Healthy for the Holidays Challenge - 9/06 - 11/22

MayLan

hi guys,

thank you Helen for the awesome chart!

I think my trigger foods are ice cream and anything with carbs. I tend to get really bloated when I eat alot of carbs, so keeping low carbs like 100 or so works for me. What helps me is to buy the ice cream that are already portioned out like a mini bar, so I only eat that. I had a nice day at church today then to visit my mom.

Tomorrow the plan is to kick it hard with my workouts and get my momentum but, which I had lost with 3 days of exercise resting. But....I've been eating on track, and hoping for a good loss this week.

Have a great day, all!

oliviawink

Sounds like lots of people have honed in on their trigger foods and are working towards managing them. Nice work ladies. I have managed to be beer-free Mon-today. Will probably have one tonite, as my hubby's uncle mailed him a clone homebrew of one of our faves. But I'm gonna keep it in check and stop with just that one.

Remember to be fitting in little extra bits of exercise each day to keep your metabolism up. You'll be amazed at how the little extra burn can make a big difference over time. My extra today will be pulling my daughter in the stroller at the pumpkin patch!

carrielofton

My trigger food is PASTA. My goal this week is to only eat PASTA 1 or 2 times instead of 5 or 6. I have not been doing much in the way of exercise over the past 5 weeks. My goal this week is to start tomorrow (Sunday) and exercise at least 30 minutes everyday. It was so nice here in Indiana today so it has put me in the mood to start exercising again. I guess you can say I have taken a little (5 week) break. Each week over the past 5 when I weigh in I have either gained a little or lost a little but nothing BIG so hopefully my little break will pay off and I can start fresh tomorrow. Have a great week everyone.

SallyCC

I've had a rough weekend. I have been feeling very hungry and yesterday I picked. I think my trigger foods were all calling. I did lot it and I will move on today. Going to my strength training class this morning.
Have a good day!

hopelyss

Okay, well it's the end of the week. I never posted my trigger food, so I will now. I don't have just one trigger food. I have a whole plethora, from pizza and grilled cheese sandwiches to Mama's cooking. I slave everyday trying not to overindulge. Luckily my mama lives an hour and a half away, so I don't have to worry about her food unless I'm there. This week has been really rough for me. It was homecoming week at school as well as the last week before fall break, plus my college classes started back up. I didn't plan like I was suppose to. I had the new personal pan pizza at school on Thursday. My parents came into town that night, and we went out to eat at Chili's where I had the loaded potato soup (another trigger) and a shrimp taco. I took those leftovers for lunch on Friday. Went to a reunion on Saturday (trigger foods galore!). And ended the week at the GA National Fair yesterday (pizza again along with real coke and a candy apple). So needless-to-say, I also had an epic fail this week! I'm leaving for a trip with my daughters to North Carolina tomorrow. It'll just be me and my girls, so I'll do some better managing my food. And I plan on doing some hiking along with my regular exercise routine.

Through it all though I still managed to lose another pound! I'm weighing in today because I'll be out of town tomorrow. So my results now look like this:

SW: 186.6
Week 1: 183.6
Week 2: 180.2
Week 3: 179.4
Week 4: 178.6
Week 5: 177.0
Week 6: 176.0
GW: 171

All I can say is "Thank God for my increased metabolism with my weight training!"

ceejay000

So after that first night, I did really well avoiding my trigger foods. I didn't eat out much this week, which definitely helps. I've completely fallen off the exercise wagon for about the last month. I've been really busy at work, and I let that take over for a while. On my days off, I just felt like I deserved to relax, and I didn't want to go to the gym. From what I hear, the work rotation I start tomorrow is much lighter, so I should be able to get some exercise in. I'm looking forward to it. I like feeling stronger, and I like that I get to eat more when I exercise. In all seriousness, though, it just means that I'm managing my life a little bit better and fitting everything in. These past four weeks have really worn me down and I'm looking forward to moving on.

singer201

I just took all my fat clothes to St. Vinnie's after clearing out my closet. I'm NEVER going back to those sizes, and I now know how to stay out of them.

I was hoping to break into the 140's this week, but I don't think it's gonna happen. We'll see tomorrow morning.

kris1085

Everyone is doing a wonderful job this week ! Good luck to everyone with the weigh in tomorrow !
I will post the challenges for this week tomorrow morning !

