Support Groups - I don't want to be a fat girl....10 by June 10th!!!!!

Hey everyone!!!!!!! :carrot:

Just wondering if anyone wants to join me in my quest to lose the fat girl stigma!!!

Who's fed up of being cute but chubby, nice but overweight, friendly but packing a few pounds, looked over because of their extra baggage and passed the fat girl comments from time to time???

I'm proposing a 10lbs challenge so all us girls can be well on our way to losing the fat girl stigma once and for all!!!!




I couldn't have said it any better than carbprincess (i hope you don't mind that I quoted you :)). So here's our new challenge....10 pounds by June 10th. Who's with me ladies??

After screwing up reallly bad during the first challenge, I am soooo ready to make this one work for me. So I am weighing in at a hefty 229 pounds. 10 lbs by June 10th is gonna be a piece of cake!!!!

Me too! I'm in for ten! I weighed in at 160 on Friday and I want to be at 140 by July! June 10th will be a great halfway point.

Well Rosario, you KNOW I'll join ya. As addicted as I am to challenges LOL Im up for all of them!!! 10 by June 10! I can do that!! err I WILL do that!!!

Count me in! I'm up for a new challenge.

Leec

Randee-I knew you wouldn't let me down. lol

Angel, tlm, and randee, we can do this!! 10 pounds is gonna be a cinch!!!!!!!!!

:carrot:

what is involved in this challenge?

You can make it any kind of challenge you want, MzThang. The big picture is to lose 10 lbs by June 10th. Are you with us??

sure why not..I just figured there were some kind of rules.

so what is everyone doing to lose those 10 lbs?

I am in on this fat girl one again! This time I want to make it or more!

I am starting at 197.6 (this this morning it was back up 2 pounds, but I had some bad carbs yesterday!)
I want to be 170 by July 23. So this should help me get there - I hope!!

Good luck everyone!

ME ME ME!!! I want to join. I weighed in at 213 this morning. So that's 203 by June 10th.....wow I hope I can do this. My weights been coming off slow lately. I gotta bust a move.

I am in too! I have been just eating better lately but I need to add in some exersise this will be a great way to motivate me!

Here I come 185 lbs :)

I'll join you! If I could do that I would be well on my way to 16 lbs by the end of June! That would be wonderful!

What do we need to do to join? Nothing?

JUst what you are doing right now. Posting and weekly weigh-ins.

I'm in. I certainly do NOT want to keep being a fat girl! Monday's are my weigh in days, and I weighed 197 this morning. So 187 by June 10th. Whoo hoo!

My plan is 1200-15000 cals a day and 30 minutes of exercise EVERY day.

Good Luck everyone!!! This is sure going to be a challange.

I REALLY gotta get my booty moving . Ive been walking everywhere I go the last couple of weeks and I am starting to see results in my legs. I love living in the middle of town, because I can walk anywhere I want. Im SO gonna make this goal this time!!!!

OK this will be my first challenge. Ten pounds down by June 10th would make me 178. I would be cool with that.

Can I join in? I would love to lose 10lbs by June 10. I had just got measured for a bridesmaid dress today, and i am too big for the biggest size, how depressing. But they ordered it anyways and told me i had to lose 3 in off bust and 4 in off waist by October. So 10 lb would be a good start for me.

I'm SO in for 10 pounds! Summer is coming up pretty darn quickly, and I want to look semi decent in a bathingsuit for my 2 week vacation on the beach, which in in August.. but this is a perfect start!!

I'm at 233, so 223 sounds very nice :)

-Aimee

Hope everyone is feeling good today!

Yesterday was day 8 for me, and still on-plan....

Glad all you gals are in this. We can all do this. Let's just stick with it and watch those 10lbs melt off.

Had an okay eating day yesterday. Not so hot in excercise. I only got 30 mins of walking in. I can feel that today is going to be a better day though. I have to keep telling myself that I will not screw this challenge up!!

Aimee-where are you headed to in Aug? I'll be in Los Angeles in July, so I can't wait to lose some of this weight (hopefully, most of it!!)

JT-love that new avatar photo!!

lotstolose-come on girl!! you are gonna look so hot in that bridesmaid dress. just stick with it and that dress is gonna fit you like a glove!!

Tyler-great job sticking on plan!! by the way, you lost 9 pounds in 1 week??!! what plan are you following, if you don't mind me asking??

I am just doing portion control and working out. My weight loss has been really slow (due to my lack of self-control), so I may have to change my diet plan. Working out is walking, Slim in 6, and some other things I plan to throw in there.

What else is everybody doing to get rid of this pesky weight??

Im doing Weight Watchers and exercising. I usually do a workout on On Demand (which im addicted to lol) they have a TON of workouts!! Also, ive been walking everywhere, which really seems to helps! I cant buy a whole bunch of stuff, so im saving money too LOL. I really enjoy walking. I never used to. I didnt have any music to listen to, my headphone kept breaking...my kids kept breaking them while they would listen to their music!! So I got us ALL a pair of headphones~again~ and im ready to rock and roll! Its supposed to be nice today, well nicer than yesterday anyways. Im trying to figure out where I want to walk to today. Tomorrow im going with my son's class to downtown Portland on a field trip to take a tour of Portland. Its going to be fun. Its supposed to be 72, so it wont be too hot or too cold. Then on the 24th we are going with his class to the Portland Art Museum. My son is so excited for this because he LOVES Art!!! Hes only 9, but hes drawn some amazing stuff. Oh, on the 22, im going with my daughter's class to a farm lol...not too exciting, but she cant wait!!

