Losing 20 in your 20's! (CLOSED)

I have a weekly challenge for everyone! How about this coming weekend, no matter what your plans are, make it one you won't regret (diet wise) on Monday. I feel like a lot of us are slipping on the weekends (myself included) and we need a little kick in the you know what to remind us that the weekend is still part of life and everyday counts when you are trying to lose weight! So how about it??

Sounds great actually!! I will definitely take part in this b/c we have a family party this whole weekend. And if you've ever been to a Filipino party, then you know it's the worse place to be at when you're counting calories...

Oooh I like that challenge! I'm totally in! My biggest struggle is definitely weekends!! We are always busy on weekends and foot becomes whatever is quick and easy, which is typically not good! So I will definitely partake in this challenge... maybe we should make it a weekly weekend challenge throughout our whole 14 weeks??

I like the weekend idea, I also need to get my weekdays in check as well!!

Just like everyone else has said - great challenge idea! It's so true, each weekend there seems to be an excuse to relax and indulge! But NOT THIS ONE MY FRUITY FRIENDS!!!

Not feeling too optimistic about tomorrow's weigh-in - I've given my bike a rest this week, taking the train into work each day and then running when I get home (at least that's the plan) because.....*gulp*.......I'm applying for the Paris marathon tomorrow and my training starts on Monday!

Eeeeeek!!

Weigh in is TOMORROW! I can't believe this week has flown by so fast!
How is everyone doing? Make sure you amp up your workouts today ladies!

AFM- I will probably have gained about .5 lbs or maintained. I weighed a couple of days ago and I had gained back 1.5 lbs, but as of today I am up .5. Crossing my fingers for tomorrow! :drinker:

Morning fruits!!

Well I weighed in this morning at 156.2 so I've lost just under a pound, and that puts me back on track after the last couple of weeks of bouncing around the same numbers. It's completely my own fault because I've found lots of excuses to indulge, but now I feel a bit better that I can get it back on track.

thefreemans28 - I'm sorry to hear about your plateau - it is SO frustrating. I've heard a few ideas passed around this site for ways to get out of a plateau and I wonder if any might help you. How about calorie zig-zagging? Apparently your body can get used to having the exact same amount of calories each day and it can slow down weight loss, so I've heard people suggest that, for example, instead of having 1500/day mix it up through the week, with your total for the week still being the same amount. So you could have 1650 one day, 1350 the next etc but it would average out to the same amount of calories.

I suppose that this only works if you are very meticulous about how many calories you get each day (I have to be honest - I'm not! There are days I'm under and days I'm over - I dont think I've ever got it spot on!)

Otherwise, how about mixing up your exercise routine? Shock your body with something new like a new class or exercise. You could even join two exercises together, like instead of running for 30 mins, you could run for 15 and swim for 15.

Ok I'm waffling now, but I hope that helps!!

Rioschica - good luck for tomorrow! Fingers crossed for a loss!

nmartin88 - great job for sticking with us and I'm so glad it's working for you!

healthyhappy123 - I can DEFINITELY relate to that feeling of having way too much going on and not being able to control any of it! I'm a huge list maker and I find it really help me to focus. I make lists of food planning, exercise planning, to do lists, work lists and anything else that needs organising! It really helps me to relax and tackle each task one at a time, and it means that my days are planned out a lot better than when I just try and muddle through. It makes me feel much more in control :-) make some lists!!

Have a lovely thursday - it's almost the weekend!! Yayyyyy!

Morning everyone! Hope you are all well!

I'm afraid I'm also not going to be able to log until tomorrow as well, but I'll make sure it's updated in the morning. I don't think this week is going to be a loss though. Like Ross, I'm also struggling with staying on track. It was my boyfriend's birthday on Monday so we went out and over-ate. And I've been eating cake and such things since then. I've also lost all motivation for exercise. And I haven't been logging everything.

I'm back at uni in two weeks though so maybe a change in routine will help kick myself back into action with the exercise.

I'm on board for the challenge. I definitely need to get a handle on my eating again and I do make 'cheat day' excuses on the weekend.

Good luck today, everyone! I'm so glad you're doing so well, guys! I'm feeling a bit more motivated after writing this!

Have a great day everyone!

I guess being sick pays off, I'm down 1.6 lbs! I'm sure that'll all come back once I start eating normally again. I hope everyone had a good week, LET'S GO PEACHES!!!!!! :flowerforyou:

Good morning my fruity ladies!

I just took a look at the weigh-ins so far today and everyone is doing well! It seems to me like we ALL have been struggling in the same areas... weekends, logging EVERYTHING, and exercising. So let's really hit it hard this week so EVERYONE can have an awesome loss! NO EXCUSES! Got it?? Good!

Monday night is dinner for my MIL's birthday. I am making a pact with you all that you want you to hold me accountable for... NO CAKE! NO ICE CREAM! And wherever we go for dinner, I WILL EAT HEALTHY! I have a feeling we will be going out to our favorite Mexican restaurant. I KNOW I can eat healthy there, but my favorite meal there is NOT healthy! Last time I ate it I was up 3 pounds the next day! So, hold me to it, ladies! That's why we have each other, right? For the accountability factor that helps us move forward and not backward! Thanks for being awesome, and let's keep it up with more weight loss!!!!!!

GO BLUE BERRIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My goal today is to drink more water than I have ever drank in one single day... But to figure that amount out I had to go through my entire diary one day at a time (since water intake doesn't show on any of the reports). :sick: Well, I found on June 28th I drank 160oz (20 x 8oz).

But I noticed another thing: I was the most successful in losing weight when I drank a min of 96oz (12 x 8oz) daily.... Which makes a little bit of sense. You see, I've heard best way to measure your needed water intake is to take your weight and divide it in half. For an example: I currently weigh 203.5 lbs and if I divide by 2, I get 102oz.

So, in consulsion: Water. Lots and lots of water. And my new minimum is 102oz (roughly 13 x 8oz)! :drinker:

*Manda*

This is GREAT!!! I hit a plateau once (before my current one) and I am convinced that the way I got off of it was by upping my water from 8 glasses to 12. Now I'm at 16 per day. The easiest way to get all that water in is to keep a large jug with you all day. Mine holds 6 glasses and I don't let myself eat lunch until it's gone. Then I refill it at lunch and my goal is to drink it before 3pm, when I have my afternoon snack. Then I drink 2 glasses with dinner and 2 with my workout!

my first weigh in with you lovely fruity ladies!! i'm excited to be a part of this AND i did lose...technically. LOL. i gained last week (it should be called a birthweek not birthday!) so i lost what i gained plus .2 lbs! wohooo!

GOOO BANANAS!

Whether we gain or lose, I'm proud of all of us in this group! Why? B/c we're doing OUR best to get to where we want to be. Yes, we all have those days where we want to crawl under a rock b/c of what the day had brought us, but remember that WE are the ones in control here. WE control how our day will turn out.

you ladies!!

I love the weekend challenge idea!! It is extremely hard for me to stick to everything through the entire weekend. The last 4 weekends I have either been out of town or celebrating my birthday. My weekends for the immediate future are clear though, so hopefully that will make eating well and exercising easier.

Good job this week ladies!

Updated my weight on spreadsheet now. Only a small loss, not even a lb. Really wish I could just have one good week! I've done LOADS of exercise this week, more than normal so I really hope I can stick to being good this weekend and have a super good week next week.
Well done everyone for this week x