Lose 5 Pounds a Month March 2011 Challenge

TCASMEY

Just catching up on everyone's progress. This time of year gets really crazy for me. The kids are done with swimming for a few weeks but that does not seem to lessen the schedule at all. I only got in 2 workouts last week and they were not very good ones.

For those of you who feel like you are stuck in a rut I checked my weight loss diary and this time last year I was the exact same weight I am this morning. I lost 10 pounds early last year and then gained it back and now I am back to where I was last March. I need to stay focused this time and

March 1 starting weight 179.
March 8 weight 177.5 keep going.
March 15 weight 177.4 down a .1 not great but its going the right way.

Time to get ready for the daycare kids to show up.

Have a great day!

Terri

lisamfick

starting weight 3/1: 184.4 pounds
3/8 - 180.2 - wow! what a week - this is after a plateau so I'm guessing it's not typical
3/15 - 177.6 :happy:
3/22 -
3/29 -

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Keep Up the Great work everyone!!!

ukredhead19

Totally fell off the wagon for a week or so...not tracking and being on vacation for a few days has bumped me up a few pounds :sad: but i'm recommitting today. I haven't worked this hard so far to give up and gain it all back!

SO here's to fresh starts! I'm not even going to weigh in till next monday maybe I will have something to be excited about then.

RushinBruisette

:grumble: Gained and it's not leaving right away, logging it as a gain and moving forward..

Mar 1st 194.4
Mar 7th 193.2
Mar 14th 197.4
Mar 21st
Mar 28th
Mar 31st

55tolose

it seems like many of us are getting stuck this month! This is not fun but keep up the good work and do not give up. We all know from experience that ruts don't last forever we can and we will get through this!!!

tres1967

I'm up from 175 to 177 but I have found I've been in the range since surgery and I have not been eating well or at all sometimes. This morning I got back on track with my favorite breakfast, here's my "secret" I'm sure many of you may already know:

High Protein Oatmeal

I mix many flavors but my 2 favs are

low sugar peaches n cream instant oatmeal
1/4 cup quick oats
1 scoop vanilla Muscle Milk
1 tablespoon ground flaxseed
add hot water to your preferred consistency, I like mine watery and if I'm in a rush to get out the door I will actually put it in a mug and drink it while driving to work LOL

OR

low sugar strawberries n cream instant oatmeal
1/4 cup quick oats
1 scoop Strawberry Muscle Milk
1 tablespoon ground flaxseed

The strawberry combo is OFF THE HOOK AMAZING!! it's like eating dessert for breakfast.

Tiggermummy

now sure what happen last week, thought I had posted

my starting weight was ...214lb
last week 213 - 1lb
this week..... 211.1lb - lossed so far 2.9lb

mandysjourney

ok well i just weighed in today. I usually weigh on mondays but did today instead. I lost 2.3kg or 5pound in 9 days. yippee. I guess as long as i hold seady i definately have the 5 pound this month covered. so far 4.8 kg or nearly 11 pound

tobeinshapeagain

March 1 wt: 185
March 8 wt: 187 1/4
March 15 wt: 185 1/2
Goal is to lose one pound per week


GW: 125 (final goal)

WarmDontBurn

March 2 - 145.1lbs
March 9 - 142lbs
March 16 - 140.9lbs

Upped my calories a bit yesterday as I am not sure I was eating enough

March 23
March 30

phyljen

HI EVERYONE,

I don't know why my knees keep swelling. Any ideas? I am sitting her with my LEGS UP NOW BUT ALL DAY I AM ON THEM UP AND DOWN STAIRS. But the thing is I have been walking on stairs and even running a lot too for year. Now all of a sudden... Swollen knees. Maybe I should go to a doctor... my weight goes up and down as much as 4 pounds up and down. It is freaky.

YICKS!! I hate this ... Phyljen:sick:

kintegra

Day 7 of giving up my scale! I'm doing great!!! :bigsmile: The number game has now turned into a mind game & I'm making much better choices & working out a little be harder than normal. Still not back to killing it like I did last summer, but that will come!

