10 Lbs (or more) in 13 Weeks!

henney16

Hey gang - back from vacation, all in all, had a great time. Got a little too much sun, ate a little too much, drank a bit a few days, spent a bunch of time with my family and got in a bunch of miles on the bike. I'll weigh in tomorrow morning and give you my weight for this past friday. Hoping to break even or to have only gained a pound or two since last week. Total miles on the bike while on vacation = 83.99. Hope you guys have a great end to your weekend!

- Dave

henney16

Hey guys, Friday 7/15 weigh in for me = 267.2

Somehow managed to lose weight on vacation, guess all that riding paid off. Was happy to see I didn't gain, but even happier to see the scale go down a little too!

RubyHearts

Great job guys! Sadly i didn't lose anything this week. Hoping next week i lose something! But anyways hope everyone had a great week and good job! You guys are really inspirational!!

Mandalicious

Newest spreadsheet is up!
www.schmole.com/myfitnesspal/results.htm
Still waiting on a few more results, too...
Good luck to everyone this week!

henney16

Thanks Mandy!

henney16

Weigh in for 7/22 = 263

My metabolism must have kicked into high gear after I weighed myself after returning from vacation because once I got back to "clean" eating the lbs dropped pretty quickly. Needless to say I checked my weight about 10 times this morning just to make sure!

Hoping you all had a good week as well. I am hoping to be in a new weight decade (or super close to it) by this time next week!

-Dave

hikingvee

I remembered to weigh in today! 141! Goal to get under 140 by 8/1!

Seanb_us

SW 219.
W1 (7/1) 217.
W2 (7/8) 213.
W3 (7/15) 211.
W4 (7/22) 209. Down 2!! (Wanted 22 hehe.) Slow and steady wins the race, right?

Cheers,

Sean

Mandalicious

Great job, Dave, Sean and Vee! So happy and proud for all three of you!

The scale accurately reflected my successes and failures of the week - I stayed exactly the same weight. I did really well on a few days, but I totally blew it on several others. Between date night, book group, mama movie night -- kept making poor choices. I calculated all the calories out and figured I would maintain... and I did.

This week, I am going to really work to get another pound off. I head to the chiropractor today to see if he can help with my knee which is still achey and swollen. I walked one mile yesterday on the treadmill and it was okay. But I hope I will be able to get back to jogging at some point. Hoping I just pushed too hard too soon. Ice, ibuprofen, no high impact for now. I made an appt on Aug 15th with an orthopedist, too... I am still doing upper body weights, push-up, ab work, etc in the meantime!

henney16

Keep up the good work Sean and Vee! Mandy - you are still doing awesome! Once your knee is better you will shed the rest of the weight you want in no time! I was having back issues about a month in to my exercising and it definitely slowed me a bit. Turned out I wasn't stretching enough/right before a ride and once I took care of it, it slowly worked itself out. Keep up the good work everyone!

RubyHearts

After not seeing the scale budge today was great!! I lost 1.5 pounds!! Good to see everyones progress, so happy that i finally lost some!

Seanb_us

Keep up the good work Sean and Vee! Mandy - you are still doing awesome! Once your knee is better you will shed the rest of the weight you want in no time! I was having back issues about a month in to my exercising and it definitely slowed me a bit. Turned out I wasn't stretching enough/right before a ride and once I took care of it, it slowly worked itself out. Keep up the good work everyone!

Thanks! I go to the gym a lot, and that helps me overcome my poor choices. For example, Sunday, watching the USA lose to Japan in World Cup soccer, I ate an entire large bag of salt and vinegar chips ... that cannot have been good. LOL!

Cheers,

Sean

MeLisa1044

I would love to join the challenge.

DoctorWhoFan

I had a really bad week and so am up to 167.3. But I am firmly back on track and ready to lose them, taking a new approach. We shall see how it goes!

Well done to those who have weighed in already and good luck!

Mandalicious

Just posted a revised spreadsheet to:
http://www.schmole.com/myfitnesspal/results.htm

You might notice a few changes. I put people for whom I have results at the top of the list. But we also have a brand new member to join our challenge, MeLisa1044. Welcome to her!

Do y'all realize that we are almost 1/3 of our way through the official summer season and that means almost 1/3 of our way through this challenge? I am so, so, so excited for everyone who is working hard and making healthy choices as we all travel our fitness journey together! Check out these successes:

RubyHearts had a great drop on the scale this week!
Dave and Sean are both torching those calories biking or working out at the gym! And their efforts are paying off!
Runningvee broke into a new "weight decade" today!
DoctorWhoFan is looking to try some new exercises this week!
Wjewell keeps killing it at the gym with her trainer and zumba-ing those calories away!
Hadkins13 has made it through a shoulder injury and tummy bug, and she is looking forward to better health and strength this week!


I, personally, am determined to really bring it this week. I have lots of new strength exercises from my chiropractor for my knee pain and I can exercise again - just lessen the impact. I am determined to make good food choices and nourish my body well! Let's see how we all do another week, you guys!

henney16

Thanks for keeping us all motivated and putting together the spreadsheet - much appreciated Mandy!

Dave

Seanb_us

Thanks Mandy!!

