Weight Loss

I'm looking for a 130/120 club, but I don't see any topics started.

If anyone knows of the proper topic, would you mind letting me know?

Thank you :)

This week 134.4
last week 135
goal 128-although I think if I get to 130 I may readjust to 125....one step at a time....

pcrawdaddy we are the same height, weight and dress size and I wanna get down to 125lbs as well!!! It seems impossible, I've been dieting and working out for months and nothing is changing. I'm glad to hear that someone is in the same boat as me.

Maybe one of you can help me out, because I don't know what's going on. Since the beginning of February, my weight has almost continuously been 133 no matter what I do or how I eat. When I started CC I was between 129 and 131. A week and a half ago I weighed in at 133.6, was careful about eating fiber, drinking water, exercising, and not binging (or at least still staying under what I burned if I binged). Four days later I was 132.2. After a good weekend I woke up on Monday at 133.6. Drank water, exercised, had a 400 calorie deficit and woke up Tuesday at 134. Ended last night having eaten just under what I burned off. Woke up this morning at 135.

My body is not in starvation mode, I'm fairly consistent at exercising so I haven't packed on 4-5 pounds of muscle in the last month, I've been drinking 10 cups of water a day since January so my body isn't trying to get used to lots more liquid, it's not ttom, and my sodium intake hasn't been any higher than usual.

I was six pounds away from my goal when I started and now I'm 10 pounds away. My clothes aren't fitting right and I can see a difference in how I look. I haven't weighed 135 since July or August of last year! Has anyone experienced this? I'd really appreciate any advice people have, because this is getting really discouraging.  Thanks! 

3/7 - 131

I've been doing really good all week.  I'm not eating after dinner, exercising for at least 40 min a day and unfortunatly I'm still at 131.  I'm gonna do my best to keep this up through the weekend and hopefully I'll have good news next week - HOPEFULLY A LOSS!  I'm a little frustrated but I know this plateau will end eventually.

Liz - Congratulations on the loss.  Keep up the good work.  I'm going to try again this week too.

Keep working hard everyone! 

131 still... but, I was very bad this past weekend, and thought it would have gone up.  I am on day 3 of my own personal 30 day challenge, and suprisingly enthused.  So... IT WILL GO DOWN NEXT WEEK.

Hi I am new...I just read thru the thread and think it is a great way to keep you on your toes with the discipline! 

I am at 137.5 as of this morning, and my goal is to somehow get down to 125 and stay there...it's been awhile though since I saw that number.  (I remind myself I was 123 in 8th grade, so this isn't that bad!) 

I am 5'5" and 30 years old.  I try to workout every weekday, but I just got over being sick so I haven't been to the gym in about a week - WOW all the free time lately!  I am starting back tonight since I only have sniffles at this point.  Anyway, I am looking forward to being a part of your Wednesday Weigh-In!

Thanks!

By the way, this might help others too:  I am a serious chocoholic and used to always need some after dinner...lately I have found that two of those Viactiv Chocolate Mint vitamin chew candies seem to be just enough to help that craving!  AND extra vitamins for only 20cals a piece.

After being an athlete in highschool and college I was in the high 130's for years. Then once I graduated college, I didn't feel athletic and muscular I just felt too large for my frame. One thing that's really helped me is to learn to recognize when I'm full. As an athlete I never thought about what I ate, if I wanted it I ate it (minus junk food of course), if I wanted seconds I had seconds.

Now my goal is to always leave a quarter of what's on my plate there, especially when other people dish up the food, like when my chef boyfriend cooks or we go out to eat. That has sort of helped me to learn to recognize when I'm full without stuffing myself.

Writing every I ate down helped and if I overate one day I'd eat less the next to balance it out. I didn't do anything else extreme, and really the amount of exercise I was getting dropped by about 80%, but just by changing my eating habits I lost weight, and inches. I tried to eat between 2000 and 2200 calories per day.

danimjo - welcome to the group.  I understand about the chocolate after dinner.  I used to always need chocolate after dinner too.  I curbed my chocolate craving with a little swiss mocha in my coffee.  I just kept putting less and less in till I was okay without it.  Good luck on your workout tonight and hope you feel better.

