Lose 5 Pounds a Month- July 2010 Challenge

RushinBruisette

Hope everyone is holding strong this week! Don't forget, if you need an extra exercise boost, check out the week's challenges :
Who's completed their 30sec sprint for the day? And have you been successful with 1.5hrs straight exercise? And lets see those new recipes!! Give one a try this week!! I've gotten everything in this week (except the daily sprints of course). Almost halfway through the week, we can do this!! The sprints are much easier since I've been doing the C25k. The long exercise has been easy for me as I have access to a swimming pool, although I forgot my sunscreen the second time around..whoops!! I did try a new recipe Monday. I made homemade orange chicken. Here's the recipe I mostly followed, didn't add near the salt nor soy sauce it said to, and I used rice and broccoli, but was still great! http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Orange-Chicken-Stir-Fry/Detail.aspx?src=etaf And just for the heck of it, I've tried 2 new foods this week, necturines(yuck) and asparagus(yum!). I did try another new recipe and baked the asparagus at 350 for 6min with chopped almonds, parm cheese, and a hint of garlic, super good (can't find the darn recipe now, lol) Anyway, stay healthy and good luck all!!

Bru

vb4evr

I am most definitly in once again.

July 1 - 229
July 6 - 228

shelli1923

Today was killer! I started out on treadmill and did half hour weight loss walk, then I did Slim in 6- Ramp it up, then got back on the treadmill for my sprint (50 sec) and to finish out my 1.5 hrs. HRM said I burned 575 calories! :bigsmile: I also made a low-calorie pork chop dinner that had ranch seasoning and low-sodium cream of mushroom. I also made brown rice and veggies. It was pretty good and DF and DD ate it. DD doesn't usually eat dinner very well. I am so proud of her today! I gave her leftover spaghetti for lunch and she ate probably 75% of it with her fork!!! She has NEVER used a utensil before (normally she bangs it on the table & throws it on the floor)! YAY! :flowerforyou: :bigsmile:

Terri- glad to see you found some internet. Missed seeing your posts! Have fun with the whales!
Plumeria- Welcome!
Vb- good luck in July!
Bru- You're killin' me, girl! Thanks for making me step it up a little!

cathryncharland

I'm in.
July 1st - 230
Aug 1st - 225

FitToBeFab

Just weighed in this morning, down one pound! Four more to go!

kintegra

I'm back to my normal schedule from vacation! I started back to my wake-up bellydancing, then my walks on break @ work, and tonight was my Zumba class at the gym. Then I decided to finish off with a quick cardio workout on the DVR since its pouring rain & storming out, therefore I couldn't do my bike ride. :grumble: Oh well....its a steamer out there anyway, so its probably best I stay inside in the cool a/c! :happy:

The challenges this week are ok for me so far. The 1.5 hr workouts are good - I want to get another one or 2 in however before the week is up. I haven't done the sprints yet, as I wanna see how my knee is - hopefully gonna give it a shot tomorrow. And I need to get to the grocery store so I can start my new recipe for the week! I have a few in mind.... I'll have to see what I decide! :bigsmile:

Hope you are all having a great week & staying cool! Don't forget your H2O! :drinker: Kelly

princesspurple

Plateau! I am going to kick it this week....I still have my 5 to go, I know I can do it!

OnMyWeigh

Happy Thursday everyone! I gained a bit over the weekend and actually have spent this week getting back to where I was last Friday, no worries. I know I can do it!!

Have a beautiful day!

19lissa86

I'm totally up to the challenge!

July 1st weight - 148lbs

GW - 120lbs

(not going for the full thirty pounds, but it's close anyway)

RushinBruisette

Just took a pic of me in my wedding dress from 08 at my reception and one of me today, I don't look preggo!! Sadly enough, I 've never been preggo but that's where I carried the weight... And my boobs have gone down too as the top of my dress was very tight fitting then. When I hung it up that night, we barely loosened the back and it was a tight fit coming off, now the top almost falls off!!! Woot woot!!!

I finished week6 this week of C25K and felt pretty good! I've been eating lots of veggies this week, I even tried asparagus, not too bad!! I completed my daily sprint this morning and finished the rest of this weeks challenge. Hope you all are having a great week. New challenge will be posted Monday morning! Anyway, I weigh in tomorrow, but I had to share my news!!! See ya tomorrow morning!

XoxoxoX Bru

kpie11

Count me in! I've already lost a pound so far this week! My own July challenge was to lose 15 pounds!! I want to fit into a pair of white pants i bought in Feb to wear this summer! Good luck everyone!!!!

55tolose

bru wow your good : ) ... So i went and bought my scale today and it looks promising for the week but we will see what tomorrow morning brings. as for the weekly challenge i have not compleeted it but i did walk twice a day (morning and night) every day this week since sunday with the exception of monday because it is my night to relax and watch my show and yesterday night cause hubby was out of the house, but i have walked every morning... a day or two ago i walked an 1hr 15min soo close to the hour and a half so we will see how i do tonight : ) and i have not made a new recipie.

still cant manage to not have any soda but iv been keeping it to once a day and did skip a day so far so good.
well see you in the morning for my weigh in : )

lambocj

Count Me In To!! I'm lookin to be 30-35 lbs lighter by Christmas!! I'm off to my Zumba class!! Catch you all later!!

sarahdaley

I'm new to the site and this would be a great motivator for me...I'm in.
Starting Weight 160
Trying to get down to 140.

shelli1923

Today has been ok. I did a 50 sec sprint and my Slim & Limber DVD. Today is my rest day but I was pretty sore so I did the stretching video. It barely burns any calories but it is a good stretch! I am not thinking that I have lost any weight this week either. I guess I will see in the morning. Its been pretty quiet around here. Is everyone still doing okay?

