Christmas Dress Challenge - Final

I was thinking last week was the final but I guess not.

Last week's wt.      158.6
This week's wt.      159.0
Difference               +.4


Starting wt.            170.0
Ending wt.             159.0
Difference               -11

In my defense -  I did have TWO Christmas parties last week so I don't think the .4 gain is terrible.

Christmas Dress Challenge

Christmas Dress Challenge - final

Last week's wt.      159.8
This week's wt.      158.6
Difference                -1.2


Starting wt.            170.0
Ending wt.             158.6
Difference               -11.4

Not nearly the loss I was hoping for but still a loss! Now if I can just KEEP it off through the holiday season!

Christmas Dress Challenge

Christmas Dress Challenge

Last week's wt.      161.0
This week's wt.      159.8
Difference                -1.2

Barely! But I'M IN THE 150'S!!!!!!!!

Christmas Dress Challenge

Christmas Dress Challenge

Last week's wt.      160.6
This week's wt.      161.0
Difference                +.4

What can I say - Thanksgiving was celebrated Saturday! The good thing was this - I normally wear dress clothes to work every day. Around the house, I tend to wear sweats or flannel lounge pants. I put on a pair of jeans Saturday to go to the daughters and I was pulling them up all day long! It really made me notice that I'm getting somewhere!

Christmas Dress Challenge

Christmas Dress Challenge

Last week's wt.      161.2
This week's wt.      160.6
Difference                -.6

Almost into the 150's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But Thanksgiving is this week :( . I will be good, I will be good, I will be good. I will try to be good.

Christmas Dress Challenge

Christmas Dress Challenge

Last week's wt.      163.2
This week's wt.      163.2
Difference                -0-

Nothing - nada - zero - ziltch. I guess that's better than a gain. BUT I did actually try on the dress and believe it or not I got it on AND zipped - of course I couldn't breathe but it was zipped! If I can manage to lose another 5 lbs (ten would of course be better), I might actually be able to wear the thing to my Christmas party! I was actually amazed that I got it on - seems like when I lost weight for my daughter's wedding, I couldn't get it on till I was down to 160.

Christmas dress challenge - week 6

Christmas Dress Challenge

Last week's wt.      165.0
This week's wt.      163.2
Difference                 1 .8!!!!!

I was really busy last week again but I obviously did something right.
Did I exercise? Not at all unless you count stripping and sanding a cabinet
Did I log everything I ate?  NO
Did I even step on the scale once until this morning? NO
Did I pay attention to what I was eating and try to make better choices? - YES
Was I surprised when I saw that number this morning? YES - surprised, excited, and very happy!

 Hope everybody else is doing good too - look forward to reading all the posts.

Christmas Dress Challenge week 5

Christmas Dress Challenge

Last week's wt.      166.2
This week's wt.      165.0
Difference                 1 .2

I was so busy last week I didn't have time for much of anything but I did manage to do 2 workouts. Also, can I count stripping a cabinet as a workout? I think I can as we worked on it from around 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and it definitely involved using some muscle. I did watch what I ate all week last week so I ended up with what looks like a good loss but considering I gained last week, it's only .8 lbs in reality.

Christmas Dress Challenge week 4

Christmas Dress Challenge

Last week's wt.      165.8
This week's wt.      166.2
Difference                  -.4

I think the stress of work/school got to me. Working on a big project in one class and had a midterm in the other. I actually DID exercise but obviously did not do a very good job of monitoring what went into my mouth. This week is also going to be challenging for me as I have a potluck meeting tonight and a photography class Wed. night - and I have to finish the class project before next Monday. I promise I will try to do better.

Week 3 check in

The week was not really good for exercise - I had lots of work to do for the classes I'm taking, meetings on two nights, and the daughter wanted me to do the annual Spoon River Drive this weekend. I hate to admit but I was really bad and shared a "blooming onion" while on the drive. The rest of the week, I did a pretty good job of watching what I ate and I did have a loss for the week:

Last week - 167.4
This week - 165.8
Down another 1.6!!!!

At this rate I will not be into my dress by Christmas so I know I have to step it up a little. I promise I'm going to try. My goal for the week is the same as last week - try to find the time for the exercise.
Look forward to checking all the posts over at Christmas Dress Challenge to see how everyone else did.

Week 2 check in

Beginning wt - 169.2
Today's wt - 167.4

loss of 1.8 bl

Not as good as I would have liked. The first part of the week went really well - second half - not so much. Weekends are really hard for me. There's so much else to do,it's hard to work the exercisepart in and I can't seem to lose at all without it.


I did tae bo 4 out of 7 days last week - my goal for this week is to make that at least 5 days out of the 7. Tuesday night is definitely out due to a meeting I have to go to - will be late when I get home.  I hope everyone else is doing better!

Week 2 day 1

I'm so glad to be able to report that I DID tae bo last night! Woke up this morning with some sore muscles - sore in a good way though - nothing that will interfere with life - just my body telling me that I need to do this a lot more.

Christmas Dress Challenge

The scale was not good to me this morning. Weighing in at 169.2 - a measly .8 loss for the week - but I guess it's better than a gain. I'm hoping that it is partly due to the salt that I had yesterday. As far as the week goes:
I did keep track of my caloric intake and kept it <1400 on 5 out of the 7 days.
I did not do tae bo at all.

My goals for this week:

1. I will do tae bo
2. I will do tae bo
3. I will do tae bo

That's it for me - hope everybody else did better!

Yesterday-day 3 of Christmas Dress Challenge

My wt this morning was 167.8 - up a pound from yesterday. I counted 1251 calories yesterday which isn't too bad but my food choices were not so good. Mac & cheese, a bag of peanuts, a glass of wine and a slice of ham - nothing I ate was really good. Granted I didn't eat much of it - but still bad choices. I think my problem was that I gave blood Tue which always leaves me starving and really tired the next day. I also need to start taking a fiber supplement because I'm feeling bloated already - could account for some of the gain.
All in all - the first week is going ok - could be better but could be a lot worse. I love reading everybody's posts and think this will help me in keeping myself on track.

Christmas Dress Challenge

I also am the type of person that sometimes needs a little push.  Or a challenge.  Last year I dropped 17 pounds by joining a "biggest loser" group at work. This year I am taking a part in the   Christmas Dress Challenge over at Thursday's Child. Here are the rules:

• The challenge will run from Mon September 19th - Mon December 19th.

• You must define a goal(s) at the start of a challenge.

• There will be a check-in once a week, everyone must take part in the check-in. 

1.  My main goal is to get back into this dress. 

This is the dress I wore for my daughter's wedding two and a half years ago. I bought it in February - the wedding was in June and I had to drop 63 pounds to get into it but I did it. My profile picture is of me wearing this dress, posed with my daughter and my son. Since that time I have put 40 of those pounds back on-but I did it once - I can do it again.

2.  I will exercise - Tae bo got me into this dress once so I'm hoping it'll do it again.

3.  I will stay completely away from salt as it tends to be my worst enemy. I will also stop using the flavored creamers in my coffee - I drink a LOT of coffee and those calories add up fast.

My starting weight is 170 pounds I need to be at 150 to even be able to get this thing zipped - and 136 to actually wear it (and be able to breathe).

So I guess that's it - we're off! Good luck to all of us and I look forward to watching everyone's progress!