June Weight Loss Challenge List of Participants (so far!)
 

Weight Loss goals are in this list. Exercise goals are in the sister thread--June Exercise Challenge: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=172728. If anyone sees something that they'd like to have changed or edited in their info, please just let me know! I'll continue to add new people as they join in. Good luck to all! You can do it!

FullSteamAhead: Lose 6-7 lbs
Delphi: Lose 10 lbs; keep a 1000-calorie deficit everyday; eat at least 1200 calories everyday
Blondie: Lose 10 lbs (?)
Jacqui_D: Lose 10 lbs to reach 177 lbs; eat breakfast within 30 min of waking up; eat at least 4 out of 6 times a day, not missing more than 1 full meal a day; do not miss eating any 2 times consecutively
VickieLou: Lose 12.5 lbs to reach ONEderland
Gatorgirl6: Lose 10 lbs; stay OP 6 days a week; drink more water
Crazymamaof4: Lose 5 lbs to reach 166.4 lbs; lose inches; stay OP at least 85% of the time; eat more fruits and veggies; try at least one new recipe a week
Lene1974: Lose 5 lbs; take a vitamin daily
JasonsLea: Lose 10 lbs; apply for at least 10 jobs; set a bed/wake-up time
Wifey: Lose 11 lbs to reach ONEderland
Ja23: Lose 8 lbs
LaurenA: Lose 8 lbs
Susiemartin: Lose 10 lbs
Glutio: Lose 10 lbs
Biju: Lose 8-10 lbs to reach 125-123 lbs
Jacque9999: Lose 4 lbs; lose inches
Squeeze: Lose 10 lbs
Babes315: Lose 5 lbs by June 11th; reach 175 lbs by the end of June
WormwoodDoll: Lose 10 lbs
Hattie22: Lose 7 lbs
Blondie32: Lose 10 lbs
Michelle0630: Lose 5+ lbs to reach the 140s
Plexi: Lose 10 lbs to reach 159 lbs
NewShinyMe: Stay OP 6 days a week; reach the 160s
SharMar: Lose 5 lbs
Wistfulgirl: Lose 7 lbs
Nellonello: Lose 8 lbs; keep a Sensewear calorie deficit of 1000 calories per day
100percentME: Lose 9 lbs to reach 130 lbs
Dragonfly: Lose 10 lbs/4.5 kg
Fattopia: Become a Size 20
Lookingtobehealthy: Lose 8-10 lbs
Kswood87: Lose 8-10 lbs to reach at least 179 lbs
Leigh: To reach 211.6 (20 lbs down goal)-209 lbs (10 % goal)
AtlGirl: Stay OP; lose 11 lbs
Tummy_Girl: Lose 12 lbs
Tracy: Lose 10 lbs
Ladyfyre: Lose 12 lbs
Sheena41: Lose 3 lbs
Mizmizzy: Lose 12 lbs
SupaChix: Breawna: Lose 8 lbs
SupaChix: Jodi: Lose 6 lbs
HisSweetGypsyRose: Lose 8 lbs
Mtphotochick: Lose 10 lbs
Janis427: Lose 10 lbs
Dollypie: Lose 10 lbs
Odysseygurl: Lose 12 lbs
Lewisempire: Lose 10 lbs
Urockmom: Lose 6.5 lbs
Lowandfat: Maintain weight loss (?)
Ms_Perception: Reach 161 lbs
Abielle: Lose 10 lbs
Canadianangel: Wear size 14 pants
Couch: Lose 4.2 kg, (9.2 lb) to reach 99.9 kg (219.8 lb)
RubyJan: Stay on Atkins' induction
Bahecasmart: Lose 10 lbs
Gekster: Lose 10.7 lbs
Saramommy: Lose 8 lbs to reach 147 lbs
Velveteen: Reach 85 kg or less

Jacqui ~ Yeah, well I am going up to 1400 with my shift. If you have time, take a look at my Calories In/Out page on my blog, you can kind of get an idea how I'm doing. Last month I had some really low cal days, which is why, I set that as my goal this month to NOT go below, I know its dangerous.