Ok, lets have a awesome day!! Eat right and get moving!!!

Good Morning Everyone.
Hope everyone is having a great morning.
I am counting calories(1500 or less) and exercising. Right now I'm doing WATP. I love them and have stuck with it religiously for 13 weeks so far.
I can't wait to lose 10 more pounds. That will bring me down to 210 for a total lose of 30. :carrot: :carrot: :carrot:

Good Luck Everyone!


Leec

Randee-Sounds like you have a lot of fun things planned. Enjoy the fieldtrips with your kids.

Leec- Thanks! I plan on it! Ya know, Im not sure why they have to cram all these field trips at the end of the year! My kids have like 24 days of school left and they only have had one field trip the whole year! oh well!!

WTG on sticking to WATP! Keep it up and im sure you will lose your 10 lbs to hit your 30 mark!!

Tyler-great job sticking on plan!! by the way, you lost 9 pounds in 1 week??!! what plan are you following, if you don't mind me asking??


Yes, but it was Week One for me and I'm sure I was horribly bloated from all the crap I was previously binging on. Alot of that weight is just water, I'm sure, though it feels good to get it off anyway. I feel much better with it gone. Week Two should give me a better idea of how my plan will work for me (12-1500 cals and 30 minutes exercise daily).

I'm SO in for 10 pounds! Summer is coming up pretty darn quickly, and I want to look semi decent in a bathingsuit for my 2 week vacation on the beach, which in in August.. but this is a perfect start!!

I'm at 233, so 223 sounds very nice :)

-Aimee

yaaaa glad you came :carrot:

Hi! I am a newbie here. I would love to join in on this challenge. I am a mother of two, ages 21 & 9. Over the years I have gained 20lbs but am hoping to lost from 10 - 15 lbs. I realize that I may not have much to lose but on my frame of 4'11" it's alot. I would love to lose 10lbs by June 10th. I am currently going to Curves for about six weeks. I weighted in on Sat and was up 1 pound. I started to do WW yesterday at home. So far so good. I will get weighted again on Sat so I'll see if that is working for me. My problem is sticking with the food plan......

Good luck to all!:

Welcome Notsothin. Sticking with the right foods is always the hardest for me. I love me my junk food. The good thing about losing weight is it makes you think twice about what you are eating. Thoughts of "should i really be eating this?" and "do I really wanna waste the workout I did by eating all this junk?" creep into your mind. And you start to think it really isn't worth it to be working so hard and to just throw it all away on some bad food choices. It sounds like you are really doing good with the workouts though, so just stick with it.

Leec-I love WATP!! Those tapes started a 30lb weight loss for me a couple of years ago. Oh how I wish I was like that again. But you're doing great. Have you lost all your weight just doing WATP??

Randee-how fun. fieldtrips!!! I miss being a kid and having all those field trips to look forward to. <sigh> hope your kids have fun!!!

Rosario- I count calories plus do WATP. I do the 2 mile high calorie burn Monday through Friday sometimes twice a day. So far that's all I've done and it seems to be working. Well I also run after a 2 year old when I get home from work everyday, so that probally helps as well.

Leec

I'm with you Rosario,

I need something new and would love to join with you lovely ladies!!!

Courtnie - I came, I saw.. and joined! heh, thanks for the welcome my dear :)

Rosario - I'm going to my mom's place in a tiny town in the mountains on the beach, it's really beautiful and EXTREMELY hot in August. Usually around 30-40 degrees Celcius (around 95 - 100 F). The town is called Nelson, it's tiny, no more than 6,000 people, I went to high school there as well.. Gotta look good in a bathingsuit for that!

Wowsers, I am NOT doing so great, I had a good breakfast, GREAT lunch and had a small burger and kids size fries for dinner. Oops! It's the stress I swear! But I'm going to exercise EVERY day when on my 6 day vacation!!

-Aimee

Thanks about the picture. Well..Ive been cutting my calories to 1400-1500 a day and I do at least 30 mins of cardio 4 days a week sometimes 5 and I try to get in some weight training when I can. My problem is on my days off which was yesterday and today I tend to forget to eat. Like today for breakfast I had a Kashi Bar Lunch was Tuna and crackers and Dinner was Beans and toast. I realized later in the day and made myself a smoothie. But this is something I am really struggling with. When I eat this little I tend to gain weight as weird as it sounds.

Hey guys. So I guess you made a new challenge huh. Good for you Rosario. I'll join you after I'm done with the Memorial Day challenge. I figure I'll take one challenge at a time. So I'll try to lose 4 pounds from MD to the 10th.

I made it through Day 9 and am on to Day 10... finally in the double-digit days, yippee!! So far I've stuck religiously to plan. Hopefully it will pay off. Looking forward to next month's weigh in!

I am doing pretty good with eating so far. Not so good with working out. The past 2 days I have only been walking for 20-30 minutes. That isn't much so I hope to get some more walking in today, at least 40 minutes on my lunch, and my SI6. Please, please let me not be lazy when I get home so I can workout. Here's to hoping!!

acire-glad you found us!!! What was going on with the 20 yr old thread??? I hope you find it very supportive and motivating here.

Tyler-Great job on sticking with it. You know I read somewhere, that if you can follow a plan and excercise for 11 days straight....your set to go. Don't know where I read it but I believe in it. Too bad I can barely go a week straight with staying on plan!!!

Supersizedchicky-good luck on the md challenge, but do come back and finish out this one with us!!

JT-doesn't dieting suck?? I lose weight when I eat more. Weird how that goes. How in did you lose 50lbs since starting in January? That's awesome!

