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

[JacquelineP]

Good for you, too, @dianenyc! I really appreciate what you wrote. Mostly I identify with your process. I'm just not quite as far along, but reading this helps.
Thanks!

[dancefoxtrot]

Joy123

I've got 10 years on you and I lost 20 lbs and after gaining a few back I'm 2.1 from the -20 spot. I think that entering all our food in the log, really makes a difference since it is easy to eat too many carbs and sugars. When I get hungry at night I try to steam up veggies, even frozen veggies, sprinkle on some herbs, pepper and a little parmesan and fill up. Warm, tasty, low calorie and carbs.  Sometimes I add lentils or black beans.

You can and will get to your goal weight if you stick with it. It is definately a life style change. 

So pay your age no mind and work on getting stronger and more fit. That puts a spring in your steps. 

We got this,

Barbara G

[dancefoxtrot]

Yipee awood,

So close to healthy BMI and I'm very proud of you. Heathy is the best from this grandmom's point of you. So many diseases that we can avoid with healthy food and movement and strong muscles. Yeah!

Stay warm and happy,

Barbara G

[dancefoxtrot]

DJC hello

Great observation about that negative," I don't care" thought. When we are struggling we need to hug ourselves, a friend, a stuff Teddy Bear and care more. Stick up for yourself and care care care.

We are doing this healthy changing together,

Barbara G

[dianenyc]

Thanks for the kind words, JacquelineP.  I want you to know that your posts pick me up on days when I'm "not quite as far along."  

[dianenyc]

I'm so happy for you, awood08!  Amazing accomplishments! You are my hero!

DianeNYC

[Marla_123]

Hi guys, I'm super petite, and I've plateaued, so I'm hoping this challenge can help me.

USW: 118 pds

CSW: 120 pds

GW: 110 pds

UGW: 105 pds

PW: 136 pds

CW: 120 pds

[Joy123]

Thanks for the encouragement.

[SunsetRunner]

Struggling with getting started again, but glad this is happening.  

USW. 147 CSW. 147 CGW. 137 UGW. 135

[DJC_63]

@Joy123 I understand the feeling. I haven't been losing anything and I see others losing several pounds and it makes me wonder why I'm not. The upside is that it makes me think about what the reasons might be and that helps me pinpoint areas that I may need to work on. I thought for sure that I would gain this week since I didn't get to the gym much, but I was happily surprised today to see I'd actually lost a 1/2 pound, maybe more since I didn't weigh in before I ate and drank.  I do know that participating in challenges every week has made me strive to get more steps in whether I'm at the gym or not. Maybe that is what is making the difference. I'll be thrilled if it keeps up! I hope things turn around for you, too.

[DJC_63]

Sundays are my weigh in days so here's my update. I usually weigh before I eat or drink anything but I forgot so maybe my results will be even better next week! I thought for sure that I was going to gain a few because I only got to the gym one day. So I was pleasantly surprised when I didn't gain anything and actually lost 1/2 a pound.  Yay!!

USW - 207.5 (1/14/15)

CSW - 202

PW - 201.5 (my scale only weighs in 1/2 pound increments)

CW - 201.00

GW - 196

UGW - 170

[HelenaFitbit]

Last week of January everyone! How's that scale moving? 

Are you ranking up your steps and increasing your water intake? 

19 days to go, let's push it! 

[Marla_123]

Thanks for the encouragement! Especially the water.

[syreina]

Update: I've had spikes in my daily weigh-ins but overall I'm losing weight so I must have some kind of moderation or control.

I'm looking forward to the future.

Have a good week everyone.

CW - 1/25/2016 - 124.6 lbs
PW - 1/20/2016 - 126 lbs
PW - 1/12/2016 - 125.6 lbs
PW - 1/5/2016 - 127.4 lbs

GW - 2/15/2015 - 120.4 lbs
UGW - 4/18/2016 - 110 lbs

SW - 1/10/2015

[syreina]

Update: I've had spikes in my daily weigh-ins but overall I'm losing weight so I must have some kind of moderation or control.

I'm looking forward to the future.

Have a good week everyone.

CW - 1/25/2016 - 124.6 lbs
PW - 1/20/2016 - 126 lbs
PW - 1/12/2016 - 125.6 lbs
PW - 1/5/2016 - 127.4 lbs

GW - 2/15/2016 - 120.4 lbs
UGW - 4/18/2016 - 110 lbs

SW - 1/10/2015 - 140 lbs

[KimShea]

Had a rough weekend.  Felt crappy, and then volleyball tournament yesterday, so ate like a 12 year old boy.  Time to get back on track!

[maglu]

Great!
Beautiful weekend but only worked out on Saturday. Started with a trainer and he kicked my booty. I'm sore.
I'm motivated to move forward and work hard as I see and even more important, FEEL the results.
Going to start mountain bike riding with my husband this week. We got him a mountain bike over the weekend and he's excited too. This will be something we can do together and with some of our more active friends/family.
Looking forward to that.

CW - 1/25/2016 - 144 lbs
PW - 1/20/2016 - 145.5

PW - 1/10/2016 - 147.5
PW 1/1/2016- 150.00
GW - 2/15/2015 - 137 lbs
UGW - 4/18/2016 - 135 lbs

[mh017553]

Here is my update:

USW- 175.6 1/1/16

CSW- 171.2 1/13/16

GW- 156 2/14/16

UGW- 135 5/8/16

PW- 171.2

CW- 168.4

MFP- mlhooker83

How is everyone else doing?

[mh017553]

My water intake flucuates from day to day. On a good day I will get about 8 to 10 and a bad day about 4. 

[josmom]

Ok 3 weeks in and still on the right track.

Starting weight: 182

Current weight: 175

Goal weight 170

Ultimate weight 155

I just booked a "sun" vacation with my daughter during her reading week which is right at the end of this challenge.  Gotta step it up now cause there's going be some Margueritas with my name on them.