GET THE WAGON ROLLING

[LZ]

This challenge is for anyone who wants to recommit or continue their weight-loss journey with the help of others. It does not matter if you are currently taking phen or not. Feel free to join anytime. This challenge starts today, August 10 and last weigh-in will be September 18. A new weekly challenge will begin on Mondays and weigh-ins will be on Friday.

To begin this challenge post the following information:

1. A brief introduction about yourself;
2. starting weight and goal weight for Sept. 18;
3. personal individual goal for this time period. This goal can be anything and can be related to weight-loss but does not have to be.

I am looking forward to this recommittment, meeting new people and catching up with some old phrends too!

[LZ]

The first challenge will be simple. Accomplish at least 30 minutes of cardio 3 x this week. I have been off of my routine for a couple months and I must get back into it. So, I am starting from scratch. If this is too easy for you, make your own exercise goal this week. If this seems like too big a challenge, make your own exercise goal for this week.

Let's get started!

[alykat06]

Hey Lz nice to still see you around, I may already have my own challenge but the more the merrier for me!

1. A brief introduction about yourself;

Hi my name is Alyssia, I have been on this journey since July 19 2008, I have had a few pit-stops on my journey to finding myself and being happy with my body. I just bought a house and got married in July. i am starting a new life and would like to get to my goals.

2. starting weight and goal weight for Sept. 18; My weight today is 190, its a bit high from having some alcohol this weekend and some junky foods, i expect that I lose this weight this week at work, my mantaining weight has been 185 for a few weeks now since I am no longer on phen. I would love to be in the 170's by September 18, so I set a goal of 175.

3. personal individual goal for this time period. This goal can be anything and can be related to weight-loss but does not have to be. My goal is to get back on track and lose this weight again, get to a happy weight and tone up. I dont want to lose my motivation because fall and winter are coming.

For the exercise goal this week I may not exercise per say - I am currently painting my new home and moving furniture in this week. I will also be cleaning and such. I know I will get my un-intentional exercise in since I dont have time to exercise after work..i prettymuch go straight to fixing up the new house. Once we are settled in I will have a work out room to do all my exercise in.

[LZ]

HI Alyssia! I am not on phen at this time either. I have to get this back slide stopped before I fall all the way down the mountain.lol

Congrats on getting married in July!

[alykat06]

I completely understand, I have had so many backslides myself, some of course not being my fault. Its especially hard to stick to anything when I am moving and concentrating on the house. I am going to start taking better care of myself this week!

[LZ]

OK--here is about me.

1. My name is LeeAnn and I have been working on this weight since 3/28/6. I have really taken a vacation for the past 6 weeks and gained around 20 pounds. So I say if it came on that fast, most of it should go away that fast. (ha!) I am 44 y/o Mom to 19y/0 girl and 12 y/o boy. I live on a farm and stay busy managing the homestead and handling all of my Mom's personal affairs. Also, I have been staying busy on facebook--which I need to quit!
2. My starting weight is 165, but I am bloated, bloated and full of the fast food I have been eating. 150 seems unrealistic for my size, but I expect the first 1/2 to go within the first two weeks. After all, I gained it in the last two.
3. My personal goal is to "bite it , write it"...I know if I write it down it helps me control myself. Also, plan to succeed! If I don't plan, all of "it" does not happen. SO I am keeping my "to do" lists too.

OK, I need to get busy for now, will check in later.

[lovelynik27]

Hey,Lz i am Nikki I am Happy you done this!

1 My name is Nikki I started on Phen on july 17th,I stopped taking it on July 30th was just taking a Break! I live in Texas,new to this website but i have met some really nice people! I am just want to be healthy!
2.Staring weight was 187lbs,right now i am 181lbs,My goal for Sept 18th is 170lbs which is definately attainable!
3.My personal goal is to tone up and just be healthier! I am too short to big this big! My thighs repulse me and i have to do something about It! Another goal is to workout more!
My exercise this week will be as much as i can stand!!!!!!!

[gummylumpy]

Hello, my name is Rachel. I started Phen on 4/6/09 but have battled with my weight & 'dieting' since my early teen years. So far I've lost 55 lbs, I have 22 more lbs to go to be at my goal weight. I've always been overweight, this is the most amount of weight I've ever lost and I'm determined to get it off and keep it off. I'm 24 and I'm ready to feel comfortable in my skin!

My starting weight was 212 lbs, I'm currently at 157 lbs. By Sept 18th I'd like to be under 147 lbs.