Swimgirl-at least it wasn't a double burger and supersize fries. You have to look on the postive side of our oopsies. but i think you are on your way to looking good in that bathing suit so keep it up!!!

I'm going to my mom's place in a tiny town in the mountains on the beach, it's really beautiful and EXTREMELY hot in August. Usually around 30-40 degrees Celcius (around 95 - 100 F). The town is called Nelson, it's tiny, no more than 6,000 people, I went to high school there as well.. Gotta look good in a bathingsuit for that!

Maybe if I loss enough weight by then you can pack me in your suitcase! Cuz I wanna come!!!!

Rosario - I have pretty high expectations from myself, which is why I'm normally failed at weight loss... I'm trying something different this time though! Thanks for reminding me to be more positive, I heart you! :)

Courtnie - I know eh, it should be fun :)

-Aimee

Hi Everyone! Well got weight this morning and I'm down 1.4. Was really surprised!:carrot: I'm really sticking to the food plan and hope that I get through the day without falling off the wagon... Will post tomorrow!

Judy

Judy- WTG on the 1.4 lb loss!! Thats great! Keep it up!!

I went on my son's field trip yesterday. boy was it a BLAST!! I learned SOOOOOOO much about Portland that I didnt know before!!! I took TONS of pics! It was beautiful weather, about 77 and that was perfect! All the kids loved it! They even paid attention lol, I was impressed!

Yay Judy, congratulations! Stay strong!

Judy-That's awesome. Keep up the good work.

Randee-So glad you had a good time on your son's field trip.

Hope Everyone is having a great day!

Leec

Rosario,

:carrot: Count me in.

Thanks for the thread and the challenge.:cool:

I'm starting at 316 lbs. so by June 10th :D It should be 306 lbs.

:spin: YEAH that much closer to the 290's. My first goal is to get into the 290's

Then after that 280's and so on.

:wave:

welcome elaine!! just work hard and you'll definitely get to your goal!!

judy-great job on your loss. keep it up!

randee-wow, your day sounded awesome yesterday. glad you had fun.

i had another fig newton binge earlier. oops!! I guess I'll just have to try to work it off tonite. here goes nothing!

1 pound down...9 more to go!!!

Sign me up Ro!

Whoo hoo JTjoray! Way to go!

Day 11 was good for me, with ~1300 cals but no exercise. I need to do a double today to true-up for the week. Can't wait for my official weigh in on Monday morning so I can call Week 2 over and start on Week 3...

JT- WTG on the 1 lb! You will make your goal if you keep this up girl!!!!

Welcome Shari!!!

Eww I dont like fig newtons!! Just dont buy them anymore!! My mom let my daughter pick out donuts last night....I must admit, I had a few..but im not going to eat any today..they werent even that good!

Jt-awesome!! you are almost there!

shari-glad you came. just stick through with this challenge and then you can start your own after it's finished. I'll be sure to join ya!!

tyler-your almost past the point of no return (in my book!!) good luck on your weigh in on monday!!

randee- i'm really jealous of your self-control ;) I want to have a day too where I can treat myself to something sweet (like your starbucks day) but since I cheat everyday it wouldn't really be a treat. but you are inspiring me to be more strict with what i put in my mouth. thanks!!!

Wow, I have been eating as if I haven't eaten in years. really bad. the good thing is that I really want to work out. It's kind of like I'm craving it. I hope I still feel like this when I get off work so I can get my lazy butt moving!!!

Am I starting too late? I would love to loose 10 lbs by then. I would be close to half way. I am weighing in today @ 147

It's never to late to lose some weight. Welcome aboard!!!!!!!

Rosario- Glad I could be of some help lol.

This week has been ok. Im going over my points just a *TAD* bit each day, but I just FP for those. I have exercised and such, so I dont feel bad about it at all. So we will see.

Hope everyones day is wonderful!

Oh yeah Shari- Rosario and I are addicted to challenges, so we will join ya LOL!!!

Well I got my double exercise in, yippee(!) and a great Day 12...

Mmmm I like Fig Newtons! Just another item I can't keep in the house or I'll eat them all...!

Thanks Ro and Randee!

How is everyone doing on your weight loss? 1.5 down for me. It's coming off sooo slow.

At least it's coming off hun! Congrats!

Yeah that's true.. : ) Gotta be happy about that.

I wanna play!! Am I too late?

June 10 sounds good to me!!!!!

Welcome to Stevie and LuvAK!! It's never to late for these challenges!!

I am down 1 pound (228). I haven't been working hard so I am not disappointed. I just need to work harder and watch what I eat. How is everyone else doing??

How is everyone doing on your weight loss? 1.5 down for me. It's coming off sooo slow.

SLOW?!?!??! You have lost over 50 pounds in just over 4 months! that is like almost 3 pounds a week! THAT IS AWESOME!!! :carrot: I wish I could do that, it doesnt matter how hard I try :( lol You are doing so awesome, I am sooo jealous!

Anyway, I thought I was down, but I was up 5 pounds this morning. blah
stupid TOM anyway I am waiting for that to be over till I REALLY say where I am for now I am sticking at 197.6 (but this morning I was 200.8) booo

Weigh in today: down 4.8 lbs. :)

still the same for me, no loss yet. Did have a kick-butt game of soccer over the weekend though.. and even got a little hiking in.

Shari-awesome on those 4 pounds. keep it up girl!!

Courtnie-TOM sucks a**!!! But look on the bright side, you'll probably be down 10 pounds on next weigh-in ;) !!!!!!!!!

