New featherweight to the flock
 

Hey fellow featherweights!

I just joined today and thought I would add my story so that I can feel a bit more involved.

Well, two years ago I hit 180lbs. That was when I decided to take my weight seriously and do something about it. It sounds silly, but reaching 180lbs was my moment of realisation - I knew that I was getting heavier, but I'd been in denial up to that point as to how bad it had gotten. I still don't understand how it crept up on me like that, but the fact is, I took action.

I started out on the Atkins diet, then when I plateaued at 167lbs and couldn't resist carbs anymore, I went on to the next one, and the next one, and the next one. Each time I lost a few pounds, then plateaued and slowly started gaining again - it was very frustrating! I even tried diet pills and all kinds of exercise regimes, but to no avail!

Eventually I found a plan that worked really well for me, and since then I've managed to drop down to 138lbs. I'm still on the plan, and it's still working well, but I decided that I needed support to keep me going. After losing so much I don't want to start thinking, 'this'll do' and not reach my target weight.

So it's on to losing the last 10lbs and if anyone is in the same boat I'd love to have someone to do this with!

Sarah x

Welcome Sarah!

Hi there,
I just found this site on saturday, and I am so pleased at how much support and info I have already received...

Ok a quick run down;

My name is Lian I am 35 I now weigh 142, 2 years ago I started atkins at that point I was 183, I got down to 125 I think for one day...:) Then I did the whole should I cheat over christmas thing, well as you can see I did, and that treat went on a little longer than expected.....
So I would like to atleast get to 130 and then go from there.
I had being doing atkins for the last 5 weeks, and nothing no loss at all so I dont know if that lengthy treat just thru my body off plan, but I was so sick of meat and eggs, and was so ready for a change....I was also scared to think, am I going to gain at first with the switch over, but thank goodness as of yet I weigh the exact same as when I started.............I was also very nervous as I didnt have much info, now i have found this site I definately feel more comfortable with my choice, and a friend also gave me a points tracker.....so I am already to get these extra pounds off, and make this a new lifestyle for me, which I am loving so far....................
I want to say congrats to you all, for doing so well and I look forward to chatting with you all, I hope I can give some support also to you.........
Have a good day
xo

Hi, I started posting here a few months ago, then promptly dropped out and gained another five pounds. I've actually avoided this forum on purpose, and have been eating with what can only be described as a vengeance! Vengeance against whom? Me, I guess.
But this is getting bad....not a thing in my closet fits. So here I am, back with tail between legs. Maybe this time, huh?

I'm 36, and when I got married 13 1/2 yrs ago, I weighed 135. When I had my first kid 10 yrs ago, I gained 30 lbs, went on the Atkins and lost all the weight that I had gained. Baby #2, 6 yrs ago, I was on a restricted diet, because I was borderline glycemic. So, I only gained 11 lbs, and I lost it when the baby was born. I have dieted on and off with eating more veggies, and have gone off and on with a exercise program. I always had a very busy job being a Bakery manager, so ran around for at least 8 hrs, 5 days a week. The last 9 yrs we have bought a motel, and so my lifestyle has changed. We aren't as busy in the winter months, so my weight is harder to control in the winter, and during the summer months I would say just working around the motel, I run like a chicken with it's head cut off. So, I am now weigh in around 145-147. If you look at the height /weight charts, I should weigh between 107-145. I weighed 110 all throughout high school, but we all know that we normally don't get back to that weight. I would like to weigh around 125-130. So, my husband and I are just going to start eating no more than 100 carbs in a day, so we hope this help us both lose weight. My husband needs to lose 50-75 lbs. We both love to eat sweets, and it is hard for both of us to have sweets around, because if it is there, we both eat all of it, in a day. So, wish the best to us both. I found this website about 8 yrs ago, and wrote down recipes, but never stuck to them, so here I am 8 yrs later, trying again. I also would tell myself when I gain the extra 10 lbs, that at least I'm not as fat as that person, or size 10 is average for a lot of people. Every spring I get depressed and want to be able to wear the bikini that everyone else is wearing, but I have never been able to , and then I say it will never happen, and then start eating. Looks like a lot of people here are in the same boat, so the best to all of us.

Hi Joan and frustrated mom. Welcome back!

