any other not-that-heavy girls trying to lose more weight?

sliane56

5'7" and 144 to start. Want to get down to 120.

I figure, this is the best I'm ever going to look so why not enjoy it!

p1nkpr1ncess

I'm so glad to have found this thread!

I am 5'6 and 128lbs and really only wanted to get down to 126 but I feel like I would be a bit happier if I could just get to 120 - but this seems soooooo impossible!!

I've just had a bad 2 weeks of eating rubbish and hardly exercising so I really need to get my *kitten* back into action!

Do all of you ladies eat 1200 cals a day? And how about exercise cals?
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amysj303

I try to stick to 1200 cals/day but I do end up eating my exercise calories most of the time. If I don't exercise (or drink alcohol) sticking to 1200 calories seems very reasonable!

kriddle2

I try to ask best as possible stick to only the 1200 cals but if i'm out and see something mostly unhealthy that I want to eat...i usually do. I just remind myself that I have to work off the extra calories before I go to sleep. if some days I dont quite make the calorie count for the day I just try to add on a few extra minutes of exercise the next day!

I LOVE food, so I just realize that I have to do a little extra if i want to eat what I want.

jessie_cuhh92

ME!! i started MFP like 2 weeks ago and the first week i lost about 2 pounds, but yesterday was my weigh in and i said i gained 4?! either my scale is broken or somethings up! i'm 5" 3.5' and i weighed about 144 when i started...i want to get down to 125, but at this rate its likely i'll never get there! i haven't gone over my calories and i've been eating ALOT healthier...and i've been more active than i used to be. it makes me soo frustrated because i wanted to lose atleast 7 pounds before my senior year started, so that leaves a little over a month. what should i do???

amysj303

jessie, 4 lbs could be water weight. The pounds are harder to lose, the closer you get to your goal-weight. don't get discouraged, if you stick to the exercsing and eating healthy with a calorie-deficit, you should be able to lose a little more than a pound a week. Keep at it, I think it gets easier.

jessie_cuhh92

jessie, 4 lbs could be water weight. The pounds are harder to lose, the closer you get to your goal-weight. don't get discouraged, if you stick to the exercsing and eating healthy with a calorie-deficit, you should be able to lose a little more than a pound a week. Keep at it, I think it gets easier.

that makes me feel ALOT better! lol i seriously about cried when i stepped on the scale! thank you! (:

kimbishopp

So far on this site I've read ONE thread and got TWO new happy dieting thoughts/mantras!

I'm really glad we can post about wanting to get in the lower end of BMI and not be thought of as having some sort of eating disorder! AND I've never heard the term 'happy weight' but that is exactly what I want to get back

I'm 5'7'', 154 ish wanting to get to 135 ish but generally fit and healthy, whenever I lose weight into the 145 or lower scale everyone starts telling me off for looking to skinny - but that is EXACTLY where I feel happiest, and its still well within the healthy BMI scale!

ltm017

I'm 5'1 and 115. I'd like to weigh 108 by September, I'm getting married in October. I weighed 120 last August and lost 5 pounds with moderate exercise over 6 months. I also did the special K challenge for a few weeks. A few months ago I doubled the amount of exercising..however did not lose anymore weight...

scotty_81

Bump for later!

kimbishopp

I'm 5'1 and 115. I'd like to weigh 108 by September, I'm getting married in October. I weighed 120 last August and lost 5 pounds with moderate exercise over 6 months. I also did the special K challenge for a few weeks. A few months ago I doubled the amount of exercising..however did not lose anymore weight...

I recently did a triathlon and trained a reasonable amount for around 10 weeks before hand and PUT ON weight - about 4 or 5 pounds... the reason? I figured I was training so I could eat whatever I fancied!!!

S_H84

*raises hand*

I am really just trying to loose 5 more pounds of a total of 8 lbs. I have lost 3 so far. However, for me it is not so much about the weight than the measurements. I would rather just have my hip measurement go down and stay with the weight were I am at.

