Weight loss motivation! Lose 15 pounds by the Fourth of July, 2008!!!

Inspired by Pompay's challenge last year, I decided to do this to motivate myself as well as others. There's two months left until Independence day, so lets claim our independence of this extra weight. Who's with me??? Okay, so just state your current height, weight, and how much you would like to weigh by the Fourth of July. Any motivation words will be great! Good luck everybody!
Okay, me first!
Height: 5'2"
Weight 134.5 lbs
Want to weigh by Fourth of July: 119.5
Ultimate Goal before birthday (July 22) 115
Let's see what happens!
Motivation:
A second on your lips, forever on your hips!

I would love to join in and lose 15lbs by July 4th!

Height: 5'5"

Weight: 198lbs

Want to weigh by July 4th: 183

My ultimate goal is 160lbs by September 1, 2008

MOTIVATION: This is the year everything changes!

I'm down.

Height: 5' 7"

Weight: Between 159-161lbs (I fluctuate)

Want to weight by July 4th: 145 lbs

My ultimate goal: maintain at 145 lbs

Motivation: If the problem isn't hunger, the answer isn't food.

That's right on schedule for me, so I'll join:)

Height: 5'6"

CW: 139lbs

GW by Fourth of July: 123lbs

Ultimate GW: 115 - 120lbs

 

This is just what I needed!  I would LOVE to join and have to be held accountable to a group.  Are we doing weekly weigh-ins?

Height: 5'8"

SW: 220

CW: 178

GW by July 4th: 165

Ultimate GW: low 160's and maintain it!

Motivation: I want a baby! More or less a healthy pregnancy

COOL!!

My motivation post to lose 10 lbs by May 24th is rapidly ending.  May I join you?  ( :     (I have lost 18lbs since March 24th with the support of that post and all my friends here!

Height: 5'6.5"

SW: 230 (last summer) 


CW: 168

GW by July 4th: 153 


Ultimate GW: 150


Motivation: When I get to my goal weight and maintain, I will get myself some new clothes that fit.   ( :   (I am swimming in everything currently.) 

Okay everybody!  So here we goooo!  Good luck to all and check back often with ur weights, motivations, and encouragements.  We can do it!!!

I backslid a little yesterday and ate half a Mr. Goodbar. :( But today I've done all right, and I did a new work out video and took my dog on a mile-long walk.

Hope everyone else is staying strong!

Great idea!   I started at 190 lbs two months ago and have managed to get down to 168, but damn I am tired of salad!  Even averaging 1.8 lbs a week of weight loss, this process is taking FOREVER!

Current Weight:  168 lbs

Height:  5'10"

Goal:  155 lbs

Motivation:  A whole closet of beautiful clothes that almost fit again.  I can stuff myself into most of them, but they don't look or feel as good as they used to.

Biggest Weakness:  Wine and Chips

So, are we doing weekly weigh ins?   ( :     if so, what day? 

I don't care, just curious.  

Have the day off here, so hope all of you are enjoying this last day before the weekend! 

Hey all! I'm a newbie and I'm IN there like swim wear!  So, what do I need to do to get started?

Age: 36

Height: 5'7

Weight: 195

Goal: 165

I'm giving myself 1 year to lose it all, but sooner would be GREAT!

Can I join

Height: 5'4'

SW: 159lbs

CW: 151 - 152lbs

GW: 140lbs

That will be nice to loss 11 - 12lbs by 7/4

me too, me too!

CW: 199, 5'9''

Goal weight by July 4: 179

Ultimate Goal: 155

Motivation: My sister is getting married and I justhad a baby so I don't wanna be the chubby chick who just gave birth!! I want people to say..."No way did she just have a baby!"

Open to all!  I was naughty yesterday!  I had three bowls of spagetti, which is strange, because I cant even finish one usually.  LOL BAD ME!  I'm glad all of you have joined.  Someone asked about weigh ins.  I guess we can do a weigh in every Saturday or so.  What day would you guys like?  Majority rules, so let me know! 
Motivation:  If you slip on your challenge, pick yourself up and try again!  You can do it everybody!!!!!!!!!

ashabdul  ( : 

that someone was me.  today was my weigh in on my challenge to lose 10 before May 24th, so I was just curious if we were going to one here too.   whenever you want is fine by me....  ( ;

spaghetti is good, but you know what I do?   I got one today too -- yay!  spaghestti squash!!!!    I eat a whole bowl/plate with my homemade tomato, garlic, red onion, olives, and mushrooms sauce, and a 3+ cup serving is like 4-500 cals based on if I can eat the whole thing!  YUM  --   it's so easy too.   I add chicken sometimes. 

