89 day challenge
 

After reading through goals, support, and other forums on here. I have decided I need to lose weight for myself. I don't need to lose a set number. I don't need to have this amount lost by a certain time. So starting today I'm starting a "challenge" for myself. My husband's work Christmas party is December 17th, so I decided that I will make a 3 month challenge. I will exercise 240 minutes a week, I will drink 500 oz of water a week, and I will have breakfast, lunch, and dinner everyday until the end of my challenge. If I go under, over, or eat a freaking cheeseburger two nights in a row I won't beat myself up. I need to make life changes not just weight changes. I will probably talk to OB this week too. So I am being held accountable. My husband does a good job helping me. But he also always says " I don't think you look any different than you did in high school, I haven't noticed any weight gain, You look fine in my eyes" What a sweetie right? But he's also the one buying me ice cream all the time haha. But anyways, I will do this challenge and update you along the way. Who else wants to help me and yourself? We can set weekly goals, we can encourage each other. We can just be here for each other. That's what I need. I need to be held accountable! I want to lose weight, but I don;t want to stress myself week after week waiting to wake up one day and be skinny. :) Thanks for reading my ramblings!!

Hi Im up for a challenge with ya I been needing a kick since I gain so much weight bAck from the first time losing! I feel so chubby!!!!!!!!!!! Lol

I know the feeling. I've been yo-yoing 10 pounds since the beginning of the year. I will go really good for a month and lose some weight then I get discouraged and gain it all back. YIKES. So let's do it! :) Lets hold each other accountable

I'm so in! If I may, haha... I just joined, but I'm not so new to weight loss online communities, but they didn't have forums, which I'm a diehard fan of. Yay real community :) I'm about your weight and have about your final weight goal, so this could be gold. 240 min per week? ohh myyy goodnesssss. I used to run track a few years ago; it's just that now I'm doing 60 minutes per wk... and I'm including walking to the bus stops as a workout LOL

Oh I want to join in. I'm the same way, I self-sabotage by eating one bad thing and flying off track for a month or two (or three or four oh my!) and I'm learning how to go easier on myself. I'm calorie counting, so unless I have a totally off-plan day I could usually fit a cheeseburger into my plan. I even had a cheeseburger AND fries last week and didn't go over calories or see it as a failure. Not the most nutritional thing, but not something to beat myself up over either. Getting healthy is all about learning to love yourself, and coming at it that way really helps- when I tell myself I'm fat, or failing, I want to eat another cheeseburger, or ice cream, and sit down and cry instead of working out. However, if I get psyched up about all the good, healthy things I'm doing for myself, and proud of myself, its a huge motivator. So that's one big thing I've changes this time around.
I won't set any big goals for myself, at least not right now, but I'm thinking ab 60-80 mins of exercise a week, six bottles of water a day, under 1400 calories every day except for my one off day, when I will try to stay in the 1800-2000 range (I'm prone to wanting to binge on my off days). I tried to do super low-carb but I was constantly hungry so I'm just sticking with calorie counting for now.
Okay, fun! Good luck to everyone :) I'm on plan today. I haven't exercised today, but it feels amazing so I think my dog (great dane/german Shepard mix) and I have a long walk in our future. So, should we record our food intake and weigh-ins here? I've found that that really helps with accountability, and posting food gives everybody good ideas, but that's also a lot of info. Its going to be great either way! Lets do this :)

I would love to have everything here! and I'm going to try to do 60 minutes of working out four days a week. I won't do this every week but just enough to keep going. I am planning a weekend out with my friends this weekend so I want to work out hard this week so I can have a good time friday and Not feel bad about boozing a little. I won't be able to weigh in much because my husband took my scale apart... :( he got tired of me checking daily! but that's alright. my gym has a janky one I can use! :) I'm so excited I'm glad everyone is here and wanting to help each other out

Haha if my fiancee took my scale apart I'd probably put ketchup in his ice cream and tell him he was getting 'obsessed' lol. I get where he's coming from, its hard for people who aren't dieting to understand the quirky things we do, but that would still fly all over me. At least there's one at the gym, that would be motivation for me to go, just so I could weigh!

ahah It is DEF a motivator. I acutally just got him to tell me where he put the missing peice (with a little bit of a fit, but he will get over it) and I weigh 162.8 I'm shocked. It's been two weeks since I've acutally weighed myself on a digital scale and it was 165 last time. I won't be mad at the scale. So Lets say mondays are our official weigh in days! I think we only weigh in 1 time a week. and We don't set weight goals. We set working out/food/water goals. So excited to get to know all of you:)

Okay official report, day 1!
I stayed under my calorie goal, at 1350. And I got my scale today! So tomorrow I'm weighing the first time officially. I've been completely on plan all week, but I didn't exercise much at all. Since I just set that goal, I guess it'll go into effect tomorrow. New week, same plan, here we go :) I'm excited. Obviously. Haha.
Hope everyone's doing great.

