LOSE 50+ pounds by July 1st CHALLENGE!!! PART 2

Hopefully, next week I will reach the 150s.

Just popping to say hello! Hope all is well.

Have a good week and remember below this week!:flowerforyou:

Daily Inspiration for February 13, 2011

Appreciate imperfection.

Some of the most precious gems in the world have flaws that do not diminish their worth. When a diamond is a deep yellow or brown, it is considered more valuable. So, what you might assume is a serious flaw is really a great strength.

Do you judge yourself by impossible standards? Do you berate yourself for lack of perfection? Your flaws make you unique and precious. Your sensitivity means you are compassionate. Not looking perfect makes you approachable. Surviving pain brings others hope. You are not a worthless rock; you are a precious gem.

Action for the day: Think of three people you admire. How do their flaws make them unique and precious? What flaws might people appreciate in you?

© 2009, Katie Jay. All rights reserved

01/01/2011 SW: 236.0
01/08/2011 CW: 231.2
01/15/2011 CW: 226.6
01/22/2011 CW: 222.2
01/29/2011 CW: 221.6
02/05/2011 CW: 221.4
02/12/2011 CW: 217.0 (Down 4.4)

What a great Valentine's Day surprise! I think I am over this plateau :-)
Down 19 lbs for this challenge yippie!

wow, a whole 24hrs since some1 has replied on this topic. :noway: where'd ever1 go? :frown:

:sad: well since no1 has posted in a few days i will lol.

i've been a bit depressed 4 the past few wks. so my weight loss is yo-yoing again :frown: the last few days have been tuff b/c i had a fight with the b/f. i admitted i was wrong but it was an honest mistake. he hasn't spoken 2 me in a few days (plus he's outta town) & so i don't really feel like eatin. :sad:

plus i hurt my ankle last wk runnin/joggin/walkin 5miles. so i haven't exercised since then

so hopefully 2day while i'm on the cycle at the gym my ankle will b a-ok. but that's the only thing that will b 4 now... :frown:

so at this point i know i won't make my ultimate goal of 160 by july 1st. but hopefully i can lose 40-50lbs by then

A great piece from Tyler over at 344pounds.com just after he pigged out for superbowl sunday, that I thought I would share:

"One meal doesn’t derail a weight loss journey and neither does a Super Bowl. You don’t want to look for excuses to pig out and to eat whatever you want, but again, this is a lifestyle, not a diet. The free birthday cake at your office for the co-worker you’ve never liked isn’t an excuse to pig out, but the Super Bowl can be, if you’d like. So can the 4th of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and out on the lake on Memorial Day.

There are over 52 weeks in a year and Super Bowl Sunday is one day out of those 52 weeks. Even if you stop counting calories on every post office holiday throughout the year (what I mentioned above, plus some), plus 30 more random days (a whole month!) throughout the year, you’d be “cheating” 41 days a year.

That still means by any standards you’d be eating and living “well,” healthy, whatever you want to call it, most of the time — about 325 days a year. If you could manage to do this, you’d slowly lose weight and improve your health. And, if you could manage to count our calories even more days, you’d lose even more weight.

Unfortunately, most people don’t try to be healthy 325 days. Instead, we all try to make a commitment to be healthy and lose weight 365 days a year by being perfect boys and girls with our grilled chicken and salads, then when the Super Bowl comes around we think we failed when we have some hot wings.

Super Bowl Sunday isn’t a failure. It’s just the first day out of 41. Just make sure that you don’t make today day number two and you’ll be just fine."
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just checking in
weigh in 200.6 I gained .4 lbs this week. so close to onderland grrrrr
next week I will make it, I just need to up my exercise

Have a great week everyone

Checking in!

julieoem
1-1-11 228
1-8-11 225
1-15-11 222
1-22-11 221
1-29-11 220
2-5-11 218
2-12-11 214
2-19-11 213 <<<TODAY

Lost this week.....1 pound this week...but I will take it!!! I can DEFINATELY see inches, especially in my waist lost...time for new pants!!
Lost in this challenge....15 pounds
My goal for July 1st, 2011.......178 pounds!!!
Pounds left to go in the challenge......35 pounds
19 more weigh ins to go!!!!

Good luck this week for everyone!!! And CONGRATULATIONS for hanging in there another week!!!! Especially for those of you that really struggled to stay on track....you can do it...just keep on MOVING!!!!!!!

Hugs to everyone!!!!

Yay!! Finally back down to my pre-holiday weight. Hopefully, I can be a little more consistent going forward.

1/1/11 200
1/7/11 197.5
1/15/11 195.5
1/22/11 196
1/29/11 197
2/5/11 194.5
2/12/11 194
2/19/11 192

8 lbs loss so far; 42 left to go.

SW 1/1/01 200.0
CW 2/19/11 191.2
GW 7/1/11 150.0

8.8 down
41.2 to go

Hey everyone, checking in, lost another pound!


1/1/11 -344.8
2/12/11 -338.8
2/19/11 -337.8

42 pounds to go to reach 50

Hey everyone,

Checking in for another week.

Screen Name: 2Young4This
Starting Weight (On January 1st 2011): 157.8
8th Jan 2011: 157.2
15th Jan 2011: 153.6
22nd Jan 2011: 151
29th Jan 2011: 151
5th Feb 2011: 148.2
12th Feb 2011: 148.4
19th Feb 2011: 146.4
Lost in this challenge: 11.4
Goal by Jul 1st, 2011: 119 (27.4 to go)

I worked out that we have done 7 out of the 26 weeks on this or 27% - so to stay on track we should have lost 27% of our goal for the challenge. I worked out that I have lost 29% of my goal for July so I'm quite pleased. What % of your goal have you guys lost? Might help us to stay/get motivated.

Checking in, down 0.4 this week.

SW: 189.8
CW: 183.6

Hi all. I hope everyone's doing well with their healthy journey. I'm still not able to weigh in until March 1st. I can say that I've lost 4 inches in my waist!! WoooHooo!!

SW: 236
CW: 227 (last weigh in Jan 29th)
GW:180

47 lbs to go...hopefully less than that!!

I worked out that we have done 7 out of the 26 weeks on this or 27% - so to stay on track we should have lost 27% of our goal for the challenge. I worked out that I have lost 29% of my goal for July so I'm quite pleased. What % of your goal have you guys lost? Might help us to stay/get motivated.

I have lost 24% of my goal so I have a little catching up to do. This is not bad but it gives me an idea of where I am at and I will take it for sure.

If I had not gained 4 pounds this week I would have been at 32%. Thanks for telling us to figure this out! If anyone needs to figure this out easily, please see below link!
http://www.math.com/students/calculators/source/3percent.htm