August Weight loss challenge
 

Let's see....

My goals for this month is:
drink at least 8 glasses of water
do some type of exercising every day
lose between 10-15 pounds
:carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot::carrot:

(that carrot reminds me of the little banana who does the "Peanut Butter Jelly Time" dance lol you should search it on youtube, it's hilarious)

Good luck with your goals everyone!! We can do this!!

Check In Time

Yesterday was OP - planning for another OP day today.
Hope your day is wonderful!

Hey All!
Just checking in to say hi to everyone! Well... those that know me anyway. I'm still going strong, I just broke into the 160's today with 168.8 and it feels pretty awesome. The weight loss has slowed since i'm not actively trying to lose anymore but I'm thrilled that the trend is still down.
I'm currently training for a duathlon (5k run, 21 mile bike) that takes place in September and I completed my first 5k on July 3rd.... I'm sort of addicted to collecting those race tags now. Heh.
I hope everyone is doing well. Keep up the great work!
Oh, and stop by my blog if you ever want to hear me ramble about the random things on my mind!

Good day everyone...

I'm having a great day. DH has been sending me sweet texts all morning telling me how beautiful I am and stuff like that. He's such a gem!

We leave to go camping tomorrow so I'm making my meal plan today so I can stay on track.

Lewisempire: Sorry to hear about your grandmother. My thoughts are with your family.

Shrinking Girl: :congrat: on the 160's! I can't wait to get there! You're doing amazing and good luck with your duathlon.

Hope everyone is having a great day!
Tamara

Thank you for all your condolences. It means a lot to have great people like you ladies around me! Thanks for all the support and inspiration everyday!
I have been back on plan for 3 days so far, and it feels good to have healthy foods and calorie levels on board.
Heading to bed now, have a great night everyone!

Hey Chicklets, I gotta be quick. Leaving town for the weekend and haven't packed yet--yikes!

LE: so sorry about your G'ma. Don't worry about the gain, it'll be gone soon, now that you're back on track.

SG!: Nice to see you. Congrats on the continued loss and rock on for your races! I haven't checked in on your or Tummy Girl's blogs too much lately (nor my own, for that matter, lol.), so it's nice to get an update from you and "see" you back at the party!

susuiemartin: Beautiful job on the coop! What a sense of accomplishment.

I'm poised for a total mess of a weekend. Beer festival in Madison. One of my favorite weekends of the year (for 18 years now! Holy crap, I'm not that old). I've prepared road food and some for Saturday, and hopefully I will hold firmly to my will power. Already it feels like a tenuous thread...wish me luck, everyone and have a great weekend!

Check In Time

Happy Friday the 13th!
Yesterday was OP - planning another today. I'll be soooo glad to get out of the 230's!

Good morning ladies!

I was pleased at my HM weigh in this morning. Down 2.2lbs since Tuesday (which was bad because of last weekend's camping food mania!...LOL) down to 177.8lbs. If that keeps up I should be able to see the 160's by the end of the month! I really hope to, but either way I'm only a few pounds shy of weighing less than DH for the first time ever in our 19 year relationship! Wow!

I have all my food planned and packed, only a little concerned about the alcohol factor, but I can do it...I know I can. I'll take my runners and try to go for a run Sat/Sun mornings before everyone gets up.

Everyone have a fantastic weekend!

Tamara

Starting kind of late but I am hoping to be out of the 160s by the end of August!

Good evening! I've been busy with yard work and all the typical summer stuff...enjoying this last couple weeks with the kids before the school hijacks them from me! We've been really enjoying so many fun things, even just at home.
Anyway, tings are going well. I was probably a little high on calories the last few days. I've been working hard and the hunger level has been up, so I've eaten more to meet my body's demand. I'm reigning that in now though. I do actually want to drop a few more pounds this month!

Check In Time
Yesterday was OP - planning for a busy OP day today.
I'm down another pound or so :carrot: so that's good news.

