Weight Loss

I am interested in finding others who have been struggling for a long time with losing the "last 10 lbs". .  I've been battling to lose 10 lbs for many years.  Actually, I've lost 10 in the last year but I needed to lose 20 a year ago (not just 10). 

I run, bike and swim now and have been participating in running 5k's and triathlons.  I have firmed up but would like to wear a size 8 comfortably.  I may want to go on to a size 6 next.


I think that if I had some friends with the same goals, then I would stay motivated.  Maybe we can share ideas and recipes. 

Let me know if you are out there and interested.

Hello everyone,

I'm glad to report that the vacation pounds are off!

Today's Weigh-IN: 142.2 (down from the 146 vacation weight)

I really overdid my exercise on Monday and had a terrible night of muscle spasms which felt like an anxiety attack.  I will have to learn to be better to myself than that.   You really can exercise too much.

Cc1170: I'm glad you are sticking to your priorities.  I know you will be okay if you stick to healthy eating.  Maybe it is stress that caused you to eat 2000 calories.  Good thing you are catching yourself.

Thanks for posting everyone and being an encouragement.

Today I didn't exercise.  I think I am still recovering from Monday.  And, like cc1170, I just needed the energy to get caught up on other things.

Tomorrow's Goals:  Farmer's Market for lots of fresh fruits and vegetables (this is part of my new plan).  Bike ride for 12 miles.  1600 calories.

Have a great evening everyone.

Well I am still here and I think the fact that I am so busy is helping me start to see some dips in my weight. I am down amazingly to 126.7 this morning. Yea. What's weird is that my clothes, especially my thin jeans don't seem to be fitting much better than when I was up 5+ lbs. Guess I need to focus on strength training when I find the time and maybe some pilates. I have found that since I stopped working out 6 days a week, my weight is actually going down. My appetite hasn't been so high either. Like I said tho' I am crazy busy and not sitting around the house like in the summer with the kids and snacking throughout the day. Since school started I have been running crazy mad.

Though I am thrilled to see the 126! Yea! Now I just need to not celebrate it with a meal out. I could put back on 4lbs in just one meal. Sad but true. I hate being so short. I am 5'1" so 5 lbs on me makes a big difference. You would not think so but it does. The ideal weight for some one of my height is around 105-110. Yea right. I have never seen it and never will. Right now my BMI is in the healthy range, on the high side. But at least I am under the 25 mark, that is important.

Well I will continue to fit exercise in when I can. I did yesterday, but don't think I will today. I have to get in the shower now. I have a 10 am class and then an appt at 1:30. Gotta pick up my daughter at 3:30 from school for Piano. Come home make dinner, do homework , bath and bed. Like I said these days just fly by.

This is funny, sort of, I got my daughter treats, chocolate and candy corn. I told her to hide it in her room so I can't eat it. Isn't that sad? But I know if it is down here in the kitchen I will sneak it at some point and hate myself for doing it. She is only 6. I know I am probably going to give her some sort of eating disorder. I hope not. I try to instill good eating habits and she has to ask before she can eat a snack. I teach her "everything in moderation".She usually makes good choices. But I hate that I can't trust myself around sweets. I gotta get some willpower!

Well have a great day everyone! Think healthy!

Ohio-yea, I know what you mean about eating when you are home. I can go a really long time without eating if I am busy, but when I am not I start to think about munching on stuff.

My weight is still around 126. I went up a few ounces. I am trying to keep it down. I really haven't been exercising which has been hard. I ate KFC last nite and just knew I was absolutely not going to stay at 1200 calories for the day. I ended up at around 1700 for the day...TTOM will be here soon. That always kicks my salt and chocolate cravings up to full speed.

I am going out to dinner with my Mother-In-Law tonight, she coming to visit. I also have other family I need to see over the next couple days. Seems everyone came at the same time. I know there will be tempting treats and I don't know whether I can stay strong or not...

Well that's it for now. I will check in later, take care!

 

Tando- I am back up to 127. Ugh! Trying not to go any higher. Yesterday bad eating day. TTOM is near and I am a salt/chocolate freak...I ate WAY too much of both yesterday. Yesterday I was still at 126.

Ohio-I know what you mean about feeling good and throwing caution to the wind. I think that is exactly what I do. My weight will finally be dropping and in one (or 2 days) I can manage to put most of it back on. I hate that I do that! I know I have said that before.