Nicklewise-sorry about no loss but at least you got some workouts done. that's always a good thing!

Courtnie-TOM sucks a**!!! But look on the bright side, you'll probably be down 10 pounds on next weigh-in ;) !!!!!!!!!

Oh man, wouldn't that be nice! I see that very unlikly tho, but I will work on it! 2 hours a day on my exercise bike... haha, well maybe 1 hour... my butt gets too sore.

Good Morning Everyone,

I'm down 2 pounds this morning, only 8 more to go. I may actually be able to do this.
Hope everyone is doing well.

Shari- wow! congrats on the 4.8 lbs! Keep it up girlie!

Angel- good job on the 2 lbs! You will reach your goal in no time!!

As for me, I weighed in this morning 1 lb lighter!! FINALLY!! I was stuck lol. So needless to say im happy and am going to FABULOUS this week!

Have a great day!

WOW, THIS THREAD WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN. I HAD TO BUMP IT UP ;)

GOOD JOB ANGEL AND RANDEE!!!

TODAY IS GOING GREAT SO FAR. i'M GONNA WORK MY BUTT OFF TO LOSE A COUPLE OF POUNDS BECAUSE I WILL BE FLYING TO LA FOR A WEEKEND. WOO HOO!! MY FRIEND IS HAVING A GRAD PARTY AND I HAVEN'T SEEN MY FRIENDS SINCE SEPT. OF LAST YEAR. WISH ME LUCK!!!

I am waitning til my TOM passes to weigh again. This is the 2nd one in just over two weeks! The one before was my post-partum menses so I geuss its just all wacky right now. Uggg!

WOW, THIS THREAD WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN. I HAD TO BUMP IT UP ;)

GOOD JOB ANGEL AND RANDEE!!!

TODAY IS GOING GREAT SO FAR. i'M GONNA WORK MY BUTT OFF TO LOSE A COUPLE OF POUNDS BECAUSE I WILL BE FLYING TO LA FOR A WEEKEND. WOO HOO!! MY FRIEND IS HAVING A GRAD PARTY AND I HAVEN'T SEEN MY FRIENDS SINCE SEPT. OF LAST YEAR. WISH ME LUCK!!!

ohhhh how nice!!! have an AWESOME TIME!!!!!

WOW, THIS THREAD WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN. I HAD TO BUMP IT UP ;)

GOOD JOB ANGEL AND RANDEE!!!

TODAY IS GOING GREAT SO FAR. i'M GONNA WORK MY BUTT OFF TO LOSE A COUPLE OF POUNDS BECAUSE I WILL BE FLYING TO LA FOR A WEEKEND. WOO HOO!! MY FRIEND IS HAVING A GRAD PARTY AND I HAVEN'T SEEN MY FRIENDS SINCE SEPT. OF LAST YEAR. WISH ME LUCK!!!

When are you going to LA? I'm going to Anahiem in July for my bday. :carrot:

So guess what? I got streap throat. I havent been able to exercise since Sunday. Or eat for that matter. I was finally able to get some solids down today. I hope this doesnt mess me up. Hopefully I will be well enough to work out tomorrow. Wish me luck!

OMG you are like the second person on this board to get strep throat recently. Strep throat sucks. I hope it get better soon. :hug:

JT-i hope you get better soon so you can jump back in!!

Shari-yay for the both of us!!! I'm going June 2-4. what are you going to be doing in anaheim???

Stevie-stay strong!!

Well I messed yesterday up when I got home. No sweat. I will just work harder today!!

phew, was back down this morning :) lets hope it goes even low for saturday!

Well I'm stil stuffering from my 2nd TOM but I was curious and weighed this morning. I'm down another 2 lbs.Yippee!

Awesome courtnie and stevi!!!!

blah, I am trying to order myself new business cards but I cant decided what one I like best!

Courtnie-i say you pick the ones that bring a smile to your face.

I weighed myself this morning. I really shouldn't have as my weigh in day is monday. I am blowing it really bad. I am up 2 lbs and ....never mind. I just saw my goal weight and it is only 9 more pounds. Woo hoo. i thought I had to lose like 15 pounds. Lol. so I will still be trying hard. I do need to find some new workouts though. My SI6 kicks my butt, but as I was doing my Walk it off, I got bored and just stopped. Maybe today I'll try to get insome tennis. I don't know though, the bf has been too tired lately.

Hope everyone's week was a successful. Ya'll have a good weekend.

So I wasnt able to work out for 4 days because of strep. I got on a bike yesterday for 20 mins. Not very much but it felt good to do something. I plan on running again tonight. So I weighed myself when I was sick and I was down to 206 but I figured that was because I wasnt able to eat. But I've been eating regular for the last 3 days. I went back up to 210 and have been at 208 for 2 days now. So I have 5 more pounds to go by June 10th.

So I'm up again to 229. This sucks.

Boo! to me and Yay! to everyone who is actually acting like they want to lose weight (and who is losing it too!!!)

Whats everyone down???? Im down 5 pounds. 5 more to go. This week is going to be tough for me. TOM...ugh. Always makes me soo tired.

Good Morning Everyone,

I'm down 1. It's going slow but at least it's going downward.

Hope everyone is having a great day.:)

Hey all! I weighed in and im down another lb. Im not sure how I managed that since I went out this weekend and pigged out lol..but im NOT complaining!

Im glad to see everyone doing so great!

Congrats purple and angel. WTG!

I am down a total of 3.8 :) faster faster! lol

:dizzy: K, call me a dork but I forgat what I started at.. But I am back from the Dr. today and I'm down 2 more from when I last checked! Yippee!:cp:

Hey you guys are kicking arse. Great job!!!

