I challenge you to lose 5 Pounds This Month January 2011

Jan 1st: 181
Jan 3rd: 180
Jan 10th: 178
Jan 17th: 178++
Jan 24th:
Jan 31st: [Goal of 175]

I'm bloated so I refuse to log that weight.....
maybb in a couple sayd things will settle down and I'll weigh-in again

Monday, January 17 weigh in: 187

I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend!

I went to a BodyCOMBAT class for the first time on Sunday afternoon with lots of punching and kicking. It was challenging and fun, and I can really feel it in my shoulders today.

Food was ok over the weekend - some good choices, some only so-so, but the portions were reasonable. And no chips, so that's an improvement. Last night, we were at a friend's for dinner, and I admit that I indulged: two glasses of red wine and a brownie for dessert. I enjoyed it without beating myself up about it, and am hoping the Combat class earlier in the day will balance it out.

Randi, I support you on the 'have a small slice and move on' attitude. This has to be a forever change we're making, and we're not going to say no to cake (or wine and brownies, in my case) forever. We have to learn to fit it into our lives, without depriving then bingeing on it.

kickrz - yay for skipping over 142!

Bru - you'll have to keep us up to date on your hubby's progress. You're a great influence! (not only on him, but on all of us too!) I love the running quote "I have finished" - I'll have to remember that one. Great work on the 5k! I love how you're always challenging yourself. I tend to shy away from pushing myself. I don't know if I'm a wimp, or just too scared to fail.

BJ, you have very consistent results - 1 lb loss per week! That's great! I was 157.5 when I peeked at the scale yesterday, so you're 1/2 pound ahead of me, since we started the month at the same weight. I didn't update my stats yet, as it wasn't my official weigh in.

Kelly, that's great that you're inspiring your nieces and nephews to participate in an active lifestyle. I tried skiing a few times, and was a whiz on the bunny hill, but scared to death on a regular hill!

Robin, the job is official now? Congrats!!

Jenn, thanks for posting your essay! It really touched me. I don't even know what to say - my heart is so proud of you that my brain can't function. What is the prize for winning? You should save a copy of your essay for your kids to read when they are older.

Fantastic job so far this month everyone!!! Keep it up!!

The problem with my hubby is...he's not changing his foods yet, he's still eating the same crap and then wants me to log it for him..I know how bad he's eating, I don't need/want to see it in writing, he does. So I took his phone and added the site to his browser. I told him he needs to start logging EVERYTHING, even those little pieces of candy he has throughout the day. It's not like we don't have healthy food in the house, he just doesn't like much of it. Although, I have gotten him to start eating ground turkey, HE put it in chili, spaghetti, and tacos so far. Yay!! So, I'll take his little victories! We have a temp treadmil right now and he decided to try it out yesterday, he was onlyu on it for 7ish min, but at least he did try it .... I just hope he understands that he can hit his calorie goal eating anything he wants, but for it to do him any good, it needs to be WAY less sugar/sodium and more fruits/veggies/etc. I'm hoping that by him seeing my food diary it will help. I ate great all day yesterday and still had enough room for a few cookies and milk last night. However, he decided to eat a big bowl of ice cream with chocolate all over it and was WAY over everything but protein and fiber :ohwell: Well, again, baby steps!

Anyway, here's to a great week all! :drinker:

2 pounds down ~ 3 to go!

SW: 216 (1/3/11)
CW: 214 (1/17/11)

Mini goal: 184 lb ~ Jun 2011
Final goal: 160 ~ Jan 2012

I've been stalled on my weight loss for a while. Been stuck at 126.6 for a month! Today I'm down to 126, so .6 lost this week. Feeling kind of frustrated but not giving up. I have amped up the workouts and have been doing weights, so I may be gaining muscle. I don't know.

Jan.1 126.6
Jan. 3 126.6
Jan.17 126.0
Jan. 24
Jan. 31 Goal: 121.6

Feeling unsure about getting down to goal weight!

Thank you everyone for you kind words! The essay winner will get $250 cash, but I really don't think I'll win. With anyone who wants to enter on the internet I am sure I'll be up against lots of folks who have trully wonderful life changing stories. But I had fun writting it and it feels great to open myself up in that way. In the past I would have never told somthing so personal. But my new healthy life style has inspired me. I hope the judges have kids, lol, that would prob help my chances. :laugh:

Up 4 it!

