22+ tryin to lose weight by mid may! Who wants to join?
gall5333
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I want to see how much i could possbly lose by mid may.... What are some good starting ideas?
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I'll join you! I have my last 10 pounds to go, looking for more motivational friends to draw ideas from and be support to them as well. I have been going strong since the end of December and easing up a bit for a few days to the end of March. Come April 1st, I'll be going stronger than ever! Ideas, ideas...
What I've been doing so far is lots of aerobic activity; treadmill, elliptical, ect., and lots of interval training, some weights too but want to introduce way more into my workouts. Friend me if you're interested in working together. :flowerforyou:0 -
HI!
Hi I too am trying to lose 10 lbs.....would love the support!
I just switched my eating to 3 squares, no snacks, and cut out the crazy endurance cycling I use to do. I am meditating and walking mostly. I am making April 1st the official start day, when I will add the weight training back in.
So....how does this work?
Ellie0 -
LilRachelle!!! I started off late Dec. early jan and since late feb I've almost come to a complete stop on workin out
I'm hoping to start workin out again tomorrow and if not then i want get goin by april 1st as well (and no I'm not going use the date- april fools- as an excuse to skip another day...haha)
Do you like doing any aerobic work in the outdoors? I don't have any machines at home and I'm on a tight budget so i got no gym... I had just started to go run (in intervals-run/jog 3 min, walk 1 min) outside... And I finally pulled out my bike and I've been pedaling my little heart out
I have been enjoying the bike more since its a non weight bearing activity (I had a foot injury a three years ago and it still gives me a hard time when I do high impact activities such as running)..
if you have the time, try to go hiking....its a pretty fun adventure if you got a few hours to spare and the views can be awesome depending on where you go. I live in the central coast of California so every now and then i go to big sur and its a great stress reliever to work out by hiking while getting to sightsee
If you know how to swim, swimming can be a great workout!
Tennis is awesome also! I recently tried that out with a friend and even though we didn't play by the rules it got us sweating all kinds! We jus made sure we kept the ball goin back and forth regardless of how many times the ball would bounce...eventually we challenged ourselves by trying to keep the ball from bouncing so many times in between each hit.
Do you listen to music while workin out? If so what do you listen to? (Artist/song names?)
Im Heidi by the way 0 -
Hi Ellie! Ive tried to quit snacking but its tough! Especially cuz i work around pastries all the time!
I would love to know what you do for meditating...I've tried doing it but i fall asleep haha and i don't think thats how it works.... Why did you stop cycling if you don't mind me asking?
The main thing I am going for with this forum post is to jus find supportive people and read about what they do to see if theres other good workout ideas to try....i want to continually try different things so that my body doesn't adapt to one type of workout.0 -
Hi Heidi,
Thanks for you reply. I just had a long message ready to send back to you and I pressed backspace to correct an spelling error and have lost it all. :explode: :sad:
Now, it's going to be a while before I can retype it.
Sorry, will chat with you in a bit. 0 -
I'll join! I just joined here today and could probably use someone to keep me motivated to keep up with my food and exercise journals.0
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Lilrachelle!!! Its always a major bummer when you lose all the stuff you typed up! Ive done it plenty of times before!:frown:0
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Hi zmbiefishfis!
Welcome! Hopefully you make the best of this site.... Its pretty awesome for it bein free :happy:
I saw that you made your goal for today...congrats!0 -
Ill join you. Have 10 pounds to go. Have not been exercising , just limiting intake to 1200 day. Had regained 20 lbs. previously lost , but used Lent to start up again, Lost 10 but another 10 is not feasible by Easter.May is more realistic. Good job!0
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Hi junekucks,
Its always great to lose but it sucks when you backtrack hu....i havent been exercising either...my excuse? I dont have time....but when i really think about it, i have the time (for @ least 3 times a week) i just do not have my priorities straight :ohwell: lent is a great place to start...what did you give up?
Lets see how much we can lose by may junekucks!