Can i join you guys? Id love some support

I would LOVE to join! My whole life I've been bigger than everyone in my close friend circle (girls) and I finally want to look thin and beautiful too! I was thinking to get flat stomach by next summer, but Christmas sounds awesome! I just need motivation and if I know my "final date" is coming up I will be hard on myself!Good luck everyone

Everyone can join!!! :):)

Okay My official weigh in for the day was 161.8 !!!! Lowest I've been in a WHILE. Yay!!! I also got up this morning early to a sick baby :( But he went to grandmas house where he can get all the lovins he needs!

I got to the gym about 15 minutes later than I had planned. but that's alright. Both treadmills were full.. So I did the stationary bike. It said I burnt 168 calories and did 7.7 miles! I'm sure I probably burnt a few more.. with my weight and such. But I'm happy with it! I'm feeling so wonderful! Can't wait to hear other stories!

congrats on the 161, ander! thats awesome!

Thank you! I hope we can all help each other.

hi! just checking in with you ladies! i learned today that i wont be able to apply to run int he 2012 NY marathon because i wont have a qualifying half marathon time in time to enter. i was a little bummed, but decided to set my sights on 2013 instead and registered for my first half marathon in april! i'm really excited about "becoming" a runner! my first 10k is in 6 weeks and i'm in training for it.

the running came first, this time, and then it got me to get on the diet bandwagon, probably because there is a hobby/goal pushing me instead of just plain wanting to lose weight.

ran 3.5 miles today! i'm really shocked that i could do this, considering the fact that 7 weeks ago i was winded after running 2 minutes straight-- C25K works, i'll tell ya (even though i did a different version of it that is easier to follow). tomorrow is my weigh in day. i know that i am losing inches and getting more fit, but i'm ready for the scale to really show it. :[ this past weekend, i was within my weight watchers points and I jogged on my off day because i was feeling so sedentary, but i did eat more food than i usually do, so i'm worried...

Oh man I have to change my ticker I'm 204 as of today damn junk food and fast food my total weakness!! I'm upset cause in about a year I gained 40lbs back!! Damn better get back on track or it's now or never!!! So everyone weighs in on every Monday I assume?! My goal is to hit the gym tomorrow hope I do I'll post back tomorrow!! Hope everyone had a good day today :)

@ jayohwhy man girl u crazy! Congrats on building ur running stamina! No running for me till I lose some weight to much weight on me to be runnin I'm hurt myself lol

I love the fact that your husband is being so sweet to you and keeping up your self esteem. I would love to challenge myself as well. I wished I had support like you. Good luck!!! I hope you reach your goal.

GJKINS- This is YOUR Support! We are here to help YOU. YOU can do it. YOU can reach your goal. We have similar goals here and we can all help each other!!!

Jayohwhy- GOOD JOB!!! I would love to run but i've never "been able to" lol. even when I weighed 130 I couldnt run. :( I've decided to make my "thing" biking. I am using a stationary bike now. but hopefully next summer ( i know long way away) I can get a real bike and start doing REAL biking.

Cheerios-welcome! I hope you can find support here. and I kinda hate having a ticker because i don't update it a lot and then when I gain weight I don't want to change it..


I haven't worked out today yet.. it's about 11:15 here. I've been really busy with work but i'm hoping to take my lunch break to get on the bike and see how far I can go in 30 minutes!! (I brought my lunch today too so I can eat it whenever I want so I won't be "skipping" lunch)

Tonight I'm going shopping for a night out out fit.. I'm really nervous. 1) this is my first time going out with my friends. ever! (well i went out with 2 different friends for my bachelorette party) but this is down in a big party town about an hour from where I live 2) I'm scared i wont find anything. the two girls i'm going out with are like 110 pounds each. and it's sad for me.

