May Weight Loss Challenge (Closed)

Would anyone be interested in starting a weight loss challenge of 5-10 people for the month of May?

I want this to be an intimate group of similar sized people, this way we can really get to know eachother, support eachother, and most importantly, feel accountable to eachother. 

Name:Kathleen

Age: 22

Occupation: Student

Weight, 5/1/2009:167

Goal: 155

Hi all,

Finally lost 1 lb. last week at 176. this week 175. I hope I did not get plateau. I am only losing 1lb a week?

Ughhh I have had the worst week ever! Finals this week and I ate more ice cream, oreos, mac and cheese, and sugary coffee in like two days than I have in a month. Seriously I was eating everything in sight and not going to the gym of course.

I got home for the summer yesterday and finals are all over so it is time to get back on track for real! The problem is that every time I start eating healthy after about a week I lose it and binge out hardcore. So frustrating.

Good luck bonding!!!  I know it always feels great to go home and feel like you have a fresh start!  And, I know you're scared than, in a little while, the fresh start will go stale.

I have one more week of law school finals (I'm a 1L and they are pretty much killing me).  Then I'm going home.  Finally!

Like you, I'm excited to close the book on my rediculously unhealthy finals eating and exercise habits.  But, to keep myself from relapsing, I going to keep telling myself, "You have all summer to get healthy."  Its a marathon.  So I'm not going to start the summer at a sprint, burn out by mid-June, and end the summer right where I started.  I'm going to take it at a steady pace all summer long.  I'm going to eat well, exercise regularly, try to weigh myself only once a week, and hope that over the course of the summer I can make some progress.  I think this slow and steady approach will help me avoid a relapse, maybe it will help you too!

w00t! I made progress!

May 1st: 168

May 10th: 165

I'm not sure how I dropped 3 pounds in 10 days, but I bet part of it is because I hadn't lost much the week before.  I tend to hold onto weight for a couple weeks then lose a big chunk, and so on.

I hope you did well on your finals bonding, and good luck mk!  I have mine this week although only one is a real exam.  I have to write a few papers for a couple of my classes though and hand those in at exam time.  I'm trying not to eat everything in sight as well, although i've managed to keep things in check so far.  I just make sure I dont deprive myself of anything and if I really want to eat something, I make room for it (either by eating less of other stuff and maybe going at most 200 over for the day, or by exercising to burn more that day).  Mostly though I just consume all the healthy stuff in sight so I end up stuffing myself all the same when i'm stressed, but i'm stuffed with fruit and string cheese and stuff.  Actually I made a fritata yesterday (until I had made one I had no clue what it even was) and I cut it into 8 peices but ended up eating half of it myself.  Still, that was only 208 calories so I felt great about that little binge.  The trick I think is to make room for the things you really crave once in a while so you dont feel deprived, but unless you really need that and wont eat anything else, if you feel the need to eat a lot make sure its healthy and low calorie.

My biggest problem right now is motivating myself to exercise more.  I do 15 minutes of DDR a day which burns about 175 calories, but i'd really like to be doing twice that.  Maybe biking a bit too, but I dont like biking alone as much and none of the people I live with have bikes.  There has to be some way to make myself want to exercise more though..

May 3rd: 190.4

May 11th: 189.4

Sounds good but I've been bouncing between 190 and 187 for the past month.  Ugh I'm starting to get very frustrated, how can I be hitting a plateau so soon????

If you're hitting a plateau try upping how much water you have and exercising a bit more each day.  It is also possible to hit a plateau if you dont eat enough so be sure you're eating above your BMR.

This is some kind of madness because I don't feel like I've been eating well at all but somehow I'm losing weight... although it certainly isn't showing in the mirror.

May 4: 148.6

May 11: 146.4

Still I guess it's something to celebrate! Darcy and nugget, congrats on your losses too!

I'm still here, and its still Monday! Just....

I cant remember my exact weight this morning cos i was in a rush and slept in so I'll post up tomorrow.

You all sould like your doing fab! You sound like you have binge control sorted! I'm not quite so great on the binge front. I went to a friends house for dinner and she egged me on to finish a packet of biscuits with her and I gave in! It led to a massive binge. I haven't totted it up yet...not sure Im going to...

So, a pressing issue that anyone who is still up may be able to help with. Ive abused laxatives quite a bit in the past, and im afraid my binge may have led to another incident. i say may, i mean has. I havent taken very many, but i am regretting it. Anyone got any advice on how to lessen the effects (primarily the cramps) before they kick in? I am drinking lots of water.

Thanks

xx

My weigh in this week was 147, so down two from last week but up 1 over all! Hoping this week will pick up, going to try and find that balance between restrict and binge!

May 3rd: 190.4

May 11th: 189.4

May 18th:  186.8

It sounds good but I was 185.2 yesterday, so I'm starting to yoyo again.  Hopefully I will even out with my cardio this week.

SW-171

I've been up the last two weeks but...

today back at 171!!!

May 3rd: 167

May 11th: 164.4

May 18th:  163

Slow but steady progress!