Lose 5 Pounds a Month January 2012 Challenge

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  • 55tolose
    55tolose Posts: 510 Member
    I just realized that I have my weekly weigh-in tomorrow, and I don't want to have to report a gain this week, so I am going to be angelic today, and see if I can at least get a maintain weight tomorrow morning. I have lunch out today for a co-worker that's leaving, but I've been to the restaurant before, and will have the greek salad with chicken. Lots of water, speaking of which, must go fill up my cup. :drinker:


    Looks like Im leaning for another maintain tomorrow too! ugh
  • dmgaloha
    dmgaloha Posts: 467 Member
    Ok, I stuck to my plan for lunch: greek salad with grilled chicken. I've been drinking lots of water, plus a few cups of green tea.

    On to my next challenge: supper! I'll let you know how it turns out. I can do it! One day at a time...
  • Usbornegal
    Usbornegal Posts: 601 Member
    Just found this continuation!

    1/1 216.6
    1/8 216.0
    1/20 212.0 4.6 for the month so far.

    Went to 5 days of Maintenance at the start of the month and just switched to 1 Pound a Week loss until my son announced his wedding will be in August. Went into high gear with workouts and not eating all my net cals. My weight stalled. Then took an off day, switched back to 1 lb a week, had a slower day, and weight dropped again. Will see how this goes.
  • dmgaloha
    dmgaloha Posts: 467 Member
    Jan 1: 153
    Jan 6: 150
    Jan 13: 149
    Jan 20: 149

    Still 1 more to go.

    Doing better now than I was earlier this week... Unfortunately, I am very inconsistent. I am truly wondering if much of it has to do with hormones. I'm seriously considering getting off my BC pills, but that means first figuring out another method of protection.
  • 55tolose
    55tolose Posts: 510 Member
    Jan 1: 153
    Jan 6: 150
    Jan 13: 149
    Jan 20: 149

    Still 1 more to go.

    Doing better now than I was earlier this week... Unfortunately, I am very inconsistent. I am truly wondering if much of it has to do with hormones. I'm seriously considering getting off my BC pills, but that means first figuring out another method of protection.

    Dmg try the copper IUD Its pretty amazing, lasts five years and It has no hormones! I love them even tho they can fall out just depending but thats not the norm!




    So I weighed in and tada!! I finally lost some weight! Not much but its a start!

    Jan 1 169.4

    NOW 168.2
  • ford8709
    ford8709 Posts: 140
    Jan.3 253
    Jan.20 248
  • 315.6
    312.2 3.4 loss
    311.6 .6 loss

    totaling 4lbs

    need 1 more

    309.4 :D completed
  • I did it!! I lost 5 pounds this month! yay! Now I have to keep on trucking. I wasn't good about checking in here. Are you guys going to do this again in February? Even if it's only 29 days... we should do this again!

    Are any of you guys doing the January Move Your @ss Challenge? That's been really motivating for me at the gym


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  • JessicaT2007
    JessicaT2007 Posts: 553 Member
    SW: 155 lbs

    Jan 8: 152.4 lbs

    Jan 14: 150.0

    Jan 21: 150.0 :0(

    Jan 28:

    no loss this week. I think I am going to try and do a little working out this week and see how my foot handles it. I have already lost my 5, but I was still hoping to see more. I want to be in the 140's again!
  • I'm in. Starting weight is 222lbs.
  • Saffyra
    Saffyra Posts: 607 Member
    I had a pretty rough week with eating. One crazy eat-everything-in-sight-for-no-particular-reason day included. /sigh
    Still, I managed to lose. I changed my end goal to be a total of 4lbs lost since there's only four weeks in January and I'm at the tail end of my weight loss.
    Sadly, I don't think I'll even reach 4lbs lost for January but that's okay. At least the scale isn't going UP!

