Lose 10 lbs by JULY 4th, 2008!

EDITED::::   I am changing the post title to reflect our new goal date and thanking all who participated and asked me to keep this awesome post going!!!!!    ( :

xoxoxoxox   love you, girls!


--------------------------

I was given the ultimate gift for Xmas --- a vacation to LA and Vegas.
I want to lose 10 lbs before we fly out on May 24th.
Weekly weigh ins?
Motivating friends???
Anyone?
: D   I know I am sure going to try hard as my goal is to buy and WEAR a bathing suit in public without a t-shirt or shorts. 

Join Me??   ( ;

april 25 weight was 100.00 kilos. did i have posted t here, or elsewhere? sorry, there are somehow more threads that i can handle i guess

did so so this weekend

back on better track today!   ( :

Monday -- bleh

edited to add I feel better,  more myself after fast walking 4 laps on the school's track before classes started.  

april 28 weight is 101 kilos.

grr.

(no it is no mystery starvation/whatever - just ate more than i should have to:)

Hay everyone, good news - still on the South Beach and on day 6 now!

I managed to only slip once over the weekend due to being at someones house and not having a choice but I still didn't have any desert. Still at 153lb so 6lb to go but feeling and looking thinner already! I have stopped having sugar cravings as well which is very odd.

Ran 2 miles on sat and 2.5 on sunday (not as much as usual due to lack of carbs = no energy. Will try and run tonight.

Hi guys! Sorry I haven't been around much. Just wanted to pop in and tell you that my weight today was the exact same this week 172.2. I'll take it as that's better than gaining! I've had some ups and downs but got back on track over the weekend. Today I will be bad as I'm having a celebratory lunch because I won an award at work last week (go me!!) but other than that I am trying to plan out my meals for the day so I don't have the urge to get fast food (like I have been doing). It's good to see everyone doing so great! I will try to be better about checking in this week.

xo,

Amy

Hi everyone! Been busy and haven't posted much...Weigh in on friday was 156.4...Last week was TTOM and I weighed 158.2 that was up from 156.4 so I'm back to where I was the week before...Sounds like everyone is doing good! I hope that the weekend was good for all of you...I ate too much and didn't exercise, but I'm back on tack now...I did 30 min of cardio and had a healthy breakfast...In a liitle while before I have lunch I will lift weights...Today is upper body...Yay! LOL I like lower body more so, but I guess to have a nice toned body I still have to do the upper half...

Have a great day!

Mornin everyone. I was really bad this weekend. had spagetti with my kids at 5pm on friday. Then my bf took me out for dinner at 8. Saturday was going good until I skipped dinner and drank instead. My babysitter had a birthday party for her hubby. I was fine with my beer but then the shooters started. 5 or 6 beer and too many shooters = very bad hangover. still have a headache today. I'm going for a run this afternoon. I'm gonna get back on track!

Ok so I may have cheated a tiny bit last night -

Found out that Charles (fiance) has passed his exam to become a chartered surveyor (culmination of 7 years worth of work). SO so so happy for him so we had to celebrate (these things dont happen everyday). So cheated the Phase 1 with lots of peanuts, a slice of pizza and a glass of champage. Weight has gone up 0.5lb today but I am still ok as I am going to carry on today as I was and get at least to 152 by friday.

Ok so I may have cheated a tiny bit last night -

Found out that Charles (fiance) has passed his exam to become a chartered surveyor (culmination of 7 years worth of work). SO so so happy for him so we had to celebrate (these things dont happen everyday). So cheated the Phase 1 with lots of peanuts, a slice of pizza and a glass of champage. Weight has gone up 0.5lb today but I am still ok as I am going to carry on today as I was and get at least to 152 by friday.

Awfully quiet in here lately........   Did everyone fall off the wagon? 


=P  just kidding  (at least I hope I am.....)


Doing pretty well over here in Kansas.   Hoping to get back to where I was for the weigh in Friday.    ( :


Hope all of you are well!

all is well here (except i have gained 1-2 pounds after the weekend but i take it cool, that are just fluctuations:)

had a really busy day (spent half the day in town, various meetings etc, so i walked a lot, purposedly chose longer ways to go to places - enjoyed it very much:)

now am at a night shift at job2, trying not to sit all the time, etc. gonna spend a few days with family in their weekend cabin, seems like lots of walking in the woods.

So our next weigh in is friday?

I did pretty well this week.  I am so excited now to be eating better and working out, I actually look forward to my walks and workout.

It is getting real quiet in here!  I noticed.

Well how about I stir things up as I am known for being good at that!!

First off, I got my grade in Quantitative Analysis and it was a BIG, EFFIN BBBBB!!!!!! Hell yeah!

Second, I have been on the South Beach diet and have been doing really well. I had some gorgeous tuna steak last night with chickpeas made Indian style (it's called channa masala).

