May Weight Loss Challenge
 

It's almost May, the weather is warming, and believe it or not swimsuit season will soon be upon us! So let's get ourselves focused and get slimmer for summer by setting some great weight loss goals for the month of May.

The rules of this thread are simple. We are here to provide each other some accountability along the path to weight loss. So, you just set your weight loss related goal(s) and it gets added to a goal list. When you reach your goal, it gets turned Red. We have a sister thread for exercise related goals http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/chic...challenge.html. All exercise related goals can be posted there. We love to hear about your success, as well as your challenges throughout the month. We're here to support and encourage each other to be our best.

So, let's post some goals, and prepare to get started on Sunday! Good luck to all our challengers this month!

I am totally up for this!!! I had been dieting/exercising on my own since Jan. and finally decided it just wasn't enough, that I needed more support so I joined just a couple of days ago :) So hopefully I can (re)jump start my weight loss! Not really sure what I should set as far as goals though? I have been strength training so I haven't seen much change weight wise (yet) unfortunatly.

Hi Trish - welcome to 3FC! This forum is an excellent place to find support of all kinds. :)

As far as a goal goes, you can take a look at our April Weight Loss Challenge thread for some ideas: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/chic...challenge.html The goals that posters set are anything from committing to staying on a particular eating plan, to tracking food intake daily, to a particular weight goal, to a specific number of pounds lost. Any weight loss related goal is appropriate. :)

There's also a http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/chic...challenge.html thread in which you can post any exercise related goals. We'd love to have you join us there as well!

I'll join! I've slacked during the month of April losing just a little over 5 lbs. For May, I'd like to lose at least 10lbs. Summer break is fast approaching and I'll be spending my summer back at home. I hope I can keep up the progress I've had so far, and avoid those nagging temptations! They seem to get the best of me. I'd also like to maintain some sort of physical activity or exercise every week 5-6 times a week.

I would like to lose 5 lbs in May.

I have a lot of weight loss related goals in mind right now, but number wise I am going to aim to lose 8 pounds in May.

Sign me up! :)

My goal is to lose 12 pounds in May.

I'll make that more specific:

1. Lose 12 pounds in May.
2. Stick to the SB diet plan.
3. Exercise every day: 30 min. strength/core, 30 min. cardio.
4. Record everything I eat.
5. Count calories.

Thanks for starting the thread chickadee :)

I cut it really fine last month so this month my goal is to lose 8lbs. So hopefully I'm 353 by May 30!

Good luck with your goals everyone.

I would love to join in!

Like many, I've been down this path many times before - losing, gaining, losing, gaining some more. Last time (in January), I knew I wasn't really committed, but felt like I had to make that yearly New Year's try. Of course, I did not succeed.

Now, I am 100% in. I feel much more positive. I've joined a gym and have been working out and just feel so much better mentally and physically. So, I'm ready to kick butt (and other parts) in May. My goal will be to lose 12 lbs.

Headed over to the exercise thread to make some commitments there too. Good luck everyone!

SO UP FOR THIS! :) (even though my main goal is to be HEALTHY, while losing weight throughout the process...)

Hey, I'm Lacey, I'm a senior in high school, and I joined 3FC less than a week ago... Quickly before I post my goals, you may need a bit of background information so they make sense. Ever since I was young, I binged, I remember being 8 years old at a party and secretly scarfing down 8 brownies. I counted them, and the memory still stays with me today (shudder). When I entered middle school I developed bulimia, unhealthily compensating for my binging by vomiting or through severely restricting the following days (100 to 600 cals a day... oh my dumb self...) I came clean my freshman year, and began recovering. Therefore, nowadays, I don't always binge, but I overeat, and I do often binge, most of this occurring after school and on weekends. Whenever I try to eat "healthy," I undereat. That being said, my goals (and steps to goals) for May:
DO's and DONT's STEPS
1) DO drink a large glass of water EVERY time I eat ANYTHING.
2) DON'T count calories daily(It'll mess with my f'ed up head)...DO count them twice a week to make sure not eating too much or little.
3) DON'T eat as soon as you get home...DO wait a while, do some homework, if truly hungry then eat ONE HEALTHY snack.

