200+ Haulin' Off The Weight
akasullengal
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Hello ladies!
It's time for a new 6-week challenge for the group!
Here's some info for people interested in learning more about how our challenge works/would like to join:
Some general info:
-This challenge lasts 6 weeks
-We weigh in Fridays-Monday mornings, please post to the thread
-I'll post everyone's weights by Tuesday and announce the week's biggest loser!
-Some of us have been together for over a year and a half!
-We always welcome new members. We just ask that you introduce yourself, tell us a little about you, goals, etc. And just right into the conversation. Please post a starting weight for the challenge.
-Let us know what your goals are for this challenge. They don't have to be weight-related.
-If you miss two weeks (either don't weigh in, or let us know you won't be), I'll take you off the list-- it's too hard to keep up with everyone!
It's time for a new 6-week challenge for the group!
Here's some info for people interested in learning more about how our challenge works/would like to join:
Some general info:
-This challenge lasts 6 weeks
-We weigh in Fridays-Monday mornings, please post to the thread
-I'll post everyone's weights by Tuesday and announce the week's biggest loser!
-Some of us have been together for over a year and a half!
-We always welcome new members. We just ask that you introduce yourself, tell us a little about you, goals, etc. And just right into the conversation. Please post a starting weight for the challenge.
-Let us know what your goals are for this challenge. They don't have to be weight-related.
-If you miss two weeks (either don't weigh in, or let us know you won't be), I'll take you off the list-- it's too hard to keep up with everyone!
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And here are our results from our six-week "Fryin' the Fat" challenge (I'm just doing the whole challenge, not weekly-- don't worry if this week was a bad week (i'm looking at Lacey with her sodium fiasco), it'll drop off quickly):
Name / starting challenge weight / ending challenge weight (difference in pounds, % body weight)
Victoria / 190 / 194 (+4.0)
Kendal / 214.8 / 212.6 (-2.2) (1.02%)
Lacey / 209.8 / 211.6 (+1.8)
Amy / 199 / 195 (-4.0) (2.01%)
Sarah / 208.4 / 208.6 (+0.2)
Kerry / 187.7 / 173.9 (-13.8) (7.35%)
Hailie / 258.4 / 249. 8 (-8.6) (3.68%)
Nava / 222.6 / 223 (+0.4)
Laura / 210 / 203 (-7.0) (3.33%)
Katie / 240.6 / 235.4 (-5.2) (2.16%)
gonnadoitjenn / 317.5 / 310.4 (-7.1) (2.24%)
Lauren / 184.2 / 177.2 (-7.0) (3.8%)
Pam / 229 / 221.2 (-7.8) (3.41%)
wigglentwink / 212.9 / 195.7 (-17.2) (8.08%)
k2quiere / 335.6 / 336 (+0.4)
All i have to say is, us oldies have to get it in gear, yo!
This challenge winner is wigglentwink, with a massive 17.2 pound loss, losing 8.08% of her body weight AND we welcomed her to ONEderland! Talk about a triple win!
Second place was Kerry with an also massive 13.8 pound loss, 7.35% of her body weight gone, which is even more impressive considering how tiny she's getting. *wink*
Third place was a Pam losing 7.8 pounds (3.8% of her body weight!)
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Hey hey
I'd love to join in!!
My name's Hosanna, and i'm a nurse from South Australia.
I'm getting married on the 14th of January, and over the last year i have probably lost about 20kg, but i keep gaining it back on, as i have had a few personal issues arise in the last 12 months.
However, now it's down to business. My wedding gown has now arrived, and so i can't keep pretending i've got ages to lose the weight before the big day.
Here's my stats:
Starting weight: 105.3kg (232lb)
Goal weight: 80kg (175lb)
Current weight: 99.8kg (220lb)
That works out to about a kilo (or two pounds) i need to lose per week to reach my goal by the wedding.
