UK Fat Chicks - Jumpin' July

The new short challenge - just 5 weeks this time.

28th June - 2nd August.

Start: current: target


Me? I had a shocking last 2 weeks and didn't lose anything (didn't gain a whole pound either).

I'm adding a personal exercise target to so my challenge looks like this:

214: 214: 204

I've changed my mind about the exercise, I'm walking Becksters Running Challenge. Come and join in, I'll change any details over here!

Join in and I'll keep the numbers, internet connection allowing :)




Stef 214: 214: 204 plus London to Brighton and a Cornish holiday to survive

EllieR 219: 219: 209 plus 360 mins (adjusted for road trip http://www.smileyvault.com/albums/misc/smiley-vault-misc-012.gif (http://www.smileyvault.com/))
touchmytoes 141: 141: 130
AngelD 186: 186: 176
Cleophas 250: 250: 240 plus 450 mins - yay!
Rainbow 239: 239: 230
Beckster 159: 159: 152 plus London to Brighton and a real 2 weeks in Italy :D
Starbuck 249: 249: 242 and she's got Florida in sight
Catrocks 140: 140: 130 and a tricky family holiday to negotiate - welcome to the Challenge :hug:
slwadsworth 243: 243: 233 and 450 mins (unless you want to join the London to Brighton instead, I'll happily track both) a big welcome to the site :grouphug:


And we are off, hot sticky, humid and icky-sweaty weight loss starts here :cool:

Hey Stef,

I'm in again. Bring it!

Not going to set my goals to high this time, as in 2 weeks time, I'm goin stateside for a 2 week roadtrip in California, supersize land.
So, hoping to maintain for the duration of the trip (yeah right!).
Will defo get in a bit of excercise though...

SW: 219
CW: 219
GW: 209

120 mins excercise p/wk

Im in again,

I didnt do as well as I thought i would last month, but will do much better this month for sure.

141/141/130

I can do this!!!!

I missed the last one but will join in this one!

After 6 months of not really trying I've finally gotten my act together and could do with a little challenge to keep me going. I'm going to aim to lose 10 pounds.

SW: 186
CW: 186
GW: 176

I think just doing excercise will be a sucess for me so will hold off on a target for that just now!!

Okay I'm in again:

SW: 250
CW: 250
GW: 240

I guess I'll also go for 450 minutes this time :)

SW - 239lb
CW - 239lb
GW - 230lb (I was going to aim for 8 lb but decided on 9 for a nice round number :) )

I'm in again...... I will be away in Italy from 16 - 26 July though, so will keep target lower than June challenge.
start - 159
current - 159
goal - 152

Am pledging 7 pounds. As for exercise, i think this is where i can shine......hopefully! :carrot:

have set up a cyber london to brighton run/walk on a different thread - 87km - come join!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE XXX

Just booked myself a holiday to Florida in January, so have some serious motivation now to lose the weight.

I'll say 7lbs this time so cw 249 / gw 242

Can I join this time? Missed the June one but I really need some motivation so this is ideal!
It looks like this - 140/140/130
Hopefully I'll manage 10 lbs...but I do have a 5 day holiday planned with the family during July, but I promised myself I am going to go to the hotel gym every day!
Good luck girls!
Cat x

Hi,

I'm quite new and would like the challenge. I think 10lbs would be a good start?

SW243
CW243
GW233

Also I have just signed myself up for a 10k run so I pledge to do 90 mins a week so a total of 450 minutes

Good Luck
Sarah

quick weigh in as forgot last night..140 lb!!

but for how long?!!

Hi All,

Weighing in today - Good week for me

SW: 219
CW: 215.5
GW:209

Loss This Week: 3.5lb

Excercise 120 mins

thanks and good luck all with 1st week of challenge

Friday weigh in day for me!

SW: 186
CW: 183
GW: 176

Lost 3 pounds!

how come I can see some ladies losing about 3-4 lbs a week and im stuck on about 1-2....ive been going to the gym every day since last Thursday...which means im burning alot of cals per week...but still im not seeing massive results... do you think its because of my metabolism?

how come I can see some ladies losing about 3-4 lbs a week and im stuck on about 1-2....ive been going to the gym every day since last Thursday...which means im burning alot of cals per week...but still im not seeing massive results... do you think its because of my metabolism?

I don't know about the others but mine is due to only being on plan for two weeks so isn't real every week kind of weight loss. For someone of your weight 1-2lbs is really great and there is absolutly nothing wrong with your metabolism. Once I get well into losing weight I tend to slow down to that rate as well or worse - 5 weeks straight of losing 0.5 at WW drove me mad!!!

how come I can see some ladies losing about 3-4 lbs a week and im stuck on about 1-2....ive been going to the gym every day since last Thursday...which means im burning alot of cals per week...but still im not seeing massive results... do you think its because of my metabolism?

