Kicking *kitten* In Our Twenties! - November Challenge

OMG I don't know what the hell has happened this week but I lost 7lbs since last Monday!!! That's never happened to me in the middle of a diet, not even on the first week of a diet really!

So now I've lost 20lbs altogether through MFP! In about 6 weeks! Yaaaaaay I'm actually doing this!

Now I have to concentrate on making sure I meet my other goals of swimming 3 times a week (just missed it last week because of stupid work) and losing 8 inches all over!!!

Anyone reading this who is having trouble seeing how they will ever lose weight; I never thought that one website would have so much positive influence over my life, and I never thought I would lose 20lbs in 6 weeks!!!

It's all down to you girlies keeping me on track....Thank you so much; you are my rocks!!!

Emmy



Kattungen: To lose 5 lbs Starting at 188.5 - want 183.5 by December 1st!
kvr413: lose 10 lbs, thanksgiving included, which will put me at 169!
Meggonkgonk: To reach 157 lbs & to run the first 2 weeks of my 10k running program (mileage13-14 and 15-16)
Emmyworthy: To reach 199lbs, swim 3 times a week, lose 8 inches over all with 1 inch coming from my upper arms.- OMG down 7lbs in the first week of November! What the hell!!!hahaha! Only 3lbs to go before I'm 199lbs=]
ksv123: to lose 3 pounds (yes, including Thanksgiving!!), and ramp up my workout routine that I have managed to ignore lately. The workout will include a minimum of 4 days a week of either elliptical or 30 Day Shred.
GuamGrly (Bethany) - To lose 5 pounds and work out at least 2 times per week.
meagalayne- To reach 130lbs, complete weeks 2 and 3 of the push-up challenge at my own pace, and run my 8k (Nov 13) under 50 mins
LostAlyKat (Aly) - To lose 6lbs from 172.6, follow my prescribed food plan, and workout 6 days a week!
Tjradd73-to lose 9.6lbs, and to continue on with the push-up challenge
allislefttogain: Maintain (120-125 range); no scale until December 1st; 2 days a week with strength/body weight training; run 3-4x a week and run my 10K in 56 minutes or under (be happy with 59:01 or under though!)
rai8759: loose 3 lbs by Thanksgiving, 5 lbs in total/workout 3x a week 60-90 minutes/5K in 30 min or less/be true to food diary even if i miss a day get right back into it the next day!!
tai_88: to lose 5 lbs, stopping eating candy for the month and continue working out at least 4 times a week.
wardiemelissa-my goal is to lose my last 0.5 pounds (taking me to 125 pounds-my wedding weight from 7 years and 2 kids ago), to maintain my weight, continue with my exercise routine (running 3-4 days and strength on off days) and finish my first 10K under 75 minutes on Thanksgiving Day!!!
spellbinder - Reach 146lbs, exercise 5 days a week, do strength training + crunches + squats 3 days a week, ensure that I don't put on any weight during thanksgiving week!!
SkierElle- reach 180lbs/exercise every day/limit sweets and desserts (apart from Thanksgiving)
ttaylortulsa: 8 lbs for month - C25K training 3 days/wk - 30 Day Shred (or equivalent) 2 days/week - YBB vid 1 day/week
allie7383: to get into the 150's (6.5 lbs away!), workout 6 days a week, and increase my water intake.
inskydiamonds: (November 1-14): eat vegetables with dinner every night / lose about 5 pounds (November 15-28): make low(er) cal Thanksgiving dishes. Lose at least 4 pounds.
mcanals123: To drop down to 165 and break my plateau :-)
finncmh: Lose 1 pound a week- bringing me to 198 by end of the month. Full body lifting routine two days a week. Get to spinning class at least two times a week.
miss_amy: lose a total of 25lbs, work out 5x a week & eat more fiber & protein. -5.6lbs to go!
purpleprose: lose 5 pounds from 10/29 weight, run the whole 5K on Thanksgiving (no walking), and to eat organic, whole foods at least 60% of the time
oreganoqueen: brave the gym at least once a week & eat more protein
coatadaycarrie: finally get down to 145, and to work out at least 5x a week for at least half an hour each time.
lauratx22-lose 8 pds! starting weight 190..now 188.5!
ottawagirl613: lose 5 pounds to get me halfway to my goal weight of 130 pounds by christmas! also to complete my 15 mins a day of toning exercises EVERY DAY ! (and squeeze in a few 15-30 min walks a few times a week)
stuartme123: lose 4 pounds, workout at the gym or attend yoga class lasting 30+ min, 3x a week, keep unhealthy snacking to under 200 calories/day - this includes YOU potato chips!!!
CraftyGirl4 - Do all the P90X workouts for this month (maybe taking off Thanksgiving Day). Not to step on the scale until Decemeber 1st, 2010.
vbos~ lose 8lbs, 8 cups of H2O a day, run/elliptical 4x/week, strength train 3x/week, 5k Turkey Trot in 30mins, oh and drink alcohol only once a week!!
cruan - Stick to my 2 shakes a day, really watch my calories so I don't go over, lose 5-7 pounds, somehow fit some exercise into the craziness that is my life!
lolahippie-to lose 5lbs!
Roobean33- to lose 4 pounds and tone up - and bring my hubby along for the ride!
emmarie1630- lose 5 pounds, 3x a week workout, more veggies

