Turbo: how is the pilates? It looks so complicated to me. But I have very very poor motorskills. How was your weigh in?

Lisa: welcome back on the bandwagon! Sucks to have a bad knee like that. Will the weightlifting and thus improving your muscles around your knees make it possible to someday run again or is that just out of the question? I spent a lot of time on the crosstrainer and go swimming a lot. Both pretty calorie-burning activities if you just stay at high intensity.

krampus: Yeh, I see how you can be content at your weight! I'm sure you look pretty darn good. It's funny how we all seem to change our goals from slimming down to turning our body into strong and lean machines.

jayohwhy: oh, that's soon already! Goodluck, I am sure you will reach your goal or get so close it doesn't really matter either way. You've come a long ways already. I am turning 27 in july also. There's no way I am gonna be in the 130s still.

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I just did the dumbest and coolest thing in ages. Haha. I went running barefoot again, only the second time ever. And it's really somethign you have to ease into. But I was running and my pace was so steady and fast and I did not feel tired. Instead of a slow 2mile run I went 3.2miles/5k and for the first time since I started running did it under half an hour. 29.20mins!! On my nikes I usually take about 32 to 34 minutes. It's weird.

But, I am gonna pay dearly for this. Have pretty bloodblisters on the soles of my feet under my big toes. Oops. No shin pain though!

Also did my weightlifting again. People who know me are starting to see me as a sporty person. I was never that person but the past few months I've been so active, more and more every week. It's weird, I still view myself as the girl that sits on the couch lazy all day long. I do actually, when I am not exercising. But I exercise 1 to 2 times a day and have about 1 or 2 rest days a week.

Lisa : welcome back on track. How were your exams? I'm still loosing, I decided I want to make it to 135 and I'll see from there... I'm job hunting a bit, but I still need to finish to write my master thesis and to finish a few experiments... so not really close to be done :S by the end of the summer I think!

krampus : polish dinner. yummy! hope you enjoyed it!

jay : it always seems to get easier to get more active with the spring coming in you go girl!

philana : good lord I just don't know how you are able to run without shoes. I'd die in paiiin. Great time on the 5k!

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Hey all! my weigh in this morning was awesome, I was at 137.6 (so down 1.2 compared to 2 weeks ago, last week I had a gain because of TOM...) so yay. 2.6 pounds away from my mini-goal

I went for a run after the job, but my legs felt like jelly so I did not push it too fast. Plus it was hot and I was overdressed, i wasn't super confortable. Tomorrow we're supposed to go biking the bf and I, I can't wait to try the new bike.

We're leaving in 20 minutes for the movies, we're going to see American Reunion and I SHALL HAVE POPCORN. I diserve it and if I stay out of the scale for a few days to let the time of the water weight to go off, it won't have much repercussions :P Oh and so random, tomorrow night there's Titanic on TV. I'm so excited to watch this. It was my favorite movie when I was 10 years old and I was SO IN LOVE with Leo... Can't wait to be tomorrow already LOL

Happy Monday Featherweights!

I lifted and did cardio on Friday, went on a long mountain hike (6-7 miles) Saturday, and took it easy with a 3 1/2 mile walk with my mom yesterday. Eating has not been on point but I noticed with this morning's heavy weigh-in (132.5) that my pants feel loose around the middle. How is this possible?!

Today is my 15 hour work day. I figure with all the running around I'll be doing during my second shift (delivering food/buckets of beer to patrons at a Bruce Springsteen concert), it'll make up for not going to the gym. I'm definitely looking forward to running and lifting tomorrow.

TurboMammoth WELL DONE on the loss! That's great news! Enjoy your popcorn and the new bike!

philana Wow you're a machine! I can't even begin to imagine enjoying running barefoot. Take care of your poor feet, hehe

jayohwhy 9 miles is really long. I think the longest I've ever run was somewhere around 6 miles and I was pooped afterward. I had Korean BBQ on Saturday!

Krampus - I bet you've gained muscle!! Good for you, have you checked your bf%?

Philana - it might be possible to strenghten my knee, I hear mixed things from different people. For now I'm sticking to weight lifting, biking, walking and the elliptical. How long did it take you to get to your current level of running from when you started?

