April Weight Loss Challenge
 

Welcome to the weight loss challenge for April! What are your goals as we move into spring?

State your goal and track it throughout the month with a supportive and encouraging group. We'll compile our goals into a list. As each goal is met during the month, it gets turned RED in celebration. Woohoo!

For fitness and exercise goals in April, visit our sister thread: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/chic...challenge.html

I'm glad to jump in -- last month's thread kept me really accountable! In April I'm aiming for another 5lbs.

SW: 169.5
CW: 169.5
GW: 164

I'm up for a challenge again this month! I hope to lose 10 pounds and will post my starting weight tomorrow!

I didn't make goal last month :( booo..
So I am going to go a little easier this time so I can reach goal

SW:218.8
CW:218.8
GW:213.0

I didn't make goal last month... I'm going to keep on trying!

SW:207.9
CW: 207.9
GW: 200

Back to re-starting my diet, as in the past six month gained a lot of the weight I had lost :( My objective for this month is 5 kilos (11 pounds).

Starting weight is 102.8 kilos. Objective is 97.8 kilos.

Hey, y'all! I'd like to join, this month -

SW: 166.2
CW: 166.2
GW: 157.0

It's a tall order, I know, but I am particularly determined. :)

I am back after a looong plateau and need to get back on track and motivated so here I am :)
Going for 10 pounds for the month of April.

Apr 01 - 260.4
Apr 02 - 258.4 -2

March was a bad month. April will be awesome.

SW 256.6
CW 256.6
GW 249

Sw: 243
Cw: 239
Gw: 235

I didn't quite make it to goal last month, but it's a new month!

SW: 166.8
CW: 166.8
GW: 164.0

It's kind of funny to see my weight loss goal for a month being lower than what a lot of you ladies are losing in a week. I lose sooooo slow. It gets pretty frustrating sometimes, but I try to keep positive & just remember that movement down on the scale is my real goal.

Have a great week everyone!

Hi everyone this is my first time joining this thread. I would like to challenge myself to loosing 8 lbs. I will record my weight here tonight.

I didn't make my goal of 10 pounds last month, but I'm still going to try for it this month.

SW: 215.6
GW: 205.6

I'm in. March for me was crazy, and only lost 5 lbs the first two weeks, and then nothing from that point! Hoping to lose 8 lbs in April.

SW: 190
GW: 182

4/1 151.0
4/2 149.2
4/3 149.4
4/4 148.2
4/5 148.4
4/6 147.4
4/7 147.0
4/8 147.4
4/9 147.4
4/10 147.4 (apparently my body's new favorite number...)
4/11 146.8
4/12 146.2 :)
4/13 146.0
4/14 146.4 (boo, period)
4/15 146.8
4/16 146.0 (shooting for the 145s tomorrow!)
4/17 145.2 :)
4/18 144.6
4/19 144.8
4/20 145.2
4/21 145.2
4/22 146.4
4/23 147.2
4/24 145.4
4/25 144.8 (phew. couple days to get into the 143s!)
4/26 -
4/27 -
4/28 -
4/29 -
4/30 144.2


Gw: 143.0

Well, I was close. The last week has been rough. There's been a huge weather change (it was in the 70s and beautiful yesterday, and now it's SNOWING AGAIN WTF WHY DO I LIVE HERE ITS MAY 1ST). I've been running a lot lately, which usually makes me gain a tiny bit of weight/stay the same. But I know that the weight will start to come off again soon. I'm still feeling great, but only a tiny tinge of disappointment.... :) Oh well, keep on truckin

Kick it!
 

That's what I am going to do in April. Goal, eat tight and get rid of 10lbs:carrot:

Sw: 187.6
Cw: 187.6
Gw: 179.8

I'm In!
 

I like that this is a one month challenge!
My starting weight for this challenge is 261. By the end of the month I would like to see 255 or better.:D

SW: 215.6
CW: 213.2
GW: 205.6

The gain I had in the last few days of March finally came back down! I'm debating whether I want to use today's weight as my starting weight...

I'm going for 3 pounds in April and today's weight already has me moving in the right direction. Just ignore that I was sick yesterday and didn't eat much.

SW: 170.2
CW: 169.9
GW: 167.2

I am hereby changing my goal to something a bit more realistic for my body:

SW: 166.2
CW: 166.0
GW: 160.2

I just realized that my body doesn't drop weight swiftly, and my calorie-reduction tactic of the past week was making me crazier rather than healthier. :shrug:

Here's our initial list! Did I get everyone's goal right?

Who else wants in?

Crow: 5.5 lbs
immaculate: 10 lbs
ajlee: 5.8 lbs
dcapulet: 7.9 lbs
Teacher2B: 5 kgs
RVAscreenwriter: 6 lbs
Sally_Pineapple: 10 lbs
JazzyPeggy: 7.6 lbs
Pink_Hurricane: 7 lbs
kandd416: 2.8 lbs
Campana: 8 lbs
immaculate: 10 lbs
bethann1970: 8 lbs
om_namah_shivaya: 8 lbs
Hol_berry: 10 lbs
Kaitie9399: 7.8 lbs
loganandlivsmom: 6 lbs
gardenerjoy: 3 lbs

Welp, I've already dropped 4 lbs this week, dang! Finally seeing a whoosh!

