WINTER WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE -- yes, this is a continuation of our Fall Weight Loss Challenge
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Getting motivated!
I'm a 5' 5" 27 year old female from Maryland.
Stats:
SW: 220 lbs
CW: 160 lbs
GW: 145 (for this challenge)
GW: 135 (ultimate)0 -
Day 2
SW-153
CW-152.6
GW-1350 -
Loved the fall challenge, excited for the winter challenge.
I crushed my Fall challenge goal weight by 3.8lbs! Here is my stats and goals for this
Height: 5'9"
SW for Winter Challenge: 215.2lb
GW for Winter Challenge: 197.2lbs
Rate of loss: 1.5lbs per week.
Lets do this!0 -
Here we go. Got to start being healthy and able to walk and breath at the same time lol
F age 31
SW233
GW200
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Enjoyed the fall challenge, so I'm back!
SW: 155.6
GW: 1450 -
OK, I'm in
Female age 48
5'4"
SW 194 lbs
GW Feb 28 178lbs
UGW 1500 -
Here goes:
Female, 19yo, 5"4
Initial SW (August 2015): 170
SW (11/30): 162.75, although my weight often fluctuates between 160-166!
GW (3/1): TBH, I expect this loss to be really slow, so my goal is to (consistently) be under the 160 barrier! (Aka floating in the 150s)
I'm starting to accept the fact that I just love food too much and I make too many mistakes (that I *just* don't want to fix right now). The goal for me is simple- to not gain a significant amount of weight.
Welcome!! You can do this!! Yay0 -
I'm in. My first time doing this.
SW Dec 1: 139
GW Feb 28: 1270 -
WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR 90 DAY WINTER WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE!!!
So glad you want to come along on this 90 day journey together! All of your goals seems great! And it's so refreshing to see some familiar people back from our Fall Weight Loss Challenge!
KEEP CHECKING BACK THROUGH THE WEEK TO STAY ACCOUNTABLE!
ENCOURAGING WORD...
JOURNAL JOURNAL JOURNAL!! It really helps me, (even though it can get a little time consuming), to keep logging in MFPal the foods I consume!
Here are 6 proven reasons why logging our food can help you reach your goal...
1) VISIBLE PROOF
Writing down even those little nibbles, can account for loads of calories! Seeing how many calories that handful of M&Ms, or that can of soda was will begin to visually sink into your brain, that we must make some changes! Lots of people eat healthily at mealtimes, but snack poorly in between. If you’re aiming to lose a pound or two a week, just a few extras during the day prevents you from seeing results on the scales. Writing down everything you eat demonstrates the cost of those ‘occasional’ nibbles…
2) TREAT YOURSELF
Logging your food intake can help you know if that little extra is an affordable calorie to eat. I am all about a treat here or there...we live in the real world people, and life happens, so keeping track of your food intake over the course of a day or a week gives you the freedom to enjoy a treat once in a while – guilt-free. If you know you’ve got calories to spare for the day, and no chocolate has passed your lips for six days, you can indulge yourself, but make it dark chocolate...its heart healthy!
3) TIMING
Logging you food helps to highlights patterns during your day where you can possible overeat. There is a bewitching hour for me and it's at 3:00pm! I know that around this time, if I just have a little nutritious snack to tie me over until dinner, I won't overeat later! Perhaps you binge late at night (another one of my issues), because you’ve been eating too little all day? Or perhaps you graze constantly? If you don’t keep a record of your food intake, you have no hope of remembering everything you eat … you may need to change your habits.
4) PORTION PORTION PORTION
Those of us who’ve been dieting or maintaining for a long time often get used to “eyeballing” portions rather than weighing everything out. But if your weight loss has plateaued, or if those pounds are edging back on, keeping up on your journal may make you realize you may need to weigh your foods. That tablespoon of peanut butter might be bigger than you think…
5) SEE THE CHANGE
It can be motivational to look back on your daily journaling from a few months or even years ago and see how your nutritional choices have changed. Perhaps you’ve curbed your chocolate habit, or maybe you now eat proper meals instead of junk-food snacks. And if you’re having a bad day, flicking back to a “perfect” week in your diary is encouraging: if you did it once, you can do it again!
6) MOTIVATIONAL SELF CONTROL
Knowing you have to write down everything you eat makes you think twice about that mocha latte with extra syrup and extra whip, or that second glass of wine! Even if you’re the only person who’ll see your diary, recording your food intake is a very easy way to improve your self-control. Make it a motivational day when you log healthy and believe that YOU ARE HEALTHY!
