Where will YOU be come Spring 2011?

toots99

I feel like the hardest time of year is coming: winter! Holidays, candy, family dinners, 'heavier' foods, cold weather, gets dark early so you just want to hibernate. This seems to be when most people quit, until spring (or Jan. 1st!) when the light bulb goes on and people get the idea to start working out because they want to get in shape for summer. BUT...if you buckle down and stick with it all through the winter, you'll come out WAY ahead of the game and in spring and summer you get to enjoy the results of all of your hard work! :drinker:

What goals do you hope to have accomplished by then? My goal is to be in single digit jeans...I will do it!

So where will you be next spring? :flowerforyou:

WrenLynn

I want to be at my goal weight!! I have learned all things in moderation as far as the eating is concerned and I am actually looking forward to the change in weather thus forcing me to find a new way to exercise as I usually walk or ride my bike outdoors. I think I will be buying some new videos and shake it up! Good luck to us all!!

FemininGuns

Hopefully holding a first place Miss Figure Trophy!!!

jillybeanruns

Right where I am now...maintaining. And come March 1, I'll be training for a half marathon!

ickybella

I'll be at my goal weight next May!

TashaS

Spring 2011 I'll be returning to work after my year of Maternity Leave (baby weight is gone already) and weighing at least another 15lbs lighter ~ that will make me the slimmest I've been in all my adult life!

Laura80111

Maintaining with a more toned body:flowerforyou: My winter goal is to come into spring with less jiggle

bbygrl5

I will be at goal weight next spring and my ultimate reward is to wear a bikini for the first time in my life, so I will most definitely be saying HELL to the NO to the bulk of holiday treats! This is too important to me.

DanOhh

Maintaining!!

redhotsmacker

Hopefully, close to goal if not at it already by then! My whole outlook has changed, I really enjoy exercising and reaping the benefits...I could never go back to fat and flabby! I like the confidence I have in myself up to this point, it can only get better!!!

bjberry

I agree with Laura80111: "less jiggle in the Spring!!!" We can do this! :drinker: (water)

KarenBorter

Maintaining goal weight and continuing with my eating and working out for life!

lutzsher

I plan to be at my goal by the end of February, so I should be maintaining by spring and LOVING it.

MichelleFirestone

In a Size 12 jeans!

Kminor67

By Spring, I hope to have hit the -50 pound mark. My mother and I have a deal... if I lose 50 lbs, she will quit smoking. As you can see in my signature, I have a goal to be -55 lbs by March 7th, which is my son's 24th birthday. From my top weight (when I made the deal with my mom) I'm already down 23 pounds, so I'm almost halfway to Mom quitting. Good luck to you! I'm nervous about winter myself. My step-daughter and I have made a pact to be workout buddies over the winter.

rskidmore

I feel like the hardest time of year is coming: winter! Holidays, candy, family dinners, 'heavier' foods, cold weather, gets dark early so you just want to hibernate. This seems to be when most people quit, until spring (or Jan. 1st!) when the light bulb goes on and people get the idea to start working out because they want to get in shape for summer. BUT...if you buckle down and stick with it all through the winter, you'll come out WAY ahead of the game and in spring and summer you get to enjoy the results of all of your hard work! :drinker:

What goals do you hope to have accomplished by then? My goal is to be in single digit jeans...I will do it!

So where will you be next spring? :flowerforyou:

I tend to start working out in the winter. I live in Canada and it's generally cold in the winter, so going outside dripping in sweat in the winter is much nicer than doing it in the summer. Plus in the winter you wear more clothes, so your progress is hidden until you "unveil" it in the spring/summer! I find that it's so much more noticable that way. If I get into a habit over the cold season where nobody cares if I'm wearing bigger than normal clothes because everyone's covered in sweaters and pants anyways, then keeping that habit in the warmer months becomes easier.

So I guess my goal is to get into a routine this fall/winter so that the spring/summer isn't so hard! Bikini and short shorts next summer anyone?

aippolito1

I'm super excited to work out in the winter...feel that cold air and then sweat and be warm! lol I don't know what my schedule's going to look like (getting a new hire at work and it will be a different semester so my hours may be completely different) but I hope to still be doing what I'm doing now... working out and eating clean!! :bigsmile: I want to feel like I'm "done" with the work out DVD I'm using now, No More Trouble Zones...so hopefully by spring of next year I'll be onto either Banish Fat Boost Metabolism or maybe even a beach body work out. If I have more time by then, possibly P90X! :happy:

Also, I'd love to be in a 10 ... once summer comes (again), I really want to have the dream body I was supposed to have THIS year but didn't thanks to some plateaus.

rskidmore

I like making the holiday treats, but don't really enjoy eating them. Cooking and baking for me is a stress reliever, the end result doesn't matter to me as much as the time I spent de-stressing.

wrevhn

Well, my numbers say I should be at my goal weight by feb 2011, so spring I should be able to work on toning my new thinner body and maintaining my jean size. (i know muscle weighs more so building it might put me up a few numbers)

I just wanna look super hot in spring/summer cloths next year basicly! less giggle when I wiggle.

orange_avocado

I'd love to hit my goal (20 lbs down) by my birthday (March 1 - 20 weeks from now), but I want to be realistic. If I am steadily losing and definitely not gaining then I am a-ok with dropping these pounds slower than 1lb/week. I just want to get through the winter without relapsing!

