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  • Oliviashar10
    Oliviashar10 Posts: 18 Member
    Thanks for this challenge, I'm ready to get on track!

    Start Weight: Dec 3 252 lbs
    Goal Weight Feb 25 220 lbs
    Ultimate Goal weight 140 lbs

    3rd Dec: 252
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  • sinnybri
    sinnybri Posts: 1,174 Member
    I do tend to say "I can't eat" a lot but I don't deprive myself anything I really want like the odd bit of chocolate. I think really limiting yourself can make it more difficult to succeed so I allow myself a treat as long as I stay within my calorie goal. My treat now is completely different than it would have been a few months ago too. When I think about the things I used to eat I feel ill... Portion size is very important!!
  • izzy214
    izzy214 Posts: 551 Member
    Thanks everyone for your posts and support.
    Welcome Oliviashar10! Pleased to have you.
  • izzy214
    izzy214 Posts: 551 Member
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    Walk More

    If you are really out of shape or have some medical condition that makes high impact exercise out of the questions, then WALK. Walking is a great low impact exercise that can help you lose weight and get in shape.
    Walking briskly for at least 45 minutes a day—that’s about three to four miles depending on how fast you are—can help you shed more than 30 pounds in a year as long as you are keeping your calorie intake in check, according to a Duke University study.
    Action Step
    Go for daily 45-minutes walk at a brisk pace, and feel free to add a few jogging bouts whenever it’s possible.
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,164 Member
    edited December 2015
    Sorry I have been MIA. Real life has been hectic for a few weeks, but I have been logging away as usual.

    12 Week Weight Loss Challenge

    Original Start weight: 220lbs (Mar 2014)
    Week 4 weight goal: 164lbs
    Week 8 weight goal: 160lbs
    Week 12 weight goal: 156lbs
    Weigh in on Monday each week

    Start weight: 28/09: 168
    Week 1: 03/10: 167
    Week 2: 10/10: 167
    Week 3: 17/10: 166
    Week 4: 24/10: 166
    Week 5: 31/10: 166
    Week 6: 07/10: 166
    Week 7: 14/11: 165
    Week 8: 21/11: 165
    Week 9: 28/11: 164
    Week 10: 05/11: 163 :) Losing slowly but steadily. I'm unlikely to reach my goal by week 12, but won't give up. My original goal for the year was 158, but I'll take whatever comes, onward, into the new year.
  • izzy214
    izzy214 Posts: 551 Member
    Way to Go Terri! Your Awesome!
  • Jessalane0607
    Jessalane0607 Posts: 89 Member
    Name: Jess

    SW on MFP (07/05): 300
    SW (10/3): 253.6
    GW: 229

    Total loss of: 24.6

    Week 1 Start 10/3: 253.6
    Week 2 10/10: (a few days late) 249.8
    Week 3 10/15: 248.4
    Week 4 10/24: (a few days early) 245.8
    Week 5 10/31: 245
    Week 6 11/7: 242
    Week 7 11/14: 241.2
    Week 8 11/21: ?
    Week 9 11/28: ?
    Week 10 12/5: 237.2
    Week 11 12/12:
    Week 12 12/19:

    Lost: -4
    Total lost: -16.4

    I don't know if I'll make goal for this challenge, but I'm so happy with how much I've lost so far.
  • izzy214
    izzy214 Posts: 551 Member
    Jess, congratulation on your weight loss. You have done well, keep it up.
  • izzy214
    izzy214 Posts: 551 Member
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    Sniff a banana, an apple, or a peppermint when you feel hungry.

    You might feel silly, but it works. When Alan R. Hirsch, M.D., neurological director of the Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago, tried this with 3,000 volunteers, he found that the more frequently people sniffed, the less hungry they were and the more weight they lost—an average of 30 pounds each. One theory is that sniffing the food tricks the brain into thinking you’re actually eating it.
  • sinnybri
    sinnybri Posts: 1,174 Member
    12 week weight goal: 12st 7lb (22lb loss)
    Weight in every Monday.
    Week 1: 13st 12lb
    Week 2: 13st 9lb
    Week 3: 13st 6lb
    Week 4: 13st 5lb
    Week 5: 13st 4lb
    Week 6: 13st 2lb
    Week 7: 13st 1lb
    Week 8: 12st 13lb
    Week 9:
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    Week 12:

    Loss this week: 2lb
    Total weight lost: 16lb

    I actually had 3lb down this week but was away all weekend and couldn't cook for myself and did no work outs. I over did it but had a great weekend with my family. I'm still on track to make my goal and more importantly I'm gone below 13st which feels like a milestone to me to see 12st on the scale, even if it is the very high end of it, feels good! Hoping to lose 2lb this week
  • izzy214
    izzy214 Posts: 551 Member
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    "Take Five"

    Walk five minutes for at least every two hours.
    Stuck at a desk all day? A brisk five-minute walk every two hours will parlay into an extra 20-minute walk by the end of the day. And getting a break will make you less likely to reach for snacks.
  • fourterrys
    fourterrys Posts: 90 Member
    Weekly Check In:

    10/6- 198 lbs
    10/13- 197.5 lbs
    10/20- 197 lbs
    10/28- 198 lbs

    11/3- 196.5 lbs
    11/10- 195.5 lbs
    11/18- 195 lbs
    11/24- ???