Pretty sure I'll make my August weight goal & my goal for Labor Day.

Hope you have a great day!

Today's Weigh-in: 254.5 (-1.5 for August!)
Alrighty! Today's Plan:
Eat 1200 Calories (So far on plan!)
Burn 1/2 of those Calories (CHECK! - AND MORE!)
*I FINALLY WENT OVER 5 MINUTES ON THE ELLIPTICAL! I DID 7!*
*I UPPED MY SPEED ON WALKING AND UPPED MY LEVEL ON THE BIKE*
*WORKED PAST MY CARDIO AND INTO THE IRONWORKS ROOM!*
Drink 1/2 my weight in oz of water = 127.25 oz -roughly a gallon (HALF WAY THERE!)

I am going to do this!

susie - nice chicken house!

lewis - sorry to hear about your grandmother. Best wishes to you and your family.

Me- leaving LA and the wild wild west behind for the journey home - New Mexico, Nebraska, Ohio, and finally NY. I'm a little nervous, kinda excited, and honestly reading to be done. :)

Talk to you all next week.

Check In Time

Yesterday was not OP. Got into the crackers & peanut butter after dinner. Well no surprise my weight is up a little this morning.

Planning for an OP day today.

Hope you day is a good one :)

Down another pound! YAY! (-2.5 for August!)

Check In Time

Yesterday was OP - planning for another today :)

Hope your day is a good one!

I didn't have time to post yesterday but when I weighed in I was at 189.6. I officially broke out of the 190's! I've not been keeping up on my yoga but I met part of my goal :)

Lewisempire- Get to Onederland; Log my food daily
Peaches5577 Lose ten pounds;Exercise 4x a week-
LiliK Get to twosieland
Ijiggle onederland; get 70,000 steps per week
LouisaH lose 7 pounds, to reach 152.2
eclipse make it to Onederland
Audrina to be down 10 more pounds [185.5]; to be no longer considered 'obese'
decapulet-1200 min exercise; down to size 16
Thebunneh-Reach 176lbs, do five workouts a week
Cheriann to lose 13 pounds;to work out 3-4x per week.
SusiemartinMy goals are 8lbs, to check daily;finish painting the chicken house & grain shed
envelopeto lose 10 lbs. My starting weight is 196.
Tinycities-My goal is to lose 5lbs (taking me out of the 170s!)
fiestone- Reach 155.5 (halfway point!);-Reach 149.9 (normal weight)
Hlthgrl- be at or below 190;start doing yoga at least four days per week
PopcornGallose 10 lbs
Terre-lose 10lbs;walk 4 miles a day 5 days a week;get into the 160's
Ms Perception1. Track my food;2. Fit comfortably into my clothes
NightAngel26- reach 215 lbs
KimL1214-Lose 15 pounds SW: 259.5/GW 244.5
VickieLou-get into the 230's. SW: 247.2.
Hickory0305Lose 10 pounds, to reach 160.0;Earn 35 Activity Points every week (burn 3500 calories);Track every day
Peachykeen62-lose 5 pounds! But if I reach that goal I will extend it to 8 pounds!! Sw: 251.5
Bama girl reach my freakin' goal weight! 120 lbs
Lilli58To lose 5 pounds this month (to reach 137lb)
SexyinNC7 lbs by the end of the month. That would put me at 129.6
Lippy100485Lose 10 pounds
TamarajHit 170lbs or lower;Stay OP for all camping weekends
Miss Mallee lose 10 pounds
From Thick to Thindrink at least 8 glasses of water;do some type of exercising every day;lose between 10-15 pounds
Mommy1028-be out of the 160's

Happy Monday to everyone! I worked this weekend, so I am soooooo glad that it is OVER!
I have updated the list, If I have missed anyone/anything, please let me know. Congrats to all those who are moving toward their August goal. Welcome all newcomers, BTW It is NEVER too late to start on this thread! (or re-start for that matter!)
My food choices were less than steller this weekend, Luckily, there was not much opportunity to eat. So I did manage a loss overall. YAY, I will take whatever I can get. MY official weigh in Is tomorrow. I can change my ticker then. I think I will go back to bed for a much needed nap.
I hope everyone has a really fabulous day!