OnMyWeigh

Ok so I planned on trying to only weigh on Fridays and Mondays...that didn't work, I still step on the scale everytime I'm in the bathroom...how do I stop?

kintegra

Ok so I planned on trying to only weigh on Fridays and Mondays...that didn't work, I still step on the scale everytime I'm in the bathroom...how do I stop?

A watched pot will never boil....

Stay away!

bhelmreich

I'm a little late but I am in.

SW-167
GW-162

fabmst

Is it too late to join? Hope not. CW 188

Precious_Nissa

alright.....i am going to try so count me in...hope i dont let myself down.....

kwhitex6

I'm in! My starting weight was 170 on July 1st down already to 167. My goal by the end of July will be 162. Thanks for the challenge!

mystery_pants

I'm in! On July 1st I weighed 214, so hopefully I can get down to 209 by the end of this month! Got a lot of work to do, gained some over the holiday weekend, but trying my hardest right now!

oEmmao

July 1st - 157.8
July 8th - 157.2

Aug 1st - 152.8 GW

abricklin

July 2: 198.4
July 9: 195.4

Aug 2 goal: 193.4 (and hoping to reach 192)

RushinBruisette

July 1st: 222.6
July 5: 221.4
July 12: 218.8 :noway:

I'm at 3.8lbs so far!! I'm officially 10.8lbs from my Labor Day goal as well!! :drinker: I'm so happy I found this site and all of you!! I couldn't have done it without either!!! Seems that these weekly mini challenges are really kicking in for me. Hope you all get similar results. :flowerforyou:
Bru

dmgaloha

I'm so excited to find this Challenge! In early July, I weighed in at 159.75. This was the first time I'd seen the 150's in about 5 years (i.e. since before my 2 pregnancies). Although, however happy I am to see the 150's, I will be even more happy to see them go (into the 140's of course). So I challenged myself to lose 10 pounds by Labor Day, which works out perfectly to 5 pounds per month for July and August.

July Start - July 3: 159.75
Aug 1 goal: 155
Sept 1 goal: 150
Oct 1 goal: 145
Nov 1 goal: 140
Dec 1 goal: 135 (my birthday!)

Someone asked how to stay off the scale... I had a scale at home, and weighed myself daily because I couldn't resist, then it broke. I didn't replace it. I weigh myself only at the gym now. I usually try to limit myself to a 'weekly' weigh in, but of course I snuck a peek at the scale last night while I was at my BodyFLOW class, and I am down 1/2 pound! It is also a good motivator for me to get to the gym on Saturday morning, because of course my morning weigh-ins are better than my evening ones!

I am starting Week 2 of C25k this week. I find since I started increasing my exercise, that I am also making healthier eating choices. Yay! Bru - nice to see a familiar face here. I'm looking forward to being a part of this group. :happy:

RushinBruisette

Dmgaloha, glad you made it here too!!:flowerforyou: This is a great group!! We are all pretty sharing, whether it's exercise related or just life. We share our ups and downs and back-arounds. We are here to support, motivate, challenge, and comfort as needed. :drinker: I think you will fit in just fine here!!

Don't forget, if you are doing this weeks challenge, it doesn't end til Sunday. :glasses: Can't make the weekend? Then triple up on the sprints today :noway: yes, triple up!!! I just came back from a run/walk, including a 10min total run, not planned, but the first 1 min 30sec I timed out to sprint as quickly as possible and still ran more afterwards!! Hope the 1.5hrs straight exercise wasn't too hard on you all. So who tried a new recipe this week? I made homemade orange chicken, hopefully gonna make it again tonight for the hubby to try. My friend picked this weeks challenges, and another friend ( a familiar face from here, Kelly ) will be picking next weeks challenges. I will have it posted Monday morning both on here and on my status. Enjoy your weekend all. Stay heathly and happy! *muah*
XoxoxoX Bru

dmgaloha

This wasn't quite a "new recipe", but thought I would post anyway... More like a new food item - I bought one of those veggies in a bag that you can steam in the microwave (broccoli, snow peas, etc), which I cooked with supper last night. It was very yummy. Even better though was the leftovers for lunch today, since I threw in a leftover scoop of wild rice, and 2 of the kids' leftover chicken fingers cut up. It made for a very yummy veg/rice/chicken dish. And so much better than my usual Friday eat-out fast-food lunches! Baby steps...

AmandaB4588

Crap! I forgot today was Friday, and I didn't weigh in this morning. I will weigh in tomorrow morning. I have done really well all week but slipped a bit last night. Family came by to visit, and my mom made my favorite chocolate cake. I hope it doesn't haunt me on the scale!

I tried making my own hummus for the first time, and it was good. I roasted some red peppers from my garden to put in it, and I ate it with cucumbers from my garden. It made the experience that much more enjoyable!

AmandaLB03

I am with you all!!! Ok Im new to this sight so any tips are welcome. I am currently 215 and want to get down to 190. IM almost 6 ft tall. I have been stuck for 2 months at this weigh. Im down from 280 tho. WOHOOOOO!!! I was that Sept last year.