30 lbs to lose - will do it this time!

katara74
katara74 Posts: 64 Member
edited November 9 in Introduce Yourself
Hello - i've been using this site since January 7th. I've been trying to lose the same 30lbs the last 5 years, so far I'm down 7lbs..determined to succeed this time!!

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  • fang19423
    fang19423 Posts: 1,407 Member
    Hi, it sounds like you and I are in the same boat - good luck to both od us :smile:
  • PinkEarthMama
    PinkEarthMama Posts: 987 Member
    Welcome
  • kcgslp
    kcgslp Posts: 203 Member
    YES! YES! YES!

    I started this journey in March of 2011 and now I am 1lb away from my goal! It's taken almost a year but I've done it pretty healthy and have made a lot of lifestyle changes.

    Welcome...You've got this

    :)
  • Jennicia
    Jennicia Posts: 409 Member
    GOOD LUCK! :)
  • cpigney
    cpigney Posts: 4
    :bigsmile: Go for it!! You can do it :)
  • chekout44
    chekout44 Posts: 5
    You've got a great start! Stay motivated!
  • Geminieve24
    Geminieve24 Posts: 364 Member
    Good luck to you all!
  • cpigney
    cpigney Posts: 4
    :smile: Congratulations!! This is the news I need to hear!
  • missikay1970
    missikay1970 Posts: 588 Member
    good luck - you can do it!!!
    took me 6 months, but i lost 30! :smile:
  • MrsSullivan08
    MrsSullivan08 Posts: 274 Member
    I am down 7lbs as well...I have been needing to lose 50+ lbs for almost 2 years now and I am determined to keep going until I reach my goal. In the mean time I have been making little mini goals each week and last week was the first week I didn't reach it. Ugh...But you can feel free to add me if you would like! The more friends the merrier!
  • Skinny_Kitty
    Skinny_Kitty Posts: 136 Member
    Good Luck, Stay Motivated, Track everything, Drink lots of water and Workout!!! When in doubt... get on MFP.. everyone is so helpful and motivating. Together we can do this!!!! :)
  • Chrissie_R
    Chrissie_R Posts: 224 Member
    best of luck!
  • xTenaciousJx
    xTenaciousJx Posts: 555
    excellent!! i want to lose 30lbs and i've lost 7 so far too!! add me if u like =D
  • saraht23
    saraht23 Posts: 22
    Me too! I've been using MFP every day for 26 days. Already lost 4 lbs. I'd like to lose the entire 30 lbs by June. Would love to have some support/advice - feel free to add me. :)
  • cherridawnn
    cherridawnn Posts: 53
    I have about 30 lbs to go also....Lost 3. Add me if you like.
  • SigKim
    SigKim Posts: 1
    Wow...you sound exactly like me! I just lost 7.3 this past week. I don't feel or look it so I'll just trust the scale for now. I hope to se some results soon or I'll get "unmotivated" quick.
  • sica51
    sica51 Posts: 1
    I lost 50 pounds 3 years ago and I have had about 15 creep back up. I started MFP last week and its really a help.
    what gets me through is a small mantra... nothing tastes as good as thin feels! any time I get tempted to eat something I shouldnt I repeat this to myself. It really helps! keep up the good work!
  • ColleenMichele
    ColleenMichele Posts: 27
    Feel free to add me!
  • steffihoney
    steffihoney Posts: 392
    Sounds like you are doing good so far! Lots of luck losing the other 23!
  • kcoftx
    kcoftx Posts: 765 Member
    I have 20lbs to lose, but I have a question to ponder. For those of you who have a slow loss or have lost, gained, lost, gained, etc. (yo-yo), what do you feel contributed to that? What do you plan to do differently this time? What's your plan of action? What are your specific goals (besides losing weight in x amount of time)? What's your strengths and weaknesses? What's your plan of action? Be specific!

    I lost 60lbs 4 years ago. I kept it off for 3 straight years. Then I quit my job (to move to another country with my husband). The first month I gained significantly because I wasn't constantly on the go like I am when I'm teaching young children. I also was suddenly on vacation and behaved like that for months! Hello, I was in a new country! It was time to ENJOY! I did it with reckless abandon. Now it has been a year and I woke up one morning and realized I was eating sweets and chips for breakfast while relaxing leisurely in the tub on weekend morning. Umm... it's time to get out of denial and realize that it's not only my weight that will suffer but my health too! So stopping work (with the exercise it brought) and adding the long term vacation feeling is what contributed to my current weight gain. I accept it. Now it is time to lose it! I can do it!

    My strength is I have a pretty good handle on portion control, even during my gain. My obstacle is less movement and more calorie intake through sweets (and trying out various new foods for awhile).

    My initial goals:
    1. Reduce the sweets dramatically (1-2 small pieces per day at most rather than 15-30 pieces/day I have been eating!!).
    2. Log my foods every single day so I can see that and stay within my caloric range at least 85% of the time (6 out of 7 days).
    ***Plan my splurges ahead of time for specific purposes instead of impulsively and with considerations (not free for all)
    3. 8+glasses of water (this helps with fullness too and my hair badly needs it).

    Later goals:
    4. Walk 3 times a week.
    5. Balance my foods for healthier consumption.
    6. Increase fiber for breakfast.
    7. Work on building in small meals throughout the day.

    What was your obstacle and what is your new plan?
  • klozola2012
    klozola2012 Posts: 1
    I have been strugling with my weight for a long time now, and still am i lost 35 lbs in a yr gained some back and have not got any where since... i need major help cant seem to get any where no matter what i do.. I find all of the support on this site amazing though!:smile:
  • yarmiah
    yarmiah Posts: 325 Member
    If I can do it, so can you!!

    Battled all of my adult life, but in I lost it in 6 months time in spring/summer of 2010 and
    have kept it off.

    What worked for me?

    -don't focus on the scale, it's just a tool.
    -increase the amount of protein, reduce the amount of simple carbs
    -move! even when you don't feel like exercising, promise yourself at least 10 minutes, then you can tell yourself
    "heck, whats's another 20 min? I mean I'm already doing it, may as well make it really count!"
    -don't beat yourself if you slip up! Own it and move on instead of using 1 slip up as an excuse to blow the whole day, week, etc . .

    Good luck! Just keep on keepin on! Be patient, you WILL reach your goals!
  • avk9802
    avk9802 Posts: 84 Member
    This is awesome! You can def. do it. It's so rewarding. As of my weigh in today I've lost 30 pounds and it feel so great. Good luck to you and don't give up!
  • CJDavis1960
    CJDavis1960 Posts: 2
    I'm in that boat too! We will have to keep each other from sinking! :wink:
  • CJDavis1960
    CJDavis1960 Posts: 2
    I'm in that boat too! We have to keep each other from sinking! :wink:
  • BlueStar1989
    BlueStar1989 Posts: 130 Member
    You can do it. Just keep trying and let us here on MFP know when you need some help or encoragement because that is what we are all here for. Its a community with the same goals :)
  • Greggill184
    Greggill184 Posts: 3 Member
    Very cool! I started on the 9th of January and I hope we both reach our goals! best of luck!
  • AISIGO
    AISIGO Posts: 44 Member
    I too seriously started on January 1st. My weight loss is very slow. Trying to speed it up. Any recommendations.
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