    1/1: 127.6
    1/8: 127.4
    1/15:126.4
    1/22: 125.6
    1/29:
    1/31: Goal: 123.6
  • eudemonia
    eudemonia Posts: 149 Member
    1/01: 168 lb
    1/08: 166 lb
    1/15: 170 lb
    1/22: 169 lb
    1/29:
  • Pete1471
    Pete1471 Posts: 126 Member
    Lots of good results. Well done everyone! :bigsmile:

    My turn now I guess.

    1/1/12 - SW = 24st 2lbs (336lbs)
    8/1/12 - Wk 1 = 23st 5lbs (329lbs) - down 11lbs
    15/1/12 - Wk 2 = 23st 5lbs (329lbs) - no change

    22/1/12 - Wk 3 = 23 3lbs (327lbs) - down 2lbs

    I was hoping for a loss after last week. I was so busy I wasn't eating three meals a day and some days I was eating as low as 700 clories a day. This week i made sure I ate three meals a day and aimed for about 1200 calories and got a loss. I managed to fit in a little bit f exercise too which helped I'm sure.

    It is annoying hough that I needed just one more pound to have lost my first stone. Oh well never mind! :ohwell:

    Good luck for this week everyone. :smile:
  • agingwithfitness
    agingwithfitness Posts: 1,404 Member
    1/1 148.9
    1.8 146.9
    1/15 145.7
    1/22 146.6

    Hard week husband sick and I found myself eating out of worry, sheesh anything makes me eat! I know I need to turn to other comforts and most of the time I do, bath, exercise, tea, etc…but it doesn't work all the time!
  • Mompanda4
    Mompanda4 Posts: 869 Member
    1/01/2012 starting weight: 129 lbs
    1/08/2012. 129.4 lbs (bad start... +.4 lbs).
    1/15/2012. 125.6 lbs (-3.4 lbs).
    1/22/2012 124.4 lbs (-4.6 lbs). :smile:
    1/31/2012
  • redbird99
    redbird99 Posts: 298 Member
    Current Weight: 251.0
    Challenge Goal Weight: 246.0

    01/01: 251.0
    01/08: 250.0
    01/15: 249.75
    01/22: 248.0
    01/29:
    01/31: <<<Goal! 246>>>

    Woo-hoo! Lost 3 pounds total so far this month! :laugh: :happy: :laugh:

    Now gotta lose 2 more to meet my goal! That might be a hard goal to meet!
  • TCASMEY
    TCASMEY Posts: 1,405 Member
    I got a message from someone asking if I am ok. I did not realize that it has been almost a week since I have posted. I have been checking in and reading everyone's posts but then running out of time to reply.

    I was finally down a pound this morning. I don't think I will make 5 this month but need to keep getting those workouts done and working on the healthy eating.

    I got 6 miles of walking/running on the treadmill. I am up to running 3 minutes at a time and then walking for 2. Next week run for 3 walk for 2. Hopefully I can get my endurance up. I am looking at a half marathon for August. We will see how the training and dieting go.

    I have been having lots of heartburn and stomach pain lately so on Tuesday I am having an endoscopy. Hopefully they can find the problem and help me get better.

    Lets all have a great week.

    Terri
  • Usbornegal
    Usbornegal Posts: 601 Member
    1/1 216.6
    1/8 216.0
    1/20 212.0 .
    1/22 210.6 6.0 for the month with 10 days to go

    Went to 5 days of Maintenance at the start of the month and just switched to 1 Pound a Week loss until my son announced his wedding will be in August. Went into high gear with workouts and not eating all my net cals. My weight stalled. Then took an off day, switched back to 1 lb a week, had a slower day, and weight dropped again. Continuing with 1 pound a week and eating back about 1/2 of my workout calories. Will see how this goes.
  • Skaber
    Skaber Posts: 10
    1/2 205 lbs
    1/9 203.5 lbs
    1/16 202.8 lbs
    1/23 200.6 lbs

    Yay, almost there!
  • hydranger
    hydranger Posts: 23 Member
    Just half a pound for me this week:frown:

