Introductions :)

binglebandit

I figured maybe we should do introductions and list our goals, for the home stretch.

I'm 5'11", and down to my last 6.5lbs. I'm hoping to lose that amount and maybe a bit more before my MFP 1st year anniversary. *crosses fingers*

Started 30 Day Shred this month, and I'm a bit concerned I'll maintain all month, but we'll see. Toning is becoming more important to me than the weight, so I might readjust my goals a bit and learn to lift. Kinda intimidating.

I'd be interested in hearing any advice any of you may have on maintaining since I know we'll all be there shortly.

Feel free to friend me if you'd like.

sarahg148

I am also 5'11'' and have really about 15-20 lbs to go. I'll know more over the next few days when the bloat is gone from this past weekend and my period is over. I really want to lose more body fat and tone up. I'm at about 174 right now and was about 168 a year ago before my dad died. I've been going up and down about ten pounds from that ever since. I REALLY want to get to 159 and see how I look and feel. I haven't been that weight since high school. I CAN get there, but seem to sabotage myself when I get close. Not this time. Feel free to add me as a friend!

red8424

Hey hey!

Reposting from what I wrote earlier:
I would love to DESTROY 10 lbs.!! (16lbs. for my goal) I'm definitely in!

29 yo
5'2
CW: 136 lbs.
May GW: 132 lbs
Ultimate GW: 120 lbs
Calories: anywhere from 1280-1500 daily, I like to keep my metabolism guessing!
Exercise 3-5 days per week

Let's do this thing!!

yoshna

Hellooo

I'm 5'2", with 11 lbs to go to get to my goal weight of 112 lbs.

I'd be interested in hearing any advice any of you may have on maintaining since I know we'll all be there shortly.

Ditto...I think it's going to be a funny mental shift to go from losing to maintaining.

stealthq

5' 3" here (OK, slightly under, but who's counting) and currently 136 lbs. looking to get somewhere around 122 lbs. I eat mid 1400 Cals every day, walk 30min a day and lift heavy once a week. My goal Cals are set to 1600, but I try to leave myself some extra room for underestimating how much I'm eating for restaurant meals. Besides, the TDEE - 20% for me comes out to 1520 Cals, so I think I 'm good, Cal-wise.

sarahg148

I also did my TDEE for my GOAL weight of 155...so it says about 2100 cal/day for 3x/wk exercise. So I'm eating about 1900-2000 cal/day and going to see what happens. I can't really do 1600...I end up going nuts at night and eating way over 2000 anyway, so I might as well see how it goes eating a steadier amount and not going hog wild half of the week.

HulaHoopQueen

Hi, I'm 42 and 5'6." Goal weight is 140, but I'll re-evaluate as I go along. Between 130 and 150 is the range that seems to be best for me.

I weighed 150 or just a little shy of that for several years and I seemed to be able to maintain that weight without trying at all. But, between quitting smoking and thyroid issues, I gained nearly 50 pounds in 13 months. Then, add a sedentary job into the mix and I quickly made it to over 200.

Looking forward to getting to know everyone. I think the encouragement will help all of us to lose those last few pounds.

rljohnsufl

Hey ladies, I'd like to lose 2 lbs this month and be stronger. I'm also trying to make more food at home both for environmental and health reasons.

35 yo
5'2
CW: 123 lbs.
May GW: 121 lbs
Ultimate GW: 115 lbs
Calories: 1620
Exercise 3-5 days per week

zahraa08

Hello all!

I'm 5'3 @ 138lbs goal weight 130 or less, I was close to getting to that weight over the summer'12 without food tracking or exercise.

Food consumed---> pretty much I don't buy prepared or takeout, basically cook from starch...All (most) of time????.
Diet sample:
Breakfast---> egg white omelette with veggies, ie spinach, tomatoes cooked in extra virgin coconut oil, black tea with stevia
Snack/lunch---> kale blueberry banana coconu milk smoothie
Dinner--->roasted chicken breast, 3 bean parsely pomegranate/olive oil salad dressing
Snack---> apple, orange, green tea, dates, kefir
Exercise---> 5x a wk on treadmill 40 mins. Intervals, on most of exercise days I do two 40 mins.

Since I've started on MFP many of foods I used to eat have either eliminated or eat occasionally( like whole wheat bread, cheese)

It's encouraging to know that there are many others that are on same path and that it's ok to stall on weight loss, while still maintaining a deciplined diet and ritual exercise routine.

Best of luck to you all! ????

binglebandit

Hey ladies, I'd like to lose 2 lbs this month and be stronger. I'm also trying to make more food at home both for environmental and health reasons.

35 yo
5'2
CW: 123 lbs.
May GW: 121 lbs
Ultimate GW: 115 lbs
Calories: 1620
Exercise 3-5 days per week

I like your goal of making more food at home. I should add that to my list, I'm sure it would help in a multitude of ways.

bearkisses

hiya,

i am 27, 153 lbs, and struggled so hard to get into the 140s. i really want to hit 140...and then 135. I do bootcamp every sunday, and then run once a week, and go to the gym 2 other times.

I try and eat healthy, I usually average 1600 cals, sometimes under, sometimes over. My weight goes from 151 (that has been my LOWEST in a year) and goes back to 154 quite easily. I know it doesn't seem like a huge diff,but I worked really really really hard to get down from 157. I saw the scale creeping up towards 160 and stopped myself. I couldn't let myself get out of control. What was next, 170? 180? I just said 'no', and that I guess I can be proud of if I am proud of anything when it comes to weight loss.

