What are your 2008 Weight Loss Goals? - Page 9

PrissyPixie · 07-12-2008, 07:30 PM

To start To Love eating better and regular exercise...

and to fit into size 8's

Sandbird · 07-17-2008, 04:52 PM

As of right now, I would love formy goal to be 50 lbs. More importantly to me, I want to make sure I keep up the LC lifestyle.

dove_105 · 07-20-2008, 03:25 PM

My goal for this year:

Squat down without groaning and get back up easily.
Stick to Atkins '72
Get below my 'snore weight' 134.
Lose enough weight so I can exercise and build up my stamina and get some muscle tone back.

ann70821 · 07-21-2008, 03:06 PM

My goal is a simple one--to lose 10% of my current weight. So I need to lose 31 pounds by December 31.

KathyCan · 07-21-2008, 03:53 PM

Well I restarted only a week ago but my short term goal in 2008 is to lose 40 pounds by my birthday on November 22nd. We usually go to Texas for Thanksgiving and I'd love to surprise everyone.

Good luck to everyone with their 2008 goals!

Hugs!

DANNIEB · 07-22-2008, 03:17 AM

I want to lose 30lbs, by x-mas!!!
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!!

Kayorliss · 07-24-2008, 06:30 PM

Me too 7/8 !

apekast · 07-31-2008, 10:52 AM

Hi, I am new to this, but after reading the latest report that said low carb/Atkins was not harmful as the experts feared, I have decided that it is a way of life that I can live. I eat a lot of meat. We usually butcher a steer every fall and a couple of hogs through out the year, so meat is no problem for me. My weakness are sweets: ice cream, pies, candy, etc. I rarely eat pasta or bread, so I will not miss those items. After reading several posts, I figure it will take me at least 10 months to reach my goal and will probably be something more like 13 months. But I am ready to begin. Since I am starting so late in the year, my goal for the rest of year is to lose either 30 lbs or to fit comfortable into a size 10, I am currently in a tight, very tight, 14.

mamathewes · 07-31-2008, 12:15 PM

Hey ya'll I just joined today and I'm really excited. I'm starting my LC lifestyle tomorrow, I have to finish shopping tonight after work. I use to weigh 181 lbs before I was Deployed to Qatar just south of Iraq, while I was there I lost 38 lbs but since i have come back to the states i've gained it all back and then some. I now weigh 200 lbs and I'm 5'9". I feel unhealthy and sluggish. If anyone has snack idaes or meals or tips please let me know. I hopefully will post weekly updates I hope all of you do great and talk to you soon.

Asia

donia · 07-31-2008, 12:41 PM

Hi! I'm new here and thought this looked like a good thread to start with. I'm not on a low carb diet, but I count calories and I found this board while searching for info on flax and coconut oil. You all looked so cool, I thought I'd join!

I want to lose 30 pounds by Christmas and continue to avoid having high cholesterol and diabetes. Those are my 2008 goals.

charmedpea · 08-02-2008, 02:46 PM

I would like to loose 50lbs by christmas and get a little black dress for new years.

gynx8467 · 08-03-2008, 06:26 PM

I would like to be under 200 lbs by december.

nightrider · 08-05-2008, 04:34 PM

I would love to lose 20-25lbs by my 23rd birthday in October . . .and 40 by Christmas

carbstart · 08-07-2008, 10:50 AM

My goal by the end of the year is to be back (comfortably) in my size 12 clothes.

berighteous · 08-09-2008, 12:42 AM

did I mention I'm almost 1/3 to my goal?

