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Thanksgiving Weight Loss Challenge!!

Thanksgiving Weight Loss Challenge!

So glad I found this thread today...I had decided that today I will start on my diet AGAIN...hopefully 15 by Thanksgiving. I usually go by a modified weight watchers...hopefully this time I will exercise and have better results.

Kay:hi:
 
UGH! I made brownies for the kids tonight!!!! AAAAHHHH Help. Someone give me some willpower tonight PLEEEASE.

Going to ride the bike. That might keep my mind off the triple chocolate...

Katherine
 
I'm joining in, also. For ease of my keeping track, I will just use my weigh in from last Saturday (I don't keep a scale in the house-trying to focus on behavior, not my weight). So, with 10 weeks, I'd like to lose 15 pounds. (Of course, I'd like MORE, but I;m trying to be realistic)

JT
 
SDKath said:
It gets easier! I resisted the brownies and biked 25 minutes instead! :cheer:

Hang in there. :) K
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That is great! Weight Watchers toffee ice cream bars are excellent for satisfying that chocolate craving and are only 2 points.
 
I'm in....

.....pathetic as it is, right now my goal is just to be willing to get on the scale. :( Last time I got on I'd put on 20 pounds since 2 years ago and I'm thinking I am even up higher than that right now; so here's my goal:
- get on the scale and face the truth by the end of September
- get down 8 more than that figure by Thanksgiving.

That should put me back into most of my slacks again.

I'm toying with using a personal trainer, but they are soooo expensive, and I have so many pieces of equipment right at home. Just need to eat less and use what I have.

Good luck to you all!!!

:wave:
 
OK, I have been eating really well all week, sticking 100% to my JC plan except for a decaf nonfat mocha today at lunch. And I have a weigh in tomorrow! Wish me good luck!!!

My guess -- 1/2 pound down. I'll take it though. :)

Katherine
 
Challenge NEW WEEK!

OK, I think this is now week 2! How is everyone doing?

Am down a pound!!! :banana: :banana: Soooo excited. I was super good this week but I did eat a carnitas burrito (well, the inside) today for lunch to celebrate. I didn't have the tortilla so hopefully that is not too bad.

My resolution for this week is to work out more. At least 3x this week for 30 minutes rather than my usual 20.

What is your weekly resolution? And was the scale in your favor this week?

Katherine
 
SDKath said:
OK, I think this is now week 2! How is everyone doing?

Am down a pound!!! :banana: :banana: Soooo excited. I was super good this week but I did eat a carnitas burrito (well, the inside) today for lunch to celebrate. I didn't have the tortilla so hopefully that is not too bad.

My resolution for this week is to work out more. At least 3x this week for 30 minutes rather than my usual 20.

What is your weekly resolution? And was the scale in your favor this week?

Katherine
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I'm still on my roller coaster. I was down a total of 3 lbs for the two weeks I was on the road, then after being home a week I was up 6 (regained the lost 3 + 3 more). This was after yesterday's weigh in. Did our long run with the Legger's today (8 miles now), downed two bottles of water which each weigh 1 lb, and for giggles stopped by the WW's center to see what I weighed after all that. I was down 1.3 lbs compared to the day before.

What does it all mean? I means I need to be more consistent when I'm home and not to use the weight I can register after a long run. The 3 lbs lost were each after long runs and may have been temporary misleading losses.

The resolution this week is to watch the alcohol and portions. Excercise wise I'm wired for three more shorter runs (30 - 40 minutes) and two ocean swims, plus a surf session prior to next Friday's weigh-in.
 
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I worked out twice this week on an elliptical machine for 20 min. Hopefully I'll do 3 or 4 workouts this week. Haven't weighed in. Ate smarter. Cutting down on wine in the evening is a good idea, but it makes me sad. I enjoy wine with my dinner.
 
dmharris said:
I worked out twice this week on an elliptical machine for 20 min. Hopefully I'll do 3 or 4 workouts this week. Haven't weighed in. Ate smarter. Cutting down on wine in the evening is a good idea, but it makes me sad. I enjoy wine with my dinner.
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Here is my take on dieting. Don't be sad about the wine....

I have been dieting off and on for 8 years (since my first DD was born -- I was a stick before that). I am soooooo sick of dieting. I never really committed. I would just eat less for a few days, lose a pound or two, then eat more because I was getting hungry and regain it. Sometimes I'd regain more.

But now that I am really committed and on Jenny Craig, I realize what it takes to really DIET. I don't mean eat healthy for a week or two. I mean DIET!!

It takes a LOT of exercise and being HUNGRY almost all the time. And going to bed not satisfied. And not eating dessert with the kids. And not drinking that glass of wine. But you know what, I have been at it for about 8 weeks now and I have FINALLY lost a bunch of weight. And it's working. It's not my usual -- lose 2 lb and then it comes back.

This morning I saw a number on my scale that I have not seen in 4 years! :cheer: I realize because I made a big time committment right now. And I am motivated because I want this to be OVERWITH! LOL. I don't want to "diet" for 8 more years (or the rest of my life). I want to lose the weight and be done with it. And then I will have my glass of wine with dinner and my occasional ice cream with the kids. I won't eat junk food the way I did before (because it will all come back again). BUT I refuse to spend my entire life dieting. I want to see an end in sight.

Sooooo, hang in there, give up the wine, give up the dessert, and don't let anyone tell you it's easy. I figured if you make a real push for it, it WILL work and you will lose the weight and be done with it! It might take a while, but at least it's not "I'm on a diet" for the rest of your life.

:) Katherine
 
OK, I am in too!:cheer:

I started Sept 2nd, so more or less when this thread started.

I am trying to stick to 1200 calories per day for now, a la Jenny Craig, except I am doing my own cooking. (Hey, I hear Britney Spears is also currently doing 1200 calories per day :eek: ) And I try to go on the treadmil for 20 minutes 4-5 times a week.

