Weight-Loss Under the Christmas Tree Challenge
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I guess I'm in 
I'd love to lose 5 kilograms (= 11 pounds) by Christmas. That's quite much for me because I've only 20 lbs to lose. I think it's possible anyway because that's approximately 0,7 kilograms (= 1,5 pounds) a week.
So... THE PLAN:
Starting weight: 60 kg - 132 lbs (BMI 20,5)
Goal Weight: 55 kg - 121 lbs (BMI 18,8)
I'd love to lose 5 kilograms (= 11 pounds) by Christmas. That's quite much for me because I've only 20 lbs to lose. I think it's possible anyway because that's approximately 0,7 kilograms (= 1,5 pounds) a week.
So... THE PLAN:
Starting weight: 60 kg - 132 lbs (BMI 20,5)
Goal Weight: 55 kg - 121 lbs (BMI 18,8)
Kaitie
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Dari: I agree, I don't know how or why but I lose weight when I'm faithful to my 150 sit-ups and I get in a rut when I don't....so you can bet that I'm stickin' with the sit-ups!
I'm currently at 171.5 and TOM has arrived so I'm pretty happy that I haven't gained anything---watch tomorrow I'm at 175 or something crazy because I jinxed myself---anyway I'm pretty satisfied. I've been having some 'surreal' moments lately. You know when you catch a glimpse of yourself in a window reflection or something and you think 'wow...lookin' good' and then you think, 'how could I have ever let myself get so big' but then I realize that it really does creep up on you---a size at a time really. I was a 14, then oh these pants are too tight let me just get a little bit bigger, and then oh these are too tight let me go up again and before you know it your looking at pictures going 'holy crap is that really me?' I don't plan on saying that question again in the negative sense.
It's funny getting used to people looking at you for a good reason and hearing the nice comments---feels good though. I can't wait to not hear people talk about John anymore. A couple of jerks pointed at him the other day and started talking, I stared them down the entire time I was in the store and on my way out I just kept looking at them and staring at them and finally they got up the balls to ask what I was lookin' at and I told them off. I guess they didn't expect me to really say anything because they shut up completely. John of course was oblivious as usual, I don't know how he doesn't see it but maybe it's for the best that he doesn't see it. I'm sure that he's ridiculed everyday. Soon enough though he won't be so big and hopefully people will start to keep their mouths shut. Anyway....I'll take all the skinny compliments I can get from my co-workers and family...sounds a little vain but when you've gone from being invisible to the center of attention you start to like it
Hmm...I wonder. I had started noticing that when I would talk people would talk over me or ignore me completely...but that hasn't happened in a really long time, I wonder if it has something to do with my weight loss or my increased self-esteem because of my weight loss. Hmmm.
Ok, I've rambled a lot. Sometimes I just get things on my brain and need to let them out. Hope that some of you understand what I mean.
I'm currently at 171.5 and TOM has arrived so I'm pretty happy that I haven't gained anything---watch tomorrow I'm at 175 or something crazy because I jinxed myself---anyway I'm pretty satisfied. I've been having some 'surreal' moments lately. You know when you catch a glimpse of yourself in a window reflection or something and you think 'wow...lookin' good' and then you think, 'how could I have ever let myself get so big' but then I realize that it really does creep up on you---a size at a time really. I was a 14, then oh these pants are too tight let me just get a little bit bigger, and then oh these are too tight let me go up again and before you know it your looking at pictures going 'holy crap is that really me?' I don't plan on saying that question again in the negative sense.
