Even Sexier by Thanksgiving Challenge!

bigbodygirl · 09-09-2009, 06:13 PM

I am leaving on a 2 week cruise on November 21st and would love to lose about 25 pounds before I leave. I am a yo-yo dieter but I am determined to take it off and keep it off this time. I usually don't join forums but decided to give 3 fat chicks a try. I've known about the website for a very long time but decided to go ahead and join today in hopes of getting some encouragement and a little push from everybody. I've given up fast food as of January 1st of this year and boy do I feel better already. I do miss those McDonald's French Fries though. But the weight I've lost so far is worth giving them up.

gatorgirl6 · 09-09-2009, 11:23 PM

Hello All! I did the sexy by labor day challenge for a while, but then went MIA. I would like to do this challenge, and this time I am in for the long haul. After I weigh in tomorrow I will set up a goal and weekly goals. Hello again to all those I met in the last challenge, and those who are just starting.

rocketbunny · 09-09-2009, 11:51 PM

I'm so IN!

Thanksgiving is a big deal in my family, even bigger than Christmas. My sister and her husband will be coming out from San Diego and my uncle from San Francisco. We all gather here in Houston for half a week of family time. (works out great for doing yearly xmas's with the BF's family)

I'd originally hoped to be at goal for Thanksgiving, to surprise my thin-as-a-rail sister. Now I'm just hoping to hit the 150s, about 10 lbs away. That should be doable.

Starting weight: 169
9/8/09: 169
Goal weight: 159

My plan is more of the same. I journal WW points and run 3x/week. I'm training for a 5k on Oct 3, and a 10k on Thanksgiving morning.

ShrinkingAmy · 09-10-2009, 12:00 AM

I'd love to join this challenge! Here's my story - I'm 34, married and have a 19 month old daughter that keeps me hopping! We just moved to Winston-Salem, NC a month ago and I haven't found a job yet, so I've decided to take advantage of the time off and get my butt back into shape. This challenge is great because it fits in nicely with a vacation I'm going on and need to be bikini ready for!

I agree with Dancer, weekly goals are great motivation for me, so here's my plan (last I checked, my current weight was 135.2 - I'll weight in on Mondays):
Sept 14: 133.8
Sep 21: 132.5
Sep 28: 131.3
Oct 5: 130
Oct 12: 128.8
Oct 19: 127.5
Oct 26: 126.3
Nov 2: 125
Nov 4:fly to Grand Cayman!!!
Nov 9: maintain
Nov 16: maintain
Nov 23:maintain

I plan to make this work by working out with exercise videos from ExerciseTV (Jillian Michael is my favorite because she kicks my butt!), walking/jogging, and not eating junk food.

Here's what I ate today:
Breakfast - 2 ww slices of toast w/ light fake-butter, 1.5 cups coffee
Lunch - 1 cup mac-n-cheese (not so great!), cup of ff milk
Snack - 6 baked tortilla 'scoops' with pico de gallo.
Dinner - 1 stuffed bell pepper made with ground turkey, steamed mixed veggies with I can't believe it's not butter spray, glass of ff milk
Snack - 1 apple, water

I need to eat more fruit and veggies. I need to drink more water.

Today's Workout: Jillian Michaels Quick: No More Trouble Zones (35 minute version).

Good Luck Ladies!

TakingCharge · 09-10-2009, 12:52 AM

Gatorgirl - Welcome back! No more disappearing on us this time around!

Welcome to everyone who stopped by today! This is gonna be a great challenge, I can already tell!

kpme · 09-10-2009, 07:31 AM

Hi all!

Thanks FP for starting up the new thread! Welcome to all the new members and so nice to see so many familiar faces

I've already been thinking about my new goal and hope to shoot for about 155 by Thanksgiving. I'm 32, single, live in Maine, and just my second year of law school. The new school year is KICKING MY BUTT, with classes, next summer's job hunt, law review, teaching assistant all piled on. So I know that a very realistic slow-and-steady goal is the way to go for me. I'm going to post more about this weekend...I like the idea of breaking it down week by week like Dancer and some of you guys have done.

Until now, 2 job apps to finish up before getting off to the gym and class for the day.

