60 lbs by March- September
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Penny-great effort today!! and with the fruits and veggies in the house now...you should be good to go!! WOOT!! as for the "trouble" areas....it sucks that you can't really target lose fat...but you have got it right...cardio will burn fat from all over!! If you want to spot treat those areas I recommend a little strength training on top of it!! My arms were one of my biggest issues, and JM Shred and Ripped DVDs have really helped me tone them specifically! I lost 1" per bicep with my 30 days of shred, and I will be doing my measurements from ripped on Wed to see what that has done for me!!
cloneme-wtg on taking the first step!!! 60lbs by March is a steep goal to have...but if you stay motivated and dedicated it is totally possible!!! It would be just over 10lbs/ month...are you ready for the challenge?? I lost my first 60 in 7 months...so I was close to it
point being...just keep doing what you know is right, and no matter how close you come to that goal by March, you will know that you did everything you could and can hold your head up high!
AFM-moving on this week...really hoping to hit my goal weight by the new year...we shall see!?!0 -
reposting mine since we did measurements tonight
9/11/11 9/18/11
CW: 260.5 CW:259
GW: 150 GW: 150
September GW: 255 September GW:255
Waist: 51.5 Waist: 49.5
Hips: 61 Hips: 61
Chest: 50 Chest: 47
Right Thigh: 29 Thighs - 28
Left Thigh: 29
Right Arm: 15.5
Left Arm: 15.5
The plan: work out at least 30 minutes/day 5x/week
Water Intake Goal: 8 cups a day minimum0 -
reposting mine since we did measurements tonight
9/11/11 9/18/11
CW: 260.5 CW:259
GW: 150 GW: 150
September GW: 255 September GW:255
Waist: 51.5 Waist: 49.5
Hips: 61 Hips: 61
Chest: 50 Chest: 47
Right Thigh: 29 Thighs - 28
Left Thigh: 29
Right Arm: 15.5
Left Arm: 15.5
The plan: work out at least 30 minutes/day 5x/week
Water Intake Goal: 8 cups a day minimum0 -
reposting mine since we did measurements tonight
9/11/11 9/18/11
CW: 260.5 CW:259
GW: 150 GW: 150
September GW: 255 September GW:255
Waist: 51.5 Waist: 49.5
Hips: 61 Hips: 61
Chest: 50 Chest: 47
Right Thigh: 29 Thighs - 28
Left Thigh: 29
Right Arm: 15.5 Arms 15.25
Left Arm: 15.5
The plan: work out at least 30 minutes/day 5x/week
Water Intake Goal: 8 cups a day minimum0 -
I'm going to pass on the challenge for this week...just because my brain is already a bit overwhelmed with the changes I'm working on. Thanks for the invite, though. Hopefully I'll get in on the next one. 0
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Shell-great job on your loss this week!!
Catherine-I'll letcha know if and what the challenge is next week!
AFM-I finished "Ripped in 30"!!! I am super stoked to see my final results after my rest day tomorrow!! WOOT!0 -
Shell- Great loss this week!!
Tara- I was under my calorie goal and had more than 5 fruits and veggies. Plus I was under my sodium!! I dont remember the last time I was able to say that.
Good luck this week ladies!!0 -
tjradd73,
Thank you so much for taking the time to post the encouraging words. I know 60 lbs is a difficult challenge for a six month period. I just know if I set my goals too low then I beat myself wondering if I could have done better. If I set them "just outta reach" to "it will take a lot of hard work" then I know at the end whether I hit the goal or not I have definately done my best. (I'm weird) Anyway, tomorrow is my 1 week weigh in. I hopped on the scale this morning and was -10. Tomorrow's weigh in I am not sure will hold as good as today's but heck I will even take just a -5 on the scale!0 -
Cloneme- Good Luck tomorrow!!0
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Jess-you did have an awesome day!! WTG! and let's see a repeat tomorrow!! :drinker:
cloneme-i may be confused...did you say that you lost 10lbs in your first 6 days??? and you wanna lose ANOTHER 5lbs before tomorrow?? LOL sorry I think I am readin ya wrong there?! *fingers crossed* for a great weigh-in tomorrow though! :bigsmile:0 -
Tara- I was under my calorie goal but 0 on fruits and veggies.0
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tjradd73,
Oh no!!! 15 would have been a nice loss but what I meant is I would have even been happy for my 7 day loss to be -5. Six day said it was -10 but I was not getting excited ahead of time. But it was a -10 for the first week.
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Jess-good job on your cals....better luck tomorrow for the veggies/fruit!! you can do it girl!!
cloneme-great loss for your frist week...just remember...it will slow down a bit as youprgress so don't get discouraged...you are doing great!