I hope to be around 250 by January 11 (my 43 birthday)

lizardspitlisa · 08-10-2008, 10:25 AM

In 2006, I lost 17 lbs thanks to the assistance of sparkpeople.com, and using the "Oprah's challenge" approach to eating (low carb). I regained that weight in 2007, with T2 and insulin resistance taking its toll. I'm now on Byetta, and have lost 9.5 lbs in the last 6 weeks. By Dec. 31, 2008, I'd like to lose another 20 lbs. If I can lose another 10 in 2009, I will have lost the 40 lbs my endocrinologist has recommended I lose.
I love to bake, and need suggestions on what you all consider "pantry essentials" for low carb baking/cooking. Thanks to all! I'm happy to have found this site!

jeepguyxtreme · 08-10-2008, 11:04 AM

My partner and I started on July 4th. I was 255 lbs. Its August 10th and I'm down 16 lbs to 239! My goal is 224 lbs by September 4th and 205 lbs by October 4th!

misslatte · 08-10-2008, 05:56 PM

I want to lose more weight and start firming up instead of just losing pounds... wish me luck!

ElizabethLC · 08-11-2008, 10:43 AM

I would like to lose 30 pounds total by Christmas. I'm already at 10. I finished induction and I'm in my first week of OWL.

SashimiMark · 08-12-2008, 04:38 PM

Joey shared your xl spread sheet with me. You two are doing great, Eric.

miss sparky · 08-13-2008, 03:04 AM

i just want to get thinner....whether thats by losing weight or putting on muscle...yes i know it'll be a bit of both!
I'd like to be a UK size 12....i think thats a US 8...by my birthday, which is xmas.

Oh I just realised...WEIGHT loss goals...ok I think I could lose 15-20lbs

Maryposa · 08-14-2008, 01:46 PM

Ideally, I would like to get to 235 by the end of this year, and 220 by my birthday (april 7th) in 2009. But I am have had many struggles in the past, so we shall see.
Realistically my goal is to stay on plan 95% of the time! And do a strict "real" induction for a few days following the 5% of the time that I am not on plan.

Green Mom · 08-14-2008, 06:13 PM

My goals are to find the balance between all the nutritional approaches swimming around in my head, implement the concept that food is medicine so if you don't need a medicine you don't take it even if it someone else benefits from it, stick to working out five times a week, and lose 40 lbs. by the end of the year.

chynadl153 · 08-15-2008, 09:04 AM

To fit into my sexy red dress in time for the Marine Corp ball. And to get into a size 14

Happyagain · 08-17-2008, 05:42 PM

be 140 by end of 2008 or near
i like what someone said about being 8 in 08 but I will take 10

kristinaInWa2003 · 08-18-2008, 06:49 AM

Heck, I'd like to just weigh 199 again sometime in my life

Seriously, at this point, I would just like to lose maybe 20 pounds by the end of the year. I think that might be realistic at this point.

WenB · 08-18-2008, 06:51 AM

211 on December 31 - that's two years since I had surgery and will put me down 100 pounds!

maria40nc · 08-18-2008, 09:13 AM

I'd love to see 118 again, but I'd be happy at 122 and MAINTAIN. I'm a fairly short woman so this is actually reasonable for me. My problem is the yo yo-ing. I gain 10 pounds, take it back off; gain 12 pounds, take it back off; gain 15 pounds; now I have to take it back off again.

I need to make the life changes to maintain a consistent healthy weight and put the yo yo away!

ErinInTexas · 08-18-2008, 09:08 PM

I would like to be 200 pounds, or a size 14 by Christmas. Whichever happens first I'd be happy. I'm focusing less on numbers and more on the reconstruction of my figure. I just want to look and feel healthier.

Liberti · 08-18-2008, 10:32 PM

I would LOVE to be 30 lbs. lighter by Christmas!!!! That would be approx. 10% loss of my current weight. I think I would start to show some of a loss at that point.

