25 lb challenge

Sounds cool even though I have more than 25 pounds to lose. Feel free to add me anyone.

me too! i have plenty to lose, and need some more motivation!

Well, that works for me, though I will be breaking it down into 5lb losses. It's easier to think in terms of 5lb, rather than 25. After all, 25lb is ONLY 5 lots of 5 lb!

I'm off to south africa at easter, anything I lose between now and then is a bonus. OK, my pledge is to stick to 1350 calories a day, exercise 3 times a week, be active in the day and to not eat standing up at all.

good luck everyone x

Good job on staying committed this past week. I recommitted myself to a healthier lifestyle two weeks ago. I have lost a pound each. So I will be kicking it up a notch, aiming for 2 pounds a week. I've been down this road before, so I know what it takes. Took me a year to lose 52 pounds. I kept it off for 3 years, then got lazy, stopped logging/tracking, working out consistently, etc. I realize it has to be a lifestyle change. Slow and steady.

Add me if you like.

I'm looking for support myself. My goal is to lose between 25-30 pounds. I used to be really fit and have just let things go in the last year. My goals are to get back into running at least 5 times per week. Feel free to add me as a friend.

I really want to lose 20-15 pounds before my graduation!

Count me in! I am back at it and have exactly 25 to lose. Need some motivation through the holidays.

I need to lose at least 25 pounds! Having a hard time staying on the wagon. I usually start off the week great, and then slowly slide off the wagon, then I have to start all over again. I'd love to be in contact with other people!

Hello,
I am having a hard time getting back on the wagon here. I hope someone cares enough to read my story. I weighed 238 when I first started to walk. Walked 3 days a week 3 miles, and then upped to 5 days a week. I soon joined a gym and began to ride a stationary bike daily for 12 to 14 miles in 60 min. I joined a Silver Sneakers exercise class for seniors, and then a Pilates class, Cardio class, Women's Burn Out with Weights, and rotated the days for each of these, with the bike. I then started doing one of the classes each day plus my bike ride. Was watching food by giving up sodas, gave up wheat, ate more fruits...

Results was a loss of 63 pounds. I weighed 175 two weeks ago. I was happy. Today, I weigh 185. I am not happy.
What happened? I had been watching my Cholesterol Level come down, BP was better, all blood work looked good. I knew what my hubby's cholesterol was and I knew what mine had been. I made a mistake they say...I stopped taking my Crestor for cholesterol. I waited until time for my next blood work (3 months) and then I went in and told my dr...well not my dr because she had retired suddenly! I told another dr in the same building what I had done and he advised we get the results of blood work and then discuss whether or not I would need to go back on the med. Well, went in for blood work and my cholesterol was 163. He said I could stay off the med. I got home and was showing my hubby the blood work print out and he said that is your old print out.
Sure enough the date was old. I called the office and they said that my cholesterol had not been taken so we rescheduled and had it taken. The result was 358! Way high but not as high as it had once been at 450. (mine is a hereditary thing).

Anyway, he put me back on med and it is not making me feel well at all...meantime, I had a sinus infection and chest infection and was given Z-pac, musinex DM, and have felt awful. On top of this had a flare up of plantar fasciitis in my right foot which stopped my gym classes as far as cardio or almost anything...Well, I got so discouraged, so worried about my health, new dr and
all else. Not to even mention Thanksgiving...I just feel so depressed, discouraged, so unhealthy right now. I do not want to give up but there are so many obstacles to face at once. I just want to start over and continue to my goal of 155 with my weight.

Weighing 185, I now have 35 pounds to lose. Want to cry but I cannot let this thing beat me, I WILL DO THIS even if it kills me and it just may. So sorry to vent here but really having a hard time with everything.

Right now, I will work on portion control, and reading labels closer...I discovered that the Coconut Milk that I was using in my protein shake although listed 0 cholesterol, it had high listing of saturated fat! How deceiving! That alone, as I drank it twice a day every day, could have had some effect on the blood work. The total cholesterol was high, the bad cholesterol was high and the good cholesterol was low...all over not a good reading. I am having another one by different place done in January, and cannot wait to see what it says. Meantime, I still need to talk to dr about how the Crestor is making me feel. I could not take Lipitor, and maybe not this anymore since I messed up and took the break off of it....sigh...
Thanks for listening, and just try to help keep me motivated here, so discouraged with self.

lockmand
donna155

Thanks for the support chtsngiggles. Got to stop beating myself up so bad, especially over the med thing. I am so glad to have you as a supporter on here. I need that. I think you are doing great as well. Looks like our goals are very similar. Let's do this.

30 us my ultimate goal but I'm working on 5 pound increments anyone feel free to add me I love having friends on here