I find that my weight loss and gain lags. For example - I lost about 10 lbs right before I moved to California to live with my boyfriend. I immediately went off the wagon because I didn't have access to the internet so I couldn't log my food (that was my excuse, at least). And for the longest time, my lack of effort didn't show on the scale or in my clothes. I remember thinking - "wow, I can't gain weight anymore!" Tee hee. So, I thought that I dodged the bullet.

Well, of course, I was wrong. 10 lbs appeared, seemingly overnight, but it took a long time of bad eating and not exercising for it to show.

Now, I have been diligent for the past two weeks - tracking my food, not going over 1,500, exercising hard 5x per week (doing "Making the Cut") and - nothing. No inches lost, I think that I lost maybe one lb. It is soooo frustrating, but I know my body and I know that, in the past, my weight loss has lagged just like my weight gain. This usually happens to me - I do everything right for a few weeks or a month, and nothing happens then overnight - boom! Ten lbs lost again.

I know, I am weird.

I always considered myself short at 5'3 . . . so if I don't fit in here and I don't fit in the tall girls thread, what does that make me average?? ((((

goob: gymlee also gave you great advice. You could be feeding your body too little. Also, make sure if you're eating low in calorie that you're putting *good* things into your body. No sense in eating 1200 calories if you're only eating junk food.

gymlee Hope things go well at the chiropractor! Keep us updated. The body takes time to heel...shame on your work. You can only rush things so much.

heyaim Welcome!! I hear you on the beer...I'm sad I can't go out to my favorite pub as much as I'd like. But after one beer I get the urge to munch on snacks...so I've been limiting how much I go. Bread is a huge weakness of mine too.

D22Guzman Welcome! So glad to see so many new people joining in. Sometimes we get quiet around here...but with a few extra people I think we can check on each other more.

jillianfan everyone's different. It's good that you are aware of how your body reacts though. I'm slooowly starting to learn how to listen to my body.

MeowMix come join us! We're just jealous of that extra inch you have.



As for me:
My throat is a little scratchy...the weather here keeps changing, and my immune system isn't 100% right now. Mostly due to stress.

It's a lot to type out, but if you go to this thread it explains it:
http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/pudg...-thoughts.html

Short version: I got back from a weekend trip, my dog was acting odd. Took him to the vet. They ran tests, blood work, x-rays, etc.
He has been battling an infection for a while, but that's getting better now (because of antibiotics), but he also has a bladder stone that needs surgery. The costs were quickly adding up and I was so scared because I didn't know how much the surgery was going to be.

On top of all that, my computer monitor died...so I had to get a new one.

So: No trainer for me for now. Plus side: I haven't turned to comfort eating.

Hi everyone I was in the 20's something thread and was invited over here by "Quiet Ballerina" Thank you for inviting me over. A short introduction about myself: 24 years old 5'2 224lbs. I am here to do it AGAIN. This time I have too...

Haha ~ i was at your thread and I was like "there's a SHORT girls thread!?!"

I thought I could tell people I was 5'2 but I think im JUST a little shy of 5'2
so 5'1.4" it is

HI everyone~~

Ha ha ha!!! My people!!! I'm tiny height wise as well (4 11.5) so while I don't weigh all that much, it looks like more than it is I guess. I want to get down to 115/120.

Anyway - nice to see us "wee ones" banding together!!!!

Welcome all newcomers. This is so exciting to have such an active thread with so many shorties!!! I never expected this many shorties when I started the thread and it feels so good to know i am not alone.

Halloween was so embarrassing for me. I felt so fat. I usually dress up but I couldnt because my stomach and lovehandles just feel like they are hanging over any type of pants i wear and make me look pregnant in dresses... shorts and skirts look weird because my thighs are huge and hideous... so i spent halloween going out to eat with my boyfriend - Chili's the worst possible place i could go... and then baking halloween cupcakes and eating 5 of them. ARGH!!!

I did the 30 day shred today and i felt soooo weak. And it's not a good enough work out. then i was feeling good about it but what did i go do? EAT!!! I had this huge thing of pasta in this heavy cream sauce and i also had a sourcream dip with some vegetables. Totally unhealthy. No amount of exercise could counteract that.

I HAVE to lose between 8-15 pounds before the wedding (less than 8 months??) How am I going to do this. 8 pounds in 8 months doesn't sound hard... but it is!! I have lost all muscle, all definition, and even though i'm only like 6 pounds heavier than where i was last year.... ive gained inches and flab... so i just feel disgusting. How do you remotivate yourselves when you are so depressed and constantly come up with new excuses. I make excuses to myself all the time and i cant stop. I cant remember how I got the motivation last time. It just go so hard I stopped but now my weight is crawling back up when I didnt even get to where i wanted to go before.

