2011 Weight Loss Challenge!

This sounds great! I want to lose at least 20lbs yet nearly 30 by summer. I've considered joining Weight Watchers for the additional support and my bf got me Zumba dvds for Christmas.

I really need to change my eating habits and that will be a challenge also. Wish me well!

Hi, Hamptonsfnst. I lost 20lbs with WW last year and I am still a lifetime member. I'm going to start going to the meetings again with my friend next Sat. I think its a great program for guidance and learning about healthy eating. Just wanted to offer my 2 cents

HAMPTONSFNST wrote:This sounds great! I want to lose at least 20lbs yet nearly 30 by summer. I've considered joining Weight Watchers for the additional support and my bf got me Zumba dvds for Christmas.

I really need to change my eating habits and that will be a challenge also. Wish me well!

Girl i LOVE Zumba. I used to take a class before we moved, now I don't know where one is. I love it, you sweat SO much but it doesn't feel as much like a workout because it's fun!!!

That's great, MissKris! You got a lot done this morning...it's only 9:00 here so everybody's still sleeping from hanging out last night...hahaha. I will be trying those burgers!

I will be joining this challenge
I would like to lose 10-15 pounds by March 31 I will post my weight & goals tomorrow


HAPPY NEW YEAR LADIES

I'm in. I need to lose 30-35 pounds. Starting Sunday Jan 2nd. First check-in will be Jan 9th.

Hey ladies! I would loove to join for support. I think I have the most to lose. I'm at the heaviest I've EVER been...220lbs! I felt so dissappointed n myself when I got on the scale this morning. I'm so embarrased to even make my weight public, but mayb I'll get serious about it now that I have. My overall goal is to lose 80 lbs. I added a new "FotkiFriend" this morning. She had an incredible before and after picture (c the link below), and she used the website loseit.com to keep track of her weight/calorie intake/excercise. I just joined, mayb I'll c u all there...

http://public.fotki.com/NaturalNewbie/loseit-/i-heart-lose-it.html



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Every 2 years I get bigger! LOL! Come 2012 I'mma b just right!!!

P.S. I Loove the idea to do a weekly check n on Sunday. Mayb we could all do the same format:

Height:
Start Weight:
Current Weight:
Goal Weight:

Hey, V3tt3, it's time to move forward together and leave all the negativity behind, right, sister?! I am so excited about this challenge. I think no matter how much a person wants to lose, we all need to strive to be healthier. Thank you so much for that website! By the way...I LOVE your hair!

Butterfly125 wrote:Hey, V3tt3, it's time to move forward together and leave all the negativity behind, right, sister?! I am so excited about this challenge. I think no matter how much a person wants to lose, we all need to strive to be healthier. Thank you so much for that website! By the way...I LOVE your hair!

Oh thanx so much sis! Your words were very encouraging, I appreciate that! Yes I'm ready!!! I wonder should we also post our daily calorie count/exercise?! Mayb that'll b too much, but I definately can't wait to post my weight next Sunday!

P.S. thanx for the compliment on my hair. Yours is so gorgeous!

Thank you!! Yeah, I guess posting every day could get to be a bit much...lol. Well, I guess some type of weekly post would be good. What you post probably depends on what each individual is doing. Like, I do Weight Watchers, so I wouldn't post my calories because WW counts PointsPlus and not calories. Posting exercise is a great idea! And weight loss or gain I guess if we are going to be accountable .

Hey v3tt3!! Girl, don't feel bad about that number on the scale. I was hesitant to post too but since we're all in this together, mine this morning was 208.5 and then after I sweat on the treadmill for 45 min it said 205.5.... 3 lbs??? I dunno!! LOL But I will take it!!! LOL So I just ate our big New Years Day dinner so we'll see what it says tomorrow!! LOL But it wasn't terribly bad food, I shoulda just stopped after the fist plate!!! Greedy!! LOL

Ok so based on your format my numbers are as follows:

Height: 5'7"
Start Weight: 208.5
Current Weight:205.5
Goal Weight:170, 160 would be better - that was what i weighed my senior yr in high school.

I have always had muscles (dance for 8 yrs, track for 4 yrs) & been top heavy so when I tell people how much I weigh they are shocked. I wish I could show you all this one pic of me from HS...when I get home I'll post it. At my mom's now.

I got to 180 before we moved and then my lazy ass stopped doing what worked and now I am back where I am!!! And I know better!!!! So I'm on my way back now and hopefully this time for good. I said that last time too but you see how well that worked out!!!! lol

Done bashing myself now!!! LOL So good luck to you all!!

Yeah, I think posting weight and exercise is sufficient. Once a week is great! We'll keep each other going, encouraged and accountable!!!

