200+ Pound Twenties (New Group)

iwillweighlessoneday

I'd like to join in too.

I'm 27, mommy to 1 great little girl, and wife to an awesome man.
When I started MFP I weighed 263. My current weight is 238.

My goal is to be 200 (or under) by Sept 1st. Then I'd like to see where I go from there by Christmas.

My ultimate goal is to be 175 or less by Feb 1st, 2010 - my 28th Birthday.

ARJacobson

Hi. I am new to this site (only 3rd day) and would like to be part of this group. I am 26 and a mother of two little girls. I am currently at 234lbs and want to be around 160lbs. My healthy weight range is 142-165. I would love to be in that range!! I have a hard time with the exercising part of living healthy but am working on it. I was working with on the slim fast website (I lost 7lbs!!) but they changed their website so I found this one. So far it seems to be helping. It is definitely making me think about how many calories I am consuming. Anyway, I would like to join this group.

ashnichole10

Hey all! Sorry I'm late weighing in for last Monday.. we've been having internet problems this week. I'm down from 204.5 to 201.2, I lost 3.3 this week. Hopefully I'll be under 200 on Monday, I'm kinda nervous though because this week was super busy and stressful so I won't be surprised if I didn't lose any or gained a pound or 2! Trying to stay positive though. Good job to everyone that lost! Does anyone use a HRM? I'm thinking about buying one, I started P90X and not sure how many calories I'm burning.

Steffie- I set my mini goals 5 lbs at a time & reward myself with something small. It helps me to focus on my weight loss in small numbers at a time
Tennisref- I'm sure you can meet your goal by then!

ashnichole10

Well, surprisingly I didn't gain! I lost 1.2 lbs- I'm right at 200, I'll for sure be under next week. Hope everyone else did well! Have a good week

RushinBruisette

I'm 8weeks from my 25th bday and currently 230lbs I've started not dieting but a lifestyle change. I cut all soda (2months and going strong, not even one slip up ) and I actually eat breakfast now and I walk at least a mile a day, sometimes more. I currently started C25k (coolrunning.com) and I'm on Week2 Day 2 on Wed. I'm down 13lbs from when I started in April and this site and fellow journey takers are amazing XoxoxoX Bru

mamoore83

Yeah sign me up I'm 27yrs old and am currently 240ish keep bouncing between 238-243. It's awesome to have othere people like me :-) we can all engouage each other :-)

MysterriGal

Have not gained, have not lost, still at 230. Time for me to crack down!!!

hanr

I've lost 2kg this week
Down from 106kg to 104kg!

Which means so far I've lost 7kg (15lbs)

Yay!!!

Well done to everyone for good results this week!

spikess

was just a pound lighter on monday, down to 173.4lbs

congrats to everyone who's lost

spikess

@Spikess: You are doing such a great job! I will probably feel the same way once I get into a 14 (haven't been that size since middle school).

thanks i think that was probably the last time i was a 14! it's nice to start to see the changes

steffi1686

CW: 229.6
I gained two pounds. :sad: But to tell you the truth I figure I would gain. I have been traveling the past few days and have been eating out much more than usual. I feel like my routine has been messed up the past few weeks and I just want to get back to normalcy. I hope next week will be better!

RushinBruisette

I weighed in this morning and officially weigh 5lbs less than my hubby I'm down to 227.4!! I made my first mini goal of losing 15lbs which means my brothers and I are headed for a lunch date tomorrow! Yay!! I've also walked some miles this week and aside from completing Couch to 5k week2 and feeling a little sore, I love it!!! I'm a walking machine! Speaking of, so I was out on a walk/jog for 23min and on my second lap, I had a truck pull up next to me and tell me how good I was doing and how I looked great...he wanted to then shake the hand of a fine *kitten* girl...*rolls eyes* and this happened righ in front of a friend of mine who happened to be driving behind him and proceeded to yell *Go Amy Go*.... Oh Lord!! He obviously didn't notice I was sucking in my tummy!! Have a healthy weekend all!! XoxoxoX Bru

tennisref

Thanks Steffi and Ashley for the encouragement! And I'm glad to see the new faces!!

