15-20 lbs away from goal?
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westhighlandterror wrote: »
MPK -ProfDawnLee wrote: »MPK0466 I joined a bootcamp class that offers classes at 5am and 6am. That helps me fit it in. My kids have busy schedules too and I feel like I never have time for myself unless I do it before they wake up.
That was a thought for me ProfDawnLee but the class they offer at the local gym is at 5:30 and my husband leaves for work at 5:45.
Have you tried any at-home workouts? Like Piyo or other beachbody workouts?
I'm with you. My baby is 6mos and now I'm trying to lose the baby weight (20-25lbs). I have also just stopped breastfeeding in the last couple weeks. Working FT with 2 kids it is so hard to fit working out into my day. After my first I did Beachbody's Insanity workouts. They were HARD but made a huge difference. I also bought PiYo right before I got pregnant and then didn't stick with it. I'm just starting to workout again but am hoping to add some of that into my routine. I am signed up to run a 1/2 marathon in June so I need to get my butt off the couch.
It is so hard but I know I need to do it for myself and my kids. I found out about Sparkpeople.com and they have a similar set up to this app but they have free workouts. I am currently doing the 28-day challenge and I can stream all the videos through Youtube on my smart TV. It is super convenient and each day is different so I don't get bored. The longest workout is 25 minutes. On the days I don't hit 25 minutes I add in some light weights, planks and squats.0 -
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Hi, I'm new too! I have a goal of losing 20 pounds ! I'm at 156 now, trying for 136...wish me luck. I have been logging in all this week and am really hungry...;), working out 4 times a week, with 2 kids, FT work, it's hard, but this is our year 2016! We can do this!
How much water are u drinking? Might new be enough. Sometimes u think you're hungry but u really just need a cup of water. U can do it!0 -
New to this group..and back to tracking my calories AGAIN...i'm 15lbs away from the ideal weight. I really want to do it this time..i've come very close then summer came and i ate it all back!! I love food way too much and i have NO will power to say no! But tonight i'm back to going to the gym at least 3 times a week!
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New to the group. Lost 95 pounds about 4-5 years ago and have picked up 25 pounds in the last 2.5 years thanks to a job change and my relationship - love my job and my boyfriend but they've both been hell on the gym schedule I had. I refuse to go back to 215.
I've lost 5 and 20 more to go before I'm back at the weight I was when I met my boyfriend.0 -
Today I stepped on the scale and had not lost any (my weigh in day isn't until sunday) I have a problem of stepping on the scale too often and then if the results are undesirable, wanting to eat a bunch of crap (today the incredi-urge was gas station pizza...it's bad guys). Somewhere along the ride to the gas station though, I realized that I was just reacting to be disappointed and that this pattern of disappointment followed by eating crap is what is keeping me from reaching my goal. OK, so I know the pattern, and admit that it's a problem...and that's the first step. I think the second step will be moving the scale to the basement so I'm not tempted to weigh myself so often.
Does anyone else here have that problem, and if so do you have any solutions? I don't want to be obsessive about the scale, esp not that I realize this unhelpful series of events overweighing is a part of.0 -
I've already lost 45lbs and I'm currently at 147lbs, Id like to lose about 20 more. I feel like I've just been in the 140's for awhile now, ready to lose these last few pounds.0
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Dang it! I was at goal weight 2 years ago (aaahhhh).
WTF did I do to myself????!!! 
This is the absolute last time!!!! 0 -
Hi ladies! at 139lb I have 14lbs to go to get to my goal weight. As an emotional eater in a frustrating place in my life, it's been rough. I've put on 10lb over the last 2 months from moderate binging. *sigh* 3lbs lost already this month, I'm going to keep kicking butt!0
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Hi ladies! I am new to this group! I'm 5'2, 155lbs and would like to reach at least 130! About two years ago, I logged faithfully with MFP and was able to go from 161 to 143! The weight is slowly creeping back up on me, which is why I'm here! This is my first time being in a group. I really think having a support group and having to hold yourself accountable will make such a difference!0
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I came to 11 pounds to my goal weight last year then i gained 11 pounds this winter.Now I'm 132 and i plan to come to 110 until summer. I started getting back slowly by not dieting and just reducing calories little by little so that I can get used to it. I can't wait to lose all this belly fat and look good again.I believe I can..and not only me,everyone else 0
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Hey there! I am 5'4'', 140 lbs. I am 20 lbs from my goal. I am mad because in September, I was 15lbs away. I got married in September and I think I got a little too comfortable with the fact that I am no longer working toward getting married!
Since June 2014, I have lost a total of 106 lbs! These last 20 are definitely the hardest. It's a mental challenge every day. I have had a really hard time combining diet and exercise and I've seemed to have been really focused on either one or the other. This year, my goal is to combine as I know that's the only way I'll reach my goal.0 -
I'm 22.5lbs away from my goal weight, having lost 43lbs so far. It's going so slowly now but I'm starting to wwitch things up, mainly focusing on really increasing my exercise and being sure to not be slacking with logging every little thing I eat (no more 'this extra bite won't hurt!'
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I'm 5'10" and 170lbs. My goal weight is 155, but it's been a while since I've been there...0
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I would love to drop another 10-15 lbs of fat and build more muscle, it is super hard now because I do not feel the sense of urgency. But it would be so amazing to be able to get there. Just need accountability 0
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I am 10-15 lbs. from my goal and struggling to get there. I am pushing the big 5-0 next month and that is not helping. I am on the high side of my BMI and want to be on the low side with some toning. I am glad I found this group and hope to add some friends to keep me motivated.
I was going to a trainer twice a month and was starting to feel pretty good then I reinjured my back and now I am leery of exercising again. I do the elliptical about 5 days a week but that is all.