Now if only follow in your guys' footsteps!!!!

How are you gals??

I'm having an awesome day so far. I feel great. I can't wait to see what the scale says on Monday.

Hope everyone is doing good and sticking to your plans. Can't you just taste the success??

Congrats everyone!!!! WTG....Im down 8 pounds. 2 more to go!!! This is exciting. Keep it up everyone! Your doing great.

I haven't posted in a little while, I'm still maintaining. I gotta really get on track if I want to many any goals!

Jt - congrats you are almost there!! How do you lose weight so fast? I'm totally jealous! Even when I'm 100% on plan, I'm *lucky* to lose 1 pound a week!

-Aimee

Keep up the great work everyone! Im 8 lbs from goal. Im going to "try" to hit goal. Its getting harder to make my goals now that im losing more slowly than I was before. Im lucky if I lose a lb a week!! *sigh* I remember when I was losing 2-3 lbs a week *wahhhhh*

Come on! We can do it!

I have no idea...how or why Im losing weight so fast. I eat at least 1600 cal a day...usally more. Lately...I have been having one or two nights a week where I eat whatever I want for dinner and it's still coming off. I do exercise at least 30 mins 4 days a week and I usally only drink water and 64 ounces of it everyday. When my weight slows down Im sure I'll have to be alittle more strick about what Im eatting on those 2 days but for now Im going to enjoy it. Good luck to everyone!

Well I spent the last two days bustin' my hinny at home reorganizing new furniture and cleaning all the carpets in my house and today I'm down another two pounds! Thats either 6 or 8lbs since the begining of this challenge. I lost track! Woo hooo!!

jtjoray, congrats on your continued success...I wish I could have two days of a little freedom!

Awsome girly! You can do it. WTG. How long since you started your journey?

I started April 25th. I was breastfeeding up intil about a week before that. Everything I read said breastfeeding would cause an ever quicker loss but in my case I was so famished all the time I was at a stand still. So after 6 separate cases of mastitis my Dr convinced me it was ok to stop. As soon as I did I started my journey. Thanks for the encouragement!

Stevi - wow, you've lost 24 pounds in just over a month! Thats SO impressive, you must be thrilled :)

JT - I also wish I could take two nights off and still lose!

I had a weird thing happen yesterday, I wasn't feeling the best, so I ate very light, dranks TONS of water and juice.. then this morning I was down 5 pounds, I won't count it unless it stays off until Thursday/Friday. But I tell yah, I sure hope it DOES stay off! It would put me under 230, which sure is a nice milestone!

-Aimee

gah I am up a pound or so, bad me I have to start being good :( July 23 is getting closer and closer, I think I need to change my goal to 180 :(

sotypicial you can do it!! Keep it up.

Courtnie - you do need to focus on the weight loss, your family will be gone soon, but until then.. it's not an excuse to eat bad! :no: Weight loss has to be important and you have to find a way for spending time with your family without letting go of what you are working for. So with that... you get a kick in the butt... :kickbutt: and a :hug: because I know exactly how hard it truely is. This is important though.

-Aimee

Courtnie - you do need to focus on the weight loss, your family will be gone soon, but until then.. it's not an excuse to eat bad! :no: Weight loss has to be important and you have to find a way for spending time with your family without letting go of what you are working for. So with that... you get a kick in the butt... :kickbutt: and a :hug: because I know exactly how hard it truely is. This is important though.

-Aimee

Thanks Aimee I really needed that kick in the butt, haha

Thats what I'm here for ;)

-Aimee

Swimgirl....when I was sick a few weeks back I didnt eat hardy anything the whole day because I couldnt swallow. I got on the scale the next day and it said I had lost 6 pounds. I didnt count it...but then I weighed myself the next week and it showed even more...a 7 pound loss. Did yours stay off?

Those 2 days I eat whatever I want for dinner....I eat extra good for breakfast and lunch and I work out harder that night. So that's alittle.

JT - so far its staying off! Even with TOM!!! I am pretty shocked actually, I thought I'd put on some weight from it.. I know my eating has to be different around now, I can't eat a full meal without getting a super sore tummy. 229 would feel SO good for weigh in day... I am working my BUTT off to try and stay here until friday! BTW - have I mentioned how jealous I am of your weight loss? heh.. are you tired of hearing that yet? ;)

-Aimee

Ugh, checked in with the scale this morning... I'm back up those 3 pounds! I know why, Sunday was a pretty big bust.. the lunch provided was not the most healthy. But I've been very good yesterday, and WILL be good today! So maybe there is still hope..

-Aimee

it's ok aimee. don't give up. i'm sure those 3 pounds will be off by time of your weigh-in. just stick to your plan and stay strong!!

I'm down 1 pound. Not much but oh, well. My eating was ok, bad snacks though and no working out. So my plan is to stick with healthy eating and try to get some walking/jogging in. I really need to get my butt moving!!

Swimgirl....that's ok it will be gone before weigh in day! Just work out alittle more. I read somewhere the more you work out during TOM the better. I try to do that although I know how tired we can get. Your doing great....dont be jelious...we all lose weight at different speeds. Im just lucky I guess? : )

Rosario- WTG on that one pound. Keep it up.

Hidy ho!
Down another 1 1/2 lbs this morning. I'm all alone today. DH is on vacation and took the baby on social outing. Kinda nice but I miss my boo bear. I'm sure Gma does too though. I have to stay here cuz I am punishing the boy (1st born) I have to make sure he comes home directly after school.

