Up for a Summer Challange??? 20 lbs by August 31st
stjohnspark
Posts: 51
Hi everyone! This is my first day and I cannot believe I am only now discovering this amazing site.
Straight to the point...I'm a 42 and 40lbs overweight. In a word, FAT.
The weird thing is that I haven't seen myself as such until recently. Ever have those times when you get all dolled up for a night out and you really think you're smokin. Then out comes a camera and there you are...only you don't look as hot as you feel. Happens to me all the time. My eyes look squinty, the chins are creating a collar on my neck , and all the emotions of guilt, shame and anger at myself come tumbleing into play. Some people have coined the phrase "Skinny-Fat"- that's me ok.
How did I let myself get to this point.
Well this is it for me. I'm married to a man who works out 6 days a week and looks better 15 years later than the day I first met him. He can't say that about me. I want to make him proud and be that hot girlfriend again. So here's the deal.
I'm throwing a challange out there for anyone who wants to lose 20lbs between now and August 31st.
We would weigh in each Friday and log the following.
Age
Starting weight
Currant weight
Goal weight
Days/minutes of exercise
What do you say????
Who's ready to put your butts into high gear and be shredded for Summer?
Let's do this
Cheers!
Keeks
Straight to the point...I'm a 42 and 40lbs overweight. In a word, FAT.
The weird thing is that I haven't seen myself as such until recently. Ever have those times when you get all dolled up for a night out and you really think you're smokin. Then out comes a camera and there you are...only you don't look as hot as you feel. Happens to me all the time. My eyes look squinty, the chins are creating a collar on my neck , and all the emotions of guilt, shame and anger at myself come tumbleing into play. Some people have coined the phrase "Skinny-Fat"- that's me ok.
How did I let myself get to this point.
Well this is it for me. I'm married to a man who works out 6 days a week and looks better 15 years later than the day I first met him. He can't say that about me. I want to make him proud and be that hot girlfriend again. So here's the deal.
I'm throwing a challange out there for anyone who wants to lose 20lbs between now and August 31st.
We would weigh in each Friday and log the following.
Age
Starting weight
Currant weight
Goal weight
Days/minutes of exercise
What do you say????
Who's ready to put your butts into high gear and be shredded for Summer?
Let's do this
Cheers!
Keeks
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I'm in! Starting this Friday? I'm going to be away working at a summer camp so I hope I have access to doing my measurements and weight since I will be living there! I will try my damnedest! If nothing else I will stash a tape in my car and take my measurements!0
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You can count me in. It sounds like just the challenge for me.0
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Ooooh count me in!!! My long lost love and I have reconnected and he lives in Canada (I'm in MN) and we are hopefully seeing each other sometime this fall and I have to lose this weight!! I totally understand what you mean about feeling so great and then you see the pictures from the night and I'm just disgusted and in complete disbelief/shock!!
I just started the 30 Day Shred (I'm on day 6) and can't wait for the results after the full 30 days - let's do this!0 -
Count me in!!! I am defenitly up for it!!!0
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I've tried this weight loss thing and given up so many times it's ridiculous so I'm in
need someone to kick me when I'm about to give up for the hundredth time and decide that I'm just doomed to be fat. Just a couple months ago I weighed 147, my lowest ever, I was in great shape playing soccer and running 5 days a week. Since I've given up exercise and started eating everything in site I've gained about 25 lbs. Ugh. And I totally understand your comment about pictures, I can go out feeling like I look amazing and then I see how fat I really look in pictures and it's completely depressing!
Age: 18
Starting weight: 168
Current weight: 168
Goal weight: 147
Exercise: 30 mins 5 days/week
Tatiana0 -
Age 31
Starting weight 176
Currant weight 176
Goal weight 150
Days/minutes of exercise 30 min 5 days a week0 -
I'm in!! I did weight watchers 5 years ago and lost 60 pounds. I kept that off for three years but over the last two years I gained 20 of it back. I have been doing weight watchers again for several months and NOTHING was happening...turns out weight watchers wasn't giving me enough calories and my body thought it was starving! I just started using this site a few weeks ago and by adding calories and eating MORE i'm starting to lose again! WOOHOO!!
I think this challenge is a great motivator! THANKS!
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I would love to be a part of this!
My husband and I are trying to get pregnant, so if that happens, obviously things will change for me. But until then...lets do this!
Age-25
Starting weight-175
Current weight-175
Goal weight-150
Exercise three/four days a week for one hour.
How does this work. I have never been a part of a group like this.
Jess0 -
Count me in, posting on a thread like this weekly has always motivated me in the past!0
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Im in. I need a challenge I had my 2nd baby 10 months ago and I am done no more kids so I want to get in the best shape ever. I actually have 20 lbs to go so this would be perfect.
