July weight loss goal list Delphi--Lose 10 pounds, start counting calories again, check in daily Starchild-- Drink only water, tea, fruit juice/water mix;1400-1600 calories daily;Go from size 18 to 16 pants;No potato chips of ANY kind (my "cheat" food). SusieMartin-- lose 8 lbs & to Check In Daily Ap90-lose 8 lbs. Also; fit into the size 11 jeans Bamagirl-I'd like to reach 125 pounds, and if I complete that, my goal weight of 120 pounds Sarcruze-I want to lose 15lbs;exercise at a higher intensity & more resistance; incorporate more weights into my gym time;get back into the habit of drinking 100oz of water a day. TheBunneh- Lose 5 pounds; stick to 1600cals a day or less; Noskipping workouts(5-6days a week), rest days do something active walk/yoga, No obsessing over the scale, or getting upset over daily fluctuations Lewisempire-Drink 100 oz water/tea day, log in daily,lose 10 pounds. vladadog- Reach 220 pounds eryns- lose 10 pounds and hopefully fit back into my favourite jeans. girlieyorkie-lose 5 pounds mommy in Motion-Lose 10 pounds;Workout on vacation;Fit comfortably in my summer clothes dcapuletcomplete 30 day shred (started yesterday);Fit comfortably (or loosely) into size 18 pants fivestoneExercise 6 days a week;Weigh 150 or less by the end of July Hopeful8 lose 10 pounds pinkprincessGW 264;Drink at least 24 oz of water every single day. (I will gradually increase it.);Food Journal every single day. TexscrapperDrink 100 oz water/day;Lose 12 pounds,and achieve my first mini-goal;Exercise 5 days a week lanabubbybe 230 pounds or less KimL1214Lose 10 pounds peaches5577-Drink 120 oz of water/daily;Lose 10 lbs; July goal weight: 173;Exercise: cardio 30 minutes 4x a week;weights 4x a week. annieb GW - 180 SarahD140My goal is to stay on, keep going, and since the pounds are flying off this time, second goal is to reach 250 in the month of July. Caela1. Onderland then 195 lbs. then 190 lbs.; Maintain my food and exercise journals;Fit into next size down jeans (size=12);Don't give up/self-sabotage if/when scale doesn't comply. akacutieLose7 lbs; Exercising 5 days per week at least 30 minutes;Journaling EVERY SINGLE day;Staying within my points allowance-(I am following WW method) Calisa86 1 Month without sugar;Lose 10 pounds;Gym 5 days a week;swim Saturday mornings ange82muchweigh 122 pounds Candy loveWeigh less than 200 pounds;No eating before 7am and after 7pm;Drinking water, coffee and fruit juice only;1,200 - 1,500cals per day;exercise at least 3x week; weigh on Thursdays Jessicado202- Weigh 202 or les;fit size 14 jeans; post every few days as schedule allows; run at least 4x week gatorgirl6Lose 10 lbs;Post everyday ecruI will drink two litres of water a day;walk 5 days a week;run a 5k in July (non-stop);weigh 189 on August 1st;eat no StarBurst nor Jujubes for the month of July;say something positive about myself everyday of July MsPerceptionGet back down under 135; Track food audrina-lose ten pounds and to be a clothes size smaller LouisaH lose 10pounds gottahloseDrop 5 pounds; Vitamin everyday;1200 mins of exercise Hlthgrl at or below 190;count calories ; upping the exercise! Vickielou-get back into the 230's. roxie girl- lose 7 pounds eclipse weigh 208 pounds tabathana1200-1400 daily cals;Lose 10 pounds;No SODA;work up to burning 1000 cals a day Noelle85be out of 230's and into the 210s! do some form of exercise everyday (even weekends =P) Shasha12 Lose 8 pounds goodnuff1)Check in here daily;Track all food;Lose 5.7 pounds loveit lose 10 pounds NightAngel26 lose 15 pounds tamaraj- Weigh less than my husband (he ranges from about 173 - 176); Get ready for boot camp starting July 26 by extending exercise time and intensity gradually for the next 3 weeks;Quit smoking (again...) on July 19 Bigmommalose 7 pounds PopcornGal lose 9 pounds
Last edited by Lewisempire; 07-12-2010 at 03:22 PM.
Back pain was really bad yesterday so although I didn't get to exercise I ate within my cals. Today is iffy for exercise but I'm hopeful for tomorrow. Have any of you had injuries and how did or do you deal with them? It's frustrating to get forced off track. My motivation is there but physically I have to be realistic and rest when needed I guess.
I had a bad night last night. I would have been fine if I could have just stopped eating after dinner, then I had that destructive "one time doesn't matter, start over again tomorrow" thought process. I wrestled with it a while and then ended up giving in. I didn't go crazy, but I know I was over my calories. The hardest obstacle now though is not letting myself give up completely.
I do this too myself all the time. I have a slip up and then use it as an excuse to beat myself up until I admit defeat. It's like "great, you've blown it, you'll never make five pounds now. But you wouldn't have made it anyway..." and so on and so forth. But I'm NOT going to give up. If I don't lose five pounds I'm at least going to get as close as I can.
