Lose 5 Pounds A Month- May 2010 Challenge

ukredhead19

Hey other mommy's, did you feel sad when your last little one started to grow into a kid and not be a baby anymore? He is growing so fast! He didn't want to sit on my lap tonight for bedtime stories because "ME BIGGGGER BOY" :sad: He is only turning 3 but I feel like it's going so fast. My daughter got into the Kindergarten Spanish program we wanted! Yay! She starts school at the end of August.

I am really struggling with this right now because my baby is about to turn 1!! I can't believe how much he isn't a baby anymore, and I know its all going to fly by. I say just try to cherish every moment and make the most out of EVERY minute because you can't get those back!

Elokyn

Yay I've already lost a pound! How exciting to finally see progress!!!

TCASMEY

Good day to everyone.

I am happy to hear that some of you are having good results. I stepped on the scale this morning and it was up 2 from yesterday. Not really sure why since I had a good eating day yesterday. But I have been gone to the bathroom a lot today, so maybe it was too much fiber.

I am trying something I have not done for awhile. I set the timer on my HRM for 24 hours to see about what I burn in 24 hours. I also wanted to check it first thing and get a resting heart rate. Well first thing this morning it was reading 0 so I thought maybe I died in my sleep:laugh: :laugh: but when I got up it gave me a reading. So no idea how accurate a read it got while I was sleeping but with 7 hours and 45 minutes left to go I have already burned 2161 calories.

Well hopefully the scale moves the right way during the day today so the scale is nice in the morning!

Terri

Donnavdh

I'm in! I have been trying for months, have lost 3 sizes but little weight! SW 160. Can't wait to hit my goal weight of 140

rjadams

Good day to everyone.

I am trying something I have not done for awhile. I set the timer on my HRM for 24 hours to see about what I burn in 24 hours. I also wanted to check it first thing and get a resting heart rate. Well first thing this morning it was reading 0 so I thought maybe I died in my sleep:laugh: :laugh: .
Terri

that really made me laugh out loud. too funny. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: I may have to try that too just to see what life really has me burning. I am down 2.4 pounds unofficially this week. We will see what tomorrow brings.

rcatr

My first week of the May 2010 challenge has not gone so well. As per my other posts, man has it been stressful. I haven't been able to get a really good workout in with exception of last night, but even then it wasn't my usual. And i've been stress snacking big time and have been over on my calories. I'm a little tempted to weigh in to see if there's been some damage but I'm going to resist (or am I scared?)

Tonight I will run. Run run run...run my butt off ...LITERALLY. And have a healthy dinner.

That is all. Hope your weeks are going better.

Jennplus2

Sooooo busy at work today! 3:08 pm now and just sat down to eat my lunch and check in with my friends! ERB testing makes me crazy! We give our girls snacks during the break (I work at a all girl school) and I am the one who handles buying, counting, giving them out, and picking up the extras. This also means yummy snacks a plenty sit next to me all week! OMGosh! I was doing really great this week until I eat a special k bar today. Then I eat two more! :sad: I guess we know what I'll be doing tonight...
WALKING IT OFF!!! Oh well, I didn't eat the chips (or the brownies in the staff lounge)

Terri, Robin, and Redhead, thank you for letting me know that I am not alone! I know he has to grow up, I want him to in some ways but at the same time I know that his daddy wont let me have anymore kids and I am having a hard time getting past the love of holding a sweet little baby. I guess that once my sister and brother start having kids I can just play with their little ones. :ohwell:
When I took him to daycare today he gave me a really sweet kiss and told me "lub you mommy lub you soooo much!" that made me feel like a million bucks and now I still have hope of love 'n on him for a few more years. I still crawl into my mom's bed and cuddle her when I stay with her at her house and I am 27! :laugh:

TCASMEY

Those snuggle times at night are precious. My kids are starting to outgrow them. I used to just sit in bed with each of them every night. That was the time of the day when they would share so much about their days at school and just what they were thinking. My daughter who is now 12 does not want that much anymore but I know she needs to get out and talk when she asks for a girls day out. We usually go shopping and then out to lunch. Just the 2 of us. I love those times. My boys are still young enough that I can sit with them at night and listen to them. I feel like this time with them is passing so fast. I hope and pray we are doing things for them that will help them be wonderful people when they grow up.

