Lose 5 pounds a month SEPTEMBER 2010 CHALLENGE
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I would like to join too please (if I'm not too late)..although I'm not sure how this works so if someone would be lovely enough to explain it that would be great
We are pretty informal here. Post your weight and weigh-in once a week. If you are having a problem ask for advice. When you have success share so we can cheer for you.
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I am surprised to say that I did reach the 5 lbs. in August and 1 to grow on for Sept. That means I reached my final goal!
I like keeping in the challenge for everything else. My challenge will most definately be NOT gaining 5lbs. in Sept. I will need your inspiration to keep me focused. This has always been my fear, even when I didn't think it was possible to reach my goal in the first place.
Off to a horrible start now that I'm back to work. Glad the kids come back Tuesday so there are no more lunches "out".
Thank you all for the support since March...it has meant the world to me. Keep up the good work and I hope to keep up with some of the tough fitness challenges on here.
That is amazing! Now into its time to maintain! Way to go!:drinker:0 -
Hi I'm in!! motivation is good at the moment, and this will keep me on track!
starting weight 142lbs
goal 137lbs0 -
I would like to join too please (if I'm not too late)..although I'm not sure how this works so if someone would be lovely enough to explain it that would be great
We are pretty informal here. Post your weight and weigh-in once a week. If you are having a problem ask for advice. When you have success share so we can cheer for you.
Terri
Thanks!!
Well my starting weight is 91kg (200 pounds) and my goal weight 65kg (145 pounds) but I'm hoping for 80kg (175 pounds) by January
Good luck everyone!0 -
So many new members I'll never be able to make individual comments, lol, but just know I think this is such a great group and love seeing all the members who want to stick with it and lose the weight and inches and gain confidence!!
I'm still in the Lake of the Ozarks, coming home sometime tomorrow so hopefully I can weigh in Tues. My sodium has been rough all weekend, we unfortunetly ran out of money for the weekend, including for both gas and food. Luckily, hubbys grandpa is helping us on the gas money part so we can get home in time for Nick to go back to work Tuesday. So, that means, food-wise, we eat whatever is in grandpas lake house...which is mashed potatoes and lots of hotdogs!! Oh, and bisquick, so we had to ask the neighbor for milk and eggs.. anywho, I've been fishing a lot this weekend, only caught 2 blue gills so far, but I did see a 24-26in carp chillin' by the seawall, if only I could catch him, I'd really make the guys jealous I caught a bigger fish
Not much for exercise this weekend, but I did not fall off the wagon, I had to temporarily jump off and just push it for everyone else, I'll climb back on Monday and start with a much needed walk through my neighborhood. 30day shred showed up in the mail on Thursday after we left, so I'm starting that Wed as Tue I'm training with Bernie(my friend who's doing the 5k in 2 weeks with me) so we can hopefully run the majority of the 5k.
Hope you all are having a great week!! New BMK challenge starts tomorrow, I'm just waiting to hear from my friend Melissa who picks for this week, once I hear from Melissa. Ta-ta for now!! XoxoxoX Bru0 -
Today was my long run of the week.....I DID MY FIRST 1/4 marathon....6.5 miles!!!!!!! Not quite a quarter marathon but I DID IT!
Have a great Sunday!
Terri
By the way....that burned 769 calories.0 -
Checking in:
8/29 193.5
9/5 192.5
Wasn't quite sure what to put down for my weigh in, since my scale gave me 4 different weights within a 15 min period. I'm throwing it out there and going with the lowest one!
It might be time to look into a new scale. 0 -
Today was my long run of the week.....I DID MY FIRST 1/4 marathon....6.5 miles!!!!!!! Not quite a quarter marathon but I DID IT!
Have a great Sunday!
Terri
By the way....that burned 769 calories.
Hey, that is a 10K right? I would LOVE to say that I could hang on that long. 3.5 miles is my max, but I'm trying. 6.5 is great...you should feel like a million right now!0 -
Today was my long run of the week.....I DID MY FIRST 1/4 marathon....6.5 miles!!!!!!! Not quite a quarter marathon but I DID IT!