SO proud of myself!!!! I left work for 30 minutes at the end of my day and I did the bike again and I did 7.38 miles!!! So SO SO Proud (it may have been 7.13) either way I'm so happy. I am taking the day off tomorrow from working out. But going to get right back at it at Thursday. This is it this is it! I know we can do it

I'd like to join.. Im hoping I can do 240 minutes of.exercise and lay off the tortilla

Keep riding that bike and you will soon reach ur goal weight!! I hope u found something nice to wear for the night out and don't worry about going out with your friends they are ur friends and like u for who u are so dint trip about their weight compared to yours. And for me no gym today I guess for now Im just trying to avoid binges :) I kind of like this support thing it feels like I had to confess I didn't go to the gym and feel a little bad about it maybe it might make me go tomorrow lol

Yay for bike riding!

Today sucked a little since i woke up and couldnt open my left hand without pain. I had to take a half day and go to the doctor who gave me a wrist brace to wear and told me i have to take advil. Today was my rest day so i rested and did some dancing with my xbox kinect. Im still running tomorrow but will have to wear this big clunky brace...

I was happy though because i went to norms with a friend and ordered what i wanted but stayed within my points!

Today. was TERRIBLE!!! Ughhh. My son had his last Physical therapy appointment (YAY!) and so I went into work late.. Well he's been coughing for a few days and few kids at his daycare have bronchitis so I figured I'd get him in to the dr today too since I was already going in late.. and Well I did my same morning routine. Ate my same breakfast. Well the dr can't get him in until 2... and that the earliest and the latest they can get him in. So I call my boss saying hey i'm on my way but I have to leave early to. she says No problem see ya when you get here. well I work my little patooty off at work so I can get 8 hours of work done in 3 and (i did not succeed) at 120 when I was trying to run out of the door(i work 25 minutes from my sons daycare..daycare is 20 minutes away from his dr) and she keeps sending people in my office. over and over. I don't leave work until 240. I call the dr and say sorry running late be there soon. We get to the dr 15 minutes late......and I'm in such a hurry I drop my phone as I'm trying to get both of us out of the car and literally run into the dr and the screen SHATTERS. :( So we wait at the dr for 1.5 hours.. and then we're seen. and they say he has an ear infection and he has to do breathing treatments every 4-6 hours.. ugh and they make me do one while we're there and he's flipping out screaming at the top of his lungs.. completely stressing both of us out. (he's 17 months btw) any finallly we leave there after being there over 2 hours. I stop and get us Mcd's on the way home.. because I hadn't eaten since 8. he hadn't eaten since 11. so I figured I'm already starving. and so is he. lets enjoy our food. ugh so stressful. Needless to say I have a TERRIBLE headache. I didnt work out, I havent eaten right, and I'm so sleepy :(


On a good note.. I'm glad to see that everyone else is having a semi good week!

hi everyone! i hope you all are doing well. i am down a lb for this week, according to my work based biggest loser contest. I'm sort of bummed because I am impatient, but i know that i WORKED to lose that lb, and losing is better than gaining or staying the same. I figure that a lb a week will add up, especially after 40 weeks and at least ww is a diet that i can stay sane and still follow, and i love to run now.

Good job Jayohwhy!!! That's awesome! I checked the scale this morning and it said I was down a pound since monday. Now whether or not that sticks for my Monday weigh in we will see. i am going out with friends tomorrow night so we will have to see how bad I go off plan

Mind if I join in? I'm actually doing something similar, except I decided on a 100 day challenge...yesterday was day 1, since there were officially 100 days left in 2011. Only 99 to go :P

I'm having one of those days when you seem to just be ravenous no matter what...I keep downing glasses of water and cups of tea hoping that it'll curb my appetite, but so far no dice. Does anyone else get hungrier when TOM is coming?

Hope you ladies are all having a good day. Congrats on the losses, Jay and Andrbeck!

