Lose 10lbs in July 2011 Challenge -->>Support Group

bosanka

Hi everyone ..

I would like to have us communicate more with each other through out this month of July. We all have a goal, - lose 10 lbs - it is achievable but we need " focus " , hard work, motivation - and support. Losing weight is never easy, let's not make it harder by doing it alone - join the group conversation- share your daily victories, anything you are proud of for the day,, week - you accomplishments..

" it is important that you recognize your progress and take pride in your accomplishments. Share your achievements with others. Brag a litle. The recognition and support of those around you is nurturing. "

Success isthe sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out .

So - go ahead, share your victories, no matter how small they may seem at first- if we keep repeating them , they will become new healthy habbits that will " add up "

But don't forget , this group is here for the days when you feel you need to scream, cry and went... we are all in the same boat, if nothing we can listen to each other, sometimes that's all a person needs, someone to listen ...

And i have to add something else- I know we all have a " goal of 10 lbs " for this month, but even if you don't reach that goal , don't get discouraged. Do your best.
Remember :
Winners compare their achievements with their goals, whilelosers compar their achievements with those of other people.

No two people are alike. Some of us will lose more than 10 lbs.. and some won't lose more than two. There are so many factors that play a role , but let not the number define you and your efforts. Do YOUR best..

skinz2k2

I'm in

cameralinds

I'm in as well!

DanniR88xx

i'm in! i'll give it me best shot!

acole5690

I'm in, when you have support it makes it easier to keep on track with your diet and workouts.

bosanka

I forgot to add the link to the " origin " of this group -

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/275317-men-and-women-lose-10lbs-in-july-2011-challenge

So .. for those of you that don't know - this is more like an " additional " to another topic - the link above takes you to the place where we post our results- weekly for this month- and this topic is additional to it. .. Hope i'm not confusing you guys

gmz1026

I'm in too! I go on vacation the second week of August and would like to be down another 10 pounds (I'm cheating and extending my challenge a little bit! lol)

overit

Count me in too!

overit

Good luck to everyone!

biddysaurus

I just joined in on the other thread. This is awesome!

Nachos88

I'm IN! :-D Gonna start exercising hard and watching my portions.

Eats_With_A_Fist

Glad we've got a supplement to the challenge...I have a vent and a self-atta-boy. I'm bad for just not caring at all about anything when I get in a bad mood. It's not that I eat to comfort myself, I just go existential and start counting nothing as mattering. Times like this affect me more heavily in my eating than anything else. (Like my profile says, I'm a food junkie. Why say no to something if it doesn't matter? Eating for apathy, in other words.) This morning our car started acting stupid...happens right at the time of the month when all the bills are due and when we absolutely cannot afford to have it happen. So thus far, it's been a pissy, "I don't care day".

The atta-boy though is that despite the mood, I've avoided the cupcakes the boss brought in the other day, and the freezer full of ice cream, and I even managed to get in my "Smoke-break dumbbell workout". So here's to hoping I can turn my frown upside down, and not fall of the wagon by the end of the day. Thanks for listening...hope all is well for the rest of you!

jlbiles

I am here if anyone needs to talk. Just please make sure you post your weights on the other site. I will check this group as well. But it would just be easier to have weights all in one spot.

This group is 159 member strong so I will not be contacting everyone individually to make sure you post. So please post on the other site and know that if you don't post in 2 weeks then you take the chance of being deleted from the spreedsheet.

navywife33

I'm glad that there's a support group for this month... cause man do I need it!!! So far this month has started off rocky... Gramma died, family in town visiting going out to eat all the time, 4th of July and a hectic work schedule... ugh! I need to tell life to back the hell off already and let me do my thing!

How was everyone's 4th of July? Even though we're not Canadian we also celebrated Canada Day last Friday... I need to have someone standing in my kitchen yelling at me saying-- YOU DON'T NEED TO EAT THAT RIGHT NOW!!!

jlbiles

I think that at one time or another we all need that. You might try not leaving things out on the counter top for easy snaking. Also you might set a time that you will not get anything to eat. Normally a time that is hardest for you not to snack. You could set an alarm in the house or on your phone to remind you not to eat. Another trick is to drink a glass of water when you find your self wanting a snack. Then wait 30 min to see if you are still hungry or if you were just wanting to eat out of habit. I hope these ideas help you out.

fitboricua

Hey everybody! Can I join the challenge???? I will love the support.