For the love of Peter, Paul and Mary! You ladies just never stop chatting do you? ;) Hee hee! I'm never going to get caught up at this rate! Forget about waking up early to exercise--I'm going to need to wake up early just to catch up here! :lol:

Okay, lemme try to do a few personals...*deep breath*...okay, here goes nothin'!

First of all let me say thanks to everyone who understood the looniness of my sharing the new panty buying thrill. It's not everyday that I can announce to the world that I'm no longer wearing granny panties and have people cheering me on. :lol: So thanks for the congrats girls! :)

Jacqui ~ Hope you're getting some better sleep! I used to be a total night owl before I started all this--not anymore! I went to bed at 9:30 last night *yawn*!!! But I know what you mean, I went through phases too where I'd stay up all night and then be dragging the next day. Psst...have you eaten breakfast yet? :D

FSA ~ I was curious as to how many pounds we had lost collectively in May--80 lbs is a lot! That's more than my 8 yr old weighs! We lost more than a whole person!!!

Delphi ~ Oh MY! Running down the street in your unmentionables? Now won't that be a sight! You better be sure to have some burly bodyguards nearby to beat back the masses of hunky men who'll want to chase after you! ;) And yeah, "woo hoo on the panties" :lmao: Oh My Goodness!! Hahahaha Who knew my new panties would be the source for a new catch phrase?! *snort* Thank you for the super encouraging words, I love your uber long posts--so keep 'em coming!! And do I really want to do this? **** YEAH!! :D

Gatorgirl~ I hope your test went well and that the upcoming one goes well also!! Keep up the hard work and it'll be over in no time! Bravo for getting your water in first thing in the morning! Keep that up and I won't have to get nutso on you for not drinking your water! ;)

Blondie~ bummer about the scale! Time for a new one! Congrats on making it so long without carbs!! Back when I did Atkins (10 years ago now) that was so hard on me!

Glutio~ tummy troubles are the worst! And isn't just rotten luck when you have them during a time you need to know what your weight is? Sundays are my official WI and measurement taking day, as luck would have it, I was bloated as all get out last Sunday! Argh! I was almost an inch and a half smaller in the waist on Monday! Ah well, no biggie, but it still stinks! Hope you're feeling better soon!

Dollypie~ :carrot:Good for you girl! That's the way to do it! Before long you'll be hitting that eliptical and breezing through it! Just keep it up and soon it'll become a habit you can't break! :)

URockMom~ yeah, weighing in daily can be a bummer when you see the same numbers day after day...do whatever makes you happy girl! Me, I need to see those numbers daily! It totally keeps me on track. When I decide not to step on the scale in the morning, it's usually because I'm getting sick and tired of the whole 'eating healthy, exercising thing' and I'm ready to hop off the wagon. You're doing the right thing--plugging along staying on plan--it'll pay off! :)

Lene~ Heya girlie! OMGoodness I was dyin' when I read that you're afraid I'm going to go all comando on you about your water! :lol: You're rockin' that water girl!! :celebrate: Yay! I'm glad to have a HIIT partner! :) Although I bet you'll be tearin' it up on your elliptical while I'm stuck looking like a drunk monkey huffing and puffing during my jogs outside. ;) Either way--:yay: Yes, I read that you do HIIT 3X a week, and I'm alternating my strength training also. M,W,F ~ ST'ing, T,TH,S ~ HIIT Sun ~ Off (which I still haven't wrapped my head around yet--it's been over a month since I had a day off of exercise!!!). Here's a cool website on HIIT~ http: //www .intervaltraining .net/index.html I'm doing the Lose your Belly Fat workout. PM me if you wanna chat HIIT k? Btw, what kind of ST'ing are you doing? Psst...did you take your vitamin today? :)

NSM~ Awww, I'm so proud of you! Now everytime you fill up your glass--picture me jumping up and down like a loon in a cheerleader's outfit k? I'll be screaming: Gimme a N, Gimme a S, Gimme a M--what's that spell? NSM! :lol: Seriously though, glad to hear you're getting your water in, it really is so important!!! :) Congrats on the loss girlie!! You're on your way!!!

Gekster~ :welcome: You're going to love it here!

