200+ (Week 23) Shrinking into Summer begins!

I'll write a longer post when I have some time later this morning, but just wanted to check in. After a good week of cardio and no longer being on my TOM, I bounced back to what I was pre-TOM, AND lost some, so I'm very pleased. The weight loss looks like a lot, but lets all remember I gained 1.6 pounds last week:

Starting Weight at MPF: 230
Starting Weight for "Fling Into Spring": 206
Current Weight: 198.0 :drinker: :drinker: (-4.0 for the week, -8.0 for the "Fling into Spring" challenge!)
Goal Weight for "Shrinking into Summer": 188

I always put down 10 as my goal, but I've only hit that once in the, what, 4 challenges we've had. I'm usually pretty consistent around 8ish, but I'll keep that as my goal anyways

Good luck everyone!

NOOO. I just lost a gynormous post. Kendal, i had an uber long response to your post. Let's see if I can recreate.

Congrats to everyone on their losses! I'm looking forward to seeing how everyone else does this week.

Victoria- congrats on another loss! 9 pounds for the challenge is fabulous. I actually thought you had lost more than that. I think it's because you've been so consistent every week, it seems like you've lost a ton- not that 9 pounds is nothing to sniff at. It's super amazing! Sorry your calves hurt, but at least it shows that the jump roping was working. Good luck with your exercise today. Any plans for the weekend?

Kendal- congrats on the loss! Sure, it's not as much as you would like, but you've had a tough several weeks, so the point is that you've stuck with this through it all. Imagine what would have happened if you hadn't stuck with this. So I'm so unbelieveably proud of your perserverance through everything! Superhero to the max! So it sounds like this guy you went out with is a bit of a clinger. You just got out of a big relationship, so it's completely understandable that you're not ready for anything serious yet. Perhaps if you're digging him overall, have a sit down with him about taking things slowly and that you're really just looking for something casual at this point. It's also understandable why he'd want to be your boyfriend. You're completely fabulous- he doesn't want to lose that opportunity! Also loved the fact that he pooped out of exercise before you were ready. You're getting so strong hun! Btw, I looked at your new shoes. I'm totally jealous- they look fabulous and I want a pair! I only have one pair of shoes that I've been using for both running and gym work, but I'm hoping in the next month or so to get a new pair that I can rotate in and out with my current pair to help them last longer. As for c25k, you should do it however that works best for you. I started on a treadmill cause it was 'effin cold outside, and I had a lot of problems pacing myself, so knowing how fast I was going and being consistent with it really helped me transition eventually to outside. You also might not want to follow the program to a "t". The point is just the general idea of slowly upping your running time and decreasing your walking time. You should do whatever works best for you (and Lexi ). Having a set schedule and goals/targets to be working towards really motivated me. As for tracking your mileage, I don't know about other sites, but the one I recently started using (dailymile, which is sort of like twitter/facebook for exercise) keeps track of how many miles you're going over time (by week, month, etc), and you can use it just for running or your other exercises as well. If you end up joining and using, definitely friend me (see my link in my signature)

nikki- way to go with the weight loss this challenge! you definitely dropped a ton of weight. I'm very happy for you! Just make sure you don't make a habit of not eating, cause that can really eff up your metabolism. I hope what you've lost sticks and wish for continued great losses in this upcoming challenge!

ejm- sorry about the lack of internet :grumble: I am glad that the eating has been going well though. Hope your weekend goes well and will be looking forward to your weigh-in either tomorrow or Monday

Carolyn- a loss is still a loss! you're getting closer and closer to the 200 mark! yay! I spy another crossing that line this challenge! Have a great weekend!