10 lbs? Yeah right.

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  • HannahInHawaii
    HannahInHawaii Posts: 173 Member
    I'm down for a 5 pound December challenge. Ready! Set! Go!

    Oh, and you mentioned something about vegan. Are you a vegan or are you becoming one?

    I am working my way towards it! RAW vegan. Not just vegan.
  • HannahInHawaii
    HannahInHawaii Posts: 173 Member
    My birthday is this month, so I made a goal to be down 4 lbs by then.

    CW: 146
    GW: 142 (dec 21st)

    Woohoo! That's a great goal!
  • HannahInHawaii
    HannahInHawaii Posts: 173 Member
    Shouldn't we be learning a new healthy way of life that is ongoing and can be used long term. I know in the past tight restrictions and fad diets ended up in failure.

    Goodluck

    yes! This isn't just a fad for me. It's motivation to get into the raw/vegan life that I've been half-assing for so long.

    That's an amazing lifestyle change. I was a vegetarian in high school. I lost a ton of weight & my complexion cleared up. Good luck!

    Thank you!
  • asianmonkie
    asianmonkie Posts: 264
    I'm down for a 5 pound December challenge. Ready! Set! Go!

    Oh, and you mentioned something about vegan. Are you a vegan or are you becoming one?

    I am working my way towards it! RAW vegan. Not just vegan.
    That's the first time I've heard of raw vegan. It looks interesting. Good luck!
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    Realistic objectives deliver small success.
    Small success drives commitment.
    Commitment delivers big success.

    I like this! :drinker:
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    I'm down for a 5 pound December challenge. Ready! Set! Go!

    Oh, and you mentioned something about vegan. Are you a vegan or are you becoming one?

    I am working my way towards it! RAW vegan. Not just vegan.
    But ... you still eat meat?
  • HannahInHawaii
    HannahInHawaii Posts: 173 Member
    I'm down for a 5 pound December challenge. Ready! Set! Go!

    Oh, and you mentioned something about vegan. Are you a vegan or are you becoming one?

    I am working my way towards it! RAW vegan. Not just vegan.
    But ... you still eat meat?

    As of right now, yes. But, like I said earlier, I am "working my way towards it."

    I have stopped buying it and I am working towards getting to the point where I don't eat it at all.
  • andreaheileman
    andreaheileman Posts: 48 Member
    Slow and steady wins the race :)
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    So the week of Thanksgiving I gave myself the goal to lose 10 lbs. by December 13th. My starting weight was 154 and I wanted to hit 144.

    Well, needless to say, after Thanksgiving I was up to 157. I thought "there is no way in hell I'm going to be able to lose 13 lbs in a matter of days."

    I started going for walks every day and I joined a December Challenge group with the intent to walk/run 20 miles this month.

    Guess what? I weighed in this morning and was at 153.8.

    I'm back on track and I KNOW I can hit that goal on the 13th.

    At your weight, losing 10 pounds in just over a week isn't really realistic. You could starve yourself and MAYBE see that on the scale but due to the extreme restriction necessary to lose even 4-5 pounds in a week you likely put it back on, plus some, the minute you go back to less restrictive eating. I'm not trying to be discouraging just realistic. At your weight you should be looking for maybe a pound a week.

    Sound advice. Sorry to the poster who posted the above for the reception it got :cry:
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    I'm down for a 5 pound December challenge. Ready! Set! Go!

    Oh, and you mentioned something about vegan. Are you a vegan or are you becoming one?

    I am working my way towards it! RAW vegan. Not just vegan.
    But ... you still eat meat?

    As of right now, yes. But, like I said earlier, I am "working my way towards it."

    I have stopped buying it and I am working towards getting to the point where I don't eat it at all.
    Just stop. It really is that simple ...
  • Rhozelyn
    Rhozelyn Posts: 201 Member
    Realistic objectives deliver small success.
    Small success drives commitment.
    Commitment delivers big success.
    I want to remember this! Thanks!
  • HannahInHawaii
    HannahInHawaii Posts: 173 Member
    I'm down for a 5 pound December challenge. Ready! Set! Go!

    Oh, and you mentioned something about vegan. Are you a vegan or are you becoming one?

    I am working my way towards it! RAW vegan. Not just vegan.
    But ... you still eat meat?

    As of right now, yes. But, like I said earlier, I am "working my way towards it."