I am a restarter. I am not giving up on onederland yet but the 70,000 steps a
week has been a bust. I had a rough couple of weeks but I am back
on track now.
Congratulations, Hlthgrl and fivestone for reaching your goals.

Have a great day everyone!

I've been off track here for a few days. The injuries and activities of the past few days have got my mind kinda messed up. I lost focus. I'm feeling a little better now mentally...that is if my darling kids don't drive me insane with their arguing today!
Here's to restarting and ending the month well!

Check In Time :)

I'm getting impatient to get out of the 230's. I know that I'm making progress, but the 230's seem to be taking forever................ hurry up 229!


Hope your day is a good one!

I haven't posted here much - been meaning to, I just get sidetracked every time I start! Congrats to those who met their goals already. :carrot:

I weighed in at 177.8 this morning. Just a pound away from 176 goal, and so far I've been keeping up with my 5 workouts/wk, though I've been struggling with it and with calories.

I can NOT believe August is over halfway over. Geeeesh, is there like a vortex in my apartment sucking time away or something?? :dizzy:

I have a doctors appointment next week to get my thyroid checked and see if maybe that's why I'm so exhausted all the time. I was diagnosed with an under active thyroid when I was a kid but never medicated, then a couple years later I was retested and told levels were normal. But apparently you can test normal and still have a thyroid condition. Oddly, part of me is afraid that I don't have hypothyroidism because if I do at least it means there's hope to fix how bad I feel all the time. And the other part of me is just scared to see a doc for the first time since I was 14. :o

hello ladies!
Weighed in today, ANd I am proud to say I am back on track 204.4. I will really have to get a move on to make onederland this month. I am really gonna focus on my Water intake.

SusieMartin- I just wanted to say Way to go. I know it must feel like you are just pluggin along, but 37 POUNDS???? OMG that is soooo awesome! I am really proud of you and your stick-to-itness! Keep up the great work!

Thebunneh-good luck at thedoctors, I will say a prayer for you. Let us know how it goes.

MsP- Hugs, girl!!!!!! Let's push through til the end of August. Maybe we should start our POP for 7 days thing again. Lord knows I could use a little friendly competition.

Check In Time

LE Thanks for the encouragement!

Yesterday was OP - planning for another today. I'm getting ready to start painting the grain shed :cool:
Hopefully I'll have it done by the end of the weekend and I will have completed 2 of my 3 goals.

Hope your day is a good one!

Hi Chicklets! I'm back from my weekend away--got sucked right into work and computer ****, and I'm coming up for a breath of air. I'm so tired and so behind that I don't even have time for personals. I didn't do so great over the weekend, but am actually down to a new low of 155.6, so I guess I didn't do too terribly!

I leave before the crack of dawn tomorrow morning for 6 days in Maine, where I have eat lobster and drink champagne, and maybe a dark & stormy every night. I know it sounds terrible, but I think I can make it through okay. Internet access is sparse, and I'll be frantically getting my work done when I have it, so I won't be checking in for a week, probably.

LE and MsP: If you do a little 7-day challenge, I'll be the decoy to help keep temptation from getting too close to you, since I'll be on vacation and indulging in off-plan activities. Although, I do intend to indulge like a thin person instead of the former out-of-control fat person I used to be!

Have a great week everyone!

Check in time - you can put me down as monthly goal met! I'm at 199.8 this morning - Onederland!

