Count me in, too. I am 29, 143 lb. I have gained about 8lbs since my May 06 marathon and am ready to shake it. My formal training for the May 07 marathon begins in a few weeks so I'm figuring that should help me in this challenge. Happy New Year!

Week 1- 141lb. This past week I focused on not eating in front of the tv. It's made me more aware of what I am consuming and I now enjoy and actually taste the food. Overall, it has been a worthwhile change. Now on to week 2....hope everyone is well!

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I just got "You: on a diet" also, and so far I'm impressed and feel that it's a reasonable and healthy plan.

My beginning weight is 135lbs.

Woah, a lot of people have joined since I last checked! I counted 41 members, but I might have counted bowie and taco/turkey twice!

Your suggestion sounds good to me BigRed. I'd prefer a weekly thread, but only b/c I'm lazy and don't want to dig for new posts! I'd also suggest for anyone who hasn't to post what your plan of attack is to get fit for the challenge.

chasing3, somewhere on this site I read that for every pound you lose you drop 1-2 seconds off your time! Does anyone remember reading that?

Hey Emmitt, I'm doing SB too (almost 2 yrs.)! I'm confused though b/c you said you didn't want to cut out carbs? Do you mean you don't want to do Phase 1? Because I'm eating 2-3 grains a day (Phase 2) and still losing.


How'd everyone manage the holiday/new year treats & drinks?

I'd give myself a 5 over the Christmas weekend. I didn't drink (not really my thing), but I did indulge in some sugary goodness! I'll be home w/ the bf for New Years, so no temptations to worry about.

Happy New Year and good luck to everyone!

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How'd everyone manage the holiday/new year treats & drinks?

I'd give myself a 5 over the Christmas weekend. I didn't drink (not really my thing), but I did indulge in some sugary goodness! I'll be home w/ the bf for New Years, so no temptations to worry about.

Happy New Year and good luck to everyone!

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I definetly indulged but no drinking, not even on new years eve (hence why im still awake and up drinking to much diet coke and its now almost 3 am after being out till 2 with friends)

3 pound increase over xmas oh well will loose it!!!

5'10.5/33/199.5...Want to lose the whole 20 + another 10. I want to get into the "healthy range" on the BMI scale.

Since I put on a decent amount of weight since late summer due to a foot injury; I am going to take it slow. I have a tendency to start out way too fast and overdo it (hence the injury). I hope to lose a pound and a half a week on average.

Good Luck Everyone!

I'm ready to start So, how do we go about this? Obviously we each have to go away and make our own effort but how often do we check in etc? Will we be sharing thoughts/ideas with eachother along the way?
Sorry...i'm new at this!

I'm in. I lost a total of 57 pounds lasy year, and started the C25K in May. Finished it and floundered around with the 1-mile runner, but really liked the structure of c25K. Good thing I like it, because I need to start over since I haven't done anything (no running, no nothing) since September. I put on 10 pounds since mid-November. I'm so ashamed, but I know I can do this because I've done it before. I need the structure of the C25K and the accountability of this thread. I'd like to drop another 35, so this will be perfect to start with. Good luck everyone.

57/F/187

Excellent idea!

I lost 53 pounds in 52 weeks not long ago. I put some back on during the holidays and need to lose quite a bit more. I am built like a linebacker and want to weigh more like a running back

34/M/255