Nello~ bummer about your Sensewear! Keep at it though, it sounds like you're doing a great job!

Jodi~ so glad to see you over on the June thread!!! :hugs: girl!

Saramommy~ glad to see you!!

Couch~ Congrats on the loss! Woo hoo!

Babes~ WTG staying on plan--have you caught up yet? ;) Man, this thread is crazy long isn't it? LOL

Shari~ girl, don't you hate weeks like that? Sorry to hear you've been having computer issues--I know all about that--ugh! Glad to see you! :)

RubyJan~ Congrats on Day 1!! You're doing great, keep it up!! :)

Velveteen~ :welcome: Another Kg poster huh? Well, sooner or later I'll figure it out! ;) Kick off your shoes and make yourself at home! :)

Michelle~ don't worry about that pound--just shake it off, you keep at this and you WILL make your goal!!! You CAN do it!!

Susie~ ooh baking is the devil! I love to bake but while I'm in the losing phase of my new lifestyle, I can't. I'll need to take baby steps back into it. But you'll do great! Hey, if you start to feel like binging this afternoon--just come back here and we'll snap ya out of it! :D

OMGosh! I did it! I sure hope I didn't miss anyone! Whew, that was a workout in and of itself! ;)

So how is everyone this gloomy, wet and rainy morning? Yes, yet another storm is sitting over us and so it looks like our plans for heading to the park have been cancelled. Ah well, I do have stuff to do here anyway and having to stay home will maybe motivate me to do it. Maybe. ;)

I am dyin' over the new catch phrase ladies! Who knew me buying new panties would spark something like that? :lol:

Not much new to report. Sitting at 171.6 today, up a little from Monday, down a pinch from yesterday. I got in lots of veggies yesterday so I'm making progress there. I feel sort of weird with this new exercise plan...I feel like I'm not doing enough. Ladies who do strength training, could you share what your routine looks like? I'm following the Body for Life exercise plan and I'm just not sure if it's enough, kwim?

I wanted to encourage the newbies to take their measurements! I talked about this back in May too ladies and it really does help you to keep track of how your body is changing. It also helps when you don't see your scale moving at all! Muscle weighs more than fat, we all know that, but sometimes when that scale won't budge, it's hard to wrap your head around it. If you are making good food choices and exercising--change is happening! You might not see it on the scale, but if you check your measurements, you might be pleasantly surprised. :) So take your measurements!!! Believe me, it might be tough at first, but just think how great it'll feel in a month when you tally up your inches lost!! :carrot:

Speaking of inches lost: I'm wearing size 14 pants!!! :carrot: Woo hoo! Finally, I'm starting to be able to wear Larges and 14s!!!! Crazy how I've lost 25 lbs and I'm just now down a pant size huh? Oh well, it took a while, but it's finally starting to happen!

Okay girls, I gotta go, but I leave you with this:

Ladies, today when you go out into the world, be sure that you have with you your WATER! And when you have your WATER with you, you shall DRINK it! Ya got it? Yeah? Okay then,

Woo Hoo on the panties!!! **** Yeah!!! :D

OK, now I have finally got all my windows squared away so I can get caught up with everyone.

Susiemartin~ Oh! How I hear you on the morning! Morning: I am tough, dedicated, woman hear me roar (humming Helen Reddy). Afternoon: Hmm, I am a little hungry. Evening: Give me the food!!!! ;)

Michelle~ Good for you for sticking with it and being stubborn when the scale is being a rat fink ba&%*@#. Hang tough chickie!!!

Delphi~ Thanks for the inspiration! You keep us all motivated! :hug:

Velveteen~ Welcome! Sounds like you have very attainable goals for the month and we are happy to help you achieve them!

RubyJan~ Congrats on the good day. One at a time, all strung together, lead us to.....GOAL!!!

Nello & Babes~ Congratulations on your OP days yesterday and keep up the good work today! We are right there with you! :carrot:

Jacqui~ YEAH!!! You remembered your breakfast!!! (I take heart at the little things and get overwhelmed by the big stuff! :o) Oh, and thanks for the tips on the green tea that you shared. I am going to give it a go.

