Fit & Fun Sized Group ~ July '10 ~

jzbaby626

July Thread for the Fit & Fun Sized Group! Petite size group 5'4 & under. Any short people who need support are welcome!!!

kalebsmama07

ill join im 5'4

Chocolickkyss

Good afternoon everyone! I'm posting later than usual because I had to submit one work assignement and begin working on another. I'm happy to report that my clothes are packed, hair looks great, nails and toes are done and the boarding pass is printed, I'M READY for departure, so, watch out PA b/c here I come.....LOL. My flight isn't until later this evening but I'm ready to go right now. I haven't seen my aunt in about 2 years so I'm really looking forward to hanging out w/her. Since we are so close in age we have a lot in common and always enjoy ourselves when we get together. We are kicking off the holiday weekend w/a nice walk or jog tomorrow morning followed by breakfast and a drive into the city to do some shopping. Later she's hosting a fish fry and Saturday night is the boat ride. I'm unsure what the rest of the weekend will entail but really looking forward to it.

Today is week 10 day 4 of the P90X program and I really rocked out the Kenpo X workout today. Since I wont be home for the next few days I'm really not sure what I'll be doing for exercise but the good thing is my aunt doesn't mind working out so I'm hopeful to get something in everyday.

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: Jzbaby, thanks for starting the new thread...I predict that this will be a great and successful month for all of us....this is a good time to be active and burn off all those pesky calories and pounds.

:flowerforyou: Kalebsmama, welcome to the group....we are an active bunch and share about the workouts that work for us, the things we're doing in our lives, and share our disappointments....we are a very supportive group

:flowerforyou: Choco, your trip sounds like it will be fun....you sound as organized in your travel life as you are in your exercise life.

:flowerforyou: we kicked off the new month with yoga again ( the goal that eluded me for over a year before I finally got on track with it).......then I went to line dance, came home and fixed a super lunch and spent 20 minutes on the exercise bike before starting on some paperwork and computer work

Chocolickkyss

Good morning everyone and Happy Friday! I left GA last night around 10:30 pm and arrived in PA 2 hours later. My aunt and I stayed up until about 4:30 am talking, laughing and getting caught up and now our day has officially begun. In order to ensure I got in a workout today she and I power walked around her neighborhood and park for about 40 minutes. Now we're are back and about to eat and head to the city to do some shopping.

I hope everyone has a great workout and a wonderful day.

Barbie: It's amazing how ppl can pick up on certain characteristics just from being on a thread w/one another for a few months b/c I'm very organized but at the same time can just go with the flow.

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: Choco, you are so right on to be spending time with someone who values exercise the way you do.....getting in that power walk will make the rest of your day (shopping, etc) even better.....have a great time.

:flowerforyou: We always have a special dinner on Fridays and today we're going to have pasta for the first time in many months so we needed to burn lots of calories to plan ahead for it.....hubby walked and played 18 holes of golf and I did yoga, line dance, exercise bike, and 40 minutes of walking at the dog park

:flowerforyou: Happy weekend and Happy Independence Day to all :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

jam0525

Welcome kalebsmama07- Glad you found us and I'm looking forward to getting to know you better.

Happy July to all and Happy 4th of July!

I need to make this short as I just got interrupted and I'm on my way to the Y for spinning and tai chi. I wish they didn't have them both on the same day, but they do.

Later,

JAM

kalebsmama07

no time to exercise except for at work this week! n squats n lunges at home! tomorrow is a 4th of july cookout n unwanted foods ill be told to eat and beer to drink! ugh.......i want to get running but so much 4th of july traffic im afraid im going to get hit ( i live on a highway) ...n i recently got back from a weeks vacation which sum of you heard...n ive gained 2-3 lbs back in one week is that even possible????.....i feel like things r down hill for me everytime i get back up....im trying! im stressed with losing weight thing again! ill keep to it tho i know i will but just fustrating....sorry for the venting!

Chocolickkyss

Good afternoon everyone and happy pre-fourth of July. My day ended late last night b/c my aunt had a fish fry w/some of her girlfriends and I truly enjoyed myself. We stayed up laughing, talking and eating and yes I did get my eat on. I had no regrets about anything that went into my mouth yesterday b/c I really felt as if I deserved to indulge just a little.

I went to sleep around 1:30 am and was up by 6:30 am so that my aunt and I could meet her church choir for their weekly Saturday walk. We walked/jogged for approximately 40 minutes before ending w/a nice stretch and prayer. Once we left her church group we hit her gym to continue the workout. I warmed up on the elliptical for 15 minutes before completing a leg, back and ab routine. I tried to remember all the moves from the P90X dvds and improvised whenever necessary. I'm really happy my aunt enjoys working out too b/c it has made getting in some type of exercise a lot easier.

