Lose 5 Pounds a Month- June 2010 Challenge
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Welcome back Phyljen! I'm so happy for you that you lost weight while on your cruise! Hopefully I can make as good of choices when I take my next cruise in October!
Tralalara - be proud that you have lost as much as you have! Your daughter's wedding will be a great time for you to celebrate your achievements so far. Keep up the good work!
I went over my calories for the first time since on MFP today. It was my brother's actual birthday today & I had 2 pieces of pizza and then a fresh from the oven oatmeal butterscotch cookie that my neice made! :noway:
We did go out & jump on the trampoline again, but I guess I should have jumped a bit longer! Oh well...tomorrow is a Skinny Saturday Challenge for me so I can make it up then! :drinker:
Kelly0 -
I made it- I made it- I made it!!!
I made it to Onderland!! I am officially under 200 lbs. My weigh-in this morning is 199.6 lbs! I look forward to the weekend but at the same time I'm a alittle nervous. My hubby is leaving tonight for the in-laws place a few hours away, the girls and I will head out in the morning. I am a huge snacker when I'm on the road. I will definately get some healthy snacks for munching so I don't stop at convenience stores and end up with junk food. Any good road trip snack ideas out there?
WAY TO GO!!! This is such a big accomplishment. Congratulations!
On the road, I usually take string cheese and almonds. I will also throw some things together for a trail mix, too--- dried fruits, nuts, sunflower seeds, dark chocolate pieces, etc.
Good luck with your trip!0 -
it finally happed. No weight loss this week .:grumble: Its okay, I knew it was coming. :noway: I didn't burn as much this week and I had a couple of bad days. (well bad for me) I am not stressing about it. I have still averaged 1.5 pounds a week since March and I feel good about that. I know its just going to get harder and harder to lose and I accept that as well. :bigsmile:
To make myself feel better I looked back at my stats. :
body fat 40.6 % down to 29.3%
waist has gone from 39 inches to 32.5 inches.
hips went from 40 to 37.5
bust went from 41 to 38.
I am happy with my progress.
I hope you all have a STELLAR SATURDAY! and a wonderful week.
I was just looking at my starting womanly figure. 41-39-40, boy I really was a barrell on legs :laugh: :laugh:0 -
Back home again after traveling to see the kids. I did okay while gone, didn't lose but didn't gain either. Maintained, which as you all know, is hard while out at other's homes.
Randi, glad to see another Idahoan here. I'm in Boise, Idaho. I've never been to Twin Lakes. I bet it's beautiful up there.
Celebrating my 39th anniversary today. Yippee. Who'd ever thought. Tuesday will be my birthday. :noway: Fortunately its not a milestone, so I'll just let it slide by.
Have a great week all.
Jacque0 -
Jacque, happy anniversary!0
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39 years, wow! Happy anniversary!0
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Good morning everyone! I'm weighing in a day early as I'm leaving for Oklahoma in a few hours. My daughter's wedding is Saturday! Lots of prepping to do! I'll be staying with family while I'm there for the week. I'm pretty nervous because I know they don't eat very healthy and it's going to be a struggle not back sliding. Let me tell ya, there WILL be biscuits and gravy! Anyway, at least I know now that 1/2 a biscuit with eggs and just a tiny bit of gravy will be okay. I haven't had those food for months. Since I started in January. I'm going to have to go grocery shopping and buy my staples like rolled oats. I'm going to take my little Stevia bottle in my purse. I'm so excited to see my family. My parents, my daughters and their husbands and my grandkids and nephew and nieces and THEIR kids! Oh, and meeting the oldest daughters husband to be's family. I'll still be able to check in often because they have internet and I have my trusty iPod touch with the MFP app. That's actually how I found this site. But I have no idea if anyone has a decent scale there! My mother is in a wheelchair from a massive stroke and I am so glad my daughter chose to have the wedding where she could attend. Every year I worry whether she will be here next year and she just keeps on hanging in there. She is still pretty lucid and doing well just very handicapped. She is the Sun of our universe, the eternal optimist and we all love her so much. Of course, we love my Dad too! And I get to see him on Fathers Day! That never happens.
Anyway, sorry for the novel. Here's my day early weigh in totals....
June 1 wt 214.5
June 7 wt 213
June 14 wt 210.5
June 19 wt 209.5
June 30 goal wt 209.5....SO I've made my 5 lbs for the month! Yay!
