Hello everyone! I am excited about this. I have a 10 year highschool reunion coming up in September and I am going to the beach this summer and damnit I just had a baby a few weeks ago so I really need a group like this and a kick in the pants! I currently go to Planet fitness and love it and I am trying to figure out what my diet, oh sorry, life style change will be. In any case I am excited for this challenge.

Hi all! I'm already a few months into a long term plan to change my eating and exercise habits and it's going really well so far. I have my exercise and eating plan sorted, it's totally sustainable and I enjoy both my meals and my workouts. However, there are certain things which derail me - lack of sleep is one of them, not drinking enough water is another, allowing myself to get too hungry between meals (especially when busy at work) is the third major one.

So, I just need that little bit of discipline to control these three factors and stick to my plan and this week-by-week challenge is both the perfect framework and the perfect timing. I'm returning home to see my family at the end of June for the first time in 6 months, so I want them to really notice a big difference. Like another poster said - I also want to have fun and take pictures and think of the happy memories rather than how fat I look in the photos.

Oh and Chococatte - I am firmly in the "I want an amazing bikini" club. I've head my eye on the Mazzy swimsuit from Agent Provocateur for years and if I successfully make it to the end of this challenge, my reward will be to buy myself one when I'm back in the UK!

My big event is over July 4th. My boyfriend and his family meet up at his uncle's cabin in Hayward, Wisconsin.

*A little venting here, but maybe some of you will be able to relate. I have gone with my boyfriend on his summer vacation with his family for the last two summers. We have a great time, everyone is really nice to me and we all seem to get along. Or I should say almost everyone. My boyfriend's uncle (the successful one with the summer lake home) is pretty stand-off-ish toward me. I thought I was being paranoid the first year, but I have seen him give me "the look" several times, especially when on his boat and in a bathing suit (like I wasn't self-conscious enough already). I can feel him judging me for being obese. Admittedly, I am my own biggest critic, but something about his negative attention literally makes me feel less, less worthy. I want to get stronger, strong enough to stand up when trying to water ski ( he really judged me when I failed at that last year, thank god he decided to "show me how its done" and got up on the first try and skied all over the cove.) strong enough to enjoy each day actively and not need 3 hour naps daily. Strong enough to go for a run if I feel like it. Mentally strong enough to not feel insecure around the dreaded uncle.
I hope I can use that as inspiration on the days I don't feel like following through.

Hi so glad I found this group as I just finished a 10 week challenge and found it really helped me. I'm going on holiday end of June so it would be lovely to shift another 14lbs.

During the last 10 weeks....

starting weight 250lbs now at 233lbs.....17lbs gone !

Chest. Started at 52", now 49".......-3"
Waist started at 42" , now 40.5"....-1.5"
Hips. Started 48.5" , now 45"......-3.5"
Bicep started 14.5" , now 13.5"......-1"
Thigh started 24.5" , now 23"......-1.5"
Calf. Started 17" , now 16.5".......-0.5"

11" lost!

BMI started 33.9, now 31.6

Really proud and want to keep the momentum going!

Hi Eava!

I got down to my last 15 or so pounds and like you I cannot budge the numbers!! What I'm trying now is just to ignore the scale (haven't weighed in in 2 weeks) and go with how my body feels. I have a hunch that part of why I can't lose the rest of the weight is because I get so psyched/anxious about finally being my goal weight that I either go overboard and limit my calories too much/overexercise OR I quit and binge because I'm scared of the possibility of gaining again... So I figure I need other motivations in my life besides the scale to make me lose the weight for the RIGHT reasons, instead of just a bunch of dumb numbers or "what people will think".

This might not work for you, but I'd also love to hear what you or other people on here are doing to help them lose weight or track how much they lost. It's like a part of me is trying to sabotage me, and I've got to outsmart it :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Good luck! Keep calm and keep healthy

Finally saw small loss-1.5...:bigsmile: :bigsmile:

I am trying very hard to stay on the positive..let go of what didn't work in the past. Every day is a new day. I just got home from a special dinner...our school received an award...I did choose the salmon and ate the chocolate mousse without guilt. LOL I will try to walk a little extra tomorrow!