Barbie: With all that you did for a workout I would definitely say you earned your pasta. I hope it tasted good and you really enjoyed it.

Kalebsmama: Welcome and don't let the minor setbacks get you totally off course. Once the holiday is over just get back into your routine and if you did re-gain those 2 lbs they'll come off. Just don't give up.

jzbaby626

Happy 4th of July everyone!! :happy: :glasses:

Choco- I am glad you are enjoying your trip! You deserve it!! :flowerforyou:

Kalebsmama- I know how you feel. I am in the same spot as you. It is hard with all the cookouts & holiday snacks. It's frustrating, but lets not give up! After the holiday we gotta get back up & try again!!

jzbaby626

Thank god the holiday is OVA!!! I'm leaving for the shore on July 31st. So tomorrow is my 1st weigh-in of my July Challenge. I'm trying to drop 5 lbs. before I leave. A lil motivation is always good to get me going. Planning on LOTS of water, LOTS of fruit & getting my butt UP and exercising!! 5 lbs. in 4 & a 1/2 weeks should be totally do-able if i stay on my P'S & Q'S!!

Allibaba

Hi there,

I posted once before on this thread but sometimes I have trouble following these. But I thought I would try again here, I am 5'4 and have about 20 more lbs to go.

I hope everyone had a good holiday weekend. I am Canadian so our holiday was on thursday but I worked so that I could have a proper long weekend. I did excellent this weekend with fitness and pretty good with the diet. I am taking a break from the scale in July and hoping to see a big loss at the begnning of August. I am feeling pretty happy and confident with my progress but the scale has been pissing me off so we need a break, lol!

Chocolickkyss

Good afternoon everyone! My exercise for today is complete. My aunt and I walked 45 minutes around her mom's neighborhood in the PA mountains and then the entire family went to the community center where we did an hour of water aerobics. The water aerobics class was Awesome and b/c there was not as much pressure on the joints I really tried to give it my all. We did lunges, squats, jumping jacks, high knees, front kicks, side kicks, back kicks, high jumps, bicep curls w/the floating device as resistance, tricep dips w/the floating device as resistance and crunches. It was an AWESOME workout and I'm sure I'll feel it in every part of my body later.

LeahSylina

I'll join you ladies! I'm 5'0"

I haven't done my exersize yet for the day, waiting for husband to get home so that I can get on the treadmill. I guess I could right now since my baby girl is sleeping though...hm okay I'm getting off my butt and getting on the treadmill!

jam0525

Welcome Alibaba and Leah!

And a belated Happy Canada Day to you Alibaba.

I did OK with calories even though I did over eat. My exercise class equalled out the splurges. It will be good to be back on schedule tomorrow.

This weekend I got a lot done with what little landscaping I have around the house. I trimmed and planted and weeded. My arms and back of my legs are sore.

Happy Monday,

JAM

LeahSylina

I got my exersize in earlier. Pround of myself for not being lazy. Not looking forward to tomorrow though when my husband is back to work. It's so much harder to work out when I'm home with 2 under 2 by myself.

jzbaby626

*Hi Leah & Alli~ Welcome to the group! :flowerforyou:

*Leah~ Congrats for gettin the workout in! Keep up the good work

*Today was weigh-in day for me. I am the same as last week at 142.0. I'm happy with that. I was dreading getting on the scale, so no gain is good with me after all the holiday food. Now it's time to get serious for my July challenge. My goal is to be 138.0 by July 31st (when I leave for vacation). Anyone want to join me?? It is going to be 100 degrees here today, so not sure about a workout, but I really really should!...Let's see if I can get my lazy butt up & get one in?!? We got my son a pool, its like 12 feet wide & 3 feet deep...I might just have to jump in there after my workout lol...

Have a good week ladies :glasses:

edit: {YAY I did my workout! 25 mins of Cardioke. Has anyone ever tried it? It's pretty fun. It's a combo of cardio, dance & karioke lol.}

barbiecat

:bigsmile: OMG, no wonder I'm so wiped out after working in the yard for an hour.....it's 77 degrees out there.....after weeks of temps in the 50's this is an amazing change. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: welcome,Allibaba, today I am wearing my Canada shirt that I bought last year when we were vacationing in Canada over Canada Day.....I bought the shirt in Trail, BC and we were in Oliver, BC on July 1........this is a small group but we're pretty faithful about checking in and sharing our successes and challenges with fitness

:flowerforyou: Welcome, Leah, you have a challenge with tiny children filling your life, but keep on keeping on and you'll find ways to stay fit while caring for your children. :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: Choco, your vacation sounds like a dream......all those fitness activities with people you really want to spend time with.....you'll probably look better when you get home than you did when you left :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: jzbaby, I know you can reach that next goal.....just do it one day at a time and don't let immediate gratification keep you from what you want most.