Sounds like all of you are having some troubles too. Maybe just tweak up your regimin for a few days & see how that goes. Either increase your calories, eat back more of your workout calories, or do a little bit extra in your workouts. I KNOW you can all do this! I'm rooting for you all! :drinker:

timbotina

Tres1967....the strawberry oatmeal sounds delish, will have try it

phyljen...sorry to hear about your knees, be careful and take it easy....maybe you should see a Dr.

Kelly, glad to see you are resisting the scale you are one brave lady

Hope all is well with everyone else.....had a decent workout today at the Y. burned almost 1000 cal so I'll take it and I feel ready for the 5k on Sat....the weather is supposed to cooperate (it has rained a lot lately so just not having any rain will be a blessing).

caitylynn62

I havn't posted since the begining, but my official weigh in is tomorow and like a lot of others, I have been in a rut this month and havn't lost weight since Feb. 27th. I'm really feeling like tomorow something will have come off! Can't wait to post then! I need to get closer to my goal!! Im shooting for 140 by 3/26 and thats in a little over a week! 4 pounds to go! Really excited for tomorows weigh in! hope Im not dissapointed!

KrisPage

Down to 233.8. I had gone up last week so now back to slightly under start weight for the month.

Ralu19

March 1 - 152
March 7 - 153.2
March 17 - 153.1

Not the best of times for me :frown: I am doing well with training, but not that great with eating. I keep craving carbs and made some bad choices last week. Uffff...plus i feel like i'm getting sick again.

weightloss12345678

I am in for this

sevelanne

Doing well this month - starting weight was 183 - now down to 179 - 1lb to go!!

Angierae75

Today was my weigh in. Another loss!

3/03/2011 - 216
3/10/2011 - 214
3/17/2011 - 212.2
3/24/2011 -
3/31/2011 -

Total of 3.8 lost so far in March. Yay!

I didn't work out as much as usual in the last 7 days, so I was really surprised to see my loss was as big as it was - I would have been happy with a pound!

RushinBruisette

May your kilt be short enough to do a little jig, and long enough to cover your lucky charms, Happy St Patricks Day! :laugh:

zucena

I'm really loving this challenge... woo hoo!!!:flowerforyou:

55tolose

:laugh: love it bru:drinker: :drinker: Happy St. Pattricks Day!!

Sorry I haven't posted much all. iv been in a major rut like i always am when I hit this weight! starting to feel like I will never get past it.

RushinBruisette

I figured it would make some smiles!

On a different note, it's been almost 2yrs since I left Home Depot (and had a job in general) and now I'm going back. I had a phone interview last week and just had my in person interview this afternoon. Took my drug test and once they get the results, I'll be a part cashier. Which is what I started as originally, then went to Head Cashier and eventually Flooring and Decor. I left mostly due to the managers (which are all new but one) and a few associates pinning crap on me. Of course I told them when I put my 2weeks notice in it was due to my hubbys' job, which was partially true. So I left on good terms. Problem is working nights and weekends again, after having those free for 2yrs, it's gonna be hard to adjust to again. Enough rambling, hope you all have a good week!

kintegra

Day 9 without my scale and I caved! However this has helped me regain the confidence I needed to know that what I'm doing is right! I will HOPEFULLY make it to Easter without my scale now!


March 1st: 201.2 lbs
March 7th: 199.2 lbs
March 9th: 197.6 lbs
March 18th: 194.4 lbs 6.8lbs lost in March! :bigsmile:

Phyljen - I hope your knee is doing better!

Tina & Bru good luck on your 5ks tomorrow! I'm gonna be running with you!!!

And Bru - Whoop Whoop on getting back in the employment game! :bigsmile:

allroundthesun

I'm a little late, but I've also already lost 1.9 lbs. this month, so I think I can lose five total by the 31st!

timbotina

Sorry I have been a little MIA lately, really trying to get things all ready for my 1st 5k tomorrow, a little nervous and really excited too....there are almost 350 people entered.....WOW, hope I don't collapse in front of someone, HA! Anyhow, promise to get back in the game and start encouraging others again by Monday......Enjoy the weekend all!!!

