Lose 140 lbs

I also need to loose 140 pounds or more. I’m about 5’4, 17 years old and i weigh about 290, when you’d look at my face, everyone’s interested but then when you see my body, no one is ever there. i need to loose weight but i do not want to do this the wrong way, i have a 19 year old sister who is 160 pounds 5’10 and a gorgeous dancer. image peoples faced when they see were related. I also have a 20 year old brother, who is a semi-pro skateboarder and hes is in amazing shape. Too bad you guys couldn’t see the family pictures. It sucks to see these toned and good looking people standing next to someone whose body is about the size or more of theirs combine. i will lose this weight and no matter how long it takes i WILL succeed. and from the picture i have attached will someone people tell me if i was thinner, i would/could go much farther.

I think I can do this in less than a year if I really put my mind to it.

We’ll see. Just to prove it to myself, I’ll update every now and then….

I’m 17 years old, 5’3” and I weigh 260lbs. My BMI said that I have to lose 140lbs to be a “normal” weight. I’m going to be a senior in High School this coming school year, and I want to be (at least) smaller than what I am now. I have started eating healthy foods and portioned it out. I haven’t been going over 1,500 calories a day. I’ve started to drink only water (as much as I can.) I have also been biking about 9 miles in an hour every-other day (burning about 250 calories.) I don’t know though, I just feel like it’s useless. I want to be healthy so badly! Someone please help motivate me! I really feel like giving up. =( Also, any advice is always good! =]

I’ve been struggling with my weight my whole life, on and off diets. Only the past few years i haven’t been doing anything to try and lose weight, which has brought me to my heaviest 283 lbs. I’m looking for some support, advice, and motivation to finally do this and stick with it.

Think about how you feel when you walk into a room. How you feel when you see people you haven’t seen in a long time. How good it would feel for them to see you looking fantastic!

In an effort to focus on the positive – I used to weight 330lbs, and now 190. I still have some to go, but woo hoo!!!!!!!!!!!

A few years ago I dropped about 80 pounds. I went to the doctor this morning and discovered that I put it all back on. It took me all of 2 years to do it, but I saw the warning signs and didn’t take care of business. I’m a 28 year old woman, I deserve a better life. I feel horrible. I want to know what it feels like to be thin, and light, and free. I wonder if I would ever feel what that feels like. I’m about 5’1 and weigh 280 pounds. How disgusting, if I keep going like this I will look like a giant beach ball with legs. I want to overcome this.

I just calculated my BMI and I learned that I would not be “normal” weight until I lost 140 lbs. I started eating better today. I’m giving it two years.

Hi all,

I just stumbled across this site. What’s it all about? I just googled that I want to lose 140lbs (and I REALLY, REALLY do) and I found the 3 of you!

Help please…what’s going on with this?

I am proud to say that I am now down a total of 25 pounds. I weighed in at 261 today! I know the walking is helping (I walk three times a week with my Aunt B) also having the pool in working order has increased my activity level a bit.

I am not sure if I stated this before, but I don’t have to nap anymore! Yet another plus.

Good efforts to all who are trying to loose weight as well!