Losin' feathers
 

Does anyone want to start a new featherweight support group starting tomorrow (Sunday 5/28)?

I have about 15-20 lbs to lose and was looking to see if any newbies or regulars want to start a new group..

I'm game for support group :hug:

awesome! so what are you using as a method to lose weight? I'm a calorie counter. I am in definite need of a sift kick in the butt to get my butt in gear to lose this weight!

"I am in definite need of a sift kick in the butt to get my butt in gear to lose this weight!"

lol. So am I.

Right now I'm excersizing 5 days a weak and eating smaller portions of healthier foods. Trying to cut down on the sweets a bit. :carrot: I'll see how that works for a while and if it dosent turn out so well I'll probably switch to calorie counting as well.:cool:

So I'm not the only one who doesn't usually count calories? lol, I feel like such a lazy dieter, but after the first month or so it became so automatic that as long as I kept my portions in control that at the end of the day my calories always came out about right, if not a tad under and I had to go eat more!! Weird, isn't it? Eating more to lose weight... Not like I'm complaining, though!!

Hey mdust!

I would love to join, thanks for starting the new thread. I have just recently gotten back into calorie counting. To lose the first few pounds I just really concentrated on eating only when I was hungry but now I want to tighten the grip I have on my weight loss, hence the calorie counting ;)

I have made my new weigh in day on Sundays and this week lost 0.5 lb which I was happy with because eating this week was not so good at all, and I haven't seen 137 in awhile!

What are everyone's goals looking like? I would be super happy just like to get down to 130 lbs for now (I haven't weighed that since high school!).

Talk soon

I'm trying to get down to 130lb too! I'm 5' 6" and I pretty sure that's the lowest I should go. I have a somewhat stocky figure (it's all in the hips and the butt :P) and really just want to look proportionate. I feel so icky and unhealthy at my weight right now. I haven't officially weighed in yet. That's what Saturday (6/3) is for. But the last time I weighed in (about 2 weeks ago) I was 146.6lb.

Calorie counting is easiest for me. Plus it got me to 132 two years ago..it wasn't until last fall that I gained a good 10 pounds and am now having a hard time shedding. I exercise 6 days a week, about 2 hours a day (1 hour cardio and up to an hour of weightlifting). Plus, I get extra exercise by walking around for my job. I started calorie cycling but it just seems like I am just a hair away from breaking my promise to myself to only eat so many calories lately. It seemed so much easier when I initially lost weight, so this level of difficulty is a new journey for me...

Today I am doing great so far. My limit is 1400cals and have had 1125cals so far. Luckily I get off work in about 40 minutes then I am headed to the gym...

How is everyone else's day going??

Hey! At 5'6 you will look absolutely fabulous at 130 lbs! I'm sure you look great right now too, but I understand your wanting to lose as I carry weight in my hips and butt too.

I am far shorter than you - 5'2.5 - so my ultimate goal is 110 lbs. BUT, I'm not sure if that's realistic, so for now I'm keeping my goal at 120 lbs which I used to maintain effortlessly. It's kind of at a "we'll see" point.

Today I was not very hungry. I am only at 1135 calories, and I usually eat somewhere in the vicinity of 1800!! I am having this guy come over later so I'll probably have a beer or glass of wine, but it looks like I will end up at around 1400 cals.

I am horrible with exercise. You are such a motivation to me. I can usually get myself to do a 40-60 minute walk most days, but I also lack energy a lot. I don't know why, I eat healthy, I think it's probably just laziness. I tend to be a low-energy person.

