Rider's Weight Support Group

Start slowly and be sure to warm up well. That usually helps! (atlest did for me when I was in soccer, we practized outside all year long)

I just had a very weird day...I felt skinner then what I did yesterday...Is that normal? I havent weighed myself yet but I doubt that I did lost any weight.

I felt skinnier last week and I ended up gaining a couple of pounds...So I don't know! lol

I just weighed myself and I have gained or lost....maybe I grew taller :P

Well I have lost 15-20 pounds now weighing in at 226 when i weighed 240. i blame it on the school food and my ex boyfriend. i will start riding English and my mom and dad said i could get a tattoo. so i will keep coming on here and letting you know.

Yes, I have those days of feeling "skinnier" than normal :) it's a confidence booster for the day I think. Maybe it's less bloat? or maybe where the fat is distrubited? lol idk sorry but ive had those days.

Hello, im Andrea. Im new to the board and I have been reading this post and i really think it will help me to report to people and share ideas and stuff. Im 16 and i weigh 150, and im 5 feet 3 inches. So im not doing to well. Im much better than i was a year ago, but it was do to a bad horse accident i had where i broke my Jaw in two places soo, my mouth was wired shut for a month and a half. I was not allowed to eat. But since then i have just stayed at the same weight. I dont lose, and i hate it. Its not that i eat bad foods, i just eat way to big of proportions too many times a day. Its really hard. any advice would be great. congrats to most of you though, i was reading some great success story's on here!

I am only 5'1 1/2"(driver's license says 5'2"), and I have been having a horrible time with weight since I had my children. They are now 5 1/2 and 3 1/2, but I still can't lose the weight. I was always the skinny girl in school, weighing in at only 98 pounds at high school graduation in June of 1999. I am now at 160(but somehow managing to hide it fairly well). I have tried every diet known to man, exercising, counting calories, etc. I am hoping that riding will help. I may not lose all that much weight, but with consistent riding, I should be able to at least tone up, and flatten my stomach and tighten my tush and legs. Does anyone have any good exercises I can do to improve leg muscle while I'm not riding? I'm going to be riding 3 days a week consistently, but after several years off, my legs don't know what to think. Any help would be much appreciated!

Hey guys, haven't been in for a long time.... anyway, nothing good to report here... but, the good news is I'm getting some cool exercise stuff for Christmas, which I am very excited about! except the other thing that goes with Christmas is lots of good food... hope you all can keep it up over the holidays!

Nothing good to report here either. Yuck....Sooo after Christmas is over I will start trying again.