not-that-heavy girls trying to lose weight

I want to join in. I'm 5'3 and weight 130. I have been 130 for about 3 weeks now:( I'm still working out and eating right so hopefully they come off soon so I can reach my goal:)

I also fall in this category. I am 5'4" and when I started I was at the highest possible weight in the "healthy" BMI range. I am now 120 and am looking to lose <5 more pounds and maintain, tone, and run farther and faster! Friend me if you are similar or for any other reason

-Molly

Hey girls.

Did an Insanity Max workout today, a bit of yoga, and some walking. All in all a great day. I have a ton of cals left today, but I just ate a big bowl of fresh pineapple (YUM!) and really felt like I had to force that down. Not sure why, as I seldom get to that point unless I really overeat.

What kind of workout is everyone doing?

What is your favorite meal or snack?

Hey girls.

Did an Insanity Max workout today, a bit of yoga, and some walking. All in all a great day. I have a ton of cals left today, but I just ate a big bowl of fresh pineapple (YUM!) and really felt like I had to force that down. Not sure why, as I seldom get to that point unless I really overeat.

What kind of workout is everyone doing?

What is your favorite meal or snack?

Great job on your workouts!!

I have been doing strength training twice a week with my trainer and cardio twice a week. Next week will be my last week with my trainer until the New Year. So I am going to focus hard on my cardio for those couple of weeks off. I find with an hour and half or strength training twice a week and only 2 cardio sessions twice a week the pounds aren't coming off very quickly. So I'm gonna switch it up for a couple weeks I do my measurements next week so I'm interested to see in inches how much my body has changed!!

My favorite meals lately have been slow cooker recipes I have found on here. The chicken stroganoff is soooo yummy!!!

I spent four days visiting my daughter's home last week and was amazed at how tiny their food portions were at dinner. What a light-bulb experience! :huh:

If I actually ate like that keeping myself at goal would be simple. I am an active person, probably considered obsessively active by many of my friends. And I eat healthy. Have been a vegetarian for years, never eat fried foods nor candy. But I love my carbs, breads, cheese, fruits and veggies. Portion control is the total reason I gained and is the key to losing. Thank goodness physical activity helps with my lack of control, but this alone is not going to get me to my goal. I'm a big boned girl so even at 5-2 I look terrific and slim at 135. Currently 5-6# down with 18# to go to this goal weight.

Any one have good inspiration to share on putting that fork down??! :bigsmile:

I agree whole-heartedly about the portion control. I've learned to put my food on smaller plates now and that helps a lot! Especially around dinner time, in a Greek family, where portions are extremely large and food is flooding the tables lol - everyone else comes with the largest sized plate and therefore you're more inclined to fill it. I walk my butt on over to the cabinets and grab a small plate, and that way when I do fill it, it's the proper sized portion

Hey girls!!! I'm not sure if I commented on the other thread....but I'm glad I came across this one!! This is definitely where I belong. I'm 5'4 and currently weigh anout 121. I'm wanting to get to about 117. I know I'm not heavy, but on my frame any "extra" weight really makes me feel uncomfortable!! Good luck everyone!! I would love to get to know you all and see what all you are doing to lose the weight!!!

#1 - I got my heart rate monitor yesterday and had fun with it:) Can't wait to really use it today!

#2 - Insanity is in the mail on its way to me as I type.

#3 - Oh yeah, I lost 1.4 pounds over the past week!!!! Below 150! Heck yes!

I did the 30 Day Shred last night, walked on the treadmill, and did some leg lifts in the living room while I was watching the hockey game. ;p

I mentally feel skinnier, but I am afraid to get on the scale. Anyone else like this? I am scared that the little devil will not show a loss. :embarassed:

I usually regret getting on the scale! Especially with the strength training I've been doing. I'm looking forward to measurements next week. Hopefully I'll see the difference there because I think I can feel it haha

So I got on the scale for the first tiem since my wedding in September and to my horror found that I have gained almost 10 lbs!! I knew I had gained some b/c I could feel it in my clothes. My husband and I lived in seperate towns for the 4 months prior to the wedding. This made it was really easy to eat good. I'm a little over 5'7" and currently weigh 147 as of this morning. I have a pretty small frame but do have quite a bit of muslce. I'd like to get down to around 135.

