[GettinFit]

Count me in...

SW - 235
CW - 220

My September goals are:
1. Walk at least 36 miles
2. Do a Firm or Hip Hop Abs workout at least 3 times each week
3. Track my calories on My Plate daily
4. Limit the calories I spend on junk food
5. Eat more whole foods
6. Stay focused!

[jadeillusion]

I think weekly weighins are a great idea, Rashomon. It's a great way to help keep us all accountable to each other. ^_^

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[mrsaugie]

alright wi for today is 217.2. I'll be back with more later have to get DS to school.

[Rashomon]

9/1: 215.8
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10/13: 199
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11/30: 180

[jadeillusion]

9/1: 176.8
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10/13: 160
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11/30: 145

[leannerenee]

I gained .4 this week. :-( I am going to keep it up another week at the same amount of calories and amp up my exercise like I have been and see what happens before I give up on 1200 calories a day (by either increasing or decreasing).

[jadeillusion]

your weight's supposed to fluctuate naturally, so don't get discouraged by a .4 gain. ^_^ Plus if you exercising, you might be gaining muscle weight while losing your fat weight. Muscle weighs a lot more than fat and it's also a lot healthier... sooo think positively!

on a side note... my campus is ridiculously spread apart, but i felt more energized after taiji today... which is just weird... shouldn't it just tire me out?

[jadeillusion]

so having officially finished my first week of school i've come to the conclusion that i need to revise my goals for this autumn challenge. I am going to need a bit of time to let my body adjust to the extra strain i'm putting on it from simply walking around campus and doing taiji. i've been sick for a long time and i think i've been a bit too eager. That being said i refuse to completely abadon my goals all together.

so! my revised goals are as follows:
*Cut out fast food entirely
*Limit my soda intake to 24oz per day
*Cut out non-diet sodas altogether
*Start the c25k on September 20 and finish it before November 30
*Limit my junk food intake to 2 pieces a week
*Keep a diet blog to help keep myself in check
*Exercise on Saturdays since I only have taiji Mon and Wed.

[leannerenee]

Good for you for revising, Jade! Blogging has helped me so far and I LOVE reading other peoples' blog for tips and to see how they are doing.

[BurlyQ of Borg]

8/31:202
9/1: 200

9/8: 198 (-4 from starting weight!)
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[canadian mom]

I did horrible yesterday . I was starving for some reason which is not typical for me, but I am starting fresh today and not going to let my eating yesterday discourage me. I am going to do wekly WI also. I weight in on Sundays so I am just gonna post my Sunday weight.

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[shasha12]

jade, awesome job listening to your body and adjusting those goals. Being realistic is sometimes hard to do...

leanne, do u have links for the blogs you like? I'm interested...

BurlyQ, congrats on the loss!!!

Canadian mom, I have recently switched my weigh-ins to Sundays too, so I'll be in the same boat as you!

I said I'd weigh yesterday for this thread and post, but I didn't, so I weighed today and I'm still at 150.6. So there we go... I think I'm eating too few calories, around 1100 on average. I think I lose much better at 1500cals/day. I'm upping cals for the remainder of the week and I'll let you all know!

[jadeillusion]

well, for anyone who's interested, this is my diet blog ^_^

http : // foxonadiet . livejournal . com /

(take out the spaces!)

[econ nerd]

I'm in!! I have fallen off the wagon this summer and have gained some weight back... I joined Weight Watchers and our first meeting is Wednesday Sept 8th.

My goals:
1) Down 30 pounds
2) Get back on track with my exercise
3) Stay on track with my eating

9/1: 265
9/8: 263.4 (-1.6)
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[shasha12]

How's everyone doing?? Just checking in...

jade, thanks for the blog link

econ nerd, welcome!! good luck with your goals!

I'm tired!! working out 5x a week is much harder than 2x a week!! So yesterday, i looked at my old posts, and noticed that I lose weight much easier when I'm eating 1500 calories. Also, for some reason I do better when I have a daily treat. i'm thinking it keeps me on track enough to stay within calories. And i sometimes binge when the scale is mean... SO i'm upping my calories to 1500!! and allowing for a little treat within those cals!! also, i am going to have one 'cheat' meal a week. and continue to weigh just once a week to ward off bingeing. aaand, i'm trying this for 3 whole weeks before making any changes!