Over 40 - Christmas Challenge (Closed)

hi guys
I have lost another 1 lb this week, slow and steady seams to be working for me. xxx

I have lost 3 pounds since starting the Xmas Challenge! Thanks All!SW - 212 lbs (2006)
MFP SW 192 (4/4/11-MFP)
CW_ 172
GW 142 (Dec 25)
Week 1 – 172.5 (Aug 22)
Week 2 - 173 (Aug 29)
Week 3 – 172 (Sep 5)
Week 4 - 172(Sep 12)
Week 5- 170 (Sep 19)
Week 6 - xxx (Sep 26)
Week 7 – xxx (Oct 3)
Week 9 - xxx (Oct 10)
Week 10 - xxx (Oct 17)
Week 11 - xxx (Oct 24)
Week 12 - xxx (Oct 31)
Week 13 - xxx (Nov 7)
Week 14 - xxx (Nov 14)
Week 15 - xxx (Nov 21)
Week 16 - xxx (Nov 28)
Week 17 - xxx (Dec 5)
Week 18 - xxx (Dec 12)
Week 19 - xxx (Dec 19)
Final - xxx (Dec 25))

Drumroll... please!!! As a group we have lost 113lbs already that is one short person.. (LOL I am 5'6" I will never be 113 but if you were 5'2" you might be)... lets see if we can loss a big burly 200lb guy by mid october!

That is awesome news! I'm ready to start adding to that burly man total.:laugh: And as of this morning I can add 1.5 lbs. Yes !!! I finally broke through that dreadful plateau .:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

as of this morning I can add 1.5 lbs. Yes !!! I finally broke through that dreadful plateau .:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Yes! I knew you were going to see progress!
Congratulations!!~

Haven't been on the forum in awhile and my weigh-in date is soooo behind everyone else's. Please forgive me for being so tardy. I think I'll weigh-in on Mondays with everyone else and post then use my other weigh-in at work to keep me in check :-).
Maybe that will help me make some progress :-)

No forgiveness is necessary! We ALL have days (and weeks) where the motivation just isn't there - that's what we're here for: to give you a gentle nudge or a kick in the butt - whatever it is you need (I usually need the kick. With a size 15 boot. Make that a spiked boot!).

So, you want to move your body.... what can you do in the next 24 hours? On a LOT of my days, I do 10 minutes of gentle stretching. It burns less than 40 calories for me, but at least I feel like I've done something GOOD for myself without a huge commitment of time. Usually, I do it the moment I get out of bed in the morning, still in my pj's, on the floor next to my bed. Low effort, big results (mentally, and physically).

YOU CAN DO IT!!!

I love your response Christine. I was telling someone similar. If your life makes it hard to do the 30 min to an hour do the 10 to 20 minutes. I do not know howmany times I have not done this out of thinking it was not good enough. Rignt now I am getting over a cold and this is a great reminder to me too. I may not feel up to a run or a long walk but I could do other active things for awhile. No one is behind we are just supporting each other on each of our own efforts. We can do it!

Haven't been on the forum in awhile and my weigh-in date is soooo behind everyone else's. Please forgive me for being so tardy. I think I'll weigh-in on Mondays with everyone else and post then use my other weigh-in at work to keep me in check :-).
Maybe that will help me make some progress :-)

No forgiveness is necessary! We ALL have days (and weeks) where the motivation just isn't there - that's what we're here for: to give you a gentle nudge or a kick in the butt - whatever it is you need (I usually need the kick. With a size 15 boot. Make that a spiked boot!).

So, you want to move your body.... what can you do in the next 24 hours? On a LOT of my days, I do 10 minutes of gentle stretching. It burns less than 40 calories for me, but at least I feel like I've done something GOOD for myself without a huge commitment of time. Usually, I do it the moment I get out of bed in the morning, still in my pj's, on the floor next to my bed. Low effort, big results (mentally, and physically).

YOU CAN DO IT!!!

I love your response Christine. I was telling someone similar. If your life makes it hard to do the 30 min to an hour do the 10 to 20 minutes. I do not know howmany times I have not done this out of thinking it was not good enough. Rignt now I am getting over a cold and this is a great reminder to me too. I may not feel up to a run or a long walk but I could do other active things for awhile. No one is behind we are just supporting each other on each of our own efforts. We can do it!