Currently my biggest problem is my wine with my dinner... Oh, how I miss that! :(

Good luck to everyone!
 
It is sooo hard staying consistent... but I am doing it...

I am now down by a total of 5.2 lbs...hopefully that laxative wasn't the reason (he he - no I really didn't use one). I no longer eat out everyday... only on Friday nights my rest day from diet and exercise, and me and DH's date night.

Thanks for re-motivating me ... I just have to stay consistent ...
 
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Just saw this post so starting late
Trying for 8lbs by Turkey Day
Using SparkPeople for guide-
Key is not to skip meals(I made that mistake) it just puts your body in starvation mode- then you(or at least me) overeat anyway at next meal
Starting out slow with stretches and eliptical
Trying not to "diet" but learning new way to eat for life not just till weight off. Also trying not to deny myself something I really like but to eat it in moderation
Good luck to all
 
Got sidetracked again but am so disgusted I'm back in with a vengence. No wine for me until induction is over...

No joke...I'm done playing. :mad:
 
:cheer: Yaay. Welcome back!

I went to my JC meeting today and the lady was SUUUPER nice and encouraging. I was down 0.8lb and I was so happy! I don't think she realizes just how much that is for snail-me. I cannot lose weight faster. So I will take what I can get.

So on to my next week. I turned down 2 dinner invites this week. I know what you mean about doing it full force. Ah well. It's all worth it!

Katherine
 
Jumping in late! I'm so tired of fooling myself about my eating and my weight. A year ago, I started a pretty extreme diet that showed some promising early results, but I didn't stick with it, and now here I am a year later at the same weight, when I could have been DONE WITH IT!!!!

I have an excruciatingly slow metabolism due to constant yo-yo dieting all my life. The only time I have succeeded at losing weight was when I took off 73 pounds on Atkins and kept it off for almost seven years. Then the diet just stopped working for me, and gradually over the past few years I've gained back half of that loss.

Today I bought all the stuff I need to follow the South Beach Diet. My doctor recently lost 40 pounds on it and looks great! It has some of the features I liked about my extreme diet of a year ago, and some of the things I really liked about the Atkins diet. I'm hoping that this will work despite my awful metabolism.

I'm challenging myself to lose 10 pounds by Thanksgiving (actually, if I could lose it by November 14 I'd be even happier, since that's when I'm going away for a gal's beach week).
 
Wow...hope everyone's just been as busy as I have been and that you're all still here.

I made it past the first couple of days of induction...headache is gone...so is my appetite!!! :cheer: Forgot how nice it was to diet without being hungry. :D I'm seriously back on a mission and my tummy's already reducing (I'll lose it there and off my chest first when, sadly, my butt and thighs are in more desperate need of reduction.)

I'm excited now to see where I will be at Thanksgiving! I havent weighed yet and wont until I can fit into a smaller size pants so that at least I'll have that to be happy about when I get depressed at the number I'm destined to see. :doh: I've got a new job that should help too...back on my feet and in full gear instead of sitting on my butt.
 
Challenge

I'm in too . . . it's good to have a community of people pulling for you.
Here's to a brand new start - have a great week!

Danette :)
 
HI Ladycody and everyone else!

You have a new job!?? Yipeeee. I remember you saying how hard it is to diet when you are stressed and worrying about finding a job, etc. So glad things worked out.

I am sticking to my diet pretty well this week (although we are cooking steak tonight and I need to stay strong and stick to my JC food). My next weigh in is Friday so I need to be super good this week. My JC is also over in 2 weeks so I really want to hit my target in the next 2 weeks.

I feel great! And I am in shirts and shorts I have not worn in over 3 years. :cheer: Soooo close I can taste it! Here is to a good week coming up. My goal this week is to exercise a bit more. I was sick most of last week so I didn't. Time to get back on track.

Katherine
 
Wii Fit - Wow!

I just hooked up my Wii Fit and I've got to say this is THE BEST and funnest workout I have ever tried on television.

Yoga, strength training, balance, and aerobics are all a challenge and make a pretty fun time doing it when everyone's around. You can't help but want to jump on and give it a try when anyone else is using it.

Unlike DVDs or programs, it includes REAL feedback on performance and helps keep me from slacking off. ('You are going off balance...focus on your center.' And at one point it said 'I know you took a break during that set, but keep at it and youll be able to do it!' On that exercise it classified me as a 'couch potato'; on others I got a level 4; all were appropriate based on my strength & experience. ) There are about 15-20 different exercises to start, and at small progression points it adds reps, new exercises.

The whole family loved it.....some preferred the sports (boxing is a workout) and others the Wii Fit.

What a great way to get in that much needed exercise.
 
I'm a Weight Watchers lifetime member (23 yrs). I want to lose 5 -7 lbs. by Thanksgiving. Will step up exercise and eat less!

Nancy
 
Ok ladies and gentlemen,

Do you realize there are only about 5 weeks till Thanksgiving?? Maybe 6! Don't forget the weight loss challenge. I am in Orlando this week so it has been EXTREMELY hard. I am living off salads but even those are made with lots of goopy stuff on it that I know is not on my JC diet. I am at least walking lots during the day. We get back Tuesday so my day of reckoning with the scale is Wednesday.

Anyway, I am remotivating to make a big PUSH on the diet for Thanksgiving when I get back. I really, really, really want to get to my goal by then!!! I am going to have about 20 people at my house (all my DH's side of the family) and I am determined to look great!

The WII sounds great! I might have to break down and buy it. I like how it tells you it KNOWS you took a break! LOL. Way to make you feel that guilt to keep going. I need a coach like that too!

GOod luck all and don't forget to check in!

Katherine
 
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