V-Day Challenge III *Closed* Lose 10 pounds by 2/14

Hi Everyone,

 This is our group

1pinklady

austjo20

baylward

tlm242

camsies16

toby2indy

ur1_2talk

heidiklum

damsquirl

adreapap66

mceld29

turtlediva

ladyelizabeth

Please repost your height, reward, CW, GW, and UGW (date).  First weigh in will be Friday January 18. 

Healthy eating!

5' 8"

reward: A sexy new nightie

CW: 180

GW: 170

UGW: 140 (6/20/08)

SW - 145 (1/2/08)

CW - 143 (1/10/08)

GW - 133 (2/14/08)

UW - 125 (6/1/08)

I'm 5'6", 23F and currently have 25.5-26% body fat. I'm trying to get to 20-22% by June!

My daily calorie intake is between 1400-1600 depending and my usual deficit is generally between 600-1000.

 Looking forward to getting to know you all!

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Hi everyone!  Glad to be part of the group.

Ht. 5'3"

SW- 185.5

CW- 183.5

GW- 173.5

UW- 140

Reward: New sweater or pair of boots

Good luck everyone!!

Hi everyone! Glad to be here as well!

Ht. 5'9

SW-158 (01/08/08)

CW-156

GW-148 (02/16/08)

UGW-140

Reward: Wear a bikini in Cuba and feel GREAT about it for Valentines day!

I'm happy to be doing this as well!

Age: 23 

Height - 5'7

Reward: I'm not quite sure...pedicure and a sexy outfit to wear on the hot date that I will get between now and then, lol :)

CW - 201.5 (01/09/08)

GW - 191.5 (02/14/08)

I do have a question though girls.  I think my caloric intake is too much and I don't know how to reduce it.  It seems so hard to me...for some reason...maybe it's a mental thing.  What's the best way to reduce calories without making VAST sacrifices that would discourage me from wanting to do this.

- Jill

It is hard at times to meet that target calorie intake if you have been dieting all your life.  You get that mindset that less is better, but it's not.  This website has helped me so much in realizing what I eat, and the calorie / nutritional value of it.  I have been trying to lose weight forever and just logging everything I put in my mouth has been an eye opener.  Sometimes at night I end up having to eat something else to meet my target.  I read in the Alli literature when I was taking that a few months ago something good that stuck with me.  When they say your "target" caloric intake....a target is something you try to hit, not fall short of or go past.  Trying very hard this first week to hit that target I was very successful.  Hopefully it will continue!

Good luck to you!

Hi Everyone :)

Ht: 5'8 

cw:201.4

gw: 191.4

ugw:148 (12/31/08)

Reward: Undetermined... probably a cute pair of shoes. 

Original Post by austj020:

I'm happy to be doing this as well!

Age: 23 

Height - 5'7

Reward: I'm not quite sure...pedicure and a sexy outfit to wear on the hot date that I will get between now and then, lol :)

CW - 201.5 (01/09/08)

GW - 191.5 (02/14/08)

 

I do have a question though girls.  I think my caloric intake is too much and I don't know how to reduce it.  It seems so hard to me...for some reason...maybe it's a mental thing.  What's the best way to reduce calories without making VAST sacrifices that would discourage me from wanting to do this.

- Jill

I have been working on this weight loss since November and I had a hard time reducing calories as well.  Some of my tricks:

The biggest change I made was stop eating bread, pasta, cereal, and crackers.  I do allow myself to eat 2-3 servings a week, but all in all I don't miss them.  I get my carbs from a proper protion of potatoes or rice (mostly brown or wild).  I save bread and pasta for special occasions like saturday morning breakfast (pancakes!). 

Eating a lean protien (cottage cheese, or 2 egg whites 1 whole egg, and sometimes salmon) with yogurt or skim milk, and fruit for breakfast has really assisted me in staying at my 1800-2000 calorie range.  This breakfast also staves off the low blood sugar rush around 10 am that has me running for anything sugary.

Even simple adjustments when eating fast food such as not eating the top bun of the sandwich.

The most important thing is portion control.  Have a hershey's kiss (or two) when you crave chocolate for 80 calories, but don't eat a full serving which is 5 for 200 calories.

Keep up the good work you can do it!

ANDREA HERE

207 CW

175 GW

5'4"

AND GOING TO BE 42 NEXT MONTH

JUST LOOKING TO BE UNDER 200 AND STAY THERE FOR AWHILE!!!!!

Hi Jill,

 I'd say up your protien. It always makes me feel more full. My target intake is 1400, but I rarely meet it. I'm usually between 1500-1600 (1400 is my "perfect day" lol).

Thanks guys!  Those are great ideas.  Logging everything I eat does help a bit.  I can see where I can cut some calories...etc.

I'm going to curb my carb intake dramatically, and up the protein...after today that is...considering I went to a Las Vegas Breakfast Buffet with mom... I dont' feel bad about it though, now I just have NOTHING I could possibly crave lol :)

Another thing that is helping is adding to my diet rather than restricting.  You know saying things like "I'm goign to have 3 servings of fruit today" which is filling 'cause of fiber...I won't really be that hungry later. 

