20 pounds by Easter challenge
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Marie, I hope you feel better soon, take care of yourself.
Shirley, you have been doing great on South Beach Diet, losing every week.
Sunny 2lbs down , way to go.0 -
Thank you all for the get well notes my throat does not hurt anymore but still coughing up spleen and blowing nose. headache is gone. still no appetite. so some improvement
marie
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Sticking to my plan today but no weight loss to show for this week. I am really frustrated! I exercise 5 times a week....cardio aerobics....have mostly been under my calories...only one day that I didn't this week. It helps that I am being held accountable. Thanks everyone!
SW 172
CW 168
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Congrats to all the losers! Encouragement to everyone, keep at it those lbs will come off eventually.
Connie, So glad that you liked the line dance class. Soul dance sounds like fun! Most of the music we use in Arizona is either country or pop.
Marie, hope you are feeling better soon.
Weighed in and results are not as I had hoped they would be, but it was a loss so I will be satisfied with it. Considering that while I was in Las Vegas, I went to both a Dinner Buffet and also a Breakfast Buffet and didn't follow my own advice about buffets.
SW 200
CW 194
CGW 180
UGW 140
I lost .6 lbs since last week. Total of 6 lbs since start of challenge.0 -
Let me introduce myself. My name is Eileen and I'm 64yo. I'm in for this but I have to admit I'm already of to a rocky start. Not feeling to well today and will be babysitting all next week. Hopefully we'll be able to take the baby out for long walks, it's been rather cold here.
SW 185
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Hi Marie, I don't need to join your challenge, but I want to cheer for you as you follow your new eating plan.
Barbie
And you shall with all of us What do they called it when we break the 200 mark. I can't remember. but looking forward to it for youMarieLOL Oh no!! I'm sorry! Since starting our event I've lost 2.6lbs! Ive lost 6lbs in 30 days! I still want to do the happy dance though!!
Our event:
SW 218
CW 215.4
GW 190
ONEDERLAND!
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I'm striving to reach OneDerland by May 1st....0
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Hello everyone, I stayed the same weight this week so I hope to see a loss next week! Well done to everyone who has had a loss this week 0
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Help!! I am binging!! I am trying to put a big old halt on my out of control eating. I can do it! Stay strong ladies!! Totally expecting a gain again this week.0
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Help!! I am binging!! I am trying to put a big old halt on my out of control eating. I can do it! Stay strong ladies!! Totally expecting a gain again this week.
Well, Terpluver...start eating normally right now at breakfast. Get the junk out of the house. Go to your diary to log breakfast and plan your food for lunch. While you are there, put in food for the rest of the day. Go buy those foods if necessary. Fill up your mug and get started with the water. You can do this!
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Good morning losers! Happy Saturday!
It's been a long month, and here we are on the last day of January. I think we should evaluate our successes this month WITHOUT using the scale as a measure. Hmmmm....what criteria should we use, then?
How many days did you log in?
How many days did you plan and complete your food plan?
How many days did you move your body in some form or fashion?
How many times did you choose something healthier than you would have a month ago?
How many times did you choose a different place to eat out based on better choices offered?
How many times did you pass up something in the grocery store that you would have normally picked up?
How many times did you go to bed without the bloat, and the promise to yourself that you would do better tomorrow?
How many times did you wake up feeling optimistic and energized about the day ahead because yesterday you ate right and moved your body?
I am sure you can add more to this list, and I hope you will. We cannot let the scale dictate our success. This is our lifestyle and we will never be perfect, but we must continue to live it the best way we know how to be healthy and fit.
Have a great day!
Stay strong!
Connie
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Great list Connie! We way too often judge our success (and sometimes ourselves) by that darn scale! I just got in 30 minutes of walking/jogging and I am feeling strong! Not winded at all which is my non scale victory so far today!
Momma- I will call you when I have seen you online in case you are still resting. Love you!
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Hello, everyone! Congratulations on all those who had success this week. For those who did not, start fresh each day and we will reach our goal. I have been stuck at the same weight for two weigh ins at 181. Started at 186, so I'm happy with the 5 lb loss for the month. I'm not in a hurry to get the weight off. As long as each month shows at least 5 lbs down, I will eventually reach my UGW of 145. For me, losing at this pace and feeling as though I'm simply eating healthy and exercising is a win win! In the distant past, I went from 210 to 120 in a very short period of time by exercising a lot and eating VERY little. I kept that weight off for 10 years, by eating very little and exercising. I looked great, but it wasn't a very healthy or sustainable way to go. Over time, I grew very fatigued and 60 lbs crept back.
