lose 10 pounds by Christmas

joa827
joa827 Posts: 49
edited September 20 in Motivation and Support
My goal is to lose 10 pounds by Christmas. That is about 7 weeks from now, so if I lost 1.5 pounds each week I could attain this goal. I think it is doable.

Anyone with me? We can post daily our food intake and exercise and support one another for the next 7+ weeks to attain our goals!
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  • wreckless
    wreckless Posts: 2
    Count me in for losing 10 by Christmas it would be a Awesome present to myself:wink:
  • poustotah
    poustotah Posts: 1,121 Member
    Count me in. I'm almost there!!!
  • doubleloop23
    doubleloop23 Posts: 86
    I'm with you! Let's do it!
  • PJilly
    PJilly Posts: 22,144 Member
    My goal is to lose 10 pounds by Christmas. That is about 7 weeks from now, so if I lost 1.5 pounds each week I could attain this goal. I think it is doable.

    Anyone with me? We can post daily our food intake and exercise and support one another for the next 7+ weeks to attain our goals!
    Looking at your ticker, it looks like we have very similar starting and goal weights. :smile:

    I've been losing a teeny bit faster than 1 pound/week, but nowhere near 1.5 pounds, but I'm cool with that. I'm going to keep on keeping on, and if I stay at the same rate, I should be at my goal sometime in January. I won't mind if I get there by Christmas though!
  • Magenta15
    Magenta15 Posts: 850 Member
    I'd like to lose a bit more then 10 by xmas, but to be realistic 10 would be fab ! :smile:
  • doubleloop23
    doubleloop23 Posts: 86
    so how are we doing this?.... weekly weigh-in?
  • sheilajane
    sheilajane Posts: 133 Member
    10 lbs ??? sounds reasonable. let's do it.
  • laur89
    laur89 Posts: 30 Member
    I'm with you!
  • dragonfly74
    dragonfly74 Posts: 1,382 Member
    Sounds great to me! I am with you!
  • rachel512
    rachel512 Posts: 38 Member
    I'm in too!
  • joa827
    joa827 Posts: 49
    Do we want to check in daily with a report on whether we met our daily calorie and exercise goals or just weekly with a weigh in? Maybe we can do both and people can choose what they want to do.

    Today I was within my calorie goals (1600 w/ exercise cals) and ran 4 miles (400 cals burned)

    Day one down.

    My starting weight: 165
    Goal weight for Christmas: 155

    How did everyone else do today?
  • Magenta15
    Magenta15 Posts: 850 Member
    down 2 -ish today :bigsmile: "ish" cuz i did WI at 210 but then kept fluxing a 1 or 2 upward...mind you am sick, so hopefully doesn't come back by friday lol [I usually do a weekly weighin around friday] dunno if I am down from being sick or what, missed today's workout as well...

    so Highest weight ever was 252 then lost about 30lbs last year and gained a couple back, joined MFP in July:

    SW: 225
    CW: 208.2 (as of tonight)
    GW:180 (and then reaccess from there)

    so i guess xmas goal is to be in ONEderland at 198 or less :smile:
  • Magenta15
    Magenta15 Posts: 850 Member
    bump :flowerforyou:
  • Cynder
    Cynder Posts: 79
    Is it too late for me to join?

    I've been stuck in a downward slide for months, and would love to be 10 lbs less before Christmas.

    CW 227 as of yesterday
    would love to be in the 217 range by Christmas.
  • Beccera
    Beccera Posts: 10
    I'd like to join, too.
  • dragonfly74
    dragonfly74 Posts: 1,382 Member
    Hey everyone! I have started off this challenge with Beachbody's 2 day fast. I am almost done with my second day and I have been planning my well rounded breakfast since yesterday afternoon!

    Hope you are all doing terrific!
  • sheilajane
    sheilajane Posts: 133 Member
    I've done well the last 2 days since I've joined this group. Well within my calorie limit but not exercising since I'm back to work after a month hiatus and I'm exhausted !!! It's going to be beautiful weather, sunny and 50's the rest of the week, so my goal is to take a walk every day at lunch before I get too tired.
    Won't be weighing in until Friday. Hope everyone is doing well.
  • joa827
    joa827 Posts: 49
    Polliesgirl- good job so far, sorry to hear you are sick!

