10 pounds lighter and tighter by April - Support thread!

I would love to do this! I am rather new to MFP, so still learning it all--diary, staying in range etc. I have also just been informed that I am not able to do much cardio other than walking right now and little things with little to no weight for strength training due to a bad knee.

I am 5'1", so definitely on the way too big side for my height. Current weight 161. My dream would be 130, but for the moment, I would be pumped if I could even reach to 155! According to MFP, if I loose 1lb/wk, my calorie intake should be 1650. I also have my FitBit synced to the program. I will be walking 5 days a week (until told I can do more) and then physical therapy that includes leg lifts with resistance band every other day.

I would love to become your "friends" in MFP!

I gained a few pounds over the holidays after a 20+ lbs loss. This is the perfect motivator to get past my last low of 135. Right now I'm just trying to get under 140 and its proving pretty hard with all the eating at night and dreading the scale in the morning.

SW 163
CW 142.8
GW 132.8

I'm really looking forward to some accountability and support.

(Sorry I wrote such a long book)

I am joining so that I can get the push to make it/lose these last 10 pounds.
Because I'm really near my goal, every last pound is that much harder to shed.

4'11"
SW: 129
CW (2 weeks ago): 125.2
GW: 115 (I haven't been under 116 since teenage years)
UGW: 114

guess CBF = 30% (even though my scale says 26%)
GBF = 24%

Note: I will not be weighing myself frequently.
I find that the number on the scale really hurts my progress:
- if the number is high, I feel defeated and want to eat.
- if the number is low, I feel so great that I want to celebrate and let loose a little and eat more

I'm going to do weekly progress pictures (will not be posting them) and measurements.


I've been totally committed since 1/1/15 with:
- food logging/staying near my macros and calories
- no night-time snacking: today is day 22!!!! yay!
- working out every other day; having fun/keeping moving
Example: I don't sit while I wait during my kids' lessons anymore. At ice skating yesterday, I walked up and down the big stairs for 45minutes. Nothing intense, but I kept moving; and yesterday was my REST day.

My TDEE is about 1550.
I can't deprive myself for long before I go nuts and eat everything, so I'm cycling:
week1: eat avg 1200/day
week2: eat avg 1500/day
and cycle that, so that I don't feel like I'm dieting forever. Yes, I know that's like losing less than 0.5 a pound a week, but slow and steady is good.
I focus on filling real food and lots of protein and water.
I'm using Myfitnesspal to help track things.

On my low cals week: I have 2 days of lower calories, almost like a fast where I eat a total of 700 calories, so I can save some calories for the other days so I can still eat at ~1400/day so I don't feel deprived.
So in the 2-week cycles, I'm only really "limited dieting" 2 days, and the other days, I just choose smarter food.


Workouts: more fun/keep moving:
- I'm doing a challenge w/ a friend online: jumping jacks, leg lifts, situps/crunches, squats, mountain climber, pushups, etc.
- I need to continue my plank challenge, also w/ same friend.
- I lift heavy weights, but this time at higher reps: 5x8
- Zumba: so fun, like dancing
- rowing w/ Power10s
- interval run/sprints

I have 3 timeline goals:
1. look great this weekend (haven't seen few friends in a while)
2. look great in 10day in my hot pink dress for my 12yr wedding anniversary night out
3. look great in my 2 slim skirts <-- I bought them last year and I haven't been able to wear them, so they're just hanging in my closets taunting me

Would appreciate any/all help to keep me on course.
I'm doing well right now, but all it takes is a little bump in the road, and I can go back to my previous ways.

This was me in November 2014, near my peak heaviest:


thanks,
Amanda

I totally want to do this..

I have been watching what I put in my mouth (ha), I really dont have an issue with what I eat, I make good choices at work, but it all goes downhill when I get home as I cook for two adult men that eat everything. It doesn't help that I have a sedentary office job and its winter in Chicago, blahhhhh blahhhh.

I have always been petite, like 120-130 lbs, until I turned 40! Now, 42, I am 4'11 or so, 140 lbs. I would be comfortable losing 5-10 lbs.

Health isn't great, I'm battling anemia/iron deficiency from uterine fibroids, to which I may soon be having surgery to remove. For those of you that know, this leaves me no energy at all. I take supplements, however, exercising is a day to day battle for me.

I'm going to do this though, I'm tired of carrying this spare tire and feeling like I weigh 3 times as much as I do....Gotta get my mind right...GAME ON....BEAR DOWN!!!

