Let's get started...And be realistic 10lb. by March 31st..

Hey everyone, I know I need to lose alot more than that, but my body seem to adjust to anything that I do. The doctors tell me if you lose 1lb a week I should be happy. So I'm gonna try to be more realistic. Anyway let's do weighins on Sundays. And get started!

187.6

5' 4"

42

Good luck everyone.....Andrea

OK, so I stuck at 141.6.  The scale actually went down to 140.0 at one point, but right after that I lived on peanut M&Ms for 3 days and went to a crossfit party on Saturday where I had beer and awesome food.   I think I need to readjust my protein intake a bit.  I find it helps to take in 100 g of protein/day.

Side note: my crossfit class, Hardassfitness, celebrated it's 1 year aniversary on Saturday with a massive workout-1 mi run, 100 pull ups, 200 push ups, 300 squats and 1 mi run, followed by a potluck party.   Most people finished in about 45 min.  (I tried it on my own last night and took 1 hr, 15 min.)  I chickened out of the workout and just went for the party.  What an awesome fitness class to celebrate with food and keg beer!  The only reason to workout is to eat good food. 

Sooo, it's back on the wagon this week.  Got 3-ish more pounds to lose.  I should just make it.  See everyone back next week!

Age: 46 (APRIL 1st), Height: 5'3"

Starting weight 272.5

Current weight 270.5

This is week 3.

Week 1- 269.6

Week 2 - 269.6

Week 3 - 265.2

OOPS I guess I messed up on the weeks.

WEEK 7: 264.00

WEEK 8: 268.5

WEEK: 9: 264.00

WEEK 10: 270.5

TOTAL GAIN THIS WEEK OF : 6.5

TOTAL LOSS TO DATE: 2.0

Mother nature is visiting and being real evil.

Take care and God Bless.

Gosh!  This has been an awful week on the scale...I must have been a very ba-a-a-a-d girl.

S.W.: 140.4 lb.

C.W.:  140.6 lb.

Gained since beginning of this challenge: +.2 lb.

whew!  Finally!  Hit 140.0!    Bloat week coming up but otherwise on track to finish 10 lbs by end of March!

SW:  140.4 lb.
CW:  138.0
Loss since beginning of this challenge:  -2.4.

Certainly not good, but where might I be if I wasn't checking in here each week?  Accountability counts!

Age: 46 (APRIL 1st), Height: 5'3"

Starting weight 272.5

Current weight 270.5

This is week 3.

Week 1- 269.6

Week 2 - 269.6

Week 3 - 265.2

OOPS I guess I messed up on the weeks.

WEEK 7: 264.00

WEEK 8: 268.5

WEEK: 9: 264.00

WEEK 10: 270.5

WEEK 11: 262.8

LOSS FOR THE WEEK: 7.7

TOTAL LOSS TO DATE:9.7

Take care and God Bless.

Just a comment on bloating.  It's TTOM so I expect the scale to go up but this was weird even for me.   On 3/20 I was 141.  3/22 was 142.  3/23 I swelled to 144.  Today, 3/24, I'm back down to 142.   Craziness. 

I might even be retaining water in my knees.  I ran almost 12 mi on Saturday so now my knees are visibly swollen and I've had to ice them everyday, since.  Can't bend or straighten them all the way either.  The pain/tightness I feel is somewhere between my kneecap and skin, not in the joint itself, thank goodness. 

Age: 46 (APRIL 1st), Height: 5'3"

Starting weight 272.5

Current weight  261.4

I just had to comment on my most recent reading of this morning. I am jumping for JOY!!!  I HAVE LOSS 10 Pounds and an additional 1.1 to boot.

YEAH!!!!

Thanks for this challenge, Please start another one for the next three months.

Take care and God Bless.

Original Post by 1heavenlybody:

Age: 46 (APRIL 1st), Height: 5'3"

Starting weight 272.5

Current weight  261.4

I just had to comment on my most recent reading of this morning. I am jumping for JOY!!!  I HAVE LOSS 10 Pounds and an additional 1.1 to boot.

YEAH!!!!

Thanks for this challenge, Please start another one for the next three months.

Take care and God Bless.

 Congratulations!  That's awesome!  You must be feeling a lot healthier.  You've been a real inspiration.  Keep it up! 

Thanks prosperit_e.  It is greatly appreciated your acknowledgement of my loss.  I have been trying really hard.  I hope we have another challenge for the next   3 months. If not I will start it.

Take care and God Bless.

Age: 46 (APRIL 1st), Height: 5'3"

Starting weight 272.5

Current weight 262.4

This is week 3.

Week 1- 269.6

Week 2 - 269.6

Week 3 - 265.2

OOPS I guess I messed up on the weeks.

WEEK 7: 264.00

WEEK 8: 268.5

WEEK: 9: 264.00

WEEK 10: 270.5

WEEK 11: 262.8

WEEK 12: 262.4

LOSS FOR THE WEEK: .4

TOTAL LOSS TO DATE: 10.1

Take care and God Bless.

I made it for a 10 pound loss.  Thanks for the challenge.!

S.W.: 140.4 lb.
C.W.: 137.8 lb.
Total lost since beginning of challenge:  -2.6 lb.

Original Post by mauntler:

S.W.: 140.4 lb.
C.W.: 137.8 lb.
Total lost since beginning of challenge:  -2.6 lb.

 That's awesome.  Congratulations on your success.  It takes a lot of courage and dedication to keep logging in when you haven't met everyone's "goal".  Your consistent log-ins speak volumes of your character, particularly when so many who started this challenge have dropped out.  Keep it up!

As for me, 139.8.  Just about 9 lbs less than my heaviest weight.  My belt is on the last innermost notch, and my pants still keep falling down.  I actually have to stick my stomach out to keep my pants up.  I think I've lost >4% body fat as well.  It's been an exciting challenge, thanx and congrats to everyone who stuck it out!

Congratulations to everyone that consistently logged.  I am with prosperit_e, not giving up shows character.

I started another challenge April 1st-June 30th.  Please Join me there

http://caloriecount.about.com/april-st-june-t h-loose-challenge-ft134054.

I had more success doing the prior challenge than I have ever had. It equates to about .5 a week. which is doable, especially if you combat health issues.

Just to let you know what one of my doctors said.

"Most people gain 10-12 pounds in a year, so it is only PRACTICAL that a person can loose that much in a year"  Lets see what we all can do to make it happen in just three months.

Take care and good luck all.  God Bless.

Sorry about not checking in for the challenge...

Either CC or I caused some sort of SNAFU & I couldn't

access my account for a couple of months while they

tried to fix it.  Evidently some maintenance they

performed around the end of January swallowed my

account in a black hole.  Anyway, I had to re-register.  LOL

The good news is, at least I kept working on this challenge

while I've been away.  I have no idea what week you all

were on, but I did end up OK for this challenge.

My start weight was 241

My end of month weight was 232...

although I did make it down to 230 at one point,

then bounced back up some.

I do hope that someone did, or is starting 

a new 3 month challenge.  I'll have a look for it.

Congrats to you Heavenly, & all those that 

stuck with the challenge, whether you lost

the full ten or not.  You all did well.