5 Pound a Month 20210 Challenge

Hey- just a thought- if have have increased your exercising and are transforming fat to muscle, then it is possible that your weight will be slow to go down because muscle weighs more than fat. You should be able to see the changes through your hip, neck and waist measurements (or in your face as you mentioned) but you might not see it on the scale.

If you don't feel like the answer is new muscle, then what I like to do when things are stagnating is really change up my exercise routine- add something new that really gets you pepped up- if only for 10-20 minutes a day. Try it!!

I am a newbie just trying to navigate around this site. I joined a few days ago and ahve been entering all my calories and exercise daily. I just ofund this group and I LOVE the IDEA of being a part of it with everyone. I know the month is about over but I will just start from now on and if I lose a pound or two by the end of the monthI will be happy.
My Plan is:
I am planning to enter all my food daily as well as my exercises.
I swim three mornings a week
Do exercise class which is a variety of step aerobics and weight lifting for an hour twice a week.
and run or walk the track once a week.
I need to figure out something to do on Saturday for exercise.
I jsut figured out that I am supposed to eat all my extra calories after I exercise. I am still trying to believe that. I have never done that in the past while dieting. I just thought working out more woud help me lose weight faster but I guess in the long run it is burining the wrong thing.???
so what do we do just check into this site every day and read what everyone is doing? I hope I can find it again tomorrow. LOL
Good luck everyone.

Welcome. Look in "My Topics" and we will be there! :flowerforyou:

I have to confess that I have been very bad so far this week. No workouts. UGH!!! What is wrong with me? I have one more week of P90X and I will be done with this round, I just don't seem to want to finish. I am starting Insanity on February 1st no matter what. So tonite I will be doing Core Synergistics, I have no choice, I am making my fiance' do it with me. That way I have to do it no matter what.

I even had Chinese for lunch today. That is it!!! No more this week and even over the weekend. I will not have another cheat meal until next weekend.

Okay, I am done venting. Tonite will be better and the rest of the week will be 100% better. Thanx for listening and not judging me for my many faults. Have a great evening everybody. :bigsmile:

:laugh: Ok, you want more funny kid stuff... I am full of it!

I had a teacher confidence with my daughter’s pre-school teacher (she is 4). Miss Maria started off saying that my daughter is well liked by her teacher's and class mates…BUT…:frown:

My heart stopped and I thought in my head “OMG, what did she do? What did I do? Is she giving to much attitude, my fault, she is JUST like me!”

...BUT…She keeps telling other mom’s that they don’t send healthy snack and she won’t eat them! :noway:

REALLY??? That was the but! I can deal with that.

I asked what the snack was that my kiddo refused- it was Bagel Bites! :huh:

Miss Maria then explained that when the snack was served my kid started a revolt. “My mommy said that I need healthy snacks that will fuel my learning, we don’t eat THIS food anymore. But I would like a yellow pepper cut into a heart shape instead.”
All of the kids then pushed away the plates and asked for a healthy snack!

I must say that I was a proud mommy, until I learned that my smart little cookie told everyone “my mommy will bring a healthy snack everyday for everyone!” :grumble:

The other day I dropped off Cuties and the other mom’s called me “health freak mommy” when I told them it wasn’t my idea I don’t think they believed me! I didn’t tell them that when I was just home from the hospital after having her that I lived on bagel bits and ice cream, lol.

:drinker:
She makes me laugh everyday, I don't mind sharing.

Jenn, that's a really fantastic story - what a role model your daughter has! :happy: :happy: :happy:

Thanks for the warm welcome to the group. I am enjoying reading all your stories and inspiring plans to keep going. It is very motivating even though I don't know any of you. By the way, I live in Egypt and teach school over here so I enjoyed the story about the teacher conference. I hear lots of cute things from the mouth of the "babes." I told my class I was getting HEALTHY this year and shared with them some of my strategies to make it happen. ( I teach third graders ) They are quite amazed when I tell them I got up at 5 am to go to the swimming pool, when it was still dark outside. I swim at the school outdoor pool.
HOWEVER.....
This week two of the little girls have brought me "treats". One went to Switzerland to get her eyes examination and new glasses,
( don't ask shy she had to go all the way to Switzerland,) we do have great eye doctors in Egypt, but anyway she brought me back a huge Toblerone chocolate bar!!!!! It is still sitting in my drawer at school. Another little girl from Equador that is new in our school passed out mini chocolate candy bars to all the kids one day and of course gave one to me. I must confess I did eat that little piece of chocolate one day after school but it was the day I was heading to the killer kick boxing/ step aerobics class so I figured I would work it off. and it did taste good! I know I should have just passed but I didn't.
SO....
I guess I better explain next week that eating sweets is not one of the ways that will help me to get more healthy.

