Who else needs to lose 40-50 pounds?

lisawinning4losing

Hello! My name is Lisa and I'm here to lose at least 40 pounds the good old fashioned way: By counting calories! I've tried every crazy diet, from the paleo diet to the raw food vegan diet to everything in-between and I can't seem to stick to it. Plus, I hate a lot of cooking/preparing and washing dishes and stuff. So, I'm going to do it the same way I did it before.

About ten years ago I briefly gained some weight, then lost about 40 pounds just by counting calories, and also taking green tea diet pills which helped to control my appetite. I kind of "cheated" by using frozen dinners for lunch and dinner, which made it easy to count calories, but I would add extra frozen vegetables, and have a fresh organic salad with dinner every night. I'm now stocked up on frozen dinners, extra veggies, salad, etc, and have the green tea diet pills! Last time I did it by following a 1,500 calorie a day diet, so I want to stay at least below that. I kept the weight off for several years but recently put it back on again. So I'm going to follow the same system that worked before. So far today I've only had 270 calories (the egg sandwich I had for breakfast), and I took my green tea diet pill 20 minutes before eating to help control my appetite. (Before when I used them, they really helped!)

Right now I weigh about 180 and want to get down to at least 140. (Anything below 130 would be too thin for me.) I'm looking to make friends with other people who have similar goals.

will2lose72

Hello! I'm working on at least 35-40 and see where that gets me. Feel free to add. Once you start tracking your frozen meals you might find they are very high in sodium. Just something to watch out for.

Edit: Meant to add I also started at 183...

EvenThatNameIsTaken

Hi, started at 197 and looking to get to 150! I am also looking for friends, particularly positive-minded ones.

Sent you a friend request!

BeyondThePast

Hi
I am in the same boat, need to drop 45 lbs! Went from 300 with my 5th child down to 246, still got a long way to go. I'm new here also, so please feel free to add me!
Thanks

motivatedx10

I need to lose at least 50 pounds! Best wishes to us all.

rushey2

I weigh more now than I did with either one of my pregnancies. I have 3 twenty year reunions coming up and am not looking forward to seeing anyone in this shape. I want to feel better. I hope I can be committed to reporting.

Val_67

Same boat here as well. I'm super short, so my current weight puts me at being medically obese. Trying to lose at least 40 pounds to get back in the healthy range. Also just trying to live a healthier lifestyle in general.

alt1268

For as much as we don't like to cook. Prepacked food is really bad for our health. It is not meant to be a diet fast food.
Just as someone as already said you will soon discover ing one of the items these are high in sodium, they also have lots of preservatives.
I hope as the weight starts coming off you will find that you will want to prepare meals and feel really good.

bkc81

I started my new journey dec 5th.
I've lost 18lbs since then.
I'm averaging 2lbs a week (I weigh in every fri).
I stick to the 1200 calories and I workout at least 4/5 times a week.
I'm 5'3 currently 183. Ideally it would be awesome to see the 140s again -I like being curvy(that was the lowest I have gotten since being a mom)
I was about 115 before kiddos.
But at the same time,I'm trying to be realistic with myself.
My body& hormones are not the same as they were when I was younger..
Frozen dinners& shakes are def easy no mess meals
I do mainly grilled chicken n fresh veggies for dinners
And yah when I'm low on time ill do an easy shake.

jlshea

Right here. We can do it! Its not going to be a "diet" this time but a committed lifestyle change. It doesn't have to be punishment, just learning new ways of living. It feels like I'm always at one extreme with my weight and have gone from 105 to 205 in the last ten years. Time to get real about things.

Trishsimon

Hi,

I've approx 70lbs to lose and have given myself until 2015 to do so and I will do it so best of luck on your journey.

stefanieraya

I have another 40 pounds to lose. I'm confident I'll meet my goal. Here to provide support to y'all from Austin, TX.

