Weight Loss Challenge for August! (OPEN)

Well, my starting weight for this challenge was 144.2 and today at my weigh in I'm at 141.4 --- only a 1.4 pound/week average when I was hoping to lose 8 this month but that's okay! Today when I weighed in I had hit my 20 lb weight loss (since beginning in Mid May) so I can't be too upset that the scale isn't moving more drastically! I've been keeping up with my goals of water and vegetables for the month, so I'm thinking maybe trying to eat back at least 1/2 of my exercise calories every day to see if my weight loss is more each week with that method -- I usually burn about 600/day and it's difficult to net 1200 for me but I'll have to work at that! Hope everyone else is seeing good results this month!

YAY. I LOST2 OZ AND TO SUM THAT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE ANYTHING BUT TO ME IT'S AWESOME. GOTTA START SOM,EWHERES. NOW I FEEL WAY BETTER CAUSE MY WEIGHT WASNT MOVING AND I WAS STARTING TO GET REALLY DOWN ON MYSELF. NOW I FEEL LIKE I'M HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. I WILL TAKE ANYTHING I WOULDNT EVEN CARE IF THE SCALE DIDNT MOVE AS LONG AS I'M LOSING INCHES.

congrats....all loss is great!!!

Based on my current stats, MFP has me set to eat 1930 cal/day. (1 lb/ week setting) Since I've stalled for the past month, what would you loves suggest I do? Drop calories down to 2 lb/ week deficit? or...

I'll take any suggestions :oP

Ive too have been pretty much stalled all summer after doing 1-2 lbs. a week for months.I spoke to the owner /trainer of my gym and he said you never drop calories back down. You're body is used to the new you routine, and to change it up a bit. So I took a week off of the gym ( hard to do mentally/ but had a pinched nerve in my back so that helped keep me out ) LOL... I'm now eating most of my exercise calories back, and I started losing .5 - 1 pound again. I don't have a scale this week, and I'm on vacation. But I have a feeling when I get home next week, I'll see a loss. So keep on moving and don't give up. It's hard to wrap your head around being able to eat more, but our bodies are a great machine and we will get there !!

Yesterday my trainer totally kicked my butt. She does a total body workout. We did strength training, some isometric exercises, and some cardio. Albeit, I did not burn more calories than I've been burning on average, BUT I burned more than I have when just doing strength training, so it was definitely a great workout and I will say I stayed within my goals of working out harder.

Well done dchiinn
I survived my birthday with only a few calories over my goal for the day yeahhhhhhhhh
Now onwards to hopefully losing some weight again this week

Aug SW: 215
Aug Goal: 205
Personal Challenge: joining co-ed soccer team and exercising 4x per week

SW 220.8
GW FOR AUG 212


"SUCCESS is failure turned inside out"


weekly challenge: drink more water and less of everything else

walk every day'
good luck everyone!

Posting my update,

SW: 224.5, 8/1/2011
CW: 216.5

todays weigh in:179.5:flowerforyou:

SW: 202
1st Weigh in: 200 (8/8)
2nd weigh in:198.5 (8/15)
total loss: 3.5 pounds

GW: 194
Challenge: My personal challenge is to do the 30 Day Shred every day until the end of the month :0)
**I did the 30 day shred all week except yesterday (sunday) hosted a pool party at my house for my friend. and I was just too hungover to even think about getting out of my bed...only for the delivery guy, twice! YIKS!
did good all week, except on sunday, skipped exercise and ate bad! BUT I AM PROUD TO ANNOUCE THAT I AM OFFICIALLY IN ONEDERLAND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't freakin believe it!!! woohoo

SW for August 152.5
GW for August 148 - based on 1 llb per week
1st week 9th August - 151
2nd week 16th August - 147.5! this I could not believe I stepped on and off the scales reset it and it still said 147.5 so yeahhhhhhhh anything else I lose this month will be a bonus :happy:

wonderful....keep it up:flowerforyou:

I'm in if that's ok

SW:145
GW:138

30 day shred every day

As of this morning I'm 141.5! that's 3.5 lost, hurray for 30 day shred, I'll be keeping it up for the rest of the month to see how much more I can lose. So pleased with that!

Forgot to post last week, my weigh in was 161.4

I've strayed away from my personal goal a tad... okay... probably more than a tad.
My last workout was last Thursday :frown: & I haven't really been getting in my water like I should. I guess I've been feeling a little off lately? However, I've still been logging my food daily, but just not meeting my personal goal. Must...... work........ harder!

Checking in. I weigh in tomorrow morning. I had a bad weekend, but I've done good through the week with my eating... I haven't worked out much though because I have been babysitting 8:30am-7pm. I keep a 21 month old, and I have a 26 month old. So there hasn't been much time for exercise! Once I get into the routine, I'll find time though.

I babysat a few kids two years ago, it can be tough to find that time for exercise, the kids I had - including my own all took an afternoon nap at the same time and I could squeeze in a quick 30-45 minute workout and a quick shower so I didn't have to be sweaty all afternoon. I also had a double stroller for the days when I only had two kids and a large wagon for the days I had 3 kids and we would go for little walks around the block. It was nice just to get outside and do something!! You'll get into the swing of it pretty quick!

I'm supposed to weigh in tomorrow too, but with the stress of a new job, not much exercise and going over my calories at least 3 days this week I don't think it will be a very good week!! Hopefully I get into the swing of things pretty quickly too!!