SallyCC

I had a better day today...after a very rough weekend. My body just feels so out of sync. I felt extremely tired and very hungry most of the time. I think I am getting a period after almost 6 months of no periods (I am 55 and ready for it to stop) and I feel like the Pillsbury Doughboy. I am nervous about the weigh in in the morning but I will do it and keep going. Hopefully my body will do what it needs to do.

oliviawink

Everyone is doing a wonderful job this week ! Good luck to everyone with the weigh in tomorrow !
I will post the challenges for this week tomorrow morning !

so glad you remembered, because as I was about to check the post I realized that I hadn't looked to see who it was or sent a reminder. Gotta get my head in the game! Looking forward to your challenge

ceejay000

It's that time of the week... Here goes:


SW: 135.0
Week 1: 136.5
Week 2: 134.0
Week 3: 132.5
Week 4: 134.0
Week 5: 131.5
Week 6: 130.0

GW: 129

I will most certainly take a 1.5 lb loss. I hope it doesn't catch up to me this week, now that I'm no longer crazily running around a huge hospital every day. Good luck to everyone today!

tammihart

1lb loss this week.

SW: 205
Week 1: 201
Week 2: 200
Week 3: 197
Week 4: 196
Week 5: 194
Week 6: 193

GW: 190

Weekly Challenges
Food- Trigger food was Mc Donalds. I did have it one day but I got a low cal breakfast.
Excercise- I started the 30 day shred. Woot! Woot!

alacarte

Checking in:

Last week: 146.8
This week: 145.4 Down 1.4 pounds

Good luck everyone!!!

carrielofton

SW MFP JUNE 21ST - 208 LBS
SW CHALLENGE - 189.2 LBS
1ST WEEK - 188.8 LBS
2ND WEEK - 184.8 LBS
3RD WEEK - 186.8 LBS
4TH WEEK - 183.6 LBS
5TH WEEK - 184.8 LBS
6TH WEEK - 180.8 LBS

GW CHALLENGE - 175 LBS
GW MFP - 137 LBS

I am so happy with my loss this week. I think I am FINALLY done with the YoYo thing I have been doing for the last few weeks. I have to keep focused - one day at a time - one meal at a time. Have a great week everyone.

kris1085

I stayed the same this week at 186.0!

For this weeks challenges
Exercise at least 45 minutes 6 days a week and drink at least 10 cups of water every day . Water is something i have a problem with at times but im going to push myself to drink it this week !
Also share your weight loss journey also how far you have come .
I will start with my journey .
I seen pictures of myself and my neices at christmas of last year and i was not happy at all . I descided then that i had to do something and had descided that this year 2011 was going to be to take care of myself . A friend of mine told me the middle of January about myfitnesspal she was like its free and she was joining also . So here i am and i am 50 pounds lighter and feel so much better so much happier . I have quite a ways to go but i am excited to be on this journey !

emariec78

157. Not good.

Okay so my weight keeps going up, last week was awful so I can't say I'm the least bit surprised. I would say that from tues-fri, despite my best intentions at the start of each day, I gave in to our catered meals at work and was probably averaging eating about 3000 calories a day if not more. I tried to get back on track starting saturday, but I was so starving all day! It was like starting this whole thing over again! I'm finding now that I'm having to slowly take my calories back down so my body can get used to it again. Saturday was about 2400, Sunday around 2000 and yesterday around 1800. I'm hoping today and I can pretty close to what I'm supposed to have (1300) and I'm also really trying to stick with good choices even though I'm going over.

Great week for these challenges! I definately need the push. I will come back and share my weight loss story later tonight. I know we've had that brought up several times in past challenges, but I've never actually shared mine. Maybe that will help me get re-focused!

Congrats to everyone else who is doing so well!

opalmel

Checking in:

CW: 175.4 down almost .6 lb.
Trigger foods: I stayed away from my sweets for most of the week. Saturday we ate two meals at church and they had some sinful desserts that I couldn't avoid completely. I did have a chocolate chip cookie for lunch and a couple creamy chocolaty desserts for dinner. A few months ago I would have had a piece of everything.:laugh:
Exercise: I tried to take the stairs a couple times at work throughout the week but that was forgotten by Wednesday. I did start the C25K program though and I'm really excited to be doing that. I've never thought of myself as a runner but I think I can actually do this.

Opal

Huskeryogi

SW - 175.4
CW - 167.7 :drinker: (I really wanted a dancing smiley!)
GW - 165.0

I got my wish this week - into the 160's!

MayLan

hi all,

I'm happy to say I did really well last week.