MY # GOALS
133 End of April
129 (BREAK THE PLATEAU!)
125}***not sure when...wait till end of May***
120}***
115}***

(all goals have been approved with the help of a BMI calculator)

Good luck and stay strong!
<3 lacey marie

BTW I'm sorry this is so long :) I promise it was only for my introduction.

Hello! I'm new here and this is my first challenge post.
My goals:

1. Lose 12lbs
2. Write down what I eat every day
3. Stick to a low carb diet, count calories.
4. Take a good walk at least 5 times a week

Good luck everybody!

I am Up for a May Challenge-

My May Goals-
1) Write everything I eat down
2) Increase my water intake - 8 glasses a day
3) NO fast food this month - this will be hard.....
4) Weight loss- what ever I get will be great :carrot:

Baby steps.....few things at a time

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE.... off to the May exercise challenge....

:wave: to all the familiar faces, and welcome to the new challengers!! May looks like it's going to be a great month. :D I'll make the goal list and add my own goal tomorrow after my morning weigh-in... see you then!

I'd like to join this month. The scale has been steadily going up the past 7 months. It was ugly to have to add 6 pounds to my current weight from this year so it would be correct. My goal for May is to stay on plan. I know if I do that, the weight will come off at it's own pace. I just have to ACTUALLY TRY to eat right for the whole day - one day at a time.

Yay - a May challenge. It's been a while since I posted, but I've been on a bit of a plateau for the past month, so my May goal is to hit 165lbs.
Cheers everyone.
Laynee

im so in.
i have come back to the site many years in a row, always desperate to get under 170... so thats my goal for may im 173 now, to loose 4lbs in 30 days will be amazing, will mean that i finally FINALLY break a two year plateau....
*loose 4lbs
*remain strong and on plan even when weight loss is slow
*continue fat burning exercise
*introduce strength training weekly
*be more positive about weight loss and diet plan, feel good about being healthy not deprived.

Yay for May!!
Last couple of months have been pretty slow for me going down little bits at a time. Super happy to be so close to onderland I have faith that May will be a great month :D Good luck to everyone:carrot:

I want to kick off spring with a better loss so going for 5lbs for May.

Happy May, all!! I hope everyone is starting out with a great on-target day today! :)

My goal for the month is to lose 10 lbs, and our group's list of goals is below.



sweck08: Lose 10 lbs
DrivenByAmbition: Lose 5 lbs
ish: Lose 8 lbs
Ferumbas: Lose 12 lbs; stick to SB; record intake; calorie count
Focused Lani: Lose 8 lbs
opheliaphoenix: Lose 10 lbs
rmc9142: Lose 12 lbs
laceymarie: Drink water w/ every meal/snack; count calories only 2x/week; eat healthy after-school snack only if hungry
blinkworks: Lose 12 lbs; record intake daily; eat low carb and count calories
ready4skinny: Record intake; drink 8 glasses water daily; no fast food
I am worth it: Stay on plan
Laynee: Reach 165 lbs
carvedmarmelade: Lose 5 lbs
freethetoys: Lose 4 lbs; stay on plan; be more positive
chickadee32: Lose 10 lbs


Remember that exercise goals can be posted in our sister thread http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/chic...challenge.html

Good luck to everyone this month! :flow1:

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I feel bad that my goal is so complexly written and everyone else's is so easily spoken!
Good luck to all May Challengers, and keep up your good work, whether that means continuing your diet, starting a new one, or anything between the lines! :)

As a newbie on 3FC, I'd like to join in the challenge.
So, here is my May goal: Lose 15 pounds.

I'm in too! Time to start exercising and eating healthy again. My goal is six pounds for May.

I'm new to the site. Hopefully setting a goal will give me the jump start I need!