I have noticed that when you have that little to loose because you are already in a healthy weight range, it is sooooo hard. It took me 2 months to loose the 3 lbs and now it has been stagnant. Today I am switching my work out program which I am really excited about

Alleghany

I'm there too!! I'm 5'5" and fluctuate between 120-125. I really want to get down to 115-118. It is so hard! It seem like no matter what I do I can't get below 120. Also, I am breastfeeding which makes it really tricky because I don't know EXACTLY how many calories i'm burning doing it. I know I need to exercise more but whenever I get into a routine something happens to throw it off track! So frustrating!!

I breastfed all 3 of my kids, and found that the last bit of weight didn't come off until I weaned! Your body will hold onto a fat supply to make sure that your milk stays plentiful. You are so close to your goal, I bet, after you wean you will drop it without much effort You are doing such a good thing for your baby and yourself (lowers your risk of ovarian and breast cancer!)

Darn it! I've heard that. I guess it will be a while then. :laugh: I was still breastfeeding my first when I had my second so I never got to see if it was true for me. I'll consider it my motherly sacrifice then.

I'm pretty much in the same boat...I'm 5' 4.5" (yeah...I make that extra half an inch really count! ) and am at 119ish. I'm currently breastfeeding my 4 month old and will continue to do so as long as I can (2 yrs would be great). I would love to be back down to 110 but I know I'd better not since I plan on getting pregnant again this fall/winter and if it's anything like my other pregnancies, I actually LOSE 15 -20 lbs during the first 6 mos and then start gaining (pregnancy is HELL for me - but soooo worth it). I figure 116 is doable for now but I shouldn't go any lower (although I would LOVE to!). After this next pregnancy (it'll be our last), I'll get back down to 110 - 115. I think that'll be my perfect weight after I get my body back to myself. For now, I'm just trying to focus on eating well and getting toned. I'm fitting into my size 4s and I still have plenty of milk so that's good enough for now.

raelbee

Hi I'm currently 124 and would like to get down to the 115-119 range. So far I've lost 39 pounds of baby weight on MFP very easily, and am hoping these last few vanity pounds come off just as easily. I was a size 0 throughout high school and college, a size 4 in grad school, but gained a TON during my pregnancy and took a very long time to lose it. I'm pretty happy with the way I look now (back in a size 4), but feel like toning up and losing just a few more pounds will help tighten the jiggly bits

I'm still nursing my 21 month old daughter and am not calculating how many calories I'm burning in that process, which may be why the weight has fallen off so far.

I've been extremely focused on my weight loss goals. I always stay within my 1200 calorie goal, and try to do something active everyday. I'm currently doing the 30 Day Shred and am seeing nice results.

It's nice to meet other people with the same goals

Megooo19

Hi girls! I started on here at 142 (I'm 5'7) and dropped down to 136 but then I had a very stressful quarter at school and went up to 150 oppps! Thats the heaviest I've ever been, so now I'm at it again. Currently I'm 146.8. I need to start running again and I think I can get back down. My ideal weight is 135 maybe 130 but we will see.

mshay05

Hi girls! I'm 5'10" and really would love to be 135-140. Right now I am at 148.

atynk

Hey all... I am 5'9 currently 148 looking to get down to 145, and who knows if I can, then 140... ..

chelseap891

Me! I'm 5'4. About 125. I want to lose 10 lbs. Maybe even 15 if I get my ten gone away! Everyone tells me I don't need to lose anything, but I want to...haha. It would make ME feel better. I pretty much just want to get more toned, too, so...

misslizz6958

I sucked last weekend but I'm doing good day one. I just want there last few gone!!! So close to an 18 bmi

excitementcity

I have to know-what are bingo wings?

Those bits at the back of your arms (triceps) that jiggle when you wave!!! Need to tone up those arms!

excitementcity

I have to know-what are bingo wings?

Those bits at the back of your arms (triceps) that jiggle when you wave!!! Need to tone up those arms!

jdier

I am in the same predicament. I'm 5'4" and weigh 134. I tried circuit training for a week and was told that the best way to lose the "baby weight" esp. in my stomach was to run. I HATE running but love circuit training. I'm trying to get to my pre-preg. weight of 120 and don't know if circuit training can give me results measurement-wise in 3 weeks (I'm in a wedding). What do you all think?

amysj303

welcome, jdier! I saw something about this, have you read:
http://health.msn.com/weight-loss/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100236316

