Carol you are so right - I have to also stay around 1200-1300 calories plus exercise to lose anything at this age..lol. I also read a lot about what Oprah has and that's why you see the market being flooded now with supplements taunting boost your metabolism....I'm going to have my thyroid checked next June for my annual just to make sure.

This thread is getting buried! I had trouble finding it this am.

Well I got on the scale this morning. Not too bad. It is coming off
very slowwwwwwwwwwwww but it is coming off.
I think last weight was 143.4 or something two weeks ago. This
morning I weighed in at 142.2. I'll take it. Eating so little I would think
it would melt off. No such luck. It's been 5weeks and I'm down 8lbs.
I feel good and I am getting back into slacks and jeans that were
too tight. So I'm still hanging in there.
Ok guys hope your all still doing well.
I hope you all check in this am.

Bad,Bad girl
 

Well, I haven't been doing to good with this weight loss stuff. I ate a whole pan of brownies this weekend! :eek: :thumbdown

welp...still the same at 143. but i guess that is better than gaining :)

how is everyone else doing???????

Weighed this morning
 

I've lost 4 pounds to date. I'm happy with that.

I bet they were good;) Did you feel guilty afterwards? I always do:(

That's exactally what I say to myself. I didn't lose for almost two weeks
but than another 1lb. They (whoever they are) say if it comes off slow
the chance of it coming back is less.

Way to go. :thumbup: Now make it 5lbs by next Mon.;)

:) Thank you so much for cheering me on.The 100 calorie snacks you told me about help alot.Starting today I'm going to drink more water.

They really do help. Curves came out with a new cereal. I bought it
and like it better to snack on then with milk. It's really good and crunchy.
Lot's of fiber and whole grains. It was even cheaper than Smart Start.
Seems to get really soggy fast with milk. I like my cereal crunchy.

100 calories per 3/4 cup. Another nice treat.

well, i'll hang on to that hope then :)

WOW! Thanks for telling me about that. 3/4 cup for 100 calories is a nice portion size and a healthy treat. I also like crunchy not soggy.

Yay to all who are holding and losing!

I am about to have my period so I am retaining what feels like 20 gals of water.:rolleyes:

But the scale says I haven't gained or loss.

PMS behind me, I'll go back to being extra good this week.

Doritos 100 cal packs got me through the PMS cravings last week.:thumbup:

I love those. Yummy.

Don't you just love all those 100 calorie packs that are out there? I like the South Beach ones since they are low in sugar and have fiber..but for a special treat I'm addicted to cheese doodles..hehehe. Oh and Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches are yummy too! Or anything Weight Watchers that are 1-2 points.

I'm at my goal weight so I'm at the hard part now with keeping it off forever....:-) Now with the holidays coming - that will be my challenge. :eek:

Adkins diet
 

Does any one do this?

Where are you guys? Don't hide come out and play.

Well I am one very happy lady this morning. I am down to 140.8lbs.:D
I am working hard. Two more lbs and I will have reached my goal but
I'm going to get greedy and aim for more.
Hope you all are still trying hard and stay with me here.

Yoo, where are you?

Man, Imso depressed .I finally went to the 5th wheel and got my scale. I'm at 163 never in my life did I think I would weight this much. I need to make some serious changes in my life,one...getting off YT.
I rush through my daily chores so I can sit here most of the day! I need to limit my time her.
Also, I have been drinking regular coke since reading all the stff about the artificial sweetners. I drink 3-4 pepsi's a day.
I justr can't believe I have let myself get this big! Im wearing 10-12 .
My husband tells me oh stop you aren't in your 20's anymore.Well, I sure don't want to look like Im in my 50's either...help!

Archie - Wow - congrats:thumbup: :thumbup: I'm laughing since my original goal was 10 pounds believe it or not and when I lost that I said OK - 10 more - well my last goal was 35 and I lost that and now I want to lose 5 more for 40 and then I'll stop. I just want the extra 5 off before the holidays so I can put them back on...:eek: :eek: wow - did I say that out loud???...lol

Yay guys - come on - where is everyone????

Shadow - don't be depressed - I was higher than you are right now back in January and now I'm almost at 40 pounds lost and it took this long...slow and sure...about a pound a week. I'm at a desk job and sit for most of the day so I had to get my butt in gear so I had to make time at least 3x week to go to the local Y or use my treadmill at home. I stopped all the soda (that was tough cause I was drinking at least 4-5 a day) and now drinking only water with lemon....I don't miss the soda at all. I'm over 40 so it took me a long time to lose but it did happen.

Don't give up - hang in there. :D

It's just amazing how the lbs pile on before you know it. Your not alone.
However, Pepsi is full of sugar. Find something else to drink. Try water
with lemon in it or better yet Propell flavored water. It's the best.
It only has 10 calories in it and you can down it like a soda and it's better
for you. The peach is awsome and so is the cherry and grape flavors.
Hang in there you can do it. We're all in the same boat and it's gonna
sink if we don't loose the weight. Ge on board so we can cheer you on.
I am back to using sweetnlow it's better than SPlenda. I had side effects
from it and I have used S&L for over 30yrs. So I feel safer using it.