I'm in a sorority sister's wedding in mid-June, so I'd hoped to have a bit of weight off by then because bridesmaid's dresses are a source of unnecessary anxiety....

Just through cutting my calories and watching what I eat, I've lost 15 pounds since January, but I definitely can do better and exercise more!


Goal: Drink water every day and lose 10 pounds this month (for a total of 25 since January)

Hi Chicks,

I have been gaining steadily since January with a total now of about 10 pounds gained. Yikes. I have gotten some of my bad eating habits back in line but still struggling. My goal for the month of may is to lose 5 pounds. There was a time I would not have considered that too ambitious but I have had so much trouble lately. I am going to make it my goal anyway. I am going to take it one day at a time.

May is a great month to get things in order and take off a little for swimsuits and sun dresses. WooHoo!

I'm going to shoot for a 5 pound loss in May.

i want to join and my goal would be to lose 10lbs this month and exercise at least 5 days a week

I'm excited for this! My weight loss goal for the month of May is 20 pounds (I'm doing Medifast, so I hope this is achievable).

Hello everyone and good luck :)

I'm setting my goal for May to get back to my ticker weight and then get going again from there! After a terrible April enjoying myself way too much, I need to get back on the wagon!

I'll weigh in in the morning to see what the damage is!

I'd like to join!!!
 

Hello I am new and I'd like to join this challenge!

I need to lose a total of 6-8 pounds. I have lost most of my baby weight... it took me 1 year!!!! but 6-8 lbs more would be great!!! I am thinking 3 lbs in May would be great!

I love exercising to videos!!!!! but I injured myself doing some workouts and I am in physical therapy right now. So I have to go easy on the workout department.

Another goal is to eat less SUGAR! I swear I can eat chocolate every day LOL!

Anyway, hopefully we can all meet our goals. Thanks for having this challenge :carrot:

Welcome to the new challengers! Sorry I haven't been able to update the goal list just yet, but my husband is quite sick and I haven't been able to get here the way I usually do. I'll update list as soon as I'm able. Thanks, and hope everyone's first two days have gone well.

All the best to your husband. Hope he feels better soon.

Hi Chickadee, sorry to hear about your husband, I hope he's better soon, don't worry about the goals on here :)

OK weighed in this morning at 85kg or 187.4lb, 13 stone 5lb. So I'm going to make my goal to get back down to my ticker weight first, but do my best to get down to 180lb, but as I'm finding it hard to make good choices back in the UK, i'll take getting back on track for this month!

Good luck all:)

SW = 187.4
CW = 187.4
GW1 = 183
GW2 = 180

chickadee, hope your husband is feeling better soon.

This has been a pretty good week so far. Staying OP, staying active. The beautiful Spring weather certainly helps the mindset!

Have a great day everyone!

May
Goal: -15lbs
Current: -3lbs

My goals are:
1. Plan/Track my food at least 5 days/wk
2. Eat On Plan at least 5 days/wk
3. Get back to ticker weight, then we'll go from there...

I would love to join this challenge as well

My goal for May is to lose 10 pounds and stay binge free for the whole month!

Hi Everyone!

Here are my Challenge for May:

-Be binge free for 1 month
-Reach 140's (hopefully 146-148 by the end)
-Go to the gym every day
-Count calories and stay under 1200 everyday
-Drink more water (aim for 64 oz every day)

Good luck everyone!

It's 4 days into May and today I did horrible after a great 2 days I had but tomorrow is a new day and new opportunity to redeem myself.

My goal for May is 10lbs.

NO fast food/junk food.
Hit the gym 5 days a week & no skipping workouts.
Track what I eat. Stay under 1600 calories.

Good luck to everyone!

update:

hey all so far down 1.5lbs and lost a bit on the old measuring tape which is a nice non scale victory.
But TOM is coming, and for me that means a 2 week bloat, so ill enjoy my 1.5lb loss now before everyone hits target and im up 3lbs in 13 days :(
im gonna just keep going and hope friday 20th will be a nice number closer to my target :)
thanks
free x