JanetCeleste

I need to lose at least 60#. It's for my health more than anything else. I am getting tired of not being able to do anything. I'm going with smart portions & smart choices & of course exercise! I can't do high impact exercise but I can definitely walk. I'm going to build up gradually. I used to be able to walk 5 miles a day. But I have to start over.....Baby Steps! :happy:

firesweetheart

Hello! I'm working on at least 35-40 and see where that gets me. Feel free to add. Once you start tracking your frozen meals you might find they are very high in sodium. Just something to watch out for.

Edit: Meant to add I also started at 183...

Almost exactly what I was going to say! I'm in the same boat of 30-40lbs so feel free to add. It's a process but if we stick with it, we can make it happen! And good for you with the extra veggies and salads.

A word on the frozen meals. They're great when you're in a rush but I find myself hungry and thirsty after not long after eating them. Remember that it may make you retain water so you may lose more slowly than you had expected initially.

handyrunner

Hi and good luck to everyone. Feel free to add me if you like

FINDAWGELF

Yep!! I am currently 255lbs; trying to get down to 200, or less, depending on what my body looks like at 200. I'm a 6'1" male with a large frame. I don't want to be skinny, I also don't want to be Arnold S. I just want to look good and feel good. But am glad to say that I started my Journey 6 months ago.

I actually started it 7 years ago, but you know, one thing led to another and I quit. That one thing was Sarcoidosis. It's a pain in the butt autoimmune disease which had me taking large doses of Prednisone for years. I watched what I had spent years working for go down the drain in months. Basically, I started losing weight, working out; not really eating right, but better than I was, and I got down to 268; I know, huge, but in decent shape. Suddenly, I didn't feel so good; my chest was hurting, my joints were killing me. I thought I had over trained, so I took it easy. But this Sarcoidosis didn't. I stopped working out. Doctors couldn't tell me why I was feeling pain all over my body; they thought I was faking something. But the weight kept creeping up and creeping up all the way up to 336lbs. One 4th of July, we had a nice celebration, BBQ, alcohol and smoking, which I don't do unless I'm drunk. Well, I think the smoking was the key to getting the diagnosis, because the flare-up that I had in the following days almost killed me. I end up in the hospital because I couldn't eat anymore without vomiting. So finally we ended up getting this diagnosis of Sarcoidosis (I swore I was dying of some kind of cancer because I had no clue what this was at that time). (2007). I started actually losing weight. I got down to 288 before they started giving me these high doses of steroids. My weight then ballooned out of control. Not only that but I became totally depressed. I ate, slept and went to work, which is a desk job. I ate all the time. Got myself back up to 356lbs.

So, there I was on Facebook and I was looking for other depressed people with Sarcoidosis so that I can share my depression and hopelessness with them. I found it, joined them and complained with them and felt sorry for myself. I accepted the excuse of it's impossible because of Sarcoidosis and Prednisone. My mind was set that eventually I would be bed-ridden. What saved me is that my church started the Daniel Fast. This is basically a 21 day strict Vegan Diet based on Daniel's fasting in the Bible. Guess what? I never felt better in my life. I swear my health jumped up 200%. So the Daniel Fast gave me so much information just because I started searching for edible options. Basically, I got educated, and I am still educating myself. While I eat meats and pizza and other things I enjoy, I have stopped over doing it and I made a life style change. My joints started feeling better, so I can run and exersize and play with my kids.

Because it's not a diet but a lifestyle change I can enjoy myself if I eat pizza or cake on some days. It used to be that when I messedd up, it was over and I would convince myself that it was okay to just over eat and quit eating right. Now when I eat something sugery or fattening, I move forward with my normal lifestlye and don't revert back.

I workout (Cardio and weight training) 6 days a week. On my rest days I do a little Yoga (sometimes).

I supplement natural smoothies for breakfast usually right after my workout (Spinach, Kale, Berries, Almond Milk, and Muscle Milk Protein, all mixed)

Most everything that I use is natural. I have almost completely given up processed foods; if I eat something processed, I make sure that it has some form of grain (Crackers, chips, cookies) but for the most part, I try to avoid them; but don't kill myself if I fail.


Alright; now that I've gotten that story out of the way; I would like to find out if anyone has any tricks to getting that extra 50lbs that I have been stuck at for a bit off.

mejabl

Hi Everyone!

