Lose 8 pounds by mothers day

Hello All

Today I was thinking about setting a goal for myself. I have been having trouble staying focused on the big goal (lose 30 pounds) so I am thinking that setting a smaller goal may help. My goal date is Mother Day, May 11th. I want to lose 8 pounds by then, which is in 20 days.

Losing these 8 pounds will take me from the 180's to the 170's, which really excites me.

I also thought it might be helpful to work along side others. So anyone who is interested can join along.

8 lbs is a great goal for Mothers day.  I'm in :)

Today's weight:  204

Hello!  I think it's a great goal.  I'd like to join but I'm going to shoot for 6 pounds, which I'd be extremely happy with.  That'd take me from the 160's to the 150's!  Thanks for posting this idea!  Good luck!  We can do this!  :)

Sweet

My weigh today is 187

Today's weight:  161

i am definately in.

may 11th is my one year anniversary with my boyfriend.

current weight: 164.

 

(help motivate me, guys!)

 

I'm all in, even tho Im kind of at a plateau right now, 8 pounds would take me to the low 120's which is better for me but not my goal, My goal is to lose 15 pounds by June 30th:)

I'm in too - 8 pounds would put me below 200 :)

Todays weight: 206.25

Wowza, this is great.

I can hardly believe that there are so responses.

We can totally do this.

So far so good. I have felt motivated all day. My approach will be no eating, absolutely none except for at the designated meal times (breakie, snack, lunch, snack and dinner).

Hey all!  How's it going??  Are you on track for the 11th??  I've been hard at work but no change on the scale yet, maybe tomorrow.  :)  Hope it's going good for everyone!

Hey guys! I want to get on this challenge for sure. I really think it is doable and I would like to keep myself on track through the next few weeks because I tend to start to slack after my first week of a plan. My stats are below. Good luck to everyone and I know you can do it!

SW (04/16/08): 247.5

CW (04/23/08): 241.4 (-6.1)

GW (05/11/08): 233.4

Im in! 8 Pounds in 20 days (18 days now, actually)  is pretty aggressive, but Ive done it before. Ive lost 16 in the last 40 and Im planning on trying to maintain the same pace.

SW  (4/20/08)  222.0 

CW  (4/23/08)  219.6

GW  (5/11/08)  214.0

Hi

SW 210

CW 208

Challenge weight 200 by May 11th

GW 105

I am in also, 8 pound by May 11th would make me 200 even. As I only started this week it would be a great start. As my goal weight is exactly half my start weight.

Hey All

I am feeling pretty motivated. All has gone good. Today I went to a Asian restaurant and I had no idea about the caloric values of anything. But I looked around on line and I don't think I did too badly.

Stats:

SW 187

GW 179

Today 185.4

WoHOO the plan is in action, I can't wait to see 184.

April 21 weight: 204

Todays (4/23) weight 201.6!!!

5.6lbs more to lose before May 11 :)

I made it to 184.

I have been stepping on the scale each morning. I have found that it keeps me totally in the know. If the scale changes then I know I have either done something good (stayed on track) or bad the day before.

I've lost 1.5 lbs so far (putting me at 204.75)! :)

great job alle0299. I am down 1.8lbs (238.6)! Woo hoo! Only 6.2 to go. :)

Yesterday was a very hard day for me. Usually, I just forget about my diet on the weekend and eat what I want. But along with eating what I want I end up gaining some of the weight I worked so hard to lose. So yesterday, I didn't want to let go but I did all at the same time.

 I ended up sticking with my calories but for the first time I ate the calories that I burned during my workout. After those extra 200 calories were gone I stopped eating. This morning I woke up 1.5 pounds heavier. It was very disappointing to see those numbers.

So, today I vow to stick to my base calories. I will drink lots of water and even jump on the bike for a bit. Then I will have to see where I am at tomorrow am.

I am in, my weight is 176 today.

okay, so i've finally lost one pound.  counting calories has like, resulted in me eating MORE than i used to...so i think thats why it took so long...

sw: 164

cw: 163

gw: 156