:flowerforyou: JAM....you're right, that working in the yard is surprisingly good exercise.:bigsmile:

flipchickmc

Hey Ladies! I joined in April but fell off the exercise wagon for 2 months! UGH! And the scale does not lie so I got my butt in gear at the end of June and am hoping to stay on track all summer.

According to my HRM, I worked out 6 times, time spent working out: 5 hrs 13min and 2263cals burned. I'm doing hot yoga 3-4/wk, 30 Day Shred and doing run/walk-jog intervals 2-3/wk.

Allibaba

Thanks for the welcomes!

I am feeling pretty good today, the sun is shining. I got out for a walk at lunch then treated myself to a butternut squash panini and salad. It was higher in salt than I would like but other than that it was pretty decent. I needed to have something different today. I have been trying to eat more vegetarian and I am really loving the foods that I am eating! I am not sure what I will ship up for dinner, but I am not super hungry after the yum lunch so I might have a bunch of cauliflower mash or some salt free soup.

I am looking forward to getting into the pool when I get home, we just cleaned it out over the weekend so today will be my first swim! 29 mins until I can go!!!

Hope everyone is having a good week!

LeahSylina

Ugh, it's over 90 here today...80 in the house...I have had no motivation whatsoever to work out! I can't even fathom getting on the treadmill. I am going to later though, when my hubby gets home from work and we've had dinner. Which reminds me I better start cooking. I told hubby I wanted to bbq but we don't have propane for the bbq which means I've got to get the george forman out and it's just going to make it hotter in here - what was I thinking? At least hubby is installing the air conditioner tonight, it's supposed to be this hot all week long.

I'm setting small goals for myself. 5 lbs by my husband's cousin's wedding on August 13th, 10 pounds before my BIL's wedding on Sept 25th. That's what I'm hoping for anyway...we shall see.

jam0525

Cardioke sounds like a lot of fun. Is it a DVD?

I rode the stationary bike for 60 minutes today and I did the GutNBut this morning. I know I am more toned, but it will take time to show on the scales.

Later,

JAM

LeahSylina

How is everyone doing today?

It's roasting again today, all ready 80 and it's only 7am! I managed to get on the treadmill last night, I was glad I did even though it was so warm in the house. Glad to have the air conditioner in the window for today, that will make a huge difference.

I have a quick question. How serious is it if I don't always meet my calorie goal of 1200 calories? I've only been at this about a week, but some days I'm over by a little bit but some days I'm under. Yesterday I was under by more than 100 calories and it would have been more if I didn't decide to snack on a healthy choice fudge bar in the evening. I just wasn't hungry enough to eat all my calories. Plus I worked out so that added to my calories. I hear about 'starvation mode' and I don't want that to happen to me, but I don't know how seirous it is. And since some days I'm going over, should it matter if some days I'm under?

It's also hard for me to reconcile the fact that I need to be eating all my calories in order to actually lose the weight. I struggled with anorexia on and off throughout middle school until early college years. Not seriously enough to land me in the hospital, but my lowest weight was 85 lbs at one point. Thankfully I do NOT have any desire to go back to starving myself (I love food way too much now!) but it's a hard concept for me to grasp that I need to make sure I'm still eating enough. Sometimes I'm just not that hungry.

jzbaby626

Cardioke sounds like a lot of fun. Is it a DVD?

*Well I have it on cable, it's on On Demand for free (that comes with my cable). But if you don't have that, you can buy the dvd. If you search "Cardioke Billy Blanks" a lot of websites come up, so you may want to check them out & see who has the lowest price. I'm going to see if he has more than one, b/c they are pretty fun. It's Billy Blanks, Jr...You know the Tae-Bo guy, it's his son.

*I stayed within my calories yesterday, so let's see if I can do it again today! I stopped logging food a while ago and it has been really hard to get back into it. I did yesterday. It helps me a lot when I log everything I eat. I'm trying to get back into doing that.

Chocolickkyss

Good morning everyone and happy Hump day! My return from PA found me right smack in the middle of another work deadline. I have this report completed by the close of business tomorrow so that meant I worked late last night again which made it difficult for me to get up this morning and get my day started. Since my workout week has been thrown off from being out of town I decided to pass on the P90X workout and try to get in more cardio. So, I completed the Cardio Power and Resistance dvd and boy did I forget how this dvd get's in your booty.......Lol

Barbie: If I hadn't eaten everything under the sun while I was in PA I could agree that I looked better upon my return but it was just to hard to make good choices when there weren't any good options. I tried really hard in the beginning but gave in towards the end. Nonetheless it happened and I can't lie it will probably happen again next week when I leave for Boston. I'll try not to let it be too out of control but I only go home to Boston once a year and there's food there that I can't get anywhere else so I'm going to indulge.

