Group for people wanting to lose 15 pounds -September

This week was a really BADDDDD week, I exercised thank goodness everyday (I acutally havent taken a break in 2 weeks I think), but it just seemed to be a week of eating out. Not that I ate bad stuff, but it was a lot of sodium. When I eat at home, I rarely salt things, so when I eat out I bloat up. I gave it a few days and then went back down to my current weight (thank goodness) so im glad there wasnt a gain. This week Im going to try and increase my workout again to running a full mile and still walking 2ish-2.5ish. I don't know if I am I guess I will tell you guys tomorrow But I do have to say I got more lazy about when I was getting on the treadmill this week. I got on everyday, but it seemed like every other day I thought to myself I can take a break and have a rest day. But as soon as I got on and started exercising, I was sooooo glad I did!

Congrats Rosie! Keep it up!

I want to too! I just dont know where to start...

I increase my workout when I can do it without wanting to quit . I first started walking 4.5mph for 30 min for 2 weeks, then last week I bumped it up to running 1/2 mile at 5.0( approx 6 min), this week im goingto try and run 1 mile (5.0) and walking 2 miles in just about 30 min. Just gradually increase . In the end I want to be running 4 miles + in 30 min. I am just increasing what I am doing in 30 min rather than just adding time. ( because I personally can't stay on the treadmill longer then 30 mins). I also plan on increasing the reps of crunches and arm exercises I am doing Good LUCK! Not sure where you are in your exercise process, put try something like increasing the speed for 5 min or just add an additional 5 or 10 min to your workout routine! hope this helps!

I want to start C25K too. Does anyone know if there is a good android app for it?

I'm struck down by either hayfever or a cold (should be able to tell by tomorrow morning), so i might have to wait until mid week to start, but count me in!

Count me in too!

I go to the gym three to four times a week. I either do an hour of Treadmill w/incline of 3.0 at 3.0 mph or higher...about 3 miles. Or I swim laps in the pool for 30 min. some days I do a little bit of both.

5'2"
SW: 135 - todays weigh in
GW: 115

We have the same goal!!! I want to be 115 and im 5'2ish as well! Ahhhhh i would LOVE to be able to swim, but I don't belong to a gym. I could use the one at my university, but its inconvient to drive there just to swim and with my luck I would go when the swim team meets lol. Not a bad thing for the eyes, but def ot good for the exercise part.

This past week I saw a new low of 146.6! Super excited about that! My goals for the week are to work on week 5 of C25K.

I LOVE all these "good news" reports. My news, alas, is NOT good. I had a SUPER work-out on Saturday - actually the best work-out I've had in MONTHS (I'm a gym rat...). And, then I weighed myself. NOT. ONE. LB. LOST.

Zip. Zero. Nil. Zilch.

Talk about DEFLATING. (I thought I'd be down about 1.5 lbs because I put in a good week of workouts and ate sensibly, too!

So, I just cruised the rest of the weekend, not really caring that much. I had a good work-out, yesterday, and did over an hour of walking, today. I'm keeping my nutrition in check all the remaining days of this week and CROSSING MY FINGERS for a 2 lb. drop by Saturday, to counter the SHYTE weigh-in from last Saturday.

I LOVE all these "good news" reports. My news, alas, is NOT good. I had a SUPER work-out on Saturday - actually the best work-out I've had in MONTHS (I'm a gym rat...). And, then I weighed myself. NOT. ONE. LB. LOST.

Zip. Zero. Nil. Zilch.

Talk about DEFLATING. (I thought I'd be down about 1.5 lbs because I put in a good week of workouts and ate sensibly, too!

So, I just cruised the rest of the weekend, not really caring that much. I had a good work-out, yesterday, and did over an hour of walking, today. I'm keeping my nutrition in check all the remaining days of this week and CROSSING MY FINGERS for a 2 lb. drop by Saturday, to counter the SHYTE weigh-in from last Saturday.

Keep your chin up! I lose weight (on the scale at least) for one week out of the month. Seriously. I go up when I'm ovulating, up when TOM is coming, Up when TOM is here, despite working out and eating right. Then there is that golden week where I see a loss. It's very frustrating, but easier to understand now that I know that's just how my body works.

Keep working hard, ladies!

I am sure you are right. Which brings up another point...I am expecting my period in the next few days, so will I REALLY see a 'drop' on the scale this weekend??

C'mon, where are all the "lose 15 pounds by September" crew??

Where's the gal that started this thread in the first place?? And all the "me, too" crew??

I'm here! Haha i've been working by tush off for the last 3 weeks! Yesterday was the FIRST day in 2 WEEKS!!!! that I took a day off! I am more determined then ever to get this weight loss on a roll, because once september comes, my schedule is going ro be so hectic and I need to be in shape already, not just getting back into shape then. I hear you, im definitely here to stay!

But about your question, I'm not quite sure if you will see a drop because of the "monthly present", some people gain during that time and some people do lose, I think its more of an individualistis thing. That would be lovely if we all did drop I can't really say what happens with me because I don't seem to weigh myself ever during that "time of the month"!

It's been awhile since I checked in... but the latest results...

Current weight: 180 - that's 5 lbs. down!
Also...
3 inches off of my waist!
2.5 inches off of my hips!
1 inch off of my arms!
1.5 inches off of my thighs!
1.5 inches off of my bust!

(I'll tell you - my hips and thighs are the worst for me... so this is immensely good news!)

Busting *kitten* in the gym 4 to 5 days a week with a decreased caloric intake DOES get results!

Time for my Sunday check in. Lost three pounds this week. That's fifteen total.

how can 30 people have jumped on this "topic thread" on the first day and now there's just me??? craziness...

I haven't gotten on the scale in about a week and a half just because I know that when it was time to weigh in I would not see the results I wanted since I had consumed a lot of sodium a few days prior ( I have into the temptation on chipotle and then I ate out again the following day for dinner). I plan on weighing in on Sunday so I'm hoping to see some good results since I stepped my workout up this week.

I was wondering though, how often is everyone increasing their workout to intensify it? I pushed myself this week knowing that my weight was going to be fluctuating with the sodium . But it turned out to be a good thing! I pushed myself to run an additional 3 minutes on the treadmill ( which at first I thought would never end, but it felt amazing to do it) and next week I plan on doing the same ( increasing by 3 mins). I also increased the amount of crunches I do by 10 as well as weights. Has anyone else done anything to change there workout this week ??

Keep up the good work everyone!

BTW...im assumming its 15lb by sept 1st or is it anytime in sept that we are trying to reach our goal?