    I have stopped buying it and I am working towards getting to the point where I don't eat it at all.
    Just stop. It really is that simple ...

    Ok.
  • firstsip
    firstsip Posts: 8,399 Member
    All I'm doing to hit this is walking a mile or two a day and eating fruits, vegetables and a little meat/nuts for protein.

    If it happens, it happens. If not, oh well!

    I've seen the effects of eating healthily and I know how powerful it can be. I will be back on this post December 13th to update you all. I'm not into the dehydration/starvation thing so don't think I will go to extremes to hit this.

    I'm just doing it naturally! :smile:
    I eat extremely healthy and have for a very long time. The only time I saw results like your goal was when I was seriously depressed and ate nothing for two weeks.

    That's great! I guess I'll see what happens! :smile:

    o_-
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    All I'm doing to hit this is walking a mile or two a day and eating fruits, vegetables and a little meat/nuts for protein.

    If it happens, it happens. If not, oh well!

    I've seen the effects of eating healthily and I know how powerful it can be. I will be back on this post December 13th to update you all. I'm not into the dehydration/starvation thing so don't think I will go to extremes to hit this.

    I'm just doing it naturally! :smile:
    I eat extremely healthy and have for a very long time. The only time I saw results like your goal was when I was seriously depressed and ate nothing for two weeks.

    That's great! I guess I'll see what happens! :smile:

    Did you just basically give two thumbs for someone being depressed and starving themselves? Wow.

    Here's a link I'm just going to put out there....just in case.

    http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/find-help-support
  • nk2710
    nk2710 Posts: 13 Member
    I am ALL for having goals, but losing 10 pounds in a week is not one of them for me personally- it doesnt sound attainable and if it is, it sounds unhealthy- I'm not an expert or trying to judge, but everything i have read on this site since the day I joined discourages that kind of behavior and those types of goals. Also, after looking at your diary it appears you eat eggs every single morning and dairy and meat just about every day... so what is your reasoning for wanting to go raw? I cant imagine making such a transition just over night. I can see starting off by giving up meat and working your way towards it, but "cold turkey" sounds rough when you are eating those things so frequently- so just curious why you are trying to transition?
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    All I'm doing to hit this is walking a mile or two a day and eating fruits, vegetables and a little meat/nuts for protein.

    If it happens, it happens. If not, oh well!

    I've seen the effects of eating healthily and I know how powerful it can be. I will be back on this post December 13th to update you all. I'm not into the dehydration/starvation thing so don't think I will go to extremes to hit this.

    I'm just doing it naturally! :smile:
    I eat extremely healthy and have for a very long time. The only time I saw results like your goal was when I was seriously depressed and ate nothing for two weeks.

    That's great! I guess I'll see what happens! :smile:

    Did you just basically give two thumbs for someone being depressed and starving themselves? Wow.

    Here's a link I'm just going to put out there....just in case.

    http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/find-help-support
    Oy.

    Was that what she meant? I thought the "that's great" was for my healthy eating and the "I'll try it" was that she was just going to keep doing what she's doing.

    I think I need more sleep.
  • HannahInHawaii
    HannahInHawaii Posts: 173 Member
    All I'm doing to hit this is walking a mile or two a day and eating fruits, vegetables and a little meat/nuts for protein.

    If it happens, it happens. If not, oh well!

    I've seen the effects of eating healthily and I know how powerful it can be. I will be back on this post December 13th to update you all. I'm not into the dehydration/starvation thing so don't think I will go to extremes to hit this.

    I'm just doing it naturally! :smile:
    I eat extremely healthy and have for a very long time. The only time I saw results like your goal was when I was seriously depressed and ate nothing for two weeks.

    That's great! I guess I'll see what happens! :smile:

    Did you just basically give two thumbs for someone being depressed and starving themselves? Wow.

    Here's a link I'm just going to put out there....just in case.

    http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/find-help-support

    Obviously I was talking about the eating healthy part. Why would I be okay with depression and starvation?
  • HannahInHawaii
    HannahInHawaii Posts: 173 Member
    I am ALL for having goals, but losing 10 pounds in a week is not one of them for me personally- it doesnt sound attainable and if it is, it sounds unhealthy- I'm not an expert or trying to judge, but everything i have read on this site since the day I joined discourages that kind of behavior and those types of goals. Also, after looking at your diary it appears you eat eggs every single morning and dairy and meat just about every day... so what is your reasoning for wanting to go raw? I cant imagine making such a transition just over night. I can see starting off by giving up meat and working your way towards it, but "cold turkey" sounds rough when you are eating those things so frequently- so just curious why you are trying to transition?


