Challenge Sw 235
Aug goal 228
Sep goal 220
Oct goal 213
Nov goal 206
Dec goal 199

I'm 27 y/o and 5'6" tall.

I'm in!!

Well I gained a pound. I'm at 236. I weigh daily so I know I went down to 233 and then back up to 236. I've been here for a couple days. It might be because I wasnt eating enough or because TOM is here. I decided I'm going to try calorie zigzagging. Eat the same number of calories per week but vary the amount per day in either direction. I will not let this hold me. ............ Now that that's out the way I can move forward.

Just an update, as of yesterday I'm 231.5!!!!!! Yay !!! Stupid TOM had me tripped up. I'm back now. I might even reach my August goal of 228. Yay me !!

For my weigh-in today: So the scale I've been weighing in on is broken, but I'm going to use my 282.2 reading from a few days ago. I feel like I have lost some more but we will see as soon as I get another good scale!

Just an update, as of yesterday I'm 231.5!!!!!! Yay !!! Stupid TOM had me tripped up. I'm back now. I might even reach my August goal of 228. Yay me !!

I too have 3.5 lbs to reach my August Goal. :-D

WooHoo!
Congrats on reaching your September goal a month early !

Hey Divas!!!

I'm Sandra from Ohio and I am SO in!!!

SW: 189
GW: 155
Goal #1 Aug 23: 182lbs
Goal #2 Sept 23: 177lbs
Goal #3 Oct 23: 169lbs
Goal #4 Nov 23. 160lbs
Goal #5 Dec 23 155lbs

Hey Ladies. I am so proud of everyone!!! Pounds are dropping around here with the quickness!!! I love it! My weigh in this morning, here are my numbers.......

08/20/2012 177.8 *Alright, Alright, Alright*

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Thanks Queendeej!!!

Hi Guys,

I am so glad to see that so many people are sticking to this challenge. So many people are dropping pounds. For those that are struggling it will get better. A few weeks ago the scale was not being kind to me but I changed my eating habits some more and increased my cardio and it has gotten better.

Tomorrow is our weigh in day and I won't hit my August goal but that's ok. I got on the scale this morning and it said 193 but I'm hoping it will be a little lower in the morning since that TOM is over. I'm excited to see everyone's results.

I will be weighing in on the last day of every month and then on the 25th of December and then again on the 31st of December. I need every last day of the month to reach my goal. :laugh: . Good luck everyone on your weigh ins.

Hello everyone today is weigh in day for me my SW (july 23rd) was 202.3 lbs my weight today is 193.8 lbs my august goal was 193.0.lbs so ill take that .... The month started off great lost 4lbs within the first week after that I had many fluctuations up n down i opened my diary nd got sum good feedback trying to eat cleaner i was off to a great start within the exercise I was doing jm ripped in 30 2 a days in walking the track for a hour daily 5x a week i even felt better unfortunately the last wk in the half I havent done an exercise shame.... Kinda lost the motivation but i promised myself that today I will even if its a 30min my september23rd goal is 180lbs i gotta make that happen ....besides that im happy becuz I know my goal is definetly attainable all thanks 2am god nd my mfp fam happy wl ladies!!!# teamletsgetit

Wow! 9lbs in a month, thats great!! What have you been doing to get such great results??

Hi my name is Sherlonda and I'm from Chicago. 26 year old married mother of 4 and with my anniversary being December 16th, I really want to shed these pounds and give my husband something to think about on our anniversary LOL. I need all the motivation I can get to achieve my goal.

26 years old 5'11
SW: 265
GW: 215
Hope to lose 10lbs a month for a total of 50 by December 25

GOAL #1: August GW 255
GOAL #2: September GW 245
GOAL #3: October GW 235
GOAL #4: November GW 225
GOAL #5: December GW 215

So, it's the 23rd. The day of reckoning. Eating good all month, working out five days of week doing both cardio and hitting the weights. I'm ready to face the scale. I get up energized, grab the scale out of the closet (put it there to avoid temptation), and literally run to the bathroom to see my progress. Feeling good, I hop on the scale and the numbers read 261.8. WHAT!!! A whole month and I only lost 3.2 pounds! Am I being punked! Disappointing news, AT FIRST. Then I think about how good I feel, how good my clothes feel, and those awesome inches lost from last weeks measurements and I shrug it off. Weight gone is weight gone, no matter what the numbers say, my body is the ultimate weight loss tool, because it tells me that what I am doing is WORKING! 3 pounds lighter, though it wasn't my monthly goal, is still 3 pounds in the right direction. Bring on the next month! (Plus I'm gaining awesome muscle mass so I'll take whatever I can get!!)

This sounds like week every week, thats why I am only weighing myself one a month. Keep up the hard work.

Hey Divas!!!

I'm Nikki from Jersey and I am 27 years old. 5'7. My SW before mfp was 320. I lossed a total of 40 lbs so far by my Birthday (Jan 16th) I want to loss 100 lbs so by the end of this challenge I need to loss at least 60 lbs, I am not sure how often I will weigh in, currently I do it weekly, but I am thinking about changing it to monthly.


SW: 281
GW: 230

Goal #1 Aug 23: 270 lbs 11 lbs loss
Goal #2 Sept 23: 260 lbs 10 lbs loss
Goal #3 Oct 23: 250 lbs 10 lbs loss
Goal #4 Nov 23: 240lbs 10 lbs loss
Goal #5 Dec 23: 230lbs 10 lbs loss

Had to change my goals to make it more reachable.