Wish me luck, especially finding a cute dress!0 -
Tralalara
Good luck on the family visit. Sounds like a lot of fun. Keep focused on what goes in and exercise. Volunteer to push your mom in her wheelchair. You'll both enjoy it.
Check in when you get a chance.
Jacque0 -
Tralalara
Good luck on the family visit. Sounds like a lot of fun. Keep focused on what goes in and exercise. Volunteer to push your mom in her wheelchair. You'll both enjoy it.
Check in when you get a chance.
Jacque
Thanks Jacque! My sister has a recumbent bike so I will take every opportunity to visit her and get a bit of exercise that way. I might walk outside too but it's SO hot in OKC that I'd have to get up PRETTY early to stand it! Maybe I can talk my other sister in to going with me. She's been talking about doing it anyway.
See ya!
Lori0 -
LORI,
Have a great time with your family. sounds like a delightful time and lots of love will be shared when you all get together. I know that routines are challenged when you get out of your comfort zone. But that it life! We just have to make the healthiest choices we can when we are not in control of the kitchen. BE strong! I know you can do it. We'll be cheering silently for you from all over the world.
JACQUE,
Happy Birthday and Anniversary!!!!! A week of celebrations and don't forget Father's Day! I checked your photo albums on FB and looks like you had some fun times in Santa Cruz and at the graduation! I can realy see that since 2009 you have lost weight! You look great and wow such thin legs!!! I feel like I have tree trunk legs!!!
ROBIN AND AMANDA! HI ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE ANY THING THAT YOU POST!
EVERYONE ELSE: HOPE THAT YOU ARE HAVING A HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! I ordered in Chinese food and made my hubby a cheese cake. I had a thin sliver of it and really enjoyed the spring rolls. I had been craving them for days. I went swimming twice today so I could burn off extra calories and have a few treats! The water felt great. the temp is over 108 degrees and is supposed to go up to 110 tomorrow. I am looking way way forward to getting out of this burning country and heading to the hills of IDAHO! Phyljen
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My weekend has been sooo busy! I didn't even check in to MFP yesterday. That NEVER happens! We had people over for dinner yesterday so I spent Friday and 1/2 of Sat cleaning, then entertaining. The food was good, tho. DF grilled BBQ chicken, mushrooms, squash, zucchini, onions, grape tomatoes, and corn. I also made a low-sugar angel food cake with sugar-free cool whip, strawberries, and pineapple. Today didn't go so well. DF didn't want to do ANYTHING for Father's Day so we didn't. I had 2 pieces of pizza for dinner and a chocolate lava cake from Domino's. I eat terrible every weekend! Oh well, back on the wagon tomorrow.
Lori- have fun at the wedding! Sounds like you will have a great time with your family!
Jacqui- Happy Anniversary!!! 39 years, that's amazing!
Phylgen- Awesome job losing weight while on the cruise! I don't think I could have done that! MMMMM...cheesecake is my very favorite!0 -
June 1: 232.8
June 7: 231.8 (was 230.8, went up a pound this past weekend)
June 14: ----277.4
mini goal of 228 for a date with my brothers
June 21: 225.6 (was up to 228.2 on the 18th, but it was due to lots of sodium)
7.2lbs this month! I honestly thought I was doing bad this month too! All the car rides, bbq's, etc..and the sodium, ugh! Especially this past week(see above)
I also start Week4 of the C25k, I'm gonna pick up dancing again this week as I only walked last week. Hope everything has a safe and healthy week!0 -
:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: AWESOME JOB!June 1: 232.8
June 7: 231.8 (was 230.8, went up a pound this past weekend)
June 14: ----277.4
mini goal of 228 for a date with my brothers
June 21: 225.6 (was up to 228.2 on the 18th, but it was due to lots of sodium)
7.2lbs this month! I honestly thought I was doing bad this month too! All the car rides, bbq's, etc..and the sodium, ugh! Especially this past week(see above)
I also start Week4 of the C25k, I'm gonna pick up dancing again this week as I only walked last week. Hope everything has a safe and healthy week!0 -
Back home again after traveling to see the kids. I did okay while gone, didn't lose but didn't gain either. Maintained, which as you all know, is hard while out at other's homes.
Randi, glad to see another Idahoan here. I'm in Boise, Idaho. I've never been to Twin Lakes. I bet it's beautiful up there.
Celebrating my 39th anniversary today. Yippee. Who'd ever thought. Tuesday will be my birthday. :noway: Fortunately its not a milestone, so I'll just let it slide by.
Have a great week all.
