New Years to Valentine's Day 2016 Challenge

[awood08]

Welcome to the New Year Everyone! This will start January 1, 2016 officially 🙂

If you have seen the posts before this is a challenge that everyone is invited to join to set your own personal weight loss goal for the next 6 weeks. This is all about having a great support system and most importantly feeling great and happy and healthy about yourself. Don't worry if you have bad weeks because we all go through it.

To join the challenge all you need to do is post your weight stats & check in as often as you'd like with an update or just to share a story from your week. This group has some huge inspiration in it and people that give wonderful advice.

Looking forward to catching up with all our friends from the other challenges and anyone who is new!

Thanks @saraj91 for starting up the last challenge!

 
A little rundown of terminology for anyone who is new 🙂

USW- Ultimate Starting Weight

CSW- Current Starting Weight

GW- Goal Weight

UGW- Ultimate Goal Weight

PW- Previous Weight

CW- Current Weight

MFP- My Fitness Pal

[Ballthree]

OK Team, 

Midweek update, and I apologize if this isn't protocol, but I'm fired up! 

USW: 01/03/16 313 lbs

CSW: 01/03/16 313 lbs

CW: 01/05/16 306.4 lbs!!!

CGW: 02/14/16 293 lbs

UGW: 199.9 lbs

This is my third day, and I'm down 6.6 lbs! Reducing my bloat.....water weight.....whatever! I'm seeing results. 

I'm shooting for 20K steps a day and fell 3K short today, but made 20K on the 3 days prior. 

Using MFP to track the calorie intake, and I've stayed under the suggested 1880 calorie limit for someone of my delicate 5'10" frame. 

Feeling more chipper in the morning after getting 8K in first thing, but I am getting a bit of a headache in the afternoon........I think it's from lack of a lot of junk food from my previous diet, which I used to consume mass quantities of in the afternoon. 

One of the most helpful things I'm doing is making sure to get plenty of water. My previous diet had a bazillion grams of sodium, so I'm sure that me hitting the water heavy for the last 3 days is the reason for my 6 lbs loss. 

OK, long, long way to go for UGW, but seeing this loss in the first 3 days is really a big mind edge for me. Now that I have 3 great days under my belt and on the road the healthy, I don't want to cheat and give it up!

Let me know if I violated team rules by posting weight update midweek. Thanks awood08 for starting this challenge. 

Go Team GO!

[Ballthree]

@justteri,  I like the planning! 

I'm trying to do the same and think this is crucial to my success. 

[ranroar]

This group seems awesome! couple of days late in joining but this is just the sort of thing I need to keep myself on track this time!

I put on a scary amount of weight in  years while I moved overseas with my boyfriend and I want to get it off again! Not just for looks but to FEEL healthy again, would love to be able to run for 15 minutes like I used to without panting for another 20!!

Last year I lost almost 20lbs in the first 5 months then after a holiday to New York the diet and exercise just never got back into my schedule and I put all the weight back on then some more!!

But no more excuses! I move back to my home country (Australia) in 6 months and I want to feel comfortable and healthy in my body again. Really pushing myself at the moment and it feels great!!!

Feel free to add me as a friend 🙂 I also have an Instagram fitness account @picklefitness so feel free to follow me there too if you have one!!

USW- 228lbs

CSW- 228lbs

GW- 218lbs

UGW- 140lbs

PW- 145lbs

[dareric]

Congratulations! Excellent start and momentum to keep doing what you're doing as it's working. I am having the same results using the same methodology as yourself without the high step count. As much as I would have liked to go all out, I'm finding my regular job and the new year to be somewhat time demanding this week along with some periods of low energy due to a lower carb/sugar intake. It varies though, and I do what I can when high energy is there. The best part thus far for me, like you, is feeling less bloated and knowing I'm down 6 lbs in the first 6 days. Water, water, water is key -gallon a day to flush out. No alcohol this week at all. Lean proteins, lower fat with simple olive oil and red wine vinegar for salad dressings, and lower sugar carbs. I've also added daily calcium pryvate, vitamin D, and fish oils to my normal multi vitamin intake. Onward and upward for a bright and cheery Wednesday on the horizon. Also one of my favorite weekdays as I take a Zumba class mid-day. We can do this. Thanks a ton for all of the support.

[KimShea]

Wednesday Weigh-in.

USW 235
CSW 178.6
CW 178.6
CGW 174
UGW 145

Exactly where I started last thursday.  It went up, but then came down again.  Guess that's better than staying up!

[Samalama217]

USW: 183 lbs

CSW: 144 lbs

CGW: 139 lbs

UGW: 130 lbs

Today is my weigh-in day.  I am at 143.4 pounds, so already a reduction of 0.6 pounds, but this is a yo-yo week for me since I'm a girl and it's girl time. lol.  I'm waiting for next week to figure out my real weight.  I did good this week and finally made it to (and OVER) 10,000 steps.  I was super active on Monday.  My goal is to be like that more often.  I started taking cycling classes yesterday and burned over 500 calories doing that.  I'm looking forward to a good month 🙂

[DOglovers1]

Starting weight. 155.5.
Goal weight. 145.0
Ultimate goal weight. 129.0

[marthemar]

I am in.  Can a group be created for this?  Here is how to create an activity group:

To add a group, please do the following:

1. Log into your dashboard, then click the Community tab at the top of the page.
2. Scroll down to "Groups." ...
3. Click the Create a Group link and give your group a name and optional description.
4. Choose your privacy settings. ...
5. Click Create.

