anyone slightly overweight like me?

ClareWantsProgress

absolutely agree with you there, much more frustrating too as staying motivated is harder for the same reason you just mentioned there... and when you say how much you need to lose and how desperate you are people just put you down saying that maybe we are overreacting as "it's not that bad or not that much" so hopefully we can all support one another on this thread.

^^ So true. I've been flamed by people who are seemingly pissed off that I "only" have 10-15 pounds to lose. As if it would be better and more acceptable to have let myself get 200 pounds overweight instead. *sigh* Maybe I'm wrong, but it would seem to me that a person's goal to get back in shape should not be slammed, regardless of how far they have to go to get there.

cookiefluff

So!! How's everyone doing??? what's for breakfast? I had a yummy small bowl of honey corn flakes with milk and a egg and peas ciabatta sandwich for lunch!!! I'm planning on jumping some rope today and this time doing reps instead of trying to do it impossibly all at once for 15 minutes LOL!

RF3377

Well I guess i'm in this category now my bmi is currently at 27.2 but only after losing 27lbs. Hope to get it down to 23.8 which would be 161lbs so I've another 23 lbs to go. I can't imagine the last 23 coming off as fast as the first 27 though lol.

Today like every other morning i had weetabix (2 biscuits) with semi skimmed milk. I'm having 2 boiled eggs for lunch with 2 slices of toast with the crusts cut off! Exercise today will be a 10km walk!

ClareWantsProgress

Wow. I eat more than you girls! This morning's breakfast was a cup and a half of Mom's Best Shredded Wheatfuls with skim milk, a half glass of cranberry pomegranite juice to wash down the vitamin, and a Pepperidge Farm mini cinnamon raisin bagel. (400 cal)

Lunch will be my usual work lunch: Yoplait light yogurt, fat free chocolate pudding cup, 2 slices 35 cal & delicious wheat bread and 4 slices of Oscar Meyer turkey lunch meat with a smidge of cranberry sauce on it. (also 400 cal)

Snacks: red delicious apple and 24 Teddy Grahams. (about 200 cal)

Dinner will probably be leftover sloppy joe mix on wheat bread and a banana, plus some carrot sticks and a cookie or two to bring me near my 1600 daily allotment.

I'll also walk 20 minutes before lunch at a fast clip and ride our exercise bike (with the elliptical-type arms) for 30 minutes after work. (My Mon-Wed-Fri workout schedule.) Tues-Thurs-Sun I lift weights for 20-30 minutes. Walk just about every day.

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lukadu

I was stuck on my weight for the longest time at 160 lbs for about 9 years. I wanted to lose the weight fast and satrted Insanity. I am on day 51 today and I have lost 17 lbs and 5" inches in my stomach. I'm 10 years older than you and not fit in any way. But even though it was hard to push play everyday, I have been doing it and it shows. Everyone notices when you lose almost 20 lbs in less than 2 months. I highly recommend it. It is hard, it will make you sore, it will make you curse at the TV, it will push you to your limits, but it works and you see results week after week. I have also followed the Insanity meal plan pretty closely and with MFP I keep track of my calories and exersize. The only thing you need to do Insanity s a heart rate monitor and perseverance. You can do it.

cookiefluff

The insanity workouts seem really hard!

invisiblemonster

i'm about 10lbs overweight. i never thought of myself as even slightly overweight before, it's just strange!
i'm finding this so difficult though, please, anyone feel free to add me and we can motivate each other!

cookiefluff

i'm about 10lbs overweight. i never thought of myself as even slightly overweight before, it's just strange!
i'm finding this so difficult though, please, anyone feel free to add me and we can motivate each other!

Welcome ash!!! Thanks for the add!

inkandsheep

I'm in the same boat! My BMI was 26 when I started on MFP, it's now 24.7.

I noticed this spring that my old clothes were too tight and my usual size in shops no longer fitted. So I want to lose about 12-16 pounds to get back to the weight I was a couple of years ago. Progress seems really slow - I've only lost 6 pounds in 50 days so far! On the other hand, that's nearly halfway to my target, so... But it feels discouraging to see bigger MFP users lose several pounds every week and that not happening to me.

