7 pounds Junked in July :-)

The_Dragon · 29 June 2009 at 12:54PM

Well done to everyone who completed the June challenge, and a warm welcome to all newcomers!

Here goes for another half stone challenge!

Don't think of how much you'd like/need to lose, just focus on losing those 7lbs for July! See, it doesn't seem so bad, does it

This is a useful site!

http://caloriecount.about.com/cc/account/index.php

You set up your own target by inputting weight, height, how active your lifestyle is, and any medical conditions. Then each day you keep a food diary by inputting what you eat, and also an activity log. The site works out your calories for input (food) and output (activity). The idea is that you keep the input between 500 and 1000 cals below the output, but without dropping below the minimum food cals set by the site for your lifestyle etc. And best of all the calorie count site is free!

If you're interested sign up here and lets help each other :T

Remember - It's 2009 and we are doing just fine!!!

June's Half-Stoners

The Dragon (starting the month at 22st 7lb)
AdrianHi (starting the month at 11st 6lb)
tara747 (starting the month at 131.8lb)
miss_nadine_x (starting the month at 14st 10lb)
coffeeholic (starting the month at 11st 9lb)
taka
Barneysmom
lostkelly (starting the month at 15st 2lb)
Lillys Mum
lightisfading
penguin83
binkyboo
burtoc
sharronloves2spend (starting the month at 13st 5lb)
carol22 (starting the month 11st 5lb)
poshstock66
Rainbowchild (starting the month at 16st 11lb)
Crap_with_money.com
taffy1969 (starting the month at 12st 4lb)
lizzie dripping
alared (starting the month at 12st 7lb)
plzhelpmesave! (starting the month at 12st 9lb)
belfastgirl23 (starting the month at 12st 7lb)
Intergalactic Floozie (starting the month at 13st 3.4lb)
Rotherham Lass (starting the month at 11st 3lb)
KentishLady (starting the month at 14st 8lb)
downshifter
FairyShazza
hethmar

AdrianHi · 29 June 2009 at 1:07PM

Count me in. Starting at 11 stone 6lbs.
My eventual target is an even 10st 10lbs, but 10st 13lbs will do nicely for July.
Didn't do well in June, July is another month

The_Dragon · 29 June 2009 at 1:21PM

AdrianHi wrote: »

Count me in. Starting at 11 stone 6lbs.
My eventual target is an even 10st 10lbs, but 10st 13lbs will do nicely for July.
Didn't do well in June, July is another month

Good to see you again AdrianHi! Do you want your starting weight on the first page?

AdrianHi · 29 June 2009 at 1:29PM

The_Dragon wrote: »

Good to see you again AdrianHi! Do you want your starting weight on the first page?

Yes, sure thing, lets all see what we can do by the end of the month

tara747 · 29 June 2009 at 1:59PM

Sign me up!

I will post my start weight on Wednesday morning and you can add it to the first post. I'm going to redo all my weights in lbs/stones now that I've got my scales to work in imperial measures!

Here's to a lighter July! :j

AdrianHi · 29 June 2009 at 2:00PM

In the June thread there were a few comments about calorie counting being may be a bit too scientific and not everyone thinks it's for them.
I'm going to fight back a bit on this one and highlight a few success stories, check out what people tried and failed with before calorie counting and their top tips.

Knowledge is power
http://caloriecount.about.com/knowledge-power-b308633

http://caloriecount.about.com/its-marathon-not-sprint-b304399

A proper breakfast challenge?
I note that some people are eating fruit, yoghurt and may be a few "healthy" biscuits for breakfast, by the afternoon they're snacking away as hunger gets a grip.
In July try eating a breakfast that's going to give you some slow release energy, like 2 weetabix with milk or yogurt, a decent bowl of porridge or some other cereals. Back it up with some more carbohydrate, may be some wholemeal bread at lunch time. Now see if you can last out until tea time without snacking. Find food that satisfy appetite without too many calories, fruit and yogurt is not going to do it even if they are generally healthy.

Good luck in July

Inspired by Junes thread I'm going to
1. reduce tea with milk and drink green tea
2. cut out the few squares of chocolate I sometimes have in an evening and replace it with fruit tea
3. Be more disciplined about beer and wine intake, that got too high in June calorie wise

miss_nadine_x · 29 June 2009 at 2:10PM

Oh oh oh me me me please Dragon:D!

Starting weight 14st10lbs

Thanks:D:D!x

The_Dragon · 29 June 2009 at 2:14PM

I've got you tara and nadine! Welcome to less of us in July again :beer:

coffeeholic_2 · 29 June 2009 at 4:16PM

I'm in for July as well!!

Will post my starting weight on the 1st so it can be added on the 1st post.

Good luck to all of us for July!

The_Dragon · 29 June 2009 at 4:42PM

coffeeholic wrote: »

I'm in for July as well!!

Will post my starting weight on the 1st so it can be added on the 1st post.

Good luck to all of us for July!

I have you on the list coffeeholic!

I will point out that no-one has to post their month starting weight unless they really want to! For me it is a way of making sure I stick to eating enough if I know I am accountable to you lot!

taka · 29 June 2009 at 4:54PM

Count me in again please!

I'd love to loose 8.5lb this month as that would rather nicely take me to the next stone mark...

7 pounds Junked in July :-)

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