30 by Labor Day

my2loves04and06

Anyone else out there looking to lose 30ish by Labor Day? Labor Day is my 30th birthday, so I'm looking for others out there who are looking for support and motivation.

poisonapple

Id I do!

aymetcalf

I would LOVE that!

confuseacat

I'm in!! I've lost 15 so far and would love to hit the 30 mark by Labor Day. I shoot for about a pound a week so I think it is doable for me.

GooBeGone

count me in 2!!!

Lisa0711

That would be great! Heck I'd be happy with 20! But I'd love to join the group to give and get support!

knightwriter2

I am. It looks like we have the same goal weight, but I need 40 lbs to get there. But 30 lbs by Labor Day sounds good to me. Best wishes to everyone . We can do this!

sunnyskys

Count me in I thnk I just might make it

bluiz13

are you talking 30 more from where we are by labor day or 30 total??? or does it really matter???

regardless i'd like to participate...let me know what i need to do...

my2loves04and06

I am. It looks like we have the same goal weight, but I need 40 lbs to get there. But 30 lbs by Labor Day sounds good to me. Best wishes to everyone . We can do this!

My actual goal is 63, or something close to that. I know 30 is pushing it at just over 2 lbs/wk, but it's something to shoot for!

UltimateLover

I'd be interested

my2loves04and06

are you talking 30 more from where we are by labor day or 30 total??? or does it really matter???

regardless i'd like to participate...let me know what i need to do...

30 from where you are! It really doesn't matter.

skywalker

I'll just be glad to break into the 150s by Labor Day. Currently stuck at 169. My loss has been moving at a snail's pace for months. Can I join in even if I'm not expecting 30? :laugh:

my2loves04and06

I'll just be glad to break into the 150s by Labor Day. Currently stuck at 169. My loss has been moving at a snail's pace for months. Can I join in even if I'm not expecting 30? :laugh:

Sure! The more motivation the better!

my2loves04and06

Just completed L1D5 of the 30 DS. I'm also doing the 200 Sit-Up Challenge. I've tried the C25K at least 3 times, but I've never made it past week 4. I always lose motivation (i.e. my running partner or the cold weather kicks in).

What does everyone else do for exercise?

skywalker

What does everyone else do for exercise?

Well, You know I'm in the Shred group, but I also do cycling (huge fan of le Tour de France) and was working out with a friend who has been teaching me some martial arts and boxing. He also kicks my butt with circuit training.:laugh: We're taking a break from all that right now, but will hopefully start up again sometime over the summer.

For now, I mainly do cycling, anywhere between 75-100 miles a week. I'm setting a 1500 mile goal for July though (600 miles less than in le Tour and they do it all in 3 weeks AND over major mtn ranges :noway: ).

Go Lance!!!

Lisa0711

My workouts consist of Insanity right now... I was doing ChaLEAN Extreme but completed it and moved on to Insanity.. Man it's intense and I'm only into my second week - but I love it! I also run/jog/walk a lot and sometimes I fit in a few other exercise DVDs. My faves are anything by Jillian, Jari Love, and TaeBo is fun! :bigsmile:

I love working out! It's not my problem area by any means. But eating too much of the wrong foods is what I desperately need to work on. I love food too much! :sad:

LisaNa10

Count me in!

breakingthepath

Count me in!

UltimateLover

I am doing ultimate frizbee twice a week and that seems to be helping. However, I'm still struggling for the other days of the week to get more exercise.

nikkieliivey

I am so in! If I hit 20 by labor day, I would be elated!

NewImprovedCnbethea1

I am in on this I am doing Insanity right now wk2 day 12 and I am hoping to be at my goal by Labor day so this will be a great help!!

my2loves04and06

So what's the verdict? Are you supposed to eat back the calories you burned from exercise? I would assume so since MFP adds the burned calories back into your total calorie count for the day, but there's so much varying info out there that I'm just not sure.

On a positive note, today was the first day I've ever come close to eating my total calories for the day! Although I went over on protein (is that a big deal?), I'm still proud of myself. I've never been a breakfast eater, so for me to eat breakfast daily is an accomplishment in itself.