Lewisempire- Get to Onederland; Log my food daily
Peaches5577 Lose ten pounds;Exercise 4x a week-
LiliK Get to twosieland
Ijiggle onederland; get 70,000 steps per week
LouisaH lose 7 pounds, to reach 152.2
eclipse make it to Onederland
Audrina to be down 10 more pounds [185.5]; to be no longer considered 'obese'
decapulet-1200 min exercise; down to size 16
Thebunneh-Reach 176lbs, do five workouts a week
Cheriann to lose 13 pounds;to work out 3-4x per week.
SusiemartinMy goals are 8lbs, to check daily;finish painting the chicken house & grain shed
envelopeto lose 10 lbs. My starting weight is 196.
Tinycities-My goal is to lose 5lbs (taking me out of the 170s!)
fiestone- Reach 155.5 (halfway point!);-Reach 149.9 (normal weight)
Hlthgrl- be at or below 190;start doing yoga at least four days per week
PopcornGallose 10 lbs
Terre-lose 10lbs;walk 4 miles a day 5 days a week;get into the 160's
Ms Perception1. Track my food;2. Fit comfortably into my clothes
NightAngel26- reach 215 lbs
KimL1214-Lose 15 pounds SW: 259.5/GW 244.5
VickieLou-get into the 230's. SW: 247.2.
Hickory0305Lose 10 pounds, to reach 160.0;Earn 35 Activity Points every week (burn 3500 calories);Track every day
Peachykeen62-lose 5 pounds! But if I reach that goal I will extend it to 8 pounds!! Sw: 251.5
Bama girl reach my freakin' goal weight! 120 lbs
Lilli58To lose 5 pounds this month (to reach 137lb)
SexyinNC7 lbs by the end of the month. That would put me at 129.6
Lippy100485Lose 10 pounds
TamarajHit 170lbs or lower;Stay OP for all camping weekends
Miss Mallee lose 10 pounds
From Thick to Thindrink at least 8 glasses of water;do some type of exercising every day;lose between 10-15 pounds
Mommy1028-be out of the 160's
My Michelle12 days totally clean eating!

Congratulations Eclipse! I am soo happy for you, and a little envious too! Keep up the Great work.

Congratulations Eclipse!!!

I am now only 2lbs away from goal. :)

Check In Time
Eclipse- That is so wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yesterday was OP - planning for another today. I was 230.4 this morning. Hopefully will I have made my August weight goal by the end of the weekend if I lay off the salt :D

Hope you day is a good one!

Congrats eclipse! =)


Weighed 177.4 this morning, almost to Augusts goal! My TOM is due in a few days though, I'm kind of surprised I haven't seen a jump on the scale yet. Still bracing myself for it. I will NOT let myself freak over it.

WI today was 176.2.

I don't think I'll make the 160's by the end of the month...but I should be able to do it by my birthday on Sept. 11.

Everyone have a terrific day!
Tamara

eclipse - woo hoo!

so now that i am home, i put on a size 16 dress. still snug, but i have 16 days left. I was totally on plan with eating today, and did 30DS with actual weights and not bands - a WHOLE different experience. So hopefully, I can make it!

Made My Weight Goal
 

Check In Time
Made my weight goal for August - 230.2 this morning :carrot:

All I have to do is finish painting the grain shed which I just might do today & check in daily and then I've made my goals for August :D

Hope your day is a good one!

Hi, I hope I can slip in here for the final days of August in order to ramp up for your September challenge? My goal for the remainder of the month is 12 days (including today) of totally clean eating.

Congratulations to all of you who are rocking your goals, it is inspiring to read!

Checking in to say "hi" today. Things are going well. I'm going to try a 12 mile run tomorrow and see if my legs will cooperate. If not, I'll just do what I can and continue with the rehab to get my legs back to 100%.
Food has basically improved and I decided next month I'm setting an actual weight goal and getting my food planned out better. It should get a little easier with the kids in school and our daily schedule a little more consistant. I'm truly enjoying this last bit of summer, though. So, I'm not in a big rush for August to end!

Check In Time
Yesterday was OP - planning for another today.
Hope your day is a good one!

185.6

I am so excited, I made my goal to lose 10 lbs by the end of August.

:celebrate:

yeah envelope!! :cheer: