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

[dancefoxtrot]

Bobbinyc 

No, no thank YOU for watching it and being encouraging. It means a lot to me to feel your support. The lioness image helped me stay calm.

Best,

Barbara G in hot Sebastopol, CA

[dancefoxtrot]

Quick check in.

Trampoline scales bounced to a new low of 134.9 this morning.  So that is only .9 lbs to hit goal. I may drop it down another lb or 2 since Halloween is weeks away. Going by how my tummy looks. 🙂

Barbara g

[Bobbinyc]

@dancefoxtrot  Barb, you are on a roll!  Congrats on the new weight.  You must feel so terrific about that.

And thanks for the advice about exercise.  I do sit too much for work.  I'm hoping to work out a plan that involves breaks during the day of doing different kinds of things.  I was just at a gym and was able to go faster than in a very long time on the treadmill, and then moved more weight than I have before.  Felt great.  Even the stretching - more flexible than in a long time.  If I had to choose between weight loss and all this, I would choose the way I feel now and the things I can do.  Of course, I want both.

[Bobbinyc]

@dancefoxtrot  Barb, I just saw the foxtrot video (neighbor's house - had to try 3  computers first - crazy links)  You look amazing - so graceful, elegant, and like you are having fun.  Your arm movements are beautiful.  Again, thanks so much for sharing that. What a treat.

And you absolutely are a lioness.  There is just no stopping you.

[saraj91]

Morning all! @dancefoxtrot the video was lovely, you're so talented!

I hopped on the scales this morning, I wasn't expecting to see a change really, we did have a very busy weekend (we are dog sitting for my Nan) & I did my kettlebell workout last night. Still, I was so surprised to see that I have lost 1lb. So I'm now (just) in the 140's! 

SW 4/9: 153

PW: 18/9: 150

CW: 22/9: 149

GW 31/10: 145

Hope you're all having good weeks so far! 

[kmme]

Good Morning Everyone!

I'm terrible for checking in , i do read everyone's updates though , get em on my phone. Tomorrow is weigh in day for me:) Looking good everyone keep up the work , consistancy does pay off!

@dancefoxtrot- the video was awesome! makes me miss dancing , alas i have no partner now , but you look terrific!

@saraj91- Big congrats on getting to the 140's! Getting under the 150 is a huge accomplishment!

Have a great day all!

[awood08]

I am FINALLY over this crud that was making me miserable, turned out to be strep & a sinus infection. Luckily I haven't gained since being on these antibiotics (and laying around for a few days). I always heard the last 10-15 are the hardest to lose....seems like it's the last 50% that's the hardest! lol

Now we are in full swing for my son's first baseball season! Game last night & tonight, so I'm changing up my gym routine so I can make all the games. Hope everyone is doing great!!

USW: 235

PW: 202

CW: 202 

GW: 195

UGW: 175

[WAREAGLE05]

Hello everyone! I'm just checking in after my first week in the group. I have lost 1 lb. and am now at 172. I have started to plateau since losing the first 12 pounds after about 3 weeks into P90X. I have only lost 3 pounds over the last three weeks. I am ramping up the intensity every workout so that's not the problem. My diet has not changed. So I'm just wondering what's going on. Feel free to chime in if you have any suggestions. I'm going to decrease my fat intake and bump up protein. I'm also going to start working out twice a day three times a week. 

Everyone keep up the good work!

[WAREAGLE05]

USW- 186.5

SW- 173

PW- 173

CW-172

GW- 160

UGW- 145

[kmme]

Good Morning Everyone:)

Hope u are all having a great week! Well i ramped up the intensity last week and after breaking my plateau a week ago , i am happy to report i'm finally moving down again , an amazing 4.7 pounds down this week. Let's hope it continues.

USW- 175

CSW ( spt 7)- 152.5

PW - ( spt 16)- 150.9

CW- ( spt 23) - 146.2

CGW- 135

UGW - 125? ( see how it feels when i get here , may do 115 )

Have a great day all

[viny2242]

kmme WOW! 4.7 lose is great keep it up I found that when I doubled my walk time last week that I also lost 4 lbs takes time but sure works.

Question for anyone on the sight over the years I have been told that coffee, skim milk is the same as water do you post it in your meal times and also count it as a water?

