Starting January 2011

wintervixen78

Downtownsazi (well done with your loss), Angel_eyes and Quansc welcome! And wishing all a great start to 2011.

I think scales and I don't go together well. Right now I don't have a scale at my house (but I'm hoping to buy one later this month). Not having a scale means I won't be able to give updates on my weight for a couple weeks. I also know from past experience that if I have a scale, I can get obsessive and I'll weigh myself WAY too often so I'm going to have to put it someplace where I won't be tempted to weigh myself every day (and be mad about my weight), but where I can weigh in weekly.

Welcome and you sound determined enthusiastic, which is great! ) Maybe, if it's possible, don't buy scales and go to a friends house once a week to use they're scales. Then you won't have to worry about over using them and have a great excuse to see a friend, maybe the one that introduced you to this site. Either way, I'm wishing you all the best!

I lost another 2lbs this week. Woo hoo!!!! :bigsmile:

Congratulations, you're doing great! We're doing well in this group, I'm proud of all of us.

Good luck all )

snockers3112

Hello all 'starting January 2011' people,

I'm am pleased to report that I lost 4lbs the first week and 4lbs the second week, that's just over half a stone in weight in two weeks...I'm very excited! I don't expect to lose that amount every single week but I'm loving how it's going at the moment Reading all the success stories is so inspiring and all the support from like-minded people is fabulous, it keeps me on track.

I can see that everyone seems to be doing well too - lets keep up the good work and I hope we all reach our goals x

eclairuk

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Congratulations, you're doing great! We're doing well in this group, I'm proud of all of us.

Good luck all )
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I know we are doing so well everyone!! Keep up the good work everyone!!! :bigsmile:

eclairuk

Evening everyone.

We all seem to have gone a bit quiet :bigsmile:
Just finished doing the new release of Body Attack. So that means I have a nice new routine to be confused about!!
I am sooooooo tired now :yawn: and trying to decide what to have for my dinner. Oh and only 6 hours of my 24 hours of exercise in January to complete. Yay!!! :bigsmile:

Hope everyones week is going well

suze2011k

I'm in! My name is Suzanne, I am 44 and have been fighting this battle for WAY too long. I have two boys, 11 and 9, and a husband who is my rock. I work full time and have so many community commitments I have lost count. I want to be around for my family, friends and community, for a long time but if I don't shed some of this weight and get healthy, I won't. So, here I am. I am tracking my intake, I started working with a trainer and I am conscious, of the foods I eat and the way I spend my free time, because I want more of all of it. I am looking forward to having the support, and giving it back.


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wintervixen78

I'm looking forward to having an active weekend. My mum has my son for the weekend, so I get to try out the gym in the building and go for long walks, play a bit of Playstation move too. Bring on the weekend!

@Snockers, well done on your 8lbs loss!! You're doing so well. We all seem to be doing well in this group. Go team January!!

@eclairuk, clapping you all the way to that finish line. Keep up the great work.

@suze2011k, welcome and thank you for telling us your story. We look forward to loosing weight with you.

wintervixen78

Hello ladies and gents,
Great news, I've lost 3 pounds this week. I've now lost my first stone thanks to MFP and all of you. I am now well under my post Christmas weight and 11 pounds more, and I'm back to the weight I was a year ago!

eclairuk

Hello ladies and gents,
Great news, I've lost 3 pounds this week. I've now lost my first stone thanks to MFP and all of you. I am now well under my post Christmas weight and 11 pounds more, and I'm back to the weight I was a year ago!

Great job!!! So happy for you. Keep up the good work. I'm hoping for a 2lb loss this week and then that will be 8lbs in 3 weeks and will be on my way to meeting my 1st mini goal!!

kbanzhaf

Hi,

I'm Kaye, and I'm hoping to lose at least 10 pounds that I have gained back, after an initial loss of 70 pounds four to five years ago. My success then came mainly from logging my food intake and walking. I told an old friend who asked how I had done it (and who didn't recognize me when he first saw me) that I had walked my *kitten* off. He turned me around, and then whispered in my ear....."Literally."

