30lb by Halloween

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Yahooo! Im so pumped! I dont even know you people and Im already inspired!

Halloween 2008, HERE WE COME!!!!

but you will know us, so get ready!  ( :

should we post beginning stats and goal costumes? 

hhmmmmm.......

Thats sounds good!

Height-  5'5

CW- 170

GW- 130

Costume- ......bandages from my surgery?? :( :( :(  LOL

Hey if I am semi healed in time for Halloween I will go out and part hardy in a sexy little costume with my new smaller boobies!!

 

(and hopefully will be fit enough to squeeze into a little hot outfit lol)

you want to lose 40 before the BEH (best holiday ever)??  wow  -- I will be far below my long term goal if I get to 136 (only 30...)

hope surgery goes well, hopefully you will feel so "enlightened" so to speak that you will want to get sassied up!   ( :

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• height   5'6"
• CW today 168, yeaterday 166.....
• GW: 136-8, I guess? (I was aiming for 150, but that would rocking awesome if I could get all the way to that....)
• WOC (workout of choice) started walking 1 year ago June and now run daily with my dog Sugar (poopie) --sorry--
  
• BUT I just started to ride the stationary bike I have owned for 12 years and never used (well, like 15 minutes...)  AND
• my bf got a Bowflex 2 weeks ago.  I have worked out 6 times.
  
• I like trying new things and I am pretty funny.  =P  (looking too!)
• teach high school English, have a bf of 4 years on July 27th, have 4 cats, 1 dog, a big fish tank, and only 4 more weeks of summer off.        ; --> you???
  

possible costumes.....

• Red Devil  (school mascot and a good reason to get sexy red heels
• black cat (already have ears)
• honestly, I would like to just go in and be able to buy a costume off the rack....  if I get to 136, I promise to go to the costume shop we have and get a kickass something.   that would amaze me

I sure hope so!

But as for my weight loss goal.....its...just a goal.... other than that Im just going to do what I have to do...and hope..and wish ...and pray! lol

I know 40lbs is a lot... and even if I were to lose 2 pounds a week starting next week, that would only be 24 pounds! which would be nice also... but Im totally aiming and pushing for 40!

Haha my friend and I decided we were going to dress up as Spice Girls for this up coming halloween... Thats when I had red hair and she has blonde hair.... my hair isnt red anymore...so that idea kinda got ruined.... besides she very slim and trim and I got really discourage (I just pictured a skinny girl as Baby Spice and the fat friend as Ginger Spice lol)

so now the surgery is booked...I guess there IS hope to dress up.... hmm what to be..what to be....

I was a pirate once...and a sexy one at that lol...back when I was around 150 lbs or so... BUT the funny thing is I was fully clothed!! lol I will try and find that picture, its pretty sweet

 

 

Hey I have two cats too! Me-ow! lol *said in sassy tone*

Well don't forget that lots of those 40 pounds will be taken off in surgery - she does have an advantage over the rest of us for those last 10 pounds!

 

height - 5'6"

cw - 223 as of monday

gw - 195 (i'll officially weight the same as the guy i'm (not) dating - a huge goal!)

woc - i'm lucky if i walk the mile to class four days a week and stumble home from the bar twice a week. for now, that's enough workout for me. i know i'm eventually going to have to do more, i just haven't motivated myself to do it yet.

i'm a fifth year senior in college, graduating in december, 22 on august 5th, a freakin awesome hamster, and some good friends

 

possible costumes: 

one of those football player girls/miller lite girls/whatever! or a sexy cat? i dont know.

:(

..actually.... I was hoping to lose the 40 pounds.... 'before'  my surgery.....dang it...

Do you guys think my goal is too high??

 

i mean, if you're lucky you'll lose two pounds a week, so...let me bust out my calendar real quick.....

i would say yes, because there are roughly 16 weeks between today and halloween. and that's assuming that you're super awesome and never ever cheat, which is slightly unrealistic, you could probably lose 40 pounds, because you're going to be having surgery so you probably won't be eating that much post-recovery. for us to shoot for 30 pounds, thats a smidge more realistic because it gives us some fudge room. but maybe. i definitely say try. it's better to set a super high goal and fail than set too low a goal and reach it. 

