30 by Labor Day

NewImprovedCnbethea1

Poterbaby We both have 25lbs to go yay!!! We can do this!!

porterbaby38

we can do it, because we are strong and believe in ourselves. we all can get to our goals, slowly but when we do just think how we all would feel, what we accomplised, and the rewards. because when i get to my goal, i can't wait for my massage. i'm going to get a neck and a back massage. i have a bad neck and i can't wait for that massage, plus i want get a perfessional photography to take pictures of me to send to my family and my relations.

what is evryone's rewards when they get reach their goals?

porterbaby38

still the same this morning. my challenge this week is get lots of activities in and cardio and strength in. it's going to be hard with it raining and my man can't work in the rain. i wish it wouldn't rain i have so much to do too. the grass needs mowing, i need to work on a travel trailer that he bought, go for walks. man that's one thing i love to do is walk. plus i have other things to do
what is everyone's challenge is for this week? or can the two ladies who's first and second to pick a challenge for everyone to do for this week. good luck to everyone else.

Lisa0711

Nice job Porterbaby!

It feels like forever since I've lost anything! But Tom came to visit. Regardless of how I do this week I'm not putting off weighing in next week. It's been at least 2 weeks since I've weighed in on here. But, even though my CW on here is 195.4, I saw 194.8 on the scale last week when I took a peek at my weight. So hopefully it will be back down next week.

As for my challenge I set for myself, I did okay - not the best. We went out of town this weekend. So needless to say there was a lot of food. All things considered, including tom, I'm okay with it.

Porterbaby - I can't wait for my massage either! When I reach 150-160 (where ever I decide to settle) I'm going to get one. I've never had one before, so it should be a real treat! Getting pictures taken of your new body is a great idea also. I may have to add that to my rewards list.

I know between now and then I've got rewards set for every 10 pounds or so. I can't wait to get to 175. It's one pound lower than I've weighed in my adult life. I was actually pretty happy at that weight. My size 10s were loose on me and I think I wore 9s or 11s in juniors. It's only 20 pounds away! Funny cause 20 pounds can seem like so much and so little at the same time.

I'm gonna have a drop on the scale by next weigh in. I can feel it! :happy:

Good luck everyone!!!

porterbaby38

good afternoon ladies. i workout on a new dvd i got yesterday through ebay. the *****cat dolls workout. i did it today and man does it work. i end up doing the whole dvd. i sweated too. i weigh again this morning to see, because to didn't know machines last night and it said 164.6lbs. so it's slowly doing somehting on that scale.

NewImprovedCnbethea1

The great thing is it iis still going in the right direction Poterbaby your doing it Woooooohooooooo!!

I burned mega calories yesterday and the little thing said if you have 5 week like this you would way weigh 138.3 I sure wish I had it in me hahaha!!!

So what's going on with everyone how are your goals coming this week so far what's new in your life?

Love the new pic Blondie!!


Name.............................. Start Weight ............................ Current Weight ......................... + / - LBS
Cnbethea..........................162.6.............................................160.4.........................................-2.2
Blondie925.......................200.4..............................................195.4....................................... - 5
Porterbaby........................168.8..............................................164.6....................................... -4.4
My2Loves..........................228.0..............................................214.4....................................... -13.6
HaleyAlexandra...............194...................................................191.1..................................... ..-2.9
Maneyes............................174..................................................171..........................................-4
bluiz13...............................219.6................................................217.2......................................-2.4

my2loves04and06

I found my scale this morning! Amazingly, I weigh exactly the same as my weigh-in from 2 weeks ago. Right down to the ounce. I knew I never had issues with maintaining, but losing is a whole nother game. Our truck arrived Tuesday afternoon with al of our worldy possessions from IL. Most of it is all unloaded into the garage. It just needs to be put away and organized now. Still haven't found my food scale, but Im watching my portion sizes regardless.

Still haven't found time to start back on my 30 DS workout. I figure that all the up & down I'm doing with the stairs is helping though.

