not-that-heavy girls trying to lose weight

I guess I count now... I lost like 24 pounds, still looking to lose 10-15 but mostly concerned with feeling less flab-tastic

Hey everyone, I'd love to join in!


Me: 5'11"
SW: 170
CW: 158
Goal 140-155

My lowest weight in my short adult life was 155, so I'm not exactly sure what I want my goal to be. All I know is that when I started mfp around 165lbs, my measurements were the same they are now, and I've been on an month-long plateau. It is driving me crazy!

Good luck all

Hey girls! You guys rock, by the way.

I'm 5' 9.5

CW: 155
GW: 140

I'm in a healthy BMI at the moment and I have a fair amount of muscle, but I just don't feel as though this is the weight my body will feel good at. I started at 161 and already I feel so much better. I can just imagine what 140 will feel like. I haven't weighed that much since I was thirteen.

This thread sounds great. I joined this site a year ago come this January and have lost 43 pounds so far and have been struggling to loose the last 15-20 pounds. I am 5'8 --- 167 pounds and would like to be 145-150 by March break. I actually wanted to be that by now but don't see that happening. So, I hope this thread provides me with some support to get to my goal wieght before March Break. Can't wait to meet all of you through this site.

Lets go girls !!! We can do it !!!

Maybe this should be called skinny girls getting skinnier! Some of you are at a starting weight of where I would want to be, but you still want to lose more! I'm 5'6" and weigh 153 and have been trying to get to 145 forever. I've been building noticeable muscle so I'm not all discouraged. I know everyone carries their weight differently but to see people taller than me, wanting to get down into the 120's....I don't see why. Guess I'd rather keep some womanly curves.

This sounds like the place for me. I am 6'4" and 195 lbs. I've always been thin and athletic but since I had my son, my thighs and butt could use a little work. My goal is to lose 1 pants size....not sure how many pounds I will have to lose, but not that many.

Maybe this should be called skinny girls getting skinnier! Some of you are at a starting weight of where I would want to be, but you still want to lose more! I'm 5'6" and weigh 153 and have been trying to get to 145 forever. I've been building noticeable muscle so I'm not all discouraged. I know everyone carries their weight differently but to see people taller than me, wanting to get down into the 120's....I don't see why. Guess I'd rather keep some womanly curves.

Because all bodies are different and some of us will still have those curves at that weight. When I weighed 126, I was a size 6 and had disproportionately larger hips and thighs. (I was wearing small tops and medium bottoms on bathing suits, for example).

For me to have an hourglass shape, I can't be in the 130s since that weight gives me a classic pear that I hate to death on me!

Cute pic, Wendy! In regular world people call me the little thing, skinny b*#ch, etc. Several (overweight) people have told me they thought I was anorexic (lordy, NO) or bulimic (double NO) -- ...different standards. I am 5'2, highest was 122 which had me feeling bloated and bulging out of size 6 jeans. I', now 107 but prefer 102; hoping to get back there, wear a 0, 2, and (baggy yay) 4 now and have good muscle tone -- but need to work on upper body muscle tone and maintain.

Running helps me stay low. I got to 98 and did look gaunt -- loved how clothes fit and how Ifelt, but angular bony look was not so lovely. 102 is my magic #. Mostly I like feeling FIT and ENERGETIC, and I did not feel that way at 122. : ) Glad to hear from others in similar place.

welcome to the new folks, I am glad we could start this again. I hope we can support each other and share our tips and tricks for success. I don't have any tricks per se, just trying to eat and exercise and have a deficit of calories.
I am going to Domincan Republic in February and want to look good in a bikini.
I'll repeat what was said in the other thread and that's just that it takes time and consistency when you are close to goal weight, the calorie-deficit is small and the difference between losing and maintaining is only 200 calories for some of us who aren't going below 1200 cals/day. -3500 is one pound of fat, so a -200 daily deficit, well, it takes about 17.5 days to lose one pound of fat! but it's not all a science and losing weight is a personal thing. So if a cheat day works, if a fasting day works, do what works for you.

I'm going to DR at the end of Feb too!! I want to lose about 15 lbs but mostly I want to lose inches and feel good in "summer clothes" and wear a bathing suit! I've been with my fiance since I was 17 (11 years now) and he has never seen me in a bathing suit. I'm 5'2" and 147 lbs, which means I'm a little over the "healthy weight" for my height. People tell me oh no need to lose weight! you look good! but as everyone in this thread is saying....might look ok in clothes, but not without them or in a bathing suit! lol
this thread seems like great motivation. thanks for starting it!

When are you going? Where are you staying? We just booked Feb. 19-23 at the Gran Bahia Principe Bavaro. It is getting some negative reviews on trip advisor recently, though!
I am thinking of trying Insanity or p90, p90x, right after I finish Gateway to 8k on Saturday. I still want to run, but I am not sure what kind of schedule to keep once I am off the program.

We are going to PUnta Cana and staying at Dreams Punta Cana. I have NEVER been on a "beach vacation" before due to the not wanting to wear a bathing suit!! So I am using this as motivation to go go go.

What is this Insanity workout everyone talks about???

I actually really hate it when people say "Why are you trying to lose weight, why are you dieting? You're so small." Let me go put on a bikini and you'll see why.

He he he.....I feel the same way!! I have a lot of toning up to do IMO. :grumble:

asjerven - I actually get sick to my stomach thinking about trying on a bathing suit. I went to the mall the other day and could NOT bring myself to walk in the bathing suit store. Doesnt help that everyone says "you don't need to lose anything! you would look great in a bathing suit"
man oh man I am getting sick to my stomach thinking about it now!

Hey ladies!

Can I join in? I've been playing with the idea of loosing a little bit of weight. I'm 5'3" and a HALF, lol, 5'4" with shoes. I surpassed my goal weight this past August which was set fairly high so that I could at least reach it. I hit 140 and quickly dropped another 25 pounds to 115. Very happy at that weight. Very comfortable in size 0/1. I joined a gym and I've gained 5 pounds. lol! I've been running non-stop so I know that I'm building muscle but I know that even though my pants fit the same, I really want the scale to read what I want it to read.

They say the last 5-10 pounds are the hardest to loose? THEY were right. My scale doesn't budge. I don't know what else I can or could or would do to loose weight. I have goals for the month of December to try and tone up, slim down a bit. My goals are to: Cut out refined sugar, Run/Walk the distance from Nazareth to Bethlehem, Run for 30 Minutes Straight or Three Miles, Ab Routine 3x's Weekly.

Have you made goals to help you attain your weight loss? Do you want to write out what your plans are so that we can hold ourselves accountable? ) I really want to attempt this and its nice to see other gals in the same boat! )