Let's lose weight TOGETHER
 

I wanted to start this thread because I know there are several of us trying to lose a few extra pounds. I thought we could all work to motivate each other, share some success stories, and share some secrets. What do you think??

My goal is to weight 125. I am currently at 145. So 20 lbs for me would be GREAT!!!! I lose a pound here and there...I was at 155 so I have lost 10 lbs in the last 8 months LOL well...that is without really trying. so I know if I actually put some effort into it, I can reach my goal. I still weigh more than I did 9 months pregnant. so that's not cool :) I am not looking to get to my "pre-pregnancy" weight of 115, but would like to at least be in the range of the "height and weight chart" right now, I am 10 lbs out of it LOL

ok...so what I am doing...I am walking a lot. drinking a LOT of water. I am trying to drink at least half of my body weight in ounces. example: i weigh 145, half of my body weight is approx 72, so I need to drink at least 72 ounces of water per day. They say this will help you lose weight faster. I am also cutting out a lot of my sugars. not all of them...but most of them. I am not eating sweets, not drinking soft drinks or sweet tea, etc. I think just cutting out the soft drinks and sweet tea will help me lose a good amount. I am a sucker for some "ghetto tea". LOL

so...if you are trying to lose weight...or if you know of some tips or ideas that might help some of us other "losers" out there :) (said in a funny way, because we are "losing" weight LOL) PLEASE share!! :) The goal here is to inspire each other and keep each other going in the right direction. So please join in :)

I am def in. I want to loose 5 lbs. I am only drinking water. I am going to start back walking. I do 200 crunches a day, and I am looking for a work out to get the fat off my hips. I tried the crunches on the side, but it doesn't seem to work. Any suggestions for that would be great!

Count me in! I had my yearly physical last week and my blood work
came back not so good. I have been fighting high cholestrol and do
not want to go on meds. So I really, finally, got serious with myself
and have 3months to get it down or else.
I have also been fighting with 12lbs that I so want to get rid of and get
back down to 138.
I started last Sat. Gave up wine:( and am reading the fat and cholestrol
on everything I put in my mouth.
I weighted in at the docs last Thurs at 150.2. God that was high for me.
I am, today, down to 146.6 so it is working.
I'm on a roll. Let's do it:thumbup:

I also started walking on my lunch hours again. Got lazy for
awhile and I do love walking.

GOOD JOB!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

I have found that even giving up one guilty pleasure can make a pretty good difference if you are only looking to lose 10 lbs or so. it's amazing what one bad habit can do to us! mine is sweet tea!! i looooooooove some good sweet tea!!

Your doing great!!!!! :thumbup: :thumbup: Keep those pounds shedding!!!!!

I love sweat tea to, you can tell we are from the south:)!!! Its hard, but I am starting to adjust.

I am trying to work on the 6 mini meals a day, its kinda hard.. Maybe because my 1st meal is too big to eat a snack between lunch and breakfast. But I am trying to eat fruit 2 times a day.

I'm in. I use one of those large balls to do sit ups on. It works really well, and I have a standing bicycle I use. It would be great to have a place to go for encouragement. Anyone have ideas of how not to eat late at night, or what I can eat that's not really fattening, but is filling.

Count me in when I get back from vacation in two weeks. I will be drinking water, eating weight watcher meals, and working out. I need to lose about 10 lbs. My Husband has lost about 60 lbs on the weight watchers diet. He is so proud of himself.

hmmm....late night eating huh? I don't know...maybe just drink a big glass of water when you feel the need to snack at night? or even a glass of milk...

if you feel the need to eat...why not eat some fruit? or a bowl of high fiber cereal. something that is not heavy in sugar or carbs I would think would be the way to go. and slowly try to cut out the late night eating all together. the water and milk seems to work for me. if I am feeling super hungry and I know it is all in my head...or it is a bad time to be eating...I down a big helping of water :) I'm no expert...maybe someone else will have better advice :)

I eat a protein bar, south beach bars are the ones that I am in love with now:) I am wanting to get one of those bicycles. My Aunt uses that and she has lost A TON of weight. She lives in Fl, also and she will go do spin classes then get on her bicycle and ride on the beach.