Cheers0 -
I wouldn't mind joining you all. I have recently just rejoined MFP and are looking to make some motivating friends.0
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I'll join! I just joined here today and could probably use someone to keep me motivated to keep up with my food and exercise journals.0
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Hey mrsblu2006, taz69tazz
Welcome! What have you guys done to get started?0 -
Well I've been trying to workout three times a week since the beginning on March. I do Zumba, Nike + on Kinect, Wii Fit Plus, & sometimes walk the track at my daughters school. Also. I've tried changing my food intake to low fat choices and staying below 1500 calories a day. Which is easy because I really only eat once a day which I'm trying to change. My Birthday is in a month and I know wont lose 30 lbs however, i would like to lose up to 2lbs a week until then. My ultimate goal is to hopefully have reached my weight loss goal by my anniversary in October which gives me plenty of time. Do you have any suggestions?. I'm open0
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id love to join in. ive got a lot to lose but any type of loss before may would be nice. HI everyone
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i ll join
nice to meet you all...
i have the last 10lbs to lose..and ive been trying to for the past year..but i didnt always exercise and eat right...
i would love for us to do it together) 0 -
Mrsblu2006
Check out some of the suggestions i mentioned to lilrachelle
Ive done what you have been doing, the kinect, wii, and zumba really get you moving :happy:
I love the plan you got bout losing 2 pounds per week...that is very reasonable and its a healthy rate youre choosing
Do you listen to any music while workin out? If so, what?0 -
Hi sammirust and karoumee
How have you two started?0 -
If all goes well, I should hit my goal by mid-May. I have it down as 8 pounds left to lose, but I am much less concerned with my weight than I am with other fitness factors like endurance, strength, body fat %, and inches. I've got a 5k to run in early May, so I'm working on that, and I want to be able to do a few unassisted pullups by the end of the year. I'd also like to increase the number of pushups I can do (I max out at 40).0
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Hi all, Im new too and hoping to loose about 70 lbs all together.
9lb down so thats keepin me motivated! My daughter is 5 weeks old so im feelin ready to get back to working out and pushing that pram lol :-) plus holiday booked for mid may!!! Wooowhoo
Its lovely reading all ur posts, defo motivation for me !!!! Xx0 -
Im in
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Hi
Just joined to day and I need to loose 10lb by 26th April - going to a dinner dance and the last time I wore my dress I was 10lb lighter! Officially starting it tomorrow and combing it with a couple of miles walk a day - fast pace. Good monitoring everyone!
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My goal if kinda high I want to loose 50 to 60lbs0
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How do u get that ruler with weight lost?0
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I'd love to join. Just recently started really watching my eating habits, logging in everything, and pushing it with working out. I can definitely relate to struggling to find time. It's difficult, I work a normal job and have a 5 year old. I go to the gym for 60 minutes at lunch, then come home and try to do more on video (P90, etc). Starting to level a bit, so will need to make some changes to what I am doing. My goals are the same too, mid-May. I figure, we can do anything for 2 months. Then we can maintain.
Suggestions... let's see. Seriously monitor your intake. The cravings for crappy food go away after the first or second week of being disciplined. I'm not grossly overweight, but I did gain 25 lbs since last summer. A little older now, it's really difficult this time for me to shed the weight in a healthy way. My doctor suggested switching to 40 minutes of cardio, and 20 minutes of weight resistance training. Either way, more cardio than weights.0 -
If all goes well, I should hit my goal by mid-May. I have it down as 8 pounds left to lose, but I am much less concerned with my weight than I am with other fitness factors like endurance, strength, body fat %, and inches. I've got a 5k to run in early May, so I'm working on that, and I want to be able to do a few unassisted pullups by the end of the year. I'd also like to increase the number of pushups I can do (I max out at 40).
hi mezzie1024,
ive never run a 5k but i would like to try to do one by the end of this year
when you mention endurance are you talking about your cardiovascular endurance or strength endurance?0 -
Hi all, Im new too and hoping to loose about 70 lbs all together.
9lb down so thats keepin me motivated! My daughter is 5 weeks old so im feelin ready to get back to working out and pushing that pram lol :-) plus holiday booked for mid may!!! Wooowhoo
Its lovely reading all ur posts, defo motivation for me !!!! Xx
Way to go! Lets see how much we can lose by may!
What have you been doin to get started?0 -
Im in
Crystaldreams! What have you been doin?0 -
Hi
Just joined to day and I need to loose 10lb by 26th April - going to a dinner dance and the last time I wore my dress I was 10lb lighter! Officially starting it tomorrow and combing it with a couple of miles walk a day - fast pace. Good monitoring everyone!
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Hi! 10 lb is definitely possible! Lets get to it! good luck tomrrow! 0 -
My goal if kinda high I want to loose 50 to 60lbs
Its a major goal but you can do it! Ive noticed it helps to break down major goals into smaller ones try that out...
do you have any plans on how to achieve your goals?
also....for the ruler....i think if you go to your profile on the mfp website you can a section titled MY PROGRESS and you will find a link that says PERSONALIZE YOUR TICKER
i hope that helps0
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