Turbo - My exams went pretty well I think, I just have to finish my (honors level) thesis and then I'm done. You're so close to being done! Yay.

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I'm feeling slightly back on tracked, worked out 3x last week and I'm aiming for 4x this week. I haven't kept my calories low enough though. My best friend, who is a dietitian who works in weight loss surgery, asked me a good question when I was lamenting about now being able to lose anymore weight, she said "think about how you're life would really change if you lost that last 10 lbs, then think about whether it's worth it to you to stress so much about it". It was helpful because lately I've been worrying about it a lot and to realize it's not as big a deal as I think it is (aka my life wouldn't really change) made me feel a little better.

(((((Lisa, krampus, philana, jayohwhy, Turbo, xiaobaicai)))))
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Hello everyone!

It's been waaaayyyy too long! I was kinda off piste for a bit (got out my yo-yo and went to town... :rollseye But I'm back in the saddle and recommitted to "slow and steady". I was thinking about that question Lisa's friend asked "How do you really think your life would change if you lost XX pounds?" And for me it does make a difference because I would be proving to myself that I can actually commit to a goal and succeed. Losing weight is like a visible success badge. Tough, but true. So I'm back in the saddle and re-committed to being smart about shedding the weight.

"Slow and steady.... but keep moving!!!"

This morning I was lying on my side in bed and noticed a horrible floppy thing stuck to my torso. I think it's part loose skin - I have yo-yo-ed a lot - but I hate it and I hate that my boyfriend sees it. Wah wah wah.

I worked my double yesterday and ate crappy work food during my second shift. Scale still says 132.5 and I doubt it's muscle gain from lifting not-even-heavy 3 times and running. Definitely hitting the gym tonight to lift and get in some cardio.

LisaTcan 10 lbs won't solve all our problems, that's for sure, but I understand how you feel! I get fed up when I see people my age and height who are thin. No idea what my BF% is - probably 28-30%, ugh.

Alexistrophic Glad to see you around again. You can do this!

philana- you're right, my birthday is soon! i'm really coming down to the wire. :/ i know for sure that you won't be in the 130s by your bday..

TurboMammoth- did you have fun at the movies? i'm a big fan of all the "american" movies-- they are a good mix of funny and cute.

Alexistrophic- welcome back! you can do it!

LisaTcan- i totally identify with the idea that the last 10 lbs shouldn't merit anxiety-- it's weird because now i'm between a size 4 and a size 0 and now that i'm smaller, those sizes look big. i was thinking about it and was like, maybe i need to appreciate what size i am now so i don't get depressed that i haven't cleared the last 13 lbs yet

krampus- i'm sure your bf thinks your gorgeous and doesn't even notice the "floppy thing". good job on working it out, girl!

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happy tuesday, everyone! this past week has been an awesome vacation. after getting back from SF, my husband and i took a secret trip over to vegas (secret because we are going back in 2 weeks for my birthday)..

while there i practiced intermittent fasting-- i let myself eat at 2(!) buffets- one at aria for dinner sat night and one at an off strip resort called M on sunday. However, i made sure that i was very strict before and after the large meals- on sunday, buffet lunch was the only thing i ate.

its crazy because now at a buffet i get a little of everything i like and then eat maybe 2 or 3 bites or a small piece of everything i enjoy. however, if it's not something i like i won't finish it because its not worth the calories :X

so now we're back and i'm weighing in at 134. I really wanted to be in the 120s by my birthday, but i'm not sure whether that is feasible. i'm also trying to enjoy being thin for the first time in my life but its hard because no matter what size i am i still feel chubby!

it's my PMS week which means i am super frustrated with my weight loss and feel like giving up. you think i'd be more used to it having gone through this cycle of feelings a million times, but not really..

Turbo: it really doesn't hurt to run barefoot. Try it once and see! (Don't leave the pavement, and scan the street as you run. Your feet wil really adjust to the feeling of "pointy" things quickly. And they also don't put your whol bodyweight onto a rock, they will quickly find somewhere else to go when they feel it. (Weird, talking about my feet as though they have their own mind, but they sort of do.)

