2011 Weight Loss Challenge!

Thanks, Mandi!!

Thank you guys, you are all really supportive.

BriaBeauty wrote:Thank you guys, you are all really supportive.

Of course! We're in this together!

Mandi, that's awesome!! . I can hear the enthusiasm in your voice. It's very encouraging!

Cool Mandi. I hope to reach under that 200 mark by next weigh in but with my period on the horizon I'm not sure if that will happen. We'll see. I will try my hardest to resist the temptations I usually get this time of month for the crunchies and the munchies!! LOL Pray for me y'all!!! LOL

I lost one pound!

Current weight 151.4

Mandi- Girl you are on it! I need to get like you but I'm off to a slow start.
MissKris- You can do it!
Luvme- Good job!

I think I can too Kittabug. Thanks!

You're welcome!

Hey Mandi. yea I actually accidentally stumbled on that show the o ther week. It was a white girl who was going to college soon and she was homeschooled so she had like no social life. The trainer did whip her behind but she was getting on my nerves CRYING like a little baby cuz she "couldn't" do the workouts. She had been spoiled all her life basically by her mom who would drive her to the fast food places because she didn't wanna eat what her mom cooked!!! WHAT??? I couldn't believe that!!! I didn't like the dress she had on, no on her anyway, it was too chort and looked like a nightie!!! But she did meet her goal of 90 pounds in 3 months!!! Impressive!!

YAY!!!!!! Great Job, Mandi!!!!!! We're on a roll!!!!

Wooooo, Mandi, you are puttin' it down!!!

Oh Mandi I didn't see your question to me about how my week is going.....DAMN PERIOD!!!!! lol I have been stuck at this same weight pretty much for a week and it's so freaking annoying cuz I have been busting my butt every morning and eating right. So I dunno. But I am still pushing thru it. I just hate when you do all that work and literally see NO results!!!!

See, Misskris, that's why I CAN'T get on the scale everyday...lol. That would drive me crazy! I have to work as hard as I can for a week and then get on and see what I've done. Sometimes it's too hard for me to wait though , especially if I wake up and "feel" lighter...

Go to my WW meeting tomorrow, and I'm actually looking forward to getting on the scale. I've been meeting my goals all week and eating right every day

LOL... I know what you mean. But still it keeps me on track. I know the scale is only not moving cuz of my Aunt Flow. I'll be glad when it's over. I always wish I wouldn't get it anymore cuz I am SO done having kids so I dunno why I even need to get it anymore!!!! LOL
I also know what you mean about waking up lighter cuzsometimes I wake up feeling heavier!!! LOL Sometimes lighter!! But sometimes even when I feel heavier I lost!!

That is hilarious!!! Yes, it should be that way -- when you are done having kids, no more visits from Aunt Flow. Shoot, I would have been finished 10 years ago...lol. My aunt is also visiting right now, but it's never really made a difference in my weight...lucky I guess. That must be your muscle mass when you feel heavier but have lost. I don't know though because muscle weighs more than fat but takes up less space. Girl, I don't know, I'm just guessing.

Hahaha...well you know now that I think of it, I have been using weights all week too so that may be part of the reason the scale hasn't budged. I will also be able to gauge maybe next week when I remeasure my waist and stuff. I usually do that at the beginning of each week but we'll see since this bloating. But It'll be over by Sunday. So I may be able to measure by Monday to see how much i've lost in inches.

Hi, Ladies!
I love this! I have been battling weight loss for a long time. I always lose and gain the same 10 lbs! I realize now that it's a mind issue. Instead of focusing purely on weight loss, I'm focusing on creating and maintaining a healthy lifestyle for life. This focus shift has made my mind so much clearer. I love it! I think I would benefit from accountability. I've done it on my own before and then I fall off the wagon.

With that being said, can I jump in? Here are my goals and stats:

1. Exercise at least 3 times per week for 25-40 minutes.
2. Reach a healthy B.M.I. (I really don't mind how long it takes but I guess I need to be specific so I'll say by June, 2011).
3. Eat well-portioned, balanced and nutritious meals and increase water intake.

Height: 5'4"
Start Weight: 161.5
Current Weight: 159
Goal Weight: 145-140

Hey Mslys09!!! And welcome to the challenge and to CN!! You'll love it here!!! And it is truly all about a lifestyle change, NOT a diet. DIETs don't work!!! lol So good luck and we're all here for each other's support!!!