I want some people who are SERIOUS about losing 15 pounds by Christmas to join me! I need buddies!

I desperately want to lose 15 pounds by Christmas that is 9 weeks away.This is a very realistic goal.so if you are SERIOUS about doing this join me,PLEASE!!!

starting weight was 198.4 on 7/24/08

current weight 179.0 on 10/23/08

WE CAN DO THIS!!!!!!!!!

Gram weighing in

s.w. 132.7

weight last weigh-in  2 weeks ago 123.7

current weight 124.3  +.6lbs.

not as bad as I thought it was going to be but still...:( 4.3#s to goal.

I've done an hour of steps this morning, so hopefully I am back on the right track after my stern talking to yesterday, Thanks healthmd. I sincerely mean that. well got to go make my oatmeal.  Good luck to everyone this week.

Are ya'll going to extend until ST. Patty's day?

Gram

Good morning girls!

LW 182.5

CW 181.2 (-1.3) Not bad! so close to leaving 180s behind, cross your fingers, maybe next Thursday?

Good job gram! Great to hear your back to exercising, and 0.6 up is nothing, water most likely. I'm glad it helped, we do need some tough love sometimes.

bkmanda: C25k at the beginning is not that bad, but the 20min and over runs did me in the first time I tried. I stopped at week 7 New Year's week. Next week is week 7 again, and guess what? it's winter break at my son's school! So there'll be less gym time, but I'll try to squeeze in at least 2 days for running at the gym and shred on the other days. Your DVD must have arrived by now, did you get a chance to do it?

gterv: I'm really impressed with your fitness level. Wow. I did the 20min run last friday and it was better than I thought, but I did slowed down the speed to 5mph from 5.5mph. Tomorrow it will be the 25min run and next week is only 25min runs, no recovery in between. So worried about it, but I really want to conquer week 7, can't let it beat me a second time!

augenblick: did you start the shred again? Your results were really impressive. I hope you keep at it! I'm still at day 18, I'll try to do it 3 more times before Monday. I also vary between workouts 1 and 2. I feel I'm not up for 3 yet, but I might try it again next week.

Candi, where have you been? we miss you. When is your anniversary? Do you have plans, new dress? Hope you're doing fine.

Happy Valentine's everybody! It's a time to show love and thoughtful gestures not expensive gifts. Enjoy! I'm up to keep on going till St Patty's.

Healthmd,  Yes I started it again and I am on day 8.  If I do it for another 22 days then I will get to buy a wii and wii fit.  This is my personal challenge to myself.  I rotate through the levels, one each day.

Quick message.  Gotta go watch Thursday night t.v.

Just getting on here to weigh in.

LW 152

CW 151.8 (not where I want to be but i've been amazingly committed to the gym, I feel great, and i'm starting to see definition which is fabulous. It is REALLY hard to break 150, but i'm off this week and plan on doing some double workouts, I refuse to give up!!

augenblick I like that goal, good luck with it! My girlfriends and I are planning a trip to Florida in April and the goal is to be beach body ready by then:) Think i'm going to purchase a victoria secret bathing suit if I can get waaaaay under 150 :)

Healthmd- Good stuff on the loss this week, I know its hard to get that scale to move, so I applaud the work you put in. My shred still hasn't gotten here! I ordered it from Amazon and I didn't think it would be this long, but it really is, I might have to contact the seller today.

Gram Gram- good to hear from you. It looks like you didn't have that much of a gain which is great and its good to hear you are back on track, i'm sure next time it'll be pounds lost!

I'm in till St. Patty's. I love checking in with this group, I work hard sometimes just knowing I have to come on here and be accountable to you guys.

Happy Valentines Ladies and see you Thursday.

Good morning Ladies, I hope you all had a Love-filled Valentines Day.

s.w. 132.7

c.w. 122.6

10.1 total loss

2.6lbs to goal:)

Doing an hour of dancing, walking, or basic steps every day. Hope that everyone had a Great week.

Gram

Gram you are freaking amazing!

SW 155

CW 151.9

I think i'm stuck on a hill, but i'm working sooooo hard this week that my body is extra fatigued. Maybe by next week I can get over the hump. Arrrrrgh!

I did get the shred video, did level one this morning, and I plan to go to the gym tonight for bellydancing, wooooh!

Keep working hard ladies! You guys are so inspiring.