I'm now older and wiser and realize being healthy and still enjoying life is the way to go. So, I'll celebrate the success of January's loss and the fact that DH and I have gotten back to exercising after a year of not doing so.
Marie, I hope you feel better very soon!!
Have a great weekend and week everyone!
Becky
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SW 167 lbs (December 2014)
CW 153lbs (January 31, 2015)
GW 140 lbs (For April 5, 2015) Updated on January 31, 2015)
UGW 118 lbs
December 31, 2014 = 160 lbs
January 31, 2015 = 153 lbs
February 28, 2015
March 31,2015
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Morning,
Everyone is doing great and continuing with this challenge. Hence, the word CHALLENGE.
I agree with Connie don't let the scale dictate your life. Use some of the hints listed by Connie which
by the way are great words to go by. Keep on track, also remember its mind over matter, in our case mind over food. I just had a long talk with my husband this morning how I am going to handle our boating season this year with all the food challenges. I am definitely going to get to my first goal this 2015. Planning, planning, planning I can't stress that enough, it really helps.
Janice- Thanks for the compliment on my eating plan. I have been sticking to it and it works.
Good luck next week to all our losers.
Shirley
Ontario, Canada
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Marie, I hope you're feeling better!! Everyone else, it sounds like a lot of you had some very good weeks!! Hang in there, only a couple more months!
I'm changing my weigh-ins to Saturdays because from some reason after a long week of working out and eating healthy I like to see how well I did at the end of the week... plus Saturday dinner is my cheat meal for the week so I like to measure and weigh before that So here're my numbers for Week 2! I lost 4.4 pounds during Week 2 for a total of a 7.4 pound loss since January 18th! I'm feeling really great about this loss; at this rate I would love to be down to 170 in 2 weeks: February 14th! Anyway, keep up the Fantastic work everyone and I look forward to reading more about your successes!!!!
SW: 181.6
CW: 174.2 (-7.4 pounds in 2 weeks)
GW by Easter: 160
GW by June vacation: 140
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great loss Jennifer and jay!! really inspirational connie and becky!! I agree about just feeling good exercising and eating healthy! I am trying really hard to not be defined by the scale. I think I should move it out of my bathroom so I don't weigh myself everyday! I would probably be happier!0
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SLW19 - I know what you mean about weighing everyday. It does get to be obsessive, just remember not to let it take you over. There will be fluctuations day by day, up and down. Just
remember that and you should be okay. I weigh myself everyday, if I don't I get myself in trouble.. For me its structure, and that is what keeps me on track. Everyone is different.
Put it away for a week and see how you do. - - - Good luck
Shirley
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Connie that is a great list you posted and thanks to you and others on this thread I can say that I have been faithful on most of them.
I am grateful for the One One One plan that you and Marie got going. It it so easy and this morning we went out for breakfast and it was
so easy to stay on plan (one egg, 2 slices of bacon and an English Muffin). Was really good and I didn't feel deprived.
My weigh in day is Tuesday so hoping to see a loss. I can live with this plan!!!
Congrats to each of you that had a loss and to the ones who were not pleased with the scales just hang in there and try to do better next meal.
I miss Marie and hope you feel better soon!!!
Nancy in MS
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Thanks, Nancy!
We are going out this evening and tomorrow we will celebrate my son's b-day. I do plan to have cake and that will be my carb.
My weigh day is Tuesday as well, although I do weigh each day and track it on an app called Happy Scales. It allows you to see the trends, highs, and lows. You can set goals and it predicts how long it will take you. I love it!
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Maire...we miss you dearly. Hope you get well soon and return to us!
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I finally got a new picture.0
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Hope it's not too late to join! I can lose at least 17 pounds by Easter!0
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Alice got me in here to say Hello. I am doing OK but still not back to my self. thank you for all the well wishes.
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Marie - So nice to hear from you and hope you are on the mend soon, we miss your upbeat self.
RAINDANCER- You look fabulous, that's all I can say. You are definitely one of the success stories here.
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RAINDANCER- You look fabulous, that's all I can say. You are definitely one of the success stories here
Thank you Shirley. It hasnt been quick. Those pictures cover 10 years. I just kept refusing to give up.0
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