So yeah, i'd love to join in a challenge, it would be great motivation to get my butt in gear!0 -
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Yay, new topic! Are any of you ladies having trouble logging exercise today? Treadmill... no results found. Walking.... no results found. Wafuh?
NM... it's working again. MFP has been all sorts of buggy today.0 -
And welcome, Hosanna! You've picked a great group! Best ladies on MFP ever!0
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HOLY COW, Sarah (wiggle) and Kerry, you guys kicked some serious butt!! This will sound cheesy, but thank you for being so awesome. Seeing your status updates and your progress is so motivational. You guys rock! And the same to everyone else in this group! You all have motivated me like crazy!
For this next challenge, I want to make sure I keep drinking tons of water....I've just recently started getting all of the water I'm supposed to and I want to make sure I continue. I also want to finish 30 Day Shred, work up to being able to run 15 minutes without stopping, and add something new and exciting to my exercise routine.
It's going to be a great 6 weeks!!0 -
ready for this! last challenge was so motivating and this is going to keep it going. i love these challenges and i'm so happy to have gotten a glimpse into everyone's lives. you're all so amazing
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{Moved from former post to post on this one and add to it}
Kendal- Love the new pic and happy to hear that the wedding went well!
Victoria- I like Losing it for Labor Day and Sexy for September both!
Hailie- More power to you sister for putting those pictures out there. I am going on a retreat the 12-14th and we have a pool and spa at our leisure and I don't know if I even own a suit that will fit much less look decent while in the water.
Laura- Congrats on the weigh in! You are so close to Onederland!
Sarah- Thanks for the compliment. You are doing great yourself.
Amy- That is a kick-a costume!
Okay, so seeing the last challenge's numbers, I am actually pleased because these past two weeks I have been continually working hard to move more and eat better. As soon as school starts back and I am in a regular routine, it gets so much easier for me. My goal when I left school was to hit 30 lbs lost by the time I started back. I am currently at 27 and I still have two weeks to go. I knew that when I set that goal I would be okay with it just being 25 but I know I can do this! Starting back in a new school year with 30 less pounds on this body will make me start off on the right foot in my mind and keep on going.
My challenge for myself in this round is to get to the 30 lbs lost, keep it off and work hard to getting another 5 lbs off. I have to take it one step at a time and make it a baby step for me to make it work and it's showing. My clothes are falling off of me! Can't wait to go shopping on August 20th! My mom has an ongoing challenge in our family that for 25 lbs, you get $250 for clothes. She told me a few weeks ago that for ever pound over the 25 on that date she will chip in an extra $10. I can do a lot with $300 for back to school clothes! 0 -
Hangs head in SHAME!!!!! I thought it was a 2 not 4 pound GAIN!!! I need to get my act in gear or be back over 200 soon... I know it's my food and drink... Sighs... No excuses - I'm the one to lift hand to mouth. My 1/2 marathon is the week after this challenge ends... I CAN do this and get back to the 180s... My goals for the next challenge:
1) lose 5 pounds
2) bump running up to 2 or 3x/wk
3) cook at home 5+ nights a week and pack my lunch or eat at home 5+ days a week... breakfast hasn't been a problem.
4) get back to tracking cals in... Sighs... I sooooo need to do this and will probably change my diary setting back to private so I'm more likely to do it and be honest with myself...
This challenge ends the weekend of Sept 11th...
I love that you ladies have been so supportive of me with my busy schedule and falling of the lifestyle change wagon... I've gained 12 pounds over the last 10 months... I really need to motivate myself to get back on the bus before it gets worse.0 -
Found you guys! Im glad I have joined you all. Y'all are very supportive. Thank you all!
My starting weight will be 210.8 (last Fridays weight). My goal is to be at 199 after these next 6 weeks. It would feel so good to be in the "onederland" club again. Im also going to try and bump up my cardiovascular to four days a week.
