Weight loss army!!

jennmcpherson

bowbee – I’ve marked you down as green! This week we’ll be either adding another challenge or upping a current one. . .
callie365 – We list how we did with our weigh-in but if it helps keep you on track please feel free, I’m on here every day checking out if there’s any new activity.
hooah_mj – I’m not sure what Longhorn orange is but when I find it, it’s all yours!
aml0484 – Sounds like you are doing so well!! Is there a shade of blue that you like better? sweet148angel also likes blue. HOORAY for being overweight!! I completely understand that, that’s one of the goals I’m close to as well. Great job on your water and exercise! Keep up the hard work!
sweet148angel – My goodness you are just a superstar aren’t you! How did you do on the water and exercise challenges? aml0408 requested blue but I could see which shade they prefer and you can pick after that, how’s that sound?
aprilchampalmer – Holy, that’s great water intake! I just upped mine to 12 glasses a day this week and what a difference it makes! boo on TOM! How did your water intake go for the rest of the week? Were you able to get in 210 minutes of exercise?
allislefttogain – Great work!! Lost some weight this week, CHECK. Got in your exercise minutes (and some), CHECK. Completed the water challenge, CHECK. Looks like you are on the right road!
fordbarth – Great idea for this week’s challenge!! Thanks! It will be a food one for sure! Congrats on your loss this week. Did you know that you are almost down 10 pounds since joining our army? Wow! So proud of you! I’ll keep you at that colour.
pressica – Welcome to your first weigh-in Monday with us! It looks like a great start to me!
Plwarder – Woohoo! Congrats!! How did you do on the water and exercise challenge?
blondie76 – YOU DID IT! That’s awesome! Oh I’ve been thinking about you all week, I’m so happy that progress is starting up again for you. I’m from Edmonton! I’m living in Calgary now. I know, I know BOO, haha.
melbhall – I’ve marked you down. I’m sure the “damage” is not as bad as you are thinking it is. We’re all rooting for you! Don’t worry about the $3 cupcake, haha, I’m sure it was amazing! Losing weight isn’t about never eating stuff like that again, it’s about not eating 3 in one sitting and not eating them every day. I can’t wait for you to get home and be a “loser” again too!
hotmomenay – Welcome to the Weight loss army! We’re happy to have you!
metfanlisa – It’s never too late to join the Weight loss army! Sounds like you are ready to work hard!
enromero – Speaking of doing a great job, look at you! You’re almost down 10 pounds since joining the army! Woo woo!
barty – Great week for you I see! How did you do on the water and exercise challenge??

Wow! The army is getting HUGE!

jennmcpherson

Hello recruits (do you guys hate that, haha),

My last post was so huge I decided to start a new one for my stuff!
SW – 208.3
LW – 205.5
CW – 203.9

Water - I drank an average of 10 glasses a day. I'm trying for 12 a day.
Exercise - 404 minutes

Looks like everyone is doing great!

CHALLENGE TIME!
I'm really liking our water on and I think, pardon me, I know it's staying!
Let's go two for two and keep the 210 minutes minimum of exercise in there too. That's 30 minutes a day or however you like to split it up.
The new challenge added is for fruits and veggies per day. Let's get set it at 6 servings per day for this week. (Thanks for the great idea fordbarth)

Alright troops we have a lot to focus on, my goodness! I know you can all handle it. As always, if you feel any of these goals won't push up please feel free to set your own. New graph will be up tomorrow!

kimmrdodge

hey everyone I have had kind of an off week, I cheated a few times and did not drink enough water due to using my old crutch (diet coke). My goal for this week to wean myself off the diet coke again is to only have one a day and do much much better on my water. I have exactly one month left until my trip to CA and I'd like to drop another 10 lbs before I go so I have a little more energy. So my goal is no cheat days at all this month, which means no eating out unless it's subway or something like that that I can truly know how many calories I am eating. One of my big problems is we go out to eat one or two times a week and it tends to be places where I have no idea what the calories are so I can't track it properly. So anyways here are my stats, since I am new to this thread I will post my starting stats as well. I also need to get a consistent exercise schedule started. My problem is I don't want to join a gym just yet due to saving money for the trip and I really dislike doing DVD's.

SW - 261.5
LW - 246
CW - 244
Goal - 125

barty

Hi Jenn, Yes I am doing much better with my water intake!!!!!! and have got in at least 500 mins of exercise the past week...so pleased with that!!! :bigsmile: the new fruit and veggie challenge is a good one, I love my fruit and veg:laugh:

callie365

Hey girls :flowerforyou:

Just a fast run by... to log in my weight 155.5!