My personal goal is to continue working on toning up my stomach, it's going to
take quite a while to get it where I want to be. I also need to start utilizing
my at home workout videos more.

[LZ]

Welcome Nikki! How tall are you if I might ask. I am 5'3".

I also live in Texas, 1 hour north of Dallas.

Hi Rachel! You have been doing great. I am going to get my "FIRM" DVD's back out starting tomorrow.

OK, on track so far for today. Eating boiled sqyash at the moment.

[lovelynik27]

I am 5'3 as well. I live in Pearland! Right outside of Houston. But then again everything is right outside of Houston!!!

[LZ]

Good morning. Another new day.

I must have had some kind of virus yesterday. I was sick to my stomach yesterday, but just have a slight headache this morning. I will workout today!

Have a great day. More later....

[alykat06]

I'm doing well this week, I have lost 3 lbs and am down to 188, granted a lot of it is probably water ill take anything at this point! I am working out cleaning my new house, packing, painting etc. We want to try and move lots of furnitue this weekend..joy..ill be getting my exercise!

[hat-lady]

WHOO HOO!! I am excited to get back on the wagon!! Thank you LZ for starting this challenge!!
About me:
I have been struggling with my weight for the last 10 years. I finally went to the doctor and said I needed help. I have been on and off phen since Dec 08.
I have lost 36 lbs. I am an older phenster!! I qualify as a senior citizen I have 2 kids, and 3 grand kids. I have found myself here in the midwest after living in bigger east coast cities. I have been married 36 years. ( wow, I am old)

weight goals:
I am starting out at 175.
I want to be under 170 by Sept 18.

Personal goals.
To make permanent changes in my eating habits, and exercise habits.


I have just gone through a couple of days of frantic eating. I thought I was in control, but no.... back to old habits. ugh!

I will this week put myself first and crank up the tread mill and walk/jog 30 min. before I do anything else!

I am looking forward to joining you all on this journey. OFF WE GO... ON LZ'S WAGON!!

[shaynsethsmom]

Hi guys my name is Angie , i am a 32 yr old stay at home mom.. who runs a cake business from my home lol... the last thing i need 2 be doing since i am over weight .... i have been on and off this wagon since i got married in 1994 , i got comfortable i lost all my weight before my first child a girl (who is 9 )(with the help of Phen ) then gained it all back during my pregnancy , but lost it all agian (with phen ) now my second child my little boy is 5 and i can not seem 2 get it all off ... everytime i try it seems like something dramatic happens and then its off the wagon agian ... its time 2 recommit ... i will work out at least 3 days a week ... and lift some weights .. i need 2 tone !

my starting weight is 187... my goal for this challenge is 179....


Lz .. i am so glad u started this ... nice 2 be back ! i am also on facebook way 2 much .. my farm grl .. my farm .. lol...
Hat lady ... thank u for letting me know about this challenge , its been a while since i have gotten on here at all xoxoxoo

[LZ]

Hey Gang!

Sorry I have not been around much this week. I have not felt well. I have managed one workout so I have three days to get in two more.

Weigh-in today 162--at least that is going the right way.

Happy to see Hat Lady & Angie!

I admit to stuggling without the phen. I feel like I need to lose the 20 pounds before going back to my Doc-lol.

Have a great day!

[alykat06]

I'm down to 187, so slowly but surely the weight I gained last week is coming off..I know its probably easy now because of water weight. I am going to be working my butt off this weekend moving furniture and stuff so lets hope I dont gain anything again...its hard to lose when you cant concentrate on yourself. i cant wait to be out of my apartment already and settled in my house.

[hat-lady]

Got 2 days in on the treadmill. Not doing so great on the diet part.
I've got to get back in control.

[shaynsethsmom]

Hat Lady !! u can do this ...

ok girls today has been great , i have drank my water , watched my eating , i did my ab workouts , and rode 12.5 miles on my bike tonight ! on top of all of this, i have been cleaning my house all day !! I am pumped and ready 2 go .. i am going 2 start looking at halloween costumes 2 motivate me more ! i also have my goal pants sitting out so that i can see them everyday !! we can do this !!!

[alykat06]

So I did horribly this weekend, oh well, I think im up like 3 or 4 lbs..I am in the process of moving everything and havent been able to make the best choices. But we prettymuch have everything moved and I will be able to make dinner more often now that I have my kitchen set up and most of my refridgerator and pantry at the new house. I have like 50 boxes in my dining room right now and all my exercise equipment is stashed behind stuff. Hopefully most boxes and such will be moved and unpacked this week and I can get comfortable!