    Not going cold turkey. Just trying to transition from a (mainly) Paleo kind of lifestyle to a raw vegan style. Just trying to find what works best for me!
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    Proptip: You are setting yourself up for failure with that goal.

    If your ticker is correct and you only have 20 pounds to lose total you can pretty much expect that you won't be losing 2 pounds per week.

    Don't make unrealistic goals or have unrealistic expectations. It's only going to discourage you in the long run.

    Good luck!
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    All I'm doing to hit this is walking a mile or two a day and eating fruits, vegetables and a little meat/nuts for protein.

    If it happens, it happens. If not, oh well!

    I've seen the effects of eating healthily and I know how powerful it can be. I will be back on this post December 13th to update you all. I'm not into the dehydration/starvation thing so don't think I will go to extremes to hit this.

    I'm just doing it naturally! :smile:
    I eat extremely healthy and have for a very long time. The only time I saw results like your goal was when I was seriously depressed and ate nothing for two weeks.

    That's great! I guess I'll see what happens! :smile:

    Did you just basically give two thumbs for someone being depressed and starving themselves? Wow.

    Here's a link I'm just going to put out there....just in case.

    http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/find-help-support

    Obviously I was talking about the eating healthy part. Why would I be okay with depression and starvation?
    Perhaps. But you clearly missed my point, anyway.
  • HannahInHawaii
    HannahInHawaii Posts: 173 Member
    All I'm doing to hit this is walking a mile or two a day and eating fruits, vegetables and a little meat/nuts for protein.

    If it happens, it happens. If not, oh well!

    I've seen the effects of eating healthily and I know how powerful it can be. I will be back on this post December 13th to update you all. I'm not into the dehydration/starvation thing so don't think I will go to extremes to hit this.

    I'm just doing it naturally! :smile:
    I eat extremely healthy and have for a very long time. The only time I saw results like your goal was when I was seriously depressed and ate nothing for two weeks.

    That's great! I guess I'll see what happens! :smile:

    Did you just basically give two thumbs for someone being depressed and starving themselves? Wow.

    Here's a link I'm just going to put out there....just in case.

    http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/find-help-support

    Obviously I was talking about the eating healthy part. Why would I be okay with depression and starvation?
    Perhaps. But you clearly missed my point, anyway.

    Your point was that this is an almost impossible goal. I get it.
  • HannahInHawaii
    HannahInHawaii Posts: 173 Member
    Proptip: You are setting yourself up for failure with that goal.

    If your ticker is correct and you only have 20 pounds to lose total you can pretty much expect that you won't be losing 2 pounds per week.

    Don't make unrealistic goals or have unrealistic expectations. It's only going to discourage you in the long run.

    Good luck!

    I am not easily discouraged. It's more of an experiment.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    All I'm doing to hit this is walking a mile or two a day and eating fruits, vegetables and a little meat/nuts for protein.

    If it happens, it happens. If not, oh well!

    I've seen the effects of eating healthily and I know how powerful it can be. I will be back on this post December 13th to update you all. I'm not into the dehydration/starvation thing so don't think I will go to extremes to hit this.

    I'm just doing it naturally! :smile:
    I eat extremely healthy and have for a very long time. The only time I saw results like your goal was when I was seriously depressed and ate nothing for two weeks.

    That's great! I guess I'll see what happens! :smile:

    Did you just basically give two thumbs for someone being depressed and starving themselves? Wow.

    Here's a link I'm just going to put out there....just in case.

    http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/find-help-support

    Obviously I was talking about the eating healthy part. Why would I be okay with depression and starvation?
    Perhaps. But you clearly missed my point, anyway.

    Your point was that this is an almost impossible goal. I get it.

    Remove the "almost" and you've got it.
  • HannahInHawaii
    HannahInHawaii Posts: 173 Member
    10-4
  • msstriblin
    msstriblin Posts: 1
    Yep, I'm doing 31 miles for the month of December. 1 mile per day. Motivated!!!!:laugh:
  • HannahInHawaii
    HannahInHawaii Posts: 173 Member
    Yep, I'm doing 31 miles for the month of December. 1 mile per day. Motivated!!!!:laugh:

    Woohooo!!:happy:
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    All I'm doing to hit this is walking a mile or two a day and eating fruits, vegetables and a little meat/nuts for protein.