Last week was a BAD week. My middle sister was visiting from Reno, and so I took her to the beach, which also requires stopping by the Tillamook Cheese Factory for the obligatory cheese samples and ice cream cone. It was also my little sister's graduation party that day, so we ended up having cake that afternoon too!! Then the rain started. So I'm up 2 pounds this week at 215 again.

Today is sunny and 84 degrees, and I'm still on Week 3 day 1 of my couch to 5k program and it's Saturday already! Forecast for next week: Sunshine, lots of exercise and a no more parties. And just maybe a job offer (please oh please!) at a place where I won't have a schedule that bounces all around every week!

MysterriGal

Oh Tennisref parties are BAD! My husband turned 30 Saturday and we had a party with soo much food and I just let it all go for the weekend.So I need to really kick myself in thebutt now and really start back at this. I think a good eye opener was trying on a shirt for the party that was looking a little better on me and looking gross. Kick in the butt I need I hope.

I have gone up 1lb. to 231. Another eye opener. Good luck everyone!

steffi1686

CW: 227.8

I lost the weight I put on last week which makes me really happy! Now I can start making progress again. 210s here I come!
I don't have any more parties or travel scheduled so life should get back to normal. Now all I need is a job. (I just graduated with my masters degree) Me and you are in the same boat Tennisref.

ashnichole10

I am FINALLY under 200!! It seemed like it would never happen again, but I am 197.5 I lost 3.5 this week! I know how you guys feel about the parties, it's really hard especially during the summertime when everything is going on. Tomorrow is my birthday and everyone wants to go out drinking and go to dinner and of course that means- birthday cake!! I figured the healthiest solution would be angel food cake and strawberries. I just keep thinking about my vacation next month, it's definitely motivation!! Congrats to everyone who lost!

emmafarrell

Hi,

I'd like to join this group too please.

I'm 27, I weighed 222 pounds when I started on my fitness pal and I'm now down to 219. Thrilled to bits so far as I've never managed to stick to any sort of weight loss plan before.

It's so great to see groups like this that offer support and that help you realise there are other people in the same boat!

spikess

down from 173.4lbs to 170.2lbs.

3.2lbs

feeny

keep forgetting to post here!

last time i posted I was at 281 and now i'm at 277

I'm thinking of changing my weigh-in days from mondays to fridays to help keep me motivated on the weekend.

RushinBruisette

Well, I weigh in officially tomorrow, but just for the heck of it, I weighed in this morning (unofficially) at 227.6, which means I went up .2lbs But hopefully it will be different tomorrow. My eating habits haven't changed and my exercise has been push just a bit harder than previous weeks do to advancing in C25k..hopefully it will pass. That icky weekend is approaching again, I think it will be another one at home which should do me good. Hope you all are having a wonderful week so far and an even better weekend. XoxoxoX Bru

steffi1686

LW:227.8
CW:225.4
I won't be able to weigh in tomorrow so I weighed in today instead. I lost 2.4 lbs this week and I couldn't be happier! I am visiting my mom again for a couple of days so hopefully I won't gain any back. Good luck to everyone else!

Oh and I put on some capris that I didn't fit in last summer and they are even a little loose! I still look horrible in a swimsuit though LOL!

RushinBruisette

I decided to wait til Mon (tomorrow) for my official weigh in. I did eat out less this weekend than last, and I watched my sodium more this weekend, but will it be enough to move the numbers backwards? I also start week4 of the C25k tomorrow. On one of my walk yesterday, just for the heck of it, I decided to jog down one of my neighborhood streets, I figured 3min at the most (since that was week3's biggest amount) and I made it to the end of the street and back and a little around the corner for a total distance of .41 of a mile and a total time of 5min 40sec!! Woot Woot!! Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. Enjoy your evening everyone

RushinBruisette

June 1: 232.8
June 7: 231.8 (was 230.8, went up a pound this past weekend)
June 14: ----277.4

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mini goal of 228 for a date with my brothers
June 21: 225.6 (was up to 228.2 on the 18th, but it was due to lots of sodium)


7.2lbs this month! I honestly thought I was doing bad this month too! All the car rides, bbq's, etc..and the sodium, ugh! Especially this past week(see above)

I also start Week4 of the C25k, I'm gonna pick up dancing again this week as I only walked last week. Hope everything has a safe and healthy week!