Have a great Sunday!
Terri
By the way....that burned 769 calories.
Hey, that is a 10K right? I would LOVE to say that I could hang on that long. 3.5 miles is my max, but I'm trying. 6.5 is great...you should feel like a million right now!
Its a little more than a 10k....a 10k is 6.2 miles. I am proud of myself but my feet hurt!:bigsmile:0 -
Back from my anniversary trip, had a GREAT time...nice to say I still love my mate after 16 yrs. of wedded bliss, HA!!......Welcome to all the newcomers...hopefully you will love this group as much as I do.....all of Terri's infomative posts, all the BMK challanges and just all the support and motivation is AMAZING...I couldn't continue to do this without all of you.....THANKS!!!! anyhow, ate some wonderful (but fattening) foods the last 2 days but will be right back in it on Monday....and all my vacations and trips are finally over for a good little while so I should be set for a while.....have a healthy and safe holiday tomorrow, .....good night!!.....:drinker:0
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I'm so ready for the new week to start! LOL My hubby had a surprise party for me Friday night for my bday, so eating was waaay off. Although I didn't eat cake!! So I'm ready to get back into a routine!0
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DEFINITELY want to take up the challenge 0
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I'd like to be in too please! I've been stuck around 190 since the start of the month, which is 5 (or more) lbs up from where I should have been if I hadn't been eating cookies, and other horrible foods. I want to make it back to 185 by the end of the month!0
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Ok I'm in again.
Starting: 9/1 177
Goal: 9/30 1720 -
Can't wait to hear what the challenge is for this week! 0
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ok ool i see how it works! my weight now is 64.7 and i wanna get down to 59 kilos in 5 weeks!!!
weigh in next week
good luck everyone 0 -
lost 1 lb last week this is the start of the second week so I hope to loose 1-2 lbs this week.0
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Morning one and all, anxiously awaiting this weeks BMK challange.....needing to get right back in it after celebrating for the last 2 days....we are going to have a bon-fire later today for the holiday when my husband gets home from work....a little chilly this am but think me and the kids are going to take a walk this morning....then go swimming when it heats up a little....Have a WONDERFUL holiday toda...hope everyone has the day off......:bigsmile:0
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Well it hasn't been a week since my last weigh in but I would like to keep Sunday/Monday mornings.
Sept.1 - 147.5
Sept. 6 - 145.5
SW: 147.5
GW: 140 for now0 -
Good morning all!
I got a 55 minute bike ride, and lifting for the day. Now we are off to the Minnesota Zoo.
We went to Olive Garden last night. I am pretty sure I ate too much but...only 1 breadstick. And I ate the meat off my main course and about 1/4 of the pasta. Places like that are hard for me because I really do not like tomato sauces and I know the cream sauces are high in calories and fat. That is why I tried to only eat a small portion of it.
Ready for eating to beat belly fat
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Good morning everyone!
It's Monday morning check in time for me. I've had a touch of a stomach issue the last two days, kinda rumbly tummy. I think there's a bug going around. This weekend is like hell week for me since I work in retail.:devil: I rang over 200 sales myself on Saturday. Talk about stress. Our store was packed Saturday AND Sunday. It will be a little slower today, thank goodness. Shopping...the new national recreation. I'm in Branson, for those who don't know, and the traffic has been horrible. It took me almost an hour to get home Saturday and I live only 15 minutes from work!:grumble: They provided lunches all weekend at work, sandwich stuff and chips and drinks. It's so busy and the parking lot so full that you can't get out to go have lunch anywhere. It was nice but I kinda missed my Lean Cuisines with veggies. They provided sodas and also water. I drank so many of the waters. they were only 16.9 oz bottles. I can drink 4 of them a day! I usually take my 32 oz bottle from home and then refill it and have 32 oz more. Oh well...it was free. :drinker: Here's to the weekend being over!
Here's my stats:
Sept 1 197.5
Sept 6 196.....for a loss of 1.5 so far.
