20lbs or less club

How come I never noticed this club before?

I have 16 more to lose. I didn't start out having to lose 20 or less, I started out having to lose 50! But I am now 166 and want to be 150 (I'm 6 feet tall). So here's too that last hurdle.
 
alright guys! how's everyone doing so far?? any progress? or tips for those last several pounds?? ive been trying to bump up my water intake and tuesdays are my weigh in dates so we'll see tomorrow! ive been doing good for about 9 days now...

summer 08 here we come =)
 
I am on my way :) !!! By July 4th, we are going to be smoking if we keep this up!!! I'm on day three of my plan consisting of following the French Diet (I had planned on doing the Factor 5 exercise plan, but I figure one step at a time, right?). Things are going well! My biggest weakness is salt. Put tortilla chips, guac, potato chips, popcorn in front of me...it's hard. My focus is to try and reduce the amount of sodium in my diet and so far it's working to at least reduce the bloating and lessen the water weight. I stepped on the scale this morning and weighed in at 129.8lbs - yay!!! I am not starving myself...far from it!!! Veggies are key in my eating lifestyle...V8 with breakfast, large salad with a little drizzle of olive oil for lunch, followed by more veggies and a piece of poultry/fish, dessert is hard, low-fat cheese, snack is an apple and dinner yesterday was a 1/4 portion (and by that I mean 1/4 of my plate) of al dente whole wheat spaghetti with a large salad and for dessert I had 4 strawberries with fat free ricotta, some cocoa powder and a piece of chocolate. Talk about not being deprived!!! My body likes this way of eating a lot :). I'm going to be at 125 in no time :)
 
Wow groovearmada, you're so much closer than I am. I was 135.5 yesterday morning. My main thing is exercise because I'm so bad at sticking to a diet. I do fine one day and then completely blow it the next day. But I have to do well the next few days because I'm going to see my boyfriend on Friday and I want to look as good as possible.
 
Don't fret too much iluvgynastics! Be kind to yourself - we all have our ups and downs! It is the determination and consistency that counts. No point going on a two week fad diet, where you'll gain back almost immediately. As far as looking good for the boyfriend - I can totally sympathize...I bet what he tells you is exactly what my boyfriend tells me: "I always think you look good". It's nice to feel loved and accepted whilst I am doing something for me! I am desperately working on resisting all those fatty foods (yesterday I feasted my eyes on hand cut fries...I'm drooling even thinking about it, but managed to resist them and it was haaaard). I am trying to write a log every day - it keeps me on track and helps me work out my feelings, how I react to things, etc. Keep it up everyone!!! It's 65 degrees here today and bikini season is only around the corner.
 
thanks groovearmada! Cravings are definitely hard. Good job resisting those fries. I recently just threw away some food that I thought might tempt me. I'm kind of at a standstill right now, despite burning more than 500 calories through exercise most days, and eating anywhere from 1200 to 1700 calories a day. My break starts today, and I'm going home. I'm hoping that a change of pace and schedule will help change some things. And yes, my boyfriend says exactly the same thing, which doesn't help at all usually. But sometimes when I'm upset about how much I weigh or how I look, its nice to know that someone loves me anyway.
 
Hang in there :)! Being at home is usually when I started to cave in because of being embarrassed to tell others that I couldn't have those chips or that cake. Pre-planning what you're going to have to eat helps A LOT!!! When I go to a restaurant for dinner, I usually always check the menu before hand online and decide what I can have. That way I won't be tempted to order something that I know I shouldn't be having, but justify it in some weird way.

I had a pretty rough last two days. My boyfriend (who lived with me) told me in so many words that he wanted space. He packed up some of his things and moved home to the burbs. I was so upset when I first heard him say what I thought he had said. A day and a half later I am still sad but have begun to realize that it really is the best for me and him. I forgot who I was. I used to be this person who read a book a week and did things. Since being together we spent a large amount of time watching one movie after another and on the weekends we'd go out with friends. I'm still plenty upset, but I too can see that it wasn't meant to be. He has been a wonderful support. He helped me get situated and showered me with love and affection. It was good whilst it lasted. I now can get reacquainted with who I am and figure out where to go from here and that is totally ok. Sure, I'm still grieving, but that's normal if you're in a relationship for a long time.

My appetite was very supressed yesterday and most of the day was spent indulging in retail therapy (1 top and 3 books). It's all part of life...
 
groovearmada,
I'm so sorry about you and your boyfriend, but it sounds like you're dealing with it really well. Keep it up, you can do it!

I got home on Friday and have eaten A LOT since then, and exercised not at all. I'm not really surprised. I'm staying with my boyfriend at his parents house. They are both overweight, and many things revolve around food. However, tomorrow being Monday, he goes back to work, and I will have the day to myself. I'm going to go to the gym and do my strength training, and I don't even think I'll feel like eating that much since thats all I've been doing. I have to make sure that tomorrow is a day to get back to losing weight otherwise this whole break will become a disaster.

On the other hand, its actually been really nice to relax and not workout. I was getting crazy near the end of the trimester, going usually twice a day, although still eating a lot, and both my body and my mind were absolutely exhausted.

Writing this has brought back my motivation to do well. I will go shopping at some point during this break, and I want to be able to buy cute new summer clothes, and a new bathing suit. Yay!
 
Hey!!!

I'm so glad this thread exists. I didn't want to seem stupid in this forum just for wanting to lose 10lbs!

I'm currently 150 at 5"10 and plan on getting down to 140lb. I'm giving myself 2 months to lose 5 lbs, and then another 2 to lose the other 5lbs.

Ok, that sounds super lame and drawn out but I need to set goals I can meet or else I'll end up defeated/let down. So I figured that was MORE than enough time to get my act together. I would like to lose 4lbs a month, but like I said...I'm giving myself an easy target which I will be happy beating ;)

I also applied for Slice's "The last 10lbs Bootcamp." hahah oh my. Anyone know that show?
 
