Week 5, "H20" Lose 20 Pounds by Halloween Challenge.

AprilVal

Hey Ladies and Gents.. here we are at week 5.. woo hoo!! Times flying along a little too fast. I hope you are doing well..

Welcome to all the newbies that would like to join. Its never too late to join. We will be continuing Team H20 after Halloween. We will had a new challenge.

Hey everyone. Im horribly sick. I have congestion and my sinus are draining horribly. ugh.. I hope I get over this so I can get serious about losing this weight.

I want to thank everyone who does there part to help keep this group going. I it! Its done soo well.. A special thanks to Pinky & Bru.. You ladies help me out tremendously. Sometimes I cant get on here but you help out with replying to those who are newbies.. And those who report there weight.. : )

mommaski4

Hey April,

I can not find the link to the reporting site. Can you post it again.

Thanks!

RushinBruisette

Wow, week 5 already?! Time really is moving too fast!!! Hope you all had a great weekend and here's to a great loss this week for us all..my whole week has been a crazy emotional rollercoaster and my food choices were ok, but the sodium in it all just plain sucked! So, thanks to sodium, I had no loss this past week, so I;m hoping by Friday of this coming week all should be back to normal...my luck, TOM will start and I'll be all screwy for another week...lol.

Thank you April for starting and keeping the challenge going Glad I am helpful to you and the others. If anyone needs anything, just ask!

Welcome to all of the newer members and good luck! Together, we can rock it out! :drinker:


Here's the site: http://teamh20.webs.com/ or you can always just post your weight here on MFP

StacySkinny

Hey girl! I know how you feel. I have the flu so I'm right there with you sweetie. I'm also on period and cramping too, so yah, double whammy! heheh I haven't felt this physically miserable in years!

Anywho, enough *****ing and moaning from me. lol My weigh in today:

332.2 lbs

8.8 lbs lost since the start of the challenge.

11.2 lbs to go before Halloween!! I hope I make it!



I just wanted to say welcome to the new people! Be sure and add what you've lost in the past 4 weeks toward your 20 lbs by Halloween goal!

Happy to see so much progress with this challenge! You all are doing great! Every pound lost is a victory!

StacySkinny

Hey April,

I can not find the link to the reporting site. Can you post it again.

Thanks!

I think you just report it here. I'm not positive though.

pink_and_shiny

First Page! Week Five!! YAYYYYYYY!!

April, I hope you feel better soon, dearie. Y'know one good thing that might come of you being under the weather? Your appetite will be down and your weigh-in may be better than you expected! Silver lining...:laugh: And I'm very proud to be a part of this club that you started.

Bru, congrats on your 5K! The picture you posted in the last thread is so awesome! You look like a star.

mommaski4 - www.teamh20.webs.com is the auxiliary website. But you come here to post your weekly weights. That outside site is just another little fun place to get together and chat about random things. It is also where the word document weigh-in logs are posted. You're in the right place.

Stacy, congrats on the loss! Hope you feel better soon. Tell your uterus to play nice.

AprilVal

What is everyone doing to keep on losing poundage? After this stuff breaks up in my chest Im going to get back into the saddle. Kinda looking for some ideas to switch things up a bit. What works best for you? What inspires you to keep on going? What do you do when you dont feel like trucking along?

AprilVal

First Page! Week Five!! YAYYYYYYY!!

April, I hope you feel better soon, dearie. Y'know one good thing that might come of you being under the weather? Your appetite will be down and your weigh-in may be better than you expected! Silver lining...:laugh: And I'm very proud to be a part of this club that you started.

Bru, congrats on your 5K! The picture you posted in the last thread is so awesome! You look like a star.

mommaski4 - www.teamh20.webs.com is the auxiliary website. But you come here to post your weekly weights. That outside site is just another little fun place to get together and chat about random things. It is also where the word document weigh-in logs are posted. You're in the right place.

Stacy, congrats on the loss! Hope you feel better soon. Tell your uterus to play nice.

Thanks Pinky.. thats sweet of you!!

