[ladyinweighting]

NEW CHALLENGE - come join us!

WHO - The over 50 gang.

WHAT - Whatever we each think will help us lose or maintain our weight. For me, I will list my weigt, calories and exercise minutes each day. My goal will be to get to 145 lbs by May 31.

WHERE - Up in the sticky area.

WHEN - Begins tomorrow (March 18) ends Memorial Day (in US) (May 31)

WHY - We all need accountability and a target to aim for. Unless we know where we are going, it is unlikely we will get there.

Lynn

[lukesmom]

I'm in...

Not sure what I need to post...

I'm not counting calories at this time, but can post weight and exercise:

Weight: 222

Exercise: 20 minutes-fast walk

If I notice others posting more, I'll add that.

lukesmom

[retiredone]

125 Pounds by Victoria Day (the week before Memorial Day)

Date.........Vitamins...Exercise.................. ...........Calories..............Weight
March 18....Yes............6.55 k walk..........................1900
March 19....Yes............6.55 k walk, Push-ups.............845.......................131
March 20....No.............2 k walk...............................Free Day
March 21....Yes............6.55 k walk, Push-ups............1013
March 22....Yes............6.55 k walk..........................1290
March 23....Yes............6.55 k walk, 12 k bike............1245
March 24....Yes............6.55 k walk..........................1262
March 25....Yes............6.55 k walk..........................1131
March 26....No.............13.28 k bike.........................1234
March 27....Yes............5.5 k walk...........................Free Day.................130.5
March 28....No.............6.5 k walk...........................??
March 29....Yes............6.55 k walk.........................1311
March 30....Yes............6.55 k walk.........................1216
March 31....Yes............6.55 k walk.........................1540
April 01......Yes............6.66 k jog/walk....................EEEEK!!!!
April 02......Yes............5 k walk...............................1282
April 03......Yes............None....................... ...........Free Day..................132.5
April 04......Yes............9.5k walk............................Traveling, didn't count
April 05......Yes............6.13k walk..........................1065
April 06......Yes............6.13k walk..........................Not Counting
April 07......No.............6.13k walk..........................Not Counting
April 08......No.............6.13k walk..........................Not Counting
April 09......Yes............6.13k walk..........................Not Counting
April 10......Yes............No Walk.............................Not Counting
April 11......Yes............No Walk.............................Not Counting
April 12......Yes............6.55k walk.........................1060
April 13......Yes............8k walk.............................1150
April 14......Yes............8.2k....................... ..........1125
April 15......No.............8k walk..............................1094
April 16......Yes............None....................... ..........1108
April 17......Yes............None....................... ..........Didn't Count.....................132
April 18......Yes............7.1k walk...........................1660
April 19......Yes............5k Bike...............................1126
April 20......Yes............13k bike
April 21......No..............None
April 22......No..............None
April 23......No..............None
April 24......No..............None
April 25......Yes.............None
April 26......Yes............6.55k walk...........................1170
April 27......Yes............6.55k walk...........................1221
April 28......No..............6.95k walk...........................1131
April 29......Yes.............6.55k walk..........................1342
April 30......No..............2k walk, 10k bike..................1157
May 01......No...............None..................... ............Free Day.................132
May 02......Yes..............6.55k.................... ............1144
May 03......Yes..............6.55..................... .............1054
May 04......Yes..............10k bike.............................1238
May 05
May 06
May 07
May 08
May 09......Yes..............None..................... ..............1582
May 10......Yes.............6.13k..................... ................926
May 11......Yes.............5k........................ ................1262
May 12......Yes.............5k........................ ................1534
May 13......Yes.............6.13......
May 14......Yes.............None
May 15......No..............None
May 16......Yes.............None
May 17......Yes.............1.5k
May 18......No...............None
May 19......Yes.............5k
May 20......Yes.............6.13k


Daily Chat:

[ladyinweighting]

Lynn's Spot -

March 21 - wt ?; exercise - not yet; eating - good intentions - we'll see what happens today
March 24 - Not doing very well. Eating a LOT & no exercise. Will have to go on a fast when I get home.
April 3 - wt: 157; exercise - 60 min; calories - xxxx

Hmmm - started to post & got bumped to "medifast" site!!!!!!!!

Back from Italy & up 4 lbs - well-deserved. That's 2 lbs of Gelato & 2 lbs of pasta.

May 4 - wt 161; exercise 50 min; calories - 908
May 5 - wt 160; exercise 90 min; calories - 1247
May 6 - wt 160; exercise 100 min; calories - 1122
May 7 - wt 160; exercise 40 min; calories - 1315
May 8 - wt 159; exercise 50 min; calories - 810
May 9 - wt 158; exercise 90 min; calories - 1500+
May 10 - wt 159; exercise 90 min; calories - 1008
May 11 - wt 157; exercise 90 min; calories - xxxx

[the slim me]

I'm just going to post my exercise. If I need to start posting calories again I'll do that too, but for right now, just exercise.