Good Morning Ladies,

Congrats on your progress this month whether it was weight loss, inches loss, staying the same, changing some eating habits or starting an exercise regimen every this counts. As the month progressed I realized my goals where unreachable and needed to be changed to be more attainable. I started this challenge at 281.8 my August Goal was 270 and today I am 273.4 that’s a total of 8.4 pounds, not the 11 lbs. loss I wanted but I’ll take that. I am 3.4 pounds away from losing 50 lbs. I am so proud of myself. God is so awesome; I couldn’t do this without him. Just want to thank all my MFP friends and FB friends because you guy are amazing. My Sept Goal is to get down to 260, if reached that will be a 13.4 pound loss. I owe my success this past week to the Dr. Ian Smith Fat Smash Diet detox. Monday I weighed in at 278 and today I am down 4.6 pounds in 4 days all’s. I may continue the diet or start over next month; I will make my final decision by Saturday. I have been slacking off on exercising because I have been taking someone to the gym with me who is not ready yet, 20 mins into the workout and she is ready to go home. If I am not working out with my cousin Mercy I prefer to work out by myself. 264 pounds is my next major goal on my 10% of body weight I set when I first started my jorney. I may weigh-in every week, I am still unsure; I am beginning to hate the scale LoL. Everyone keep up the hard work and I can wait to read everyone success stories next weigh in day. Be Blessed and Healthy. TTYL

Hi everyone!!!

My name is Tiffany and I am 28 years old. My weight as of today is:

200 lbs

I just started Fitness Pal last week and i am having a hard time my 1200 calorie per day diet. It has been really difficult. I'm so used to the Southern Cooking and its starting to weigh me down. I currently have high blood pressure issues, migraines, arthritis, and a slew of other issues. Stress has definitely been a primary factor in my weight gain since my second child. I would love to join this challenege.

SW: 200
GW: 160

Im starting today so I only have 4 months to reach my goals. So that means 10lbs per month. I really need the motivation.

Great Challenge...

SW:185.8
GW:160
Goal # 1 August 185(not much I can do in 2 days..lol)....183.8
Goal # 2 September 175
Goal # 3 October 170
Goal # 4 November 165
Goal # 5 December 160

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So, it's the 23rd. The day of reckoning. Eating good all month, working out five days of week doing both cardio and hitting the weights. I'm ready to face the scale. I get up energized, grab the scale out of the closet (put it there to avoid temptation), and literally run to the bathroom to see my progress. Feeling good, I hop on the scale and the numbers read 261.8. WHAT!!! A whole month and I only lost 3.2 pounds! Am I being punked! Disappointing news, AT FIRST. Then I think about how good I feel, how good my clothes feel, and those awesome inches lost from last weeks measurements and I shrug it off. Weight gone is weight gone, no matter what the numbers say, my body is the ultimate weight loss tool, because it tells me that what I am doing is WORKING! 3 pounds lighter, though it wasn't my monthly goal, is still 3 pounds in the right direction. Bring on the next month! (Plus I'm gaining awesome muscle mass so I'll take whatever I can get!!)
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Good job! The numbers on the scale really don't mean anything, it's about how you feel and having clothes fit better is much more rewarding than a dumb number! Keep up the awesome work!

Greetings ladies!

Time for my weekly weigh-in. It's 8/23/12 and as of this morning I weigh 235 pounds! WooHoo. :happy: Made my goal for August (236).

I've continued with the additional daily workout after stalling at 238 last week. I have been doing dvds Leslie Sansone Walk (with weights) and The Biggest Loser Cardio Max Weight-Loss (which also has some light weight/strength training) in additon to walking my dog and/or walking on the incline trainer. I have been keeping my calories close to 1200/day.

Keep pushing ladies! :flowerforyou: Be encouraged! You will achieve your goals.

Bah Humbug!!
Greetings ladies!
It's 8/16/12, my weigh in day. I am still at 238 pounds :grumble:
After only losing one pound at the last weigh in I decided to step up my routine a little. I've been adding an additional workout for the past several days. And this week = no weight loss.
But again, trying to look at the bright side, at least it's not a weight gain. I guess it's still possible to reach 236 by next week. I'll be back on 8/23/12--my goal is still 236 by then.
Take care ladies.
Good luck on your journeys :flowerforyou:

Greetings ladies!
Hope everyone is still on track. Today was my weigh in day (8/9/12) and I came in at 238 pounds. :indifferent: Slower progress than previously but still on track to meet my first goal of 236 by 8/23/12. I think my problem may be eating too few calories. I'll try and see what adjustments I need to make. At least it's not a weight gain. My next weigh in is 8/16/12.
Keep pushing! :flowerforyou:

Greetings--it's 8/2/12 and I just wanted to check in. I am on track so far and currently at 239 lbs. Thursday is my weigh-in day so I should be back on 8/9/12. So far, so good! Good luck everyone.

I'm in! I started my journey about a month ago with 110 pounds to lose. I am 5'4".
For this challenge:
SW 246
8/23--236//actual 235
9/23--227
10/23--218
11/23--209

GW--200

I stuck to my 1200 when I exercised I didnt eat my exercise cal back (for the 1st month I exercised the first 3wks) trying to get back into it drunk 10 cups of water sometimes more sometimes less I did have my cheat days id say 4 total (did ripped in 30 for a hour and walk the track for a hour did that for the first 3 wks didn't think I wasn't going to reach my goal had so many fluctuations but the scale been consistent for the last week n a half opened up my dairy got feedback so I tried eating cleaner meat eggs fruit

Oh wow!! So dedicated and such great results to show for it :happy: