Need to lose 40 lbs... WHO'S GOT MY BACK?!

I want to lose 40lbs by the time Christmas 2014 comes around. I'm going to take a picture of myself every single day until I reach my goal and show how my body has progressed over time. Is anyone with me?
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  • shabone
    shabone Posts: 18
    Hi,

    I'm with you! I need to lose 30 pounds and I have a big party to go to in June. We can encourage one another on this!
  • Deal, sounds like a plan. Its not going to be too hard! Its around about 5lbs a month!
  • I'm with you! I also have 40 pounds to go till my goal. I don't have a time limit though. At the moment my goal is set to loose 1/2 pound a week. When I was trying to loose a pound a week I just kept getting frustrated and over-eating!
    Here's to working hard and reaping the benefits!
  • ingumidoll
    ingumidoll Posts: 3 Member
    hi, i just joined! want to lose 20lbs, just started doing insanity. it would be great to have someone to share progress with! :-)
  • treepeters
    treepeters Posts: 4 Member
    Hi!
    I love the picture a day idea.
    It'll be great to see the whole transformation.
    I've got nearly 100 pounds to lose and this is the last year I'm saying that!
    I'm aiming for 2-2.5 pounds a week at this point. It's a bit easier at this weight.. at least at first.
    I'd love to join in on the support!
  • Great to have you on board! 100lbs is a big goal but no better time to start than the present! Hopefully the pics can give you a bit of motivation and spur you on. If I can do it, anyone can!
  • Hi, I'm with you!!:) I want to loose 30lb+ by sept for a wedding.
    I take a photo once a month and measure myself.
    I was amazed I'd only lost 8lb felt a bit depressed, measured and had lost 6 inched round my tummy ????????????????
  • Oh I so wish 6 inches fell off my tummy! Fabulous job! That just means you're excising well and getting stronger everyday! Congrats!
  • monette13
    monette13 Posts: 40 Member
    Absolutely with you!!! I have the same motivation, but I want mine to happen by summer 2014.
  • chris2267
    chris2267 Posts: 57 Member
    Right there with you all! I am waiting patiently to get outside. Icy sidewalks and sub zero temps do not make for a good outside walk/run.

    I don't do well with inside exersicse.
  • Lizplus3
    Lizplus3 Posts: 53 Member
    I am there with all of you! I still need to lose around 40 lbs by June when I am getting married. I would love to have support and give support to others! I love the idea of taking photos of yourself - I bought a shirt that says "I will" and I am using it in photos to show my progress! Please add me (any anyone else who would like as well!)
  • SandraD1424
    SandraD1424 Posts: 81 Member
    I love the positive energy on this post and all replies, always looking for new friends, everyone add me :)
  • ratjoey
    ratjoey Posts: 1
    That sounds like a great idea. I have about 75 to shed, I gave myself a year but would like to be down significantly by the end of June for a cruise with my friends and family. I have started going to the gym and hired a personal trainer. My 3rd visit to the gym tonight with the trainer. Its really hard but I know its helping already.
  • I'm with you :) I have the same amount to lose and would LOVE to have it gone by next winter!
  • HockeyGirl306
    HockeyGirl306 Posts: 6 Member
    I have 32lbs to go to reach my goal weight of 135 (started at 178.6lbs on 1/09/14). 135lbs was my weight when my husband and I met. Hoping to get there by summer but I know that is a big hope. I wish I had thought to take a pic a week (on weigh in day) so I could see my progress. Never too late to start though.
  • Ruchi70
    Ruchi70 Posts: 1 Member
    Hi, I need to loose 40+ pounds too. I am on and off the diet and excercise rhythm, but since sunday I am serious again!! I would love to get all the support from wonderful people and try to give support too.
  • hey! i'm with you! i want to lose 15lbs before July! I do a lot of weight lifting, so it's important to me that it's all fat - so much cardio in my near future! help keep me accountable too! :)
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    I can hardly remember to brush my teeth everyday, not to mention take a picture, so I'm out... but I would like to see the results and wish you the best of luck :)
  • mamaliza1
    mamaliza1 Posts: 2 Member
    I'm with you too!I need to lose 40 lbs as well. I am doing walking tapes indoors until the weather improves here. Then I will be trying out the Couch25K program. I need to be ready for the Color in Motion run in June 2014. I need to get my groove back . :happy:
  • stinkyshirt
    stinkyshirt Posts: 9 Member
    Count me in :)
    I weighed myself in last weekend at a horrible 197 pounds. That is ten pounds less than my post-pregnancy weight 6 years ago! I am not happy at all and I hope to make this my last time needing to shed off these 40 pounds.
  • ginamisa
    ginamisa Posts: 20 Member
    Mee TOO! I need to lose 40 - 50 lbs! I just started tracking my food last week and am wearing a fitbit to help me track to get to 10,000 steps a day....and joined a weight management class at work 2 weeks ago... weight not budging yet... but am believing that I can and WILL LOSE THIS WEIGHT! How are you guys working on getting there? :smile:
  • New To This Had It A While But Lost Interest Realy Need To Lose Weight Now. Anyone Feel Free To Add Me :smile:
  • I'm right there with you, I would like to lose 50 by my birthday, the end of August. I'm struggling right now, even though I'm working out and tracking my food, I can't seem to shed any weight.
  • ComradeTovarich
    ComradeTovarich Posts: 495 Member
    Definitely sounds doable. Go for it man. Good luck.
  • punka23
    punka23 Posts: 6 Member
    HI GUYS I LOST 40 POUNDS IN 3 1/2 TO 4 MONTHS :)

