Lose 5 pounds a month OCTOBER 2010 CHALLENGE
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I am in
CW:203
By Christmas: 188
GW: 165-170
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Hello All, my challenge is to stay at 119 pounds (or as close as possible) for all of October....... I reached goal weight of 119 pounds the middle of August and i am struggling to stay there!!!!! Not a very good week for me at all :sad: I have been bad very bad the last couple of days but will try harder again the coming week!!!
9/3/10..........119.....pounds
9/10/10........119.5 pounds
9/17/10........120.5 pounds
9/24/10........119...YEHHHHH
10/1/10.........121...pounds
10/7/10.........118...pounds
10/15/10.......121..pounds
Good Luck to you all .
I am in that boat too! The only difference is that I've been too scared to weigh myself! With work and wedding weekends, I have gone right back to eating like I used to and threw in a wild drinking binge to boot! Running has not happened in a week and I'm hoping to get out today when my husband gets home! Everything is SO overwhelming that this was always my worst fear!
Good luck with holding on yourself. I'm thinking that 2lbs is not that bad of a slide...certainly nothing you can't come back from. I'm praying mine is not too much more than that!0 -
RJ, I love roulette! I'm glad you had a great night, you deserve it.
Jillery, exercise will absolutely make a difference. For me, it's not only about the calories I burn but when I move everyday I feel like I reconnect with my body in a very tangible way. I am more aware when I slouch and when my stomach pooches out and every time I pull in those abs and stand straighter I know I am raising my metabolism which of course burns more calories.
The hardest part for me is consistency. When people say it's like brushing your teeth, I think what are they talking about - I have to deliberately remember to brush my teeth - for me even brushing my teeth isn't like brushing your teeth. If I lived alone and never left my house I'd have no teeth left because contact with the world is what triggers me to brush. I have no trigger for exercising - maybe that's what I need.
I am laughing so hard because I can relate to all of that SO much! I needed that! How about something a little more regular and uncontrollable...like peeing first thing in the morning. Now there is never a day that I skip that and say, "nah, not today". :laugh:0 -
We're home after our wonderful day at the Missouri Botanical Gardens and Zoo. Beautiful weather and scenery and my gorgeous hubby to stare at all day, what more could I ask for
Update on Grandpa, he is speaking now and understands mostly what's going on. The last memory he has is of last Friday (not this past). He has fought off almost all infections and pneumonia and will be out of ICU hopefully tomorrow, depending on when a room opens up and could possibly be home by this coming Friday. After the beautiful day we had, this news just makes it even better. Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers and dealing with my moods this past month. Love you all.
Sorry to overload the thread with pics, but here's just a few:
Botanical Gardens
and Zoo:
running loose
yea, I was actually that close to him
newest baby, born 6ft 4in tall
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Brul, great news about grandpa, hopefully he will keep coming back strong...and LOVED the pics from the gardens, wow-some unusual but beautiful plants.....
Evening all, long day...tired, kids are off in bed and I am going to follow soon...night all!0 -
todays weigh in, 178.6 down from 180.4
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Good morning all.
I just caught up on the posts. For those of you who don't know why that scale went up a pound or two even though you had a good week, remember weight can fluctuate 1,2 or even 3 pounds a day. Also if you have a really intense workout the day before your weigh-in you muscles may be storing a little extra water. Don't get discouraged keep on track and hopefully the next weigh in will show the results you are looking for.
Have a great Monday!
Terri0 -
It's been a couple of weeks..but I have lost my 5 pounds! :happy:
I'm going for another 5. Still two weeks left this month.
Starting weight is 202. 0 -
Hello everyone I was not able to post my weigh in on friday so I will post friday's weigh in a little late.
Since I started with mfp and lost 5lbs I have not been able to lose more than those 5lbs my weight keeps going up and down but it wont go below 163, I want to get out of the 160s already. It's hard to stay positive sometimes, but im trying.
Oct. 01> SW:166 lbs
Oct. 08> 163.6 lbs
Oct. 15> 1660 -
Monday morning check in time for me. My weight really dropped down this week. I WAS down to 187 two days in a row but then it went up to 189. This morning it's back down to 188 so I'll go with that. I've been under so much stress that I've been eating really poorly. No time to cook, haven't had my favorite Lean Cuisine lunches so I've been eating out. One of these days I'll get to the grocery store! I've just got this week to get ready for my move. I have Tuesday and Sunday off and then I leave Monday. I don't have any idea how I'll get ready and packed! I'm feeling really guilty leaving my husband here. I know he'll be okay and I'll be too busy to worry but I will definitely miss him.
Oct 1 SW 190.5
Oct 4 191.5
Oct 11 190
Oct 18 188
Oct 31 goal wt 185.5
2.5 lbs to go!0 -
Good morning everyone. :drinker:
Today is my weigh-in day and I lost 2.6 last week. Kinda makes up for the crappy .2 loss the week before.
I'm down 4 lbs. since Oct 1. My goal is to not only make the 5 pound challenge but to also get out of the 200's !!!!
Hope everyone has a great week.0 -
Weekends kill me so I'm moving my official weigh-in day to Wednesday. . .I'll be back then to check in! I'm hoping my weight this morning is due to all the sodium I had over the weekend - water, water, water is my motto for today and tomorrow!0
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Yesterday I watched a dear friend of mine cross the finish line of her first half marathon, she finished in 2:12:18!! This is the girl who got me started running and I'm so proud of her that I actually stood at the finish & cried for her. It was just amazing :happy:
Oct 4- 176
Oct 11- 176...