[lusry]

Congrats to everyone on their weightloss this week! I have stepped up my game a bit and changed my eating habits. When I do my c25k run I purposely run in a direction to where I will be far from my house when I finish, so I walk back and generally head toward the house, but I don't stop until I reach 10k steps. I work from home and have a desk job, so it can be hard for me to get to my 10k steps. I lost 2lbs this week, and 1.2lbs overall. Next week I hope to have more of a loss as I've also completely changed my diet, cutting out all meat, fish, bread, and mostly dairy. I'm only doing this for about 2 weeks and I'll gradually add these foods back in.

SW: 185lbs - April 2015

CSW (challenge starting weight): 179.6lbs - 9/9

PW: 180.8lbs - 9/16

CW: 178.4lbs - 9/23

GW: 165lbs - 10/31

UGW: 120lbs

[SarahM]

Hi Everyone,

I just read through all the updates over the past few days.  I had Monday off work for a vacation day, and then yesterday I took off because I wasnt feeling well.  So I had not logged in for days!  

@dancefoxtrot Wow, beautiful dancing!

@Bobbinyc I like to do strength training 3 x per week, and I run HIIT runs to help me burn more calories and build muscles. 

SaraJ congrats on getting into the 140's!!!  

My weigh in this week was only down .4 lbs.  I am taking an antibiotic though that causes water retention so I actually expected to be up a bit. I did really good with exercise and diet last week so I am really happy with that.  

USW 189 (Nov 2012)

SW 170 (Sep 9 2015)

CW 169.4 (Sep 23 2015)

CGW 160 (Oct 31 2015)

UGW 135 (35lbs in 35 weeks)

Have a great day everyone! 

[Runner021]

So a week has gone by or so since I joined and I plan on posting my current weight once a week or if I have amazing results by midweek I would post. So in my next post I will post my weight stats.

[Runner021]

Starting weight:
195 pounds - Sept. 16 2015
Current weight:
190 pounds - Sept. 21 2015
Goal weight:178 by October 31 2015.

[MoonlightCello]

Love the encouraging emails I'm getting from this thread!  The accountablity has really motivated me.

SW 193

SW at start of challenge166.2

CW 161

Halloween GW 158

Ultimate GW 145

[viny2242]

Have learned a few thing this week if I walk instead of riding my golf cart around the yard I get a lot more steps in a day and if I mowe my yard with a push mower I REALLY get a good workout.

One thing I don't like is that my workouts always automatically adds cal. for the day I never like to eat back exercise cal. kind of defeating the purpose of doing this, is there some way to stop this from happening?

Do any of you post coffee, juice or milk as a water for the day?

[saraj91]

Hi All.. 

Friday at last & I have next week off work with my husband. YAY! Not going abroad but a few nice day trips & bits & bobs planned. 

Going to try my hardest to stick to my food goals, exercise wise I don't think my routine will be impacted (hopefully). Hoping the days out will involve some nice walks on the seafront, weather permitting.

I wondered if anyone would mind sharing how they stay on top of their food goals whilst on holiday? Do you have any low sugar, healthy snacks you carry round instead of snacking on coffee shop cakes or something along those lines? 

Thanks all! 

[SarahM]

@saraj91  Hi Sara.  I have problems staying on track on weekends and holidays.  However I have been working on it.  I recently bought myself a little stay cold bag that goes in my freezer.  Then on the weekend when I go out I pull it out and pack it with all my snacks.  Its actually kind of fun to find parks, & beaches that are cool places to sit and have my snack.  Have a great time.  

Well this week is going pretty well.  I have just read the new Chris Powell book and am interested in his carb cycling program.  Basically he says to eat higher carb one day and lower the next and to stay within a certain calorie range.  Then have a higher cal carb and cheat day on Sunday.  I like the idea of the structured plan because it gives me something specific to do.  I really like his cheat day specifics because my cheat day is usually out of control and way too much.  He basically says eat what you want but have 5 meals and stay within 2500 calories.  I'll have to see how this goes.  Does anyone else follow any specific plans?

Sarah

[Bobbinyc]

@SarahM  I love your idea of figuring out how to make snacks work on weekends and holidays.  It's tough.  I've started to always carry little bags of nuts in my car/purse for when I get stuck and there is nothing healthy around to eat.  If I know I'll be in a difficult situation, I try to eat a lot of protein before hand with good fat so I don't get too hungry and just grab the bad stuff.  I also struggle with this, especially long days or weekends away where quality food isn't always an option.  I've eaten very large, but healthy meals (large included protein, a large salad and loads of veggies) before going to a party with way too much food that I didn't want.  Not being at all hungry helped so much.   I just had little tastes of a couple of things as the evening wore on, and didn't gain an ounce.  I would love to hear more ideas.