Hooray for you:bravo: You must feel great. That's a real accomplishment. I like banking 5lbs for just in case. We women think
of everything.:thumbup: Thanks for the idea. I sit all day and after reaching
a certain age it's just not so easy to keep it off. As you get older the
trick I am finding out is if you don't burn it up during the day you have
to cut calorie's. My intake is less than 1300 calories per day that's the
only way it will come off. Most people find that hard but I don't. Now
that I am finally on my way it's really not so bad. My cholestrol has got
to come down because I refuse to go on those meds. I really hope this
does the trick. I am also walkint 2mi at least 3-4 times a week.
I hope I don't get brun out. I got into my skinny jeans for the first time
in three years. Yayyyyyyyyyyyyy

I need to lose the weight for my wedding in June. I don't want to lose alot, I more just want to tone up. I've been doing my Pilates again, they do work. I just get busy and never do them. I also walk alot, so I hope it's helping... I eat smaller portions when I am trying to take off the lbs. I come from a family that loves food, so I snack often! I like almonds, popcorn, peanuts, fruit, yogurt.... I guess it's time to really buckle down... I can't give up my 1 Dr. Pepper every other day though. I like the little tiny bottles. I never drink a whole can.

Congrats on losing the weight. It's tough, I hate it. ooooooooh! Skinny jeans! Thats awesome!

WOW...I am sure impressed with you all. My weight just seems to stay the same, I'm still 150 pounds...and over 50 years old, so it is really a struggle to even lose a single pound. But I'm encouraged by all of you that have stuck to it...I can do this...it's not rocket science.
I gave of the habit of drinking colas along time ago...years. Nothing but water for me, and I'm happy I did...I actually like my water.
I will lose weight...I will lose weight...I will lose weight...

I know it comes off slow for sure...my nutrionist at first put me on 1400 calories and it came off about a 1 a week (I started this in mid-January) then in August I hit a plateau and she put me on 1300 - it's hard but after a while you get used to it. I also switched up my exercise program and that did it - now that you get closer to your goal it does come off sooo slooow. :eek:

I'm not that young either anymore and without the exercise you can forget it. I also sit at desk most of the day so I have to exercise.

Yay everyone - good job - keep it up and if you didn't lose no give up - get right back on track next day.

143 again!!!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: again, i say....better than going up LOL

Ok, so my first week of Weight Watchers I lost 6.6 lbs., which was 2 weeks ago. I did not weigh last week because I had to work late (and I thought I had ate really bad, so no need to weigh in! lol).

Just this last weekend, I went to Laughlin and all I did was drink. I didn't eat too much, but I did have a pretzel stuffed with cream cheese and then I dipped it in nacho cheese... :eek: But hey, I started my period yesterday, so I have an excuse! lol

So when I went to weigh in last night, I thought for sure I had gained it all back..... but..... I lost!!! :D It was only 4 ounces, but hey, I didn't gain!! So now I am down an even 7lbs in 3 weeks, so I am happy!! So this week I am back to super strict, so that way next week, I can make it 10lbs total! Watch- I'll do it!!

Not to brag or anything...but I still have my metabolism on my side lol, so 3 lbs in a week is nothing!

Ok looks like I'm the first to check in this am.
Well on Sat I was 140.2oz. I actually drank 2glass of wine and had
a decent dinner on Sat night. Pasta and chicken parm and this morning
I was 141.5oz:( My matabilism sucks! It's so sad when you cheat once
and gain weight! I'm not getting upset just making a point. I will be under
140 by this weekend I swear. I want it more than the darn pasta and
chicken parm I ate on Sat night. Hope the rest of you did ok.

I think that it is great that everyone has a support system, I did mine all alone and it was really tough, now that my sister is so impressed she finally started to lose as well. I started losing a year ago, on Oct.25, my goal was only 30 pounds because I was always a very big girl (weighing 196) when I started, I am now 135 and have been holding there for about 3 months. I never weighed this low since I was about 10 years old. It is great being able to shop and actually like seeing what is in the mirror. The funniest thing I go through is that friends ask me do you treat yourself, jokingly I say, I treated myself for 25 years, I think it is about time that I don't, because it only makes me feel guilty. The good thing is, now, I feel guilty before I put it in my mouth, whereas before, I felt guilty after, which is too late. You go girls, and lose those pounds. If I can do it, trust me, anyone can. I still hate the fact that I had to give up alot of my favorites but the end result is worth it, I can honestly say today, that I will never let myself go again, because I matter, and my kids that are 8 and 11 are so proud of me, now I am their role model, it was worth it.