Let's lose it! :)

Here is where you can record and update your weight loss stats, goals, and progress. (Here's an older one for reference. )

Check in as often as you like/need to. Feel free to make a new post at each check-in--each new post will keep this thread active and hopefully continue to keep us all motivated!


Edited by taowensf - 16 Mar 2013 at 12:25am

Weight:  Highest point since pregnancy 135 in July.
Current Weight 130
Desired Weight 125

Body Fat: Current 27% (using Navy formula)
Desired Body Fat 23%
Fat loss in pounds required to reach 23%- 5 pounds

Current Measurements
Current Waist (at largest circumference) 33.5  Desired Waist 32" (without sucking anything in)
Hips 37.5 Just want to tone a bit
Thigh 23.5 Just want to tone a bit

Current Goals
Drink more water
Get to the gym
Strength training at home 3 x week
Do my diastasis exercises daily!
No before bed snacking.


Edited by Mom2Miles - 22 Dec 2010 at 2:26pm

I need to get a scale!

When I weighed myself at the inlaws on the 20th of November I was 171 or so.  Hopefully at my doc appointment (haven't done the 6 week postpartum yet even though ds2 is 2.5 mo) I am a little less or at least the same.

I would like to lose 5 lbs by the end of February.  I want to aim on the low side since it is winter so harder to exercise, the holidays are here, and I am nursing and don't want to lose weight too fast.

Goals

Weight Goal:  160 - ultimately I'd like to be 150, but I'll be happy if I can get down to 160 by March.
Current weight 176

Goals:
-exercise 5 times a week
-eliminate second helpings
-eat less carbs

I don't really have any bad food I need to cut out.  I get a jr. breakfast burrito from sonic once a week maybe and share a little of my dh's slush but in general I don't eat junk.  Which is really annoying because it would be so easy if I just had to cut out something to see weight loss.  But I don't put extra butter on any of my food, I don't add extra sugar to stuff, I don't buy snacks that are unhealthy, we don't drink soda and rarely drink juice, etc. 

If I make cookies I eat too many, but I dont' make them often so I can avoid that. 

So I really just need to snack more on veggies and fruit and less on cheese and just eat less of the things I am already eating.  Which is easier said than done. 

My goals:
-lose 50 lbs.
-eat more F&V
-drink 8 glasses of water a day (at least, don't want to get water poisoning, or whatever it's called)
-exercise 3-4 times per week at least
-no snacks after supper
-smaller portion sizes at meals
-daily food journal
 ETA-wait to eat until I ACTUALLY am hungry, stomach growling etc.


Edited by mdahm98 - 20 Dec 2010 at 3:18pm

I am in too!

Goals
- fit 20 mins of cardio in somewhere per day
-lose 10 lbs by the end of Feb
-increse F & V intake up to 4 per day

I'm in too!

Goals:

1) Get back to running.  I need to find the time.  3 runs (or walk/runs at first) a week would be golden!  I will aim to complete a local 5K race July 1, 2011.

2) Less fast food.  I will cut back to once a week

3) More fruits and vegetables.  I will aim for 5-10 a day.

4) I'd love to loose 10 pounds, which would put me back to pre-kid weight.  However, I'm going to make fitness and healthy eating my primary goals, and hope that the weight will follow.

My goal is to eat healthier this pregnancy, more fruits & veggies and less sugary/fatty snacks. I get so hungry it is hard and my body just seems to pack on the pounds crazily while pregnant. I gained 60 with DS but I would like to gain no more than 35 this time. Not sure if this is possible, and I think I've already gained close to 10 at 15 weeks and I haven't been eating so very much. I also want to exercise at least 4x a week. This is tough in the winter though! I tried to talk DH into getting a gym membership where they have day care for kiddos but not sure if we can afford it. My other option (besides stuff at home) is to go swimming at night after DH is home to watch DS, but I don't see myself going out in the freezing cold at night honestly.

I'm in!

Goals:
1) To exercise most days of the week
2) To lose however much weight it takes to fit into my pre-pregnancy clothing, my guess is about 15lbs
3) To eat a more balanced diet
4) To cut back on processed foods, and added sugars
5) To feel healthier and happier in general
6) To make all of the above a permanent lifestyle change
7) To run a marathon at some point

Current Stats:
5'3 ish
126lbs
Cardiovascular health poor

boo, am up a pound again :( not surprising given the weekend i had, but still disappointing to ALMOST start the new year where i wanted then blow it last minute!

minneapolismama wrote: boo, am up a pound again :( not surprising given the weekend i had, but still disappointing to ALMOST start the new year where i wanted then blow it last minute!

That's frustrating to watch the scale move in the wrong direction, or not at all, which is what I saw this morning  Grrrrr!  I have heard though that the last 5-10 lbs are the hardest to lose.  Hang in there mama!!

I am  34 years old, 5'4" tall,  I weigh 143 lbs.  I am not good at eating my vegetables.

My best healthiest self was at age 26, 138 lbs when I was in competitive sports, but I'm not kidding myself that I can spend an hour running or rowing and 30 minutes weight training everyday like I was doing back then.  I miss my six pack.  I had amazing arms.

I'm also not going to kid myself and thing I can get down to my highschool weight of 115lbs.

My goal is around 130 lbs without all the muscle bulk.  But really what I want to acheive is to be able to tow Ellie in the bike trailer for an hour around town and still feel good.  What ever weight happens to go with that, I will be fine with.

How I plan to acheive this:  I am digging out my "Bluff Bride" book, my free weights, my exercise ball and my step.  I am going to follow the six month plan.  I am going to either wii fit or fat chance bellydance video to make up the 30 minutes of cardio.  I would love to jog, but it's -30 out here now.  I'm trying to be realistic about what I can do.  Ellie gets a kick out of watching me dance.

As a reward, when I am at or below 135lbs for two weeks straight, I am going to buy some new zills.  When I am at or below 130lbs for a month, I am going to buy matching bra and panty sets again.  I am sick of the mommy panties.

I am struggling with having to set a weight goal.  I have never worried about the numbers on the scale as long as I can do what I need to.  I can't anymore.  I have to face it that I am not as healthy as I want to be.  It bothers me that I can't run to catch Ellie without feeling out of breath.  I would rather set rewards based on something other than weight, but I don't know how to quantify that feeling better-ness.

Weigh-in this morning= 2 more pounds for a total of 6 so far :D  It's great to see that this 1200 calorie crap is working! LOL