(Closed Group) Confidence for Christmas Challenge!

Week 1: Julie
Challenge Starting Weight : 174.2
Current Weight: 174.2
Difference: 0
Christmas Goal Weight: 140
Mission Sexy Boots (piece of clothing I'm dying to get into): 2.5 inches too small around calves
Aprox. Minutes of Exercise: 60 minutes each day (avg. last week)
Highs of last week: Walked 7 km on Monday and Wednesday
Lows of last week: Had 6 ounces of cheese over five days: That’s 48 grams of fat and 684 calories! Ouch!
How to Improve (the lows): Find a healthier replacement for cheddar cheese
Tips or Tricks: Shiratake noodles instead of pasta: only 20 calories and 3g of carbs

Happy Monday everyone! Good luck and keep the momentum!!

Week 1 - OfficerNorton

Challenge Starting Weight: 240
Current Weight: 238
Difference: -2
Christmas Goal Weight: 200
Current Size: 40/32
Goal Size: 34/32
Aprox Minutes of Exercise: 3 hrs of misc.
Highes of last week: Lost inches and could really tell in my clothes! DONT just look at the scale! I made a way to pack my lunches and still eat clean even though the week was CRAZY!
Lows of last week: Was in class all week and then had MASSIVE amount of studying to do nightly for the exam on Friday so I did not get in muchof my normal exercise.
How to Improve (the lows): Class is over so its back to my normal crazy schedule
Tips or Tricks: Prepare the day before for the next day- no excuses if you already have it packed and ready to grab and go...

Week 1 - OfficerNorton

Challenge Starting Weight: 155.2
Current Weight: 156
Difference: -.8
Christmas Goal Weight: 135
Current Size: 8
Goal Size: 6
Aprox Minutes of Exercise: 1.5 hours of jogging and 1.5 hours of Ripped in 30
Highes of last week: 3 compliments on the weight ive lost so far
Lows of last week: Still have not broke my 2 month plateau of 155 pds.
How to Improve (the lows): 100% dedication to staying in the green zone of calories
Tips or Tricks:Just say no!! dont eat the cake, lol...im a sugar addict

Week 1: Emma

Challenge Starting Weight: 150
Current Weight: 151.6
Difference: +1.6
Christmas Goal Weight: 140
Aprox Minutes of Exercise: 60-90 min
Highes of last week: My husband did his triathlon and did a great job. I also got to see the track I will be doing for my triathlon next month
Lows of last week: My pig out this weekend
How to Improve (the lows): Stay on track!
Tips or Tricks: make a mini goals you can attain while working for an overall big goal
Ultimate Goal: My goal is to complete my Olympic distance triathlon September 18! My BIG goal is to get in shape and feel good about myself

WEEK ONE:
Challenge Starting Weight: 230.2
Current Weight: 230.2
Difference: 0
Christmas Goal Weight: 199
Current Size: 18
Goal Size: 16
Aprox Minutes of Weekly Exercise: 120
Highs of last week: It's not too huge but I got an iphone so now I can add my meals all day every day without excuses because this was the first app I put in it.
Lows of last week: Ate out all weekend including breakfasts and didnt work out as much
How to Improve (the lows): Need to learn to work out harder if I want to eat out or just eat at home and still work out
Tricks: I have a pair of jeans and a dress on my closet door so every time I go into my room I see them and they make me want to keep at it
Piece of Clothing I'm dying to get into: A pretty turquoise dress that is hanging on my closet door for insperation


AHHHH I'm so excited about doing this all the way!

Challenge Starting Weight: 218.0
Current Weight: 218.0
Difference: 0
Christmas Goal Weight: 175
Approx Minutes of Exercise: 500 minutes, lots of walking - new program I am in has challenged us to get 10,000 steps per day! Takes time to get that many in!
Highes of last week: Did my 1st boot camp and survived the entire hour! (Did my 2nd today)
Lows of last week: My 1st day for program was Tuesday, also daughter's 1st day of Kindergarten - so sad mommy, but spoiled kids - had Chuck E Cheese for lunch, then with grandparents to Red Lobster for dinner that day - have been within my calorie range since that day!
How to Improve (the lows): Stick with the program!!!!
Tips or Tricks: From new program I am in, this is what they told us.
1200 - 1500 Calories per day for women
100 or more Protein per day
100 - 200 Carbs per day
35 - 50 Fat per day

FUN QUESTION::

What is your favorite thing about the holiday season??

All of the little "events" that we do with the kids during the season....pictures done for our christmas cards, visiting Santa, another breakfast w Santa that we do, shopping (I LOVE the mall at Christmas!!!!! Not even the shopping, just the ENERGY!), I love baking (ugh, lord help me!) and decorating cookies, chrismas carols, christmas cards, christmas parties....

And I will be SO MUCH THINNER THIS YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am LOVING this group already---THANKS TO YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My favorite things about christmas....


EVERYTHING! I love the smell of christmas. (that sounds a bit weird when i say it out loud, but its something i cant describe! ha). I love the snow. Having hot chocolate and watching 'year without a santa clause' with the kids. Ever since i was little christmas eve has always been baking day. so since my oldest was born (he is 8 now) every christmas eve we make cookies for santa and just spend the whole day baking and decorating. he loves it, although i feel with him being a boy, it is not going to last too much longer :frown: so i will enjoy every second of it while i can!! Christmas morning is the best morning of the year. I love watching my sons face when he comes down and sees the presents and his stocking stuffed. he always gets soooo excited. Picking out the tree is always a highlight as well then we spend the next day listening to christmas music and hanging the decorations. i get excited just thinking about all this stuff. haha. cant wait!!!