I got in all of my fruits/veggies and stayed under my cals 0 -
Penny- I'm sure it feels awesome to be down 2 lbs! Awesome. I have bigger arms and thighs too and since I still have a lot to lose they are definitely flabby. I know they will tighten as I lose weight, but I'm worried that my arms won't get as small as I would like. I know my thighs won't...I was born with big thighs...good job on coming in under your calories.
cloneme- my birthday is in March also and I really would like to hit my goal weight by then. Good luck to you and welcome to the group. And congrats on having such a great loss for your first week!!
shell- nice job on losing some inches and weight!!!
Jess- nice job being under on sodium. That was hard for me when I first joined.
Tara- SO proud of you for finishing Ripped!!! You are so awesome girl. Can't wait to hear what your results are!
I have been coming in under calories and over fruits and veggies, so doing well so far! Haven't made it to the elliptical as I have had a busy week, but I'm going to try and reorganize my schedule for next week and fit it in somehow because I MISS working out!! Have a great week everyone! 0 -
Tasha-thanks! and great job with your food this week!! the working out will fall back into place soo too!!0
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Hello, everyone! Hope you're having a great week so far. I'm seeing so many excellent food diaries...and thinking about making mine public in the next couple weeks. Do you feel like you stay on track better knowing that others will see your diary? I think it looks like a great way for getting feedback. I'm just not great at taking direct, negative feedback yet, so I'm a little worried about that.
Hoping to lose a pound (or two!) at this week's weigh in. The week hasn't been perfect, but I've stayed on track for the most part.
How are all of you doing?0 -
I just found a stack of jeans that I had stuffed in the back of my closet that WAS too small. But now they are almost too BIG!! I am super excited that I saved them since I was down to one pair of pants that fit. Doing laundry all the time is a pain! And I refused to buy any clothes till I absolutely needed to (with was going to be soon lol). Now I have 9 pairs of pants to get me for awhile, but hopefully they won't fit for long!
CatherineMH - I recently opened my diary up and I haven't received any negative feedback. And it does help when you are thinking about having something that you shouldn't. It's nice to hear other people tell you that you did a good job.
Cloneme- Good job on your loss!
Good luck to everyone in this weeks weigh in! I am going to try very hard to eat better this weekend. It's a fault of mine to just grab something to eat in town and it's not always healthy.0 -
Catherine-great job with your logging!!! as for opening your diary to others...I didn't do it until I was like 6 months in, because I was scared of the same thing. But I found out that you will NOT get any negative feedback unless you deserve it! in other words...if you are binging every day or consistently coming in way too LOW on your cals you may hear something about it, otherwise you should get nothing but positive feedback and I am glad that I finally did open mine
Fahrenhold-CONGRATS on your NSV!!! that is an awesome feeling to be able to not only fit into clothes that used to be too small, but to also have some of them be lose...wtg!!!
AFM-busy week over here with the bf getting ready to move in and the kiddo being sick!!! but i have logged everything, met all of my personal goals for the week so far, gotten in all of my planned workouts and have been under my cals every day! WOOT!!!0 -
Catherine- I hope you have a good WI too! I was also nervous about opening my diary and having people see my bad days, but I've found that it does give me a little extra motivation to make sure I'm proud of everything I log. I haven't ever had anyone leave negative comments, but I think it maybe depends on your friends too. All my friends are encouraging and positive so if I have a bad a bad comment. If I have a bad day, they will just say, "good job logging at least" or something like that. You might just try it and see if it helps. If it's not for you, then just close it back up. It's all about what's best for you.
Fahren- That is awesome!!! I have jeans in many sizes from gaining. Can't wait to go down to the next size because I'm down to 3 pair right now and have more in the next size down.
Tara- Great job this week. I'm really hoping it shows on the scale!! That is a lot going on. Congrats on having the bf move in. Exciting!
I have done well and stayed on track all week! I'm feeling proud of myself and wondering why I can't make every week like this one. Going to reward myself with some "not so healthy" food tomorrow after the WI. Good luck to everyone!0 -
Tanya-thanks girl!!! no cap'n tonight but let's cheers our water for a good weigh-in this week...we both deserve it!0
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Glad to hear that you all have received such nice support as far as your diaries. Shortly after I joined here, I watched a pretty nasty conversation go down on someone's diary and I think that scared me off. I think I'll end up opening mine up sometime this week.
My numbers:
CW: 176.2 (down 2 lbs)
GW: 140
September GW: 174
My measurements didn't really change in either direction.
Plan for this week: Continue to shoot for under calories and exercise EVERY day.0 -
247.8; 1 lb down;expecting a better loss this coming week as i have seen a nutritionist and she gave me a new "diet" which i started this morning and so far feeling great! 0
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I'm 184 lbs now (2lbs up)
GW 145 lbs
I have been REALLY bad this last week, and I'm on my period now, so I'm not surprised by how this week turned out, just very depressed.
