Over 40 - Christmas Challenge (Closed)

Week 7 - 186.4(Oct 3) OMG !!! Really !!!

Okay I don't know how it happened, but I am dancing this morning. I lost 3.6 lbs ?? !! :noway: :drinker: :bigsmile: I moved the scale across the floor, turned it left and right, got on it, off it, on it again and it still read 186.4 . I usually do it three times normally just to make sure and take the number that shows up most. Well it stayed the same every time. I'm just over the moon.

NSV- A few weeks ago I told you all I bought new bras and a pair of jeans at AVENUE. ( clearance $10 bucks :bigsmile: ) I wore them Sunday on my mall walk excursion and had to keep pulling them up. I didn't want the 14's, they were way too tight` rolls on the back of your thighs etc... so I got the 16's so I could wear them this winter. Well I took them back and the smaller pair was still on the clearance rack, so I exchanged them and they fit great. YEA!! Needless to say it's a happy Tuesday.

Congratulations to everyone with losses. I have them all written down...the list was quite long. This group is fantastic. Mrs. Brown, sounds like you're on a plateau to me. Shake things up a bit. I can't peek at your diary, but maybe upping your calories like we had brobin do will get you moving down again. She's on a superhighway now and into Onderland !! Congrats brobin!!

Squrikie ( your name makes me smile every time :laugh: I read it ) - no matter how you look at it, you're still losing each week. You're doing great.

Congratulations on the weight loss!! & the NSV!! That is wonderful news and I can only imagine how great a feeling :happy:
And I'm glad my name makes you smile Its fun to see people's reaction to it...I get it all the time:laugh:

Sorry for my absence everyone. My father in law passed away unexpectedly last Tuesday and I have been busy with other things and have had little access to the computer. I will endeavour to get caught up over the next few days. Hopefully everyone made great progress and meet their goals!

I'm sorry to hear about your loss.

Monday morning check in. I lost a little more than a pound. Unlike some of you I am happy with that since it is my goal to lose a pound a week. However after this summer and last week I would be happy with more for a while too. Here are last weeks goals. Gwen I bought Bobs Mill Flax Meal and am having it in my Oatmeal today.
1. drink more than 8 glasses of water a day - Yes.
2. make healthy meals at home – Yes I did better..
3. start adding weight training in – Yes, I went twice this week. Hope to go this morning again.
4. don't miss Zumba this week! - Was not up for it last Friday but plan to go this week.
5. get enough sleep - Yes but I need to stop pushing late nights.
6. get a rest day from exercise once a week. Yes Saturday I had a rest day.
7. I have a small part-time temporary job on Thursday morning so it is messing with my Wednesday running so I need to adjust.

You are so encouraging to us all - Thank you Hopefully you are able to adjust with your new schedule - it seems you always meet your goal!

Yippee...job interview on Monday! I'm going to have to buy some new slacks!

Sorry guys, I've had such a busy few days that I'm late posting. I've also been trying to severely limit any time spent sitting in front of the computer or television. (I spend more than enough time sitting at work.) All that time takes away from the time I could be moving my body.

I did lose this week, but it was only 0.5, so since I've been rounding and I'm at 273.8, I'll be holding steady at 274 for another week.

Even though I lost, I almost feel like I didn't really do that great, so I didn't deserve to lose. I felt that the exercise part of it was probably my strong point. I walk nearly every day, usually around 5km, I have aquacise for an hour two nights a week, and I do an exercise DVD almost every day. But I know I could improve the quality of food that I'm eating.

So my goal for the week is to pack one fresh fruit and one fresh vegetable in my lunch each day of the week and to vary them also, so that I've got different combinations each day. Tomorrow it will be cucumber and raisins.