AsaThorsWoman

Ostara 2011 at Heavner Runestone, OK. Singing a song in Finnish at Grand Sumble. And I better look damn good cause my Thor's man's singin' too.

candlegal

I love this! I'm so glad you did this topic right now! You hit it on the nose! I live in Minnesota and you do just kind of shut down come snow and cold time. Then you pack on the pounds! Not gonna happen THIS year!!! I will join something for exercise! I will keep losing weight! I like your idea of single digit size jeans! It could happen. I'm shoot'n for that too! I've been there, I can get there again! Next Spring (that's no earlier than April here so 7 months from now) I will be in much better shape, and really really close if not in a single-digit size jean!!!!! I'm only 5' 3" so I SHOULD be in a single-digit size jean!
O lordy lordy, wish me luck!

jheller

For some odd reason I find it easier this time of year through about March to stick to my eating plan and exercise regime. I find Holiday's a challenge and I always can successful drop lbs during the last quarter of the year. I had hoped to be close to my goal of losing 70lbs but have lost hardly anything since June so I'm way behind on my goal. I haven't gained which is great - just wish i were 15lbs lighter. But for next Spring I do hope to be about 145 and gearing up for my first tri!

Memah

I have 20.5 pounds to go, so I definitely plan to be at goal by spring. Additionally, I want to wear size 12 or 10 jeans, be toned, and have energy like I've never had before. I also want to retain a gym membership and go as many days of the week as I can.

As far as winter is concerned, I will make a mental decision NOT to allow myself treats, too much food or to slip off this wonderful wagon, because I know the rewards. Already, with 9.5 pounds gone, I feel different and my clothes are starting to feel a little looser. I am going to pedal my recumbent bike faster and for more time every day, continue to eat well, and walk inside, including doing the steps of the three stories of my house

I CAN DO IT. We all can. Let's be cheerleaders for one another.

TXmama

I love reading all these positive, uplifting goals! So inspiring! I also plan to be at my goal weight by mid-April 2011 -- and it will put me at the lowest I've been since my VERY early 20s. I can do this, with all the wonderful support we have here at MFP!

CALIECAT

I love this! I'm so glad you did this topic right now! You hit it on the nose! I live in Minnesota and you do just kind of shut down come snow and cold time. Then you pack on the pounds! Not gonna happen THIS year!!! I will join something for exercise! I will keep losing weight! I like your idea of single digit size jeans! It could happen. I'm shoot'n for that too! I've been there, I can get there again! Next Spring (that's no earlier than April here so 7 months from now) I will be in much better shape, and really really close if not in a single-digit size jean!!!!! I'm only 5' 3" so I SHOULD be in a single-digit size jean!
O lordy lordy, wish me luck!

you will be a cutie pie then.

CALIECAT

Comes spring I want to be in a size 10.. Need your help/

Marie

toots99

I love this! I'm so glad you did this topic right now! You hit it on the nose! I live in Minnesota and you do just kind of shut down come snow and cold time. Then you pack on the pounds! Not gonna happen THIS year!!! I will join something for exercise! I will keep losing weight! I like your idea of single digit size jeans! It could happen. I'm shoot'n for that too! I've been there, I can get there again! Next Spring (that's no earlier than April here so 7 months from now) I will be in much better shape, and really really close if not in a single-digit size jean!!!!! I'm only 5' 3" so I SHOULD be in a single-digit size jean!
O lordy lordy, wish me luck!

I love your attitude!

I live in Texas so it doesn't get nearly as cold as Minnesota...I'm hoping to do more outside workouts this season.

And I don't find the Halloween candy to be tempting at all. Candy corns? :sick: Something about "fake" sugar like that grosses me out. The things that tempt me are peanut butter cups and chocolates.

JennS19

Ohh I like the goal of being in single digits jeans!!!!! I hope by spring I will be down 10 more lbs and have more lean muscle on my body.

I'm going to go for the gusto and say I wanna be in a size 8 jean by Spring. It's a loft goal for me since I"m in a 12 right now but I know I can do it!

I love this thread!

toots99

Ohh I like the goal of being in single digits jeans!!!!! I hope by spring I will be down 10 more lbs and have more lean muscle on my body.

I'm going to go for the gusto and say I wanna be in a size 8 jean by Spring. It's a loft goal for me since I"m in a 12 right now but I know I can do it!

I love this thread!

I'm about the same size!

erin_89

Im hoping i would loss about 40 pounds by then. the big plus buying new clothes YAY