I think the key to control is: what you eat, when you eat, and why you eat, and how you eat, and who you eat with.  It's just I dont' ususally think of these things.

 So here are my goals for this week Mon Jan 14 - Sun Jan 21:

1. 2 liters of water a day
2. 4 cardio workouts (2 20 minutes, 2 60 minutes)
3. 4 strength workouts ( 2 abs exclusively,  2 full body)
4. 8 hours of sleep a night (this is SO hard for me...I just never like ending my day)
5. No bread, pasta, and those types of carbs...

By doing those things...I know I'll HAVE to see a difference.

What is everyone else's goals?  Challenges?  Triumphs?  Issues?  Plans? 

- Jill

For the 14th - 21st, my main goal is to up my exercise. I have a new cardio kickboxing tape coming in the mail this week, so I'd like to do that 3 days in addition to my jogging and pilates. We'll see, 3 days may be a bit much right now starting out.

Well it took me awhile to figure out I was in this group.  I am going to use today's weigh in as my initial weight, as I lost way too much last week (9 lbs)  But, I really cut back - 1200 cals a day, added exercise and water.  I also had my Thyroid meds increased on Monday.  So I don't think it's fair to start off with only 1 lb to go!  Week 1 of any weight loss is usually more dramatic!

Initial weight: 190

Goal Weight: 180

UGW: 160

I am 44 yrs old, 5'8", large frame.

Last weeks goals were to eat 1400 calories, exercise 30 minutes every day and drink water. 

This week, I'm adding 15 minutes per day of toning exercises. Gotta prevent that sagging at my age!

Carla

A little behind on getting my goals for the week on here but they are:

4 sessions of 30 minutes cardio

2 sessions weight lifting 1 upper, 1 lower

3 sessions of stretching

I have completed 2 cardios and the lower body weight lifting so far so good!

Keep my calories between 1800 and 2000

Great job everyone.  I can't wait to wear my valentines day outfit

Weighing in @ 140.5 - 141 (my scale is a bit older, but accurate as I checked it against my Dr.'s a few months back, so I'm going to round up to 141 just in case lol).

I'm very excited bc I am unfortunatly a compulsive weigher and the scale hadn't done too much moving this week at all so I was nervous about today! Hope everyone else had much success!

SW: 143

CW: 141

Weighing in today:

Initial wt. 185.5

SW (for challenge) 183.5

CW 181.5

GW 173.5

I too am a compulsive weigher. It drives me crazy at times, but I really try not to weigh every day. Congratulations on your loss baylward!

Weighing in I weighed myself last night I am still at 180. 

I am not worried about it.  I started weight lifting last week and could possibly be recovering from that.  I have heard people gain or don't lose sometimes when they first start.  Any thoughts?

My avg. calorie intake is 1747, and I exercise a min of 30 min a day, usually running.  So I'll just keep doing what I'm doing.  I also measured myself to use this as a baseline too. 

They are:

Waist: 34

Hip:42

Upper Arm: 12

Thigh 20.5

Hope all is well

SW 207

CW 202.2

WL  4.8

GW BY VAL DAY 197

UGW 175

MAYBE I'M FINALLY OFF MY 3 MONTH PLATEAU

Original Post by damsquirl:

Weighing in I weighed myself last night I am still at 180. 

I am not worried about it.  I started weight lifting last week and could possibly be recovering from that.  I have heard people gain or don't lose sometimes when they first start.  Any thoughts?

My avg. calorie intake is 1747, and I exercise a min of 30 min a day, usually running.  So I'll just keep doing what I'm doing.  I also measured myself to use this as a baseline too. 

They are:

Waist: 34

Hip:42

Upper Arm: 12

Thigh 20.5

Hope all is well

 

 I'd say def. take your measurments, if your deficit is obvious, it's likely you're building muscle and replaceing fat with your weight lifting. Inches don't lie = )

Congrats to everyone!

SW:158

Last week: 156

CW:155--ok (I'm on my period, would that perhaps make me bloated and weigh a bit more?)

My goals for next week are to increase my cardio to 5 days a week 30 min each day. Also, to try harder to stick to the 1400-1500...recently some days are more like 1700.

bust: 37.5

waist:30.5

hips:39.5

arm:11.5

Our V-day goals are within reach! Good job everyone!

Ok I've had success!

SW - 201.5

CW - 199.5

GW - 191.5 (8 more lbs to go!)

So I was really excited about my loss.  I am apprehensive though, 'cause a) I've weighed this before and gained...so I'm afraid that could happen again and b) went ot the movies today and had popcorn.  I still had a deficit, but I went against my "no breads/carbs for a week" thing that I had as a goal.  I think if I stick to my same goals of this week, I should do fine if not better next week!

Woot, some sign of success!  Congrats to you all!