    MY DIET CONSIST OF EATING ONLY THE FOOD ITEMS LISTED BELOW

    MEAT (ALL MEAT)
    VEGGIES
    SALADS
    SEAFOOD
    WATER

    NO FRUIT, NO DAIRY, NO OATMEAL, NO PASTAS, YOU GET IT
    I EXERCISED 5-6 TIMES A WEEK, USED MFP AND MAINTAIN AT 1200-1254 CALORIES A DAY.

    I WAS MONITOR BY MY DOCTOR BECAUSE I WAS COMPLAINING I COULDN'T LOOSE WEIGHT.

    AFTER I LOST 40 POUNDS I STARTED EATING BANANNAS AND STRAWBERRIES A LIL BIT OF OATMEAL, MET MY BF AND HE IS SKINNY LIKE A CELERY STICK HE CAN EAT!!!!

    IN ONE MONTH I GAINED 6 POUNDS :/

    SW: 204 JUNE 2013
    CW: 164 OCTOBER-SEPTEMBER 2013

    MET THE BF

    SW: 169.8
    GW: 135

    HOPE IT WORKS FOR YOU GUYS IT'S VERY HARD NOW THAT I LOOK BACK AND ASK MYSELF HOW I DID IT. I'VE BEEN SAYING I'M STARTING AGAIN BUT IT'S HARD!!!!!!!

    FIRST 3 DAYS WITH NO SUGAR OMG I WAS GOING CRAZY!!! LOL

    SUMMER IS AROUND THE CORNER AND I ONLY NEED 34.8 I KNOW I CAN DO IT.

    GOOD LUCK AND KEEP IT UP GUYS WE CAN DO IT!
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
    HI GUYS I LOST 40 POUNDS IN 3 1/2 TO 4 MONTHS :)

    MY DIET CONSIST OF EATING ONLY THE FOOD ITEMS LISTED BELOW

    MEAT (ALL MEAT)
    VEGGIES
    SALADS
    SEAFOOD
    WATER

    NO FRUIT, NO DAIRY, NO OATMEAL, NO PASTAS, YOU GET IT
    I EXERCISED 5-6 TIMES A WEEK, USED MFP AND MAINTAIN AT 1200-1254 CALORIES A DAY.

