Hi everyone and thanks for the welcome Byrd and Amarantha. I'm so excited to be out of lurkdom.

I weighed in this morning (after pizza last night ) so I'd have a base to start the 5-pound challenge. Since my target date is a Monday (9/9) I'll weigh in and report on Mondays. This weekend my goal is to workout both days. I'm a fairly consistent exerciser, but lately I've fallen into some bad habits and have gone from 5-6 days a week to just 3. Not good enough!

Have a great Friday everyone and let's keep our goals in focus

Room for one more? I weighed in Wed. at 239.4 so how about if I say five pounds by Sept 11th? I know my losses are slow (but so far consistent).

Great idea for a challenge.

I also pledge to take the challenge!!!!!



5 pounds by August 30th..

keeping all fingers crossed for myself because this is my FIRST official challenge..

Hooray, the ranks of FIVE POUND LOSERS hath swelled again!!! Hi to Babette (who posteth her joinage of the challenge on the 21-day challenge board), Gtera and Anagram. I'd wish everyone (including me) luck, but WE HAVE PLUCK, SO DON'T NEED LUCK!!! Those five pounds are history!

Byrd: Amarantha is sometimes slow on the uptake, but wanted to mention how much she loveth the concept of the FIVE dancing creatures in your last post. Can these be FIVE CUTE POUNDS OF FAT DANCING HAPPILY AWAY FROM OUR BODIES TO A BETTER LIFE IN THAT LAND FAR AWAY WHERE LOST POUNDS OF FAT GO TO LIVE OUT THEIR LIVES IN PEACE AND JOY?!!! (Sorry to shout, but I'm hoping they'll hear me and rush to buy real estate in the Land of Lost Pounds.)

AMARANTHA, FIVE DOWN BY SEPT. 1

ANAGRAM, FIVE DOWN BY SEPT. 11

BABETTE, FIVE DOWN BY MID-SEPTEMBER

BYRD, FIVE DOWN BY AUG. 19

GTERA, FIVE DOWN BY AUG. 30

JUSDOIT, FIVE DOWN BY SEPT. 9

KARENA, FIVE DOWN BY AUG. 26

MARUSHA, FIVE DOWN BY AUG. 27

PUNKINSEED, FIVE-POINT-FIVE DOWN BY SEPT. 9

RYCHERBABE, FIVE DOWN BY SEPT. 2

UPANDAWAY, FIVE DOWN BY UNDETERMINED DATE

FIVE!!!

If you're focusing on FIVE, shout it out!!!

The above station break was sponsored by Elbertine Pep, personal trainer to royalty!

Tomorrow is the Ceremony of Weighing-In in Emp. Amarantha's empire. Amarantha will joyfully hop onto the Golden Scale of Good Intentions, which weigheth not only pounds but, well, good intentions. She will report to this stalwart group of proponents of the CHALLENGE OF FIVE!!! Woo-hoo, all!

How's everyone doing on their five pound challenge?

I tell you one thing, my body must be the weirdest thing in science known to man.

I started my 5 pound challenge two days ago. I weighed 204, I weighed myself this morning and I weigh 200.8. I never lose weight this fast and I AM following my 29 daily points. Yesterday I banked 2 points and Friday I banked 1 point. So it's not like I'm starving myself. Hopefully come Friday I will still be less than 204, but the way it seems, I'll be reaching my challenge two weeks early.

I have no explanation for it, but it feels

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD

Way to go gtera! I noticed that our weight stats are very similar, although your weight's coming off a little faster (you started heavier and later than me, yet your current weight is less). May have something to do with me going a couple points over on most days...

Tomorrow is the DAY for me to weigh. But today I attend a feast fit for a king (otherwise known as a family reunion) so wish me luck! Hmm maybe I should just cheat a little and weigh in today, instead of tomorrow...

Amarantha, we are awaiting with bated breath for the results of your weighin.

Well.. I don't think I'm working harder than you.. it's just I started my diet about 3 weeks after giving birth.. so about 10 kilo's of that was water and baby fat.. the rest I've just become obsessed about. Or at least that's what my hubby just told me to tell you.

I would rather go to bed than to allow myself to eat and go over my points. And if I am hungry and I've already had my points for the day, then I will eat green beans or something that is very low points..

I really can't stand the thought of gaining weight.. and those days that I do gain or those weeks where I gain, I get depressed.. I'm so determined to be SKINNY that it drives me insane sometimes.. maybe I need to join OWWA.. obsessive weight watchers anonymous.. nah.. just kidding..

but some people lose quicker than others.. you're doing a wonderful job.. don't ever give up !!!

