5 Pound a Month February 2010 Challenge

TCASMEY

Welcome to February 2010 Lose 5 Pound a Month Challenge.

January 1 Starting Weight 185

February 1 Starting Weight 179

March 1 Goal Weight 173 or lower.

Newcomers welcome. Hope the January group has found the new thread!

Lisa0711

Congrats on losing 6 pounds! My month wasn't nearly as productive for January, but I plan on making up for it this month!

January 1st weight: 199.8

February 1st weight: 197.4

Weight Lost: -2.4

March 1st Goal: 192 or lower (under 190 would be absolutely amazing!)

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Blondie

Great job on losing 48. Some months are better than others hang in there and I know you can do it.

wonderwoman22886

Hey all!

My starting January weight was 247.

Today was 239

March 1st goal is 234 or better :-)

hateras

Hi, all.... given the problems I had with my digital scale I am assuming a 4lb weight loss for January..

January starting weight was 231.

February 1 weight is: 227.2 (which seems to be weight the scale is giving me with its new battery in place)

March 1 goal is: 222

pbenison

Good morning. And Happy February!

January weight - 153.9
February weight - 149.3

Ready for this challenge! Have a great day...:flowerforyou:

Pam

Iffer75

Okay here is my weigh in:
1/2/10 171.0
1/9/10 168.8
1/16/10 165.8
1/23/10 167.0
1/29/10 168.8
2/1/10 167.2

Okay, today is the start of Insanity for me, so I had to weigh in and I will be doing measurements this morning as well. Then I will be taking the fit test here in a few minutes. I am really excited about starting a new program. Ready to sweat the rest of this weight off. I hope everyone has a beautiful Monday and week. Keep up the awesome work. :bigsmile:

buggaboo73

I'd like to join, please.

January starting weight +/- 199
February 1 weight 188
March 1 goal 183
April 1 Goal 178

My original April 1 goal, on my own, was 180 so maybe this will push me to get a couple extra lbs shed. Thanks!

siobhannestor

Morning, everyone! :bigsmile: Here's to a great February! :drinker:

Here is my weigh in:

January 4: 199
February 1: 192
March 1 Goal: 187

Measurements:
Neck: Jan 4 = 14.5, Feb 1 = 14.25
Chest: Jan 4 = 49.5, Feb 1 = 48
Waist: Jan 4 =40.25, Feb 1 = 38.5
Hips: Jan 4 = 46, Feb 1 = 45

Jjtonic = good luck with Insanity

angelwings2000

January 4~ Starting weight 150 lbs. (This was the actual start date for my weight loss attempt)
February 1~ 140 lbs.
March 1~ Goal 135 lbs................. this rate should get me into my wedding dress just fine! :laugh:
I didn't take starting measurements so here is for this month~

Neck~ 13 3/4"
Chest~ 37 1/2"
Waist~ 35 1/2"
Hips~ 40 1/2"
May we all be five pounds lighter this time next month!! :flowerforyou:

cmurphy04722

Whoo! I'm so ready for this month. I am nearly all moved in to the new apartment and have found times when the gym isn't crowded. And our furniture is on coasters on the wood floors so I can just scoot the table out of the way to do DVD workous and Wii Active :-) Plus I ordered a HRM this morning. Let's do this!

February 1st weight: 168.5
Goal for March 1st: 163.5

I was 175 when I graduated college last May and have been hovering around 170 since October. Now that I'm out of the 70s, it's time to get below 65! The day that I see the 50s....oh sweet jeebus, I'll bust out the suitcase full of my cute clothes and let myself try them on hehe. It'll be like going shopping, but for free!

PoisonSugar

Febuary 1 wt. = 204.0#
March 1st wt = 199.0# or less.
Neck = 16in
Chins = 2
Bust = 47in.
Waist =41.5
Hips = 46
Thigh = 23.5
Just to break the 200# plateau will be enough for me! I just signed up for my first 5K and I'm hoping the training that goes into it will give me another incentive to exercise!

kellys524

I'd like to join! I'm having lasik this month which will curtain some of my exercise mid month.

Feb starting weight 206.6
March 1 201.6

Gidget86

I would like to join, 5 pounds was already my goal for February.

Jan 1st I started @ 224
Feb 1st @ 213

I didn't start this site until later in the month.....so my stats here are a bit less.

Great idea looking at the big picture.

Gidget

Bevgreen1

Count me in too!

Jan 1 = 183
Feb 1 = 180

Goal for the month is to lose 5 lbs.

kdm9295

Hello everyone. Happy Monday.
Jan = 189
Feb = 184
Mar goal = 179, I want out of the 180's.

EmmyBee

Good Morning! I'd love to join:

Jan 1st: 169
Feb 1st: 166

March Goal: 160!!

Hoping this will be encouragement to make it to the gym during this cold weather!

Jennplus2

Hello to all the new faces!

I am happy to see January go. My pants a getting tight again and I had a hard weekend of bad eating so I am so ready for February.

SW: 153 (lets just not weigh today and go with Friday's number :devil: )
Feb Goal: 148 (that would be back to before I fell off the wagon!)