Gobble!
kp

blueridgegirl · 09-10-2009, 10:34 AM

Good morning all -

So I put a post on the 'weight loss support' about getting over the hump of a plateau and got some good advice. My plan is to write down EVERYTHING that goes in my mouth and enter it on fitday so that I have a record of calories, fat, carbs, etc. I'm trying to keep carbs at about 40% of my overall caloric intake - it's so easy for that number to get much higher! My success in the past is when I've been trying to balance carbs with protein, so I'm going to focus energy on that. Drinking water like it's going out of style! Avoid eating out and eating after 7 pm. Also, to keep up my exercise routine, although it seems to me that diet has way more to do with my weight loss than exercise.

I had good news on this morning's scale - I had been scarilier (is that a word?) higher, which was probably just water weight or whatever, but today was back down two pounds to where I have been. Confident I can bust through this plateau in September. I can get out of the office a bit today so I'm planning a trip to the gym for my date with the treadmill and elliptical later this morning. My 'reward' for 210 is a massage so I have my eyes on the prize.

dancerindenver · 09-10-2009, 10:49 AM

Gatorgirl - good to see you again - we missed you!
kpme - welcome back!
And a big welcome to the recent joiners - ladies, we can do this!
Shrinkingamy - You are taking goal setting to new heights of detail with your decimal point goals - they made me smile!
blueridge - I think you'll find food tracking really helpful. Curious to hear how it goes.

What's everyone doing today?

I'm off for a run and am going to try to keep the calories on the extra low side today to make up for what will probably be a tricky long weekend (my friend's wedding out of town - rehearsal dinner, wedding reception, all that not so low cal stuff). I'm bringing a cooler with healthy snacks and will try to make the best choices available. Anyone got any clever suggestions?

blueridgegirl · 09-10-2009, 11:18 AM

Dancer - just make sure you're not really hungry when you arrive at any of the events or it will be tough to keep your portions under control. I'd say decide what you want to splurge on and then focus on having a reasonable amount of that and skip what you're not crazy about - choose if you want to have wedding cake, or a few glasses of wine/champagne, or a certain tasty item from the main course, and then bypass the rest. Focus on socializing and spending time with people since that's what the event is really about, and it's easy to get sidetracked by food. Good luck! I'm sure you'll do great.

bigbodygirl · 09-10-2009, 11:46 AM

I have been having a real problem squeezing in the excercise lately so my goal for today is to do at least 30 minutes of cardio and drink 8-10 glasses of water.

Starting Weight 9/10/08: 265.5
Goal by Thanksgiving: 245.5

One step at a time.

ShrinkingAmy · 09-10-2009, 12:10 PM

Dancer- I'll use my digital scale as an excuse for my insane decimal pointed goals! Being a numbers person, if I see 138.8, that's SO NOT 138! It's much closer to 139 - but not quite! LOL I probably should seek professional help!

Turning30 · 09-10-2009, 01:14 PM

I went back to the doctor for my 6week post-partum checkup Tuesday and was cleared to start exercising again. I have been walking everyday for a few weeks, but now I am adding eliptical workouts everyday. In addition to losing weight, I'm hoping to get rid of the belly that I still have. I tried to do some light abdominal exercises yesterday and was so surprised at how weak my ab muscles are after my C-section. I know I have to be patient, but it is so frustrating to realize how far I have to get back to feeling normal again.

blueridgegirl · 09-10-2009, 01:35 PM

Shrinking Amy - I know what you mean about the decimal points. I am the same way. And I'm a Jillian Michaels fan too - I do 30 day shred video, but haven't tried any of her other ones.

Rocketbunny - great to have another runner on the thread!

Gator - great to have you back!

Just got back from the gym. 45 minutes total on the treadmill and elliptical (4.1 miles) followed by my strength routine which is focused on upper body. Feel great! And I had a luna bar before I went so now that it's lunch time I'm not starving. I find the mid-morning snack to be all important in keeping my appetite under control for the rest of the day.

shasha17a · 09-10-2009, 02:08 PM

I'm trying to figure out if I want to go spinning tonight or do step areobics. With spinning though, I would have to get there like 45min to an hour early since its such an impacted class and you have to get an assigned number. I guess I could do some weights before hand. I have been using a trainer for the last couple weeks and he said spinning is better because I would probably burn more calories. I just have to commit to being at the gym longer. Oh well, thats the price I pay I guess. So whats everyone doing this weekend?

dancerindenver · 09-10-2009, 02:36 PM

Hey gals! Anyone happy with the reliability and consistency of their scale? I'm looking for a recommendation. I think it might be time to replace mine as I'm starting not to trust it - it's too hard to get your feet in the exact same place as last time so my weight varies by a bunch if I get on the scale three times in a row.