Awsome job Stevi- how many pounds does that leave you with?

Phew! I worked my butt off at work today, climbing up and down the ladder, hammering in bars, moving loads of heavy clothes around! I wish work counted as a workout sometimes, because it sure tires me out!

Thank you girls.. I really do hope those pounds come off by Friday, even if I get down 2 pounds, that would put me into my THIRD 10 pound goal!!

Rosario - congrats on your 1 pound!! :) I know you've worked for it.. keep up the hard work!

JT - I am impressed with the fact I'm still working out while TOM is here, usually I can't get out of bed because of bad cramps.. I am waiting for it to cool down a bit and then I'm going to convince the bf to go to a nearby trail and run.

Stevi - woohoo! 1.5 is a very nice amount! Slow and steady win the race :) Did you enjoy you day alone?

-Aimee

Okay, I figured it out. I had to go to the calender on my fit day to see what I weighed when I started this challenge. I started late on 5/15 at 244 lbs. So thats an 8 lb loss! I didn't think I was almost there! What a pleasant surprise. My day was good, I took some alone time to talk with my oldest son. It went well, He listened!

Awsome...we are both down 8 pounds. It's on!!! Lol

awesome jt and stevie!! keep it up!!

wow, 9 more days and this challenge will be o-v-e-r!! how many of ya'll are close to your june 10th goals? I am 9 pounds away. Guess I better get to work!!!

I got like 7 more pounds :(
How do you guys lose it so fast? grrrr
well I did had a kinda bad week or so I guess

courtnie-hey at least you are 2 pounds closer than I am.

courtnie-hey at least you are 2 pounds closer than I am.

I know, I am happy with what I got and I know a lot of it is my fault. So I can't be TOO mad, haha.

My secret is that I have yet to deviate from my plan. Thats it, thats all, nuff said. ;)

My secret is that I have yet to deviate from my plan. Thats it, thats all, nuff said. ;)

I was doing so good at that! You have lost more weight in like a month then I have in 4 and I was doing perfect up until about two weeks ago. lol

Courtnie - let's start a group.. it'll be called "we lose weight so slowly it looks like we are putting ON weight", heh.

JT + Stevi - congrats to the both of you :) You are kicking this challenge's butt!!

-Aimee

Courtnie - let's start a group.. it'll be called "we lose weight so slowly it looks like we are putting ON weight", heh.

That sounds like an awesome group! I would feel bad joining tho because in reality I am losing weight at a normal pace - just not as fast as a lot of people on this boad. It has been I week shy of 4 months since I started and I have lost 20 pounds... so that is an average of 5 pounds a month. It seems so little but I guess it is normal. blah

Thanks Countnie, now I don't feel so bad. I considered joining Aimee's group as well, but after looking at the calendar, I realized that its only been 16weeks and I've lost 23lbs. So it looks like I'm on the same pace as you.
Some how, some where I guess we just need to find patience. We'll all get there it just might take a little longer.

Aimee-Hang in there girl.

Stevie and Jt- You guys are doing awesome! Keep up the good work

Angel33 - when did you start? I started Feb 9. I didnt lose for my first 5 weeks. So really, I lost the 20 pounds in 3 months. That sounds better, haha.

I started on 2-14-06 and I hit a plateau in April. In the whole month of April I only lost 1 pound.

I started on 2-14-06 and I hit a plateau in April. In the whole month of April I only lost 1 pound.

I have had periods like that too. :(
it sucks!

Okay, so now I DO feel bad ;) I started Dec sometime, and I've now lost 21 pounds. So in 5 months I've lost 21 pounds, so about 4 pounds a month, and I guess thats average as well. I guess we always want more though, eh?

I don't remember what my starting weight was for the June 10th goal.. but I am down 2 pounds this week !! :)

-Aimee

Oh my goodness! Ok for clarity, I started this 4/25 offically. I didn't find you wonderful ladies until 5/10. Courtnie, I am much heavier than you....I can burn 500 calories brushing my teeth! I said I stuck to my plan, but do we know what my plan is??? I am consuming less than 1000 calories a day, less than 30g of carbs, and less than 20g of fat. Its an atkins/ south beach hybrid. Oh and my first week I dropped 9 (yes 9!) pounds. We are all warriors!! Every single one of us is a champion of their own body. No matter how fast or slow it comes off. SMOOCHES!

Oh my goodness! Ok for clarity, I started this 4/25 offically. I didn't find you wonderful ladies until 5/10. Courtnie, I am much heavier than you....I can burn 500 calories brushing my teeth! I said I stuck to my plan, but do we know what my plan is??? I am consuming less than 1000 calories a day, less than 30g of carbs, and less than 20g of fat. Its an atkins/ south beach hybrid. Oh and my first week I dropped 9 (yes 9!) pounds. We are all warriors!! Every single one of us is a champion of their own body. No matter how fast or slow it comes off. SMOOCHES!

Oh Stevi! In no way did I mean to offend you! I am just jealous that is all :) I sure hope I didn't offened you anyway. And I know you weigh more then more and I know you burn more calories doing everything. :) Anyway girl you need to eat more then 1000 calories a day! oh dear.... please eat more! I person who lays in bed all day and who does nothing at all needs at least 1200 calories a day. Please don't hurt yourself by eating too little :(

Stevi - Wowsers! You definitely deserve that weight loss!! I know from my standpoint, I always want to lose weight faster.. and get discouraged when it doesn't come off, which would be where the jealousy comes in. It's a fleeting moment as well.. Keep up that good work!