    Cynder- Not to late to join! Welcome!

    Beccera- Welcome and good luck!

    dragonfuly74- I am doing p90x- a beachbody product. I am not aware of their fasts... good thing it is only two days, I am not sure if I would make it one. Are you doing a beachbody program?

    Sheilajane- Glad to hear the last two days have gone well! It is easier to stay on track when you have a place to check in. Hope you are able to get out there to exercise since it feels so good! Good luck on the weigh in. I weigh on Tuesdays usually but weighed on Sunday this week. Hoping for 1.5 pound loss by then.


    As for me, I have done well the last two days as well. Within my calorie range both days and exercised both days as well! On to day three!

    Hope everyone else is doing great!
  • Magenta15
    Magenta15 Posts: 850 Member
    Thanks :flowerforyou:

    feeling much better today. was 206 on the scale this morning, but scared to count that as anything, don't wanna check in only to have to put it back up, so will try to wait til friday to log it (altho if i get that number again tomorrow morning i may not be able to contain my excitement that long!!! :laugh: )

    didn't do my elliptical after work, but went to zumba...had to take it easy about half way thru, felt a bit woozy...guess im still a lil worn and dehydrated...

    good luck! lets do this everyone! :bigsmile:
  • Magenta15
    Magenta15 Posts: 850 Member
    How's everyone today?

    I am good so far, need to go get groceries tonight my fridge is empty which is bad news when it comes to being healthy cuz i'll start scouring for anything with taste LOL :noway:

    but sorta getting bored with food so need to change things up, not sure how yet, guess ill figure it out when i get to the grocery store :ohwell:

    I am thinking for tonight picking up a roasted chicken i can pick on for the rest of the week, lots of veggies, some wraps and maybe a nice whole wheat bread and fat free cheeses cuz i been craving grill cheese and tomato soup :smile: when I am not in the mood to make anything big or fancy.

    What's your go to healthy meal lately?

    Hope everyone is having a fab day! It snowed here yesterday :noway: still in denile about that

    PG:flowerforyou:
  • Magenta15
    Magenta15 Posts: 850 Member
    How's everyone today?

    I am good so far, need to go get groceries tonight my fridge is empty which is bad news when it comes to being healthy cuz i'll start scouring for anything with taste LOL :noway:

    but sorta getting bored with food so need to change things up, not sure how yet, guess ill figure it out when i get to the grocery store :ohwell:

    I am thinking for tonight picking up a roasted chicken i can pick on for the rest of the week, lots of veggies, some wraps and maybe a nice whole wheat bread and fat free cheeses cuz i been craving grill cheese and tomato soup :smile: when I am not in the mood to make anything big or fancy.

    What's your go to healthy meal lately?

    Hope everyone is having a fab day! It snowed here yesterday :noway: still in denile about that

    PG:flowerforyou:
  • skinnyontheinside
    skinnyontheinside Posts: 6
    i know i'm a few days late... but i'd like to join in!
    i just started so i'm pretty new at this.
    SW 177
    CW 174
    By XMAS : 164 :smile:
  • Magenta15
    Magenta15 Posts: 850 Member
    welcome :flowerforyou:
  • dragonfly74
    dragonfly74 Posts: 1,382 Member
    Hey everyone!

    Doing good here! I was happy this morning when I could actually eat my breakfast! I am happy to report that I lost 4.4 lbs! I am down to 138.6 and haven't been there since months before I got pregnant with my 13 month old. So I am excited. I am sure I will gain some of that back but it made the two days worth it to see that number on the scale.

    I ate fairly clean today and really balanced my protein/carb/fat intake.

    joa827 ~ thanks for starting this thread! And yes I am doing P90 right now. I have completed a couple times before and had awesome results and got in the best shape of my life after my second child was born. Now I am back at it after #3. I have also done P90X but am partial to P90 :)

    PolliesGirl ~ I really cannot say what my "go to meal" has been. I am trying to eat 5 times a day and one thing I like as a snack has been my whole wheat Thomas' Bagel (only 1/2) with 1 Tbsp of low fat cream cheese. I also like Beachbody's vanilla whey protein added to a cup of milk (helps me to get my protein levels up).