Hey everyone! glad to see the losses so far! My day is today, monday.. later on after i've gotten some much needed sleep after a hectic weekend at work..
Let me get some opinions on this.. ok so going off of my excitedness, i went running yesterday and pushed myself and made it to 4 miles woo!! i was tired, my foot started to hurt and all, but i went at a consistent pace and wasn't totally out of breath or anything like that.. about 20 min later i was home in the shower, and felt a little weak and noticed that the periphery of my vision in the left eye was wavy, (the edge away from my nose)..so i took my contacts out, and still the same.. luckily it went away after 15-20 min, and i've been fine since. i ate dinner and def felt better still. has anyone ever had anything like this? i ate a small meal a little before going and had water. my mother said she experienced it before, but it was while she was on some pill while trying to conceive my sister. i'm def not in that situation lol.

Great job Emmy!! You ladies look great with those double digits that say how much you've lost.

I need to kick my butt in gear and stick to my plan cause I am only hurting myself. Yesterday was one of those days that I was hating that fact that I had to count everything that went in my mouth. But I was up early this morning due to the time change so I managed to make some of Meag's pumpkin oatmeal.

Hope everyone had a great weekend!!

Aly - I think it was better that you had your cheating done before you officially started your triathalon training. Now you've gotten it out of the way and can focus on your food plan and training. You are gonna do great!! And I love the new idea with your question of the week. Its another way to get us all thinking how we're gonna make this work for the week, rather than just the day. Then a week will turn into weeks, then months, then years.

What am I gonna do to stay on plan?? Yesterday was another eye-opener for me. I was not as prepared as I should have been, knowing that I was gonna be away from all of my usual resources. When I am home and at work, I surround myself with healthier choices and find it a lot easier to make better choices. But even though I made my lunch yesterday, I was not completely prepared. I should have taken along some more snacks. They were popping fresh popcorn on the showroom for their customers but I refused to indulge because I knew that it would be loaded with butter and salt. And I was not even going to look and see what was in the vending machine because that was a temptation that I probably would not have survived. So I will now keep a snack in my purse for times like yesterday. And I need to plan my meals for the week so that I can include the entire family on healthy eating!

Guam-

Great job laying off the popcorn- meal planning, even just a little can be a huge huge help! I highly recommend it!

Aly-
Super good luck on the run this weekend! good idea not to push yourself over the weekend- your body is going to need all it's strength to get through the Half Marathon!