This is exactly why I love this group so much!!!! You ALL are great. :flowerforyou: You're supportive, motivating, comforting and at times hilarious :laugh: Thanks for being there because just as Christine said, 'I usually need the kick. With a size 15 boot.' !!!!

I sit here with tears in my eyes....I too love you all I wonder how far....or far behind I would be on my progerss if I haden't joined this wonderful group. The best thing is...we don't judge, because we have all been judged. We understand where others may not. We support and motivate and yes, lol, put the boot on when necessary.:bigsmile: It is the small things we change on a daily basis that will give us a lifetime of great results. I too have to remind myself of that because I am further behind on my exercise progress than some...but I try...and I will keep on trying because of each of you !!! :blushing:

Sorry you are not feeling well Sabrina. I just am getting over something now. We all need vacations and usually when we gain on them it comes right off. Water works well for helping with that. Take care and I hope the weekend it better for you.

Samhradh , You asked for opinions ... you wrote: ( Can i ask your opinion on logging housework in the exercise tool. I have not being doing it, a well, its what i was always doing when i was gaining weight..
MFP reckons i need 1800 cal to lead my lifestyle, i'm sure that doing the ironing must be calculated into the figure.
A couple of week ago i did a mad in temper deep cleaning day, which would be a rare event and i logged that, it made me laugh as it calculated over 1200 cal for 4 hours. so i have not put these activities in again.) My opinion : .....I think if it's something you don't do on a daily basis , you can add it into your exercise...but if it is included in your MFP set up, it really isn't calories burned. I would think that a extreme day of deep cleaning would be allowed...as most don't do it on a daily basis....You go girl !!! Good luck to you on the weigh in tomorrow....And good luck to everyone!!!!!!! Happy to hear those of you who have been under the weather are feeling better now:drinker:

Well, it's only three months now till Christmas! I hope everyone will be able to reach their goals by that time!

I lost three pounds this week, but I don't really feel like I did that well. I still have to work on eating less carbs, sugar, and sodium. I guess that should be one of my goals for the coming weeks.

I do think I've got this water thing down, now. On weekdays, I easily get 10-14 cups per day, but weekends seem to be a bit harder. I'm just busy catching up on errands, housework, etc. etc. etc. and don't seem to make the time. But during the week, when it's just sitting there on my desk, I'm chugging all the time.

I am terrible for staying up way too late, then when I do go to bed, I usually wake up several times during the night and have the hardest time to go back to sleep (I'm kind of a chronic insomniac). So another goal for this week will be to go to bed by 11 each night, and be asleep by 11:30. (I always read for a bit before falling asleep.) My ultimate goal is to go to bed by 10 or 10:30 and be asleep before 11:00, but baby steps.

And, tonight I'm back to my Aquacise. Not that it was by choice to not be going. That's just the way it's done here. There are four sessions per year (one each season) and there are usually anywhere from 2 to 4 weeks between sessions. I just wish it would be an annual thing that you pay once a year and go twice a week for the whole year. I so look forward to it every week. It's so much fun that it's not even like working out, so if I get some benefit from it physically, that's just a bonus!

Congrats to those who have had victories (big or small) this week, and for those still struggling, please keep up the great work and you will eventually be rewarded (just as brobin41101 is now seeing her hard work for so long is starting to pay off.) Thanks to everyone for the friendship, motivation, and encouragement. I LOVE this group!!! Have a great week, y'all!!!

SW - 287
GW - 265 (Dec 25)

Week 1 - 282 (Aug 22)
Week 2 - 282 (Aug 29)
Week 3 - 281 (Sep 5)
Week 4 - 278 (Sep 12)
Week 5 - 277 (Sep 19)
Week 6 - 274 (Sep 26)
Week 7 - xxx (Oct 3)
Week 9 - xxx (Oct 10)
Week 10 - xxx (Oct 17)
Week 11 - xxx (Oct 24)
Week 12 - xxx (Oct 31)
Week 13 - xxx (Nov 7)
Week 14 - xxx (Nov 14)
Week 15 - xxx (Nov 21)
Week 16 - xxx (Nov 28)
Week 17 - xxx (Dec 5)
Week 18 - xxx (Dec 12)
Week 19 - xxx (Dec 19)
Final - xxx (Dec 25)