[Lori259]

CC St. Patricks Day Challenge

TO CC St. Patricks Day Challenge Even if your not a calorie counter Your more than welcome to join.
Everybody did great on Our Valentines Day CHALLENGE ~Some of us met our goals, some of us only got partway there,some went the wrong direction, but we all put in a great effort, learned some lessons, made new friends, and supported each other... and that's what these challenges are for. Now, we're ready to set our sights on a new challenge, new goals, For the Next month & 3 days~ Then we will start our next one.

Here's how it works... Set a goal or goals that you would like to reach before St. Patricks Day Challenge ~March 17th.
Your goals can be anything: pounds you want to lose, a smaller clothing size or outfit you'd like to fit into, sports or fitness achievements, or just a goal of keeping food and exercise on track. Whatever gets you excited about working your plan over the next few weeks, is the right goal for this challenge. You can set as many or as few goals as you like.

All are welcome! If you're not sure what your goal will be yet, but would like to join up and find some weight loss buddies, get and give support, please jump in, and you can post a goal later, when you think of something. Our main purpose is to motivate each other to keep the food on plan, keep exercising, keep getting leaner, more fit, and healthy. REMEMBER: Even if your not a calorie counter Your more than welcome to join!The more the merrier & U can Join Anytime Even if we just got a day left~it's never to late to join a challenge!!I may not be able to check in daily,Since I am a mom of 3~ But I will do my best too. HAVE A GREAT CHALLENGE EVERYONE



TO EVERYONE

May We have a Lucky & Successful CHALLENGE!

[Lori259]

Sorry for the late night start everyone~Had a super busy day today.

HUGS TO ALL~ & WELCOME TO ALL!!!

My goals...
1) Keep maintaining well.
2) keep toning
3) Try to be helpful whenever or If I can to anyone needing help.
4) Try to log on here more often & post more often during this challenge.
5) Last but not least~NEVER GIVE UP~STAY STRONG~ & BE AN EXAMPLE.

HUGS !!!

[VickieLou]

Lori259 Thanks for starting this Challenge. to you Lori259.

SW: 230.4 I've been off my plan for 5 days. Time to get back on my plan. I was down to 226.8 on 2/9/11. My GW: 215.6 CW: 223.4

Good Luck, Everyone!

[chickadee32]

I'd love to join the challenge!

My goal for St. Patrick's day is to make it below 250 lbs, which will also put at me at more than 10% of body weight lost. I've been hovering around 261 the past two days, but my official weigh-in is on Wed morning and I'll post a starting weight then.

This should be a real challenge for me with the travel I have scheduled next week!

[Larry H]

I would like to join in.

My goal for St Patricks day is to make it into the 260's and to walk at least 1 mile every day.

I am at 280 today.

Larry,
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It is never too late to be who you might have been. ~George Eliot

2/23/2011 I have reached 275 which is half way in my St Patricks day weight challenge. I have missed a couple days walking a mile but have walked three miles on a few days.

[manders01]

Alright, after bouncing between 172 to 165 for the past two and a half months and allowing myself to go on ridiculous binges (like the one I just finished where I proceeded to eat about 1000 calories just because I wanted to eat the things I ate even though before I did, I was under my daily recommended calorie intake and, even worse, I wasn't actually hungry ), I am signing up for this challenge!

I have been able to lose weight when sticking to my daily caloric intake and exercising. And I was able to control the binges last week so I know I can do both. So my goals will be:

1. Get down to 160 by completion of the challenge.
2. No extraneous snacking. Snacks are allowed but only if they fit in my daily allotted calorie intake.

This week will be tough as I am eating out 3-4 times. Thankfully 2 of those times are late lunches so I can probably still stick to daily allotted calories by combining lunch and dinners calories. Also, I've been starting to change up my workout routine so I'm hoping that will help kick start some weight loss.

I have seriously been considering moving into maintenance instead of trying to reach my original goal because I am happy with what I see in mirror. This challenge couldn't have come at a better time. While I'm sure I would continue to be happy with the way I look, there's no reason I shouldn't work harder to look better!

Looking forward to supporting the rest of the challengers. Good luck everyone!

[nixietink]

My SW today is 191.
1. I would like to get down to at least 183 by St. Patty's Day.
2. I would also like to hopefully go down a pants size!
3. Exercise (30 day shred and speed walk with the dog) 6 days a week
4. Keep stay under my 1400 calorie goal (which I have done successfully since beg. of Jan)
5. Eat less sugar! (sour candy is my weakness)

[rainbowstripe]

YAY I'm so ready for another challenge!

My weight as of this morning is 64kg/141 pounds.
The 16th of March is the date my boyfriend and I will have been together for 3 years, so I'm making that my goal date, but I love these challenges so I can't pass it up!
I think by then I'd like to be 62kg/136.6 pounds (gosh that sounds like a small number). I know it's only a little over 4 pounds, but I'm trying to be realistic!
I'd like to keep up my good calorie counting and try to get in a little more exercise!
I'd also like to tame the cravings (or at least not give into too many of them!)

[lisacohen3]

My starting weight today is 234

My goal is to be 220 by St.Patty's Day

Also I'm challenging myself to work our at LEAST 4 days a week for an hour each time.

And of course, to not go over on my calories!!!!!!

[amanda2181]

Hi all, I would like to join your challenge! My starting weight today is 221 - which was 219 yesterday. It sucks when the scale moves in the wrong direction.

Many of you in this challenge already have such inspiring weight loss, and Lori, you look FANTASTIC!! I appreciate that you lost all that weight, manage 3 kids, and still find time to co-ordinate this challenge for the rest of us.

My goals: Control eating and exercise more. (too general, right?)
There are 4.5 weeks, so I'll aim for 8lbs.

I started getting on here in January, but got busy. I will also try waking up before my daughter to give me some time to post and take care of myself in the mornings.

Good luck everyone!

[natamars]

My starting weight this morning is 135.8.

My goals are:
1) To get to 132 by St. Patty's Day
2) Exercise 6 days/week - even if I can't get to the gym, do @ least 20 minutes at home
3) More strength training - at least twice/week
4) Eat more fruit - at least 2 servings/day

Looking forward to seeing everyone's progress!

[jigglefree]

I'm BAAAAAAAACK!!! Since this was my first challenge last year I will be doing what I did back then. Staying on plan and getting in my size 12 mint green suit (pants and jacket) that I should be in now.

I tried the whole weighing thing and it's time to get back to what I do best...measure.

[k15g15]

I'm in for 10lbs!

[OhMyDogs]

I would like to lose 12lbs by St Patty's Day, my weight as of my last weigh in is 288.

[NorthernExposure]

I am so in!

SW: 189.6
Goal: 185.0 or lower...which makes me "just" overweight! This will be a big milestone for me...NO MORE OBESITY!!

So glad to see familiar faces and new ones as well! This is a great bunch of folks. Lori, thanks again for doing these challenges. They SO help me to stay focused and accountable!!