Last 10-15 lbs Club...

Well I decided to weigh myself this morning to see how much damage was done, and I was so shocked and happy to see that I still weigh 118! Thank goodness! So today I'm going to be better except for dinner since I have VBS. But even then I'll still be careful and more aware of what I put in my mouth. NO DESSERTS! And of course I'll be careful of how much I eat even if I have to eat more when I get home of something else. I've heard from a fedw people before that sometimes when you're dieting (like low-fat) having a day where you kind of take a break is better for your diet because your body gets so used to the diet food so you need like another jump-start to the diet by having that cheat day every once in a while. Has anyone heard this? Do you know if it's true? If so, maybe yesterday will help me!

Amomono, at least we were both bad yesterday! haha. It always makes me few a little bit better when I hear I'm not the only one doing badly. I guess it makes me feel less guilty. But I bet that pizza was YUMMY!
 
i've been too scared to check the scales.. i thought i would give myself one day of being good first ;) what i really need is a run to get some exercise in, but i'm exhausted after a 12 hour day at church (i'm a ministry intern, and had a service to plan for tonight - kept me there all day!!! but it was fab-u-loso)

tomorrow i start a new internship as a chaplain at a local hospital... i'm really excited!!! and i hope that i'll be able to hit a new routine that will help me out with planning meals and what not.
 
That's neat that you're in the ministry. My husband and I are too. He's a youth and children's pastor and a writer, but he eventually wants to be a senior pastor. He just wants to get some more experience in before he takes that on. I'm in charge of the women's ministry. We both went to seminary together so this is our life.

Back on topic, though, I wasn't good yesterday like I said I was going to be. haha. I had a good breakfast, but then I ate a donut at church because we have someone on the youth committee bring some every week for the youth, and we had a bunch left-over, and I gave in. haha. It was SO good, though. So for lunch I only allowed myself a banana, but since I didn't have much for lunch I was starving by 4 and dinner for my VBS wasn't until 8 because I have the older kids so I ate some animal crackers and chips - not good! For dinner I had a hotdog and some trail mix, but somehow I managed to not gain any weight at all!!!! In fact, I think I might have lost just a tiny bit because yesterday I seemed to be floating between 118 and 118.5, but today it was clearly 118 so I'm thrilled. Maybe your damage wasn't as bad as you think, amomono. I swore mine was going to be awful, but it was great!
 
hey all...i just had to read up on 3 pages being gone the past week or so....i was at a wedding in mobile and there was a lot of drinking and eating involved....luckily i got some exercise in as well but i must be bloated or something. the scale just WONT BUDGE. I am so sick of being at the same wieght. even 1 lb would make me soooooooooooooooooooooo happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i have my wedding in less than 2 weeks - sticking to what i've been doing - 1200-1400 calories and water and exercise and hopefully wont be so bloated and feel yucky in a week and a half...any suggestions??????????????

also, i have changed up my exercise routine - anybody know how long it takes (it is probably personal but wondering others experiences) until your body cetches on the fact that you are doing things different and getting your metabolism to get working again??

thanks. & great job everyone. you all are very impressive.
 
I don't know how long...pretty quickly, I lost 4lbs this week and only just adjusted to more cardio...did 6 hours and 10 minutes of cardio this week and cut out bread totally, my body must have gone into total shock...lol
 
I'm going to have to work to earn my place in this Club...I have 20 pounds to go, so I'm going to work extra hard to get 5 pounds off so I can join you guys in the 10-15 pounders club...;)

Great job, everyone! Keep it up!
 
That's me down to having to loose 14.5lb now so I can start posting in this lovely thread.

The nice thing is that my weight hasn't really leveled out yet and I'm still loosing at least 2lb a week. Don't fancy trying to loose weight when I reach that leveling out period though I hope to get down a bit further before I get stuck.

My graduation is in September and I'd like to loose my last 14.5 lbs by then. I had originally wanted to loose 2stone (28lbs) but cut that down after thinking I'd just like to be at a healthy BMI index. :eek:

So currently my goal weight is 135lb and I'm at 149.5 at the moment.:rolleyes:
 
summerbreeze058 said:
yaay cecilia! our goals are the same! when are you hoping to lose these 20 pounds by? whats your plan like?
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See, the difference between us is that you're advancing...I'm stuck :p :D

I'm sticking to healthy foods (duh :rolleyes: the usual - fruits and veggies, lean proteins, trying to go easy on the whole grains) and running 5-6 times a week. After running I usually do 15-20 minutes of toning...

I was hoping to lose the weight sometime around mid-August...but I'll be happy if I'm close to my goal by that time as well:)
 
speaking of advancing, i had a total binge today and my cal intake reached 2000. it hasn't done that since i was at school. i feel so gross with myself and i know that i can just learn from this and move on, and there are no more grad parties to surprise me with delicious (and fattening food) but still i can't believe i ate that much. at least its only 2000. i skipped dinner bc of everything i ate. 2000 still won't make me gain any weight, but it certainly isn't good for weight loss.

starting over tomorrow and keeping my cal intake at 1200-1300. i can't afford to make anymore mistakes. my total binge # during my 5 week diet has now risen to 4. not good at all. my goal is to not have another binge for a month (aka until july 20th) i have to keep my cal intake in that range if i want to lose any more weight because i'm getting to the point where eating anymore will mean gaining and not losing.


i hope people's days were better than mine :(
 
I guess that I belong in here... Another half stone to go before I reach my target 'weight'.

Actually, it isn't my real target - my real target is to feel and look fit regardless of whatever the scales read - and to keep that way for the long haul.

The journey here hasn't been as tough for me as it has for some others. I lost 30 pounds in an indecent time and with very little pain. I almost feel apologetic for that. But can I keep it up - thats the real test - unforseen events aside - how healthy and fit will I be in ten years time? I have lost some 15 years of weight gain in three months - have I learnt anything about nutrition, snacking, junk food, beer, healthy living, exercise etc - in that short time? I hope so. I now regard bad foods as poison. Strangely, I don't miss much of them - but I might miss them a little more over the long winters.

So, yes, my target weight is 145 pounds - that was what I weighed some 20 years ago or more - and I'm only 7 pounds off of that now. But I don't want nor plan for my new lifestyle to end with simple digital display of figures one morning on the scales.
 
I love this thread. I was afraid I wouldnt fit in..

I need to lose the last 15-20..


I walked 2 miles today and drank a gallon of water.

I will check in the morning to see if I lost any. :D
 
i'm back and i guess i'd probably (i'm afraid of the scale) gained 5 back on my honeymoon, so i'm guessing, i need to lose 15, not 10....will update that later :(....i'm having a huge problem with my motivation though & i cant figure it out. this has never happened to me before...i like to exercise (thought i did NONE pre-wedding and all of honeymoon other htan swim!), i dont mind coutning calories, i find it interseting, i m out of control...i'm eating later than i ever do at night and i just cant get myself on my elliptical....what is happening??.... the worst part is that i FEEL it - i feel bloated, lack of energy, no motivation, low body esteem and everything that would normally get me to drink my water and just get on that elliptical, but what is it that is stopping me? i need help with my motivation to exercise and this is a BRAND new thing for me...usually a non-issue...help? i need some motivation NOW, i cant keep saying "tomorrow"...ugh
 
well, i read my own post and realized i would tell myself to TRY, so i got dressed, put on my sneakers and said if after 10 minutes of an aerobics / weight tape that i have, i feel the same way, then i'll stop (this rarely happens) so i made it through 60 minutes and feel much better. also, helped me get that water in, so i fought through & it wasnt easy but it is possible.
 
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