Lose 10 Pounds by Valentine's Day!!

jenneyd

I would like to join! not sure of my weight, holidays and company have put a couple pounds back on. I will weigh in on Wednesday!

preachawoman

I'm in ! My weigh in's are Fridays so I'll post then. Blessings to everyone. A more healthy us in 2011.:happy:
SW 194.4
CW 191.2
Challenge goal W- 181.2 or lower
UGW 130

ChantelleSlight

Hi everyone, HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all, I know I probably won't still be up at that time. I only just saw the challenge for the day. I couldn't get the water in, however I did do 30 minutes on the treadmill and 90 minutes of weights, before my 3 year old got up and starting harassing me. Has anyone else had an upset tummy from drinking so much water>?? Chantelle. PS thanks for the challenges, its fun to be so motivated.

LilynEdensmom

Any suggestions on how to be sure I get all of the water in during the day? I can't seem to get past about 5 or 6 eight ounce glasses per day. I've even been filling up a large cup to keep on the counter as a reminder, but I still can't drink that much. Thanks so much!:drinker:

I don't drink anything else, period until I drink atleast 2 cups and I"m a coffee addict so I will down those two cups to get my morning coffee...I drink alot more when I'm work, I keep a water bottle with me constantly ad b/c I don't like the plain taste of water, I drink crystal light...I also make myself (it took a while) drink atleast a small glass before and after eating.

melleyd

Hey! I didn't make the 30 pounds at Christmas but I'm going to try to do this! I did lose 13 so I'm ok with it! Here we go again!

PoshTaush

Can I still get in on this. I just saw the post. Do I need to add everyone or how is it done?

You can add whomever you like as a buddy. I post daily challenges that are NOT required, but if you like that sort of thing it kind of keeps people motivated. If you want you can come back and post if you did them or not. You can also come back and post anything just to talk if you like. Also, if you aren't into posting often you don't have to. Nothing is really REQUIRED, except a starting weight and a weekly weigh in.

Our official weigh in days are Mondays, but if you have a scheduled day that you are already sticking with then that's ok too. We have a great girl, MrsSeaShell, who does these great spreadsheets and keeps up with everyone's weigh ins.

So, basically nothing required, and everything to gain! OR LOSE really!! haha!! We are here for support and fun! Anyone is welcome to join at ANY time!

Welcome and l look forward to getting to know you!

Tausha

PoshTaush

FRIDAY NEW YEAR"S EVE CHALLENGE:

12 Water (to combat the sodim loaded foods and those of you who plan to drink alcohol!)
40 Minutes exercise--- This can include anything you choose today !

Try your best to be good although many will probably be tempted with the holiday!

PLEASE GET A DESIGNATED DRIVER IF YOU PLAN TO DRINK! IT'S FOR YOU AND OTHERS! DON'T RISK YOUR LIVES OR THE LIVES OF OTHERS. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REMEMBER THIS. PEOPLE LOVE AND CARE FOR YOU AND THOSE PEOPLE IN THE OTHER VEHICLES! THERE MAY BE CHILDREN, MOTHERS, FATHERS.....

I PRAY FOR YOUR SAFETY.

And the best one of all...... Kiss someone you love! Even if it isn't at midnight! Kiss your baby, spouse, friend on the cheek, momma, daddy, anyone!! Tell them how much they mean to you. Really.... you never know when you will get another chance to really tell them how much they mean.

sas16

Any suggestions on how to be sure I get all of the water in during the day? I can't seem to get past about 5 or 6 eight ounce glasses per day. I've even been filling up a large cup to keep on the counter as a reminder, but I still can't drink that much. Thanks so much!:drinker:

Don't know if this is feasible for ya, but I have a 32 oz water bottle that I keep with me constantly. As soon as I'm done, I refill. So I know after I drink 2 bottle fulls, that's the suggested 64oz for the day. However, I don't drink much else so I usually average 3-4 bottle fulls.

DrumlineGirl

I did awesome on the challenge yesterday (thursday). I did 35 minutes of walking, and 8 minutes of running. It was great, but today I am very sore, and we're hosting a party tonight. I don't believe I'll be exercising, as I can barely move!! I've got a big weekend. I play in an NFL drumline and we have a game sunday. I walk around for hours with a 30 lb drum on and play! It's a great workout!

cardbucfan

Thursday challenge results:
10 glasses water (80 ounces!!)-done
Add 5 minutes to you exercise from yesterday or do AT LEAST 30 minutes....for example if you did 50 minutes do 55 and if you did only 20 minutes to 30 minutes. -did 60

Under calorie goal... nope, made peppermint bark candy for my husband and ate waaaaayyyy tooooooo much of it.

