30lbs by St Patricks Day! NEW Motivation Group 12/2010

GFPeggy11

Hi, Peggy! Congratulations on your weight loss so far! I have a couple of friends who have gone gluten-free, and they were both amazed at the difference in their bodies, and how they felt once it was all out of their system! Good luck to you!



Thank you! My cousin has it, and it tends to run in families. So I'm thinking I have an issue, if not the full blown thing. I aim to not make it a hard transition if I can help it!

lindakp83

Ok, I'm in! I am Linda. I am 27. I am a single mom. I have lost about 18lbs. I have struggled a bit lately. Lots of stress going on in my life and I give into food a lot. I joined in July and have done really good then not so good off and on. I decided I just have to take it day by day and log the calories no matter what.

velvetechos

Hi Jessica, Linda, and Peggy - nice to have you all join in!



I was thinking we should do some weekly challenges to keep us all focused; possibly starting with something easier like "get in 5 servings of veggies/fruit daily"

So is everyone game to start that on Monday? Each day we'd post here what our veggies/fruit for the day were (and I encourage trying something you haven't before, if possible!) - and if you didn't meet the five a day, try to think of where you could have fit some in, and why it didn't happen No judgment, just trying to improve habits!

ymamyma

:Hurray!! Linda is here!!!

KikI, I think that is a fabulous idea! I'm in!! :drinker:

brenott

Sounds good!!

klwa

I'm in! I originally signed up last March, but have been off and on since then. Started back a couple of days ago. I'm 51, and weighed 120 when I was 21. The weight has gradually crept on since then, so would LOVE to lose 30 lbs!

CW 162.8
GW 135

justinswife

I want to join too! This sounds like an awesome goal!
My name is Emily and I'm 20! I have put on quite a bit of weight between college and getting married in June. On September 17 I began this journey at 214. Now, almost three months later I am 181.5. Fridays sound like a good weigh in day.
CW: 181.5
GW: (By St. Patrick's Day): 151.5

velvetechos

Hi klwa and Emily!!! Glad to have you here!

It looks like we're getting a good little group going, and I'm excited

lindakp83

Monday sounds good.

ymamyma

Hi klwa and Emily!!! Glad to have you here!

It looks like we're getting a good little group going, and I'm excited

Nice to meet you both!

Tanya761

Hi, can I join? My name is Tanya, and I just turned 26 in October. I had my first baby, a boy in December 2009. From about March to August I managed to lose about 18lbs on here. I joined MFP again in November after my yearly physical and my doc said I had to exercise and lose weight. I wasn't so good about doing what I should till about a week ago. In the process, I have lost another 3lbs. I am sitting around 196 in the morning. My ultimate goal would ba 140, but right now I would like 170-just a few pounds away from being "overweight". My goal is to do 30 mins of cardio 4x/week, and try to keep within my calorie goals everyday. Oh, and I have to be better at tracking every meal too.

themommie

I would love to join, this looks like a great group. My name is sheri, I am 47 and a sahm to 7. Only 3 still at home. I gained alot of weight due to health problems fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and hypothyroid. I started here in july and have already lost 41 lbs

CW 216
GW 160 ( then I will decide if I want to lose more )
by st patricks day 186

velvetechos

Hi Tanya, hi Sherri - of course you guys can join in!

We're starting our first challenge tomorrow! Minimum five servings of fruit/veg every day for a week; post here what you had

life1979_24

Hi everyone, I am Angela I am 31 I do not know how long ago I first found MFP (it will say under my picture) but I am starting fresh 3 days ago.
I am going to say SW is today 272.5 my heaviest was over 300 but I am not going to worry about that anymore the ups and downs of my past are over SW today 272.5 GW for now I will go with 242.5 for 3/17 I am going to try and not put goals and deadlines on my self. I guess if I had to decide right now and be able to stick to it I would say 10#s a month for six months and 5#s a month for a year that would leave me at 162 by my 33erd birthday. But I don’t think I want to be that small even thou science says I should be even smaller than that, so I will decide as I go.

My struggles for now trying to eat more and not drink my calories. Trying to fallow the food pyramid without drinking the dairy, fruit and veggies seems impossible. Trying to eat that much even only 1500 cal a day before exercise with out eating junk or a huge dinner to fit it all in is going to be a big challenge.

