do you need to shed over 50 lbs, too?

gausten
gausten Posts: 3
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I'm looking for like-minded individuals who need to lose OVER 50 lbs.

I'm currently not just looking to 'eat healthy'....I'm Eating For My Goals.....which is going to look a lot more restrictive than any life-long habits.

Up first? I need to survive kicking sugar. Maybe my sugar friends didn't always cause such a problem for me.....maybe I enjoyed them in moderation.
But my body is now in a hectic state....I would even call it hostile! So it's going to get treated as such until it can show me what I know I'm capable of again.

I wish I hadn't let my weight creep up this high.....I honestly never thought I would let it go this far. Until about 3 years ago I kept myself in check with VERY LITTLE effort. Now suddenly it's going to take major effort.....and I'm actually pretty sure I don't really know how to go about it. It's not just about losing my 65 lbs.....it's about doing so all while physically shaping my body......I don't want a lot of loose skin sitting atop my muscles.........so for the first time I'm going to have to plan my body. Yikes. And I'm nervous. But this nervousness about not doing it right had kept me from starting to change.

But no more.
Change will come.

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  • citybelle24
    citybelle24 Posts: 7 Member
    Hi! 50lbs is roughly my goal weight loss. It seems daunting! I joined my fitness pal in January 2013 and lost 30 pounds, but I've gained it back recently and need to get back on track and lose all of this weight!
  • shrpai92
    shrpai92 Posts: 2 Member
    Hi,

    I am looking to lose about 50 lbs as well. I've started counting my calories which is really helping a lot. Its now sort of like a game for me and I feel great when I stay under my magic number. Would love to be friends to help one another!
  • suzyque32
    suzyque32 Posts: 8 Member
    I hear you! I started using my fitness pal late January with encouragement from my sons. I LOVE it! It has made such a difference in my food choices because I can see, every day, how many calories I am eating. I have to track my carbs and sugar because last year I was told I am borderline diabetic. Add menopause on top of that and it was time for this girl to do something about it!

    I've lost 16 pounds since Jan 6th, most of it came off when I started using MFP. I religiously keep up with my food diary every day. For me, when I submit my completed diary and see "if you eat like this every day, in 5 weeks you'll weigh XXX" is my motivation!!! I also used this calculator http://caloriecount.about.com/tools/calories-goal and try to stay right at 1200 calories a day. According to this, if I continue at around 1250 a day, by Jan 2015 I will reach my goal weight. Just 9 more months from now and I can be "normal"?! I plan to continue to use MFP once I reach my goal weight - and if I see 5 pounds creeping on, gonna stop the madness right there. I NEVER want to let this go again.

    We can do this!!!
  • yolohunter
    yolohunter Posts: 79 Member
    Hi there. Yes, I need to lose over 50 lbs too! I have been trying to stick to my goals using MFP alone, but it would be great to have some friends for support and help with staying on track. Add me as a friend :)
  • rhondacollier5
    rhondacollier5 Posts: 3
    Hi to you all,
    Yikes! I can't say 50 yet. I started this program 6 days ago. Yes I need to loose 50 lbs. I can't say that though. I get too discouraged. So my goal for now is 30-35 lbs. If I loose even 10 my doctor would be thrilled. I agree with you Suzygue I really like that "in 5 weeks..." at the end of each day. I found that with online diets I am really truthful with my food and excercise log. Really, if I "fudge" on items who am I really hurting with the lie anyway. For me the 2 hard things will be; 1) I am restricted in exercise to to disability, 2) I eat when I am in pain. The good news is 1) I have unlimited time. (I don't work), 2) I have the money to buy good food. Looking foward to supporting you in this weight loss thing!
  • blinkinflip
    blinkinflip Posts: 7 Member
    Hi I need to lose 56 pounds and thanks to a staggering 11lb weight loss this week, am feeling really positive! I've been struggling with my weight for most of my adult life - at least 24 years so to be feeling like this now seems almost unreal. Exactly a week ago I felt almost like giving up on myself. But thanks to my friend badgering me I decided to try the 5:2 diet again and something has just clicked!
    I definitely agree about the sugar. Last time I tried the 5:2 I thought I'd have slim fast shakes on my 500cal days but just couldn't stick to it because I was so hungry. Now I'm off the sugar and it's a wholly different experience. I just hope it stays like this. I must have started, and of course given up on, at least ten diets a year over the last 20yrs so lets just say I have trust issues regarding dieting, the whole industry and my own ability to stick to a plan!
    Good luck to all fiftypoundplussers!
  • gausten
    gausten Posts: 3
    Hello to you all!
    I should have clicked on the link to see if anyone had responded.....I assumed it would tell me! Ha! Might say a lot about my laziness level right there!