Age: 33
Starting weight: 155
Current weight: 155
Goal weight: 135
Exercise: 90 mins 4 days a week0 -
Count Me in.... Thats is so awesome cause my birthday is august 30th:happy:0
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Hello I just joined and Im up for the challenge.
age: 32
cw:260
gw:160
30min/3days
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My name is Angie and I can't wait to start this challenge.
Age: 36
Starting weight: 238
Current weight: 205
Goal weight: 130
Days/Minutes of exercise: 6 days/ 150 minutes0 -
Love to go for the challenge.
SW: 171
CW: 157
8/31 Goal: 137
End Goal: 130
Exercise goal: Ballet class at least 2x a week and ST at least 3x a week.
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Count me in! I have my 20 year class reuinion in August so this is perfect.
Starting weight 237
Current Weight 206
Goal Weight 186
Ending weight 175
Exercise goals, Wii active 5/days week
Walking/Running other days0 -
Count me in too!
Age: 25
Starting weight:technically 184lbs, then got down to 163.5 at the start of MFP
Currant weight: 158
Goal weight: 140
Days/minutes of exercise: 5-6 days at least 35-45mins if not more
Good luck everyone :flowerforyou:0 -
Count me in.
Age: 49
Starting weight: 230
Current weight 208
Goal weight 160
Days/minutes of exercise 506 days of :30-1 hour0 -
Count me in too!
Age 38
Starting weight 158
Currant weight 158
Goal weight 120-125
Days/minutes of exercise 7 days/60 minutes0 -
this is just what I need...someone to be accountable too other than myself :bigsmile:
Age 26
Starting weight 272 (a year ago) then 252 in march (start of mfp and "structured dieting)
Currant weight 233
Goal weight 150
Days/minutes of exercise 4-5 for at least 30 min each0 -
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ALRIGHT!!!
I'm soooo pumped up by the response. Looks like we have about 18 on our all star team, just perfect to get the games underway.
So I was thinking of a way that we would have to be accountable to ourselves (and eachother) without feeling the pressure to post every single day- thus the weigh in and post we HAVE to do each and every Friday. That sounds ok to everyone right??
You only need to log days/minutes of exercise on Friday- that way you can really see how much progress you've made or the need to push yourself for the following week.
If you log your workouts in the Exercise tab, it calculates all the time and calories for you and is then easy to retrieve Friday.
Believe me- I don't want to be the one with 2 workouts logged as I can already feel that you guys are tough and ready to kick some honey buns.
The workouts count for this week ( week begins Sun and ends Sat) so make sure to log this Friday.
Ok...think that's it.
Of course this thread is also to lend support to each other and to be the voices of "GET OFF YOUR BUTT AND INTO THE GYM" when you think you just want to throw in the towel. That's not going to happen with us.
We can so do this - together!
Keeks
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I already have a goal to lose 20 lbs by August 22 for a family wedding. Great to be accountable to keep me on track.
Age 40
Starting weight 208
Current weight 183
Goal weight 150
Days/minutes of exercise 5 for at least 60 min0 -
ok everyone- tomorrow's the big day.
talk to you all then
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Me too! Posting my progress might be a motivator...we'll see. Good luck to everyone!
Age 32
Starting Weight 158
Current Weight 150
Goal Weight 138 (for now)
Days/Minutes of exercise ??:blushing:0 -
Guess what day it is?!?!?! Since I'm the first logging in, I really hope that I am doing this correctly!!
Age--26
Start Weight--215
Current Weight--210
8/31 Goal Weight--195
Goal Weight--165
Minutes/Days Exercised This Week--170 Minutes
P.S.--I lost my first 5 pounds this week!!0 -
Hey, I hope I can jump in on this, too! It's Friday, so by next Friday I'll be able to report my progress!
Age: 32
Current weight: 173.6
Goal weight for 8/31: 153.6
End goal weight: 120
Thanks for setting this up! My workout goal for the week is to do something active every day!0 -
This is awesome!
Age: 24
SW: 169
CW: 165
GW: 125
Workouts: 512 min (this week)0 -
Oh I definately need some motivation to get my butt moving. I am losing weight, but not exercising:grumble:
Age 24
Starting weight 250
Currant weight 241
Goal weight 150
Days/minutes of exercise : My goal is 5 days a week for 40 minutes...:):laugh:0 -
Hey everyone! I hope it's not too late to join you guys but losing 30 lbs by Sept 1st was my first mini goal and I've lost 10 lbs this week so I have 20 to go anyway by then.
Age : 26
Starting Weight: 295
Current Weight: 285
08/31 Goal Weight: 265
Final Goal Weight: 125
Days/minutes of exercise 5 days/450 -
Good morning everyone! :flowerforyou:
Age--25
Start Weight--163.5 when I came to MFP (technically 184lbs before that)
Current Weight--157.5
8/31 Goal Weight--147lb
Goal Weight--140lbs
Minutes/Days Exercised This Week--286 mins (including today it'll be 326 mins)0
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