January 2015 Weight Loss Challenge

Jules_VS

I'm definitely in... I need the accountability and support! My end goal is to be right around 100-105 but I know this isn't going to happen overnight so 5lbs this month sounds like a good start. Good luck everyone!!

Name: Julia
Height: 5'0"
Starting Weight (1/1): 124.0
Goal Weight (1/31): 119.0

1/1: 124.0
1/8: 122.0
1/15: 120.0
1/22:
1/29:
1/31:

(Loss)/gain for the week: (2)
(Loss)/gain for the month so far: (4)

Struggles or successes of the week: Eating vegan is still going well and helping to keep track of my calories. Just need to watch the junk food (I found vegan friendly ice cream and it's delish). Also need to cut back on the soy lattes. Running almost everyday (hit a PR of 35+ miles this month so far) training for a half marathon in March.

Hope the motivation is still flowing for everyone!

Ribbittee

Name: Linda
Height: 5'3"
Starting Weight (1/1): 200.8
Goal Weight (1/31): 192

1/1: 200.8
1/8: 197.4
1/15: 196.0
1/22:
1/29:
1/31:

Loss/gain for the week: -1.4
Loss/gain for the month so far: -4.8

Struggles or successes of your week: I'm keeping up wih the exercise pretty consistently, even through a killer head cold this past week. I would like to fit in more weight training.
Yesterday was my birthday, so we celebrated with dinner at Bonefish Grill. Now that I know the creme brulee has 875 calories(!), I'll reconsider that dessert next time. But it was soooo good!

jojo4613

Glad I decided to join this group. It is giving me additional motivation.

Name: Lisa
Height: 5'4"
Starting weight (1/1): 168
Goal weight (1/31): 165.5

1/1: 168
1/8: 169
1/15:165.6
1/22:
1/29:
1/31:

Loss/gain for the week: +1
Loss/gain for the month so far: +1

Struggles or successes of your week: Much less sore this week (following car accident 12/28). Have committed to achieving daily exercise goals no matter how late. Did yoga with the grand one evening. Still missing lifting. Cant wait to be healed enough to lift.

laurenlmalloy

jojo4613 wrote: »

Glad I decided to join this group. It is giving me additional motivation.

Name: Lisa
Height: 5'4"
Starting weight (1/1): 168
Goal weight (1/31): 165.5

1/1: 168
1/8: 169
1/15:165.6
1/22:
1/29:
1/31:

Loss/gain for the week: +1
Loss/gain for the month so far: +1

Struggles or successes of your week: Much less sore this week (following car accident 12/28). Have committed to achieving daily exercise goals no matter how late. Did yoga with the grand one evening. Still missing lifting. Cant wait to be healed enough to lift.

If you can stay motivated after such an awful thing like that, you are SO going to meet all your goals! There's nothing holding you back chick, go get it!
Pretty sure the rest of us can kick our excuses after this post. I hope you feel much better, really soon! All the best.

laurenlmalloy

Name: lauren
Height: 5'4"
Starting Weight (1/1): 163.0
Goal Weight (1/31): 155

1/1: 163.0
1/9: 164.4
1/15: 162.2
1/22:
1/29:
1/31:

Loss/gain for the week: -2.2
Loss/gain for the month so far: -2.2
Loss/gain entirely: -13.4 lbs

Struggles or successes of your week: got over my setback and then some, at my lowest weight in about 5 years. I am SO CLOSE to being at 159!!! Ultimate goal is 140, I’m getting there! Struggles are keeping myself on track and trying to move more throughout the day, all you other office 9-5ers know what I’m talking about here!
I find that constantly visualizing specific ways you want to look/feel is a huge motivation booster. Picturing myself having a shameless weigh-in at my doctor's in May, and being confident at the beach this summer (i LOVE swimming, just not the walk to the water) is what works for me!

rcaselage

rcaselage wrote: »

Name:Clairissa
Height: 5'2"
Starting Weight (1/1):193
Goal Weight (1/31):180

1/1:193
1/8:190
1/15:190
1/22:
1/29:
1/31:

Loss/gain for the week: 0
Loss/gain for the month so far:-3

Struggles or successes of your week: Struggling with the cold this week. I just want to eat warm comforting foods. I also lost my godfather this week. But all negative aside I didnt gain. I know this week is going to be better.

