Trim for Turkey Day starts today! Join if you want!

thompsons81702

OK so since today is the official first day let's everyone post there weight today and goal weight. This week we will do an easy challenge. We will do a water challenge. I came across a great site to figure out how much water you should drink per day. It is a formula that is tallored to each person. Since my weight today is 190, I divide it by 2 and get 95 then 20% of 95 is19 and I subtract the 19 from the 95 and get a daily total of water which is 72 oz! Here is a link so you can all figure out how much water to drink. We can check in everyday if you want and let everyone know how you did with the water challenge.
My Weight today- 190
My goal weight- 165

jlbay

I'm thinking of going home for Thanksgiving and would like to be trimmer when I see the family again. So, your group comes at the perfect time for me. I've not done one of these motivation groups before, but I certainly could use all of the motivation and support I can get.

Water challenge - go! I fell out of the water habit this summer so this is a good one for me. I woke up and immediately drank a big 12 oz glass - my goal is 62 oz.

My weight today - 168.5
My TD goal weight - 152

thompsons81702

Thanks we are glad to have anyone join in!

Sherry79

I want to join too!!

My current weight today: 193
My overall goal weight: 130
My Thanksgiving goal: 175

I like the water challenge too. . .I figured mine and it is 77.2 ounces is what I should be getting. Right NOW I am getting that but I need to be challenged to keep it up so this should help me

blakgarnet

I'd like to join. My weight's kind of plateaued since I met my new BF and I frequently go over in my calories bu 300 or so just by eating with him, and am not as loyal to the gym since I don't get to see him as much.
water goal - 52 oz
current weight - 130 (dissapointing since I was 128.2 a few days ago. I am bad and weigh myself daily)
goal weight by turkey day - 125
total goal weight - 122 if possible

hasiangirl

I wanna join :bigsmile:
Starting weight: 144lbs
Current weight: 122lbs
Goal weight:107-110lbs (Havent made up my mind yet) lol i guess i should say goal is to fit into size 5 jeans again

sara520

My starting weight: 165lbs
Current weight: 147lbs
Goal weight: 138lbs

I'm hoping to drink enough water today!

DBranchaud

I'm here!! Let's do great this week


today:156.5
goal....145

63 oz of water:drinker:

thompsons81702

Glad to see some familiar faces and welcome to all the new faces! I have not done so good at the water challenge today. I still have some time though. Also for those of you who might wander why I am on at such odd times. I am in Germany and I am 6 hours ahead of eastern time. So I may not be on much in the evening my time which is day your time.

NEREYDA82

count me in!!!! :happy:

My current weight is: 186
Goal for Nov: 170
Overal Goal: 150

RaeBella13

I'm in!

Starting weight: 324
Current weight:323
Goal weight: 175
Goal by Thanksgiving: 275

I'm going to Phoenix for Thanksgiviing to visit my best friend and it'd be awesome to be close to 50 lbs lighter when I see her--by the time I get there, it will have been 13 months since I've seen her!

I can do this!

Rachel

artichoke

moving to the new thread!


Start Weight- 150.5 - today!!
13 weeks at 1.2lbs/week average
Goal Weight- 135

kristen5286

I would like to join but how do I determine a reasonable goal weight for Thanksgiving?

kristen5286

what is the name of that web site to determine the amount of water I should drink?

jlbay

Well, I JUST finished my last glass of water. I think tomorrow I will down more water first thing in the AM. :drinker:

Going to bed early tonight - new exercise program is making me a little more tired this week. Hope I'm not up all night going to the loo after my 62 oz of water. Good night all!

kristen5286

Jlbay: that is awesome for drinking all that water!!

skywalker

I checked in on the original thread, but I'll check in again... :happy:
175 today
160 by Turkey Day!!!
1.2 lbs per week average
Good luck, everyone1 :drinker:

According to your formula, I should be drinking 70oz. of water (if I did it right ). I definitely get that all in. I drink closer to 100oz. a day. :drinker:

shannahrose

Ooh I'd like to join if I still can! I did a few of these MFP motivational challenges and found them super helpful - so I'm hoping for the sam results with this one!

Starting - 184
Current - 155.8
Goal - 140

My Thanksgiving goal is 149. That's about 1 lb per 2 weeks - pretty slow progress, but I'm down to those last stubborn lbs. Gotta work it and be patient

As for water, I've attached myself to a 32 oz water bottle that I carry w/ me at all times! I find it easier to get the H2O in if it's always close by...

Anyway - good luck to everyone!! Let's do it! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

shannahrose

Ooh I'd like to join if I still can! I did a few of these MFP motivational challenges and found them super helpful - so I'm hoping for the sam results with this one!