I think I finally have a handle on the water thing, so I won't list that in my goals. I would say I average 12 cups per day, as I've usually got somewhere between 10 and 14. :drinker:

Wishing you all great successes this week. Have a great week (or what's left of it) everyone! :flowerforyou:


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 - 274 (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)

Hi there!!!! It looks like everyone is doing GREAT!!! I am so proud of all of you!!! Well, I finally got rid of that weight I gained. Sorry I'm late logging in my weight this week. I've been having problems with my laptop and finally had it fixed yesterday. So I was only able to log in on my phone but, nothing else. I hope you all have an amazing week!!!!

SW - 162.2
GW - 145 (Dec 25)
Week 1 - MISSED (Aug 22)
Week 2 - 162.2 (Aug 29)
Week 3 - 161.1 (Sep 5)
Week 4 - 160.7 (Sep 12)
Week 5 - ON VACATION (Sep 19)
Week 6 - 163.4 (Sep 26)
Week 7 - 159.6 (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)

Green tea sounds good. It definitely is the season for it here.

NSV alert ! While I was digging in my closet for something that fit a little better, I stumbled across a few pairs of pants I had put to the back of the closet ,( a few years ago mind you) , I tried them on , and THEY FIT !!! Size 14. I then decided to visit the Goodwill Store...for a few slightly used tops. ( Can't keep buying new ). I stumbled across a wool pea coat , brand new, with tags from J.C. Penney 159.99 for ,15.00 and best of all size L. No x in front of it !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just finished catching up with everyone's posts. You all have done so well. Sports2mom, Nothing gained is a good week...and your snack idea is great. It keeps me in check at work when I pack something good. Babygurl48, 23lbs to be exact !!! Slow going is great, at least it's going ! Good job ! Squirkie, Not giving up is what keeps you losing. Steadily your numbers are going down.:drinker: Keep on keeping on !!! Leila, Happy,Happy, dance for you !! Congrats on the NSV. (I know what that means now thanks to my friends, LOL ). At the rate your going ,you might want to keep the tags, you may need to trade them in for a 12 ! Donna, Apologies are not necessary. Bless you and your family. Glad you are back with us Scubasab, You have done a great job since your vacation. Steadily down each week. Good job ! :drinker: Kristel, Great job on your commitment to exercise. It is paying off big time... And yes, you sure do have the water down:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Maiseicm, Sorry you have had such a tough week:flowerforyou: Stress can be our worst enemy. Hang in there, this is a new week:flowerforyou: Gwen , Good luck on the interview !!

tanny lookin’ good. Doing great with water and exercise and working on food sounds great with a half pound loss. Enjoyed reading how you are doing.

Thanks, Keri. You know, YOU inspire me with all your walking and workouts, not to mention all the encouragement you give. I walked 8.5km today. I'm trying to get to 120km for October. I don't know if it's doable or not, though, because the weather is pretty unpredictable for this time of year. So, thanks.

I baked a squash at school for a co-worker to try and he actually said he liked it. Yea....a new food for a friend.

Leila, you will have to tell me how to bake a squash. I have always wanted to try one, but ,don't know how to prepare it, season it, or cook it . What do they taste like ??? Spaghetti squash looks interesting too. Maybe I will have to google a recipe.

So I'm in about 5 challenges this month. Sooo pumped! I am almost at my goal of 100 miles on the move your @ss challenge for Oct.. I am over by 86 calories this week on the 5000 calories a week challenge..What I really noticed.. is that the more I excercise, the more I want to excercise. I have to stop stepping on the scae every day though. It is kinda depressing. Even with me zig-zagging calories, the darned thing goes up and down like a yo-yo!!!

What I do know for sure, is that I'm fitting into about 85% of my old clothes of when I had previously lost 50 lbs so that is very encouraging to me.

Just gotta keep on going... I think I can, I think I can, I think I can~~~

You sure can ! You are doing great !!! 23 pounds down and counting )) Keep up the good work. :drinker:

Thank you Sam for bringing me back ... I lost the group for a while!

SW = 191.4
Week 6 = 184.5
Week 7 = tomorrow ... I'm off for a run!