I am actually finding "sticking to my plan" really easy this time around. I'm kind of a super planner, so starting a diet is usually pretty easy, but then after a month or two I start to taper off (10 weeks and counting so far tho- I'm closing in on 3!). Idk, all I really need is continued enthusiasm- that's what keeps me committed. But I also like to think that the flexibility I am affording myself and the fact that I am sharing this with the boyfriend instead of keeping it away from him is helping hugely as well. I think things just have come together this time around- running "sucess", MFP, my accumulated 'diet' knowledge, the boyfriend and my fam, and a work schedule that kinda keeps me from being super social- it's just all working right now, it's not a plan its just kind of... life.

Good luck!

Emmy, didn't forget you but I think your achievement earned you the much coveted and never before heard of (cuz I just made it up)

AWESOME BADGE OF ROCKING THE WEEK:

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Stupid Photo bucket wont work. Here is the link maybe one of you can get it to post?

http://s1111.photobucket.com/albums/h476/meggonkgonk/Rockstar of the Week/?action=view&current=AwesomeWeekBadge.jpg

Everytime I try and catch up with this thread, I get overwhelmed. Everyone seems to be doing a great job with getting workouts in and making better, healthier food choices!

I want to say (as sort of a blanket statement) to make sure you're eating enough. Unless you're super super tiny or have very slow metabolism (or have had a reliable doctor/medical professional/nutritionist tell you otherwise) you need to be eating 1200 NET calories - aka 1200 + your exercise calories. Eat nuts, almond/sunflower/peanut butter on your apples/bananas and there's a zillion other ways to get your calories in. Fast weight loss is great, but it has to be sustainable, otherwise it'll come back...slow and steady always wins out!

Goal #1 (or I think #4) of mine was to PR my 10K yesterday - 59:01 or under but ideally, under 56 minutes. Ran my race in 53:56 - knocked 5 minutes and 6 seconds off my last 10K race on a harder course with many, many hills. I had a really ****ty pre-race morning as in everything that could have gone wrong did and I was holding back tears and almost hyperventilated at the start. I'm proud of myself for toughing through it, very happy with the time...but running is so mental and sometimes it's just hard to get through a race.

Still staying away from the scale and logging my food - it's actually really hard to not log food on purpose. Starting next Monday, I'll be back at it...off the scale until December 1st though. Got in 3 days of strength training last week (goal is at least 2 days) and only 2 days of running (goal is 3-4) but my leg was bad and it was beneficial to step down the running. Back to 4x running this week and fitting in strength around it. Trying to figure out long/short runs for this week...I can get in a 3 miler tomorrow before work, 6-8 miler Thursday (yay Holiday!), a short 3-4 miler (speed workout?) Saturday, and a 10+ on Sunday. A lot of miles when I'm trying to cut back to 15-20 instead of 20-25 but I can't not take advantage of a holiday during the week :noway:

Hope everyone is having a fabulous Monday! I'll try and keep up better so I don't keep posting selfishly:flowerforyou:

Just noticed question of the day- good thinking Aly!!!

I keep myself on plan by visualising myself in size 12 (uk size) skinny jeans with a tiny butt and waist!!! I cannot wait to get there so that keeps me on track if I'm craving a little chocolate, or not feeling my workout!!

xxxx

Adding Ashley....

I am still continuing my no-candy-campaign and have been successful... though I was REALLY close about 3 times but my bf was happy to tell me off for trying to take a free candy from the store counter. Its crazy how much candy is just hanging around this time of year... Believe me I have noticed!

Workout is in t - 2 hours which I'm glad about because I haven't been able to workout since thursday night and honestly feel like all I ate this weekend was bread. And of course, while I enjoyed it at the time I just feel bloated and carby.... IDK if that's a word.

I know I said I was going to weigh myself for til next week but gonk made a convincing argument about weight differentiation trhough the week. So tonight I'm going to see how I measure up.

QOTD - I am making sure I am drinking my 8 cups of water. People like to heat delicious smelling food right by my office and a glass of water helps me realize that I'm not really hungry for the food. oh and it helps me not eat the milky way that is 6 feet from my desk (not that I'm thinking about it).... Gosh need some water.....