:flowerforyou:

phyljen

HI EVERYONE, Glad I found you all again. I loved being a part of the group in Jan for the last two weeks.
Looking forward to this new month.
Starting weight in mid Jan. - 159
Today Feb.1 -156
Goal for Mar.1 - 151
GO GO GO you chicken FAT GO AWAY!! Good luck everyone! :happy: Thanks for the motivation! Phyljen

aprildh

I'm new to MFP and would like to join. I am not sure how to do this. Help! Do I need to be added or a friend group or something?
My starting weight January 1st was 208. Today, Feb. 1st - 204.
My goal for March 1st - 199. I would love to break the 200's. My body seems to hover around it.

thirtyby40

I am going to jump in here as well. My official weight day is Wednesday so I am going to use last Wednesday's number...

Feb 1 150
Mar 1 145

This is a short month. Better get to work!

phyljen

I keep trying to add my ticker to this page and I can't figure out how to do that. Please give me some instructions if you could! Thanks

TCASMEY

HI EVERYONE, Glad I found you all again. I loved being a part of the group in Jan for the last two weeks.
Looking forward to this new month.
Starting weight in mid Jan. - 159
Today Feb.1 -156
Goal for Mar.1 - 151
GO GO GO you chicken FAT GO AWAY!! Good luck everyone! :happy: Thanks for the motivation! Phyljen

Chicken Fat Go Away.....when I was in elementary school we used to exercise to this album in PE . Exercise helps like DVD sure make it easier. I just had to comment because it brought back memories of my childhood.

siobhannestor

I keep trying to add my ticker to this page and I can't figure out how to do that. Please give me some instructions if you could! Thanks

Phyljen, I hope that these instructions make sense!

1. Go to the page where you choose/program your Ticker.
2. Click on the link, "Get the code for your ticker"
3. Copy the HTML code from the box at the right-hand bottom of the page.
4. Go back to the message boards and click on the "Signature" link in the Message Boards menu bar.
5. Paste the code that you've copied into the "Signature Box"
6. Save changes - it should show up with the rest of your signature!

Good luck!

Godsmonty

thanks for starting the 5lbs per month challenge. please count me in for february. i am not quite sure how to do it yet, but i am going to try. i won't be able to weigh myself until this evening and i do not think i have a weight measurement for january. i might also add a ticker.

siobhannestor

Congratulations Pam, Jennifer, Lisa, Wonderwoman, Buggaboo, Angelwings, Poisonsugar, Jenn, Phyljen! Woo Hoo! All of us lost weight! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Welcome CMurphy, Kelly, Maria, Gidget, Bev, Kdm, Eburton, April, Mom (hope you don't mind the abbreviation of your screen name) - it's so great to see so many new faces! You will love this group - everyone is so supportive. And congratulations again to all group newbies who lost weight last month.

And thank you again, Tcasmey, for starting it all?

Question - a couple of folks have mentioned workout plans already but was just wondering what folks' workout goals were for this month? I am asking because I am trying to figure out what I want to commit to for this and the next three months - I work for the Health Dept. in San Francisco and every spring we have a team in my office that participates in a citywide exercise challenge...

Jennplus2

Congratulations Pam, Jennifer, Lisa, Wonderwoman, Buggaboo, Angelwings, Poisonsugar, Jenn, Phyljen! Woo Hoo! All of us lost weight! :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

Welcome CMurphy, Kelly, Maria, Gidget, Bev, Kdm, Eburton, April, Mom (hope you don't mind the abbreviation of your screen name) - it's so great to see so many new faces! You will love this group - everyone is so supportive. And congratulations again to all group newbies who lost weight last month.

And thank you again, Tcasmey, for starting it all?

Question - a couple of folks have mentioned workout plans already but was just wondering what folks' workout goals were for this month? I am asking because I am trying to figure out what I want to commit to for this and the next three months - I work for the Health Dept. in San Francisco and every spring we have a team in my office that participates in a citywide exercise challenge...

Great idea! I was thinking about what I was going to do also. I am still thinking, but I will get back to you.

phyljen

Thanks so much. I followed your instructions EXACTLY and look.... it appears now. Thanks! Now to have that number of weight lost keep getting higher and higher and HIGHER!!! At least it doesn't say ) pounds lost any more! :laugh:

Minerva

Well the week of increased fiber and tracking my carbs to match my workouts has simply keept me at the 205 I have been stuck at for 3 weeks. :yawn: I realize that is still a 5 pound drop since December but it is still frustrating. :grumble: Hope February brings new insights.
Congrats to all who are making the effort!

TCASMEY

Question - a couple of folks have mentioned workout plans already but was just wondering what folks' workout goals were for this month? I am asking because I am trying to figure out what I want to commit to for this and the next three months - I work for the Health Dept. in San Francisco and every spring we have a team in my office that participates in a citywide exercise challenge...

I am reassessing my workout goals right now. I was planning on taking up running this year and work towards a 5k but running has made a chronic neck problem worse. (I cannot even walk right now as a lot of arm movement is irritating). I am back to using my bike and doing very light weights and lots of stretching until my neck feels better and then will start walking and maybe add a little running. Time will tell. The good thing I have my bike on a trainer so I can bike and not hurt my shoulder. TIme will tell for me at this point.

TCASMEY

Well the week of increased fiber and tracking my carbs to match my workouts has simply keept me at the 205 I have been stuck at for 3 weeks. :yawn: I realize that is still a 5 pound drop since December but it is still frustrating. :grumble: Hope February brings new insights.
Congrats to all who are making the effort!

I understand your frustration. 20 pounds is where I hit a wall and it seemed to take forever to get the scale to start moving down again. Hang in there. Maybe shake it up a bit. Try a new workout.