In high school I weighted 175lbs and got down to 115 lbs by the time I finished college. I’m now at 136lbs, but I would like to be closer to 120 – 125. I bike about 30-40 minutes four times a week and walk to and from work 5 days a week (40 minutes total). I eat mostly fruits, veggies, and whole grains, but I still have a sweet tooth too often, and I work at a desk all day.
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How I did it: ...for instance, drinking only water and non sweetened tea as beverages (with the occasional cup of coffee with skim or soy milk) and cutting all fast food and heavy desserts. tons of fresh fruit is a must. also, mypyramid.com has a great calorie counting tool if you are interested. i used it for a week and it helped me come up with a healthy long term diet. Read how I did it…
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How I did it: Well, my weight and I have our ups and downs. One minute I weigh 170 then next I weigh 150. The 15 lbs was when I weighed 165. And that was the goal I met! But then... the wake up call was when the scale hit 190 winter 2007. So I started MOVING again and by October I had lost 50 lbs. Two hours of cardio almost everyday and keeping my caloric intake in check. Brilliant. But I've gained 30 of it back... ahem, yeahhh. So that brings me… Read how I did it…
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It’s amazing, when I was trying to lose weight for my wedding, I couldn’t. Now that I called the wedding off, I’ve lost about 4 lbs in two weeks. Hopefully, I’ll lose some more and get to my goal weight so I can at least feel good about myself now that I’m single.
endESQ is planning the move to NYC and learning the art of patience.
Purpose of this goal: To generally improve my health, to look better, to look more marketable, and to feel better about myself.
How to achieve this goal: Manage caloric intake and exercise management on sparkpeople.com
just by making small changes in my diet I’ve managed to lose 15 lbs in the last 6 months. I still want to lose 35 more (for a total of 50) but I’m marking this goal as done!
annhearts need to work on my goal, or my summer is dead!!!
not doing well with this goal, i might of gained 15 lbs.
I bought myself a scale because I was using my mom’s and it said I’m 132.5 when my mom’s said 128. So now, I’m saying it’s saying I’m 129… does that mean I lost 3.5 lbs? It’s so discouraging when you’re not sure!
I have never been overweight. I would say I am perfectly average actually. However, in the last year, I have gained close to 15 lbs and have been feeling very out of shape. I dont want to be skinny, I just want to tone up, lose some fat that has rested around my lower middle, and be able to run or walk up a hill without practically dying of a breath shortage.
Even though scales are the devil to some, I think I should probably buy one so I can monitor my weight. I also REALLY need to start eating healthier. I rarely drink pop but I eat a lot of candy and desserts so those need to be cut out.
Current Weight: 136 (the most I have ever weighed)
I’ve been counting calories for a month tomorrow and I’ve lost 2 lbs. It’s not a lot but I’m on my way. I don’t mind if it’s at a slow pace as long as it’s going. At that rate, I’ll lose 12 more pounds before the wedding for a total of 14, pretty friggin close to my goal, right?! I plan to continue to count calories b/c it helps me make better decisions when it comes to my food and try to keep going to the gym and go a little more often.



