Lose 5 Pounds A Month April 2011 Challenge

AJsMOM83

I'm in!!

Just weighed myself right now.

193lbs.

188lbs, I'm coming for ya!!!

04/08/11 weigh in: 190lbs!!! YAY!! This definitely motivated me for the weekend, which are the hardest for me to eat healthy.

04/15/11 weigh in: 188lbs BABY!!!!!!!

I met my goal in just two short weeks by sticking to my guns: eating healthy (yet allowing myself ONE cheat meal on Sundays so I dont go stir-crazy) and continuing with the C25K workout. I changed it up a little bit last night, and instead of doing one workout, I did two back-to-back. I think Friday weigh-ins are the best! They help motivate me for the weekends. I can't wait to see how far I will go the rest of the month! Good luck to you all!!

4/22/11 weigh in: 190lbs :sad: I'm not gonna lie, I'm waaaay bummed. BUT, I'm NOT going to let this discourage me. I know I'm making progress, and thats all that matters. Besides, April isn't over YET! A lot can happen in 9 days!
Good Luck to you all!!

labgirl3

Well, it appears I'm stuck again! Pretty sure I'm not going to make it to my goal at this point unless a miracle happens. I am fitting in 10s pretty well though, so at least there's that victory!

Goal weight on April 30th: 164

04/01: 170.6
04/08: 170.6
04/15: 168.2
04/22: 168.4
04/30:

KristynStephens15

Down one whole pound! Oh well, met my 5lbs for the month, cant complain! =]

nanberube

Good job people. I love reading the progress. Even if you have gained this week, everyone is down from starting weight. Have a good w/e and Happy Easter.

Hannahrenee86

04/01: 176
04/08: 174.0 (-2lbs)
04/15: 173.0 (-1lb)
04/22: 172.0 (-1lb)
04/30:

Goal: 170lbs

cklbrown

Thanks for the challenge. I started off 174 lbs on April1st. I am 167.3 today April 22nd. I know we still have more April, but Im happy I lost 6 lbs.

lloydmel

I'm in! I'd love to be down 40 pounds by Christmas

WarmDontBurn

April 2nd - 138lbs
April 9th - 138lbs
April 16th - 136.9lbs
April 23rd - 137.6lbs :sad:
Had a bad week and now I am paying for it. Not sure really why I gained since even though I went over I never went over maintenance. Could be water weight but it is enough motivation....hopefully to get back into the swing of things.

ysamatar

I'm in. My starting weight is 179.8. I Will post my weight again on Saturday.

4/2__178.8
4/9___176.4
4/16 __174.8
4/23 __174.0
4/30

4/23: Lost .8

aab1

Wishing everyone a Happy Easter! Enjoy the day!

Pink_Hornet

Weigh in no change this week:sad: gotta work hard this week
04/01/2011: 156lbs
04/08/2011: 155lbs
04/15/2011: 152.6lbs
04/22/2011: 152.6lbs no change this week
04/29/2011

beccala18

April 2: 168.5
April 9: 167
April 18: 165.5
April 23: 163

YAY!! I MADE IT TO 5 POUNDS!! Now to see what can happen in the next week - maybe I'll make it to 162?

shawnae2

Ugh got ordered into work this morning after 3 hours of sleep. So I didn't get to start my 30 day shred this morning but hopefully I can tonight when I get off of work. Plus I forgot to weigh in this morning while I was in my zombie state! Hope I get to go home by lunch time because I didn't pack a lunch!!

TCASMEY

Well if the scale does not lie as of this morning I went the wrong way this month. I was up 5 pounds this morning from my starting weight on April 1. It was a bad weekend for eating and I know I did not consume enough to gain 5 pounds. I am pushing fluids today and staying away from as much sodium as possible. I know the ham we had for Easter dinner was very salty so hopefully in a day or 2 I can at least get back to my starting weight. I have been really good about working out this month but my eating has been horrible.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Terri

Maidei

04/01/2011: 144.6lbs
04/08/2011: 142.0lbs
04/15/2011: 141.5lbs
04/22/2011: 143.0lbs
04/29/2011:

1.6 Lost, 3.4 To Go

It was around that "time" for me so I was super bloated all of last week but the number started dropping as of Saturday. I was down to 141.3 over the weekend and as of this morning I was down to 139.9. Hopefully the number stabilizes during the course of this week and I can have a finalized reading of my true weight this Friday.

shawnae2

Yay First day of 30 day shred done. I feel very wobly! But I am proud of myself for not procrastinating.

achampionsheart

could we do a may challenge? i would so be in it to win it

ysamatar

I'm in. My starting weight is 179.8. I Will post my weight again on Saturday.

