Lose 5 Pounds a Month September 2011 Challenge

STILL at 148/149.

Went for a run Wed night, did the same loop as last week, and shaved off 2 min (31 instead of 33). Due for another run tonight.

Really struggling with cravings the last day or two... probably hormonal.

urgh... I have even added an extra workout class (or 3) to my weekly exercise regimen. I now do purebarre and gentle flow yoga mon, wed, fri, with just purebarre on sun and Hot vinyasa yoga tues, thurs, with short form ashtanga on sat.... I would be thinking that I would be losing instead of gaining!... Getting very frustrated

On a side note.. (sorry, a little gross note, also) I feel very... :embarassed: uhm, stopped up. Any quick remedies? Yes, I have been eating veggies, and activia... and drinking about 4-6 cups of water a day... So, I am a little confused as to why..... thanks in advance!

Weighing in this week at 215 lbs even steven. Down 0.4 from last week (2.4 lbs total this month). I'll take it! That's 2 less butter sticks of me.

p.s. Today's profile picture = my motivation to exercise this weekend. This is what 5% body fat percentage and 48% muscle looks like . (The rest if water, tissue and bones = my triathlete son.)

Sep 01: 191.4 lbs
Sep 09: 192.4 lbs
Sep 16: 190.6 lbs
Sep 23:
Sep 30:

Finally the scale is going in the right direction, but I never would have dreamed it would be after the week I've had. I'm not getting any time to do my workouts and only got a run in Saturday & Tuesday - 5K both times. Other than that I've been SO freaking busy & emotional. A very dear friend had an aneurysm on Tuesday and the visitation is today, with the funeral tomorrow. Then right after the funeral I have to go to a wedding that is over 2 hours away. Plus TOM is here so the scale going DOWN really is a shocker! I've been eating treats pretty much every day - you know the sweet cravings are here! I really need to get running since I have to run the last 6.2 miles of a marathon with my friend Jen next Sunday (25th) for support to get her to the finish! I was hoping to get a long run in today of at least 6 or 7 miles, but since I have the visitation, I don't forsee that happening. I just hope I'm ready to run with her next Sunday!

Also I haven't seen CJ all week with our schedules & he's been extra busy with the sherriff's office and his regular chief job, then he had a board meeting and I did too....so anyway its just been one heck of a week. Then he calls me last night & knows I'm wearing a dress to the wedding tomorrow, but he really wants to wear jeans & a polo shirt - I'm like :noway: REALLY? I've never known him to EVER be difficult, but this week I cannot take it. I finally gave in & told him to wear his new jeans and a dark blue button down long sleeved shirt. Do you think that will be ok at a wedding? I personally don't, but what do you ladies think?

It's my TOM and I gained back 2 of the 2.5lbs I lost last week. I'm trying to drink a ton of water and hopefully in the next couple of days I will be back down.

I did not loose this week but at least it was not a hge gain. Good luck everyone :flowerforyou:

9/01 - 176
9/08 - 175
9/16 - 175
9/22 -
9/30 -


I'm not very focused this month. I have to try harder.

9/1 161 lbs
9/7 158.4 lbs
9/15 156

I didnt realize until I logged in and looked at my topics that I guess I did it! I had forgotten about the challenge! So now I am aiming for another 5!

Was supposed to weigh in friday but forgot to log in ...

My weight has gone down 1 pound since the beginning of the month

164

Today was my checkpoint on 5lbs. working to lose 3 more by the end of the month.

9/3: 158 lbs

9/10: 156 lbs

9/17: 154 lbs

9/24:

9/30:

Almost there 4 lbs down! How's everyone doing? Sending some fairy dust to help y'all with the weight loss...

On a side note.. (sorry, a little gross note, also) I feel very... :embarassed: uhm, stopped up. Any quick remedies? Yes, I have been eating veggies, and activia... and drinking about 4-6 cups of water a day... So, I am a little confused as to why..... thanks in advance!

Have you tried adding ground flax seeds to your diet?

From the Mayo Clinic: "Flaxseed is high in fiber, omega-3 fatty acids and phytochemicals called lignans. Flaxseed is commonly used as a laxative (to improve digestive health or relieve constipation)...

Tips for including flaxseed in your diet:

Add a tablespoon of ground flaxseed to your hot or cold breakfast cereal.
Add a teaspoon of ground flaxseed to mayonnaise or mustard when making a sandwich.
Mix a tablespoon of ground flaxseed into an 8-ounce container of yogurt.
Bake ground flaxseed into cookies, muffins, breads and other baked goods."

Good luck - I find it really helps me, and I got my mom hooked too, as she was having 'issues' as well...

187.5 for the past 3 weeks! Looks like I'm on a plateau!

I've been exercising a lot, and burning the calories I've been eating with some left over. Calories ranged from 1,257 to a high of 1,838 this week: 1,397; 1,257, 1745, 1813, 1,823, 1, 275, and 1,756. When I step on the scale in the morning my weight can be as low as 185.5, but that changes as soon as I have a cup of coffee. This morning, it was at 187.5. Looks like I need to cut back on my eating so that I am closer to 1200 more consistently.

I read last week that you can get over a "plateau" by changing your workout. If you are doing the same thing everyday your body gets used to it, so you stop losing weight. This also happens for body builders that lift the same all the time they get no gains. To jump start your self out of your plateau change your exercise routine up. Increase the speed of the treadmill, change the angle of the treadmill, do other forms of cardio. Your body will respond. It worked for me this last week and I saw a good loss again.

Hey everyone!

Checking in! I've had a bad attitude about everything lately. And for whatever reason, life was getting in my way and I was making way too many excuses. I decided to go back to the very simple basics. I am going to count calories, worry less about what I am eating and just stay within the calories. And I am going to do a 2 mile run/walk as often as possible with the basic sit-ups, pushups.

I think if I can just be consistent and stop trying to do all kinds of crazy workouts and diets, I will focus on the easy things to get me back on track. I am still going to try to reach my goal for the month, even though I've had a lot of UPS, not many downs.

Hope everyone else is doing great! You all inspire me! Especially those that have a steady loss every week! Slow and steady wins the race!

On a side note.. (sorry, a little gross note, also) I feel very... :embarassed: uhm, stopped up. Any quick remedies? Yes, I have been eating veggies, and activia... and drinking about 4-6 cups of water a day... So, I am a little confused as to why..... thanks in advance!

Have you tried adding ground flax seeds to your diet?

From the Mayo Clinic: "Flaxseed is high in fiber, omega-3 fatty acids and phytochemicals called lignans. Flaxseed is commonly used as a laxative (to improve digestive health or relieve constipation)...

Tips for including flaxseed in your diet:

Add a tablespoon of ground flaxseed to your hot or cold breakfast cereal.
Add a teaspoon of ground flaxseed to mayonnaise or mustard when making a sandwich.
Mix a tablespoon of ground flaxseed into an 8-ounce container of yogurt.
Bake ground flaxseed into cookies, muffins, breads and other baked goods."

Good luck - I find it really helps me, and I got my mom hooked too, as she was having 'issues' as well...

Also 4-6 cups of water a day doesnt seem like very much? Try to double that? Fiber, if you dont get enough water can actually plug you up. Also since I am taking a prescription medication that has a side effect of causing constipation. (and it did) I started eating a serving of prunes every morning. Which made me happy bcuz well I LOVE prunes lol. But even with that. If I didnt drink LOTS of water. It still didnt help me very much.