Jacque
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY LATE AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY EARLY! Hope you had a great weekend and a great day tomorrow!0 -
EVERYONE ELSE: HOPE THAT YOU ARE HAVING A HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! I ordered in Chinese food and made my hubby a cheese cake. I had a thin sliver of it and really enjoyed the spring rolls. I had been craving them for days. I went swimming twice today so I could burn off extra calories and have a few treats! The water felt great. the temp is over 108 degrees and is supposed to go up to 110 tomorrow. I am looking way way forward to getting out of this burning country and heading to the hills of IDAHO! Phyljen
Didn't you get us started about cheesecake last month?
I love cheesecake!:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Have a great trip to Idaho. We will be in Oregon in a few weeks to visit in-laws!0 -
so i started this challenge this month AFTER i had lost 5lbs (just my luck right? LMAO) but i would start anew, no biggie. weighed myself this mornin & i've lost 3.6lbs!!! :noway: i was just hopin 4 a 2lbs loss but nope, surprise 4 me!!
me so happy!!!! :drinker:
only 1.4lbs to go in order 2 meet the 5lb goal. YIPPEEEEE!!!! i can't believe it. i truly can't. i even took measurements & i'm still goin down so i know it's a bit of fat. i've lost a total of 1.5inches from my waist & 1.75inches from my hips. OMG! :noway: :noway: :noway:
best of luck 2 every1. we can all do this!! YAY!!! :flowerforyou: 0 -
so i started this challenge this month AFTER i had lost 5lbs (just my luck right? LMAO) but i would start anew, no biggie. weighed myself this mornin & i've lost 3.6lbs!!! :noway: i was just hopin 4 a 2lbs loss but nope, surprise 4 me!!
me so happy!!!! :drinker:
only 1.4lbs to go in order 2 meet the 5lb goal. YIPPEEEEE!!!! i can't believe it. i truly can't. i even took measurements & i'm still goin down so i know it's a bit of fat. i've lost a total of 1.5inches from my waist & 1.75inches from my hips. OMG! :noway: :noway: :noway:
best of luck 2 every1. we can all do this!! YAY!!! :flowerforyou:
So happy for you. Great job!:drinker: :drinker:0 -
Hi everyone, It sounds like a lot of you have had really great weekends going fun places! Saturday I ran 4 miles for the first time around a small lake by my house with my awesome workout partner, M. I was about to give up after 2 miles and she pushed me to keep going and I did it. We have a race on July 4 around that lake! Later that day we took our dogs, husbands, and her kid and friend to a really neat dog beach and ran around and played in the sun all day! That night we went to her house and cooked out. I drank a little too much wine but kept everything else in check... for the most part! Sunday we all went for a long bike ride. 20 miles. and then my husband and I did another 10 miles after we dropped them off at the car. We went out for dinner yesterday and I ordered a tossed salad with no cheese (lactose intolerant) and had two bites of my husbands awesome burger and I was satisfied when I was finished. I am really trying to learn to portion control and make sure I am making up for the bad things I eat with good choices. Here are my stats.
SW March 2009: 152 lbs
June 1st: 141.8
June 8: 141.2
June 15: 139.6
June 21: 138.2
GW June 30th: 136.8 lbs<--- Only 1.5 lbs from my goal!!!
Ultimate Goal 130 lbs.0 -
it finally happed. No weight loss this week .:grumble: Its okay, I knew it was coming. :noway: I didn't burn as much this week and I had a couple of bad days. (well bad for me) I am not stressing about it. I have still averaged 1.5 pounds a week since March and I feel good about that. I know its just going to get harder and harder to lose and I accept that as well. :bigsmile:
To make myself feel better I looked back at my stats. :
body fat 40.6 % down to 29.3%
waist has gone from 39 inches to 32.5 inches.
hips went from 40 to 37.5
bust went from 41 to 38.
I am happy with my progress.
I hope you all have a STELLAR SATURDAY! and a wonderful week.
I was just looking at my starting womanly figure. 41-39-40, boy I really was a barrell on legs :laugh: :laugh:
This happens! Once I got around my last 15 lbs I really had a lot harder time losing the weight. I still am having a hard time. I think you have to start really pushing yourself more than ever! Yuck! But I totally believe that. The last lbs are the hardest to lose.
I have had so many weeks with no weight loss. Next week will be better and I think it's good that you're not beating yourself up. 0 -
6-01-10 240.0
6-07-10 237.0
6-14-10 233.6
6-21-10 233.4
:grumble: Yesterday I was at 232.2 but then for my official weigh-in today I was up to 233.4 :grumble:
I shouldn't complain because I'm still down from last week, and 6.6 lbs for the month - however I want to be under 230 by the end of the month! I WILL stick to my game plan this week & do my C25K & Jillian as well!