I've only been logging on MFP for 5 days, but actually started on my healthy lifestyle program in mid-January. So although I didn't find MFP until about a week ago, I logged my starting weight from January.

I'm 60-65 lbs from my goal weight and am in it for the long run. I don't want to ever go back to where I started and have already seen a huge difference in how I feel.

I'm 5' 6 1/2", started at 238 and am looking to be in the 150-155 range. I'm down 20.5 lbs already. That may sound fast to many (or all) of you, but eating healthy and becoming active is a GIANT change. I'm sure I will progress more slowly throughout the process, but I'm OK with that.

Most importantly I want to stay active, fit and healthy and that's not necessarily tied to a specific number, so that's why I don't call it a diet!

Cynner2012

Hi, a fellow redhead checking in to say I need to lose at least 50 lbs. I just started MFP this week. I am 4'11 and weigh 200lbs. I never in my life thought I would be this heavy. Time to get it together and do something positive before my health is affected. I'm sending good luck to everyone starting on this journey..

sarainiowa

I'm working to drop 100. Long way to go but I'm motivated and committed. Feel free to add me.

rmiller7024

Looking to drop around 80 and I`m in it to win it so to speak! I will get there!

Mrscheyfleming

Looking to lose 50 lbs, feel free to add me if you want

TapouTFTW

My goal is to get down to 15% Body Fat. That should be around 60 lbs from where I started (@ 237), but weight is not the important thing. Losing 12% Body Fat is the important thing

Feel free to add me...

Lynds7128

<--- right here.... all feel free to add me!

erind2017

I'm looking to lose around 50 pounds. Feel free to add me if you'd like!

csteinour

I am looking to lose about 50 lbs. I am 36 and in perimenopause so i gained about 35 lbs in the last 4 months. I fought breast cancer and then chose to have a hysterectomy and now I can not get the weight gain under control. As well get back down to the weight I feel most comfortable at.

mrobles980

I need to loose 90lbs.

AshlieA96

Hi I've been on a steady pace since Jan, really trying to stick to it this time. I tried last year but didnt really get to where I want to be. I am aiming to lose 50 but would be happy to even lose 30 at this point. Everything is something. I am happy to have more friends here with common goals. Friends welcome

chelseybell92

I am aiming to lose about 55-60 pounds, but considering how much success I've had in the past (not much) I'd love to even lose 40 or 50.

cindyellis9404

Hi, my name is Cindy I'm 5"9" 10 lbs away from my healthy weight, I want to lose 30 so I can be at my healthiest weight. 30lbs would be great but I'm working towards 23% body fat. Looking for supportive friends! Also I am a Marine spouse so if anyone is also part of the military family and needs support hit me up!

Sandil964

Hi, I am one you also...I need to loose at least 50lbs to get to a normal weight. I am 49 year old woman who weighs 10 lbs more than I ever did while pregant! This past year, I passed the two buck mark plus ten more--which my brain cannot seem to even fathom--but this has caused me to shift from complaining about it into action!
I started this on Feb 1st and I want to reach a more normal range around 170lbs by my 50th birthday in October, and continue onward to my desired weight until it is reached.
i am commited to using MFP daily and slowly introducing more excerise until I reach my goal of being in better shape at 50 than previous years. I believe I can do it with a strong circle of support like you all. thanks. Please add me to your circle of support. :flowerforyou:

outofworkpediatrician

i am also looking to lose 35 to 40 pounds.
i have a skinny family (my husband and 2 sons) so when they eat at home (not school lunch or lunch at work place) i try to "nourish" them, so dieting is hard for me. also we cook south indian food at home, which is rice based, and lots of carbs, portion control is a problem too. so i finally found a way to start losing weight by sticking to frozen meals like lean cuisine and healthy choice. it helps me to count calories and i do not get the portion control problem. when i am hungry after a frozen meal i microwave some frozen veggies (stir fry mix, broccoli florets, frozen beans, zuccinis etc) which helps me feel full. i don't take diet pills, but i drink diet snapple tea after i am on treadmill.