Thank y'all again for letting me be a part of your group!0 -
i'm excited about this! Nothing like extra motivation!
so, weigh in on Friday and post loss on monday morning?0 -
Amy yes the trip is seven weeks away! Did Travis decide to go? I need to book the room in Bruges. I need book the room in Paris too, I keep looking at hotels and am just flabbergasted at the fact you can get a three star for between $90 and $250 all in the same area. I'm thinking going cheap on the hotel if they are all the same anyways. I want to get that Paris pass too. Yeesh. oh and the train from paris to Bruges. Good lord.
Sarah YEAY for doing p90x. I still cant keep up with ab raper. Just keep pushing.
Jenn you can totally lose that before school starts!!
Omfg there is a cartoon on right now called Sealab 2020. Wow.0 -
Thanks, Jenn.
I'll post my goals tomorrow. It is bedtime for me.0 -
i'm excited about this! Nothing like extra motivation!
so, weigh in on Friday and post loss on monday morning?
Welcome to the group. Post your weight from last weekend as your "start weight". Then this weekend, post your weight again for thd end of week one. People like to weigh-in on did days so we decided you could pick any day between Fri and Mon as your weigh-in day. Good luck.0 -
For the next 6 weeks, I will be recovering from surgery so I'm kind of at a loss for what my goals should be. I guess I'm gonna have to really STICK to my calories, drink lots of water and start walking once I get the OK from my doctor. I never, never, never hit my pounds lost goal but I guess I should set one anyway...my goal will be to hit 192 this challenge (it's only 3 pounds but I can only sit on my couch with my foot up for exercise for the next few weeks).0
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So, my goals for this month...hmm...lose 10 pounds, avoid fast food completely, and go to the gym at least every other day.0
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It scares me to make goals. I never hit them. Megan and I are around the same weight right now and I have such a mental block on weight loss that I can't even fathom getting into ONEderland, especially in 6 weeks. Megan- you are so freaking brave. I don't know why this fear of failure is stopping me.
BUT.
I have tons of food at home. Healthy food. I stayed within cals yesterday and I will do it again today. Maybe it's time to lower my cal intake since I've been at 2000 for a month or two now.
So, my goals:
- FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS! (Halloween is quickly approaching!!)
- Be better about logging all food and hit that "complete entry" button more often.
-Add some low impact exercise somehow. Maybe start walking/jogging once I get my orthotic next week (will have to see how my foot feels about that).
Amy- Yes, I was Alice in Wonderland last year (and the year before). I want to be something different this year, but its so hard to shop for costumes. The sizes are all over the place. What's XL at one store is XXXL in another. Some of the costumes I've been looking at (online): cop, fireman, ghostbuster, the female Freddy or Jason (that'd be ironic cause I've never seen any of those scary movies), referee, french maid costume, bumble bee (not sure how I feel about the wings though)....so yeah. There hasn't been any one costume that I REALLY want so far. I've even tried to tell myself I can lose enough weight by then to fit into any costume I want but that still hasn't help me find anything that screams at me.0 -
My goal is to be 170 by the end of this challenge! That's 7 lbs away from where I am now. WOO. My starting weight is 177.0 This is a 6-week challenge, right?0
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Hi again everyone! Looking forward to the next 6 weeks--I'll post goals when I get home from work!0
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somehow we've lost Amber (dixiegirl) and Crystal! Where oh where did our friends go??0
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Check in for yesterday, because clearly, this is what works. Must.log.everything.
1195 eaten / 238 exercise calories / 243 remaining
Only exercise yesterday was 2 Emma walks. Ate too little (which is a change for me). Was planning on a small snack last night, but my power went out, and I didn't want to open the fridge or freezer, as I didn't know how long it would be out. It was out for 4 hours, making for a sticky evening. I did not sleep well.
So, I know what works for me. I need to log everything. It can be time consuming, but once it becomes habit, it's not bad. Even if I have a bad eating day, I need to keep myself accountable and write everything down.
Weighed in this morning at 190.4, which is the same as two weeks ago. Frankly, I'm surprised I wasn't up more, so that'll be my starting weight for this challenge.