I love babies and would love to have more but that phase of my life is over. Maybe that's why I love doing daycare. I get to have babies but they do not keep my up at night

My oldest had a baseball game tonight. 43 degrees and raining. Good thing his games only last 1 hour 50 minutes. He actually caught a ball that was hit to him. He gets better every game.

I am not sure what the results from my experiment with my HRM means. In 24 hours my HRM says I burned 3619 calories. Now if that were true I could eat 2000 calories a day. And lose a pound every few days. Not happening! I guess this is a lesson that HRM are only a guide but not totally accurate. I tried to find information on this but all I could find were chat rooms about the accuracy of HRMS.

Well Off to watch the end of the TWINS game as they play in the rain!

Hope everyone has an awesome weigh in tomorrow or whatever day is your chosen weigh-in.

Sweet dreams. Make sure to get enough sleep....when people are sleep deprived they tend to snack more.

Terri

phyljen

HI PALS and "CO WORKERS" I like that thought Terri.
Friday morning here and just posted my 2 pounds loss and feel so happy. and healthy too:happy:
Even with all the stress of school and end of year assessments I have been able to stay strong and not snack or just grab anything to stick in my mouth as I would have done in the past. I like the new life style that I have been creating for myself. I am learning that I love myself and the way I feel and don't need to have a candy bar when I am going nuts with all the stuff around me.:happy:

As for motherhood ... I loved those years when the kids were small and would actually think I knew what I was talking about. THOSE WERE THE DAYS!!!! but let me tell you that now that my three have all grown up (25, 28 and 30) life brings new blessings and there is a different kind of "SPECIAL relationship " that I have with each of them. We still give hugs and have to go out and have daughter mommy time, and though it is different than when they are small it is still rewarding. Now I am looking forward to the day when they bring home those grand babies. SO far.... I only have one married child... and she has only had the formal marriage but not the reception, which will be in AUGUST. ( This is also the event that started me on this road to better health. I wanted to be looking good for her reception_) Anyway...I always tell young mothers that are complaining about staying up at night with their kids or complaining about what is happening with their little ones, to just ENJOY EACH MOMENT. They go away too soon and sometimes it is lonely in the house when there is not a fight going on. :laugh:

Anyway so much for my two bits of wisdom... Hope that you all have an awesome week and weigh in today or when you do weigh in. Don't give up if you don't see a loss. just learn from it and make a change or be patient. It will come down!!!
SW 159
CW 139. I am so jazzed to see the 130's. Thought it would be two weeks before I saw them so I am jumping through hoops today. carefully though so I don't ruin my other knee!:laugh:

mindalyn

PS..i'm bad and weigh myself everyday, I can't help it..for me it is motivating. Anyways I am down 3lbs since Sunday...that's nuts and I'm eating my calories! I guess its just a good week, now just to keep it up and maintain through the weekend!

congrats!!!!

. Lo and behold, stepped on the scale and had lost 1.5 pounds! First time the scale has budged in a month. Woo Hoo! :bigsmile:

congrats to you too!!!!

I am jealous. It was 82 here yesterday for about 2 minutes then a cold front moved in and today it is 56 and the wind is so strong. Not even fun to be outside.

i understand! i haven't seen 80s since i was in fl back in december (i'm kinda jealous . i think it *might* have reached the 60's, since i've been here since dec. its a pooper. i need my hot weather!

I decided today that you guys are my co-workers. Since I do home daycare my daytime contact with other adults is very limited. My laptop is always out and on this site. When I walk by I hit f5 and see what people are saying. It gives me some adult interaction during my 11 hour workdays. My husband is at work 10 of those hours. Thanks for being my friends and co-workers!