I just joined in January as I was looking for a "one-stop shopping spot" to log my food and exercise. I had been using the Live Healthy Nebraska site previously, and since I didn't join their challenge for this year, it wasn't working as well.

I do wish there was an exercise ticker available right here on MFP instead of having to go elsewhere....just a personal preference for me. Or maybe I just haven't found it. :-)

SueGeer

Hi! I'm Sue & I'm 48.

I had foot surgery in November, followed by 7 weeks of relative inactivity plus Christmas & New Year thrown in for good measure. Consequently I now need to lose a stone to get back to goal weight (132). Have already lost 2lbs since starting here a couple of weeks ago. I've done it before and can do it again.......

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LindieAndie

Hi,
I'm Linda. I am still needing to lose the baby weight 11 months after giving birth. I've lost nearly 9 pounds so far, but I've stalled and seem to be gaining and losing the same two pounds over and over.

I've joined for a bit more motivation. I have refused to buy any clothes in bigger sizes, so I have a wardrobe of old clothing waiting to be worn again.

Before I got pregnant I had lost a little under 10 pounds so I was sitting pretty at around 139 pounds but before that I was holding steady at 147 for a couple of years.

I want to get back under 140, at the moment I'm 161. I'm still breastfeeding, so I've selected the slowest weight gain so my calories are up, but given that milk production helps to burn a lot of calories I imagine I'll be losing more than half a pound a week. Well, I certainly hope so!

Looking forward to getting to know everyone here.

wintervixen78

Welcome Kaye, Sue and Linda and thank for sharing your introductions! )

eclairuk

Evening All.

Welcome to Kaye, Sue and Linda.

So weigh in today was 1lbs loss. I wanted 2lbs but 1 is ok. Need to lose 3 this week to meet my mini goal so will have to really watch the calories and work my butt off.

Good luck for the new week everyone

wintervixen78

How is everyone doing? Looking foward to seeing how everyone is getting on! )

Evening All.

Welcome to Kaye, Sue and Linda.

So weigh in today was 1lbs loss. I wanted 2lbs but 1 is ok. Need to lose 3 this week to meet my mini goal so will have to really watch the calories and work my butt off.

Good luck for the new week everyone

Well done, you're doing so well!! 8:o)

wintervixen78

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togden

Hello Everyone

My name is Tamaira and I am a 28 year old single mother to a beautiful 2 year old little girl. I live and work full time in Northern Virginia, I am starting school next month as a full time student, and I live about 4 hours away from all of my family and friends being that I am originally from Pittsburgh, PA.

I started this journey on January 16th at 402.6 lbs ..... I am hoping with my mother, sisters, and MFP friends you all will continue to support and encourage me through the internet. If anyone is in the Northern Virginia area please feel free to send me a message maybe we could work out together sometime ... Im trying to recruit coworkers but no one is taking it seriously and so its best i move on or i know i will fall back into old habits.

SW 1/16 - 402.6
1/23 - 398.5 (4.1 loss)
1/20 - 391.6 (6.9 loss)

CarthagoDelendaEst

I've lost 5lbs in 3 weeks through diet alone. I have not started exercising, mainly due to exams and what not, but February will be a different story - going to start 30 day shred a week from now, if it arrives!

I've set a few mini-goals, hoping to achieve all of them way before the next 9 weeks are over. Hoping for a 2 pound weight loss to get me into the 150's!

Good luck everyone!

rachel1975f

Hi to everyone, this is a great idea! I am 46 years, and have been with my husband for 26 years. We have two teenage boys, ages 13 and 16, and I work full time. I have been yo-yo dieting for years, and finally want to make a permanent change to my bad habits.

i joined the site in October, but just really started using it in January. I am in a "biggest loser" contest at my work, which started 1/1/11. I am currently winning the contest, and have lost 13 pounds since then! (although only down 7 pounds since joining the site). I have been faithfully doing my food log, and have begun exercising regularly. This site is great, and is really motivating me.

Good luck to everyone here!

snockers3112

Just popping by to give my update: Since starting at the beginning of January I have shed 15lbs of FAT, wobbly old ugly FAT I am sooooooooo happy about it and it has spurred me to keep right on at it. x

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eclairuk

Hi All.

Update so lost another 3lbs today. So total of 10lbs since the 3rd of January. 1st mini goal met!!! Whoop :bigsmile:
Also met my 24 hours of Exercise in January too - managed 25 hours 20 mins. Going to do the same challenge again for February felt so proud of myself that I did it.
Starting the 30 day shred today too which I'm kind of scared about but I'm sure I'll be fine.

Good luck for February everyone

wintervixen78

Well, my bruises and cuts have healed up from where my bra was digging and cutting into me from my weight gain, (sorry if TMI). I'm seeing and feeling the inches coming off. Soooo, I treated myself to knew bras and PJ's for all my hard work so far. I'll treat myself again, when another stone (14lbs) comes off.

Welcome Tamaira and Rachel and congratulations on your weightloss so far!

I've lost 5lbs in 3 weeks through diet alone....

Well done on your weightloss so far! I'm also not exercising, sometimes I dance or walk, but that's mainly because of my 4 year old making me. LOL But I can't really hit the gym and by the time I put my son down and get 2-3 hours to myself before bed, I don't feel like doing an hour workout. All the best and look forward to yours and everyone's updates.

Since starting at the beginning of January I have shed 15lbs....

That's amazing, you must feel a little lighter and floatier by now. You're keeping me motivated )

so lost another 3lbs today. So total of 10lbs since the 3rd of January.

Congratulations on reaching those goals. You're really doing well and clapping you all the way!

Have a great week all. x

snockers3112

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That's amazing, you must feel a little lighter and floatier by now. You're keeping me motivated )

Definitely beginning to feel a bit slimmer now, my clothes are fitting a bit nicer, some work trousers I stopped wearing as I was bursting out of them now fit relatively well and I've had to go up two notches on my belt. It feels fantastic x Can't wait to lose another stone How is the weightloss feeling for you?

snockers3112

LOL how did my reply end up in the quote? hehehe

rachel1975f

Have a great week all. x
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Same to you Autumn, and everyone else. Here's to a successful first week in February!!

CarthagoDelendaEst

Hey everyone,

How is it going?

I've lost 1.5lbs this week, making a great start to February :-)

I am now under 160lbs! So happy!

Good luck to everyone else!

rachel1975f

Hi Everyone, I wanted to give my update.

I weighed in today, and lost another 3.5 pounds. Yay! I am still winning (losing?!) my office's "biggest loser" contest at my work, with 16.5 pounds, or 9% lost since Jan 1. Thanks to everyone in the MFP world, this site is really making a difference for me.

I hope you all had a good week too!

eclairuk

Good job Rachel and Carthago!!! Great start to February.
I weigh in on Monday so hopefully lose some lbs!!
Good luck for everyone else weighing in this week.

rachel1975f

Thanks, Eclairuk,

I hope you have a successful weigh-in on Monday!

eclairuk

Thanks, Eclairuk,

I hope you have a successful weigh-in on Monday!

Thanks for the support.

wintervixen78

Hello all,

Wow, some great work going on! Well done on your losses and I love the Biggest Looser competition idea )

Well, I had my once fortnightly weekend out with my friends and boyfriend. I managed to do very well. I got everyone walking instead of taking the bus. And one of the girls that was with us is doing another diet, joined me in having low calorie drinks and healthier pub grub, sharing whole meals etc to keep our calories in check and a little dancing. I discovered, diet Pepsie has 0 calories in it! And to top the weekend off, I lost the 1 pound I had gained last week (actually a pound and half, but I'm only counting whole pounds at the moment).

I'm seeing other MFP friends' are doing well too, so hopefully we'll also hear from them soon. Enjoy your weekend! x