Va-va-va-voom for Valentine's Challenge

[Tibouchina]

Welcome new peeps! Glad to have ya!

[helpmelose]

Hey ladies... I would love to join in!!!! I am hoping to be my goal weight in about 13 weeks, my 30th birthday!!! I need to lose about 1.8 pounds a week.... hopefully that wont be too hard!!! That will put me at my goal on 1/19 and then I want to maintain after.... so I figured this would be a great challenge!! Also I am a little worried that 117 might be too skinny... I haven't been there since I probably about 19 or 20, so my goal weight might change.

Here's to an a great challenge ladies!!!

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[nicole3258]

I know I am a little behind, but I would love to join this challenge. My goal is to lose 2.5lbs per week. I plan to weigh in on Mondays and do cardio 5x/week and yoga 3x/week. Good luck girls!

10/27/09~174 (178) moved in the wrong way...oops. I blame TOM, but am still trying.
11/03/09~171.5
11/10/09~169
11/17/09~166.5
11/24/09~164
12/01/09~161.5
12/08/09~159
12/15/09~156.5
12/22/09~154
12/29/09~151.5
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01/12/10~146.5
01/19/10~144
01/26/10~141.5
02/02/10~139
02/09/10~136.5
02/14/10~ 134

[Vivian27]

I'm in!! This is my first challenge here. Great day to start for me since I weighed in this morning!!

SW 298
CW 268
GW 238

10/24 268
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[McKenziesmomma]

I'm so frustrated with myself right now. One week has gone by, and I really didn't accomplish anything. I did go work out one day, but I'm having such a hard time with food. I have planned out my meals and went and got the groceries....but I'm having a hard time sticking to it.

I know I need to make my lunches and snacks the night before, but I don't. I'm wondering if I'm not doing it because of laziness or because I'm burnt out on the food???

This weekend I'm going to try to find some new lunch/snack/supper ideas that are conducive to staying on a budget as well. I think I may try to pack up my lunches for the week all on Sunday evening or something.

any suggestions?

[JazzyPeggy]

I'm in. 30 pounds by Valentine's Day.

SW 280.4
GW 250


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[VernDern]

I would LOVE to join! I havnt joined any actual weight loss challenge here so far and think its a wonderful way to stay motivated and get started!

Im going to aim for less than 215! I plan on continuing working out for a hour 6 days a week and counting calories (1200-1500).

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[Vivian27]

To McKenziesmomma

Planning is the key to weightloss. We all get lazy and tired sometimes but it is important. Life has to go on you know kids(I have 3), work(part time job here), housework etc etc. but we made a commitment so lets stick to it.

To offer a few ideas/suggestions here it goes

I often pack sandwiches, leftovers, fruits, salads, water for lunch. Snacks are simple fruits, nuts(almonds love 'em), yogurt, crackers, cheese(laughing cow and stringsters mozzarella cheese).
Dinner I try to make easy, fast and nutritious examples are like stir fry's, grilled/baked chicken breast, shrimp, rice, beans, mashed potatoes, pasta, any veggie on hand, salad. Whatever works for your family. Eggs are great for dinner! We do breakfast for dinner sometimes which is great.

HTH!! Good luck with your goal!

[VernDern]

Originally Posted by McKenziesmomma

I'm so frustrated with myself right now. One week has gone by, and I really didn't accomplish anything. I did go work out one day, but I'm having such a hard time with food. I have planned out my meals and went and got the groceries....but I'm having a hard time sticking to it.

I know I need to make my lunches and snacks the night before, but I don't. I'm wondering if I'm not doing it because of laziness or because I'm burnt out on the food???

This weekend I'm going to try to find some new lunch/snack/supper ideas that are conducive to staying on a budget as well. I think I may try to pack up my lunches for the week all on Sunday evening or something.

any suggestions?

Melissa,
Sorry youre having a tough time! What kind of foods are you eating that you're getting bored with? Are you counting calories?

I am counting calories using fitday.com. I also recommend livestrong.com. I actually REALLY like counting calories because I have complete control over what I can eat and my leeway. For example, a couple weekends ago I went to a wedding. They had catered mexican food, so I knew that I was more than likely going to consume mucho calories so I was able to plan a very low calorie breakfast and lunch so when I got to the reception I had enough leeway for mexican. I watched what I ate but I was still able to enjoy it, ya know? I do that day to day also...if I know Im going to have lunch at a friends Im able to arrange to have the calories available. Its a great way to still be able to eat everything you love but monitor the moderation in which youre eating. I obviously try to stay away from high fat, high carb, high sugar foods but I can still enjoy a few things here and there.

Seeing the calories in everything is a REAL eye opener and motivator. I stick to 1200-1500 cals per day and am never starving. It goes a long ways if you feel up on low cal foods such as veggies and salad, etc, before you eat your main course.

I eat ALOT of veggies, turkey sandwhiches, spinach salads with tuna, chicken, fish, beans, more veggies, brown rice, fruits, and breakfast burritos....to name a few.

If you like to cook theres a website, sparkrecipes.com, that has a ton of really yummy healthy dishes you can make and it tells you the calories in everything. If youre making one of your own recipes theres even a calculator to tell you how many cals are in each serving. Its really handy.

I hope I helped a little? Good luck!!! We're going to do this! =)

[Aquafitter]

This week went well. I was good and did not cheat once.


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[westlake]

I'd like to join, since my birthday is so close to Valentine's Day.

SW: 202
GW: 170

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[JasonsLea]

228.4 by V-Day!

Good Luck everyone!

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[LBLAZY]

Checking in! This week has been good. I've really been watching what I'm eating. Also, I've been home from school for the weekend, so I was nervous about cheating, and aside from a few iced oatmeal cookies, I stayed on track!

10/18/09: 212: 212
10/25/09: 210: 208 (-4 YAY)
11/01/09: 208
11/08/09: 206
11/15/09: 204
11/22/09: 202
11/29/09: 200
12/06/09: 198
12/13/09: 196
12/20/09: 194
12/27/09: 192
01/03/10: 190
01/10/10: 188
01/17/10: 186
01/24/10: 184
01/31/10: 182
02/07/10: 181
02/14/10: 180

[whip1]

well I 'm not doing so well I am up 1.8 pounds and I have no idea why even my rings are tight how depressing is that.I am not gonna let this stop me...

[taylor]

i'd like to join.

my goal is 160 by valentine's day.