April Fool's Day 10% Body Weight Loss Challenge
03-14-2011, 12:13 AM
#452
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Michael, Wow- you are moving right along, i have no doubt that you will hit that 15% goal 
MY MONDAY CHECK IN:
So this weekend went well- i was nervous about losing control in the party setting but i did really well. I went to the gym and worked out before the partying. The festivities started really early at 8am- where everyone was drinking and eating. I did not drink any alcohol and ate on my plan( i even packed my own lunch). I stayed strong all day and then at the end of the day i ate half of a cupcake and licked the frosting off of another one..haha..it was a small reward for me. I was not even frustrated or annoyed that I could not drink alcohol or eat all the crappy food- I felt really good about making healthy choices. What DID annoy me was how many people tried to pressure me into drinking; like i was not going to be any fun without it?!
I worked my butt off this week and worked out 6/week with 1 hour of cardio and strength training in each session. Other than that I stayed below 1,600 calories. I keep saying it every week- i need to be more towards 1,300 calories but i can not seem to get there. I love food. BUT this week i need to really challenge myself and stay around 1,300 calories.
The way i see it is i'm 9 pounds away from my goal- i could drag this out for a few more months to drop the pounds or get down to business and drop the weight faster! Then just mantain- which seems to be really easy for me!
Last week- 189.2
This week- 189.2
I'm not frustrated with not losing any weight this past week- Last time i stayed the same for 2-3 weeks and then dropped 2-3 lbs. I just need to be patient and switch it up a little bit- decrease cals.
I hope everyone is having a great monday- I AM EXHUASTED!
MY MONDAY CHECK IN:
So this weekend went well- i was nervous about losing control in the party setting but i did really well. I went to the gym and worked out before the partying. The festivities started really early at 8am- where everyone was drinking and eating. I did not drink any alcohol and ate on my plan( i even packed my own lunch). I stayed strong all day and then at the end of the day i ate half of a cupcake
and licked the frosting off of another one..haha..it was a small reward for me. I was not even frustrated or annoyed that I could not drink alcohol or eat all the crappy food- I felt really good about making healthy choices. What DID annoy me was how many people tried to pressure me into drinking; like i was not going to be any fun without it?!I worked my butt off this week and worked out 6/week with 1 hour of cardio and strength training in each session. Other than that I stayed below 1,600 calories. I keep saying it every week- i need to be more towards 1,300 calories but i can not seem to get there. I love food. BUT this week i need to really challenge myself and stay around 1,300 calories.
The way i see it is i'm 9 pounds away from my goal- i could drag this out for a few more months to drop the pounds or get down to business and drop the weight faster! Then just mantain- which seems to be really easy for me!
Last week- 189.2
This week- 189.2
I'm not frustrated with not losing any weight this past week- Last time i stayed the same for 2-3 weeks and then dropped 2-3 lbs. I just need to be patient and switch it up a little bit- decrease cals.
I hope everyone is having a great monday- I AM EXHUASTED!
03-14-2011, 01:26 AM
#453
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Join Date: May 2010
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Michael, Wow- you are moving right along, i have no doubt that you will hit that 15% goal
MY MONDAY CHECK IN:
So this weekend went well- i was nervous about losing control in the party setting but i did really well. I went to the gym and worked out before the partying. The festivities started really early at 8am- where everyone was drinking and eating. I did not drink any alcohol and ate on my plan( i even packed my own lunch). I stayed strong all day and then at the end of the day i ate half of a cupcake and licked the frosting off of another one..haha..it was a small reward for me. I was not even frustrated or annoyed that I could not drink alcohol or eat all the crappy food- I felt really good about making healthy choices. What DID annoy me was how many people tried to pressure me into drinking; like i was not going to be any fun without it?!
I worked my butt off this week and worked out 6/week with 1 hour of cardio and strength training in each session. Other than that I stayed below 1,600 calories. I keep saying it every week- i need to be more towards 1,300 calories but i can not seem to get there. I love food. BUT this week i need to really challenge myself and stay around 1,300 calories.
The way i see it is i'm 9 pounds away from my goal- i could drag this out for a few more months to drop the pounds or get down to business and drop the weight faster! Then just mantain- which seems to be really easy for me!
Last week- 189.2
This week- 189.2
I'm not frustrated with not losing any weight this past week- Last time i stayed the same for 2-3 weeks and then dropped 2-3 lbs. I just need to be patient and switch it up a little bit- decrease cals.
I hope everyone is having a great monday- I AM EXHUASTED!
