A NEW ME - 2010 Weight Loss Challenge!

starting: 144
1/7: 144
1/14: 143

1 lb lost. Not a lot but for me I know it is going to be slow since I am already in the top of the healthy range so I am happy with it.

Good Job to everyone else!

The water challenge was soooo hard for me but I'm going to keep at it! Doing a little better each day. Love the fruit/veggie challenge...very easy for me as I'm a fruit/veggie junkie!! Great job on another week everyone!

SW: 158
CW: 157
GW 125

Lost only 1 lb this week but I'll take it (or leave it I should say
Have a great week all

Congrats to all the sucessess!!!!

SW: 12/31/09: 152 lbs.
1/7/2010: 149 lbs
1/14/2010: 147 lbs
Goal: 140 lbs by 3/1/09

The dietary part is going well. I'm struggling with getting my workouts done. I need to get going!!! Snowboarding vacation quickly approaching and I'm not nearly ready to shred the hill in my yard let along a mountain in Colorado!!!!! :frown: The veggie/fruit challenge is awesome!!! Looking forward to the next week and pushing my fitness!!!

Jan 1st 168
Jan 7th 166
Jan 14th 165
Phew going in the right direction!!! Marjot totally cool with the challenge I will make sure I get those in before I make other poorer choices. I am currently reading one of the Hungry Girl Cook Books. She is full of tips for making really good stuff that of course are 200 calories or less! Along with my other goal I am going to buy a few of the staples she uses in her recipes every week. I find I cant get too creative with the low cal options I always have around. One thing I have enjoyed this winter is Swiss Miss "DIET" Hot Chocolate, {not the Sugar freee, 60 calories per cup}. Diet is 25 calories per cup. I like variety so I bought some of those sugar free syrups {)0 Calories) they add to coffee and make me a hazel nut, almodine, coconut, or rasberry Hot Coco. Heck you can get crazy and put a Puff of free Cool whip on top {15 calories}. It is delicious and so low in calories I can drink pretty much as much as I want . Good luck and to the one who gained a pound or so... just start again now, you are still in the right mind set I know you are ready to put your mind to it! I want to tell you guys I am glad I found this group I so need to watch , cheer and pout with all of you. See YA next week but feel free to visit with me in the week if you need a cheer leader! Christy

12/31- 190 lbs
1/7- 187 lbs
1/14- 184 lbs

3 more pounds lost. Total of 6b lbs this year!
Marjot- love the challenge for the week! Totally doable, and such a good idea! I've been trying to do 5 servings/day for weeks now and can't ever quite get it right. This will force me to do it!

Okay this sucks I'm up half a pound.
Start weight: 158.5
Jan 14: 159
GW Feb 14: 154

This week I haven't been eating the best because we had some unfortunate cars repairs that took everything we had in the account and couldn't afford the good healthy food. Hopefully I will be creative in my food choices tomorow.

I recently became a SAHM and now I have to keep myself from going into the fridge at night. Hopefully I do better results next week because valentine's day is coming and I'm getting a little nervous.

Good job everyone!

Back on track today. I need to remember to read this blog each day. It is SOOO inspiring reading everyone's entries. And I forget that it doesn't have to be all or nothing. That is one of my downfalls EVERY SINGLE TIME. I make a poor food choice, or skip an activity and just let it all slide. I have to remember that one poor decision does not need to lead to more.
Anyhow, thanks to everyone. I am so proud of all the progress you've made so far! Keep it goin'!:happy:

I am right there with you - I really struggle with the all or nothing issue. I can make one poor food choice Saturday morning, and then eat like crazy all weekend. I'm really working on it though - I put a sign on my fridge and on my cupboards that says "Note to self: If hunger is not the problem, eating is not the solution" and I found it very helpful!

sorry i didn't get in on Thursday.:embarassed: i did better on water last week (not great, it is a challenge for me) but fruits and veg will be easier this week. we try to get plenty in daily.

start weight 12/31: 240.2
1/7: 238.6
1/14: 235.4
total -4.8 lbs

However in the interest of adding vegies:happy: ... on the today show this week joy bauer mentioned roasting kale as a substitute for potato chips. i looked it up and it was in good housekeeping 2 years ago, so i tried it. and as joy said -- :huh: i am not delusional, i do not think it tastes like potato chips; however after eating a couple cups (which i splurged and had a diet coke with too) i felt like i had indulged in salty crispy chips for a snack :bigsmile: (and isn't that the point? my husband liked it too and wants to try it with chipolte seasoning next time) Any way i put it in mfp as homemade- roasted kale chips= 43 calories/cup and loads of vitamins.

chop kale into 2 inch pieces (cut out stem) place on baking sheet, spray generously with olive oil (like Pam olive oil), sprinkle with kosher salt. bake 400 degrees for 10 min. ( some pieces will have browned, that's ok)

seriously, you should give it a try. :drinker: -katie

How's everyone doing eating your fruits and veggies this week?

I didn't do well yesterday, but every other day was great.

I'd love to join - be helpful to get the motivation from everyone else! Also am looking for some yummy recipes too if anyone has any! Also any tips are very much apprciated too.
Good luck to everyone else

Speaking of intense workouts, my boyfriend mentioned to me that it might be a good idea that after 2 weeks (I'm just starting week 3) I might want to up the intensity of my workouts? What do you girls think?

-- Cate

I want to be apart of this. I have a lot to lose. I am just getting started I have let myself go for way to long. I want to live to have Grand Children some day.

Hi, I was noticing you get up real early to exercise. Just one interesting note that has been all the fitness mags this past year about getting enough sleep. Basically it reports getting 7- 8 hours of sleep each night was as important as at weight loss than exercise. Not to add to your burdens of balancing your time, but when you feel like sleeping I wouldn't worry too much your body probably need the rest if you re burning the candle at each end. Not sure what your solution is but I have found exercises I can do sitting beside my TV room. I am still spending time with my family and working out albeit maybe not as high calorie burning but a girl has to do what a girl has to do! Good Luck
Hi everyone -

I know I was supposed to log in my weight! But I got sick and I haven't lost anything yet then "it was that time" so I had 2 weeks of yuckiness. Hopefully the next couple weeks I will show some improvement!


Starting Weight: 141 Goal Weight: 125-130
1/7/10- 141
1/14/10 - 141


I also have a problem of getting up to exercise, the best time for me would be morning but that means that I have to get up @ 5:30 am and that is SOOO hard for me! I try to push my self but sometimes I just stay in bed!
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I haven't done very well. I gained 2 pounds and haven't had a chance to exercise until today. Well, it is great to say that I am back on track and hopefully that by the end of the week I will have had lost some pounds. Seeing that scale go up last week upset me a great deal and made me motivated to get my butt in gear!