Hey everyone, its been 2 weeks since my last post, but it seems many of you are doing really well, congrats! 
This Week: 133.5

I did unfortunately gain .3 lbs, but not bad for spending the last week on my bum in Mexico eating quesadillas and drinking margaritas everyday. 

clp1974 - Good advice with the mocha, I am a chronic sweet-eater after meals too.  I usually try to keep around reduced fat nillas, or one of those weight watchers ice cream things for a weak moment.

This week: 131!

goal 130, almost there!


I went and tried on clothes at Ross today and bought two new shirts, ones a tube top which i have never had the guts to wear but is sooo cute. Also i tried on pants just to see if i could wear a size smaller and low and behold i lost a jean size, possibly two in certain brands!!!

The worst part about losing nine pounds is that none of my old jeans fit anymore!


and congrats to all of you i love reading through the posts and seeing everyone progress.

129/130.

still....I am SOO frustrated. I have been working out 4 days/week and monitoring my calories here- every little morsel.

If anyone out there is 5'4", 129/130, and exercises at least 4 days/week and are seeing results, please let me know what i can do to get out of my rut. What do you do? I don't necessarily mean using the calorie calculators- I have done that. I mean what are your workouts...do you eat any special foods (like protien shakes). I have been getting "As" for my daily analysis, but come on...

So sorry to ask this here, but i am SOO frustrated and i am talking to those of you w/the same goals as me.

thank you so much.

mccrouch:  I know EXACTLY what you are talking about.  Have you thought about hiring a trainer, just for an hour to change and rev up  your exercise (your muscles are probably used to the same routine).  The place I go to changes or adds to your routine every 3 months.  Also, the number of calories is crucial!  If you don't lose you have to go lower - no way around that!  That's what I am doing now because I have a very slow metablolism.  I only eat Kashi, Southbeath or Lean Cuisine dinners for lunch and dinner.  that's all!  It keeps portions down and takes temptation off the table.  To each of those, I fix a helping of fresh vegetables like squash, broccoli, brussels sprouts, beans, etc.  I have special K for breakfast with skim milk (or a Special K bar which I love) and a fatfree yogurt.  Then mid afternoon a piece of fruit.  Nothing after dinner (I just started that and it seems to be working!)  Lots of tea, all day, and in the evening too.  I do get hungry, but I do lose right now.  Hope this helps.  My heart goes out to you! Liz

Hi. Im 138lbs, desperately trying to loose a 14lbs. I want to drop from 10st to the magic 9st. Ive been this weight forever, im 5'6 so not over weight but absolutely hate my bum and thighs and have been in constant battle with them for 10 years, so this time im committed im going to do it. Do you find that as its only a little weight you want to shift and because your not heavy people dismiss your dieting and tell you its not necessary and so you give up?

Liz- thank you so much for taking time to respond to me. I appreciate it! I am going to try to go a bit lower on the calories like you suggested, but also keep up my nutrients, etc. I actually get my bonus at work in the morning and I just might put it to good use- a few new sports bras and some training sessions! I bet if I ramped up my exercise regimen I would see a change. I will report back soon.

Again- thanks! I appreciate you all on this site for encouraging words and motivation :)

Here is the 3/7 chart.  Liz

Name  Goal    2/7      2/14       2/21    2/28   3/7    new loss  lbs. left
       &nb sp; 
mosee  .......120....127.5....130.5 ....128.5....129.5....127.5.....2.0......7.5
glaserpu .....125....133.0....133.0....1 34.0....133.0.................1.0......8.0
clp  .............120....132.0....1 30.0....130.0....128.0....131.0.... -3.0 ...11.0
kristen  .......125....130.0....130 .6....130.0....131.0....131.0......0.0.....6. 0
ingrid  .........125....131.2....13 1.2....133.4................135.0.....-1.6... .10.0
vajenji  ........130....135.0....13 5.0................132.0....131.0......1.0... ..1.0
victoria  .......125....130.0....13 0.0....130.0....130.0..................0.0... ..5.0
starrose  .....125....134.0....132. 8....133.2....133.0....133.5.....-0.5.....8.5
liz  ...............125....140.0... .139.5....141.0....138.0....136.0......2.0... .11.0
alex  ............130....137.5....1 36.8....137.8....137.8....136.6......1.2..... 6.6
mcrouch  .....120....129.0....129.0 ....129.0.....129.0...129.0......0.0......9.0
stokesr.........115.......................... ...128.0 ....126.0....125.5.....0.5....1 0.5
debsheets....128............................. 135.4....135.0.....134.4.....2.0.....6.4
queenie72... 125....131.0....131.0...... ..........129.0...................0.0.....4.0

