15 week challenge!!! WHO'S IN?? :D

Hi all!

I just decided to begin a 15-week weight loss journey. It's not gonna be easy, but I will do it and I am motivated.

I haven't weighted myself in a while, so I don't know exactly where to begin.

However, I have set some goals. I want to be in the 130-ish pounds for june 26th, which is a big date for me!!! And I want to look amazing :)

So if anyone is interested in beginning this challenge with me, YOU ARE VERY WELCOME!! A little encouragement never hurts!!

I will post a little more info tommorrow (march 21st) since today I am dead tired!

Hope to get some replies soon!!! :)

Woot, count me in! I weigh 115 pounds now and hope to weigh 100 pounds in 15 weeks (I'm 4'11, so it's a healthy weight for me). I'm looking forward for more information!

looken foward for some more info. I am in. My goal date it in July so a challange will be great. Are you talking about you big day being a wedding or prom?

OK, here's the basic info of the challenge!!!

We have got 15 weeks, starting from today, march 21st. If anyone else wants to join, feel free! I just like the concept of 15 weeks, but we must remember that every day matters. So feel free to take good resolutions at any time!!

Of course, in the end, I want to have lost weight. The weight loss goals can vary. It depends of your starting weight, your personal health, etc.

Here's the concept of this challenge:

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The real goal:

1. Develop good and healthy living habits. Gain some self-discipline and learn how to be healthy and STAY HEALTHY on the long term. No more yo-yo-ing with our weight. No more juggling with crazy diets and weird products.
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Ok. This might seem a bit too general. This is because everyone's history with food, weight gain and loss, body image and exercise is different.

For me, it is HIGHLY emotional.

I've always been an athlete (black belt in karate, synchronized swimmer national champion and member of a dance varsity) and sports are a part of me. They are my way of expression. They define a part of me.

However, I also struggled a lot with self-confidence, body image and, you guessed it, eating disorders. It's been a constant struggle for the last year. I am now in therapy and this challenge is a part of my getting better process.

I invite everyone that wants to join the challenge to make a brief (or longer ... like mine :P ) description of themselves, their history with fitness, eating, etc.
You could also drop in a few stats on you, how you are doing now.
I also encourage everyone to set some goals for themselves and not only physical goals.

Here I go!

Histoiry: You've already read it :)

Stats:

• 16 years old
• 5 feet 7
• 155,2 pounds (my heaviest of all times..)
• BMI: 24.3

Goals and personnal rules

• Lose around 20 pounds ( a little over a pound a week) by june 26th.
  
• Get fit and stay fit! Not only lose fat, but tone up for my beautiful backless prom dress :)
  
  
• "Emotional" goals:
  1. I am doing this for MYSELF, and no one else!
  
  2. This is not a way to try and control my life. This is a way to improve my health.
  
  3. This will NOT change my social status or the way people percieve me.
  
  4. This will not make be brighter, funnier, or more attractive.
  
  5. All my problems will not be solved by losing weight. However, they will be solved if I start having a healthy, regular and disciplined lifestyle!

Ok so that's it for me! I hope you will all take this seriously, because I am MOTIVATED :)
You can also confess if you've had bad days or are going through some rough patches. This is also a support group.

If you have any questions on weight loss and health, (and also eating disorders), I have read and experienced a lot of the healthy and less-than-healthy things.

(Ex: 2 hours of training everyday while eating 700 calories a day. Result: Lost 30 pounds in a month. I pound a day! Never try it. I gained it all back and more, screwed up my health and have been exeperiencing insane binges ever since.)

ANYWAYS. If you have any questions, I'll be more than happy to help! :D

Oooh!!! I am so happy I found a challenge.  Count me in!!  15 weeks!! Perfect timing for my 30th birhtday and my vacation to Barbados.

I am 29 and 132.2 lbs as of this morning.  My goal and ideal weight is 118 which I haven't seen the last year or so.  When is the next weight post?? 

Hi, I'm interested too. This sounds like a great challenge. Plus I'm trying to get in shape by July 6th. It is a little more than 3 months from now, and it is a goal date for me.

History: I never struggled with weight very much, but I used to be a distance runner in high school. The other girls were always thinner than me, but I outran some of them, so I was happy. :) Although I gained weight at a steady rate throughout high school, it didn't bother me much until I reached college. By then I had gone from around 100lbs to 120lbs. In my freshman year of college, I started trying to diet; it failed miserably. I became a binge eater and was emotionally unhappy for much of freshman year. At one point I weighed at least 135lbs. I was bursting out of my jeans; they were harder and harder to put on. Then, finally, in the summer I started losing little by little. I signed up for a half marathon in November and a turkey trot to help motivate me to run. I lost continually and toned up a little. In January, I got a boyfriend, but he goes to a different college, and when I was visiting him I sprained my ankle too, so now I couldn't run, but I started going weight training. I started toning up, and went from my fluctuating weight of 125lbs for the last 8 months or so to 121-122lbs now. I just came back from spring break and ate some massive amounts of junk food and feel like I have undone most of my workout efforts. I'm trying to find a healthy, more normal way of eating and to get off the diets. I want to find a marathon in the summer to compete in because I'm thinking of running a 50-miler in October (:O). I'm also interested in doing a triathlon (olympic distance) within the next 10 months. I want to get down to 113lbs by July 6th.

