Weight Loss Goals for 2009

I joined up with SparkPeople, and I love that site.  It's working out really well for me.  So far, I have a lot more energy, too, since I cut down the amount of food I have been eating and eating more fruit and veg and drinking more water.  Hopefully once I lose the weight, I won't put it back on!  Still struggling a bit finding ways to exercise without joining the gym.  Last night I turned on the UKBody channel and did the New York City Ballet Workout, which was good, and then I did some bellydancing on the Goddess workout, which was pretty fun.  So far, so good!

My goal is to loose 2 stone. 28 lbs this year at the  very least.  I have lost 90lbs (almost six and a half stone) not that long ago, but since moving here I have gained back 20-25lbs! My goal is to loose 3 stone (42lbs) in total, but I would first like to get back to the weight I was after losing the 90lbs which I maintained for almost 2 years. (my body stopped there naturally, but I'd like to see if I could lose another 14-15 lbs past that)

Currently I'm doing foodfocus.co.uk to help me cut down on un-nessisary carbs, fat and calorie intake, and doing callanetics as well as walking 25-30 minutes a night. (started Jan 1st and lost a 1 lb!! lol )

 Hopefully will start jogging soon, cardio calllanetics, and light weight lifting.

Thanks for letting me share

My goal is to loose 2 stone. 28 lbs this year at the  very least.  I have lost 90lbs (almost six and a half stone) not that long ago, but since moving here I have gained back 20-25lbs! My goal is to loose 3 stone (42lbs) in total, but I would first like to get back to the weight I was after losing the 90lbs which I maintained for almost 2 years. (my body stopped there naturally, but I'd like to see if I could lose another 14-15 lbs past that)

Currently I'm doing foodfocus.co.uk to help me cut down on un-nessisary carbs, fat and calorie intake, and doing callanetics as well as walking 25-30 minutes a night. (started Jan 1st and lost a 1 lb!! lol )

 Hopefully will start jogging soon, cardio calllanetics, and light weight lifting.

Thanks for letting me share

That's great, Steph!  I am sure if you have lost 90 lbs before, then you can lose the weight again. I just ordered one of the Davina work-out DVDs so I can work out at home.  Hopefully it will show up soon, because it's hard to walk when it's freezing outside, as I am sure you probably know!     I'm not ready to invest in a gym membership, too afraid I won't go and then it will just be money down the drain! 

i know what you mean, I just cant get myself out there jogging when it's dark and cold : walking is a bit better for now, and to get myself more prepaired for jogging (or so i tell myself!)

I am hoping I will do it again, I had to change my whole life and ideas about food etc, and I think if you do it the first time (which was soooo hard at first) then I am hoping the next time won't be so hard because you already know the things you had to learn the first time around. I think cutting sugar, caffine, and carbs down is the hardest since the body gets 'addicted'.

I can't do the gym, I'd rather do my own exercise for next to nil. I can't afford it now anyhow, would hate paying for something I didn't use or might be uncomfortable or self concious with. But that's just me, I have friends who love the gym and swear by it.

Let me know about davina's dvd, a lot of people like it, but there's just so many exercise dvds out there it's hard to choose!

Good luck x

I have done South Beach and Atkins and definitely lost weight, but it always came back.  I can't avoid carbs forever, it just doesn't work for me.  This time, I am just using the diet journal to track calories and trying to eat smaller, balanced meals with a few snacks in between to keep my metabolism going.  So far, it works much better for me, because I can build in little treats without totally blowing my diet!

I have done South Beach and Atkins and definitely lost weight, but it always came back.  I can't avoid carbs forever, it just doesn't work for me.  This time, I am just using the diet journal to track calories and trying to eat smaller, balanced meals with a few snacks in between to keep my metabolism going.  So far, it works much better for me, because I can build in little treats without totally blowing my diet!

I agree with you on the Atkins/SB diets. I also lost weight on those only to go off them and regain. In the end I just had to be honest with myself: I needed something that I could integrate into my life pretty much forever and I was never going to give up carbs permanently. For me dieting became about finding something I could continue to do indefinitely and if that wasn't impossible, it wasnt the right solution for me. Calorie restriction was it, pretty much. I eat everything, although I try to keep balanced (and I absolutely gorge on fruit. It's rare I have less than 10 servings of it in a day.) but I try to eat less of it.