I was debating makiung that tonight or the bay scallops and bok choy I got.  I've never cooked scallops at home  --- any recipes?  I like bok choy, but I haven't bought any in a long time. I used to steam it -- it was pretty good, but I used to put soy on it which I will not do this time for sodium avoiding purposes.   any ideas there?  maybe balsamic vinegar or is that crazy?  I usually do ICBINB no cal spray butter, so yeah.... help? 

and I agree---  I love your challenge.  I accept.   If I fall off, I will get back on because this is my life.   I posted something about it the other day ---  this is life as we know it.  Every day is a new day to make it happen.   ( ;

Original Post by olivia77:


I was debating makiung that tonight or the bay scallops and bok choy I got.  I've never cooked scallops at home  --- any recipes?  I like bok choy, but I haven't bought any in a long time. I used to steam it -- it was pretty good, but I used to put soy on it which I will not do this time for sodium avoiding purposes.   any ideas there?  maybe balsamic vinegar or is that crazy?  I usually do ICBINB no cal spray butter, so yeah.... help? 

 

I've got a great recipe for bay scallops that uses spaghetti squash! Saute 1 lb bay scallops with 2 c sliced mushrooms and 1 c sliced zucchini in 1-2 tbl olive oil, until the scallops are opaque, usually about 2 minutes. Add 1-2 tbl pesto and the yield from your spaghetti squash, and toss around to combine. Serves 2.

Deeeelicious.

 

Weekly weigh-ins are cool for me, but I may not log my weight every week. My scale is broken :( and I can't afford a new one yet, but I'm working on it!

I'm in there with you!  My greatest conquest so far has been getting rid of the "bad" stuff in my desk drawer at work.  Well, at least replacing it!  and replacing those fast food lunches with Special K meal bars.  I eat fruit and yogurt for snacks during the day.  And whatever I want supper, within reason.  OH that sounds so perfect.  Wish I didn't binge out on cookies now and then.  Like last night.  *Sigh* 

Can anyone help explain to me (ok, no laughing about the cookie problem) how, since starting this low-cal attitude two weeks ago, I've only lost one pound??  Because most days I do really well, keeping under 1500 cals. and I take two-mile walks at lunch time when I can.  (That saves gas, too, from driving to the fast food places!  Grab a lunch bar and go!)

Why am I keeping with it? Because I just plain feel better when my stomach isn't so full.  :-)

Keeping positive!  Thanks for your help!

 

 

yay, razor!   sounds delicious --  how long would I expect for the scallops to take?  how high a temp would you do on the stove? (I admire you -- I would go nuts without my scale despite it making me sorta crazy sometimes.   ( :

Hi annieb --  welcome!  Do you drink lots of water?  sodium?  veggies?     those are all things that help me lose faster.  More cardio would help too.  ( :  Good job walking at lunch and not having fast food.   ( ; 

The scallops should take about 2 minutes if they're just little bay scallops. Bigger scallops may take a little longer, but scallops are one of those foods that are best when they're rare. Just make sure they're not see-through and you'll be fine. The pan should be on medium to medium-high heat.

I neeeeeed a new scale. It's just not in my budget right now. I think I might go to Wal Mart once a week just to step on a scale there to track my loss. Ha.

I would love to join in!

Height - 5'6"

Current weight - 147

4th of July goal - 132

Ultimate goal - 117

I was pretty slender during most of college but have let a desk job and "grown up" stresses get the better of me. I started food journaling this week and have joined a good gym, so hopefully I'll start/continue some better habits!

Motivation: a bunch of size 4/6 clothes that I can't wear any more! I have 2 pairs of "expensive" jeans - Seven for All Mankind and Diesel - that I bought about 2 years ago and can no longer wear, GRR! I want to get back into those!