-Aimee

Courtnie, I was in no way offended by the posting. I hope it dosen't read that way?! So no worries. As far as my calorie intake, believe me I have heard it before. But from experience I know that my body is extremely effecient, 1200 and I will maintain. I know this because it has happened. (((hugs))) to all!

Yes guys weight loss sucks!! I'm with you on the weight coming off tooo slow. But I haven't been working as hard as all of you, so its my own fault. We just gotta hang in there. You guys have been doing great. I would be happy with losing anything over 20 pounds and you gals have done that. So be very proud of yourself. And remember that you guys have not only lost that weight, you've kept it off. and that's even harder work!!

Well the results are in. I weighed this morning, after not doing so for a week and I'm down 4lbs. Which is surprising considering I haven't done any offical exercise in 5 days and my water has been at about half for the last 3 days. I did work my rear off (literally!) this weekend by cleaning out my sisters garage (7 hours straight) and moving, installing our new TV which let to completely re-organizing and cleaning the front half of the house. So I'm pleased, I'll do my pilates tomorrow to stay on track but today my body hurts! Hope all is well!;)

Stevi You Rock!!
Now you see why we're jealous? Just kidding. I am very proud of you for doing such a great job. Keep it up!

Stevi You Rock!!
Now you see why we're jealous? Just kidding. I am very proud of you for doing such a great job. Keep it up!

haha ditto!
I am down 1.6 this week :) I am not going to complain! That puts me at a total of 5.4. Come off faster! faster! haha - but I guess slow and steady wins the race! The thing I dont understand, my inches are staying almost the same, especially in my tummy and hips area yet my pants are getting too big. How does that happen?

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Happy dance for you too Courtnie. Slow and Steady is the way. A loss is a loss. Good Job! My weigh in day is tomorrow and I am hoping for a loss no matter how small. I already now I'm not going to make my 10lbs by the 10th, but that's okay. You guys have kept me motivated to keep going either way.
Thanks!

I just tallied up my measure ments, in 1 month I lose 4.5 inches from my chest area! 1.5 from the top, .5 from the boob area, and 2.5 from around and under my boobs! wooo! I also lost 1 from each top of arms and a bit from the hips and 1 from each calf (I measure in 3 different places and i lost 1 in each 3 places, so its like 3 each, but I just count 1) - so that is good. But my waist and hips are almost the same (about an 1 inch) but everything is getting big. I dont trust my measuring tape... I think it lies.

I already now I'm not going to make my 10lbs by the 10th, but that's okay.

I wont either - your not alone!

Me neither!!!

courtnie-tape measures do lie. i think I'm going to start basing my losses on how my clothes fits. It's not as reliable as a tape measure but at least it will let me know that I am losing inches.

Me neither!!!

courtnie-tape measures do lie. i think I'm going to start basing my losses on how my clothes fits. It's not as reliable as a tape measure but at least it will let me know that I am losing inches.

My clothes are getting loser that is for sure. And my mom said to me that she noticed a huge difference in my chest area - so I guess she was right! I just thought she was being nice. No one else has really said anything. I like to stand in front of the mirror naked tho and admire myself because I see a difference and I said something to my BF once and he said yah he sees it too. But no one has said, WOW your looking good. But I dunno if I want anyone to notice. But, I am down 22 pounds and that is 10% of my starting weight!!!

that's awesome courtnie!! when i was dropping weight, the bf would comment but he is always going to say that I looked good. I love hearing people ask me, Are you losing weight?? It makes me feel good and lets me know that all the hard work is worth it. Unfortunately I've gained some weight back so the compliments have stopped...from the bf and other people. Why wouldn't you want anyone to notice???

Why wouldn't you want anyone to notice???

I guess I do but I also dont want them to think I was fat in the first place, haha.

lol i know what you mean, but I've faced reality. i'm fat and other people know it!!!!

I know, but it's hard :( The thing that get's me - I know my boyfriend loves me the way I am. But it's hard not to think that the lack of sex lately is because I have gotten so fat - even tho I know it is not. But when we started dating; like every couple; we had it ALL the time. And now its like once or twice a week. I know that is totally normaly and there is another personal reason behind it too. But normally any sex we do I have I start it. But in the last couple weeks we have been having it a bit more and he has been starting it. In some ways I think it is because I have lost weight - and it kinda hurts my feelings. Deep down I know that is not in, but for some reason... I don't know. He has gained weight too and he knows it - It's just a weird feeling I guess. :(

maybe it's just all in my head... haha
it could be...

aww...i'm sorry you feel like that. it is harder when it has to do with our boyfriends. If it bothers you that much, you should maybe think about talking to him about it. Because if you are like me, you'll just keep it all in and begin to resent him. I don't have that problem with my bf. If we're not having sex, it's because of me. And lately I have been feeling really fat and not in the mood. The thing he does not do with me is dance. At family functions, it's almost as if he is reluctant to dance with me. I don't know if it's because I'm not really good at the certain style of dancing (salsa) or if because i look really akward doing it because of my weight. I don't know. But he always leaves me to go dance with his itty bitty cousins and I just sit there, almost hating him. it could all be in my head too but it sure doesn't make us feel any better.

so maybe you should talk to him. you may be wrong but at least it will make you feel better...don't you think??