Hi. I'm new to the discussion pages, but could use some support.

I'm 29 and had 3 strokes. The first in 2008, second 9 days later in 2009, and the late one in the fall of 2010.

Prior to my strokes, my weight would range between 145 & 154. I was in the best shape I had been right before. I was active and healthy.
Since my strokes though it is a different story. I was put on a med that made me gain 150# in 6 months!!! I have tried and failed over and over to get the weight off. Between the meds I'm on still, me being limited on the amount of activity I can do or do for any amount of time and the fact that I'm NEVER hungry enough to eat the desired amount of calories.

Then on top of my strokes, I have occurred several health issues since my second stroke. They range from fibromyalgia like pain on my right side & chronic migraine headaches to double vision & lack of balance.

Besides the apparent health benefits, my doctors have said that it would be almost impossible for my husband and I to have children until I lose at least 75#. Having a family is the biggest and most important dream/goal in our lives.

Long-term Goals:
#1 Lose 150 while also getting healthy
#2 Start a family

Short-term Goal
Lose 5# by February

I am in!!! I am focusing on small goals, 5lbs at a time, 5lbs a month. This fits perfectly. I workout regularly and have a very hard time losing weight. I track my food, stay within range, yet still struggle to drop even 5lbs. I really need this motivation to stay with it. I cannot gain ANY more weight.

Hello, I am new to this site but seriously have tried everything else! I need to lose 20 pounds but I need to start somewhere and this seemed like a good place to start. I need the motivation! Wanting to lose the weight and having the mindset to do it is 2 totally different things!
Any help you all can provide would be appreciated.
I am 42, 5'4 and weigh 160 pounds

Hey all! So, I will be heading out to happy hour with some office friends. I have already 12 cups of water today. I am getting up and walking around trying to reach my 10,000 steps on FitBit. What would be the safest beverage to have that won't kill my calories?

Yesterday, I was supposed to go workout at 9am, then have brunch. But DH had an appt, so I had to stay home w/ sick DD. He said he'd be home before noon. I don't like to eat before working out, so I thought to wait until 1:30pm to eat. ---- BUT he didn't get home until almost 2pm!!!!

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So I hit the gym at 2pm, but had to get groceries (near gym), and due to DH's wonderful timing, I had to head straight to pick up son from school, meaning I didn't get home until 4:30 and eat.

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stupidly I did make a protein/veg/pina-colada smoothie, but left it at home after only 2 sips.
So I came home, stuffed my face w/ protein.
Was too tired, so I went to bed. YES, at 7pm! (Love my DH for manning the kids, so that I could crash).

I know the "if everyday were like today......5 weeks" forecast is not a crystal ball, but I have NEVER seen such a low number for me!!! Screenshot for an inspiration!

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You never know!
Day 22 w/out night-time snacking: DONE!

Amanda

I just finished today's yoga practice. Third day in a row!!! A first for me. I joined a 30 day challenge and having completed the first three makes me feel very proud of myself. Especially being able to ignore the little voice that told me to stay in bed and not workout today. Me 3 little voice 0

Huango! Thanks. I had 3 fries and 2 small (literally the little balls like as if a melon scooper made them) fried mozzarella balls. And ended up having Michelob Ultra. I stayed within points, even was under. I have logged now for 6 days!

What's the difference with logging and not hitting complete entry versus hitting complete entry?

LOTS of new people are here! @faelight‌ thank you for starting this! We can do this you guys. If you need help with some recipes, my family loves using the blog www.skinnymom.com we have yet to have a bad recipe (unless we altered her recipe badly). Welcome to all and let's get a moving and tracking!

I'm in!!

SW:163
CW: 153lb
GW (for now!): 140lb

My Goal calories: 1490 (calculated by mfp)
My Goal exercise: Zumba Wii game 2-3 times a week

I lost weight for my December wedding and have kept it off, even through the Holidays! However, now that I'm back to reality, it's been hard to stay on track. I starting tracking on here when I realized that I didn't want to gain weight and wanted to focus on losing it. I've tracked for 5 days in a row!! Which doesn't seem like much, but it's the first time I've made it that long.

Edit: I'm 5'3"

Had the energy to work out today...Yayyy...23 mins, walking moderately on inclined treadmill, 30 jumping jacks, 20 crunches. Its a good day everyone! Lets Go!

Yayyy Garnetann!!! Babysteps!