Costume Changers Forum (Week 3)

elana1987

Hey Costume Changers! Can you believe week three is already starting? This is our forum for the next 7 days - enjoy!!

GretchenReine

Thanks so much Elana! Week 2 has been good to me and I'm hoping for a great weigh in tomorrow! Thanks for being such an awesome (and organized) leader!!!

jvinmill

Hard to believe... I think 5% is going to be tough to reach... but, I'm going to just keep given er.

AParker1974

Ready for week 3!! Bring it on!!

shankleefranklee

I'm hoping I'll get my motivation back in week 3.

ASPhantom

Moving into Week 3 running on my own.
I finished C25K this morning and started Level 3 of 30DS. (Brutal)

Here's to a great week!

kburns0709

im not sure how ill do this week, with my surgery i lost a good amount, but I'm not sure how much will come back
plus i still can't exercise for at least another week

LolaVaantz

Lost a bit of my motivation this weekend, had to work on my Saturday and celebrated my husbands birthday (his meal choices). Did some working out on the Wii that had me jogging in place, sweated well, but pulled my poor calves (THANK GOODNESS FOR TIGER BALM) so no treadmill. Gonna start over on the C25K, and weighed myself on day 10 of challenge having lost 2.6 pounds, still not ready for a regular weigh in, but I'll keep tracking on the pedometer to see how close to 100 I can get. This is all still more than i've ever gone before, a more reasonable expectation of myself and more natural eating choices (not a cooky low cal, low carb, juice only things i've done)...
Hang in their all, and Welcome to Week 3

Carrie704

I'm going for a better week 3, week 2 wasnt good

KettyLan

I feel I have been doing good compare to last week...and I'm happy there is another challenge that will take us to January!!!! Yessssss!!!!!!

Deathwithab

week 2 i feel like i did a good effort but not as well as i should have , i knwo where i went wrong tho

week 3 i dont know how will be its my23rd birthday on thursday, so i know at least one day i will be eating naughty but i ill enjoy it for sure. hopefully i can get outside and work this jiggle off

RocksFlower

Definitely had a harder time this week. I had a few work and family events in the evening that kept me from hitting the gym, then I got sick and that didn't help either. I am feeling better though and this week will be great! I plan to hit the gym extra hard. Thanks to everyone for being so inspiring and supportive!!

jsprax

I'm loving this challenge and would love to join one right afterwards to take me to Christmas or New Years!

How can I get my MFP ticker to change to reflect my weight loss? It still says 0lbs lost...lol

mandyrae31

Was sick all last week, didn't lose but hey I didn't gain ) Hitting it hard this week! What do we have 4 more weeks... WE CAN DO IT!

lq022

Hard to believe... I think 5% is going to be tough to reach... but, I'm going to just keep given er.

I was thinking the same thing .. I've made a big effort to get walking outside in my routine ... Now instead of waiting for my dad to pick me up at the train station after work, I walk the 2 miles home. Then I'll go to the gym or do an exercise video at home . I am noticing alot of inches coming off (especially around my waist) but the pounds are staying the same

I could definately be more diligent with my eating ... Even though I've been in MFP since April, I hadn't really been "using" the program until September .... so i guess im going to just need to give it time for the program to work!


Anyone else finding this too???

jepo27

Had a fantastic 2nd week, let's hope it continues into week 3....need to top up those miles though.

jvinmill

How can I get my MFP ticker to change to reflect my weight loss? It still says 0lbs lost...lol
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Under community write a post to technical support. They should be able to help you out.

jvinmill

Hard to believe... I think 5% is going to be tough to reach... but, I'm going to just keep given er.

I was thinking the same thing .. I've made a big effort to get walking outside in my routine ... Now instead of waiting for my dad to pick me up at the train station after work, I walk the 2 miles home. Then I'll go to the gym or do an exercise video at home . I am noticing alot of inches coming off (especially around my waist) but the pounds are staying the same

I could definately be more diligent with my eating ... Even though I've been in MFP since April, I hadn't really been "using" the program until September .... so i guess im going to just need to give it time for the program to work!


Anyone else finding this too???

There have been a couple of times where I went a couple of weeks with no weight loss, but with inches continuing to come off. Eventually the pounds started to come off too. I gotta say though, I am probably more proud of the 7 inches I've lost off of my stomach than the 26.6 pounds I've lost off the scale.