AprilVal

Wow, week 5 already?! Time really is moving too fast!!! Hope you all had a great weekend and here's to a great loss this week for us all..my whole week has been a crazy emotional rollercoaster and my food choices were ok, but the sodium in it all just plain sucked! So, thanks to sodium, I had no loss this past week, so I;m hoping by Friday of this coming week all should be back to normal...my luck, TOM will start and I'll be all screwy for another week...lol.

Thank you April for starting and keeping the challenge going Glad I am helpful to you and the others. If anyone needs anything, just ask!

Welcome to all of the newer members and good luck! Together, we can rock it out! :drinker:


Here's the site: http://teamh20.webs.com/ or you can always just post your weight here on MFP

Thanks Bru.. You are definately inspiring.. Ive been keeping and eye on your changes in your pics.. You are doing soo well.. Hoping to kick this cold to the curb and kick it in high gear. I need to start making myself go to the gym, or walk more, clean more, or something. Ive found myself eating worse things lately. Maybe its because I thought I may be pregnant but thats out of the question. Iwant to look good for my anniversary pictures I only have one month So I hope this cold doesnt hold on. Im going to go get my flu shot after Im feeling better. Then Im gonna kick this in overdrive.. Any suggestions? Youve done sooooo well!!

RushinBruisette

I walk every day, sometimes 2x a day. I also am doing 30 day shred and now that my 5k is complete, I can do more days throughout the week. I was doing couch to 5k over the summer which really helped, and I like doing pilates on youtube. Just depends on the day and the midwest weather
Food-wise, it's been hard here lately since hubby is just getting a steady paycheck, which is good and bad..good so we can play catch up on bills, but bad b/c that's where almost all of it is going which is putting a dent in my good food choices. Stay determined and stick to your guns

StacySkinny

What is everyone doing to keep on losing poundage? After this stuff breaks up in my chest Im going to get back into the saddle. Kinda looking for some ideas to switch things up a bit. What works best for you? What inspires you to keep on going? What do you do when you dont feel like trucking along?

I think challenging myself every week is what's helping to keep the weight coming off. Every week I try and stretch a little farther, walk a little longer, etc. I'm up to over 4 miles on my Monday walks and I hope to get up to 4 1/2 miles this Monday. What's keeping me motivated is the thought that the stronger I get the sooner I'll be able to start jogging and then RUNNING! I've never really been able to run much. I weighed 300 lbs by the time I was in high school. So the desire to be able to run is something that really motivates me to keep going. I know I'll get there, I just have to drop some more weight and get a bit stronger. I actually think I could probably jog now but I still weigh over 300 lbs and that might be dangerous on my knees and joints. I'll get there though! Every day gets me closer to what I want!

Kristinplus2

Sooo.. still working on this challenge even though i have so little time to do a thing!! My daughter has her 4th Pneumonia in 9 months...need less to say with that and a 3 month old.. its been a rough few weeks. BUT last week my weight in was 187. I weight in on mondays so hoping next time i add it its lower! Have a blessed week all!

jsecret

As of this morning current weight is 194.8

Roughly 9 lbs to go!

fitterpam

Weekend wasn't full of good choices for me unfortunately. I think I was just wiped. Yesterday we had a birthday party for a friend and what I thought we were having, we weren't. So where I planned for a hamburger and a garden salad, we had steak wrapped bacon, french fries and KFC macaroni salad :ohwell: Good news: I did a great job of estimating portion sizes when I didn't have any clue what they actually were. Bad news: it was way higher in sodium than the originally planned meal and higher in calories too.

Also, I noticed before we even went that I was seriously bloated - my brand new pants that I could just get into two weeks ago didn't fit quite as well yesterday (even though my actual weight was down). I did well with drinking just water and black tea, but still I think the water campaign in my house is going to have to continue even harder this week.

Today was probably worst day of all. I had nothing planned before yesterday and so I did nothing. I mean it....nothing. I planned to take the dogs for a walk (I can't do it on my own and hubbie is in no condition this weekend) so that didn't happen. I hoped to mow the lawn today - that didn't happen. I did enough cleaning to tidy up, but no heavy scrubbing like I wanted to. And at around 4 I decided to have a quick nap. Well we just woke up at 8pm.....still tired, so just throwing something together for dinner.

