30 pounds by Christmas..Who's with me?!

I'm just starting this loooooong journey. Stumbled upong the website today and, well, let's just say it must be a sign. 30 pounds by Christmas sounds like a good goal to get moving with.

WELCOME TO MFP!! You have know idea how lucky you are to have found this site!! I have been on here for about a month and love it!!

LW 161.5
CW 157.6
GW after 4 weeks 150
GW after 3 months 130
Ultimate GW between 120 and 125

Down 3.9 lbs only 26.1 to go. Woo Hoo!!! I love this group, it really does keep me motivated to stay on track.

I started on Monday and am very excited about this group, did my weigh in today and am down 2 pounds. Thanks Danielle for starting this group.

Starting Weight 190
Current Weight 188
Goal Weight 135


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I'm with u!!!

So I weighed in this morning and I only lost half a pound this past week. Grrrr. I think I'm going to throw my scale out the window.

Our first holiday is lurking around the corner, here inthe US, a holiday best known for EATING!! Keep our eyes on our goal and save the splurge for CHRISTMAS DINNER!! That is OUR BIG PICTURE! Best advice is PLAN PLAN PLAN!! If you are hosting the party or bbq that is great then you have a lot more control over the situation and will know better how to track, because you know exactly what is in things. Things like butter added to veggies, salt ect. If you are going to someone elses shin dig help out the hostess and bring a big beautiful salad loaded up with all things good(good for you ) and that way you know for sure you'll be able to eat something! And hell yeah you should bring a small bottle of your fave light dressing stashed in your purse! Seek out the bbq pit and locate the leanest meat they have. We can still have fun at these types of fun if we plan! Without the plan you are going to have no choices and NOT have a good time because in the back of your mind, you know that scale will be waiting to see you on wednesday!! Don't blow this weeks weigh in over a little ol' holiday!!

And if for some reason 'stuff' goes terribly wrong......:explode: leave the party a little sooner, rather than later, and head home for a nice brisk hour long walk or workout OK??? We got this!!:happy: :flowerforyou:
OH And Happy Labor Day everyone!!:drinker: << Thats is LIGHT beer!! LOL

ok, i just got back from a week-long road trip, and i think i did pretty good, but i won't get to weigh in until later today or in the morning. i really am so proud of this road trip - we kept only healthy food in the car, and i got 4 good days of exercising. we had a few really nice (yummy & big) meals, but we split an entree, so it ended up being so much better than it could have been!! will post weight as soon as i can!

Stick with it! When I did this before, I would plateau for a while, then drop down again. If the plateau lasts too long, mixing up your routine a bit can help. Hope that helps! Diana

ok, i did my weigh in this morning, and i'm at 250.2 - that's down 2.4 lbs. yippie!! my little tracker isn't moving, though. hmmm.

looking good all heading in the right direction.....

I'm in, too. It's worth a try :happy:

I've been losing wight for some time now. Limiting calories to around 1500 and exercising three times a week. Weight loss has plateau'd. Don't know if I can reach 30 lbs weight loss goal by Christmas. Think the only way I can acheive it is to increase exercise to 5 or 6 times a week. Even losing a total of 30 pounds by Christams won't put me at the "normal" weight for a 5'9" man at 148-160. Anyone think these "ideal" weight charts are retarded?

I'm in. I hope no one minds me jumping in after you have already started your challenge.
I would so love to lose 30lbs by Christmas. I have already lost 10 so I have 20 more to go. It would be nice for hubby to get me some new clothes for Christmas after I lose that weight.
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Down 2.6 pounds this week! So 27.4 more to go! Good job everyone and hopefully everyone has a good week!

I'm in. I hope no one minds me jumping in after you have already started your challenge.
I would so love to lose 30lbs by Christmas. I have already lost 10 so I have 20 more to go. It would be nice for hubby to get me some new clothes for Christmas after I lose that weight.
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Of course we don't mind! Welcome and Good Luck!