Any girls who only needed to lose around 25lb?

hi... I think I'm way too advanced in age to call myself a girl.. lol.. but yeah I started here about 3 weeks ago and I was 150.. now I'm at 145.5 and because of my height (5'1") I should be at 120 - 125...

I am hearing lots of stories about people with less to lose finding it harder to lose it and its scaring me.. but I'm going on the small success so far and will continue to do what I am doing to get to my goal.

Feel free to add me as well... What kind of exercise do you do?

I'm working to lose about 14 lbs, and it definitely seems to be slow going even though I've made significant changes to both my diet and exercise routine. Since I'm short, those 14 lbs will make a huge difference, so I'm trying to be patient and stick with this healthier lifestyle, and hopefully before long I'll see some good success Good luck to you!

It's hard! I'm worried I won't hit my target I'm freaking out pretty bad I want to lose 20lb by August 31st !! It sucks its harder for us lol

I'm trying to lose about 22 lb by the same date and it's slowing down!! I think we are in the same boat!

edit: also, I'd love to join this group. Anyone can add me as a friend!

Hey Malliekelly,

I think that losing that much weight and being 5'8 and 120 is not a very healthy weight, unless you have a small frame.

Amanda

First, I just wanted to say that it makes me happy to see members here looking out for the well-being of others.

However, that said, I am in a similiar predicament as "Malliekelly". I am currently 5'7 and weigh 138. My goal weight is 118. I was at this weight for a few years, and although it takes a lot of discipline for me to maintain, I have been told by 2 doctors as well as different health websites/calculators, that I am healthiest at this weight. 118 puts me at a BMI of 18.5, which is of course, on the cusp of underweight, but it is the weight I have to be in order to have a healthy waist size. BMI doesn't take waist size into consideration. Supposedly, for my age I should have waist size 26-27 to be at optimal health, and to downplay related health risks which can emerge from excess central (or "visceral") fat.

Unlike "Malliekelly" though I have FAR from a small body frame. I have a very large upper body frame (as in my shoulders and ribs are very broadly placed), and then my lower body frame is medium (I actually have pretty small hips & legs). So, as an "apple shape", I am not entitled to eat as much/or weigh as much as the typical pear-shaped woman. It also means that I can get by on less exercise, as even if I sit on my butt all day I have NOT a single ounce of cellulite anywhere! So I never go to gyms anymore, but I live in NYC so I am walking at least a few miles a day and that is all the exercise I require for weight loss as an apple shape. The main thing for weight loss for apple shapes, is that we have to eat a lot less, general rule of thumb I follow is whatever the myfitnesspal suggest I do approx. 200 cals less. Keep in mind only a minority of women are apple shaped, so any sort of daily calorie values this website comes up with would be geared towards pear shaped women (the majority) I believe? So anyway, this means that instead of getting 1,200 calories a day I only get 1,000. So this is the plan I am following.

Will keep you ladies updated, as I lose weight. Good luck everyone, and try to stay as healthy as possible. Please understand, that I truly cannot eat as much or weight as much as all of you do without being (centrally) overweight. Bummer.