HaleyAlexandra

so i'm freaking out because tomorrow I leave for college in California.. I live in Washington so it's going to be really weird moving so far away from my family and friends.. I haven't been eating awesomely because i've been so stressed and anxious, but i have been working out so i'm still at 191.. I'm hoping to be under the 190's by next week.. and in California i wont have a car so i will be walking alot and riding my bike so i think that will help! hahah

good job everyone! keep it up

Lisa0711

Thank you cnbethea! I love when the "... in 5 weeks..." thing says a nice low number. Sometimes mine shows I'll be in the 170s if I kept it up. Even though it's unlikely in 5 weeks, it's still nice to see! lol

Nice job porterbaby! Sounds like you've found something that's working for you - keep it up!

Trace - I'm sure the stairs are really helping. I've found I get some of the best workouts from going up and down stairs. I used to run the ones by our spot on the lake.. until I shook up some angry bees living under the steps and got stung twice (once on the butt!!). So I don't do that anymore. But it's still a great workout. lol

Haley - I start back to college this coming week too. My college is a pretty short drive from where I live. I'm too much of a baby to move away for a long time lol. It's pretty cool cause when I first started at Young Harris College it was only a 2 year school, but last year they got approved to be a 4 year school and my class will be the first to graduate from there with a 4 year degree! It's pretty exciting. I'm happy this is my last year. I don't mind class, but all these years of outrageous homework wears ya out after a while. I'm sure all the walking you'll be doing will help a lot, and you probably won't be as stressed when you get settled in - that is until all the papers and such are due!

I've been doing so good this week! It's less than 2 months til my 22nd birthday, and I want to be in the 180s by then. I got so tired of setting goals and not reaching them. So this time I'm very determined to make that goal. I deserve it for my b-day present. I'm going to do my best to see where I'll be by then. I've been proud cause this past week I've been eating pretty healthy and working out every day. I've cut my sweets way down and had calories left over every day! I know it's not much, but it's better than I was doing. It's like a big wave of motivation came over me and I can really tell I'm going to make this goal! I love when that happens cause I usually always succeed when I feel this motivated. I can't wait!

porterbaby38

GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE.

NewImprovedCnbethea1

Haley best wishes on your new journey!! I think the walking and the bike riding will make a great difference!!

Trace I know your getting a workout in up and down those stairs way to maintain through all the moving!!

Lisa I hope you reach your goals and beyond by your birthday!!

Name.............................. Start Weight ............................ Current Weight ......................... + / - LBS
Cnbethea..........................162.6.............................................162.6..........................................0
Blondie925.......................200.4..............................................195.4....................................... - 5
Porterbaby........................168.8..............................................164.6....................................... -4.4
My2Loves..........................228.0..............................................214.4....................................... -13.6
HaleyAlexandra...............194...................................................191.1..................................... ..-2.9
Maneyes............................174..................................................171..........................................-4
bluiz13...............................219.6................................................217.2......................................-2.4

I went up 2.2lbs this week it's all good I am still on it!!

soundofsong

30 lbs lost by September 6th? I freakin' wish I could do that. I'll try but I doubt I can make it. I'm getting married on October 29th though so that's a challenge I am willing to take on.

soundofsong

30 lbs lost by September 6th? I freakin' wish I could do that. I'll try but I doubt I can make it. I'm getting married on October 29th though so that's a challenge I am willing to take on.

Just realized this was first posted in June. Haha. That makes much more sense.

porterbaby38

good afternoon ladies. will staring tomorrow i'll be by myself, will of course i'll bud our dog. my man is going to another state for so many days to work, with his cousin. since he's going to be gone. i'll me days. i'm going to keep myself busy and do alot of walking. i have things i want to do, besides working out. but that mean devil TOM pays me a visit tuesday. but i'm going to let that dirty rotten it get the best of me, i'm going to try to be strong.

porterbaby38

i weigh in yesterday at 166.8lbs. TOM paid me a visit today. i had things i wanted to do, but it's raining , but atleast i got my walk in this morning.

my2loves04and06

30 lbs lost by September 6th? I freakin' wish I could do that. I'll try but I doubt I can make it. I'm getting married on October 29th though so that's a challenge I am willing to take on.

Just realized this was first posted in June. Haha. That makes much more sense.