Goals for myself:
-Log every day, Post results every day <- y'all need to get on my case if I don't
-Lose 7 pounds--- lofty goal for me, but I'm hoping as the weight put on quickly, it might come off not horribly slow?
-Continue to half-marathon training. Run ALL my runs for the week, and do at least one day of cross training0 -
Hosanna- welcome! This is a great group... just jump right on into the conversation! Congrats on your upcoming wedding! As for weighing in, people like to weigh in on different days, so I ask that you post your weekly weight sometime between Friday and Monday morning. I usually on Monday morning post a call out of those not weighed in yet, and then like to post a final weigh in chart for the week on Monday evening or Tuesday morning.
Nava- I wasn't having trouble with exercises, but I kept on getting errors yesterday when I tried to click on my profile. It was fine this morning.
Pam- water is HUGE. Keep up with the intake and you'll be feeling healthier, and it will help with the weight loss. Just be prepared to be by a restroom!
Lauren- glad you're sticking around for another challenge! And yes, it's a 6-week challenge. Great weight goal-- I'm pulling for you!
gonnadoitjenn- routine can be extremely helpful, so it sounds like things might get a bit easier for you when school starts. Loving your clothes incentive!
Victoria- girl, I feel you. You need to log log log. You and I both know it. Even if you aren't eating fantastic yet, having to log everything will make you second guess what you put in your mouth, and it's important to see that number. I don't want you creeping up either hun! You've come so far! *cracks whip on both you and myself*
Megan- glad you're staying with us!!
Lacey- could I BE more jealous of your upcoming trip? My parents just got back from a two-week river cruise of Europe and I'm still seething with jealousy.
Amy- I think for the next six weeks, you can't expect to get much in terms of exercise--- maybe work on some upper body stuff? Just be extra vigilant with the eating and continue to log... if you do so, you should have no problems at least maintaining if not losing some weight. Keep in mind, eating habits are the VAST majority of weight loss.
k2quiere- great goals! keep us updated with how they are going!
Kendal- just keep it up with the healthy eating. As I told Amy, the eating is most of the battle. You've got the Halloween goal ahead of you to look forward to. You've been doing well over the past few weeks. Think of how far you've come, and you're only a little over 10 pounds away from ONEderland... SO fabulous. Just think about inching closer and closer to it.
Sarah- looking forward to hearing about your goals!
Think I got everyone! I'm trying to be more invested and answer everyone this time around. It's always even more challenging at the beginning of the challenge with a massive amount of posts and people to keep track of at the beginning!0 -
Okay, so... starting weight is 223.
Goals... hmm.
1. Drink more water - I have a bad habit of stretching one 16 oz Ozarka bottle to last all day at the office.
2. Get back to working out at least 4 days a week - I think I'll focus on cardio for now. We'll see.
3. The poundage goal, which I have yet to hit - 8lbs. The onederland goal by my birthday is totally not happening, but I'll keep it in my signature anyway.
4. Bring lunch to work at least 4 days a week.
On a completely different note... is there any way to eat a peach at the office without looking like a total idiot? Hello, fruit juice dribbling down my chin. Maybe I need to start slicing my fruits before coming to work.0 -
Why is it when I try to be good, my family always makes other plans. I Packed a nice lunch and they decide that they're picking me up from work for lunch, and choose pizza hut. I honestly have to say I'm glad there really wasn't much good on the bar, but now I really have to go to the gym today!0
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Morning. Sore/tired body today. Kept waking up for some reason. Tonight is a walking night for me. I need to look at my map and see if I can somehow add on another half mile to make it a 3 mile walk instead of 2.5. That should take me right at an hour or a little less.
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Hi Girls! Yay for a new challenge!
Kristina, I am SO happy to have you "back." Seriously, you have always been such an inspiration, and its going to be awesome to see you bust through your previous lowest weight. We are here for you, and I will harass you whenever needed to keep you in gear. (((HUGS!!!!)))
