Any women have only 15-20 lbs to lose? Add me!

Sending a request. I'm only 5' 2" and have gained over 10 lbs since my divorce. Needless to say, I don't feel me best, and know that I'll be happier and more confident with those darn pounds off of me. Need some support and encouragement from others. My issue is wine and after dinner snacks. This is where I need to really focus and practice self control.:ohwell:

I'll add you I'm in the same boat been struggling with the last 20 for a year now. I'm going on vacation in May and decided this would be my incentive to be very serious about losing weight since before I would do good one week and the next I would let myself go. I decided to start in Dec and try for a 2 pound loss a week but I don't find that my body has changed all that much, I feel like I still look the same infact I even feel like I've gotten bigger! I do pretty intense excercises 4 times a week and I make my eating healthy. It's almost March and I feel like time is running out and at this rate I might only be able to lose 10 pounds before I go. I'm 21, 218 pounds but a lot of it is muscle mass, I just have a big belly that doesn't seem to want to leave me yet i'm content with my lower half but my upper half is another story.

Hello,

Hello everyone!

I'm trying to lose 20 pounds and I'm having a really tough time. I've only lost 1 pound in 2 months. I am training for a half marathon and run 3 times a week (4 miles one day, 5 another and then increase the last day, right now I'm at 8). I've been told that I look more toned, however, my clothes don't really feel like they're fitting differently.

I tend to eat between 1500-1700 calories a day because that's what all these different calorie calculators say will allow about 1 pound per week weight loss. Are the type of calories I'm eating wrong, should I be eating less? The same calorie calculators say I need to eat 2200 to maintain my weight.

Here's my details: 5'4", 160 pounds. Any suggestions? I did weight weighters in the past, but I really want to learn how to lose weight on my own and keep it off. Thanks for the assistance!

Hi Ladies,

Thank you to those who sent me a friend request that included a message. Hopefully we can motivate each other and hold ourselves accountable.

I just changed my diary settings to "public for friends only." I'm not perfect but I also don't want to hide anything from my MFP friends. Just a side note, I always underestimate my exercise calories because I've heard too many people say MFP overstates this. I just purchased an HRM from ebay so it will be interesting to see how the two compare.

Another MFP member posted this article and said it was his "bible." I found it to be extremely helpful and I refer to it again and again. Just thought I would share it with all of you. Have a great day!

http://www.acaloriecounter.com/weight-loss.php#section1

So are we going to move this into a motivation & support group or keep going on this thread? Do we want some weekly challenges?

Hi Chocolatnoir!

I'm totally in the same boat! I'm 5'6, and currently weigh 148. I would like to get back down to 130 (but I wouldn't say no to 125 :laugh: ) I will add you as a friend! And a group with challenges would be great too! Keep up the good work!