ELIZZY20

Well, ever since I was a freshman and gained the freshman fifteen, I've been pretty dissatisfied with my body, and lazy. This is the second time I've worried about seriously dieting. The first time, my moment was when I realized I had grad school auditions coming up and wanted to look my best. I lost 17 lbs in 6 months,…

At my ideal weight (5'5, 128lbs) way back in highschool, I was a 32D. Now, at somewhere between 140-150 (I haven't weighed myself in months, and I've actively started dieting for the past 2 weeks), I'm a 34DD. I'm hoping to get back down once the weight comes off, as I tend to lose/gain totally proportionally: my belly,…

I'm exactly the same way! I combat it 4 different ways. 1) I do save calories for the end of my day. It helps that I'm a music student, so my mouth and brain are engaged upward of 5 hours a day practicing. But a few 50-100cal snacks spread throughout the day means I usually only eat about 300-600 calories during the day,…

If you have access/money, I find that accountability helps. Find a type of exercise you like ... that'll help! I've been a dancer for over 17 years now, and I actually get cranky without my dance class at LEAST every other day! And no matter how exhausted I feel, I always go, 'cause I know how much more awesome I will feel…

Indeed, I shall echo the sentiments of others on this post: Congratulations! :) I never tell anyone about my dieting, especially since I am really too young to be as heavy as I am, so I don't exactly have peers to share my journey. I definitely over-dieted last year, resulting in about 15 lbs lost in 6 months, but I didn't…

I'm 5'5 and aiming for 130. I was a pretty thin, athletic highschooler at 125-128, but then packed on the freshman twenty. At my heaviest two years ago, I was 153. I've fluctuated between 140-150 since then, and I have no idea where I am now ... too scared to weigh myself! But my goal is to get back down to 130 and STAY…

Ballet pre-pointe has worked wonders for me. We work our turn-out using those inner thigh muscles and do various leg lifts so now I can actually feel some muscle in there.

For me, it's VERY helpful to not be living at home anymore! But I have a really hard time resisting cravings as well, especially chocolate and baked goods. However, it IS possible. If I know I will be eating something "bad" later in the day, I will reduce my calorie intake. Then, before eating it, I will drink water and…

Well, I am a little more conservative, sitting around 141 and aiming for 130, though I think I'd be happiest at 125, which is what I weighed in high school. I was down to 140 last fall, then gained ten pounds over Christmas, and have been working since september to get back down to 140. Since September, I've been losing…

When I realized in August that I want to go into music performance after school, which is coming at the end of this schoolyear. Performing arts are sadly about looks as well as talent, and my current body just won't make the cut. By Christmas, I want to be down to 135lb, and by graduation, I want to be as close to my high…

Well, I'm not entirely sure where it is now ... but I'm not so sure that you'll know. When I was in high school, I was 5'5, around 125-129 lbs, and in very good shape. Looking back, I ate very little, and very healthy, and I was at dance class five days a week. I was always worrying about weight though, and wished I could…

I'm 5'5, and currently trying to get back to my senior high school weight of 125-130. I was up around 153 in Christmas 2011, and since then I have dropped to about 144. But the weight loss from 150-144 has been VERY SLOW. I find myself eating between 800-1300 calories depending on the day, and I can't seem to get rid of my…

Wow, I hope it won't be long before I can post other encouraging things ... I only managed to lose 6 lbs over 2 months, and it doesn't show. Also, you look great, ellenxmariex3. I'm 5'5, very hour-glass, weighing in at 144 and I look like your "before" shot!

Thanks all. I fell off the bandwagon over Thanksgiving, but I'm back on track, hoping those last 22 pounds will be gone in the next little while!