Bananpancakes - that's so awesome!!!! I love that you posted a pic, if I ever reach my goal I'll probably do the same thing!

Congrats on running the 1/2 too - did you find all the running impacted your weight loss? I've heard so many people say that it's hard to control hunger when you run that much and sometimes they end up eating so much they gain.

It's warming up here and I am starting back up with my running plan so just curious on your experience.

Wow! So many people are doing so great! I"m so happy to hear. I'm totally taking a pic too once I hit goal. I've been known to take pics at pivotal weigh ins too

I'm at 135.8 today. This is my week out of the month to lose, so I'm expecting to drop about a pound or so over the next few days and I'm very happy about it! I'm 10.8 lbs from reaching the lower end of my goal, but expect to maintain between 125-130, so I'm so close to being within maintenance range woohoo! I think I'm going to start checking out their forums too., although it will take me 2-3 months to lose another 5 lbs, I'm so excited

Thanks guys!!! Today I was 129.2!

I didn't really experience being super hungry like a lot of runners. I have heard that a lot of people don't loose weight while training because they eat so much more, I thought this is why I was stuck at 131.4, but when I looked back on my food diary I realized that I really wasn't eating a whole bunch more at all. Running has helped my weight loss, but it's hard to say how much exactly since I have been stuck for over a month at 131.4. I do however feel so much stronger mentally and physically. I find that I can run through pain I would have usually quit because of, I tell myself over and over "Don't quit, you're stronger than that, you've come so far, it's just temporary pain etc...", it truly helps. I have discovered that so much of running is mental.

Can I pop by here? I'm not positive about the accuracy of my scale, but if it's off, then it's off consistently... (AKA I saw 130 this morning)
*Does a happy dance*

hi Esenin! You'll be out of here in no time! Congrats

so I've decided to consult for a tummy tuck & boob lift! I'm waiting on a few things for our big extended family vacation, but am hoping to schedule it for the beginning of this summer. I know nothing about elective surgery schedules, but I'm hoping the surgeon's not too booked out, plus I will consult a couple. I've carried 2 9 pound babies, and realized yesterday when I flattened out my extra tummy skin that I really am very skinny. I've wanted this forever, but was always waiting to lose weight, and now I realize I'm there! Can't wait for this doughy saggy wrinkly tummy skin to be removed and to kiss my droopy girls goodbye lol!

I've thought about both those things for a loooong time! I can't wait to hear how it turns out. I've also had two kids and my tummy just seems to hang there. I think if I get to my goal I might go ahead and do it- I can save up until then!

Grace

I will Grace, and of course you will get to your goal, your'e so close-- or you might be like me and discover you really don't want to lose much more, but just get rid of the skin!

I want to scream at my extended family to hurry up and make up their mind about this vacation so I can know if I can get my plastic surgery this summer or next. I can't just say, "so I know we've been talking about this vacation ever since my 4 & 6 year old kids were babies, but I'm going to postpone it because I decided I need my tummy tuck more" lol!!! It's so frustrating, but I need to schedule it during 2 weeks of a school break (like summer) because I won't be able to drive my kids to school for at least that long. I figure I'll schedule child care for a full 8-9 days so I can play dead and recover, then after that, I should be ok as long as we don't go anywhere. I'll keep everyone posted

Mwahaha! Two consecutive days at 139.5, and I'm so happy! Yesterday on a whim I decided to try on a pair of pants I haven't worn in two years. They BUTTONED. I started prancing around the apartment with a big grin just wearing my jeans, which confused my boyfriend. I was so happy, I ALMOST slept in them.

I could be at a healthy BMI in 2 weeks! I might be under 130 when I go to Vegas on May 4th!!

Question for you 130's ladies - how many calories are you all eating a day?

I'm having the worst time being stuck stuck stuck at 138 and have been for well over a month. I was eating at 1500 and lowered to 1300 but all it did was make me starving, irritable and wanting to binge on junk food. I went back up to 1500, I took a "break" from counting, I started running again...so far nothing changes the 138 on the scale.

I've read so many things saying that EVERYONE loses on 1200 and I think I might give that a shot, although I struggled at 1300 so I am just not sure I can do it...

My average per week is about 1300/day. But how I make it manageable is I cycle, so some days, I will eat lower and some days higher, like a zig zag. I don't really have a set schedule, I just do it by how hungry I feel/activities I have planned. Honestly, some days are even as low as 1100 if I eat really clean, and I feel just fine, am able to eat lots of food that low (salads, veggies, lean protein etc). Then I increase my cals on the high end the next day. I also fast until the early afternoon many days, so I feel hungry for a few hours, but know I will get to load up in the afternoon/evening.

(eta: and I have a couple days a month where I eat 1800-2000, so it balances out to a little higher than the 1300 I posted above--and I dont really hard core calculate the averages unless I'm having a hard time dropping. 1-2 lbs a month is acceptable to me though)

Why don't you try a couple days a week at 1200 & most days at 1400?

Squarely belong in this thread for now. Weighed myself this morning after one sort-of-on-plan day yesterday following a week of totally off-plan overeating/borderline sugar binging every day and was surprised to see I was only up 1.5 kg. I'm about 133-133.5 now and very unhappy with how flabby I've gotten due to being on vacation and not being able to run (both feet are injured).

I've been sliding down from 138.5 to 138 (This morning) which made me really happy again. What really surprised me this week was trying on clothes and looking in the mirror.

In college, I weighed 122 (lowest) to 138 (highest) pounds and was probably more muscular. But if I went to a dressing room, I'd almost always get depressed about how I looked. I just had to lose more more more.

Yesterday, weighing in at 138.5, I tried on a bunch of clothes and loved how I looked. I loved the curves. OK I could do with a little less flab in the tummy zone, but I was so happy with my body. I already look GOOD; I will look phenomenal if I lose 15 more pounds. I don't know what happened, but my body image is so much healthier than it's ever been.

Healthy body image - something I had very briefly and am now missing sorely! Found your post really inspirational, maydaymayday!

^ That's awesome mayday! I love when I try on clothes and actually like the way I look in dressing room mirrors (they can be so harsh!) And I know what you mean about the curves. I actually like that when I'm on the higher end of my usual "safe range" weight-wise, I'm a bit curvier.

I'll join in here since I'm trying to get back below 130... I'm hoping to be down to around 125/126 by my early may when I have some events/trips going on. I need to get to yoga regularly and get back to around 1500cals/day. Hoping tomorrow I stick to plan!

You ladies are unbelievably inspirational! So many of you (especially in the last few pages) have voiced EXACTLY the things I've been saying at my frequent weigh-ins.

I've been battling the low 130s for the last month or so, and while I'm thrilled to be at this weight, I am DYING to get into the 120s! I saw 129.5 on Sunday (first time in my adult life!), but since then I've been fluctuating between 130 and 133.

If I weigh myself, I do it right after I wake up, but with the fluctuations in my school schedule (afternoons some days and mornings others), that's rarely at the same time. Still, I can tell that I'm losing fat even if the scale isn't really moving. I'm just ready to be done with the 130s forever!