I find it very challenging to eat well at night. I do very good during the day and then my husband love when I make HUGE dinners so I always end up overeating. I also have a big time sweet tooth and my husband has definitely developed one as well. I try to go to the gym 4-5 times a week, but some times when I get home from work I'm so exhausted that I have no motivation to go at all. I've tried going before work but I need to go to bed by 9 so I can get close to 8 hours of sleep. My husband hates when I go to bed so early b/c we don't get to spend a whole lot of time together during the week. It just seems like there are so many things that get in th way....

Anyone else feel like this??

#1 - I got my heart rate monitor yesterday and had fun with it:) Can't wait to really use it today!

#2 - Insanity is in the mail on its way to me as I type.

#3 - Oh yeah, I lost 1.4 pounds over the past week!!!! Below 150! Heck yes!

Great job!!! I'm looking forward to receiving my HRM in the mail!! I can hardly wait

I used my HRM (Polar FT60) for the first time today, after programming it last night. 50 minutes of running, 10 minutes of warm up and cool down, and 5.8 miles later and I have burned 780 calories per the HRM. About 100 calories more than MFP had calculated!

Hey girls.

Did an Insanity Max workout today, a bit of yoga, and some walking. All in all a great day. I have a ton of cals left today, but I just ate a big bowl of fresh pineapple (YUM!) and really felt like I had to force that down. Not sure why, as I seldom get to that point unless I really overeat.

What kind of workout is everyone doing?

What is your favorite meal or snack?

1. Yoga, yoga and more yoga
2.Loving Japanese seaweed salad right now (high in sodium though). I am a vegetarian, so anything "ethnic." I am especially fond of hummus...even if it is loaded with garlic (poor hubby).

#1 - I got my heart rate monitor yesterday and had fun with it:) Can't wait to really use it today!

#2 - Insanity is in the mail on its way to me as I type.

#3 - Oh yeah, I lost 1.4 pounds over the past week!!!! Below 150! Heck yes!

Great job!!! I'm looking forward to receiving my HRM in the mail!! I can hardly wait

I used my HRM (Polar FT60) for the first time today, after programming it last night. 50 minutes of running, 10 minutes of warm up and cool down, and 5.8 miles later and I have burned 780 calories per the HRM. About 100 calories more than MFP had calculated!

Make sure you are subtracting the calories you would've burned just "sitting" from your exercise calories that your Polar HRM tells you. You don't want to be eating back too many exercise calories or misinterpreting how much you burned from just EXERCISE. Read my blog post, it'll tell you everything you need to know to calculate it!!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Mollydolly10/view/hrm-subtracting-cal-burned-from-rest-total-cal-burned-from-exercise-alone-45676

bump! I'm in!

This is definetely me, I am proud to say. One year ago I was tipping the scales at 156, I am 5ft 1. I am now down to 134, and I'd like to be at 125. When I am at my happy weight, I tend to be at the higher end of the "healthy range" for BMI, because I have a muscular build, and I am ok with that. So it's really just those last 10 lbs that won't go away.

I joined a gym at the beginning of last month and did manage to drop 4 lbs and lose some inches, so I know I need to practice patience. Plus it's winter, ugh! I just got a Fitbit, and want to make my 10000 steps each day, but on days I don't go to the gym I don't make that goal because I have a desk job, and I don't want to wear a hole in my carpet circling my dining room table!

I'd like to join if its not to late. I am 5'8 and I weigh 150lbs. I would like to get down to 140 - 145ish and tone, tone, tone. My stomach and my thighs especially. It wouldn't hurt to have a nice rounded, toned behind ....

Good luck everyone.