Lose 5 Pounds a Month August 2011 Challenge

August 1: 119
August 8: 116
August 15: 115
August 22:
August 29:
August 31:

4 down, 1 to go.

Good morning everybody!

SW (8/1) - 143.1
8/8 - 141.4 (-1.7)
8/15 - 140.3 (-1.1)
8/22 -
8/29 -

After a really bad weekend, I'm lucky I was able to lose. Can't wait to be in the 130's -- my first mini goal! This is my week!!

8/01 - 142
8/08 - 143.6
8/15 - 142
Seems like i am stuck between 142 and 145, uuuhhh, hope that by the end of the month i get to 130's.

August 1: 182.8 lbs
August 8: 181.2
August 15: 180.0

Weekly Loss: 1.2 lbs
Total Loss: 2.8 lbs

It looks like things are on track so far. Good luck everyone! :flowerforyou:

01/08/11 = 220
08/08/11 = 219
15/08/11 = 217
22/08/11 = ?
29/08/11 = ?

Well I gained a pound but iv been walking a every available day which is about 4 nights a week. sometimes even 5

Im posting yesterdays weight since the scale died on me

SW 159
Todays weight 160

DMG--- where are you at with C25K?? Rest days are awesome but no falling off track!

I am back from the bachelorette weekend. It was a lot of fun but I am exhausted today! I wanted to jump right back to C25K when I got back but it isn't happening today. I am still walking with a friend later this evening so am happy to get some exercise in. I did a lot of walking on my trip also, so hopefully that made up for the vacation-style dieting. We'll see on Saturday!

I was peeking at the scale all week last week, and was so excited by what I was seeing that it gave me extra motivation to behave myself on the weekend. My "cheat of the week" was 2 smores on Saturday night at a neighbor's marshmallow roasting party for the kids. Plus, I had a glass of white wine with dinner last night, which is not part of my regular eating plan. I am thrilled with my results this week:

Aug 1st: 154
Aug 8th: 153 (-1)
Aug 15th: 150 (-3)
Total Aug loss to date: (-4)

My next loss with be 140's. Yippee! Now I have to remember: no self-sabotaging... Please keep an eye on me - I am known to rebound from 150 to 155 in the blink of an eye. This is uncharted territory (well, at least in the past 8 years - in Oct 2003 I was ~130 for my wedding, but quickly shot up from there, gaining back the weight I had lost)...

Bru, honey, I know you'll turn those ups to downs next week! I believe in you!! You're my stick-with-it, never-say-never mentor! By the way, how did all the teeth gritting with the sister of the future SIL go? Has your bitten tongue recovered yet?

55, hope you enjoyed your conference. Great to have you back! I'm sure that extra pound will disappear once you're back to eating at home.

Terri, you are a walking machine! I hope you gave your tired tootsies a good long soak after that 10 mile walk! You should book a pedicure when you reach your 150 mile goal this month. Your feet will thank you!

Sue, my weight often goes up on Monday too, but usually because I'm eating more on the weekends - and especially salty foods, which is never good for the scale. I keep my weigh-ins on Monday so that I have extra motivation to behave on the weekend, but if another day works better for you, go ahead and change your weigh-day.

Alicia, good luck getting to the 130's next week. I will be happy to take your place in the 140's.

Amanda, thanks for asking about C25k... I have awesome news to report!! Although I took another rest day on Saturday (other than a bit of walking on a haunted hike, and a short bedtime walk with my sister's dog who was passing through on their way back home)... I went to the gym on Sunday to try W4D1. So, the first 3 minutes passed, and I was fine, so I decided to keep going. I ran a full 10 minutes at 5mph, and even then, only decided to take a break because I wanted a drink of water. I walked 2 min, then ran another full 10 minutes. So, to match that up with the C25k program, that is Week 6, Day 2. Yes, WEEK SIX!! Yahoo! Not that I imagine I will be able to continue from there, but it was fun and motivating to do. My sister had mentioned that she thought my treadmill might be fast, as she usually runs at 6mph for 30 min at home fairly easily, and she said she had to take a break on my treadmill. I'm starting to think she may be right... Not sure if it's the treadmill itself, or the environment / atmosphere, but there has been a huge difference in my home vs gym workouts (even the last C25k go-round).

