Anyone looking to lose 90 pounds and want to do it with me?

BlackStarlight

Hey!
Welcome to MFP! You can do this!!
I've got about 100lbs to loose. I have lost before but gained again due to illness. Now I'm feeling better and moving in the right direction again! Feel free to add me! We can do this!
xx

shadowloss

Just checking in to make sure everyone had a great day. It's Friday, at least in my part of the world and looking forward to a great weekend. My goal this weekend is to stay away from the Adult Beverages. I have less than 1lb to go to hit 20lbs lost, and this is going to be the weekend to get there.

What are your goals for the weekend to keep the dream alive.

Lesson Learned today: I've stayed motivated by reading the success stories on this site and others, and it has worked. However, I've found myself judgemental towards people who post success stories of lossing 40, 50, 60 lbs and their halfway there? I kept thinking, why don't these people just wait. Then when I jumped on the scale this morning and realized what work I had put in to get to "Almost" 20lb loss, I realized, that every success is worth it and I will no longer look down on those that are almost there and want to share it. Every success no matter how big or small needs to be celebrated!

mcbrainder

Great post shadowloss.

I've been working out but yesterday was the first day I ate everything right and I woke up feeling better than usual and a little less bloated. In addition, somehow I was five pounds down. Very likely water weight, but I'll take it for now.

So I'm someone who weighs myself every day, despite all advice against it. I can honestly say that will probably never change, but I promise not to get discouraged when the scale doesn't move. I know it's mostly about what's in the mirror and how clothes fit. I just like to gauge what's working and what doesn't and try to get in tune with my body.

Happy weekend everyone!

soldiergrl_101

I am always up for new friends

maggiephelps12

I set a goal to lose 90lbs in January. I am 44 lbs down now since then. I take it 20lbs at a time so It does not seem so overwhelming. Every 20lbs I change my goal. Plus make sure after every 10lbs you update your mfp cause your daily calories will go down. If anyone want to add me feel free a lot of my friends that I have do not log on anymore and have given up. I am committed to this...I started at 221 and now I am 178. I want to be at around 125.

shadowloss

Weekend of ups and downs. My goal was to stay away from Adult beverages (Failed). I ended up having a few drinks on Saturday night.

My friend stopped by Saturday night to show me his new Harley. We were planning on going for a ride Sunday morning to check the fall colors, however when I woke up on Sunday, it was raining, and where we were planning on going, the only color would have been white.

I made the best of a bad situation. Pulled my butt away from some very bad football games and took my son (14) to the gym to work out. Since he is playing HS football I thought I would be in for a schooling, but in fact, I still had a little left in the tank. I worked his butt off and kept up with him. Then he wanted to race around the track (1/10 mile). I almost beat him, but at min kept up with him. I was thouroughly impressed with what I was able to accomplish, and the best part it made me want to go back. My son enjoyed the work, so looks like we are going to committ to 3 times a week. Looking forward to adding at little strength training in.

Here's to a better week, I'm still bound and determined to hit 20lbs (Since the beginning) loss this week.

shadowloss

Wow, looks like the woosh fairy was here and stole all the people?

mcbrainder

I'm still here. Was out of town over the weekend and got a touch of the flu the last couple days, so have been a little out of it, but haven't been splurging or anything. Mostly, I've just been following friends progress that I got from this thread.

sionna7910

I just started using the myfitnesspal app on my phone to log calories. It was recommended by my nutritionist. I thought I should see one because I had gotten up to 285 and was gaining 10lbs a year on average (literally - I know I was about 175 when I got married in 2003). I had realized that I was tired, getting headaches, having joint pain, and was easily winded just going up the staircase in my home. None of those things are good.
First, I went to my doctor. They diagnosed me as being Vit D3 deficient. Great. This causes fatigue, so my joy in learning something was causing it was significant.
Three weeks of Vit D3, and I'm still tired. Went to the nutritionist and obtained a plan of attack! Now I have caloric goals, as well as numbers to meet for carbs, fat, and protein. She also gave me specific instructions to workout for 30-40 minutes a day, 5 days a week.
(The part that's odd is that the caloric numbers are quite a bit less than what the myfitnesspal is showing?)
So here I am, looking to get down past where I was before, all the way down to about 145-150 - so what is that? 140lbs I need to lose? Sad for this 5'6" girl. But I know I got myself in this position and I can get myself out!
I hope you will consider me a partner in this endeavor - one can always use friends when trying to climb to the top!

shadowloss

Bam! I hit the 20lbs GONE mark today. It was one of my short term goals and the scale was feeling a little generous this morning. Now, on to the next 20lbs, my goal is to hit it by Christmas so people will stop asking me to play Santa at the family Christmas party. I would rather play Scrugg, he was much thinner and active!

mcbrainder

Congrats shadlowloss! Onto 30.

allofme32

I lost a total of 25 lbs so far. I do have alot more to lose. Over 100 pounds to be exact.
I cant believe I let it get this far but I am not beating myself up about it. I know it is possible because I see people on this site do it.

I am trying to do this on my own. No surgeries, No "program", No special pills, drinks, etc. I have observed that people who take shortcuts end up eventually gaining the weight back because they did not change their "lifestyle habits" permanently.

I just try my best to eat clean and exercise. I realize this is a "forever thing" and I have to change my eating habits for the rest of my life if I want to lose and maintain my weight.

I have found that I actually enjoy working out. I enjoy eating vegetables. I like the way drinking my 8 cups of water daily makes my skin look. I feel great.

I am not perfect. I have my bad days too but I always get back up and try to stay focused.
I love this site too. It is motivational.

Those of you who can relate can send me a friends request. Good luck Brian.
Stay focused on the goal, even when it hurts.

geojeepgirl

feel free to add me (anyone) ... started with 140 to lose, officially at 41lbs lost today and now have 99 to go. :-) Using C25K, PiYo and Kettlebells.

Mals867

I'm in, I need to lose 90lbs to be at my healthy weight. It would be great to do it with a group in the same boat

whatatime2befit

To reach my goal, I have about 85 lbs+ to lose (from when I started in Feb). I'm down 41 now, so almost half way there. Anyone is free to add me.

Losing weight and getting fit isn't easy.

shadowloss

Now we're cooking with Peanut Oil! Love to see more activity on this site thread.
If your serious about staying with this group and making it to 90lbs, I have a challenge for everyone. Don't let this thread go off the first page! That is the challenge for the day! If we can keep this thread on the first page, the 90lbs will be a sugar free cake walk!

mcbrainder

I'm all for that. I haven't been motivated lately. I had a touch of the flu over the weekend and on Monday and have had some trouble getting back on the horse. I'm leaving this weekend too, so it's just been hard to get into.

mz_getskinny

Dang, B. Your post is still going strong