Simba's Summer (July) 2015 W.I.S.H. Weight Loss Challenge!! Any and All welcome to join!!

[DisPup75]

A little late, but here it is:

QOTD for Monday:

Something fun to start the week: If you could be transported to a Disney Park of your choice right now for one ride only - which ride would you choose?

Yo ho yo ho a pirate's life for me....at Disneyland (and since is magic, the pre-Johnny Depp version)!

 

[WooPigScientist]

A little late, but here it is:

QOTD for Monday:

Something fun to start the week: If you could be transported to a Disney Park of your choice right now for one ride only - which ride would you choose?

Haunted Mansion - love that thing! I'm usually in for thrill rides - the crazier the better - but I just have a real soft spot for HM. Can't wait for my kids to experience it in Jan!

 

[ImpossibleOfMe]

Hey all, I hope it's not too late to join.
I've been on my weight loss journey for quite a while now and haven't yet found the right community for me, and then I remembered seeing this on the DIS years ago when I was still pregnant.
My goal for the rest of this month is to make sure I get my workouts in 5x a week.
I'm rewarding myself per pound lost with $$ saved towards my next trip!

 

[ThistleMae]

Ooh, I like this question. Expedition Everest front row for me. I love that ride. The ride plus all my screaming wakes me right up, fills me with energy for the day, and I can't keep the smile off my face.

Haunted Mansion! I just love the attention to detail...it's just so cool and creepy. I know it's not a thrill ride, but I really don't do any of those. I know some people live for the thrill of going fast or falling fast but I'd rather relax and look at stuff. I just can't wait!

 

[ThistleMae]

Hey all, I hope it's not too late to join.
I've been on my weight loss journey for quite a while now and haven't yet found the right community for me, and then I remembered seeing this on the DIS years ago when I was still pregnant.
My goal for the rest of this month is to make sure I get my workouts in 5x a week.
I'm rewarding myself per pound lost with $$ saved towards my next trip!

Welcome! I hope you find this community helpful. I like it. I just joined last month. There are great tips in here. Lots of support. And the questions keep your brain moving along with your body!

 

[ThistleMae]

Discovered a new snack....well it's not new but have incorporated into my diet this week. Celery with almond butter and raisins....otherwise known as Ants on a Log! It's so yummy! And you can pack it for a snack on a picnic. I put the stalks into a plastic container with a lid, a small size that fits the stocks nicely, so they can't slide around. I'm planning on preparing them for my river tubing on Thursday. I'm feeling strong this week. To everyone in here.....dig deep....it's worth it when you get on that scale.

 

[Connie96]

Boy, is it quiet in here!

It's the 15th today... halfway thru July. I hope everyone is on track for achieving their goal this month!

 

[Flossbolna]

I am feeling guilt that I signed up for coaching and now end up having such a busy month. I really don't know what happened!

But here is your QOTD for Tuesday - thanks for the inspiration @Connie96!

Halfway point: How has your month gone so far, are you happy with your success so far? What has worked, what didn't? What are you doing to make sure that you reach your monthly goal?

 

[SarahDisney]

Halfway point: How has your month gone so far, are you happy with your success so far? What has worked, what didn't? What are you doing to make sure that you reach your monthly goal?

I'm definitely happy - I've been staying active, and I think that has made the difference, because I haven't been eating that well. I just have to maintain the success I've been having so far!

 

[JacknSally]

Halfway point: How has your month gone so far, are you happy with your success so far? What has worked, what didn't? What are you doing to make sure that you reach your monthly goal?

This month is not going well over here AT ALL! But I really managed to pull it out in the last half of June, so hopefully I'll be able to rally over the next 2 weeks. I haven't gotten any walking in this week - my MOH is hosting a bridal shower at my house Saturday, and because we just moved in a couple of months ago, we've been scrambling to make the house look like we don't still have half our stuff in boxes lol. Lots of late nights spent working on the house and yard = little sleep, no free time to walk, and lots of "grabbing something" for dinner. Really disappointed in myself, and of course lots of guilt because I know I really don't have time to slack off like I have been the last 2 weeks. UGH.

