~*Sexy for Christmas*~

ltbaur

Will you please consider allowing me to join late? I am doing MFP long distance along with my sister, carintoby. I had a little trouble navigating to this site originally so that is why I am a week later than her.

My starting weight is 195
CW: 193

deevo

LW 194.5
CW 194

only down .5 which is sad but also now motivational to me to kick some but....after this weekend..cause I will be out of town visiting old friends so could be a bit hard.

Mundy86

208 today, 3 pound loss. Glad to get through the vacation gain and get back to losing. Not sure I will hit my mini goal of 200 by august 5th. That's ok as 8lbs in 2lbs weeks in a bit crazy and I have had quite a few vacations to set me back. Each vacation im. Getting better and not gaining as much.

xcbballuver

SW:144
xmas goal: 120
july 15th :139.8
today: 142.8

kandrews24

I'm in (better late than never). My starting weight was 258.5. My current weight is 228.5. I want to be under 200 lbs by Christmas!!!! I can do it. 195 lbs would be nice, but I'll settle for 199.9 lbs Christmas morning. This is so exciting!

ltbaur

Just found out my scale is not quite right. Please change my starting weight to 200 and current weight to 198.
Thanks and sorry for the trouble.

Cookie22684

Will be weighing in tomorrow , since TOM is leaving , awesome job u guys

mopedgirl007

SW-185
Week 1-184
Week 2-182.2
Goal-168
I think I'm going to change my goal, I've been losing slightly more then 1 pound a week so my goal should reflect that. My new Goal is 160.
Exercise: I walk at least 2 miles everyday, I aim for 3 or more. I stopped doing the sit up challenge and started 30 Day Shred. When I finish 30 Day shred I think I'm going to do it again but every other day, and on the off days I'm going to do the 200 sit ups, 200 squats, 100 push ups and 100 dips programs.

tameko2

Ok I think I've got everyone's weigh ins to this point but as we've all learned by now I am terrible at this so - let me know if I missed someone or generally messed up.

For late joiners - ltbauer I'm adding you regardless since you're here with your sister, others, I will probably be adding you but I need to clean out some people who haven't checked in next week tomorrow and then see where we stand. It would help me (if you are not currently on the SS and want to be) if you'd send me a message with your info so it doesn't get buried in here.

As far as my weigh in goes, my scale thinks I gained 2 pounds (LIAR!) so ..... next week will certainly be better?!?! (I hope)

To all our losers this week - congratulations!
To the people who gained like me or stayed flat -- I hope we all have something good to share next week!
I think I need to take measurements so I can get victories there even if I don't get scale victories.

risaiz

Weigh in for 7/22 is 255.5. I'm not sure how I went up this week. I think my scale is a liar too! LOL! I'm hoping for a loss next week. Congrats to everyone that lost. I hope to join you all next week Have a great weekend everyone!

themurph8910

Held off weighing in today....going to weigh in first thing when I get home around 10 am...Hopefully something has gone down

tameko2

I realized we're gonna need another challenge - I did day 3 of week 1 tonight (Its technically my second week but I've been repeating days when I don't think I can go up to the next level).

I'm assuming everyone is doing some kind of cardio so maybe a mileage challenge?

Or maybe a challenge like: Add one challenge to your workout this week. Suggestions would be things like - I normally run about 60 seconds and then walk the rest of the time, so adding a second minute of running in the middle of my walk is an additional challenge (did that today though - twice - so I guess I'd need to step mine up). Add another 5-10 pounds of weight to something you normally do (be safe but I find if you aren't working with a trainer you tend not to push yourself as hard as you could with weights, at least for ladies). Walk an extra 15 minutes or up the speed on the treadmill a bit over what you normally do. Hmm...climb more stairs? Whatever.

ZombieKillaPrincess

weigh in: 194.8
goal weight by christmas: 150

currently doing the 3500cal/week challenge and its kicking my butt. I have a baby girl and I work an ungodly amount of hours at work...but I am fitting in a lot more exercise and i'm proud of myself. I'm taking on Zumba, Yoga (normal and bikram), belly dancing, and general gym stuff! i'm pretty serious about getting my butt back in shape and i'm excited about it too! in addition, I might try JM's 30 day shred.

JellyBelly12410

i want to join. i'm just starting out -- this is day 3 for me. i weigh 350 lbs and im 5'7". my goal by christmas is to be under 300. so thats 51 lbs. gooooooo team sexy!!!!!

themurph8910

I realized we're gonna need another challenge - I did day 3 of week 1 tonight (Its technically my second week but I've been repeating days when I don't think I can go up to the next level).

I'm assuming everyone is doing some kind of cardio so maybe a mileage challenge?

Or maybe a challenge like: Add one challenge to your workout this week. Suggestions would be things like - I normally run about 60 seconds and then walk the rest of the time, so adding a second minute of running in the middle of my walk is an additional challenge (did that today though - twice - so I guess I'd need to step mine up). Add another 5-10 pounds of weight to something you normally do (be safe but I find if you aren't working with a trainer you tend not to push yourself as hard as you could with weights, at least for ladies). Walk an extra 15 minutes or up the speed on the treadmill a bit over what you normally do. Hmm...climb more stairs? Whatever.