I am so excited!!!!!!!

• 42
• 5'1
• Currently 156
• Goal 126 by Halloween Yeah US!!!!

(EDIT) Noticed I left a few stuff out so thought I would edit to add a little about myself, about two years ago I decided I needed to lose weight because I was turning 40, becoming a Grandma and just wanted to weight less then 235.  The first 10lb was the easiest, I gave up regular soda and the 10 just dropped off.

It took about a year to lose a total of 75lbs and I was pretty proud of myself so I kinda slacked, didn't gain anything but didn't lose anything so in April of this year I decided I still am not where I want to be so I logged into CC and started again, it has been a little rocky because I lost 7lbs in the first month and was pumped then my weight started to fluctuate and I went to 161 then I ended at 156 so I am back at the challenge of losing.  My current work out consist of Jogging three days a week (actually walk jogging, started two weeks ago, LOVE IT) and exercise ball, weights and swimming the other three days and I rest on Sunday.

I will have to give some thought to the goal costume, I hadn't really thought about it because I am currently an EGG.  LOL

Good Luck see you on Saturday......

Yeah see....thats what I was thinking......

 

Im still going to try right? I mean, I have nothing to lose right? (expect for oh, 40 pounds haahaha)

yeah hey, last summer over the course of four months i lost 40lbs (250->210). granted, that's a lot more than you weigh tinka86, and when you're bigger its easier to lose, but i don't think it is exactly impossible. just exercise tons and stuff. but be smart about it, of course!

height: 5'9 7/8" 5'10"

cw - 180 (well, i'm pretending, after some mondo binges these last five days, its probably 185+, but that'll drop fast enough, just water and salts, i know, i'm an experiences diet-binger)

gw - 150 (put my BMI at 21.5, and is only 10lbs away from my super fabulous goal of 140)

woc - right now i ride my bike everywhere.... to work, around town, walmart (which is a 8mile round trip on gravel ugh). when i go back to schoolie i want to bring it with because walking/running around a small rural college town at night is not very good for maintaining sanity. oh, and i stole my brothers weight set and i use that every other night for my arms.

about me - i'm 20, from illi, go to schoolie in south dakota for anthropology, want to be a paleo-anthropologist specializing in osteology (bones! fossils! evolution! sweeeet!). i'm attempting veganism (some days are easier than others), and i hate cardio that doesn't involve a bicycle and me on it.

costumer - i just found out today my roommate wants to do the pirate thing, and because she's tiny, i'm going to let her have that one. no need for comparisons. and i was actually leaning more towards the batgirl thing anyway!

Height:  5'2 (shorty)

CW:  200

When I reach the 30 pound reduction I will be 170!  For Halloween I don't know what I will dress up as... I will get back with everyone about that!  Any suggestions?

Also, question... why are there people talking about 40 pounds?  isn't the real goal for all of us 30 pounds? 

Wow congrats!! Thats amazing janeiro!

So thats like 10 pounds a month, 2 pounds a week! Thats awesome!

For myself, I would have to lose over 3 pounds a week.... for end of september...ahhhhh its gonna be hard but Im gonna try!!!!!!!!

I definitely think you should try, it certainly never hurts. Just don't be completely heartbroken if it doesn't happen, beat yourself up over it, and end up gaining everything back.

 

I'd LOVE to lose 40 pounds by halloween. But I don't think it'll happen. I just hope I'm to 220 by Monday. That would make me super happy. And I need some happy in my life right now.

Yeah no kidding.... I know Im not giving up nor will I beat myself if I dont meet that goal....HOWEVER....I havent lost anything and its been a little frustraiting, but the engery I have now is making up for that I guess......

I better lose something by then, or even inches....I wouldnt care so much about the number on the scale... but.... nevertheless I still have goal....so booya! Let's get'er done! LOL

 

Well its 10:44pm I better get to bed here! One more day!!

This is exiciting!!!  woo hoo!!!  I am super motivated right now because I just cleared the 200's, so I think I can really get into this.