    Hope you all are doing well! See you tomorrow!
  • joa827
    joa827 Posts: 49
    Polliesgirl- Hope your number sticks! I know the feeling a number being too good to be true! Your grocery ideas sound good. I have been eating a lot of wraps, salads and soup lately. All are relatively quick to make. Oh, I also make one big meal on one night and save left overs for a few more nights. Easy and don't have to think about cooking for a few days.

    How is everyone else doing?


    I was within my calories again today :) and did P90x plyometrics today- that kicks my butt every time! Major calorie burner.

    Hope everyone else is doing well! Two more days til the week end!
  • dragonfly74
    dragonfly74 Posts: 1,382 Member
    Okay finally time to check in for the day. It got broken up into two parts today ~ cranky baby and babysitting the neighbor's 5 yr old. Happy to say I did get it all in.

    To complete day 39 of P90 I did Sculpt 3-4 and 2 miles on the treadmill. I burned a total of 521 calories today. My diet is on track as far as calories go.

    Happy Thursday!

    Bethe
  • smileydays
    smileydays Posts: 37 Member
    Hi All,

    I would like to get in on this too. Here are my vitals:
    Height: 5'3"
    SW: 150
    CW: 146
    GW: 136 by Christmas.

    I like to think this is attainable. I'm glad to see that everyone is checking in on here. I will check in probably 2x a week. I hope all of you stick to your diets and really push yourself to exercise this week. =]

    My exercise routine has been:
    My Fitness Coach for the wii for 15 minutes (or a brisk walk/jog about 15 minutes) every morning. This is all I can fit in in the morning, but on the weekends I hope it to be different.
    Then, after I get home, I try to fit in an exercise routine for at least 30 minutes. Whether it be a brisk walk, a quick jog, My Fitness Coach, Wii Fit, Wii Sports or something.

    I will weigh in 3-4 times per week and let you guys know how that goes.

    I hope you all the best of luck.

    Oh, and, PolliesGirl, I really love to go to burritos when I need some pick-me-up food. So I found a wonderful recipe online for bblack bean and brown rice burritos. It's super easy and super yummy. Check it out here:
    http://www.favoritebrandrecipes.com/Recipes/620/1784001620.htm

    Ciao for now.
    -C.
  • doubleloop23
    doubleloop23 Posts: 86
    Hi everyone!

    So I'm down 3 pounds since my last post... so excited!!

    SW: (at the beginning of this group) 170.8
    CW: 167.8
    GW: 160 by Christmas!!

    WE CAN DO IT!!

    I have been on a plateau for about 2-3 weeks, and I kept at it... I'm finally off of that plateau and losing again!

    I don't know about all of you, but losing this weight little by little motivates me not to eat all of the really-bad-for-me foods that I used to eat all of the time.
  • joa827
    joa827 Posts: 49
    Dragonfly- still don't know how you did that fast. Glad you are eating again! How is p90? Isn't it kinda like p90x? Sounds like a good workout and great job on your eating.

    Smileydays- great job getting a workout in in the morning. I always feel better when I workout in the morning. I find it so hard to workout after work so good for you for fitting it in!

    doubleloop23- great job being down 3 pounds! I am glad you are off the plateau! Those are so frustrating!


    As for me, I had another successful day! I did 2 miles of intervals on the treadmill and arms and shoulders. Felt great. Was within my calories. I did weigh today (even though I don't weigh until Sunday, Monday or Tuesday) and I am down 2 pounds, however it was TOM last week so that might have been water. Anyway always good to be down!

    Have a great Friday everyone!
  • iris6466
    iris6466 Posts: 16
    I would like to join. I'll check in weekly.

    I lost weight last year but gain alot back. Started back in 10/5/09. My goal weight is 140lbs. I'm taking hcg shots for 8 weeks. My calorie intake is different from MFP requires. I will be off in 4 weeks. But I like to be 10lbs less by Christmas.

    SW-163 (Oct 2009)
    CW-155
    GW-145 by Christmas

    Good luck!
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