I like this.. I am already doing 30 DS -- I plan on doing Zumba at least once a week as well. and I am triaing for a 1/2 so my mileage is up there .

keekersmd

Im totally new to the boards but I'd like in on this,christmas time is crazy for me so i'm thinking having the extra confidence boost would help.
currently stubbornly at 163 and would like to get down to around the 145 ish i was before the two munchkins by christmas

gethealthygetfit

Sorry I was without internet yesterday so I didn't get a chance to post my weight. I am 196. Yay! I went down a pound since the start, but that's not bad for being on my period. I hope everyone else is doing well. Maybe we should start a new thread for the people who are already joined, and say ~*Sexy for Christmas - closed*~ on it. What do you guys think?

epalone2

I think it's a great motivation for people, even if they're not on the spread sheet. It gives a time period for the goal, and they're not the only one that is doing it. I think it should stay open just so people are more encouraged to work out and lose weight! Everyone likes a challenge, especially when it includes others!

Cookie22684

Weight for today 124.2,:sad: , damn u TOM, is anyone doing 30 day shred or ripped in 30 ?

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tameko2

so further proof that bodies are just weird, I weighed myself this morning and those 2 pounds I gained no longer existed. Whatever!

spiralgirl71

My weight is the exact same as last week. Not bad but not good.

spiralgirl71

I agree!! Anyone should still join and not worry about being on the spreadsheet. The MFP tools will show you the weekly changes. The more people, the more activity in the thread, the more the motivation for everyone.

ohwhataday

I plan to be super dee duper sexy for Christmas this year. Awwwe yea.

Cookie22684

Do any of u guys eat ur exercise cals, if so how is it going for u , i think i am at a plateau :sad: , i did have a splurge day on saturday , and now the scale isn't going back down , i tried eating mines back with no success , any help or advice is much appreciated :flowerforyou:

tameko2

Do any of u guys eat ur exercise cals, if so how is it going for u , i think i am at a plateau :sad: , i did have a splurge day on saturday , and now the scale isn't going back down , i tried eating mines back with no success , any help or advice is much appreciated :flowerforyou:

I haven't been but if I was down at the weight you are at, I probably would eat some of them. What is your daily calorie deficit? if I were you I'd aim for your deficit to be 250 or MAYBE 500 -- you kind of will have to manually calculate it since MFP will always tell you to eat at least 1200 calories. So like right now if I eat 1500/day that is a 480 calorie deficit but if I was a lower weight, that would only be say a 200 calorie deficit. Then if I worked out and burned 300 calories, I might not eat those calories back in order to maintain that 500 calorie deficit, BUT if I worked out and burned 600 or 700 I'd eat anything over 500.

Actually though, if I was down that low I'd probably only be aiming for a half pound a week (don't want to starve yourself when you're already a healthy weight) so that would be 250/day. So I'd say in your case yeah, you probably should be eating them. But I personally don't plan to until I'm down closer to a healthy weight or unless I do some kind of insanely high burn.

Cookie22684

Do any of u guys eat ur exercise cals, if so how is it going for u , i think i am at a plateau :sad: , i did have a splurge day on saturday , and now the scale isn't going back down , i tried eating mines back with no success , any help or advice is much appreciated :flowerforyou:

I haven't been but if I was down at the weight you are at, I probably would eat some of them. What is your daily calorie deficit? if I were you I'd aim for your deficit to be 250 or MAYBE 500 -- you kind of will have to manually calculate it since MFP will always tell you to eat at least 1200 calories. So like right now if I eat 1500/day that is a 480 calorie deficit but if I was a lower weight, that would only be say a 200 calorie deficit. Then if I worked out and burned 300 calories, I might not eat those calories back in order to maintain that 500 calorie deficit, BUT if I worked out and burned 600 or 700 I'd eat anything over 500.

Actually though, if I was down that low I'd probably only be aiming for a half pound a week (don't want to starve yourself when you're already a healthy weight) so that would be 250/day. So I'd say in your case yeah, you probably should be eating them. But I personally don't plan to until I'm down closer to a healthy weight or unless I do some kind of insanely high burn.

Thanks Tameko, i put my weight loss goal at 1/2 and it gave me 1290 to eat and a 250 deficit , i also burned 483 cals through exercise, i would like to be 500 deficit in total , so i should eat back half my exercise cals to lose 1 pound a week , am i right ?

gethealthygetfit

I think it's a great motivation for people, even if they're not on the spread sheet. It gives a time period for the goal, and they're not the only one that is doing it. I think it should stay open just so people are more encouraged to work out and lose weight! Everyone likes a challenge, especially when it includes others!

Sounds good to me. I just wanted to make sure. I agree that it would still be good for people, even if they aren't on the spreadsheet.

lildietitian

192.6... down .4... this is a struggle due to health issues but I'm pushing onward and upward!! Think I'm going to cut carbs, that's how I lost most of my weight years ago and it has slowly creeped back (not all but alot)...

aprilgicker

I had a great day yesterday. I went over on my cals, but I wasn't nearly as hungry as I usually am. I had an all fruit breakfast. I was full until lunch. which I then got Chinese. I munched on that the rest of the day. With a few drinks and a snack at night. this morning I was at 196.4. SO, whatever it is I just seem to gain on my weigh in days.

As long as it come off sooner than later.
I have been cleaning and doing yard work like a mad person. so my cals are a bit screwed up. I have it set to 1200 or 2lb loss. But my maintain is 2150. SO any end of the day 1800 cals or less is perfect for me.

aprilgicker

192.6... down .4... this is a struggle due to health issues but I'm pushing onward and upward!! Think I'm going to cut carbs, that's how I lost most of my weight years ago and it has slowly creeped back (not all but alot)...

Try cutting only part of your carbs or eating the majority of them in the morning. If your like me, I tend to eat most of them after 2pm.
Yesterday I ate all fruit for breakfast and steamed rice for lunch. I wasn't hungry for dinner.