Who want to LOSE 40-50 lbs in 4 months?!?!?

I'm in too! I just found this site last week, so i'm looking for some motivation & support. So please keep me motivated!
Thanks

SW 227
CW 192
GW 145

Happy Monday everyone! And welcome all newcomers! So here's a quick update on my week:

Instead of posting what I found easiest, I'm just going to share a victory that happened this week Today I looked at my prrogress pictures side-by-side for the first time!!! I was feeling a little sad because I couldn't see any visible differences in the mirror. I have been taking pictures this whole journey and so today I looked at my first picture to today's picture. Wow. I could see a huge difference and I was sooo proud of myself! I think that taking weekly or monthly pictures can be a great motivator...I encourage you all to try it!

What was hard this week: for the first time I experienced calorie deprivation! Not a fun thing. On Wednesday I consumed 1300 calories but through exercise I burned 1500 calories. The results were not good. I was weak and shaky and had a terrible headache. I took the next day off from exercise and drank a lot of water. I feel much better now and plan to never let that happen to me again. I am slowly learning that eating back my calories burned is a good thing....and a necessary one.

I hope everyone is going great so far! I can't wait to hear what all of you are experiencing this week! We can do this!

I'm in I am going to loose 50 lbs

sw 191
gw 140

OK so it's tuesday... Iv'e not had the best of weekends.
The thing that i found easiest this week is that although i gave in to foods that were not particulary great (cake i'm looking a you) it wasnt as much as i usually do. I mean i ate a lot of jam roly poly which put me at least 700 calories over my limit, but i did some exercise and erradicated those extra calories. Feeling pretty pround of myself at the moment.

One of the hardest things is that i've developed a serious sugar craving. I feel like a heroine addict! I've been wandering aimlessly through the kitchen opening and closing the cupboard doors. Causing e to get strange looks from my mother... I know that i'm not hungry, but i dont know. My weight has returned to what it was two weeks ago and i feel like i'm not making any progress at all.

It's a bit empty in here no? Lots of people have joined, yet hardly anyone is sharing.
femme62209: Great job on noticing your loss! I wish that i had the courage to even take pictures of myself, never ind to be able to look at them.
I'm also glad that your making sure that your losing your weight in a healthy way, that will help you to keep it off.

bye for now.

Count me in.

SW: 160
GW: 120

marsts: I love your idea! I think it will be really helpful in keeping the conversation going. What does everyone else think? You would just answer the question in the post above you and then pose a new question for the next person. I love it!

tryinghard2012: awesome job on your weight loss! That is so amazing! Keep up the great work, we're all so proud of you!

ravenclawseekergirl: I'm sorry you've been struggling lately, but that's what we're here for! I'm proud of you for being brave enough to ask yourself if you're hungry, and then when you realize that you're not, not eating. This is hard...maybe the hardest thing any of us will ever have to do. You are doing so amazing though. Don't let one or two weeks get you down. You can do this! Look the scale right in the eye and calmly tell it that you're going to kick its *kitten*!

And again to all those newcomers out there...welcome to our group! Please jump in at anytime...and try to be active! We don't want our group to die!

So I'm going to go ahead and use marsts' awesome idea and pose the first question, whoever posts after me...answer it! And then ask a new question! I hope this works!

Question: What do you use for inspiration on this journey? Is it a pair of pants you'd love to fit into? Your family? A beach vacation? Thanks for sharing and I can't wait to hear your answer!

So I know I am a little late but I just joined MFP. I would love to join this group and lose 40-50 lbs in 4 months.

How is everyone doing this? Following a workout or diet plan? Following MFP plan?

I am thinking about starting 30 Day Shred.... and maybe Slim in 6. I am trying to find reviews on both of those to figure out which one would be best to help kick start and lose some major lbs and inchs.

Erm well the one food that i woulddo exercise to have is probably my horlicks light malt drink with a bit of galaxy hot chocolate in. MMMMMmmmm. So tasty and a great way for me to get in the calcium that i so desperatly need at the moment. It's got quite a high calorie content because youre supposed to make it with only milk so...*cough*200 cal a mug *cough* and that's with skimmed milk! But it's worth it.

skylar1907: Congrats on losing over 7 pounds in such a short time. :drinker: Your horse is really beautiful, makes me wish that i could ride.

Femmme62209: I'm feeling the over here.:blushing: Thanks for the support, i really needed it, i just felt like i wasnt getting anywhere. I'm just a really impatient person. :grumble: But this morning i decided to take some measurements and
Start (Current) (in)
Neck: 17 (16.75)
waist: 44.5 (43)
Hips: 48 (47.5)
Thigh: 27 (25.5)
This has given me back the motivation to keep going! :bigsmile:
My question is ...what is the one thing (or more) that you have done on this journey that makes you feel really proud of yourself?

tryinghard2012: awesome job on your weight loss! That is so amazing! Keep up the great work, we're all so proud of you!

Question: What do you use for inspiration on this journey? Is it a pair of pants you'd love to fit into? Your family? A beach vacation? Thanks for sharing and I can't wait to hear your answer!

Thanks so much, that meant a lot!!!

To answer your question: I use health and others' successes as inspiration. If I embed in my mind that I am ultimately doing this to improve health and wellness, then I stay motivated longer than just for vanity purposes. Also seeing other people achieve and triumph really inspires me to "press on."

I would love to fit in a size 8 as well :bigsmile:

Count me in!!!!
Current weight 182
Goal weight 140!!!

Count me in!!! I want to lose between 40-50 lbs and be toned up!!!!

CW: 180
GW: 135

Next question: What is your favorite part of your body?

Erm ths question i really hard to answer...i like my eyes! It's a bit lame i know but there is a lot here that is going to change on this journey lots to improve on. I like the fact that i'm tall as well 5ft 11 . Well that's all iv'e got at the moment.

What i the biggest change that you've made since the begining of your journey?

I'm in! My start weight is 181 and my goal is 135 by that time!

Count me in!!

I was really frustrated today after not seeing the scale move yesterday, so I worked my butt off last night for the first time in a couple weeks.

So what made me smile today? Being proud of myself. And reminding myself that it's beautiful outside and I'm going to be able to fit in all my summer clothes from years past pretty soon.

Question:
What is the one moment you look forward to once you've reached your goal? (For me it's the look on my husband's face when he gets back from deployment.)