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

misslizz6958

I like gained 2 pounds

amysj303

The scale this morning said 109.5 and I said my goal weight was 110! I am surprised because I haven't been eating well lately-margs and Mexican on Wednesday and last night pizza and beer. Maybe there is something to the running, I am on week 5 of the couch to 5k but it is only exercising 3 days a week for 45 mins. Anyway, 2 lbs overnight is probably just water weight, it'll be back by Monday!

JJs25th

Count me in! I am 5'5" and my starting weight was 152 Lbs. I needed to lose 25 lbs. I have been working at it for over a year. After all I want to keep this off and I have reached the age where it seems the smell of food can add weight some times. I have done really well adjusting diet and exercise to a life I can still live and handle, but I have been playing tag with the last 2 to 3 pounds for the last 2 months. My Birthday is next month --would be nice to finally reach that goal by then.

yvonnej1

Thank you for starting this thread, it's nice to find like minded people. I am 5'4" my weight peaked at 133lbs a couple of months ago, I have now got back to 120 and I don't actually mind if I don't lose any more as I feel happy in my skin again. However that said it would be nice to lose a couple more pounds. I still have that 'I've had a baby' pad of fat on my tummy! I am getting some criticism now about losing too much weight and I wish people could be happy for me, all I have done is go back to the weight I was a few years ago. Yes I may have still been at a healthy BMI and there may not have been anything wrong with how I looked but I wasn't happy that the weight was creeping on and my clothes were getting tight.

SayRah

I'm 5'6" and 154 lbs. I'm not obese, and I'm technically not overweight, but I'm definitely not the skinniest I could be. My main goal is to get down to 130 lbs but I'd like to get down to 125 lbs -- when my mom was younger that was her weight apparently. Hopefully genetics will play in my favor, lol.

misslizz6958

I lost so much weight with almost no problem but these last 10 are the hardest yet! Rarhhhhhhhh fu*k my life!

hartlife48

I am glad you posted this I am also in the healthy range (130) but want to get down to 120 for MYSELF. I get a lot of people rolling their eyes when I say I want to lose a few more pounds which frustrates me more than anything because if I am just trying to feel better and be healthier what's the big deal??? Whether you want to lose 100lbs or 5 lbs, it's all about getting to a point where you can walk down the street with your head held high and thinking "damn I look and feel good!" We are all in this together and dealing with similar insecurities and self-esteem issues, there is nothing more important than feeling beautiful in the INSIDE.

hartlife48

So proud of you girls for sharing your stories and coming to this site to do it the healthy way. I just lost a friend to an eating disorder...her body just could not take it anymore and she ended up having a cardiac arrest. I would not wish that upon anyone and I wish you girls the very best...stay strong and beautiful!

amysj303

welcome hartkl, I hear you on the healthy part, I know when I weighed 107 I wasn't healthy, I smoked and ate fast food all the time. Now I am trying to run a 5k, I eat better and exercise which is good for my bones and my heart.

AriesGrl

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.

YOU SHOULD LOOK INTO TONY HORTONS 10 MIN TRAINER...GREAT FOR TONIG, AND YOU CAN START SLOW WITH ONE 10 MIN WORKOUT, AND WORK YOUR WAY UP TO 3-5????

AriesGrl

I am 6' 2', and when I started my journey I was almost 300 lbs. Im now down to 184, and in the healthy range for my height. I'd really like to get below 175 to feel like I really accomplished my goal.....even though Ive alreadly lost almost 100 lbs, I still feel like Im not there yet so Ive got 10-15 more lbs to go....almost there=)

yvonnej1

I am 6' 2', and when I started my journey I was almost 300 lbs. Im now down to 184

WOW, that is great :happy: Good luck with the last few pounds

ibp2102

see below

ibp2102

I am 5'6 and 122 pounds.. trying to get down to whatever weight where I can have abs.. seems almost impossible! Add me as a friend if any of you want to try to work through this and give each other any tips. I can't seem to lose anymore weight

Im in the same boat girly! Lets work on this together! Im 5'6 120 pounds wanting to be at 116. Not much to lose but it super hard when we are as small as we are already! I just wanna be defined not lose fat! I want those rock hard abs and tight tone legs

