Lose 5 pounds a month AUGUST 2010 CHALLENGE

AngieBarrett

Count me in! Just the motivation I needed to loose the last few pounds

Current Weight: 148 LBS
End Of August: 143 LBS

Bring it on!!

TCASMEY

Hi everyone,
I'm back and ready to go.:happy:
Only lost one pound in July and that was amazing considering that I was on holiday in the states all month.
Starting weight in January 159:noway:
Today's weight 132
Goal for end of August 128
We have my daughters wedding reception this Friday night so we are busy at my house getting all the last minute details taken care of.
And it is HOT HOT HOT over here in Egypt. MAYBE I CAN JUST SWEAT OFF 5 POUNDS. :laugh: LOL Phyljen

Good to see you back!

It is only in the 80's here but it is soo humid! I was trimming shrubs yesterday and I think I was more sweaty after that than my 6 mile run!

Today is my day off from working out! Legs are a bit sore after doing 6 miles yesterday. I was up late with a sick kid last night and took him to urgent care this morning only to find out it was a virus. The PA said she had seen over 35 kids with the same symptoms in the last few days...fever, sore throat, stomach ache.....all the symptoms of strep-throat but so far no one had tested postive for strep.

For all the new people, rules of our group........THERE ARE NO RULES!

Weigh in on your normal weigh in date.

Share support and encouragement. Great ideas are welcome. Ask questions and we will try to answer! There is no right or wrong way to do this.

YOU NEED TO DO IT YOUR WAY! It has to work for you or you will not stick with it.

We are shooting for 5 pounds a month because for most that is more realistic than 2-3 pounds per week. You did not gain weight and get out of shape in a month so you will not lose all your weight and get in shape in a month. SLOW AND STEADY!

Don't get discouraged by ups and downs. (I personally was down to 173 in April and do to bad eating am back up to 179...but physically I can run further than I could in high school.....try to look at the positive)

Don't beat yourself up! If you make a mistake.....figure out what went wrong and get right back on track!

Please share more ideas as they come to you!

Terri

rjadams

Hi everyone,
I'm back and ready to go.:happy:
Only lost one pound in July and that was amazing considering that I was on holiday in the states all month.
Starting weight in January 159:noway:
Today's weight 132
Goal for end of August 128
We have my daughters wedding reception this Friday night so we are busy at my house getting all the last minute details taken care of.
And it is HOT HOT HOT over here in Egypt. MAYBE I CAN JUST SWEAT OFF 5 POUNDS. :laugh: LOL Phyljen

Missed you!!!

glad you are back. you missed the pic I posted of me in a bikini. kinda of scary but I have certainly made progress. How exciting about the wedding reception.

My oldest is getting married in January. We are in the early planning stages now. She lives in vegas. It will be fun.

Good luck everyone!

ifychudy

Hello everyone. It is nice so see each person here for August as motivated as ever. Last month was very busy for me but I managed to have 5.4lbs gone. My starting weight for August is 220.6 and I am in for 5lbs or more LOL!. Bring it on everyone. We can do this


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bekylouisex3

Hello again! I forgot it was August 1st today LOL but I'm definitely in :bigsmile: I lost 6lbs last months which was a surprise - I hope I can keep it up!

Anyway...my starting weight is 153lbs, so my goal is 148lbs

Good luck on all of your goals guys, I'm looking forward to what August brings!