Hi all

I also joined a few days ago and much like Joan I lurked for a while... dropped out... now I am back and forcing myself to post every day (not that I don't want to, I just tend to 'pretend' I didn't join on bad days like yesterday....

Struggling with the same 10 or 15 since I have had kids 10 years ago. I tend to be an emotional eater and I am trying to bring the rational back into play here and remind myself that I can reward myself with things other than food, especially on those very frustrated or very tired days....

.... so going on vacation Mid-July for 7 weeks and I want to be 132. a Bit less than what I have managed to do during one of my better phases 5 or 6years ago, but reachable, I believe. That gives me about 13 weeks for roughly 15 or 16 lb.... I hope I can do it!!

I look forward to chatting to all of you frequently and sharing hte ups and downs!

Well I guess we are close in goal. I am also an emotional eater. I am going in vacation in May and I wanna look at my best :carrot:My Jillian Michaels DVDs arrived today (the shred, the boost metabolism, and trouble zones), can't wait for tomorrow to check them out. I have already lost 4lb on her circuit training from her site in almost 4 weeks now. Hope I can keep up with my knee injury!

Hello all!!!

I've been on 3FC as a pretty active poster for the past year and it's not until Ilene told me I should come over here that I felt I could breach the "featherweight" barrier. It's like my rubber arm was twisted to admit that I may not actually be that far from my goal and I'm facing quite a few problems that you would think a seasoned veteran of weightloss would be able to tackle. Main one being that just because I'm a healthy BMI doesn't mean I can eat and drink whatever I want.

So here i am as a 5'11", 178 lb, featherweight. :D That's something I never would have thought I'd call myself. lol

I look forward to getting to know you all and really give that last whole-hearted push to achieve the goals we set (and re-set) for ourselves.

:D

:welcome: preppingbride :wave:

Back Again to Tackle The LAST FIFTEEN
 

Hi everyone! I was around - mostly lurking, mostly here and in Calorie Counters - back in 2007 and lost the weight I wanted. Then I got pregnant, had a beautiful baby boy in 11/08, and I'm back to take off the final 15 pounds. The last 15 are hard!!

With my first child, I had an issue with gaining weight when I quit breastfeeding ... and I'm almost done with breastfeeding again, so I want to be really on top of it and make sure I LOSE weight, not gain.

I am 35, have two children, a wonderful husband, and three cats. We all live in St. Louis where I work as an IT Project Manager. Work has been busy and that is another challenge to weight loss!

I am a calorie counter and I'm also working through The Beck Diet Solution for added assistance this time. Hope to see you all around!

Welcome, Kilketay! I used to live in the St. Louis area - I still have a lot of friends & family there. I have to say I think it would be a hard place to lose weight - I totally miss St. Louis style pizza, toasted ravioli, Ted Drewe's...the list goes on & on!

Welcome back Kilketay and congrats on your 2nd baby!


Girls... since I have been here (5-6 weeks now) I lost half of the lb I had to loose, I have another half and I am gonna reach my gooooooooooal I hope:carrot:

:welcome: Kilketay

:woohoo: Bubu congrats on the weightloss !!

Good for you bubu!

Tell me more about the dvd you use. I would love to get a few that are worth it for home when I can't get to the gym (I am home with my 4yr old and some days I just don't get my act together or have the time to do it). I did do the beachbody ones way back when I was first trying to lose weight after him but I was really unfit then and about 20lb heavier so I am looking for something a bit more strenuous. If it can be done in a small space even better...

...and Hi Kilketay! I have 3 boys, 13, 10 and 4.... know all about that babyfat. My weight does not budge when I breastfeed... in fact I put on weight!! so I know the feeling...

Thx everyone. You've been really encouraging.
Linniet, are you asking me? Because my training is not for someone with kids for sure, it is too much. You can have a look at it over here http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/show...72#post2702072 I work out at home too, beside gym, on Jillian Michaels dvds.

You're right it is hard to work out with kids but it can be done...:) I run between 20 and 40 miles a week which I mainly do in the evenings with a trackgroup and over the weekends in about 3 to 4 sessions - my problem is getting to the gym and doing my weight workout in addition to that as the babysitting times are not convenient for me... so I am looking for a resistance type dvd that is not too involved but packs a punch in about 45 minutes....without tons of equipment. I will check out the dvds, thanks so much

The 30Day Shred is 20 min, and really works you out! You need a mat and some light hand weights. The other two are longer (Boost Metabolism, and Trouble Zones). It is hard at the beginning, but you gain resistance in time. It is a circuit training, no rest.