Anyways, have a great day and I will update tomorrow :D

Yeah, 130lb is realistic yet unrealistic for me. It is with comparison to my height, but I don't know how my body will react..so I guess we'll see. Anything close to 130 though is fine by me. I, frankly, would just love to see 140 right now :P I have so many pants, shorts and capris that I wore last summer that are now too small and I refuse to buy any new stuff (thank goodness for those gauchos :) )

I'm happy that I only went 8 calories over my goal today..total of 1408cals. And my leg workout only took me 20 minutes, so I only spent an hour and a half in the gym and went to the grocery store to pick up some more lean cuisines for work. I understand the whole lack of motivation. By doing an hour of cardio everyday on the treadmill, eliptical or arc trainer, it's reallllly hard to keep myself distracted. But there are only so many good TV shows, magazines and songs on my IPOD. Once I move into my new apartment, I am going to check into kickboxing classes so I can mix my routine up a bit. I'm glad my college is out for the summer (and that I'm not taking summer classes) otherwise it'd be questionable how many days I get to work out. Last semester almost killed me because I could barely make 3 days a week..luckily this upcoming fall semester will give me a bit more time and no late labs.

Anywho, hopefully I don't sleep through my alarm clock again since I work tomorrow but I get to head to bed early and I already did my calorie logging for tomorrow (yay! 1550cal day!)...

I'm a "relaxed" calorie counter I'd guess you'd say. By this stage I know the rough value of most foods and never really go over about 1400 calories...most days when I actually add them all up I am closer to the lower end of 1200.

I'm mostly maintaining...but slowly edging back down to about 57-58kgs (125-127) pounds. I'm at 130 now on a 5'6 frame. Like mdust I carry most of my weight in my hips and thighs...I have a muscular build.

As for exercise...normally I run about 4-5 times a week but I have done my knee in recently and so had a week off from anything. Surprisingly my weight went DOWN (demented body). Anyway, I am now taking it slowly and walking to build back up and strengthen that knee again.

Liv

First of all, I just want to say that both mdust and Lyria, your pictures are hot, Hot, HOT! You gals look great in them. You're both so pretty.

Lyria, I'm wondering, do you write down everything you eat? Or just keep a rough calculation in your head? I hope your knee feels better soon and that's a good idea to take it easy for a bit and gain strength back from walking.

mdust, it sounds like you did very well yesterday! Ipods are amazing - I use my sister's which only holds songs, no movies or anything like that. I should probably invest in one though, I think it would make my workouts far more interesting ;) Good idea to mix up the workouts, kickboxing sounds like fun...I think I need to do something similar here.

Right now I am keeping my food intake all written down in a notebook. Yesterday checked in at 1370 calories which was awesome for me.
I just finished my degree and am going to teachers college in September. I have heard how intensive the program is so I hope that I won't start putting on weight from the stress when school begins. Right now, my life is stress-free...no guy problems (no guy at all in the picture, actually!), no school problems, no job or friend problems etc. I am job hunting currently but its not hugely urgent which is nice for a change. Life is good and I want to be prepared with good habits to take me through the next school year.

What are you girls up to in life? Mdust, what are you studying in school?

Have a great day :)

I am counting calories. I keep track in a journal. Lately it has been harder because we have been eating prepared food at cookouts and such when I can only estimate in my head what the calories might be. But for the rest of the time this is what keeps me on track.

I am 5'9" and i would like to get down to 125 for my ultimate goal. I carry all my weight in my thighs and hips (Pear shape). I would like to get to a 4/6 size in jeans. Right now I am a size 8 and up.

Today is memorial day. It is going to be 90 degrees here in maryland :cool: so I will be going swimming with the kids. Have a nice day everyone

Awww thanks Cyndy! I appreciate the comment :D
Life isn't going too bad right now (although I am starving for lunch but have to wait for the other tech to get back from her break). I'm in school for my PharmD (doctorate of pharmacy) to become a pharmacist. It's a 6 year program and I am going to be entering my 3rd year this fall. But thank goodness I am out for the summer, so I can pay more attention to myself :P Don't worry, Cyndy, about gaining weight during the year--just make sure you don't decide to start a strict diet/lifestyle during the first semester like I did (I want to decrease my BF% to a bodybuilder's range, but it was WAY too strict for my life and stressful school environment and that's how I ended up gaining 10 pounds after jumping off that low-carb diet that my old nutritionist/trainer had me on)....I also have to write down everything in my calorie notebook. I am a horrible estimator and don't trust my food-instinct. So I just calculate what I'm going to eat usually the night before.

