new year's resolutions: lose 5-15 pounds by labor day

godblessourhome
godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
edited September 29 in Motivation and Support
who wants to join me for weekly check-ins on wednesday? your goal must be to lose 5-15 pounds by labor day, starting 7/6 and ending 9/7 (a duration of 10 weeks).

i will not be putting together a group chart so each person will be responsible for keeping track of their own weightloss. to report your weightloss each week, please use the following format (copy and paste with your numbers):

start weight: 150
7/6 - 148.9 (-)
7/13 - 146.2 (-)
7/20 - 145.9 (-)
7/27 - 144.0 (-)
8/3 - 143.5 (-)
8/10 - 145.4 (+)
8/17 - 143.2 (-)
8/24 - 144.7 (+)
8/31 - 142.3 (-)
9/7 - 141.5 (-)
goal weight: 141


if you want to join in, reply to the post with your name, weight, weigh loss goal, what you like to do for fun and some general information about you. :) first weigh in is july 6.


p.s. i will post a weekend challenge on thursday. you can choose to participate or not. the challenges focus on food, exercise, personal growth and charity.
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  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
    hi, i'm dawn. i am 33, married and have two boys (9 and 8). i hope we are blessed with more. :) i like to read, scrapbook, write, knit, garden - mostly sedentary things. lol. my husband and i walked a half-marathon on june 5, which i am very proud of, and i hope to run one in october.

    start weight: 123.8
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    goal weight: 117
  • Kelly_Wilson1990
    Kelly_Wilson1990 Posts: 3,245 Member
    We post it here if we want to participate? I do not know how to find or get back to these posts after I post. Can you subscribe to the post?
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
    We post it here if we want to participate? I do not know how to find or get back to these posts after I post. Can you subscribe to the post?

    i don't think there is a way to subscribe but now that you have posted this question here, this topic will be in your 'my recent forum posts' on your profile page. you can check in each week by re-finding the thread from there. :)
  • racenews
    racenews Posts: 13
    To find this thread, I believe all you need to do is bookmark this page in your browser.
  • Kelly_Wilson1990
    Kelly_Wilson1990 Posts: 3,245 Member
    Good idea.
  • Kelly_Wilson1990
    Kelly_Wilson1990 Posts: 3,245 Member
    My name is Kelly and I am 47 years old. I am a wife, mom and grandma to 4 ages 8,7,5, and nine months. My hubby is retired Army. My son is active duty Army and my son-in-law is active duty Navy. I have a wonderful daughter and daughter-in-law. I like to sew, quilt, scrapbooking, paper crafts and jewelry making. I am also in my second year of college - better late than never.


    start weight: 252.4
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    goal weight: 240
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
    welcome kelly!
  • Megooo19
    Megooo19 Posts: 199
    Yay, you know I love these things! I'm Meagen. I recently graduated college and I'm starting grad school in the fall. I also lost my job the same day I graduated, oh the irony! So I currently have no excuse as to why I can't work out a lot! So good luck everyone!

    start weight: 143.8
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    goal weight: 135
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
    yay meagan! glad your back in, but sorry about your job. :(
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
    bump.
  • bstamps12
    bstamps12 Posts: 1,184
    I'm in!

    start weight: 141
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    goal weight: 134

    Hi! I'm Britta. I'm a college student, accounting assistant, mom (3 yo daughter), and wife. I have recently become obsessed with all things triathlon related after doing my first sprint tri on June 11. I am doing two more sprint tris in August and September. I am also doing 2 5K's and 2 Open Water Mile Swims during that time. I am very involved in community service related stuff and am interested in business and politics.

    Can't wait to start!
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
    awesome britta! i am hoping to try a tri sometime soon. :) love all the events you have planned.
  • Okay...I'm in! I think I can lose at least 15 by Labor Day!

    Weight today: 196
    Weight by Labor Day: 185

    That would make me very happy! Better yet, to be able to wear Large instead of XXL would be terrific!:happy:
  • purple1butterfly
    purple1butterfly Posts: 634 Member
    My name is Nat (well everyone calls me it) I am married, have 4 children, 3 boys & 1 girl. I like reading, swimming, camping, spending time with family & friends.
    Start weight: 6/22 - 185.6lb
    7/6 -
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    goal weight: 170.6lb
    I aim to complete this. I am doing the 5k race for life on Saturday 7/2 & my aim is to run the complete course.
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
    Okay...I'm in! I think I can lose at least 15 by Labor Day!

    Weight today: 196
    Weight by Labor Day: 185

    That would make me very happy! Better yet, to be able to wear Large instead of XXL would be terrific!:happy:

    you can do it!
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
    My name is Nat (well everyone calls me it) I am married, have 4 children, 3 boys & 1 girl. I like reading, swimming, camping, spending time with family & friends.
    Start weight: 6/22 - 185.6lb
    7/6 -
    7/13 -
    7/20 -
    7/27 -
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    goal weight: 170.6lb
    I aim to complete this. I am doing the 5k race for life on Saturday 7/2 & my aim is to run the complete course.

    you will have such a great time at your race for life. they are wonderful events. good luck!
  • vwgurl2
    vwgurl2 Posts: 52 Member
    I'm in for another round!!!

