Labour Day to Halloween 2015 Challenge

[Mermaid3011]

Hi everybody! This is a group with awesome people and we all have the same goals! We may have different ways to get there, so please keep the thread friendly so we can all enjoy the journey!

We are starting on Labour Day - September 4 and will be ending this challenge on Halloween October 31. 

I know you will all give your best - just remember: keep your goals achievable and HAVE FUN!!!

Looking forward to seeing you all succeed!

Birgit

[viny2242]

Good morning everyone things have slowed down but still heading the right direction weighed in this morning down 1 lb. was hoping to brake that 200 mark but know such luck think I will reach my goal anyway. The abb workout has really helped even my wife has mentioned that my belly is looking much better might even get a six pack even thou I think I was born without one have a good day everyone.

USW=220 lbs

CSW=215 lbs

GW==198 lbs

UGW=180 lbs

CW==200 lbs

[CatLondon]

CSW 171 

CW 165

HGW 164

UGW 154

Nearly there for the Halloween goal!

[Bobbinyc]

@viny2242 Great job on the weight loss and sticking with the exercises .  Sounds like those core exercises are really working.

[LMaguire]

I haven't checked in in awhile.  Life with a newborn is hectic.  I went off the rails for awhile but I'm back on track, and down another three pounds, and that much closer to my Halloween goal weight.  I find all of your posts so helpful and motivating.  Thank you again.  Here's where I am:

SW:    177 (start of challenge)

CW:    171 

GW:    167 (Halloween)

UGW: 146 (March 2016)

[awood08]

@LMaguire

Congrats on staying on track! Being a mom to a newborn is the toughest thing in the world, and you are loosing weight? You are rocking it! 🙂

[SarahM]

Hi all,

Everyones posts are so inspiring.  Everyone seems to be sticking to their goals and are going to be pretty successfull come halloween.  I have to pick up my game a little.  I am committed to eating 5 times per day and all whole good food.  The past few days I have not eaten all my snacks, and my meals havent been as good as they could have been.  I am going to go do groceries after my meeting this morning.  Then I am going to preprepare some meals for this week.  My sister is coming for a visit and it is good to have stuff arround to keep me consistent.  She is a vegan with some very specific likes and dislikes.  It actually makes it pretty tough to stay on plan while she is here, so having some pre-prepared stuff will make my life easier.  I never have any problem with exercise or activity while she is here.  We both love to run, and kayak, and paddleboard..... We will have a ton of stuff to do I am sure.  

[saraj91]

Hi Everyone,

Sounds like a lot of you have had good weeks, it's nice to check in on the thread & see it full of positivity! 

SW 4/9: 153

PW: 14/10: 145

CW: 21/10: 144

GW 31/10: 143

I'm down 1lb from my last weigh in so steady progress & after my husbands bday this past weekend, where we went out for a proper pub lunch, I'm super happy with this! Got some friends coming down for the weekend so hopefully a few walks (round the crazy golf course lol) & nice meals to look forward to. Hope you're all having a good week so far!

[kmme]

Good Morning All ,

 Congrats , everyone is doing terrific:) Now home from work travel ad back on track , i won't hit ( i don't think..lol ) Halloween goal but i will be close.

This weeks numbers finally , broke another stall:)

SW - 15/07 - 175

CSW- 09/09-  152.5

PW-  14/10- 146.6

CW- 21/10 - 141.9

CGW- 31/10- 135

Have a good week all , time to ramp it up 10 days until challenge end

[dancefoxtrot]

viny 

Sooo close to 199 for you.  Your 6 pack is just hiding and with lots of exercise you will find it. 

You are getting healthier and that counts too. 

Barb G

[dancefoxtrot]

Hi Bobbinyc and great challengers,

I'm sliding back as I'm dancing less. I hurt my hip muscle doing pilates exercises with practioner who gets me into weird contortions to stretch and strengthen. So I'm limping less today but yesterday was ridiculous with a cane and so much pain on stepping that I just sat on ice for hours. Today it is less painful and I'm limping only a bit and retired the cane by noon. I did teach my 2 classes this morning in part sitting down.