Anyways, I just found out that my BF and I will be starting to move out by the end of this week. I'm nervous because it's the first time either have us have moved out..so it'll be interesting. I really want this Isaac Mizrahi flower bed set from Target, but it is way to expensive for my funds.

Today is going pretty well, the hospital isn't too busy (I work in an inpatient pharmacy as an intern) and am planning on working out after work and then I might stop by Target and browse their bed sets...Argh..but I am hungry! And, on top of that, I am anxious to see how much I weigh come Saturday, I just hope I am not getting all worked up for nothing.

lol, thankyou Cyndy :) And I used to write everything I ate down but I think I have slight obsessive tendencies lol and I started getting a little toooo strict with myself. Now I just keep a mental tally in my head. Before I ballooned out I was good with my eating...healthy and all that - just didn't move enough! I was a really activer younger teen and then hurt my foot really bad which prevented my from anything more strenuous than a hobble for about 6 months...

My life at the moment is about on par with a good Soapie.

I broke up with my boyfriend about two weeks ago and he went weird...I took out a restraining order and decided to be lenient and let it go at an "undertaking" which he refused to sign because if he did it would mean he had to admit what he did was wrong (and he's never wrong) and then this morning I find out he's taken out a restraining order against ME (for offensive behaviour during breakup *cough* wanker *cough*)...

Luckily I work in a law firm and well..the police know me (so much so they waived the stipulation that all orders must be served in person and let me come pick it up myself) most of the courts know me...*shrugs* But it's such a stress!

On the upside...I did get head hunted for a new job today. I like where I am now too much to consider it seriously but its very nice to know you're wanted.

Other than that...not much is going on in my life at the moment. I guess the above is more than enough for anyone really.

Hope you're having wonderful weeks :)

Livi

Hey girls! I'm sorry I can't respond to your posts at the moment, I gotta run any minute out the door. I volunteer at a school on Tuesdays. I just wanted to say hi, though :) It is soooo incredibly hot here. The air is so thick and hot...
Yesterday I ate far more than I hoped for, but counted every bit. I hate to say it, but it worked out to be 1983 cals, at least I didn't let it turn into a binge.

I will write more tomorrow morning!!!

Have a fantastic day :D

Lyria- I hope all of the ex-BF stuff settles down for you and that you are staying safe....

I am very proud of myself for not eating over my calorie limit yesterday even though I wanted to eat a LOT more. It is so hard distracting myself from food but luckily I was so tired from work that I opted to go to sleep instead. What's triggering my hunger is the whole "moving out on Friday" thing. It wouldn't be such a big deal if I didn't have at least 5 other things to do this week. Thank goodness I only work tomorrow and thursday, but it doesn't leave me much time to pack...so that will have to wait until the day of the move. On saturday I am going on an 8-mile hike that one of the cities is sponsoring for National Trails Day, then 2 hours after that I am going camping that night. *taking deep breath* So today I am super munchy and that is not a good thing with today's caloric goal of 1300. Although I am considering to kick it up to 1550 just in case :/ We'll see...Just waiting for my workout clothes to get outta the dryer so I can go to the gym..

Hope everyone's Tuesday is going well!

Hey everyone...hope I can join you! I'm also in the featherweight category... I'm 5'3" and currently at 137lbs. About a year ago, I was at 140 and then dropped my weight to 125 (through calorie counting). Unfortunately, it has crept back on over the past six months (stress, started a new job, etc) and my clothes aren't fitting and I'm not getting those "wow, you look great!" compliments anymore, either :) Time to do something about it. I do work out (about 3x a week, usually jogging on the treadmill 2-3 miles or doing the elliptical) and I live in downtown Chicago and don't own a car so I also do a lot of walking as my method of transportation (often walk to work). My initial goal weight is to get back to 125, and then see how I feel at that point. I was happy before at 125 (wearing size 4), although I felt that I could still stand to either tone up or shed another 3-5 lbs. I am a calorie counter but I do try to eat non-junk calories when I can. When I initially lost weight last year, I relied heavily on Lean Cuisine, 100-calorie snacks, etc etc...not that those are bad, it certainly works, but now I would rather have a cup of cottage cheese as my 100-calorie snack. I think my tastes in food have just changed. I try to eat fruit & veggies every day and eat whole grain whenever possible.
Well, enough about me...looking forward to getting to know all of you and sharing weight loss tips! :)

