Just broke out of the 140's club, searched around and couldn't find a 130's! Hoping to stay here or join the 120's club eventually!

I'm hoping to join you in a few weeks :) I'm 146 today...

yay!! 139 today!!

I have held back from announcing that I have joined this club because in all honesty I have been expecting to start retaining water for a few days.

My weights for the past few days are as follows:
Saturday... 07/06/2008 9st13.6 i.e. 139.6 pounds
Sunday..... 08/06/2008 9st12.0 i.e. 138.0 pounds
Monday..... 09/06/2008 9st12.2 i.e. 138.2 pounds
Tuesday.... 10/06/2008 9st12.2 i.e. 138.2 pounds
Wednesday 11/06/2008 9st12.2 i.e. 138.2 pounds

I might start to retain water - but that is enough of a trend for me to announce membership. I am really pleased to be here. :party:

Entering the 130s means that I am under 10 stone which is a huge alternate milestone here in the UK.

I hope that everyone is having a good week.

My weight is down with a new low of 9st 10.0lbs or 136 pounds today. I have just this week been able to buy a pair of UK size 10 jeans (same as US size 6). I have to say that I was rather pleased with this.

I'm new, and guessing my weight is in the 130s. I don't have a scale right now, and for the last three months I haven't been able to weigh myself because of a broken left leg (so I couldn't put all my weight down), but I'm finally full weight-bearing (still in a cast, still using one crutch), so I will probably want to get a scale one of these days. :)

Anyway, I definitely feel the way I feel in the low to mid 130s. Not awful, but not GREAT. Looking for great.

Hi people! I'm around the late 130s i think probably around 138. I'd already started exercising for the past 5 days. I am hoping I could trim down soon.

Good luck Lemmy and Ann - welcome to both the forum and this club.

Many of us use both the scale and a tape measure to monitor progress. Sometimes we see a change with one before a change comes with another. It is so nice to see that changes are happening - as it helps to motivate us to keep on working hard.

Whilst exercise is very important - there is much information on the forum about nutrition. A fitday account can be very useful for ensuring that we are hitting the right level with not only calories - but lots of nutrients that we need to be fully healthy.

Hopefully your leg will be better soon Lemmy and then you will be able to bring exercise into the mix.

Hey guys,

its so motivating when i look thru' this forum. don't give up.. i sure u be able to move on to the 120 club.

Thanks Karei - with the great support that we get from each other we can stay focused and all get to where we want to be.

hey guys ~~

have anyone try using products to slim??

i came across this product which i feel is very good.. can see the immediate effects... u will appear slimmer than your actual weight... no side effects or anything... long term usage will lead to better figure.... :leaving:

together with the constant exercise, should be able to see the result faster right ??

I am always a little suspicious of products that claim to help you lose weight. In truth - I have lost a lot of weight in most people's terms without resorting to any products. I have done it all within 16 months - which is really not a long time when you think about it. I doubt that any product would have given me results too much faster. In my opinion - you cannot beat really good nutrition and leading an active life.

You can monitor your nutrition by using a tracking website like fitday.com. It enables you to monitor not just your calories - but also things like protein, calcium, fibre, fats and a whole host of nutrients.

Many of us take some form of supplement - but it tends to be things like multivitamins, omega-3 fish oils and things like that.

By doing things the natural healthy way you learn new habits which is the best way of keeping the good things happening. Most of us do not want to be taking products for the rest of our lives. You are also not at risk of products disappearing off the market or the formula changing.

At the end of the day - we all make the final decision about what we ingest. I hope that whatever you choose works well for you.

139! sweet!

Congratulations Missy!

Welcome! :party:

Gracias! 138 today....

139/137 this morning!

my final goal is in the 110s. so i hope to be in this club for no more than 2 months...

greentearocks - great to see you down in the 130s.

Hopefully neither of us will be here too long.

I am finding myself close to being out of this club, but in the wrong direction. Uh oh. I better not let that happen.

Gonnagetabs - stay focused with the healthy food and exercise and you will be fine and exit in the lower direction. We all have moments when our weight wiggles upwards. The key is to keep on working hard and the rewards do come.

Thanks Omega,
You're right. I've actually felt like I've done pretty well the past couple days, I just haven't seen it on the scale yet.

Things can take a while to hit the scale. Dreaded water retention around TOM always ruins my nice downward trend at the scale - no matter how consistent I am.

Around TOM I often get a 3 to 4 pound gain - but that is water and comes away again.

It doesnt matter what my weight is - as long as any gain is not much more than that from my low weight - I am happy.

My weight can be up - it doesnt matter. I have a good day if I get my long walk in. I have a great day if I get my long walk in and eat healthily. The calorie level is immaterial - we all have days when we feel hungrier than others. If I want to have some more fruit, sugar free jelly/sweets, cereal, yoghurt etc I do so. The calorie level does not make it a bad day. If I stick to healthy food - the calorie level always seems to work out ok if I check it later.

one thirty...six? ugh I dislike my scale, it never seems to be consistant. I think thats what I am though. pretty sure

This belly fat does not seem to want to go away, no matter how much exercise I do :( Oh well...

Remember Missy - it is only about a week since you were pleased to be at 139. A healthy rate of weightloss is 1% of bodyweight per week. You are actually losing really well at 136.

It is perfectly normal to see day to day fluctuations. Dont let it worry you - just keep working hard with your healthy food and exercise. The rewards come before too long.

We cannot pick and choose which part of the body will give up it's fat. I swear that the first two stone (i.e. 28 pounds) that came off me came off the top of my left leg. I lost two stone and the only part of me that looked thinner was my left leg. My left leg looked comparitively thin and my right leg looked as big as ever. Thankfully they evened up eventually.

I do a lot of walking and a standing joke in my family was that you would think that I was hopping for miles every day.

138 this morning....

:)

that's great greentearocks.

Thanks omega. That meant a lot and I will keep that advice in mind. It's just frusturating when you want to loose a certain amount of weight in a certain amount of time.

thanks Omega!

138/137 this morning....(I usually weigh myself about 4 times hehe)

today i was at the track for 2 hrs! walked, then ran almost 6 laps (more than a mile) yay! so sore but will sleep great!

Thanks omega. That meant a lot and I will keep that advice in mind. It's just frusturating when you want to loose a certain amount of weight in a certain amount of time.

I have been on my project since February 2007 - so no-one could be more ready to get to where they want to be. The fact is that I gain water every month due to TOM. Six days ago my weight was 8st6.2 (i.e. 132.2 pounds) - it has been higher since then and will be for probably another week. This is despite me being absolutely firm with my food and walking over 11 miles every day.

I understand all about frustration - but our bodies work the way that they work.

I have been on my project since February 2007 - so no-one could be more ready to get to where they want to be. The fact is that I gain water every month due to TOM. Six days ago my weight was 8st6.2 (i.e. 132.2 pounds) - it has been higher since then and will be for probably another week. This is despite me being absolutely firm with my food and walking over 11 miles every day.

I understand all about frustration - but our bodies work the way that they work.

You lost so much weight though.. congrats!!

COME ON my 130's! Lets get this group up and running again! Im at 139 today! This skinny mom is not very skinny anymore =(