Four Week Club - Starting Monday, April 14th? - WE ARE CLOSED! (Start at post 47!)
Original Post:
What the hell, right? Instead of a goal of losing a certain amount, I wanted to try supporting for time, not a number. Try a short term goal based on shaping behavior, not necessarily specific results.
(That being said, I'm aiming for a pound every three or four days.)
Me, today: 6 ft 1 / Currently: 203 Pounds / Goal Weight: 185 Pounds
Who wants to ride out a month together?
Weigh ins on Monday and Thursday mornings? Starting Monday April 14th and ending on Monday, May 12th?
Okay! We are good to go! I'll start us off with the caveat that I'll edit my weigh in tomorrow morning when I get up. It could be higher, courtesy of my little hot dog debacle earlier today.
Our group includes:
Marmel13 (me), Angelaraja, jbshakedown, hepburn5, bohdan, msallen, elairda, mortalmonkey, marekat, fairwishes27, zephyrdame, iddings, losetheweight32, burgessjk, tracy_rishor, immom, eileneg, dayummy, wordwife, akdawn, emschwab, dutch_girl, teanybeany, allabout91, bpcrue, meganeast, ness6377, knittingarch, jjlewis305, and stuhrjr06.
And now, my stuff:
Day 1 Weigh-In: Monday, April 14th
Marmel13: 203.5 pounds (I gained a half pound over night. WTF?)
Game plan for today:
Not drink at work. KIDDING!
Workout: Up at 6:45 for today's weigh in.
Then, off to the gym for half hour of 4.0 mile per hour treadmill, then half hour of basic health club workout with a trainer. Estimate for that, I can add 450 calories to the burn total, which gives me 2800 calories to subtract from today.
Will aim for between 1600 and 1900 calories in.
Challanges for me, today:
Up early for work out and work, always adds the time and space for an extra meal. Am writing in a room with other people, which means snacks everywhere. Plus, then I go into an editing bay for four hours - with nothing but crackers and crap to eat.
Need to remember to drink water, not soda and not eat crap, just because I'm bored.
Hell, why not lol! I want to be 110 by the 27th so any support I can get will be a big help.
I will support you Steve :)
Me today: 5'5 / currently 117.6 / Goal weight: 110
I'm definetly in. I need to be lower then 159 by the 28th. So I'll be here to support whoever needs it, and get a boost myself.
Me, today: 5'1 / Currently: 166 Pounds / Goal Weight: short term- 155 pounds, long term- 130 pounds
Sweet. Three peeps so far. Nice!
By the way - the photo is from the San Diego Comic Con - I use it for motivation as I think those are the two people who continue to battle me for my heart and mind...
I'm in!! I just cleaned out my kitchen and bought healthy foods! Plus I have a big pool party next month and it would be nice to feel more confident in my bikini!
I'm a 24 year old female, 5'4" and currently 144. My BIG goal is 128. Maybe by May 12 I can get to 138?
This is my first "support group" so maybe it will be great motivation!
Alright, I'm in.
Male, 27, 5'9
weighed in at 197 this am.
goal: healthy :D The site recommends like 152 for me, I'd like to see a good 165 w/ muscle mass. goal date? I'm not setting one. I want to be healthy, not skinny tomorrow. that aside, the sooner the better right? :D
I am in trying to lose 10lbs by May 7 so this is right up my alley!!!!!!!!
5'6 female
large frame
214 lbs
Lets get this party started!!! LOL
CW: 139
GW: 125.... but that is for the long run...
in the short term: 130 would be heaven.
I'm down!
6' tall guy
231ish lbs.
I'll try to shoot for an 8 lbs drop within the 4 week time frame; but since you're saying it's not about dropping a specific number I'll just hope for the best within the time frame.
So, again, count me in.
Sure, I'm in! I want to loose 10lbs :]
5'2/130lbs/15
Me three. This is my first support groupy thing too!
I'm 5ft 8ish,18 and 137lbs down from 144lbs. Only a bit more to go! :D
Woo i'm feeling motivated and off to aerobics :)
First-time poster here. I'm IN! I want to weigh btwn 135-137 by May 12th.
5'1", 30 years old, 142 lbs
Not only that, I will get married on Sept 6th. My goal is to weight 120 lbs by August 9th.
Looking forward to this journey!
Original Post by elairda:
Ok Sounds good. I am 5'8'' and a 23yr old female, living with my really hyper-metabolized boyfriend. So I need to seek motivation outside of my apartment (and snacks.. all we have is english toffee hagen daz. yum). Two weigh ins a week. Since I have no scale in my apt., it is extra motivation to go to the gym. (But I can cheat today, since I had to go to the Dr. and she weighed me). I
CW: 139
GW: 125.... but that is for the long run...
in the short term: 130 would be heaven.
I have the SAME PROBLEM with my boyfriend. He can take the stairs instead of the elevator for a week and lose 10 lbs! He can eat two big macs at a time! He has a sweet tooth the size of Montana! Hes's SUPER METABOLISM. He also does NOT like to eat vegetables, so that holds me back a bit too. I've decided to let him fend for himself food-wise while I focus on losing weight.
Sweet.
I'll keep the group open until Sunday night, then I'll close it down and off we go.
So far, we have:
Marmel13 (me), Angelaraja, jbshakedown, hepburn5, bohdan, msallen, elairda, mortalmonkey, marekat, fairwishes27 and zephyrdame.
Nice!
Hello,
If it's not too late, I'll fight the good fight with you all!
I'm 5'2 and this morning the scale said 179 and by May 12th, maybe I can get to 171 or 170.
So far so good, here's to all the positive support!!
My biggest challenge: Vegas for four days next week. Yikes, let's hope I can maintain and not gain! Any suggestions on how to do that would be greatly appreciated!
I'm already packing a load of healthy fruits and snacks .
We're wide open until Sunday night!
I have never had a weight problem until the last 3 years (I am 55, female). I now fight to keep weight a 156 but I really need to get back down to 147. Right now I would like to see 150 by end of April.
I am pretty good about exercise, but need to reduce my wine drinking and my midnight snacking.
I am glad i found a place to get some support.
Nancy of Milford
Hi everyone! If its not too late i'd like to join the team. I'm 22yrs old, 5'6, female, and currently weigh 225lbs. I want to take it slow and do it right this time! I keep having the yo-yo effect so I dont want to get on a "diet". I want to change my eating habbits and do the right thing at a slow pace. I'd really like some support in this.
Count me in... Any help I can get is great! just want to lose 7 lbs by the 26th
I'm in! I'm 25yrs, female, 5'1 and weigh 225lbs. See ya'll on Monday for weigh in!
I'm in.
I'm 26, or will be on the 20th, 5'7" and currently 156.2lbs. Ultimate goal is 135lbs. I would love to be at the bottom of the 150's at the end of 4 weeks. But more than that I want to stick to my eating goals.
MOre veggies, fruits, fiber, protein...overall HEALTHY CHOICES!
And more exercise, planned exercise because I have all the time in the world everyday, but I just don't do it. 30 minutes, 5 days a week would be a fantastic goal for me.
yeah for us!!