    I have to say, it really is encouraging to see others being too lose the larger amounts. I mean, it's not good we all GOT HERE, of course......but I truly feel in this circumstance getting support from....as well as viewing....others who have a large amount to lose is incredibly helpful. I realize that one might only be on here to keep up with a healthy lifestyle. But there's a big difference between being to change maybe one thing to get rid of an extra ten pounds........and being too do an overhaul and lose 70. Ohhhhhh if only I'd stopped at "ten extra"! ! !

    I look forward to making this journey more knowing that JUST MAYBE I'll say something that helps someone else. This is the first time in my life I'll attempt to actively lose weight and get in shape. Thankfully, I have no doubts about my ability to do it. I quit drinking all alcohol 6 years ago.....haven't looked back since. When I say I'll do something......my word is gold. And I say YOU ALL ARE GOING TO DO GREAT! ! ! So! You have to do it now our makes me look foolish! Lol
    :-D
  • Taylorxxlynne
    Taylorxxlynne Posts: 210 Member
    I'm guessing I should lose another 50 lbs, or somewhere around there. Never actually been to the weight I should be. But either way, you can still add me if you like! Anybody can actually :)
  • alicemelinda1
    alicemelinda1 Posts: 22
    Hi! I've got just over 50lb to lose so looking for as many MFP friends to help in the journey! Anyone with similar goals can add me. I'm 28 years old and have a 3 month old baby, so a little of that is post pregnancy weight however I was borderline 'obese' before I even got pregnant!! Would love extra support and to be able to encourage others :-)
  • Acherona
    Acherona Posts: 134 Member
    I want to lose about 135! I would love it to be 50 even though its daunting 135 is VERY daunting and seems at the moment unrealistic ... anyways good luck all of us we can do it if we work together!
  • suejoker
    suejoker Posts: 317 Member
    Hi! My goal weight's 47 pounds away. Is that close enough? I started out needing to lose 75 pounds! I had a knee injury a couple of weeks ago and that has slowed my progress, but I'm still committed to my goals and happy to support anyone with similar goals. I'm finally making my health my first priority, after letting everything and everyone else come first for about 15 years.
  • gausten
    gausten Posts: 3
    Posting a little something just to kick this post up in the radar! ;-)
  • jolene325
    jolene325 Posts: 1
    I want to lose over 50 lbs. Honestly, I am feeling very overwhelmed and would really love any support anyone would like to give.
  • junkey17
    junkey17 Posts: 7
    Hello,

    I would like to lose approximately 70 or so pounds. I lost a bunch of weight last year but due to long hours, inactivity at work and no tracking of what I ate, I gained it all back. Anyone one can add me if you’re looking for some real motivation, tips or tricks to help you to your goal..
  • Skittle_BoomBoom
    Skittle_BoomBoom Posts: 72
    I will have to lose 60 pounds to be within the BMI index's "normal" range. However, I would like to lose enough to feel good about myself, not what some index says. I'd love to join you.
  • 2002envoy
    2002envoy Posts: 3
    Yes, and I'm not happy about it . I have always been able to lose weight and maintain just by walking, But with 46 years of age and Menopause it will have to be a lifestyle change.
  • lindseyas1
    lindseyas1 Posts: 25 Member
    54 pounds here. You can do it! I lost 50 pounds a few years ago, put 20 back on, and am now working back toward my original goal of 80 pounds. You'd think I'd be discouraged having gained, but honestly, having done it before makes me so sure I CAN do it. It's amazing to me how quickly your body begins to crave healthy food and exercise. I miss it when I don't have it! The first time I went for a long run in over a year, I cried because it felt so good to feel strong again.
    You go girl! You have tons of support here!
  • SWellz
    SWellz Posts: 62 Member
    Yes, and keep it off! I've been up and down with my weight since high school, and I need to take control and maintain the changes I make. I recently became a nurse and that has only encouraged me to lose weight and get healthy; I see so many patients with unhealthy baselines who have to overcome so much more than someone who was generally healthy to start with. I don't want that to happen to me should something unexpected happen.
  • trinket1075
    trinket1075 Posts: 1
    I have about 70 pounds to lose, and a whole new life to start. I have been battling with my weight for about 17 yrs now and my son is getting married in july. I am ready to start losing the bad eating habits i have (cereal at 9pm) and get healthier so as i can enjoy my time here with my children and the grandchildren in the future. I want to feel good about wearing shorts and cute tank tops in the summer and feel sexy again around my husband. I AM TAKING BACK MY LIFE!!!!!
  • Healthynut31
    Healthynut31 Posts: 109 Member
    I want to lose about a 100lbs, but 50lbs is my first weight goal so feel free to add me if you want!!
  • msw278
    msw278 Posts: 5
    I need to lose quite alot of body weight, i weigh in at 143kg (315.2lbs), ideally i would like to lose around 100 pounds, i am 48 years old and stand at 6'2".