07-31-2008, 12:15 PM	#249
mamathewes Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: New York Posts: 1 Gallery: mamathewes Stats: 200/200/130 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 1 Aug 2008	My goal is ME!! Hey ya'll I just joined today and I'm really excited. I'm starting my LC lifestyle tomorrow, I have to finish shopping tonight after work. I use to weigh 181 lbs before I was Deployed to Qatar just south of Iraq, while I was there I lost 38 lbs but since i have come back to the states i've gained it all back and then some. I now weigh 200 lbs and I'm 5'9". I feel unhealthy and sluggish. If anyone has snack idaes or meals or tips please let me know. I hopefully will post weekly updates I hope all of you do great and talk to you soon. Asia

08-10-2008, 10:25 AM	#256
lizardspitlisa Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northern California Posts: 8 Gallery: lizardspitlisa Stats: 169/156/123 WOE: sparkpeople nutrition tracker Start Date: June 2008	In 2006, I lost 17 lbs thanks to the assistance of sparkpeople.com, and using the "Oprah's challenge" approach to eating (low carb). I regained that weight in 2007, with T2 and insulin resistance taking its toll. I'm now on Byetta, and have lost 9.5 lbs in the last 6 weeks. By Dec. 31, 2008, I'd like to lose another 20 lbs. If I can lose another 10 in 2009, I will have lost the 40 lbs my endocrinologist has recommended I lose. I love to bake, and need suggestions on what you all consider "pantry essentials" for low carb baking/cooking. Thanks to all! I'm happy to have found this site! __________________

08-10-2008, 11:04 AM	#257
jeepguyxtreme Junior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 5 Gallery: jeepguyxtreme Stats: Started at 255... a month later 239 WOE: Atkins (2nd go at it) Start Date: second time on the atkins. Restarted 7/4/08	GOALS! My partner and I started on July 4th. I was 255 lbs. Its August 10th and I'm down 16 lbs to 239! My goal is 224 lbs by September 4th and 205 lbs by October 4th!

08-13-2008, 03:04 AM	#261
miss sparky Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: UK Posts: 425 Gallery: miss sparky Stats: 204/180/160 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 10 March 2007	i just want to get thinner....whether thats by losing weight or putting on muscle...yes i know it'll be a bit of both! I'd like to be a UK size 12....i think thats a US 8...by my birthday, which is xmas. Oh I just realised...WEIGHT loss goals...ok I think I could lose 15-20lbs Last edited by miss sparky : 08-13-2008 at 03:05 AM.

08-18-2008, 09:13 AM	#268
maria40nc Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North Carolina Posts: 97 Blog Entries: 10 Gallery: maria40nc WOE: Low Carb Start Date: August 12, 2008	Goal is to simply maintain I'd love to see 118 again, but I'd be happy at 122 and MAINTAIN. I'm a fairly short woman so this is actually reasonable for me. My problem is the yo yo-ing. I gain 10 pounds, take it back off; gain 12 pounds, take it back off; gain 15 pounds; now I have to take it back off again. I need to make the life changes to maintain a consistent healthy weight and put the yo yo away!

07-12-2008, 07:30 PM	#241
PrissyPixie Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1 Gallery: PrissyPixie	To start To Love eating better and regular exercise... and to fit into size 8's

07-17-2008, 04:52 PM	#242
Sandbird Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 95 Gallery: Sandbird Stats: 274/230.8/200 WOE: Atkins Start Date: June 5, 2008	As of right now, I would love formy goal to be 50 lbs. More importantly to me, I want to make sure I keep up the LC lifestyle.

07-20-2008, 03:25 PM	#243
dove_105 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Frederick, CO Posts: 1 Gallery: dove_105 Stats: 149/143/105 WOE: Atkins '72 Start Date: 7-18-08	My goal for this year: Squat down without groaning and get back up easily. Stick to Atkins '72 Get below my 'snore weight' 134. Lose enough weight so I can exercise and build up my stamina and get some muscle tone back.

07-21-2008, 03:06 PM	#244
ann70821 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 19 Gallery: ann70821 Stats: 304/297/??? WOE: Atkins (DANDR) Start Date: July 18, 2008	My goal is a simple one--to lose 10% of my current weight. So I need to lose 31 pounds by December 31.