Lene~ Can I join you and Sandye on the HIIT train? I usually try to do it every other day, on the day opposite of my strength training. I do a 1 min HI/ 2 min recovery routine. What are you doing?

CMo4~ OK, so I had to go back 4!!! pages to figure our what Delphi was talking about with the panties and it was yesterday! :woohoo: for you and your panties. I did the same thing along the way and was sooooo excited. Now, I am holding out for this month's goal and then there will be new lingerie. :o I haven't set foot in Victoria's Secret in at least a decade but I am planning a major spree. My DH won't know what hit him!

I am off to strength train this am and then will do cardio this evening. Let's have a fantastic :flow2: day ladies!!! (Oh, still no scale movement but I will remain :strong: and battle forward.) :goodvibes to everyone today.

Geesh! It took me so long to read & then write that I missed CM04's latest post! Holy moly!!!!!

I am going to second her motion to have everyone, especially the newbies, take your measurements!!!

Personally, I have lost over 28 inches on my journey. Do you hear me ladies? 28 inches!!!! And you know what, on days when the scale is not being my friend, I look at that paper with those measurements and feel :carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot:!

**** Yeah!!!

Crazymomma ~ :carrot: :broc: :carrot: Woohoo on the panties! 14's ..eh? Wow, :congrat: You are doing it lady! You know I did strength training on my own the other day and well I felt like I didn't do enough so today I'm gonna go back to the strength training on the My Fitness Coach. I was so sore after doing it the last time, I was scared to try it again...but I'll be danged if I'm gonna let that virtual babe scare me. So I guess I can't really give you any advice on it. I guess for me I need more structure so I know I'm actually getting a work out. You're doing wonderful ...regardless! :)

Urockmom ~ :lol: You know, I've NEVER even been in a Victoria secret.:o Plus, as you guys know, I'm not to fond of men at the moment, so I really wouldn't have any use for it, unless I do go running up the road. I'll post my arrest information and news article when that happens though. :lol: Kudos to you for staying so positive and keeping at it. I want soooooooo badly to see you guys succeed. I think I want you guys to hit your goals more than I want to him my own. :) 28 inches is such a feat! WOW..and WOW again..and an extra WOW just cause. ;) Great job dear...great job indeed!

Well two days of healthy eating and exercising. I will say that I do feel so much better. I just need to do some stretching tonight to losen some of these muscles!

Thanks for the encouragement Sandye!

Checking in! I've been keeping close tabs on my calories all week and making sure that I'm hydrated. I've managed to go from 164 to 162.6.:carrot:

8.6lbs to go

Congratulations Crazymama! I can't even imagine what it'd feel like to wear 14s again.

Abielle, 2 lbs! Woot!

I'm actually doing great as well. Was able to maintain my calories throughout the day and didn't have the urge to binge last night. I'm beginning to notice that I do better if I go higher protein / lower carbs in the evening. It keeps me full and keeps the cravings away. I also snuck a weigh in this morning (official weigh in is on Monday) and it said 299! I'm not changing my official info until Monday but I hope it says below 300 come Monday.

Hi everyone:
I'd love to join in the June weight lost support. I started my own June start loss plan to re-energize my 25 loss since January. My plan is to get to my first goal weight (highest weight within "healthy" weight of my BMI) by the time my husband returns from a trip abroad (June 18).

I measure on the 8th of each month and weigh on the 20th (weird dates that for some reason have stuck for me). I didn't see any noticible changes in measurements last month and I refused to weigh myself since January so it was disappointing. Our employer had initiated a Biggest Loser competition across departments in Jan and I weighed in then. I'd waited until the last weigh in (May 28) to check. I was very pleased to find a loss of 25 pounds.

My new final weight loss goal is mid-range healthy weight for BMI. I'm very pleased though for having reached the lowest weight I've ever been since middle school. I can actually run up stairs without knee pain. Woo hoo. In fact, this morning I ran the stairs to pick up the laundry and felt that I was having a bit too high of a bounce. If that makes sense? I guess it was mostly my usual effort at bounce with less weight to toss around and I was going up high.