    12/1- 195 lb
    12/8- 194.5 lbs

    Another small loss. But I'll take it. Good luck to everyone else!!!!
  • izzy214
    izzy214 Posts: 551 Member
    Any loss is a good weightloss :)
  • izzy214
    izzy214 Posts: 551 Member
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    Get a mantra

    You’ve heard of a self-fulfilling prophecy? If you keep focusing on things you can’t do, like resisting junk food or getting out the door for a daily walk, chances are you won’t do them. Instead (whether you believe it or not) repeat positive thoughts to yourself. “I can lose weight.” “I will get out for my walk today.” “I know I can resist the pastry cart after dinner.” Repeat these phrases and before too long, they will become true for you.
  • Oliviashar10
    Oliviashar10 Posts: 18 Member
    Thanks for this challenge, I'm ready to get on track!

    Start Weight: Dec 3 252 lbs
    Goal Weight Feb 25 220 lbs
    Ultimate Goal weight 140 lbs

    3rd Dec: 252
    10th Dec: 249
    17th Dec:
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  • sinnybri
    sinnybri Posts: 1,174 Member
    Oliviashar10 wrote: »
    Thanks for this challenge, I'm ready to get on track!

    Start Weight: Dec 3 252 lbs
    Goal Weight Feb 25 220 lbs
    Ultimate Goal weight 140 lbs

    3rd Dec: 252
    10th Dec: 249
    17th Dec:
    24th Dec:
    31st Dec:
    7th Jan:
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    Well done! That's a great loss!!
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,164 Member
    edited December 2015
    Re: Get a mantra

    If you replace the future tense words 'can' and 'will' with the present tense word 'am' it makes the mantra even more positive and powerful.

    I am losing weight!
    I am getting out for my walk today!
    I am resisting the pastry trolley today!
  • TerriRichardson112
    TerriRichardson112 Posts: 19,164 Member
    edited December 2015
    12 Week Weight Loss Challenge

    Original Start weight: 220lbs (Mar 2014)

    Week 4 weight goal: 164lbs
    Week 8 weight goal: 160lbs
    Week 12 weight goal: 156lbs
    Weigh in on Monday each week

    Start: 28/09: 168
    Week 1: 03/10: 167
    Week 2: 10/10: 167
    Week 3: 17/10: 166
    Week 4: 24/10: 166
    Week 5: 31/10: 166
    Week 6: 07/10: 166
    Week 7: 14/11: 165
    Week 8: 21/11: 165
    Week 9: 28/11: 164
    Week 10: 05/12: 163
    Week 11: 12/12: 163
    Week 12: 19/12:

    It's getting harder to lose the weight, but I am not giving up. 5 lbs in 11 weeks is still a loss. There has been so much temptation over the last few weeks. I need to refocus am refocusing big time!
  • sinnybri
    sinnybri Posts: 1,174 Member
    TerriRichardson112 wrote: »
    12 Week Weight Loss Challenge

    Original Start weight: 220lbs (Mar 2014)

    Week 4 weight goal: 164lbs
    Week 8 weight goal: 160lbs
    Week 12 weight goal: 156lbs
    Weigh in on Monday each week

    Start: 28/09: 168
    Week 1: 03/10: 167
    Week 2: 10/10: 167
    Week 3: 17/10: 166
    Week 4: 24/10: 166
    Week 5: 31/10: 166
    Week 6: 07/10: 166
    Week 7: 14/11: 165
    Week 8: 21/11: 165
    Week 9: 28/11: 164
    Week 10: 05/12: 163
    Week 11: 12/12: 163
    Week 12: 19/12:

    It's getting harder to lose the weight, but I am not giving up. 5 lbs in 11 weeks is still a loss. There has been so much temptation over the last few weeks. I need to refocus am refocusing big time!

