December Weight Loss Challenge

Sorry guys that I didn't sign in last Wednesday. I got on the scale and hadn't lost anything at all. I almost gave up. I still have been watching what I eat, just not calorie counting. I worked out today, and only had some chicken and veggies for Christmas dinner. I am back and here to stay. I had been trying really hard for two or three days then quiting for two weeks. And even though I still am not doing perfect... I did very well for three weeks, and then took an only two day break. BIG improvement I might say. Thank you all so much!!! Good luck to everyone. And Happy Holidays.

Good for you Whitney on not giving up!! Consistency not perfection is key!! You will have bad days, bad weeks, etc but you will have good ones too. Find a balance you can live with and we all understand everyone is not going to lose weight every single day or week. Keep up the good work!! Good for you on checking in. Better late than never.....:-)

Well, I took a couple days break from Christmas Eve and Christmas. I was still trying to watch my portions and how much dessert I ate but I wound up going over each day. I ate too much food both days but it was more regular food that desserts which would usually have been the other way around so that was an improvement. I was planning on working out a bunch on Sunday but I fell asleep about 30 minutes before I was going to work out...then only had time for one workout before I had to walk my dogs. Then it was too late to continue. I am going to workout tonight and tomorrow and hope that I can at least maintain my weight from last week's weigh in.

I tried the new Jillian Michaels' "Shred it with weights" tonight and my heart rate was no where near as high as in the 30 day shred. I also didn't have to stop several times like I do with the 30DS. Has anyone tried it? Does it do anything for you? Maybe tomorrow I'll feel it but I didn't tonight.

Stephanie - have you measured your belly since you started this diet? I know you are losing weight, but is it in your belly? That is my biggest problem...

Mollie - I did not do too well last week either. My leggings are tight today!! Ugh. I worked out Christmas Eve with my hubby but Christmas day was a no go. We tried to work out Sunday but it was sooooo cold and windy out we did not want to leave the house. We usually walk outside on the weekends. I am trying to be positive but know Wednesday weigh in is going to be a bust.

I am moving on. It is day by day for me

Keep your chin up. Take one day at a time.

tmthorn097, yeah ive been measuring my stomach. On Dec 1, it was 45 inches. As of last wed it is 38.5 inches. So the "flat belly diet" worked for me. i want to try the 30 day shred dvd. good luck everyone. weigh in is tomorrow.

I have the opposite issue - my waist keeps shrinking but the rest of me can't keep up! My waist went from about 45 inches at the beginning of this journey to, at last check, 35.5 inches... and I'm still about 60 pounds overweight! My hips, on the other hand, are only down to 47.5 inches from 54 at the beginning and my chest has lost a puny 1.5 inches (from 51 to 49.5). I know I should feel blessed to have an hourglass shape, but nothing that fits my hips fits my waist and I am TIRED of having to take in the waist on everything! If things go on like this, I am going to have no waist at all and will topple over from my giant boobies when I am done. lol

tmthorn097, yeah ive been measuring my stomach. On Dec 1, it was 45 inches. As of last wed it is 38.5 inches. So the "flat belly diet" worked for me. i want to try the 30 day shred dvd. good luck everyone. weigh in is tomorrow.

I have the opposite issue - my waist keeps shrinking but the rest of me can't keep up! My waist went from about 45 inches at the beginning of this journey to, at last check, 35.5 inches... and I'm still about 60 pounds overweight! My hips, on the other hand, are only down to 47.5 inches from 54 at the beginning and my chest has lost a puny 1.5 inches (from 51 to 49.5). I know I should feel blessed to have an hourglass shape, but nothing that fits my hips fits my waist and I am TIRED of having to take in the waist on everything! If things go on like this, I am going to have no waist at all and will topple over from my giant boobies when I am done. lol

Cory,
You are right on the getting everything taken in at the waist. It is not only TIRED, if you are like me it is EXPENSIVE also. I have to always spend another $10 or more buck for alterations on slacks and skirts at the cleaners. I had one dress that I loved, I had it taken it twice already at the waist. When I lose more weight it is going to good will.....:-)

Oh, I do mine myself. I am not a great seamstress but I don't have the money to spend on having things taken in so I manage - most people don't really pay attention to the seams of other people's pants, fortunately.

tmthorn097, yeah ive been measuring my stomach. On Dec 1, it was 45 inches. As of last wed it is 38.5 inches. So the "flat belly diet" worked for me. i want to try the 30 day shred dvd. good luck everyone. weigh in is tomorrow.

I have the opposite issue - my waist keeps shrinking but the rest of me can't keep up! My waist went from about 45 inches at the beginning of this journey to, at last check, 35.5 inches... and I'm still about 60 pounds overweight! My hips, on the other hand, are only down to 47.5 inches from 54 at the beginning and my chest has lost a puny 1.5 inches (from 51 to 49.5). I know I should feel blessed to have an hourglass shape, but nothing that fits my hips fits my waist and I am TIRED of having to take in the waist on everything! If things go on like this, I am going to have no waist at all and will topple over from my giant boobies when I am done. lol

Cory,
You are right on the getting everything taken in at the waist. It is not only TIRED, if you are like me it is EXPENSIVE also. I have to always spend another $10 or more buck for alterations on slacks and skirts at the cleaners. I had one dress that I loved, I had it taken it twice already at the waist. When I lose more weight it is going to good will.....:-)

Oh, I do mine myself. I am not a great seamstress but I don't have the money to spend on having things taken in so I manage - most people don't really pay attention to the seams of other people's pants, fortunately.

Well I don't have those skills, :grumble: but I do pin up my skirts and slacks for as long as I can get away with it without it being noticed and depends on lenght of my jacket or blouse.....:-)

I wish I could do that but I'm so tall that I usually have to let the hem out and it never looks right because - no matter how much you iron it (I don't even bother usually) - you can still see the crease from where they were to start with.

Hello everyone! I hope you all had good Christmases. This week might be hard but we are in it for the long term. I didn't really lose but I didn't put on either (and I really should have given what I ate) so I am very happy. Will be back on Friday for the final weigh in of the year.

Name: 2Young4This
1st Dec: 162.6
8th December 161.2
15th December 161.4
22nd December 157.4
29th December 157.2
Loss so far in December challenge: 5.4
Target by 31st December: 155 (might be out of my reach now)

PS Huge congrats to Frubjious - good loss especially for Christmas!

Again, same as last week, 154 lbs. So tough to shed that last 2 lbs!! :explode:

Weigh-in #4

01 December: 176 lbs.
08 December: 175 lbs.
15 December: 173.8 lbs.
22 December: 173 lbs.
29 December: 173.8 lbs.

Target 31st December 170 lbs.

I sadly gained this week even if it was only a little bit. I wasn't so good over the holiday weekend and didn't do myself any favors eating as much as I did. The cookies and treats were just too much to resist...

I did however lose 2.2 lbs for the month. Not huge but a loss none the less and that makes me happy.

Todays weigh in results: down .5

Name: Tiffany
Dec 1: 158.6
Dec 8: 156.4
Dec 15: 153.8
Dec 22: 150.8
Dec 29: 151.6 (

Goal: 150 by Dec 31

I let myself indulge on Friday and Saturday but not nearly as much as I usually would, plus I worked out some so I figured I would have been able to maintain but I guess I didn't do as well as it seemed I did.

Congrats to everyone who actually lost this week!