Details: I started this year at 177 and reached 152 on May 28; goal is 130 by about Aug 20 (family vacation). I work out (dvd in early morning) every Tuesday, Thursday, Sat and Sunday. So, today is off day for programmed exercise but I'll work in lots of steps (for unaccounted bonus exercise). My goal this month is to go to my most successful calorie restriction of 1300. For some reason I can get all my food groups and plan well at this range. If I go higher I become loosey-goosey.

I'm a bit prolific in writing (as well in person). Knowing I'm sharing a large group, I'll keep more posts a bit less--wordy.

iaradajnos ~ :welcome: to the June weight loss thread. Home of the best collection of ladies...ever! We welcome those long posts, so write away. :congrat: on your journey and we are glad to have you aboard. :)

AtlGirl ~ Oh wow, that is great. Keep up the good work! :carrot:

abielle ~ :carrot: :broc: :carrot: on that two pound drop! Keep it up lady! :bravo:



dollypie ~ I'm so glad you are feeling the positive affects from staying on plan. It simply makes you feel so much better..eh?

Shoot! I caught up on the posts in the exercise thread, but I'm still behind here. Well, I read this page anyway.

CMof4-You sound A LOT like me. I'm securely into 14's and larges which feels awesome!! But now I almost hesitate buying them in case I'm in 12's next month. It also took me 25 pounds to REALLY get down a size. I was like..."what is going on?!" Some ladies are in a new size every 5 lbs, it seems! Oh well, I'm THRILLED to be in 14's and SUPER DUPER HUGELY excited to get into 12's which I haven't worn in 10+ years.

AtlGirl-Yippee!! on (unofficially) reaching a new century mark!! That's INCREDIBLE!! Keep up the good work!

I'm finally at my goal from May..LOL. I'm always a day or 2 late on those! I think this month will be different. I just have a good feeling, plus I set a reasonable goal that will keep me motivated. I'm so happy to be able to be on here regularly again!

See, I knew there would be a bunch of posts when I finished the strength training! :D

MsP~ :woohoo: on making it to the mid-60's!!!! Who cares if you are late! You are doing FAN-freakin'-TASTIC!!!! Look out 12's you are on your way!!!

iaradajnos~:welcome3: to our happy-and chatty :gossip:-little group. Sounds like you have have been doing great and :congrat: on getting fit & healthy!! I would run up stairs but my knees make some really funky sounds. ;)

AtlGirl~ WooooooHooooo!!! I will keep :crossed: that it stays down there for Monday so you can be in a new century!!!

Abielle~ :cheer3: :carrot: :cheer3: :cheer2: on those 2 pounds!!!

Dollypie~ Sounds like you are doing & feeling great. Just imagine how good you'll feel, how much energy you'll have, and how much you'll be lovin' life as you keep going day after day. I get wicked tight too so you make sure to get your stretch in today. (I woke up Monday morning after a bunch of different exercise over the weekend and said to DH, "My a** HURTS!!! It was too funny! :lol: )

Delphi~ You make sure that you get that run on video now, OK? I'd like to see that on YouTube. :D I reminded myself that I haven't measured in a while so I am going to do that after shower. Hopefully good news as the scale is not cooperating AGAIN!

Off to cut up some celery for my lunch. I am so happy that it is spring and fresh, local fruits & veggies are starting to come my way. They are so much better than the stuff in the store over the winter. Keep rockin' ladies!

Whoa! This thread has been popping since I made my first post! Sorry it has taken me so long ladies! I started at 201.0lbs - I was 200.2lbs this morning. I am hoping for Onederland by the end of the week. Wish me luck!

wormwooddoll ~ Wow, this is such a milestone. I really, really, really hope you see Onederland this week. :)

urockmom ~ hahaha:lol:hahaha:lol: You know, I could put a storm trooper helmet on (to conceal my identity) and tape a little cam on the helmet, just for you. :lol: Too funny! Let us know how the measuring goes. I need to do that myself. ;)

MsP ~ Heyyyyyyyyyyyy you!!!! Way to go on hitting your goal! :carrot: :carrot: Glad to see you back in action around here with the ol' internet hook up. :congrat: It will be nice seeing you around more. :)

Jacqui ~ I think it's getting about snack or lunch time chicky. ;)