Okay, I'm jumping in here so I can keep myself on track! I made my Labor Day challenge goal and I've got to make it to my short-term goal by 10/15 so another challenge will keep me focused.

CW: 162
Fall goal 10/31: 154
I commit to: Keeping up my workouts! If I can do that, I will have officially gone the longest in my adult life (only 3 months even--isn't that pathetic) with regular workouts. I'm really working on my endurance b/c I am so tired of panting and I can already feel a difference. I'm also going to focus on keeping more fiber in my diet.
Reward: i don't know yet...if I get down to my goal weight i am definitely going to need some new jeans, so I might splurge on a really fabulous pair.

Also, I'm really hoping that by the end of October I can run 40min or 5mi continuously, whichever one ends up testing my endurance more.

Meira! Three months is NOT pathetic!!! They say it takes 15 times of doing something continuously to build a habit. So you have definitely formed one! Good work & keep at it!

Hi guys
I am back again! Starting a new diet next Monday, Sunslim. Anyone hear of it and is it good? Mauvais, where is Ellis! I do not see her here anywhere. I miss you guys, and I plan on sticking around. Chat soon!
Virginia

Is sunslim the diet pills they sell in the pharmacy?

I was up 6 ounces on Friday and the doc says it is because I am retaining water. He said to increase my potassium. Has anyone heard similar things? I took a laxative last night cause I thought that might help. Which it has but now I'm home bound for the day I also ate a brownie last night which I feel really guilty about!! I am trying to get to 189 my temp goal and then I get a new pair of shoes!! I'm currently 193 ish!

No it is all regular food that one would have in there home most times anyway. You can take vitamins they suggest if you like but not totally neccessary.
Virginia

No one gets voted off the island or I would be the first one to go in August

Well the last few days have been pretty good. I went out for lunch with a coworker and had a small cheese pizza appetizer instead of a full entree and club soda with lime to wash it down. Had steak, veggies and a glass of wine on Friday for supper.

Saturday I ended up eating a burger and onion rings but had a good dinner.

Sunday is still going well and I am going to ignore the Doritos that friends brought over for movie watching

I am determined to lose some weight this month!

I did good yesterday, despite a seriously bad food choice in the morning. There's a place here (Dos Hermanos) that makes the best breakfast burritos. They are seriously huge, even though they started making them a bit smaller. I went and picked up some of them for our breakfast yesterday, well there went a thousand calories. So the rest of the day I made much better choices, but I had Mahjongg which pushed me over my goal for the day. I hate to make any restaurant completely off limits, but I think I'm going to have to do it in this case. Maybe when Bryan really craves it I can get him one and stop somewhere else for me, or have cereal instead.

Well here it goes, I am setting goals that should be easily attained, so hopefully that will be the case...in which case I reserve the right to add to or increase these goals!

I am committing to NO sugar, NO devil whites, At least 32 ounces of water a day and to workout at least two days a week.

The weight that I want to remove is 15 pounds. I am doing a very strict two week detox right now and it is possible that I could reach that goal too quickly, so if I do, then I will up it another 5 -10 pounds, depending upon how much the body is reacting to the detox...

Whew......good luck to us all!!

I did terrible in August. I actually GAINED for the first time ever. (The culprit was TWO out-of-town trips.) October I don't know about yet, but my goal for September is to get back to my end-of-July weight, which was about 145. As of September 1 I began applying myself to my program with everything I have. At the end of September I'll re-evaluate and set goals for October accordingly.

My current weight: 151.4 this morning.
My reward: a lower number on the scale. I won't be in a smaller size, but my size 8 jeans will fit a bit better!
September goal: 145.

Ok - here goes - 8 weeks to Halloween, 1 lb per week = 8 lbs off.

Current weight:233
Fall goal (Oct. 31):225
I commit to:4 16 oz bottles of water per day, 4 meals per day as zoned as is convenient. NO MORE CANDY - till Halloween keeping up on my housework (closest and most realistic exercise I can hope for), continuing my daily rounds.
My reward:Halloween Candy and maybe a night out with DH

I'm in!

Current weight: - 157
Goal weight: - Less than 157
Commitment: Tracking all food in FitDay and going to the gym in the AM
Reward: Looking and feeling hella good!

Oh yeah, Tani, sore muscles actually retain water, so dont bug out, just keep on working out. That scale will move eventually if everything is on track.

Tiki.

Hi guys
My goal for this month is to lose 5 pounds, drionk plenty of water and walk my dog at least 5 days a week.
Virginia

I blew it this weekend and didn't exercise at all and succumbed to temptation at the in-laws cookout. I'm back now, though and I've set up a fairly strict 3 days in a row diet-wise. I need to drink more water today, but salad, fruit and yogurt is my day so far. I'm planning on putting in a long cardio and strength training tonight while my dh acts as babysitter...no telling what dd will have for dinner with him though! I have my weigh-in tomorrow and I'm a little nervous about it!

Tiki, what is fitday?

Welcome back Meira, I'm feeling your pain. I just packed my lunch, all low carb & tons of it. I think my biggest problem is that I don't plan well enough so I'm easy prey for temptations.

dawnlizbeth~ jumping in here ahead of tiki--you can go to fitday.com or nutritiondata.com and log in your food and exercise to get calories in/out. It will also give you a nutritional breakdown of what you've eaten. The planning thing really helps on the weekdays, but on the weekend I have problems staying disciplined.

2beautiful2bfat~ I heard about the potassium thing somewhere too, and fiber. You still have to make sure you are getting all your water in though and lower your sodium intake so you don't retain more. I know I need to be more careful about sodium, but it's hard to keep track of everything! I've cut out almost all processed foods, leaving cereal (Fiber1 or organic granola), triscuits and canned soup. The soup is baaad...like full day's sodium for lunch.

Well, I had my WI today and I'm down 1 pound! I don't know if I should trust my scale though. I would go out and get a digital, but I also know I'll obsess on the difference btw .8 and 1.0 pounds and I don't want to spend the money. I figure I'll weigh myself again later in the week to doublecheck.

Also, my workout last night really made me feel a lot better about myself. I got in 45 total min of cardio and 35 min weight training. I adjusted the total on my sig. I walked away from that treadmill just tickled with myself! Going back tonight for 30min cardio and my ab and back work.

How's everyone else doing on their goals?