Sept 20th Challege.......

Kanderson47
Kanderson47 Posts: 110 Member
edited September 2024 in Motivation and Support
HI Everyone.....Im starting a challenge here to lose 15 lbs by Sept. 20th, which is my 47th birthday...the reason why Im doing this is because Ive been letting myself go for the last month and I feel sooo bad about it....NOT eating right and NOT walking........and Im depressed about it and I just want to feel good about myself again..I figured a really good time to feel good again would be around my birthday..I would be sooo happy if I could this for MYSELF...I want to do something for myself for a change.....soo Im going to check in every week and let you guys know how iM doing.............thanks so much for the support and being there for me .......:happy: :laugh: :wink: :smile:
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  • MRSWESSON
    MRSWESSON Posts: 107
    IM WITH YA! TODAY i AM 189.5 SO MY MINI GOAL IS NOW TO GET TO AT LEAST 174.5 BY SEPT 20TH!!!

    WE CAN DO IT!:bigsmile:
  • neenaleigh
    neenaleigh Posts: 584 Member
    im in! my goal is 149 by 9/27, so hopefully i can make it by the 20th and have 7 days to look great before i turn 26!
  • Kanderson47
    Kanderson47 Posts: 110 Member
    Thank you!!! I am sooo determined to do this.........I will feel good again...i will I will...........PLEASE people JOIN!!!!!!!! :happy:
  • melody6387
    melody6387 Posts: 49
    I'm in my goal is to be 175 by Sept. 20- that 's 18lbs.
  • melody6387
    melody6387 Posts: 49
    We have the same goal wait. Let's motivate each other.
  • m2kjenn
    m2kjenn Posts: 1,671 Member
    I'll join in. I've decided to sign up for my first 5K on Sept 19th - so hopefully by the 20th I can report I completed it.
  • meikathadiva
    meikathadiva Posts: 16
    I'm in, I will add all of you as friends because I will need the support, lol. We can do this!
  • jenane
    jenane Posts: 25 Member
    I'm in because my university's Homecoming Queen pageant is Sept. 21 and I am in it and want to be in tip-top shape!
  • HollyAnnH
    HollyAnnH Posts: 81 Member
    :drinker: I am SOOOOOO IN! I want to lose 20 pounds by Sept. 20th. I'm adding you as friends....Good Luck to you all....stay on track and keep moving! Let's DO THIS! :bigsmile:
  • Kanderson47
    Kanderson47 Posts: 110 Member
    I'm in because my university's Homecoming Queen pageant is Sept. 21 and I am in it and want to be in tip-top shape!

    Wow this is great..........this will give me so much motivation.......thank you friends!!! Im going to go home and walk 3 or 4 miles tonight.........:-)
  • Kanderson47
    Kanderson47 Posts: 110 Member
    :drinker: I am SOOOOOO IN! I want to lose 20 pounds by Sept. 20th. I'm adding you as friends....Good Luck to you all....stay on track and keep moving! Let's DO THIS! :bigsmile:


    We will do this........I know I am.....you people are great!!! :-)
  • MRSWESSON
    MRSWESSON Posts: 107
    This is so Awesome...ok so my friend just made a point to me that my mini goal was already 175 by my birthday (08/30) although i will be happy to make it to 185 by then :wink:

    So my Mini Goal for our group will be 165 by Sep 20th! :noway: thats 20 pounds but I think it is totally doable :bigsmile:

    If any of you are in San Diego let me know I would love to coordinate a weekend walk :smooched:

    LETS GET IT SEPT 20TH's!!!
  • Kanderson47
    Kanderson47 Posts: 110 Member
    This is so Awesome...ok so my friend just made a point to me that my mini goal was already 175 by my birthday (08/30) although i will be happy to make it to 185 by then :wink:

    So my Mini Goal for our group will be 165 by Sep 20th! :noway: thats 20 pounds but I think it is totally doable :bigsmile:

    If any of you are in San Diego let me know I would love to coordinate a weekend walk :smooched:

    LETS GET IT SEPT 20TH's!!!

    I wish I was in the San Diego area....:grumble: :ohwell:
  • Sarandipity
    Sarandipity Posts: 1,560
    I am in.. I would like to be down at least 15 by the 20th (my birthday is on the 24th). That would put me at 235lbs. :happy:
  • Kanderson47
    Kanderson47 Posts: 110 Member
    Ingredients:
    2 cups moist-style chocolate cake mix (half of an 18.25-oz. box)
    Two 25-calorie packets diet hot cocoa mix
    1/2 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters Original)
    2 tbsp. semi-sweet mini chocolate chips
    1 tsp. Splenda No Calorie Sweetener (granulated)
    1/8 tsp. salt