Terri

Right back at ya! I am home alone with my 9 month old nephew for the better part of the day. My boyfriend will be around during the day once he finishes school, and my mom is a teacher so she will be around soon as well. But until then (and for the past several months,) it's just me, Austin, and our "friends" on Nickelodeon!

- same here you two! i am a nanny for 3 kids who don't speak a lick of english (however now they know how to say 'i have a pee/poop' and now understand when i say 'clean up', 'be nice', and the one that work the best, 'do you want to go in the corner') lol. i have 3 other au pair friends from the states here, but needless to say, the feeling is mutual!! happy work day yall!

Good morning everyone. It's a beautiful day. I stepped on my scales and it said 220! I'm not logging it though. I only log Mondays weight. Hopefully I can be down even more by then. I think I was 222.5 on 5/1 so that's 2.5 lbs so far! I still have a LONG way to go but this 5 lb. challenge REALLY helps. Making smaller goals is good for the ego. I CAN do this!

congrats! small goes add up big time, thats what i have to keep telling mysef!

HI PALS and "CO WORKERS" I like that thought Terri.
Friday morning here and just posted my 2 pounds loss and feel so happy. and healthy too

hello! & congrats!!!!

--- sorry for all the quotes, i haven't been on in a minute & wanted to catch up w/ppls. as for me its friday as well and i weigh myself in tomorrow. as of monday, i am down 2.5 lb since 24th april. so hopefully i will see something. however this week has been rough! good luck to all of you that weigh in today & this weekend!!!

valw97

I think I can, I think I can...will be my motto this month!

I'm definitely up for the challenge! Sounds like a great one!!

SW 222

edelq

Hey, just checking in, feeling so motivated, I think this thread is really helping me! My first weigh in will by Tuesday, but I had a sneaky hop on the scales this morning and I'm down 2.5 lbs! So happy, I've been concentrating on getting plenty of water by drinking lots of herbal teas,, and 2-3 portions of fruit and good healthy dinners. I'm finding I still have plenty of calories left and can have some nice snacks also, but it's amazing how writing things down / logging them changes things. Before, I wouldn't even remember how many bars of chocolate I ate,, now I plan it out, and I'm delighted when I can see that I can have a little treat at night once I stick to my plan for the rest of the day.

I'm not doing exercise yet as I've been sick, but I'm hoping to start some light exercise next week. I know the scales might not budge as I'll be building muscle then, and I'll focus on that

TCASMEY

January 1 weight 185.6


May 1st weight 174
May 7 weight 175:grumble: :grumble:

Hopefully it is just my body adjusting to feeling good again.

Congratulations to all who have lost this week. You are my motivation going into the weekend.

It is a dreary rainy day here and I would love to crawl back into bed and sleep a few more hours but the first daycare kids will be here soon. Then another 11 hour day!

My daughter has her first swim meet today. I can't go see it because of my work schedule but my husband will drive over after work to watch. We want to support them all their pursuits.

So true Phylgen that each age brings new things to be happy about with our children. I loved when they were babies but I also like going places and not having to watch them the whole time.

Have a great Friday everyone!

Terri

justann

I'm on Week 5 of C25K and have walked quite a few miles. I also alternated between the Biggest Loser Last Chance Workout and 30 Day Shred all week. I seem to have the exercising under control and I actually enjoy it. It's the eating that I still have trouble with and that has caused me to be stuck at 146.8. :grumble: Maybe I should be happy since the weight did go up to 148 for two days earlier this week. But I want to get down. I am so tired of fluctuating between 146 and 149. This has been going on since I March. I need more willpower!!!

shelli1923

May 1 weight: 165
May 7 weight: 164 :happy: Officially overweight and NOT obese! :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

My week definitely could have been better! I had Pizza Hut 2 nights ago for dinner and I ate 2.5 pieces. It tasted soooo good, tho! I don't eat stuff like that normally so I don't really feel too bad. I still lost 1 lb this week so I am happy. I exercised more this week so I am a little sore, but it feels good. I'm starting to feel strong!