MY MONDAY CHECK IN:
So this weekend went well- i was nervous about losing control in the party setting but i did really well. I went to the gym and worked out before the partying. The festivities started really early at 8am- where everyone was drinking and eating. I did not drink any alcohol and ate on my plan( i even packed my own lunch). I stayed strong all day and then at the end of the day i ate half of a cupcake
and licked the frosting off of another one..haha..it was a small reward for me. I was not even frustrated or annoyed that I could not drink alcohol or eat all the crappy food- I felt really good about making healthy choices. What DID annoy me was how many people tried to pressure me into drinking; like i was not going to be any fun without it?!I worked my butt off this week and worked out 6/week with 1 hour of cardio and strength training in each session. Other than that I stayed below 1,600 calories. I keep saying it every week- i need to be more towards 1,300 calories but i can not seem to get there. I love food. BUT this week i need to really challenge myself and stay around 1,300 calories.
The way i see it is i'm 9 pounds away from my goal- i could drag this out for a few more months to drop the pounds or get down to business and drop the weight faster! Then just mantain- which seems to be really easy for me!
Last week- 189.2
This week- 189.2
I'm not frustrated with not losing any weight this past week- Last time i stayed the same for 2-3 weeks and then dropped 2-3 lbs. I just need to be patient and switch it up a little bit- decrease cals.
I hope everyone is having a great monday- I AM EXHUASTED!
Congrats on doing so well at the par-tay.
Don't let a case of the Mondays get you down
.Regards,
Michael
03-14-2011, 06:17 AM
#454
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 307
Hello to all,
Time for the monday update. I am one pound down, which I will take, particularly after an overendulging weekend. I did not have the strength to only eat half of a cupcake
, but actually had two over the weekend, with frosting. I really didn't like seeing the calories that mounted up because of that, but it really isn't that big of a deal.
I will not get to weigh in until very close to the challenge end. I have to take a 12 day trip this Thursday so even though I will probably have internet access, I won't have the scale I normally use and I don't want to get different numbers. I am slightly concerned about this trip, since I cannot be in control of the food preparation so I will try my best to be very careful with choices and portions; and of course my water.
Hope you all have excellent weeks ahead, congratulations to those who have passed the challenge and the ones that are very close. For the rest of us still a little behind, we still have time to reach the goal or be very close at it. Even if we fall short, any pound lost is a pound our body is happily not carrying around so it is all good!
Cheers,
Time for the monday update. I am one pound down, which I will take, particularly after an overendulging weekend. I did not have the strength to only eat half of a cupcake
, but actually had two over the weekend, with frosting. I really didn't like seeing the calories that mounted up because of that, but it really isn't that big of a deal. I will not get to weigh in until very close to the challenge end. I have to take a 12 day trip this Thursday so even though I will probably have internet access, I won't have the scale I normally use and I don't want to get different numbers. I am slightly concerned about this trip, since I cannot be in control of the food preparation so I will try my best to be very careful with choices and portions; and of course my water.
Hope you all have excellent weeks ahead, congratulations to those who have passed the challenge and the ones that are very close. For the rest of us still a little behind, we still have time to reach the goal or be very close at it. Even if we fall short, any pound lost is a pound our body is happily not carrying around so it is all good!
Cheers,
03-14-2011, 06:53 AM
#455
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Posts: 156
I'm down a pound today. That means only 9 more to meet my 10% goal. When I first started (Jan 20), I was late into the challenge so I really didn't think I'd be able to make 35 pounds by April 1st, but now with only 9 pounds to that goal it looks entirely reasonable. I'm at 332 now (technically 331.8, but I always round to the nearest whole pound), and I can't believe it, but this is the lightest I've been in over a year now. I'm looking ahead now, to break 300 for the July 4th challenge. My 22nd birthday is actually July 2nd, so to be able to weigh in in the 200's for the first time in a long time will be the best birthday present I could have. Wish me luck!
03-14-2011, 10:59 AM
#456
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I'm down a pound today. That means only 9 more to meet my 10% goal. When I first started (Jan 20), I was late into the challenge so I really didn't think I'd be able to make 35 pounds by April 1st, but now with only 9 pounds to that goal it looks entirely reasonable. I'm at 332 now (technically 331.8, but I always round to the nearest whole pound), and I can't believe it, but this is the lightest I've been in over a year now. I'm looking ahead now, to break 300 for the July 4th challenge. My 22nd birthday is actually July 2nd, so to be able to weigh in in the 200's for the first time in a long time will be the best birthday present I could have. Wish me luck!
Anyway, kudos on your super progress and keep it up!
Regards,
Michael
03-14-2011, 11:01 AM
#457
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Hope you all have excellent weeks ahead, congratulations to those who have passed the challenge and the ones that are very close. For the rest of us still a little behind, we still have time to reach the goal or be very close at it. Even if we fall short, any pound lost is a pound our body is happily not carrying around so it is all good!
Cheers,
Cheers,
Regards,
Michael
03-14-2011, 11:59 AM
#458
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Thanks Michael. I'm hopeful I'll see success. And if I had to wager, I'd bet you'll make that 10 pounds! Good luck to you.
03-14-2011, 12:02 PM
#459
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I am definitely in for the Fourth of July Challenge! Really looking forward to it!