My previous weight was 188.4,
and this week I weighed in at: 185.4


Woot, woot! so excited. cheers to a new week and staying focused, just looking at the goal and we can do this guys!

Michelle228

Well I'm a little bummed this week was hoping to see under 300 for the first time in a few years but I gained 2 lbs putting me at 304. This means i need to work extra hard this week and loss double the weight loss I know I can do this !

1erica60

Just a quick weigh-in! CW-209.8!! Down a little over 2 pounds!:drinker:

Sandbug

Weigh-in today at 156.2. Not where I wanted to be but it is a loss.
I need to find this weeks challenge and really focus on doing this.

ravenclawseekergirl

The same as last week. It's better than going backwards again i suppose. I never posted my trigger food so i suppose it's biscuits. I cant have just one of them so i try to keep them out of the house.

Tissues

up 1.8 this week. 144.4

i'm okay with it honestly I've been way off my game, my sodium levels are through the roof. i'm actually taking a break (supposed to have started already) but I didn't want to drop out of the challenge completely. I actually have made myself a doctor appointment (first time I'll have been to the doctors since May of 2009) I've been super super exhausted lately, bruising super easy, so I think my iron levels are way down and I need to get on a supplement that wont affect my digestive system so much.

I don't think I'm going to meet my goal for this challenge... even with 4 weeks to turn it around, I'm just not very hopeful.

cdevine10

I lost 2 pounds this week!! This puts me at 10 pounds overall that I have lost since starting my journey. I was really focused last week. I know my trigger foods are sweets so I completely avoided them! I did not have one sweet all week! (that is HUGE for me) During the week I logged every morsel that went into my body and for the weekend I backed off a little from logging ( i am rarely home during the weekend with football games (I have younger siblings) and watching my niece.) I am feeling amazing and even though I had plans last night I got on the treadmill right when I got home from work and did a 40 minute run then took a quick shower and went and did my plans. I have to make working out a priority.

This week: 175

Goal for next week:
My husband will be gone this weekend so I really want to work out both Saturday and Sunday. I have a few plans but I think I can get it done. I want another 2 on the scale!!

oliviawink

and the yo-yo continues.... 161 this am. Theoretically I'm down 1 lb, but I've been up and down with the same 3 lbs, so I'm finding it hard to believe that it's real. So stuck, but not giving up. After my regular workout with my neighbor yesterday I added an extra 10 minutes. I suppose I should add something extra and really butt-kicking and different to the mix, like JM's BFBM or 30DS a couple days a week, but I feel like my time is already so packed I'm not sure where I'd fit it in.

The good news is, one of my NSVs (remember those!?!?) if to get stronger and that's definitely happening. When I do the Gilad videos with my neighbor, the 8lbs are now my heavy weights and the 5lbs are my light ones (as opposed to 3 being light and 5 being heavy before). That's a great thing. I have not lost inches yet, but I'm not giving up on that. The stronger I get , the smaller I'll get, right?!?!

Good start on my water - 4 cups down already. My mini-goal: 8 glasses by noon. I'm gonna move my office into the bathroom. LOL:embarassed:

helena98

Checking in!

9/6 SW: 196.0
9/13 WK1: 193.4
9/20 WK2: 194.2
9/27 WK3: 193.4
10/4 WK4: 193.8
10/11 WK5: 192.6
10/18 WK6: 191.4

SO close to getting in the yellow!!! Just 0.1 lbs away!!! Now I have to lose 0.9 lbs this week to break into the yellow next week.

I would love, love, love to lose 1.5 lbs by next Tuesday and break into the 180s. My personal goal for the week -- lose 1.5 lbs to get into the yellow and the 180s. Double bonus!!!

jessicamarie81

My weight has been jumpy this past week...I'm sure it's due to me taking a week off and just enjoying fall break with 3 kids...I had two on top of my one here last week...we went everywhere and did everything...and ate everything! So today I am logging me at 154 and hope to be back down to 152 by next week, hoping I just need a sodium flush!
Olivia, I'm feeling like you today...really drinking the water here and am probably going to float away, lol.

vcmete222

I'm down 1 more pound this week. I was really hoping to break into the 130's this week, so I'm a little disappointed, but at least the scale is still moving.

inshapeCK

142.6 pounds this morning therefore a 0.9 gain since last Tuesday so I will not be in green anymore but at least I posted the gain instead of hiding out which is what I did last time I gained a bunch of weight. This time I will not disappear off the thread after gaining weight I will just work to lose it again.