Fit & Fun Sized Group!

cograts to all of you who are setting goals, maybe not achieving all that you'd like to but the initiative is there, the drive will follow and the willpower will keep you there! I was in the gym this morning busting out my biceps and triceps, 45 minutes of working to failure, a great feeling! I kicked it up a notch with 4 sets of circuits including plyo's and back work..cause you need a strong back to help with the biceps! Finished it off with some power squats and i'm so proud of myself, I use the seated squat press and I can now push 8x45lbs on each side!! a total of 720lbs unassisted! yippee for me, i've been stuck at 7 plates a side for a good solid month. I have to teach a step class tonight so I gotta go eat me some chicken salad! Good luck ladies, keep focused, and remember the workouts that you really don't want to do, cause you're tired or stressed, are the ones that matter the most, lace up those sneakers and hit that gym!!

Edited because I cannot spell!:blushing:

Hi my fun sized pals!! I have been MIA for a while now, got sick and used that excuse to eat badly....but I am back still not feeling well, this crap is in my chest and wont go away but I am back on the wagon and have ate well today. I missed you all hope everyone is doing good fro themselves!!!

I would love to be part of this group. I'm 5'4 and about 150...have already lost 16lbs. I need the support to stay motivated and a group to hold me accountable. Just like tonight, instead of going to the gym....I'm on here! My plan is tomorrow morning 5:30am to hit the gym. I'm finding that I'm bargaining with myself and that scares me!!! Someone just kick me in the butt!

I would love to be part of this group. I'm 5'4 and about 150...have already lost 16lbs. I need the support to stay motivated and a group to hold me accountable. Just like tonight, instead of going to the gym....I'm on here! My plan is tomorrow morning 5:30am to hit the gym. I'm finding that I'm bargaining with myself and that scares me!!! Someone just kick me in the butt!

The only bargaining you can do is when you lose the next 5 pounds treat yourself to something non-food related, a new pair of jeans or my fav..new shoes ....know that you will feel so much better after your workout and that your body will be thanking you!

Brangwen- how many calories are you eating everyday? Some people say you should eat at least you BMR daily. You can find out your BMR in the tools tab at the top of the page...just a thought.

Yeah I've tried that... typically my BMR is = to eating my exercise calories back... but I've also tried starting at my BMR + eating my exercise cals back, and then I was just excessively full. LOL

Had bloodwork done today, so we'll see if there's any underlying reasons. :yawn:

Hi everyone!
I just found this group and it's so perfect! I am about 5'2" - 5'3" and it's rough. I feel like any weight gain is so noticeable on us short girls! Then again, weight loss is probably also pretty noticeable! (I wouldn't know yet- haha)

Anyways, I have a question for all of you! I weighed myself today and I was about 132 lbs. My goal is to get down to about 110. However I keep reading that for us "fun-sized" girls, the weight comes off slower, and takes a lot more work. Have you found that to be true? I've only been at it for about 10 days and no progress, but I haven't really expected results yet. Do you think I will be able to work those 20 lbs off?

My daily routine is to eat about 1,200-1,400 calories, sometimes less, and then work off about 1,000 at the gym. I typically run 2-3 miles, walk at an incline for about 30 minutes, and then elliptical for an hour. Do you guys think I should be doing anything else to help me get this weight off? I'm going to be patient obviously, but seeing results would be extremely motivating!

GREAT JOB TO ALL OF YOU!! keep up the great work

Hi all, I'm happy to have found this group! I'm 5'2" and when I began MFP I was 130 lbs. I'm down to 126.5 (which I suspect was mostly water weight, I'm not sure). I had spinal surgery in November '09 and I am still recovering, so my exercises are pretty lame. I can only walk on the treadmill, ride the stationary bike or lift 3 lb weights. It's a pretty sorry excuse for an exercise regimen but at least it's something :-) I think I want to be around 110 lbs, but I'm more concerned with toning up & not being so flabby/cellulitey.

It's nice to see other petite people on here who understand the troubles of losing & gaining weight while being smaller. I'm kind of sick of people telling me that I don't need to lose weight because I'm small already!

i'm 5 foot exactly and weigh 147. i used to be a cute skinny minny. not so much anymore - i hate looking at pictures of me now. definately agree that 10 pounds on a shorter person is different than 10 pounds on a 5 foot 6 inch person. nice to meet you!
dawn

Good morning ladies! Today is week 3 day 4 of P90X and I was suppose to complete the Yoga dvd but since I'm not a fan of Yoga I usually complete Cardio X. However, I woke up so energized I decided to put in the Plyometrics dvd and rock it out. In addition to, "Bringing It" like Tony Horton said I had a very hardy breakfast and I feel absolutely great.

Biggest Loser Bootcamp is over & done with for the day. Yesterday I drank 12 cups of water! Thats a record for me. Now im starving. Im gonna have some oatmeal w/ strawberries in it. Check in with yall later.

Jzbaby: Congratulations on getting down 12 cups of water, you are making a lot of head way in this area. You should be proud, keep up the good work. You've also been doing a great job w/getting your workouts done consistently.