Striving to be 120-130 lbs

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  • calcote05
    calcote05 Posts: 462 Member
    Hi everyone! I'm Brandy. I'm 5'4" and am at 148. I have a 5 year old daughter and a 2 year old son. I lost about 25 pounds and got to my lowest weight since high school (132) before finding out I was pregnant with my 2 year old. I have been really struggling to get back on the wagon. My goal is 125, but would really be happy around 130. I've been consistently walking and lifting weights for the last month, but just can't put the junk food away. I really need some motivation and support!!
  • Heliconia
    Heliconia Posts: 166 Member
    Hi guys. My name is Melanie and I am 5 ft. 2 in.. I am a Canadian living in Costa Rica. I started at 170 and want to lose at least 40 pounds. It would be great to lose more. I am down 25 since Jan. 1. Unfortunately I have Psoriatic arthritis and as such have not done any exercise for four years. Some days I barely get out of a chair. I am losing weight but look very flabby. My muscle tone is nonexistent. I am thinking about going into town today to check out the male dominated gym. When I say male dominated, I mean exclusively male gym. Do I dare? I need a trainer that will push me but will understand my limitations.

    Good luck to you all and remember the end result will be more than worth your efforts.

    Melanie
  • LittleLazySheep
    LittleLazySheep Posts: 15 Member
    Hi, I'm Maddy from the UK, I'm 5'4ft and currently 142lb but want to get back down to 125 =)
  • FlatTummyTrish
    FlatTummyTrish Posts: 88 Member
    Hi :) I'm 139 and 5'5, I'm hoping to get anywhere lower than 138 as I've been stuck with this weight for years. I battled binge eating and I take any chance to exercise. I'm nearing towards the end of 30 Day Shred, hope to move on to Ripped!
  • ProudAirforceWife
    ProudAirforceWife Posts: 38 Member
    Hi everyone! Great group :) I am 43, 5' 5", currently residing in Courtenay, BC, and have been going at this since January. It says I joined in 2013 and I did but it wasn't until this January that I got off my *kitten* and decided enough is enough. I am NOT going up another pant size :)

    SW: 157.2
    CW: 138.0
    GW: 130.0

    I haven't been 130 for YEARS and would really like to hit that target and I would be ecstatic if I maintained between 130-135. I currently exercise by walking (lots of it) and will be starting JM 30 Day Shred in mid May (after my husband is done with night flying at work). I track everything and totally rely on my food scale. When I am at home I make sure I weigh everything. I am also an 80/20 girl. 80% healthy and 20% treats. We are NOT dieting, we are changing our eating habits and I will not deprive myself of foods that I love...I just control/portion it. I am on everyday and always willing to support and give advice (when asked or needed).

    Please feel free to add me as a friend if you are looking for support and need a push now and then. I wouldn't have been able to get where I am with out the support on this site.

    Cheers!
  • JennyKCarty
    JennyKCarty Posts: 457 Member
    Hi Everyone!
    I've been on MFP for over 400 days. I'm 5'4" and my weight ballooned up to 155lb. I was 125lb when I got married 5 years ago and I finally decided, enough is enough regarding the gluttony and laziness.
    I started walking, going to zumba classes and boot camp several days a week. Now I'm super active and make sure I burn more than I eat (most days). As I got closer to goal, I would reduce my deficit from 1lb/week to 1/2lb/week. Plus I am hungry and want to fuel my body for all that I ask it to do. My calories are set to maintenance now (1760). I try to keep a small deficit most days to make up for the days when I go over. I'm still slowly losing. I'm aiming to get just below 130 and see how I feel then.
    I'm glad you started this group!
  • lcknyc11
    lcknyc11 Posts: 13 Member
    Hi everyone! So happy to find this group. My name is Laura and I'm from NYC. I am currently 137 pounds and I would like to lose about 15-20 pounds, but in reality I just want to be and look in better shape. I started MFP about 3 weeks ago at 139 pounds. This is the heaviest I've ever been. I'm turning 31 next month and I'm getting married in December. I would like to slim down for my wedding (and for a girls trip to Greece in September), but ultimately I just want to be healthier and live a healthier lifestyle. I travel a lot for work and it is very difficult to know exactly what I'm putting into my body and workout while I'm on the road.

    Traveling is slowing down for the next few months and I'm taking this opportunity to work on myself. I'm back in the gym about 5 days a week. I try to get in 2 full-body lifting workouts per week and one day for legs. I'm also kickboxing & boxing 4-5 days/week for 60 minutes per class. I assumed the weight would be flying off of me but I have to learn to accept that the last 20 pounds are always the hardest and longest to lose so I have be more patient. I'm still trying to figure out my calories. I initially set myself up as sedentary because I wear a HRM when I work out and log my workout calories separate, so MFP put my at 1,200. I'm eating back my calories, but after a lot of reading on the boards here I'm wondering if that is still too low. Today I set myself up as lightly active so bump my calories up to roughly 1,300 calories. Let's see if this works better.

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