5' - 5'3" females- want to lose 25-30 lbs
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I'm 24, mom of 2. I'm 5"4' and im 160 pounds, looking to loose 30+ pounds and can always use friends who know how hard it is to loose weight
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courtneyw699 wrote: »I'm 5"2 just recently had my 3rd child. Need to lose.at least 40 -50 pounds. I feel like I'm in over my head and I have no clue where to start so whoo
Dont beat your self up. You can do! We all can support each other! Talking from experience it's always hard to loose baby weight especially having them close together. Just don't forget to have faith you can do this and remember to do it for yourself. Your not alone! You can always start by simply walking and keep track of it, I use an app called Google Fit, and simply walk around your home or in your yard. You can also try and cut fast food, find healthy choices when going out. But the best thing I've found that helps is to cut sweets ,3months sweetless here lol, and just motivate yourself every chance you look at yourself in the mirror. You can add me if you like I'm always full of help and support!
just remember to smile and find time! Kids love to exercise with you they think it's a game. 1 -
Good morning! I'm not sure how to be added to this group but would love to have some moral support and encouragement. I'm 5' 1", 39 years old, wife, mother of 3. The past 3 years have been the hardest of my life - losing a child, moving, and starting a business. I've been halfheartedly trying losing weight for the past few months but it's time to get serious.
CW: 160
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Hi everyone. I haven't checked in on this thread in forever. For all the progress I had made early in the year, I've managed to completely backslide. My trouble areas are evenings, weekends, and dealing with stress. I'm sure those are the hard times for all of us. Does anyone have any tips for what they do to keep from eating and drinking what they shouldn't?
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Wish I had an answer, but I am in the same boat!
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I would love to have friends that keep me motivated and on track. I'm 44yo and 5'0. I have about 30-40 lbs to lose. Need help staying on track and being persistent with tracking and losing weight.0
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Good morning! I'm not sure how to be added to this group but would love to have some moral support and encouragement. I'm 5' 1", 39 years old, wife, mother of 3. The past 3 years have been the hardest of my life - losing a child, moving, and starting a business. I've been halfheartedly trying losing weight for the past few months but it's time to get serious.
CW: 160
GW: 130
Great, glad to have you join up. You can favorite this group by clicking the little star at the top of this page, or you can start adding us as friends (I sent you a request).2 -
DCRunnerGirl78 wrote: »Hi everyone. I haven't checked in on this thread in forever. For all the progress I had made early in the year, I've managed to completely backslide. My trouble areas are evenings, weekends, and dealing with stress. I'm sure those are the hard times for all of us. Does anyone have any tips for what they do to keep from eating and drinking what they shouldn't?
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Evenings, weekends, stress, etc. is pretty much the story of everyone on here. I, myself, am a sugar addict. So cutting down on candy and soda was the hardest part for me. I started out replacing soda with coffee and gatorade, and then slowly started drinking smaller and smaller amounts of gatorade, until I was just at water and coffee. As far as sweets go, I tried cutting them out all together, and that failed miserably. Now I keep a couple dark chocolate sweet treats in the house as an emergency sweet, and keep all the other junk out of the house. The best advice I can give, is to continue to eat what you love, just eat smaller and smaller portions until you can kick the habit. Also, with stress, I replaced stress eating with walking. Now, every time I feel stressed and reach for a snack, I put on my tennis shoes and go for a walk. Even if it's storming or 3am.3 -
Hello! I'm 5'3" and currently weigh 140 and would love to be 1203
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Hi! I'm 43 yrs old and 5'2" SW = 155 CW= 136 GW = 125. I'm also on twinbody under the same user name. I could use some more friends.2
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DCRunnerGirl78 wrote: »Hi everyone. I haven't checked in on this thread in forever. For all the progress I had made early in the year, I've managed to completely backslide. My trouble areas are evenings, weekends, and dealing with stress. I'm sure those are the hard times for all of us. Does anyone have any tips for what they do to keep from eating and drinking what they shouldn't?
