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Hello im Christine. Im 22 years old. I have two kids. I would like to 1. increase my water intake and 2 lose about 6 lbs in 6 weeks.(not much but id take more lol i just know my weights going down very slow now lol) my starting weight here was 186 i am 179 now so i do believe my starting weight for the challenge would be 179 right?? lol thx
christine marie

Yay Kristina!!! I actually think that I met all of my goals for the last challenge. I definitely surpassed the weightloss goal. I think I only got what I consider fast food 2-3 times in the 6 weeks, and that was an ice cream cone or a strawberry/banana smoothie, and I totally rocked the gym workouts this past month. As far as the sodium, well, I did great until last week, but I will still count that as a win. Thanks everyone for all of your support!!!

My goals for this 6 weeks:
~To get under 300lbs, which is less than 20 away!
~To finally go down a clothing size. Can I just say that I'm beyond tired of being in a 22/24? Being between sizes sucks because some things are too big and some fit ok, but they are all the same in between size.
~To limit my trips to Panera to 2x during the challenge. I've become totally addicted, and their sodium counts are outrageous!

I'd love to join. I'm Beth, 27, and just starting out with MFP after struggling on Weight Watchers. I am currently at 265 (back to my highest weight, but refuse to get any further on the scale!)

goals...

1. Develop an exercise plan that will fit into my busy schedule and stick to it.
2. Meal Plan, and track everything I eat.
3. Take walks to de-stress and unwind, either before work (if I can get out of bed) or in the evening- especially on the day sI don't go to the gym.
4. Drinks lots of water, get rid of my newly re-found soda habit
5. See a loss (no matter how small) on the scale. Preferably out of the 260's though.

Welcome Beth, Christine, and bmj (tell us your first name)!

Thanks for all the support ladies. It's just really tough because I do love my family, but ugh. Now I'm consumed with thoughts of... it's my birthday this week... is my mom even going to call? Is my dad? Am I going to go to grandma's like I usually do every Sunday after my birthday? Just generic neuroses.

Update on friend who hit his head... the hospital called him back the next day and told him they misread the catscan and that he had a hemorrhage! Good lord... he could have been in serious trouble. Anyway, he went back and they did another scan and said the hemorrhage had resolved itself and they set an appointment with a head trauma specialist for him for followup in a couple weeks. Glad he's okay, but jeeeez! That's some scary stuff.

I'll have to think up some goals for this challenge, but needless to say, I didn't hit any of my goals from last challenge.

Lacey: Hmmmm, I haven't really thought about my goals but now that we are on a new thread for a new challenge I will have to figure them out. Shoot. Also, my camera is a Nikon coolpix S3100. I freakin' love it because it fullfils all my "facebookish" and family taking photos. Fancy but super compact--I LOVE IT! Plus, it was $180 at Target. Amazing 5x zoom, and 14.0 megapixels.

Amy: I am happy you got a hold of The Hubbs! Dude, shouldn't it be like a requirement for them to have working communication?

Lacey/Amy: Enjoy Paris! When do you get back from Europe, Lacey?

Laura: Welcome to ONEderland!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

Kerry: Girl (or woman I should say) you look fierce and HOTT! AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH! How does it feel to be "healthy"? I love your picture! Thank you for the hug, frustration sums up my life currently.

Nava: ((((((((((((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Karen: If work counts this as social networking I'd say "yeah, counting calories on a website is seriosly social networking." :laugh: You don't need to tell them about the world's coolest people on the thread though!

Kendal: Good for you on pre-logging and then adjusting it. Is it helpful? Maybe I should start doing that because I tend to log at the end of the day and think "*kitten* I ate alllooootttt!"...granted it has gotten a lot better since starting MFP.

Bobbie: Hahahaha, don't take this the wrong way--I totally typed too o's in your name instead of two b's at first. Oops. I still love you and you still love me, hahahah, right!? I agree about always playing catch up but this why we all rock: we are so chit chatty!

Since I love looking back at my goals..................

1.)Continue with my fruit/veggies goal. okish...more fruits than veggies.
2.)Water is my best friend! (Sooooo, easy to drink over 8 glass/day while working.) I'll try drinking more water on non-lifeguarding days. HECK YES! COMPLETED!
3.)Walk, jog, run, something, crawl, whatever it takes. GET DOWN MY DRIVE WAY! DUDES! OH MYYYYY GGEEE! I DID IT! I NEVER THOUGHT THIS DAY WOULD COME BUT I AM A C25K RUNNER! :drinker: :happy: :drinker: :happy:
4.)Stay active even with school starting up soon. This one is hard to measure since school has been only going for 3 weeks, but I feel like I am rockin' it!
5.)School related goal---study and not skim through school. Yeah, fail. Ladies how did you get through school/college/studyin' days!? HELP!
6.)Check in more with this amazing group! Hmmmm, I had my ups and downs!