But I'm jumping right back in this week, with more exercise, and paying a lot more attention to what I eat. Wish me luck!0 -
Last night I had my sisters bachelorette party and did very well! So proud of myself!
CW: 289 ...down 2 lbs
GW: 150
September GW: 282
Waist: 55....down 1 in
Hips: 58
Right Thigh: 31
Left Thigh: 31
Right Arm: 19
Left Arm: 19
The plan: Keep watching calories and working out Sunday through Thursday
Water Intake Goal: 80 oz0 -
Catherine-Congrats on your loss this week, and great goals for next week too!:drinker:
Bttrfly-1lb is a 1lb, so great job on going in the right direction! Hopefully the diet your nutritionist gave you will help you stay on track for the upcoming weeks
Ellie-it happens to us all!! Remember I had a gain of 2.8lbs on last weeks weigh-in!! The thing to remember is...when you "screw up" and have a gain...you need to be able to look back at things (yes, I do mean log everything) and see where you went wrong...this is a learning process...and without any study materials it is hard to pass the test!!! Stay focused this week, and keeep on logging, and I am sure you will have a great loss next Sunday!:flowerforyou:
Fahrenholz-great job on your 2lbs lost and the inch on your waist!! that's great! and Congrats on doing well at your sis's party...that is one way to show that you are ready for this lifestyle change, so ...wtg!:drinker:
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AFM-as you all know I had a gain last week so I am posting my last 3 weigh-ins so you can see the big picture...
9/11-127.8
9/18-130.6
9/25-127.0
so I am down 3.6 from last week...but only 0.8lbs for the past 2 weeks! Now hopefully I am on a losing streak again and you all will see more from me next week!!
Keep up the great work ladies!
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I weighed in at 206 today which gives me a 4.6 pound loss for the week! I don't know WHERE that came from!! lol. But I'll definitely take it!! I have had a major roller coaster ride with my weight loss and have been going up and down for months and months. My lowest weight was 205.5 back on April 1 and I am just now almost back to that almost 5 months later. I am gonna do my best to stick to my plans this week and hopefully see a new all-time low at next week's weigh in. I've got to get a handle on this once and for all and make it stick so that I can keep my weight going ONE way....DOWN!!! I ate WAY too much today to celebrate an awesome week and WI and now feel miserable, so hopefully it is out of my system!!! My one year anniversary on MFP is coming up on October 15th and I would like to reach my half way point (total weight loss of MFP and before) of 202.5 by then. That would be 30.5 pounds lost in one year...not at all what I had planned, but I'm working on a lot more than simply weight loss right now and my hope is that by the time I finally do reach my goal...I will be able to easily keep it off. So I'm really trying to work on all my bad habits along the way. Hopefully the other half won't take a year!!!!
Catherine- Nice job! 2 pounds is great!
Bttrfly- 1 pound is awesome. It's still down and not up or staying the same. Hope the new "diet" works well for you!
Ellie- It's okay. TOM probably has a lot to do with it and I'm sure you'll make it up next week! I usually have bad weeks during that time too...
Fahren- Great job on the loss and for being in control during the party. That takes some major will power girl!!!
Tara- Awesome job girl! I know most of that was what you gained last week, but it's still a good loss either way, so be proud of that! And by your official WI Wednesday, hopefully you will see even more loss! 126 was your lowest that you're trying to get under, right? Hopefully you are under that on Wednesday!!! 0 -
Great job ladies!!! I forgot to weight in today. I will get to it tomorrow. Its been a crazy weekend.0
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Tasha-awesome job girl, that is a fab loss!! I'm happy to hear that all of your hard work is paying off and that you are almost back down to your lowest!! I too have been up and down with my plateau and then my vacay...and after hitting my plateau of 126-131 back at the beginning of May, I had finally reached my lowest of 123.8 right before vacay in Aug...and now that I have lost almost all of my vacay weight...I am again stuck at 126-127...so here's to hoping for us both to hit our lowest again soon!! If I could stay at 126 (or less) for October 2nd(MY MFP anni) that would be 55lbs lost for me this year....which is also not what I was planning on! Let's kill it for our next year and finish this up shall we?!
Jess-don't forget to weigh tomorrow!!
GROUP CHALLENGE (for anyone interested)- to be under on your calorie goal for 6 out of 7 days (Sun-Sun), and to drink at least 8 cups fo water/day!!! who's in?!0 -
I'm in on that group challenge! 0
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I'm in on that group challenge!
SWEET! How did you do on day 1 (yesterday)? I was under cals and got in 12 cups of water!!0
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