stephanglin81

Name: Stephanie
Height: 5'1
Starting Weight (1/1): 180.8
Goal Weight (1/31): 170.8

1/2: 180.8
1/8:177.1
1/15: 175.5
1/22:
1/29:
1/31:

Loss/gain for the week: 1.7
Loss/gain for the month so far:5.3

Struggles or successes of your week: I bought a kitchen scale to weigh everything out and I love it! Has definitely kept me on track this week!!

jojo4613

laurenlmalloy wrote: »

Name: lauren
Height: 5'4"
Starting Weight (1/1): 163.0
Goal Weight (1/31): 155

1/1: 163.0
1/9: 164.4
1/15: 162.2
1/22:
1/29:
1/31:

Loss/gain for the week: -2.2
Loss/gain for the month so far: -2.2
Loss/gain entirely: -13.4 lbs

Struggles or successes of your week: got over my setback and then some, at my lowest weight in about 5 years. I am SO CLOSE to being at 159!!! Ultimate goal is 140, I’m getting there! Struggles are keeping myself on track and trying to move more throughout the day, all you other office 9-5ers know what I’m talking about here!
I find that constantly visualizing specific ways you want to look/feel is a huge motivation booster. Picturing myself having a shameless weigh-in at my doctor's in May, and being confident at the beach this summer (i LOVE swimming, just not the walk to the water) is what works for me!

Work days do provide an additional struggle. My daughter gave me a UP24 for Christmas. It is striking the step difference for days at work vs home. Love your goal of the shameless doctor weigh in. That is one of mine as well! I remember how that felt and cant wait to get there, too!

SueTN2

thorn377 wrote: »

Name: Sue
Height: 5'4"
Starting Weight (1/1): 212.0
Goal Weight (1/31): 206

1/1: 212.0
1/8: 210.6
1/15: 210.0
1/22:
1/29:
1/31:

Loss/gain for the week: - .6
Loss/gain for the month so far: -2.0

Struggles or successes of your week: No exercise, too much couch sitting. .
A loss is a loss I'll take it.

BioQueen

Name: Von
Height: 5'5"
Starting Weight (1/1):150 lbs
Goal Weight (1/29) 145 lbs

1/1: 150
1/8: 149
1/15: 148
1/22:
1/29:

Loss/gain for the week: -1 lb
Loss/gain for the month so far: -2 lbs

Struggles or successes of your week:
Successes: I have started running again and I was able to run two 5Ks outside in the cooler weather Nutrition has been good and I have been doing much better with preparing my meals for lunch so I don't have to stress about getting a salad somewhere in the middle of the day (overnight oats are awesome to take for lunch and I'm so happy that I don't have to prepare them in the morning). I was also able to go out to dinner with my friends to a Mexican restaurant while NOT eating any tortilla chips and was able to get a salad for 400 calories.
Struggles: I'm a daily weigher when I wish I wasn't. I don't freak out about normal fluctuations, especially when I know I have been eating properly and exercising. I just wish I could wait a week to weigh in.

chrisa847

Name: Christine
Height: 5'2"
Starting Weight (1/1): 275
Goal Weight (1/31): 150

1/1: 275
1/8: Missed
1/15: 271
1/22:
1/29:
1/31:

Loss/gain for the week: about 2lbs a week
Loss/gain for the month so far: -6

Struggles or successes of your week: I have been six for the past week or so and I have not gotten to work out in the pool

chrisa847

chrisa847 wrote: »

Name: Christine
Height: 5'2"
Starting Weight (1/1): 275
Goal Weight (1/31): 150

1/1: 275
1/8: Missed
1/15: 271
1/22:
1/29:
1/31:

Loss/gain for the week: about 2lbs a week
Loss/gain for the month so far: -6

Struggles or successes of your week: I have been six for the past week or so and I have not gotten to work out in the pool

Tionne31

Name: Abbie
Height: 5'6
Starting Weight (1/1): 195.8
Goal Weight (1/31): 185.8

1/1: 195.8
1/8: 191.8
1/15:191.4
1/22:
1/29:
1/31:

Loss/gain for the week: - 0.4 lbs
Loss/gain for the month so far: - 4.4 pounds


Struggles or successes of your week:

My success would be identifying a meal that contained an exorbitant amount of sodium in it that consistently took me over my sodium limits. Moving forward I will pay close attention to the soups I make since it's a large part of my new way of eating (it's a least one of my meals daily). Another would be that I actually rested on my schedule rest day and was not consumed by guilt.


"Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live." - Jim Rohm

Bnillow

Name: Brandy
Height: 5'9"
Starting Weight (1/1): 174.6 lb
Goal Weight (1/31): 164.6 lb

1/1: 174.6 lb
1/8: 171.2 lb
1/15: 168.4 lb
1/22:
1/29:
1/31:

Loss/gain for the week: 2.8 lb
Loss/gain for the month so far: 6.2 lb

Struggles or successes of your week: I'm on Week 2 of couch-to-5K program. I still find it hard to get through it, so I hope I improve. I am a bit scared of what week 3 will entail. All snack foods have been cut out except chocolate which I am completely addicted to so I will have a chocolate bar here and there still.

JenNicole11

Name: Jen
Height: 5'2"
Starting Weight (1/1):156.6
Goal Weight (1/31): 150.0

1/1:156.6
1/8: 156.0
1/15: 157.0
1/22:
1/29:
1/31:

Loss/gain for the week: +1.0
Loss/gain for the month so far: +0.4

Struggles or successes of your week:
STRUGGLE: I knew the scale would be up this week due to bloating/water retention/etc., but it still stinks to see it! I'm weighing again in the morning to see if the number goes down any

SUCCESSES: I had a total of 85,026 steps for the week, got in four circuit training workouts that left me limping, and I had a 5,100 calorie deficit... so I'm looking forward to when the scale will reflect all of this!

snotnosedpunk

Name: Jessie
Height:6'2
Starting Weight (1/1): 250 lbs
Goal Weight (1/31): - 10 lbs

1/1: 250 lbs
1/8: 249
1/15: 247
1/22:
1/29:
1/31:

Loss/gain for the week: 2lbs
Loss/gain for the month so far: 3lbs

Struggle and success of the week: I still struggle with binge eating before bed but the types of foods I binge on had change to less fatty/sugary ones.

acs3041

Name: Amanda
Height: 5' 6"
Starting weight: 163.6
January weight loss goal: 5 pounds

1/1: 163.6
1/8:161.0
1/15: 158.8

Loss/gain this week:2.2
Loss/gain for the month: -4.8#
Struggles or successes this week: struggle/I am suspicious this is the last of the easy weight to take off! I am battling terrible shin splints that have cut down on my favorite at home workout tapes. success/I'm still walking 2 miles a day and using the elliptical on off days.

jkbarrack

Name: Joann
Height: 5'4"
Starting Weight (1/1): 159 Lbs
Goal Weight (1/31: 149 Lbs

1/1: 159 lbs
1/8: 158 lbs
1/15: 156 lbs
1/22:
1/29:
1/31:

Loss/gain for the week: loss of 2 Lbs

Loss/gain for the month so far: - 3 Lbs

Struggles or successes of your week: Really getting back into going to the gym. Portion sizes are difficult to keep down because I know I can eat more. But it is getting easier.

lesaw01

Count me in. I managed to hit Onderland the middle of December but with the holiday food, snacking and not getting enough water down I have edged back over 200. So I want to get back into Onderland all the way down to at least 190.

Name: Lesa
Height: 5'5"
Starting Weight (1/1): 204
Goal Weight (1/31): 190 lbs.
1/1: 204
1/8: 200.9
1/15:199.5
1/22:
1/29:
1/31:

Loss/gain for the week: -1.4 lbs.
Loss/gain for the month so far: - 4.5 lbs.

Struggles or successes of your week: I struggled to get in my exercises this week. It has been cold and raining most days so I can't get outside for my walking/running and it is hard to make myself get on the treadmill at the gym. Weather is clearing up and warming up so I plan to get in a lot of walking/running this next week. Also this time of the year we eat a lot of soup, stew and chili and the sodium on those are extremely high. I told my husband I was going to start buying the no/low sodium tomatoes to use in these so I can get my sodium levels down, hopefully that will help on the scales.

Bayluvr

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