Congrats to everyone who had losses this week I know you guys really deserve it...


Kattungen: To lose 5 lbs Starting at 188.5 - want 183.5 by December 1st!
kvr413: lose 10 lbs, thanksgiving included, which will put me at 169!
Meggonkgonk: To reach 157 lbs & to run the first 2 weeks of my 10k running program (mileage13-14 and 15-16)
Emmyworthy: To reach 199lbs, swim 3 times a week, lose 8 inches over all with 1 inch coming from my upper arms.- OMG down 7lbs in the first week of November! What the hell!!!hahaha! Only 3lbs to go before I'm 199lbs=]
ksv123: to lose 3 pounds (yes, including Thanksgiving!!), and ramp up my workout routine that I have managed to ignore lately. The workout will include a minimum of 4 days a week of either elliptical or 30 Day Shred.
GuamGrly (Bethany) - To lose 5 pounds and work out at least 2 times per week.
meagalayne- To reach 130lbs, complete weeks 2 and 3 of the push-up challenge at my own pace, and run my 8k (Nov 13) under 50 mins
LostAlyKat (Aly) - To lose 6lbs from 172.6, follow my prescribed food plan, and workout 6 days a week!
Tjradd73-to lose 9.6lbs, and to continue on with the push-up challenge
allislefttogain: Maintain (120-125 range); no scale until December 1st; 2 days a week with strength/body weight training; run 3-4x a week and run my 10K in 56 minutes or under (be happy with 59:01 or under though!)
rai8759: loose 3 lbs by Thanksgiving, 5 lbs in total/workout 3x a week 60-90 minutes/5K in 30 min or less/be true to food diary even if i miss a day get right back into it the next day!!
tai_88: to lose 5 lbs, stopping eating candy for the month and continue working out at least 4 times a week.
wardiemelissa-my goal is to lose my last 0.5 pounds (taking me to 125 pounds-my wedding weight from 7 years and 2 kids ago), to maintain my weight, continue with my exercise routine (running 3-4 days and strength on off days) and finish my first 10K under 75 minutes on Thanksgiving Day!!!
spellbinder - Reach 146lbs, exercise 5 days a week, do strength training + crunches + squats 3 days a week, ensure that I don't put on any weight during thanksgiving week!!
SkierElle- reach 180lbs/exercise every day/limit sweets and desserts (apart from Thanksgiving)
ttaylortulsa: 8 lbs for month - C25K training 3 days/wk - 30 Day Shred (or equivalent) 2 days/week - YBB vid 1 day/week
allie7383: to get into the 150's (6.5 lbs away!), workout 6 days a week, and increase my water intake.
inskydiamonds: (November 1-14): eat vegetables with dinner every night / lose about 5 pounds (November 15-28): make low(er) cal Thanksgiving dishes. Lose at least 4 pounds.
mcanals123: To drop down to 165 and break my plateau :-)
finncmh: Lose 1 pound a week- bringing me to 198 by end of the month. Full body lifting routine two days a week. Get to spinning class at least two times a week.
miss_amy: lose a total of 25lbs, work out 5x a week & eat more fiber & protein. -5.6lbs to go!
purpleprose: lose 5 pounds from 10/29 weight, run the whole 5K on Thanksgiving (no walking), and to eat organic, whole foods at least 60% of the time
oreganoqueen: brave the gym at least once a week & eat more protein
coatadaycarrie: finally get down to 145, and to work out at least 5x a week for at least half an hour each time.
lauratx22-lose 8 pds! starting weight 190..now 188.5!
ottawagirl613: lose 5 pounds to get me halfway to my goal weight of 130 pounds by christmas! also to complete my 15 mins a day of toning exercises EVERY DAY ! (and squeeze in a few 15-30 min walks a few times a week)
stuartme123: lose 4 pounds, workout at the gym or attend yoga class lasting 30+ min, 3x a week, keep unhealthy snacking to under 200 calories/day - this includes YOU potato chips!!!
CraftyGirl4 - Do all the P90X workouts for this month (maybe taking off Thanksgiving Day). Not to step on the scale until Decemeber 1st, 2010.
vbos~ lose 8lbs, 8 cups of H2O a day, run/elliptical 4x/week, strength train 3x/week, 5k Turkey Trot in 30mins, oh and drink alcohol only once a week!!
cruan - Stick to my 2 shakes a day, really watch my calories so I don't go over, lose 5-7 pounds, somehow fit some exercise into the craziness that is my life!
lolahippie-to lose 5lbs!
Roobean33- to lose 4 pounds and tone up - and bring my hubby along for the ride!
emmarie1630- lose 5 pounds, 3x a week workout, more veggies
AshleyVeronica - lose 4lbs, DRINK less calories, monitor what I eat everyday...no holding back, stop eating after 9pm unless it's a weekend