Hey all, I've been avoiding checking in because we had a big weekend and I way over did it. It was a Bagna Cauda Dance Party. At least we added the dance party bit, which helped us keep from way overeathing and drinking. I burned lots of calories, but apparently not enough. I'm still up a little from Saturday's weight. I don't know why I do this to myself. Oh, yeah, now I remember, I'm living my life. Okay, it's alright. I've been doing well ever since and I hope to just eat a salad at dinner out with out-of-town visitors. My neck/shoulder kept me from doing more than a short workout, but I made it the 30 Day Dread, Level 2 to make it count.
I'm at 165.2 again today, hoping to get out of these 160s reasonably quickly.
TheBunneh: CUT IT OUT! You are not doing this to yourself--you've lost nearly 50 pounds, so you know you can do it. You are letting yourself slip, and maybe you need to tell yourself you can't do that again until you've lost five pounds. Then when you've lost that five pounds you can re-evaluate. Or perhaps you need to let yourself do it, but put a limit of one serving (per the package--we all know those are smaller than what anyone would normally eat!). Tell yourself that you are allowed to do it so that you don't have to tell yourself you are a failure. That attitude must go away, especially since your track record proves that it's a load o' crapola!
LE: you're doing a great job of keeping up with the list. I'm sure MsP is appreciating you too! Hope everyone stays on plan and keeps losing!
Thank you so much, LouisaH. I needed to hear that. I have this huge part of me that feels like only perfection is acceptable. Which is just silly! I don't have such an unreasonable standard for anyone else, so why should I with myself? And I wasn't even really that bad yesterday. I might not have even been above maintenance calories. I have lost almost 50 pounds, and I will lose 30 more. It doesn't matter when I get there, just that I keep trying.
Now I will hold onto this new positive attitude and see if I can use it to help me believe I can get the apartment clean.
Sorrygirls this is a book, just had to get it out.
Being that nothing that I was previously doing was working, I changed my focus the end of last week. I have come to the conclusion that there is no magic cure, no magic diet, nothing better than good old nutrition and exercise. I went back to my roots. What did I do when I felt and looked my best? I lifted weights, kept myself moving, took vitamins and supplements and fed my body healthy foods, but only when it needed them.
So far, it’s working. What’s better, is I have a ton more energy and FEEL better.
I am not tracking everything that I eat, I am only eating when my body actually NEEDS fuel. That is what food is, isn’t it? Fuel. Nothing more. I had been put into the rut that food was where I got my enjoyment, comfort, and a fix for boredom. Though I still think you should enjoy your food, I realize how much LESS of it I actually need. I believe the main problem with a typical diet these days is portion control, or simply the fact that there is no control of our portions. At least I didn’t have any control. I had also fallen in to the belief that if its noon, I need to eat lunch. When I get home from work, I need to eat dinner. And I am talking FULL lunches and dinners. Along with snacks at work. Why? Mostly out of boredom, not because my body was actually telling me that it needed them.
I still believe in fueling my body. But giving it what it needs and stuffing it to the brim are two different things. The other thing that I have changed is the amount of exercise that I am doing. Thinking back to when I was the happiest with my own self, it was when I could feel and see my muscles. Well the only way that is going to happen is if I move, lift, and push myself. The saddest part is that I have let myself get so out of shape that I cannot do most of the things I used to………yet.
The good part is that I am finally serious about being healthy and fit. It’s not an idea or a goal for me anymore, it’s a lifestyle.
And the cool part, since I changed this up last week I have dropped 6 lbs. Would be happy as a clam if it continued but I know that no one is that lucky. A lot of hard work is in my future, but I am more motivated than ever now!
This month hasn't been pretty so far. Every day has given some "excuse" to eat badly. I've had a couple good OP days, but mostly every day has been partly off plan. Sounds like I'm not the only one struggling either. I'm sorry to hear it. I know how much it stinks to feel like you can't get it together and DO the stuff you know you should or NOT do the stuff you know you shouldn't. Ah well, 'tis the life of a recovering food addict.
Today is OP and I am intend to keep it that way. Exercise has been OP so far this month, though the temps are making it pretty stinkin' uncomfortable for running. I'm gonna have to get up earlier to run in a little bit cooler temps. The humidity is a killer too! I've been helping my mom in her garden again and it takes only about 5-10 minutes before I'm dripping with sweat and feel worn out. That doesn't work too well since I've been putting in about 4-5 hours at a time there. If any of you garden, you know how much work it is to weed for about 4 straight hours. I should be burning some major calories, now if I'd stop overeating, I'd be in good shape!
Time to fold some laundry and be productive with my time here at home....
Quick check in post. Im in an hour break between 5 hours of class and 6 hours of work. I still have to make a snack to take with me to work, eat dinner, and try to start my homework. AH. Anywho, Im staying on plan today, but there's just not going to be time to hit the gym.
Funny how I read how other people are "falling off the wagon" and I just want to scream "GET BACK ON! NOW! NO EXCUSES!!!" Whether you've lost 5 pounds or 65 pounds, you did it, you were heading in the right direction. Don't give up, we all know what happens when you give up. You gain back what you lost "and then some". I don't want anyone to make the same mistake I did of giving up when I got to a plateau, then having dozens of false starts that ended after a day or two when I "messed up", to having gained 66 pounds (the 35 I had lost and then some). Inreality I need to be yelling this at myself.
So now that I checked in and I have tracked what I ate so far today I'm going to go work on getting back on!