    Directions:
    Place chocolate chips and the contents of both cocoa packets in a tall glass. Add 12 ounces of boiling water, and stir until chips and cocoa mix have dissolved. Place glass in the freezer to chill for 25 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Once cocoa has chilled, give it a stir, and mix with all other ingredients in a mixing bowl. Whip batter with a whisk or fork for 2 minutes. Spray a 12-cup muffin pan with nonstick spray, or line it with baking cups. Evenly spoon batter (which will be thin, but don't worry, your cupcakes will puff up!) into the pan. Place pan in the oven, and bake for 15 minutes. Cupcakes will look shiny when done. MAKES 12 SERVINGS

    Serving Size: 1 cupcake
    Calories: 108
    Fat: 2.5g
    Sodium: 239mg
    Carbs: 19g
    Fiber: 1g
    Sugars: 12g
    Protein: 2g

    POINTS® value 2*
  • OnMyWeigh
    OnMyWeigh Posts: 252 Member
    Perfect Challenge!!
    My husband and I have a weekend get away planned for the weekend before Sept 12-14th. I will make my goal 15lb by the 20th.

    I just know we can provide each other the support we need!!!!
  • MRSWESSON
    MRSWESSON Posts: 107
    This is so Awesome...ok so my friend just made a point to me that my mini goal was already 175 by my birthday (08/30) although i will be happy to make it to 185 by then :wink:

    So my Mini Goal for our group will be 165 by Sep 20th! :noway: thats 20 pounds but I think it is totally doable :bigsmile:

    If any of you are in San Diego let me know I would love to coordinate a weekend walk :smooched:

    LETS GET IT SEPT 20TH's!!!

    I wish I was in the San Diego area....:grumble: :ohwell:

    Awe no worries I'll be sure to keep pushing ya from here :wink:
  • StVal
    StVal Posts: 91
    I'm game. We can do this. And I'm in San Diego.
  • MRSWESSON
    MRSWESSON Posts: 107
    I'm game. We can do this. And I'm in San Diego.

    YOU SO ROCK! :tongue:
  • StVal
    StVal Posts: 91
    I'm game. We can do this. And I'm in San Diego.

    YOU SO ROCK! :tongue:

    Let me know when. By the way, you should come skating with me sometime.
  • meikathadiva
    meikathadiva Posts: 16
    Do you guys want to weigh in weekly on this forum?
  • MRSWESSON
    MRSWESSON Posts: 107
    Do you guys want to weigh in weekly on this forum?

    I think that would be great! How are Friday's for everyone?

    Well I ate more then I planned last night :grumble: I didn't go over my calories :ohwell: but still ate more then I planned :frown:

    On the plus side I had a good work out:smile: but I notice now that I am "lighter" then when I started the pace I kept before on the elliptical burns an average of 30 calories less per work out:ohwell: I was warned, but now I see what "they" mean when "they" say the leaner you are the harder you have to work if you want to loose whew I was exhausted :yawn:

    I hope everyone had a successful day yesterday, and if not then today is a new day to start over :bigsmile:
  • MRSWESSON
    MRSWESSON Posts: 107
    I'm game. We can do this. And I'm in San Diego.

    YOU SO ROCK! :tongue:

    Let me know when. By the way, you should come skating with me sometime.

    OMG Heidi and I were talking about making a girls night out of skating too!!! I am available all weekend girl I love to walk at Rhoar park they have a trail that goes around the golf course and park area...we need to set up a play date for the kids too :bigsmile: maybe push them while we are walking for added exercise :wink:
  • Kanderson47
    Kanderson47 Posts: 110 Member
    Do you guys want to weigh in weekly on this forum?

    I think that would be great! How are Friday's for everyone?

    Well I ate more then I planned last night :grumble: I didn't go over my calories :ohwell: but still ate more then I planned :frown:

    On the plus side I had a good work out:smile: but I notice now that I am "lighter" then when I started the pace I kept before on the elliptical burns an average of 30 calories less per work out:ohwell: I was warned, but now I see what "they" mean when "they" say the leaner you are the harder you have to work if you want to loose whew I was exhausted :yawn:

    I hope everyone had a successful day yesterday, and if not then today is a new day to start over :bigsmile:


    Well I walked last night almost 3 miles......and did lots of crunches..and didnt overeat either..YEA for me...and this morning I had oatmeal for breakfast and thats it!! Im going to walk at lunch time.....Im feeling pretty darn good..

  • Queenie000
    Queenie000 Posts: 113 Member
    I have a long ways to go and have been thinking about setting mini goals, this sounds like a great date for my first one, so i would love to join in with you guys. I am planning to be down to 250 by Sept 20th and would love to join. I have been weighing myself on thursdays, and excited that i am down almost 3lbs! I am aiming for 2 a week, worried if i lose too much weight too fast i will have lots of extra skin.
    I had a baby last august, gained a crazy 90 lbs to my already 200lb body and despite nursing my little one lost 30 gained back 15, so i have a long ways to go. I can't wait to get down to a healthy weight, i don't want my daughter to remember me as being overweight. I think she is more likely to have food/eating issues if one of her parents is overweight, as was the case in the house i grew up in.