Hello there! Great job gram! Good to read that you are up and moving!, that's the spirit!

bkmanda: I know how you feel, I'm going slow in the last couple of weeks too. Today I was supposed to go to the gym but I didn't, even though I needed so much. I think I'm working too hard too. I was feeling funny and sore this morning, that's why I decided to give myself a break. I hope you like the shred. yesterday I did workout 1 and it felt so hard even after doing it so many times! I guess my muscles are indeed overworked. So I have to keep in mind I can't workout everyday which such high intensity.  Don't worry though,  you'll get over the bump, specially now that you're starting the shred. And bellydancing sounds great fun! I heard from another CC member that enjoyed it greatly and she said it was a full body workout. Enjoy and let us know how it went.

CW 180.6, soo soo close to 179.9. I'm a bit bummed I didn't lose a bit more this week, but I can't really complain. Afterall a 0.6lb loss is still a loss. I guess it does make a difference when I don't go to the gym 5 days a week, even if I do the shred at home on off gym days. But on the other hand I don't think I can do more than I'm doing right now without ending up injured. I guess I just have to be more patient. But I feel my skin tigther, so hopefuly it's bit of water from ttom with muscle mass increase. But that's it, next Thursday I gotta be out of the 180s!!!!

Have a great weekend everyone!

Hey guys,

I am still here.  I have not been doing a good job of counting my calories these past few weeks.  I haven't pigged out or anything but I don't feel like I have made the best choices either.

Anyway, I am still doing the 30DS and am on day 16 or 17 of round 2.  I have been sick the last few days and had company in for the weekend so I have not gone running or any other form of exercise besides the Shred.

I weighed myself this morning b/c I need to get back on track (I was avoiding the scale for the last couple weeks).  I am only up 1lb so that is encouraging.

Who is still here?  Has anyone heard from Candilove? 

well I'm glad to see some of us are still around,I have been trying real hard to not worry about losing weight so much as just trying to get and stay healthy.well my Anniversary was on Tuesday and I did not even buy new clothes (only a pretty nighty,hee-hee) so that was a huge accomplishment for me.I would be devastated if I did not fit into any cute clothes.Anyway I have been eating Maintenance level calories and am happy to say I lasted a long time now.I think I'm ready to try to lose again so I'm back.I have still been weighing myself that is one obsession that I can not seem to stop.I was 167.8 on my Anniversary.I am so excited about what my husband bought me.I am absolutely Blessed to have him in my life he totally spoils me and I love him for it.He bought me a heart monitor that shows Calories burned on it as well as monitors my heart rate,I have been wanting one for a really long time.And for our anniversary he got me the Trampoline I wanted as well as a Pilates work out kit.They both came with a workout Dvd.I have tons of Dvd's but get really tired of then after a while so I needed new ones.He is so helpful and supportive when it comes to me wantiing to lose weight but most importantly he wants me to take care of myself.He has always told me I was Sexy and Beautiful but I have such a terrible self image so he tries everything to help me think better of myself.I have so much fun with the Heart monitor I put it on to do things I always do to get a rough estimate of how many calories I burn in an average day.I am surprised to see that I burn way more than I thought.This is a really good motivator to exercise as well I'm having so much fun with it,lol!

I am eating maitenance today and then on Friday I am going back to weight loss amount of calories.I am hoping to be 160 by the first day of Spring I'm sure I can make it.I also just want to fit into the skirt I wore on our first date by the 22nd of July(yes we celebrate our first date anniversary,lol).we went to a Hawaiian Luau for our first date and we dressed the part so I would love to get back into the skirt by then which I have tons of time to do so.It is a size 12 so I'm sure if I'm 150 by then it will fit.I'll make you guys laugh with what I did last year,I got a Baby sitter and then I made Hawaiian recipes and decorated as if we were at a luau that was not the funny part so here it is,I put on a Bathing suit and Grass skirt and waited for him when he got home I put a lei around his neck.I wore the outfit the whole meal too it was a lot of fun.well this year I'd like to wear the outfit I did when we first went out so that is my big goal for now.

I hope you all are doing well and losing all that extra weight.healthmd I'm sure you are out of the 180's today that will be so exciting for you!!!!!!!!!

Hi candi, great to hear from you and also that you're doing well! I confess I was getting worried by your silence, but you seem to be doing quite well. Sometimes I thinbk is more important to learn to maintain than to lose, maintenance is the road to success! I'm so jealous of your heart monitor, I also been wanting one of those for a long time, maybe for my weight loss journey anniversary in May. I can't believe in two months it's going to be 1 year since I started my journey. Your husband is so sweet and supportive. You should feel sexy and beautiful! My hubby is too but he says I'm fine like this, I wish he would understand how my belly bothers me so much. I'm sure you can reach 150 by July and be your sexiest ever for your date anniversary (that's so romantic!).

