November 2008 Weddings
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172
I weigh 172. I am 5'2" and a little bit. I am back on the diet. I only have enough calories left in my day for my soup. But today sucks and I want a pizookie or a Diddy Reese sandwich.
I need to stop eating my feelings. But my feelings are SO INCREDIBLY DELICIOUS a la mode, straight from the oven.
I REALLY want to lose weight by Memorial Day Weekend. I do not want to be seen in a bathing suit, 50 lbs overweight (I'd be ecstatic to lose 40). I need to lose 25 lbs to get back to my wedding weight.
here's to gearing up for soup...
Re: 172
I hear you. I also need to get my butt in gear, I am rapidly approaching lard a** status. I thought cutting diet soda out (since it makes you crave sweet things) of my diet would help me, but so far, no difference. I need to get my blubbery behind to the gym. Ugh.
I was able to lose 25lbs before the wedding with calorie counting and minimal exercise. I have had some close friends try weight watchers. I'm basically doing the same thing, only calories instead of points.
I just have to manage my stress in other ways. I did have one of those 200 cal ben & jerry's tonight. But I have also been cutting down on TV and other noise and getting more sleep, which gives my brain space to unwind. I'll get there, it's just so easy to indulge!
J is almost to earning his second...you know... I wish there was some equivalent that would inspire me!
Go J!!!! Thats awesome!
And I hear ya . . . I'm still weighing about the same as I did 3 weeks PP. Why can't the fat just go away on its own darnit!?!?
I'm wishing you lots of luck on your quest! I hear ya, so feel free to vent/rant/whatever as much as you want...I'm stuck in the same boat. I'm doing what I should be doing, but there isn't much movement on the scale (or improvement in how my clothes fit). I remember you on the Knot weight loss board with the stars....I have my own star system on the fridge now, and it helps somewhat. I liked having all my stars when we were on the Knot LOL. I felt accomplished then! GL!
And, go J!
I hear ya Aria! I need to lose it by then, too!
I did WW in the past and it worked... it's not working this time-I've eliminated any sodas and a lot of sweets (minus the PB egg yesterday), but won't give up my glass o wine. I work out 5-6 days/wk-mixing cardio and strength and have lost... really nothing-those 2 lbs in 2 months are crap! I have lost inches, but highly frustrated... Giving it 1 1/2 more wks-meet w trainer again--and then setting up thyroid bloodwork. Just crazy...
I remember those stars, Veruca!!! Funny! And your food items seem so great-I'm surprised your scale isn't moving!
My thing is that I write my workouts on my kitchen calendar... after 5-6x/wk/mo... if I do it, I'm rewarding self for the activity... Might have you vote on my next 'Bead'! Makes me feel like I'm doing the right thing, even if the scale doesn't budge--but the tape measure does-so maybe measure yourself 1x/mo?
If anyone has any good tips for dieting/etc... please post them!
Go J!!!
WW worked for me during DH's last deployment, but it was really hard for me to stick to 18 points/day after he came home. I'd been doing SparkPeople with a bit of progress and recently switched to BabyFit.
What's really depressing for me is that in order to lose weight, I really can't eat more than 1200 calories/day. That really is not very much food.
Best of luck!
That is definitely not a lot of food! This is what makes me glad that I'm tall (not to rub it in!). I need more calories than you petite ladies. Of course, I also eat more than I need, but hey. . .
I heart WW!!!!
Good luck Aria! You can do it
Same for me. Actually, that's not until I get to my first goal. At 172, I can have 1400 per day and lose quickly. I like to use this website and the zig zag method:
http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm
When I get to my first goal (break into the 140's), then I can only have 1200.