Jump into July lighter than you are---ALL WELCOME & OPEN

This challenge BEGINS MAY 1st and ENDS JULY 3rd.

Please no extreme goals for a weight loss, remain reasonable when setting your goal.  It's always better when you reach your goal.

There will be 10 weigh ins, on FRIDAYs. 

**Beginning weight will be your weight on May 1st, not when you sign up.**

Feel free to support your fellow challengers and post comments whenever you choose.  We are to support, give advice and always, if you have a question....ask. 

Good luck to ya'all!!!

Please copy and paste the following dates and put it in your reply each week.

Starting weight (on May 1st):

Goal Weight (on Jul 3rd):

May 1

May 8

May 15

May 22

May 29

June 5

June 12

June 19

June 26

July 3---final weigh in

have fun :) I weighed myself this morning but I am not going to post my weight because I actually might not be going out anymore tonight bc of the weather, so if that happens I'll just weigh in tomorrow like usual, or post my weight for today later on when I figure out whats going on!

ha, its ok xxana, I'll weigh in today in your place.  tomorrow's gonna be a busy morning so I'm doing mine today rather than risking forgetting.. that and, I'm stoked after the scale this morning... gotta love the way water weight flies right off during a jog or bike ride :D  The numbers may be extremely lower than they should be at the moment, but it feels good sometimes :D

Starting weight (on May 1st):171.8

Goal Weight (on Jul 3rd):155 (though I'd settle for 160)

May 1: 171.8

May 8: 166.6

May 15: 164.4

May 21: 164.2

May 29: 162.4

June 5: 165.4

June 11: 159.6

June 19:

June 26:

July 3:---final weigh in

XXANA ~ you can post your weight early.  It's ok with me.  A day early or a day late never bothers me.  It's when ppl weigh in 5 days late, bc when they weigh themselves on Friday they don't like what they see, is what bothers me.  What's the point of weighing in then?  LOL

BOHDAN ~ Don't be discouraged when you weigh in next week heavier than this week.  Since you said yourself it's water weight from exercising you lost.  Just keep that in mind next week. :)

I'm looking forward to tomorrow.  Can't wait to weigh in and see that number!

"See" you all tomorrow! Hopefully there will be more weigh ins than last week. We lost alot of ppl.  I know it's the nice weather and ppl spend less time on the computer and more time outdoors. 

yeah, I'm expecting it.  I do cardio almost daily though, so its possible that it might not show back up next week. :D 

If you look at my numbers... may 1st and june 5th were two days I didn't have time to exercise...

May 22 132

May 29 133 (ttom) pretty bad week

June 5 June   130 Yeah!!!!!!! Awesome!

June 12  129.5 Still on the downward trend. yeah!!!

Starting weight (on May 4st): 152.2

Goal Weight (on Jul 3rd): 145

May 4 - 152.2  Started late-forgot to weigh over the weekend.

May 8 - 150  Down 2.2 lbs WOO! HOO!

May 15 - 148.8 Total: down 3.4 lbs

May 22 - 148.6  Total:  down 3.6 lbs

May 29 - 147.6 

June 5 - 146.8

June 12 - 143.6   Total:  down 8.6 lbs from May 4 and 10.4 from highest wt

June 19

June 26

July 3---final weigh in

Starting weight (on May 1st): 222

Goal Weight (on Jul 3rd): 210

May 1:  222

May 8 220.4

May 15 219.0

May 22 217.4

May 29 216.6

June 5 214.8

June 12 213.6

June 19

June 26

July 3---final weigh in

Starting Weight- 178.5

Goal Weight- 172

May 1

May 8

May 15

May 22

May 29

June 5- 178.5 ( I have been around here for the last month! thats why I have been so MIA)

June 12- 176.5 woohoo broke through!

June 19

June 26

July 3---final weigh in

Starting weight (on May 29 [late starter]): 141

Goal Weight (on Jul 3rd): 132

May 29:  141

June 5: 140.6

June 12: 138.4

June 19

June 26

July 3---final weigh in

Wow looks like everyon is have a really good weigh in this week!  It's very motivating to be part of this group and seeing everyone succeed :) I don't want to jinx myself but I think I am finally through my 3 week plateau- I took up the "eat more" theory and it seems to be working amazingly!  There's still a chance I might actually make my goal if my weight loss keeps at this rate, but I will be pretty excited when I get to 136 because that will mark the first 10 pounds as DONEZOOO! woooo!!! I thought my weigh in was going to be way up this morn because my dinner last night was a couple onion rings- my boyfriend and I went out to eat and my stomach was all gassy for some reason so a salad wasnt really too appealing to me but I ordered one anyways and we got a side of onion rings so I just ended up picking at those.  Dessert was cookies haha 5 of them, it seems that everytime I 'mess up' I end up losing weight because I binged last saturday night on waffles (6 of them) putting my intake for the day around 2400 calories and I didnt weigh on sunday or monday but on tuesday I had lost a pound, and I lost .4 since yesterday eventhough I ate bad today.  Sorry for the rambling haha, I am just having a really good morning :) hope everyone's weigh ins continue to be successful!

Bad week!  Will keep trying! 7.2# in 3 weeks is a stretch!  But it is possible!

Original Post by ranchobernardo:

Starting weight (on May 1st): 180

Goal Weight (on Jul 3rd): 168

May 1 180

May 8 178.2

May 15 176.8

May 22 173.5

May 29 171.2

June 5 173.2

June 12 175.2

June 19

June 26

July 3---final weigh in

Starting weight (on May 1st): 156.6

Goal Weight (on Jul 3rd): 150

May 1 - 156.6 (really hope to hit goal half way thru, but who knows.)