How about the 94% fat free popcorn? I use the 0 calorie butter spray on it. It is high in fiber so it fills you up!!

Great thread, Mandee! I am not trying to lose weight so much, but I do want to tone up. I seem to be flabby ever since I had my girls (they are 10 and 7 and I'm still using that as an excuse! :) )

I think having a buddy system (like on here) or a friend that you walk with, etc. helps a huge amount. You can motivate each other and help hold them accountable. I also think it is a big motivation when you see some results, like when your jeans fit better or when the scale moves down a few pounds!

I also think that if you have healthy food around the house it makes a difference. I will always go grab something quick out if I know I don't have anything at home. That's my big problem. I like to eat out and I don't order the healthy foods on the menu when I do. :( I think a lot of restaurants have been trying to do better with offering healthy foods. I took my girls to Wendy's last night because my husband was at the Braves game and they have turkey and cheese sandwiches on the kids menu with yogurt as a side as well as milk for a drink. (of course, mine didn't order that, but......) Same on the adult menu with salads as sides instead of fries (I didn't order that either, but......).

Anyway, can't wait to hear everyone's tips! Love the thread! :thumbup:

one of the biggest mistakes people make is eating fat free foods or the artificial sweeteners. Splenda is the WORST thing you could use for sweetener. It is made with aspartame and is super bad for you. they say equal is the best...but raw sugar is definitely the way to go. when you take the fat out of foods...you are replacing it with something else...usually artificial...and that is bad. you want to go with natural things...so raw sugar in limited quantities is best.

There is a book called "natural cures they dont want you to know about" and it goes into detail about all of the bad things that are circulating our country these days. it's funny, because the book has been out for a while now. and a lot of the stuff is now being made public...even tho I have known about it for a long time. like the growth hormones in meats and dairy products. this is why soy milk is best (although i can't bring myself to drink it). they say that the growth hormones are what is causing young girls to develop so early in life. boobs on a 10 year old is common these days!! my daughter drinks the soy milk. I would rather not take the chances...and she likes it :)

Walking on the lunch hour is really good! I love to walk (especially in the fall when it is so beautiful outside! Congratulations on the 4 pounds! :thumbup:

Good for you (giving up the wine). I'm not there yet! ;)

I'M IN! I am not super overweight, but I want to get my belly, love handles (HATE HATE HATE THEM), and my thighs smaller, but mostly I WANT MORE MUSCLE! I plan on getting down 16 lbs...to where I think is healthier and good for my height...5'10". Good luck to all...this could be interesting!!!

Oh, I go to Curves usually 5 days a week, and the last few days have been doing 75 crunches, 25 each side and 25 regular, and some other little exercises especially for those LOVE HANDLES that I hate....anyone have any other good exercises for those? If I didn't have those, I would be so much more comfortable in a bikini.

Anyway, enough rambling. This'll be good for all I think! I'll try to check in with the thread once a day or so! GOOD LUCK and most importantly, work hard :D :thumbup:

i'm in too.. i lost all the weight after i had my baby, but i gained 6lbs back, due to eating late at night, cause the babies sleep schedule is messed up again,,,, and eating junk food... i want to get back down to at least 110 lbs... i'm starting right now..... no more eating late......

Talking about girls growing up too fast. My oldest is 10 and last year (4th grade) her teacher was telling me that she is really socially immature compared to some of the other girls, but luckily there were a few other girls at her same social level. When I asked what she meant, she told me that they had several girls in the class that have started their period!!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek: I was shocked! 4th grade??? Anyway, you are right, I look at some of these 10 year olds in my daughters class and you would think they are 16!