Also I will like to know what's everybody doing excercise wise? following any program? wlaking , running, etc...

bosanka

yes you still can join ..

everyone that asked to join please visit this link

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/275317-men-and-women-lose-10lbs-in-july-2011-challenge

that is the original topic where you need to put your weight etc. we started last friday- and we will weigh in every friday.
Rules are - you have to post your weight - no matter what even if there is no change in your weight- if you don't - you could be taken of the list.. so please post your weight update each friday .

NOT HERE

but here : http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/275317-men-and-women-lose-10lbs-in-july-2011-challenge

Thank you guys )

bosanka

Cynthia- exercise .. for me it's really " busy "

I'm at my gym about 4-6 x a week. They have a lot of group classes i try to take as many as i can.. and if i don't like a class i do my own circuit workouts- i'm more like a " boot camp " workout- i try to keep my heart rate arround 140-180 that is my avarege.. and i do it about 80-100 minutes.. Saturday's we have " boot camp " at the gym.. it's really intense last week i burned 620 kcls in one hour.. - i belive in " pain " and a lot of sweat , if i'm not feeling discomfort while exercising.. and afterwards- sore muscles- i don't count it as exercise
That's just me.

I have " higher " standards for myself.. because i have a specific goal. I want to be certified personal trainer .. so i have to really push myself and proof to my future clients ( that are watching me every day at that gym ) that IT CAN be done.. just with exercise and food - nothing more than that.. and that i can tell " i have been there.. i have done it.. you saw me at 260 lbs.. you know me- i'm the proof ! So i don't excuse myself.. i'm tough on myself.. - a 100 lbs in one year is a pretty much precise goal .. the time is ticking each day is going very fast.. it seems like a " long time " 365 days.. but this is already day 15.. so actualy 350 left I have to lose about 2 lbs per week to keep this up.. or a little more than 8 lbs a m onth

I need all the support i can get .. )

Thx for reading..

jlbiles

I try to walk 5 days a week. I have been slacking since my boyfriend has not been working and the temperatures are so hot.

overit

I just got back to working out after about a month off due to moving and vacation. My goal now is to hit the gym 4-5 times a week. I am trying to do a minimum of 30 minutes of cardio and alternating between upper and lower body strength training.

Ali5581

Sooooo tomorrow is weigh in day for me.....I've had such an amazing week and I'm feeling super positive and motivated but I'm a little worried that the weigh-in won't be a positive reflection of my fantastic week and discourage me!! Anyone else feel like this before a weigh-in???

bosanka

yes i do feel that way - i didn't step on the scale at all because i feel there won't be any change - and i have 3 reasons to think that way

1. i'm tired- not enough sleep- and i have worked out very hard- sore muscles so i'm probably retaining some water
2 . this is the time of the month where i usualy start getting the symptoms, the water retention.. bloating etc.. -
and i gain arround 3-4 lbs during that time -
3. i had chilly today and i think chilli is famous for the water retention ..

so i'm not to excited abou the weigh in this week .. but it is what it is.. i'm working on it

tameko2

I used to weigh in mondays but I changed to Friday for this challenge. I dread dread dread dread the day when I get on the scale and it goes up...or stays the same.... augh. I had such a marvelous huge burst of early weight loss - 15 lbs in 30 days. I have myself set to 1lb a week but since I eat out about 75% of my meals I guesstimate calories like CRAZY so I tend to try and stay under my allotted 1600 calories.... so I think i've been under eating quite a few days, but I hope I can at least keep a lb a week! I had plenty to lose (60lbs to get to a 'healthy' bmi) so I don't think it was too big of a deal.

55lbs to lose to weigh 135 which is what I weighed at 16 - and this time I won't think I'm fat, I will bikini it up like there is no tomorrow.

I am loving it right now for the most part - I do miss my occasional after lunch boba drinks, after lunch cookies/desserts, but I love setting down my fork at 1/2 or 3/4 of the meal eaten and exercising the self control to NOT take another bite (ok...maybe one more). I'd probably be in danger of an ED if didn't love food so much (don't worry guys, I am NOT in danger of that, but I do very much enjoy the feeling of power you get when you say no to food!)

I also have worked out way more than I thought I would or planned to.

chicagofats

I'm starting to get worried because my old nemesis is showing his face again - shin splints. I'm on week 6 of C210K. Everything was going fine, but at the end of yesterday's run I could start to feel tenderness on the shin area. I had been doing the shin splint prevention exercises/stretches suggested on other threads, but I guess not enough. I hope this is just a little discomfort that won't progress to bad pain. I don't want to stop my running program as I planned it to be a big part of the July challenge. Stinkeroo...