MAN, I wish I had found this club earlier!  I always see all sorts of clubs for 150 or higher, but never 120/130.  I know I'm late to the club, but I've just read the entire thread and am in exactly the same boat as all you lovely ladies!  (Yeah, I know, all the late-comers have said the same thing, but it's still true.) 

When I started at CC last year I was 133, and as of this morning I am down to 121 with a goal of 115.  I am 31 years old and 5-foot-2 (almost, heh).  I was always stuck in the 130s since college, then when my weight creeped up towards 140 I knew I had to do something, which I tried unsuccessfully until I started working out regularly and eating healthy.  I run 25-30 miles a week, and am right now training to run my first 10K!  Up until a couple weeks ago I bounced between 124-129 (love that water weight!) but I've decided that if I'm going to bounce, I'd rather bounce at a lower weight.  Hee! 

Oh, I would also like to say that there's a lot of info on the other weight loss threads about what we call "refeed," which is purposely eating more calories once or twice per week in order to up the body's leptin levels (the hormone that controls the metabolism).  The idea is that if you eat 2500 (or more, depending on your current stats and metabolism) one or two days per week, your leptin levels will go up again and kick start your metabolism.  That's a really simplified way of saying that your body doesn't like it when you eat the same every day, it likes variety.  Some people do one refeed day every three days, and some do two refeed days every 5 days, it just depends on how your body works.  Sometimes it's also called zig-zagging.

I am proof that it works, too, because I am a classic weekend binger.  I eat very healthy and stay under 1200 during the week, but on the weekends I just eat whatever I feel like and it can get up to 3000 per day some weekends.  And yet I have lost 4 pounds in the past two weeks (before I was on maintenence mode).  So you ladies who are worried about eating so much over the weekend or have one bad day in a week: don't get down on yourself, look at it as a refeed!

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hi! i was wondering if it is too late to sign up with ya'll? i'm 5'5 and go anywhere from 136-139(140 on a bad day). my goal weight is 125. i would love to get to my HS graduation weight of 121, but i am trying to be realistic about it.  i've been stuck at this weight for about 6 months now, and i can't seem to break the platue. i work out almost every day, and i do watch what i eat, but...those damn girl scout cookies get me every time! but, anyways..i guess wednesday is the weigh in day, and yesterday i was at 138.

I'd like to get in on this too if it's not too late. I'm 5'8" and usually between 130-33, and my goal is to be 120-ish by summer. I've been the same weight and height since I was 14 - it seems that no matter how I eat, I don't gain or lose a single pound! I blame it on my Italian genes. It probably sounds like a blessing to some people, but it's really frustrating when I just want to lose 10 lbs! The only times I've been lighter were when I did some modeling at 16 and had to stay at 115, and a crash diet a couple months ago where I got down to 125 but gained it all back in about a week (of course). I look a lot heavier than I am, though, because I have really wide shoulders and hips - I have a 27 waist but I wear a size 6/7.

So any tips on how to go about this healthily would be appreciated! I'm trying for around 1400 calories a day. It's pretty hard for me to eat well because I'm in college and my dining plan limits me to 10 meals a week, so I usually end up starving all day and then eating a huge dinner, but I've been logging everything I eat and trying to get rid of the empty calories I used to overlook (juice, etc). As far as exercise, I do 2 hours of rowing/cycling once a week, and I'm on my feet for around an hour every day just getting around the city. My biggest problem is snacking, I guess - my roommates always try to push sweets on me, and we order after-dinner pizzas way, way too much.

Anyway, for the weigh-in right now I'm 131, goal 120.