Hi Everyone!

Two more days until weigh in. The weekend is here, which is my hardest time, but I'll think of you gals and weigh in day to help me through this.

Breakfast: low-fat bran muffin, coffee
Lunch: Small Caesar salad, low=fat cookie
Dinner: chicken, corn, mixed veggies, pear
Water: 9 glasses
Exercise: 30 minute brisk walk

Have a great weekend!
(Hugs),
Dena

Hi Everyone,

Hope everyone is doing great. Is tomorrow weigh in day already? Wow, time sure does fly by fast.
OK, today~~
Breakfast: low-fat Bran muffin, coffee
Lunch: Chinese food = small cup hot and sour soup, 1 egg roll, couple of tbs. or rice, small portion of beef and mushrooms, fortune cookie
Dinner: Leftover Chinese food, 1 small twix bar (Halloween Candy)
Water: 9 glasses
Exercise: 30 minutes brisk walk after lunch, 30 brisk walk after dinner

Well, tomorrow the scale will tell if I did things correctly.
Good luck, eveyone
(Hugs),
Dena

weigh in day for me tomorrow- every Tuesday... kinda nervous because this is the 4th week that I've been dieting and I'm not seeing a big change this week (as I have in the past- total 11.5 lbs lost in 3 weeks)- I know it's normal, but still... I weighed myself at home this AM naked and I weighed 187. So I'm hoping for somewhere like 190ish with clothes on tomorrow. that will be 3 lbs lost this week.

I've been doing the low carb thing- 40- 60 carbs a day.
today for breakfast I had a carb control yogurt
snack- pepperoni and string cheese
lunch 3 slices deli ham and 1 piece of cheese
snack- 1 green pepper
supper- lasagna- low carb noodles and lc spag sauce (like 49 carbs though total)
snack- more veggies

I like to treat myself about once a week to pasta. but I eat good the rest of the day. we used to eat pasta- some kind of it- at least 3-4 times a week before I started LC'ing.

Hi Everyone!

KandiceA., Good Luck tomorrow! I know you'll do great! You've done really well so far. Wow, congrats on eating 40-60 carbs a day. Wish I could be that strong. You go, girl!!

As for me, I lost 2 lbs this week!! I am sooooo happy! My eating plan, water and exercise is okay so far.

My breakfast today: low-fat bran muffin, coffee
Lunch: Hamburger, cole slaw (instead of fries)
Dinner: Soup, chicken, veggies, low-fat cookie
Water: 9 glasses
Exercise: 30 minute walk after breakfast

Good Luck, everyone!!!!
(Hugs),
Dena

Hi,

I'm not following any strict diet plan. I followed Atkins/protein power for a while and what feels good to me now is this:
No sugar or refined carbs, no potatoes, I'm trying to cut back on my unlimited fat habit and watching my calorie count using fitday.com keeping to under 2000 calories. I've been taking in about 1500 but 2000 is my limit, a "bottom line".
I haven't exercised much in the past few years and I'm starting to walk and am planning to start going to the local YMCA.
I've lost 2 lbs. this week



13 lbs. to go before Christmas!

I'd had a 2 week plateau so I'm pretty happy about this loss.
Thanks for setting this challenge up, Dena. I've been posting on the daily check in thread and this challenge is providing me with a valuable mini goal.
Good Luck with your progress, everyone!
sw/172
cw/162!!!!!!!
gw/120
weight by Christmas/149

Way to go Dena, on the 2 pound loss!!!

and you too Roll

Must a have been the week for 2's, I lost 2 pounds this week as well. Gotta long was to go before Christmas, 17 more, We'll have to see.

DewCan and Rollmdl, CONGRATULATIONS TO BOTH OF YOU!!

DewCan, you're doing really great. Wow, you lost 2 pounds this week! Good for you. You're going to look super for Christmas. Keep up the great work.

Rollmdl, two pounds down this week! That's so great! I admire your plan of no sugar or refined carbs, no potatoes and cutting down on fat. It sounds like a healthy plan. Keep up the great work! And you'll be a hotty for Christmas. Woo Hoo!

I'm just so proud of us!

How's it going Miss Meliss, Sharqueen and tobaccygirl?

Good luck, everyone
(Hugs),
Dena

It is now 7 1/2 weeks until Christmas. (Can you believe it?) We are now into our second week of the Merry Christmas challenge. Anyone willing to not gain weight over the holidays, set a goal and try to meet that goal is welcome to join us in our challenge. You can choose to lose a couple of pounds or whatever. The main goal is not to gain over the holidays. What a great way to start off the new year!!

Our progress after week one~~

DewCan (Goal: 19 lbs.) - 2 lbs. lost
Rollmdl (Goal: 15 lbs.) - 2 lbs. lost
KandiceA (Goal: 8 lbs.) - 1/2 lb lost and 2.1 lbs of body fat lost
Dena (Goal: 10 lbs.) - 2 lbs. lost
MissMeliss (Goal: 25 lbs.)
Sharqueen (Goal: 20 lbs.)
tobaccygirl (Goal: 8 lbs.)