Oct 18- 174
Oct 25-
Oct 31-
I've upped my daily calorie & exercise goals for the next two weeks in hopes that I can get my body kicked into gear. *Fingers crossed*
Good luck to all this week!!!!!!0 -
I'm way behind on the posts, but thought I'd at least drop in to say hello!
My hubby started working (yay), but it just so happened that he's been working overtime on Tues/Thurs evenings, which were my nights to go to the gym while he took care of the girls. I guess I'll have to re-jig my routine, now that I don't have a stay at home hubby!
I am having a hard time making healthy eating and exercise a priority!0 -
That is my goal already! Yay! Count me in and feel free to add me as a friend....I could use the support!0
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Down two pounds, Three to go for the month!0
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Grr! Only 7 pounds to go.0
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Sorry all, I was doing some errand runnning this morning and forgot to post the BMK before I left! Here's this weeks:
Do ANY workout DVD (or online video, check youtube, there's plenty!) 4x this week for a minimum of 15min
Do your choice of shoulder exercises 3x this week.
As for food, try a healthy, sugar free recipe. Have a great week all!0 -
BMK challange sounds dooable, will have to check out youtube for some shoulder exercises (I have to be careful --injured rotator cuff)...anywho......Hope everyone survived the weekend and is enjoying their Monday....got a decent walk/run in at the track...then had to take my little girl in for her flu shot (didn't know there were 2 stages to the darn thing....knew they were combining them, so I thought she would only get one....grr!!! and she can't take the inhale one because her asthma is bad)...oh well, she was a real tropper, then I went to the girft shop and bought a $19.00 stuffed cat for her.....darn flu shot!!,...HA!!0
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Oct. 1: 147
Oct. 8: 147
Oct. 15:148.4, grrrr...:grumble:
Oct. 22:
Oct. 29:0 -
Hey All my MFP friends Im back! : )
So the move took a week, either I was working and he was packing and moving (4 blocks) or it was the other way around. Our poor kids were so onery being pulled from one house to the other all last week. We are far from settled but we are in! and pretty excited about it. : )
so i weigh exactly the same as I did to the last time i posted on here at 165.0 I came and checked in a few days ago.
even tho i have been eating really badly, no time to cook or anything good like that but as soon as i get a mat to put my elliptical on I plan to start using it. its good to see you all I missed coming on here So glad i have internet back haha.0 -
Good morning everyone :flowerforyou:
I weighed myself this morning...and I've done it! 5 pounds lost already :bigsmile: PLUS I've met my second goal to be at 140lbs by halloween so that's just under 2 weeks early wooo!
Any extra loss this month will be a huge bonus for me because I will be out of the 140's and over the 10 stone barrier
Have a happy tuesday guys!
Beky x0 -
Time to check in for the week:
10/1 - 185
10/5 - 182.5
10/12 - 180.5
10/19 - 180
Down 5 for the month and still have almost two weeks to go. Plus Mother Nature is visiting this week so I am sure that affected the numbers. Plus I am finally starting to slowly work out again after Bronchitis. Got in a 50 min walk yesterday. Will have to see what today brings....
Have a good one all!!!0 -
lw: 148.2
cw: 146.00 -
I am really suprised I lost weight again this week 2lb
SW166
CW 162
1lb to go0 -
10 days left and only 0.2 pounds to go till I've hit the 5 pounds lost for the month! Am hoping to reach my halfway target this month too...
Am looking forward to joining in again in November and participating in the challenges 0 -
Hey everyone!! Well, I'm exactly where I started...
bekylouisex3... Congrats on reaching your goal so early!
dawnsolwick... Great job!
bjshooter + charmwhite... Almost there!
I guess I'd better kick it up a notch. This has been a weird month...0 -
Well, the damage that I've done is not as bad as I feared. I am up 2.6lbs...which is better than the 5 I expected to see.
On the other hand, I had an AMAZING time at a beautiful beach wedding in NC that my daughter was the flower girl in. I welcomed in my new sister-in-law with a lot of mixed drinks. I haven't had that many since getting pregnant with my son...10 years ago!
I ran each morning I was down there but don't recall much of what I ate...just know it wasn't a good idea. I stayed away from MFP out of pure guilt and fear of weighing in again.
I am back on board and finally checked the weight yesterday. I also got a free gym membership as a perk of my hubby's job. Now there is no excuse b/c I can bring the kids right after work. I look forward to staying in my boundaries and dropping the "extra baggage". I worked too dang hard to reach my goal, only to go right back to the eating habits I had!
Sorry to ramble but I knew that typing it would make it a more concrete statement in my head! :happy: I think in the big picture, that weekend and stumble was well worth it...it was the time of my life kind of fun.0 -
10/01/10 210.0 lbs
10/08/10 206.6 lbs
10/15/10 SKIP - CRUISE
10/19/10 215.0 REALLY? :laugh: Good God! AND I worked out all but ONE day! I'm hoping its mostly the sodium retaining all the water weight! Oh well...it was a fabulous vacation! 10 days in the Caribbean....wish I could be there 100 more!
10/22/10
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Hey Guys,
Although I have not been on this site for a few weeks to track my food and exercise. I still have been sticking to my calories. I should be back online as normal now. Here are my weigh in figures:
SW: 80.3kg (28/09/10) (176.7 lbs)
CW: 77.2kg (20/10/10) (169.8 lbs)
Loss for the month so far: 3.1kg (6.8 lbs)
Woo Hoo!0
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