I don't get particularly dramatic results though: since 2005, I lost only about 25lbs. When I get discouraged, I try to remind myself that at least I didn't gain anything.

I agree with you on the Atkins/SB diets. I also lost weight on those only to go off them and regain. In the end I just had to be honest with myself: I needed something that I could integrate into my life pretty much forever and I was never going to give up carbs permanently. For me dieting became about finding something I could continue to do indefinitely and if that wasn't impossible, it wasnt the right solution for me. Calorie restriction was it, pretty much. I eat everything, although I try to keep balanced (and I absolutely gorge on fruit. It's rare I have less than 10 servings of it in a day.) but I try to eat less of it.

I don't get particularly dramatic results though: since 2005, I lost only about 25lbs. When I get discouraged, I try to remind myself that at least I didn't gain anything.

Sometimes pain = no gain, which is ok, too, IMO!  I definitely think counting calories is helping me a lot.  I guess I won't have to be so vigilant about it once I start realizing what a healthy portion size looks like.  I'm trying to put twice as much veg or salad on the plate as the other stuff! 

Hey Jewlz, I don't know if there's a Rosemary Conley group near you, but you may want to try going to one of their meetings: for signing up in January with one of their January Vouchers you can get a free set of portion pots.  If you don't want to pay continually just go once and keep the pots.     So far they've come in quite handy to me.

I'd love to lose another 100 pounds this year.  It would bring me to goal.  I don't think I will, especially after being on a restrictive diet of some sort for over 2 years (and losing over 100 pounds).  More realistic is probably 50-75.

I'm a low carb girl.  I've lost weight (100+ pounds two times before '07 when I started low carb) with other methods, and low carb is definitely what works for me and I sort of am prepared to eat lowish carb for my entire life.  If I can limit my off time (which I've come to realise is a fact of life for me, especially when I am ill), I should have no problem with my "realistic" goal.  If I could totally stick to plan, the full goal would be no problem.

I'd like to lose at least a stone I've picked up from popping 3 sprogs in 5 years.

My plan to do this is through increased exercise.

I want to lose 2 stone before I hit the big 50 this May!  I'm starting WeightWatchers tomorrow night (with a fried for encouragement).  Here goes!

I want to lose 2 stone before I hit the big 50 this May!  I'm starting WeightWatchers tomorrow night (with a fried for encouragement).  Here goes!

I'd like to lose at least a stone I've picked up from popping 3 sprogs in 5 years.

My plan to do this is through increased exercise.

Good luck, ladies!  I just received a few parts of my "home gym" (just some hand weights and DVDs and stuff) and will try to motivate myself to do a workout tonight, even though I feel tired and crappy.  I suppose it might make me feel less tired and crappy, at least, that is what I am telling myself!   

I joined sparks people sister site baby fit, i dont want to loose weight but hoping to have a very healthy and fit pregnancy, and thenafter wards when baby is here shift any excess weight.

I love spark people and am loving baby fit too.

I'm a low carb girl.  I've lost weight (100+ pounds two times before '07 when I started low carb) with other methods, and low carb is definitely what works for me and I sort of am prepared to eat lowish carb for my entire life.  If I can limit my off time (which I've come to realise is a fact of life for me, especially when I am ill), I should have no problem with my "realistic" goal.  If I could totally stick to plan, the full goal would be no problem.

I'm a low carb girl too. I can't really do the no carb part for more than a couple of days, but I can stick with the low carbs forever as long as I have annual holidays. Like December .

My downfall is living with two stick figures who eat copious amounts of carbs daily, that I am expected to prepare.

I joined sparks people sister site baby fit, i dont want to loose weight but hoping to have a very healthy and fit pregnancy, and thenafter wards when baby is here shift any excess weight.

I love spark people and am loving baby fit too.

Awww, that's so cool.  I didn't know they had a site for pregnant ladies.  If you ever join the regular Sparkpeople you should let me know so we can hook up on there!    It's helped me immensely so far, I have already lost 4 pounds since I started just by tracking my calories and such...