This is what I've done so far today:
Breakfast: Low=fat pumpkin muffin, coffee
Lunch: soup, chicken, veggies
Dinner: Hamburger patty, asparagus, corn, 2 low-fat cookies

Water: 8 glasses
Exercise: 50 minutes walking on treadmill

Good Luck, everyone!!
(Hugs),
Dena

Hello to everyone,

I would love to join the Merry Christmas Challenge. My goal is to lose 20 lbs by Christmas. I'm not on any specific diet plan. I'm just trying to watch calories, eat healthy foods and cut out all the junk food and sweets. I've been walking for exercise, but I plan to start using an exercise bike this week.

The longest journey begins with one step,
Flora

Hi Florafae:

Welcome to the Merry Christmas Challenge. I have you down for 20 lbs. by Christmas. We're so glad you could join us, and I know you will look and feel better at the end of this challenge. Good luck to you.
(Hugs),
Dena

Good Morning, Everyone!
Today I go to the dentist. Yowsers. In any event, only 5 more days until weigh in. And I still have 8 lbs. to lose in 7 weeks. Better get cracking on burning more calories. That seems to do the trick for me.
So far today:
Breakfast: waffle, coffee
Lunch: hamburger patty, veggies and 6 low-fat cookies!
Dinner: chicken and vegetables, roll
Water: 9 glasses
Exercise: 30 minute brisk walk and 1 hour on the treadmill to make up for my screw up at lunch
Have a great day, eveyone!
(Hugs),
Dena

The post with 3 lbs lost is incorrect for me I wish so! I only lost 1/2 a lb this week. so down to 193 even and I want 185 by Christmas.... so still 8 lbs to go!

BUT on a good note- if you factor in my Body fat % then I lost 2.1 lbs of Body fat this week- so that means I must have gained 1.5 lbs of muscle?

I know I'm "tighter", but thankfully I don't really have to beg for a massage from Chris at night!

Good work everyone! keep it up!

Good Morning, Everyone!
Another day closer to weigh in day. That's what motivates me... knowing weigh in day is around the corner and reporting my journey (progress or stumbles) to all of you. Wnenever I get stressed. I notice I start to overeat. I'm so proud of me that this time after eating 6 low-fat cookies and ready to just blow it, I stopped the cycle by getting on the treadmill for an hour. To me, that's success. I really want to keep this challenge going and lose another 8 lbs. by Christmas. I know we can do this together.

KandiceA, congratulations to you for losing 1/2 lb this week and 2.1 lbs. of body fat. That means you are losing inches!!!! Woo Hoo!! I reluctantly changed the chart that said you lost 3 lbs., because losing 2.1 lbs of body fat is equal to that in my mind! Keep up the great work! We are all proud of you.

This is what I did today:
Breakfast: low-fat pumpkin muffin, coffee
Snack: apple
Lunch: hamburger patty, cooked veggies (no butter), rice crackers
Water: 9
Exercise: 30 minute brisk walk, 48 minutes on treadmill, 20 minute walk after dinner

Good luck, everyone.
(Hugs,)
Dena

Thanks Dena,
I am definitely losing inches, I know. When I got weighed/ measured on 10/26 for my monthy I had lost 10 inches and 11.5 lbs. (so now 12 lbs since 9/28)

Grand total from when I started Curves on 6/30/04 I've lost 28.5 inches and 11.25 lbs.
YAY!

Congrats everyone on your continued losing! keep it up!

PS I treated myself to 1/3 of a bag of popcorn today- the no salt no butter kind- 16 carbs, man was it worth it! I gotta find something else to eat today- I only have 34 carbs on the meal plan for today and I'm supposed to get at least 40. maybe I'll put some cheese or something on the stirfry and up the count a bit more.

carb control yogurt for breakfast-3
popcorn for snack-16
LC wrap and 3 slices of turkey- 12
pepperoni slices for snack-0
kielbasa and broccoli and Green pepper and onion stirfry- all free foods! 0 carbs
sugar free popsical for snack-3

I need to go workout- didn't go yesterday because I was working through lunch when I usually go and didn't go at night because "I was too tired" and then today I did some errands at lunch time- Chris needed some brake pads and they close at 5pm, I needed to go to CVS and food lion... I need to go tonight to workout!!

Hi to all,

I agree that knowing I'm going to report on check-in day is a great motivator. As my (lean) family munched away on leftover Halloween candy last night, I was sorely tempted to join them. Then I thought about my Christmas goal and weigh-in on Monday, and I fixed myself a cup of delicious herbal tea (peppermint) instead. I went to bed feeling great, not guilty. Thanks for starting the challenge, Dena.

One day at a time,
Flora