ANYWAY... Thanks for the motivation. I should now get off the couch and lap top and go do my morning exercises. Just got up and I'm ready for a great new day. Phyljen

Just finished my last workout (circuit training) at 10:15 PM - better late than never! Despite my small lapses, I am proud of myself - despite day after day of heavy rainstorms, I have walked to work every morning (I wear a big gray slicker over my coat, which makes me look massive but I don't care because I know I'm getting skinnier underneath with every step I take :laugh: ). One plus to walking in the rain is that I don't get hit up for money on my way to work! I don't have to go into work tomorrow and its still raining, so I think it will be a longer Hip Hop Abs routine for aerobics. Even if I haven't lost weight at tomorrow's weigh in, I know that I did a pretty good job this week at sticking to my plan. :happy:

Happy Friday to all! Quick check-in before I go make lunches and get the house ready for the daycare kids! Rain, snow, freezing rain predicted for weekend not sounding like a good out doors weekend!

January 1 weight 185.4
January 8 weight 185
January 15 weight 182
January 22 weight 180.6

Almost at my 5 pound goal! If I can behave this weekend I should be there by Monday!:drinker: :drinker:
I am extremely happy the scale is moving, but I am even happier that I feel better in my body everyday. I feel like my body moves easier and my blood pressure is slowly getting lower every day ( I was pre-hypertension). My clothes feel like they fit better. It is easier to get up and down from the floor with the daycare kids! There are so many ways that I just feel better. It could be doing things I never thought possible. I can now run a 5k on the treadmill (not ready to do it in public yet) never thought I would be able to do that, in fact I used to hate running.

So for today and this weekend, I want you to focus on how you and your body are improving on this journey. How you feel better....I know getting in shape does not always feel better....the sore and tired muscles are part of it but they get better as your body gets stronger. Keep working at it! You are stronger than even you believe!:flowerforyou:

You are doing great! This is an accomplishment to be proud of. Keep up the good work. Congrats also on the 5k. I admire you for that. I have never been able to muster up the courage to try running (even in private!).

Thanks for being such a great motivator that keeps up going! Have a great weekend.

My weight this morning was 157.8. Lost 2 pounds this week...and worked hard for every once of it!

Just finished my last workout (circuit training) at 10:15 PM - better late than never! Despite my small lapses, I am proud of myself - despite day after day of heavy rainstorms, I have walked to work every morning (I wear a big gray slicker over my coat, which makes me look massive but I don't care because I know I'm getting skinnier underneath with every step I take :laugh: ). One plus to walking in the rain is that I don't get hit up for money on my way to work! I don't have to go into work tomorrow and its still raining, so I think it will be a longer Hip Hop Abs routine for aerobics. Even if I haven't lost weight at tomorrow's weigh in, I know that I did a pretty good job this week at sticking to my plan. :happy:

Great job on the exercise! I am so impressed by your walking to work in the rain. :flowerforyou:

Congratulations, everyone who has lost weight this week! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

As predicted, I didn't... Here are my weigh in figures for the month so far (not all Fridays as I just joined the group last week):

1/04 199
1/11 194.5
1/15 192.5
1/22 192.5

But, I have lost 1.75 inches of my waist and another .75 inches from my neck and hips, and my size 16 jeans are now a little loose again. So I figure that this is just a little blip, especially as, with my exercise, I've been under my calorie goal by 400-600 calories each day (except Saturdays, my "off" day). I'm regaining fitness - walking much faster on my way to work and will definitely be ready to move from 7 to 9 lb weights for my strength training at the end of this month (one of my goals). So, all in all, I think I should be :happy: !

Phyljen, I always try to eat all of my "assigned" calories + 200 or so of my "exercise" calories (I exercise about 1.5 hours a day, for at least 600 extra calories most days). I will let others "weigh in" on this, but I think it's better to eat more than less within those limits, just to keep your body from going into starvation mode. I tend to eat less because I know that my metabolism is slower than most and am trying to adjust for that (while my thyroid levels are "normal" again, I was diagnosed with and treated for hypothyroid about 4 years ago and my metabolism never completely got back to normal). Have a nice rest day! Would love to hear more about your life in Egypt - would imagine that you're surrounded by healthy food!