RushinBruisette

Sorry I have been a little MIA lately, really trying to get things all ready for my 1st 5k tomorrow, a little nervous and really excited too....there are almost 350 people entered.....WOW, hope I don't collapse in front of someone, HA! Anyhow, promise to get back in the game and start encouraging others again by Monday......Enjoy the weekend all!!!

You can do it Tina!! :drinker: I have my 5k tomorrow (8a) too! We can do it! My goal is to run it in under 40min, even 39:59 will be good. Let's do it!!

55tolose

Hey great job everyone. : )

so iv decided my new lowest weight ever that I cannot get past is 151.4 instead of 152 but thats a good thing at least I will lose 1 pound this month hopefully lol.

Im thinking its cause I keep skipping dinner, not because I don't want to eat but because Im so flippin busy lol.

I got a new job which will probably end up being Monday and Tuesdays and my old job will still be weekends as always BUT
someone who does weekends where my mom works is qutiiing and its sooo much closer to my house so im applying lol. I will get more hours (( full 8 hour shifts rather than the flippin 6 hour shifts I have been getting )) so that will be good. : ) it will still be 3 days a week and 2 at my second job lol cause neither of them are hiring full time I will just have 2 part time jobs haha. well hopefully I get the other new job haha

AmandaB4588

Well girls, my eating is still whack. I am having a lot of trouble with it and am struggling to find the motivation to eat well. As cheesy as this sounds, I think I am going to make myself a “vision board”…. something to hang on my wall with pictures that represent all of my health and fitness goals. Maybe I will include my career goals as well. If this happens to be the thing that gets me back on track, I will let all of you know! I am hoping that and getting back to school after spring break will help.

On the bright side, I have fallen in love with racquetball. I hate most exercise, so this was a real surprise for me… but the biggest surprise came when I wore my heart rate monitor for the first time while playing the other day. 875 calories!!! :noway: I was shocked! I could have hit 1000 but my guy was too tired of getting his butt kicked. :laugh: Starting next week, I will be playing 4x a week with swimming afterward 2 of those times. Also, I am running at the track 2 mornings a week with a friend and once a week solo on my treadmill. I feel GREAT physically! I hope my weight catches up with me on this!

Alioth—It’s so great to see you in the 130’s! Once upon a time, you and I were around the same weight. I fell off the wagon big time and am now back up to 157. Seeing all of your hard work and dedication take you into the 130’s is so inspiring, and I would love to be where you are again. Great job!!

Terri—I am probably the same weight now as I was last year as well. It is a little disheartening but I have made A LOT of progress with exercise. I am much more fit and a lot stronger. Also, I am a much skinnier 157 than I used to be. I thought I looked it myself, then I ran into my old roommate (who hadn’t seen me since last time I was 157) and he confirmed. I’ll take it!
Tres—That oatmeal sounds great! I will definitely try it out this week. Thanks for sharing!

Phyljen—Sorry you are going through this. I think a visit to the doctor is a good idea. Swelling could be an injury, infection, or a million other things. I think a professional opinion would speed up your healing process (and answer the questions you have.) Best of luck to you!

Kelly—It’s great that you are giving up your scale. I bet this would benefit a lot of us, including me, if we followed in your footsteps. I can’t go cold turkey on mine but I WILL vow to weigh myself only once every 2 weeks. Thanks for the inspiration!

Tina—Good luck on your 5k!! WOOHOO! Can’t wait to read about it!

Jenn—How is the wedding planning going?

timbotina

Thanks everyone for the well wishes on the 5k...I am already excited yet nervous....my hearts a beatin" (thank heavens or I'd be a gonner, HA!!) anyhoo, good luck to Bru, Kelly and anyone else running a 5k today...we are strong ladies and can do this,

THanks again for all your support guys, couldn't do this without you guys....

Enjoy the weekend!!