60 lbs by March- September

I'm weighing in a day early, tomorrow is a super busy day and I will just not be able to fit it in! So, here goes!

CW: 185.6 (for a loss this week of 1.9.lbs!!!)
GW: 130
September GW: 182
Waist: 42
Hips: 39.5
Right Thigh: 23.5 Left Thigh: 23
Right Arm: 13 Left Arm: 13
The plan: Walk 2 days a week, Rec Center 2 days a week, Wii Active 1 day a week
Water Intake: 6-8 oz cups or 2 of my steel water bottles a day, 3 full meals a day, with 2 small snacks. Get 8 hours of sleep a day.

Hi Everyone,
I decided to join this group because I lost the bulk of my weight while having a "Contest" with a couple friends where we weighed in weekly for 3 months. I've lost some of my focus since then and thought this would be a good way to get back on track. I was able to lose more when I started using MFP on my phone and online to track my calories and food choices. I do better with regulating my diet than with exercising, so my challenge is getting active. My lowest weight was 129.7 which was amazing to hit, but I put a few pounds back on I'd like to be back to 129 by the end of September and hit 125 by the middle of October when I will be going to Chicago for a concert. I am more concerned with how I look and feel than what the scale says though. Right now I am feeling that I still need to lose more because my confidence is waning. I will update my measurements ASAP


SW: 146.6 (Oct 2010)
CW: 133
GW: 120
September GW: 129

Waist:
Hips:
Right Thigh:
Left Thigh:
Right Arm:
Left Arm:

The plan: Increase water and lean protein intake, reduce sugar and carb intake, exercise at least 2x a week to get myself started. Increase activity by 1x a week each week until I am active 7 days a week.

Water Intake Goal: at least 64 oz a day

Hi Tara, thanks for the welcome! I like the idea of your challenge, it will be a great way to jump start myself. I am going grocery shopping tomorrow for the week so I will plan accordingly to get the fruits and veggies in. So my week will start tomorrow

sweet!! let me know how you guys do each night for the challenge!!! good luck!

silvery-this group is joining in my challenge tomorrow....so no worries about Friday!! lemme know how you do each day

Thank you, everyone. I know there are excuses everywhere and all the time. Not trying to excuse my poor eating habits - - just trying to recognize what it is in my life that triggers the behavior so that hopefully, I can be watching for it and work out other ways to deal with it.

Silvery, do you have an injury that is healing?

My info:

CW: 178.2 (-0.3)

GW: 140

September GW: 174

Waist: 36 (down an inch - - ab ripper finally showing results?)

Hips: 42

Right Thigh: 26.25 (no change)

Left Thigh: 25.75 (no change)

Right Arm: 13.25 (no change)

Left Arm: 13 (no change)

The plan: I did a good job tracking food & exercising daily last week. This week, I'm shooting to be under my calorie goal every day and keep my fingers out of the desserts.

Water Intake Goal: 3 liters (fell short a lot last week, so I'm keeping this as a goal)

CW: 210.6
September goal weight 207
The plan for the week: Stay under calorie goal all week, 5 fruits/veggies per day
Water intake: 12 cups

I'm +2.4 from my last "official" WI, but the last Sunday I weighed 215.6 so from that I'm down 5 lbs....but I didn't count that last week because I had a lot going on the day before that threw it off a little. I have been over a few days lately, though so I knew I didn't expect to be back at 208.2. So, next week I'd like to get a little lower than that.

shell- very nice loss!

bttrfly- 2 pounds is great!

Catherine- Nice job! you are still going the right direction at least. And to answer your question, I had knee surgery Aug. 1, so still recovering from that. Slow process and I'm feeling super impatient, but definitely want to make sure it heals correctly!

Fahren- Nice! You should still be proud of that 1lb!

Tara- Under on calories yesterday and I would say I had 4-5 servings of veggies (it's hard to tell because I weigh instead of measure by cups...but I loaded a lot onto my pizza and sandwich), no fruit (unless wine counts) lol!

shell-great job on your loss!!! and great plans for the rest of the month!

Jess-i have a gain this week too...let's kill it this week!! and great start on being under on cals!!

BttrflyKisses-great job on your loss too!! are you still shooting for the 240 by the end of this month...just curious? And I won't be doing my measurements every week either...just once a month

Catherine-good job! every little bit counts and feel free to join a few of us in the group on the challenge I started for the next 7 days....goal is to be under cals for all 7 days and to eat 5 fruits/veggies per day (that should help with the desserts)! keep me posted if you are in!

Fahrenholz-great job on the loss!! and weekends are hard...but they will eventually get easier

Tasha-pretty sure that wine does NOT count as fruit...LOL!! Great job on your 5lbs lost in the past 2 Sundays! SUnday to Sunday is what counts for this group!

Ellie-do NOT get discouraged!! Few things that I recommend...watch your water and sodium intake, and try not to eat back ALL of your exercise cals!! If you are really sore from your workouts...that gain could be from water retention in your muscles...just keep on doing what you know is right...eat right, be honest with your logging, and get in your exercise! You will do great!
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AFM-I am at 130.6 which is UP 2.8lbs from last week...but I went over 3 days in a row so I can't be too upset about it!!! I was under on my cals yesterday...and got in all of my fruits and veggies!

I can not wait to see the results everyone has. I just joined MFP Monday night. I had set my goal to lose 60 by my birthday in March. After the week I have had so far. I am still leaving it as I would like to see 60 lbs gone by then. Good luck everyone!