Whoooo Hoooooo!!!! Let's get started Ladies

Week 1 - MrsPenton

Challenge Starting Weight: 322
Current Weight: 322 (last weigh in was a week ago, will be able to update the weigh when I return to work tomorrow) sorry guys... : (
Difference: 0
Christmas Goal Weight: 280-290
Current Size: 22/24
Goal Size: 14/16 (my hign school weight)
Approx Minutes of Exercise: my daugher and I get in one hour of fast paced walking at least every other day
Highes of last week: Walked farther inless time, felt so good.
Lows of last week: Didn't get to exercise every day last week...bummer!!
How to Improve (the lows): If I miss one day of exercise, I will make up for it one the next workout.
Tips or Tricks: Make sure to get my 8 glasses in per day!!!! Make smarter food choices.
Piece of clothing: My FREAK EM DRESS!! Haaa haaa

Favorite thing about Christmas:

My most favorite thing about Christmas is going out to choose a tree with my family. I also love the music, the egg nog, the lights, just the whole ambiance that Christmas brings. The smell of the Christmas tree as I walk through the front door. Now that I have movd away from my family, it is a great pleasure to see them each year. We sing Christmas carols together, pray together, and have great fellowhsip. I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!!!

WEEK ONE:
Challenge Starting Weight: 211.00
Current Weight: 209#
Difference: 2#
Christmas Goal Weight: 180#
Current Size: 14
Goal Size: 10
Aprox Minutes of Weekly Exercise: 240
Highs of last week: Saw the scale go down a little.
Lows of last week: Ate WAY too much over the weekend! My girlfriend had an eggroll party at my house! And she makes really good eggrolls! They're fried!
How to Improve (the lows):Remember that everything should be enjoyed in moderation.
Tricks: Don't get LAZY! Dancers are only dancers when they are actively working on it!
Piece of Clothing I'm dying to get into: My jeans so that they comfortably fit my waist.

oh you guys!! you cant have me excited about christmas in august!!! i lovvvve christmas. The reason for the season, Jesus, and all of the christmas songs...those top the long list! I love all of the family time and i now have 2 small boys so im sure i will love it even more! i love all of the decorations and the love and happiness! ahhh christmas!

Christmas is just about my favorite holiday of the year I love the decorating and all the lights the music. Having cider while its snowing outside or at least cold I love spending the day with friends and family having good food and watching movies and playing games.

SW:171
Last weeks weight 163
CW: 162
GW: 120
Min of Exercise: 230
High of the week seeing the scale go back down to 162
Low of the week eating out a lot.
How to fix my low will be planning my meals for the week.

WEEK ONE:
Challenge Starting Weight: 211.6
Current Weight: 210.6#
Difference: 1#
Christmas Goal Weight: 180#
Current Size: 14
Goal Size: 10
Aprox Minutes of Weekly Exercise: 240
Highs of last week: Saw the scale go down a little.
Lows of last week: Ate WAY too much over the weekend! My girlfriend had an eggroll party at my house! And she makes really good eggrolls! They're fried!
How to Improve (the lows):Remember that everything should be enjoyed in moderation.
Tricks: Don't get LAZY! Dancers are only dancers when they are actively working on it!
Piece of Clothing I'm dying to get into: My jeans so that they comfortably fit my waist.

So, I changed my weight from last week and I had to guesstimate today's because my scale is on the fritz and of course I forgot to weigh in at the gym.

Favourite thing about Christmas...?

I've gone off Christmas (I know, I know!!) somewhat over recent years - I don't have children and it always seems a little bit of an anti-climax. But this year I am definitely looking forward to having a special Christmas Day outfit in a size smaller than I've ever been in my adult life. Maybe this is the year that I get the buzz back at Christmas

Current weight and weigh in original 158.9
difference none
Goal weight for challenge 126
Current size 8-10
Goal size 3 or 4
excercise- very active job and adhd, idk
Highs of week, hitting pre pregnancy weight, period started (no bun in oven- was raped last month)
lowes of week, that nite getting on scale, it being lower, getting back on and it going from 156 to 162, it sucked, a lot, my health has not been great this week, not a lot of stength and worked too much
tips and tricks- take your clothes off at home when you eat, reminds me how fat I still am

About me, not sure what all to include but am a mom, a single one, has a 2 year old so n, am field supervisor for a mobile medical company with about 20 offices now so work too much, I was not raised in mainstream society and because of that live a very different life than many.

As to what I like about the holidays I actually didnt celebrate Christmas until my son was born just because I dont want him to feel different from other kids, I guess I simply see it as a time to turn over new clothes and toys and get rid of ones too little. I make it a very homey and warm holiday. What I really like is here they have 28 days of Christmas film festival outisde every nite and I like to go out and ge the hot drink and sit on the bare *kitten* cold grass cuddling watching old movies. Winter scares me because I live in Florida and am constantly cold so I literally worry about not getting through the season because I cant keep my home warm enough because I cant justify the heating bill. This really is my favorite part of the year right now.