    Hi everyone... my name is Amber and I have lost 39 lbs so far thanks to MFP! I have about another 20 to go to get into the healthy weight category. I feel like I am starting to hit a plateau and so I will probably struggle through this challenge a little. I set my goal for about 10 lbs in 10 weeks which should be fairly easy I hope! Good luck everyone!

    start weight: 176.8
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    goal weight: 165
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
    good to have you back amber! you are getting so close!
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
    bump. still time and room for more. :)
  • sgreene87
    sgreene87 Posts: 323 Member
    Hi everyone! This is just what I was looking for, a kick in the pants to motivate me.
    I enjoy spending time with my family, reading, scrapbooking, swimming, going to the beach, watching movies, listening to all sorts of music and checking out how much weight people have lost using MFP. I hope to be one of those success stories in the future. I have been struggling lately with weight loss but I am not giving up. So here goes....

    start weight: 196
    7/6 -
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    goal weight: 181
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
    awesome sgreene!
  • countrygirl75
    countrygirl75 Posts: 112 Member
    start weight: 254
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    goal weight: 249-239

    Hello my name is Jennifer, I am currently a college student online. I teach preschool, and working on towards opening my own program some day. I joined MFP in Dec 2010, I was diagnosed with PCOS in may 2010. I am on the path of healthier me, to beat the symptoms of PCOS. I have a great bf now of 3 years, we plan to marry sometime in the future, the other reason I am losing weight is to have hope a children someday. I make handmade baby gifts in my spare time, and have a etsy shop. I love riding horses, and we just bought a house on 8 aces to start our own hobby farm. We grow our own organic veggies, fruits, and meats... I already started a goal to lose 30 pounds by sept 1st and I started june 1st, so far 4 lbs down.
  • Joyjmb
    Joyjmb Posts: 221 Member
    Dawn, you are so great! Thanks for getting these together!
    Lost 10.8 lbs. on your Solstice Challenge.

    Hi, I'm Joy, 36 years old, musician and massage therapist, newly single in St. Louis. I'm gonna have to get back out there and date, so I'm really hitting my MFP goals hard these days! Doing a 5K in July and have a wedding to attend end of July where my ex will be and I want to be smokin'!!

    start weight: 223.2
    7/6 -
    7/13 -
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    7/27 - mini Goal: 212
    8/3 -
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    9/7 - Camping trip goal- new swimsuit!

    Goal weight: 200 (argh! so close!)
  • goingtobefit2015
    goingtobefit2015 Posts: 408 Member
    My name is Dianna I am 45 yrs old and I have 66lbs I want to lose total. I am a grandma to 2 wonderful granddaughters! I want to live a healthy life and be energetic and active! I am addicted to working out and love athletic wear!!

    start weight: 196
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    goal weight: 181
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
    start weight: 254
    7/6 -
    7/13 -
    7/20 -
    7/27 -
    8/3 -
    8/10 -
    8/17 -
    8/24 -
    8/31 -
    9/7 -
    goal weight: 249-239

    Hello my name is Jennifer, I am currently a college student online. I teach preschool, and working on towards opening my own program some day. I joined MFP in Dec 2010, I was diagnosed with PCOS in may 2010. I am on the path of healthier me, to beat the symptoms of PCOS. I have a great bf now of 3 years, we plan to marry sometime in the future, the other reason I am losing weight is to have hope a children someday. I make handmade baby gifts in my spare time, and have a etsy shop. I love riding horses, and we just bought a house on 8 aces to start our own hobby farm. We grow our own organic veggies, fruits, and meats... I already started a goal to lose 30 pounds by sept 1st and I started june 1st, so far 4 lbs down.

    hey jennifer! *waves* i love that you are a hobby farmer. so cool. :)
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
    Dawn, you are so great! Thanks for getting these together!
    Lost 10.8 lbs. on your Solstice Challenge.

    Hi, I'm Joy, 36 years old, musician and massage therapist, newly single in St. Louis. I'm gonna have to get back out there and date, so I'm really hitting my MFP goals hard these days! Doing a 5K in July and have a wedding to attend end of July where my ex will be and I want to be smokin'!!

    start weight: 223.2
    7/6 -
    7/13 -
    7/20 -
    7/27 - mini Goal: 212
    8/3 -
    8/10 -
    8/17 -
    8/24 -
    8/31 -
    9/7 - Camping trip goal- new swimsuit!

    Goal weight: 200 (argh! so close!)

    yay joy! you did awesome at the last challenge! glad you are in again.
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
    My name is Dianna I am 45 yrs old and I have 66lbs I want to lose total. I am a grandma to 2 wonderful granddaughters! I want to live a healthy life and be energetic and active! I am addicted to working out and love athletic wear!!

    start weight: 196
    7/6 -
    7/13 -
    7/20 -
    7/27 -
    8/3 -
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    goal weight: 181

    thanks for joining us dianna. whoot! whoot!
  • godblessourhome
    godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
    if you ladies are not already friends with each other, i highly encourage it! it is easier to support each other on a day-to-day basis instead of waiting for the weekly weigh-in. :)
  • purple1butterfly
    purple1butterfly Posts: 634 Member
    I am doing the 5k race for life on Saturday 7/2 & my aim is to run the complete course.
    I have just re-looked @ the dates on my form after reading an email from race for life its on the Sunday not the Saturday woops. It will be an extremely long day is i am meant to be working from lunch till 9pm. I have bought a tuto for it, which is a shocking pink leopard print hehe. I still have my t-shirt from last time
  • countrygirl75
    countrygirl75 Posts: 112 Member
    Anyone here in this topic add me would love the extra support.....hope everyone is doing great...can not wait for the first weigh in on the 6th,
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