The Better Than Ever Challenge!

I agree that you are an inspiration. I may not be meeting all the challenges in terms of exercising, but I realize I am doing more now than I have in the past. I know it has to do with the support that I have found here and to know that I am not alone. Even if we don't meet all the goals, it is a step in the right direction!

Hi everyone!
I have been feeling like a slacker this week. I am sticking to my calorie goals but haven't done the strength training yet. The Dr. Oz challenge looks really HARD! Though, I wonder how much of it I am doing already.
Hey Robin! You should join! I started with these girls in the second week.
It's never too late to be Better Than Ever!!!
Thanks pffssas!!

Alright Ladies! New week of the Challenge starts tomorrow!

Pffssas and I have been talking about our weekly-mini challenges and how not everyone seems too keen on the Doc Oz challenge and so this is what we've come up with...

Every week will we take something that one of the challengers is having an especially hard time with and we all do it with them. The following week we take the personal challenge of some one else and add it on, while maintaining the previous challenge(s).

For example, I have a REALLY hard time fitting in vegetables into my diet. So, this week's challenge could be to ensure veggie intake for at least two (2) meals a day. If I eat out and have "side options" I'll pick a side that has veggies.. or.. if I REALLY want the less healthy side, I can have it (but maybe less of it?) then I have to add on a veggie side (being mindful of cals!) If the issue is fast food and they don't have a "veggie" option necessarily, take some carrot sticks or something and munch on those for your veggie.

Then the following week, we still have to be good with the veggies but then, if this is a challenge for people, our mini challenge add-on could be to make sure we get the 8+ cups of water intake.

This way, we all work on things that would probably be good for us to do ANYWAYS, we build good habits, and support other challengers with their specific struggles. This will also help us really be involved in the challenge! We CAN add elements of the Doc Oz challenge but don't think his challenge is so universal to peoples needs that we can just use it as it comes.

Any thoughts, comments, suggestions?

I hope you all like this idea but, supposedly this IS a democracy so if anyone does have a problem or anything, PLEASE tell us! We're here for you.

I'm ready for the ride!!!! I'm so tired of having this excess weight. Also, it is effecting my health. I was told recently by the doctor to lose at least 80 pounds.


Good Luck Everyone on this Challenge!

Here are my holds, goals and commitments!!!

* I hold myself back by eating late at night and eating the wrong foods. I sneak to fast food places and grab something to eat on the way home from work, which is after 10pm.- i will stop eating by 8pm every evening and i will have my workout at least 15 minutes a day.
* My Goal weight is 120 lbs., I will lose 30lbs over the next 90 days of this challenge. my reward to myself ....stay on course losing weight and working out. Also, purchase new clothes :-)

* I am committed to consuming only 1500 calories every day this week.

* I am committed to spending at least 15 minutes a day working out.

Okay ladies I am officially in! here is all in all about me! as one other poster put it my holds, goals and commitments!!!




1. My holds is me, myself, and I! i try to be there for my hubby and my kids consistently therefore my own commitments tend to fall short. for instance, if my hubby is home from work earlier than usual, i will skip the gym just to spend time with him, or if teh kids have practice or something and i think the gym time will have me late for picking them up i wont go!

2. My goals are to stop being there for everyone else, and start including me and my goals. my other goals is to maintain a healthy meal balance, not just the bad things! such as eating a sald but later on eatiing a honey bun! that so sabatoges the diet plan!

3.My committments is to get in the gym 5 times a week even if i have to drive back out to the gym which is 30 minutes from my house! and no matter if i am alone or with my partner, make myself SWEAT!!!!!!!!!

Umm i am not sure if i put this in another post or not but i weigh 233.2 right now, I am 5'11. I am a proud mother of a 18 y/o daughter (National Guard), 16 y/o son, and 8 y/o daughter! My ultimate goal is to weigh 185 pounds as that was what i weighed when i was the healthiest in my life! No it wasnt straight out of high school it was right before I got out of the military! If i did it then, then i can do it now!

Hi all! I thought I would check in with my results.

Pros:
Week 1: stayed within my calories all but one day, Walked 4 times this week + worked out on my ellipitical/bike 3 days
Week 2: stayed within my calories all but one day, Worked out on my ellipitical/bike 3 days

Cons:
Week 1: did not make my goal of 60+ minutes everyday
Week 2: ate way too much peanut butter, only got in 2 of my 3 walks did not meet my 60+ goals

Week 1 I lost 4, Week 2 I lost 4 again. This is week 3. When I weighed in on Monday I was up .4 which really upset me. I weighed in again this morning and was down 1.8. So I have lost almost 10 pounds since we began.

Ok..... I need someone to talk some sence into me. I am very self critical. I never celebrate great losses and punish myself if I don't lose what I think it enough for a weeks work. I am not eatting enough right now but I have no desire to eat more. I was frustrated and discouraged on Monday morning after my small gain. Any advise is greatly appreciated. Stinkin' Thinkin' is on my biggest obstacles.

On a positive note, if I lose 31 more pounds I have lost half of my body weight.