[LZ]

Promise I'll be better. I finally got some phen. I've been off for quite some time and will start in the morning. I did get some great exercise yesterday moving two truck loads of books for our library.

I have a weigh-in at TOPS tomorrow. Nowhere for the scale to go but down-lol!

[LZ]

OK Gals. Day #1 for me again. 30 minutes in on the treadmill. I know if I start with some exercise first thing it helps me stay on track.

Off to my TOPS meeting soon. Have a great day!

[hat-lady]

LZ, looking forward to hearing a good report after TOPS.
Yes, Angie, WE can do this!! I'm hanging on to your coatails.
Alyie, The stress of the move is tremendous. Ride it out, You will be OK.
I am chained to my desk today. I am planning to bike ride with my daughter this evening. I hope to swim tomorrow. Better day yesterday. I planned out my meals in the morning. I packed a lunch today for the office. I think I have some leftover grilled chicken in the fridge for tonight. ( If SIL hasn't found it )

Situation with divorced daughter is getting out of hand. My motherly instincts were not unfounded. This guy she is seeing is "BAD NEWS" I hope the Good Lord gives her a mind to see it. ( my source of stress eating) It is an all around bad situation.
Her X, their taxes, etc...

[alykat06]

Hey guys, I feel like crap today..idk if its the weather or what. I really want to be away from here for a few weeks but it looks like im not traveling for work anytime soon. oh well, I think I am going to make it a priority for my hubby to move my exercise equipment so I can use it. I'm getting really flabby!

[LZ]

Alyssia, I hope you feel better soon. I am sure it will help when you get settled in.

I did very well today. I am so proud. I truly need to take one day at a time.

HL, I can imagine your stress over your daughter. It is so hard to be Mom to grown kids sometimes. Hopefully, she will move away from the "bad" one.

Hey Ang, how is your week going?

TOPS was OK, but am going by my scale so we'll see what Friday brings. Hopefully 160 or less.

One day at a time!!!

[LZ]

Doing well today so far. Up early-exercise worked in garden 11/4 hours tilling, weeding and picking.

930 calories yesterday-go me!

Have a great day. TTYL

[hat-lady]

I weighed in last night WW. 173.5
I am a happy camper!
I was not able to ride or swim. Storms. Will hop on treadmill in the morning.
Glad you are moving forward LZ.
Angie.... come on sweetie... you can do it!
Anyone else hanging on to LZ's wagon? lets hear from you.

[LZ]

Still 162 today but since I really only started 100% on Wednesday, I'll take it. Also, TOM is here so I should show a good loss next week.

I joined another challenge on the main boards called if you are tuff enough. JBO, a phrend from long past started it. She had been on of the most if not the most motivating challenge leaders I have ever had. I highly recommend it if you are ready to be on a roll.

I just got done with a FIRM series workout. I am pumped!

OK, to the rest og my day. Have a good one!

[shaynsethsmom]

hi guys, i just typed up my whole week for u , then i tried 2 upload a pic and lost it all .. lmao .. ok so here goes again ... this week was ok ... i am at ~184~ 3 poundsdown.. not bad but not great ... i am craving sweets ... so i am thinking about trying that thing they r talking about on here ... cant remember what its called ... I also have 2 remeber that a year and a half ago i was at my highest weight of 234.... so i have come a long way baby ... now its time 2 finish this hope everyone else had a great week !!! i am here girls ... if u want to talk , i am on face book way 2 much come find me .. Angie Declermont ..... i am the only one whahahaha ... so easy 2 find ... i have pictures of my neice and new nephew,he is 4 months now ... it was a very hard tome for me and my family when we lost his daddy ... but we r doing much much better now .. Thank u Hat-Lady , and lz for being there during that time ...
And HAt-lady .. i am here 4 u ... i know all about stress eating ! xoxoxo 2 u all !
AlyKat .. u can do this .. get the exercise stuff moved IN! lol...
LZ , u can come do my yard its huge and i kill everything ... lol...

[LZ]

Hey Ang,

I spent the last two months on FB I think. Have you been in Farm Town? I am a level 34-lol. I have slowed down on that but have been doing a game called Lexulous which is simliar to scrabble. At least it forces me to use my brain.

I know losing your brother is difficult. OMG that word is so insufficient.