    If it happens, it happens. If not, oh well!

    I've seen the effects of eating healthily and I know how powerful it can be. I will be back on this post December 13th to update you all. I'm not into the dehydration/starvation thing so don't think I will go to extremes to hit this.

    I'm just doing it naturally! :smile:
    I eat extremely healthy and have for a very long time. The only time I saw results like your goal was when I was seriously depressed and ate nothing for two weeks.

    That's great! I guess I'll see what happens! :smile:

    Did you just basically give two thumbs for someone being depressed and starving themselves? Wow.

    Here's a link I'm just going to put out there....just in case.

    http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/find-help-support

    Obviously I was talking about the eating healthy part. Why would I be okay with depression and starvation?
    Perhaps. But you clearly missed my point, anyway.

    Your point was that this is an almost impossible goal. I get it.

    Just for reference since you don't seem to understand that it's as unrealistic as it is.


    Your BMR is 1,455 a day. and let's just say your activity level is lightly active or active. You maintain around 1950 per day.

    Just so you know you would need a daily deficit of 2,500 calories a day.

    That means you need to be eating negative 550 calories a day.

    That's right. NEGATIVE 550.

    Sounds healthy and sustainable to me! :drinker:
  • Nalgh94
    Nalgh94 Posts: 181 Member
    I wanted to lose 23lbs by December 20th for a special event I have....so far I'm down 14lbs of that (MFP doesn't account for the weight loss that comes from gaining OVER my original weight so it doesn't show the full amount on my tracker). Don't know if losing 9lbs in the next 2 weeks is going to happen but if I can at least lose another 4.5-5 lbs I'll be very happy.

    I'm doing a bit more lifting and I have tried to cut back on dessert and junk food in general (I indulge every now and then). Reducing my night eating has helped alot and I've added more protein to my diet. Also, drinking 8 glasses of water was a challenge for me but now I'm averaging between 12-16 cups a day with no problem which has helped cleanse out my body I guess. Good luck on your mission!!!
  • HannahInHawaii
    HannahInHawaii Posts: 173 Member
    All I'm doing to hit this is walking a mile or two a day and eating fruits, vegetables and a little meat/nuts for protein.

    If it happens, it happens. If not, oh well!

    I've seen the effects of eating healthily and I know how powerful it can be. I will be back on this post December 13th to update you all. I'm not into the dehydration/starvation thing so don't think I will go to extremes to hit this.

    I'm just doing it naturally! :smile:
    I eat extremely healthy and have for a very long time. The only time I saw results like your goal was when I was seriously depressed and ate nothing for two weeks.

    That's great! I guess I'll see what happens! :smile:

    Did you just basically give two thumbs for someone being depressed and starving themselves? Wow.

    Here's a link I'm just going to put out there....just in case.

    http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/find-help-support

    Obviously I was talking about the eating healthy part. Why would I be okay with depression and starvation?
    Perhaps. But you clearly missed my point, anyway.

    Your point was that this is an almost impossible goal. I get it.

    Just for reference since you don't seem to understand that it's as unrealistic as it is.


    Your BMR is 1,455 a day. and let's just say your activity level is lightly active or active. You maintain around 1950 per day.

    Just so you know you would need a daily deficit of 2,500 calories a day.

    That means you need to be eating negative 550 calories a day.

    That's right. NEGATIVE 550.

    Sounds healthy and sustainable to me! :drinker:

    I get it. Thanks.
  • HannahInHawaii
    HannahInHawaii Posts: 173 Member
    I wanted to lose 23lbs by December 20th for a special event I have....so far I'm down 14lbs of that (MFP doesn't account for the weight loss that comes from gaining OVER my original weight so it doesn't show the full amount on my tracker). Don't know if losing 9lbs in the next 2 weeks is going to happen but if I can at least lose another 4.5-5 lbs I'll be very happy.

    I'm doing a bit more lifting and I have tried to cut back on dessert and junk food in general (I indulge every now and then). Reducing my night eating has helped alot and I've added more protein to my diet. Also, drinking 8 glasses of water was a challenge for me but now I'm averaging between 12-16 cups a day with no problem which has helped cleanse out my body I guess. Good luck on your mission!!!

    That's great! Good luck to you also!

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