Hi everyone, I'm in! I'm excited for this challenge because it seems like a good amount of time for me to stay committed, but not too far away where I'll quit. I'm around 177 right now, and my goal is to lose 30lbs and get down to 147. I'll check back in weekly. Good luck everyone!!!!

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OH WOW!!1 VALENTINES DAY :)) :love::val1::val2:

This valentines day I wanna be sexy AGAIN!!!

here is my goal list

10/31/2009 (G) 176 -- 171
11/7/2009 (G) 174
11/14/2009 (G) 172
11/21/2009 (G) 170
11/28/2009 (G) 168
12/5/2009 (G) 166
12/12/2009 (G) 164
12/19/2009 (G) 162
12/26/2009 (G) 160
1/2/2010 (G) 158
1/9/2010 (G) 156
1/16/2010 (G) 154
1/23/2010 (G) 152
1/30/2010 (G) 150
2/6/2010 (G) 148
2/13/2010 (G) 146 *** OMG 140s would be a dream come true. '

As long as I am in 140s by valentines day I would be jumping with joy. I dont care if it is 149.9 or 146.

I really HAVE TO DO THIS :carrot:

hey -- my goal is about the same as yours. yayy good luck to you!!

hey! i totally goofed and messed up the halloween challenge, but i'd really like to join this one!

my goal is to be 158 by valentine's day.

Welcome new peeps! Glad to have ya!

Hey ladies... I would love to join in!!!! I am hoping to be my goal weight in about 13 weeks, my 30th birthday!!! I need to lose about 1.8 pounds a week.... hopefully that wont be too hard!!! That will put me at my goal on 1/19 and then I want to maintain after.... so I figured this would be a great challenge!! Also I am a little worried that 117 might be too skinny... I haven't been there since I probably about 19 or 20, so my goal weight might change.

Here's to an a great challenge ladies!!! :val1::val1::val1:

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A week late....
 

I know I am a little behind, but I would love to join this challenge. My goal is to lose 2.5lbs per week. I plan to weigh in on Mondays and do cardio 5x/week and yoga 3x/week. Good luck girls!

10/27/09~174 (178) moved in the wrong way...oops. I blame TOM, but am still trying.
11/03/09~171.5
11/10/09~169
11/17/09~166.5
11/24/09~164
12/01/09~161.5
12/08/09~159
12/15/09~156.5
12/22/09~154
12/29/09~151.5
01/05/10~149
01/12/10~146.5
01/19/10~144
01/26/10~141.5
02/02/10~139
02/09/10~136.5
02/14/10~ 134

I'm in!! This is my first challenge here. Great day to start for me since I weighed in this morning!!

SW 298
CW 268
GW 238

10/24 268
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11/21
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I'm so frustrated with myself right now. One week has gone by, and I really didn't accomplish anything. I did go work out one day, but I'm having such a hard time with food. I have planned out my meals and went and got the groceries....but I'm having a hard time sticking to it.

I know I need to make my lunches and snacks the night before, but I don't. I'm wondering if I'm not doing it because of laziness or because I'm burnt out on the food???

This weekend I'm going to try to find some new lunch/snack/supper ideas that are conducive to staying on a budget as well. I think I may try to pack up my lunches for the week all on Sunday evening or something.

any suggestions?

I'm in. 30 pounds by Valentine's Day.

SW 280.4
GW 250


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I would LOVE to join! I havnt joined any actual weight loss challenge here so far and think its a wonderful way to stay motivated and get started!

Im going to aim for less than 215! I plan on continuing working out for a hour 6 days a week and counting calories (1200-1500).

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To McKenziesmomma

Planning is the key to weightloss. We all get lazy and tired sometimes but it is important. Life has to go on you know kids(I have 3), work(part time job here), housework etc etc. but we made a commitment so lets stick to it.

To offer a few ideas/suggestions here it goes

I often pack sandwiches, leftovers, fruits, salads, water for lunch. Snacks are simple fruits, nuts(almonds love 'em), yogurt, crackers, cheese(laughing cow and stringsters mozzarella cheese).
Dinner I try to make easy, fast and nutritious examples are like stir fry's, grilled/baked chicken breast, shrimp, rice, beans, mashed potatoes, pasta, any veggie on hand, salad. Whatever works for your family. Eggs are great for dinner! We do breakfast for dinner sometimes which is great.

HTH!! Good luck with your goal!

Melissa,
Sorry youre having a tough time! What kind of foods are you eating that you're getting bored with? Are you counting calories?

