Soul Cysters 40 in 4

DrAJ84
DrAJ84 Posts: 117 Member
edited October 1 in Motivation and Support
Any PCOSers want to join me in trying to lose 40# in 4 months. If you don't have that much to lose you can still join the course of 10# in 1 month and so on......
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  • JoanWill
    JoanWill Posts: 217
    I want to join but I'll be a bit conservative so I won't be too discouraged. I'll go for 5 in a month.
  • madiharaees
    madiharaees Posts: 1
    i would like to join you! i am so ready to kick pcos's butt
  • RedNeckGal1970
    RedNeckGal1970 Posts: 56
    I don't know what PCOSers is or means... but I would love to join this challenge, if it's alright?? :flowerforyou:
  • JoanWill
    JoanWill Posts: 217
    I don't know what PCOSers is or means... but I would love to join this challenge, if it's alright?? :flowerforyou:

    PCOS - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
    PCOSers - women who have the syndrome or we sometimes call each other Cysters.
  • FruitLoop05317
    FruitLoop05317 Posts: 229
    PCOSer here...my doctor told me i wouldnt be able to lose weight unless i took medicine on a daily basis...i took it for a year and only lost 25 lbs...but now i am not takin it, and since december, i have lost 70 lbs....im in!!! 40 lbs in 4 mos is VERY doable!!!
  • KayaSamantha
    KayaSamantha Posts: 157 Member
    SO IN! I am really needing a bump to keep going now that I am half way to my goal (45lbs total loss). PCOS is kicking my *kitten* (mentally I think more than physically) and knowing that it just takes a bit more effort and that I can (and obviously have) get over that hurdle.
  • smartipants
    smartipants Posts: 30
    You know I am in! Ooooweee 40 in 4 is going to be crazy! Lol. Not sure if I will get there, but it is worth a try!!
  • RedNeckGal1970
    RedNeckGal1970 Posts: 56
    I don't know what PCOSers is or means... but I would love to join this challenge, if it's alright?? :flowerforyou:

    PCOS - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
    PCOSers - women who have the syndrome or we sometimes call each other Cysters.

    :embarassed: Oh... sorry. I didn't mean to step in where I didn't belong. Please forgive my ignorance and if I offended anyone. :cry: I certainly didn't mean too. Thank you for explaining it to me. More power to you ladies.
  • JoanWill
    JoanWill Posts: 217
    I don't know what PCOSers is or means... but I would love to join this challenge, if it's alright?? :flowerforyou:

    PCOS - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
    PCOSers - women who have the syndrome or we sometimes call each other Cysters.

    :embarassed: Oh... sorry. I didn't mean to step in where I didn't belong. Please forgive my ignorance and if I offended anyone. :cry: I certainly didn't mean too. Thank you for explaining it to me. More power to you ladies.

    I don't think you offended anybody. And even if I didn't start this challenge, I don't think there is a problem with you joining. :smile: It's all for our health. Cyster or not.
  • RedNeckGal1970
    RedNeckGal1970 Posts: 56
    I don't know what PCOSers is or means... but I would love to join this challenge, if it's alright?? :flowerforyou:

    PCOS - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
    PCOSers - women who have the syndrome or we sometimes call each other Cysters.

    Thank you so much!!! I really appreciate it! Is there somewhere where we go and check in or what?

    :embarassed: Oh... sorry. I didn't mean to step in where I didn't belong. Please forgive my ignorance and if I offended anyone. :cry: I certainly didn't mean too. Thank you for explaining it to me. More power to you ladies.

    I don't think you offended anybody. And even if I didn't start this challenge, I don't think there is a problem with you joining. :smile: It's all for our health. Cyster or not.
  • SereneRose
    SereneRose Posts: 500 Member
    I'm in and this is my goal to lose 40 before end of the year.
    So lets go to it ladies! :D
  • freeloaves
    freeloaves Posts: 281
    I'm in. Apprehensive that I can do it. But I'm in.
  • LittleFootHafner
    LittleFootHafner Posts: 302
    Definitely not condident that I could lose that many pounds in only 4 months, but I will give it a shot! ;)
  • Caperfae
    Caperfae Posts: 433
    I have PCOS but can't participate in any loss challenges just yet. I hope there's one on the go in the Fall because I will be looking for some serious motivation after this baby is born.
    Best of luck to all participating!!!
  • DrAJ84
    DrAJ84 Posts: 117 Member
    I don't know what PCOSers is or means... but I would love to join this challenge, if it's alright?? :flowerforyou:

    You can still join us. I just reached out to PCOSers since it is a little harder for us to lose weight.
  • sugarcrystal8
    sugarcrystal8 Posts: 38 Member
    I'm definitely in! Need to drop weight to be able to have a baby - that's my biggest reason. I lost 9 pounds last month and that was mostly with diet change. Now I'm 3 weeks into really working out and I know I can bang out another 10 pounds this next month!
  • Trotty2004
    Trotty2004 Posts: 15 Member
    Count me in! My goal was to lose 30lbs by the end of the year but what the heck..40lbs would be even better!!!!
  • RedNeckGal1970
    RedNeckGal1970 Posts: 56
    I don't know what PCOSers is or means... but I would love to join this challenge, if it's alright?? :flowerforyou:

    You can still join us. I just reached out to PCOSers since it is a little harder for us to lose weight.

    Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. I need a good challenge and some motivation! You ladies sound awesome! :wink:
  • freeloaves
    freeloaves Posts: 281
    We gonna be doing this all hardcore and spreadsheety and reporting back and stuff? lol.