Well, guys it's like this: My five pound challenge has become a FIVE POINT FIVE CHALLENGE!!! I actually went UP a half pound. This is the wrong direction. Actually, I'm not too discouraged as my weekly calorie total was up, making for a daily average of approximately 2300, and my average daily calories burned in exercise was down a bit (from 1980 last week to 1730 this week), plus I drank huge amounts of iced slimfast last night as I was trying to work and it is extremely hot in here ... no AC and I live in Arizona. So I'm not worried that I can't make my DEADLINE (work deadlines are another story, sigh). My new stats starting from this challenge are 165/165.5/135. I AM MORE DETERMINED THAN EVER!

WOO-HOO, Gtera is DOWN approximately FOUR POUNDS!!! That's fantastic, Gtera. (P.S., I don't think you're obsessed; if you were obsessed you wouldn't be eating your full points range. But hopefully you'll get to a place where you won't go to bed early to avoid eating or get depressed for the day when the scale blips up a bit. As we all know, some days it just does that!!!

Karena: Good luck on your family reunion!!

AMARANTHA, FIVE DOWN BY SEPT. 1, UP .5

ANAGRAM, FIVE DOWN BY SEPT. 11

BABETTE, FIVE DOWN BY MID-SEPTEMBER

BYRD, FIVE DOWN BY AUG. 19

GTERA, FIVE DOWN BY AUG. 30, DOWN 3.2

JUSDOIT, FIVE DOWN BY SEPT. 9

KARENA, FIVE DOWN BY AUG. 26

MARUSHA, FIVE DOWN BY AUG. 27

PUNKINSEED, FIVE-POINT-FIVE DOWN BY SEPT. 9

RYCHERBABE, FIVE DOWN BY SEPT. 2

UPANDAWAY, FIVE DOWN BY UNDETERMINED DATE

Amarantha,

I'm not as bad as I make myself out to be..

But I do get upset and depressed when I have worked hard for a weight loss and gain.. now that gets my temper roaring. I have a tendency to stay up late at night. I get up early each morning to take care of my now five month old and after that, my day is filled with cleaning, washing, groceries, playing, exercising, diapers.. well you get the picture.. once she is in bed is my quality time for MYSELF.. I tend to stay up til 2-3am at times.. I have dinner at 6pm each night. So if around 10-11pm I start getting hungry, I will go on to bed.. see.. I'm not that bad.. just didn't add any explanation with my lame story.. forgive me ???

Just keep hanging in there gal.. you've done a great job so far and I have faith you'll keep doing good.. and yes you're right.. some days just suck but other days ROCK ! That makes up for everything !!!!

Tera

Glad you clarified that, Tera! Thanks for the faith. I used to get more upset about a gain when I really should have a loss, but now I take it in stride. It deepens my commitment. It's a game to me!!! No FIVE FLUFFY POUNDS O' FAT are gonna take up permanent residence here.

Pounds of fat, get outta town! (SOUND OFF, SOUND OFF);
we don't want five pounds around!!! (SOUND OFF, SOUND OFF).

WELCOME ALL NEWBIES!!!!!!!!

Wow, we've got some real determination going on here.

Here's to the five-pounds dancing away!!!!!!!!

I've actually got myself a little nervous. I've had a few days way over points & I pledged to lose down to 176 by next Monday.......oooooohhhhhh lots of work for this week. I posted my mid-week weight instead of last Monday's weight, so I feel that tomorrow's weigh-in will be 181 (at least I hope I stay there & not go above).

OK...no weeping about it Here's what I've got to do instead................ :sheep: get some exercise in....something I NEVER do.

KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK ALL

No tears, no fears, challenges can be FLEXIBLE, you know!

Exercise is just what I need now, too. Since posting, I've actually eaten MORE extra calories because of deadline stress. I have to call it a day for now, even though I haven't finished work, and get some walking in! Or a nap, whichever comes first!

Let's remember to FOCUS ON FIVE!

DRUM ROLL PLEASE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>


(((((180)))))

Although I posted 181 last Thursday, 185 was my last Monday w/i, so that's a 5 lbs loss for me this week I'm so excited (can you tell??)

Anyway, that's 1 lb for the 5 lb challenge, so 4 more to go until next Monday.....I CAN DO IT



WE ALL CAN DO IT

181 Beginning Challenge
180 CW
176 Challenge
130 GW

O.K. I'm ready to committ to a date, finally. It makes me really antsy though, like I'm tempting fate, inviting failure, whatever. I want to lose my 5 pounds by September 11, one month. That sounds reasonable, but we'll see.

upandaway