I am counting calories using fitday.com. I also recommend livestrong.com. I actually REALLY like counting calories because I have complete control over what I can eat and my leeway. For example, a couple weekends ago I went to a wedding. They had catered mexican food, so I knew that I was more than likely going to consume mucho calories so I was able to plan a very low calorie breakfast and lunch so when I got to the reception I had enough leeway for mexican. I watched what I ate but I was still able to enjoy it, ya know? I do that day to day also...if I know Im going to have lunch at a friends Im able to arrange to have the calories available. Its a great way to still be able to eat everything you love but monitor the moderation in which youre eating. I obviously try to stay away from high fat, high carb, high sugar foods but I can still enjoy a few things here and there.

Seeing the calories in everything is a REAL eye opener and motivator. I stick to 1200-1500 cals per day and am never starving. It goes a long ways if you feel up on low cal foods such as veggies and salad, etc, before you eat your main course.

I eat ALOT of veggies, turkey sandwhiches, spinach salads with tuna, chicken, fish, beans, more veggies, brown rice, fruits, and breakfast burritos....to name a few.

If you like to cook theres a website, sparkrecipes.com, that has a ton of really yummy healthy dishes you can make and it tells you the calories in everything. If youre making one of your own recipes theres even a calculator to tell you how many cals are in each serving. Its really handy.

I hope I helped a little? Good luck!!! We're going to do this! =)

This week went well. I was good and did not cheat once.


10/20/09~275.5
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I'd like to join, since my birthday is so close to Valentine's Day.

SW: 202
GW: 170

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Checking in! This week has been good. I've really been watching what I'm eating. Also, I've been home from school for the weekend, so I was nervous about cheating, and aside from a few iced oatmeal cookies, I stayed on track!

10/18/09: 212: 212
10/25/09: 210: 208 (-4 YAY)
11/01/09: 208
11/08/09: 206
11/15/09: 204
11/22/09: 202
11/29/09: 200
12/06/09: 198
12/13/09: 196
12/20/09: 194
12/27/09: 192
01/03/10: 190
01/10/10: 188
01/17/10: 186
01/24/10: 184
01/31/10: 182
02/07/10: 181
02/14/10: 180

well I 'm not doing so well I am up 1.8 pounds and I have no idea why :( even my rings are tight how depressing is that.I am not gonna let this stop me...

i'd like to join.

my goal is 160 by valentine's day.

SW: 202
CW: 201
GW: 170

10/24/09 (start) - 202
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Oh! I want to join! Hopefully this goal will help keep me on the wagon through winter (and after my oh-so-motivating vacation next month!). My goal is to run (walk/run at first!) at least 30 minutes 3X per week. I want to keep this up and hopefully run a 5k in the spring! I'm doing C25K now and am on week four so - so far, so good!

I'd love to join! My goal is 143...15 more lbs!

10/25/09: 158.6 (starting weight)
11/01/09: 157.0
11/08/09: 156.2
11/15/09: 155.6
11/22/09: 154.4
11/29/09: 153.4
12/06/09: 152.2
12/13/09: 150.4
12/20/09: 150.0
12/27/09: 150.6 (BOO CHRISTMAS FOOD!)
01/03/10: 149.2
01/10/10: 148.4
01/17/10: 146.6
01/24/10: 145.8
01/31/10: 144.2
02/07/10: 143.6
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10/20/09~ 134
10/27/09~ 133
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A day early, but so far, so good. Weighing in now because I'm not sure if I'll feel like it later. I didn't do any work outs yesterday, and probably won't today, though, because I'm starting to feel a bit drained and achy. There's a bug working its way through my household.:(

Okay, I'm in! I'll be weighing in Sundays though as that is my weigh day for other challenges. My goal is ONEDERLAND!! Which might be a reach as this upcoming stretch includes Thanksgiving, Christmas and my Birthday....
10/11 248.5
10/18 242.5
10/25 240
11/1 237.5 / 236
11/8 235 / 235
11/15 232.5 / 230
11/22 230 / 229
11/29 227.5 / 229 Darn Thanksgiving!
12/6 225 / 227
12/13 222.5 224
12/20 220
12/27 217.5
01/03 215 238

Okay as you can tell, I took some time off. Well to be more accurate I totally fell off the wagon for Christmas...and then carried on till past New Years. Am back on the wagon now and no use beating myself up anymore I guess. Am going to change my goal weight though!

01/10 232
01/17 227
01/24 223.5
01/31 221
02/07 219
02/14 214

:D Hi everyone~
I'm new but I would like to participate.
Aiming for 2lbs a week which I know will slowly become harder but I want to push myself.

CW: 182.5
GW: 150.0

Date - GW / CW
10/05 - 189.5
10/12 - 186
10/19 - 184.5
10/26 - 182.5

11/02 - 180.5 / 177.5 (5 lbs loss due to end of TOM)
11/09 - 178.5/173.5
11/16 - 176.5/ 170.5
11/23 - 174.5 / 168.0
11/30 - 172.5 / 169.5

12/07 - 170.5 / 163.5
12/14 - 168.5 / 160.0
12/21 - 166.5 / 160.0
12/28 - 164.5 / 160.5

01/04 - 162.5 / 159.5
01/11 - 160.5 / 156.0
01/18 - 158.5 / 154.0
01/25 - 156.5 / 151.0

02/01 - 154.5
02/08 - 152.5
02/14 - 150.0

I hope to lose ~ 39 lbs by February 14, 2010!