I know my body has the potention to get down to 140. I did it my first time on mfp a couple years ago, but I was literally netting 1200 cals....and I can't sustain that for long.

I am getting married in June, and going on vacation outside of Canada for the very first time in July...and I want to be damned hot in a bikini.

Here is to hoping. I hope to have AMAZING b+a pics for you guys by the end of June!

ctcountrygurl

Hi All!

I'm on my last 10 lbs as well! I lost 40 pounds a year and a half ago and pretty much maintained that weight loss, but now I'm looking to lose the last few pounds and tone up. I'm doing Turbofire right now and after that I'm looking at either Les Mills Combat or Tapout xt. I struggle with the urge of just eating whatever I want and staying on top of my tracking (I sometimes have very little will power when a chocolate craving comes around). Best wishes!!

BrookeBQ

Hi guys! I was 152.4 pounds and now I am 134 pounds. 135 pounds was my goal, and now I would really like to see 128, but if I don't it is OK- I just want to keep myself motivated to maintain this lifestyle . I was 132 pounds last week, but I've been exercising a lot and may be retaining some water weight at the moment.

yoshna

Hey everyone!

I am getting married in June, and going on vacation outside of Canada for the very first time in July...and I want to be damned hot in a bikini.

Congratulations on the marriage to be! Looking hot in a bikini is something I'm wishing for too haha...it's gonna happen!

Just_Ceci

Hello everybody!

My stats:

5'3"
SW 201
CW 150 ish
GW 141 (to have a healthy BMI) but would love to be around 135.

I've been stuck around 150 for the last 2 months, after having lost the first 50 lbs in 7 months with a calorie goal of 1200.

Last month I changed my settings so that my calorie goal is now 1330 and started Couch to 5k.

I'm very frustrated with this plateau!

Spindigo1

Hello!! I'm Indigo, 27, Boston. I lost my motivation in a major way after finals when I began my three week summer break and lost my usual eating and gym routine. I'm ready to get back at it and destroy these 10lbs now!

SW: 145+ish
CW: 137 (gained 2 lbs I fought so hard to lose, ugh!)
GW: 130 with dreams of 125.

I'm 5'1.

jennifer907

Hi guys! I'm Jennifer and I started at 153. I'm now between 129 - 132 and my goal is 120. I'm trying to shoot for 1600 cal a day but I don't workout. I've managed to lose with minimal workouts but I think the only way for me to push through the last 10 lbs is to be more active. I've wasted a lot of time waiting for others to go to the gym with me but I'm at the point now where I will just have to suck it up and get my own membership. I really have to be responsible for myself even if it means working out alone. It may not seem like a big deal but I find going to the gym ridiculously intimidating but that's a hurdle many have had to get over and now it's my turn.

mummy2309

hi everyone,
im Annemarie 30 from the uk
i currently weigh 155 (im 5,7)
my ideal weight is 140 but im going for 147 for my goal at the minute
i work out nearly every day and im a very active mum of 3
hope we can all motivate each other
i will weigh in once a week as any more and i may get obsessed with it lol

JennyKCarty

I'm Jenny. I have been working at this (again) since the beginning of March. I'm 5'4". I have a fitbit which really motivates me to be active. I walk and do Zumba several times a week. I was eating 1500-1600 and I think it was too much. Now that I have decreased to around 1400, I have been having much more results. My fitbit tells me I average 1950 average burn.
I think I would be happy at 135lb, but I have set my goal to 130. I was 125lb when I got married 4 years ago.
I just want my clothes to fit again. Size 10's were getting tight, and that's not ok.

Moxylein

Hey everybody,
Glad to see others are struggeling with those last stubborn pounds, too
I'm Isabelle, 26 and my stats are:

5'6''
SW: 200 lbs
CW: 143 lbs
GW: 132 lbs

I've been diagnosed hypothyroidism and weight loss is just happening very very slowly for me. I'm trying to limit my carbs and eat about 1600 a day.
Feel free to add me, I feel like I need some extra kicks in the butt to really kill of these last pounds!

helyg

Hi, I have just joined this group for extra motivation to lose the last half stone!

SW: 210lbs
CW: 147lbs
GW: 140lbs

I am 5'6. I have gone from a UK size 20 (US 16) to a UK size 12 (US 8) and am now starting to fit into some UK size 10 (US 6) clothes. It would be nice to be a UK 10 all of the time.

My main forms of exercise are power walking, swimming and yoga.

NBBorg

Hi!

6'4"
SW: 257lb
CW: 189lb
GW: 180lb ~ in fat reduction.

I'm Flo, 19, from Germany. I've been working on my body for almost 13 Months now. I work out everyday at the moment to build up some muscles to get ready for summer '13. I still need to lose some fat to actually see some results.

Sooo.. yea. Let's do it! Feel free to add me.

naticksdonna

Hi all - I'm Donna and have been working at losing for a year now. Have dropped 65 lbs. but have another 15 - 20 lbs. to go depending on how fast my face falls!! The reason I say that is that I'm old and losing weight is a lot different now than at a younger age. Anyway, family wants me to stop and keep calling me skinny (which is hilarious to me!) but I know what I need to do. So I at least want to get to a good BF% then I'll stop. Been hovering at the same weight it seems forever - the same few lbs up and down. It's nice to know there's a group of people in a similar situation - most of my friends are either at goal or have quite a bit to lose and it's frustrating seeing all the losses and not being able to join in.. I don't eat packaged foods and prepare all of our meals with mine being more on the low carb end (I'm totally addicted!) and am somewhat low cal as well. I work out every day at something, some days more than others. It will be nice to check in to see how everyone is doing!