Anyone want to join me in loosing 60 lbs?

I have lost 19 pounds so far and have 21 to go... I have a total of 40 that I want to lose. My BMI says that I could lose another 20 but I will be just as happy at 160 as at 140

I would be happy to encourage you along the way and let you "learn" from my experiences! :bigsmile:

Hey I am mother of 4 as well ages range from 9-2 i so love my babies but i have to lose 66 pounds total and so far i have lost a total of 16 pounds with 50 more to go so we both are in the same boat FEEL FREE TO ADD ME, i can use all the motivation i can get!!!! and GOOD LUCK i know we can do this

Hi Kim and welcome! Sounds like we're in the same boat. I'm married and a mother to three amazing children. I need, and want, to lose approximately 50 pounds. However I feel so lost as far as how to achieve this goal in the most effective way possible. Obviously diet and exercise are key, but what I REALLY need is a partner to stick by my side and motivate me every step of the way. Are you interested in helping each other?

Hi!! I just found this website and am trying to figure out how it all works. I started my diet on Monday and would like to lose 50 lbs. I lost 30 in 2009 when I participated in a biggest loser weight contest at my work and have since figured out I need a lot more motivation than just myself to make any real progress. So any help from anyone would be great!!

Hello...I also would like to lose 50-60lbs.....SAH mom of 2 lil girls.....I know what I gotta do but need the support, motivation to do it!! This site is awesome and addicting!! Losing slowly but thats okay! Let's do this together!!


Stacey

Hi! I lost 45 pounds since starting on MFP! I still have 79 to lose. According to BMI I should be around 150 - 135 but my goal is 160. I don't care if I'm a little overweight I've been obese for so long that to be "overweight" would be GREAT! We can do this! I'm currently stuck! In a plateau! I'm very frustrated but I will help you and support you. I know my body will lose the weight but I think it's just being stubborn. THis is the weight where I always get stuck and after a couple of weeks I use to give up. Not this time I will pull through and lose this weight.

I am there! 60 is a overall goal and 45 is the short term, I need to so I can be healthy again, goal.

A reminder friends that the BMI, just like the scale, is a guidline and not an end all for all your fitness measurements. Remember that a person who is very active and is carrying more muscle with also weigh more which will affect both your scale reading as well as your BMI. I remind everyone of this because I don't want anyone to miss "the moment" when they are in fact quite healthy. It's easy to miss when you're so focused on being 'perfect', 'right weight', 'proper BMI'.... these are guides, that is all. A few years ago I was in the best shape of my life. I Mountain Biked 3 days a week, I whitewater kayaked and hiked to very remote places easily. I had very extreme upper body strength. I am a hair under 5'7, and at the time hovered between weighing 155lb, and 160lb. NOT GOOD ENOUGH. The magazines, fitness guides, media etc. said I should weigh between 135lb and 145lb. I was a size 8. I wore size medium shirts and jackets. NOT SMALL ENOUGH. No one realizes how tiny a size 8 pair of jeans are until you hold them up against a size 14 or a 16 (both of which I bounce between right now, depending on the pant manufacurer) My arms and back were lean and rippled with obvious definition, but my thighs jiggled and my stomach, from the years where I carried around an extra 90lbs still showed the sag of skin... a reminder of how NOT GOOD ENOUGH I was. I had a BMI of 25.4 (Overweight by all the books). That's as low as it went. I burned about 600 to 1000 calories per day just with my lifestyle, on the weekends when we took river trips I'd easily burn through 3500. I went to spin classes 3 days a week. I ate lean and healthy, I did not drop below 1500 caloric intake as that is as low as my body could go to maintain muscle density, brain function and basic mobility. So how the hell was I ever going to break 155lb and become "perfect fitness level"? These numbers I had in my head were what kept me from rejoicing in the fact that I had overcome every life hardship thrown at me during my life... that I had lost a staggering 95lbs, gone from a blob on the couch to a fitness addict. I took my AWA exam and became an instructor, I taught others .... but I was never good enough - in my own mind. Here I am again now, having allowed a relationship and surgery to influence my health choices. And I begin again... but this time differently. I will recognize the next time, appreciate the next time. I was perfect. I was healthy and happy. I was strong and fit and looked great. I was between 155 and 160lbs (depending on the day), I had a BMI of 25 (considered "overweight") I was a solid mass of muscle, I had a resting heart rate of 60 bpm (elite athletes are known to run around as low as 55 bpm) my Blood pressure was 120/80, and my cholesterol was perfect. But the BMI and SCALE told me I was overweight. Lose weight healthy, and rejoice in your triumphs, but don't get caught NOT REALIZING, that you are perfect, even if you are a few points off of the BMI guide, or a handful of pounds over your "ideal" weight.

Cheers, and happy journeys on your road to becoming happy, healthy, and fit.
Kim

I can help out. Plus I can learn from you too! Feel free to add me.