Starting - 184
Current - 155.8
Goal - 140

My Thanksgiving goal is 149. That's about 1 lb per 2 weeks - pretty slow progress, but I'm down to those last stubborn lbs. Gotta work it and be patient

As for water, I've attached myself to a 32 oz water bottle that I carry w/ me at all times! I find it easier to get the H2O in if it's always close by...

Anyway - good luck to everyone!! Let's do it! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Oh - my water goal is 62 oz per day - been doing good so far. I'll try to keep it up!

thompsons81702

what is the name of that web site to determine the amount of water I should drink?

Sorry I thought I posted it in my original thread but opps I forgot! Here is the link.

http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/drinking-water-to-lose-weight/

BTW I did get all my water in yesterday.

MissResa

I'm so glad to see you back, Christine!!! We missed you! I wanted to bookmark this thread-and I'm joining up, too!!! My kids started school; it's the first time BOTH have been in full-time, so I have no reason to fail at losing the rest of my weight! I'd like to drop a total of 30 pounds by Thanksgiving... Counting calories again plus all the workouts I've been doing should get me there no problem!

thompsons81702

I would like to join but how do I determine a reasonable goal weight for Thanksgiving?

Kristen, Well shall I assume that is you name? Everyone as you can see has picked very differnt goals all for the same amount of time. It all depends on your body and how much you think you will or can lose. It also depends on how much you want to push yourself to reach that goal. It is 13 weeks till Turkey day. I picked 25 lbs which is 1.9 lbs per week. That is a little high but my weight loss is usually between 1 and 2 lbs so I think I can even out. I also have weeks like this week and have lost almost 4 lbs. So if this is your first goal I would not go over 2 lbs per week maybe pick something closer to 1 lb per week.

thompsons81702

How is everyone doing on the water challenge on this Friday morning? I am half way there. I must share I am super excited cause I really got back on this bandwagon on Monday with counting calories and watching what I was eating. I have lost 4 lbs this week so far. Gosh I knew I was eating unhealthy again but I figured since I was still working out it didn't matter. Well I guess I am proff you should really do both eat healthy and work out. I have a question for you all. DO you want me to start a new thread every week so next week would be Trim for Turkey day week 1! Or do you all perfer to stay on one thread? Also I am so glad to see so many new faces. There are 22 people that wanted to join our group. A few have not checked in since last week but that is still a lot of people.

thompsons81702

I'm so glad to see you back, Christine!!! We missed you! I wanted to bookmark this thread-and I'm joining up, too!!! My kids started school; it's the first time BOTH have been in full-time, so I have no reason to fail at losing the rest of my weight! I'd like to drop a total of 30 pounds by Thanksgiving... Counting calories again plus all the workouts I've been doing should get me there no problem!

You set the stakes pretty high. I am sure you can do it though. SO why are both kids in full time care? I thought you had a little one? Next week my oldest goes back to school. There is a daycare in teh gym so three days a week I do weight and cardio training the other two days when there is no daycare I usually run the track or something. Are you still doing p90x? My hubby wants it. I just think it is a lot of money.

mamabear272

I'm a day late but I'd like to get in on this too! According to the math I should be getting 82 oz of water. That's what I'll work on today. :drinker: I so need a challenge to kick myself in the butt! I go a few days strong and then lose it! I do WW typically but I've been using this site for all of my tracking lately. Here's the plan...

CW: 205.2
GW: 140
TGW: 190

hasiangirl

intresting fact......I was born on thanksgiving and every 7 yrs my bday lands on thanksgiving :laugh:

aallen440

I am a day late but would love to join. I am pretty new to MFP but need to be accountable and need to set some type of goal. Plus this is perfect because I have a hard time drinking water, so this will help! I need to drink 73oz. I maybe get in 8oz a day, so wish me luck!

I am not sure on the goal though....

8/28- 182lbs
11/26 - 169lbs



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katemadrigal

A day late in adding my weekly info, but here it is:

Today's weight: 159
Goal Weight: 142

Doing well with water and exercise so far

Ryhenblue

I'd love to join trim for Turkey day! Even though I'm late:blushing:

My current weight is 190
My TD goal weight is 180

My water intake is supposed to be 72oz:drinker:
I think I'm more around 60oz a day. I'll really try and bump it up.

MissResa

Christine-I am still doing P90X, but I also added some Couch 2 5K, volleyball, and classes at the gym... Mainly to add more cardio to my workouts. As for your husband ordering P90X-I'm not sure if I would order it when I had free access at the gym on post. It's worth the money to me, because I can do my workouts at home, but it really does depend on your situation.

Both my kids started school this year... So I don't have to worry about child care during the day. I opted for 30 by Thanksgiving because it gives me a big goal to shoot for. I think I can do it-I just needed some extra motivation to really get my calorie intake where it's supposed to be!!!

I'm 1/3 of the way on my water!

MissResa

I almost forgot... I DO think we should keep the thread the same... Finding the new thread every week was kind of a pain when we did this before!!!