    Right now i am only walking, logging what i eat, and have biked a few times, i can't wait to lose a little more weight and will start spicing up my workouts a bit. I want to incorporate some free weights and have considered work out videos, but don't own any. I can't afford the gym, so i will have to get all my workouts in outside or in my living room. Any suggestions you guys have for exercise would be great. Keep in mind i will have my 11mo old with me.

    Sw 275 July 09
    Lw 268.2 July 23
    Cw 265.4 July 30
    1st mini Gw Sept 20, 2009
    Gw 170 July 4th 2010

    Thanks!
  • meikathadiva
    meikathadiva Posts: 16
    Friday is good for me. I have been eating well but I consume more protein than MFP suggest but I heard that it is ok as long as it isn't extreme amounts. I have been exercising everyday for 30 minutes (cardio) and I want to bring it up to an hour of cardio everyday and strength training 3 times a week.
  • MRSWESSON
    MRSWESSON Posts: 107
    Do you guys want to weigh in weekly on this forum?

    I think that would be great! How are Friday's for everyone?

    Well I ate more then I planned last night :grumble: I didn't go over my calories :ohwell: but still ate more then I planned :frown:

    On the plus side I had a good work out:smile: but I notice now that I am "lighter" then when I started the pace I kept before on the elliptical burns an average of 30 calories less per work out:ohwell: I was warned, but now I see what "they" mean when "they" say the leaner you are the harder you have to work if you want to loose whew I was exhausted :yawn:

    I hope everyone had a successful day yesterday, and if not then today is a new day to start over :bigsmile:


    Well I walked last night almost 3 miles......and did lots of crunches..and didnt overeat either..YEA for me...and this morning I had oatmeal for breakfast and thats it!! Im going to walk at lunch time.....Im feeling pretty darn good..


    U go girl! :flowerforyou:
  • MRSWESSON
    MRSWESSON Posts: 107
    I have a long ways to go and have been thinking about setting mini goals, this sounds like a great date for my first one, so i would love to join in with you guys. I am planning to be down to 250 by Sept 20th and would love to join. I have been weighing myself on thursdays, and excited that i am down almost 3lbs! I am aiming for 2 a week, worried if i lose too much weight too fast i will have lots of extra skin.
    I had a baby last august, gained a crazy 90 lbs to my already 200lb body and despite nursing my little one lost 30 gained back 15, so i have a long ways to go. I can't wait to get down to a healthy weight, i don't want my daughter to remember me as being overweight. I think she is more likely to have food/eating issues if one of her parents is overweight, as was the case in the house i grew up in.

    Right now i am only walking, logging what i eat, and have biked a few times, i can't wait to lose a little more weight and will start spicing up my workouts a bit. I want to incorporate some free weights and have considered work out videos, but don't own any. I can't afford the gym, so i will have to get all my workouts in outside or in my living room. Any suggestions you guys have for exercise would be great. Keep in mind i will have my 11mo old with me.

    Sw 275 July 09
    Lw 268.2 July 23
    Cw 265.4 July 30
    1st mini Gw Sept 20, 2009
    Gw 170 July 4th 2010

    Thanks!

    If you incorporate weight training along with your weight loss it is a good way to prevent extra skin, the more muscle you builds helps skins elasticity (if only it did the same for stretch marks :grumble:)
  • MRSWESSON
    MRSWESSON Posts: 107
    Yay tomorrow will be out first official Weight in!!!
    Friday is good for me. I have been eating well but I consume more protein than MFP suggest but I heard that it is ok as long as it isn't extreme amounts. I have been exercising everyday for 30 minutes (cardio) and I want to bring it up to an hour of cardio everyday and strength training 3 times a week.

    You know I might just increase my Cardio with you...I do 33 minutes (the elliptical I use automatically sets itself at 33 minutes for the weight loss program:ohwell: ) and burn 500 calories, but that is also doing 4 minutes on level 10 resistance and 4 minutes on level 15 resistance so I pretty much kill myself :sick:

    Maybe I will start doing 45 minutes, or should I say 48 :wink:

    I've been doing circuit training daily, which is basically weight training but I need to find something to work my arms that I like, I'm such a brat :tongue:
  • StVal
    StVal Posts: 91
    I'm game. We can do this. And I'm in San Diego.

    YOU SO ROCK! :tongue:

    Let me know when. By the way, you should come skating with me sometime.

    OMG Heidi and I were talking about making a girls night out of skating too!!! I am available all weekend girl I love to walk at Rhoar park they have a trail that goes around the golf course and park area...we need to set up a play date for the kids too :bigsmile: maybe push them while we are walking for added exercise :wink:

    Just let me know when. Alex would love that, but I think my dog needs the walk more than anyone. I walked 4 miles around Coronado Naval Base last night, in sand with a dog. It was rough, but so worth every minute of it.

    I can skate on Saturday nights or Sunday afternoons. That's when the rink is open. They also have open/adult skate night every Tuesday. I usually go for about 1.5 hours. You should come with me, but I'm sure some of the girls will try to recruit you to play. hah
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