10 pounds lighter and tighter by April - Support thread!

<<-- That's the dress I'm wearing this Saturday on my hot date with DH for our 12th year wedding anniversary (and 20years together).
No, that was me this summer when I tried it on in the dressing room. I should try it on soon to make sure it fits!!!
Will try to post a picture of my stilettos later.

It's day 26 and I'm still sticking w/ my NYE resolutions:
- no night-time snacking
- eating smaller portions: last night, I ate the food I had pre-logged: some sweet potato fries and 2 potstickers, and a big glass of water.
Then I had a 2nd serving of potstickers: 5, for a total of 7 and was really full. Normally, I could eat 10 of those little things before coming up for air.
- working out every other day/keep moving: I walked for 2hours during the kids' Chinese school.


I love all the new participants.
Hope you're able to log your food/stick with it, and get moving.

Would love to talk weight lifting, if you're interested.
NOTE: you won't bulk up!

Have a great day,
(we're bracing for 24-36 inches of snow blizzard: tonight through Wednesday morning!!!)

Amanda

OK, for all those who said they are up for being 10 lbs lighter by April... what did you do different (if anything) to step up your game? I increased my workout time by 10 minutes... baby steps!

krdews wrote: »

OK, for all those who said they are up for being 10 lbs lighter by April... what did you do different (if anything) to step up your game? I increased my workout time by 10 minutes... baby steps!

For me it is tracking every ounce of food and drink I put in my mouth. I have never been big on that but on day 9 of doing it! It helped me loose 2# last week!

Hello everyone!! No ice cream this weekend! Woo hooo!

Today is an 8. On my way to work out...I'm in an agressive mood today, bf touched a nerve this morning. Using this as my motivation..doing weights today. I'll post and tell you how I feel afterwards. Hope everyone is having a good day so far.

Huango...girl, that dress is FLY, you are gonna be one hot mama!

Krdews...I have started working out again, making better food choices. Oh, and vitamins, I wasn't taking them at first, now I make sure I do.

What a great start guys... baby steps & little changes...

I'm thinking about setting a reward for 7 pounds lost. Just a teeny motivator to get me started.
I don't have much money but I'm thinking about a necklace to 'win' wear all the time to keep me motivated for the next 7 pounds.

What do you think? Do you have any better ideas for a motivator?

This sounds great! I'm in. I don't know how much I weigh, but I would like to drop the pounds I lost over the holidays. First step, get a reliable scale. Other first step, start logging in MFP. Love to eat healthy and then eat more (oops) and then exercise. Working on eating less and walking more!

It's been a few days since I checked in here, but I read through all the posts, and I am still committed to this journey with you all.

For me, my greatest success today was getting back in the regular eating habit. It was a rough weekend, mainly yesterday, and I am glad I have "predictable" weekdays - eating wise. I am getting so hungry for dinner right now, but I have avoided snacking this afternoon. (Victory!)

chemjenny wrote: »

I'm 5-2, and I can be good one week and eat horribly the next. This was a bad week.

Phew! Good thing that one's over. On to a better one!

@WWnot - GOOD FOR YOU on your BRISK morning walk. I stop trying to convince myself of running outdoors below +5 degrees C, and hit the treadmill instead. PS - I would suggest Yoga for flexibility. Or stretching. Especially after working out. I get really tight muscles when I don't. I want more flexibility too. Some celebrities swear by Pilates for "lengthening". I've always enjoyed it. Tai Chi I find more relaxing than flexibility increasing, but I haven't tried many different types of it.

@hither2012 - If exercise is your challenge, I envy you. I am total opposite - it's the food for me. Get into the workout routine and I'm sure you'll be fine. I love when I know I'm in the swing of a great exercise commitment.

sbeatwell wrote: »

Really need motivation as I keep trying to do this over the years and never get down to my goal weight. I really want it this time and to keep it off to and to get a nice bigger toned bum, toned stomach and thin arms is a must as I hate them!

Remember, you gotta earn that bum, tummy, and those arms! Try to love those parts of yourself now, as they are. Be kind to yourself. Just so you know, you are WELL BELOW my goal weight, and you are taller than me. Maybe give lifting a shot. Your weight may go up, but TRUST ME, it won't look like it.

@huango - You look amazing in that dress!! PS - We've got that snow here as well, but not quite as deep.

@krdews - Way to "step up your game"! I could really use some of that drive right now.

Hiya Fealight!

I've got a pretty similar goal as you, starting at 140lb and I'm hoping to lose about 10-15 lbs of fat while upping my muscle mass by April. This is my first time setting out a weight loss goal and working towards it. It shouldn't be to difficult to lose the weight, I'm only 24 and 130lbs is my set weight but I had a baby 11 weeks ago and I'm on maternity leave so I'm not on my feet all day any more. I had a really physical job before I had my baby and felt lean and fit even throughout my pregnancy just from working. I really miss that feeling but have never done any actual weight training or high intensity interval training before. I too love challenging myself and lifting heavy items so I'm looking forward to getting started. But where do I start?? I've got some fitness apps like the jillianmicheals one and fitwoman which have pre constructed work outs, but still it's overwhelming, all the options to chose from. What sort of moves or equipment do your workouts consist of? What do you find actually works for you? Any advice in getting started?

Cheers!
Nikki