Pink GREAT job!!

I weighed my self today
SW: 215.5
CW: 215.5
GW: 207.5
I know we can all accomplish our goals for April!!

Sw: 170.2
Cw: 169.8
Gw: 167.2

So frustrated! Was PERFECT the last two days, working out 45 mins each day and only eating 1200 calories and I GAINED a pound! I wrote down everything I ate (because I know when I don't I tend to eat little bits here and there that add up to a lot) and my workout, so I know for sure that I did everything I was supposed to. I have definitely found that now that I'm passed 40 it is much harder to lose weight. Any suggestions?

SW: 169.5
CW: 168.5
GW: 164

RVA, you're smart to set your goal to something achievable -- I know that when I set unreasonably high targets for myself I get derailed when I don't meet them (even when I know starting out it isn't likely. 6lbs is a very respectable loss in a single month.

Bethann, it's most likely a natural fluctuation. I know that I can go up and down by 3lbs in a single day depending on when I weigh. If you stick to the plan then you'll definitely start to see results.

I want in!
 

April Goal - 10 pounds

SW (4/1) 261
GW (4/30) 251

Todays numbers:

SW: 187.6
CW: 187.0
GW: 179.8

I seriously want to see 186.8 tomorrow....or lower. I've been working my buns off!

I'd love to join the challenge if it's not too late?
I'm training for an 8k, working out and I'm on phase 1 of the south beach diet. My goal is to get into my 120's by April 19th! (My daughter's 2nd birthday) I haven't seen the 120s for 3 years now!!

SW 138.00
CW 136.60
GW 128-129

Going to work my butt off!!!!

Welcome, SuperHeroTeacher and Last10!

Crow: 5.5 lbs
immaculate: 10 lbs
ajlee: 5.8 lbs
dcapulet: 7.9 lbs
Teacher2B: 5 kgs
RVAscreenwriter: 6 lbs
Sally_Pineapple: 10 lbs
JazzyPeggy: 7.6 lbs
Pink_Hurricane: 7 lbs
kandd416: 2.8 lbs
Campana: 8 lbs
immaculate: 10 lbs
bethann1970: 8 lbs
om_namah_shivaya: 8 lbs
Hol_berry: 10 lbs
Kaitie9399: 7.8 lbs
loganandlivsmom: 6 lbs
gardenerjoy: 3 lbs
SuperHeroTeacher: 10 lbs
Last10: 9-10 lbs

Bethann, I agree with Crow. Two days of perfection won't over-ride a natural fluctuation if you were unlucky enough to hit it at the wrong point. The scale, unfortunately, measures so much more than fat loss -- water retention, bathroom issues, monthly cycles. Drink lots of water and give this more time to work.

Sw: 170.2
Cw: 169.5
Gw: 167.2

Thanks, Crow!

Welcome, SuperHeroTeacher and Last10!

Good morning I had planned not to weigh myself everyday but I couldn't resist the temptation. I saw some movement!
SW: 215.5
CW: 214.6
TW: 207.5

Hope everyone sees a lower number in the scale! Have a great day.

I'd like to join this month! I'm doing a bootylicious challenge on FB, so this would really help!

Today's numbers:

SW: 187.6
CW: 186.2
GW: 179.8

Wahoo! I'm happy. I wish the scale would move like that everyday!

My goal for April is 7lbs. I know I can do this, and I'm super psyched!!

SW:196
CW:189
GW:150

So by the end of April I want to be 182:carrot:

I'll play :) My goal is to shed 4.4 pounds this month.

SW 163.4
GW 159
CW 162.6

4/01 ~ 163.4
4/02 ~ 163
4/03 ~ 163.6
4/04 ~ 162.6
4/05 ~ 161.2
4/06 ~ 161.4
4/07 ~ 161.4
------- Weekly loss; 2 pounds
4/08 ~ 161.4
4/09 ~ 160.4
4/10 ~ 159.8
4/11 ~ 159.8
4/12 ~ 159.2
4/13 ~ 159.2
4/14 ~ 160.2
------- Weekly loss; -1.2 pounds
4/15 ~ No WI...too afraid after indulgent Sunday :o
4/16 ~ No WI :(
4/17 ~ No WI
4/18 ~ 162.6
4/19 ~ 161
4/20 ~ 162.4
4/21
------- Weekly loss; Gain 2.2 pounds
4/22 ~ 161.4
4/23 ~ 161.2
4/24 ~ 159.8
4/25 ~ 160.0
4/26 ~ 160.2
4/27
4/28 ~ 162.2
------- Weekly Loss; Gain :(
4/29 ~ 158.6
4/30 ~ 157.2
------- Total loss; 6.2 pounds

So... I'm having one of those weeks, I guess, where the scale isn't going to budge in the right direction. In fact, it's gone up a bit. No biggie. My measurements went down again. Take that, scale!

SW: 166.2
CW: 167.3
GW: 160.2

Gained another pound..I'm sticking with it, but it's really hard to stay motivated when I'm doing everything right and I'm gaining weight!