    2 Jan 139
    9 Jan 138
    16 Jan 137
    23 Jan 136.5
    30 Jan
  • jayna22
    jayna22 Posts: 38 Member
    01/01--281
    01/09--279
    01/14--275.6
    01/23--275.4

    Lost .2 on vacation. Kind of irked because I really tried hard and made sure to exercise every day. Oh well, losing .2 is better than gaining anything! =)
  • dmgaloha
    dmgaloha Posts: 467 Member
    Monday... And I'm back with my tail between my legs... I had a terrible weekend; my eating was pretty much out of control most of the time. Weight is back up. So frustrated with myself! :explode:
  • 55tolose
    55tolose Posts: 510 Member
    I have been sick so over the past 3 days I have lost 2 pounds! Not really the healthiest way to lose weight so im not counting on it sticking.

    I have gone down from 168 to 166.4 but weigh in is on friday so we will see
  • marz31
    marz31 Posts: 159 Member
    I've had a rough first part of the month, BUT I'm still about halfway there. from 285.5 to 282.8. 2.7 pounds lost so far and I should be able to keep on track to hit that 5 pounds by the 31st....UGH! just over a week, hmmmm, maybe not, but I'll try my hardest!
  • superflygal747
    superflygal747 Posts: 40 Member
    2nd Jan: 154.6
    9th Jan: 149.2 :happy:
    16th Jan: 150.0 :frown:
    23rd Jan: 147.2 :bigsmile:

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  • TaraLawrence11
    TaraLawrence11 Posts: 56 Member
    I would love to join this challenge. Started back on here on Jan. 4, 2012 weighing 218.8

    Jan 4 218.8
    Jan 11 217.2
    Jan 18 215.6
    Jan 25
    Jan 31

    Goal 213.8

    Sorry for the late response we had no phone or internet since the 17th! Back online and ready to kick a little butt!!!
  • netsirk12
    netsirk12 Posts: 220 Member
    my last weigh in I was .4 away from my 5 lb goal. My husband has hid my scale because I was weighing myself multiple times a day. He told me I can have it on the 24th then he is taking it away again untill the end of the month.

    Starting was 222

    Last post 217.4

    Goal 217


    So my next update will be 1/24 then 1/31

    I am now doing the 30DS hopefully I will lose much more than my 5 lbs this month!


    I am back and I DID IT! I am currently 214.2.

    I lost 3.2 lbs with my first ten days with Jillians 30 DS. :)

    I have lost 7.8 total.

    I know there is only one week left but I am atempting to reach 10 lbs in Jan. 2.2 lbs to go. It will be tough but I think I can pull it off. Ill keep you all posted.

    Feel free to add me if you do the 30 DS or are just looking for more motovational friends!
  • RushinBruisette
    RushinBruisette Posts: 2,109 Member
    Hello hello my dears! It feels so weird not posting in this challenge as I've done so since May 2010!

    I just wanted to update those who try to keep up with me that I'm 11weeks pregnant today. We got to hear the heartbeat for the first time this past Thursday...amazing! The doc wasn't sure if my dates were right (or he was thinking multiples) so they had us go in the same day for our ultrasound. My date was on the nose, he just misjudged. We won't find out the gender til mid March and my due date is Aug 14th, 10 days after my birthday.

    Anyway, I miss you all and can't wait til I can start posting in here for losing again.

    Love ya's!
    Bru
  • jezzi16
    jezzi16 Posts: 128 Member
    SW: 152.4
    1/9 : 150.4
    1/16 : 151
    1/23 : 151.4


    Total loss 1lb.

    I'm on day 7 of 30 DS ( 2nd time around) and last time I gained in the beginning too so I'm not going to stress it.
  • ushkii
    ushkii Posts: 472 Member
    Well I was really bad this week end, small trip to my sisters.

    1/1 327
    1/9 328.6
    1/16 322.6
    1/24 324.8 :grumble:

    So 2.2 down for the month, one week to go it will be close. :indifferent:
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