Lacey, I really love that you are deciding what workouts work for you and sticking with it. I think that's awesome.
k2quiere, I think one of my least favorite things about keeping track of what I eat is the lack of spontaneity in my life. Planning out every little thing I eat and thusly not being able to just grab lunch with anyone and go anywhere is hard. So I feel ya on the Pizza Hut incident.
Nava, as a response to you from last challenge, your cupcake Halloween outfit is ADORABLE. Seriously, you look amazing in it! SO FUN.
Kendal, I feel like you are a complete bad@ss who it just waiting to get out. I know your foot has thrown a big old wrench in your running/Warrior Dash plans, but I just want you to know that you CAN do all of this. You are such an amazing and strong woman, and don't let your fear of failure stop you from doing any of the incredible things that we all know you can do. Setting goals is scary, but GOOD. You got this, girl. We are all here and ready to support your beautiful self!
Pam, you did amazing things last challenge! I am so proud of you for continuing to work so hard, and for recognizing the wonderful effect water has on your body! Go you!
Victoria, ??? seriously, I had NO idea you had gained this last challenge. You always seem like you're out there busting your butt with either running/biking/landscaping. I guess I wish I would have thought to harass you a little on the food front. Just like I said to Kristina, you are a superstar and I KNOW that you will get back on track and start melting away again. LOG LOG LOG!
Sarah, I'm excited to hear what your goals are too. You have been really kicking bootie lately and I'm hoping you stick with it. I also wanted to say that I think its awesome how quickly you got back on the horse after vacation. Go you!
Amy, DUUUDE. I can't even wrap my head around the picture of you just sitting on the couch watching movies. Its so... just... not you. I think you just have to do everything you can to take your focus/energy that you would normally put into working out and focus on what you are putting in your body and keeping it in check. Plus maybe you can find upper body workouts. (so you can have beefcake arms and itty bitty legs... lol). If I were you I think the hardest struggle would be adjusting my calorie intake to compensate for not working out/doing stuff all day. Because I LOVE food. So eating less sounds crappy. That's pretty much why I work out so much. I just like to have more calories to eat. :laugh: Anyway, don't push your foot or anything either, make sure you let it heal!
Congrats to everyone on the losses from last challenge, especially Sarah(wiggle)!!! That is such an impressive loss! Way to go!!!
As for me, and goals.... last challenge they consisted of:
1. Distance Running - CHECK - considering this Saturday I'll be running 5 miles, I'd say I'm doing it.
2. Allow myself breaks - CHECK - I'm saying I did this, considering I actually took days off this challenge
3. Weekend control - FAIL. Seriously, I cannot help this. Life is just too d@mn busy and I have too many plans that involve beer. I can't help it.
4. No booze for a week - FAIL. See above. lol.
5. Weight of 17-something - CHECK! WOOT!
6. Pants at a baggy 12 - CHECK(ish) as it still depends on where I bought the pants.
Ok, so my new goals based on the above:
1. RUN RUN RUN. 3 times a week, every week, with continuing to up my mileage.
2. When I do take a rest day from working out, make sure I'm still stretching my oh so sore muscles and also not eating like total crap.
3. I don't even know why I bother, but weekends. Just keep trying, just keep trying to get these under control.
4. I looked at my calender and as of right now, I could potentially attempt to do no alcohol for the week of August 22-29, which will be right after I get back from a 4 day weekend up in Traverse City in which I will doing 5 brewery visits and probably 4 or 5 wineries. Yeah. I'll need a "cleanse" after that.:laugh:
5. Reach a healthy BMI, which will be 166, so 8 pounds.
6. Size 10 pants. We'll say a size 10 from Banana Republic, just so I have a way of determining if I have reached my goal.
7, Get back to being more consistent about checking it with you beautiful women every day.
Phew! As for me, I somehow set myself up to do Plyo yesterday and then run today. My legs haven't been as sore as they are today since, oh, the beginning of all this exercising. Its kind of awesome. For those of you who have done Plyo, I totally kept up with all the "double times"... jump knee tucks, rock star hops, Mary-kathryn lunges... all done double time. Running is doing awesome things for my leg strength. I'm loving it.