07-21-2008, 03:53 PM	#245
KathyCan Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Desert Hills, AZ Posts: 189 Gallery: KathyCan Stats: 305/202/199 (first goal) 2001 WOE: Atkins for Life Start Date: restart 7/12/08 291/273/199	Well I restarted only a week ago but my short term goal in 2008 is to lose 40 pounds by my birthday on November 22nd. We usually go to Texas for Thanksgiving and I'd love to surprise everyone. Good luck to everyone with their 2008 goals! Hugs!

07-22-2008, 03:17 AM	#246
DANNIEB Junior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: PA Posts: 29 Gallery: DANNIEB Stats: 257/229/160 WOE: ATKINSish Start Date: 05/2008	I want to lose 30lbs, by x-mas!!! GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!!

07-24-2008, 06:30 PM	#247
Kayorliss Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 3 Gallery: Kayorliss Stats: 270/184/125 WOE: woe: whatever works for the time being Start Date: 7/9/2008	Me too 7/8 !

07-31-2008, 10:52 AM	#248
apekast Junior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SW Missouri Posts: 23 Gallery: apekast Stats: 183/171.8/120 5'2" WOE: Atkins Start Date: July 29, 2008	Hi, I am new to this, but after reading the latest report that said low carb/Atkins was not harmful as the experts feared, I have decided that it is a way of life that I can live. I eat a lot of meat. We usually butcher a steer every fall and a couple of hogs through out the year, so meat is no problem for me. My weakness are sweets: ice cream, pies, candy, etc. I rarely eat pasta or bread, so I will not miss those items. After reading several posts, I figure it will take me at least 10 months to reach my goal and will probably be something more like 13 months. But I am ready to begin. Since I am starting so late in the year, my goal for the rest of year is to lose either 30 lbs or to fit comfortable into a size 10, I am currently in a tight, very tight, 14.

07-31-2008, 12:41 PM	#250
donia Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central Texas Posts: 2 Gallery: donia Stats: 350/302/180 WOE: Calorie Cycling/not low carb Start Date: 02/2007	Hi! I'm new here and thought this looked like a good thread to start with. I'm not on a low carb diet, but I count calories and I found this board while searching for info on flax and coconut oil. You all looked so cool, I thought I'd join! I want to lose 30 pounds by Christmas and continue to avoid having high cholesterol and diabetes. Those are my 2008 goals.

08-02-2008, 02:46 PM	#251
charmedpea MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: May 2005 Location: ohio Posts: 2,080 Gallery: charmedpea Stats: 234/203.5/150 WOE: atkins Start Date: may 2005	I would like to loose 50lbs by christmas and get a little black dress for new years.

08-03-2008, 06:26 PM	#252
gynx8467 Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Andrews, NC Posts: 257 Gallery: gynx8467 Stats: 240.4/216/145 WOE: low carb Start Date: August 1/ 2008	I would like to be under 200 lbs by december.

08-05-2008, 04:34 PM	#253
nightrider Junior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ottawa, ON Posts: 1 Gallery: nightrider WOE: Atkins Start Date: August 2008	I would love to lose 20-25lbs by my 23rd birthday in October . . .and 40 by Christmas

08-07-2008, 10:50 AM	#254
carbstart Junior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1 Blog Entries: 3 Gallery: carbstart WOE: Atkins Start Date: July 27, 2008	My goal by the end of the year is to be back (comfortably) in my size 12 clothes.

08-09-2008, 12:42 AM	#255
berighteous Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Grand Junction, Co Posts: 382 Gallery: berighteous Stats: 320/277/200 WOE: Atkins Start Date: June 2, 2008	did I mention I'm almost 1/3 to my goal? I hope to be around 250 by January 11 (my 43 birthday)

08-10-2008, 05:56 PM	#258
misslatte Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 64 Gallery: misslatte Stats: 250//187//175 --5'11"	I want to lose more weight and start firming up instead of just losing pounds... wish me luck!