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I am going to try harder at this WINTER challenge...than I did at the FALL challenge.
Height: 5' 4"
Starting Weight: 174 (March 2014)
Current Weight: 134.5
Goal Weight by 12/31/15: 132
Goal Weight by 2/29/16: 128
*Things I'm going to implement this time around: TRY.
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Hi everyone! This is my first challenge. I'm hoping it helps keep me motivated.
I'm 28
5'8
Sw: 167.6...as of 12/1
Feb 28 Gw: 155
UGW: 140ish
I think this is going to be fun! Good luck everyone!!
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I'd like to join the challenge!
SW 199
GW 185 (end of challenge)
Final GW 1520 -
I want to join the winter challenge0
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I'm in! Just signed back in after a long hiatus. All my previous gains gone plus a few more pounds.
5'10"
SW 285
GW 2600 -
I was doing great with the Fall challenge up until I went on vacation. Never got that extra weight off so I ultimately failed
But, this is a new day and a new challenge. I am in! I've cancelled my gym membership as it was getting too costly so this will really be a challenge in every sense of the word.
SW (12-2-15): 144.4 lbs
GW: 139 lbs
I want to get out of the 140s!
Good luck to all!0 -
I'm in. I try and then don't stick with it and then repeat endlessly. Grrr. Hope to make a real, life-long change. Maybe, hopefully, this is THE time. Would love to have more friends on MFP for accountability and camaraderie.
CW: 174
GW: 130
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I already posted my "SW on 12/1 236
GW on 2/28 212"
Am just waiting for Tuesday to weigh in with progress, but I've been coming back and looking at everyone else's goals and info. So cool.
Also wanted to say, add me! I'd love some challenge buddies on my friends list! XD0 -
Female!
Age: 21
Height: 5'4"
SW: 132
(Winter)GW: 1250 -
I am back but will not be joing this challenge until next Tuesday. Too many things going on. Having a birthday Friday, Christmas pot luck on Saturday. Working a tournament on Saturday and Sunday. Will hook in on Monday and Weigh in on Tuesday. Thank you for continuing this challenge.0
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I'm in.
Age: 44
Height: 5'3"
SW: 154.4
GW: 1450 -
hillcrestbaby wrote: »90 Days for Change
Are you stuck? Can't seem to get things going in a positive direction? You keep doing the same things over and over again expecting different results but it never happens? Well friends, I have learned through raw life experience that that is the perfect definition of insanity. Do you desire to leave this old place for something new? Then keep reading...
Did you know that it takes 30 days to develop a discipline, 60 days to create a habit and 90 days to instill a lifestyle? Now let's be honest and ask ourselves, "Where do we want to be in 30, 60, or 90 days?" Let's put ourselves where we see ourselves and take the necessary responsibilities toward making those goals happen!
Treat yourself to 90 days toward change!
RULES
1) Beginning December 1, 2015 and ending February 28, 2016...we will be going on a 90 day journey toward complete change!
2) Check in on our discussion board for an ENCOURAGING WORD!
3) Be Accountable and give us your stats every TUESDAY morning! Current weight, Goal Weight, Total Loss from starting this challenge!
Everyone has the potential for greatness! Your best days are ahead of you! Enjoy each one with abundance!
Sara
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Love to join this! Need some motivation!
SW: 149
GW: 1300 -
I'll play; might be fun. Although, weigh-in will be on Friday for me.
Age: 25
Height: 5ft8. (Or nine, on some days.)
Current weight: 160
Goal weight: 155
Good luck and stay warm everyone!0 -
I want to start out using my doctors scale.
SW: 198lbs
GW for challenge: 1750 -
Def need some motivation!!
Start weight: 150
Goal weight: 135
Good luck to all!!0 -
I'm in. I need to have motivation to stick with it. Keep my goals in check.
SW: 220
Female. 5'5
GW 195 by end if challenge 2/28/160 -
I will join. My starting weight December 1 was 312. My goal weight for February 29 is going to be 277. I am going to give it a good effort!!0
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I will join this as well. I wish everyone luck!
Starting weight Dec.1: 185
Goal weight February 29: 1650 -
Excited to participate!
Female 5'2
USW: 150
SW: 128.4
GW: 120
UGW: Maintaining at 115-120
Hope in these 90 days I can get to 120, and then maintain there for a while (maybe with a very, very small deficit)! Best of luck all! I know I'll need it 0 -
Count me in
Starting weight 220
Current 200
Goal 1750
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