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

New territory for me today- 141.0! I've been eating within 1200 cals- even with exercise. I guess that's my limit for now. Need to do weights more- a goal for the month. By the way, the enchiladas were great. Happy weekend all!

Sunday Weigh In -- Finishing Week #13 (91 days)
SW: 155.6 - 12/4/2016
PW: 138.2
CW: 138.6
GW: 122

Very late post as I should have posted Sunday. No treadmill time but have been gotten my daily walking up over 10,000 steps. What's been most important is that my eating has remained on track. So, as I try to get my mind back in the game, and keep reminding myself a bit of weight fluctuation isn't falling off the wagon.

I've been a bit bummed because I'm in a Biggest Loser type contest at work - then got sick and haven't been back on my exercise. Now, I'm off to work to weigh and see how I did compared to my colleagues!

That's great your food has been on track! I'm sure your exercise will be back on in no time, especially once you jump back on that treadmill! I find for me an hour or so on gives over 9k steps! The treadmill is my escape since I'm not comfortable running outside by myself.

SAME!! Size 10, 5'3" 165lbs goal weight is 130lbs

The results are in! I was 1st place in the weight loss challenge at work that started January 13th. Took home $187.50 from the pool. I know my percentages aren't really accurate because the nurse told me people would be wearing heavier clothes on the first weigh in and stripping down on the last. So, I played that game. The official numbers had me losing 11% of my body weight, 2nd place 8%, and 3rd place 5%. My actual weight loss was 9,3% of my body weight.

This group and our regular postings are part of the reason for my success! Thanks, gang!

I'm 5'3
Current weight 153 (as of last Sunday)
Goal weight 125
I had my baby 7 weeks ago and am nursing so really trying to keep my milk supply up while losing weight. My weigh ins will be every Sunday

Starting weight 153
Current weight 150.8
Total loss 2.2

coolbluecris wrote: »

I'm 5 ft 2 and weigh 205 pounds. I've been feeling down about it, like I might as well just accept myself like this because I go well for a month or so then give up when work pressures hit. How on earth do people stay so consistent?? When I see 40+ pound losses, just wow. That's so amazing to me.

Just this once I don't want to fail!! You are all doing great. How can I curb my huge appetite, advice gladly accepted.

I"m not the best person to answer this question cause I'm too uptight about things that people like Juliemargaret don't seem to be. But she and I agree the key is eating well and moving more.

Here's a longer answer.
I think there are a number of factors but I'll mention just a couple here. A key for me is to do something for a month that I can continue to do for my life. I won't do fad diets. I won't say I'm on a diet. I start eating well and move more. That's my life goal - eat well and move. And when people ask about my weight lose, that's what I tell them. "I started eating well and moving more." What I've noticed is how often people are disappointed in that answer! But it is the only thing that works that will permanently allow me to maintain.

I've never been a big water drinker. Didn't care for it. I'm working on that and have been much more consistent and it has had good positive results. For some reason I can see the benefits now and couldn't before. I'm still working on the consistency.

My goal is not to lose the weight it is to keep it off. I loss all of this weight before. A big change happened in my life and I wasn't able to adapt. Then, I couldn't get myself in the game. Depression had something to do with that. But I can see how food impacts my mental health. And it can be a downward spiral from there. It has been interesting to me to see what people eat. Some people who are losing are eating the right number of calories but the food isn't nutritious. This isn't sustainable. I made my first changes in healthy eating back in the late eighties when a group came to our offices and did some assessment of our health - don't even recall what they did. At that point, I made a conscious effort to start eating more chicken than beef. I developed bad eating habits, believe I'm addicted to some of the chemically made sugars so sweets I eat, I make sure they are natural sugar.

I also record every single morsel of food I eat. It is absolutely essential. The new softwares are so much easier and quicker than the EXCEL spreadsheet I set up and used for years. It makes NO sense to cheat. I never had difficulty with this concept but am surprised at how many people will say they aren't going to record something they ate because it is too many calories. Get past any tendency to cheat. By recording the reality I face my slips and mistakes. I use to watch my calories over the week and realized if I went over one day because I was hungry, I also had days I was under and on a weekly basis, it all evened out. Did I get a stuff feeling - no. But that's not the purpose of food. If I can't figure out the calories, I don't eat it. This means, for a long time, I only ate food I complete control over or could get the the info I needed. I know many people don't feel they have that luxury because they won't refuse food offered at work, etc. I opted to take care of myself first.

For me, the nutritious food gave me more fiber and more protein. These combined didn't leave me hungry. Activity that isn't excessive. I'm a fan of heart rate monitors because I had to learn at what intensity I had to work and needed data.

At one point on my journey I realized I was spending too much time talking about weight loss online and what I needed to be doing is getting out and doing something physical. On that note. I'm outta here to make my weekly post.

I am 5' 4'', 51 , CW 162 GW is 140 (or less if I can do it). please can you add me :-)

SavageBeauty85 wrote: »

trajoi wrote: »

Hi! I am 42 and 5'0 and 125 - I would LOVE to be around 110. I am trying the macro crap thing?! Anyone know anything about this?? It seems annoying.

I track my macros if you haven't figured it out I would love to help you

SavageBeauty, I'm interested in learning more. Will you say more about about what you're doing?

Hi im 43... 5'1"...143 pds. Really lookiin gross with age and weight. Really need help and support. Please add me.

Always happy for more friends for motivation and to be a cheerleader! I'm a shorty... 5'1" & change. I'm working on losing about 30 lbs.

Can you post a current picture?
From your stats, it doesn't sound like you need to lose more weight.
Maybe recomp?

Have you read about Staci's transformation?
check_out_Staci

Lara_z wrote: »

I'm 5'2".
CW 110
GW 98lbs

Need some friends to help me stay on track with healthy eating and excercise.

Could really use some support and motivation!
5'2 28 years old
SW 149
CW 134
GW 115-120
Feel free to add!

Hi everyone
CW 149.5
GW 130
I'm 5 2