And you're right I finally got out of the 180s! I weighed 178.8 this morning, yay!- insert happy dance here- . I've been working out a lot this past week, I was really doing my best to show myself I could do this, and here I am. I even got a lot of attention at the gym, strangers coming to me saying I was making them look bad or that they thought I was going to take off at the crosstrainer, LOL. I was probably looking like a mad woman. I was on a mission, now another journey to get out of 170s.

augenblick: My shred was stopped with all the exercise at the gym I was out of fuel at home.  Get back to counting calories and planning your meals, I guess you're close to your goal weight and it does slow down. I've been losing 4-5 lbs a month, I wish it could be 7, but it gets harder with time. But we should focus and be content with maintaining the loss, and when we lose some, it's a bonus. Long and steady wins the race, right? we will get there!!!!!

Hi again everyone!  Candi, I am so proud of you.  You sound like you are doing great.  I have had my heart rate monitor for many years and I love it.

I am down 1/2 lb since Monday.  I just need to stay on track and I am ready to start losing again rather than just maintaining.  Altho, I agree with Healthmd, that maintaining is even harder than losing. 

What is everyone's "realistic" goal by St. Pat's Day?  I think it is only about 3 weeks away.

LeAnn

wow,St. Patricks Day is less than 3 weeks away I did not even realize that.I guess I'd just like to be 165 by then that is just 2 lbs down from the 24th.I'm glad there are still ppl signing in on here.I had to stay away so I would not obsess about losing but now I'm back and plan on sticking with it for a while again.I make myself take time off when I get really obsessive and all I think about is food or losing weight I try to keep myself from becoming a phsycho but it is so easy for me to,lol!

Hey ladies! Welcome back Candi, sounds like you came back with a great plan, good luck to you!

Augenblick i like 1/2lb loss, keep shreding it up. It is a great at home all around workout DVD. I did it once this week, plan to do it tomorrow. Had to buy some lighter weights so I could actually get through the workout, got ahead of myself with some 8lb'ders, wasn't ready for that.

Gram, where are you?!

HealthMD, awesome job, i'm dancing with you!:)

Maybe all that dancing will help me get off this hill! LW: 151.90, CW: 152.20

Which is still within the same range, but I am sooo tired of the 150's. Belly Dancing was great last week, it was a fun workout. I didn't find it super intense which was great because I was so fatigued last week. This week i've still been at the gym, but weight is not budging. Don't know what else to do but keep working out! That said i'm off to Belly Dancing!!

Take care ladies. And i'm trying to break 150 for st. patty's.

HI!

Bkmanda don't give up, after a looong plateau I can finally say 149!!! so happy, but it was so hard. keep up the good work and it will pay off for sure! last Sunday I did a 10k race and broke my record 50min 35 sec, I was hopping for less than 50 but I will take it happily, last year I was running my 10k 16 minutes longer, so it was a great improvement and my best time ever. I guess that running with 44lbs less helps a lot.

Healthmd congrats on your milestone! 170's  I'm happy for you!

Candilovesjon is good to read you again

Good morning ladies and welcome back to all who have been away, you were missed. I didn't weigh this week. I'm not  making excuses just saying I am having a real hard time controling snacking, I want to eat everything in sight (and then have seconds, haha)  So sorry to say I have been avoiding the scales. I wonder if I haven't got a little to comfortable being so close to goal so I am changing my goal weight to 115.  Maybe all I need is a little motivation, or should I say more of a challenge? Sometimes when something is so close you don't work as hard to reach it.

Congratulations to all of you who have lost weight this week, and that seems to be all of you, YOUR ALL doing great. It amazes me at all that you have accomplished and EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU should be so very proud of yourselves. You should all be beaming with pride. I went out dancing with my 23 years old daughter last week-end for a girls night out, and it sure was a great feeling knowing that she was going to lend me a new pair of her jeans (size 5 jr) to wear. A year ago that would have been an impossible dream. Always dare to dream!!

Until next week take care and stay strong,  I AM SO PROUD OF YA'LL

GRAM

Good moning! I hope you're all doing fine and fun stuff - keep dancing on your skinny jeans gram-gram! Are you sure you need to lose more? A 5 in my book is skinny.

gterv, congratulations on breaking the 150s! I know how great it felt when I finally got under 180. And it's amazing that you're running 10K and breaking your record. Great job! I'm on the last week of C25K but since I'm running at 5mph, I'm not at 5K yet, just 2.5 miles. I'll try to increase the speed or time on the next weeks so I can reach 5K. I'm thinking of running a 5K in spring! Let's see how it goes, I have yet to start running outside, just waiting for the weather to cooperate.

bkmanda: I hope you're one step closer to break the 150s. Plateaus suck, but I learned that weight loss requires a lot of patience! Just stick with it and remember to change your workout schedule from time to time to avoid adaptation and consequently burning less calories. Have you ever tried HIIT? It might be good for a change. Hang in there!