QOTD-anwer: I planned all my meals in advance, wrote a grocery-list before going to the store and decided in advance to have a caffe latte with 1% milk instead of a frappuchino

I joined this site today, I turned 23 yesterday and my sister uses this site so I thought I'd join the November challenge too.


Kattungen: To lose 5 lbs Starting at 188.5 - want 183.5 by December 1st!
kvr413: lose 10 lbs, thanksgiving included, which will put me at 169!
Meggonkgonk: To reach 157 lbs & to run the first 2 weeks of my 10k running program (mileage13-14 and 15-16)
Emmyworthy: To reach 199lbs, swim 3 times a week, lose 8 inches over all with 1 inch coming from my upper arms.- OMG down 7lbs in the first week of November! What the hell!!!hahaha! Only 3lbs to go before I'm 199lbs=]
ksv123: to lose 3 pounds (yes, including Thanksgiving!!), and ramp up my workout routine that I have managed to ignore lately. The workout will include a minimum of 4 days a week of either elliptical or 30 Day Shred.
GuamGrly (Bethany) - To lose 5 pounds and work out at least 2 times per week.
meagalayne- To reach 130lbs, complete weeks 2 and 3 of the push-up challenge at my own pace, and run my 8k (Nov 13) under 50 mins
LostAlyKat (Aly) - To lose 6lbs from 172.6, follow my prescribed food plan, and workout 6 days a week!
Tjradd73-to lose 9.6lbs, and to continue on with the push-up challenge
allislefttogain: Maintain (120-125 range); no scale until December 1st; 2 days a week with strength/body weight training; run 3-4x a week and run my 10K in 56 minutes or under (be happy with 59:01 or under though!)
rai8759: loose 3 lbs by Thanksgiving, 5 lbs in total/workout 3x a week 60-90 minutes/5K in 30 min or less/be true to food diary even if i miss a day get right back into it the next day!!
tai_88: to lose 5 lbs, stopping eating candy for the month and continue working out at least 4 times a week.
wardiemelissa-my goal is to lose my last 0.5 pounds (taking me to 125 pounds-my wedding weight from 7 years and 2 kids ago), to maintain my weight, continue with my exercise routine (running 3-4 days and strength on off days) and finish my first 10K under 75 minutes on Thanksgiving Day!!!
spellbinder - Reach 146lbs, exercise 5 days a week, do strength training + crunches + squats 3 days a week, ensure that I don't put on any weight during thanksgiving week!!
SkierElle- reach 180lbs/exercise every day/limit sweets and desserts (apart from Thanksgiving)
ttaylortulsa: 8 lbs for month - C25K training 3 days/wk - 30 Day Shred (or equivalent) 2 days/week - YBB vid 1 day/week
allie7383: to get into the 150's (6.5 lbs away!), workout 6 days a week, and increase my water intake.
inskydiamonds: (November 1-14): eat vegetables with dinner every night / lose about 5 pounds (November 15-28): make low(er) cal Thanksgiving dishes. Lose at least 4 pounds.
mcanals123: To drop down to 165 and break my plateau :-)
finncmh: Lose 1 pound a week- bringing me to 198 by end of the month. Full body lifting routine two days a week. Get to spinning class at least two times a week.
miss_amy: lose a total of 25lbs, work out 5x a week & eat more fiber & protein. -5.6lbs to go!
purpleprose: lose 5 pounds from 10/29 weight, run the whole 5K on Thanksgiving (no walking), and to eat organic, whole foods at least 60% of the time
oreganoqueen: brave the gym at least once a week & eat more protein
coatadaycarrie: finally get down to 145, and to work out at least 5x a week for at least half an hour each time.
lauratx22-lose 8 pds! starting weight 190..now 188.5!
ottawagirl613: lose 5 pounds to get me halfway to my goal weight of 130 pounds by christmas! also to complete my 15 mins a day of toning exercises EVERY DAY ! (and squeeze in a few 15-30 min walks a few times a week)
stuartme123: lose 4 pounds, workout at the gym or attend yoga class lasting 30+ min, 3x a week, keep unhealthy snacking to under 200 calories/day - this includes YOU potato chips!!!
CraftyGirl4 - Do all the P90X workouts for this month (maybe taking off Thanksgiving Day). Not to step on the scale until Decemeber 1st, 2010.
vbos~ lose 8lbs, 8 cups of H2O a day, run/elliptical 4x/week, strength train 3x/week, 5k Turkey Trot in 30mins, oh and drink alcohol only once a week!!
cruan - Stick to my 2 shakes a day, really watch my calories so I don't go over, lose 5-7 pounds, somehow fit some exercise into the craziness that is my life!
lolahippie-to lose 5lbs!
Roobean33- to lose 4 pounds and tone up - and bring my hubby along for the ride!
emmarie1630- lose 5 pounds, 3x a week workout, more veggies
AshleyVeronica - lose 4lbs, DRINK less calories, monitor what I eat everyday...no holding back, stop eating after 9pm unless it's a weekend
trebhun - lose 4lbs, and work out more, start exercising again after knee scope surgery (last Thurs 11/4)

