Philana I feel we're in a pretty similar situation!! I hit the 130's in November, and have been bouncing around 138-139 for the past 2.5 months!! I know it's my fault because I've been slacking...but I just don't seem to have the motivation now I had then. I think it's because my normal weight range is anywhere between 135-138...so now that i'm back to that, I just can't seem to keep my same work ethic to get lower :-( Here's to getting out of the 130's soon--or at least lower in the 130's ;-)

cmwelp - haven't seen you around in ages! I'm in the same spot..I'm at 136 but I've been going between 135-138 for the past few months. I also have no motivations to get my self down to my goal. I can't seem to get my butt in gear, this is also my normal 'healthy weight'. I really want to get below 130 though.

haha yeah Lisa--that's probably part of the reason I've been hanging steady for the past few months! When some of my clothes didn't fit, it was so easy to have the motivation to get back into them--but now that they do, I'm struggling to work hard!!

it sucks, because I'm still definitely putting in the gym time same as before, but I just can't pull together my eating! I guess it's all going to come down to how badly I want it. It looks like you're doing better than me though, so congrats Lisa!! Time for me to get my butt back on here for some support :-)

cwmelp - haha, I wouldn't say 3lbs is much better! I've been stuck here since before Christmas!! Today so far I did really well.

B= apple + 1/2 cup kashi cereal
L = 1 slice veggie pizza + latte
D = carrots and hummus and cauliflower with cheese sauce
S = mini chocolate bar
Total calories = 1150

If I can keep this up I'll probably lose get to my goal of 130 by Valentines Day..we can both do it!!

Oh gosh, this last week has been a nightmare for me in terms of achieving my weightloss goals. I feel like I've been on a week-long binge of anything I can get my hands on. Unhealthy food, or healthy food in massively excessive amounts. I ate a whole loaf of sourdough bread tonight - how terrible is that?

I keep going ahead with the mentality of "tomorrow is a new day", but each day I screw up just as much as the last one. I have tomorrow pre-logged again, so hoping to at least stay within that somewhat.

A couple weeks ago the scale was showing 133.6. Today it was 138.4 - I feel disgusted with my behavior lately, and have a total lack of motivation.

Some days I get stuck in a loop of:

Ugh, not losing weight - frustrating!
Losing weight is a pain, and I'm never going to achieve it...
I'm actually ok with my weight now. I'm definitely not fat!
Binge binge binge binge binge
Uuugh, so grossed out - time to get healthy again and lose weight!

Loop back to step 1, and you have a typical day for me.

Anyone else feel like this? :(

After some unfortunate decisions over Christmas ( I ate and drank everything I could get hold of:P) I'm back in this thread again after a weight gain of roughly 6 pounds.

It sucks a little bit to be back to be honest, however this is just a temporary setback and I'm hoping to be rolling out of the 130s in no time=)

I hear you all on saying it's healthy weight range so harder to be motivated. I started back up this week, but I've not done great so no loss yet. I think once I see the scale moving I'll get back into it again. I hope. I am just grasping for stuff that will work. Such as investigating IF options.

Hi I'm new. I want to get down to 120!!! I've been stuck at 130 pounds for the last 1 year since regaining 20 pounds via binging and depression. Hi everyone!!

I did. Especially on Christmas and the days before it. Jeez, I ate so much.. I ate, ate, ate and ate until I felt sick. But now I am controlling myself no matter how badly I want to binge. Because I know if I won't stop it, and always make excuses I won't lose weight.

Oh and in the end of February I for sure want to be out of 130's, so I hope I will make it!

Hi Everyone....I'm so excited to make it to this thread, but I think I'll be even more excited to leave. I've been 138ish for a week or so now, so I think I can say that I'm safely in the 130's. :dizzy:

Welcome BlueIsis! I'm at 134!

Anyone here that wants to buddy-up with me getting out of these danged 130s? I could really use it! hihi. Maybe motivate eachother through whatsapp or something!

ugh i've been stuck at 133-132 for the past 2 weeks. :-( gotta jump start my body back to losing instead of oscillating

Hi all,

I haven't posted for a long time and feel like it's time to get out of the shadows. I made 133 this morning, but am not sure if I'm make it again tomorrow. I was hoping for 130 by Valentine's day, but more likely, it'll be 131 by the end of Feb. It's so slow. It's definitely hard to keep motivated. I keep telling myself that I'll get to go clothes shopping once I lose all the weight--and maintain it for a while.

I don't know what to say except that I definitely hear what you guys are saying. Everything here makes sense to me. I don't consider them to be completely "vanity" pounds. With each pound that comes off, I'm a little more self - confident. I feel more sure of my body and present myself in a different manner—whether other people can see the change in weight or not... the fact is, I know. And acting different makes a big difference in how people treat you. I am treated better when I'm more self-confident, and I want that to happen. So that's that...

Anyway...I'm resolved to post more. so "hi!" everyone!!!

:)

Hey everyone!

I'm usually a silent lurker, but I just feel so excited...and thought maybe this would help someone stuck in a rut.

2 weeks ago I was steadily going down the 130s (138.8..137.9..etc.)..and I *finally* hit 135 (the lowest I've been since I started gaining my depression weight). I was estatic. The next day, for no apparent reason...it went back up to 137. 0_0 After a momentary freakout, I told myself it was a fluke and expected it to be back down tmw. But nope, still 137. It made no sense. I was working so.GOSH.DARN.HARD and so why wasn't the scale reflecting it?

I know everyone says to not put so much value in the scale...to focus on how you feel...etc.etc. But honestly, losing weight is hard work and sometimes I just feel tired. And when you start getting to featherweight level..from 1lb to another..you don't *see* much of a difference so the scale is really the best indication/validation for all the hard work you put in day in-day out. I'm not crazy for thinking that right?