    I don't know about you guys, (and I really don't mean to cause offence here) but sometimes I feel like it's just me who can't lose weight and (sorry for the terminology here) but I feel, personally, like blaming no weight loss on my condition is just kinda like an excuse. I don't know, maybe I'm just too hard on myself.

    I guess because when I first starting losing weight, I lost 20kgs in 9 months and it just came off with no real exercise or anything. And now, for the past 2 years pretty much, I've been at the same weight (though not actively trying to lose mind you), and not seeing any results. I want to just blame myself for not trying hard enough, but I know that it is partially the PCOS ...

    Sorry if that made no sense. Just want to lose weight! lol
  • DrAJ84
    DrAJ84 Posts: 117 Member
    So start on Sunday???? I am thinking weigh in and input every Friday or Saturday. If anyone wants to help and "administrate" that is fine. I will try and stay on top of things. Feel free to start topics and include Soul Cysters 40 in 4 as the header. Mini goal/challenge\goal: 1. Let's aim this week for 300 minutes of exercise of your choice.
  • Petunia32
    Petunia32 Posts: 24
    I am tentatively in. At the moment my family are in cootie hell (end of winter here, the damn viruses are attracted to us like flies on dung) and I am recovering from busting about four ligaments in my left ankle, but I'm not getting anywhere on my own steam and could use some motivation and support. We are getting over the flu right now and my diet is abysmal.

    Freeloaves, you sound like me. I read your profile and even our weight loss journey is pretty much the same, including our weights and gain backs over the last year.
  • LittleFootHafner
    LittleFootHafner Posts: 302
    I'm in (for a long shot) on trying to lose 40 in 4! ;) That would almost put me at my goal weight, which I originally put Valentine's Day as a goal!?!

    I have a silly question though - I have never done a challenge before, and don't know how they work...

    Do I just report my weight and exercie to you AJ, or do I just enter it in my journal?!?
    I always enter my exercise daily, but I tend to weight myself in on Tuesdays usually...
  • smartipants
    smartipants Posts: 30
    I am in for this challenge. It is GO time! :) Im good with the 300 minute challenge and cheking in once a week. So were starting this Sunday right? Eeek! haha. Let me know anymore details as needed. Thanks!
  • JoanWill
    JoanWill Posts: 217
    So this challenge will end by December. My primary goal is to do 300 mins / wk and 2nd goal is 40 in 4. This will put me around 120 lbs. Heaven knows I don't know if that number likes me. My goal is to be around 140's/130's. So we'll see. Man! Oh man, if I hit 120's I will be in cloud 9. I'll probably go around in 2-pc (with excess skin) everyday. Even in the winter, lol.

    This kind of works out well with school starting my twins will be in pre-k 3x/wk so I have some time to myself to hit the gym or go biking.

    I am so excited. I just got my HRM, my bike and my reebok easytone. i a ready to kick butt.
  • sugarcrystal8
    sugarcrystal8 Posts: 38 Member
    Nice! I like the goal of 300 min of exercise and Sunday sounds like a good start. Should we post our starting weight on Sunday too?
  • freeloaves
    freeloaves Posts: 281
    Losing 40lb will put me close to my goal weight too. I really need to push my exercise more. I think I need to go on walks when i don't go to kickboxing and need to start dancing up again.

    It's really hard to get motivation to go outside and get up early to exercise when you're in the middle of the biggest snow storm in the country in 30-40 years
  • DrAJ84
    DrAJ84 Posts: 117 Member
    I really wish there was a stronger group feature on this website to put everything together:0/........I am going with:
    1. Starting the challenge on Sunday 8/21 ends December
    2. Weigh in/record on Saturdays (on MFP like you normally do, if you would like message me on Saturday (in order to include exercise time from (Sun-Sat).I want:
    1.starting weight, 2. Weekly weight loss 3. Inches lost 4. Exercise time. I will do my best to chart and make announcements for top performers and to congratulate all progress.DO NOT be discouraged if numbers are not what you want as you work to lose weight we are making a commitment to health.
  • freeloaves
    freeloaves Posts: 281
    I will message you on Friday (and it may come through to you on a Thursday cos of the time diff) or would you prefer Monday (which could come through on a Sunday?

    Just that I leave my scales at work and my usual weigh in day is Monday anyway :)
  • Choirgirl37
    Choirgirl37 Posts: 255
    Hey! This is just the challenge I was looking for. :-) We CAN do this. It all starts right there: Believing.

    Keep telling yourselves that you can do it. My endocrineologist told me that I could not lose weight w/o metformin. I proved him to be a liar as I lost 50 lbs without it and he is the chairman of endorcrineology at the University Hospitals in Cleveland. I'm not telling anybody to stop their meds -No. I'm just saying that you must really believe that you can lose the weight. Embrace that thought and then you will start to think of what you need to do in order to move in the right direction.
  • smartipants
    smartipants Posts: 30
    Hey there! So just for clarification did you want our starting numbers this Saturday or next Saturday the 26th? Either way I can't wait to start!

    Choirgirl!!! I am so glad to see your post. I was telling myself this week that I was going to make an appt with the doc and demand i get on this Metaformin aka miracle PCOS drug (so it seems), but after seeing your post this makes me think twice. I mean can it be done? Can I do it, more importantly...lol. Anyhow thanks for the post and the extra motivation!!!
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