All right, goals for this challenge:

1.)C25K is starting to get more challenging but stick with it. Mind over matter. I know everyone will support me even if I have to go back to an easier week or modifiy things.
2.)Water, water, water!
3.)Stay active with school continuing!
4.)Don't let negative nay-sayers put me down, move on.
5.)Burn 300 calories (no stupid wrist calorie burner watch calories) 4x's/week
6.)Post here a lot, don't disappear!
7.)Start thinking about getting new clothes or trying out new clothing options.

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Of course, I would have a HUGE bm movement right after I weigh-in this morning! *sigh* Heck yes, BM issues are getting better because I usually have 'em daily! :blushing: I feel like a little child who doesn't wet the bed anymore! HAHAHAHHAHHAHAHA!

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Let's have a wonderful challenge ladies!

food on my brain maybe??? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Kendal [10:09 AM]: well cheese, I really don't know the answer to that question anyway

Kendal [10:09 AM]: lol

Kendal [10:09 AM]: OMG, I thought I typed "well geez" and I looked up and it was "well cheese"

Kendal [10:09 AM]: LMAO

Kendal: LOL!

Hailie: I know, right?!? The guys from The Hubbs work here called me today to see if he had another number he could be reached at and I was like, "Dude, he ONLY has the company cell phone - if you can't get a hold of him then maybe you should make sure that the cell plan covers England." LAME.

Nava: WOW, that's super scary that your friend had a hemorrhage and it wasn't treated.

Welcome: Una, Beth, BMJ, & Christine!! These ladies are awesome and super-supportive - you'll love 'em!

Bobbie: Yay for meeting all your goals last challenge, that's awesome!!!

Pam: Hiya!:flowerforyou:

My neck is STILL killing me. I can't think about anything else and I'm super pissy...everything irritates me today. And the cheesecake is calling....

yeeeeeeeee, Vitamin B shot today. I think I did it wrong as my thigh is super stiff and achy.

I can't seem to find what my goals were for last time, but here are my goals for this one:

1.) Be able to jog for 30 minutes without stopping. This is a biggie, because I've never been able to run for that long that in my whole life. I'm up to jogging for 13 minutes straight right now, and on the running plan I've been doing the next step is 14 minutes and then it jumps to 30. So I'm not far off from this goal...hopefully!

2.) Run my first 5K. Hey, if I'm going to be able to run for 30 minutes then I should be able to work up to a 5K, right?

3.) Lose enough to be less than 10 pounds away from onederland.


This week is going to be challenging for me...my friend's wedding is at the end of the week and I know there will be much eating leading up to it and after it. Doh. Plus it's also TOM right now and I feel like eating everything in the world. Double doh. The good news is that I am 90% sure I am going to wear that dress I got from ideeli to the wedding...woohoo! If I do, I'll post a picture here.


Okay, now to catch up a little!

Nava, just reading your post about your family made me angry. The fact that you were able to stand up for yourself is great though; I know how hard that is to do. Fingers crossed that they will change their minds...maybe you moving to London will give them the space to realize how wrong they've been. Scary about your friend; I'm glad he's okay!

Kerry, that pic was sooo cute -- you look fantastic!

Laura, WOOHOO for onederland!!

Sarah (WnT), you are super duper hardcore. One Jillian DVD makes me want to kill her, and you did 3 in a row? Holy cow! And YAY for being so close to your goal!

Megan, hope all is going well food-wise with your work meeting!

Qofsheba, welcome back from Cambodia! Got any pictures to share?

Kendal, yay for the running! I ate pizza and tried to run it off this weekend too. It seems really unfair how much running it takes to work off just one slice of pizza...

Amy, ugh, if it's not one thing it's another. I hope that your neck feels better soon!

Rain, from what I've been told Starbucks doesn't use whole milk in their drinks anymore, they use 2%. So unless you specifically asked for whole milk, your pumpkin latte may not have been as bad as you think! The whipped cream is always the really caloric part of those drinks, so if you ask for no whip it's not so bad. I can't wait for the gingerbread latte to come back. I love getting a half gingerbread, half vanilla syrup latte...that first one of the season always signals the holidays for me.