4/2__178.8
4/9___176.4
4/16 __174.6
4/23___174.8
4/30

4/23: Gained .2

Sugar_Apple

I'm still not back to my pre-TOM weight....not sure why....but I'm still hopeful that I can lose 2 pounds this week to reach 5 pounds lost....crosses fingers and toes...:blushing:

4/01~ 179
4/04~ 178
4/11~ 176
4/18~ 178
4/25~ 177
4/30~

JeanHaynes

I am in again this month. My starting weight for April is 182. So, my goal weight for the month will be 177 (or less ).

The month is almost over. I am at 179. 3 pounds lost. I gained weight in the middle of the month and have been working hard to get to this loss. I am not sure if I will lose any more this month, but I am at least happy I got rid of the gain and I am in the 170s.

aab1

So as I had predicted, the weekend did end up being a struggle for me. Unfortunately, not until Sunday afternoon, but it still happened. I lost control. It was like I hit a mental wall and all I could think about was chocolate and cake. I'm so disappointed in myself.

So although I posted a great loss last Friday; I'm embarassed to type it but I need to....I gained 3lbs over the weekend. I'm hoping most of that was sodium; I'm drinking massive amounts of water to offset and I'll be exercising my butt off this week just to get back to that weight.

Does anyone have a time machine I could borrow...I need to go back to about 1pm Sunday and make better choices.....I promise I'll return it because I better not make that type of mistake again!!! :noway:

Jennplus2

Hello Everyone,
I found these interesting quotes about weight loss. Some of them are actually pretty good. I found most of them them funny (please don't take any offense)...
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"The trouble with eating Italian food is that five or six days later, you’re hungry again"
- George Miller

"You have to stay in shape. My grandmother, she started walking five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today and we don't know where the hell she is."
- Ellen Degeneres

"If you wish to grow thinner, diminish your dinner."
- Henry Sambrooke Leigh

"The rest of the world lives to eat, while I eat to live."
- Socrates

"Your body is the baggage you must carry through life. The more excess the baggage, the shorter the trip."
- Arnold H. Glasgow

"Don't dig your grave with your own knife and fork."
~English Proverb

"A diet is the penalty we pay for exceeding the feed limit."
~Author Unknown

"Inside some of us is a thin person struggling to get out, but they can usually be sedated with a few pieces of chocolate cake."
~Author Unknown

"I've decided that perhaps I'm bulimic and just keep forgetting to purge."
~Paula Poundstone

"People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about what they eat between the New Year and Christmas. "
~Author Unknown

"I'm allergic to food. Every time I eat it breaks out into fat."
~Jennifer Greene Duncan

"To lengthen your life, shorten your meals."
~Proverb

"I'm not overweight. I'm just nine inches too short."
~Shelley Winters

RushinBruisette

I've not been active here at all like I planned. Working on my exercise and my job and just everyday life has been interesting for me to juggle as I haven't worked in 2yrs..

I started looking back over the past year and decided that if I could burn 30,000cal this time last year, why not do it again this year. I may not have good results this month, but I'm really hoping to kick it next month.

shawnae2

273.8 WHAAAAA!! Day 2 of 30 day shred done. Hopefully next month will be better. But hey a loss is better then a gain right??

timbotina

Good day all...have been away for a little while, busy and such....will have to go back and catch up on the posts.....Hope you all had a great Easter holiday....

kintegra

April 1st: 194.4 lbs
April 25th: 190.2 lbs

So I did pretty good without my scale for Lent! Hopefully I can make the challenge by the end of this week! I will have to read back to catch up on everyone! This is the busiest thread on MFP! :laugh:

55tolose

Hey everyone I missed my weigh in! lol switching jobs has been quite the process im currently working 3 part time jobs lmao
but my last day at one of them is on saturday and the other one is going to be full time this next week and the other one im done with sometime in may YAY!! : )

bjshooter

Last weigh in of the month

SW 149
W1 150
W2 151
W3 151
W4 150

I managed a 1lb gain this month

55tolose

I will make sure to get a last weigh in by friday

zucena

I was on a great pattern but... blew it this past weekend... I did gain over the weekend and managed to get back on track!!