Blah weekend all over. I'm going to have to fight harder this week I think!

AprilVal

Sooo.. still working on this challenge even though i have so little time to do a thing!! My daughter has her 4th Pneumonia in 9 months...need less to say with that and a 3 month old.. its been a rough few weeks. BUT last week my weight in was 187. I weight in on mondays so hoping next time i add it its lower! Have a blessed week all!

Well I hope things get better for you hun. Were here whenever you have time.. Were always here to support you..

nursee67

What is everyone doing to keep on losing poundage? After this stuff breaks up in my chest Im going to get back into the saddle. Kinda looking for some ideas to switch things up a bit. What works best for you? What inspires you to keep on going? What do you do when you dont feel like trucking along?

I know how you feel April...sometimes I get into that mode. I like walking....tried the running...not ready for that yet. But I will go back. I have done yardwork...housecleaning...both working up a sweat. I also walk a LOT at work...12 hr shift as a nurse on a post surgical floor...can you say pain meds???
I know I didn't lose this week...but I am trying to stay away from my snacking habits. I don't eat as much fast food as I once did...and I LOVE salad!
I am getting back on track tomorrow...I am tired of beating myself up for not doing as much. I know the pounds aren't moving so much but the inches are slowly moving.
Thanks for letting me into this group...you are all wonderful! Have a great week...I will post my weight tomorrow!

AprilVal

I need an idea for a gift for my sissy for Christmas.. I wanna do something special for her. In June she was in the hospital seriously sick, we almost lost her. Shes doing MUCH MUCH better.. I wanna get her something special.. but dunno yet.. Something like a guardian angel or something.. Dunno yet.. Any ideas?

AprilVal

The Climb
By Miley Cyrus..


I can almost see it.
That dream I'm dreaming, but
There's a voice inside my head saying
You'll never reach it
Every step I'm takin'
Every move I make
Feels lost with no direction,
My faith is shakin'
But I gotta keep tryin'
Gotta keep my head held high

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side
It's the climb

The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down, but
No I'm not breaking
I may not know it, but
These are the moments that
I'm gonna remember most
I've just gotta keep goin', and
I gotta be strong
Just keep pushing on, but

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side
It's the climb

There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side
It's the climb

Keep on movin'
Keep climbin'
Keep faith baby
It's all about, it's all about
The climb
Keep the faith, keep your faith, woah


If you sit and think about it.. The struggle of losing weight goes along with this song.. So I chose to share it..
Any songs that remind you of the struggles youve been thru?

LastFighter

SW:291
CW:283

Dont think Ill see much of a loss this week I had a fairly bad weekend organizing and participating in a stagndoe.

ChandraSinger

Hey everyone! I lost 3 pounds this week giving me a total of 7 pounds lost since I started this challenge!! Yay! I hope everyone else had a great week!!! ;o)


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NewImprovedCnbethea1

Love that song April!!

So far week 1 I wasn't officially here but I weighed 159.4 8/20
Week 2 165.2
Week 3 164.8
Week 4 9/13 164.2
Week 5 9/20 163.8
Week 6

nursee67

Ok...today's weight....199.6! That is a 1.4 loss. TOM left tbhis week...I drank a LOT of fluids....hopefully I stay in ONEderland for awhile!

bballgrrl34

Hi Everyone,

Great to hear that everyone is doing so well and on track for Halloween. I haven't had a chance to weigh myself in a while so I don't really know where I am at right now. I am doing pretty well with working out and eating well. This weekend was a little tough. It was the TOM for me, so I was craving sweets like woah.

I am hoping to do a 5k in a week. So, that will be tough, but that gives me a reason to have to run.

I think that I am doing ok though. We will see. I can't believe it has been 5 weeks. I am pretty sure I will not be down 20 pounds, but this was an inspirational group to be in no matter. Good luck everyone and keep up the good work.

RushinBruisette

I am hoping to do a 5k in a week. So, that will be tough, but that gives me a reason to have to run.

That's great!!! I just finished my first ine (ran half walked half) and WOW, it's such an experience! Can't wait to hear about yours!! YOU CAN DO IT!!