I hope everyone saw the number they were wanting on the scale

BBT

metfanlisa

The water challenge is gonna be an easy one, exercise challenge sounds easy enough but it's getting off the couch that's the really hard part! Now 6 fruits/vege's is gonna be a big challenge for me but I will take that challenge and adapt and overcome! But as of 4:35pm on Monday afternoon, I've managed to consume only 2 3/4 of my daily servings. GULP...looks like dinner is gonna be vegetarian! :laugh:

Have a great week troops, I'll be reading posts for support, ideas and motivation!

bowbee

Hello Everyone!!
Thank you for the warm welcome. No change in my weight since I listed it on Friday when I joined. I did have a good week with exercise though: 408 minutes to burn 5553 calories.!!! Woo hoo!

H20 isn't a problem for me as I usually can drink 10+ cups a day but I do think getting all veg/fruit will be challenging for each and every day.

Wishing everyone an amazing week in all your goals!!!

aml0484

Jenn...Ummm maybe an electric blue.

Fruits and veggies sounds like a good goal. I'm not even sure how many servings a day I consume so this should be interesting. I think I ate about 5 servings so far today and will try to eat another 1-2 before the night is over.

Kimmrdodge-I am thinking about suspending my gym membership for the summer as I love walking, running and biking outside in the summer. Maybe try and get a routine of first thing in the morning go for a walk or right after work before finding the couch. This is what I try and do.

metfanlisa

Good Morning Troops!

Found this quote and thought I'd share: "Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going."

Best wishes in creating good habits and breaking the bad!

Plwarder

Challenge Update

320 min of exercise for week
99 oz of water each day

jennmcpherson

Just a heads up, if you don't see your name it's because I didn't get a new weight for this week on the thread, if you get one up by the end of today I'll update this graph for you.

cmking

Hi -just joined this so please count me in as I have no idea what I am doing. Thanks CK

cmking

my weight is 100kg thanks ck

metfanlisa

I think my line is hiding behind another on the graph. I guess I'll have to keep up so I can come out from behind. :happy:

Hope everyone is having a good day!

jennmcpherson

kimmrdodge – Welcome to the Weight loss army! I work out at home and I’m happy with how my progress is coming along. Walking outside is such a wonderful exercise you can do without spending a penny. Once you get into a habit start adding some hills in that walk! I know you can do it!
barty – I just love your positive attitude, always cheerful! Thanks!
callie365 – I know that I was happy with my results this week!
metfanlisa – I’m glad that the challenge this week is going to be pushing you! That’s what it’s all about! Great quote! Keep them coming! You’re marker is a light pink star just under the red square. You don’t have a line yet because it’s your first weigh-in. Next week you’ll see 2 markers and a line between.
bowbee – 5553 calories??!! What? That’s intense! Good on ya! Now let’s add some broccoli to the mix!
aml0484 – I hope I got it close to electric blue, let me know please so I can adjust it if needs be.
Plwarder – Look at you go! That’s fantastic!
cmking – Welcome to the army! I’ll add your progress to the graph when you weigh-in with us next week.


Just a little note, I’ve now figured out how to make the marker a different colour from the line (on the graph if you look at my line you’ll see what I mean) so if you’d like your marker to be a different colour than your line let me know.

I hope everyone has a wonderful week! Remember, water, exercise and fruits/veggies!

sweet148angel

I have now logged in for 115 days in a row!!!!!
This is a BIG accomplishment for me.
I would like to buy a bike this weekend for something new for exercise. There is a trail about a mile from my house so hopefully I can put some wear on it this summer. The weather is getting SOOO nice, and I just want to be outside!

barty

HI Jenn, Please can I have the bright pink marker on my line, the chart looks great well done :flowerforyou: and I must remember to drink my water do my exercise and eat my fruit and veg........Yes I think i've got it :laugh: Thanks Jenn.

christina_255

Sry I have been so busy the past 3 days with shopping for my wedding I forgot I log on give my weight but I have stayed the same I guess that is better than gaining tho!

AprilChampion

aprilchampalmer – Holy, that’s great water intake! I just upped mine to 12 glasses a day this week and what a difference it makes! boo on TOM! How did your water intake go for the rest of the week? Were you able to get in 210 minutes of exercise?

i never have issues with water intake or exercise! i believe over the last several days i have drank almost 100 glasses of water!! exercise ive been doing OK with as well.

jennmcpherson

sweet148angel – That’s great! 115 days, I’d be very proud of yourself! I think a bike is a great reward!
barty – Pink marker, done and done. Yeah, you’d better not forget! Haha, kidding.
christina_255 – Oh, how is the wedding shopping going? Have you found a dress yet? I’ve added you to the graph but for some reason it’s not letting me edit my post, I’m so sorry but you’ll be on it next week! Maintaining is just as important as losing. Would you rather put on 5 pounds or stay where you are? Smile, you’re going to rock the next weigh-in!
aprilchampalmer – I’ve started tracking all of my water intake and it’s pretty crazy, in 7 days I drank 20769 mL of water (702 oz). I was pretty happy with that! You’re doing so well! Almost at the half way mark!


