Hi all :wave: I wanted to check in, too. Somehow I typed my goal wrong on the initial post -- I meant I wanted to be 150 by the end of July, not 168 -- I'm already under that! Silly me.

So far so good on the working out front. I think I will take Sunday as my rest day (though I still may go for a leisurely stroll).

So far today:

- abdominal crunches
- Dance Dance Revolution on the Wii

I still want to at least go for a walk, if not walk/run later on this evening. To the extent that I can workout twice a day, I will!

In a few minutes I'm going to grill some fish and possibly have some veggies along with it.

Hello chickies!

I am headed out of town for the weekend, but determined to stick with my challenges! The water will be the hardest today since we have a 4 hour drive - I don't want to stop at the restroom every hour :D

SW: 293
GW: 281

:wave: again,

My goals this month are:

1: Drop 5 pounds
2: Vitamin everyday
3: 1200 mins of exercise


(gonna go reset my ticker now)

July weight loss goal list
Delphi--Lose 10 pounds, start counting calories again, check in daily
Starchild-- Drink only water, tea, fruit juice/water mix;1400-1600 calories daily;Go from size 18 to 16 pants;No potato chips of ANY kind (my "cheat" food).
SusieMartin-- lose 8 lbs & to Check In Daily
Ap90-lose 8 lbs. Also; fit into the size 11 jeans
Bamagirl-I'd like to reach 125 pounds, and if I complete that, my goal weight of 120 pounds
Sarcruze-I want to lose 15lbs;exercise at a higher intensity & more resistance; incorporate more weights into my gym time;get back into the habit of drinking 100oz of water a day.
TheBunneh- Lose 5 pounds; stick to 1600cals a day or less; Noskipping workouts(5-6days a week), rest days do something active walk/yoga, No obsessing over the scale, or getting upset over daily fluctuations
Lewisempire-Drink 100 oz water/tea day, log in daily,lose 10 pounds.
vladadog- Reach 220 pounds
eryns- lose 10 pounds and hopefully fit back into my favourite jeans.
girlieyorkie-lose 5 pounds
mommy in Motion-Lose 10 pounds;Workout on vacation;Fit comfortably in my summer clothes
dcapuletcomplete 30 day shred (started yesterday);Fit comfortably (or loosely) into size 18 pants
fivestoneExercise 6 days a week;Weigh 150 or less by the end of July
Hopeful8 lose 10 pounds
pinkprincessGW 264;Drink at least 24 oz of water every single day. (I will gradually increase it.);Food Journal every single day.
TexscrapperDrink 100 oz water/day;Lose 12 pounds,and achieve my first mini-goal;Exercise 5 days a week
lanabubbybe 230 pounds or less
KimL1214Lose 10 pounds
peaches5577-Drink 120 oz of water/daily;Lose 10 lbs; July goal weight: 173;Exercise: cardio 30 minutes 4x a week;weights 4x a week.
annieb GW - 180
SarahD140My goal is to stay on, keep going, and since the pounds are flying off this time, second goal is to reach 250 in the month of July.
Caela1. Onderland then 195 lbs. then 190 lbs.; Maintain my food and exercise journals;Fit into next size down jeans (size=12);Don't give up/self-sabotage if/when scale doesn't comply.
akacutieLose7 lbs; Exercising 5 days per week at least 30 minutes;Journaling EVERY SINGLE day;Staying within my points allowance-(I am following WW method)
Calisa86 1 Month without sugar;Lose 10 pounds;Gym 5 days a week;swim Saturday mornings
ange82muchweigh 122 pounds
Candy loveWeigh less than 200 pounds;No eating before 7am and after 7pm;Drinking water, coffee and fruit juice only;1,200 - 1,500cals per day;exercise at least 3x week; weigh on Thursdays
Jessicado202- Weigh 202 or les;fit size 14 jeans; post every few days as schedule allows; run at least 4x week
gatorgirl6Lose 10 lbs;Post everyday
ecruI will drink two litres of water a day;walk 5 days a week;run a 5k in July (non-stop);weigh 189 on August 1st;eat no StarBurst nor Jujubes for the month of July;say something positive about myself everyday of July
MsPerceptionGet back down under 135; Track food
audrina-lose ten pounds and to be a clothes size smaller
LouisaH lose 10pounds
gottahloseDrop 5 pounds; Vitamin everyday;1200 mins of exercise
Hlthgrl at or below 190;count calories ; upping the exercise!
Vickilou-get back into the 230's.

Happy July Ladies,
MsP welcome back, I have a whole new appreciation for you! Thanks for all you do for us monthly You are officially Da Bomb! How was your trip? Any pics? We have some of our group from last year re-joining us, and I am very excited for July.

Fivestone, Your goal is fixed! Good luck!

Girls, I gotta run, I overslept my alarm today, and I gotta build some fence before it gets too hot! Hope you all have a great day!

Checking in with starting weight!

SW: 182.6
GW: 174.6

Can I join in? I'd like to be at or below 190 by the end of July by continuing to count calories and upping the exercise!

Morning girls!

SW- 188.4
GW-178.4

Thanks Lewisempire! This is really helpful!

Good morning! I just thought I would check in real quick. My "normal" weigh-in days are Fridays, so I am not sure if I should count my SW as 145 (Tuesday's weight) or go by whatever the scale says tomorrow am!

I do have a question for anybody (everybody): What are your favorite resistance band workout moves? I will be traveling for 2 weeks this month, so I am looking to put together a new routine that uses body weight and bands. I'm just trying tog et some fresh ideas because I am bored with my standbys!

~Dagny

My Goal for July weight loss challenge is to get back into the 230's. I weigh 244.4 today.

I can't believe it's July already!! Boy, this year is just flying past me...

I was 182.4 on the scale this morning, but I'm pretty sure I'm retaining water. Or I may just be deluding myself. Nevertheless I'm going to wait until Sunday's weigh-in to subtract the 5 pounds and figure out where my end of July goal will be.

I'm soooo sore from working out Tuesday and Wednesday I may take a rest day today. Or I may just try to do something not very intense. I'm going to see how I feel this afternoon though.

This is from the Turbo Jam lower body video, but I really like the move they have where you tie a not in the resistance band and loop it around your legs - then do side steps and side leg lifts! Those really burn my thighs. (This is if I'm correct in thinking you mean the thin rubber bands, and not the rubber tubing with handles. If so just ignore me. :spin:)

I love resistance bands. I don't know if you are talking about the kind that are similar to jump ropes, or the type that you put around your ankles or arms [the former I despise lol]

I love to use the resistance band though, I like to do squats while standing on the band, I pull the band up to wrap around the back of my arms so my hands are on top of my shoulders and then do squats. I also do a lot of resistance work wrapping the band around something and working out my arms too.

How about I typed in my end-of-July goal weight incorrectly AGAIN! Well, this time, I'm going to let it stay. 150 is pretty ambitious for the end of July, but I'll let it be my goal anyway. It'll be interesting to see how close I come.

Thanks Olivia and Audrina!

I actually have both types of bands, (with and without the handles) I've never done Turbo Jam before- but I'll try that leg move. It's one I did in Boot Camp last summer, I almost forgot about it!

I'll have to remember that I can wrap the band around something! I get so bored standing with one foot on the band doing bicep curls, or lying down and doing chest press, etc... Gotta remember to use all of my surroundings!

~Dagny