Welcome Valerie1027! You are so lucky to be able to walk to work. I'd LOVE to do that even though my job requires walking anyways. I know how you feel about when people don't give those "wow, you look great" compliments, I think I miss those the most. As for the food- it's always good to mix things up, that way, you don't get bored with what you eat and aren't tempted to over your calorie limit.

You can count me in. I'm working on getting back on track this week after I ate like crazy over the holiday weekend. I was at 126.5 on Friday, and I'm dreading having to see what the scale will say when I go to the gym after work. Hopefully, I haven't gained 3.5 pounds; I don't want to go above 130 ever again.

I'm a calorie counter and I try to work out at least a couple times a day. Currently, I am at my lowest adult weight, so it's hard to say what the "ideal" weight for my frame will be (I'm 5'4"). Once I get to 120, I'll reevaluate how I look and determine whether it's time to maintain or lose a little more.

Anyway, I hope all of you are doing well and hopefully, you didn't overdo it with the eating over the weekend like I did. Take care. :)

Okay, so for those counting calories (seems like most of us are), what is your daily goal? I'm trying to do 1200-1300, which I have heard many people say isn't enough...but I'm short (not quite 5'3") and I feel like for my body size, it should be enough. I don't feel like I could lose by eating more.
I thought it'd be fun if we could all share some tips, too...one thing I just bought is a digital food scale, and that's been awesome. I made whole wheat pasta tonight and measured out exactly 2 oz (which, surprisingly, was somewhat filling...although about 1/2 as much as I'd normally make for myself at home, and about 1/8 as much as what I could eat in an Italian restaurant!!). I also have no idea how to portion out chicken and things like that, so the scale is nice.
Another thing I did today...I wanted to put some fresh baby spinach in my pasta sauce tonight (Trader Joe's organic vodka sauce...highly recommend, only 90 cals per 1/2 cup) and I also wanted some celery and onion for the slimmed-down egg salad I'm making to take to lunch tomorrow. Problem is, I live alone and didn't want to buy a whole bag of celery and a whole bag of spinach...so I utilized the salad bar at my grocery store! Just filled up a small plastic salad container with spinach, celery, onion, and some green onion...came out to $1.15 in total. If I had bought full packages of all those items...eek.
Well it's a pretty warm night here in Chicago, so I'm going to take advantage of my #1 summertime tactic for not overeating at night...a walk by Lake Michigan :)
Mdust -- noticed you said you were moving this weekend and had other things going on, and that was triggering you to want to eat. Sounds very familiar. Any time my life isn't "on routine", I totally slip up w/the eating and sabotage my diet efforts. I guess it's stress/emotional eating, but I get it pretty badly and pretty often. How do you cope?

Hey girls :)

Mdust: Yup, the ex stuff has finally settled down...hopefully today was the last mediation and he'll abide by the Undertaking. I live with two guys so I doubt he'll be silly enough to try anything. My house mates aren't little blokes...one advantage of living with males!

Valerie: Welcome! My daily goal for calories is usually between 1400-1600 but at the moment I am usually making it to about 1200-1300. Some weeks I just eat more than others...you know how some weeks you can be starving hungry and others not much tempted at all? I decided to follow my hunger patterns instead of trying to force myself to eat lots or restrict myself when I was hungry.

Hey Goodbye Chubby :) Congrats on getting down to 126! I'm 5'6 and have found about 128-130 suits my frame so 120 sounds like a pretty fair goal.