I've found the best strategy to ignore the munchies is to get out of the house. I usually come home and immediately put on my running shoes - I either struggle through a run if I'm feeling it or take the dogs for a long walk before coming home to make supper. I find not only does this make me hungry for dinner (not snacks) but that there is less time after dinner to have to resist that snack urge.....and if it hits - I generally make myself a cup of chamomile tea to relax and feel full.
Weekend struggles for me are the occasional drinks with friends and the fact that I tend to eat proper meals - during the week two out of three meals is consumed at work so generally its a vegetable and a protein or a piece of fruit.
My rule for sweets is to only consume if home made or a special occasion. I have tons of easter chocolate hanging around my house but the only ones I'll eat are the lindt, ghiradelli, and even those I don't really feel the need to eat - most likely they'll end up getting melted down for a lucious mousse for sunday dinner dessert eventually.
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5'3" here. I've lost 60 lbs already and working on losing the last 10 lbs in order to reach my goal weight.7
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Great job. You should be really proud of yourself0
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Hi all! I've not been posting here for a couple of weeks -- I promise a Wednesday weigh in this week (right now I'm at 121.2 -- so that's amazing for me! More than 30 lbs. lost!) but I wanted to add in to stick with it! It's the MATH -- 1 lb. /week seems so slow, but guess what? I started last August at 152, and here I am at 121!! It works. Track the calories and stick with it.
As for snacks -- it's hard! I too try to spend the late afternoon hours before dinner doing something active. That's the hardest time I think -- but I ALWAYS have strawberries or zucchinis or clementines at hand, and they assuage me when I'm really looking for something sweet or, in the case of the zucchinis, something crunchy (I use raw zucchini like crackers -- it really works for me. Put on a low calorie guacamole (Trader Joe's has a good one made with Greek yogurt that is only 30 cals for 2 tbsp) and crunch away. Anyway, have a cup of tea or a mineral water and a healthy snack... and think about the goal. I am wearing size FOUR skinny jeans -- that's CRAZY! Do some ab crunches, go for a walk, get on a bike, or just clean out a closet. See y'all on Wednesday!
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Hi! I'm 5'2 and have been struggling for years to lose the last 15-20lbs. Looking for friends, short and tall Cheers! 0
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Thank you for sharing these tips! Last night I could not get satiated and wish I had some of these ideas! You are doing so well to lose lb/week. I have stalled for the last 4 months and feel like the last 2 pounds is a psychological thing. Started at 161 and am now 134 - cannot get past 133-135 range. Goal has always been 132! Love to hear all the great advice on overcoming the night time snack attacks and the yoga suggestions - I need to try it.juliemargaretkim wrote: »Hi all! I've not been posting here for a couple of weeks -- I promise a Wednesday weigh in this week (right now I'm at 121.2 -- so that's amazing for me! More than 30 lbs. lost!) but I wanted to add in to stick with it! It's the MATH -- 1 lb. /week seems so slow, but guess what? I started last August at 152, and here I am at 121!! It works. Track the calories and stick with it.
As for snacks -- it's hard! I too try to spend the late afternoon hours before dinner doing something active. That's the hardest time I think -- but I ALWAYS have strawberries or zucchinis or clementines at hand, and they assuage me when I'm really looking for something sweet or, in the case of the zucchinis, something crunchy (I use raw zucchini like crackers -- it really works for me. Put on a low calorie guacamole (Trader Joe's has a good one made with Greek yogurt that is only 30 cals for 2 tbsp) and crunch away. Anyway, have a cup of tea or a mineral water and a healthy snack... and think about the goal. I am wearing size FOUR skinny jeans -- that's CRAZY! Do some ab crunches, go for a walk, get on a bike, or just clean out a closet. See y'all on Wednesday! I'm looking for the 1-2-0!!
