What is your goal weight? How many more pounds before you get there?

5'1"
Start weight - 195.9
Current weight - 186.2
Goal weight - 132.9
Lbs to go - 53.3

OMG writing that down for people to see (including myself) has just given me a kick up the *kitten*. I really have to cop on and start moving that scale downwards or ill be big forever

5'6"
SW 313 (June 5th, 2014)
CW 181
GW 153 (healthy BMI)

Only 28 lbs to go! Once I have lost 160 lbs, we'll see where I stand.

5'8"
SW: 183
CW: 170
GW: 150's (even if it's 159.9!! haha) ~ then I will re-evaluate

Feel free to freind me if you'd like support!

My goal weight used to be 135.
Now I do crossfit.
My new goal weight is do an unassisted pull up.
I'm probably about 8 weeks out from that...

5'10''
SW 308
CW 289
GW 200.

I still have a long ways to go yet.

5'11"
SW 226.8
CW 214.4
GW 170
I am currently doing 6+ hrs. of cardio and lifting heavy 3 times a week. Hopefully I will be satisfied with my body when I reach my goal weight and not have to devote a bunch time to recomp.

5'7.75"
SW 208 January 7, 2015
CW 174
GW 164, will reconsider final goal based on waist measurement

Tips and motivation:

I prelog my meals. I set up a one week plan and then stick to that plan. I have the same basic meals each week for lunch on specific days, e.g. Japanese on Tuesdays, gyros on Wednesdays. Some people would find that boring but I like consistency and predictability so it's all good. It's what works for me.

I track my weight progress by weighing daily in the morning first thing when I get up and I use a spreadsheet to track the 7 day moving average. Then, I compare my current 7 day MA to my 7 day MA from 30 days ago and figure out how much progress I've made over that 30 day span. Since my progress seems to match my logged deficits within +/- 50 calories/day, I'm satisfied I'm doing the logging correctly. Using the 7 day MA takes out all that day to day water weight fluctuation that can drive you crazy.

For fitness, I have a desk job so I don't take a lot of steps through the day. Instead, I ride 30 minutes a day, five days a week on a road bike hooked up to an indoor trainer. On the sixth day I ride 45 minutes, and on the seventh day I rest. I ride in the evenings 30 minutes after dinner and watch TV shows on Netflix. My heart rate usually runs about 125-140 bpm. I do eat back all my exercise calories, but I know a lot of people only eat back 25%-50%. You've got to figure out what works for you. As I stated before, my logged deficits match my actual progress within 50 calories a day, so I'm satisfied that for my purposes, this is the right approach. If there was a consistent discrepancy I'd either cut back on my exercise credit or invest in a food scale but I haven't seen the need yet. I've been at this about six and a half months and I've lost 34 pounds.

As far as motivation goes, my phrase is "win the war one battle at a time." Every day, every meal, and every decision is a battle and I choose whether or not I want to win that battle as I'm faced with it. Since all those battles add up over the course of this process, every battle is critical. Do I lose battles? Of course, but I pick myself back up and get back in the fight. I don't keep snacks around the house, or anything else that would normally tempt me except I have a box of Girl Scout cookies I still haven't touched yet .

Feel free to look at my diary, it is open.

5' 6"
SW 174
CW 169
GW 124

45 lbs to go!

qtchick1 wrote: »

I am 5"1 and I started at 74 kgs and now I am 59 kg. I still feel I need to lose 10 kgs more but I am stuck at this weight now. I must confess all this weight I lost was because of diet and walking... Now big of them are not workin . So ideally I need to change both.

Yes! This is me!

I am also 5'1". Started at 166lbs. Currently at 137lbs. I've been fluctuating between 137-139 for about six weeks.

All my weight loss was done primarily through diet (Nutrisystem) and walking. Summer has made things more challenging as I'm not as strict with the diet. I'm at this plateau and need to break through.

My goal weight is 126lbs (40lbs lost).

5'2" (probably 5'1.5" but I'm NOT getting measured anytime soon)
SW: 219
CW: 165.9
GW: 119

54 pounds down, 46 pounds to go.

I hit my goal weight mid-June.

And then, because that wasn't as difficult as I thought it was going to be ... I decided to go lower. Right now, I'm thinking ... 4 kg would be nice. When I get there, I'll reassess.

5'5"

Start weight: 260.6 lbs ( 23th of October 2014)
Current weight: 160.2 lbs (15th of July 2015)
Goal weight: maybe around 140-145 ish

About 20 to go.

SW: 287
CW: 183
GW: 160

I'm down 13 lbs from my starting weight of 168. I had my little girl 9 months ago and only lost 7-8 lbs off of my highest pregnancy weight in the week after. I always gain instead of lose when I'm breastfeeding so that did NOT help me out. I would like to get down to 135 and then reevaluate. 20 lbs to go! I'm at a standstill the last week or so though.:( I'm determined not to give up. I've hung on to this weight tooooo long. I've been on the chubby side since 5th grade.

Great thread. I'm 5' 3.5" (gotta get that last half inch in!)
SW 168
CW 143
GW 135

After I hit my goal weight I plan to do a slight recomp - I don't know yet what that is going to look like exactly. I still have decent muscle tone (yoga and weights) so I might take it easy for a while. '

At the end of the day, I am looking to maintain between 130 and 140. I cannot wait to not be losing anymore!