I was just going to point that out, LOL! You're welcome to join us anyways! I'm sure I'll be starting another thread once Labor Day is here. How about 30 lbs by Christmas? That's 15 weeks away from Labor Day. Good luck with the last minute wedding plans!

I've decided that today is the day to really dig in my heels and get back to it. TOM just left yesterday, so I'll weigh-in tomorrow. I started C25K this morning...while pushing my 40 lbs preschooler in the jogging stroller...in my very hilly neighborhood. Ugh. Planning on restarting JM's 30 DS today, too. I also dusted off my food journal this morning and busted out my big ole water bottle. Go me!

porter - I find it's MUCH easier to exercise eat healthier when I'm alone and my husband isn't around. Which would explain why I haven't been able to get back into the food journal thing since I've been in SC. He's verbally supportive of my efforts, but he sabbotages it with his actions. Enjoy and keep at it!

Haley - Good luck at college! I enjoyed my first year immensely, despite not having a car and not getting to go home very often (and I was only 3 hrs from home). I'm sure walking and biking will help!

NewImprovedCnbethea1

My2loves glad your at the point where things are coming together and your back in the swing of things!! I think a group through Christmas would be great!!

my2loves04and06

My weigh-in day got all messed up with moving, so I weighed in this morning. Down 1.2 lbs since last week. Not bad!

Name.............................. Start Weight ............................ Current Weight ......................... + / - LBS
Cnbethea..........................162.6.............................................162.6..........................................0
Blondie925.......................200.4..............................................195.4....................................... - 5
Porterbaby........................168.8..............................................164.6....................................... -4.4
My2Loves..........................228.0..............................................213.2....................................... -14.8
HaleyAlexandra...............194...................................................191.1..................................... ..-2.9
Maneyes............................174..................................................171..........................................-4
bluiz13...............................219.6................................................217.2......................................-2.4

NewImprovedCnbethea1

Great job my 2 loves!!

Name.............................. Start Weight ............................ Current Weight ......................... + / - LBS
Cnbethea..........................162.6.............................................159.4..........................................-3.2
Blondie925.......................200.4..............................................195.4....................................... - 5
Porterbaby........................168.8..............................................164.6....................................... -4.4
My2Loves..........................228.0..............................................213.2....................................... -14.8
HaleyAlexandra...............194...................................................191.1..................................... ..-2.9
Maneyes............................174..................................................171..........................................-4
bluiz13...............................219.6................................................217.2......................................-2.4

porterbaby38

hey where is everyone. 163.2 this morning.:happy:

my2loves04and06

hey where is everyone. 163.2 this morning.:happy:

I think we lost half (or more?) of our crew along the way. Whoops! Great job on the weigh-in.

Just got back from my jog this morning. C25K w1d2 in the books. I'll shred with Jillian later this aftenroon/evening. It feels good to be back on track!

janie1974

hi ladies! its been a while since i logged in. Ive had trouble with a pinch nerve in my neck that has had me totally out of commission. i weighed in and saw that i lost 6 pounds during all of it though!! if you dont remember, i am the one who had to fit into a bridesmaid's dress that was a size smaller that my normal size... it was almost too small!!!! had to do a few minor adjustments to make it fit better! i was almost as happy as the bride. and that was before my 6 pound loss with my neck. Im trying to get energy back to start working out again but its going REALLY slow. so... my starting weight was 198, now 184! i said i would try to lose 20lbs by labor day; thats six lbs and 2 weeks away!!

bluiz13

Name.............................. Start Weight ............................ Current Weight ......................... + / - LBS
Cnbethea..........................162.6.............................................159.4..........................................-3.2
Blondie925.......................200.4..............................................195.4....................................... - 5
Porterbaby........................168.8..............................................164.6....................................... -4.4
My2Loves..........................228.0..............................................213.2....................................... -14.8
HaleyAlexandra...............194...................................................191.1..................................... ..-2.9
Maneyes............................174..................................................171..........................................-4
bluiz13...............................219.6..............................................216.6.........................................-3

i'm here....this week was the first loss i've had in several weeks....
okay so i've had this "short term" goal of 199 since january of 2008....with an ultimate goal of who knows what....
even at 216.6, the 199 seems sooo far away, so a few month ago i made goals for the first saturday of every month...i haven't really been paying attention to them and/or pushing myself to get to them....i "saw" september's goal on my outlook calendar this weekend.....i realized i had to alter my monthly goals because i'm not going to reach septembers let along october and so and so forth....

