Great idea - Louise here , 54, 5'4", 136 and would like to loose 10 lbs.
Plan to follow Weight Watchers and add classes to my workout. Also need to eliminate alcohol since the holidays!

Summer

42F/ 5’3/CW 128lbs/Goal 120lbs
Track food for the month of January to see where I can cut down. Up my veggies and water intake.
Exercise Goal: Run 3X/ week, bike to work 2-3X/ week- take long weekend rides during warm weather months, lift heavy weights 2X/ week, take a full-body workout class 1X/ week

Good luck to us all!

Hi. I'm Jan. First diet/exercise plan. Would love the support and guidance to see this through.
I'm 5' 2"
Not in a position to join a gym right now.
I need to lose about 7-10 pounds.
Plan: decrease carbs, stop snacking after dinner (chips), walk once a day, increase water intake. Take off weight and keep it off!

Cary here
5’ 124
plan: exercise 3X week, track food, drink 60 oz water, eat 1200 calories
goal 115 and keep it off

Name: Rachel

Stats: 5’7”, 195 lbs

I was 140 when I graduated from college in 2004. Put on about three pounds every year until I had my kid in 2010. At that point I had ballooned to 183 and stayed there for about a year until I lost 25 pounds and was happy at 160ish which I stayed at until kid number two...and I soared back up to 195 which is where I’ve been for about a year now. I miss feeling attractive, having energy, enjoying shopping for clothes, not cringing when I see myself in pictures...pretty much everything that comes along with not being obese, lol.

I’m actually aiming to get back down to 140 but of course 10 pounds has to come first so I’ll happily participate!

Plan: Classes at my gym are free and there are tons to choose from (they’re either 45 minutes or an hour). I’m going to try to make it to five classes per week and do a combination of cardio ones and strength ones. I’ve found that I am not a great self motivator when it comes excercising (if it’s just me and the elliptical I have no qualms about leaving after 20 minutes but I’d feel weird leaving a class early.) so hopefully these classes kick my butt into gear. I’m an early riser and work from home and rarely need to be at my desk until 9 (bus comes for the kids at 8:15) so I’m going to do the 6:15-7ish time frame.

Food wise I’m just trying to cut out mindless snacking and eat fewer simple carbs and sugar. Focus on lean meats, fruits and vegetables and if I do that for a bit and still no results I’ll make adjustments. Calorie counting never works for me.

Anonymous wrote:^^should we give out stats?

39F/5’4”/CW: 135ish (gained a few pounds during holidays)

Diet: eat around 1200 calories/day with goal of 100-140 grams protein

Training: 4-6 days/week weight training. Heavy weights, low reps to maintain strength. Incorporate steady-state cardio depending on time. (Thinking around 40-60 minutes stairclimber or incline walk 3x/week).

I may get a trainer depending on special offered at the gym.

Name: Lucy

Thanks, Kate, for setting up this thread.

Name: Jenna

5'6" / 165 lbs CW. Goal weight is 135 lbs.

Diet plan: Need to eat less carbs and cut out sweets and junk food. Remove 90% of processed food.

Exercise: Do something! Plan is to walk 30 minutes a day to start.

OP/Kate here - shall we plan on sunday check-ins + people can share their daily plans / updates to the extent they want to?

Ok - I'll go first.

Name: Kate
35y/o, 5'3, 130lbs - goal is 120. Had gained then lost almost all pregnancy weight then started gaining again when I went back to work and weaned, so can't blame it so much on pregnancy as less active lifestyle and not reducing calories after pregnancy / nursing

Diet - Don't track calories - I've failed at that before. For this week I'm trying to cut chocolate, cheese, and booze, will go from there

Workout - used to run and do orange theory a lot. Now run once a week max. Goal is to do a 30min interval type workout 5 days a week (its a specific plan) and to run 2x a week. With exercise I particularly struggle with fitting it in when it cuts into time with baby. I need to either do it right away when nanny comes in morning or do it after baby is in bed which is hard b/c by that type of day I just want to relax

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^should we give out stats?

39F/5’4”/CW: 135ish (gained a few pounds during holidays)

Diet: eat around 1200 calories/day with goal of 100-140 grams protein

Training: 4-6 days/week weight training. Heavy weights, low reps to maintain strength. Incorporate steady-state cardio depending on time. (Thinking around 40-60 minutes stairclimber or incline walk 3x/week).

I may get a trainer depending on special offered at the gym.

It might be easier if you assign yourself a name. Then we can know who we're cheering on in future posts. I can't hold someone's stats in my memory.

Ha! You first.

Anonymous wrote:^^should we give out stats?

39F/5’4”/CW: 135ish (gained a few pounds during holidays)

Diet: eat around 1200 calories/day with goal of 100-140 grams protein

Training: 4-6 days/week weight training. Heavy weights, low reps to maintain strength. Incorporate steady-state cardio depending on time. (Thinking around 40-60 minutes stairclimber or incline walk 3x/week).

I may get a trainer depending on special offered at the gym.

It might be easier if you assign yourself a name. Then we can know who we're cheering on in future posts. I can't hold someone's stats in my memory.

^^should we give out stats?

39F/5’4”/CW: 135ish (gained a few pounds during holidays)

Diet: eat around 1200 calories/day with goal of 100-140 grams protein

Training: 4-6 days/week weight training. Heavy weights, low reps to maintain strength. Incorporate steady-state cardio depending on time. (Thinking around 40-60 minutes stairclimber or incline walk 3x/week).

I may get a trainer depending on special offered at the gym.

Yes, similar goal to hit the 120’s this year. I did manage to get and maintain to around 132-135 last year.

Sure! 10 lbs for me is the start to a very long journey. My main goal is to lose 50 lbs this year and to get pregnant. I have been putting off a second child for years because I am worried about blood pressure issues. I would feel more comfortable if I lose some weight but have had a lot of trouble motivating myself.

I am tentatively planning on trying to integrate one new healthy habit each month. My goal for this month is to get an exercise routine down. I have had a lot of trouble fitting exercise in since we moved away from a convenient gym. I got a new bosu ball and kettlebells and am going to try to do a rotation of the following exercises, six days a week:

-Bosu
-Kettlebell
-Yoga
-Zumba
-Run
-Bike

I have been using some youtube videos like this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnGQbApO1_c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=076353c2Hik

I am trying to start slow so this week I am aiming for 20 minutes a day. I am going to add 5 minutes every week to build up to 45 minutes.

The toughest part of this habit will be carving out the time. I tend to stay up late working and then am rushing in the morning. My goal is to get up 30 minutes each morning to devote to exercise.

Whether 10 is your final goal or your first goal of a long journey, I'd love a thread to cheer each other on over the new couple of months, potentially have weigh ins, talk about our workout plans for the week etc. I'm trying to lose the last 10 lbs of pregnancy weight, going from 130 to 120 (I'm short). Motherhood has made me much less active and I need to find ways to change my lifestyle to make this sustainable, not just crash diet it off quickly.