 

[Connie96]

Halfway point: How has your month gone so far, are you happy with your success so far? What has worked, what didn't? What are you doing to make sure that you reach your monthly goal?

I'm having a great month. With 50% of the month gone, I'm well ahead of 50% of both my step goal and my water goal.

South Beach is still going well. I completed my 2 weeks of Phase One last Saturday and began transitioning to Phase Two on Sunday. I've started by having steel cut oatmeal with apple and almond butter for breakfast each morning and sticking to the Phase One guidelines for the rest of the day. This weekend, I figure I'll have a glass of wine. (Or two.) Next week, I intend to add another daily serving of fruit. I figure I'll just add a little bit of "phase two" each week so that I can "learn" the guidelines a little at a time and, perhaps, I'll be less likely to fall into any traps.

Oh! And, my DH just booked us a trip to Las Vegas for our anniversary next month. So excited! Can't wait for our little getaway!

 

[Connie96]

This month is not going well over here AT ALL! But I really managed to pull it out in the last half of June, so hopefully I'll be able to rally over the next 2 weeks. I haven't gotten any walking in this week - my MOH is hosting a bridal shower at my house Saturday, and because we just moved in a couple of months ago, we've been scrambling to make the house look like we don't still have half our stuff in boxes lol. Lots of late nights spent working on the house and yard = little sleep, no free time to walk, and lots of "grabbing something" for dinner. Really disappointed in myself, and of course lots of guilt because I know I really don't have time to slack off like I have been the last 2 weeks. UGH.

We moved into our new house a year and a half ago and we still have stuff in boxes! They are stacked up in a "spare" room (aka our "exercise room"... someday, maybe). We just close that door when people show up.

Keep in mind, these people are coming to your shower to see YOU, not your house. Relax. (Ha!... futile thing to say to a bride, right?) But really, getting ready for my wedding (19 years ago) had me on edge - and gaining weight - for the last couple months leading up to it. I had no idea what I was doing but whatever it was, I wanted to do it "right". But, the simple truth is, as long as you find yourself married by the end of the day, mission accomplished. The importance of everything else - including the size of your dress - falls to a distant second and beyond. Hang in there!

 

[DisPup75]

Halfway point: How has your month gone so far, are you happy with your success so far? What has worked, what didn't? What are you doing to make sure that you reach your monthly goal?

I'm mostly happy with my month so far. I've been sticking to my MFP calorie pretty closely and have lost a few pounds without too much stress or trouble. I have not been so great with my goal to complete nine upper body workouts. So far I've done only two so I'm going to have to move up to every other day rather than twice a week if I want to meet that goal. I, certainly going to try!

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We moved into our new house a year and a half ago and we still have stuff in boxes! They are stacked up in a "spare" room (aka our "exercise room"... someday, maybe). We just close that door when people show up.

Keep in mind, these people are coming to your shower to see YOU, not your house. Relax. (Ha!... futile thing to say to a bride, right?) But really, getting ready for my wedding (19 years ago) had me on edge - and gaining weight - for the last couple months leading up to it. I had no idea what I was doing but whatever it was, I wanted to do it "right". But, the simple truth is, as long as you find yourself married by the end of the day, mission accomplished. The importance of everything else - including the size of your dress - falls to a distant second and beyond. Hang in there!

We started referring to our spare room as the box room a few years after we moved into our house. It has gotten better but there are still a few boxes in the closet (and it has been 10+ years).

 

[BernardandMissBianca]

Still here and plugging away. The scale isn't budging but I think a huge portion of that is because I'm downing so much water. It is just so hot and muggy right now. Trying to run when I can but it's hard getting out there with the weather.
But I did see a friend that I hadn't seen since school got out and she said my face looks thinner, so I guess something is going right.