Stats:

• 19 years old
• 5ft2
• 121-122lbs

Goals:

• Eat clean, healthy, nutritious foods
• Eat junk food in moderation (no more than 100 calories a day)
• Eat 75-90g of protein a day (1g/lb lean body mass)
• Read Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle cover-to-cover
• Love myself
• 113lbs (give or take a lb for fluctuations), 16% bf by July 6th
• Get in 5 meals a day; no more than 300 calories each for around 1300-1500 calories/day
• Stick to my workout and eating schedule
• Log my calories every day as accurately as possible
• Take my multivitamin pill every day
• Be patient
  

I liked your "emotional" goals, chubbydodo - I think I'll incorporate them too if you don't mind. :P

Hehe, thanks for the emotional goals. It took me a LONG time to realize that I needed to watch my emotions, as well as my workout, in order to be healthy!!

I suggest that we post our stats every week. I log in my weight almost everyday, but I'm gonna take my full stats (measurements, weight loss or gain, pictures, etc) every sunday. I find this a good motivator to keep working out and eating right during the weekend. And since social events are the weekend too... the emotions will need to be THAT much more under control :)

However, anytime in the week, feel free to post here and to say how you are doing. If you're having a hard time with something or just feel the need to rant, feel free too :P

So far, I'm doing ok this week. I still have a LOT of doubts and some anxiety, but I should feel fine. On the days where I feel a little more depressed, I skip the morning weight-in. It's an absolute trigger to bingeing and... purging.

Today, I'm pretty excited though! :) I got accepted to cegep, set things clear with a very important person in my life and I get to dance again! Yay for mondays!! :P

I'm cool with the stats every week..the only problem that I have right now though is that I don't have regular access to a weighing scale. There is one in the college gym but I only weigh myself with all my clothes on..but I guess that's better than nothing, right?

This week is actually spring break for me, I'm going with my boyfriend down to LA for four days, so I'm not going to get much of a workout in. But starting Saturday I'm actually going to check in a bit more formally by taking measurements and all.

Congrats on the acceptance. :D

I didn't do too bad yesterday overall but I didn't go to the gym... I don't know why I don't feel like going... I guess I have to get back on track.  I haven't been there the last four months and that's a long time for somebody that used to work out at least 4 days for 1 1/2 hrs.  Anyway I am writing this because I kind of have to motivate myself to show up today.  I'll do my best.  I didn't weight myself either today... I wanted to but since I didn't work out I didn't go on the scale.  I actually like Sundays for the weigh day.  Is true is going to make my Friday and Saturday a little more "carefull"... That's a good day!!!

Hi All!

I hope it's not too late to join your 15 week challenge! I am sooooo motivated to lose weight and be healthy, but I go through phases where I fall off the wagon and it's really hard to get back on track. I've been on this site for a while now and I thought I may have a better chance of being successful if I have some support :) I was at my ideal weight of 130 about 2 years ago, but fell in love and got lazy. It's super frustrating sometimes because my boyfriend can eat whatever he wants and stay the exact same weight. I've finally come to grips with the fact that I need to suck it up and do what works for me and my body to be heathy and lose weight.

Stats:

* 25 years old

* 5 feet 8

* 164.5 (my heaviest as well)

* BMI: 25.0

Goals:

* Lose 25 lbs by July 1st

* Log my calories everyday

* BE PATIENT!!!!!

History: I guess I've always been bigger. I remember my struggles really starting in 5th grade. We found out I had insulin resistence (pre diabetes) So after that my mom always had me on all these different diets, which she would be on also. I never stuck to anything. Now I am to that point that I want to stick with it, & i see a big change this time. Im still just pre diabetic, my dr said there is no reason I should have diabetes, so thats good. A few months ago I found out I have PCOS, but there is nothing extremely bad to worry about.

And, I am a vegetarian. Have been for 2 weeks strong..

Stats:

• 18 years old
• 5'5
• 242.2lbs (about 15 down from my highest)

Goals: i'll post more later, I cant think of them all right now lol.

• Lose 30 lbs by July 31 (my birthday)
• Stay on my workout schedule
• Get my 5 a day at least. (I'm in a challenge for that now )
• Stay on my vegetarian diet
• Measure my servings...
• Focus on becoming stronger so I can do more active things. Like hiking places & not getting out of breath. Learning to salsa dance...etc
  

Ok everyone!! Tommorrow is the first weight-in! Get ready to take some measurements!!
I'm not really looking foward to the weight- in to be honest.

I've been bingeing a little this week. Kinda of in a relapse of bulimia. I feel I'm doing better right now, but it's still hard to accept that I have this and I just feel soo guilty and discusting at times.

I gotta remember that I'm worth it and that I deserve to be happy :)

I did some pretty good exercise this week, so I'm hoping it will compensate for all the extra food. I've definetely toned up, which is a big YAY for me!!