I would say you don't have to make it at the gym, use your kids as fun work out. Do squats with them, lift them, put them down many times, carry them on your back, stuff like that ;) Many of my friends that had babies are now in great shape, after less then 1 year, because they used this method. And trust me, your kids will enjoy being thrown up and caught, left and right :D I love it too lol when my hubby started doing that with me after he gained some strength :P

Linniet....I just found this thread and am joining when I get the moment to write my WHOLE story. For now, though, I wanted to tell you that I too gain weight while breastfeeding. I hated that. I stayed pretty fit during my 2nd pregnancy, only gaining 17 pounds and after my milk came in, I ballooned....in 1 lousy week.
Will post more complete story soon....hoping tonight.

Finally found the place I belong!

yeah, the last 10 lbs seems to be a dream!

I am 5'-3", 125lbs, size 2 or 4. my heaviest was 144 lbs when I was 23, started diet and exercise and got down to my lightest at 114lbs in 6 months, that was of course where I want to be now though it was 14 years ago. After marriage and two boys now I am stuck at 125lbs! even with all the exercises.

I will be happy if I can be 115 lbs again, my dream would be 105 lbs, then I would be a real feather. I want to be a size 0! :D

Yeah, the last 10 to be a dream I find being the hardest lol.

Wow, a size 0? I always wondered how that would be, but with my 5'8" and larger hip bones, I would look anorexic :lol:.

Hey Everyone. I'm Mary and I'm in my 30's.

I remember being bigger than other girls in 4th grade. I was pretty thin by the time I entered high school and throughout most of college. I gained weight after marrying. After I gave birth to my first daughter (weighed in at 222 that morning) I went through moderate post-partum and dropped to 165. I went on meds and gained the weight back! YIKES.

This is the first time I have lost this amount of weight and absolutely the first time to ever do it conciously. Sure, I tried diets but never stuck with them long enough to make a difference. I have decided I want my life to be GOOD. I don't know how much time I have left here (none of us do) but whatever time it is, I WANT IT TO BE GOOD! So, I am retraining myself to take care of ME first to always dance like no one is watching.

been lurking for about a month on this forum and have finally decided to post an intro. I'm 5'2 and currently 129 lbs. I was about 150 lbs at my highest and my goal is to be lean at 115 lbs. I have a pretty active lifestyle. i train in martial arts 5 days a week and lift weights between 2-3x a week. I put on a fair amount of muscle and have made some pretty wicked strength gains since i started lifting. i can now squat (full range of motion) and bench my own body weight and can dead lift 10 lbs over 1.5x my body weight. unfortunately, i still suffer from massive thigh syndrome and a little pudge in the belly that doesnt seem to want to vacate. I started the low carb plan with Diet to Go about 2 weeks ago and am hoping to lose at least 5 lbs by July. I think I am going to add some running to my exercise routine...blargh! i just hope i can find a way to get back down to being a true size two with normal sized thighs! I know that i looked best in my early 20's when i was walking around at about 105 lbs...but i didnt have much muscle at all on me. I think that 115 would be ideal for me and look forward to getting there without having to sacrifice too much muscle. i love being strong!!!

Hello, my name is Paula and I'm new here.
My Story? Well, I decided to start posting because I'd been ignoring my weight for awhile and my weight has once again gotten over 170.

I put my goal weight at 158 lbs because that's the top of the "normal" range for my height but I doubt that I'll ever make it there. I know, that's a horrible defeatist attitude to be taking when starting out but in the past I can't seem to get below 165 lbs. I get stuck and then I loose heart and fall off the wagon. I did get back down to 128 after the birth of my first son (I've got two sons ages 22 and 18) but I know that is totally an unrealistic weight for me at the age of 45.

Falling off the wagon involves things like making fondue or other fat laden foods. Ugh! I love to eat, cook, entertain, and being acknowledged as a “good cook” is a large part of my identity so that’s not always compatible with my weight loss goals. The saying “Never Trust a Skinny Cook” has always resonated with me. My attitude is not helping me and I need to work on that.

