New You for the New Year Challenge- A 12 Week Personal Chall

pearlsgonewild - Congrats on being 2lbs from your goal and on your shrinking Mii! I can just imagine the dance she did.

Personal Challenge:
*I am doing Jillian Michael's Ripped in 30 for the month of November. Should definitely burn at least 1,000 calories this week.
*I will focus on fruits, veggies, whole grains and fish this week for my meals, staying under my calorie goal.

Personal Reflection:
1) What was your breaking point, your “ah-ha” moment, the point that made you sign up for MFP?
A friend asked me to be in her wedding and when it came time to get the dress I couldn't believe I needed the size my measurements demanded. I had been in denial for so long, wearing clothing that was too tight. So instead of getting the correct size, I ordered my dress in a size I knew would not fit. It was stupid, but once it was done I had no choice but to try and lose the weight before the big day. I had friends who were on MFP and having great success so I joined and worked out everyday, ate clean and voila! managed to get into the dress by the big day. But more than that, I realized how out of shape I had been, how horribly my clothes fit before, that food that's good for you can taste good too and that I really can transform my body if I put the effort in.

2) The scale can be the devil (for me anyway… I REALLY hate it last week and this week) so lets focus on a NSV for this week. At the end of the week post all NSV’s that you have accomplished or felt for the week

I went to a Halloween party and saw friends I haven't seen in months. They all noticed I had lost weight and asked me what I'm doing. One guy even sent me a text message after the party to tell me I was looking good :-) The most amazing part is that it was TOM and I was feeling bloated ... but I guess my new tummy bloated is nothing compared to my pre-MFP tummy!

Progress: I've lost 4 pounds since I've joined! b(^o^)d

Personal Challenge:
*Eat CLEAN. noway Yep I said it. Eat as clean as you can fresh fruits, veggies, and meats. (This is going to be a tough one...)
*I'm going to try to go to the gym at least 3 times this week and burn at least 1000 calories in total.
*I'm going to try to drink at least 5 glasses of water every day.

Personal Reflection: This is a 2 part reflection week.
1) What was your breaking point, your “ah-ha” moment, the point that made you sign up for MFP?

There were actually three things that made me know that I had to sign up for MFP. One, I realized that walking up four flights of stairs killed me. And although stairs and me have never been best buddies, I knew that the progress I had made previously had all went poof. I really need to up my stamina. Two, my clothes aren't fitting so well... and I really don't want to buy a whole new wardrobe. >.<;; Three, my self confidence hasn't been so good since I put on more weight.


2) The scale can be the devil devil (for me anyway… I REALLY hate it last week and this week) so lets focus on a NSV for this week. At the end of the week post all NSV’s that you have accomplished or felt for the week

11/1: I burned over 300 calories today at the gym so I'm feeling pretty good about that.

Thanks Michelle for checking up on me!

Doing Turbo Fire for 10 days now.

Great job! How do you like Turbo Fire? I've been thinking about trying it.

Sorry I haven't been around. Modem issues & i've been helping out at my kids' school for several times in the last couple weeks. I've only lost .2 lbs since the beginning of the Challenge, but am down 25 lbs & 2 shirt sizes since late August.

I've been over 70 oz of water almost every day & have been faithful in my logging, even when I had to do it on my small & temperamental Palm Pre(I'm hoping to get my iPhone 4S next week).

I'll be around more, I promise!

Well, its been almost two weeks since my last weight check in... i dont know why i didnt record it last week, but i am down 7 lbs from my last post.
Current Weight- 290lbs, still a long way to go but im doing what i can.

My AHHA! moment was sitting here looking at pics from the 2 weddings i was in over the past 2 years... and looking at the pictures and the... embarrassment i feel every time i see those pics... its just too much, i look frickan ridiculous . It doesnt help that they stood me next to someone who was 5'4 and weighed 150lbs soaking wet. But i vowed to change that. It was time i stopped looking like shrek without the green skin.

My NSV happened on monday night, i was looking in my closet for my dress clothes (i had a wake to attend*) and grabbed my suit that i bought for one of the weddings. I have worn it once... and i will never be able to wear it again, the pants were size 56...let me just say... seeing that number definitely was a shot to the pills... however, i looked at them and said, no way these are gonna fit, and they didnt, then i dug a bit deeper and found an older pair of dress pants... they were size 46... and they fit perfectly... other than being baggy in the legs and such, but that put a smile from ear to ear on my face, i had dropped 10 sizes since the weddings... I will never be that big again... this i vow

Just weighed in and I actually gained about a pound. I cheated all weekend and I'm paying for it now. Weekends are so hard for me! I have to go at it hard this week.

So, I discovered that you can buy the individual levels of the 30 Day Shred on Amazon for just $1.99 each! I am totally going to start that this week.... I can afford this tiny investment in hopes of a big payoff!

Hope everyone is doing GREAT!!! I haven't been the best at tracking like I should but I am continuing to make good choices! Let's murder this week. Sexy New Years dress here I come!!!

I'm going to Zumba for that extra ummfff today ))

Hope everyone else is doing amazing!

ME TOO!!!!