Oh, and I'm 29 and definitely agree that it seems to be easier to put weight on and harder to lose it now than it was in my teens/early twenties!

felicia8604

im 26 years old. i have 2 kids. I have never had a problem with my weight until after kids. My bmi is 27.1. my first goal is toget down to 150....then see where i am at. ultimate goal is to be 140-145...but as i said we will see how much fat i have on my body then. i want to be fit and toned! Add me so we can help each other through the thick and thin!

DeeVanderbles

I'm almost 23. BMI I think is like 32 (yikes!). I started at 173 and am down to 171.6. I'd like to lose about 38lbs total by Christmas. It would be awesome to be able to put the sandbags in my trunk for winter by myself.

cookiefluff

Thanks for the add guys!!!!
I'm sure we will all be splendid by Xmas (hopefully, LOL)
HEY! BTW I'm going to try out Zumba 20 minute express here at home starting Saturday if anyone wants to join in,
we can share progress and pics!

who's in???!!!

Lanfear

Hey peeps - I managed to plummet off the MFP wagon about 6 months ago LOL but have now decided to take myself in hand again! :grumble: I have developed some naughty snacking habits again which I need to get sorted!

I'm with you - that last little bit which doesn't want to go but it is entirely my own fault.

I have about 7lbs to go to put me at my target weight but the thing is, it's not "weight" that I want to lose as such - it's that bobbly wobbly jiggly layer of fat which is STILL hanging around on top of everything. Actually even if I got heavier but knew it was through lifting weights and actually getting rid of the fat but retaining muscle, I wouldn't mind, I'd rather be heavy with a good shape than lighter and mushy and soft

I have just started ChaLean Extreme for the second time, but between horse riding and running in the evenings I'm struggling to fit it in!!! I guess I will just have to bite the bullet and haul my lazy backside out of bed in the mornings to do it :noway:

DeeVanderbles

I actually think I'm going to start 30DS soon. But I'm interested in hearing about Zumba 20 Minute Express. For me the current 60 minute Zumba I have is just too long.

cookiefluff

For me the current 60 minute Zumba I have is just too long.

Hey Lanfear! I'm sure you'll get back on track soon, 7lbs is just round the corner, feel free to add me guys!

And I know exactly what you mean Dee!!! 60 minutes of Zumba is just too much and it does get repetitive and boring... that's why I thought the 20 minute express was just perfect!!!

candacedon

I'm in the same boat. I've always been underweight and it used to be easy to stay at a consistent weight and just drop a few pounds in a couple of days if I went overboard. Since turning 50, it's turned into a roller coaster. I'm 5'7" and went from the low 130's when I was in my 40's to almost 150 lbs. Not only was I miserable, but none of my clothes fit anymore. I decided this year to get it under control and set out in January, 2012 to lose about 15 lbs. So far, I've lost about 12 lbs. with a few more to go but if I don't exercise every day and watch every single thing I eat (and record it), it shoots right back up. It's tough to stay on track all the time, but the alternative is not acceptable. I simply can't stand carrying those extra lbs. I feel 100% better now! Thanks for starting a thread about us 'slightly' overweight folks. I added you.

cookiefluff

I'm in the same boat. I've always been underweight and it used to be easy to stay at a consistent weight and just drop a few pounds in a couple of days if I went overboard. Since turning 50, it's turned into a roller coaster. I'm 5'7" and went from the low 130's when I was in my 40's to almost 150 lbs. Not only was I miserable, but none of my clothes fit anymore. I decided this year to get it under control and set out in January, 2012 to lose about 15 lbs. So far, I've lost about 12 lbs. with a few more to go but if I don't exercise every day and watch every single thing I eat (and record it), it shoots right back up. It's tough to stay on track all the time, but the alternative is not acceptable. I simply can't stand carrying those extra lbs. I feel 100% better now! Thanks for starting a thread about us 'slightly' overweight folks. I added you.