I got head hunted for a job yesterday! How cool is that? They rang me up out of the blue to as me to come in for an interview. Its with a bigger law firm than the one I am with now and seems to be doing mostly what I am doing in my current Admin role. Pay would be at least a $5k increase...the thing is I LIKE wear I am now - they took me on with very little experience and within three months I already have other people wanting to poach me :P I think I will stick here and use this as a bargaining chip come pay review time ;) Its the end of this month. Muhaha...

Anyway...food has been good the last couple days and I have starting taking the stairs instead of the lift. My office is in the top floor (level 8) so thats a lot of stairs! I think I legs will like me for it though :)

Hope you're all well and ttyl!

Livi

mdust, wow a doctorate of pharmacy, good for you! That's awesome, but I can imagine how much work as well. It sounds like fun to be moving out with a BF but yes stressful too! You will get through all that stuff you got goin' on, just take it day by day, and task by task. It sounds like you are doing great as far as eating and exercising so keep it up :carrot:

Lyria, I'm sorry to hear of your ex-boyfriend problems. I know we all go through it sometimes, I've never had any experiences with restraining orders but at least it seems more settled now for you. And definitely review that salary with your boss!!! haha

Hey Valerie! We have identical stats - almost 5'3 and 137. I have been around 140 for the longest time and never managed to lose any significant amount of weight, but I am so ready and motivated now. I really hope this support group will help keep me in check. Sometimes I eat around 1300 but seriously I usually eat more. I think because I took a break from any restrictive dieting for a long time that I boosted my metabolism back to normal (after severe dieting in high school) because I can actually lose, as crazy as this sounds, on 1800 calories. I try to eat less than that, but I don't freak out if I go that high. Eating that much has brought me down from 145 to 137 now. I know as I lose more I will decrease the cals eventually to 1200-1300. Yesterday was a really good day eating-wise at 1400 calories. I also try to eat non-junk calories, it makes a huge difference when it comes to feeling fuller and not stimulating your tastebuds with sugars etc.

It's great to have you join us, Goodbye Chubby! You have done a great job so far and congrats on that. I would imagine 120-125 lbs would be a good weight for you, but its always hard to say because everyone is so different and how our bodies are - whether more muscular, small framed etc.

I need to do some exercise finally today and I think it's going to rain here which is good because its been so darn hot. On the news last night it was saying how emergency services were busy with all the people passing out from the heat. Tonight I'm helping a friend move which should keep my eating in check. If anything, that's my weight loss tip - keep busy in the evenings - nothing causes me to eat more than watching TV.

Hi. I'm Amber and I'm very new.
I have to vent somewhere because no one else takes my weight loss concerns seriously. I'm 22, 5'10, 185 and I want to lose 15 pounds, which I dont think is unreasonable.

I've been watching what I eat since January sort of on the Zone, protien and carbs all balanced and exercising sparatically. As of March I hadn't lost anything! So I amped up the exercise. I hired a personal trainer (not cheap, let me tell you!) and I've signed up to run a marathon! So I'm doing a sort of cardio interval twice a week with the trainer (Lifting weights, with spurts of cardio to 'spike' my heart rate in between). Plus, I'm running 60 minutes twice a week. And on Saturday mornings I run with my pace group for the Marathon (this week will be 7 miles) I am still watching what I eat, which is around 1800 calories, and it's mostly fruits and whole grains and protien.

And still, a month later, with all the working out and all the watching what I eat. I still haven't budged a single pound.

No one at home wants to hear me complain, cause they say I'm really not that big and isn't that necessary to lose the weight in the first place. But I'm trying really, really hard. I haven't moved at all. And it's not just weight, it's inches too! My whole family is overweight, and I'd really like to get healthy NOW while my body is still kind of working with me, but... I'm losing faith.

I feel better and more energetic from the exercise and the healthy eating, and that's the most important thing, but it's so frustrating not to be able to have any VISIBLE, TANGIBLE results.