38 lbs lost!!! and 1 lbs to go!!

Good luck everyone<3

GW/CW

10/24/09 (start) - 202
10/27/09~ 200.5
11/03/09~ 198-199
11/10/09~ 196-197
11/17/09~ 194-195
11/24/09~ 192-193
12/01/09~ 190-191
12/08/09~ 188-189
12/15/09~ 186-187
12/22/09~ 184-185
12/29/09~ 182-183
01/05/10~ 180-181
01/12/10~ 178-179
01/19/10~ 176-177
01/26/10~ 174-175
02/02/10~ 172-173
02/09/10~ 170-171
02/14/10~ 168-169

Hey Ladies,

10/15/09; 216; 216
10/20/09; 214; 216
10/27/09; 212; 213.5
11/03/09; 210
11/10/09; 208
11/17/09; 206
11/24/09; 204
12/01/09; 202
12/08/09; 200
12/15/09; 198
12/22/09; 196
12/29/09; 194
01/05/10; 192
01/12/10; 190
01/19/10; 188
01/26/10; 186
02/02/10; 184
02/09/10; 182
02/14/10; 180-178

So, I think my scale might be broken. I know I've probably lost water weight due to all the walking I did yesterday, but I don't think if I believe that that's my weight. When I went to the doc's office (I think) a week ago it said I was 219 when my scale said a little lower, then again it could be that I had more clothes on at the doc's office. Either way, I know I still need a new scale. XD But I'm catching up!

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<3 We Can Do It Ladies.

Start Weight: 230
Current Weight: 224.4
Challenge Weight: 195

Oct 20.09 - 229 : 226.8 ( -3.2 lbs / -.51 BMI )
Oct 27.09 - 226 : 224.4 ( -2.4 lbs / -6.5 in )

Nov 03.09 - 224
Nov 10.09 - 222
Nov 17.09 - 220
Nov 24.09 - 218

Dec 01.09 - 216
Dec 08.09 - 214
Dec 15.09 - 212
Dec 22.09 - 210
Dec 29.09 - 208

Jan 05.09 - 206
Jan 12.09 - 204
Jan 19.09 - 202
Jan 26.09 - 200

Feb 02.09 - 198
Feb 09.09 - 196
Feb 14.09 - 195

GOAL: is -27 lbs. Thats 1.5 lbs per week
Starting at 276 on 10/15/09


10/20/09~ 275.6 (-0.4) I'll take it! lol
10/27/09~ 270 (-5.6) I was soooo sick for 5 days with God knows what:faint: but I'm on the mend
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10/13/09~ 215.2
10/20/09~216.4
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Howdy everyone! I am down 3 pounds from last week! Woot.

10/20/09~268
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I hope everyones had a great week!

yea im 243.8 .... 16 weeks left to go... keep up the good work.. looking forward to feb...

Down 2. Yay. So excited.

10/13/09~ 232
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Hi Va Voomers!
I'm keeping my stats on page 2. I've decided not to copy and paste for this challenge. I'm down 3.2 lbs so far. Hope we all make our goals and wishes. Hugs!

My goal is to be 190 by Valentine's Day. Thanks!

(From my record... 10/12: 227.2)

10/26/09 221
11/02/09 218.6
11/09/09 214.8
11/16/09 212.0
11/23/09 208.8
11/30/09 204.8 TOM
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Goal 190

Krista, I'm also not doing the copy and paste thingy. I'm on page 1. I didn't lose anything last week, think I need to up my calories. I got really busy and didn't eat well. I mean, I ate healthy, just not enough last week!!!

Hope everyones having a good week :).

I want to join! I have finally accepted that I do not seem to be capable of averaging much more than a pound a week. Sigh. Therefore, I hope to make it to 185 by Valentine's Day!
START (Halloween)~200.2

11/03/09~ 200.0
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GOAL~185.0

10/18/09: 212: 212
10/25/09: 210: 208
11/01/09: 208: 207.5 (-.5)
11/08/09: 206
11/15/09: 204
11/22/09: 202
11/29/09: 200
12/06/09: 198
12/13/09: 196
12/20/09: 194
12/27/09: 192
01/03/10: 190
01/10/10: 188
01/17/10: 186
01/24/10: 184
01/31/10: 182
02/07/10: 181
02/14/10: 180

This week was frustrating. I'm still on track, but when I weighed myself earlier this week I was at 206 so I'm not quite sure where that 1.5 came from....didn't even have Halloween candy yesterday! Oh well, just have to work a bit harder this week.