Sian - GREAT JOB this week! Way to be a LOSER! So happy for your success! :bigsmile:
Heather - AWESOME job on the biking & the run! :happy:
Bru - EXELLENT job this month! You are my IDOL! :flowerforyou:
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Sian : WTG on the loss!!! You are doing great!!! Can't wait to see whan you post before and after pics!! :happy:
Heather: Great job with the bike riding!!! I miss bike riding, hopefully doon I'll get a bike...
Kelly: You are too sweet! *muah* Rememeber, a lloss is a loss is a loss! You already know what to do and I'm proud that you've come this far!!! WTG!!! :drinker: Loved the pics!!!! YOu can see a difference for sure!!
Terri: Thanks for always being positive!! You help me on days I feel like slowing down. :flowerforyou:
Hopefully I'll get some pic's of me up, I'm gonna delete all pics and upload them in order, starting with my senior year pic, then slowly coming up to my wedding pic from 08( I think was between 230-240 then ) and hopefully more recent pic of me with hiding my chubby face (trick of light and hair placement..) XoxoxoX Bru
Edited: I added pics.. the first in my photo album on this site is my Senior pic (black shirt and hair '03), then after I moved in w/ Nick ('06), My wedding ('08) My dreaded Drivers License Pic (also '08, right after the wedding in Dec, I think) Christmas pic ('09) Then me at my cousins graduation in May ('10)
Looking through all of my saved pics, these are the only 'true' pictures of me, although I have a ton, I always use my long hair to hide my cheeks and chin, or lighting and anglesof my camera phone.
I took off all of my pics on here because they weren't true pics, for example:
May (early, like the 10th or so) 2010
and the actual no lighting, etc tricks me May 22nd, 2010
I did this for years, constantly using light and angles to make myself look better on myspace and facebook, but when I look in the mirror, I'd be upset because I really didn't look like the other photos. So I decided to join here in April, and in May I did the camera trick again (with the above pic) and I told myself, no more. Only 'normal' pictures.. Sorry for rambling, lol..0 -
I'd like to join this too. I only started on MFP last week and have already lost 2.5 lbs!!!!!0
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Congrats to u all for doing amazing job. I weighed in today at 229lbs. That was 2lbs loss. Good evening every one and good luck
06-01-10 236lbs
06-07-10 233lbs
06-21-10 231lbs
06-07-10 229lbs
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Hello Everyone! I have returned, and boy oh boy have I missed you! Just checking in to say hello. Today is my first day back, I have been MIA for all of June, so I don't think I will lose the 5 lbs but I am starting up again with eating healthy and once I get the green light from my Dr I will start to exercise again. I'm starting to feel normal again so I can't wait to start losing!
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Well the scale better like me after today's workout! I started out this morning doing my belly dancing, then I took 2 walks on my breaks @ work today. Then when I got home I, once again, did C25K Day1/Week 1. I am going to do the entire week this time! After I had dinner, then I went out for a quick bike ride (storm was coming AGAIN). I'm also up to about 25 8oz of my H2O for the day. I may have one or two more before I turn in for the night. But all in all I call today a success! Now I get to do it all again tomorrow! However tomorrow I will do my Jillian Shred on my rest day from C25K.
Here's to all of us having a GREAT week! :drinker:
Kelly0 -
i can do this. I was 180 begining of june. I actually already lost 5 lbs this month.
So starting weight is 180 for june first. my gaol weight is 135 for right now but its healthier for my height to be less.0 -
Hello Everyone! I have returned, and boy oh boy have I missed you! Just checking in to say hello. Today is my first day back, I have been MIA for all of June, so I don't think I will lose the 5 lbs but I am starting up again with eating healthy and once I get the green light from my Dr I will start to exercise again. I'm starting to feel normal again so I can't wait to start losing!
-Jenn
Great to see you again! You are looking awesome! It must feel great to be so close to your goal! Welcome back!0 -
I'm up for this challenge! I had a goal for one pound a week, so this is close!
Weigh in for me: June 21st: 187 lbs---goal for July 21st: 182 lbs. :bigsmile:0 -
I'm in! My starting weight on 6/20/2010 was 199 lbs my goal weight to get to is 145 lbs.0
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Mad I missed this! I'll have to do the july one.0
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