Also, Allure magazine had an article this month on how to drop weight if you have 10 days, 4 weeks, months, etc. it had some good advice.
I don't know why they told you to run, I thought running wasn't the best, intervals are getting a lot of attention for fat-burn though.
I also saw this, explaining why it is so hard to lose the closer you get to your "ideal" weight.
http://health.msn.com/weight-loss/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100260012

emmahlee

I am also recovering from an eating disorder and remember the days when I looked sickly at a mere 98lbs. My disorder eventually backfired over the years so now I'm trying to lose weight the right way. I joined this site to keep me on track and make sure I'm slowly taking in more calories and eating healthier than I used to be so I can nourish my body (especially now that I'm exercising). I'm 5'4. I started here at 135 about mid-April, and I'd love to be back down, idealistically, to 110..which isn't necessarily healthy at my height, so I'd even be fine at 115. I'm currently sitting at 125. I think some of it may be muscle, though, since I've been at 125 for a short while.

I do cardio for about 45-50 minutes five days a week, along with a ton of push ups, ab circuits and some stretching...but I'd like to try something new so maybe I can see the scale shift a bit more!

bhelmreich

I'm at the high point of my healthy bmi. College made me blow up to my highest weight ever. I'm 5'8 and 155, my weight for the past 3 years has been 140. I want to get lose all the weight I gained plus 10 extra lbs. I'd be at 19.5% BMI. Good Luck everyone

MrsNeuman

Hi! I'm 5'9" and currently weigh around 143, I look and feel my absolute best around 130. For my wedding in May I got down to my goal - 129,( I was shooting for 127 tho), and in such a short amount of time through my honeymoon and constantly not finding the time to eat well, and lack of exercise I gained it all back. So here I am again, fighting to lose those last 10-13 lbs.

ldybugg

I def fit into this catagory. Im 5'9 and 148. I get really frustrated bc of my bone structure. I have a wide rib cage and 'child bearing hips'. even when i was at my smallest - 108 during a bad round of ed i still couldnt get below a size 6! rediculous! dont get me wrong i love my curves but its frustrating even trying 2 do body fat calculations w measurements cause things like that dont figure into it. i almost cried when i did one 2day. then took a deep breath and realized i cant take that at face value. i know its not the size of my jeans that matter but how i look in them. so realistically for me 140 is a very sexy goal 4 me. 135 maybe but i start looking 2 thin. plus i want muscle tone. will i ever be at 120 ? hell no and im ok with that.

ps 2 all the women who struggle w ed. i actually joined this site so i could eat healthily w/ out feeling guily. do i get a lil obsessive sometime? yes but im being obsessively healthy so i dont fall back into old patterns. if that makes sence. it still tries 2 rear its head but for the most part i dont panic and i make it thru another day.

bchgrl

I fit into this category too! My friends tell me that I look fine but I don't feel fine, especially since I've gained 15 pounds since starting grad school. I'n now up near the top of my healthy weight range and want to be near the bottom. I'm hoping for 125 but I haven't been that weight in 15 years! We'll see. I'm hoping that through this site and all its support I can do it! :happy:

SilverRoxy

I'm so happy I found this message board today. I went from 184 10- years ago to 128 2-years ago. My friends and family were constantly telling me I lost too much weight, but that was where I was the happiest. Now I'm back up to 135-137 (It seems to fluctuate daily!) If I could just get down to 130 I'd be happy but that 7-10 pounds just looms over me.

This past weekend, I totally blew my diet! But I was also at a party with girls who were a bit heavier than me all saying how little I was and stuff like that. They were even joking that I needed to eat another cheeseburger. As the former fat kid, no kidding, I've never had this problem in my life. The thing was though, they all looked so much better than me in their bathing suits! UGH!

My point to this post is that maybe the 135 is an ok weight for me, but I'm going to keep trying to be back at 128. My main goal has to be to tone.

Does anyone have good toning workouts that I can start off easy and then build up? If I hurt for days following a work out, I won't stick to it.

balfonso

Ugh! It's been tough.

I'm 5' 2" and I'm in my healthy weight but would like to be at the bottom of the 'healthy range' [110lbs- ideally for me]. I just want to be toned! But that belly flab won't budge! :explode:

My weight has been up and down in the last month, and it's really difficult. My weight seems to keep going back and forth from 119 to 116 and back again.