08-11-2008, 10:43 AM	#259
ElizabethLC Junior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 17 Gallery: ElizabethLC Stats: 218.5/201.5/170 WOE: Atkins Start Date: July 2008	I would like to lose 30 pounds total by Christmas. I'm already at 10. I finished induction and I'm in my first week of OWL.

08-12-2008, 04:38 PM	#260
SashimiMark MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Worcester, MA Posts: 1,726 Gallery: SashimiMark Stats: 355/275/185 WOE: Low Carb/Carb Cycling Start Date: January 2008	Joey shared your xl spread sheet with me. You two are doing great, Eric.

08-14-2008, 01:46 PM	#262
Maryposa Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Posts: 392 Blog Entries: 43 Gallery: Maryposa Stats: 350+/282.2/185 WOE: Atkins+WeightWatchers(Points) Start Date: 1996; Restart May 2007 @355; '72 08/11/2008 @290	Ideally, I would like to get to 235 by the end of this year, and 220 by my birthday (april 7th) in 2009. But I am have had many struggles in the past, so we shall see. Realistically my goal is to stay on plan 95% of the time! And do a strict "real" induction for a few days following the 5% of the time that I am not on plan.

08-14-2008, 06:13 PM	#263
Green Mom Junior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 1 Gallery: Green Mom Stats: 307/278/210 WOE: somewhere between paleo, body ecology, and atkins Start Date: March 25, 2008	My goals are to find the balance between all the nutritional approaches swimming around in my head, implement the concept that food is medicine so if you don't need a medicine you don't take it even if it someone else benefits from it, stick to working out five times a week, and lose 40 lbs. by the end of the year.

08-15-2008, 09:04 AM	#264
chynadl153 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NC Posts: 87 Gallery: chynadl153 Stats: 264.6/246/130 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 7.22.08	To fit into my sexy red dress in time for the Marine Corp ball. And to get into a size 14

08-17-2008, 05:42 PM	#265
Happyagain Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Lexington, South Carolina Posts: 954 Gallery: Happyagain Stats: 192/183.5/140 5'4 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 06/30/2003 restarted 08-06-2008	be 140 by end of 2008 or near i like what someone said about being 8 in 08 but I will take 10

08-18-2008, 06:49 AM	#266
kristinaInWa2003 Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 5,783 Gallery: kristinaInWa2003 Stats: Restarting 7-17-08 220/203/135 WOE: The Lord's Table Start Date: Originally November 2003 Restarted 7-17-08	Heck, I'd like to just weigh 199 again sometime in my life Seriously, at this point, I would just like to lose maybe 20 pounds by the end of the year. I think that might be realistic at this point.

08-18-2008, 06:51 AM	#267
WenB MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,138 Gallery: WenB Stats: 311 (h)/247.8 (i)/235 (c)/20-22% Body Fat (g) WOE: Lap Band - Atkins Modified for Candida - BMR Start Date: Induction on 7/22/08; Surgery 12/06	211 on December 31 - that's two years since I had surgery and will put me down 100 pounds!

08-18-2008, 09:08 PM	#269
ErinInTexas Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 69 Gallery: ErinInTexas Stats: 268/215/160 WOE: Moderate Carbs + Exercise Start Date: August 2008	I would like to be 200 pounds, or a size 14 by Christmas. Whichever happens first I'd be happy. I'm focusing less on numbers and more on the reconstruction of my figure. I just want to look and feel healthier.

08-18-2008, 10:32 PM	#270
Liberti Junior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Atlanta GA Posts: 17 Blog Entries: 10 Gallery: Liberti Stats: (330/313/180) 5'10, small frame, 29 years old WOE: weight watchers Start Date: August 11, 2008	I would LOVE to be 30 lbs. lighter by Christmas!!!! That would be approx. 10% loss of my current weight. I think I would start to show some of a loss at that point.