Goal wt for sept. 192.5
I'm off to a pretty good start!0 -
weigh in yesterday was 169.0 down a pound this month and down 0.4 from the beginning of august yay.
Im so glad to be losing weight i hope i can keep it up this month unlike last month when i gained a pound due to tom but thats finally over and im glad.
I want to be down to 165 by the end of the month.
congratulations everyone and keep it going : )0 -
Oh ya i forgot I tried making the last of that pork chop and soup meal and completely screwed it up! lol I hate cooking i suck at it! anyway i ended up eating the pork chops and a small portion of a frozen fettucini meal and then after i had a bowel of icecream. I know i know whats with me and that icecream ..... If only hubbys mom would quit giving it to us ugh i cant resist. but i am drinking tons and tons of water today and going to have a salad for lunch not really sure what i will have the rest of the day but i will try to make it as healthy as you really can in a truckstop lol0
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I am up this week. TOM isn't helping. I will hit it hard next week but I am going to Vancouver this coming weekend and with today being a holiday I think I will take it easy and just try to maintain this week.0
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Hey all!! Happy Labor Day! Since Melissa, Kelly and I are out of town, there is no current BMK challenge, if Melissa picks tonight, we'll just have a short week, or we might hold off this week and pick back up next week. So, since its a free week for now, tink back to a challenge you really liked or didn't get to finish and do it this week, same goes for food. I'm currently on the road to go home now, which will take another 3hrs, headed to my moms when I get in town for her birthday. Hope you are all having a great day! XoxoxoX Bru0
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:bigsmile: Ok sept 6th it starts today 5 lbs lets go!0
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Today is my normal weigh in day. I slept in til 1 pm, so I missed lunch and breakfast. Had such a crappy night sleep. So I weighed myself at 2:24 pm and I have lost 2.2 lbs.
Aug. 30 / Sept 1 (wait was still) - 169 lbs
Sept. 6 - 166.8 lbs0 -
Hi everyone! I'm BACK from camping! Had a great time! I ran every day & did some hiking, lots of walking & canoeing as well! I'm happy to say that I LOVE my family! We all have such a FUN time together! My cousin Tom flipped his canoe yesterday! That was PRETTY HALARIOUS! :laugh: I went out last night with some friends to a 70s band & danced my butt off! It was a great time! I drank H2O the whole time! I did have one Margarita on Friday night when I went out with my brother & sisinlaw. So only one drink the entire weekend! Yay me! :bigsmile:
Gotta run now....time to get ready for another date with the hot cop!
Things are going very well! :blushing: I think we are just going to dinner. We didn't really plan anything. I think he's just glad I finally came home! hehehe
I wasn't home to weigh in on the scale this morning, so I will post my results tomorrow!
Terry - congrats on your run! That's awesome! Also thanks for the info on the melon posting! I LOVE melons! Maybe I'm going to have to have them more often! :happy:0 -
Hello! I realize we are already several days in, but would love to join this challenge. I joined MFP quite awhile ago, but have NOT been consistent with it at all, and therefore have not lost any weight in a really long time. On the positive side, I have not gained anything, either!
School has started here, so that always helps. I always struggle during the summer with no consistent schedule.
Took advantage of a couple of days off and attempted to go through some things in the basement. I have a large tote labeled "The 10-lb Box". It contains all of the clothes that I think that I could/would wear if I could just lose 10 pounds. I could do some serious shopping right in my own basement!! :laugh: 5 pounds would be a great start... just need to do something to get the ball rolling!
A small group of us have challenged ourselves to run 10 races in 2010. We have completed 9 of them. (Looks like I need to update my signature, buy the way.) Our last race will not be until mid-late October, so I am hoping to lose just enough and train hard enough to improve my time. I would like to end our challenge with a sub-30 minute 5k time.
Am looking forward to this challenge!0 -
Shorthand--let me just say WOW.....9 races so far and you say you haven't been keeping up? I hate to see you when you are all in it, HA!!
Kelly, welcome back....you were missed (and I see by your date) not only by us here at MFP...
Evening all, hope you all enjoyed your Labor Day.....talk to you all in the morning....:bigsmile:0
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