March 22, Walked 35 min and lifted weights for 20

[pinkprincess]

Hi, I'm new and would love to join in. I was diagnosed with diabetes about a month ago, and I need to do better with my lifestyle. If I counted right, there is 10 weeks thru Memorial Day.

My Goals:
SW 276.6 GW 266
Exercise
Goal 50 m watp thru Memorial Day
Water
At least 24 oz daily, will up it as I do better.

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3/26 Exercise..no water..not enough
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[maryea]

I have not done well with the challenges but I will try again. we are home again for a while so that may help. I will post weight, calories and exercise. I can't believe how quickly I have regained recently so have kept my sig the same in hopes it will soon be true again. ;-0

03/25 165.6!!5 min yoga, 7 min running in place (maybe more like jogging), and about 5 min. other exercises and stretching. Won't be back at the gym until the first but will try to do a little exercise here at home each day. I'm really sore today from just 10 min. of exercises I did last night so I need it! 1343 Calories, 12 carb servings BS 156H
3/26 164.4 BS223H, then later 153, 1740 calories! 19 carb servings!! Walked and other exercises about 30 min.
3/27 165.6 10 BS166H, min exercises for abs and legs, 1236 calories, almost 15 carb servings so high again...need to be more careful seems like I have trouble thinking about both calories AND carbs. Get one right but not both.
3/28 164.2, not a good day. BS high. No exercise other than almost 4 hours of shopping, too many calories and carbs.
3/29 164.2, exercised a few minutes, 1404 calories and 9 carb servings. It's been a good day!
3/30 163.2
3/31 165.6 too many calories! I ended the day by throwing away foods that was tempting me.
4/1 165.6 didn't track. think I did bad again.
4/2 166!! out of town. didn't track.
4/3 165.6, 1246 calories, 12 carb servings, BS 165H, no exercise other than a little housework.
4/4 165.4
4/5 166.4!! 1484 calories, 14 carb serving, have had a bad headache for about 2 weeks now (with a few days break here and there) and just discovered it is due to an herbal supplement I have been taking that Valerian it it! I know from previous experience (twice!) that Valerian and I do not do well together. I've stopped taking it so hopefully will feel better soon. Whoops...spoke too soon..have to edit my post 1652 calories and almost 15 carb servings and a few minutes of exercises. I'll be sorry I ate so much when I go to the doctor tomorrow!
4/6 165, bs 183H, doctor appt..amazingly my A1C was only 6.6 still but he says it can sorta lag behind what I'm doing so next time even if I do well on my diet it may be higher. great! Oh well, one day at a time. I told him I would really try to stick to my diet so hope I can do it. I just get SO tired of dieting and yet I know I have to do this the rest of my life! 1487 calories, about 13 carb servings. A little high but not too bad.
4/7 165.4, about 30 min. exercise, 1390 calories, 12.5 carb servings.
4/8 164.4, bs high in am but before lunch it was ok, 1510 calories, 12 carb servings. eta: forgot to mention I exercised a few minutes.
4/9 163.8, exercised 15 min+, 1443, 11 carb servings. A good day, feeling better!
4/10 163.4, bs great!, 1531 calories and 10 carb servings.
4/11 163.6 bs only tiny bit high, 1423 calories, 12 carb servings, only exercise 3 1/2 hrs shopping.
4/12 163.8, finally back to gym for 40 min cardio circuit, 1521 calories, 14 carb servings.
4/13 163,1684 calories (too much), 12 carb servings, bs very good.
4/14 163.4, 30 min stretch and 40 min cardio, lost track but pretty sure I went over in calories and probably carbs too. bs slightly high.
4/15 164, 30 min yoga stretch, 40 min cardio, bs high but great later, ate too much in evening!
4/16 165.4!!, 40 min cardio, overate!! bs good at least.
4/17 164.4 bs good, 1492 Calories, 11 carb servings.
4/18 163.6, bs high then good later, 1561 calories and 13 carb servings (a little high). whoops! my dh tempted me with bagels and I ate 2! So my calories are higher now.
4/19 164, 30 min stretch, 25 reps each on two weight machines (yeah, i know but good for me!), walked track 5 min, and 40 min cardio. ate too much in the evening!
4/20 165.4, ate out, 1571, about 16 carb servings.