Anyways, a year ago this sort of thing would have thrown me into a funk and make me binge for a few days. This time around, I dug my heels in and kept at my workout/eating routine...even though the gain remained for days. I'd shake my fist at the scale...and keep going. Then a few days ago, the craziest thing happened. The lbs started coming off again! Back down to 135.8...then 135.2...until this morning I weighted in at 132.8!!

I'm so glad I ignored the scale and stuck it through....it totally paid off and, not to sound snobby, but I'm pretty proud of myself. =)

So...this was all to say...to those of you stuck in a rut...don't lose hope!! If you're doing everything right, the loss will eventually kick in again and you'll be so glad you did it.

Have a wonderful losing week everyone. :)

Awesome yenniechan, nothing works like staying strong and pushing forward. Seriously if you do everything right, chances are you will lose!

I've been doing OK myself. Recently getting out of the 130s is looking doable and realistic - I'm hovering around 131-132.

Congrats Krampus!! You're so close! You'll be my inspiration ;)

Wow, what's going on? I was having a weird sad day for no apparent reason and overdid it at Dennys and woke up feeling like I had a crappy food hangover.

yay! two more pounds and i'll finally be out of the 130's :-) keep it up, everyone! hurrah!

After thinking I was stuck, I finally moved down! I'm at 136.6 now! Finally beyond that dreaded 139. Finally.

139 this morning! Still have a ways to go, though....my goal is to lose 5 lbs/month and end up at 120 (OR a bit more, if I can build the muscle). I went on a diet and fitness regime a few years ago and got down to 120, and I felt FANTASTIC (and looked it, too!). I bought a whole bunch of clothes that of course I no longer fit into =/ I want to be able to wear them again =)

My inspiration to lose weight was getting interested in nail polish...it just felt so weird to have perfectly polished fingers but otherwise look like a schlub!

JoJoP: welcome! LOL @ the nailpolish moment. We have about the same stats, though I started a bit heavier. I started back up after maintaining 139 for half a year. Took me 3weeks to finally leave those danged 139s behind me. Hihi. Goodluck. And hope to see you at the 120s eventually! I've not been at 120 5 years. Yikes.

Philana, what jumpstarted the weight loss again? :-D Do share! And congrats!!

gogosj: What helped was just really sticking to plan for a bit. I just was not doing exercise as much as I wanted to and would go over my calories. So I took myc alorie limit down to 1100 for 3 days and back to 1350 and then it moved. Sometimes it's just as simple as doing as you planned. ;)

Congrats Philana! =D

I don't keep track of my calories at all, but I know that the foods I eat are pretty low-calorie...

I need to stop weighing myself everyday, though, 'cause I feel disappointed if the dial doesn't change each time I step on the scale, and I know that expectation is unrealistic! I'm trying to focus more on how I look and feel physically.

I think I'm gonna dig out those skinny jeans to get some inspiration, though!

Hey ladies! I started this thread, and after getting so close to leaving the 130s (132) my husband came home from deployment in July and I fell completely back into old habits. Just in the last week or so I've really been able to mentally get my head around losing again. So I am now back in the high 130s (grrr), but I'm here, and ready to reach my goal! :D

I feel mortified. I've been out of the 130's for a few days now, only the wrong direction. It's been a month of depression and binging, no joke. My new clothes don't even fit me properly at the moment, and I feel like I'll never get back to where I was. Best I can do right now is try and fill my time up as much as possible with friends to avoid binging. It's become a really serious problem, and I'm so angry at myself for not treating my body the way it deserves :(

Been having some really serious self-esteem problems, and the excess weight is definitely not helping. Had a good day today, and hoping it continue on and I'm back in the 130's within a couple days :)

Hi everyone :) I weighed in at 138.5 today and I feel great! I have come to join you all here after spending several months with the 140's thread. I am so close to my mini goal of a normal BMI which I haven't been in over 25 years :)

Congrats Lulu! =D

I'm wondering if I can manage to get out of the 130s by March 1, but I'm not counting on it...don't want to disappoint myself or put too much pressure on myself to loose too quickly.

Thanks JoJoP :) Hang in there and you will reach your goal.
137 today only 2 pounds til my mini goal! I am heading to Cancun in April with a bunch of girlfriends, my first vacation since having kids(my oldest is 20) and I really want to wear a bikini(haven't worn one since having kids either lol)This has really helped to keep me motivated with exercising and eating right. Hope everyone has a great week!

I want the same! Goodluck!

< weird double post, sorry >

Ooooh so close, I think if I really commit I can be out of the 130s by the end of this week!

Hi Everyone!

I've weighed in two consecutive days in the 130s and can say for the first time in my life, I am in the 130s! I'm definitely ready to get out of here and see what I can do but I am really excited to have made it this far!

However, now my mom has joined other moms at church on the "you're getting too thin" bandwagon. I don't understand it because...

1. I have JUST broken into the healthy weight range for my height. Maybe my mom and others are not used to seeing me this thin, especially since all the other women in my family are either overweight or at the way top of their healthy weight range. I want to break the cycle and be thin!

2. The moms at church all have daughters that are way thinner than I am! its super annoying that they would fixate on me, gossiping about how I am "malnurished" and "too skinny"

Have any of you guys experienced this?

130.0 today, yoshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-ahhhh! (noise Japanese people make when they are accomplishing something)

I am so excited for you!
Goodluck!

130.0 again on my scale. But my bf's scale said 128. !!!

Looks like I won't be out of the 130s by March 1, but I'm also building muscle now, so no worries!

I guess it's time for me to sign on here after two consecutive weigh ins in the 130s I may have kicked the 140s for good!