Well I must say I'm doing good. My CW is 176.6, 2.2lbs from last week is amazing! I started this March calorie deficit challenge and I keep track of my daily calorie deficit. I want to lose 6 lbs in March, so I need to have 21000 calories deficit! So I'll finally check if this 1lb for each 3500 cal defict really works. The good thing is that it helps me stick to the workout routine and  push a little further to have some extra burned calories. It's worth a shot. Keep changing to keep interesting!

Have a great weekend everybody!

Good morning Ladies,

Healthmd I am in awe of YOU! I have tried running or jogging so to speak, it is just not for me I guess, and to think that you are running 5mph, WOW is all I can say. And CONGRATULATION on the 176, :) :) :)   I saw the March deficit challenge and thought about joining but haven't yet.

s.w. 132.7

c.w. 123.5

+.9lbs:(  but to be honest with ya'll I am not weighing every day as I was before,  before I was weighing every day so I could see if my weight was up even by a couple of ounces, but now I weigh about once a week. I am still trying to lose but I've got the feeling that 123 is my set weight, no matter how much I lose I always seem to bound back there and it's hard as a dickens to budge it. 

gterv, Congratulations on breaking 150 and your old record , I know that you have got to be happy at where you are.  10 miles, only in my dreams I don't think I could do that even if I was running for my life

Bkmanda, I love the thought of belly dancing, I bet that is a great work-out and a whole lot of fun. Don't give up on breaking that 150 mark. I have faith that you can do it.

augenblick, you have got everyone on the shredding craze, I actually went to walmart again today to  get one but no luck. Will have to go to best buy or on the internet. Have you got your wiifit yet? My daughter is still using hers. I do mine a couple of times a week, but I just do the basic step mainly although have tried a few balancing moves like the tightrope and skiing. I hope you enjoy your when you get it, it is just slow between sets because you have to push the retry button.

Candi, what can I say? you are doing so well and I know how very special your anniversary was and how great you must have felt, your husband sounds like he appreciates you but then he should because I know you deserve it. You worked so hard to get where you are. and I for one want to thank you for starting this challenge back in Oct. I feel so blessed to have been a weight lose companion with all of you. We all could have done it but it was so much easier as a group. Just look at how far we six have come. One more week to weigh in before St. Patty's day.

Don't forget this is daylight savings time week-end, spring them clocks forward Sunday Morning.

 Have a great week-end and ya'll take care,  GRAM

Ok, i'm a little ashamed to report in this week, because I feel like i'm not moving on the scale and i'm like dead weight on the team...I know its not that bad, but still.

LW 152.2

CW: 152. 4

I'm just at a loss. I didn't work out much this week though, just was  totally unmotivated and very tired, with the exception of push ups. I feel like I keep saying maybe next week, but then it comes and its the same story, dunno, but at a loss. I did sign up for the 100 pound challenge with Dr. Ian this morning though, and that comes with free meal suggestions, so i'll try to follow that and get back to exercising.

But to everyone else, keep up the good work, its great to hear your stories. And I agree, size 5 is about right. I think we need to trade places in terms of maintaining and loosing. All the best to everyone.

Hi everyone!

I am still here however, I did not weigh in this week as it is ttom and I just didn't want to know:(

I haven't been as hard core with the Shred but I am still doing it.  I haven't done 30 days in a row but I am 5 workouts away from completing my second round of it. 

Gram-gram,  I did get the Wii Fit b/c I found it at a good price at Costco.  My boyfriend did the whole fitness profile thing and it put his age at 57!  He is only 40 and relatively in shape.  Based on his numbers, I got discouraged and refused to get on it.  I may take it back as I really don't like that you can't get a continuous workout on it.  I am thinking of buying My Fitness Coach instead. 

I will weigh in next week.  I have been eating tons this past week and not counting calories.  Hopefully, I didn't gain too much.  I find that the closer I get to goal, the cockier I get and think that I don't have to count calories.  Wrong!  I need to get back on the wagon starting today.

Talk to you guys soon.

Original Post by augenblick:

  I find that the closer I get to goal, the cockier I get and think that I don't have to count calories.  Wrong!  I need to get back on the wagon starting today.

 

 

 You seem to having the same problem as I am, I think that it's because the closer we get to our goals the more we let our guards down and think just a little of something we are not supposed to have won't hurt us that much. we must be vigilant. I am going to try to be really strict this week to get all the way back on track and going in the right direction.  I want to go and get my cholesterol checked with-in the next month (finances permitting).  Good luck this week ladies.