Ali5581

I'm starting to get worried because my old nemesis is showing his face again - shin splints. I'm on week 6 of C210K. Everything was going fine, but at the end of yesterday's run I could start to feel tenderness on the shin area. I had been doing the shin splint prevention exercises/stretches suggested on other threads, but I guess not enough. I hope this is just a little discomfort that won't progress to bad pain. I don't want to stop my running program as I planned it to be a big part of the July challenge. Stinkeroo...

I get really bad shin splints when I roller skate (I used to play roller derby and would have to take myself off the track and throw my skates off and stretch them out they were so bad) Went to see a physio to get help with exercises and stretches, took anti-inflammatories and rested them for 6 weeks. Now I get them bad during warm ups and if I take it slow at the beginning and stretch them out they go away after 20mins or so, if they don't then I stop! My TCM practioner does some acupuncture on them and I find that really really helps!!! There is also a way to tape them up but I never found that useful......

Good luck

justnname

Tell me this is not an omen. A few weeks ago I started searching the site for a challenge, and stumbled upon this one.. Started doing the snoopy dance. Since the challenge started, I bruised my fingers, (so what who needs fingers to workout, right?), strained my calf muscle ( was walking and my calf went POP), and my knee started acting up again. So, now the only cardio I am allowed to do is the bike.

Two weeks ago I was a women on a mission, Going to the gym 2x day determined to get this weight off. This past week, Ice has been my best friend. Keeping my toes crossed, (fingers are bruised) that I will still lose weight this week.

Thanks for letting me vent

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

jlbiles

Sounds like you over did it. You need to make small changes that you will be able to keep doing from now on. This way you will keep off the weight instead of gaining it back.

Eats_With_A_Fist

"Also I will like to know what's everybody doing excercise wise? following any program? walking , running, etc..."

Exercise;
Daily (5-6 days a week):
*Spin for 30 minutes each morning.
*Do what I call "Smoke Break Dumbbell Routines" twice a day. (I have a 20 lb. dumbbell on my desk at work. Any time one of the other co workers get up and go out for a smoke break, I do a 10 minute routine, hitting each muscle group in my upper body at least once. Every month, I'm going to increase the dumbbell weight by 10 lbs.)

Weekly (2-3 times a week):
*Do push ups after spinning in the a.m. using the "Perfect Push Up" system for beginners, and progress naturally with the difficulty. (3 sets of push ups, regular, wide, close, with decreasing reps (4-3-2-1).
*Take part of my lunch break to walk a mile.

Diet;
*So far I've just been switching out healthy food for junk and cutting portion size. Starting this weekend though, the wife and I are going to start transitioning to "The Primal Blueprint". (Meats, Vegetables, Fruit, Nuts, - cutting out grains, bread, legumes.)

Interested in hearing opinions from those who are further along and know a lot more than me.

fitboricua

bosanka: I want to be a Certified Trainer tooo. And yeah you need to walk the walk if you are going to talk the talk. I do my workouts at home (not a gym person and for me is easier that way) mostly Beachbody programs which I swear by since it helped me loose and tone all my body. I believe in excercise and good nutrition but also supplements (not weight loss pills or anything like that)

My goal is to inpsire people with my journey, not matter how much weight you want to loose is the same struggle for everybody.


To all of you out there trying to lose weight or just tone your body...DON'T GIVE UP! The journey may seem uphill but the view is going to be great once you get there.

tameko2

Weigh in day tomorrow folks! How do you think you'll do?

bosanka

Cyntia- can you share what supplements you mostly use and /or recommend ? if not a secret.. ?

So how do you all handle the weigh in ? Every time i dread stepping on the scale..each time i keep " reason " everything bf. i step on it like - you are supper sore from the workouts.. you are in pre-tom week, you had sodium ... don't get upset no matter what it shows you know you worked hard.. don't get upset.. don't get discouraged. just breathe in..

and than i step on it .. and see.. almost no change.. or same .. and i can't help it but to get angry ..sad.. or even scared a little.. thinking ok.. if i really did so much and it changed " so little " .. will i ever get to that point.. this is just what i " think " i could be internaly scared of.. i'm trying to work on all of that.

Another question. How do you figure out your digital scales. I'm telling you if i stepped on it 100 times in a row.. each time it would have a diff. number. 250.4, 251.1, 250.2,251.3..etc .. so how do you know " which " one is correct.. my rule that i made to make my life a little easier is- what ever it says the first time- that's what it is.. even if it says 251 and the second time it says 249.. i'm taking the first one- even though it frustrates me.

Thx for listening