Lose 5 Pounds A Month- May 2010 Challenge

I am really happy with the loss and I am going to work my butt off next week because I want the best weight possible for next Thursday. What's so special about next Thursday you may ask. Well it is my birthday. and not just any birthday. It is a real milestone for me. its the big five oh!!!

RJ- I'm heading for that birthday too! Mine is in November. My original goal was 199 by my daughter's wedding which is June 26. I don't think I'm going to make that one. I've been thinking alot about what my birthday goal should be and I think 50 lbs lost would be appropriate. I'm thinking I'll be past that one fairly easily but I don't want to set myself up for failure. I've failed so many times before. That said, Happy Birthday to you! Enjoy! I too feel like I'm still young. I had my kids early and they are all grown so now it's "me" time. :blushing:

That said, I'm down to 216 this am. That's a half lb lighter than my weigh in day on last Monday of 216.5. I will update on Monday, my official weigh in day.
Everyone have a great weekend!

Hello Everyone, Well i've had another good week and am 2 pounds down Whooooo :laugh: I did do a 15 mile charity walk over the weekend so that might have helped!!!


Starting Weight with MFP on 1/12/10........164.5

Weight on 5/1/10............................................138

Weight on 5/7/10............................................136

Weight on 5/14/10..........................................134

Weight on 5/21/10..........................................132

Goal Weight for end of May..........................133

Final Goal Weight...........................................126


So i'm really pleased with myself....I have reached the May Challenge to lose 5 lbs. and we still have a week to go!!!
Good Luck to everyone else.....hope you are also having good weigh-ins and if not please do not give up...stick with it....it WILL all be worthwile

Hello my friends,

May SW: 144.5
May GW: 139


5/1: 144.5
5/7: 142.5
5/14:145
5/21:145 But this is down from what I weighed on Monday 5/17 so I am happy with that.


Robin-
My birthday is on Thursday also! How funny, I plan on being really bad that day. I have co-workers taking me to lunch and family taking me to dinner then frozen yogurt, yummy. The next day my students and I are having an end of year party and I am getting them pizza. I wont lie and say I wont eat it, cuz lets just face it....I will! :laugh:
But I can always lose in June! My goal is to be 130 by the end of July because I am going on vaca then. I can still do that as long as I stay on track in June. Even if May is a bust.

Hope your weekend is great!

Hellow everyone it seems that I have been MIA and am so sorry about that. I have been through most of the posts and you guys have been very helpful. I realised that most people are having same struggles like mine. I have never been known to loose weight easily, sure I may loose inches judging from the way my clothes fit. My clothes has started to fit bether but still frustrating that the scale was not moving. At the beginning of this challenge I lost 3lbs and I was really happy, but I kept weighing myself over and over bu nothing happened. I now decided on eating well and exercising (which are difficult some days) and pay less attention to weighing myself. Please sorry about the long post I decided to weigh myself at the beginning and the end of the month only. I started at 244.4lbs, weighed 241.6lbs on 5/8/10

Kudos to you all for the weight you lost and most importantly for being here and encouraging one another.

Terri- Don't beat yourself up. Todays a new day. At least you're trying. When I think back to the last few years it's scary how bad I was eating. And I knew better too but had just given up. I had lost almost a 100 lbs about 11 yrs ago and gained it all back plus more so I felt like a failure. I also felt like why even try?. I realize now that I had a defeatist attitude and need to take control of my life and health. So now my motto is just one day at a time, or even one MEAL at a time. At least I'm trying, which in itself is a victory.

Hi Pals,
Tralalara - Great Advice to any of us that think we are falling off the wagon. Don't BEAT yourself up!

Terri- You are usually the one giving us all the friendly nudges and good advice so I know that you are going to be ok.

Had a breakfast at the church this morning with the ladies. I took a huge fresh fruit salad to share. The watermelon and cantelopes are sooooo good this time of year. and APRICOTS. Oh I love fresh fruit. We had yogert too and and muffins but I passed on the muffins.

Been working on report card comments all day and now I need a break so I am coming to MFP to say HI to all you friends of mine.
I hope that you are having a great Saturday. Oh and I did a NO NO today!!! Decided that I would try to see if my knee was healed enough for a run so I walked a mile.... ran a mile and then walked the last mile home. OUCH. I have been icing my knee a lot!
I think it still needs more TIME.
Phyljen Anxious to get running again but learned a lesson today. TAKE IT EASY LONGER. :yawn:

I would love to lose 5lbs a month too! The exercise part is easy for me, its the continually good eating without Reeses and french fries that I find the hardest

Hi all, I think it is so amazing how many people have lost weight! For those who didn't (I gained last week!) keep it up! This is a slow process, you know?!

