Beautifully Loved: Valentines Day Challenge

Week 3 update

Name: SpecialK_Flett

Challenge starting weight: 192
First Week: 189.4
Second Week: 186.6
Third Week: 186.6 (no loss for week three)
Total Challenge Loss: 3.1 lbs.

End of challenge goal weight: 165 lbs.
Weight Loss Remaining to Goal: 11.4 lbs.

Measurements:

Neck: start - 15 current – 14 ½ down ½”
Chest: sm – 43 ¼ cm – 43 down ¼”
Left Arm: sm – 11 7/8” cm 12 up 1/8”
Right Arm: sm – 13 1/8 cm 12 ¼ down 7/8”
Waist: sm – 41 cm – 40 ½ down ½”
Hips: sm – 45 ½ cm – 43 1/8 down 2 1/8” ( I think part of this is placement consistency)
Left Thigh: sm – 24 ½ cm – 23 ¼ down 1 ¼”
Right Thigh: sm – 24 3/8 cm – 23 3/8 down 1”

While some of these measurements are promising losses, I have to keep in mind that they are actually 3 week losses as I was unable to obtain measurements for week 2.

Your Plan to get to your goal weight:
Maintain Calorie Goal – I had a harder week for this as the “painters were in” so cravings were up and will power down.
Treadmill – I got on the treadmill again yesterday and rather enjoyed it  I changed it up and used the ‘weight loss’ program rather than the interval program. I enjoyed it more and burned comparable calories.
Wii Fit – I believe I will actually use this daily (I’m enjoying it that much!), even on the days that I do treadmill work..
Fitness Classes – These have a mid-September start
Run for the Cure - I have registered for the Run for the Cure event in Winnipeg, MB on October 2nd. Our team will be walking the event which is 5 kms so my August goal is to train to accomplish this without collapsing (treadmill training started yesterday)

All in all I believe this to be a good week when factoring in outside influences. I’m looking forward to next week now that I have a more regular workout routine!
All the best everyone.

SW:220

CW: 210 !!!

I"m sooooo freaking excited about this!!! :bigsmile:

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I lost half a pound this week to be at 184.0 this week . My September goal is to be in the 170s !

SW:220

CW: 210 !!!

I"m sooooo freaking excited about this!!! :bigsmile:

OMG!!! Great JOB!!! Kepp up the great work!!!

SW:220

CW: 210 !!!

I"m sooooo freaking excited about this!!! :bigsmile:

OMG!!! Great JOB!!! Kepp up the great work!!!

Thank You!!!!!!!!!! Gah I stepped on the scale this morning and was flabbergasted! I didn't believe it, I went around to all the different flat surfaced floors in my house and like checked 5 times! :laugh: But, each time it was the same and my scale was set at zero on the dot! :bigsmile:

OMG!! I DID THE EXACT SAME THING!!! I took the scale to like 3 different places and same thing!!! I was like jumpimg up and down literally!!! LOL!! WOOT!

Once again I'm a day early for this Friday's check-in - week 4: Lost 1.5 more lbs! Updated my measurements too - nice to see some movement there as well

Name: Amber

Challenge SW - 154
Week 1 - 08/17/11 - 152
Week 2 - 08/24/11 - 150
Week 3 - 09/01/11 - 148 (goodbye 150s!)
Week 4 - 09/28/11 - 146.5

Challenge GW 135 (and fit into my ski pants again!)

Your Plan to get to your goal weight: Run 4x per week already, add 2 strength training per week

Challenge Starting Measurements:
08/11/11 -- neck: 12.5 chest: 39 arms: L12 / R12.75 waist: 31 hips: 41 thighs: L25 / R25.5
09/08/11 -- neck: 12.25 chest: 38 arms: L12.25 / R12.50 waist: 30 hips: 40.5 thighs: L23.5 / R24.5

How strange that my left arm got bigger but my right got smaller? Must be the push-ups and bicep curls!

Sept goals:
- Month-end weight loss 3.5 lbs (144.5 GW) --> only 2 lbs to go!!!
- Reconnect with girlfriends to rebuild my network for a :brokenheart: new single life as "me"... eventually a "skinny me"

Commenting so I don't forget to weigh-in tomorrow as I have for the last few weeks :x

Name: SpecialK_Flett

Challenge starting weight: 192
Week 1: 189.4
Week 2: 186.6
Week 3: 186.6 (no loss for week three)
Week 4: 184.8
Total Challenge Loss: 7.2 lbs.

End of challenge goal weight: 165 lbs.
Weight Loss Remaining to Goal: 19.8 lbs.

Measurements:

This is an off week for measurements as I only do them every two weeks.

I did have a measurement NSV yesterday though. I put on my favourite pair of pants that I like to wear to the office when the weather cools...there was an inch gap at the waist and an inch and a half at the hips! I know I haven't worn them since the fall, but it was still incredibly encouraging (I made my husband take pictures, lol). I'm still moderately sad that I won't be able to wear them again, but it did prompt me to go through my closet again and have added several dresses to the 'active wear' section

Your Plan to get to your goal weight:
Maintain Calorie Goal – This was a little hard again this week, but in the other direction. I struggled to eat to my calorie goal. It was a bit of an emotional week and I've discovered that I am now an emotional non-eater.
Treadmill – I believe I was only on the treadmill once this week. I did some work on the Wii but I'll admit, it wasn't a good exercise week.
Wii Fit – I used my Wii Fit only once and I started Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatum 2010. I'm hoping for more of both next week.
Fitness Classes – These have a mid-September start
Run for the Cure - I have registered for the Run for the Cure event in Winnipeg, MB on October 2nd. Our team will be walking the event which is 5 kms so my August goal is to train to accomplish this without collapsing I'm really looking forward to this!

I really though my loss this week was going to be minimal as I was in the upper 185's all week, but I managed to pull it off in the end
Cheers to a productive week for all!

I weigh in every tuesday and I take my measurements every other week! So here's WEEK 4:

Name: Melly

[Challenge starting weight: 219lbs]
--Week 1: 215.0 -4lbs 4lbs lost total
--Week 2: 213.0 -2lbs 6lbs lost total
--Week 3: 215.2 +2.2lbs
--Week 4: 213.0 -2lbs 6lbs total
[End of challenge goal weight: 180lbs]

Your Plan to get to your goal weight: learning to eat better, exercising waaaay more, being motivated!
--DRINK MORE WATER!

Challenge Starting Measurements:
neck: 13.5
chest: 48 in
arms: left 15 in and right 14.5 in
waist: 43.0
hips: 47.0
thighs: left 23.4in and right 24in

WEEK 2 measurements
neck: 13.5
**chest: 46
arms: Left 14.5 and right 14.25
waist: 42.5
hips: 47.0
thighs: left: 23.5 and right 25 (?)....I think I didn't measure correctly the first time.


WEEK 4:
-2.0 lbs
Measurements
neck: 13.5
chest: 45.25
arms: Left 15 and right 14.50
waist: 44...=(
hips: 44...yes!!!
thighs: left: 25.75 and right 26.5

(?)---i''m probably not doing these right...i don't get why some of them are higher...shouldn't they all be going down =(