    i have started by being honest about my food and drink intake, i joined a local gym and try to attend every day, i too have been trying to dump the food i eat that is obviously bad, biscuits, cheeses, cake, chips etc, the exercises i enter on the records are at the gym, i dont enter things like general walking, the day to day things like gardening, cleaning and tidying etc, etc.

    i am having trouble understanding whats good to eat and whats not, i do try to avoid white carbs but thats not always easy, when to eat is difficult as well, i am at the gym normally 20:00 until 22:15, i am always hungry after the gym and find that if i eat before the gym i get acid and digestion problems.

    any advice or help will be gratefully received.
    Mark
  • ThinningKB2014
    ThinningKB2014 Posts: 30
    Hi, I'm also in need of losing about 50 lbs. I was down about 20 previously but then stopped tracking and regained all of it plus some. The community support is so motivating and necessary! Please feel free to add me as a friend for continued support!
  • ChaephAT
    ChaephAT Posts: 1
    Hmmm. Who knew?!? I was doing well: lost 46 lbs, and then somewhere along the way, last summer, the routines went side-ways, and in midst of a home reno, the pounds slowly (?) made their way back ...yikes! I had been SO diligent tracking things, and exercising daily, feeling good about new-found curves and clothes . . . so, after some serious focus, I am enrolled in a Zumba! class, and hoping to get started with a personal trainer for 12 sessions. Summer is around the corner and I don't want to spend the long summer days in a burlap sack.

    In my military days, my vessel was fit and healthy : I want to be there again. Although my 9-5 gig is a desk job, I am trying SO hard to get motivated when work is over : it's lighter now in the evening, so walking after work is appealing again. I am not a gym person, never have been. Slow and steady wins the race: moderate, consistent exercise daily is better than nothing at all. Just keep the body moving.

    Onward and upward . . .
  • ToniLynnF
    ToniLynnF Posts: 15
    HI! Im a 23 year old woman who has since childhood been overweight/obese according to the BMI chart. I am a petite girl at only 5ft3 on a good day haha but weigh just about 180 pounds now. I learned of this site a few years ago but never followed threw with it but this time around I am completely determined. I am married now and have a 4 year old son and want to be happy and healthy for myself but for them as well. I would love to meet some friends on here to help keep each other motivated and positive :) Please feel free to add me
  • dintentions3
    dintentions3 Posts: 43 Member
    i also need to lose 50 lbs. if i think of 50 as a whole,yes i feel very overwhelmed,but i just keep thinking how much BETTER i looked even 15 lbs ago. so if i start feeling a little better then i know i can continue. we had a pool installed this month so knowing that i have to put on a bathing suit to take the kids out there this summer gives me a goal to work for. im just going to think of it in terms of increments instead of the whole 50 lbs.
  • squiggysmama
    squiggysmama Posts: 76
    My first goal was to lose 84 pounds -- I've lost more than 30 now, most of that since January 21 when I began using MFP. It's a game to stay under my calorie goal and makes me very mindful of my eating. Mindless eating is what caused much of my weight gain. Sugar is a huge issue and is killing a lot of people. Sugar not only leads to weight gain, imbalance in the digestive system, but it feeds cancer and makes many other health conditions worse. I was a sugar addict. Most of the weight I have lost so far has happened through cutting out the sugar, drinking more water, and eating almost NO pre-packaged processed foods. I see no reason to change this from now on. I feel SO much better cutting the junk out of my diet. You can do it,. :)
  • tiffanymcgraw2003
    tiffanymcgraw2003 Posts: 1 Member
    Hi,

    My name is Tiffany, I am 31 years old and determined to lose 50 plus pounds. I am looking to meet individuals with the same sort of fitness goals.

    My weight has been steadily increasing since the birth of my third child and I am looking to make some major lifestyle changes.
  • MandyLion76
    MandyLion76 Posts: 45 Member
    I sure do!

    I log everyday.

    Feel free to add me!

    :flowerforyou:

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