5' - 5'3" females- want to lose 25-30 lbs

Sunday Weigh In -- Finishing Week #7 (49 days)
SW: 155.6 - 12/4/2016
PW: 145.2
CW: 143.6
GW: 122

Week's report
This week I continued to be true to my eating goal of 1340 calories. Felt it necessary to back off on my treadmill time because of pain in my foot which I attributed to my shoes. Shoes replaced by Wednesday. Able to get treadmill time last night. My heroine on the candy isle of my grocery store called to me and I left the store without it. (How 4 little pieces of candy candy can be equivalent of a nice roasted chicken, mashed potatoes, and green beans is always difficult for me to get through my head. Difficult after years of paying attention to calories!) It is paying off. Style of pants I typically wear to work are getting loose. Tried another pair of size 10 pants that were too tight in Nov and they fit well, even a bit loose. I lost 1.6 pounds this week.

Desire for data and my exercise
Now that I'm consistently walking and on track with my food, my growing dissatisfaction with reliable data to track health improvement continues. Was finally able to get my Garmin 405CX to upload data and that lifted my spirits as I continue to sort through info on Garmin's 230 vs Garmin's new release of the Fenix 5S. If my 405CX will continue to upload properly, my self-imposed urgency on this matter will be eased. As of last night, I've raised the incline on the treadmill and am working in a HR range. My heart becomes the barometer to drive my exercise and conditioning, which is as it should be. I'm in crappy aerobic condition so have a long ways to go. Hoping I can see quick progress like when I was younger. Time will tell.

Challenges this coming week
This coming week I'm going to have to come home from work and put in treadmill time each night because I'm attending a conference at the end of the week and over the weekend. Expecting 16 hours of travel time. Also will have the opportunity to see a friend from grad school. We've already planned dinner at a nice restaurant and I've purchased the wine. (Dry county requires patrons to bring their own alcohol.)

Motivation
Still finding motivation in the weight loss challenge at work. Sixteen of us joined. Keeps the conversation of health improvement at the forefront. I'm most excited about a health assessment I will be doing in May. More details as the date approaches. This is something I've wanted to do for years and it serves as another goal to keep my eye on the big prize -- my overall good health. Hope everyone can find their motivation!

Success is ours for the taking. We need only demand it from ourselves.

Rebecca512787 wrote: »

Fiddletime, I can relate to the multiple weight loss successes and wanting to stress maintance this go round. Help me understand the 1350 calories you are saying are your maintance. I'm eatin 1340 calories and each week I'm losing weight.

Are you exercising? Are you active at all? My maintance is probably about 1850. We are the same height and I'm small boned.

fiddletime wrote: »

I'm 5'2" and 62. Eating 1200 calories a day.
SW 145
CW 140
GW 120

I eat well but do miss the chips and sweets. They're so calorie dense they're hardly worth it! Since this is my 3rd time I want to nail maintenance. I've lost the weight twice before. Maintenance is 1350 so that's hard to sustain in the long term, for me.

Rebecca, I think my metabolism is slow since I'm older. I exercise but am not putting exercise calories in (about 800 a week). My TDEE is 1550. I was eating back my exercise calories but wasn't losing more than a half pound every 2 weeks roughly.

I am also 5'3 and weigh 168. I would like to weigh 145 - 140 or less. I have struggled with my weight all my life. Just recently had a health scare so really looking to become healthy.

Hi there, Im 5'3 I started at 192, and I am down to 170 now, but it's taken almost a year, I do know there were times where I was happy with just maintaining, but I've been working pretty hard to get under 170 since late Nov, and it just isn't budging, it's getting really frustrating...... Anyway, Hi..... Feel free to friend me.....

Hey I'm looking for friends to add as well! 30 years old and have about 30-35 lbs to lose to get me to my goal! Need support & motivation!

I'm back in.
I need a new motivator.
I was on a good roll in September to December, but I lost steam.

Appreciate all help!
(mainly to not eat crap).

Amanda
44
4'11"
need to lose 10#, and then we'll see about the other 10#
need to lose body fat <<=== my main focus

Thanks.

No weight loss this week, but feeling good about this week. 12 months ago tomorrow I started my mfp journey and lost 16lbs in 4months. It seemed easy at the time so I need to channel that mind set. For me it is all about - prelogging, loads of exercise, eating filling foods, having high calorie days and having a little bit of chocolate everyday.

daisybhullar wrote: »

Hi, I am looking for some motivational friends. Who wants to lose 25 ish lbs. I am 31 yo currently weigh 154 lbs. My goal weight is 130 ish lbs. Anyone with similar stats, feel free to add me...

Sign me UP! But seriously, are we the same person?

My starting weight was 155 and now I'm about 147. I'm 5' 2" 22 years old!

Also, anyone else in this group, feel free to add me. I'll support you by making any choice you make look way better! And you can look at all the times I fell off the horse and had to get started again! And the up and down weight! Basically, I'll let you know it's okay the mess up as long as you never quit

@SheilaCali -- Thank you for the encouragement! I can't believe how great this feels -- hang in there and you WILL get there -- all it takes is time! I'm doing power yoga (vinyasa or "flow" yoga done in 90 degrees) and tonight the practice centered on finding "true North" -- I made the connection! I'm finding true North -- and making healthy choices and loving it. And yes -- enjoying life.