Valentine's Day challenge
 

Let's hear them! For me, I have a minimum of three:

#1. Reach ultimate goal of 138-140

#2. Walk at least 3 days per week (and try to go to the gym at least one day)

#3. Drink a minimum of 4 bottles of water (64 oz.).

Here's a start for me:

#1. Reach the 170's (goal is to lose 12 pounds, which would be 179)

#2. Exercise at least 3 days per week

#3. Fit comfortably into size 14 dress pants (yes, I'm still working on this one!)

#4. Quit rewarding myself (or celebrating) with unhealthy food

here are mine.

1. i will weigh in the mid 180's.
2. i will drink at least 8 glasses water per day.
3. i will be smart and eat properly so i can lose weight and keep up my strength at the same time.

I'm chiming in:
1. Reach 197#
2. Exercise at least 3x a week
3. Plan ahead to succeed

Judy Itry
234.6/206.5/thinner into onederland :cool:

Begin walking on the treadmill again for at least 2 days a week.

Achieve my 50 pound loss.

So do we have to start like right now? I need to wallow a bit more! ha ha ha

1. I will: Exercise at least 150 mins per week and do floor exercises daily.

2. I will: Limit sugar intake to as little as possible

3. I will: put only food of good nutritional value into my mouth!

4: I will reach my Valentine's goal of 199 lbs by February 14, 2006 (25 pound loss)

Frouf

one big goal.......to kiss the 300's away forever!

Okay, here are mine.

1. to go to the gym 3 days/week
2. write down everything i eat.
3. lose 8 lbs. by Valentines day.

My goals
 

-Lose 12 by Valentine's Day
-Drink 32-64oz of water daily
-Use Fitday and stay focused to suceed

Goal #1: 5 lbs by 2/14
Goal #2: exercise at least 3x/wk
Goal #3: water, water, water! 3 big bottles/day

1. Lose 12 pounds by Valentine's Day
2. Drink 64oz of water daily
3. Meet the President's Challenge "Active Lifestyle" program

I would love nothing more than to be under 200 by Valentine's Day. I think I'm around 215 right now, maybe a little less. I weigh in tomorrow (Tuesday). I'm going to stick to Core as much as I can, and do better at tracking the extras. I'm going to try to get to all my trainer sessions (2x/week) and all my kickboxing classes (also 2x/week). I'm starting to increase my ellptical time as well- I got an iPod for Christmas and boy does that make it easier!

I also know that if I'm not under 200 by 2/14 that it's not the end of the world and I will continue moving forward.

Two pounds for me this week. Yay! (Is this where we post it?)

Tanya,
You are amazing! I've just been on Core for two days and you've lost two pounds already. You go girl!!! :cp: :hat:
Judy Itry
234.6/207/thinner into onederland :cool:

Good Girl, Tanya! So far, so good for me.

Yesterday was a great day. Today is my official WI. Although I'll be up from my last WI, I know I'm down about two pounds from my holiday high. Good luck to us all!
Vickie, good to hear "so far so good". Tanya, keep on going. You're doing great!
Judy Itry
234.6/?/thinner into onederland :cool:

You guys are doing great.

I have to make exercise top priority.

Yep, My WI wasn't great, but at least it's official and I've had three good Core days so far. Downward and forward we go. Good luck to us all! :cp:
Judy Itry
234.5/207.6/thinner into onederland :cool:

You're getting close, Judy. Keep on plugging away.

i am changing my valentines' day goal.

my goal:

i am staying on program foodwise; i am drinking at least 6 glasses of pure water; and i am doing the treadmill.

i went to ww last night for the first time since just before thanksgiving. i was up 1.6 lbs. i took that as a victory. sure feels good.

Sandra, I'm SO HAPPY you went back. You'll be ok now....water under the bridge. I know you will succeed.

thanks, vickie. i'm glad i went back, too. sure feels good.

Sandra, those are great goals. And your w/i was definitely a victory. Attagirl! :D

thank you, melissa. i was surprised. guess the sf helped a lot more than i'd thought.

Sandra, Congrats on two levels: 1st it's great that you gained so little over the holidays. That is absolutely remarkable! :bravo: 2nd. I think it's a truimph that you went back to WW's because I know that being accountable to the scale means I will give it my all. Good for you for knowing what will work for you and doing it!
Congrats to all of us for posting and doing our best. I've got 4 good days under my belt now and am hoping the scale will be a :goodscale: soon.
Judy Itry
234.6/207.6/thinner into onederland :cool:

Down 4
 

I'm down 4lbs out of 12 so far. I'm not weighing today. I ate too many calories yesterday and I haven't used the restroom (I know...TMI) in a while. LMBO

congrats, smart. that's a great loss.

judy, thank you for your support. congratulations to you, too, for being back on track.