Hi!!! How is Everyone?? I went out with my friends this weekend and I drank a little too many calorie drinks if you know what I mean! ugh so my official weigh in is 161. AGAIN booey.

hi! i also had a "too fun" weekend with a lot of food. as i vented in another thread, i ended the weekend "2 lbs" heavier than when i started. its so frustrating! I got stayed the course today and went on my scheduled training run. it actually feels good to continue to accomplish something even though the scale isnt showing it. however, i was so TIRED during my run! i didnt stop though, except for at a crosswalk, but that wasnt my choice, haha.

good job for going and getting back at it today! those numbers are just that NUMBERS They mean nothing when you look at your self and you feel good. I am feeling VERY tired today but I'm hoping I can still get to the gym and do the bike for 30 minutes. I'm getting over a cold that I think I got from my son.. so I've been drinking a lot of water and eating fruit. I took all of my vitamins this morning and I want to make this week count. I'm going camping this weekend and I hope to maybe do a trail or something. They are decorating the camp sites and having trick or treating.. so I will at least get to walk the large are for a while.

for sure! i'm glad that you are taking care of yourself and not pushing it too hard. the most important thing is taking care of yourself.

Well I skipped the gym monday and tuesday. but I got up this morning feeling good. My son had a tempature again this morning so off to grandmas house he went. He was hard to leave today but I keep putting it in my mind.. if I work out and lose weight.. I will have more energy for the both of us!! I weighed in this morning and it was 160 ( I know I shouldn't weigh everyday and I'm trying to cut back but it's hard!!). I did 30 minutes on the bike again today. and I forgot my book so I tried to keep my self occupied looking around the small room/playing with my phone etc. I will hopefully going agian tomorrow and I won't forget my book..


How is everyone else???

Happy Thursday!! I decided to start a free weight watchers thingy. And today I'm doing a test run and seeing how it goes. :) I will hopefully be heading to the gym right after work.. maybe doing the treadmill instead of the bike this time! I am also going to the grocery tonight because we're "food poor" as my little sister puts it!

thats so funny, because as of today i decided to go back to calorie counting. i am using my fitness pal this time because i felt like weight watchers was really loose and i wasnt losing that much weight on it. I took an extra rest day from running yesterday because i was out very late the night before and really tired. i was sort of sad about it, but today, i weighed in at 169 again and i felt really energized

Good job!! I'm proud of you! I used my fitness pal for a while but I was never good at making sure I had the right proportions. I am just testing weight watchers for a week or so and seeing how I like it and if I can see ANY results and get out of the 60s for good I will stick with it.

I haven't even read this whole thread and I'm in! I know it's late, but holy heck - you just inspired the pants off of me...
*puts pants back on*

I need to go work out my goals... I'm getting married (legal, not the BIG wedding that's next year) in mid December and I need to stay ON TRACK!

Rock on sisters!!!!

congrats!!!!! I just got married in July :))) Eeee. I loved it. Welcome and we will make you stay on track!!!

Update: I went two days without any DR PEPPER or DIET COKE (then I woke up today and I felt like I had been drinking straight alcohol for three days straight) so I fell off the band wagon. but that's okay I will just have to drink 32 extra oz of water. ( I consumed over 200 oz of water yesterday if not more). I am really proud of my self. I did the bike for 15 mintues (went 4 miles) then I did weights.. (arms OUCH!) then I did the treadmill for 10 minutes. I feel good minus my caffiene withdraw hang over!

I was sticking to this goal very well the first week but this past week I've been horrible. We had tamales at my house and flan. I couldn't be strong and pass on them. And even worse I hardly made time for exercise. I did hit the park a couple of days and took my son on a stroller ride, but not enough to compensate for the tamales. :(

Starting fresh as of today, no more tamales for me, until xmas where they're a must

haha good for you!! I understand how you feel. I'm craving pizza tonight.. and I'm not sure I can fit it in any where. Which makes me feel really sad. But that's okay. I'm sure we can do it!

Bex's Goals!
 

Self goals:
PER WEEK!
- 150min REAL Exercise (30min, 5x per week)
- 8,400 Calories per week (NOT counting fresh veggies!)
- COOK one meal where I don’t have to stress about ingredients per week.

Also, I will:
- Weigh my food!
- Go to my Chiropractor
- Take Measurement 1x per month.

I have to make my weight in on a Wednesday… the weekends are so too flexible and that’s when I eat more calories… I used to get SUPER stressed because I’d weigh myself on Monday and I’d always be heavier/bloated/feel gross!
I also count my weekly calories starting on a Wednesday, so IF I over eat on the weekend I have time “make-up” for it Monday & Tuesday ;)
Also, I found that if I “stocked up” extra calories for the weekend, I felt like I HAD to eat them all LOL.

My goals are pretty low compared to some of your rock stars! – I just want to be able to reach them and then build on them w/o getting pissed at myself ;)