I think at your weight you are going well to be losing 1-2lb still! Weight loss is slower the lighter you are.

I have been losing 2lb most weeks and I'm much heavier than you. Some weeks I do lose more but normally it's because I've lost less the weeks before and so was probably lossing water as well when I lost more.

You need to look at the results over a long period of time and not worry too much about comparing yourself to others. 1-2lb per week is fairly fast weight loss - that's 8-16lb in 2 months :)

how come I can see some ladies losing about 3-4 lbs a week and im stuck on about 1-2....ive been going to the gym every day since last Thursday...which means im burning alot of cals per week...but still im not seeing massive results... do you think its because of my metabolism?

Hey Touchmytoes,
agree with the above 2, at your weight - or at any weight really that is a healthy sustainable weightloss...In my case am on horrendously limiting diet, (ketogenic Very Low Calorei Diet) under medical supervision, so that's why I am losing that amount!

hello

sw: 159
cw: 158 :carrot:
gw: 152

Am pleased with one pound - very pleased!

Starting weight: 239
Current weight: 236

so 3lb lost this week :carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot:

Starting weight: 249
Current weight: 250

In my defence it was my birthday yesterday and I ate loads and loads, and a huge steak last night so I'm confident I can lose it next week.

Starting weight: 249
Current weight: 250

In my defence it was my birthday yesterday and I ate loads and loads, and a huge steak last night so I'm confident I can lose it next week.

Hi Starbuck,

A Belated...

:bday2you:

Thanks Ellie that's lovely

Happy Birthday Starbuck!! I always say that my birthday and christmas day are non-diet days.

Blarg! After a week of being sick as a dog and eating junk food like it was the only thing that mattered I lost 0.6 of a pounds and did no exercise. This week is going to be better. So current 249.4

Hi Stef, I am in the July Exercise challenge too and they track my exercise but I think you are part of that too - but i could be wrong still finding my bearings with the site :0)

SW: 245
CW: 241
GW: 233

Had to get weighed in a day earlier but back to normal this week - hopefully can concentrate on losing weight rather than working!! Its so hard working 2 jobs sometimes I only have 45 minutes at home before i'm out again!! Any ideas of healthy teas? My husband isn't a brilliant cook (although willing to try!)

Thanks
Sarah

hiya, weigh in day not til tomorrow but wondered something,
im cutting out alot carbs ..trying to stick to the under 20g but with that comes low fat and low cals too im talking about less than 1100 cals a day with exercise on top im not having much.
BUT...my question is...im not holding back as in not allowing myself stuff im still having a couple of cups of tea,a few glasses of wine on the weekend some choc..etc...all in very small treat size amounts still keeping carbs and cals low...but im finding that although my cals and fat etc are low, im not hungry....should i be considering that its so low? im worried im gonna hurt myself but im simply not hungry once ive had my breakfast lunch and tea...

weigh in ...9 stone 13 lbs

139 lbs
:)

I gained the half pound I lost last week, but at least I know why, we've been having celebrations in the department as we're winding down for the school year and I've had some cake, plus ToM is kicking my weight loss this week. I think if I carry on with this harder next week then I should see some results. So:

CW: 250
Excercise time: 180 minutes

Weighed in a day late as I forgot yesterday!

SW: 186
CW: 181
GW: 176

I've magically managed to lose 2 pounds this week despite going out for a friends birthday meal mid week. At least being boring and having the salad and no alcohol was worth it!

stayed the same :(

Was our wedding anniversary and we went to pizza hut though (but didn't over do it), and have been ill ever since and eaten far too much chocolate for energy (though not a lot of anything else), haven't been drinking much water and haven't been able to eat breakfast of or exercise so maybe that's why. Hopefully I'll be better tomorrow and this will be a good week weight loss wise.

SW: 219
CW: 213
GW:209

Loss This Week: 2.5lb

Excercise 120 mins

Am off on my road trip tomorrow, so will check in when I get back...am hoping desperately to maintain, but I won't be surprised at a little gain, and am gonna do my best!!

PS Stef, hope all ok with you, you've gone off the radar a bit???? hope it its just internet problems again?

hiya, weigh in day not til tomorrow but wondered something,
im cutting out alot carbs ..trying to stick to the under 20g but with that comes low fat and low cals too im talking about less than 1100 cals a day with exercise on top im not having much.
BUT...my question is...im not holding back as in not allowing myself stuff im still having a couple of cups of tea,a few glasses of wine on the weekend some choc..etc...all in very small treat size amounts still keeping carbs and cals low...but im finding that although my cals and fat etc are low, im not hungry....should i be considering that its so low? im worried im gonna hurt myself but im simply not hungry once ive had my breakfast lunch and tea...

