New Year's 2013 Challenge Thread - Closed Group

Ok -- I am really struggling. I am not doing anything different than I did over the summer when I lost 10 lbs (I had gained 25 lbs after my last race and lost 10 before I started marathon training), except my job has started FULL SWING and I am soooo stressed out!

I need to:

1. Get back on my water. I know that's the one thing I have neglected.
2. Look at something different for meals. I usually do a protein shake, a protein bar, a piece of fruit, nuts, cheese/turkey stick for a snack and then a lean/green meal.
3. Handle stress - I have not been running 4 days a week like I usually do, and that helps my stress and keeps my metabolism moving. I think eating so few calories and not running works the opposite for me.

So because I'm insanely crazy busy in the school year, I need to look at a packaged plan for my meals. I lost 25 last year like this on Medi-Fast, but I can't run as much on that. So, I need to decide if I ramp down my running for a month (which I may do) and do the Medi-Fast (but I can't choke down all those bars and shakes) or look at Seattle Sutton's or Metabolic Meals for a month.

Whatever I do, I'm giving myself a month to lose 10 (which would put me at 167 or so) and then decide how to lose the other 10 I'd like to lose. If I'm not successful with a packaged plan, I am going to see a nutritionist.

I hate this yo-yo stuff. One would think I would not gain like this after having run 18 miles that week and eating 800 calories a day, HOWEVER, my period is almost 7 days late, and I am a-sufferin' over here, so I'm thinking when the flood gates open, I'm going to lose a lot of water weight as well.

Every once and a while that happens to me.

Momsl8/Jill
Challenge Start Weight: 173 (will confirm in am)
Challenge Goal Weight: 155

10/24: 174.8
10/31: 177.9 (water weight - I think it's almost TOM - c'mon already, get here, do your thing, and get over with!)
11/7: 178.2 (C'mon TOM - get here and get over with!!!!!)
11/14:
11/21:
11/28:
12/5:
12/12:
12/19:
12/26:
1/1:

Tomorrow is our weigh in and I'm a little scared. I weighed in at 228 yesterday. ((didn't dare weigh in today, wasn't going to get all worked up over it)) If I gained from last week, I know why. ((Sunday night was bad)) But I would like to have stayed at 226 at least. Hope you all are doing well.

Hi all! Denise just invited me to join this group. It's such a great idea and I love the group motivation. I put my starting weight for 10/23 when you started the group. I have been weighing on Saturday mornings but I will switch to Wednesdays for this group. I live in the Los Angeles area. I'm married and work full time in the non-profit/social service sector, doing project and grants management and communications and writing. I love dance and travel. I gained weight because of some bad things that happened in my life that affected me emotionally. It was unexpected, it devastated me and I became sick and depressed. Now I am learning to take care of myself and let go of stress, and my physical health is coming along with my emotional and spiritual growth. My IBS symptoms have decreased which is fantastic. I love to cook and eat clean. I am 5'7" tall and I think I am aiming for an ultimate goal weight of 140 pounds.

Challenge start weight: 167
Challenge goal weight: 157

10/24: 167
10/31: 167
11/7: 164
11/14:

Welcome to the challenge :flowerforyou:
Great loss!

InPieces3/Crystal
Challenge Start Weight: 231.2
Challenge Goal Weight: 215

10/24: 231.2
10/31: 229.0 (2.2 lb loss)
11/07: 226.7 (2.3 lb loss)
11/14: 228 (1.3 lb gain)
11/21:
11/28:
12/05:
12/12:
12/19:
12/26:
01/01:

No change this week, but considering that I have been on business travel, I'm OK with it.

40GoneBy40/Alice
Challenge Start Weight: 177
Challenge Goal Weight: 165

10/24: 177
10/31: 176
11/7: 175
11/14: 175
11/21:
11/28:
12/5:
12/12:
12/19:
12/26:
1/1:

Gorbygirl/Becca

Challenge Starting weight: 241
Challenge Goal weight: 220

10/24: 241
10/31: 241
11/7: 240.2
11/14: 242.6
11/21:
11/28:
12/5:
12/12:
12/19:
12/26:
1/1:

Not the direction I want to be moving in.

Congrats on the 170's Denise woot woot you rock so happy for you!!!

Sara ~ Great job on your loss! Every ounce sure does count! I agree with you on the water weight... man can it wreck our best intentions to lose! keep up the great work!
Becca ~ I know, I'm with you on that... I gained too but next week we will come back and lose some of what we gained. We totally got this!!! *\o/*
Nancy ~ Happy Anniversary!!!! I hope you enjoy your time away. 6 ounces... you totally got this too. Tomorrow is a new day ((my new favorite saying)) I'm sure you will do great!
Alice ~ Considering you haven't been home I'd say you have done pretty good!

Mary and Denise... you two are absolutely amazing this week!!!! You guys just took off losing and left your footprints for us to follow in. I love it! Congratulations to you both for kicking some major booty and showing us how it is done! GREAT job you guys!!!!

MARY!!!!!!! WOOT! WOOT!!!! *\o/*

Congratulations Mary!!! I'm SO proud of you!!!! Keep up the great work!

and Denise... girl you totally came back too! Congratulations and keep doing what you are doing... I mean I'm so so happy for you both!
This is what it is about... losing and focusing. I'm so glad to be a part of this challenge. We are all doing okay, some more so than others, but listen, we are doing it... THAT is the most important thing.

(*(*( hugs )*)*) to you all.

Challenge Start Weight: 199
Challenge Goal Weight: 189

10/24 = 199
10/31 = 195
11/8 = 201
11/15 = 204

Um... okay. ((Who are you?))