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Hi all, I a newbie! I would like to lose 15-20lb. I beginning to get to grips with all the calorie counting! I do find it very helpful and it has made me really aware of how much calories are in actually in the foods we eat! I've began a exercise schedule, it's only 30 mins a day, if I look at any more for now it puts me off! I have to keep it realistic and doable, otherwise it won't happen. I try not to be to hard on myself and enjoy doing the amount I'm doing as I'm doing it, I will progress as I get stronger and in will power and fitness. There is always hope!0
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i'm new to the group as well! i had my second baby in may. i've lost 42 lbs since then and am now 20 lbs under my pre-pregnancy weight. i have another 16 to go until i get to the weight where i want to re-evaluate my goals. i'm just being super strict about hitting my calorie goals (not even really thinking about macros at this point), running in our work gym during the day when i get a chance (about 2 miles), and then using strength training workouts from fitnessblender.com at night - usually about 5 nights a week.
motivation definitely starts to wane when you get in the home stretch and your goal weight is in sight, but i just keep telling myself to keep plugging away and you'll get there eventually...slow and steady!
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I'm 28, military, and I've always been right on the cusp of being overweight... I'm right around 5'9, and float around 176-181 ish... currently at the top of that range this week, thanks hormones. I've restarted Les Mills Pump in my dorm again, and did my first week of C25K, but then we got about 8 inches of snow so no more track for me till that melts. I've been practicing logging my food and have over the course of 2 months, become more regular and more honest about what I log. I'd say it's a pretty concrete habit now, and I love the accountability it offers. I would like to lose maybe 15 pounds or so, but it's so hard working and logging for a few weeks and not seeing any difference. I'm into week 3 this go around, so hopefully I'll see something here in the next few weeks. I quit drinking when I got stationed overseas for a year, so that's been since August, and I quit smoking about 3 months ago. I know what I'm doing is the right thing and I can see small differences (can run without wanting to vomit, etc).... I just need someone to help me maybe be craftier with calories, or just have someone to talk to about the daily struggles!0
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Yes. I would like to lose 12-17 pounds, I feel like I have a grasp on healthy eating and exercise but I find it so hard to eat below maintenance calories. Looking for the willpower and trying to reconcile myself to being hangry a lot of the time. Currently doing the 30 Day Shred (day 6), taking 1-2 days off each week and doing less high impact stuff (yoga, walking) instead on those days.
I've never been obese, but right now I'm 5 pounds over "normal" into the "overweight" category. I hate it. Time to buckle down on diet so I can see results in 2016!0 -
sarahlynwalters wrote: »Today I stepped on the scale and had not lost any (my weigh in day isn't until sunday) I have a problem of stepping on the scale too often and then if the results are undesirable, wanting to eat a bunch of crap (today the incredi-urge was gas station pizza...it's bad guys). Somewhere along the ride to the gas station though, I realized that I was just reacting to be disappointed and that this pattern of disappointment followed by eating crap is what is keeping me from reaching my goal. OK, so I know the pattern, and admit that it's a problem...and that's the first step. I think the second step will be moving the scale to the basement so I'm not tempted to weigh myself so often.
Does anyone else here have that problem, and if so do you have any solutions? I don't want to be obsessive about the scale, esp not that I realize this unhelpful series of events overweighing is a part of.
I can so relate. Place the scale somewhere inconvenient. On top of a shelf so high you need a chair to get it down. Same with the junk food--try to make it inconvenient(although driving to the gas station probably as inconvenient as it gets).
Its very hard, but keep at it. I don't lose any weight my first month or so of dieting and exercise, and then it drops in large staggers later on. So keep at it! (And have that one slice of gas station pizza if you must and just plan it into your calories.) 0 -
I am 21 lbs from goal... I think I am mostly off track because I am making rediculious choices like nuts over carrots, I have to schedule my weigh days, I am being completely willy-nilly and as a result I have been stuck between 145 - 153 for the past year. I was at my goal of 129 but then seemed to eat everything in sight for a year and am now back up to 150 - I need some suggestions for motivators.... maybe join an oatmeal reduction support group.
Goals: Body fat: 28.4 - 15% (lose 22 lbs of fat)
Weight 151 - 129
Squat: 100lbs
Pull up: 30 unassisted
Deadlift: 150lbs
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Hi, I'm new too! I have a goal of losing 20 pounds ! I'm at 156 now, trying for 136...wish me luck. I have been logging in all this week and am really hungry...;), working out 4 times a week, with 2 kids, FT work, it's hard, but this is our year 2016! We can do this!
Yes! It can be done!
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im 20 pounds away from my goal.....im dying . stair sprints and under 50 carbs.. let me tell u it falls off. I gained all my weight when drinking and going out became a thing ... now trying to do damage control...0
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I am 19 pounds away. It is so dang hard! I'm right there with the rest of you ladies!0
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I am also in my early fifties. I have found that losing weight plus middle age has slowed my metabolism to crawl. For me accepting that I must eat less than 1200 calories a day to just drop one pound a week has been tough to accept. But the consequences of denial have finally caught up with me. Cutting out even moderate drinking has saved me tons of calories and has also helped my metabolism to come back on line. Good luck to everyone!0
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I'm 38, 6'0 and about 15 lbs from my goal weight, at 182 this morning. I've been on two cruises and had the holidays in the last six months so I've gained a bit of weight. I'm about two weeks into C25K, running 3-4 times a week and walking an hour Monday-Friday. Tracking my calories the best I can without a food scale. Anybody else just starting to run?0
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I'm down 3 lbs since I last posted here, which is encouraging! 17 lbs left to goal. I'm on Week 9 of Couch to 5 K which has been great at motivating me to stay active! I'm currently on a 1 lb a week deficit but I'm wondering when to switch to a 0.5 lb a week deficit...0
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