soooo.....here's my new plan....GET TO 213 for 9/4/10 - that is just 3.6lbs to get off in the next 2 weigh ins....i'll be the lowest i have been in a long time and will have 40.4lbs off since i started this journey to change my life forever....then each month going forward, i have a goal of losing 7lbs each month until december....then i'm going to move down to 6lb loss each month and then 5lbs and then 4lbs as the months pass by and i obviously have a slower loss getting closer to my ultimate goal...at this point i still really dont have a final number...BUT when i put the numbers down on a spreadsheet i could realistically reach 153.4 which would be a total loss of 100lbs by the first saturday of 2011...

i have no idea if i "want" to get THERE - LOL - of course i would want to be 153.4, what a stupid things to type/say LOL - but right now i just dont know where i'll be HAPPY...i havent been below 200 for more than a few weeks/months in over 10 years, maybe longer.....i'm a numbers girl and i'm very visual so seeing the NUMBERS - GOALS - NEXT WEIGHT - in my face everyday might be the kick in the *kitten* i need....i changed my screen saver on my work computer to say 9/4/10 - 213 instead of a photo slide show of my kids....i'm at my computer at work at least 7hrs a day and i "unlock" my screensaver at least 5 times a day...i'm also going to make "thinspiration" stickers/labels with september's goal weight and date and stick them around the places i go....i need to SEEEEEEE where i want to be to get there, because recently, even with the tracking of my calories and drinking the water, and working out 4-5 times a week, i'm not TRYING to reach my goal or any goal for that matter....

sooooooo.....here's to a new day....i'm not going to commit to 30 by labor day obviously, or even 30 by christmas but i'm recommitting to this group and myself and i'm going to stick with our group and checking in and I'M GOING TO GET THERE....

thanks for reading my rantings....i need support girls so please keep kicking me in the *kitten*....right now, 213 by 9/4/10.....remind me and keep on me....

thanks,
denise

Lisa0711

Name.............................. Start Weight ............................ Current Weight ......................... + / - LBS
Cnbethea..........................162.6.............................................159.4..........................................-3.2
Blondie925.......................200.4..............................................193........................................... -7.4
Porterbaby........................168.8..............................................164.6....................................... -4.4
My2Loves..........................228.0..............................................213.2....................................... -14.8
HaleyAlexandra...............194...................................................191.1..................................... ..-2.9
Maneyes............................174..................................................171..........................................-4
bluiz13...............................219.6..............................................216.6.........................................-3

I lost 2.4 since my last weigh in!

NewImprovedCnbethea1

hi ladies! its been a while since i logged in. Ive had trouble with a pinch nerve in my neck that has had me totally out of commission. i weighed in and saw that i lost 6 pounds during all of it though!! if you dont remember, i am the one who had to fit into a bridesmaid's dress that was a size smaller that my normal size... it was almost too small!!!! had to do a few minor adjustments to make it fit better! i was almost as happy as the bride. and that was before my 6 pound loss with my neck. Im trying to get energy back to start working out again but its going REALLY slow. so... my starting weight was 198, now 184! i said i would try to lose 20lbs by labor day; thats six lbs and 2 weeks away!!

Nice I am glad everything worked out and from what I am reading you did an awesome job on your goal as well congrats!! Sorry bout the pinched nerve take your time and great job on all of your success!!