I've also got back, neck, and wrist problems that make the process of losing weight more difficult. I hate to even tell people about them because I sound like the biggest Waaa Baby ever but I'm pretty messed up with chronic pain from disk degeneration, and scar tissue in my back and neck, and painful tendonitis in my hands and wrists. Exercise sets everything off so I do it as carefully as possible keeping in mind all the advice from my physical therapist bit it still aggravates things. Oh well, that's my cross to bear.

For years I went to Weight Watchers and have also done South Beach. I am well versed in weight loss research and know what I need to do but have a hard time actually doing it. I've got a rebellious side and a "let's party" attitude so it's easy for me to get off track.

I'm looking forward to learning from all of you and staying motivated to do what I know I need to do.

I just came on board and posted my first post yesterday. My story is pretty short and sweet. I'll be 34 next month and currently weigh 135 at 5'7". I was always a skinny kid - wore "slims" all through grade school and was always one of the skinniest kids through high school and college - was 105# when I started my first job. I always ate what I wanted and never 'exercised' although I was active. After a while in the 'real world' I ended up at 125 and a few years later 135. Then I had a baby girl and gained 35 more lbs. Post Pregnancy I was 148 and stayed that way for about a year. Over the last 9 months I gradually dropped down to 137 and just last week down to 135. My goal is to be back at 125. I really just want to get rid of the pudge around my belly and the cottage cheese on my thighs, which 125 would take care of. I've never really dieted or exercised more than two days in a row - I am fast to fall off the wagon (this is where you all come in! I need held accountable!) - but I've already kept up my 2-4mile daily walks (with some jogging) for over a week - which is a record for me. I'm finding out that I cannot "take a day off" or I never start back up. I want to get to where I can jog the whole 2-4 miles instead of walk, jog, but mostly walk. I've given up on "dieting" since I know I won't stick to it anyway, so instead I'm just trying not to eat as much crap and eat more fruits and veggies instead. I also plan to add in pilates and strength training (from my array of videos that I never used!) to strenghten my core and upper body. That's pretty much it! I look forward to losing with you all!

HELLO! I can not believe I am actually posting in the FEATHERWEIGHTS!!!!! I am 26 (turned 2 days ago). To date I have lost 49 pounds, has taken me a year. But I am here. i am 2 pounds from my original goal of 165 and I have now decided I want to lose about 15 more pounds to be satisfied ......so here I am. I run about 20-25 miles a week and I am going to purchase that 30DS to help with my strength training. I do attempt to lift weight at the gym but for whatever reason after my run I am like whatever I will do it nextime.....My goal is to add more strength training past my push ups....

Wow some incredible stories on here :)

Age is causing me issues now which is why I joined, menopause is apon me, or will be soon. I'm packing on a few pounds around my mid section which I don't like at all. I'm a featherweight when it comes to losing but it's hard because I usually only ever go up or down 5 pounds.
I feel like my body has become a stranger to me.
I've had 3 children and gained 25 pounds with each, losing it afterwards.

My belly is stretching out now which is concerning me, I know it's been stretched out 3 times already and can do it :o again.
This is what is scaring me the most, can I get my almost flat belly back?

I don't know if I can fight the fight needed against aging and all that it entails.

:welcome: AR4life :wave: I'm 52 if I can do it so can you!!!

Hi!

I *guess* I qualify here, but it sure doesn't feel like it. :P

It doesn't feel like I only have 13 pounds to lose. My goal isn't super low I suppose, but it is within my healthy weight range (at 5'8").

I surely hope these last 13 pounds leave from my waist area! Everything else on my body is getting smaller while my waist has (seemingly) decided to stay put!

I am comfortabley in Size 12; however, Size 10s fit me in the legs but not in the tummy. I can't wait to see where I end up at 160lb. I think I'll be a Size 10, but who knows how these last pounds will affect me. I have no idea!

I don't think I exactly qualify for "Featherweight" status. Perhaps more welter or middleweight.