Add 10 Minutes weights or resistence training.... (this could include situps, crunches, pushups, wall pushups, lunges, squats....use canned foods to work your arms out in the kitchen..... Get creative!! Lift your kids up and down!! lol...)-done-did 15 minutes of ab work and 10 pushups.

Very excited, weighed in this morning (not my usual day, cheating a little because of the holiday!) and I lost the weight I gained during December! I'm down 1.8 lbs. and sooooo close to both the 20 lb. mark and my ultimate goal weight.

cardbucfan

FRIDAY NEW YEAR"S EVE CHALLENGE:

12 Water (to combat the sodim loaded foods and those of you who plan to drink alcohol!) -working on this one
40 Minutes exercise--- did 45 minutes of spinning and 10 minutes of ab work. Gonna walk the dog and do a bike ride later. (also major house clean before the guests come over)


Already kissed hubby and one kid, gotta hit the other when he gets finished with swim practice. Be safe everybody, agree with everything Tausha said about drinking and driving-it's just not worth it!

johnson30usa

I think I will do weigh in's on Friday too... before the scary, hard to make it through weekend.

nuttybuttersmommy

12 Water (to combat the sodim loaded foods and those of you who plan to drink alcohol!) --- working on...
40 Minutes exercise--- This can include anything you choose today ! --- done... I did my Wii fit... great sadness though it did not save my work out so I dont know how many cals it says I burned

JodiS75

FRIDAY NEW YEAR"S EVE CHALLENGE:

12 Water (to combat the sodium loaded foods and those of you who plan to drink alcohol!)
40 Minutes exercise--- This can include anything you choose today !

Try your best to be good although many will probably be tempted with the holiday!

PLEASE GET A DESIGNATED DRIVER IF YOU PLAN TO DRINK! IT'S FOR YOU AND OTHERS! DON'T RISK YOUR LIVES OR THE LIVES OF OTHERS. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REMEMBER THIS. PEOPLE LOVE AND CARE FOR YOU AND THOSE PEOPLE IN THE OTHER VEHICLES! THERE MAY BE CHILDREN, MOTHERS, FATHERS.....

I PRAY FOR YOUR SAFETY.

And the best one of all...... Kiss someone you love! Even if it isn't at midnight! Kiss your baby, spouse, friend on the cheek, momma, daddy, anyone!! Tell them how much they mean to you. Really.... you never know when you will get another chance to really tell them how much they mean.

Exercise - DONE!! 1 hr 15 minutes of shoveling snow! Thank goodness we finally got some here in Denver :-)
Now time to start on the water!

Happy New Year's, everyone!

JodiS75

Already kissed hubby and one kid, gotta hit the other when he gets finished with swim practice. Be safe everybody, agree with everything Tausha said about drinking and driving-it's just not worth it!

It says to kiss them, not hit them :laugh: Although I have a 13 year old daughter, so I may go with the hitting too

srsimon

For those struggling with water, here's a great video tip!

http://www.exercisetv.tv/blog/post/2010/12/30/We-Love-These-Soda-Alternative-Tips-From-Laurel!.aspx

PoshTaush

For those struggling with water, here's a great video tip!

http://www.exercisetv.tv/blog/post/2010/12/30/We-Love-These-Soda-Alternative-Tips-From-Laurel!.aspx

Thanks so much for posting this! I don't know why but I couldn't get my computer to play it, but I think it's so nice you took the time to try and help us all out !


That's so sweet.

cardbucfan

Already kissed hubby and one kid, gotta hit the other when he gets finished with swim practice. Be safe everybody, agree with everything Tausha said about drinking and driving-it's just not worth it!

It says to kiss them, not hit them :laugh: Although I have a 13 year old daughter, so I may go with the hitting too

Oh my word, I feel your pain! I have a 14 year old boy and a 15 year (almost 16) boy (who just snuck up on me with a Jason hockey mask on and is laughing hysterically at my shriek!) and the wanting to hit them is a regular occasion!

blessedmomof8

FRIDAY NEW YEAR"S EVE CHALLENGE:

12 Water ~DONE 100 oz
40 Minutes exercise--- ~DONE 105min.

Try your best to be good although many will probably be tempted with the holiday! ~DONE only had a Sunday to celebrate.

