Hi,
I want to make a small team of buddies. My aim is to lose 20 pounds in the upcoming two- three months, starting mid of July to mid of September. I would like to have a small buddy team who shares the same goals- doesnt have to be the same 20 pounds, can be more as well as long as we have a team.
You can share the tips and exercises you are using and ill share mine and this way we can brag about how much we each lost, thus boosting the other to go another mile.
We will each meet once a week on this forum and update the post with the target weight and this way we will keep each other posted. Also wouldnt mind to share phone numbers to talk to each other or if we live closeby, to go on group walks. what do u think? anyone interested in the team called:
"OH i thought my baby will take my fat away" team

I would definitely be interested in joining a group with a common goal to keep us all going. I am also looking to lose 20 lbs by the end of September. Do you think that is too fast though? I would rather lose slower and keep it off than lose fast and it come back. I am definitely up for the challenge though. I think this will bring out the healthy competitive spirit in us all! Where do you live?

cool- i think 3 months should be enough to lose 20, if 2 months is too fast- what do u think? i am close to burnhamthorpe and south millway... what about u? too far- no worries, atleast we can update ourselves here and lets hit it then starting today!

hey another thing- i am new here and i see this ticker thing for everyone- i got my ticker but how do i get it up in the post as it looks for u?
i have the url, the html and the ezcode but whatever i put it in as , it doesnt come up like urs, it comes up like a link . what shall i do to get my ticker in the post?

edit your signature and you can add it there...

go to User CP
then on the left side you'll see edit signature

cool thanks,
do i have to edit my signature everytime i change the scale in the ticker?

yeah you do, the tickers from tickerfactory do not update automatically..

gr8 thanks- i got it- thats a motivation itself!

I'd love to join! I have that miserable 20 pounds I've been carrying around forever. I gained more and lost it after my 2 pregancies with the help of Weight Watchers, except for those 20pounds!!!! Had to go back to work and that broke my healthy eating habits. I just joined a gym, the equivallent of Curves here in Quebec and I'm ready for a new start!! It would just be easier with the motivation of a group!

So I weighed myself today and I have lost 2 lbs, giving me 21 left to lose...yay me! Anyhow, its perfect timing for our challenge. Its on tomorrow. What day do you guys/gals want to check in/meet/call, whatever is good for me, just let me know.

cool- here is what we have to do( if everyone agrees):

1) share what you plan to do to shed the pounds
2) update us every week as to how it went: how much u lost and how much more to go- share any mishaps/depressions/concerns
3)boost each other up and also challenge each other as well,as everyone is in a competition.


Here is my story and my plan and what i have to do:

I am going at the end of September to meet my folks and my husband's folks. My baby is 11 months and except for my mom, no one has met him- as we all live in two different countries. Anyways, i am going on my after birth vacation and need to look the way i did the last time i went there- that is 145 pounds and still in my pre wedding / pre pregnancy clothes
Now when my mom came she looked at me and i was 210 pounds. She thought she entered the wrong apartment!!! and was about to back out to appologize when i said mom its mee, come on in!!!! That was awful enough so i tried to lose the pounds coming down to 165. Now 20 more to go and i need all the help.

• I commit to this buddy group that every day ill walk for 30-40 mins
• I commit that i will eat only one portion of carbs- that is one toast or one tortilla or one cup of rice - more like atkin's diet which worked for me the last time
• I will eat a healthy breakfast
• Will cut down the dinner in half so to keep some room in the stomach- as i heard the most weight u gain is when u fill ur stomach full at dinner and then go to bed directly
• I will have my materna..... ladies this is important, with all the dieting and stuff, we forget that we are losing the main essential nutrients and then get all the back aches and knee aches carrying our children around. We need to keep up with our vitamins and stuff. So materna every day!
• I will not eat between meals and if i feel i need to chew on to something, ill take a chewing gum instead

So here is my commitment, and ill let everyone know every week whats my progress! GIRL POWER!!!!

Okay, here is what my plan is although it is more vague than yours.

I will go to the gym 3 times as week (afternoon) and do cardio for at least 30 minutes.
-I will continue to work out at least 3 times a week in the morning, usually runing and push-ups and situps
-I will always leave something on my plate, as I often eat whatever is infromt of me.
-I will make healthy choices when it comes to eating, my goal is to not binge.

Im sure I will add to this list as I go. I am also starting a book of articles that i have found in magazines and books that motivate me. When I am feeling like eating the whole kitchen, I will look through the book to try to get my motivation back.
I am also going to start an online diary.

Good luck everyone, I cant wait to post our results next week!

great ella83... we are all here to see how it goes.
one tip for our buddies.... according to science when u have a craving to eat something and u really want to indulge in it, just try to occupy ur mind for few mins into something else like maye checking whats going on tv or check ur emails or something or check if ur baby has soiled the diaper( that should really work if its really soiled hehehhe)
and ur craving will go away!!!!
i tried it and it works!!!!

ok we still have to hear from nat whats her plan.
i did go for a walk and kinda got lost in the neighbourhood heheehhe and a 30 min walk turned out to be an hour one when i had to find my way back- good for me

Hey, if its not too late to join, I'd like to be a part of it.

I promise to:
1. Walk at least 20 minutes a day OR run around in the back garden with my dogs.
2. Once a craving sets in, drink a tall glass of water and wait 15 minutes; if that doesn't work, then a piece of fruit or veggies for a snack.
3. Have toast and an egg for breakfast OR toast and cereal (whatever is in the cupboard - the cereal is Muslix).
4. Lunches and suppers, I promise to keep my portions about the same as they are now. I've already cut these down about half of what I use to eat, so don't want to cut it down any more than that.
5. To update every Monday evening with amount of weight lost/gained (as I'm on holidays now, I won't get an official weigh in until July 31st).
6. To update Thursday evenings, mid way through week.
7. To help everyone in the group and offer suggestions if someone is down and out about their weight issues.

Feel free to e-mail me any time or on MSN Messenger...I'm there for ya!
jacqueline_noel@hotmail.com (Tornado Days)