It's funny getting used to people looking at you for a good reason and hearing the nice comments---feels good though. I can't wait to not hear people talk about John anymore. A couple of jerks pointed at him the other day and started talking, I stared them down the entire time I was in the store and on my way out I just kept looking at them and staring at them and finally they got up the balls to ask what I was lookin' at and I told them off. I guess they didn't expect me to really say anything because they shut up completely. John of course was oblivious as usual, I don't know how he doesn't see it but maybe it's for the best that he doesn't see it. I'm sure that he's ridiculed everyday. Soon enough though he won't be so big and hopefully people will start to keep their mouths shut. Anyway....I'll take all the skinny compliments I can get from my co-workers and family...sounds a little vain but when you've gone from being invisible to the center of attention you start to like it
Hmm...I wonder. I had started noticing that when I would talk people would talk over me or ignore me completely...but that hasn't happened in a really long time, I wonder if it has something to do with my weight loss or my increased self-esteem because of my weight loss. Hmmm.
Ok, I've rambled a lot. Sometimes I just get things on my brain and need to let them out. Hope that some of you understand what I mean.
triumvirate
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Hilka... It probably isn't my place to say anything, but I'm a little worried about you. If you lose 20 pounds you're going to be pretty underweight, and that can have negative health effects as well...
Then again, it's your choice to make, and I'll support you whatever you do
Then again, it's your choice to make, and I'll support you whatever you do
Wrath1
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Hello, there....could I maybe join in late for this? I'm kind of new to this site, but dropping at least five pounds before Christmas would be nice I'd like ten pounds even more, but I really doubt I could drop fifteen. I'm not terribly comfortable with posting pictures of myself on the internet, so I'm wondering if that will be a problem, but I still hope that I could maybe join anyway. I know it's asking a lot, but I'd really appreciate it. Anyway, there seems to be many people working hard on this site and I wish you all the best of luck.
kezzypear
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Hi everyone!!!
Hilka, I think triumvirate may be right. Your BMI is 20.5 now, you already must be pretty slim! Do you know the MINIMUM possible healthy BMI is 18.5, and your aiming for 18.8? That seems a bit risky for me. I don't want to sound like I'm preaching/sticking my nose in, but are you sure you are trying to lose weight for the right reasons?
Hilka, I think triumvirate may be right. Your BMI is 20.5 now, you already must be pretty slim! Do you know the MINIMUM possible healthy BMI is 18.5, and your aiming for 18.8? That seems a bit risky for me. I don't want to sound like I'm preaching/sticking my nose in, but are you sure you are trying to lose weight for the right reasons?
jelly belly88
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Hey everyone!!! Hope all is well. I'm doing good with my workouts and eating. Hope I see a loss this week. Well,Ya'll have a GREAT DAy and drink your WATER!!!!!!
Trav&Em11804
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man! today i weighed in at 280, but just last Friday it was 275...maybe it read wrong last week or something, I dont know... I am getting so fed up! lol
Triumvirate and Kezzypear, thanks for caring of me and being so kind I don't feel you are sticking your nose in, Kezzybear! On the contrary, is good that you asked. I know I don't need to lose weight, even though I'm aiming to lose 20 pounds. I've to admit I do have an eating disorder, an orthorexia nervosa - I'm obsessed with healthy food and I'm also an exercise addict. I know it would be better to get help... but I just can't. I don't know why.
Anyway... It sounds like everybody is doing really well. Keep it up!
I don't feel you are sticking your nose in, Kezzybear! On the contrary, is good that you asked. I know I don't need to lose weight, even though I'm aiming to lose 20 pounds. I've to admit I do have an eating disorder, an orthorexia nervosa - I'm obsessed with healthy food and I'm also an exercise addict. I know it would be better to get help... but I just can't. I don't know why.Anyway... It sounds like everybody is doing really well. Keep it up!
triumvirate
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You should get help if its ever crossed your mind, Hilka, since obsessions are never good for you... Will you really be happy with yourself if you lose 20 pounds? I used to have anorexia nervosa, and I know for a fact that I never would have been happy, no matter how much weight I lost.
I don't put that much thought into BMI, so 18.8 would probably be safe, but losing 20 pounds would put you in the 17's, and you could risk things like loss of bone density and other health effects.
Not to be a downer, though... In the end, it all comes down to you, and if you want to seek treatment then that's okay, but if you're really emotionally attatced to a very thin body, I know how difficult it is to accept your new one.