(But muscle weights a lot!!!! AHHH)

Anyways, BE READY FOR TOMMORROW LADIES :)

chubbydodo - Hey, I feel you there. I've been binging a little this week too, it's really weird because usually before when I binged (like waay back, maybe 5 months ago), I would have put on hecka weight. But right now it feels a little more under control, and I haven't gained very much (probably 1lb or less, some of this might still be water weight). I think it's a little combination of I'm more taking control now, and I have more muscle which burns more calories.

I didn't do much exercise this week...well, walked everywhere for like hours but I was eating loads of junk food with my boyfriend in LA. (He's one of those people who tend to eat what they like and stay thin..) Anyway, I'm taking some measurements tomorrow.

Well, walking around is a great calorie-burner. I went shopping yesterday and then logged in my activities. I realized that I had burned around 600 cals WHILE HAVING FUN and picking out a great graduation dress :D

Anyways, today is another story. My day started kinda..uh.. badly...

I woke up at 11 a.m., which is not bad, I know. Ok it's nice to sleep in, but i was so stressed because I have a TON of homeworks to do today!!!
And then I really didn't feel like taking my weight today, even though I had two REALLY good days on friday and saturday. I walked all day, spent at least an hour on the treadmill + did some abs and weights + some stretching (intensive in my case.. I'm a dancer) each day, and ate around 1800 and 2000 cals on each day.
I felt kinda good with my body, but then I weighted myself : 155,7. I GAINED WEIGHT!! :(

I know it might be because of my binges this week. Or even only because I did a lot of running yesterday and retained some water afterwards... of because I am building muscle like crazy (and it's really not my goal.. I want to lose weight.. not gain muscle!!) or simply that I was wearing a very big (thus heavy) pyjama...

Anyways..whatever the logical explanation was, the fact that I wasn't getting any lighter upset me. I knew it would and that was exactly why I didn't want to weight myself...

AND I BINGED. :(

I'm feeling ok right now, just a little disappointed at myself.

However, I promised that I would see the positive side of things. I want to have a day with a normal amount of calories, still have a deficit at the end of the day, and be productive throughout the day. Crying and beating myself up on the fact that I ate 1700-1800 cals at 11 am for "breakfast" won't bring me anything. It won't get me anywhere.

On the other side, if I keep smiling, watch what I eat for the rest of the day, start getting busy and maybe begin my ton of homworks, I will probably feel MUCH better at the end!! :)

Whew, I'm already feeling lighter (emotionnaly.. LOL)

Hope you are all doing well!!!

Good Morning ladies! I hope you all had a great weekend. I felt like I had an ok week. I occasionally ate some things that weren't exactly healthy, but I compensated for the most part and stayed within my calories. I'm sooooo used to going on these crash diets and losing a ton of weight really fast so it's hard for me to get used to the weight coming off slowly, but I am committed to doing this the healthy way and making it last :) Here are my updated stats from yesterday:

Starting weight (3/24): 164.5

Week 2 (3/29): 162

Good luck to you all in the next week!!!!!!!

Hey,

don't beat yourself up over the bingeing or the gaining weight. Just think about how you can change what you do so that you will be successful. You never know, it could've been anything that made the scale go up. Just think positive, losing weight has no deadline.

ccali-great job on the weight loss! 2.5 lbs is a lot!

As for myself, I think I added some fat over the past week, if at all. I don't have much time to do running this week, but I will go to the gym to do some weight training and then some running before I study.

Hope everyone has a great week and I'll check in tomorrow with a weigh-in.

-Rylindis

Hello everybody,

I had a bad weekend so I didn't weigh myself last Sunday but I am having a pretty ok week so definetely I will go on the scale this Sunday.  I just wanted to let you know (and myself:)) that I'm still in this challenge and still going strong despite the few "bad" days I had.  I will post my stats on Sunday - I can't wait! Have a great day!

So I weighted myself yesterday and I am 130.8.  So I am about 1.5 lb down from my beginning but I am not giving up because I had not such a great weekend so I'll see how it goes by the end of the week.

Oh what I would give to be in the 130's. Haha! Good job on the 1.5 lb loss byjuly! I had an ok week. I splurged a bit this weekend on beers with my friends, but I was somewhat good about what I ate. It's starting to get pretty warm in Santa Monica so I have extra motivation to be bikini ready:) Here are my stats for this week.

Starting weight (3/24): 164.5

Week 2 (3/29): 162

Week 3 (4/5): 160.5

Hi all,

I just had a 100 calorie Oriville Redenbacher bag of kettle corn and it was yummy :) It's salty and sweet so it helps with cravings. Just wanted to share with you my new favorite snack. Hope everyone is having a great week. I can tell you I am definitely going to weigh in before Easter brunch on Sunday! Haha Happy counting! 

Guys, my ED is back

I can't follow this challenge anymore. I just want my health and my life back. I can't even attempt to monitor my weight right now.

I hope you are all successful in this journey and that you become happy with all that you've accomplished. 

Keep working hard. I admire you for your strength and perseverance. Keep doing all those efforts, because I promise that they will pay of. Just make sure you take care of yourselves. There is so much more to life than an amount of calories.

You can still post if you want, I'll be happy to hear all your progress!

xox