Hi Touchmytoes,
I think if you aren't hungry with it, then it is a good thing...you may in fact be going in to ketosis, if your carbs are really low, and this does suppress your appetite!

I don't think that if you are taking in 1'100 calories that you are in any danger of doing damage!

have been doing about 12-16 k a day on the bike in the gym, but although im seeing my size slim down im not seeing the old bum firm up..anyone got any good ideas to firm up the bum? 15-20 running? half our on the cross trainer?

Too late to join in but that's no reason not to :cheer2: you all on. If there's another similar challenge after this one could I join in please.

Nicki

scales still aren't moving :( Sure I won't make my goal this time....still not well and feel dizzy so can't exercise.

:hug:Hope you feel better soon.:hug:

Nicki

Thanks Nicci - really need to lose a few more lb before going on holiday so really need to be able to exercise again. Am just under 17 stones and don't want to come back over 17 stones!

aaw bum no movement this week

5lb lost :carrot::D:dizzy::spin::coffee::angel::fr::dancer: :flow2::rain::goodscale:coolsnow:

Means I probably did lose last week and water weight was hiding it :)

Well done Rainbow! That's a fantastic loss!

I didn't lose anything but I've lost 8 pounds in the last month so was expecting it to slow down sometime soon.

Well done rainbow :)

I'm at 247, so three pounds down and 210 minutes of exercise :)

Totals making... well, three pounds and 390 Minutes total

where has everyone gone?

im still here...BUT im not weighing in today, its the last day of term and so im eating tonight and will do something about it for the next 6 weeks...

woop woop

where has everyone gone?

im still here...BUT im not weighing in today, its the last day of term and so im eating tonight and will do something about it for the next 6 weeks...

woop woop

I'm here :) Don't know when I will be weighing in next. My daughter has been diagnosed with swine flu :( and we have no scales ( I use my parents' scales) so unless I get chance to walk there may be over a week until I weigh myself again. TOM at the moment so maybe better I don't weight myself anyway.

We're going on holiday in 3 weeks - I'm 16 st 7 now and don't want to come back from holiday anywhere near 17stone - I want to be well away from that weight forever so making every effort to lose well the next 3 weeks :)

Another pound gone, not as fast as I'd hoped but a downward trend is okay. 246 and 240 minutes of exercise.

4 pounds and 630 minutes.

*pokes stef* Hope you're okay.

Stayed the same, maybe due to TOM I can't see any other reason. Still frustrated though - unrealistically hoped to get to 16 stones before our holiday, was looking possible now I don't think it is. Never mind, only 1lb until mini goal - surely I can manage that by next week.

hiya...seems like its just us!!

anyway...you can do it...just cut right back, I did this for a few days and now im under 10 stone when i thought it was simply not going to happen.

weighing in at 9st 12lbs....only another one..two..three..four....ah bum..but still...just get cracking on cutting right down, and drink loads of water it fills you up when ur feeling snacky....its hard but you can do this

hiya...seems like its just us!!

anyway...you can do it...just cut right back, I did this for a few days and now im under 10 stone when i thought it was simply not going to happen.

weighing in at 9st 12lbs....only another one..two..three..four....ah bum..but still...just get cracking on cutting right down, and drink loads of water it fills you up when ur feeling snacky....its hard but you can do this

I did all that and time of the month bloating should of gone by today grrrrrrrrrrr so frustrated :mad: Maybe was to be expected after a big loss last week. :dizzy: Hopefully I will get another big loss next week - was secretly hoping to be 16 stones for our holiday - just will just lose as much as possible by then. I don't want to come back anywhere near 17 stones.


SO just us 3 left it seems and a week to go - Stef where are you?

touchmytoes 141: 138: 130 - Total of 3lb lost :)
Cleophas 250: 246: 240 plus 450 mins - yay! Total of 4lb lost :)
Rainbow 239: 231: 230 Total of 8lb lost - 1 to go I can do it :)

See if we can all lose another lb or 2 by next week to impress Stef when she's back
anyone else?????

its amazing mind you...i went to the gym yesterday when i went in i was 9.12 then when i weighed again on way out to just make sure i was 10 stone.

now this i believe is down to one thing...i drank 3 largish bottles of water thats the only thing i think of...now today im back down to 9.12..so always think of that aswell....maybe a little aswell to do with the old blocked passage i know i struggled with this for about 2 weeks....felt horrid!! then when it went i was like 3lbs lighter!!!

today is rest day, so no exercise but have a bottle of the red stuff and a chicken salad so il make up for it tomorrow....currently hitting the gym for over an hour and half now...painfull especially when the scales dont move!!

i think by end of july i may be down to 9.5 stone ish...but wont get to my mini goal of 130lbs...no way!!unless my arm drops off!

