My January challenge is simply to end it at 17 stone with a loss of 7lbs.
IF I should lose anymore than that it's purely a bonus and not essential just yet.
My reward is to get my hair dyed 1st February.
I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited! This morning I finally reached my halfway to final goal point! 49 down, 49 to go!
That is so awesome, Sea!! You should be so proud...now it's just downhill from here!
P.S. Monique, I didn't update the group ticker with my weight loss. I'm a newer member and I am still waiting on my ability to get a signature...and I don't want to mess yours up! Do you want me to just let you know what it is at the end of January so it can be updated?
Sea- Thats great! CONGRATS!!!!!!!! Thats also crazy that they wont pay for the surgery!
TooMany- Same here, before I started my new journey I'd keep a can of mixed nuts on the side of my bed and would snack and snack. Allmonds & Cashew..YUMM!
Gettinfit- I love the "old jeans" success..just like on tv but in REAL!
Today was great, stayed on plan for the day and did 50 mins on the treadmill. I need to to the store tomorrow. Im shooting for a few vegetarian days next week.
So I was planning on not going off plan until next month when my husband and I go on our Valentines date...... I got invite out to dinner tonight with some friends while our husbands were playing poker. I don't get nearly enough adult interaction so I definitely wanted to go. Dinner wasn't a problem. I had a piece of grilled chicken and a pretty small serving of rice. I had two daquiris though. It was worth it. I had a good time and got to blow off some steam for once. I still got all my water in today, I exercised for over an hour, so even though I'm not exactly sure how many calories I ended up having I have no regrets. Back to plan tomorrow.
Emme, you don't have to wait until you are able to have a siggy at all. Anyone is welcome to add their pounds lost to the group ticker at any time. Just read the step-by-step instructions.
Great job, Kim :-)
I'm off from work today. Perfect day on plan. I had two meal replacement shakes, an apple and a Subway sandwich in between. I also got a little workout in..
.ten minutes on my rebounder, three minutes of lifting my ten pound weights for my arms and three minutes of standing side crunches.
TooManyDimples - I'm sure your exercise balanced out your 2 drinks. I'm glad your enjoyed your evening.
justaloozer - Way to go!!! I hope you see a new lower number tomorrow. Are you doing ok with the cashews? I had to buy the mini zip lock bags and I've divided out my almonds into 7 packs with 1 serving in each bag and I will only allow myself 1 bag per day.
Monique - Hope you enjoyed your day off today. You are doing very good with your exercise.
Hi Sugar, Emme, Lisa, Sea & Roxanne (Sorry if I missed anyone)- I hope you've had a good OP day.
Let's keep on rockin it ladies:cheer
My day has been good. I went to my WW meeting earlier and then I went shopping to stock up on my foods for the coming week and now I've been cleaning house all afternoon so that will have to be my workout for today. This morning I weighed 220.4 so the scale has finally moved down a little. I know I just need to be patient and I am going to.:
Hi, everyone! I'm joining in a little late. Here are my January goals:
1. Weigh ≤168 lbs
2. Record everything eaten. Every. Single. Day. and estimate calories at the end so I don't get obsessive and slip into perfectionism as I tend to.
3. Some kind of exercise every day, be it just a walk or some stretching. Vigorous exercise 3+ times per week!
4. Two weeks or more binge-free. Each day gets a dancing broccoli:
5. Run 3x a week unless somehow ankle-twisted or shin-splinted [Update: 2x seems to be my max ability at the moment. Trying to take it easy on my legs.]
6. Taking on a bonus challenge, too. My workout will be 30 furious minutes on the elliptical, 10 minutes of jogging, 15 minutes of weight training, and very thorough stretching both before and after. (DONE--1/9-1/13! Wow, I am AMAZED at how much stronger I got over the course of five days. I especially loved the running portion because I could see the most progress the fastest. I'd love to keep this up, but it's not feasible to spend so long exercising every single day, so I think 3x a week will be good long-term.)
So far, so good except with the exercise! I need to get on that. I don't have an exact number of pounds to lose because I don't have a scale here at my college dorm, so weigh-ins are infrequent. Really, I'll just be thrilled if I'm back in the 160 zone at the end of the month.
Staying OP, but the scales aren't showing it the last couple of days. It will get there. DH is even OP, too!
Sea's goals:
1. Lose 8 pounds. I am currently 167.6 on 1 Jan. Pounds lost:
2. Working out 18 Days this month. Workout day: 1,2,3,4,5
3. Daily vitamins.
4. My tough workout of choice this month that I will be doing for at least 5 days straight is my old Jayne Kennedy workout.
5. Days I stayed on menu: Jan 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
Sea - Hang in there and it will move soon. I thought I was never going to get below 222 but it finally moved down to 220. Your drop is coming soon too.
Justaloozer - You are working your way down.
Monique - How'd you do on your day off?
I'm doing good. My new FIRM express came on Friday and today I did the first workout and OMG I love it!!! I can't wait to do it tomorrow. I took my measurements so I'll see where I am in 30 days.
I hope everyone enjoys the rest of the day and STAY STRONG.
I got invite out to dinner tonight with some friends while our husbands were playing poker. I don't get nearly enough adult interaction so I definitely wanted to go. Dinner wasn't a problem. I had a piece of grilled chicken and a pretty small serving of rice. I had two daquiris though. It was worth it. I had a good time and got to blow off some steam for once. I still got all my water in today, I exercised for over an hour, so even though I'm not exactly sure how many calories I ended up having I have no regrets. Back to plan tomorrow. 
Eurydice your goals are great!