Healthy New You: Your Change For Life

Hey girls, I'm the same height as you both but am currently aiming to get down to your current weights (178lb) as this will bring me into the normal BMI zone (then will probably set a new target). I was just wondering though, what are your current dress sizes/measurements? I'm curious as to what size I will be at this weight.

I'm a 12-14 but obviously muscle mass vs fat etc is going to change your size and how you look - if you put the effort in you could look way better by the time you reach this weight!

I think technically 178lbs is 1lb away from a healthy weight But then, for all I know I may be 5'11" by now (I was actually last measured a few years ago) and so a healthy weight. Who knows!

Also, I think I might have a small frame or something because I know people roughly the same weight/height/activity level and they look all right with the weight but it looks really odd (as if someone took handfuls of fat and just started placing it randomly!). Even my mother said I don't carry this weight well.

Sorry for the essay

I only started this year and loved it. If you want to do well at competitions you need to put a huge amount of time in (more than I did) but if you keep at it worth it. Been really annoyed I have not danced much since easter.

Nah, no competitions in mind, I just adore traditional dancing. But with you being a med. student I would imagen time being an issue.

This is not meant to offend anyone, but I am just not personally a fan of the whole "moving your body forth and back in a slighty sexual fashion" when it's considdered dancing. But since I moved to Spain I hadn't had the option to dance, but before that my mum took me to a few salsa dancing lessons which were really fun, but a very long time ago. Ah post is getting long, but the university has a dance club thing, so I just hope you don't have to be good to join or anything like that.

I just want to get back to a size 10. I did originally think I wanted to get back down to 10 stone, but if I'm gaining muscle then weight doesn't matter as much.

If your a 12-14 now you probably would need to lose about 20-25lbs maximum to get down to a comfortable size 10. This is why I am aiming for just under 11st as I should be a very confortable size 10 jeans at that point. I also wanted to get down to 10st before but I don't think I need to and may even start to look too skinny and I'm sure since we have similar stats you don't need to go down that far either

Just got home from a party and my first thought was to come and see how many of you had found this thread so far.. 5 pages; you people talk too much ;-). Nah I'm kidding, it's great!

Lovely to see you all here.

Been dancing the night away, but cancelled that out (and more) with the buffet, never mind it's all good. I'm sure the chocolate donuts were calorie free anyway.

Please give me a slap if I start spamming, I will do my best to stay on topic

Food eaten while exercising contains no calories. FACT.

(not really but it does seem to be a misconception many people have and I myself have indulged in )

I must agree I can only do that sort of dancing when trashed.

Although latin dancing is alot of the bolded too, lots and lots of hip movement (which I should really practice...)

It will be harder next year as I am clinicals and treasurer of the soc. Tre busy

I can't believe how excited I am to do weights - this rest day has been a challenge

I am currently a size 12 top and 14 Jeans however 12-14 is starting to get quite lose and by the time I get down to 12st I should be able to comfortably wear a size 12 jeans. With tops I don't have much boobs so some of the size 12 tops are now to big for me on the bust but if I go down to size 10 tops its just right on the bust but too small on the waist.

My measurement now I thin is about 34-30-40

Yeah, I'm more concerned about fitting into my old size 10 clothes - I can't afford new ones! 10 stone would give us a BMI of around 19, which seems a little low

Here's hoping! I just don't want it to take too long, but then because I used to have body dysmorphia, I've always felt that I've looked the way I do now - I guess a few more months of that isn't going to hurt.

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Weights tomorrow And I will go for a run - I didn't today (in fairness my breathing got all funny and I was a little worried). I can't believe how excited I am to do weights - this rest day has been a challenge

I'm Rachel, I'm 20 and I'm 5ft 2 and when I weighed myself just under a week ago I weighed 123lbs.
My goal is to lose fat, gain muscle, and just generally get fitter and healthier, and most importantly gain my confidence back.
Before I started university I used to be on the small side of a size 8 (and had been so since I was about 15), which suited me as I had a petite frame. I'm now usually a size 12, sometimes 10, and I'd like to get back to a size 8.
My lifestyle just went to s*** a few months after I went to university, I think this was partly due to being on a nursing course and my shift patterns changing every week so my sleeping and eating patterns would never be consistent, and then just tiredness and lazyness when I got back from a shift I'd just want to eat junk rather than spend the time preparing healthy meals. I knew throughout the year I was putting weight on as loads of my clothes stopped fitting, I didn't like what I was seeing in the mirror, and other people have commented on my weight gain negatively (even my gp said around christmas time that it wouldnt suit me if I put anymore weight on).
I decided just under a month ago that I needed to sort my lifestyle out, and for just under 4 weeks I've been going to the gym and eating healthier, and I feel alot better for it already and my fitness is improving. I've only lost 4lbs but the inches must be coming off as I can fit into my favourite playsuit again (the last time it fit me was in february) . I haven't eaten any sweets or chocolate in the last four weeks, and only a few biscuits, which is a massive change for me as I have a huge sweet tooth and used to eat sweets or chocolate most days. The first two weeks I really craved sweets but now I don't miss them and actually prefer fruit, and I think my mood is better now instead of before when I used to comfort eating and getting sugar rushes, and then crash down a few hours later.
Mainly I want to gain back the confidence I've lost in the last year, not just because of the weight gain but due to things that have happened in the last year that have made me just want to hide away.
So yeah I'm joining this so it'll help motivate me to continue with a health lifestyle.

P.S. I'm sorry if this post seems insensitive as I know other people would love to be a size 12, but it just really doesn't suit me!

Hello guys!

Joining this thread again, as I seem to lose a few lbs and then gain it all again!

My stats:

Size 10
5 ft 2"
138 lbs
Chest: 35" Waist: 27" Hips: 35"

Aim: 7.5st - 8st (size 6-8)

Gonna stick to 1000 cals a day (fingers crossed), and usually do 500-1000 cals per workout at the gym.
Edit: seeing everyone elses weight loss is making

Want to go back to uni in sept feeling great! Also want to be healthy, and get much back to how fit I used to be!

Part of the problem is people are always telling me I look fine, and I'm not fat! Does anybody else find this? I then start thinking "oh well, I'll just eat, cos so & so thinks I look ok!"

Seeing everyone elses weight loss is making me very very depressed!

I see a slight problem here. 1000 calories is probably to low anyway but even if you do eat that on non gym days you really need to up it on gym days. you say you want to be healthy but burning off every calorie that you eat in the gym is not healthy its basically the equivalent of not eating at all and I'm sure if someone told you they were going to completely starve themselves you would think they were .