Congratulations to everyone who had losses this week! We are gonna lose those 5 lbs. this month!

JABehler

Good morning all...Congrats on the weight loss to all. As for me I was up .6 lb this morning. Had an interesting week. Did more exercise, ate more calories. In fact, much of the time I felt satisfied but still had calories to consume. :noway:
I also "took" back some fun foods such as pizza and chocolate but I did count them. Oh well. This week is going to be better.

May 1st 133.2
May 7th 133.8

Jacque

rjadams

Good morning all! Congrats to all who have lost
official weigh in:

April 30 126.8
May 1 162.2
May 7 160.4

2.4 pounds since last Friday!!!! Its SUNNY here today. I am not sure if I can handle myself. I woke up to sunshine!!! that hasn't happened in for ever. so I am in a very good mood.

I feel puffy this morning. I think I am starting to retain some water. oh well. :ohwell: it could be worse., I should be out of the 160's next week. I am so excited.

Have a stellar day all:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Elokyn

Here comes the weekend....dun dun DUNNNNN!!!! I hope I stay on track!

barty

Hello All, Here is my first weight-in result for May


Starting Weight with MFP on 1/12/10........164.5

Weight on 5/1/10............................................138

Weight on 5/7/10............................................136

Goal Weight for end of May..........................133

Final Goal Weight...........................................126

So im really happy with that!!!:laugh: but i am just off for a weekend away so things might be very different next weigh-in:ohwell:

iwantthis

Bummer.
April 30: 200.8
May 7: 202.8

Up 2 pounds. I'm not going to make excuses. It was a tough week, I missed the gym 3 days. I hate when that happens. I don't eat as well, when skip the gym. I was home sick from work one day this week as well. Oh WELL!

Since it was so easy to gain 2 back I'm thinking it should be real easy to lose those 2 + 1!! I'm going for 189 next week! Please please please. No missing the gym!

Hope everyone has MUCH BETTER results than I.

Have a wonderful weekend!

AmandaB4588

Congrats to everybody who lost!!

5/1 weight: 157
5/7 weight: 156.6

Not even half a pound but I'll take it. I am just happy it's not 157 again! This is one of the lowest numbers I have seen in over a month, and I hope to see even lower next week. Keeping my fingers crossed!

jtenbensel

WoooHoooo!! I started this on Monday--May 3--weighed 171.8, today Ijumped on the scale and was 169.8!! 2 Pounds--

I hope this weekend goes well though--kinda scared--It's graduation for the school that I teach at--so there will be many parties that I will be attending--HOPEFULLY I can ignore the tasty treats that will be calling my name --

Congrats to all those that lost--and if you didn't--keep it up--it will come off--it seems like I was 175-178 FOREVER!!!!!!!

Jennplus2

Justann-I know what it feels like to be stuck. I went up and down playing with the same five pounds for 8 months! Try eating more this week. I was eating 1200-1400 while I was stuck and now that I am eating 1400-1800 the weigh is coming off again. Your exercising a lot and your calories might be to low for all the movement. Just a thought.
Can you tell me more about C25k? I have been thinking about doing this for a while, I am trying to learn to jog now. Do I buy something to listen to? Download it or what? Thanks.

Shelli-Great job! I remember that feeling when I passed from obese to overweight. Never thought I would be so happy to be overweight! :laugh: It is a really great landmark along the way but now you are going to pass it into healthy/normal! Way to go!
BTW 2.5 slices of pizza is much better than 5 pieces!

