Last 10lbs Group - March Challenges

Thanks E.

Personally, I think a month is too long - I'm still hoping to finish the last 10 in a month (realistically, I'll have 5 to go). So I'd probably prefer 1 week at a time for goals. BUT, I only started doing this 5 weeks ago, so I'm still in the sprint phase, haven't settled down to the marathon yet So I'm happy to be overruled on this.

Anyway, a couple of other suggestions for challenges that came up were sodium and coffee.

I want to add alcohol (but I'm definitely not playing if someone suggests a whole month of no alcohol). I could try a week of none, or 2-4 weeks of reduced.

How about a no cheating with sugary treats challenge! I workout daily and drink a ton of water and I've had probably 3 alcoholic drinks in the last yr. LOL But, I'm a teacher and at work people bring in treats all the time to the teacher's lounge and I used to be able to avoid them. I totally blame my 2 pregnancies for causing me to develop a sweet tooth. .Although, I've been great at avoiding them all week I must say!

Hey all,
Keen to join you for the dreaded last 10 or so! I gained about 15kgs due to a combination of getting married and getting my first full-time desk job, meaning I sat around all day, could afford to buy lunch and have indulgent dinners, and didn't have to worry about scaring off my partner with weight gain! Bad combo

Have been trying to lose weight for about 4 months or so now, using MFP intermittently but regularly the last 6 weeks. I've done alright but I am struggling to keep up the habits. I have quite a busy lifestyle and get fair amount of exercise just through my normal hobbies (ie I dance 2-3 times a week, do pilates weekly, go climbing weekly, and bike to work most good-weather days) but I don't do any specific 'this is for weight loss' activities. I also can't afford to join a gym at the moment so strength training (apart from 1x climbing session a week) is pretty much nil. Struggle with ideas and motivation if I'm just trying to do strength stuff at home.

Keen for any sorts of challenges cos I definitely need to work on my willpower. I do pretty good on water (particularly M-F) but yeah, low motivation for exercise if I'm not doing something fun, and pretty poorly planned out eating habits i.e. I'll try to eat healthy and I log it but I'm definitely still in the learning phase about food beyond the simple calories in vs calories out. Sometimes I'm shocked at the calorie content of a food I never even thought was THAT bad, and wonder how I managed to not completely balloon out with previous eating habits! And have only just started to consider monitoring carbs-fat-protein ratio - I have been almost double over my carbs almost every day! Not sure how easy its going to be to cut down though cos I love my rice, pasta, breads, etc...

Oh and I usually weigh unofficially daily but will update MFP on Thursdays.

Becky

And I love the look of that Michi's ladder thing, kaitlin, that's the kind of thing I need permanently attached to me so I can consult at any time!

It is very helpful. I have it up on the fridge to remind me. The more you start learning about the nutritional makeup of different foods, the more these things become second nature. (Note, CHOOSING these foods still isn't second nature to me, even though I KNOW which ones are the best!) Also, you start to figure out where foods might be even if they aren't on the list. For example, brown rice is in the first tier but quinoa isn't listed anywhere. I'm guessing that quinoa would make it into the first tier.

I think doing a challenge in 3 week chunks would work best for me personally.....as hoosiermomma stated it takes about that long to turn something from a challenge into a habit! I'm going to work on getting more water in my diet. Right now I've been doing awesome hitting the gym at least 5x a week and alcohol isn't a factor at all for me. So as of today....chug chug chug for me! I went out and bought a cute new water bottle last night hoping it will inspire me to drink more :laugh: :drinker:

Anyone have plans this weekend?
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It's me and my honey's 6 year anniversary....so I'm sure we'll be going out to celebrate on Saturday....I'm going to stay strong and order WATER instead of wine

ellipse22 ...can we keep this thread until it gets full? I had a hard time finding the new one and I don't want anyone to get lost, plus it is nice to go back and read others stories so we know about them?

I go by the 21days to make or break a habit, my habit that I would like to make is stretching. I have been running and I don't stretch afterwards. I need to stretch! That is my goal for the next 3 weeks! On top of the water on the weekend goal.

Happy Anniversary SarahJOY!

luv2run4fun ......do you run a lot?

I do good with water, some kind of fitness challenge would motivate me I think. And 21 days to form a habit is great!

Still not getting in enough water. Did great on calories and ran 5 miles yesterday....today is 4 mile run Sunday will be 11 mile run-supposed to be high 50s - I will be able to run without 15 thousand layers on!:laugh:

I was able to get outside and run for the first time yesterday! I am so so happy my treadmill days are over...yay spring (almost)! :bigsmile:

I'm jealous of everyone that is getting some exercise. I get some exercise with work because I am always on the move but it's not the same.
I just want my stuff to come in so I can get out there!!!

What kind of work do you do? I sit at a desk most of the day. I try to get my exercise in first thing in the AM. I did better on the treadmill today than I did yesterday. Some days are harder than others.