Jeanzelie

This sounds like a Great idea! Thanks for letting me know about this group. I'm in. Let's do it. 30 lbs by St. Patrick's Day does sound like WOnderLand ;-)

shaunadroddy

hello my name is shauna, is it too late to join? my starting weight is 215! i just joined mfp! i am excited to join!! 30 pounds by st. patty's day, lets go!

jbqueen

I'm in! CW is 183, so I've put on 5 pounds in the last month. Now I just need to get all my veggies and fruits ready!

pandy123

I am up for the challenge! My starting weight is 161 pounds so by saint patty's day I want to be 131. I am ready to see results! Good luck to everyone!

blackchick38

Hi there my name is raquel,i had joined MFP a long time ago and now im back again.this sounds like a great group to be in.
SW=235LB as of this morning
GW=230LBS 17/03/2011
i want to be accountable this time around,my biggest problem was alcohol which has lots of useless calories.i use to drink 12 beers a day,now im down to just a mix drink on most days,i have came a long way and ready to drop these extra lbs

blackchick38

Hi there my name is raquel,i had joined MFP a long time ago and now im back again.this sounds like a great group to be in.
SW=235LB as of this morning
GW=230LBS 17/03/2011
i want to be accountable this time around,my biggest problem was alcohol which has lots of useless calories.i use to drink 12 beers a day,now im down to just a mix drink on most days,i have came a long way and ready to drop these extra lbs

blackchick38

kiki correct me if im wrong,is fridays weigh in day?

velvetechos

kiki correct me if im wrong,is fridays weigh in day?

You're not wrong at all We weigh in each Friday, and start weekly challenges on Mondays!

SilverVal

30 pounds would put me just under 200 and its been ages since I was that weight

blackchick38

30 pounds would put me just under 200 and its been ages since I was that weight

blackchick38

i would just love to see 200 and less

ymamyma

Great to meet everyone! I can't believe tomorrow is already Monday. What's everyone's favorite fruits/veggies? Or go-to recipe to prepare them? Lately, I've been on a pomegranate kick. DELICIOUS mixed in yogurt!

I hope everyone's weekend has been a good one. If you're in the midwest with me, I hope you're staying warm - this blizzard business is no fun! :grumble:

velvetechos

Great to meet everyone! I can't believe tomorrow is already Monday. What's everyone's favorite fruits/veggies? Or go-to recipe to prepare them? Lately, I've been on a pomegranate kick. DELICIOUS mixed in yogurt!

I hope everyone's weekend has been a good one. If you're in the midwest with me, I hope you're staying warm - this blizzard business is no fun! :grumble:

Mmmmm, pomegranate! So good! And shockingly filling as well!

I love homemade curries and stirfries - they're both great ways to pack in veggies, you just have to watch the oil and etc.

I try to start the day out with a piece of fruit to get a serving in right off the bat. Lately it's been 3/4 of a banana and the other 1/4 goes to my one year old ;-)

Favorite veggies though are definitely leeks, artichokes, and zucchini mmmmm. Artichokes marinated hearts, leeks sauteed up with a bit of garlic or in a potato/leek soup, and zucchini in everything.

I'm not sure what new veggie to try this week, but I might do beets. Something about them has always put me off - maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised.

skeetpea

hey guys, i'd love to join you in this challenge 30 lbs by St. Patty's day is right around the same goal weight I have for myself since i'm shooting for 36 lbs lost by then. A little bit more than 2 lbs per week but i think it's something to shoot for. If i make that weight i'll bee in one-derland at a weight of 199!!! Plus that is my spring vacation week and i'll be visiting my sister in Texas!
my name is Kelly. I'm 30 years old. I've been on MFP since the middle of October. My starting weight on MFP is 260 and as of tomorrow (hopefully!!) i'll be at 25 lbs lost weighing in at 235. My ultimate goal weight is to get down to 150.

One of my struggles is that when i have a 'bad' eating moment i tend to keep having 'bad' moments the rest of the day and have a really hard time telling myself no. my thought pattern is basically, well i've already screwed up today so might as well...
I'm working on it and i am so much better than i used to be. if i screwed up a diet before i would end up quitting all together! so far i haven't done that

ymamyma- i'm outside of chicago and this weather is brutal! i've lived in texas for the past 6 years so this weather is taking some getting used to again (i grew up here so you'd think i'd already be used to it!). the wind was blowing the snow practically horizontal earlier today :huh: also my favorite go to meal is soup and a salad. if i'm having a hard time figuring out what to eat or i just need to eat quickly that's what i usually do.

ZebraGlee78

Well, I will have an interesting Christmas. My in-laws are coming, but my Mother-in-law doesn't hardly eat, and while she loves to cook, she usually cooks stuff I don't care for. So thank goodness!

life1979_24

made a big pot of veg soup, made mostly from fresh frozen right from the garden last season. should help with the five a day for a few days!! good luck everyone!!!