Absolutely! When you are used to being light and active and just floating about literally, a few extra pounds does weigh you down! it's horrible and very uncomfortable, specially when your clothes don't fit anymore!!! That's the worst part! Much cheaper to lose weight than to have to buy a whole new wardrobe! thanks for the add!!!! :flowerforyou:

MKPRN

I am in the same boat! BMI 27. I am a bit older than you, 40 in 3 weeks, and I have really struggled with my weight. I come from a family of short 250lb women. It's like a curse. I have to work really hard just to get to 150lbs. My trainer says I am what you call "thick". Now the term "thick" would have really hurt my feelings until he explained it to me. He said that some people have thin muscle bands (eg. super models, and about every actress in Hollywood) and some have thicker muscle bands (Kim Kardashian & J Lo). He said I can run on the treadmill 24/7 and I will never have a supermodel body. It was just the way I was built. He told me he actually thinks "thicker" women are sexier because they have curves and muscle. He has really helped me accept the body I was given. So now instead of trying to get to a goal that just isn't physically possible for me I just focus on improving what God gave me. Recently, my Mom, (who is pretty thin and thin muscle bands) told me she finally weighed in at 132 at 5'7" and needed to borrow a dress for a wedding. I thought that she couldn't possibly wear anything of mine. Well she tried on one of my dresses and it was snug on her! She did wear it but with spanx. So, her at 5'7" and 132 and me at 5'5" and 164 are pretty much the same size. This made me realize that numbers are just numbers. BMI means nothing. Don't get me wrong....I am still trying to get to 150. I just like my body the best at that weight but I will never be 130.

RuthieCass

I remember when I was 20 the kilos/pounds would just drop off so easily... I miss those days, I am slightly overweight, with a bmi of 27, I started counting calories on May 26th and started at 78kg and since then (2 weeks) lost only 2 kilos, I'm now 75.8kg... (78kg=172lbs/75.8kg=167) so nearly 5lbs... I understand that this is a healthy drop considering my age (29) and amount of time, i just wish weight would melt away faster LOL!
Anyways, is anyone in the same boat as me? needing to lose just about 20lbs only and being super impatient!?
My goal is to be the same weight as I was before I got pregnant which was 68kg=149.9/150lbs! I recently purchased a jump rope and thought this'll be easy... NO WAY, I was planning on jumping for 15 minutes, I hardly managed 1.5 minutes, lol, I'll get there I suppose!

So guys, feel free to share your experience, motivation, frustrations, secrets and tips on how to make this 20lbs loss a much better and bearable experience! It's not about being hungry, but mostly about reaching our goal ASAP and in a healthy way!

Happy Sunday everyone! (ps. feel free to add me as a friend and we can help eachother, exchange recipes, food diaries and workouts!)

I'm in a similar position, although I am a bit closer to my goal. I'm near the upper end of the "healthy BMI range," but want to lose about 10 (maybe 15, depending). Right now, I am trying to focus more on my measurements than the scale, although I am set at 0.5/lb a week. I'm not really wanting to cut my calories by much more than I am currently eating, since I really do like exercising. Those of closer to our goal really do need to be more careful about the calories since it is so easy to inadvertently eat an extra 200 calories and the "plateau." Another thing that you have to watch for is how MFP overestimates exercise burn.

I did lose about 45 pounds a few years ago but recently put some back on. I lost weight previously without counting calories, and it seemed relatively easy at the time. This time around I want to make sure that I was being healthy. I didn't want to go back to that point so I decided to try to get my weight back down instead of mindlessly gaining.

I guess if I had any tips, they would be: 1) use a food scale, 2) try not to eat out and if you do, multiply the calories you eat by 1.25 (or leave a 1/4 on the plate), 3) exercise (challenge yourself), 4) work on strengthening exercises, 5) focus on health, not a number on the scale, 5) ladies: don't weigh yourself on your period. :-)

RuthieCass

Morning guys! You are right Masharitos! measuring rope jumping in minutes is just a let down LOL, my jumprope has an added pedometer so it counts calories burnt, jumps and miles! My exercise is also minimum , it's hard to work out at home if you have kids. But I do walk a lot, I have stairs and I find myself going up and down all day, cleaning after my daughter who is really messy ha ha. and now jumping rope for a minute hehe... I hope I can increase that eventually! Anywho! Tell me more about your ketogenic diet plan? it seems as if we have a similar exercise routine and it would be awesome to lose 11lbs! Added you!

Just try the jumping rope for a minute or so and then alternate with a slower exercise. For example, jump rope for a minute, then jog in place/ do knee-ups for a minute, then repeat. Do 10 sets of something like this and you've got a great, efficient workout. You could add all sort of exercises to this and do a circuit. Jump rope, squats, push-ups, bicep curls, tricep extensions, plank for 30 seconds, and start again. You could come up with whatever exercises you like.

