Losers! (BBW/BHM thread..)

Lets put our heads together and think of some new challenges and maybe significant dates. eg. Tami (idahogirl) graduates 30th April. (5 weeks away). Anyone else have a date we can work towards? I think we could have a few dates and challenges for each one maybe. But now as for the challenges I don't have much imagination for. Maybe walk for so many hours (5-7) one week. So come on peeps lets put our ideas together. Also are we all weighing in again on Monday? Claire, I nominate you records keeper. Cheers Losers.

Oh, I like the ideas about the walking challenge and the water challenge. I don't know how many people have pedometers, but maybe we could do a so many steps per week challenge also? As for dates, I know Claire and I both have children who have birthdays on Halloween, so maybe one of our challenges later in the year could have an ending date on Halloween? I will also start weighing in on Mondays starting this coming Monday. I'm kind of excited to see my weight in the morning to see if I made my 249. If so, it will be the first time in years that I've been under 250. :drinker:

Okay, I had to step up on my scale 4 times today cause didnt really believe it. I am now down to 96 kgs /211.2 lbs just 1.2 lbs from reaching my goal Well, I will make those up on the next challenge Good job to all of you guys out there and even if you didnt reach you goal we have been given it our best. Are we gonna start a new thread for the next challenge? And since i've apparently been so absent minded i need to hear (read) the walking/water/whatever challenges again. Do we start from today or is it from monday? Again a huge congrats to the weight lost and a big thank you all for the support you've been giving during these weeks. Now im gonna grab some breakfast and then im out the door taking a long walk...

All my love

So excited with this little group of ours. My daughter laughs when I say I have to talk to my peeps. She has to deal with a lot of hip hoppers who have their peeps and she says I am definetly not a Hip Hopper.

Congratulations on everyones losses so far. Rach you have an impressive % loss.

I am happy with this thread or new, just don't lose me, my computer skills are limited.

I now have a pedometer, husband just happened to find me one. He is the ultimate gadget man, and its amazing what he has in his office. But my question is this? How do I use it? Years ago I tried doing that 10,000 steps a day and wore it on my waist band all day but I discovered that when you go to the toilet and pull your trousers down that registers as steps, and I sew, and the vibration from the machine registers as steps.

Yes Claire I have the Jillian Michaels 30 day shred. Just finished my 30th day it took me 55 days. I did do 22 days without a break then was forced too with a sore shoulder and it then took me nearly a month to do the last 8 days. I went to level 2 after 15days thinking I was strong enough but thats when my shoulder hurt. So went back to level 1 till i finished. I can't say I had massive body changes or losses but it does make me feel good. I would love to do it again. I was going to challenge myself to do better than 55 days. Happy to start when you are.

I do like the 3500 calorie burn challenge as it pushes us to work harder. But not every week.:ohwell:

Another idea for a challenge is to try and do maybe 5 different forms of exercise in a week.

How about a mini mini challenge till next Monday our next offical start day. Drinking 8 glasses of water each day. :drinker:

Cheers Losers

Well done everyone! Great losses!

If we start a new thread, we should link it in here incase anyone gets lost.

I will keep my weigh in as a Friday but give you my Friday weight on the Monday, if that's ok, as my weigh day used to be a Monday but I had to move it.

My big thing I am working towards is my holiday, I go on July 16th to Vegas / California. I am so excited, I love the West Coast.

I already walk 40 minutes as a day so any walking challenge will be easy peasy! I like the different exercise ideas.

VEGAS, I LOVED VEGAS, I WANT TO GO BACK TO VEGAS:laugh:

All of the challenges sound good. I have a pedometer and I can do the water challenge. I also like the idea of doing 5 different exercises in a week that will get our imaginations working. I do not have the 30 day shred yet, but have a friend who does so will check that out.

Final weigh in weight is 339.6 for a total loss of 22.4 pounds for this challenge and puts me down 35.4 since I started this journey on January 19th. I am SO excited. My next personal goal is to be at 325 by Easter and 320 by April 30th for my graduation.

Good job everyone on your losses!! I am proud to say I am a part of this group. You are all such amazing women.

Tami

Ah i seem to be the only one without a pedometer haha!!

I like the idea of time walking better than using a pedometer only because they are not 100% accurate. Any movement can make them show as steps made. But whatever the group decides will be alright for me.

I can't believe 12 weeks takes us to the middle of June! Bonkers!

My next aim would be my birthday on the 13th of July, I'd love to be down a size and able to buy myself something lovely to wear!

Good job ladies on the 15 pound challenge. I loved seeing the pounds lost and the percentages!!

Good job everyone! I landed at 220lbs, happy to be going in the right direction. I think my next aim is 210lbs I'd like to do that in 6 weeks or less so all the mini challenges of cals burning, water etc on route should help get to that.
Also I saw a boot camp in Wales for £299 on Groupon 5 days of hard work, I really want to do one, that might give me a running jump at a target.

There are so many things I am doing better now, like choices in resturants, aclohol comsumption, portion sizes, leaving some food on the plate, taking nuts as snacks, avoiding hungry buys like sandwiches, no coffee, water comsumption and vitamins. I feel much better for it and mentally like I am on track. I hope you guys are all getting there, the weight loss is great - lets combine the total - I bet we have lost a small person!!