    Any weight loss is good terri you are brilliant! You work very hard, a true inspiration! Your diary and exercise logs are a great example to others. The more you lose the harder it gets but keep going you will reach your goal I don't doubt it for a minute :)
  • sinnybri
    sinnybri Posts: 1,174 Member
    Name: Sinéad
    Age: 26
    CW: 14st 1lb (197lb)
    12 week weight goal: 12st 7lb (22lb loss)
    Weight in every Monday.
    Week 1: 13st 12lb
    Week 2: 13st 9lb
    Week 3: 13st 6lb
    Week 4: 13st 5lb
    Week 5: 13st 4lb
    Week 6: 13st 2lb
    Week 7: 13st 1lb
    Week 8: 12st 13lb
    Week 9: 12st 12lb
    Week10:
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    Week 12:

    Loss this week: 1lb
    Total weight lost: 17lb

    The pressure is on to work hard these last few weeks to meet my goal! 5lb in three weeks won't be easy but I can do it! Have had a few work commitments in my line of work people tend to offer you coffee and Christmas treats... A lot! I need to just say no thanks and maybe ask for water I could do with drinking more water.
  • izzy214
    izzy214 Posts: 551 Member
    Great job everyone! I know with the holidays things are rushed and time short. I am pleased to see everyone making the attempt to stay on course. I would also like to welcome all NEWBIES! Glad to have you join us.
  • izzy214
    izzy214 Posts: 551 Member
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    Wait until your stomach rumbles before you reach for food.

    It’s stunning how often we eat out of boredom, nervousness, habit, or frustration—so often, in fact, that many of us have actually forgotten what physical hunger feels like. If you’re hankering for a specific food, it’s probably a craving, not hunger. If you’d eat anything you could get your hands on, chances are you’re truly hungry. Find ways other than eating to express love, tame stress, and relieve boredom.
  • lexiswhitt
    lexiswhitt Posts: 8 Member
    I'm IN!
    Start Weight: Dec 14 190 lbs
    Goal Weight Mar 5 170 lbs
    Ultimate Goal weight 140 lbs
  • Oliviashar10
    Oliviashar10 Posts: 18 Member
    Start Weight: Dec 3 252 lbs
    Goal Weight Feb 25 220 lbs
    Ultimate Goal weight 140 lbs

    3rd Dec: 252
    10th Dec: 249
    17th Dec: 250
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  • izzy214
    izzy214 Posts: 551 Member
    Oliviashar10 down 2 lbs., awesome.
    Welcome Lexiswhitt.
  • izzy214
    izzy214 Posts: 551 Member
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    Avoid white foods.

    There is some scientific legitimacy to today’s lower-carb diets: Large amounts of simple carbohydrates from white flour and added sugar can wreak havoc on your blood sugar and lead to weight gain. While avoiding sugar, white rice, and white flour, however, you should eat plenty of whole-grain breads and brown rice. One Harvard study of 74,000 women found that those who ate more than two daily servings of whole grains were 49 percent less likely to be overweight than those who ate the white stuff.
  • sinnybri
    sinnybri Posts: 1,174 Member
    I went for afternoon tea with my daughter yesterday and was expecting the scales to reflect it this morning but so far this week I have managed an incredible 3.3lb loss!! I plan to start c25k today so we will see what the results are on Weigh in day
  • izzy214
    izzy214 Posts: 551 Member
    That is awesome sinnybri and I am wishing that I had done as well. The last month has been so stressful and rushed. I have fallen off course and I feel crappy. I want the New Year to start off on a good results. I will start a 2016 New Year 12 Week Challenge. It of course will be a continue of the original 12 week challenge. I am thinking of some new ideas to help motivate members.
  • izzy214
    izzy214 Posts: 551 Member
    edited December 2015
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    If you’re going to indulge, choose fat-releasing foods.

    They should help keep you from feeling deprived and binging on higher-calorie foods. For instance: honey has just 64 fat releasing calories in one tablespoon. Eggs have just 70 calories in one hard-boiled egg, loaded with fat releasing protein. Part-skim ricotta cheese has just 39 calories in one ounce, packed with fat releasing calcium. Dark chocolate has about 168 calories in a one-ounce square, but it’s packed with fat releasers. And a University of Tennessee study found that people who cut 500 calories a day and ate yogurt three times a day for 12 weeks lost more weight and body fat than a group that only cut the calories. The researchers concluded that the calcium in low-fat dairy foods triggers a hormonal response that inhibits the body’s production of fat cells and boosts the breakdown of fat.
  • sinnybri
    sinnybri Posts: 1,174 Member
    izzy214 wrote: »
    That is awesome sinnybri and I am wishing that I had done as well. The last month has been so stressful and rushed. I have fallen off course and I feel crappy. I want the New Year to start off on a good results. I will start a 2016 New Year 12 Week Challenge. It of course will be a continue of the original 12 week challenge. I am thinking of some new ideas to help motivate members.

    The new year will bring with it a renewed commitment to our goals! I really haven't been as strict as I should be on food lately but I'm sooooo busy it must be cancelling it out. My little sister decided to lose weight last Friday and today she was down 3kgs which is 6.6lbs!!! Oh to be young.
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