So less active, fewer steps, less dancing, eating a little more good food, = gained 3.5 lbs!!! Eeeek.

So I'm at 136.5 today and really not fretting about it. I just want my hip muscles to work better. I can get back to 135 or 4 by Halloween.

Nice to read about so many people's loss and success.  

Keep up the good work. 

Barb G 

[awood08]

Oh no Barb!

I hope you are feeling even better today. Hip muscles are the worse to have a strain since you use them so much and for pretty much everything! You have been so dedicated and inspirational for us, I think you will be just fine.

[awood08]

USW 6/16: 235

CSW 9/7: 205

PW 10/14: 193

CW 10/22: 193

GW 10/31: 190

UGW: 175

I took a small dip down to 192 and then bounced back up to 193. Actually it was 194 after a night out with friends we hadn't seen in a long time and I had a calzone (it was almost worth it with how good it tasted! lol). I have a bachelorette party this weekend out of town for one of my good friends and I know everyone will be partying, drinking, eating, etc....i'm going to try my hardest to enjoy myself without indulging. Gotta focus and work a little harder to drop these last 3 by next weekend 🙂

[Bobbinyc]

@dancefoxtrot  Nice to see your posts.   So sorry to hear about your hip.  I'm glad it seems to be mending quickly.  These minor injuries sideline us a bit and can be very annoying.  I've certainly had my share.  It just reminds me that our bodies need our care, and that strengthening them and eating well brings on quick healing.  And I know that nothing could keep you down for long.  You'll be doing that Tango in no time.

[Bobbinyc]

@awood08  You have been doing an amazing job.  Look how much you have accomplished.  For me, when life brings indulgences, I have to think about is it worth it.  It tastes great, or it's part of the fun and how long will it take me to do the work I already did to lose the weight a second time. Odd how we learn to define fun with alcohol and unhealthy food.   Maybe you can have a little less alcohol, eat a little less unhealthy stuff, walk a little more and still have a good time.  Whatever you decide, I hope you have a memorable time.

[Xakka]

Down another 2 lbs and survived that dance workshop weekend with a totally of around 12 hours of swing dancing spread over 3 days, everything hurts and I am ready to hit the pool again and just float around for awhile, diet suffered on the workshop weekend with all the eating out although I still managed a calorie deficit to match the abnormal spike in activity. Also I was very excited to pass my audition to make it into the advanced track for workshops after a year and a half! I was not expecting to make it in to that level, even though most of the classes were similar accross the different experience levels it was very flattering to be acknowledged as a more experienced dancer, that was the weekend triumph for me. The current week is mostly stretching and massaging feet and muscles to recover from the weekend but I think i can bounce back by saturday to hit the dance floor once again! I am also going to have my sleep apnea re-evaluated tomorrow to see if it has made much progress towards becoming less extreme, It was last tested when i was at my heaviest a year and a half ago I am hoping it has improved alot... it likely it is not gone yet, but i am optimistic if it has improved that if i continue to drop weight I may be able to cure it and be rid of my CPAP machine. Keep up the hard work everyone!

USW = 375 lb ( Jan. 20, 2014)

CSW = 291 lb

PW 14/10=279 lb

CW 22/10=277 lb

GW = 275 lb

UGW = 235 lb

[Bobbinyc]

@Xakka  Congrats on the dancing!  That is terrific. I've heard that soaking feet in epsom salts helps - they have magnesium which relaxes muscles. And you have done an amazing job with the weight loss.

Good luck with the apnea.  You are clearly on the right track.

[viny2242]

Good morning everyone I finally broke the 200 mark down one more pound this week at 199 lbs have not been below 200 in years feeling so much better and have much more energy abs workout still a struggle but doing better and able to see some progress in that area also must thank my fitbit for keeping me motivated one more lb. to reach my goal.

USW-220

CSW-215

GW--198

UGW-180

CW--199

[Bobbinyc]

@viny2242 Great work!  I bet you are just thrilled with breaking through the 200s.  Congrats!

[Bobbinyc]

@dancefoxtrot  I hope your hip has mended and you are well on your way to dancing as much as you please.

[Unanymous]

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