Kerry and Bobbie, congrats on rockin' the last challenge!!


Welcome to all the newbies to the thread! Jump on in!

Welcome to all the new faces!!! If you put your first name in your signature block, we will make our responses more personalized.

Kendal - are you on a phone with auto correct? Crazy things come up all the time for me.

D@mn cyber ghost just killed/deleted a long post - here goes on try #2....

As to my goals from the last challenge

1) lose 5 pounds --- utter FAIL. I gained weight again.
2) bump running up to 2 or 3x/wk... --- Goal MET and I'm ready for 1/2... 5 days to go.
3) cook at home 5+ nights a week and pack my lunch or eat at home 5+ days a week... breakfast hasn't been a problem. --- I'll call this a success. I'm cooking 4 nights a week and eating food from home 5 days a week.
4) get back to tracking cals in... Sighs... I sooooo need to do this and will probably change my diary setting back to private so I'm more likely to do it and be honest with myself... --- I managed to get my diary setting to private but only logged food twice. FAILURE

I'm batting 50% for goals met - Isn't that an F? New goals for this challenge (notice, I'm setting more goals so that I miss one, I rate higher):

1) lose any amount of weight. I refuse to gain for the the umpteenth challenge in a row!!!
2) Ave 60 min of exercise a day!!!
3) Have more days of being under cals than over on cal intake.
4) Get back to tracking cals in... I will log all cals... I will log all cals... I will log all cals... Please check up on me and bring out the whip if I start to slack. I'm going to have to go back to posting daily input/output numbers... I just logged this morning cal.
5) Get my plan together for P90X hybrid so I'm ready to join Amy and Kerry when they start.
6) Measure myself at beginning and end of challenge with goal to lose inches...

Cripes looking at goals depressed me. And my breaks over. I'm off to see 1 more client then have 3 mile walk and 3 mile jog planned - if the weather holds out.

Oh and my Bugg seems to be working again. Technical support said I needed to reset the password for the myapex account and it seems to have fixed the problem. I actually like the new app since it shows a 1 week history

Kerry and Bobbie - Great job!!!! Congrats to you both!!!:flowerforyou: :drinker:

Amy - step away from the fridge. Avoid the cheesecake or you'll have to do penalty exercises...

Review of my goals from last challenge:
-FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS! (Halloween is quickly approaching!!)

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eh, this is subjective, but I have gotten on track more in the past week
- Be better about logging all food and hit that "complete entry" button more often.

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SUCCESS! I did increase how many times I hit the "complete entry" button :-)
-Add some low impact exercise somehow. Maybe start walking/jogging once I get my orthotic next week (will have to see how my foot feels about that).

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eh, no, I didn't do anything low impact till I got cleared by the podiatrist. But now I'm working out hard again.


So now that my foot is better, I am going to set some good goals:
- Get (and stay) below 210. Such a mental hurdle for me.
- Use my new gym membership at least 3 days a week, but exercise at least 5 days a week.
- Work up to an hour on the elliptical.
- Walk Lexi 2-3 times a week.
- Write on my calendar all of my workouts so I can see what I've done and can feel that bit of OCD kick in if I miss a day of working out.
-Continue logging at least 5 days a week (this is so much easier with the itouch! I recently discovered that you can still log stuff even if you don't have an internet connection!)


and right now I'm going to print out my goals and tape them to my computer monitor here at work so I can look at them every day.

WELCOME TO ALL THE NEWBIES!!! We love new faces around here. So tell us more about yourselves. Where are you from? In a relationship? Kids? Pets? Fav food? Fav exercise? Any questions? Reading any good books?

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Ok, so my goals last time weren't really 6 week associated. Reguardless, I didn't meet any of them.

1st Goal: 5% - 12 lbs
2nd Goal: 10% - 27lbs
3rd goal: 230 lbs (weight before I had my second child)
4th goal: ONNDERLAND
5th Goal: 175 (lowest adult weight)
GW: 150

So, In looking back I do see where there are alot of places that I can make changes. Oh Oh, and I did muscle up the gumption to do 30DS last night. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. Jumping jacks are no my friend so much. I'm actually scared to do them, thinking I will totally break my knee (again.) So I modified a bit until I am comfortable.

Goals for this challenge:

5% = 12 lbs lost
Complete 30DS along with my regular work out schedule
Make it a point to stay under my calorie goal 5-7 days of the week.
WATER, WATER, WATER