Amanda's weight loss journey 137 pounds to shred!!!

Posts: 4 Member
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Needing to lose 100+ pounds. I Would like to meet people for support, motivation and encouragement. Maybe swap recipes ...discuss exercises... And so on....

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  • Posts: 184 Member
    feel free to add me- gotta lose 150 here :) diary open to friends
  • Posts: 4 Member
    Awesome!! Ty
  • Posts: 4 Member
    You can add me,just like you I have 100 pounds to lose as well!
  • Posts: 426 Member
    Hi! I have 150 lb to lose. I'm down 56 already, so feel free to add me!
  • Hi there. I have 130 to lose. I hate saying that. It's so bad that I have let myself get here. Looking to trade motivations and recipes!
  • Posts: 45 Member
    Add me pls I have 100 to lose would love friends!
  • Posts: 7 Member
    joni1437 wrote: »
    Hi there. I have 130 to lose. I hate saying that. It's so bad that I have let myself get here. Looking to trade motivations and recipes!

    You are not in the boat by yourself. Everybody, feel free to add me.
  • Your more than welcome to add me on could use the motivation myself. I have 150 to lose ( ugh such a hard thing to say!!)
  • Posts: 195 Member
    edited January 2015
    Hi Amanda, I am in the 100+ boat myself. I'm definitely trying a serious run at this and would love to help motivate you and be motivated! Feel free to add me if you like.
  • Posts: 24 Member
    Feel free to add me. I just started today and need to lose 100 lbs. would love any friends.
  • Posts: 33 Member
    I'm 36 and have 150+ pounds to lose. Anyone can feel free to add me! =)
  • Posts: 8 Member
    I too have 150 plus pounds to lose. Anyone can feel free to add me..:) new to this community thing not sure how it works :)
  • Posts: 58 Member
    Can never have to much support. Feel free to add me :D
  • Posts: 1 Member
    I have 80 to lose, definitely need buddies too! Anyone can add me. :)
  • Dymine wrote: »

    You are not in the boat by yourself. Everybody, feel free to add me.

    DITTO!! Anyone please feel free to add me :smile:

  • You can add me 2 started my journey yesterday with 50 pounds to lose. The more support the better! Good luck on your journey!
  • Posts: 4 Member
    edited January 2015

    I'm still trying to figure out this community thing. How can I post to someone's comment?
  • Posts: 4 Member
    I would like to give a big shout out to y'all . Thanks for letting me have you as a support team. I will need all the help I can get. I just have to stay motivated. It's so much easier when you are younger and life is not as hectic. You guys rock. Add me if I happened to miss one of u guys!!! Wish you the best on your journey also :) Stay Strong
  • You can also add me. Like you I have 100 pounds to lose.
  • Posts: 66 Member
    I was a 165 lb. girl last year. I just turned 18 and I wanted to lose weight so that I could look good for all the guys I started noticing that weren't noticing me because I was fat (I'm 5' 6"). I started walking, swimming, and the like and saw NO change within the first 4 months, then finally I began losing one pound a week. I got down to 140, hit a plateau, and began seriously restrictive calorie counting for two weeks because I wanted to hit 130. I hit 135 a month later, then quit the dieting because I was feeling weak, shaky, and downright horrible because I wasn't getting enough calories.

    After that, my weight jumped up to 145, and after reassessing my calorie counting, I joined My Fitness Pal, figured out my caloric need, and started again. I'm happy to say that after 2 months, I've lost 8 lbs. and am back on my way to being a skinny 130!

    Every day (except for Sunday) I walk 4 mph. I also do an incredibly helpful Youtube workout Pilates video (am I allowed to drop names on here?) that has given me INCREDIBLE stomache, back, arm, and leg tone. I've also started strength training, push-ups, and lifting weights in addition to cardio and have gained muscle weight since I started!!

    I've only got 2 months to go before I reassess my weight, so support and motivation would be appreciated!!!
  • Posts: 66 Member
    My advice to all those weight-losers (not calling anyone a loser, mind you) :) out there would be this: Strength training is important, possibly more important than cardio because it'll give you tone when you're at the end of your weight-loss journey. Don't freak out if the scale jumps up when you start; muscle weights MORE than fat. Just put on clothes and you'll notice that they're looser than before despite the fact that you've "gained" weight.

    Also, calorie counting is important. My weight went up because I thought I was eating less than I really was, and only after I began calorie counting did I realize how much more I was really eating. It's 80% diet, and 20% exercise. Just look at the Japanese people. Most of them are as skinny as rails. Do you think it's because they work out like bears? Nope; it's because they have a diet of fish, rice, and hardly any sugar or dessert. I would say that most Americans (or at least me) are overweight because we eat too much.
  • I'm in the same boat.... At my highest weight, I had 150 to lose. I've lost 50ish and would be content with another 50. I can't even picture myself beyond that.
  • Posts: 40 Member
    I'm out to lose 180+ lbs and would love to help encourage anyone that needs it!!! Sticking togetherr is the best thing to do!! WWWWOOOOOOOOO! We got this!
  • I would love support, too. Just joined myp today. Best wishes on your journey!!
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