Ketogenic diets are really extreme and unsustainable for almost everyone. They also come with other issues that you have to work around. It's good to keep your protein intake high during reduced calorie diets to prevent muscle loss and reduce hunger but it's unnecessary to completely eliminate carbs from your diet. Most people will find their brain function affected and terrible on such a diet.

TyFit08

Don't focus so much on BMI since that only tells part of the story. My BMI is 27 making me overweight, but my body fat is 27% which is healthy. So even though we want to lose we might not be "overweight" at all.

gingerveg

Yes this is me too. I'm 39 and only have 10-15lbs to lose. I'm in the healthy range of my BMI, but it doesn't look good on my small frame. This is a hard place to be because the pounds come of f so stinking s-l-o-w-l-y! I'm having good luck with Jillian Michael's videos though (did P90x two rounds as well).

hosegirl

I would try stength training. That will get the metabolism moving. Do some squats. I do push up using the kitchen counter. They are easier on the back. Try Zumba.

TyFit08

Yes this is me too. I'm 39 and only have 10-15lbs to lose. I'm in the healthy range of my BMI, but it doesn't look good on my small frame. This is a hard place to be because the pounds come of f so stinking s-l-o-w-l-y! I'm having good luck with Jillian Michael's videos though (did P90x two rounds as well).

I'm doing Jillian Michaels Body Revolution now. And so far so good. I haven't tried P90, but I did 2 rounds of Insanity, not much results though. But I loved the workouts and would like to do it again when i get closer to my goal weight.

ClareWantsProgress

Glad to see I'm not alone out there. I think what's especially frustrating for me is that I had been maintaining for so many years at a nice, healthy (not super skinny or buff, but acceptable to me) weight (5'6", 140) until I hit perimenopause, and now I cannot get these extra pounds to BUDGE. I'm almost at the point of saying, screw it, I'm just going to have a belly pooch until I finish menopause - but I don't really want to do that, either. It's hard when after 4 years I am still up/down up/down the same 4 pounds (153-157) and never able to get below that for more than a day or two.

I don't think I'll ever get back to 140, but I'd be ecstatic to have my clothes fit again at 150 or so. I don't have a lot of money, I hate the clothes that are out now, and it kills me to see my work skirts/suits hanging there gathering dust because they are too tight around the lower belly/hips/thighs now.

cookiefluff

I totally get you Claire!
I was 68kg before I got pregnant 2 years ago, and I've tried everything since my daughter was born, and it's really strange how no matter what I try, I always lose the same amount, but then I get stuck on 75kg!!!! AAAAAHHHHH! It's depressing, I've tried everything, I'm holding on to this because it's only been 3 weeks since I started counting calories so will see if this plateau goes away soon... Again, I am stuck on 75.5-76 goes up and down everyday... (yes, I weight myself everyday, can't help it!!! ggrrrrr)
But I will not give up! I need to break this 2 year 75kg stuckness, I want my pre- pregnancy weight back! It's not too much to ask!!! only 7kg to go!!!! :explode:

Any tips guys????? :bigsmile:

workoutgirl23

I'm a mom to two young kids, and always had a great body. after having my 2nd child, the weight just refused to go anywhere. so frustrating. i only had about 30 pounds to lose still. i joined this site about two months ago, started counting my calories, and the weight started coming off. I've lost 16 pounds in about the last two months now. i count my calories, and work out a lot. you can do it to. just don't give up. you will get there.

MehiraDeOro

I had to look mine up, I'm at 26.5(140lbs)!!!! I'M SO HAPPY!

My heaviest I was 33!

My goal is to be between 23.9 and 24.8 (135-140lbs)

Josie_lifting_cats

I'm now about 7 pounds from a "healthy" BMI, approximately 10 from my goal. I've done 30 Day Shred and Ripped in 30, and I love to bike, but it's finding time. I'm a mom of two and my work is essentially self-employed sub-contracting work, and I'm so swamped right now I can hardly keep up with my work load, so I'm just trying to manage via food, but have slowed down a lot. Although it's hard to lose a lot of weight quick when you are close to your goal.... so I totally understand where you are coming from!

ETA - I'm at a 25.1 BMI. Just hanging on the edge, baby.