Third, I HAVE LOST ONE POUND!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Hell yes again!!!

So, I think I am back on track. The SBD really has left me satisfied and I haven't really had any withdrawals although I had a tremendous sugar headache yesterday! If I could have dinner like I had last night all the time I'd be modelesque!

Ha ha, excellent job KP!! your doing really well - keep it up!

Day 7 of the SB phase 1 and doing well for me at all. It is so weird the was you just don't have cravings for sugar or anything after a while. I will have to make my transition to phase 2 carefully in a week but I think if it goes well it is an excellent way to lose weight and really suits me!

Ran 2 miles last night (fast!)!!

good morning :) work has been keeping me really busy lately but that's ok :) I like my job/boss so I don't mind.

I'll be popping in Friday for weigh-in.. feeling pretty good, but we'll see what the scale thinks :) I've still been working out daily and it's going well... I still ♥ weights ;)

I think I passed a 140 wpm typing test last night!! (going to school for Court Reporting, btw..) I'd be so excited! Then on to the 160's.... :D

check out my journal to see the leather gear I'm buying with my gov't check :) I'm stoked!

sounds like everyone is doing really great!! KEEP UP THE FANTASTIC WORK!! :)

Hi Girls,

I had a few weak  moments the past several days which made me so angry with myself.  Grrrrrrrrrrrr!  But somehow I managed to maintain, which really surprised me.  Crazy hormones making me crave sweets. 

 I looked at a box of chocolate turtle candy sitting on my microwave for a week...........then finally gave in and had one.  The next day a second, and the next day a third!  Then I gave into the cookies and cream icecream which had been in the freezer for a week untouched by me.........I had a cup! 

 The next day I gave into the butter pecan icecream and had a cup! Then the leftover cake in the fridge sitting there for a week called me..........I ate a piece.  The next day I turned around and ate 2 pieces!  Talk about angry!  But somehow I managed to maintain my weight because I was walking everyday. 

 In fact I was so angry for eating sweets I increased my walking and yesterday walked 20,000 steps, which is a total of 10 miles  in five 30 minute walking sessions   :)  Well it did the trick I guess, because the scale said 99.0 today!  Woo Hoo! Ninety Nine Point Zero!

  Just 4 more pounds and I'll be back down to 95 pounds again.  I am soooooo relieved.  It's been a real battle, as I started out at 120.6  lbs January 1st.  So I am very happy I have hung in here and persevered.  It's been soooooooo worth it!  Hope all of you are having a good week.  I see the Dr today......it's been exactly four weeks since my last appt and I've lost 5 lbs 2 ounces.  He will probably tell me it's time to maintain I imagine.  * Sigh * Just four more lbs and I'll be happy. Talk to you all on Friday.  Keep up the great work.  I love reading your posts!

Rachel

yay for SBD working you, girls!  it;s tough, but it works if you can stick with it.  ( :     (it does always make me laugh..... does anyone else have a different meanign for SBD?   LOL)

Doing well on this end --- J's mom gave us some Fiber One granola bars, oats and chocolate. I just had one for my snack instead of my banana.  It was yummy and since I shugged some water too -- I feel very full.  

I have Friday off to go to the doctor, so YAY for two more work days (and today is half over)  : D

seems like everybody is doing quite nice!

 

i will be going away from tomorrow afternoon till sunday late night (parents' weekend cabin) so i will not weigh in on friday, but will do so thu morning ie tomorrow. 

did a BIG food shopping trip today when i went home from work: my parents will have some eggs and probably some frozen veggies, but i cannot expect much of a variety AND i do not want to be eating too much off their food (food is not very cheap here and they are semi-retired and their income is much smaller than mine, so i always take care not to put too much of a strain on their budget when i visit).

i am using public transport to get to their place tomorrow, so i am going to be this funny person with a huge backpack full of cottage cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, yogurt, carrots and tofu, hehe. it will be quite heavy but at least i burn more calories carrying it! (when i carry something heavy, it is always less heavy than the amount of the fat i have lost during this year, so - huffing and puffing with the big bag(s), i always say to myself what was i doing to my ankles, duh).

i plan to do a lot of garden work and some walking in the woods. not too crazy, as the primary aim is to relax, hehe.

 

have a great weekend everyone

170.8 yesterday.  I have 5.8 lb to go before May 24!

Sorry I have been MIA I am not doing so well lately. I am struggling a little. I went food shopping the other day and although I brought healthy food and snacks its just too much of it around. I binged on cheddar pretzels and 100 cal packs for 2 days. I am trying to get back on track. Tommorrow I have to weigh in for my Biggest loser at work and then here on Fri I am not happy. I believe I am back to my starting weight and I am in tears at the thought. I have let myself down again and am very disappointed, but I have not fell of the wagon completely this time. So here I am picking myself back up again. This is really hard!!

I will check in tomm.