I know it's only 15 pounds, but it's important to me. And it's good to have a place to vent about 15 pounds and nobody calls it vanity weight

Hi Amber! Welcome :) You've come to the right place. I completely understand the frustration you are feeling. My first thought would have been that with heavy training and dieting at the same time you just put too much stress on your body and it went into starvation mode, hoarding the calories it gets. But you are eating 1800 which seems very reasonable. Are you tracking them carefully, writing it down etc? Do you ever feel starved or pretty much feel all around good?

You are definitely building muscle with the exercise you're doing. I would say either increase the calories by 100-200 if you are feeling very hungry constantly - because at your height, current weight and exercise level you may need the extra food. OR, the other opposite possibility is decrease the cals a bit if you think you've been cheating a bit or underestimating calories etc.

Sometimes it takes a bit of tweaking to figure out the problem and what works for you. Keep going at it, you sound like you're doing fantastic and I think 15 lbs is a reasonable goal.

Good luck :)

Oh girls, today was a bust. I know exactly why it happened, too. I was home alone and it was such a hot day that I didn't feel up to doing much. Plus, I had to wait around the house for a phone call. Boredom = eating. That's pretty much it. And then I had cookies after dinner! Geez, why did I have to make it worse. Well, I have to say it's not nearly as bad as some of the binges I used to go on. So today's total is 2380. I really need to find a job to occupy more of my time. Or something. Depressing day...

Boredom and eating are my down fall too! Can't have sweets in the house or they are gone in a matter of hours.

Don't be too hard on yourself Cyndy! We all have off days, and 2380 really isn't that bad at all. Just be extra good today and it'll work out!

On a slightly side note, and not to encourage binging, but I actually read that having a day or two a week of a higher calorie intake than normal, kind of shocks your body and throws your metabolism into overdrive the following day.

Thanks for the encouragement, Amber! You're right, it isn't the end of the world and may have even been somewhat beneficial. Today seems to have started on a really good note and I actually did some strength exercises which I never do! I am really weak but I didn't let that stop me and just said to myself "do your best, it's way better than nothing at all." Eventually I hope to gain some muscle, I don't want to be a weakling!! lol

Cyndy,

I agree with AmberD; I wouldn't worry too much about going overboard a bit one day. Over the holiday weekend, I ate well over 2,000 calories all three days. :eating2: It's those consecutive binge days that you have to worry about. But really, you probably did just mix up your metabolism, which, as you know, can be a very good thing.

I also try not to keep unhealthy sweets in the house (because I'll devour them in a heartbeat), but I do get healthier substitutes: yogurt, low-cal peanut butter and jelly, fruit, etc. and they satisfy my cravings with less of the guilt.

Anyway, yesterday's gone and today is a new day.

For not being able to write all day yesterday, I missed A LOT! lol. Anyways, Cyndy and AmberD, I am the queen of boredom/stress eating. Anytime my routine is shaken up, I don't feel committed to eating right. Tuesday totalled out to about 3500cals....I've just been feeling so hungry lately. So I finally just upped my calories instead of trying to stick around 1300..which is nothing when I'm working out 6 days a week for about and hour and a half each day :P I finally found a decent (and cheap) comforter set on Tuesday (I was running around all day buying apartment stuff)..it only took me going to 4 different stores to find one I liked without it costing a boatload of money.

Anyways, increasing my calories was a good idea (even if I don't even reach the limit) and it's eased my mind. AmberD, maybe you should consider cycling your calories, that might help you get out of the plateau..But I think at your height, that 15lbs is a completely reasonable goal. Don't give up on your goals just because some people might not agree with them.