I've recently crossed the line from chunky/could stand to lose 40 pound to more like "needs to lose at least 50 pounds/not just chunky anymore". Stress eating, mostly. I've had friends say "oh, it's hard when you get older to keep the pounds off." Well, I don't know about that 'cuz every single time I've ever really gained weight, I knew exactly what I'd done. Overate. I've never been in a position where I was like "What HAPPENED? How did I do this?"

I think I lose weight fairly well when I stop messing around and just behave. Unfortunately, my appetite seems to have increased. It's probably mostly psychological.

So anyway, I'm wanting to just cut the crap and stop with the gain/lose weight merry go round. It's silly, it's not good for my health, not good for my vanity and it needs to stop. I've lost about 7 or 8 pounds in the last 4 weeks- and this is the point where I tend to rest on my laurels and forget the whole thing. This time, I'm not going to do that.

I haven't gotten on a scale because I know it would just really piss me off, but I am very sure that I need to lose about 50 pounds to not be considered overweight and 65, maybe, to look the way I'd like. It can be done.

One thing I need to do is get back to the gym. I do have a membership. I haven't gone in ages. My job has just been sucking the life right out of me. I love the job, but it's very busy and I don't put in just 40 hours a week. But the gym is 1 mile from my house and I need to make the time. So I will start doing that within a week. (I'm getting over a bad cold right now)

Anyway, I just wanted to say hi. I've been looking at this forum, and it's pretty rad.

:welcome: Cali and BlondeWoman :wave:

You both belong here if you are comfortable with us :hug:

This seems like a really great forum with something for everyone.

brand new!
 

Hi everyone,
I have been slowly putting on a few pounds and I need a little support to get myself back on track. I am a late-night, emotional eater. I hope to lose about 10 lbs by late November.
Karen

:welcome: KarenLee :wave: ... You've come to right place...

Thank you! You guys are fantastic.

Hello! This looks like a good place for me! I've got 20 lbs or so left to lose. Honestly I would be happy with just 10 lbs. I lost a bunch of weight (30 lbs or so) after my last baby but I've been stuck for the past year. I'm not out of shape and exercise a lot, pretty motivated with that but I suck at eating. I feel like I have a mental block on those last pounds and I'm trying to figure out how to push past it!
:)

Hi,

Ok, I've been posting and reading here a few weeks now and am really liking this forum. I wanted to say a few more things in intro:

I'm 52 and am (other than being overweight) in good health and have a baby face and very little grey in my hair. I wear casual stuff a lot and when I go dressy, I go pretty fashionable, so in general, I sport a fairly young look. Most people think I'm in my late 30s.

I'm a bit weird about weighing myself. Years ago I did so and did it obsessively. Like a couple or more times a day. I decided to stop that as the numbers were making me crazy. I know that just about everyone here charts their progress by their weight and that they use those great ticker tape things and I think that's great. I just don't want to make myself crazy about numbers again. Believe me, I can tell when I'm too heavy. And yes, I'm too heavy.

My guess is that I was probably just over 200 when I started dieting the week after Labor Day. I was a 14-16. I'm 5'6".

Since Labor Day I've gone down over a dress/pants size. I'm wearing mostly 12s now with a couple 14s that run small. My diet consists of counting calories as best I can (it's harder with restaurant meals) and just really cutting back. I am sticking to it and the only "cheats" I've been doing have been little ones and not binges. I haven't binged since Labor Day weekend.

I've started working out. I did not start this right awy- though I probably should have. I wanted to get used to dieting first. The dieting has been going so well that I felt very confident and so I've been working out for a little over a week. My only set back is that I overdid Sunday, and did as much as I used to and I ended up having to give myself an extra day between workouts because I was DYING. I've been going to the gym and lately have started walking there (it's just a tiny bit under 1 mile each way). I've been adding exercises (weight equipment) into my workout little by little and increasing (one or two minutes at a time) time on the treadmill. Sunday I added a long walk that night in addition and that's what caused my body to go "What are you DOING? I hate you!" so I'm going to just go back to the gym workouts and walking to it and wait before adding in the long walks I've always loved so much.

I doubt that I could have lost too much over 20 pounds but I already have more energy and my morale is high.

Anyway, I know this is chatty but I hadn't posted in a while and I thought I'd drop in and say hi and kind of give a progress report.

I absolutely LOVE LOVE LOVE reading the posts here, my favorite is the mini goals section.