I did very well yesterday. Dusted off my FIRM DVD's. I still can move today. I also did well with my eating.

Have a great day all!

[CDCreations]

Hello all!! Huge thanks to Hat Lady for letting me know about this challenge!! Great to see you LZ, definitely want to join this!! I have been away for a while, phen wasn't working for me, so I decided to seek another way to lose weight and started cutting carbs from my diet, and it has been working pretty good. So glad to be back, missed you guys and can always use good support from my phrends!!

To re-introduce myself, my name is Val, I'm a legal secretary working in Washington, DC, I am married to a wonderful guy for 31 years, and I have two grown daughters and one adorable grandson who turned 7 in July. My oldest daughter got married in Jamaica last June, and we found out one week before going that she is pregnant, so I've got another grandchild on the way!! I currently weigh 230; been on a roller coaster of up and down weight gaining and losing, and I'm tired of it!! But since I have started lowering my carb intake, I find this a plan that I can see doing for the long haul. I have lost 10 pounds so far, so I'm excited to be doing this journey with you guys!!

My plan is to work out more, about 4 times a week minimum. Currently weighing 230 pounds, I would like to lose about 15 pounds by the end of this challenge, making my weight 215, and I know that with hard work and everyone's support, I can do it. I'm just tired of being overweight ...

Gotta go; glad to see my old phrends again, and looking forward to meeting new ones, have a great day!!

[Brand New Me]

My birthday was on Monday, so I am still celebrating. I have been on a strict high protein, lo- carb diet, but I needed a few drinks. So, today, I had a few diet rum and Cokes, but i ate actually what I should, maybe less probably about a total of 400 calories. I know this is not healthy, but I usually eat exactly what is on my diet and today I was not hungry. I am about to go out for a while, with friends and have a few more. I hope my eating makes up for what I drink tonight. I heard that you should not drink on Phen. Does anyone drink on Phen and have you had any bad side effects?

[Brand New Me]

opps, I meant I had a few Diet cokes and rum, not " diet rum and Cokes". Wow, maybe I should not drink anymore. LOL!

[justkarib]

I'll get in on this challenge..I'm relatively new to this site and phen.

I'm Kari and I'm 28, with a birthday coming up. Growing up I was always 125 lbs or less. I joined the military and got out of boot camp at 102 lbs but that was too skinny and I didn't look healthy. Slowly my weight crept back up until I was 140 lbs. Then I got pregnant with my daughter and gained 6lbs of which I was not able to lose. Six months after her birth I found myself pregnant with my son and gained 13 lbs. I lost most of it but then started eating bad foods and gained back to 155 lbs. Then me and their dad separated and I turned to food and found myself at 160 lbs. Then I lost some weight when I cut out the crap food and soda. Then I found myself pregnant with #3 by their dad on accident while separated. When I had her I was 180 lbs.. I managed to lose the baby weight and more and got down to 145 lbs. Then I started eating crap again because I was stressed and found myself back to 164 lbs. Then I got pregnant with a 4th baby and delivered him and was at a whopping 191 lbs. I got back down to 164lbs within 2 weeks of his birth...tons of exercise and dieting for 2 months only dropped me down 5 lbs so I quit going. Got on phen just over 2 weeks ago and you can see in my signature what my weight is now.

My starting weight I guess was ultimately 191 lbs but only 153.6 when I started phen which was just 2 days before this challenge started. I'd like to be 140lbs by sept 10..so I'll use that for the sept 18 goal. Thats really only 7.6 more lbs to lose.

My goal is just to move more. Not to avoid climbing the stairs in my house and to actually do it more often..purposely forgetting things up there, etc. Trying to eat little to no fast food or soda. I think that 1x a week for each is realistic as it still allows me that "treat" and not cutting out totally to where I'll crave it.

[LZ]

Hi ladies.

I'm weighing in at 160 which is a loss, yeah!

kari, you are off to an awesome start. Glad to meet you. 4 little ones must keep you hopping.

brand New Me, nice to meet you. I occasionally have a few drinks while on phen w/o problems. Of course, everyone is different.

Happy birthday last Monday!

Have a great day all.

[hat-lady]

Did not have good day yesterday. But today is going better. Walked an hour pushing stroller this morning. Unexpected day of babysitting with grandson today. Have planned meals and going acording to plan.
Hope everyone is hanging in there. Good loss LZ. Val... glad you are here.
Lets go girls!