Great to see so many losses this week! Way to go, Michelle_M, hydranger, milileitner, Mummah, lambchop, ibbray, moya, Robin, Sugar Apple, bubbles, Ivymarie, and Keri!!! Keep up the great work!

August 1: 159
August 8: 158
August 15: 158
August 22:
August 29:
August 31:

Holding steady at 158 this week, but that's pretty typical for me --- I usually only lose every other week. Was hoping to post a little each week for the sake of this contest though!

I'm just going to work hard and keep my fingers crossed for a great week next week! Hopefully I'll see 157! (Or 156? I dare not utter it!)

Got my 5lbs off, and still 2 weeks left!

8/01/11 = 207.2lbs (then i went up to 210 a few days later! ughs)
8/08/11 = 205.4lbs (was 202.8 on the 9th)
8/15/11 = 203.8lbs
8/22/11 =
8/29/11 =
8/31/11 =

Good job!!!

01/08/11 = 184.5
08/08/11 = 183
15/08/11 = 182
22/08/11 = ?
29/08/11 = ?

I'm on target - 2.5 lbs in 2 weeks. Only 1 pound lost this week as had a dratted horrendous cough which stopped me from exercising, but I'm back at the gym tonight - can't wait, they've got new state-of-the-art machines with iPod docking stations etc, happy days :-D

Good to see more and more people joining this challenge. Together we are stronger - sorry if that sounds a bit cheesy!!

Fran

Getting highly frustrated again. This week I somehow gained, and that is with eating right and exercising all the time. Well, eventually somethings gotta give....right?

8/2/11 - 154.8

8/9/11 - 154.8

8/16/11 - 156

8/23/11 -

8/30/11 -

Jenn, great to see you... I've been away for so long, that I've been wondering what the latest scoop is on the wedding?! Also, I don't think I've ever told you, but I really love your signature quote about anyone can make a new ending. What a great inspiration! Wow, I'm super impressed about your 7 mile walk. Geez, here I was patting myself on the back for ~3 mile walk. I'm sure you're right about fluid retention in the muscles. Good luck on Friday's weigh-in.

Thanks for the ego boost! You should be patting yourself on the back! 3 miles took me a long time to get up to and your be able to do 7 soon enough.
As for the wedding...
I called it off. I left him and moved back in with my mom. It has been reallllllly hard but I feel like it is for the best. Some of the long timers on this thread might remember a bit of my story but I waited a LONG time for that ring (9 1/2 long hard years) it comes down to different life goals and parenting style (or lack of life goals and parenting I guess). I think that he thought buying a ring would change our problems, but I didn't want a ring I wanted a partner and he is to selfish to give me that. I put up with a lot of crap and remained the bigger person, but when he broke a lamp in front of my daughter my mama bear claws came out and I left the next day while he was at work. I wont stand for that temper, most of all in front of our babies. I left everything but our clothes and the kids bunk bed. I wish I could have seen his face when he came home from work to see no dinner on the table and no family in the house. Hope he is happy by himself with all this toys that he put before his family cuz we are done and gone.
I was only gone 3 days before he put my diamond ring on Craigslist. :brokenheart:

On a better note, I am doing great on my weight loss without his bad eating influence and the kids both seem happy and maybe even a bit relieved.

Thanks for asking, sorry the reply wasn't all happy color options and bridesmaid dresses. :laugh:

Sorry you have been going through all of this but when you say the kids seems relieved I take that as a really good sign that they feel less stress. I know it was hard for you but I think you are a very strong person to realize what you want and walk away from what you did not want. My thoughts are with you.

Terri

Thank you Terri! :flowerforyou:

SW 143
CW 139

whoooop 130's

Still 139

1lb to go.