College Girls Group?

Date: 11/2/2011
Weigh in: 259.8 lbs
Net Difference:1.4 lbs

Sorry that I have been MIA but my parents were around for a week, and I just didn't get much time for mfp. Didn't do so well on logging everything, but I probably got my 8 glasses of water in a day... I drink water like a fish! Wait, fish don't drink water, do they? Anyways... Don't know if I'll manage the mile run, but I'm gonna try to keep my calories in range! Good luck ladies!

Hey I just joined MFP today, and don't know anybody on here. I'm a freshman with no major (although they like to make me feel better by saying I am undecided) and spend all of my time focusing on trying to find out what I want to major in, and desperately trying to pass my classes. Meanwhile, the "freshman fifteen" is constantly hanging over my head. That's a nightmare in itself, since I'm already technically obese. My main goal is to come back for my sophomore year with a new wardrobe and more confidence.

Please add me

Current weight: 194 lbs
Goal Weight: 140 lbs

Date: 2 November 2011
Weigh in: 143.5
Net difference: - 0.5

I think I'm up from last week....

11/2/11
Weigh in: 144.5
Loss this week: 1
Total loss so far: 16.5

Weight: 184 lbs
Net Difference: -0 lbs

Weekly Challenge Results:

1) I completed my diary every!
2) I exercised 1x for at least 1 hr

The monthly goal of drinking 8 glasses of water did NOT go well for me. That has always been a stuggle for me, but the challenge kept my water intake higher than normal. I think this month of eating veggies is going to be much easier for me!

I am in! Hopefully its not too late to get in on this?? I am new to this site, so don't really understand groups, but I love the idea of a group of college-aged people motivating each other. I started at 188, currently at 175, and my goal is eventually 125ish (i'm a shorty!). Senior Music major

love it! I'm a sophomore at Colby in Maine. psychology/spanish double major.

re: sweeteners . . .
I'm an advocate for real/un- or lightly processed food, rather than chemicals (and of chemical "foods" aspartame, the main ingredient in many artificial sweeteners, has one of the worst reps around). Stevia is fairly new, so I'm not sure what its deal is. For me, artificial sweeteners (especially in "diet" things, like diet coke) leave me ravenous. I crave food all day long, and they drain my energy. Because of this, I stay away whenever possible (and I avoid processed sugar/ high fructose corn syrup as much as possible).

Whenever I can, I go for raw local honey (it eliminates my allergies) or agave nectar (lower gylcemic index). In packaged foods, I look for things sweetened with beet juice, or that don't list the sweetener as the second ingredient--I'm looking at you, cereal. I try to save sugar for dessert and eat it only sparingly.

That's my goal, anyway.

Late to the weigh-in.
11/5/11: 148.3
Diff: -1 lb.

I was doing well until the weekend hit again. I have really got to stop with the overeating on weekends. But now all the Halloween candy is gone from the house... thank god! I exercised every day with 30 DS and I am trying to run at least 2-3 miles three times a week.
I'm excited about the new challenges I love veggies and definitely don't eat enough! I'm not a very fast runner but I'll do my best!

Do you all use sugar? Or some kind of sweetener? What are your thoughts on that...? I'm a recent convert to splenda, but it hasn't seemed to help or hinder anything. I was reading on WHmag that people who use sweeteners are more likely to be overweight than people who use sugar?

I use stevia or truvia, natural sweeteners. I completely believe that aspartame...found in splenda, equal, sweet and low...most artificial sweeteners cause cravings for me personally id rather spend a little extra money on the natural ones that dont have aspartame than possibly binge because of the cravings from the aspartame.

my saturday weigh in was 134.8, today it was 136.2, not too happy but i have been working out everyday, drinking my water and eating the vegs, that won't bring me down though, so i am going to increase my work outs, an hour of cardio and 30 minutes strength training, i need to get to 125 by next summer, florida here I come!!!!!lol

hope its not too late to join!

i'm a senior majoring in pre-pharmacy - i'll start my doctorate in the fall.

SW: 250
CW: 165.6
GW: 145-155ish .. not really sure yet!
height: 5'7

I would love to join! I'm a senior majoring in Exercise and Health Science, but I want to go on and get a master's in Nutritional Science. I started out at 183 freshman year of high school, lost motivation to keep sticking to the plan, started exercising again, got down to 141 then met a great guy and got too comfortable in my life and didn't exercise for a while. Now, being back on the plan for good this time, I'm down to 131 with my goal weight being 125. Just a few more pounds to go! If anyone would like to add me, that would be great! It's a lot easier to stick to this when you have people to see how you're doing and keeping you accountable

Stephanie