On that same line, Chris and I went on a 14 mile big ride on Sunday, and he always has me be the "pace car" in the front, and he said that I'm so much harder to keep up with now! Yeah! I'm getting faster!
Tomorrow my sister is spending the night at our house with my 2 nieces and my nephew. I'm leaving work at noon so we can either go to the zoo or the aquatic center. I'm super excited about it.0 -
My goals for the next 6 weeks - to survive this busy schedule, check-in several times a week, and cont with my biking and running. I looked at my cal burn the last 30 days and my ave has jumped to 2900+... I should set the goal of eating better by cooking more and eating out less but it's not realistic...
I like that Kerry addressed her goals from the last challenge. I guess I survived but damaged (higher weight)... I did manage to check in with you ladies. My ave cal burn over last 30 days has dropped to 2700. I guess I realized that last challenge was going to be hard.
I'd like to add another goal this challenge which involves getting back to working out with my mom 30 min a day, 6 days a week.
Right now I'm wasting time at car dealership waiting to get the dangling spare tire off my SUV... it's been raining on and off today. I'm crossing my fingers that out clears up once this is over so that I can do some hill running!!!0 -
Kerry: Let me just take a second to tell you how freaking awesome you are and how much you inspire me. Seriously, I LOVE having you in our group. You always have something nice to say to everyone and you are SOOO optimistic and positive. Thank you for being so awesome. Thank you for showing me that my goals can be achieved if work hard enough. You give me something to shoot for as you started around my starting weight and you're almost to goal weight (which is about the same for me as we are the same height). It has been awesome to watch you rock the weight loss.
Lacey: Hiya! Let's make a pact to keep on each other for this challenge so we can look fabulous for Paris! It is gonna be seriously hard for me to keep to my calories this challenge as my exercise will be non existent (and I am all about eating exercise calories as I love food). So I could use all the prodding you can spare for me.
K2quiere: I hate when I plan my day out and it all goes to hell when the Hubbs brings home junk food. He doesn't do it so much anymore (although he totally brought me a soft pretzel with butter from the German bakery down the street today).
Nava: I used to pack a plastic knife with my fruit for work as I HATE getting juice all over the place when eating fruit. (I'd also get it all over my clothes, which looks sooo professional)
Kristina: Yeah, I think I should be able to do some upper body stuff while my foot is out of commission. I'm already getting a pretty good triceps workout going up and down the stairs on my butt (yes, I look ridiculous, I'm ok with it). I will totally get on you if you don't post your accountability if you promise to do likewise for me. I've really let my discipline slide the past few weeks and it is apparent on the scale. I am staring logging EVERYTHING I eat (starting tomorrow as it's already 9pm). I'm also gonna put my Body Media Fit back on to get an idea of what I'm burning sitting around all day so I can adjust my calories accordingly.
Kendal: You've never seen a Freddy or Jason movie?!?!?! I cannot wrap my head around that. I LOVED Nightmare on Elm Street when I was a kid (I was a bit of a gruesome kid). I totally think you can make it to ONE-derland soon. You can do it, you just gotta keep on keepin' on!
Victoria: You know what, I think setting your diary to private is a good idea. I think I might do that too. I know that I think about what my friends think when I log junk food and if my diary were private, I might be more likely to log the junk without feeling like someone is gonna judge me. Good idea!
Jenn: I would be so psyched to buy $300 worth of clothes on someone else's dime! That's freaking awesome!!!
So I tried my Shakeology shakes today. I was kind of scared after my horrid experience with the Vega shakes (soo...sooo..terrible) but the Shakeology was pretty freaking good! I also now have a fully functioning kitchen sink. The plumber came and 300 Euro later, it's fixed. Now I just have to get that money back from my cheap as hell landlord. Sigh.0
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