Hey everyone! I was also feeling bad that people here have real health problems and I just want to trim up a bit. I'm 5' 6.5" and want to get down to 120lbs which is the weight I'm happiest at.

And no kidding, the last 10llbs is so hard to lose! All these quick fix things that say you can lose 20llbs in a fortnight only work if you've got lots of excess fat that will just drop off. Plus I'm exercising more which means I'm actually getting a bit heavier atm because of muscle building up.
 
I was at about 142 when i started 3 1/2 weeks ago, and im down to about 135 now... which is good. pretty steady. but id still like to lose 10-15 more pounds. hopefully by fourth of july ill be to my goal weight!

ohh and dieselsmomma, what is slice's last 10 pounds bootcamp? never heard of it.

good luck!
 
i have right at 20 pounds to lose, so this is perfect. Im 5'5.5 and im 138 right now, i would like to get to 120 because most of my extra weight is fat. I have a really small frame and i feel that 120 would be great but of course it would be the lowest i would go.
 
i forgot to mention i REALLY have a hard time staying away from bad foods, i cant do the once a week thing its just so hard. I crave ice cream like every day, i know its all about self-discipline, so thats what im working on....I have no problem exercising its just the dieting part............im addicted to junk!
 
Hey everyone!

After a week or two's break I'm back :). I really needed to deal with the whole boyfriend issue (he's picking up the last of his things today). It's weird...usually when stuff like this happens to me I start binge eating and overdoing it. This time round I've stuck to the French Diet and have had a drastic decrease in my appetite. That and something happened to me when I logged into my myspace...some random guy added me and I thought: "who the heck is adding me and doesn't even know who I am?!"...turns out once I saw his picture I realized that he was two years my senior in high school and really cute...so I am meeting up with him downtown and have already got myself some great shoes. Being in the limbo stage of breaking up and the flattery of talking to someone new probably caused my decrease in appetite...

Got on the scale this morning and as of today I'm 127.6lbs!!!

Keep rocking it out team!
 
Just bumping this up to the top again :) Back down another few and am at 126.9!!! C'mon guys our goals are in sight...let's do this!!! :)
 
Hey Guys,

I have 19lbs left to lose so I figured I'd join :)

These last pounds feel like they are taking incredibly long to leave even although I'm working harder than ever.
 
ahh im at 134.6 now... theres been a slight weight loss pause because i recently moved home from college in nyc back to ohio and dieting was a lot easier when i lived on my own and bought my own food on a limited budget! living with my parents and mom's cooking is so much harder! soo i gave up dieting and working out for about a week, but im back now and im doing decently... i find it much harder to find the time to work out now too... oh well im sure ill be fine once i get into the swing of things again...

hows everyone else doing?
 
At last!!!!!

My weight is finally low enough that I can join this club.

My goal weight is a bit flexible as it is currently set to a weight that I felt comfortable when I was aged about 20. I am 48 now and my body has been through a lot of changes. I cannot envisage that I will want a lower weight than that goal weight - but I may feel a higher weight is more appropriate as I see how I reduce from here. People keep telling me that a 48 year old cannot go to the weight that they were at 20! I will certainly stop if I think that I am starting to look gaunt and wrinkly!

I am 5ft3 tall and have got down to 138.2 pounds - and have held that weight each day for 5 days now. I cannot see me wanting to go below 119.

I am at the lowest weight that I have been for over 20 years. It has taken me 16 months but the end is now in sight.
 
I would like to join this club too!

I am 128 now, started at 131, and want to get to 120. I'm 5'2 and 25 years old, and I go to the gym 5 days a week and do anywhere from 30-45 minutes of cardio. I've been doing this for about 3 months now and while my weight has not dropped drastically I am definitely in better shape and my clothes are looking better! I have also recently become brave enough to try out the weight machines, so I am starting to alternate muscle groups with as many of the machines I can figure out how to use lol :conehead:.

I'm not on a diet (i have a history of eating disorders and if i get too nutty about it I'll get myself sick again) per se, but I am watching what I eat and don't do junk food or soda anymore. I loooove fruit, oranges and apples, and veggies and whole grains. I have a fiance who eats whatever he wants and can get away with it for the most part, so that makes it a little harder...but the feeling I get after 45 minutes on the treadmill is like a high and I love it - so it keeps me motivated!!

Anyway, it's great to see other people in the same boat as me as far as goals go. Good luck and keep it up everyone!
 
I am built like my grandmother, who up until her third pregnancy, weighed 95 pounds. Being an inch taller than her, at 5 feet I feel 105 is a reasonable goal weight. To get there, I need to lose only 10 pounds. After losing 75 gradually, these final 10 are going to disappear at a discouragingly slow rate. I may not have to lose 10 pounds, I may have to lose slightly over it, but it just depends on how my body looks. I probably could aim for 100 pounds but I think that may be a bit excessive. My goal is to be muscular so those extra 5 pounds may be extreme.

I am in it to win it, there's no turning back now. I want to finally unleash the six-pack that is lurking beneath my keg and to banish my thigh fat-- pear alert! The only way I believe to finally shed the vestiges of flub is to pay attention to my diet which I truly have yet to do. I have a torrid love affair with carbohydrates and vegetables. I need to incorporate more fruit. I do abstain from pop and other sugary drinks. Even though I do drink water I believe I need to really make an effort to drink more, especially since I exercise every day for 40 to 60 minutes. Tea, i.e. green and black, has made an appearance into my habits because it is calorie free and an easy way to increase my water intake-- the flavor makes me feel like I am cheating.

I hope to find success with you others who share my goal.
 
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