I am moving all day tomorrow and then Saturday morning I have an 8 mile hike to do...I'm glad I told my friend that my BF and I decided not to go camping, it just free's up the weekend SO much. But thank goodness I get out of my parents house, I am sick of all the junk food lying around and whatnot (it's way, way, way too tempting). Next week is my birthday and already my mom is like "What cake do you want? Where do you want to go for dinner?" Which is not necessarily a big deal, considering one piece of cake and dinner won't kill me in the long run, but I HATE how everything revolves around food in my family. I'm glad that my BF and I's soon-to-be-roomate and his GF (who goes to school with me) don't have a problem with the way I eat like my family seems to have..and there won't be any unneccessary junkfood lying around. *phew*

Okay, enough yappin' for now hope everyone's Thursday is going well

What's cycling calories exactly?

Moving out is a pain! I'm glad you found a comfort set that you like mdust. Not so easy to do on a budget!


My Thursday is good. Bored at work. Found out I have a job interview tomorrow *merp*

I was totally MIA yesterday...busy day at work, Cubs game at night. Considering I went to a baseball game and had a hot dog, beer, & peanuts, I managed to keep the calories for the day to about 1700. Not terrible! I've also been good w/exercise...Ran 3 miles Tuesday, 2.75 yesterday, and 2 today (keep having less and less time to work out during lunch this week!).

Mdust...you must live with MY family...everything revolves around FOOD! Whenever I go visit them (I live in IL, they're in TX) all we do is go out to eat, snack, have dessert, run and get ice cream, etc etc...it's sick! Then again, my mom used to let me & my sis have Pop-Tarts for dinner any time we didn't like what she made. So I know where my bad eating habits came from...

AmberD...Have you considered how your clothes are fitting vs. what the scale says? Although it may appear that you haven't lost weight, if you are exercising that heavily, you may have put on muscle which would make you leaner/more toned but wouldn't necessarily affect the # on the scale (muscle weighs more than fat anyway).

Cyndy...I try not to keep any "binge trigger" foods in my pantry (cereal, nuts, ice cream, crackers) because if I'm home and bored....down the hatch it all goes! I can eat an entire box of crackers or bag of chips in a day or two. I just don't buy those items anymore...have had too many unfortunate experiences! :)

Okay, it's almost time to leave work. Yay!

Hi Ladies - I'm joining in with you all as we seem to be at the same weight, height, and pounds to lose. I'm 5'4" and weigh 137 and I want to be at 124 by 9-16-06 which is my wedding day! I'm counting calories and trying to get in at least 30 minutes of exercise per day. I'm using FitDay and have my lifestyle set at seated work and I've determined that I can have 1500 cal per day and I need to burn 300 thru exercise to lose 1 pound per week to meet my goal. I'm also 47 which means its harder to lose those pounds. I weighed in at 122 6 years ago and then went thru divorce and all the related stress and anguish. Over the 6 years, 15 pounds took up residence and now they are going to be evicted. I look forward to chatting and checking in with you as we work towards our goals.

Hello!!

I'm at work right now and they actually have me doing stuff, so this will be a bit quick!

I got on the scale this morning and I was down five pounds! :carrot: My 'official' weigh in day isn't till Monday, but this is the first time in MONTHS the scale has shown any difference at all so I'm incredibly excited :D

:carrot: :carrot: :carrot:

:nono: I'll just have to be very good this weekend, so I can log this weight loss as official :)!


Have a great day everyone!!! I'll check in on everyone later!

how rude of me!!!

Hi Tressor!

In my excitement I over looked your post!!! sorry:p Welcome and congratulations on the upcoming wedding! Your goal seems totally reasonable and I we're all here to help you and keep you on track! :hug:

k. back to work for me!

WOW...we got some congratulations in order here!!! :D Tresor, you will be one beautiful bride and I'm sure you will meet your goal - your expectations sound reasonable and with the support of this group you will do just fine.

Amber, now that's one heck of a weigh in! Good for you! I am so happy that you are finally seeing some movement. In fact, I took a sneak peak on the scale this morning (weigh in is on Sundays) and I am down 0.5 lb despite having a few bad days. Over the past five days I've averaged out just under 1800 calories so it's amazing to me that I'm losing anything! I haven't seen 136.5 in awhile.

Hope everyone's Friday is great as well.