Eating healthy and exercising is good, though, so I'm glad that you keep that up
I don't put that much thought into BMI, so 18.8 would probably be safe, but losing 20 pounds would put you in the 17's, and you could risk things like loss of bone density and other health effects.
Not to be a downer, though... In the end, it all comes down to you, and if you want to seek treatment then that's okay, but if you're really emotionally attatced to a very thin body, I know how difficult it is to accept your new one.
Eating healthy and exercising is good, though, so I'm glad that you keep that up
confuseddespair
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Hi,
I would really love to join, it sounds motivational
my name is Evelyn and I am new to this website so I am kind of lost at the moment lol
but my weight is currently 233lbs
I hope to lose 30lbs before chirstmas
unfortuanately I can't upload any pictures due to a lack of having a digital camera lol, hope thats okay,
Good luck to everyone
I would really love to join, it sounds motivational
my name is Evelyn and I am new to this website so I am kind of lost at the moment lol
but my weight is currently 233lbs
I hope to lose 30lbs before chirstmas
unfortuanately I can't upload any pictures due to a lack of having a digital camera lol, hope thats okay,
Good luck to everyone
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Chelseabun
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Doh! Forgot I was in this! LMAO!!!
Ok, well, I deleted my ticker because I didn't like that I had GAINED instead of lost in the first little while after starting it. Maybe I'll make a new one. Sigh...
I'm still in, though.... not sure if I'll get to the weight I want to by Christmas, but I started WW last Thursday and have been doing VERY well with it. I have also started doing 100 crunches and 40 leg lifts (each side) every night.
I will make my goal 15lbs by Christmas. That's quite a bit, but hopefully I can do it!
Ok, well, I deleted my ticker because I didn't like that I had GAINED instead of lost in the first little while after starting it. Maybe I'll make a new one. Sigh...
I'm still in, though.... not sure if I'll get to the weight I want to by Christmas, but I started WW last Thursday and have been doing VERY well with it. I have also started doing 100 crunches and 40 leg lifts (each side) every night.
I will make my goal 15lbs by Christmas. That's quite a bit, but hopefully I can do it!
Losing It
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Did I already do this?
I can't remember if I checked in here or not... I thought I had, but I can't find my post, lol. O well, I'm jumping on the sleigh! I'm aiming for 20lbs by Christmas. I'm 199 right now & 5'2.
I did get to buy a new *smaller* bra the other day, that had me pretty hyped!
It seems my w/i day changes week by week lately, but the past month or so, it's been Friday or Saturday so I'll try to stick with that.
Amy
I can't remember if I checked in here or not... I thought I had, but I can't find my post, lol. O well, I'm jumping on the sleigh! I'm aiming for 20lbs by Christmas. I'm 199 right now & 5'2.
I did get to buy a new *smaller* bra the other day, that had me pretty hyped!
It seems my w/i day changes week by week lately, but the past month or so, it's been Friday or Saturday so I'll try to stick with that.
Amy
Amunet
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Woot! Under 200? GOGO Amy!!
That's so awesome! I'm gonna be able to report that one of these days
Anywho! I have a good feeling about tomorrow's weighin. Even though this week hasn't been all that great either. I still feel good! I hope I get back down to 219.. but even if the scale reads 220 again tomorrow. That's alright. I just have to keep exercising, keep reducing those portion sizes and I'll be rewarded with a lower number the next time
That's so awesome! I'm gonna be able to report that one of these days
Anywho! I have a good feeling about tomorrow's weighin. Even though this week hasn't been all that great either. I still feel good! I hope I get back down to 219.. but even if the scale reads 220 again tomorrow. That's alright. I just have to keep exercising, keep reducing those portion sizes and I'll be rewarded with a lower number the next time
jelly belly88
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Amunet~ YAY!!!!! You go Girl! I love your attitude. Positive Thinking is the way to get through the weight loss!!!!!
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