4/21 165.6 don't like how this is going! 30 min stretch, 40 min cardio, 1570 calories, 12 carb servings.
4/22 165.4 30 min yoga stretch, 40 min cardio, bs great, 1181 calories, 11 carb servings
4/23 164.2 40 min cardio, bs high in am but great later, 1332 calories, 15 carb servings (high).
4/24 163.6 10 min upper body workout, bs 122, 1825 calories!, 13 carb servings. :-(
4/25 WW WI 164, about 5 min. exercises, bs good, 1518 calories, 15 carb servings (high again!) 19 min. non-weight exercises.
4/26 163.6, 30 min stretch, 40 min cardio, walked about 1/2 mile, bs still high but better than most mornings, 1020 calories, 11 carb servings.
4/27 162, 30 min yoga stretch, 40 min cardio, about 5 min. other exercises, bs good, 1117, 10 carb servings. Good day!
4/28 162.2. 30 min stretch, 40 min cardio, walked about 1/2 mile, bs just little high, 1309 Calories, 11 carb servings.
4/29 162, bs high, 1237 calories, 10 carb servings.
4/30 161.8, 40 min cardio, 1806 calories and 15 carb servings!
5/1 162.2, bsH, few minute of exercise, 1526 calories, 11 carb servings, bs tonight is good.
5/2 WW WI 162, 1489 calories, 10 carb serving. BS Great!!
5/3 161.4, 30 min stretch, 40 min cardio, 1081 calories, 9 carb servings. bs great!!
5/4 160.4, 30 min yoga stretch, 40 min cardio, bs great!, 1217 calories, 11 carb servings.
5/5 161.6, 30 min stretch, 40 min cardio, 1250 calories and 10 carb servings.
5/6 160.8, 30 min yoga stretch, 40 min cardio circuit, 1359 calories, 12 carb servings.
5/7 160.8 or 161.2 (got 2 different readings several times!) 40 min cardio, 1399 calories, 14 carb servings (high)
5/8 160, 1755 calories, 13 carb servings, feeling little mad at myself tonight as I ate 2 small cookies and had an ice cream cone at the mall today! And I was doing so well....not sure why I do these things right before my WW weigh-in!! About 13 min abd exercises.
5/9 WW WI 160.8, 1889 calories! ate out, 9 carb servings (mostly protein and fat today).
5/16 WW WI 162.2 not tracking calories or points, trying to track carbs in my head, I got up to 164 so glad to see I'm down this am. Still traveling.
5/17 161.8
5/19 161.4
5/20 162.6 1585 calories, 14 carb servings, slow walking twice, once 8 min, once 2 hours.
5/24 162.8 838 calories, 10 carb servings (edited). Just not that hungry today. 30 min stretch, 8 min walking, 35 min cardio circuit.
5/25 161.4, 1453 calories, 14 carb servings, 10 min. walking in place, few min exercises.
5/26 162.2, 30 min stretch, 13 min brisk walk, 40 cardio circuit. 1394 calories, 12 carb servings.
5/27 161.6, 30 min yoga stretch, 40 min cardio circuit, 1537 calories, 11 carb servings.
5/28 161.6, 1443 calories, 12 carb servings, 10 min exercises.
5/29 160.6 buffet for lunch! Yikes! Tried to watch it but know I still ate too much. I was planning on using the 3-bite rule for dessert but forgot about it when I saw doughnuts and ice cream! 1498 calories, 12 carb servings. Hope I calculated correctly as that doesn't seem to bad considering eating at a buffet!
5/30 WW WI 160.2 ate out again 1871 calories (whoops!), 14 carb servings.
5/31 160.2

I lost 5.4 lbs since I started this challenge (3/25/)!! Very slow going but I am just thankful to have lost and hope I can keep it off.
















Chat: Forgot to mention in the beginning that I am diabetic (type 2) and will also track carb servings and my bs each day as I really need to get it under control too.

5/2 My goal right now is to get back down to 157. I was there in Nov and again in Jan but only very briefly.
5/30 Guess I did ok yesterday despite the buffet. Today we will be eating out again..eating out is a real challenge but I do feel I am choosing more wisely than I used to...not perfect but I'm doing better. And yesterday I didn't let the big meal and being op one meal cause me to throw the whole day away like I usually do. That's a big step forward for me!

[CatR]

My goal to to weigh 129 on May 31. I will do this by eating 1500-1600 calories and getting in 10,000 steps a day.

3/28.....1450 calories....7,275 steps......45 min walk................134.4 pounds
3/29.....1515 calories...10,040 steps.....55 min Treadmill
3/30.....1500 calories...10, 948 steps....40 min weight training; 1 mile on treadmill
3/31.....1600 calories....9,647 steps......3 miles on treadmill (50 min)
4/1.......1505 calories....9,972 steps......20 min weights, 2 mile treadmill