I think I'm around 117 now. I NEED to be at or under 110 when i get married or I will be so unhappy with myself.

Aino - are you still out there? Come give us an update!!

mermaid20 - I'm the same height as you and to be 117 lbs I would die for. I don't think you need to do any extreme dieting since you have 8 months to go. I was 103 lbs about 1 1/2 years ago and my family thought I looked sick. So this time around I want to be 110 lbs. Try and find a gym/workout buddy who actually wants to lose weight. Those people are the best motivators. Make your boyfriend workout with you as well. It's OK to indulge once in a while but don't forget to jump right back on to healthy eating after that meal. good luck.

Hey Mermaid! I have read some of your posts - it sounds like you probably look great! Didn't you say that your measurements are like 34-26-34? Like the poster above me, I would KILL to be 117 right now. Perhaps you need a more realistic assessment of what you look like and how far you have come?

That said, I know how depressing body image issues can be. Trust me, when I am fat (like I am right now), there is very little else I can think about. Obsession would be a good word. Not much depresses me or gets me down, but my weight does. I guess it is because, unlike other problems in my life, I have a CONSTANT reminder of my weight and I can't avoid it like I can other things.

Right now, I am on day 9 or Jillian Michaels' "Making the Cut," and have been dieting for exactly two weeks (logging every morsel into Livestrong.com, and staying between 1,400 and 1,600 calories per day). "Making the Cut" kicks my tukus, let me tell you (it comes to about 1 1/2 hours of circuit training, which includes cardio bursts from ****!) I also have a bodybugg, but haven't been able to use it lately because I have had problems with that site taking my credit card.

So, I am doing all that and....nothing. Nada. About 1 lb lost, 2" off my waist and nothing off my hips or chest. Talk about frustrating!

All that I can hope for is that I am losing weight, it just hasn't shown up yet on my body or the scale (see my above post - my weight loss and gain seems to lag significantly behind my effort or lack thereof).

So, I am very, very, very discouraged.

When i was down to 100 pounds in undergraduate school my mom said I looked sickly but everyone else complimented me profusely. I would really like to be around 106. and right now, I'd be happy at 110 and just more fit, more toned. I just feel loose and flabby.

But thanks for you comments. I feel a little better reading that however, I am just having such emotional issues over this now and I really dont know how to trigger motivation within myself. I was so diligent with counting calories and working out and now I am so far from that...

People keep saying to me... oh looks like you lost a little weight (i wear really baggy clothes)... I was as high as 138 pounds... but only for like a year... I've been between 100-118 pounds my whole life... So at 117 now, I still feel fat. I want to lose the 17 pounds I gained. and to hear people always say oh it looks like you lost weight ... they always do it in a weird tone of voice, like its never a compliment... its not you look good or you look skinny... looks like u lost some weight i dont usually notice those things.. but they say it like ive always been so fat and so huge!! i cant explain it but it really annoys me. getting older stinks!! lol.

i was 34-26-(but i think i was measuring my hips wrong lol). I asked a friend to measure me instead because I thought I was doing it wrong. She claims I am 33-27-36. I don't know how accurate this is either because we were using a weird metal tape measure used by men who like tools lol. Not like a fabric type one used in clothing stores. Anyway, a lot of those waist to hip ratio calculators say I am in danger. So I guess I don't have ideal measurements LOL. I need to work out so I can get back to 26. I have been 25 before i know for sure and I kind of feel like i could have been 24 at one point. I know I can easily get to 26 if i work out more. I have to find a good tape measure and get professionally measured so I know for sure.

Jillian 2 inches off your waist is amazing!! But yeah i hated when I was so diligent with things and I felt nothing to show for it. You dont realize it in the moment. if you let it all go like i did, you realize you were LOOKING better even if it didnt show in mathematical numbers like weight and inches. I'm sure there are great results there

Thanks, Mermaid, for the encouragement! I need all I can get right now. All I can do is keep going and have faith that it will start coming off again. In the meantime, I feel like I am banging my head against a brick wall!

Hopefully, soon, I can report some good news in my posts!

Mermaid- sounds like you really just need toned and definition. Have you thought to try P90x? A friend of mine who is 5'3" weighed 110 in college because she starved herself. She wore a 4 but always had the love handles because she wasn't in shape. I would worry less about dieting and more about just workin' it!

159.6 this morning!!

I'm still doing a happy dance about it.

I'd like to move the pounds a little quicker, but it's been hard to get my booty to the gym lately. Calorie-counting wise I'm doing great.