1st January 2010 Weight Loss Challenge!
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Name: Nicole
Starting weight 237:grumble:
Weight 230:noway:
Goal Weight 170
Hobbies. reading, watching movies, playing pool, cooking, hangout out w. boyfriend
shopping, decorating,
GOAL: want to be 199 by NEW YEARS EVE........:drinker:
Hope i can still join, i have never join anything on this site before, nor really any site so I am not sure what to do? Do I add you all as my friends or come back to this blog weekly????0 -
Name - Audrey
Start Weight - 275 (highest was 305)
Goal Weight - 195
Hobbies - Just completed week 3 of the couch to 5k program.
Interesting Fact About Yourself - Approaching my 1st year anniversary in October.0 -
welcome everyone! have you all checked in with your weight for this week :flowerforyou:
when we are all ready next thursday i will update the list of members and whoever is first alphabetically will be in charge of the challenge for the week
this weeks challenge is not to overdue it at the weekend, we should still count our calories, drink our water and be active at the weekends too :drinker:
Well so far I've run 3 miles and spent the morning getting my oil changed and working in the lab, and I'm about to go lift. So far I haven't done any sort of celebrating for the football game!0 -
week 1: 200:happy:
I haven't been at 200 since before my first child!0 -
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Shanta
S.W 225lbs
C.W 176lbs
And the last week of this year I suppose to be only 4lbs away from my goal weight thats nothing Im blow that under the water :happy: :laugh:0 -
Hey! I don't join these things normally, but recently I sort of 'fell off' a bit and wasn't really tracking my progress (or, regress?) until I realized that my tummy was looking poojey and my weight had slowly and steadily increased from 125.6 to 136.4 lbs :noway: from May to August. I am down to about 134 (on my TOM right now). Are we doing inches lost as well? I think that would give us a more inclusive look at our progress.
So here's the other stuff
Starting Weight: 134.6
January 1st Goal Weight: 124.6 (8.5 if I lose 1/2 lb a week, but I'll round up to an even 10 to challenge myself )
Ultimate Goal Weight: 118 (or 19% body fat)
Inches Goal: 1-2 inches off the following: abdomen, butt, inner thigh
Hobbies: designing and implementing workout programs, hiking, reading, finding obscure music artists
Interesting Fact: I'm the first in my family to pursue a PhD
I'd like to jump on board as well...but i've only got about 5 lbs i'd like to get off. So measuring is what i'd like to do since i've been lifting weights.
Start: 140
Jan 1st 135
waist: 29 in
hips: 38 in
thighs: 20 in0 -
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welcome everyone, here is our list of challengers so far! how was everyone's weekend? i was working for most of it, hoping to get a long swim in tomorrow afternoon
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Hello All.
My weekend was really relaxing, I take the weekends as rest time from working out. I have been working out at home since my daughter was sick and there for couldn't make it to the gym. Today however, is my first day back at the gym, and I'm pretty excited about going. I'm 11 pounds from my Jan 1st goal weight, and I can see it soooo close. I need to stay focused and not feel like I'm able to "cheat", I can't afford that just yet.
Hope everyone else had a great Labor Day Weekend0 -
I was doing GREAT until Saturday night...we went to a friend's house and I went crazy on some homemade yeast rolls. Then Sunday I took my first day off in like two weeks...I keep meaning to take days off and then I get involved in some activity and end up forgetting to rest. Tiring. :yawn: But I'm back to it today, did a short but very intense lifting session for about 25 minutes and then an hour of BodyStep tonight. Tomorrow I'm getting out for a morning run!0
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There are No second helpings in Life
Author: Janice Elizabeth Small
{mosgoogle} It's so easy to put your life on hold until you lose weight.
It's easy to say "I'll do that once I've lost a few pounds" or
"I couldn't do that I'm too fat".
But you only have one life - there are no second helpings. So
you owe it to yourself to live your life in the present and to
live it to the full.
Going for whatever you want now, rather than waiting until you
are slim, can even help you lose weight.
How so?
1. It distracts you from eating
If you're busy working to achieve something, it keeps your mind
occupied with activities other than food.
