*closed group* Flab to Fab 3, Part 2!

Gained a pound back....and that was overnight too. I weighed myself yesterday morning and I had maintained, today I was up a pound. I'm guessing some muscle weight as I'm sore from my workout yesterday, plus I *think* TOM is coming. I'm so off schedule with this IUD, that I have no idea. But I did blow up at someone earlier this week, and I had really bad cramps last week, which was my lead in the last time (cramps really early), so I'm thinking it is coming.

Can't wait to see everyone's loses this week!

4/1: 170.8
4/8: 169.0
4/15: 167.0
4/22: 168.0
4/29: 166.8
5/6: 164.6
5/13: 164.6
5/20: 163.8
5/27: 163.8
6/3: 161.0
6/10: 160.2

I was hoping for a little more but am extremely happy with this number. I weighed myself on a different scale last week so I didn't know what to expect this week. I have hit 10+ plus for this challenge and am only 0.3 away from my goal for this challenge (which was 159.9). I am really excited to have gotten past my 165 hurdle. That is where I usually get stuck and I did spend almost a month stuck around there. My mom has started to try to lose some weight and that has motivated me to keep going to help support her on her journey.

To the most amazing challenge group ever!!!
I have been so out of the loop due to vacations, no routine, and simply, laziness!!! I am embarrassed by my weight gain, but. Am not giving up. I refuse to keep these extra pounds and my weight loss goal is still 150. Once I began to see success, it's like I sabotaged myself and gave up. I treated weight loss like a sprint,not a marathon. It may take me another six months to lose this weight effectively, and I am up for the challenge. Thank you all for being so amazing...

I am not defined by my weight. I am not defined by my dress size.

*lifestyle change.*

I am proud to be a part of this challenge with you girls! you ALL!

My weigh in for the week ...

4/1 135.5
4/8 128
4/15 132.6
4/22 132.6
4/29 131
5/6 131.4
5/13 129.2
5/20 129.4
5/27 128.6
6/3 126.6

6/10 125.4

I can NOT believe I have lost a little over 10 lbs with this challenge! Woo-hooooo! I'm only 5.4 lbs away from my birthday goal but I'm ok! We shall see what I can do in the next week!

Weigh-in is 129.2 = down .6

Weigh in - 172.2 sammmmeee *sigh* getting my act together!! hoping to get to the 160s before my birthday in 2 weeks (and vacation starts in 13 days

To the most amazing challenge group ever!!!
I have been so out of the loop due to vacations, no routine, and simply, laziness!!! I am embarrassed by my weight gain, but. Am not giving up. I refuse to keep these extra pounds and my weight loss goal is still 150. Once I began to see success, it's like I sabotaged myself and gave up. I treated weight loss like a sprint,not a marathon. It may take me another six months to lose this weight effectively, and I am up for the challenge. Thank you all for being so amazing...

I am not defined by my weight. I am not defined by my dress size.

*lifestyle change.*

I gained over my vacation and 2 weeks prior to that in Hawaii. It happens! You've done it before and you ca do it again! Make a plan, and then do it! We can do this!

Good morning Ladies!

I'm on day 2 of my 3 day cleanse.

What cleanse are you doing???

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I think after vacation, I am going to invest in the P90X program. I have always wanted to try it and I am really getting into lifting and toning! I know it would be challenging, but I am up for a challenge!



Tash
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You have a great attitude! You will succeed, and I can't wait for you to start the X! You are going to love it!

Barb

K I'm doing alright this week. Probably eating too many sweets so NONE tomorrow!!

Here's the progress so far:

Sun: 90 minute walk- NOT COMPLETED
Mon: 60 min treadmill and spin, upper body--- 80 MINUTES! 500 CALORIES
Tues: 60 min treadmill and elliptical, lower body--- 75 MINUTES! 450 CALORIES
Wed: Rest - 30 min walk----BIGGEST LOSER CARDIO MAX- 45 MINUTES- 375 CALORIES
Thurs: 3.2 mile run outside (planned)
Fri: weigh in-- 40 minutes treadmill, spin (planned)

So far: 1325 calories / 2000

I'm hoping for 138 weigh in Friday!

Thanks everyone!

BOO to TOM coming at the time of your trip!!

A friend of mine sent me this link and I was completely moved. It proves that the little things we do make a difference. What can you do to make someone day just a little bit better?

http://blog.simpletruths.com/simple-truths-of-service

4/1: 170.8
4/8: 169.0
4/15: 167.0
4/22: 168.0
4/29: 166.8
5/6: 164.6
5/13: 164.6
5/20: 163.8
5/27: 163.8
6/3: 161.0
6/10: 160.2
6/17: 159.6

Excited to be in the 150's but still kind of kicking myself for my horrible weekend last weekend. I keep having a "if I had stayed on track that would have been x amount lost". I busted my butt this week and really focused on my food and feel like it should have been a bigger loss. I need to focus less on the number on the scale and more on the fact that I feel great and am starting to have confidence in the way I look. I only have 9.6 pounds to my goal weight which is awesome but I have found myself second guessing myself and starting to obsess a little about the scale.

Now for the weekend. Saturday is going to be tough. We are going to a Father's Day weekend celebration. All my meals will be out and there will be lots of alcohol and horrible food choices. I know we are getting up and getting breakfast on the road, lunch at the black seal (which is an amazing little pub style restaurant with wonderful meals) and then the cookout I know will have porterhouse steaks, mac salad, potato salad and numerous other delicious crappy for you foods. So I need to display some self control so I don't have the same problem as last weekend. I have no delusions of staying under on calories tomorrow (I probably won't even track because I really won't truelly know what was in what I am eating) but I am hoping that it is an active enough day to counter most of the crap I eat.

Weekend pact-
- Drink 88 oz + of water
- 360 minutes of intentional activity (walking around town, swimming, volleyball and whatever other activities they have at the BBQ)
- Maximum 2 alcoholic beverages on Sat
- Under on calories and sodium on Sunday.

Hope everyone had a great week and has a wonderful weekend!

Very happy to report a .4lb loss this week, WITH A VACATION! My weight today is 165.2lbs! I didn't eat the best up north, but I didn't let myself go completely either, so I wasn't getting my hopes up. I was going to sneak a peak on the scale today and then post my weight on the scale tomorrow because I know my sodium intake was probably above normal and I didn't get a lot of water up north (well water, blah). But to my surprise there was a loss!! I'm going to say I move around A LOT more up north than I do on a normal day at home. I'M SO FRIGGIN' PROUD OF MYSELF!! I can do this! :bigsmile:

Also had a few great NSV's! When we started this challenge, I could only do a 15 minute mile. I've gotten my mile time down to 11.5 minutes! Plus, my size 12 pants are getting loose. My pre-prego pants are a size 10, I can't fit into them quite yet, but it's very exciting to see the 12's be loose!

I have been thinking that I do want to stay on for the next challenge. I may not be around as much, but I still would love to help encourage you wonderful ladies and it would probably help keep me going as well! Who's joining me for a weekend pact? My goals this weekend are:

- Burn 500 calories a day
- Drink 100oz of water daily
- Stay under on calories

I just weighed myselt (off today and went back to bed after sending DH and DD on their way), and I don't think it is right. LOL. I couldn't have dropped 3lbs this week (well based on my slightly bloated weight last week). It said 141.6.--Kerri--don't record this one, I'll do it closer to my normal time tomorrow morning and send you that one.

Anyway, Jen (Janana) and I had a great time at the NKOTBSB concert last night. We indulged...I did more than she did with dinner, but it was all good fun.

Make sure you all wish her a happy 30th tomorrow!!