RushinBruisette

Ok all, here's this coming weeks BMK Challenge:

Walk for a full hour 4 days this week, it can be a hour straight or broken into smaller sections, but get in a full hour each day however you can do it. Also, we work on ourselves all the time, how about 'killing two birds with one stone' and clean for 2hrs this week, a fresh house/car/garage/etc and burning calories, what a combo!! As for a food challenge, lets try eating at least 3 fruits a day (one at breakfast, lunch, and dinner or snack) for 3 days, if you feel you could also have a fruit at each snack go for it, but try to not snack as much and when you do, add a fruit! Good luck all and I'll see ya throughout the week and on Friday with my weigh in! XoxoxoX Bru

ps, I pick the following weeks challenges, so if anyone has an idea, private message me, I'm always up for new ideas!

timbotina

Really looking forward to next weeks challange...gives you something to look forward to and help plan your meals and exercise....THANKS!!!! ladies.....................:happy:

reneelee

Okay I'm going to give it a try, this is my first time in a group. Thought it would be fun ! My weigh in will be on Fridays starting weight is 157 hope to be weighing 152 by the 27th.

shelli1923

June 1: 162
July 1: 156
August 1: 150

So far I'm averaging 6 lbs. a month, which is fine with me! I'm so excited to finally see the 140's in August! Congratulations to everyone who met their July goals! Welcome newbies! This is a very supportive group, just jump right in. Let's kick butt in August!

55tolose

I am definately in again



july 31 start weight 172.8
july 31 end weight 169.6.......I Lost 3.2 lbs well at least it was a loss
aug 1 start weight 170.0.........I gained a couple ounces went out on a date with hubby

Im ready to make it under 165 this month!! : )
I have joined a zumba class and have gone 2 times but im looking forward to going 2 times a week from now on : ) that is more than i was doing last month so thats good and im also thinking about doing a monday step class but i would have to take the kids with me so im not sure since they are two and a half and 11 months but we will see im going to brave it the first monday i get off of work haha. Also on the 24th im going to start going to the gym at the college nearby so that will help and i will be working out 4 days a week as opposed to just walking as many nights as possible

Congratulations to everyone last month and good luck for this month ...

for those that didn't make the 5 pounds last month like me well good luck and don't give up : ) i know i wont

RushinBruisette

I had a suggestion brought to me to stop posting the BMK Challenge in the thread and to make it's own thread...just curious, would it be easier for everyone if I post the BMK challenge in its own thread or would you rather it stay here? Would like some input from everyone, of course, before I make any final decisions, I'm gonna ask my Melissa and Kelly to see if they would want it in it's own thread.. thanks all and keep on rockin!

55tolose

I would prefer it was here... I may not do very good at it and most of the time have not participated but its amazing reading all the support. If it wasnt for you guys i would have never tried zumba and i suck at that soooo bad but i love going. plus i only use one forum its not as easy if you have to forum jump and remember five different things it is all here in one forum everything i need

RushinBruisette

I talked with one of my BMK girls and she doesn't come to the forums hardly, so she'd never post. Still waiting for my other BMK girl, but I think I'm gonna leave it as is and post Sun evenings or Mon mornings and I'll post reminders throughout the week.

Ashl3yS

May I join in as well? I weighed in today at 236.8

jacqueline0821

I would love to join! Weighed in at 145 this morning.

nurseenf

Count me in again!
Weight today 150.6!
Aug 30 145.6

I wasn't able to post my July results, but I met my goal. I lost 5.9lbs!

WarmDontBurn

Is BMK something different then the "lose 5lbs in august" if they are different then I could see a seperate thread. Might get confusing for us newbie's that are doing the 5lbs and not BMK. If they are the same then nevermind..lol. I am already confused...I have a headstart..lol

RushinBruisette

The BMK Challenge is just a weekly exercise challenge I post for anyone who needs a boost during the week or needs help trying new foods etc. It is something new that was agreed on by veteran members to post here. I'm leaving it as is, I will continue how we've been doing it the past month.

However, we need ideas!! Countless time spent searching online for different things to try and it's gotta be something that anyone could do with a gym membership or buying equipment. So, again, if anyone has any exercise or food challenges, PLEASE private message me Thanks !!!

kintegra

Bru means ideas for withOUT a gym membership & withOUT buying fitness equipment....we don't want to add extra financial burdens to anyone that can't afford things like that.