Me too! I'm 5' 6.5" and 120 lb but when I got back from school I was 112 and in awesome shape. my mom wants me to be 125 lb but I've already gained 8 lb and am starting to feel lethargic. I'm setting my goal at 112 since its a little lower than what I actually want to be (figure it may push me a bit, especially in the beginning!)

urmyeffinstar

I'm 4'11 and 139 pounds, which is overweight but I don't think I look all that bad. According to my doctor I have good blood pressure, good cholestorol however I just don't feel happy with my weight. I am going for 115 and I will see how I feel there!

imagymrat

I am 5'6 and 122 pounds.. trying to get down to whatever weight where I can have abs.. seems almost impossible! Add me as a friend if any of you want to try to work through this and give each other any tips. I can't seem to lose anymore weight

Im in the same boat girly! Lets work on this together! Im 5'6 120 pounds wanting to be at 116. Not much to lose but it super hard when we are as small as we are already! I just wanna be defined not lose fat! I want those rock hard abs and tight tone legs

Just an FYI when you do get those rock hard abs and tight toned legs, you will actually more then likely weigh more. Sorry! lol...I weigh my heaviest when i'm cutting and toning for a competition, that muscle will fool you! it's hard to weigh very little and maintain some serious muscle mass...i'm 5'4 and 112.5 lbs right now..I struggle to get under 110 to meet industry expectations, without taking a huge hit to my lean muscle mass...and the other problemis you have to eat quite the fair amount to sustain the muscle! so got a few things working against ya!

AriesGrl

I am 6' 2', and when I started my journey I was almost 300 lbs. Im now down to 184

WOW, that is great :happy: Good luck with the last few pounds

THANK YOU=)

karissastephens

I am 5'6 and 122 pounds.. trying to get down to whatever weight where I can have abs.. seems almost impossible! Add me as a friend if any of you want to try to work through this and give each other any tips. I can't seem to lose anymore weight

Im in the same boat girly! Lets work on this together! Im 5'6 120 pounds wanting to be at 116. Not much to lose but it super hard when we are as small as we are already! I just wanna be defined not lose fat! I want those rock hard abs and tight tone legs

Just an FYI when you do get those rock hard abs and tight toned legs, you will actually more then likely weigh more. Sorry! lol...I weigh my heaviest when i'm cutting and toning for a competition, that muscle will fool you! it's hard to weigh very little and maintain some serious muscle mass...i'm 5'4 and 112.5 lbs right now..I struggle to get under 110 to meet industry expectations, without taking a huge hit to my lean muscle mass...and the other problemis you have to eat quite the fair amount to sustain the muscle! so got a few things working against ya!

haha wow your so right its almost embarrassing.:blushing: I forgot that muscle weighs more than fat!...I just get crazy thoughts when i look at the mirror and think I look good...then step on the scale and woaahhh...haha. :laugh: But yes...Im almost to the point my abs look good i just have a small layer of fat over them Im just TOO SCARED to work extra hard to lose the rest of my extra body fat because I don't wanna lose my BOOBS!! haha sorry for anyone who did not want to read that... Anyone else have this issue??

rioswonder

I am 5'4" and 113 pounds. And I am trying to lose 3 more to be at 110. The last few pounds are the hardest to lose.

MelliCheer

I'm sitting in the middle of my healthy BMI range but I want to get down another 5 kgs (11 lbs) to where I think I'll be happy with my shape. I'm built quite solidly so going any lower just isn't practical even if I'm just 5'4. I think i'd look like a stick at 110 lbs and besides like someone said before - I don't want to lose my boobs!

absofsteel

I think I might be the shortest person here...I'm 5ft TALL and at the moment weight 120lbs which in theory is great but in reality is a spare tire round my middle, love handles and a muffin top !!! I have to loose 15lb and have given myself till sept to lose it.
Why oh why did I sabotage my efforts in January ??? i would be at that weight now if I had just stuck to the healthy eating and stayed away from the vino (and crisps,and chocolate,and pizza and......) !!

flannan

Today is my first day. I never had a weight problem (to other people anyway). I ate whatever I wanted my entire life which means tons of Coke, candy, cake, meatloaf, mac & cheese...anything wrong you can think of. I am 5.5 and varied from 110 to high of 118; certainly not a superskinny supermodel but OK.
However, this year I hit menopause and started a medication at the same time. In the past 8-10 months I have gained to 130! It's all on my middle and I am freaking out.