Once created the link could be shared and we could all join to keep things together.  I was going to create it , but I wasn't sure if one was created yet that I missed.

About Me:

I have always struggled with my weight.  I have had some health problems over the last couple of years.  I lost about 50 pounds about 4 years ago.  I was diagnosed with COPD a few years ago at age 37.  I quit smoking, but was still unable to exercise because I would have choking fits.  I gained over 50 pounds back.  At my heaviest, I was 5'9" and over 270 pounds.  Fast forward a few years and I was finally diagnosed with silent reflux.  I had the Nissen Fonduplication surgery to repair the valve at the top of my stomach.  It is similiar to having a gastric bypass as far as eating restrictions.  It has helped me lose a good bit of weight.  I have also started exercising again.  I step in my office for 60 minutes at lunch, step at home for about 30 to 40 minutes after work and then ride the exercise bike for 30 minutes.  All in I wrk out about 2 hours a day right now.  I only eat about a cup of food at a time and try to make sure everything I eat has some nutritional value.

USW- Over 270

CSW- 199

GW- 190

UGW- 165

[HelenKr]

Congrats to all posting about successes!  Hang in there if you're struggling (like me currently).  I think it's @JacquelineP who has said - It's about what you do tomorrow!

Checking in...

USW- 173

CSW- 158

CW-   157.6

GW- 149

UGW- 135

So a very small loss, but I'll take it.  My starting weight was pre- New Years Eve open bar buffet dinner in which I over-indulged and have been trying to make up for.  Getting back on the band wagon, I made my 10,000 steps goal the last 3 days as I'm getting back into the work routine.  I'm going to focus on making my step goal, drinking more water, and a healthy diet with portion control.

Good Luck all and have a great week!

Helen

[HelenKr]

@marthemar - Count me in to join the group if you create it!  🙂

[awood08]

@marthemar 

There is no group created, we just have followed each other challenge to challenge...between the regulars we have kept a challenge going since Labor Day last year 🙂

If anyone would like to create a group, please feel free to and we can all join and keep in touch that way as well!

[Eilonwy]

Just checking in. I've been making some healthier choices, more exersize and better food. I feel I can still do better though since one day I rationalized to myself I could have an ice cream treat because I had gotten up super early taht day to do a volunteer thing at school. Really silly. At least I've made a bit of progress.

USW: 165

CW: 163.6

CGW: 157

UGW: 130

[JacquelineP]

Went back into my last post to correct the dates (still had the dates from the last challenge), but the weight is the same.  😕

Thanks @HelenKr.  Although I have thought that idea many times, I don't think I'm the one who said it in these last few challenges!  But, I'm right with you on having a minimal loss, considering that I went below 200 in the middle of the last challenge before I popped back up again.  Nevertheless, I am plenty happy enough to be moving in the right direction again.

Thursday check-in:

USW  (May) - 221 

CSW (Jan 1) - 203.5

CW (Jan 7) - 202.4

GW (Feb 14) -197.5

UGW 150-160

[narcoossee]

USW- 251

CSW- 251

GW- 240

UGW- 165

CW- 251

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[OCDOC]

GROUP CREATED!

New Years to Valentine's Day 2016 Challenge Group     www.fitbit.com/group/22FNXK

Public setting plus I don't block group display.

Will keep it open unless/until a different group for the same challenge is created.

(PS..I hope I did it right 🙂 )   Rob

[saraj91]

@OCDOC Thanks for creating the group. Could you share a link to it please? I wasn't able to find it on the groups section. 

All - I would still be very keen to keep this challenge thread going though as well if we are all on board still? Would miss you all and the motivation if this thread of positive people didn't exist. 

[OCDOC]

LINK TO GROUP

www.fitbit.com/group/22FNXK

It's meant to complement this discussion group; not replace it 🙂  Rob

[SunsetRunner]

I'm hating my scale right about now. I have to weigh myself every morning. Cardiologist orders. Ugh!! I never know my true weight. Or at least know how to find my true weight. One day I'm down 3 lbs and then the next I'm up 1 or 2 and then the next I'm either down or up again. I can't believe I'm retaining that much water this time of year.  I'm not walking as much I could I guess. I can't do more than 15 min at a time so I'm thinking of doing the treadmill two or three times in one day. I guess it will add up.

I need to cut back on my morning breakfast. Seems I'm using half or more of my calories. So here's to another week and hopefully I'll have better news to report next time.

USW- 272 lbs

CSW- 267 lbs

GW-   257 lbs

UGW- 150 lbs

PW- Previous Weight

CW- Current Weight

MFP- My Fitness Pal

[Meeshel]

USW- 190.0

CSW- 187.4

GW- 175 (for this challenge)

UGW- 155

Im excited to do this challenge with y'all!   Add me as a friend and we can do step challenges together!

-Michelle

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[Meeshel]

Joined!