Posts by whsthatlady

Well, since moving into a new apartment and getting through a midterm, paper, and presentation due in the last two weeks, I haven't been keeping up with this as well as I wanted. But, it's 03 November so I wanted to post my progress:

SW: 172.2 (01 October)

CW: 167.4 (03 November)

I was pretty close to meeting my goal! 4.8 lbs lost in October for a total of 40.6 lbs lost since starting this whole thing in February!

I know the holidays are coming up but if we stick together we CAN still lose weight!! Who's up for another 5 lbs by December 1st?

Weighing in today!

SW: 172.2 (01 October)

CW: 169.8

Down 2.4 lbs since last week! Wohoo! Finally into the 160's (even if just barely)!

**Only 1.8 lbs away from having lost 40 LBS since FEBRUARY 08!**

Weigh-in #3--

SW: 178.2

CW: 173

Down 0.8 lbs since last week and 5.2 lbs overall since Labor Day, and 35 lbs overall since February!! I'm going to try even harder to lose more by 01 October!

Welcome samiaz! Good luck to everyone in this new 5lb challenge. I changed information for our group to update our new goal and used my starting weight as the last day of our last goal--Labor Day. So, here's my first weigh in!

SW: 178.2

CW: 176

Down 2.2 lbs since Monday which I'm SO relieved at. I'm pretty sure I packed on the extra 2 lbs from water retention from my TOM and now that it's over I'm back to "normal". Whatever it was, I'm happy to be back on track and am getting ready to go to the gym! Happy weigh ins to everyone!

Weighing in!

SW (group): 181

Last week: 177.2

CW: 176.2

GW by Labor Day: 169-173

Down 1lb from last week! I'm not sure if I'll be able to reach my goal in time but I'm going to keep trying!!

No problem cosmogirl82! I bought my digital scale from Target for about $20. It does the trick for me and I also do my weigh ins in the morning.

NAME: Jess (whsthatlady)

START WEIGHT: 177.2 

WEEK 1 & 2 POINTS: Exercise 8x= 72 points; stick to calorie range 9x = 45 points; total points = 117

WEEK 1 & 2 WEIGHT: Week 1 weight (25 August): 176.6; Week 2 weight (01 September): 178.4; Overall 1.2 lb gain . Hopefully I'll do better next week!

WEEK 3 & 4 POINTS: Fruit & Veggies 5x = 25; Fiber 5x = 25; weight loss = 10; total points = 60

WEEK 3 & 4 WEIGHT: 174.4!! Down 4 lbs in 2 weeks!

WEEK 5 & 6 POINTS: Stay under 65 g Fat 6x = 30; Stay under 300 mg cholesterol 8x = 40; weight loss = 10; total = 80 points

WEEK 5 & 6 WEIGHT: 172.2!! Down 5 lbs overall!

WEEK 7 & 8 POINTS: N/A. Had a midterm and am moving in a week so I didn't keep track but I did lose weight!

WEEK 7 & 8 WEIGHT: 168.4

WEEK 9 & 10 POINTS:

WEEK 9 & 10 WEIGHT:

WEEK 11 & 12 POINTS:

WEEK 11 & 12 WEIGHT:

END WIEGHT:

SW (group): 181

Last week: 179.4

CW: 178.8

GW by Labor Day: 169-173

Down .6 lbs! Not as much as I wanted but I'll take it after all the crap I ate at the beach last weekend!

Great job july29! Everyone keep up the good work!

Everyone did great! I went on vacation for a week so I did not count calories but I did watch a bit what I ate. Anyway, I'm the same weight as before I left so yay! johgar, 8lbs is awesome! I think we could set another date for another 10 lbs! Maybe labor day? Let me know!

Missed weigh in yesterday but here goes...

SW in January: 208

SW for this group: 195

Last week's weigh in: 189.4

This week's weigh in: 187.8!!

Down 20.2 lbs total; 7.2 lbs for this group; and 1.6 lbs from last week.

Definitely happy with this one :).

I'm 5'5'', 23, ~190 lbs. I started at 208 at the end of February and this is the meal plan that I have been sticking to (and lost 18 lbs so far while on it!):

Breakfast @ 9 am: Approximately 230-270 calories

Quaker Lower Sugar or Weight Control Oatmeal (120-160 cals made with water)

Banana (~110 cals)

Lunch @ 11:30 am: Approximately 588 calories

8 ounces Dannon Light n Fit Yogurt (90 calories total)

100 calorie pack snack (Pringles, Chex mix, or popcorn)

Baby Carrots (8-10 carrots is ~28 calories)

Peanuts (1 serving=39 pieces=170 calories)

SlimFast High Protein Peanut Granola Meal Bar (200 calories)

Snack @ 3:00 pm: Approximately 187 calories

Orange (~87 calories)

Smart Pop 100 Calorie Popcorn

Dinner @ 7 pm: Approximately 458 calories

Organic Baby Spinach salad (2 cups ~ 20 calories)

Balsalmic Vinaigrette dressing (2 Tbsp ~ 60 calories)

Perdue Perfect Portions Boneless Chicken Breast (~ 140 calories)

Whole Wheat Bread (2 slices ~ 138 calories)

Country Crock (for the bread; 2 Tbsp ~ 100 calories)

Total: Approximately 1503 calories.

I have also begun regularly exercising so I have increased my daily calorie intake by adding a 100-200 calorie snack (like strawberries and whipped cream or an apple and peanut butter or chips and salsa) after dinner. I'm not a breakfast person at all so I keep my breakfasts to 200-250 calories, lunches to 500-600 calories, total daily snacks to 200 calories, and dinners to about 500 calories. I also have at least one day a week where I don't count calories.

Hope it helps!

How rude! Although I must say I've made the same mistake with a friend I hadn't seen for months who had already had her baby... it's very embarrassing for both parties! Great job on going for a run! I ended up not going to the gym Saturday or Sunday but I did play racquetball with the bf which was intense! My motivation comes from myself. I quit smoking cold turkey two years ago after having smoked all through college so I think that if I can do that, I can do this! Other than that, I would just like to be a healthier, better looking person, and I know that it's not going to happen on its own! Keep up the great work and try to remember that it's long-term lifestyle changes that you're making, and don't give up!

My weekly routine is at least 4 days of cardio + weights per week. The past few weeks I've been able to do 5-6 days a week but I'm starting my summer semester of grad school classes so I'll probably have to stick to just 4 days a week to keep my sanity.

My typical workout is: 25-30 minutes elliptical "aerobics" mode (varies speed, arms only, legs only, resistance, etc.); 25-30 minutes weight routine (see below); and then if I have the time/energy 15-25 minutes on the treadmill (speed from 3.0-4.5 and elevation from 1.0-3.5) or I'll do the "fat burn" mode on the recumbent bike (maintains your heart rate @ fat burning pace based on age).

The weight routine I got from a Prevention article:

http://www.prevention.com/cda/article/drop-a- size-by-july-4th/a2e288dc78803110VgnVCM100000 13281eac____/fitness/body.by.design/strength. weight.training/

Last year I did this circuit for the 4 weeks and then alternated the last two weeks of the circuit for 4 weeks and without changing my diet lost close to 20 lbs. Then I gained it all back from going on vacation, getting sick and starting grad school.  This year I've been willing to give it another shot and would definitely recommend it for people who have little/no experience with what kind of weight training exercises to do.

Weigh in time! 23, 5'5'', Female.

SW in January: 208

SW for this group: 195

CW: 191.3!!!!

GW by July: 185

GW (total): 140

Everyone keep up the good work!!!