I am not here to try to get back to a weight of 110. Frequently, if i dropped below that, I never felt good anyway. But I am disgusted with myself at this point. I am still in the middle of healthy BMI but I don't see how that can be with a muffin top. There is nothing mentally healthy about muffin top! It's stressful getting dressed.
I have many really overweight people I work with who always tell me how small I am. They dont understand you can be 'fat' at any weight.
I am glad to see some smaller people here who understand.

cutmd

I am 5' 3 and 122 but pretty muscular. I am happy with my upper body and abs, but feel I need to lose just a few more pounds to get a more cut lower body. As it is I have lost a ton of boob (went from a full C to a small B :grumble: ) so I am really not asking for much more although I think 115 might look awesome on me (with a boob job :embarassed: ). I am finding it very hard to lose those last pounds, however.

nikiswimr

I'm in the same boat too... I'm 5'8", currently 138lbs which puts me at a BMI of 21. My happiest weight is 130lbs (BMI of 20) where I have been several months ago with the help of this site, but my crazy work schedule (lots of call, lots of nights = eating lots of hospital food) got a bit out of hand and here I am. I have been as low as 125 (BMI of 19.5) but find that's less sustainable for me.

yvonnej1

Im just TOO SCARED to work extra hard to lose the rest of my extra body fat because I don't wanna lose my BOOBS!! haha sorry for anyone who did not want to read that... Anyone else have this issue??

Ohhh the boob issue why oh why can't we choose where to lose the fat from?? I am not going to go into detail but lets just say they aren't what they were a couple of months ago Overall though I'm so much happier with my body shape the way I am now it's worth it. Like you though I'm a bit worried about losing any more weight although I might end up losing a few more pounds as I'm still trying to adjust to eating more calories now I'm approaching maintenance.

flannan

Ha!! I was just whining to hubby the other day about why not even one ounce of this new belly fat didn't land on my 36A chest :-)

Ariesgrl That is amazing! I hope I can have one ounce of your determination.

AriesGrl

Ha!! I was just whining to hubby the other day about why not even one ounce of this new belly fat didn't land on my 36A chest :-)

Ariesgrl That is amazing! I hope I can have one ounce of your determination.

Thank you! ANd yes you can do it too=)

beckbeck

Bump to keep this up so I can check out profiles later. I have more to lose than most of you but I still get "YOU don't need to lose any weight!" Those first 10 lb. came off so quickly and now I'm hitting a plateau. I need inspiration by looking at how others lose those last 10-25 lb!

amysj303

I guess we should share some strategies. I have been doing MFP for several months and they don't recommend dropping below 1200 cals/day so I was doing that, while doing the 30 day shred every day for 30 days. I was hungry all the time! I have gotten to my goal weight a couple of times, but it is like a fluke of the scale, I think, and maintaining it seems impossible. I am still sticking to the 1200 cals/day but I only exercise 3 days per week, working on the couch to 5k.
I have not tried being really restrictive in my diet regarding fat/carbs/protein, I really cannot try to think about all that.
I am trying to simplify it to eating protein and fruit for breakfast, salad and protein for lunch, and salad, protein, good carbs for dinner, with a fruit and protein snack. This is like a general guideline so you can pick and choose which types of food you want.
My "downfall" is probably drinking, happy hour with friends un-does a lot of hard work!

lvfunandfit

I am 5'6 and 122 pounds.. trying to get down to whatever weight where I can have abs.. seems almost impossible! Add me as a friend if any of you want to try to work through this and give each other any tips. I can't seem to lose anymore weight

I'm also 5'6" and 122 (I fluctuate btwn 122-124) and 17ish% bodyfat. I'm trying to get down to 15 % body fat and I'd like to fluctuate between 118 and 120 ... But Lately I've been focussing more on defining and building muscle and trying to get rid of a lit bit of fat. Well... these last few weeks I fell off the wagon with all the treats at BBQs. I need to get back into my routine. I've been hitting the gym, biking or running 6 times a week, it's my diet that has gotten out of control! LOL