We just post the BMK challenge for people that WANT to have an extra boost each week to help them TOWARDS the 5 pounds/month challenge. Normally they are just some situps, crunches, sprints, walks, jump roping....things like that. Then we also incorporate a food challenge to help out with healthy eating. The challenge is not a requirement of this thread, it is just to try to help motivate people that need an extra boost or want to try something different than their normal routine. For instance, one week we challenged 25 jumping jacks a day for 5 days. One person decided she was going to rock it out & did 125 EACH day! Then it really challenged others to try to do more as well. Purely meant as a great challenge & fun for those who want to jump in!:bigsmile: Kelly

anu_6986

Hi Everyone,

I weighed myself today and was 80.7kg/178lbs(against 80kg last tuesday), but I think thats bloated from all the sodium yday and not drinking enough water.
I will weigh myself tomorrow again and count that.

Waiting for everyone's posts... Last month was good, lost 6.6 pounds in july, but hope I make it this time too.... :flowerforyou:
Good luck everyone

mysi019

Is it to late to join? If not I am in. My starting weight is 229lbs. Goal is 224lb. Hopefully its more!!!!

krinio

I say leave the BMK challenges in this thread. Everyone is kinda used to posting their progress on the challenges at the same time as their 5lbs in a month progress. I like using the challenges towards losing 5lbs specifically. Like the 150crunches/ 75 squats...if that was it, i can't remember:blushing:
Last month I was on 4.2 lost coming into the last week and I think the challenges are what tipped it over, and obviously the support of all the lovely people on that thread. In the end I lost a total of 5.6:noway: and was ecstatic! I'm under 210!!

I've already posted earlier in the thread but I don't think I posted my stats.:blushing:
Aug 1st CW: 209.6 :ohwell:
August GW: 204.6 :happy:

txladybug41

I kind of slacked off this past week , so I need this to help me through the month. I just got a above ground pool in the backyard, so that will help as I love to swim, and even if it's not long, I go round and round in it like a trapped gold fish. Other than that, I'm going back to the treadmill at least 3 to 4 times a week. I need motivation to keep me on track. I think I'm hovering around 200 lbs, so I'll let that be my starting weight on this.

tralalara

First check in for August.
Here we go:
8/2 weight 202.5

8/31 GW 197.5

Onederland here I come!

timbotina

Morning one and all....going swimming early with the kids so I plan on doing my water exercises.....but only wish I could wear my HRM in the water so I will have to just go with what the site offers....Definetly going to get my 3 fruits in today....Strawberries, plums and watermelon and if the peaches are ripe today, I may even have them as my snack today........Oh and I already did 20 min of housecleaning this am (I make myself do it early so its out of the way...I hate cleaning....OH!!! and I can add my dishwashing in on that too...HA!!!!!)

callie365

Good Morning All

I have two questions....

Bru What does BMK stand for? Your initials?

tralalara What is Onederland? One lb. at a time?

Thanks :flowerforyou:

TheChangingMan

Can I join?

I've yet to introduce myself but I'll go for whatever challenge there is.

AUG 1 : 228.8
Target: 223.8

TCASMEY

Good morning all!

My exercise goals for the month

I got up at 4:30 this morning and got a little over an hour on the stationary bike. My legs were tired so it took a while to get my heart rate up but I did burn 400 calories. I plan to bike 3 days a week. Do 2 short runs on the treadmill and 1 longer run on the weekends. Hopefully I can fit some weight lifting in there somewhere. One day of the weekend will be a rest day!

Now to get back on track with the eating.

I need to log everything. I need to log everything. I need to log everything.......that is my new mantra. That and do I really want to eat this?

Quote of the day

"If you train hard, you'll not only be hard, you'll be hard to beat."
- Herschel Walker

Have a great training day!

Terri

just4peachy

First Aug weigh in 08/02.... 177.2

owno9700

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I`m in! I didn`t fair so well in the July challenge, I only lost 2 lb, but I did manage to lose 2 inches from my waist and .5 inches from my hips.:laugh:

current weight 141 lb
goal weight September 1st 136 lb
final goal weight 130 lb