LilysMom28

ate too many big dinners this week. only lost .2 pounds. Pretty upset today. :ohwell: Going to try harder this week to watch what i eat. I'm afraid I may not reach my goal by the end of the month but I'm sure going to try!!! Have a great week everyone!!!

2011_4mygirls

This challenge is definitely motivating me to exercise! I have walked/biked a total of 55.5 miles in the past two weeks and have lost a total of 6 pounds (lost 2/3 of that the first week, so much of it was water weight - but will take it). My knees are both hurting today, so I am trying to decide if I should take a rest day, or go to the Y and do water aerobics.

HAPPY WEEK 3 Costume Changers - WE CAN DO THIS!

MegSommer

Slow and steady wins the race! ugh, im not so sure i can realistically make my loss goal! My weight has been coming off REALLY slow and bouncing up and down!!!!!!! how frustrating! Just going to do the best i can, maybe im just holding on to water since with my new found activities?! No excuses! ) Happy Week 3 everyone!

ASPhantom

Woo-hoo!

Dropped 4 pounds this week (for a total of 6) and managed 15 miles for a total of 32!

Awesome! Very excited to see the scale this morning.

michie27

Last week was good and bad for me, did some exercise but not at 100%. I did lose which was good but didn't get much miles in and I feel so behind right now. Wasn't able to do much last week because it was raining so much and my cold was kicking my butt. My plan for this challenge was to try and walk in addition to my exercise classes and/or videos but now I'm wondering if I should track my steps in the classes to go towards my miles.

What do you guys think? Any ideas to increase my mileage?
Thanks and here's to week 3, we can do it!!!

ASPhantom

I only track miles I walk, run, or bike. I don't count steps during excercise.

Personally, I am taking this as a Challenge to add milage. Above and beyond DVD workouts. That's just me.

jsprax

I only track miles I walk, run, or bike. I don't count steps during excercise.

Personally, I am taking this as a Challenge to add milage. Above and beyond DVD workouts. That's just me.

I'm doing the same - only tracking miles that I walk or run, not aerobics classes, or running errands, or walking around at work. Just a personal take on it, but I wanted to challenge myself to ADD 100miles to my month

michie27

I only track miles I walk, run, or bike. I don't count steps during excercise.

Personally, I am taking this as a Challenge to add milage. Above and beyond DVD workouts. That's just me.

I'm doing the same - only tracking miles that I walk or run, not aerobics classes, or running errands, or walking around at work. Just a personal take on it, but I wanted to challenge myself to ADD 100miles to my month

Thanks! I just feel so behind on my goal. In my mind I was going to walk a certain amount everyday and I just haven't been able to do it and I am disappointed. I'll try hopping on the treadmill or bike at the gym a couple times this week before my classes.

Thanks again for responding!!

knkmfp

Going to try to crank up the miles a bit this week, weather permitting. The beginning of the week is never good for me - just work and home, no time to go out, so it's dificult to keep the motivation going.

johnny_k

I completed my second 5K this past Saturday and really improved my time. I think it is due to all the miles I have been logging lately. Super motivated by this challenge and wishing all you Costume Changers good luck this week. Keep fighting the good fight.

RocksFlower

I was challenged in getting my miles in this last week too because my feet were hurting and I had a bunch of things in the evening that kept me from the gym. I took my family on a long bike ride this weekend and that helped me, also I've been using the elipitcal instead of exercise classes because I felt that it was an easier/better way to track my miles. Thats what worked for me, hope you get those miles in. I calculated it out that if you walk 2.3 miles daily you will reach that 100 mile goal. Good luck!!

Navallez

I did alot better this week and the scale agreed with me...lost 5.1lbs Last week I lost less but I knew I lagged in exercise and my water intake so I am very pleased. Need to watch my calorie intake, it is very low at times..but overall great week.

hawkeyegal1995

Personally, biking is the easiest way to pick up miles. I ended up with 104 miles last week and about 80 were on the bike. This challenge seemed to have sparked my interest in riding again-burned out after I had ridden over 2500 miles to train for a bike ride across Iowa in July. I am only down about a pound but that is the first positive change in about 2 months so I am happy to see the scale is at least moving again.