I did bring it up once... but I already know why we don't have nearly as much sex. The first reason is we are over that point and the second reason is... okay this is going to be TMI but sometimes he 'little guy' gets really sore so that is why we stopped having it so much. So I KNOW it is in my head and I am being silly. I did talk to him about two weeks ago, I was just laying there with him and I casually asked him if the reason he doesn't always like it is because he gets sore, and he said "yah, usually" but since then he has seemed a little more intrested - so maybe he just realized that I wanted it? I mean in no way am I mad at it... it just seemed to kinda happen at the same time. My mind runs aways with me and I think stupid things like that when I know I shouldn't. So I don't wanna be like you dont wanna have sex with me because I am fat! Because I really know that is not it at all, haha. I guess I just needed to bring it up but now that I brought it up I feel dumb and realize I am just having a 'silly girl moment'.

10 pounds gone TODAY!!!! Whoo hoo....I did it! Alittle early too!

Awesome Jtjoray - CONGRATS!!!!! :dance:

Sorry I've been gone for so long. I just went back and read all your posts. Congrats everyone on all the weight loss and measurement loss. Hang in there Courtnie and Swimgirl. Even though it's coming off slow at least it's coming off.

courtnie-aww...us and our girl moments. i've had a few that my bf will never let me live down. but that's good that you talked to him about it. at least you know where he's coming from. and you can't help feeling that way sometimes. it's in our nature. btw, i laughed with your TMI. sorry, it just sounded funny. I've never heard it referred to as "little guy" before!! lol

JT-:bravo: awesome!!! and early too! I'm proud of you!!!!!

Yeah! Jtjoray
We are so proud of you. You are doing such a great job!
Keep up the good work!
Seeing your transformation is definitly motivating me.

Courtnie, By all means don't feel dumb for sharing. I think we all have those silly girl moments from time to time.
Hang in there!

btw, i laughed with your TMI. sorry, it just sounded funny. I've never heard it referred to as "little guy" before!! lol

I don't normally call it that, but I was trying to make it sound as polite as I could haha.

hey guys!!

4 more days. where did the time go?? I was so sure I was going to make this goal. but nothing ever turns out how we want it to.

hope all you gals are almost there!!!

Hi Everyone.

Well I am happy to report that I'm down 2 more pounds as of this morning. I have been trying very hard to maintain the attitude that this will happen, it just won't happen over night. And even if I didn't meet my 10lb goal this challenge has kept me plugging along.
Thanks everyone for being so supportive and motivating.
Well I still have 4 days left, so we'll see what happens.

Hope everyone is having a great day.

Angel33 - wooo half way there!!! congrats :)

great attitude angel!! Just keep going for it!!!

Angel keep it up.....you can do it...your half way there!

only 3 more days! Hope everyone is doing GREAT!

Ohhh when this is over are we going to start another?? hehe

I think we should!!! 10 pounds by the 10th of every month??

Sounds good to me!

Sounds great to me! wooo! And maybe eventually I will make one, haha.

me too!! I think I've been in like 5 challenges and I haven't made one yet :(

I dunno what it is, I just can't lose 2 pounds a week. But I will settle for 1! Today was kind of cool, I am at work right - and we go out for a meeting with the two other people in my department and we are talking about work and then we get off topic (like usual) and healthy eating comes up and I said something and my boss (of department, not whole company) goes, "so how much weight have you lost now?" and I tell her and she goes, "Yah, I can see it!" and then the other guy goes "Me too!" so that made me feel good! Even if they didn't come right out and say, WOW blah blah blah - they still said they can see and I mean, I know people must because in 1 month I have lost 4.5 inches in just my chest! But yah, it made me smile :)

10 pounds is a lot to lose in a month. but i think having a big goal makes us work harder to reach it. and imagine how good it feels to know that you've lost 10 whole pounds in one month?? i can't wait!!!

10 pounds is a lot to lose in a month. but i think having a big goal makes us work harder to reach it. and imagine how good it feels to know that you've lost 10 whole pounds in one month?? i can't wait!!!

I totally agree. You know its hard to lose 10 pounds in a month so you work that much harder at trying to lose it. I think it is almost better (in a way) to not make your goal then to make it. Because then you just keep trying that much harder. But if you set yourself a smaller goal and make it then you tend to slack off a bit --- well that is not the case for everyone but just my theory. That is the only reason I kept my un-reachable goal of 170 by July 23. I just keep hoping maybe a miracle will happen!

Another challenge! I can't wait. I'll weigh in on the 10th and start from there. I don't wanna cheat by using the extra two pounds I lost in this one. I'm gonna get another ticker so I don't lose track this time. Congrats on all your losses!!

Yes good idea...I want to do another one too. I'll wait till the 10th also to weigh in since I already lost my 10 for June. I cant wait...this is sooo much fun. Good luck everyone!

woo hoo!! so it looks like we'll keep this forum going. thanks guys!!! and I'm glad you guys like it here!!!

yaaaah! Can't wait to start. :dance:

only two more days!

Only 2 more days.....yay!

Are we gonna start a new thread?

Today is the day girlies - hope everyone did good! I lost 7!


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Ok I weigh in at 203....are we going to post here or somewhere else? For the new thread.

I'm weighing in at 232.....got TOM last night. Ugggg.

I am weighing in at 190.6 (Saturday's weight) - my TOM is just starting :(

Im down .5 of a pound. Im soo tired today. I couldnt do my full work out. I also cant run much anymore. My knees are starting to hurt and Im getting this side ace whenever I run. I need to get an eliptical. Hope you all are doing well.

Good Morning Everyone.

I think we should start a new thread. We can just name it I don't want to be a fat girl...10 by July 10th. Thoughts.
Well I weighed myself on the 10th and it showed I was down a total of 6 for this challenge, let's hope it stays until tomorrow which is my actual weigh in day.
I'm ready to lose the next 10 pounds.

Good Luck everyone.

Talk to you later

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