Modern Day Pin-up Girls - WEEK 1 (New Group)

LaChanchita

By the way what is the elliptical? And do you know where I can get any of the dvds you all mention - 30 day shred etc? Maybe an online website or a company that ships? Ta x

Namita me too!!!! I want to know what the Elliptical is...... and I also want to know how I may get my hands on these amazing vids everyone talks about.......

( I am currently doing a law degree and a bus degree here in Australia!!!! how awsome you are a lawyer! you are such an inspiration)

kayleigh333

What our goals are?
What we are doing to achieve our goals?
What is your downfall - go to food (s)?
Share something personal about yoursefl?

Hey everyone I'm Kayleigh, 21 years old and from Bournemouth in England. I study graphic design and web design at uni, and work as a waitress in a hotel.

My goal weight is currently 133lb, but as I have no idea what I'll look like at that weight that may change! I also want to be fitter and healthier and more toned. I'm going to travel the world once I finish university, and I want to be the confident, happy girl posing in her bikini in all the photos, instead of the self conscious one sucking her tummy in.

I'm currently sticking to around 1500 cals per day and doing an exercise dvd most days.

My downfall foods are chocolate and cupcakes, I have a massive sweet tooth! Also, we get full english breakfasts and croissants for breakfast at work, so hard to resist. I can also see alcohol being an issue once I start back at uni in october, as I'll want to make the most of my final year of being a student and go out all the time!

Good luck everyone, my weight loss has been very slow the past few weeks but I'm hoping to lose something by Monday!

SweetPandora

Ladies this is wonderful. We are all in this together and here to support one another.

Thank you for sharing and I am proud of all of us for uniting together here thanks to Rach!

An elliptical trainer is a machine that works the legs and arms and provides a great cardio workout. I don't know how to post a picture so here is a link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliptical_trainer

I'm not familiar with workout DVD's.

How about we set three small goals for ourselves from today until Friday?

Here is mine

Track all my calories/exercise on MFP
Drink at least 8 glasses of water
Get two 5 km walk/runs in

Enjoy the day
Karen

laughingdani

By the way what is the elliptical? And do you know where I can get any of the dvds you all mention - 30 day shred etc? Maybe an online website or a company that ships? Ta x

You can get "30 Day Shred" and probably the other DVD's mentioned on amazon.com
I bought mine at Target here in the states. It is about $9, so pretty inexpensive.

lu123

Pin-up ladies since we are in this together let's share a few things.

What our goals are?
What we are doing to achieve our goals?
What is your downfall - go to food (s)?
Share something personal about yoursefl?

Right well, lets start, my name is Lucy and I'm from the UK. Currently a university student in Wales.

My current goal is to get fitter and healthier and at the moment my weight goal is 154 lbs (gets me into normal BMI range) though I'm sure that'll change once I get down there.

At the moment (while on summer holiday) I'm swimming, running and doing fitness DVDs, making sure I do something everyday. Unfortunately at the moment I have hurt my knee and am having to give myself a rest so I'm REALLY watching what I'm eating knowing I'm not burning a lot off :grumble: I also have stopped snacking on things other than fruit and try and control my portion sizes. It seems to be working so far

My downfall is the fact I love to bake, so I want to bake but I know that if I do I will eat all the cakes and biscuits myself :blushing: also every so often I crave take-out like a BIG Dominoes pizza or a Chinese and that's not good. I haven't caved yet!

RachVR6

Wow! It was awesome to hop on here first thing this morning and read about everyone!!

Okay for my 3 goals this week:

-Drink water every day
-No iced coffee/cappucino/frappe's
-Eating all 3 meals

They seem simple but I struggle with each one. I skip breakfast all the time, I drink away my calories, and simply forget water even exists it seems. Haha.

I'll be on here all day today, because I'm bored at work!

bonniejo

I'd like to join in this fun group I'm 144, and I'd like to be 138 by Halloween and 135 by Thanksgiving. I expect to gain a lot of muscle too :drinker:

sheilabennett

Hi, my name is Sheila. I am 27, and live in Canada. My ultimate goal is to weigh 150 by April of next year. Unfortunately, I do next to no exercise. I am trying to start again, but I find it really hard to get motivated. I am triyng swimming again, but I get so self-concsious in a bathing suit, that I always chicken out. However, September has always been about new beginnings for me (birthday, back to school) so I have decided that I will exercise my butt off (literally and figuratively) this month, and then take it from there. I don't have one particular group of food that would be a downfall, just portion control I guess. I can eat and eat and eat and never feel hungry. I am hoping that the more I control my calories, the more my appetite will also be controlled!

So my three goals for this week would be

- Do all of the exercise activities I have planned
- Make sure that I am eating healthy foods throughout the week
- (so that I can) Enjoy myself at my birthday party on friday night, and not stress about eating a little extra!

xDeannaGarciax

Happy September ladies!! New month...New goals...New Challenges It's gonna be another great month, I can feel it! And I REALLLY Fall!!

HAPPY HUMP DAY TOO:bigsmile: , Weekend is almost here again and our baby turns 2 Saturday

OOOppps posted this on the other thread, lol, so here it is again!!