Lisa: I hope it will help! Would suck to never run again. I started c25k last summer, did it for 4 weeks. Then did nothing active from september till january, and end of january I tried week 4/5 again but got so annoyed at the slow pace I went for a 1mile run, and a 2 mile, and I just took off. Already did a 6mile run last month and made it through. Now I am finally feeling like I have the endurance to work on speed too. Going barefoot helped me with that because I was starting to get shin splints before I did that. Now I am perfectly fine!

Alexis! Welcome back, nice to see you again . Goodluck.

Krampus: you are doing so awesome, don't worry about the skin. It is gonna smooth out eventually. You are still young and it can't be super big since you never were super big.


Jayohwhy: sounds like you had a good plan foodwise, it's good to know you can go on a vacation and not gian 10lbs, right? I think you could still reach 120s! But even if you don't, it's like the others say - the last 10lbs shouldnt keep us 'unhappy'. I think any 'flab' you feel will probably only go away if you get more muscle to take down your body fat %. Us females are just not gonna get unflabby bodies otherwise. Unless you go to unhealthy thin.
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I recovered from the barefoot run like almost instantly. Blisters were gone within a day and a half and I had no muscle pain. I am just amazed by my body sometimes.

My weight dropped again, but I am just more confused than anything. Haha. Work my butt off for a month, stay stuck at 141/142. Then work some more but pay a bit better attention to food (eat more actually!) and my weight drops slowly but surely the past 2 weeks. Then I binged horrible yesterday. Well, horribly for me. I ate a bag of rice chips, cookies, a lion bar and a kitkat. Daily calories totalled at 1900 at most thankfully. But with the salt and carbs I was SURE the scale would be up today. What does it do? It drops a whole pound overnight.

So, 137 now! I'm excited about the next 2lbs because it will put me at 30lbs lost. And also I haven't been below this weight in YEARS. I want to get below 60kg soon, but this will have to do. Anything below 64kg is already great. Was at 64kg for such a long long time. Basically every time I tried to lose weight the past 5 years I ended up around 64/63kg and never below. Right now I am 62kg! So yay.

Krampus ~ Thanks for the welcome back. And I say "pshaw!" to your extra skin... I'm sure positive that your bf is way too busy noticing how sex-ay you are.

JOY ~ Great plan with the vacation eating! Those buffets can be killer (when we go, we make tons of trips with plates that have teeny tiny little bites on them!)
***PAY NO ATTENTION TO THOUGHTS THAT COME UP DURING PMS WEEK*** DO NOT GIVE UP!!! Repeat: DO NOT GIVE UPPPP!!!!
It seems like you've come so far and you should definitely enjoy your victory. That said, if you really focus in, you can still make goal by your birthday! (two weeks @ 2lbs per week). Either way, enjoy yourself and recognize how far you've come. (I have a birthday goal this year, too, so I'll be in a similar spot come October...)

Philana ~ Great job on the running time! I've heard that going barefoot can improve your time AND your structural issues and it seems like you're living proof. I've seen that happen with the scale dropping over increased cals. Just be thankful and keep moving, right?

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It's almost lunch time... No idea what to have. I'm trying not to consciously "diet", because that gets me into a world of trouble, but I'm trying to be more mindful of my eating (blah blah blah). Am craving some ff pina colada yogurt. Interesting, that. May just have to indulge that craving...

krampus : Oh god, I sooo understand what you mean with the floppy thing. Can't it just go away already so we can be done with it!!

lisa : welcome back on track! your friend has a point with the 10 lbs, but I guess at this point, it's more vanity pounds than anything, to proove to ourselves that we actually can do it. why are those vanity pounds so hard to gooo!

alexis : welcome back on track!

jay : glad to hear you had a nice time in vegas! and keeping control over the buffet, hello major acheivement! yay for you! And for American Reunion, I kinda like it, but not tons either (my boyfriend was almost crying while laughing though) I was just a bit dispointed, they insisted so much in the promotion that they were bringing EVERYONE back, so in the end when I saw Sherman, Nadia and Jessica get like 1 minutes in the movie, I got pissed about that. But I LOVED Oz story, he was always my favorite in the first 2 movies

philana : I highly doubt I'll try barefoot running one day, I love my feet too much for that for you unexpected loss, I honestly think you were not eating enough for all the workout you were doing... it's probably just about finding the balance

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hey!!