And the best one of all...... Kiss someone you love! ~DONE got hubby and the youngest 6. (The 2 oldest are gone for the night)

Everyone have a HAPPY New Year!!!

merichick

I'm In, what a great idea, I have done Myfitnesspal last year but my father died in July so weight loss went by the way side,

New Year new me and all that so on Christmas day I started again (a xmas pressie to myself, get thin and fit treat my body)

25th Dec 2010 weight = 147
SW 147
GW 135

1st Weigh in 1st Jan 2011= 142.5
SW 147
CW 142.5
GW 135

HappyTemple

I'm kind of late, but I'm in!

Start wt: 188
Mini-goal wt: 178

schotas

Thanks to everyone for the advice on how to get all of my water in each day. After struggling just to get 5-6 glasses per day since I started, I was able to drink 8 glasses yesterday. Yeah!!! That was a big success for me. :bigsmile:

imagoofyg00b3r

I'm late, but definitely count me in!

FatCityBoy

This newbie's in. Starting at 198, would love to get to 180

PoshTaush

Ok so I'm going to post a few days challenges in advance since I'm having trouble posting EVERYDAY challenges. I can't keep up! I have a 15 month old and the day gets away from me and then I realize, I've forgotten to post!

Sorry about today! Oh yeah...welcome to the new comers!

So, here are some for the next couple of days. Bump these up so that people can keep up!


SUNDAY CHALLENGE:

10 Water (80 ounces)
Under Calories
45 Minutes Cardio exercise (these don't have to be consecutive, but better if they are...break it up if needed!)
10 Minutes Resistance training....(weights, squats, crunches, leg lifts,...you get the picture...whatever you can do!)

Take 15 minutes completely to yourself today. Go to a quiet place. Read if you like. Meditate, or just have quiet time. Take a bubble bath with the door locked and tell the spouse that they have to have the kids for that time! lol.... Have some ME time!




MONDAY CHALLENGE:

WEIGH IN DAY!!!
:glasses:

10 Glasses Water
40% rule for Exercise- Take 40% of your Body weight and exercise that many minutes. You can choose any activity...mix it up if you like, do weights, cardio, play basketball, whatever

Example: If you weigh 100 Pounds 40% is 40 Pounds so you would exercise 40 Minutes

And of couse Under Calories



TUESDAY CHALLENGE:

H2O Tuesdays= 12 Glasses Water!!! Come on! This will be for EVERY TUESDAY!

Under Cals and Add 5 Minutes of exercise to whatever your % was yesterday. So if you were "supposed" to do 45 minutes then today you are "supposed" to do at least 50 minutes! :grumble:

MrsSeaShell

I have finally compiled a list of all our challenge members!!!!!! 121 members!!! Total start weigh so far is 16995, and with 121 members an estimated group loss of 1210!

countrygirl75

I would like to join, I just found the challenge when I got back on to MFP, I started MFP at 250 lost 8lbs before thanksgiving, now I shot back up over the holidays.

So my SW is 255, this will be a good start to get in the habits again.

FatCityBoy

If it's not a dumb question, how much does everyone's weight just fluctuate before you worry about actual weight loss?

I'm one of those who hops on and off the scales a lot, and the weight goes up and down like a fiddler's elbow? I can see I'm losing weight on a trend but the fluctuation around the trend is quite a lot.

Thoughts?

PoshTaush

I have finally compiled a list of all our challenge members!!!!!! 121 members!!! Total start weigh so far is 16995, and with 121 members an estimated group loss of 1210!

Lady you are awesome! I know we are still getting new members, but whew, you are amazing!

Your new picture is so pretty! I like your shirt. By the way, if you don't mind me asking, what is your name.... and if you do mind you don't have to tell me. or, if you don't want me to say it here, but want me to know only, you can send me a private message...hahah... ok enough.

I'm looking forward to our first weigh ins tomorrow! I wonder if the earth will spin faster because of all of this weight loss we are causing?? haha!! Just kidding! Maybe we will cure that hole in the ozone layer somehow?? hahahaha!

Ok enough of me being crazy.

Talk to you later!

tausha

PoshTaush

I would like to join, I just found the challenge when I got back on to MFP, I started MFP at 250 lost 8lbs before thanksgiving, now I shot back up over the holidays.

So my SW is 255, this will be a good start to get in the habits again.

Welcome to our group! Hope you find everyone fun and inspiring!