Bru, I'm amused by the update on your hubby. Baby steps! God love him! :laugh: (I'm only laughing because I can guarantee that my husband is even worse!) Maybe after a week or so of logging the crap he's eating, you can review his intake together, and make some suggestions on how to improve his worst areas. I'm sure he won't turn into a perfect role model overnight, but if he keeps making small improvements, it will add up over time.

Shelli - my entire family has tested positive for MRSA at one time or another, and I believe we are all still carriers. Either the antibiotics doesn't actually kill the bacteria, or It's like we pass it back and forth. Our 'presentation' of MRSA is skin infections. We start out with a pimple of sorts, which then gets infected and turns into a boil or cyst that is extremely painful and difficult to drain. The worst is my 2 year old, she has had several of them in / around her diaper area. I hope you are MRSA-free, and that you managed to keep your daughter immune.

Tina, great to have you back!!

Betty - say hi to Richard for me! HAHA! Enjoy!

Drumlinegirl and Ceelovejay - that's right, don't give up! You must keep fighting. The scale does have a weakness. You will find it soon.

Ding724, Blackbyrd, and ifychudy - great losses!!

Checkin

Jan.1

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203.0
Jan. 3

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201.5
Jan.17

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198.0
Jan.31

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Ifychudy....Congrats on ONEderland! :bigsmile:

Wow - looks like everyone is doing fantastic on the scale this month! I was running late to work this morning & it was snowing, so I will weigh in tomorrow.

My bully pup is going in for surgery tomorrow morning. He has a urethral prolapse and won't stop bleeding. Poor little guy. They are going to have to neuter him as well, which sucks because we were going to breed him. :sad:

I'm still a bit sore from skiing on Friday and running the 5K on Saturday (with Bru). I took it easy yesterday & finally put all my Christmas decorations away. Then when I got all done CJ showed up and we just hung out & watched a movie. It was perfect timing and very relaxing. I took a walk in the snow over to the bank on my break this morning and am planning to just do water aerobics at the gym tonight. Hopefully tomorrow my bod will be back to normal & I can have a good workout again.

Jan 1: 145
Jan 8: 142
Jan 12: 140
Jan 18: 140.6 :ohwell: I was down to 139.6 before I went home for the weekend. I expected to gain a pound while visiting family, so I'm not surprised. Then again, it's nice to know the weight I lost so far this month is staying gone.

Kelly>> That's great that you're getting so much done. I hope you had an awesome ski trip. Sorry about your dog. It kills me when a pup is sick. They're so pitiful.

Terri>> Congrats on being down this month! I'm sorry you're sick. I bet the shooting pains you're having are related to the bronchitis. A few years back when I had pneumonia, I experienced those.I hope you get better really soon.

Congrats quansc, drumlinegirl, ifychudy, blackbird61 and others!

I'm definitely in!

Terri, I hope they figure out what's wrong. I'm super impressed that you're managing to workout through all of it - on meds for bronchitis, and running/biking? You go, girl!! I have the opposite problem as you: I can get my eating under control with reasonable effort, but have a really hard time getting/staying motivated to exercise!

Kelly, sounds like you had a good mix of productive and relaxing weekend.

mroberts, a few good choices, and that gain will disappear.

Alioth, it's not so bad when you plan for the visit home, and know what to expect and how you will counteract it afterwards. Keep up the good work!

Tina, hopefully the scale has scared you into behaving over the next few days! :laugh: We're expecting snow/rain/ice tonight. I'm looking forward to spring... I'm not much of a winter person. :grumble:

Welcome to our newcomers!

I'm trying to do better with planning my evening meal, since that is the one that I eat with the family, and I don't like to make multiple meals. Last night, we had BBQ burgers (yes, in -10C/14F weather, brr!) and oven baked diced potatoes, so I had a reasonable portion and (heaven forbid) I didn't put any mayo on my burger to stay within my calories. I also added a big serving of a broccoli / snow peas veggie mix. Tonight is homemade pizza night, so I'm thinking mine will be veggie, unless my cals for the day can handle some lean ground beef?... Adjustments!

Welp, I had to check in for my EASA2 last night and that reading was two pounds down, which would be me at 4 total for the month. Woohoo! It's weird how my normal scale didn't move at all yesterday morning but the Wii balance board read me at -2 yesterday evening. I thought we were supposed to be heavier then? LOL