Any one else have some accomplishments this week?

Lisa0711

So what's the verdict? Are you supposed to eat back the calories you burned from exercise? I would assume so since MFP adds the burned calories back into your total calorie count for the day, but there's so much varying info out there that I'm just not sure.

On a positive note, today was the first day I've ever come close to eating my total calories for the day! Although I went over on protein (is that a big deal?), I'm still proud of myself. I've never been a breakfast eater, so for me to eat breakfast daily is an accomplishment in itself.

Any one else have some accomplishments this week?

Yes. You're supposed to eat them back because MFP already has you set at a deficit of calories. You should lose weight even if you don't exercise going by MFP's calculations for you.

But here's a link to a more thorough explanation of this!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calo

my2loves04and06

But here's a link to a more thorough explanation of this!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/10589-for-those-confused-or-questioning-eating-your-exercise-calo

That was a great link. Very informative. Thanks for sharing it!

need_to_lose

I'm totally in. I would love to lose 30 lbs. by then.

Lisa0711

So how is everyone doing so far?

I've been working my butt off with workouts!! And I'm proud to say that here the past few days I've been doing good with staying under my calories!! I've had some super-bad cravings since it's TOM, but the worst is over now. Oh and I've drank almost 3 gallons of water in the past 3 days. If I will just keep this up I should make the 30 by Labor Day!! :bigsmile: But I would be ecstatic to be around 170 by my birthday (October 3). Anything lower than that would be amazing and also a wonderful birthday present!


Do yall think we should have weekly challenges or weigh ins?

NewImprovedCnbethea1

I think that is a great idea just let me know what you decide and I am in!!

andi93

I'm definitely in! I'd like to be 30 down by then, too. For exercise, I have turbo jam videos I do 6 days a week- the 45 minute cardio party video kicks my butt every time but in a great way ! On Mondays I go to Zumba classes and I must say, if you like feelin sexy and dancing to awesome music, try a class- SO AWESOME! if i had 5 bucks to contribute to zumba every day, i would just drop turbo jam and do zumba...but i dont...lol. Sometimes I switch it up and hop onto the treadmill instead of Turbo. I don't have a gym membership or anything, though. good luck to everyone with this goal- i hope we all make it! :P

my2loves04and06

Since I've fallen off this bandwagon more times than I can count, I'm just trying to be consistent with my water and changing my eating habits. So far so good with both! I started the 30 Day Shred last weekend and I've only had to take 1 day off (between days 3 and 4) because my quads were so sore. Today will be L1D8. I'm scared to move on to L2 on Wednesday!

I'm game for weekly weigh-ins and challenges. That being said, I'm so new to this whole thing I'd rather someone else take charge. Just call me a follower! :glasses:

Lisa0711

I know one group I was in would have the weigh ins weekly and whoever had the highest percentage of weight lost for the week would pick a challenge for the entire group. That worked good, but it put a lot of work on one person to calculate the %s and do the results weekly... and sometimes the challenges weren't challenging to everyone.. lol

So I was thinking we could all officially weigh in tomorrow since tomorrow marks 12 weeks til Labor Day! And we can all pick a personal challenge that is more fitting to our individual needs for the week and tell the group about it. Maybe we can get ideas from others from what they want to do for that week and help push each other to reach our goals!

I hate to have a weigh in on Monday, but it will help me be more accountable for the weekend (I'm sure I'm not the only one in that same boat)! That's when the trouble starts anyway.. I've GOT to get a handle on it.

I know my weigh in ain't gonna be pretty tomorrow. All the bad eating from the previous week(s) is still with me. And.. I'm going to suck it up and change my ticker back to whatever the scale says tomorrow. If it's water weight then it will drop fast, but if I really gained it, then it's time to face it and move on!

I'm feeling really confident about being a part of this group and us all reaching our goals together - we can do it! :bigsmile:

Oh and if anyone has any other ideas about what we should do or if you want to do it differently don't be shy! I'm just throwing ideas out there. :flowerforyou: