StephTheBookworm Member

I am 24 years old 5'3 SW: 270 CW: 165.5 GW: 120-140 Anyone can feel free to add me!

I've lost over 100 pounds and have a cheat meal every single week. I see no problem with it.

I'm 5'3. I started at 270 pounds and am now down to 165.5. My goal weight is 120-140. I have some progress pics in my profile of where I am at so far. Good luck ladies! :flowerforyou:

Yup, the week before and the week of, my weight is usually up due to bloating. Very frustrating, but normal.

I just ran my first 15K. I didn't follow any kind of training plan, but the longest I ran was 7 miles even though the race was 9.3 miles and I was fine. Good luck. :smile:

I'm a (slow) runner, but I use Runtastic. I just ran my first 15K and am now training for a half marathon. :)

To answer your question, YES! Lol. I just broke a month long plateau this week! It's very discouraging, but you just have to keep pushing - the stall won't last forever. :)

Thank you all so much for your kind words! It means a lot to me that I have a great support system on MFP. :flowerforyou:

I am so proud of you and happy for you! You have worked so hard and it has paid off. You look great!

Still working on it after a year.

Wow, thank you all for your kindness! It means a lot. If I can do it, anyone can! :)

Thanks everyone for all your kind words and for reading my story. It really means a lot to me, and it's people like you who keep me going!!!

Librarian. I have a Bachelor's in English and a Master's in Library Science.

Good luck to you! I'm not there yet, but I want to be someday! I am doing my first 5K on Thanksgiving!

My fiance hurt his shoulder and has not been able to lift weights for two months. It still hurts! What should he do?

I'm doing one! It will be my very first race! 2.5 miles. I'm so pumped! :)

I met my fiance here. I came here to count calories, not find a guy, but life surprises you sometimes, doesn't it? I didn't even know you could have friends on here at first, but have been lucky enough to make some great friends, and even luckier to fall in love with one of them.

I actually met my boyfriend on here. :happy: I think what you have going on is a good idea though! Good luck to you!

I feel your pain. I've lost 46 and have gone down only one size. I'm only 5'3. I have no idea where I'm losing it from. I feel like I don't even look any different. :grumble: It's so frustrating.

Oh man, I love Nutella... and cake... thanks for sharing. :smile:

I have this and I LOVE it. Tips? Well, make sure you put the chest strap up high enough, as close to your heart as possible. I had it down too low a few times and the readings got all wonky, saying my HR was 98, then all the sudden 200, but it was really around 150. So now I have to put it in my bra, to get it closer to my…

Polar FT4. Love it, and I always go by the calories on there, never the machines.

Freaking NOWHERE! I start kicking.:tongue:

Awesome work! Just amazing! Glad to have you as a friend here. :)

I have a HRM. This site is usually VERY wrong, and stating much higher than I am actually burning. For example, on the elliptical, for an hour I usually burn around 650, but MFP says something like 900. For the bike, I burn around 220 for 30 minutes, and again, MFP says much higher numbers. I would definitely get a HRM and…

I agree with a lot of you... PLANKS! Ugh! Can hardly do them. I have hardly any upper body strength yet. Haha.:grumble:

I've always thought that if you aren't sweaty or sore, you aren't working hard enough, so I sweat and I don't care. :smile:

Boys in skinny jeans make me laugh. I don't get it...:noway:

Very nice blog! The mac and cheese looks delicious... my favorite food! :) I am a blogger as well but I blog about books lol. Nice job!

I'm a DD and (try to) run. I've found that sports bras work fine for me! Good luck. :flowerforyou: Sorry I don't have any super advice to offer!