Jacque-Great job hitting the gym girl! I went up at first once I started to exercise, you should see your hard work pay off really soon. :flowerforyou:

Everyone else Great job on your results and if you went up a little bit, better luck next week. It is a long hard process but with every bummer you learn a little more about yourself and how to overcome! :drinker:

I didn't weigh in yet, going to go and do that on my lunch break. I was really happy this morning when I woke up today and realized I weigh in BEFORE my sons party! I will really enjoy a big slice of his cake and then work super hard this weekend and next week to burn the extra calories off! It is crazy how many times I have thought about his cake this week! :embarassed:

Also one of my students has a birthday today that I didn't know about until this morning. So I am going to go out today and buy some cookies that I don't really care for very much so I wont eat any during our little class party. :devil:

I'll post my weigh in later on. Hugs

jtenbensel

Hey Jenn--it's a workout program--the website is:
http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml
Couch to 5K--you don't need to buy anything--just follow the program! I've had some friends do it--and they really liked it!!

merguson

I'm sitting here on my lunch hour and reading all the wonderful posts! I'm so happy to so many people succeeding! You all such an inspiration! I weighed in yesterday (I don't know why but I like to weigh in on Thursdays.) I'm down 1.8lbs! Yay!! I havn't gotten out to exercise as much as I would like but I've been good at watching my food intake, drinking water and (the hardest one of all) I've cut down my coffee intake to one cup in the morning all week long!!! I am an R.E.C.E. and work in a centre based child care centre. I've been trying to get in some extra exercise while at work. We have a huge hill behind our school I've been running up and down with children and racing with them as much as possible. Every little bit helps right?!
Here's to a successful weekend everyone!:drinker:
And congrats on all the lbs lost this week!!!

AmandaB4588

Can you tell me more about C25k? I have been thinking about doing this for a while, I am trying to learn to jog now. Do I buy something to listen to? Download it or what? Thanks.

I am also doing C25K. I love it! I downloaded Iestyn Lloyd's podcast for free on iTunes. It gives verbal cues of when to run/walk and you can add in your own music with an mp3 editor. I used WavePad Sound Editor, which I also downloaded for free.

There is also one by Robert Ullrey that's great. It already has music for you and gives cues of when to run/walk. It is also free on iTunes.

Using a podcast helps me TREMENDOUSLY. I used just my watch when I first started, and it was terrible watching the seconds slowly tick away... while running, anyways. They ticked faster during the walking!

helpneeded

Hi! Everyone.
This is my first day.
I am in for this challenge.

evaeva28

Wow I am SO glad to hear that some of you are having really good weigh is this week! i didn't weigh in until Monday so i will weigh myself Monday! I am glad to not weight until Monday because I also weigh myself daily and I weighed myself this morning I was 4 lbs up ( I love that time of the month! :O( ... i am hoping by Monday the reading will be much more accurate!! LOL ... I have been literally working my butt off this week so it was kind of discouraging but I am trying to keep positive! I did measure yesterday also and lost an inch in my waist ) So that's a plus!!!

I hope that all of us mom's on here have a WONDERFUL Mother's day!! I know I am totally Glad that today is Friday and looking forward to a nice weekend! The weather here has been so nice and warm!!! It will be a nice change for the weekend!

shawnae2

Hello Everyone,
I just love reading your posts everyday. It is such an inspiration. I have NEVER stuck to losing weight for this long and I contribute all of you on MFP for the help and motivation. It is awesome to see everyone lose the weight!! I had a bad day yesterday so when I weighed in I expected to have gained 5lbs. I haven't worked out this week due to my crazy work schedule. I have worked 6 12hour days and my body is just so exhuasted. But I got my Power 90 in the mail yesterday YAY!! I think I am going to give it a try tonight. I did the P90X before but OMGosh it was way extreme.

SW- 300lbs
Challange SW- 272.6
Challange EW- 267.6
CW- 268 :noway:
GW- 160

I could not believe the scale this morning!! YAY!!:happy:

circusmom

I usually don't get on the scale til Saturday morning, but I have really tried to stick to my meal plan this week, the only time I didn't were days I lost track of time and didn't eat my snacks. So anyways, May 1- 140; May 7- 139. Yeah!!!!