Musicalastronaut - I think it's very doable especially if your taller sister is 145! I'm also 5'7" and my goal is 140 but I'm kind of thinking of going down to 135 so that with fluctuations I would still be under my original goal weight. But I've also thought about maybe stopping at 145. I guess I'll just have to wait and see how I feel after losing another 17 lbs. I'm pretty much the only girl in my family besides my mom who is shorter but larger than me so I don't have a good reference since I've been overweight most of my life. Good luck! :)

~Hello challengers! Happy Friday :)

I've set myself a mini challenge to lose 10 lbs by feb 12th which is the date of my mini trip. The challenge is really one to stay on plan for a month straight really rather than losing a specific weight but it's exciting to think that I could reach it, doing well so far.

hey all! I've updated my info. Can you bump me from the standby to active? Thanks and good luck everyone!

Hi everyone! I joined today too! It was so mad, well "good mad" because I was sitting here yesterday night reading the thread going "hmmm I should do this" and then I was like, "ugghhh what if I fail..."

But then today I was like, you know what? i'll join! Well, you know how we're supposed to use the weight that we signed up for the challenge and not your overall starting weight? Well, I got on the scale this morning and I lost a pound! I was like, NOOO if I signed up yesterday, I could have put 149 and then felt good about myself today by putting in a 148 on week 2!

Haha, oh well. Hopefully that gives me more motivation to have a lower number for week 3.

I guess this was a not-so-bad problem to have. lol

Best of luck to everyone!!! :-)

Thanks Ladies,

I'm trying to enjoy it but I'm having a hard time with clothes so I have a dress that's kind of a one- trick pony :/ I kind of feel like its how the dress fits me that makes it look so good :lol:

I'm super nervous, I have an interview at the local naval base in a couple of hours and it's for a cake decorating position! I want to be a pastry chef in the long run but I'm kind of nervous as to how this will effect my diet.

I think I should be fine as long as I have enough snacks, right?

i do my weigh-ins on fridays, so i've put in my weight. i've finally started dropping weight! :) (and also, it feels really good to be back on plan with planning my meals in advance and so on - it really helps me to stay away from unhealthy snacks and sweets!)

Hi all I just joined this challenge. I have already set myself a personal goal of being comfortable in a bikini by the July 1st weekend (I am Canadian) so that I can hang out down at the waterfront in my hometown and feel that I look awesome!

My weight loss goal is flexible because I plan on gaining muscle and losing weight so we will see how much I weigh when I feel I look bikini ready and that will then mean my goal has been reached.

I need to lose 15-20lbs for health reasons and all the rest are vanity pounds. I am really hoping I can stick with it this time and lose all the weight I am more motivated than I have ever been in the past and I think this challenge will keep me accountable!

Riestrella:
I think (hope) i jumped on the spreadsheet and am part of the challenge. What a great idea and motivating opportunity for us all, to work towards a common goal-thank you so much!
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I would really like to join fitocracy.com but apparently you need to have an invite code. Do any of the posters here who mentioned it have an invite code I could use? It seems right up my alley.

I do, just send me a private message with your email address and I'll send you an invite.

If anyone else wants an invite then private message me your email address also.

Veela, you reminded me...I too would really like an invite for fitocracy.com. I've never used it before and would love to try it out!!!

I actually searched on line and found some other forum that linked to an invite code and it actually worked I am not all signed up and excited to log my activities! But thanks for the offer I am so impatient I couldn't resist.

"pastry chef in the long run but I'm kind of nervous as to how this will effect my diet."

darlingbrit- Good luck on your interview :) I lost all my weight as a pastry cook. Once your around that many sweet things, you lose your appetite for them xD

Hey all, just an update to keep myself accountable-

I drove two hours today to go to my favorite restaurant in the world. I made the conscious decision to go, get what I want, and go back to working hard and being healthy as soon as I got home. I had a healthy breakfast, and then had my big meal in the mid-afternoon. It was enough food to satisfy me for lunch and dinner, so that's it for me today. (It was probably enough calories to count for two days of eating; good thing I'm not going to worry about it.) I feel a little guilty, but I'm trying to let it go.

Big hike planned tomorrow; hopefully that will help make up some of the ground I lost today before weigh-in next week.

Hey, just coming to say that I won't be weighing in tomorrow. I've been.. pretty much sabotaging myself the last week, woke up this morning realizing that (not too bad, but definitely not being good either). It's because.. well, life. That 'I fear being thin' reared its ugly, bloated, fat, sneaky head again. :(

I shall definitely weigh in again next week, good luck girls! (Oh, I should be weighing in Thursday though, I might enter my weight then)