Hey Guys,

I'm still in, just back from my hols, have been a bit scared to step on the scales until I had put in a few solid days back in the diet saddle, so am going for a weigh in tomorrow.
Before I went I was 15'3 which was a loss of 6lbs - my aim for the end is to be in the 14s (barely!) at 14'13, but i've no idea where i'm at after 2 weeks of drinking cocktails and not really watching food, so I will check in tomorrow.

well done to you 3 for sticking at it.
Hope all well with your daughter Rainbow?

Not too shabby
15'2.5 so pretty much managed to maintain!!
Has everyone gone away?

im still here just back from the gym...feel like im not pushing myself enough!!
this is how bad its got..whilst going like the clappers on a machine..i was watching some cooking programme...as the woman bit into the meal i started chomping too..my mouth was watering like mad i was that in love with what they had made...typical what they made had thick batter as an ingredient and was deep fried!!! this is hard ladies....

weigh in day tomorrow...

Yep it's tough, and it's particularly tough when you are near your goal as you are!!

Sorry guys, tinternet has only just come back on!

I'm off out with hubby - wedding anniversary week off (and small weight gain) - but I will be back next week, when the phone company promises I will have a properly working phine and broadband connection.

Thanks for missing me, Rainbow. It has been really weird living in a world with no phone or internet. My garden looks great :D

still 138lbs...not bad as havent been hammering the gym as I usually do but havent exactly eaten much either...summer hols no teaching means im at home so probs not doing so much i guess...

better next week no drinking this weekend..

Hey Gals,

So, final weigh in for me in Jumpin July, and, drum Rol...I made it
Am 209 today so bye bye 15's and hello 14's.
and goal met...total loss of 10lbs, yay.
Good luck rainbow and touch my toes, and Have a lovely anniversary stef!!!
Anybody in for another say 4 week challenge???

I have lost 31 lbs. approximately and want to know how much weight a good diet is supposed to help you to loose a week?:carrot:

I have lost 31 lbs. approximately and want to know how much weight a good diet is supposed to help you to loose a week?:carrot:

Hey laugh addict....the general theory is that 1- 2 lbs per week is a healthy sustainable amount to lose...

You would probably get more answers to this question if you started a new thread, rather than posting on one with a different subject matter!
Maybe if you start a new thread in a general forum...

Well done on your weight loss so far!

I have lost 31 lbs. approximately and want to know how much weight a good diet is supposed to help you to loose a week?:carrot:

Well done on losing 31lb :carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot: How long has that taken?

1-2lb is considered good, healthy weight loss that you are likely to keep off forever as long as you keep up with healthy changes you've made. At your weight I'd expect you to be losing about that. Some heavier people may lose more. Nearer goal you may not even lose a lb per week. As long as your weight is going down it doesn't matter. Doesn't always work out like that though - I had two weeks of losing nothing then lost 5lb over night and kept that 5lb off. Some weeks you may lose nothing, some weeks more.

Hey Gals,

So, final weigh in for me in Jumpin July, and, drum Rol...I made it
Am 209 today so bye bye 15's and hello 14's.
and goal met...total loss of 10lbs, yay.
Good luck rainbow and touch my toes, and Have a lovely anniversary stef!!!
Anybody in for another say 4 week challenge???

Well done Ellie :)

Happy anniversary Stef from me too :)

I'll be weighing myself in a few hours. Hopefully the 1lb I needed to lose to get to mini goal weight will of gone but hoping more has gone as I want to be as near to 16 stones as possible by the time we go away (in a week and a half).

As for next month - we're away for 2 and a half weeks - will be a challenge to maintain whatever weight I go away at so will probably just aim for 2-3lb loss at the beginning of August and try and maintain after that.

Right....August......

are we doing this again?

I have 2.5 weeks til hols...and I have to lose another 5 lbs at least!! humph! dont know why i bother setting targets my body just does what it wants!!ha

1lb lost so reached goal :) but 1lb in two weeks???? :( :( Hoped to of lost more today. :?: Exercised, drank load of water, didn't eat too much so :?::( I have had more bread the last week or two though so think I will cut that back again for the next ten days then I can lose as much as possible before going away.

Hoping to lose 3 or 4lb in August - that would leave me at 16st 2lb which as we're away so long this month would be a very good place to start from in September :)

Right....August......

are we doing this again?

I have 2.5 weeks til hols...and I have to lose another 5 lbs at least!! humph! dont know why i bother setting targets my body just does what it wants!!ha

:yes: We have to do it again don't we ? Otherwise how else will we keep on track on holiday:D

Ok well, I'm game to keep track if you guys are away etc...

How bout a 4 week challenge to End August...Monday to Monday...I am just gonna start the thread, whilst I am in the right mindset!

Think maybe in line with Stef's previous captions I'll call it Amaze yourself in August