I have been crazy busy! Midterm hit and I got ready for that. Now I have a lot of papers due. One for each class along with oral presentation. I have one more presentation to do but no paper due. Finals will be mid-november. Ugh! So far, so good though.

I have been doing so much, I have forgotten a few things that I needed to do for the kids school or errands. Candle burning at both ends and running on little sleep.

I start eating poorly when that happens. I need to exercise today. I have only exercised once in the last 4 days. I have a presentation to do this afternoon and got a NEW pimple! lol Stress does that and always when people have to look at me!!!!!

I think the exercise will give me the mood boost I need to get going...Well I will talk with you all later.

Take care!

Where is everyone?

Tando- thanks the presentation went very well. I survived...and you are right about the jawline acne, that is where I have been getting it. How did you deal with it?

I notice when I exercise a lot. I get even worse acne. Great side effect, eh? I do wash my face as soon as I am done exercising, BTW.

I was at 125 this morning. I haven't really been exercising much or trying very hard to lose weight. I don't know what is going on. This is really the weight I was aiming for. I would like to see 119, but can never stay there. I always gain it back. I have been busy, so I think that is contributing to the loss. Except the stress usually makes me eat more. I did kinda binge a little last nite. I gotta stop doing that. It's not as bad since I have been tracking it. So that's good.

Well that's about it for now. Talk to you all later! Hope to see you guys back here...

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Tando- I know what you mean about the holiday weight gain. I tend to have difficulty during that time of year as well. So much food and so little time. I eat like I will never eat again! lol...I am going to try ONCE AGAIN to control myself...we shall see. Oh, and btw we are TOO old for acne. I didn't break out this much in highschool. I see these women with perfect complexions and I just hate it. I am so jealous. I don't go out of the house without makeup or at least some coverup. It is sad.

I was at 125 again this am. YEA! I am going to try not to sabotauge this by overeating.

5lbs was always my warning sign too. Whenever I got close I would get myself motivated and focused. Last winter I said OH well went past the 5lb mark and next think I knew I was 139! So trust me I am happy where I am and if I can maintain this or possibly lose a little more that would be great.

Ohio- are you still out there? How are you doing? Hope everythings ok.

Talk to you later!

Ohio-I did the same thing when I first lost weight. Bought lots of clothes I didn't really like. But I learned you only buy a couple things at a time as i changed sizes. I have my "fat clothes" and "skinnier clothes" and I keep them around because I bounce up and down in weight all the time. Not good I know, but it's how it is for me...But I bet you had fun shopping for those smaller clothes and that's the best part. Now you should just spend some time browsing and trying different styles and see what you think, not necessarily buy.

Christmas...ugh! Ohio, I can't believe you are almost done I haven't even thought about starting, well, just until this past week anyway. My kids are already letting me know what they want...

I am a sweets addict and Christmas cookies are no match for me...lol. I am a good baker and I love to eat my own cooking. I think people that love food are the best cooks. Go figure.

Today, even after Hubby's birthday dinner and DQ Ice cream cake, the scale said 125.6. So I am still down where I don't feel too bad about about myself. Since I haven't been exercising tho' my clothes don't really fit much differently. They do, but not as much as you would expect for the loss. I really need to get back to my strength training and circuit training routine. Of course when I was working out 6 days a week, I lost nothing and actually weighed more. I was stuck at 133 and couldn't get past that.

Ohio, if you don't mind. I was curious what happened to your husband. Are you divorced? If you don't want to tell me you don't need to, I was just asking.

Well that's about it for now. I know I was over my cal intake yesterday, I haven't even calculated it yet. But I ate Steak and ice cream cake. Oh well. I am going to go there now and figure it out.

The best thing tho' is that usually when I eat bad stuff it triggers a binge, but that didn't happen. I started to want to start munching late last nite. But I controlled it and only ate a popsicle. 50 calories. Then I went to bed. So that was a step for me. But of course this morning I am starving! Whenever I eat sugar and fat it makes me crave it even more than usual.

Alright I really am gonna go now.... Take care! Think heathy! Forget about being the PERFECT size; we are all doing great! We should be proud of the fact we are doing something about it and taking care of ourselves. Right!