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starfruit132 wrote: »I have stalled for the last 4 months and feel like the last 2 pounds is a psychological thing. Started at 161 and am now 134 - cannot get past 133-135 range. Goal has always been 132! Love to hear all the great advice on overcoming the night time snack attacks and the yoga suggestions - I need to try it.
Starfruit -- that's GREAT progress -- just keep at the 1200/day and you WILL see the weight drop! This I know now. And don't be surprised if when you get to the 132, you keep going -- originally, I only wanted to lose "those 20 lbs." -- and I was really happy when I got there -- but then, I realized I could keep going -- I decided to go for 35 lbs. overall (actually, that would take me to 117 -- nothing wrong with that, but my newest "goal" is 115 --it will give me that "couple of pounds" to go up and down with and not worry about in maintenance) Anyway, keep at it and be patient. Eat those greens! Oh, and thanks for the reply! It's all motivation to keep going! 1 -
Hi! I started MFP again after a 2 year break (during which I gained all of my weight back!). I started Jan 1, 2017 at 154.6 and as of today I am at 134.4. My goal is 125, although I am not sure I will be 100% satisfied at this goal. For much of my youth I weight 115lb, give or take a few lbs, so I know what I look like and feel like a little lighter than my goal. Oh and I am 5'3" and 34yo.5
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If it's not girls only........lol Feel free to add me. I have lost 35lbs and I'm trying to lose another 30lbs. Have a great day.4
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Feel free to add me
I'm a chronic yo-yo dieter, currently around 135 and trying to get leaner and heal my relationship with food.1 -
Me too! I'm 5' CW: 155 GW:130 Add me!1
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I am 5'3'' and I weigh 156 down from 174, and I want to be 130 as well. Have no idea what it would be like since I have never been that thin since puberty.... but that is what I want. I am 26 3
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5'1", SW: 133, GW: 107, CW: 111
Went as low as 102, but have since put on muscle. Again, dealing with stress has led to a small gain I'm working on now.2 -
5'1" here. SW: 162 GW: 131 CW: 162
Lost 4-5 lbs last month and put it back on very quickly - stress eating.
Starting over again today.3 -
Im also starting back up these last few weeks after a months-long hiatus. But unlike when I lost over 20 lbs last summer, I'm struggling with motivation each day to eat less and work out this time around. Around 5'2" with 20 lbs to lose to be at goal in the mid 120s. Feel free to add me!2
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5'1'.5 here. SW=192 CW=?? but I think 170 (scale broke) GW=135. Will be working on scale repair ASAP, lol.
I was doing great, down to 152 but then I moved, started a new job, had gallbladder surgery and then the flu...basically one thing after another for the past 8 months! I'm ready to get back on track and looking for accountabilibuddies
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I'm 5'3", started at 167, and I would love to eventually get down to between 145-150 (which was my weight 6 years ago!) I'd like to lose 10 lbs before going to Cabo for my birthday this summer!2
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When I started posting to this thread on Dec. 7th (thanks for starting it Daisy!) there were a few of us that were weighing in weekly -- and except for the last couple of weeks, I've done that every Wednesday! So, here is my Wednesday weigh in!
SW -- 152 (August) -- I weighed 132 when I started posting here in Dec. -- that was my original "goal" btw!
GW -- 115 -177
CW -- 120.9
Height: 5'3"
Age: 59
Health: SO much better! Energy: Through the roof!
I can't believe I can really say I'm within 5 lbs. of a goal I NEVER EVER even thought possible a year ago. Happy Wednesday!
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Thanks to all the awesome ladies that keep motivating, and especially @juliemargaretkim, your logging keep me motivated, your start weight and goal weight (120) is close to mine, and it's encouraging to see what a year of consistency can do.. Here are my stats for hopes that it might motivate others:
SW - 03/30/17 - 157lb
PW - 04/12/17 - 155lb
LW - 04/19/17 - 155lb
CW - 04/26/17 - 153lb
Height 5'2"
My CICO is for half pound per week. I felt that is realistic for me to maintain.1
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