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20 pounds by July 31st Challenge!!!

I know this is a hefty challenge, so only people that are serious, want to work hard for it, and wont get their heart broken if they don't meet the deadline!

I'm doing this by eating very small meals throughout the day, getting up early to exercise hard at the gym each morning for at least an hour, and cutting out sugar and wheat.

Just like an athlete trains to get in shape, I'm training hard for these 9 weeks and then I'll slowly back off and add 100 calories per week until I'm at my maintenance level.

It always helps to have each others support!! Want to join me?

CW:153

GW:125

Height: 5' 8"

Frame: Med to Small

By July 31st I want to be: 130-135

Maddie - I'm also working towards doing a triathlon, but it's not until next April.  Any words of advice from others out there on getting a bike would be great as I also don't have one. 

I'm afraid I didn't get much for loss-age this past week, but I'm back on track now and hopefully the scale will have more to show for it tomorrow.  I've upped my cardio a lot.  Runnin in the 95 degree Florida sun is not so hot (haha).  I'm lifting 4x/week, cardio 5-6x/week.  Cardio usually consists of a 3 mile run/jog (30 mins).  Some days I also play soccer or softball (which i don't consider a workout).  I swim laps maybe once a week, and hit the gym for extra cardio whenever possible.  In other words, I'm gettin addicted to working out...or, at least, trying to be an exercise addict. 

Calorie intake last week went up to about 2k for a couple of days, but I think my body was adjusting to the newer routines I've been doing.  Back down to my usual 1500 or so now and today I saw the scale drop a bit. 

 

LW: 125.4

CW: 121.8

with that, i'm kind of disappointed because the past two days i havent lost weight since i havent been sleeping properly (studying!!) :(

WOW!

i weighed yesterday, late in the day and had lost a few pound in first 6 days, but today as its officially end of Week One i weighed first thing, same scales at local chemist.

result is i am well happy, despite being unable to do mutch exercise as on crutches i managed a week of A's on the analysis and was within the calories allowed per day without starving myself. result was i losr 7pound or as we anglo-saxons would say half a stone lol

Geoff

Congrats Geoff!

So I did my 3miles this morning once again. It is day 6 and I will just count this as the end of Week 1 since its weigh-in. I am still 248. I am not stressing it though because like I said it was that "time" and of course there is water weight and weight gain ( went up to 251 but lost the extra 3 lbs - yay?). It sucks! But I know that next week I will see a change since I have been walking in the mornings and I just started doing kick boxing in the evenings (my fave workout).

Good luck everyone on their weigh ins!

BW 148

CW 146.4

 

Yay....i'm excited it's started off fairly quickly...i thought it would take foreeever for the first few lbs to come off...

goodluck everyone!!

Congrats Geoff!  You are doing well! 

I've lost a total of 10 lbs since starting 5 weeks ago.   This past week for our weigh in I lost 4lbs!  

 

 

It actually started prety good for me too. I'm not going to go crazy over it but I'll give my best effort.

BW: 128.6 Today: 127.4

Down 1.2 from last week!! WooHoo

HEY DOES ANYONE KNOW WERE THE NEW FORUM IS I WANT TO WEIGH IN THANKS IM REALLY EXCITED.

First weigh in - I'm pretty happy - this morning the slacks I put on were loose - that feels better than the number on the scale.

Down 2 pounds to 172.

Lovelymom23......I think the new forum is going to be posted here around noon PST .....

So I was kind of worried about this week, because in the middle I had a very bad day and emotionally ate a box of Cheez-Its. Disgusting, I know, but it happened and I moved on with my diet. I kept doing my best, even after that, so I was very happy to see these numbers this morning...

BW (Beginning Weight): 156

CW (Current Weight): 154

Yes! Two pounds!

I see that a lot of you out there are happy with your first week, too--whether you lost two pounds or zero. So keep up the good work! It's about feeling happy and in control of what you're eating, too.

well done each and every one of you guys and gals, just love the idea of these forums. very easily the best way for me. ive done all the weekly pay as you go meetings but this is much more my cup of tea, or coffee!!!

Monty (geaoff)

 

oooh ok well i just cant wait im down 3 pounds i cant really tell though but soon i will i hope everyone did just as well as i did im really excited to hear everyones out come. : )

Hi everyone!

Is this the right place to post my weight this week for weigh ins?

I haven't weighed myself yet... I know it's not going to be accurate now. I got up this morning to run and workout and forgot to do it. Now I am at work and won't be able to weigh myself until tonight.. oh well. I will post my weight later when I get home.

Good luck everyone I  hope you are all making great progress!

Ugh! The scale has not budged for me...but I am going to stay positive and optimistic because I had a really tough strength training day this weekend that I am still sore from. so I will go ahead and assume that I am still retaining some water from that and/or I have built some muscle mass. Staying positive for next week's weigh in!!

gongrats lovelymom23 and Geoff

keep up the hard work:)

Good Job Guys!

BW - 207.2

CW - 202.2

The scale was my friend this morn. Trying to get in shape for a 90 mile canoe race in Sept. Hoping this forum will keep me acountable! Peace.

~ Think Green ~

Finnally some results on the scales it has been a long battle to get it moving down but finnally it is ........I have lost alot of inches and now starting to lose the weight

1st weigh in

SW 130

CW 126.5

LOST 3.5 POUNDS IN A WEEK

Don't let the scale get you down it took me 3 weeks to see a change in the scale but my flab sure is alot tighter now and my clothes look great on me

I'm excited about my loss :)...although i don't know my real starting weight, because I started my diet/exercising a week ago (monday 5/26) but didn't weigh myself until friday night at which point i was 149...saturday/sunday morning i was closer to 148, which is what i guestimated my starting weight at...so i'm telling myself i might've actually lost more than 1.6lbs :P

but congrats to everyone else for working so hard...we can do this!

I didn't lose any weight this week, but I did lose inches. So...I am going to consider it a win!