Just noticed question of the day- good thinking Aly!!!

I keep myself on plan by visualising myself in size 12 (uk size) skinny jeans with a tiny butt and waist!!! I cannot wait to get there so that keeps me on track if I'm craving a little chocolate, or not feeling my workout!!

xxxx

I just bought myself my first pair of skinny jeans AND a pair of Uggs as a reward while I was in New York...let me say I think I look darn hot!!!! You'll get there!!! Maybe even buy the jeans and hang them up in your room so you can really visualize them!!!

katt - that sounds like a good change. I loved frappucinos!! My norm was a grande caramel frappucino with extra caramel. And then I slowly went to a caramel light. Once I went to the light, I couldn't stand all of the sugar in the regular one. I eventually moved on to a skinny vanilla latte....which has surprisingly done the trick for me. When I occasionally order a caramel light frap, its just not the same and feel that I've wasted my money and calories.

One thing I have learned is to never finish something if I am literally forcing it down my throat.

Emmy - glad you enjoyed your badge. I wish I could have gotten it to work in the post tho :-)

I have more to update- for one I just set a personal achievement for distance- 4.5 miles. And I completed it in under an hour so WIN. But now my stomach is a little weird...and I have some homework, which is contradicting the amount of sleepy I am. So I'm going to have a couple of milano cookies and hit the hay early.

Buut, my super acheivement was this- an EVENING weigh in of ... 159!!!! EEEEEEE!! The 150's! I havent seen you since I was 15!

HAve agood one everybody. Better, more useful update coming soon.

Hi Ladies-
Did a good workout today, ate well. Now I'm home from work and I just want to eat everything. I'm hungry! Honestly. But I can't and stay in my calories. UGH. Like, I would seriously eat a meal. My husband is stuck at work late, so it's even more tempting just to go crazy because no one would see me. :devil:

QOTD - Workout partner. So much easier to stay on track if you are held accountable by someone else. Also, not buying things I tend to overeat and keeping cut up veggies available when I feel like snacking. And of course - talking to all of you!