MysterriGal

Last weigh in= 231
Current Weight=226
5lbs Lost! Thats climbing back on the wagon, as I fell off horribly... So its kind of like starting over. But nice way to start again!!
BTW Steffi your new profile pic is very pretty!!! You look like a different person than the other one!

RushinBruisette

Hello Hello all!! Great job to you all for keeping at this this!
Was 225.6 Now 223.6 (as of last Friday)
So, yesterday, I decided to take a pic of me and when I uploaded it to my profile, it loaded right next to my drivers licsense pic:grumble: and I FINALLY SAW A CHANGE!! :noway: I posted a thread about it cause I was so happy to see my efforts are slowly showing!! :blushing:

Well, this week is week5 of C25k, and I for some reason thought Sun was Mon so I did day one on Sunday:indifferent: , which wasn't too bad!! I told myself yesterday to try day 2 and worst case senario, I could just stop and do day 1 again. Got through it no prob!! :glasses: Woot Woot!! Then this morning I had planned on doing just a regular walk like I would in my evenings, I started thinking about this coming weekend and how I'll be pretty busy Thursday through Sunday and tomorrow is my swimming day with a friend so today was really the only day I had time in the cool morning to do my c25k. So, I headed out, I set my music :glasses: and my droid app C25klite to W5D3, which includes a 5min warmup a 20 min JOG:sick: and 5mincool down. Oy! What was I getting myself into?!?! Again, figuring I wouldn't make it past 8min, I would just do day1. Well....I DID IT!!:drinker: I did the H3LL out of it!!:laugh: LOL!! I ran for 1.27miles straight, no walking!!!:noway: Wowza!

2 of my dear friends on here, Kelly and Melissa have joined me on a weekly mini challenge to help the 3 of us boost each other on days we feel :indifferent: . So this weeks challenge is to jump rope for 2min Mon, and then add 30sec each day for the whole week. We are also doing 15 situps a day and trying a new food we've never had. For me, the food is a plum, gonna eat one at lunch today. When I jump roped yesterday...I almost gave the neighbors a peep show cause my pants were falling down, showing my under-roos to all! :blushing: :laugh: But I made it for the 2min and did my 15 situps! Hope you all are having a great day and a healthy week! Can't believe July is almost here! XoxoxoX Bru :flowerforyou:

steffi1686

I lost 1 pound this week so I am down to 224.4, but it may have been less. Normally I weigh myself in the morning before I eat, but I forgot and ate my meal so it is probably less.

@Newfie: Wow 5lbs lost! Great job! I am happy to see you making progress again.

@Brunette: It is nice to see the changes in appearance. My fiance says I look different but it is hard for me to tell.

MysterriGal

Last weeks weight=226 This weeks weight=220
6lbs lost!!! Hello awesome! 30lbs lost in total so far. I'm so glad I'm doing good again. I know this is starting again losses still, but its still very exciting!
Good luck to everyone!!

tennisref

Hi Everyone! Been super busy at work, and life in general. So I've been gone for a while. Hopefully (cross my fingers) things will get back to normal and I can get back to my routine!

Steffi- I love the new profile pic! when I first logged on to this thread, I thought that I had gotten the wrong one. I did not even recognise you!!

Newfie- Congratulations for jumping back on the wagon! I know that you'll keep it up!

Hi and good luck to everyone new! I am on my way to bed, so I have not read up on everyone yet.
Brunette wife- Way to go! I am (or was) working on the cto5k program, but fizzled out on week three. I will keep your experience in mind as I hit the pavement again.

Weighed in Sunday night, as I transitioned from a graveyard shift to a morning shift, I knew I would not do it this morning. Despite everything these last few weeks I'm down to 209.5.

Keep up the great work everyone!

lprewett86

Is it too late to join? I would love to. I just started this site in late June or 2010. I'm 24 years old and currently 245(ish) started at 252 and wanted to lose about 92 lbs when I started just a lil under 2 weeks ago! How do you join? Will I get notifications when people post or what? I would love to chit-chat, get recipes, tips for weight loss/lifestyle changes, etc! Thanks for making the thread

MysterriGal

I stayed the same at 220. I blame that I haven't been watching my sodium, and not drinking enough water.
Also, I'm starting a new job now (Getting out of McDonald's yay) And I had to buy real clothes, and they were 1-2 sizes smaller, depending on the style feels good!!!