CakeFit21

This was the first thing I checked this morning, even before email! I'm loving reading everybody's stories. We are all different, yet the same ;-) I also like seeing how we are all over the world! I'm originally from Southern California, but I'm in Texas now.

I just wanted to post my goals for the week too. I try to think about them on Mon. morn, but I often forget about them. Maybe this will help?

1. exercise every day
2. drink 8 glasses of water. (for some reason this is the one I struggle with. Silly)
3. no snacking after 8!

Please feel free to add me ;-)

Hannah_2507

This is a GREAT group. Hope I'm not too late to join.........Starting weight is 179lbs! xxxx

nam14uk

Thanks for the tips. The elliptical sounds like the cross trainer here. I managed to find the '30 day shred' on UK Amazon and have already ordered it so with some luck I'll be having my first crack at it this weekend!

The three goals idea is great! Mine are:

1. to only have one gin and slimline tonic when I go out after work tonight and possibly stretch to two at the most but definitely no more!
2. get to the gym or do another class both tomorrow and Friday.
3. Try and have dinner by 7pm each day.

Have a good day!

RachVR6

So far I'm sticking to my 3 goals!! Hurray! I'm going to start the Couchto5k tonight too. I downloaded some decent podcasts someone put together for them. :drinker:

sim247

Boo hoo......jumped on the scales this morning and I weigh a pound heavier! Wish I hadn't got on the scales now. Must wait til Monday. Must wait til Monday........

kjrosa

I'd like to join if that is ok? ...My start weight 177 lb

RachVR6

We have over 50 members now. Hope everyone sticks around!

amcmillan730

I'd like to join too! My weight has varied a lot the past week ... I'm gonna say 246

RachVR6

I just started a new league on Introplay.com.

Basically you join a league (the one I started begins on 9/6, ends on 10/4, and is open to anyone) and you just log in all the exercise you do. You get points based on each exercise. The league gets split into teams and you compete to see which team can get the most points. I think it's fun and it motivates me to do maybe some extra pushups here or situps there to earn some extra points. Please join!!!

Once you create a profile, on the left under your little calender, you'll see the open league called 'Pin-up Girls'

Hope you guys join!! :flowerforyou:

Ms_Natalie

I just started a new league on Introplay.com.

Basically you join a league (the one I started begins on 9/6, ends on 10/4, and is open to anyone) and you just log in all the exercise you do. You get points based on each exercise. The league gets split into teams and you compete to see which team can get the most points. I think it's fun and it motivates me to do maybe some extra pushups here or situps there to earn some extra points. Please join!!!

Once you create a profile, on the left under your little calender, you'll see the open league called 'Pin-up Girls'

Hope you guys join!! :flowerforyou:

I will definately be joining your over there...fab idea!
I have had an extra busy week this week....so hoping to fit in some super exercising this weekend! :flowerforyou:

sheilabennett

oooh - that's perfect! I'm in!! Hopefully it will give me the boost I need to really start exercising!

Thanks Rach!

misskatieanne

138 is my starting weight if its not too late to join in? thanks!

RissaE

Hi there, I'd love to join this group if it's not too late. My starting weight is 160 :-S Love the pin ups!

RachVR6

Updated member list. Can't wait for weigh-in day!!!

rsmsdance

I wanna be involved my start weight is 155

RachVR6

I've been drinking only water aaaaaall day, even though I'm dying for a caramel frappe!!!

sim247

Hang in there Rach, you're doing well!

RachVR6

Updated memberlist...can't wait for weigh-in day!

SweetPandora

Rach try and turn it around, look you've made it through most of the day without one, don't cave now!

MrsSki

What our goals are?
What we are doing to achieve our goals?
What is your downfall - go to food (s)?
Share something personal about yoursefl?


Hi, I'm Shannon, I'm currently at 200 lbs, but my goal weight is 160 lbs. I never had a problem in high school and college with weight, I was always skinny. Then I met my husband, and we ate out, and I was happy and I stopped smoking, and I packed on 40 lbs.

To achieve my goals I have been doing some fitness boot camps. I just finished one last week, and start another in October. I am training for a 10K now. I am restricting my calories, but not by a ton, and I'm just trying to eat cleaner and healthier.

I love vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup on top. Usually I can resist until I get to that TOM and then I have to have some, so I have been trying to have really small bowls.

I'm 24 and work for the US government, I will hopefully be going back to school next year!


My three goals for this week:
-complete all of my 10K training work outs
-not gain weight (it's my TOM, food issues)
-eat more veggies

ETA: I'm also doing the 2000 crunch/90 min plank challenge for September. 67 crunches a day and 3 minutes of plank a day!

MrsSki

By the way what is the elliptical? And do you know where I can get any of the dvds you all mention - 30 day shred etc? Maybe an online website or a company that ships? Ta x

Namita me too!!!! I want to know what the Elliptical is...... and I also want to know how I may get my hands on these amazing vids everyone talks about.......

( I am currently doing a law degree and a bus degree here in Australia!!!! how awsome you are a lawyer! you are such an inspiration)

Here's a picture of an elliptical: http://bowflexhomefitness.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/elliptical-machines43.jpg
And here's the Bowflex site: http://bowflexhomefitness.com/get-to-know-elliptical-machines/
It's kind of like a treadmill, but eaiser on your joints.