Lose 25 lbs by September 30

[Schrute Farms]

That is my goal.

Proper goal setting involves being specific, measurable, timely, and written. I have it written on my desk and now on the Dis.

I was at 253 on Thursday July 22. My target is 228 by September 30.

My plan-
1. Work out five days a week- three cardio, two with weights
2. No sweets
3. Limit snacks to one small healthy snack(granola, fruit, nuts, etc.) in the mid after-noon
4. No fried food
5. Drink lots of water

I will post my weekly updates here.

Anyone else want to lose 25 lbs with me?

 

[LoriABil]

I'm in! We are going to a water park in September,so I am so motivated!

Friday, July 23: 220
Goal: 195 by September 21 (day we leave)

I know I need more water and less soda. And count me in for 5 days a week!

 

[Hockeychic]

25 by Sept 17th would be perfect for me, I have a 1/2 marathon in Ohio that I would love to PR so I am now 197 would love to be close to 175.

Pop and salty snacks are my weakness but I am working on it.

 

[disneynp]

I just had a baby on June 20. I was already overweight. As of Monday July 19 I weighed 210lbs. I will work out at least five days a week.

 

[Schrute Farms]

Three days in-

As of this morning I am 2 lbs down.(I weigh myself every morning right when I get out of bed)

Thursday I lifted weights- chest, biceps and back.

Friday I ran 2.35 miles.

Today I just played with my three year old in the pool.

Diet so far so good. No sweets. Limit of one diet soda a day(today I have had only water and coffee). Had a granola bar for the afternoon snack on Thursday and today, and a handful of nuts on Friday.

Best part is I feel great.

Looking forward too my next weigh in.

 

[Hockeychic]

Good work, nice to see your hard work paying off.

 

[Schrute Farms]

Six days in and down 3.5 lbs. Sticking to the diet. My craving for sweets has pretty much decreased to the point where I really don't miss them.

Originally I planned one diet soda a day, but instead I have gravitated to one diet Snapple instead.

Lori, Hockeychic, anyone else- how is it going.

 

[Desiree]

I'm a bit late to this but I'd like to join you guys!

I weighed in for my weekly "official" weigh in at 234 today(down 10 pounds total!!!). So that will be my starting weight.

My plan is to stay within 1,200 - 1,400 calories per day and exercise 5x per week. I also started C25K this week too.

Good luck to all!

 

[Schrute Farms]

Welcome Desiree, keep us informed on your progress.

I am one week into it. I weighed myself this morning and am down 4.5 lbs. I celebrated by running 2.6 miles.

 

[tggrrstarr]

I'm in! I'm late finding this thread, but I just started a plan about two 1/2 weeks ago. I've lost 8 lbs so far, so that puts me on track to lose the 24 lbs by September.

I started at 238, I am currently at 230. My overall goal is to get under 200 lbs by January. I have been walking every day for almost 3 weeks, about 20-25 minutes per walk.
I am using a free app called Lose it! for the ipod touch/iphone to track my calories & activities. It is awesome, but a little bit of a challenge at first. I have completely changed my eating habits. Everytime I think of eating something bad, I think of what I want to look like!
For the app, you enter your current weight & height and put in your target weight. You tell it how many lbs per week you want to lose & it calculates how many calories per day you can have. My limit is 1400, but I've been averaging 1100. You input everything you eat & drink, as well as all of your activities. 30 minutes of housework? Put it in. It has really made me take a 2nd look at everything I eat. I am saving a ton of money since I stopped frequenting Starbucks!

 

[scrump]

Wow, great thread. I probably need to lose about 30 pounds overall, but totally would love to target a goal of 20 by September 30th.

My biggest problem is portions. I tend to overeat, especially when I exercise. Knowing this about myself, I try and be hyperaware of when, how and what I eat, but it usually backfires.

Count me in, thanks for starting this thread!

 

[MATTERHORN]

Wow, great thread. I probably need to lose about 30 pounds overall, but totally would love to target a goal of 20 by September 30th.

My biggest problem is portions. I tend to overeat, especially when I exercise. Knowing this about myself, I try and be hyperaware of when, how and what I eat, but it usually backfires.

Count me in, thanks for starting this thread!

Would love to join also! I know it's late, but I'm gonna put myself at the 20 pounds by then. After a very stressful court case and move across country 4 months ago, I have gotten WAY off track. Was already bad, but is getting progressively worse. I just haven't had the motivation to do anything but get unpacked, etc.

I am definitely an emotional/tastes good eater, so I sometimes eat even if I'm not hungry really! Need someone to be accountable to, so I guess it's gonna be you guys!



Andrea

 

[LoriABil]

Checking in! I've lost 10 pounds so far, working out more and cutting calories. I found a great app on the iPhone that helps. It's called I lose! It lets you make a goal and helps you keep track of your calorie allowance, calories used, and workouts. It was Free!!

 

[MATTERHORN]

Wow, that's great LoriABil. I guess that would work for an iTouch also?

 

[LoriABil]

Wow, that's great LoriABil. I guess that would work for an iTouch also?

I bet it would. And the app was called Lose It! Sorry about that!

 

[2nd childhood]

I'm very late finding this thread, but I really want to join in. I have my daughter's wedding in October. I need all the help I can get.
It helps reading about the good work everyone is doing. Thanks.

 

[tggrrstarr]

I am now down 13lbs, this Lose It app is awesome! It has really helped me keep track of everything I eat and it is so easy now. I keep eating many of the same things too, so I know automatically which combination is within my calorie budget.
I am still walking too, but I decided to try to take it one step farther and have started the P90x workout. Crazy, but I am willing to try anything. These pounds must come off!