8 Week Challenge: May 24-July 12: weigh in's due monday by 10pm!!

Hey all...

My sister is getting married July 12th and I need some motivation and some challenge from others to shed the last of my baby weight to look hot in the dress! SOOO starting this Saturday I am going to start weighing in every Saturday in hopes of losing 16 lbs in the next 8 weeks!  I would hope for more but I know it is only safe to hope for 2 lbs a week!!

So, who is in?  Please only reply if you are serious to committing to the whole 8 weeks. The other challenge I joined has fizzled by week 6 and has left me unmotivated!!

Starting Weight:198

May 24: 195.5

May 31: 195.5

June 7: 193

June 14: 192

June 21: 188

June 28: 190 

July 5: 190 still 

July 12:

Goal Weight: 182(at least!)

 

Week 1and 2: Water challenge

drink half your body weight in water (e.g. for 180 pounds, you would drink 90 oz) 
--OR-- 
__According to the Mayo Clinic  the recommended water intake for men is 3.0 liters (13 cups) and women is 2.2 liters (9 cups/75 ounces).

Week 3: Fiber Challenge:

*Fiber is the part of plant foods that your body doesn't digest and absorb. There are two basic types: soluble and insoluble. Insoluble fiber adds bulk to your stool and can help prevent constipation. Vegetables, wheat bran and other whole grains are good sources of insoluble fiber. Soluble fiber may help improve your cholesterol and blood sugar levels. According to the Mayo Clinic ,

*Women need 21 to 25 grams of fiber* a day. So that's the goal!  Eating fiber helps you feel full too!

 

(The smilies just help me to quickly locate those who are up to date with weigh ins.)

 PARTICIPANTS Starting Weights:

1. ResaBG3 (leader): 198  wk6: 190  wk7: 190 loss: - 8lbs 

4. Bohdan: 185.2  wk6: 172.8 wk7: 171.6 loss: -13.6 lbs 

5. buggyhair: 181.6 wk4: 168.8 wk5: 167.6 wk6: 164.4 loss: -17.2 lbs 

6. cdanda: 149.0  wk6: 149  wk7: 148.5 loss: .5 lbs 

9. igrratu: 200 wk4: 190 wk5: 188 wk6: 190 loss: -10 lbs 

11. leanne21071: 146.2 wk6:141 wk7: 137.6 loss: - 9.6lbs

13. meggorama: 245 wk4: 243.2  wk6: 240.2 loss: 4.8 lbs 

14. missjesster: 140 wk4: 134 wk5: 138 wk6: 134 wk7: 133 loss: -7 lbs 

17. rileaf: 248 wk4: 241 wk5: 241 wk7: 248 loss: - 0 lbs 

18. sarah11235:  140 wk4: 140 wk5: 136.5 wk6: 137 loss: -3lbs 

19. sybil878: 173 wk3: 171 wk5: 170 wk6: 167.8 loss: -5.2 lbs 

24. vada24: 171.4 wk4: 172.2 wk5: 169.6 wk6: 170.1 loss: -1.3 lbs

25. walnuthill: 211 wk4: 204 wk5: 203 wk6: 201 loss: - 10 lbs 

Biggest Losers 6/9/2008

1.  Iggratu  -9.5lbs!!! 

2.  Buggy Hair  -8.4lbs!!!

3.  Bohdan  -7.8lbs!!!

4.  Rileaf  -7lbs!!!

5.  MissJester/walnuthill  -5lbs!!!

 

Starting Weight: 185.2

May 24: 181.8  and very dehydrated this morning... but that's what the scale says, back to my water

May 31:

June 7:

June 14:

June 21:

June 28:

July 5:

July 12:

Goal Weight:168 (healthy bmi) by July 18

Starting Weight and May 24th: 186

May 31:

June 7:

June 14:

June 21:

June 28:

July 5:

July 12:

Goal Weight: 176

oops sorry resabg -- so can I clarify please?  we are NOT editing our original posts then?  you want us to just do a new post everytime we weigh in?

 

walnuthill what are fitflops and where did you find them?

Ok, I didnt know if you saw my edited post or not, but i'll post again with my current weight of 173.8.  I'm doing really good on my water.  Remember though, that if you drink coffee, you have to drink twice the ounces of the coffee back in water, PLUS what you usually drink.

Hey guys! Get those weights in!  I have updated those who have submitted their weekly weights.  Also, thanks to Zephyrdame for alphabetizing the list for us!

Also, I am waiting until Monday to add any other participants, it is too tedious to do it daily as they roll in.  

NOTE:  The last challenge I was in people missed weigh ins like crazy, so I propose that if you miss 2 consecutive weigh ins that you are removed from the list.  I understand a missed week because of vacations or difficulty with internet or something, but more than 2 just shows a lack of commitment, which we just can't have if we are serious about losing this weight!

 

GREAT JOB everyone with their weight losses so far.  It really seems like we have some hardworkers!  I can't wait to see the results of this challenge!

