Lose 5 pounds a month December 2010 CHALLENGE

I have been out of town and forgot to post weight on Wed. I am starting at 200 and would like to weigh 195 at the end of the month

I just wanted to share that my hubby is seeming to be more supportive of my healthier eating! He took me out for my birthday dinner last night, and actually chose a specific restaurant because he knew I could still have something super yummy there, and stick to my sugar-free diet (make that sugar and foods that turn into sugar -free diet). I had chicken souvlaki and greek salad. My special treat was pita with hummus.

My mom is visiting and I'm trying to win her over to my way of eating, bit by bit. She's a carb-aholic (potatoes, bread, pasta, etc) and is also diabetic, so this way of eating would really help her.

Hello ~ I've been MIA again. December has already been a crazy month. I will be ecstatic if I can just maintain.

The last few days have been a bit chaotic. On Thursday night, we were heading out the door to go to a local sporting event when my two year old daughter got her finger smashed in the door.:sad: It cut through on either side of her nail, and the base of her nail 'popped up' through the skin and was/is exposed. (nail bed avulsion, the doctor called it) Poor kiddo. She is a tough little cookie, but has definitely been in some pain in the last couple of days. Needless to say, the last couple of days have been consumed by 'nursing' duties and all things weight-loss have taken a back seat - I guess I'll just pick up when things get back to 'normal'.

Hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful Holiday season!

Mel

deffintly in! I usually gain weight durring the holidays but this year, im not going to let all the food get the better of me! (i have a massive family and they all love to cook..its not gunna be easy!! lol) im starting this month at 186

This sounds great!! I just joined so this is my 1st challenge.

Hello everyone, I am in again. Weight on Dec. 1st 213.5(4lbs gain from thanksgiving.

12/1/10

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213.5
12/13/10
12/27/10
12/31/10

12/01- 168.2
12/06- 168.0

Only 4.8lbs to go! :laugh:

Hey everyone. Today is my official weigh-in day and let me tell you, it was a lot better than last Monday's weigh-in! Thanksgiving weekend was not good for me but I got back on track as soon as I got home. Here's my loss so far:

Dec 1 - 194.8
Dec 6 - 192.0

-2.8 loss

Even though I'm halfway to the 5 lb goal, I'm not getting too excited cause I know what's coming. My family comes to my house on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day so I was going over the menus last night. On Christmas Eve we are having all kinds of appetizers and pick-ups because family and friends come in and out at different times all day long so there is no way to have a sit down type meal. Yes, I'll have some healthy options but I need willpower to stay away from the Mexican dip and sausage cheese balls. :blushing: Christmas Day is a big salad, lasagne, garlic bread and dessert. Hopefully, eating lots of salad first with help me with this meal.

Good luck to everyone and I hope you're having a successful month so far. :flowerforyou:

Is it too late to join? I have recently got back on the wagon so to speak and really need a challenge to motivate me. I weighed in today at 165.5. Although I know this is a 5 lb challenge, I'd really like to loose 6 so I can be under 160 on New Years Day!

Morning friends,

I was thinking about drinks during the holidays and I think that was my biggest issue last year. I would much rather have the food than the drinks so I am going to make a new goal. No drinks until new years eve! I will let myself drink on new years eve, but no drinks for me on Christmas. I always think just one small bit of fudge, just one glass of wine, just one slice of cake, handful of m&m's, ect ect ect and it all adds up so fast! I will eat from the veggie tray at parties until the meal, let myself eat what is served (keeping small portions) and indulge a bit on my favorites and some goodies. Taking out the drinks will save me lots of calories. A friend a while back told me "there will always be more______ next time. Be it a cupcake or a yearly glass of egg nog, other years other times I can have the fill in the blank food. This is the year I am making it to my goal. Next year after I am at my goal I can have the drinks and the fudge, this year I will enjoy the holiday for what it is really about, spending time with my loved ones. I might not hold true to this pledge, but I will sure try!

I also set my computer alarm today. Every 3 hours a bell will sound and a note will pop up saying "snack time, lunch time, snack time, get ready to go home" that way working through my meals and snacks wont be as easy to do. Only day one but I hope this helps me stay on track. I have found that one busy days I don't eat lunch until 2:30 sometimes. Breakfast for me is at 7 am, so 7 1/2 hours is a long time between meals. No wonder I was snacking at night! I read that even if you eat a healthy dinner the chance for late night snacking is much higher if you skip or go to long between meals. So I hope that this helps.

:drinker: Drink a glass of water right NOW! And have a great day!

Happy Monday all...went to the YMCA today and got a good workout in...now home cooking spaghetti sauce for tonights supper and finishing my Christmas decorating (or atleast going to give it the best shot of getting it close)...Hope you are all enjoying the start of the week...talk to you all later.....

Ugh! These last several days have been out of control - and I feel like the downward spiral continues. I am exhausted, things at work have been crazy, I've made poor food choices, exercise has been minimal... UGH! I feel awful - and dont dare to step on the scale in the last few days. Sometimes it feels like life has too much else going on to be able to think about all of 'this' stuff. I need a kick in the pants to get out of this rut and get things back on track. :grumble:

Today I'm still at 145. I started doing Insanity again yesterday so next week I should see a loss or at least not gain. Between work and the holidays, I've gained 5lbs. So my goal is to drop those 5lbs and maybe a couple of more before January 1.

Ugh...I am really struggling with this "being good" stuff. I've finally decided that I just need to make room in my daily budget for one small snack. We'll see if that's enough to help my mental state.

So far I'm down a little less than a pound. Grrr. CW: 154 December GW: 150 Ultimate GW 140

Any advice on how to keep going and not just telling myself "this is good enough"?

Yes! I'm in. New to the program, I've lost 2 this week and hope and pray and PLAN to lose 3 more before Chirstmas. Then another 20 by summer. Just had surgery on my foot, so exercise is not an option at this point. Must watch the calories and drink LOTS of water.