Just a quick note recruits, I’ve been playing with the graph (yet again) and I can now give you whatever marker you’d like, or if you prefer just a straight line I can do that too. This is your graph and I want it to help you as best it can and what better way than making it 100% your own. So if you want a circle marker or a box, a box with a star in it, just a cross. Whichever, there are several combinations. Please let me know.

bowbee

bowbee – 5553 calories??!! What? That’s intense! Good on ya! Now let’s add some broccoli to the mix!

This was definitely not a norm! I just was really motivated for some reason. I bought new workout gear and shoes, plus a couple new workout dvds and started couch 2 5k! I was rollin'!!!!

Hopefully this momentum will continue. I promise to be resposible and not burn myself out, too!! Sometimes ya just got the energy and need to embrace it.

jennmcpherson

Alright so apparently I deleted the graph, oops, I guess you are getting on this one christina_255

callie365

WoW Jenn.. It looks GREAT!!

THANKS for putting in all the time and effort it took!! :flowerforyou:

barty

Oh thanks Jenn the pink marker looks FAB :flowerforyou:

christina_255

sweet148angel – That’s great! 115 days, I’d be very proud of yourself! I think a bike is a great reward!
barty – Pink marker, done and done. Yeah, you’d better not forget! Haha, kidding.
christina_255 – Oh, how is the wedding shopping going? Have you found a dress yet? I’ve added you to the graph but for some reason it’s not letting me edit my post, I’m so sorry but you’ll be on it next week! Maintaining is just as important as losing. Would you rather put on 5 pounds or stay where you are? Smile, you’re going to rock the next weigh-in!
aprilchampalmer – I’ve started tracking all of my water intake and it’s pretty crazy, in 7 days I drank 20769 mL of water (702 oz). I was pretty happy with that! You’re doing so well! Almost at the half way mark!


Just a quick note recruits, I’ve been playing with the graph (yet again) and I can now give you whatever marker you’d like, or if you prefer just a straight line I can do that too. This is your graph and I want it to help you as best it can and what better way than making it 100% your own. So if you want a circle marker or a box, a box with a star in it, just a cross. Whichever, there are several combinations. Please let me know.

That sucks that u deleted it but yay I got added! Thanks jen! lol

Dress shopping went great! Before Feb. I was in a size 20 and now in a size 16 dress! That was a great feeling!!! I found the PERFECT dress! I will have to show yall! Now I have till only August 1st to lose AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE cuz thats my alteration date! Cant wait to see what I will be at then! I started JM 30 Day Shred last night! Dress shopping has gotten my full motivation back!

sweet148angel

christina_255, OMG that is wonderful!!! Congratulations!!!
One of the things I hate about being a size 20 is finding clothes.
That is one of the things I am looking forward to is being able to walk in any store and know that I can buy clothes off the rack, even if it is an XL I know that it will fit!

christina_255

christina_255, OMG that is wonderful!!! Congratulations!!!
One of the things I hate about being a size 20 is finding clothes.
That is one of the things I am looking forward to is being able to walk in any store and know that I can buy clothes off the rack, even if it is an XL I know that it will fit!

thanks!!!! yeah i hear ya there! i used to get SOOOO discouraged when shopping so I was worried about dress shopping. but it turned out great! Also since I have lost weight I feel like I have been shopping becuase I have been able to pull out some of my old clothes that were "to small/refused to give away" lol

pressica

Jenn - I would love to be bright orange with an asterisk marker so that I can tell where I am a little better. The graph looks really great. Thanks for all of your hard work!!

AprilChampion

aprilchampalmer – I’ve started tracking all of my water intake and it’s pretty crazy, in 7 days I drank 20769 mL of water (702 oz). I was pretty happy with that! You’re doing so well! Almost at the half way mark!

yup...and just like i predicted, the gain that i had must have been water weight because i weighed myself this morning after working out intensely for the last two days, i lost three pounds. I cant wait for the official weigh in on Monday............AND, i cant wait until friday because i am going wedding dress shopping and this is the LEAST ive EVER weighed to do that!!!!!!! (my husband and i had a REALLY quick, very very INTENSELY small JOP wedding a year ago up here with NONE of our friends and family and in two years, down in NJ where both of us are from, we're having our GIANT, my DREAM Cinderella wedding....) Im so flippin excited!

melbhall

Okay all, I'm back from vacation and ready to hit it hard. We even had Pizza Hut tonight and I threw away half of the pizza because I didin't want it lingering into my new day tomorrow! I feel so proud...now if only I can finish these hershey's kisses off...LOL.

Sorry I haven't been more active in the group or challenges (just being honest), but I'm back and promise to be more dedicated. You are all doing so well and it's inspiring.

JENN: First, look at what you've created! I couldn't be more proud of your success or your dedication to making us all better. Thank you, thank you, thank you....If I ever get enough money scrounged up, I'm flying up to Cananda and giving you a big hug! Second, the graph is amazing and how you do it all with two little ones at home is amazing! Love ya!