Wow, last week I was feeling just terrible about myself, I didn't even post. I couldn't believe I gained more weight than when I started this thing. I decided to only weigh myself on Sundays, that's why my days are a little different than everyone else. This past week i kicked my workout into high gear. I still messed up a TON when it came to eating but I think I torched enough calories to still have a deficit. I did a 32 mile bikeride Sunday, Ran/walked 3 miles Monday, Biked 7 miles Tuesday, break Wednesday, Ran/walked 3 miles Thursday, biked 7 miles Friday, and walked 3-4 miles Saturday. Today I'm going on a serious hike with my workout partner.

It was really hard to fit in those big of workouts. I had a ton of fun but so much time is hard to devote to them. I definitely realize that I need to get my diet back in check if I'm going to keep going down. I hate to admit it but I had pizza 3 times this past week! Thinking about how much more I could have lost if I had made better choices gives me a good kick in the but for the upcoming week.

Wine has been another huge calorie sucker for me! i just love it! But I drink way more than one serving so I either have to stop all together or portion control!

Keep on keepin on people! Everyone is doing awesome!

SW March 2009: 152 lbs
May 8th: 143 lbs
May 16: 144.8 (OH NOOO!!!!)
May 23: 141.8

GW May 30th: 139 lbs
Ultimate Goal 130 lbs.

Hi all,
Hope it's not too late to join for the month of May. I'm down 4 lbs so hopefully by 5/31 it'll be 5!!

muh. i gained. 0.2.

last week 130.8
today: 131

going to eat super super clean for the next few days and weigh back in. :sad:

good morning all,

I am starting too new exercise programs today. I want to shake things up. I am starting teh 30 day Shred and I am starting ChaLean extreme. I will still walk between 5 and 10 miles per day. and finish up my 6 week challenge on the Wii EA Active. Next week I am going incorporate Zumba DVD's into the mix. I know that I won't have the time to exercise this manically when I am working again so I might as well take advantage.

I went to WalMart yesterday to buy some weights. they had some Faded Glory jeans on clearance for 5 bucks so I bought a size 10 and a size 8 to work towards. Well the 10's actually fit and the 8 's I can get on (but it isn't pretty, but it will be in a few weeks:laugh: ) That really made me happy. I love to shop!!!

I hope everybody had a great start to the week and a healthy, super-dooper Monday.


Circusmom - congrats on getting up early and walking. that is a great start.

Terri - I hope this week is better for you since DH is home.

Congrats Seventeen! Good for you.

I'm a little surprised by the scale this morning. I lost 3 lbs!
I've been trying to stay more "In the Zone" this week. I started my diet in Jan after reading "A week In The Zone" by Dr Barry Sears. Basically, I'm trying to eat 3 meals and at least one snack a day with each being a balanced 1 2 3 meal. 1 part fat to 2 parts protein to 3 parts healthy carbs. I shoot for 10 grams fat to 20 grams protein to 30 grams carbs at each meal with the snack usually being fruit and cheese. It's hard to keep the carbs in ratio unless I stay away from wheat. I do eat bread occasionally but really try to limit it. I'm also trying hard to keep my sodium down.
I was sick this week with a cold/throat thing and went to see the Dr. Ended up on antibiotics. There was a couple days that it was hard to reach my calorie limits because I just felt crappy. But I'm feeling a lot better now. I didn't exercise though while I was sick and was really afraid it would show on the scale. But nope, had a good weight loss. Thank goodness.
And the numbers are:
May 1 222.5
Mon May 3 222.0
Mon May 10 220.0
Mon May 17 216.5
Mon May 24 213.5
May 31 goal 217.5 (met May 17)
Total for May so far 9 lbs! Wow! I'm so happy with myself!

I did it!!!! I got up at 6am to walk (this is truely a feat for me, I'm NOT a morning person), I didn't get to walk as long as I would have liked to, only 20 minutes, but it's a start. I'm tring to change up my exercise routine.

When I started my weight loss journey I didn't take any measurements, but I think I'm going to start. I've been stuck at 139 for weeks, but yesterday I noticed my shorts were fitting a little different (in a good way).

Hope everyone has a Great Monday!

Great Job!!! I know you can do it and even 20 minutes is better than none!!!

Hi everyone! I FINALLY hit the 30 pound mark! I've been creeping up on it and having motivational problems, but I lost a pound this last week and am now at a total of 30.1 down. If only I didn't have another 30 to go . . . I know, I need to focus on the positive, but since my losing has slowed down, the next 30 seems very daunting!

SW: 197.4
5/1/10: 171.7
5/10/10: 168.5
5/17/10: 168.3
5/24/10: 167.3
GW for 5/31/10: 166
Ultimate goal weight: 138

rcatr:

"muh. i gained. 0.2. angry

last week 130.8
today: 131

going to eat super super clean for the next few days and weigh back in. sad"

Don't let that stress you. It's such a small amount, probably water or something. Better luck next week!