Lose 5 Pounds a Month- July 2010 Challenge

I will take that challenge!! I've recently lost my mojo.....my usual routine has been interrupted (happens about once or twice a year) and I always find that I need something to get me kickstarted again.
Current weight is 143lb, target is 138 by the end of the month...see you at the finish line.
p.s. I hope we come out in a tie!

Still have no idea how and if the weekend affected me but i got in a good walk last night and started my morning out great as well. woke up not having to worry about the kids and went straight out for a walk .. I stopped to see my soon to be neighbor so all in all my walk lasted half an hour total. I will be going for another walk tonight. I cant wait to get on a scale im still hoping for the best.

as for the challenge i cant do a new recipie as i have spent my grocery buget for this half of the month but i will try to make my night time walks at least an hour and a half with a 30 second sprint worked in : ) hope everyone had a good holliday weekend.
I spoiled myself so im challenging myself to not have chips, candy, or soda the entire week... .. Iv been doing great with having no chips or candy its the soda haha... well off to work good luck

Good morning everyone! It's weigh in day for me. I feel like I'm getting back in control. It's amazing how eating out at great places with the people you love can make it so hard to get back on track. I actually did pretty good but I've struggled with cravings ever since. But the scale is headed in the right direction so I'm feeling pretty confident again. Hope everyone had a great 4th. It was pretty noneventful for me. I worked and then went home and cooked a turkey breast for lunches all week. Smelled like Thanksgiving! I work today and then I'm on vacation again. Yippee.

July 1 SW 210
July 5 208

July 30 GW 205

I'm in & need all the support I can get & I'll do the same for you.

Im in. Currently am 238 and by end of July want to be 233, although less (but still healthy) would be fantastic.:happy:

Count me in! Back at it, again. This time it is all about me!
July 4- 232.6
August 1- 227
September 1- 222
October 1- 217
November 1- 212
December 1- 207
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I didn't do well with my eating at the cookout yesterday, but I was very busy and probably sweated off more calories than I think. It could have been worse! :laugh:

Bru- I will try to do the challenge this week. Does this challenge run from Mon-Sun? I have no idea how I am gonna work out for 1.5 hrs 2x this week but I'm gonna try. Usually I can only designate an hour a day while I let my daughter watch Sesame Street. She LOVES it and will actually sit there and be good while its on! I was already gonna try out a low calorie recipe this week, so thats no big deal. I'm not sure how healthy it is but its low calorie...does that still count? I HATE running so this is gonna be the hardest part! I can do 30 sec. a day, I'm sure. Time to start kickin' some butt!

Phylgen- good to see you are maintaining while in the States! :flowerforyou:

Welcome everyone new to challenge!

I enjoy the tips and helps from Terri, so this time I have a few I picked up at my Mom's dr. last week. Some are similiat to Terri's but I thought I'd share anyway.

It's not food if it arrived through the window of your car.

Eat only foods that will eventually rot.

Avoid food products that contain more than 5 indredients.

Don't eat breakfast cereals that change the color of the milk.

Stop eating before you're full.

Eat slowly.

"Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, dinner like a pauper".

Don't get your fuel from the same place your car does.

Do all yur eating at a table.

Try not to eat alone.

Cook.

Eat your colors.

Jacque

I did 30 minutes of C25K today. The plan was to continue walking for an additional 30 minutes then hit some weights but I was just too tired. Running takes a lot out of me. I was able to walk for about 10 more minutes, and then I did some stretches for 5 minutes or so. The hour and a half definitely wasn't going to happen! I realize that if I am going to do anything for an hour and a half straight, it will need to be low intensity. Tomorrow, I will take my pups to the dog park and walk the trail with them for an hour and a half.

I also didn't sprint today, yet. My heart rate gets really high during exercise, particularly when I run. It averages about 185 during the running parts of C25K and has gotten as high as 200. It really freaks me out so I am learning to ease off and slow down when I see it getting around 190 or so. Sprinting during C25K is out of the question for me but I will probably be OK doing it at a separate time. Now I just need to find somewhere to do it! (My neighbors may think I'm nuts if they see me running up the street at full speed!)

As for the recipe, I already know what I am going to try. It's nothing special but something I have been wanting to make--- my own hummus! It will go great with all of those raw veggies I am going to try out.

I'm in!

SW July 5:178
GW Aug 1: 173

Weigh in: Saturday July 11 July 18, July 25, August 1

Good luck to all of us:glasses:

July 1: 161.8
July 5: 163.8

This week will be a good week!!

I weigh in on Fridays but....had to step on the scale and see the damage from the holiday...up 2.3lbs. ICK :mad: :huh:

Looking forward to dropping that plus some in the next couple weeks....dang BBQ chips, I should beat my hubby for buying them...

same ol ' same ol' 125.5.
4th of July fun Fine by me. No gain at the very least. Onward and DOWNward I say! :laugh: Move scale! MOVE! :bigsmile:

Hi Ladies. I joined July 1st with a weight of 166.6 and am down to 166.4 ...hey not much but the scale did move!! Hope everyone has a great week.

hello! I would like to join this challenge. I'm new on here today, and this looks like a great place to start. I'm getting started 7 days late, but at least I'm getting started! Really, I've been at this for over a year, but I'm really struggling with eating too much, and I'm hoping this web site will help me get on track!