Springtime Challenge

That sounds great, Seaview!

I don't have an answer about that upping calories, but would love to hear what you learn from others. Are you still seeing your NUT?

With a surgery date of 1-24 I know that probably no a huge change by spring..but I would at least like to buy a piece of clothing that ISN'T black!  I am really tired of trying to 'hide" in my clothes

Are you kidding?  You'll see lots of changes by springtime with a 1/24 date!  But you'll see that soon enough. 

I think the goal of buying something springlike in the spring is the PERFECT Springtime Challenge goal!  Who knows?  You might be inspired to do that even earlier!

I should follow your example.  This New Yorker is almost always in black. Not so much for the slimming effects, just because I LOVE IT.  :)

Hm, this is interesting... Being such a newbie, I'm not sure what would be reasonable for me. Maybe being below 180? (I am 199 now) I have no idea how I'm going to lose, so this is really a tough one, but I want to be involved in it! lol 

For sure I know I can: work on getting any strength back that I lost post-op, being able to press the 20kg kettlebell--I'd been working on that pre-op.

Are we allowed to modify as we figure out what's feasible? :D 


Abby

Absolutely, Abby!  

It's probably best for brand newbies not to set # goals at all, anyway.  Not unless it's an obvious one.  Or a range.  Like being in the 180s, for you, might be a great springtime goal.  

March 20th, for example, is about 11 weeks away.  If you lost 2 lbs a week between now and then, you could be around 179 by then.  (You might lose faster, but that's a nice conservative guess, IMO.) So a goal of 180 for 3.20, or to be in or below the 170s in springtime might be reasonable.  For me, that would be helpful.  For others, not so much.  

For my Holiday Challenge Goal, I set it a bit too ambitiously, and had to modify.  I felt great about reaching my modified goal because it was where my body wanted to go. 

So I guess the answer is:  yes!

I am 9 lbs from my goal of 120. I would like to reach that goal by at least the 1st of March, if not sooner. Reaching 120 would put me at a normal BMI.

I will continue my strength workouts with a personal trainer twice/week, a pilates class once/week,  and increase my cardio to 4 times/week.

I want to go skiing at least once, even it is on the bunny slope. I'm giving myself till the middle to end of February to do this. I have to build up my strength, since I lost a lot of muscle during the first couple of months after surgery due to being very ill.

Continuing and increasing the working out will be a challenge for me. By losing more weight and reaching my goal, my eating will have to be strict. The weight is coming off much slower.

Your goals sound great!  

One thing:  the highest range of a normal BMI is 24.9.  You would reach at (at 4'11) at 124 (I just figured that out in calculating Stacey's goals).  You're closer to that than you think!!! 

I can't wait to hear about your skiing trip.  Doing this at such a tiny size will be such a different experience than when we were bigger! 

Thanks Rosa!!! I thought 119-120 would put me at a normal BMI. Great to hear that I am closer than I thought!!!! Who knows, maybe I'll go lower, but 120 sounds reasonable to me.

I haven't been skiing for about 10 years, so it will really feel like I am getting my life back, to make it back up to the slopes. I was never very good, but enjoyed the  mountains and being outdoors. I live in Northern CA, so the Sierras are about 3.5-4 hours away.

i live in a college town so st patricks day is a MAJOR holiday here...(everyone skips school and goes to the bars all day)...so by march 17 i want to be able to fit into my size 4 jean shorts! im an 8 right now so i think it will be doable :) good luck everyone!

Wow!  That's great!  What a fun goal.  

Jeans shorts seem SUCH a long ways away for me.  Not weight-wise, but just because it's barely 30 degrees outside right now.  ;)

Keep trying on those shorts every few weeks - it will help you see your progress!