Can I play?

I weighed in at 132 this morning, which means I haven't lost anything since last Friday. **sadness**

I know what the culprit is, though. The WEEKEND!! I don't drink enough water, I'm not as diligent about eating the right foods, yada, yada... Also, I tend not to eat during the day and make up for it when we go out to dinner that night because I'm starving by then. As a result, I keep having to start over on Monday and lose the same darn pound all over again!!

So, my goal this weekend is to drink plenty of water, eat breakfast and lunch and not go crazy at whatever restaurant we visit.

Sound good?

*PHEW*! My BF and I are moved in! Surprisingly, it didn't take that long and I got in pretty good exercise (at least moving my stuff into my car and my dad's truck). Then all of the sudden my brother-in-law came over to help transport my stuff and when we reached the apartment complex, my BF, roomate and his GF were there. So we had like 6 people bringing in my stuff and we had it all unpacked within 20 minutes. Which was awesome because it gave me and BF to organize everything and put everything in it's place. Now all we have left to do is buy a matress, transport the computer and the rest of my little things. So I should be all settle in (materialisticly) by tomorrow night.

I'm excited about the hike tomorrow. What's nice about it is that the food provided is actually HEALTHY (!). It just strikes me as weird because at my school of "free food" days, its always doughnuts and other crap food, and any food that people bring to work is junkfood too. So I'm just all gitty about the frush fruit (with no sugary sauce on it!!) and healthy carbs. But anyways, tomorrow is my weigh-in, so I guess I will see where my "starting point" is considering I haven't weighed myself in about 2-3 weeks. It actually has been a nice vacation from the scale, I definitely recommend it! Although, I wouldn't say it should be a permanent fix. Tonight, my BF and I are taking our first swing dance lessons. He has no rhythm, and I am afraid (lol).

I must say CONGRATULATIONS to AmberD!! That was an awesome weigh-in, I am very envious!

Welcome Tressor! I know what you mean by setting your wedding as your goal..My sister is getting married July 1st and I have to make sure I can still fit into my bridesmaid dress without suffocating (so I definitely need to keep a close eye on how much I eat each day)

Have a great weekend everyone just in case I don't have a chance to post tomorrow (or Sunday :/) !!

Oops! Totally sorry, Beachbound! Welcome! I totally know what you mean by not eating very well on the weekend...I guess it's just the stigma of the whole "let loose" weekend state of mind. Anyways, even though your weight might not have changed, you have come VERY far from where you were! You should be proud of that!! :D

Everyone - thanks for the warm welcome to your group.

Beachbound - I'm right there with you about weekends - lose a pound during the week, find it on the weekend. My goal for this weekend is that "I'm not playing hide 'n seek with that pound!" I'm going to be very diligent with calorie counting and journaling as its the only thing that works for me. I've got a schedule for losing these pesky 13 pounds and I don't have a lot of "fluff" time built in. A pound per week is not unreasonabe but I will have to be serious to make it work. I keep reminding myself about wedding pictures..................

Mdust - I hate moving - I can never find anything. The hike sounds like a lot of fun. Enjoy.


Amber - great news about the 5 pounds. That's good for motivation and to keep plugging along.

I've got a pretty intense workout ahead of me so I need to get moving and get it done before something else comes along and gets in the way. Everyone - have a great weekend.

Hello there! I am going to jump in, too... it sounds like there is a lot of "wedding" conversations going on and my brother's wedding is June 24 at the Jersey shore so needless to say I'm trying to be on my best behavior - eat right and exercise every day! I'm about 5'4" and about 130lbs (?? not sure, don't really weigh myself, use my clothes to determine my "weight"). I'm pretty muscular (I lift regularly - I love it!!) but have a horrible tendency to slip off the bandwagon with food so some extra support would be great, particularly this time of year!

I am also suffering from pretty nasty shin splints so my regular running routine is put on hold for now :-(. I have started pilates which I actually enjoy!

Have a great weekend everyone, looking forward to the support system here!