Welcome to all the newbies on the thread. I hope you find the ladies just as helpful and supportive as I do.

Allibaba

Happy hump day to you all as well. It is nice and sunny again in Vancouver BC. I am really wanting to get away and enjoy some summer sun, but it might be a while before I can get out of town.

I am feeling pretty good about today, I had a healthy brekky and I have a healthy lunch packed as well. I am headed to the health food store after work for a new protein shake. I did a week of Vega and liked it but it was a bit pricy so I am going to look around. I really like having one meal be a shake since it is a no brainer and I have enough to do.

My family is all out enjoying a long bike ride today and I am stuck in the office Oh well I will get out for a walk at lunch time.

Maybe I will take an exercise break now and do some crunches and stuff. . . .Sounds like a plan!

Hope you all have a wonderful day!

barbiecat

:flowerforyou: Choco, glad you're home safely and that you had a good time....even with a work deadline and tiredness you still managed to get in a good workout.....on the subject of limited food choices, we're headed off for a weekend with limited food choices and even more limited exercise options----too much driving and long meetings

:flowerforyou: Allibaba, I have been using the Isagenix program for over a year and love shakes as a meal or snack choice---tons of nutrition, low calories, easy to fix and easy to clean up......we'll take our shake powder and blender with us on our trip so at least breakfast will be a good healthy meal no matter what the rest of the day brings.

:flowerforyou: It has been over 80 today so my favorite exercise was cut way back----the dogs got hot and tired at the dog park and wanted to go home after about 20 minutes.....I still burned over 600 calories thanks to line dance, exercise bike, and some puttering in the garden.....our raised bed is almost finished and I'm very excited.:bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: jazbaby, once you get back in the rhythm of posing your food you'll be so glad you did.....it is such a great way to stay focused.....your new cardioke sounds like a lot of fun.

jam0525

I have a quick question. How serious is it if I don't always meet my calorie goal of 1200 calories? I've only been at this about a week, but some days I'm over by a little bit but some days I'm under. Yesterday I was under by more than 100 calories and it would have been more if I didn't decide to snack on a healthy choice fudge bar in the evening. I just wasn't hungry enough to eat all my calories. Plus I worked out so that added to my calories. I hear about 'starvation mode' and I don't want that to happen to me, but I don't know how seirous it is. And since some days I'm going over, should it matter if some days I'm under?

It's also hard for me to reconcile the fact that I need to be eating all my calories in order to actually lose the weight. I struggled with anorexia on and off throughout middle school until early college years. Not seriously enough to land me in the hospital, but my lowest weight was 85 lbs at one point. Thankfully I do NOT have any desire to go back to starving myself (I love food way too much now!) but it's a hard concept for me to grasp that I need to make sure I'm still eating enough. Sometimes I'm just not that hungry.

Hi Leah, It is very serious. Under tools look for BMR calculator. Use that to determine what your resting calories are. Depending on what that is 1200 calories per day might be too little to start off with. I set my calories by my BMR. I've lost weight very slowly, but I haven't put any back on and I don't get fustrated. As your weight goes down, so does your BMR. I keep adjusting mine down as needed.

Good luck and hang in there. We each need to find our own path to weight loss. What works for one person might not work for another.

JZ-I will definitely check out the Cardioke thing. Thanks for the info.

Jeannie

Chocolickkyss

Good afternoon everyone! There's just one more work day before the start of the weekend. Since today is suppose to be a P90X Yoga day I decided to take it light. I completed the Core Cardio and Balance dvd from the Insanity program.

jzbaby626

I took a peek at the scale today and I liked what I saw :happy: Wish I could skip the weekend and go straight to Tuesday lol.

Barbie~ You are so right about not letting instant gratifacation get in the way of me reaching my goals. I have been thinking about this a lot lately. And what I realize is I'm not really gonna remember or care if I had that cookie or ice cream yesterday. Once I get thru that craving its over and done with. Just gotta learn how to say no in that moment. But I will remember all the good choices I've made throughout the week when it comes time to weigh-in. Trying to keep reminding myself of this!!

Allibaba

Another hot one here in BC, I went out for a nice walk at lunch, I talked on the phone with my bf the whole time so it went by nice. With the hot weather I really worked up a sweat! I am here for just over half an hour then I am off for a bike ride then a swim.

I tried coconut water for the first time today, I have heard it is supposed to be good for you but I think that it has too much sugar for me to drink it regularily. I also got a vega smoothie yesterday in vanilla almond, it is a bit better tasting than the vanilla chai but still tastes pretty "healthy" but I guess that is for the best. I also bought some flex formula since I have been struggling with shoulder pain for the whole year (it comes and goes), I am hoping this will help.

Anyhow, hope you are all having a good day!!