Here are my stats:

Height: 5' 8.5"

CW-198

GW by Halloween-168 (wow, only 18 to my total GW)

GW-150

WOC-I go to the gym three days a week and do 45 min of strength training.  I'm telling you, I have tried the exercise thing for weightloss before, and its a lot more noticeable doing the strength training.  I love it, totally becoming a gym rat!  I also walk, 2-3 times a week, fast pace for 30-45 min. 

ABOUT ME-I am a 36 yo single mom of a 10 year old boy, so I really can't blame the baby fat anymore!!!  I work as an Account Manager for a Cosmetic firm. I have one dog, Emma; a bichon fraise...

COSTUME-I must admit, I haven't dressed up in years, halloween has always been focused on my son, so I don't have a clue what I want to be.  Something that I look HOT in, thats all...lol

Yay!!!! :) I'm excited as wellll! :) I just hope I'm about 188 by the time I weigh myself tomorrow.

To let you all know a little about me........

I lost 95 lbs in 10th grade. Down from 230 pounds. I unfortunately became annorexic towards the end of my weight loss, and struggled with bulimia for a ltitle while afterwards.

It's a very long story, but my food issues came from me living in a very hectic and chaotic environment that I could not control. I'm now in college. I gained about FOURTY POUNDS freshman year. That's RIDICULOUS.

Now I'm trying to get back to where I was this time last year. FIT, running every day, eating healthily, NO BINGIEING.....although I was bingeing last year, but I threw it all up afterwards. I decided around Xmas time that I would not throw ANYTHING up, and I figured as long as I stopped that, I would eventually stop the compulsive bingeing....NOPE. Bingeing just as much.

Well, I'm still struggling with binges, but I'm more able to control them now.

Binge free for 4 days! Yes, that's an accomplishment.

I wanna be a peacock for halloween! :)

http://www.costumesupercenter.com/product/wom ens+costumes/humorous/peacock+adult.do

Oh, after reading all you guys' stuff, I forgot to mention some important things:

I'm currently living in Florida and attending Florida Atlantic University. I'm studying anthropology (like Janeiro!) and I would love to study the archaeology of ancient religions along the west coast of the US.

I work at Starbucks 40 hours a week and take only honors classes, so life is hectic.

I am not in contact with my family so I'm 100% financially independent. The proudest moment of my life was paying for college 100% by myself, only my own money plus scholarships.

I find out today if our Starbucks store is one of the 600 that are closing nation-wide....in which case.......my life would be drastically changing. Starbucks is keeping me alive right now.

It's a very LONGLONGLONG story but my eating issues have been spurred on this year because of my solitude. I spent xmas all alone, I spend my summers working 70 hours a week so i'm pretty much alone, ... it' all very difficult but I'm like, why sacrifice my health just because I'm in a tough place?

IfI'm healthy and feeling good about myself, I'll be in a MUCH better place than I am now.

And I"m ridiculously excited about the classes I'm taking next year!

Development in South Asia

Philosophy of Religion <---------SOOOO COOL!

Culture and Society

Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Art History I

Weeeeeeeeee! Life ROCKS. :)

I'm also shooting for losing 2.5 lbs a week (I know, it's more than a 1000calorie deficit, but I've done this before and I was fine. The only reason I gained it back was because I was dealing with very difficiult emotional issues, ie: getting kicked out of my family's house) so I want to be 40 lbs lighter by Halloween.

Can I still join??  I may be the only guy, and I promise to be nice to all the beautiful ladies here.

 

 

braillepassion - that peacock costume is freakin amazing!! i'm so jealous! it's making me rethink my costume, because i didn't know there was awesome stuff like that out there. i'll have to look around and see what else i can find!!

also, i definitely know what you mean about being alone. i spend a LOT of my time alone. as friendly and outgoing as i am, i'm kind of weird about the people i spend time with. i tend to latch on to a handful of them, and if i can't hang out with one of those people, i won't hang out with anyone at all. as a result i spend a lot of time in my house, watching law and order. but you don't have to feel alone anymore!! i'll be your friend! also, your class list for next semester is spectacular. i'm particularly jealous of the philosophy of religion class. i LOVE religious studies. i'm a history major, but my focus is on early christianity and the way it was the impetus for the development of western europe as we know it today. i'm not christian, just agnostic, but i'm totally enamored by the beauty and complexity of organized religion and i just think that's really freakin awesome.