Thanx for understanding Misskris. It definately makes me want to get serious, so I can show off my weekly weight loss! LOL! But yes, any weight loss is a BIG deal (most sites say u'r only supposed to loss 2 lbs a week-BS! I wanna lose 5+). So CONGRATULATIONS on your 3 lbs! I ate my "last meal" yesterday, n preparation for today. ;-) Even ate the last of my icecream and sherbet too. It wuz sooo good. So I woke up today, focused on starting this journey(AGAIN). Getting on that scale, kinda put me n a down mood(I wuzn't expecting what I saw), but that makes me even more encouraged because I wuz so disgused with myself for getting this way. Damn those sweets and snacking after work (I work 12 hour shifts, so I get home about 830, I shower then around 9 I eat, then I sleep on all that junk). I know my weaknesses and what I'm doing to sabbotage my body/health, so I'm ready to get serious! I HAVE to get serious!!!

Amen sister!!! I'm with ya!!!

Okay, so I guess I should post in that format as well. I was hesitant to post my numbers because I usually get criticized for wanting to lose weight. I've always been a very small, petite person, so for me what I weigh now is too much. I am not trying to get down to my pre-children weight (113), but I am trying to stay in my comfort zone. So here it goes:

Height: 5-2
Start Weight: 141
Current Weight: 141
Goal Weight: 125

And I want to add one more thing: Overall Goal: To learn and maintain good exercise habits. I am aweful when it comes to exercise. If it's not like playing, I don't want to do it...lol.

Okay, y'all can tell me to shut up if y'all don't want to hear this, BUT...losing too much weight too fast could result in losing muscle, and muscle burns fat, so we don't want to be losing no muscle...LOL! However, if a person is strength-training and losing a lot of weight each week, I suppose it's still safe. Hmmmm, and even knowing this I still don't do the right thing .

Hahaha...I tend to lose quickly when I am doingthe right things. And I definitely don't lose muscle, I gain muscle. So that won't be a problem for me but thanks anyway!!!!

My theory is as followed:

We all know that eventually we will hit a plateau and get stuck. People do so much exercising and dieting n the beginning and then get frustrated when they hit that plateau and can't lose any more weight or lose slowly than n the beginning. U know, that dreaded last 5 to 10 lbs from our goal weight that we can't seem to shake?! I really think u should take the time to get your eating habits under control, lose as much as u can, once u hit that 1st plateau, THEN u should add the exercise to get over the plateau and tone, allowing u to lose the final 5-10 lbs that seems to b the hardest to get off ...

Just my theory...

v3tt3. That makes sense. When I did LA Weight Loss back in the day, I lost like 35 lbs just on the eating plan. I hardly EVER exercised then!!

But I think I am gonna do it this way -- before I was working out 5-6 days a week on top of the eating right. So what I think I will do this time is workout maybe just 3-4 or 5 times a week. That way when I get to that plateau I can crank it up some. I think I was pushing myself too much before. It paid off but then I feel like that's too much!!! They say at least 3 days out of the week will suffice so 3-4 or 5 is great. For me anyway. I'll see how it goes.

misskris wrote:v3tt3. That makes sense. When I did LA Weight Loss back in the day, I lost like 35 lbs just on the eating plan. I hardly EVER exercised then!!

But I think I am gonna do it this way -- before I was working out 5-6 days a week on top of the eating right. So what I think I will do this time is workout maybe just 3-4 or 5 times a week. That way when I get to that plateau I can crank it up some. I think I was pushing myself too much before. It paid off but then I feel like that's too much!!! They say at least 3 days out of the week will suffice so 3-4 or 5 is great. For me anyway. I'll see how it goes.

That's great u have your plan n mind, GO FOR IT! Like in your LA weight loss description, I'm going to focus on dieting...eating healthy! When I hit a plateau or 1/2 my weight loss goal(which ever comes first), I'll crank it up with exercise. Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to b lazy during my journey, I Do do a little walking here and there(let me stress LITTLE LOL!) Today, I started climbing the stairs at work. I work on the 5th floor, so I took the stairs down to the ground floor and climbed my way back up. Oh that wuz hard for me(I've gotten SOO out of shape)! I did this 4 x's today! GO ME! Shoot, every little bit counts!!!

It sure does!!! That's great!!! Keep that up and you'll be able to run up them in no time!! I just saw you live in ATL!!! There's quite a few of us on here.

@Misskris - that's a great plan! I would like to be able to plan my exercise, and I'm going to have to come up with some type of routine. I'll be doing a lot of thinking in the upcoming days.

@V3tt3 - Wooo-hoooo!!! 4X?!!! Girl, that's awesome! Keep up the great work. And I agree with you about every little bit counting. I think as long as we're making an honest effort and taking steps toward our goals, its a win. Shoot, I was worried that I wasn't going to get any exercise today and then I realized I was getting exercise in all the cleaning I was doing today. There are so many things we do that we don't realize counts as activity.