I'm changing my goal to 185. I've developed a new plan!

melissa, what's your new plan?

Hi I'm new to this board and the core program but not new to WW. As a life member I am only 10# heavier than when I started.:( :o

I like the idea of making short term goals. It keeps the process less daunting.

1) I will work the core program, on the weeks I have chosen to go Core.

2) I will do my streches each day, the treadmil and weights on alternateing days.

3) I WILL lose 12#

I started on Thur 1/5 and will weigh in on Tue 1/9 then Tue thereafter(mostly kinda)

So heres to losing 58# and being able to get in the saddle from the ground!!!

:welcome2: Jill! We're always glad to have new people join us. Are you switching between core and flex?

Sandra, it's not as exciting as it sounds. And kind of long. :lol: The other night I was looking at a new book called "The Jerusalem Diet." I don't even really know the premise because I was just looking at it in the store. But I read this one section where the author described his daily weigh-ins. He said if he was over his "ideal" weight, then he would only eat veggies, fruit, seeds, and nuts that day and exercise for one hour. If he was at his ideal weight, he would eat what he wanted and exercise less. If he was below his ideal weight, he would eat whatever and not exercise. This is all keeping in mind that the next day could be what he called a "fat day" which would mean he was over his ideal weight. He suggested keeping a calendar of your weight. He said that at the beginning you write down your ideal weight for each week, which is a loss of one pound per week. So anyway, to wrap this long story up, I printed off the weight tracker from 3FC and am going to record my weight each day. I also wrote in pencil my ideal weight for each week, a loss of 1# per week. That way I can see how my daily behavior affects my weight. Does all that make sense? I thought it was kind of an interesting philosophy and thought I would try it for awhile. Of course I am not going to restrict myself to nuts and seeds like he said, but I can be more restrictive on certain days. It's interesting, anyway, I thought. Sorry for the long explanation. :D

Yes Melissa, on the advise of my leader, I plan to use the flexpoint plan on the the occasional weeks that we are planning to dine out. As a semiretired gal with a retired husband (half the money, twice the husband lol) we do not go out often. When I do make a switch it will be for the entire week.
The tough thing is I work at Subway 10-12 hours a week and subs are NOT on core plan. neither are the cookies :-(
I'm all excited... my first WI is tonight. !!!

Jill, it sounds like you have a good plan worked out. Subway would be a hard place to avoid bread! But at least there are good salads! :D Here are some good luck blinks for your weigh-in. ;) ;) ;)

Two pounds down for me this week. :D

Melissa: Everyone's so thin and fit in Jerusalem. Good luck with it! (I weigh every day and it keeps me on track. But don't let it effect your mood!)

Jill: It would be so hard for me to work at Subway. You're so strong! Good luck with your weigh-in!

:bravo: Tanya! I still need to copy your menus and eat like you! :lol:
I think weighing in every day might be good for me. Helps to keep me on track. I know it could also affect your mood, but as long as I remember that it WILL fluctuate no matter what, then I think it will be okay. Again, great job!!

My Valentine's Day goal or challenge is. Just to have a loss. No certain amount just a loss. And to be following core more. And to be making better choices.

Weigh in for me are Monday eve

Jan 9 2 1/2 lbs loss
Jan 16 GAINED 2 1/2

I just joined the group and am doing WW Core. Great idea to set Valentines Day goals...hummmm...let's see.....for me

1. Stick to the plan and not beat myself up mentally if I boo-boo:devil:
2. Exercise daily and not make excuses not to:carrot:
3. Drink my H2O!:D

My goal is to reach the 140's!!! I'll even take 149!

welcome, jill. it's good to have you here.

melissa, that sounds like a good plan. one lb per week sounds really good, doesn't it? you and i have been stuck for months now. seems like years, doesn't it? i hope we both break into the next lower decade soon.

tanya, congratulations. you're moving right along.

coco, i think your goal is a smart one. mine revolves mainly on staying op and not bingeing.

hi there, celie and kim. good goals, girls. kim, who is that in the photo with you?

i went to ww last evening and had lost 2.4 this past week. life is good.

Up
 

I'm up two pounds this week and can't figure out why. My eating is good. Went to a butt and gut class (but that's all for the week, I'm starting slow on excercise), started back to school (which increases activity). The only thing I can think of is I'm still having constipation problems. Wish it would go away, it is discouraging.