30 Pounds and Counting! (Closed Group)

After comminuting to work on my bike(1 hr in total), tonight I am going to do 30 minutes of the Beachbody 10 minute trainer. I am posting it on here so that I will be held to doing it :happy:

Did you do it yet?? :bigsmile:

I did!! Thanks for checking up on me - I need it

You're welcome! Add me as a friend if you want more support!

Good morninggg!

Today was my weigh in day and I lost 1.4 pounds, which is perfect because I'm shooting to lose 1.5 lbs a week. I hope I can keep up this pace

How is everyone doing?

Whoohoo for you!! I lost 2.6 pounds this past week and I'm shooting for just 2 lbs next wednesday. I got a little depressed because I didn't drop it as fast as the first week until I calculated that I indeed lost the same amount as last week. :bigsmile: You'll keep it up til you hit a plateau then change it up and get rolling again! We can do this!!

Hi all!!! Sorry I haven't chimed in until now! It was very difficult to stay on track this weekend, but I figured August 1st/Monday would be a perfect time to start.

To introduce myself: I am 25, 5'7 and will be weighing myself tonight at the gym (as of last week I was 152 but I am not certain about the current number yet...scary since this weekend I baked for friends!!!) Through MFP, training for half marathons and races, and taking on a more active and enthusiastic lifestyle, last year I lost 30 pounds in 4 months and toned to my best body ever. Since March 2011 I have gained the pounds back due to a less structured lifestyle (classes, 6 year old daughter, work, etc etc) and want to lose about 30 pounds by December and then maintain and tone for my March 2012 wedding! (and after of course) I have been trying to diet for a month now and my business in baking has completely sidetracked it. None of my clothing will fit correctly and it is a must that I start right away---I refuse to buy bigger clothes.

I lost the weight before and I know with motivation---we all can now!!! I look forward to cheering each other on!

I will post my current weight tonight!

Hey guys!
I am exactly the same as I was last week...154.8...I had changed my calorie intake from 1,500 to 1,300 and maintained after gaining a pound back. I know when I gained it. It was with that yummy Sunday meal I cooked. :grumble: Grr. So today I changed it from 1,300 BACK to 1,500. We'll see how I do this week. Hopefully much better, it feels kind of frustrating because I started the 30DS in addition to bike riding so I KNOW i'm not getting enough calories.:sad: I really hope this week is going to be better. I do not want to gain even .1 pound!

If you guys could take a look at my food diary and see what else I can do to help myself I would appreciate the advice of my group
Thanks!

TayJoMomma ... Congratulations on hitting your goal weight. Remember that weight changes with water and sodium. I would still go out and reward myself Just make sure to not give up logging and choosing those healthy foods

MissyFit08- It sounds like everything you are doing is correct. I recently went through the same problem where I was working out 4 to 5 days a week and drinking all my water and I was frustrated that I was not loosing. I am in the process of playing with the number of my calories also. I will send a friend request so we can help each other and look into those diary's

Well last recorded weight was 2 weeks ago. I believe I missed last week weight in, but good news is that I am down
LW 195
CW 191.4

Thanks for the friend invites guys! And the input on my diary. I bought some fresh fruits for salad and veggies to munch on along with fresh spinach. Hopefully putting my calorie rate back up to 1500 will get me to losing weight again.

Question: If you're working out muscles rather than just walking or something do you tend to hang on to your weight rather than lose? Not sure how that works :-/

Congrats on your awesome weight loss girl!! You can make it to 10 pounds then the rest will come along, duh...haha!! I"m there with you! I'm hoping for 143 by September.

I feel a little thinner. After 3 weeks my husband FINALLY noticed that I was somewhat thinner and said something about it. I was thrilled to my toes! But keeping with the program! We can do this!!

I also wanted to add that I hate Jillian Michaels and her stoopid pushups. But where I could do just 2 girlie pushups and 0 regular pushups. I can now do 20 girlie pushups and maaaaybe 3 regular pushups! Yay me!!

YAY!! Everone is doing such a good job!! I really like having some support on here! It is actually a huge motivation. Me and the husband ran our "loop" that we like to do every once in a while. It is out in the county and super hilly. Last time we ran it we had to stop probably 4 times for rest and last night we only had to stop once at the very end, half way up the biggest hill. I was so excited that we almost ran the whole thing all the way through!! Hopefully next time we can conquer it! I dont know that last hill is pretty long and steep!!

Anyways my goal for this weekend is to work out both days and stay on track with my eating! I need help!! The weekends are my worst, I am getting better but still not as clean of eating as I would like. The weekdays are a piece of cake for me now. It is getting easier, thank goodness!

HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!
Here is to being healthy this weekend! :drinker:

Wow!! That's awesome you guys can keep running almost without stopping! That's a big victory...My goal this weekend is the same as YOUR goal for this weekend. Last weekend screwed me up for the whole week and I've been spending this entire week trying to get BACK down to 153.6...yep every decimal counts. :laugh: Not doing that again this weekend! We can dooo it!!

Hey ladies!! Ready for your weigh in tomorrow?? (or when ever you weigh in)

Hope you are all having a good week!

How did you do on your goal for last week?

I ate really good this weekend and noticed that I HAD to force myself to eat. When I am at home I tend to get going on a project and dont stop to eat. So this weekend was about not letting myself go hours and hours without eating then eating everything in sight. I did really good and felt great Monday morning when most Mondays the first thing I say to myself is "why do I do that to myself, I work so hard during the week and then blow it over the weekend".

This week my goal is to run 30 minutes without stopping. I almost did it last night but had to stop and walk once.

What are your goals for this week?

I, thankfully, don’t have my weigh-in until Friday. I was at a festival on Sunday, specifically beerfest. I used all my allotted calories on beer alone then did not make good food choices. I was up 2.1; I have lost .6 as of this morning, so I will be spending my week trying to get back to last week’s weigh-in weight. My goal for this week is to make better choices on the weekends (this will be an on-going goal). The weekends are just so hard for me. This Saturday I have a pool party to attend and my goal is to camp out by the fruit and veggies instead of indulging in the chips and such, or over indulging in the barbequed meats.

I also upped my calories from 1200 to 1400 this week to see if it makes a difference, I have no problem eating the 1400, however, I can’t seem to eat my exercise calories on top of that. Alas, I will leave them at 1400 for a couple of weeks and see if it works for me.

P.S. Where the hell is everyone else..?

LOL!!! :laugh: I was wondering that when I wrote in....glad to see ya Rhonda...how's the wedding dress coming along?

Good job Missyfit!!

AFM got on the scale this morning and it didnt turn on. I asked my husband when the last time he weighed himself was and said yesterday and then the scale died. He failed to tell me last night so I guess I will go buy a new one and let you ladies know what i am at tomorrow. Grrrr i wanted to know today!!!

Also joined a group that has me walking/running 15 miles a week! This is a perfect goal because if I walk/run 5 days a week I should meet this goal and that way I dont have an excuse to try to get out of a run!

hey guys! glad to hear you're all doing well. i've been working out with a friend who is pretty much a fitness genius and i'm feeling better, but not sure if the scale will react much this sunday (i'm pretty sore and i KNOW i'm building muscle, so i might be retaining some water... we'll see!). i'm still gonna weigh myself but i'm gonna put a little more stock into my measurements. anyway, my goals for this week have been/will be to drink LOTS of water and to get enough protein in for muscle recovery.
i'll check in again when i weigh!