Have you ever been engaged in an activity where you were so
absorbed you forgot to eat? People who live their lives
following their passions and going for their goals have a lot
more of those moments. It's called "being in the flow state" and
in flow your thoughts are on anything but food!
You know how it is when you're trying to lose weight - you feel
hungry just because you're thinking about food all the time -
what you can and can't eat, what you should and shouldn't have
eaten at your last mealtime. If you have other things to keep
your mind occupied, things you're 100% involved in, you'll be
able to stick to your weight loss program more easily.
2. It prevents self-sabotage
If you're just a tiny bit scared that you're not cut out to
achieve what you want to achieve in life, you may be using your
weight as a form of protection. And you'll sabotage your weight
loss efforts at every turn to keep those pounds so that you
don't put yourself in the position of trying and failing. Your
weight is an excuse to keep yourself within your comfort zone.
It helps you justify sticking with what you know and are used to.
If you recognise this in yourself, take just tiny steps towards
your goal every day, tiny steps that don't seem difficult at
all. You'll build your success little by little and gradually
lose your fear and your weight.
Start going for your goals and what could be more satisfying?
You'll be losing weight and having a great time too. Life is not
all about the number on the scales and your attempts to shift
that dial don't have to be all consuming.
You only have one life, so go for whatever it is you want!
Copyright 2005, Janice Elizabeth Small
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WELCOME TO THE GROUP EVERYONE!
COUNT ME IN, COUNT ME IN!!!! I need something to help keep me accountable especially since I have been slipping with my eating!!!
I'm Shawn
SW 251 (highest 272):sad:
GW 230 by New Year's Eve (final GW 160)
Hobbies: reading (mysteries, romance, poetry); sewing, cake decorating (oddly enough after I finish decorating the cake I can't eat it because I've been around it too long:bigsmile: :ohwell: ); writing
Interesting fact about me: i'm legally deaf in my left ear and have a slight learning disorder but I have 2 post-grad degrees :bigsmile: :blushing:
I'll weigh in on Thurs!!! Yeah!!!0 -
Hope its not too late to join. I will check-in with my weight this Thursday.
Name - Krupa
Current Weight - 140
January 1st Goal - 125
Final Goal - 115
Hobbies - Reading, Travel
Mom of a 5-yr old, working full time and doing part time MBA from a top-10 college ( read: no free time :-( )0 -
Weigh in tomorrow!!! Everyone stay on track!0
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Oh cool, I'm the first to check in! :bigsmile:
SW: 134.6
Week 1: 134.2 (-.4)
Week 2: 132.6 (-2...2 lbs in two weeks, right on track for now!)
Waist: 27.75 (-.25)
Abdomen: 29.5
Butt: 39
Inner Thigh: 23.25 (-.25)
Quadriceps: 20.5 (-.25)
-.75 inches total!0 -
Check in today : 140 .
Trying to keep on track.
I spend about 4 hrs on elliptical per week and eat around 1200 cal / day. I have been at it for about 6 weeks now and lost about 5lbs.
Trying to mix it up a bit. Just ordered the 30day shred from Amazon.
Off to Disney world for a week next Friday. MUST RESIST, with the free dining plan :-(0 -
Id love to join as well! Sorry Im late! I gotta get motivated again!!!
# Name - Julie
# Start Weight - 154
# Goal Weight - 120
# Hobbies - Playing with my baby boy, reading, scrapbooking
# Interesting Fact About Yourself- I grew up on a farm in PA, was a little homebody til I met my husband, hes in the Marine Corps, so now I live wherever the military takes us. I miss my family like crazy when we are far away, but right now I am lucky and have my family close by. My husband is currently in Afghanistan and I wanna lose all my baby weight and have a rockin body when he gets home in Nov.0 -
Name: Shelley
SW: (on 9/3 when challenge started I was 187)
CW: 184.5
GW: 125
Hobbies: Playing with my baby, scrapbooking, walking trails with dogs0 -
This week 198.5.0
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Great Inspiration.Keep it up , I am just starting and it is so hard because of my love for food. The clothes do not shrink that much and I am purchasing larger sized to cover up the stomach and butt areas. Good job!0
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