 

 

 

yay I like the commitment factor in this challenge -- this is exactly what I need.

I found a great way to avoid the fridge/pantry -- working in my yard!  I forgot how much I love having my hands in the earth, breaking it up and cultivating it.  Almost orgasmic (don't tell my hubby LOL)

Another plus of working outside (for me) is that I don't want to eat crappy processed food.  We have the most amazing bbq'd lamb chops last nite -- hubby brushed em with a bit of olive oil, minced garlic and fresh chopped oregano...mmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Dinner tonite is going to be bbq'd pork chops and mixed greens topped with garlic red wine vinegar.

how's everyone else's weekend???

You're VERY welcome, resabg3!

CW - 135
Weigh in today (5/25) - no change since I weighed myself yesterday morning
GW by July 12 - 125 to 127

I hope to go down 1 lb by next Saturday. *fingers crossing*

Good luck you all! Oh, also enjoy your Memorial Day (and a day off from work!)

Z-Dame

 

Hi everyone,

I am feeling so good about this. I am watching what I eat, and my 10 year old is doing walking tapes with me. I hope to drink more water during this too. All the best, Ri

Hi everyone,

Looks like everyone is doing great. I hope everyone is surviving the memorial day weekend. I did my hardest, I had my sisters surprise 40th bday party and food was everywhere. I skipped the cake but had a small chocolatechip cookie and skipped the chips and dip and stuck with the veggie tray. When my clan gets together the beer and wine starts flying. I drank a few white whine spritzers with a lime wedge and it was great. It was nice to see my family (they live 2 hours away) and for them to see and comment on my weight loss.

Rileaf- I got my fit flops at bath and body, but victoria secrets and macys also carry them here is the website  http://www.thefitflop.com/.

Hi Everybody!

Instead of starting a new post for my saturday weigh in i edited my original...woops!

Im still at 140 so no change yet.

Last day to join is today? Guess I got here just in time :)

I've added mini goals to aim for weekly -- I'm trying to lose a lb a week.
Starting Weight and May 26th: 140

May 31: 142

June 7: (goal 138)

June 14: (goal 137)

June 21: (goal 136)

June 28: (goal 135)

July 5: (goal 134)

July 12: (goal 133)

I'd like to join too!  I'd also like to loose 1 lb a week.

Starting weight 173

May 31: (goal 172)

June 7: (goal 171)

June 14: (goal 170)

June 21: (goal 169)

June 28: (goal 168)

July 5: (goal 167)

July 12: (goal 166)

I need to join as well. HI! I'm Dre and I live in Louisiana. I need to lose 10 lbs, and at 46, they are hanging on for dear life. Ack! I currently weight 135 and want to get back to my goal weight of 125. I was there a year ago, but something happened this year and I don't know what. Major dieting issue? Wine!! Glad to meet all of you!

 

Dre

great job everyone! Tomorrow is the last day to get in those weights for this week.  It will be Mondays usually but because of memorial weekend I am extending it! Remember: 2 weeks missed and you are taken off challenge! We want serious participants only! So gets those weights in!  

 

Congrats on everyone who did well on memorial day!  I did great until a picnic at the park.  I even brought watermelon to the park to snack on and just saw cookies and pretzels and lost it.  Dang.  I will have to work out extra tonight!  I have been doing great though and am down 2 1/2lbs this week!  I hope the momentum keeps up!  I have been working so hard, I am sooo mad at myself for todays slip up!!

Anyways, what plans does everyone have this week to make a successful loss of weight!!

 

Yay making it just under the wire!

Starting Weight: 131.4lb

May 24: 131.4lb

May 31:

June 7:

June 14:

June 21:

June 28:

July 5:

July 12:

Goal Weight: 120 lbs (a little more than 1lb a week - trying to be ambitious!)

I put my starting weight late thinking we'd start on May 24...but I had been good all week and showed a 1/2 loss the next morning!  Don't you love those small wonders!  I think I learned from my time in TOPS that it took 2 or 3 days to be rewarded on the scale for good behavior!   

Starting Weight: 159

May 24: 158.5
May 31:
June 7:
June 14:
June 21:
June 28:
July 5:
July 12:
Goal Weight: 147

I'd like to join too - friends wedding, also on July 12 and I'd like to lose another 15lbs

start weight is 180

May 26 - 180

A big help on my weight loss during my time at TOPS was using Rycrisps instead of bread.  Upping your fiber really helps!  I think I had a 4 pound loss the week I ate veggie chili with Rycrisps and gave up coffee ( and I was 135 working my way down to 118 then, sigh!).    I'm doing even less carbs this time around to hopefully speed things up! 

So I weighed myself and I'm still at 179.  Which is no fun, but I really tried to be good all weekend on vacation *and* I had a ton of exercise. 

Oh well, I won't get discouraged!  I'm gonna just work extra hard this week! Good job to everyone else who did lose some pounds! :D