I'll be glad when rummage sale is over so I can get back to normal life for the month of August.

 

[alrushton]

Haven't caught up on reading yet.

Walked 60 miles this month so far. 60% of my goal.

I have lost 3lbs so only 2 more pounds to lose to reach my goa for this month

 

[DisPup75]

I have an awesome Friday check-in today!

My scale reading this morning was down to 210.8 (checked three times I was so surprised) so I am down 5.4 for the month or 135% of my 4 pound goal.


Now I need to maintain that and maybe nudge it down it a bit more for our final two weeks.

I've also completed three upper body workouts or 33% of that goal. Need to step that up to get six more done in two weeks.

So total progress towards my goals for July: 84%

 

[Connie96]

Happy Friday, y'all!

As of this morning, I have walked 242,957 of my 325,500 steps (74.6%) and 1,684 of my 2,728 water ounces (61.7%). Averaged out, I have progressed 68.2% toward my goals so far.

SB is still going well. Don't know the results in pounds but I know that I'm happy with my effort level. Since I began the SB plan, I haven't been journaling my food or counting calories at all. I've been eating when I'm hungry and only being sure to select my meals and snacks from the SB-approved list. Yesterday, I did write down all my food and I was well within a reasonable calorie budget. Since I knew that I would be writing it down, I did find myself thinking better of having "extra" bites - like NOT eating an extra slice of cheese while I make a roll-up for lunch.

No FitBit "Workweek Hustle" challenge this week but, I've been trying to keep my steps up anyway - up around the 15K mark. It's been a bit challenging to get that many steps because I have chosen to slow my pace a bit to keep my feet from revolting. The plantar fasciitis has been feeling a bit better - it's still there but not terrible so I'm trying to keep from making it terrible again.

I decided to start one of those "Plank Challenges" this past Sunday. https://blog.myfitnesspal.com/the-30-day-plank-challenge/ I figured that my core was in somewhat desperate need of a wake-up call so, we'll see how it goes. Today is Day 6 - a rest day. I've stuck to the challenge well so far and I am certainly feeling it this morning. The trick here, I think, is once I get thru the challenge, how to maintain any progress I achieve. So, some time in the next 24 days, I need to come up with a plan. Maybe I will just add a minutes-of-planking goal for the August challenge... I'll just have to decide on a number.

Can't wait to hear about everyone else's progress today! We have checked 54.8% of July off the calendar so far. And that means that 45.2% of it is still there waiting to be used toward achieving your goals! Let's get 'er done y'all!

 

[DisFam95]

am I doing something wrong? I've sent 2 pm's (and no responses) and still not listed in the roster. I know this is hard to manage and totally get that just wondering if I was missing something. Appreciate all the efforts from all that manage these sorts of things!!


Dang missed my weigh in today and already have eaten breakfast and snack so I;m goin to wait until tomorrow. I had a plumber come at 8:30 this morning - I woke up at 8:16! I took some prescription allergy meds last night a little later than I wanted and they knocked me out! I never sleep that late.

I think I've done well except the Oreos mentioned ealier. Kept portions on track and only a couple little cheats. My workouts have been lacking to what I'd prefer. Missed this morning so I'll have to hopefully get that in tonight.

We have several birthdays coming up in the family and I'm already stressing about the food things. I want to do good but all the temptations!! We are going to a Cake Bar and having cake but at least its just 1 slice and I won't have a whole leftover cake in my house.

3 more weeks til our trip so I need to focus!!!

 

[dsnyfn1022]

Quick check-in. I've had the best week in terms of consistent eating and exercise since I've started my journey and the scale gods have blessed me with a 3 pound loss! Finally! That's 60% of my July goal. Happy weekend!!!

 

[PTownGirls]

After a week of totally pushing myself I have lost 2 pounds and totally exceeded my steps for the week , not sure if I can do that going forward again as it took so much willpower and determination . In 5 pounds I will reach a milestone , I'm just trying to keep that in my head !!