NewImprovedCnbethea1

Name.............................. Start Weight ............................ Current Weight ......................... + / - LBS
Cnbethea..........................162.6.............................................159.4..........................................-3.2
Blondie925.......................200.4..............................................195.4....................................... - 5
Porterbaby........................168.8..............................................164.6....................................... -4.4
My2Loves..........................228.0..............................................213.2....................................... -14.8
HaleyAlexandra...............194...................................................191.1..................................... ..-2.9
Maneyes............................174..................................................171..........................................-4
bluiz13...............................219.6..............................................216.6.........................................-3

i'm here....this week was the first loss i've had in several weeks....
okay so i've had this "short term" goal of 199 since january of 2008....with an ultimate goal of who knows what....
even at 216.6, the 199 seems sooo far away, so a few month ago i made goals for the first saturday of every month...i haven't really been paying attention to them and/or pushing myself to get to them....i "saw" september's goal on my outlook calendar this weekend.....i realized i had to alter my monthly goals because i'm not going to reach septembers let along october and so and so forth....

soooo.....here's my new plan....GET TO 213 for 9/4/10 - that is just 3.6lbs to get off in the next 2 weigh ins....i'll be the lowest i have been in a long time and will have 40.4lbs off since i started this journey to change my life forever....then each month going forward, i have a goal of losing 7lbs each month until december....then i'm going to move down to 6lb loss each month and then 5lbs and then 4lbs as the months pass by and i obviously have a slower loss getting closer to my ultimate goal...at this point i still really dont have a final number...BUT when i put the numbers down on a spreadsheet i could realistically reach 153.4 which would be a total loss of 100lbs by the first saturday of 2011...

i have no idea if i "want" to get THERE - LOL - of course i would want to be 153.4, what a stupid things to type/say LOL - but right now i just dont know where i'll be HAPPY...i havent been below 200 for more than a few weeks/months in over 10 years, maybe longer.....i'm a numbers girl and i'm very visual so seeing the NUMBERS - GOALS - NEXT WEIGHT - in my face everyday might be the kick in the *kitten* i need....i changed my screen saver on my work computer to say 9/4/10 - 213 instead of a photo slide show of my kids....i'm at my computer at work at least 7hrs a day and i "unlock" my screensaver at least 5 times a day...i'm also going to make "thinspiration" stickers/labels with september's goal weight and date and stick them around the places i go....i need to SEEEEEEE where i want to be to get there, because recently, even with the tracking of my calories and drinking the water, and working out 4-5 times a week, i'm not TRYING to reach my goal or any goal for that matter....

sooooooo.....here's to a new day....i'm not going to commit to 30 by labor day obviously, or even 30 by christmas but i'm recommitting to this group and myself and i'm going to stick with our group and checking in and I'M GOING TO GET THERE....

thanks for reading my rantings....i need support girls so please keep kicking me in the *kitten*....right now, 213 by 9/4/10.....remind me and keep on me....

thanks,
denise

Bluiz your right today is a new day and as long as you got a goal in mind and the desire to keep pushing towards it you will get there no matter how long it takes just focus on each day as they come and making sure at the end of the day you did everything you could to put your best foot foward!!! Let's do it!!

porterbaby38

good morning ladies.
bluiz: good luck on your goals. i know you will reach them.
blondie: awesome job on your weight loss
janie: i'm sorry you had a pinch nerve, i know those are very painful, but great job on the weight loss, even though you were in misery.
i won't be able to workout for awhile, i'm sick with either allergies, sinues, or a cold or a combination of all. i don't know which one, but my man wants me to take it easy for awhile, i hate being sick though. i rather be walking, working out and plus i have so much things to do that needs to get done. :mad: i thought when a person workout and watches what they eat and tries to take care of their body, they won't get sick.

my2loves04and06

C25K w2d1 complete. I'm exhausted! I jogged a new path today and, little did I know, started in the wrong direction. At the end of the path was a ginormous hill I had to jog up! 5 times. Ugh.

I peeked at the scale this morning and I'm feeling a bit disappointed to see the scale up 1.2 lbs. I know, I know! I should've just waited until my weigh-in on Friday. I've been under my cals all week (ok, except 1 day and I was only over by 20 cals), haven't been drinking soda, etc. Oh well, onward and downward. Rght?

my2loves04and06

"If every day were like today... You'd weigh 199.3 lbs in 5 weeks"

Ok, seeing a weight under 200 makes me HAPPY! I'm glad I save all of these in my Notes section every day. It's fun to go back and see if the predictions are right. So far, not even close to being right, LOL!

NewImprovedCnbethea1

Hey guys starting my round again with Insanity so far so good!!! Today is day 4 trying to really stay on ir this time!!