    I WAS MONITOR BY MY DOCTOR BECAUSE I WAS COMPLAINING I COULDN'T LOOSE WEIGHT.

    AFTER I LOST 40 POUNDS I STARTED EATING BANANNAS AND STRAWBERRIES A LIL BIT OF OATMEAL, MET MY BF AND HE IS SKINNY LIKE A CELERY STICK HE CAN EAT!!!!

    IN ONE MONTH I GAINED 6 POUNDS :/

    SW: 204 JUNE 2013
    CW: 164 OCTOBER-SEPTEMBER 2013

    MET THE BF

    SW: 169.8
    GW: 135

    HOPE IT WORKS FOR YOU GUYS IT'S VERY HARD NOW THAT I LOOK BACK AND ASK MYSELF HOW I DID IT. I'VE BEEN SAYING I'M STARTING AGAIN BUT IT'S HARD!!!!!!!

    FIRST 3 DAYS WITH NO SUGAR OMG I WAS GOING CRAZY!!! LOL

    SUMMER IS AROUND THE CORNER AND I ONLY NEED 34.8 I KNOW I CAN DO IT.

    GOOD LUCK AND KEEP IT UP GUYS WE CAN DO IT!

    Ummmm... yeah, I'm gonna say NO.
  • WJZR
    WJZR Posts: 98 Member
    Count me in, but I cant post a pic a day....... I need to lose weight for my nieces wedding, I'm 63 and the marton of honor!

    But the diet listed just above.... I can't do that. Must have my yogurt and coffee!
  • jjj6689
    jjj6689 Posts: 10 Member
    I would love to lose 40lbs this year. I would like to have 30lbs gone by June and have a good start so far.
  • Thanks for all of the positive replies guys, lets me know this is something I should be doing and hopefully it looks to be inspiring others in the process. First pic will be up by this evening (UK time). If you want to join me on my daily fat -> thin selfie mission feel free to post and show me your progress as i show you mine!
  • ComradeTovarich
    ComradeTovarich Posts: 495 Member
    HI GUYS I LOST 40 POUNDS IN 3 1/2 TO 4 MONTHS :)

    MY DIET CONSIST OF EATING ONLY THE FOOD ITEMS LISTED BELOW

    MEAT (ALL MEAT)
    VEGGIES
    SALADS
    SEAFOOD
    WATER

    NO FRUIT, NO DAIRY, NO OATMEAL, NO PASTAS, YOU GET IT
    I EXERCISED 5-6 TIMES A WEEK, USED MFP AND MAINTAIN AT 1200-1254 CALORIES A DAY.

    I WAS MONITOR BY MY DOCTOR BECAUSE I WAS COMPLAINING I COULDN'T LOOSE WEIGHT.

    AFTER I LOST 40 POUNDS I STARTED EATING BANANNAS AND STRAWBERRIES A LIL BIT OF OATMEAL, MET MY BF AND HE IS SKINNY LIKE A CELERY STICK HE CAN EAT!!!!

    IN ONE MONTH I GAINED 6 POUNDS :/

    SW: 204 JUNE 2013
    CW: 164 OCTOBER-SEPTEMBER 2013

    MET THE BF

    SW: 169.8
    GW: 135

    HOPE IT WORKS FOR YOU GUYS IT'S VERY HARD NOW THAT I LOOK BACK AND ASK MYSELF HOW I DID IT. I'VE BEEN SAYING I'M STARTING AGAIN BUT IT'S HARD!!!!!!!

    FIRST 3 DAYS WITH NO SUGAR OMG I WAS GOING CRAZY!!! LOL

    SUMMER IS AROUND THE CORNER AND I ONLY NEED 34.8 I KNOW I CAN DO IT.

    GOOD LUCK AND KEEP IT UP GUYS WE CAN DO IT!

    WHY ARE YOU YELLING?