How old is your daughter?

my daughter is 6 :) she has been drinking soy milk since she was 4

Try not to eat late at night but if you can't help yourself try
the 100 calorie cookie packs from Nebisco I think.
They come in several different kinds. Cheese nips, gramham
crackers and wheat thins. There are quite a few in each
package and it really helps the hunger pangs. Only
100 calories, no cholestrol and low in sugar.

Enter the cow-----------:eek:

I need to lose some weight as well, I was doing well and then my son started going through a rough time and mommy worrry took control.

Anyway, here are some of the things that work for me----when I do them. LOL.

I use Stevia to sweeten tea and coffees.

Serve a meat and two vegs at dinner----lots of vegs

Keep ready to grab green salad mix in the fridge at all times, along with canned tuna, feta cheese and my fav organic dressings.
For the salad mix, I take a package of organic romaine hearts and an organic spring mix & chop and immerse in very cold water for 20 minutes. Spin it dry and store in gal zip locks lined with paper towel. It stays very crisp this way for a few days.
Big plate full of the greens and I add, shredded carrots, red onion, red pepper, tuna and feta. Great, filling lunch.


I sometimes do a big plate of baby spinach, shredded carrots, and sliced avocados. With a ginger,citrus, soy dressing---YUM!

Keep grapes, walnuts and almonds on hand for small crunchy snacks.

I have a soy protein smoothie mage with skim milk, frozen berries and a spoonful of ground flax for breakfast.

Keep organic soups on hand and if I get mid afternoon hunger madness---I'll have one of those. Filling and not a big hit on the calories.

Flat Out wraps for sandwiches. They are low carb and high protien/fiber.
Filled with lots of veg stuff and a bit of protien.

Cook extra protien at dinner time to have on hand to add to salads and sandwich wraps for lunches.

Roast some red peppers on your grill and keep in fridge to add to salads and sandwiches as well as qick pasta meals with veg and leftover protiens.

Roast some garlic to keep on hand for the same things.

Steam vegs to keep in the fridge for quick throw together meals.

Cook pasta and also keep in fridge.

Pasta-----I use a whole wheat that also contains ground flax and use sparingly---I fill the plats out with vegs and protiens.

The do ahead stuff doesn't have to add to your chore list------ when making those things for dinner, just do extra and pop it in the fridge.

The more you have on hand to toss together a quick, healthy meal---the less chance of grabbing something quick and fattening instead.

:thumbup:

I was watching Dr. Oz on Oprah the other day and he claims the key to being healthy and losing weight without being hungry is.. fiber, fiber, and more fiber...

He said we women need at least 25 grams a day and we may only get 5-7 grams....

So ladies go out and chew the bark off a tree today.....

Haha, pretty much what most of it taste like. I am eating my mid day snack now:)

LOL that is toooooooo funny :) i'm on my way outside NOW lol

Pasta-----I use a whole wheat that also contains ground flax and use sparingly---I fill the plats out with vegs and protiens.


I have tried so hard to eat the WW pasta. Can't do it.
I have purchase several different kinds and even home made,
cook it and throw it in the garbage!
I just can not get it in my mouth. Pasta I guess is one thing
I just can't give up. Having it once a week I guess won't hurt.
Giving up my wine is more than a sacrafice for me. Now it's
camimele tea in the evening.

I do use flax seed. I put 1tsp of it in 1/2 glass of OJ and drink
it each morning. It has omega 3 in it and very good for lowering
cholestrol.

Whole wheat pasta is a good idea... But I don't know If I can give up regular pasta.... :eek: I have tried whole wheat before and didn't like it.. I guess to shed these pounds we have to give up things!

i have a hard time with the wheat pastas too...i think they smell HORRIBLE

but we don't eat much pasta anymore...even tho hubby is italian :)

I use Hodgson Mill's brand. It's also organic and you'll find it in the natural section of the market.

I don't know how they did it, but this stuff is very diff and platable.

Even my son and Hubster eat it, and they were both like you all about the WW pastas.

Baby steps are also steps---------mix reg with the new pasta.;)

So ladies go out and chew the bark off a tree today.....


How many calories in a tree limb?:p

LOL :)