Goal 135!!!

Eat under your maintenence. Log your food, eat mainly whole food sources. Do regular cardio and some form of resistance training. Stay dedicated, never give up and come join us at club shredded. Let's GO.

135 is also my goal weight. I'm currently 158 lbs, Last year around this time I had gotten down to 146, but have since put on the weight again.

I have to admit, seeing the weight be below 150 was magical, and I felt amazing.And it felt like such an accomplishment.

Just started my journey my goal is 135 ....I'm at 170 today doing lipotropic injections with b12 and other Amino Acids also phentermine Dr prescribed and monitored.. Hubby and I walk two miles each evening with lots of steep hills. I also was told to do a 1100 to 1200 cal diet and lots of water. So far no side effects from meds or shots and I log everything I eat. Good luck on your journey add me as a friend if you like

My goal weight was 135, I started out at 153. Now I'm down to 136. I log in everyday workout 5 or 6 times a week. I'm doing T25, it's awesome!

Go shadow2soul!!!! AWESOME. For LaylahErnandez904 an engineer's solution is excel spreadsheet tracking of your weekly weight trend. Salty meals, time of month, dehydration, etc hugely impact weigh ins. Try measuring waist chest thighs hips etc as they can be toning as you put on muscle and boost your metabolism but do not loose weight. Scales in isolation and short term are NOT to be trusted.

I'm also 5'2 and currently, I am 154. I used to be very athletic in high school and weighed 109 at the time, but 10 years later, I've packed on the weight. Looking to get down to 128, which is where I was around this time 3 years ago.

Another voice to encourage taking measurements. While I don't want to discourage you from your goal, I encourage you to set realistic expectations (per your previous posts that when you get discouraged is when you tend to slide back to the unhealthy habits [I do some of the same]). 20 lbs in about 7 weeks (September 9-October 28) is a lot. Averaging 2 lbs a week is aggressive and generally only a good idea for people who are pretty obese (and you would need to lose about 3lbs/week to achieve 20lbs in that time frame; if you do achieve it, it's probably not healthy and you're more likely to gain it back). I would target an average loss of about 1lb/week. Remember that the weight will come off more slowly as you get closer to your goal. Some good threads were recommended above. It will take longer, but it's more likely to stay off.

Make sure you're setting achievable goals for yourself (not saying easy) to help you not get discouraged. Also, don't limit your goals to the scale. Walk/running 2 miles/day is a great one. Set nutrition goals (hit your protein macro/stay under sugar/drink 10 glasses of water per day/etc.). Set measurement goals (lose 1 inch off your waist in a month). The scale can get discouraging because it's subject to so many other factors; keep at something at least a month before you adjust. Finding some resistance training, even if it's just body weight kind of stuff, will definitely help with the inches.

A little about me so you know where I'm coming from: I'm 29, 5' 5" and joined MFP when I hit 187 about two years ago. Last year I got down to about 150 (that's been a tough plateau for me to break too), but then started sliding and gained about 15 back over the winter. I got engaged this summer and have used that to help motivate me to get back on the wagon and am now around 155. My ultimate goal is to be at 125 by my wedding next July, but I would be pretty happy with 135. I use a daily tracking app (Libra) that gives me a trend, I do weekly weigh-ins in a notebook and here, and I take measurements about once a month.

Good luck in your continued journey. Be healthy!

TLDR: 20lbs in 7 weeks is probably unhealthy at your current weight. I suggest targeting closer to 1-1.5 lb loss per week. Set goals for exercise/nutrition/measurements, rather than focusing too much on the scale. Read the threads that were suggested by shadow2soul. Good luck and be healthy!

5'4". My first sticking point was 140 coming down from 160-165.

I cracked down. No more eyeballing the salad bar at lunch. All lunches were weighed on the food scale and packed at the beginning of the week or night before. I shaved off 100 calories or so every day during the week so that my weekend calories (all logged!) kept me in an appropriate deficit. The weight came off.

I have to do this about every 5 pounds. I just have to get real.