This past weekend was tough -- thank goodness we weigh in on Friday! Tuesday I have dinner out with a friend. So ... this week will be a struggle. I need to drop 2lbs to stay on track ... fingers crossed ....

Cheers,

Sean

henney16

Sean -

Keep up the good work bud - I'm sure Friday will be good to you when you weigh in. Just stick to your work outs and push it a little harder when you know you've had a rough weekend or going out to eat!


-Dave

henney16

Welcome to the group Melisa!!!!

LadyOfOceanBreeze

I just looked at my various entries and topics that I had "joined" and remembered, HEY!

I should do the math and wow! I did it!

15 pounds in exactly 9 weeks:happy: and boy am I :happy: !!!

I really had no idea I made it & I want to encourage everyone to

keep going no matter what!

:flowerforyou: best wishes to all you guys ROCK!:bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

RubyHearts

Welcome Melisa!

Seanb_us

Sean -

Keep up the good work bud - I'm sure Friday will be good to you when you weigh in. Just stick to your work outs and push it a little harder when you know you've had a rough weekend or going out to eat!


-Dave

Ate more than I intended tonight. Need wishes of luck for the weigh-in tomorrow!!!!

DoctorWhoFan

Hey everyone. I'm down to 161.2lbs this week!

I'm so happy :-) Just noticed that I have to lose about 1lb a week to reach my goal of 152lbs by the end of this challenge! I really hope that life doesn't get in the way!

And I've been to Zumba this week so I hope that has an effect on next week's weigh-in! (as I weigh-in on Mondays)

Hope everyone has had a great week!

P.S. Just remembered, there is a high chance you may not hear from me for about two week as I am off to summer school, and straight after visiting a friend for her birthday weekend party - during this time, there will be: unknown caloric information in the canteen's food, possibly not a lot of exercise if they don't have a gym (though I can jog outside but I'm not fond of running...) and also cake, snacks and alcohol. Eek!

Wish me luck, I really don't want to gain, but if that means drinking low-cal soft drinks and eating smaller portions, then so be it! This is a healthy lifestyle!

Good luck to you all!

Seanb_us

SW 219.
W1 (7/1) 217.
W2 (7/8) 213.
W3 (7/15) 211.
W4 (7/22) 209.
W5 (7/29) 210 OOOOPSIE up +1

So ... I've been over twice, but only by a hundred or so, but no big deficits. Exercise has been as usual, and I'm getting toned and am down two pant's sizes. Sooooooo ... am going to work hard on NOT eating back exercise calories this week and seeing what happens.

Cheers,

Sean

henney16

Today's weight = 259.8lbs

Keep up the good work everyone. I am so happy to be in a new weight decade!

Good luck DoctorWhoFan!

Sean - I wouldn't be discouraged, if you were only over two days and by just a little, chances are you didn't gain that lb back, probably has more to do with gaining muscle. I have been doing mostly all cardio thus far and will begin adding some strength training into my routine so I am sure I'll see my losses slow down due to gaining some muscle.

Oh yeah - need just 13 more miles on the bike to hit 300 for the month of July. Going to get it sometime over the next few days!

-Dave

RubyHearts

This week has been good i lost 1.5 pounds. Hope everyone is doing well and keep it up

Mandalicious

So excited to see results rolling in!

I "technically" lost 0.5 lbs this week to end at 133.5, down from 134. I hit that weight a little over a week ago for one day, but last Friday I was back up to 134. At any rate, nothing big but slowly creeping in the right direction...

I am setting a goal for this week. I want to net 7000 total calories for the next 7 days. I figure if I eat around 1300 (my daily level is set at 1200 without exercise) and burn around 300 exercising, I should be able to do it. Then I should really lose a pound. I am going to post every day on my status how I am doing with the totals. (Husband had a procedure today and is down for the count for a while with helping with my boys. Took advantage of my older one being at space camp to push only the younger one during a jog this morning - oh, so much harder than a quiet jog alone in the evening!) Anyone else interested in setting their own weekly goal to achieve by next Friday?

Hats off so far to RubyHearts, Dave and DWF! Getting fitter all the time!
Sean - glad to see your NSVs of toning and decreasing pants size - that rocks, too. Show us what you're made of this week and I bet that pound up will be gone with more along with it!

Shred it this summer!

Seanb_us

Sean - glad to see your NSVs of toning and decreasing pants size - that rocks, too. Show us what you're made of this week and I bet that pound up will be gone with more along with it!

Shred it this summer!

Yes! Thanks!!

hikingvee

Today's weight...138 : )

henney16

Today's weight...138 : )

Awesome Work Vee!!

Hope everyone is doing well this week! Went over on things last Friday - which is ok, because since May 1st when I started my new eating plan I don't allow for really any treating/sweets etc (besides my trail mix and what not). So Fridays is going to be my cheat day with the family - maybe make it pizza night so I can enjoy it within moderation. I am still planning on logging that day, but I am going to give myself one day a week to have a cheat meal, or a nice dessert every now and again.

Not going to get any riding in today, but hopefully Samantha will be ready for a nap soon so I can get a work out DVD in and get a little bit of a work out today.

Keep up the good work everyone!