in the outdoorsy/LL Bean sort of look, and it does suit me! (This frustrated my fashion-plate mother no end, I think).

Anyhow...my lowest adult weight was 127 and I would be delighted to get there but at age 40, all things considered, I don't know how realistic that is! I was 147 before I got pregnant in my early 30s and was eating carefully and exercising a lot...so maybe about where I am is about where I am supposed to be...

You are all awesome women, BTW! I am honored to be in your company...

Lidian

Wow once again you gals blow me away with your thoughtful and insightful answers. I am looking to be somewhere between 123 and 145, with the most muscles possible. But really the weight doesn't matter as long as I get my waist below 28 inches. I carry all my weight in my belly and chest. Apple shaped, we are known for heart attacks. I do worry about getting to that magic number and obsessing about it I find Ren attitude very healthy. More than anything to be as beautiful on the outside as the inside. Because weight doesn't change who you really are.

Miss Chris

I haven't weighed myself in over a year... and I'm still doing OK, but this winter has been long and my favourite jeans are feeling less comfortable than they did. So I imagine that I'd like to lose 10 pounds.

With my mid-life metabolism, I don't think I mind being around 140 pounds, I'm 5'5" and size 10 makes me quite happy. My highest weight was 163? around 4 years ago, and 2 years ago I went down to 130.

My peeve about weight loss is the obsessive mind set that I adopt when I get going... I choose low-point bread instead of 100% Rye or Spelt... Why can't whole grains be low points?

Anyway, I'm at it again ~ i

Humph.

Lois

LaMOrgan/Lois Welcome back...We have missed you!!!

Bread
 

Lamorgan... look for "Natural Ovens Bakery" breads... whole grains, high fiber, and many are low calorie (50-60 cals, 3+ g fiber, 1 g fat, & includes omega 3 fatty acids per slice)... with any type of whole grain you can think of. You might be able to find it in the natural foods section of a good grocery store. Its the only type of bread I eat at home. Delicious, healthy... although expensive. (over $3.00 per loaf). And they also make delicious cinnamon raisin bread, ww rolls, muffins, several varieties of bagels, and cookies... all healthy, whole grain, and very good.

I did find a spelt bread from Stonemill Bakery and it's expensive too, but I'm the only one who eats it and I keep it in the freezer and toast it...

I think it's around 55 cal/slice.

1 point. Won't kill me.

:)

Thanks for the welcome back... Always seems to be this time of year I come back!

Lois

Numbers
 

I weigh myself everyday... the only days I don't are when I am not eating very well. I find that if I don't keep track of the numbers, I am probably gaining. I record my weight only once a week though (Monday) and I take and record my measurements once a month.

I like the Stonemill bread too, Lois...I find that I am used to wholegrain now and don't like white bread so much. I freeze it too since I am the only one to eat it (and it keeps me from eating too much of it also!).

Lidian