I had trouble with my calories for the past 2 days. Made it to 2200 on Sunday (but I burned about 900 cal running, so it was okay) and at 1700 yesterday without running. It's not THAT bad, but usually during the week days, I'm able to stay around 1500... But this week the boyfriend wants to eat dessert, ice cream, etc etc and I always get tempted. Focus, turbo, FOCUS!

I have a running training planed for tonight, hopefully it will help the littles calories budget issues I was getting lately!

I went to the gym yesterday and lifted (arms only, increased the weight some) and did 2.5 miles of cardio. I have such severe gym ADD that I can only stand to be on the treadmill/elliptical for 10 minutes at a time! Then afterward my bf was cranky and I got cranky and we ended up going out to dinner. I ordered a giant pasta dish and ate way too much of it, felt so stuffed I had to go right to bed, and woke up feeling the same way. Ugh!

The weirdest thing is that my scale said 130.5 this morning. I got on and off of it multiple times and moved it to different parts of the room, but it held steady there. How does that happen?!

TurboMammoth It's so hard to say no when the bf wants junk food. I understand that all too well...

Alexistrophic Definitely know all about trying not to consciously "diet" to keep binges and comments at bay. Good luck - I can think of worse things to crave than pina colada yogurt.

philana I'm feeling the confusion about weight drops too. I guess we shouldn't question it! I am still in awe at your barefoot running.

jayohwhy Buffets for me = FREE FOR ALL FEAST AHOY and I don't know that I have ever successfully not gorged myself at one. I admire your self control!

Krampus - I totally have "floppy bits" I've yo-yo like crazy over the past 10 years and my stomach hasn't held up well I think weight lifting is helping a bit.

jayofwhy - good job sticking to IF on your vacation, it's so helpful it you can. Wow I wish I was a 0-4, so tiny.

Philana - Congrats on the drop!! you're back to where you were before you changed scales.

Turbo - my boyfriend is the end of my diet, all the time. He loves beer and chicken wings!!

Alexis- welcome back!!!

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heading to the gym for some heavy weights!!

Yesterday's 130.5 was a fluke. I ate semi-badly but nowhere near the amount I did on Tuesday, and this morning I had a huge bloated face and was 132.5. I think TOM is coming, I was craving chocolate like a MANIAC all day/night. Hiked up a small mountain after work, planning to yog outside and go to the gym for weights/cross trainer today.

Lisa : my boyfriend is a big fan of beer too. and big meat. and brownies. he's controlling much more himself now but still!

krampus : yog outside, how nice! must be so relaxing

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I haven't weigh in at all this week, trying to just WI on the friday morning. god it's hard. I honestly hope it's gonna be a loss tomorrow morning...

I walk twice yesterday, 35 minutes during my lunch break and 1h35 last night with a friend, plus planning to run tonight even if I really don't feel like it... you gotta do what you gotta do!

I'm craving sweet right now. I found a oatmeal/jam bar on budget bite, if I cut the butter and make a mix of fruits myself, I guess it could work out without spending 500 calories on a treats...

but again, the boyfriend wants ice cream. Oh well.

Lisa: you are right! Back to pre-scale change weight again. On my other scale I weigh 129lbs now. That's so close to goal! Haha. But glad I am following the other scale. Wonder if they ever will catch up with eachother.

Turbo: That would be so hard for me too, not weighing every day. Must be difficult to be around some one a lot that eats/drinks stuff you can't have. Though I have that with my mom, it's different because we are not "sharing the moment" together or something.

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I think my measurements went down but I can never remember the way I measured before. How tight or not tight I pulled the tape and at what exact spot and such. So to test it I tried on some pants that I fit in only barely a month ago, and they are slightly loose now! I fit into a few second hand european 36 pants now! 36 is my goal size. Though there's 36 and there's 36. Once I fit into 36 brand new skinny jeans from H&M I am happy!

I also calculated that it's exactly 10 weeks before I go to the Red Hot Chili Peppers with a friend. I wanna look awesome for the pictures. Haha. I've always avoided pictures and my friends have their facebook filled with pictures of stuff young girls do. I want a few of those. So my goal is to drop 1lbs per week atleast. Should be possible.