Congrats to those dropiing the pounds and inches, every bit counts!! And Linda, congrats on 'ONE'derland!!! I'm so happy for you!!!!

To those (like myself) in a funk on the scale, remember, it's just a minor glitch. For me, the foods I ate over the past week were high in salt, so I know I need to keep downing the water. I'm also bumping up my exercise a bit. There's always little things you can tweak when the scale and measuring tape doesn't budge. We can do it, we just need to find what works best for us:)

Keep up the great work and I'll see you all throughout the week XoxoxoX Bru

ang696

Hey everyone! Hope your week was great! Mine was! Lost 4.4 lbs since last week!!! 8 lbs left til Halloween!!!!!!

H20 Start weight : 253 lb
I forget what the other weeks were lol
Week 4 : 245.4
Week 5 : 241

Total so far.... 12 lbs!!

achbarrow

Hey all! Grats to everyone with loses there were some big ones this week, Awesome job!

Nursee WTG on reaching Onederland! Sooo Awesome!

Weigh-in is Thursdays for me so we shall see how this week is going. My dad made Eggplant Parmesan last night which is one of my favorite things he makes and I just can't say no. Sooo very yummy! SO I overdid it a little there. My schedule is also all over the place again this week with night shift straight into swing tonight and tomorrow. Gonna try and stick to my eating schedule but tomorrow might be rough as between the two all I'm going to do is sleep.

April- Been ridding around like crazy. This whole bike thing seems to be working out for me and I really enjoy it. I ride everywhere I go along with the couple long rides I do in the week. I got an app on my phone that tracks my rides so I can compete with old times and speeds which helps keep me motivated. It helps me keep pushing myself to do a little more, go a little faster. My dad is also really into cycling so it's he's been very encouraging. My whole family is actually very encouraging about my new lifestyle and that helps a lot I think. I think the best thing is to find something you really enjoy doing, that's really helped me. I also try and mix it up some throw in a nice walk or some pilates to keep it from getting to monotonous.

AprilVal

I took myself a 4 hour nap, and part of this junk has dried up. Still miserable. Hoping I wake up tomorrow back up to par. I need to get back on track.. Gotta get back to myself. So I can be an effective group leader.. I think this cold been slowly coming for weeks.. I had hot and cold flashes.. ect. I thought I was pregnant.. Took a test and it was negative, which is ok with me for now.. I wanna get down to 250ish before I start gaining baby weight. I hope I can maintain a decent weight while pregnant when it happens. Hope all is going well with everyone. Hope everyone else is in better health. I know ms Stacy and I are ill.. ugh..

mollybeslimmer

hey everyone!!
Wow~already week 5!!??...
gonna keep my weigh day as saturday ..
getting sick-always do this time of year
hang in there everyone!!
((((((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))))))))

StacySkinny

Sooo.. still working on this challenge even though i have so little time to do a thing!! My daughter has her 4th Pneumonia in 9 months...need less to say with that and a 3 month old.. its been a rough few weeks. BUT last week my weight in was 187. I weight in on mondays so hoping next time i add it its lower! Have a blessed week all!

I'm so proud of you for continuing to make healthy choices despite the challenges and stress in your life right now. I pray that your little one gets better soon. *hugs*

StacySkinny

Been ridding around like crazy. This whole bike thing seems to be working out for me and I really enjoy it. I ride everywhere I go along with the couple long rides I do in the week. I got an app on my phone that tracks my rides so I can compete with old times and speeds which helps keep me motivated. It helps me keep pushing myself to do a little more, go a little faster. ...I think the best thing is to find something you really enjoy doing, that's really helped me. I also try and mix it up some throw in a nice walk or some pilates to keep it from getting to monotonous.

It's so wonderful you found something you really love! That makes all the difference in the world! I'm so happy for you sweetie!

StacySkinny

I took myself a 4 hour nap, and part of this junk has dried up. Still miserable. Hoping I wake up tomorrow back up to par. I need to get back on track..

I'm glad you are starting to feel better, the "junk" is drying up! yay! Hopefully by tomorrow we will both be back to our healthy selves so we can kick some mega fitness booty! That would be great! I miss my workouts already!