May 8 - 156.4 (been stressful around here, but it's better than a gain!)

May 15 - 153.8 (WOW! guess i was holding more water than i thought)

May 22 - 161.2 (I was camping so this is today's weight, the 26th. hopefully some of it is water weight, although i did drink a fair amount of alcohol... )

May 29 - 155.6 (yea, it was at least partly water weight!)

June 5 - 153 (there's a chance that i'll make my goal this challenge!)

June 12 - 155 (or not, i'm starting to think that 155 is where my body is happy)

June 19

June 26

July 3---final weigh in

May 1: 227.0

May 8:  no clue

May 15:  224.0

May 22:  218.5 (yeah! broke double deuces for the first time in 3-4 years!)

May 29: 219.5 (was a baaaaad girl Wednesday and it shows!)

May 29: 216.5 (wasn't but a few pounds a good long walk couldn't take care of!)

June 5: 213 (didn't stay there long, bad weekend, but now I am back)

June 12: 212.5 Not much, but still a loss!

Goal Weight (on Jul 3rd): 168.0

May 1: 178.4

May 8:  no weigh in.....had procedure on my back

May 15:  180

May 22: 180......AGAIN! 

May 29:  183.6..........UP!!!!  I'm trying though.  :(

June 6:  185.0.....up alittle from increasing my calories

June 12:  183.0......ttom!!!  I was 180 a couple days ago!  I just hate ttom!

Starting weight (on May 1st): 133

Goal Weight (on Jul 3rd): 128

May 1: 133.0

May 8: 133.8.. +0.8

May 15: 135.. +1.2 Even worse but not sure about the scale

May 22: 136.. +1 Bad trip

May 29 : 134.4.. at home

June 5: 133.0

June 12: 133.8.. +0.8

June 19

June 26

July 3---final weigh in

One step forward and 2 steps back seems like!  Hope everyone is doing well.  Stay healthy!

Mia - 5'7" - Medium build, age 43.

SW on May 1st: 179 pounds
-sw on Jan 6th: 205.6

GW for July 3rd: 166 pounds 170 pounds

Weigh in dates:

May 1:   179
May 8:   179 (holding steady)
May 15:   178
May 22:   176
May 29   176 (holding steady again)
June 5:   174.8
June 12: 174.4 (hmm, I'm noticing a pattern here)
June 19:
June 26:
July 3:  Final weigh in!!!

I looked at everyone's stats. Stick with it guys. You can do it. You all know that we go up and down on this road, but it is worth it.

I personally hate when the scale stalls or goes up. I think back to realize if I cheated or if there are other reasons. As you can easily see, I lost 3 lbs this week. At 51 years of age, I really don't think that's a long term loss. I totally expect to be up next week since I have been sick as a dog this week. I am prepared, but I won't be sucked into the woe is me tricks. I won't starve. I will try to exercise, but probably at a slower pace than past weeks since I am still recovering. However, I won't binge in burgers, placate myself in pizza, or indulge myself in ice cream or donuts. I just keep on the path that has worked for me so far.

I am back in grad school courses--two this semester. The difference this semester:  I am a priority. I will exercise daily even if it's a lot less than what I have been doing. I will log my food. I will log my deficits. I will keep on encouraging and being encouraged my this wonderful community of kindred spirits.

I wish everyone a good weekend. Enjoy. Make yourself a priority, too. And most important, don't be driven to make choices that will hurt you. You are the most important you that ever existed. Never minimize your contribution.

See you all next Friday. Good luck.

J-mom

I am getting a late start, but better late than never, right?  Because I am starting so late, my goal is pretty modest  . . . 6 lbs. total (134) by the July 3rd weigh in.  I am training to run a 1/2 marathon at the end of the summer and need a little motiviation not to let myself go off the rails food-wise just because I am exercising more consistently than usual.  I also really want to get just a bit closer to my goal weight & enjoy the summer and feel like I'm trying to be the best I can be and not beat myself up every time I put on a bathing suit. (-:  I hope this is the motivation I need to move the scale just a bit down since it has been STUCK in the same place for far too long!!!

May 1:  140

May 8:  139

May 15:  138

May 22:  137

May 29:  138

June 5:  139

June 12:  138

June 19

June 26

July 3---final weigh in

Goal Weight (on Jul 3rd): 115.  This last 5 lbs is proving extremely difficult to budge.

May 1  120

May 8  119.5

May 15  118.5

May 22  119

May 29 out of town

June 5 119.5 !!

June 13 119.5 !!! a day late -- Saturday

I would just like to thank Tryingtolose and everyone else here for their support and words of encouragement. The Friday weigh-ins are great because, as one member said, I can blow it and still have the rest of the week to make it up! However, I chose not to blow it last night while at a neice's grad party and ate when I got home. Although, I forgot when I came home that there was nothing but oatmeal for me to eat! LOL

Off to go grocery shopping, hope you all have a good week and see you next Friday!

P.S. Thanks again TryingToLose!

LESLAZZ ~ Your Welcome!  You are doing awesome. 15 pounds you've lost since we've started this challenge.  That's something to be so proud of.  Passing up the food at the party takes will power and obviously, you have alot of it.  Stay the course and you'll get to your goal in no time! 

As a way to make me feel better about myself I am going tomorrow to get my hair colored.  The salon my daughter works at is holding a class with a special guest from NYC on hair color.  So I'm her model for the class.  He will consult with me and suggest the best color for me.  I can't wait to be pampered tomorrow.  I have to turn down the bagels!!!!  They will have fruit there, so that's what I will eat.  ;)

Hope everyone's weekend is going well!  Mine has been low fat and I've been happy!  Now if ttom will just go away so I can weigh myself again! LOL