New Year Challenge!

Chocolickkyss

Good evening! I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday and are still enjoying the fun and laughter with loved ones. Today I completed the Cardio-week 5 dvd from the Kettleworx series.

Chocolickkyss

Good morning all! I hope this post finds my MFP friends in good health and spirits. My previous boot camp instructor is offering a free, Saturday, boot camp session until the end of the year so I decided to partake in it today.

Today's circuit consisted of twisting mountain climbers, squat & overhead press, burpees w/a jump, pulsating squats while holding 20 lb weight, jumping rope, push ups, jumping squats w/a step, pulsating lunges, high knees, inchworms, jumping jacks and bicycles. We did each circuit until the trainer blew the whistle and then we moved on to the next. I believe each circuit was a minute. We did this twice and then we competed in team relays that consisted of walking side squats, jumping jacks, skiers and high knees.

I had a great time and it made me realize how much I like and miss the group boot camps. I'm really considering joining for at least a month in order to jump start my workouts again

MCS64

Hello Everyone!

I have not log in for a while because I am recovering from major surgery for my cochlear implants so I can hear again.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Topic: New Year Challenge

Here are my current stats:

Sept 6: 152.5
Sept 13: 149.5
Sept 20: 147
Sept 27: 146.5
Oct 4: 146
Oct 11: 144.5
Oct 18: 144.5
Oct 25: 146.0
Nov 1: 145.5
Nov 8: 145
Nov 15:145 no changes
Nov 22: 144.5 lost .5 pounds
Nov 29:
Dec 6:
Dec 13:
Dec 20:
Dec 27:
Jan 3: Goal- 140

Hope your surgery was successful and you are healing quickly. Welcome back.:flowerforyou:

LoriT129

I am sooo psyched that I was able to maintain during the holiday. I ate things I shouldn't have but did get some exercise in during the week because I am still doing the Burn 3,500 Calorie Challenge. It was certainly a motivator to keep up the exercise. I hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving!

To those of you who are in the hospital, recovering from surgery or suffering with pain - Much love to you and I admire you so much for continuing to fight this battle! Hang in there and feel better soon!!

Weigh in weeks:
Sept 6: 225.5
Sept 13: 224.4
Sept 20: 223.1
Sept 27: 220.5
Oct 4: 217.8 (officially said goodbye to the 220's!)
Oct 11: 217.6 (eh...I do believe TOM is on the horizon!)
Oct 18: 217.8 (grrr)
Oct 25: 217.2
Nov 1: 213.6 (I'm a HAPPY girl!)
Nov 8: 214.3 (I'm still a HAPPY girl!!)
Nov 15: 216.7 (I am NOT a happy girl!!)
Nov 22: 213.2 (FINALLY!!!)
Nov 29: 213
Dec 6:
Dec 13:
Dec 20:
Dec 27:
Jan 3: Goal- 199

Chocolickkyss

Today was a very busy day so I was only able to get in a quick workout. I completed one mile of the Fat Burning Walk dvd by Leslie Sansone.

dkrioux

Ok, I am joining in kinda late, but still want to do this!!:) I will be continuing on after new years but it will be a great start...
Nov 29: 215
Dec 6:
Dec 13:
Dec 20:
Dec 27:
Jan 3: Goal- 200

MCS64

Ok, I am joining in kinda late, but still want to do this!!:) I will be continuing on after new years but it will be a great start...
Nov 29: 215
Dec 6:
Dec 13:
Dec 20:
Dec 27:
Jan 3: Goal- 200

Welcome!:flowerforyou:

marilla

Weigh in weeks:
Sept 6: 138.2
Sept 13: 141.4
Sept 20: 140.0
Sept 27: 137.2
Oct 4: Vacation
Oct 11: 135.6
Oct 18: 137.6
Oct 25: 136.6
Nov 1: 137.2
Nov 8: 136.0
Nov 15: 136.2
Nov 22: 135.2
Nov 29: 136.6
Dec 6:
Dec 13:
Dec 20:
Dec 27:
Jan 3: Goal- 120.0

lisawest

Sept 6: 163
Sept 13: 163
Sept 20: 165
Sept 27: 163
Oct 4: 165
Oct 11: 166
Oct 18: 164
Oct 25: 161
Nov 1: 161
Nov 8:
Nov 15:
Nov 22:
Nov 29: 167
Dec 6:
Dec 13:
Dec 20:
Dec 27:
Jan 3: Goal- 160

I apologize for being MIA. I'm not really sure where November has gone. Last I knew I had several weeks until my daughter's birthday, and now it's come and gone! In short: work has been crazy, life has been crazy, family has been crazy. A few pertinent details:
My older sister is due to have baby #2 in less than 2 weeks. A couple weeks ago her MIL passed away (she had been undergoing chemo for lung and bone cancer). My younger sister and I went down to her place to watch her son and help get some things ready for the baby since nothing had been done due to the illness of her MIL.
My DD just turned 6 last week. We went to an indoor waterpark to celebrate. Following Thanksgiving dinner we ate out for the rest of the weekend because of this. (My DH referred to the weekend as a "nutritional disaster" and that is MORE than correct!)
My younger sister got engaged over the weekend. He's a great guy, but he has 3 kids from 2 previous marriages, and some custody issues from the last one still haven't been resolved.

That's about it besides all the stuff I've been doing with work. Christmas season always gets crazy in the music department between pep band at basketball games, Holiday parades, concerts, parties, dinners, extra performances for civic groups, etc etc etc. Even with all of that, I WILL get back on the wagon and start eating better. My first step is today. Feel free to check my log, and if I haven't enterred any food shoot me a harrassing message. It's ok, I'll appreciate it eventually!

I am glad to read that so many have continued to lose. For the ones who are "stuck" my advice is to change up one thing, be it eating or exercise, but change up one thing for several weeks and see what happens.

kintegra

Sept 07: 212.4
Sept 13: 210.6
Sept 20: 208.4
Sept 27: 208.0
Oct 01: 210.0
Oct 05: 207.0
Oct 11: SKIP - CRUISE
Oct 19: 215.0
Oct 27: 209.0
Nov 1: 207.4
Nov 8: 206.6
Nov 15: 206.0
Nov 22: 205.2
Nov 29: 208.0 :grumble: TOM is here & plus with the holiday weekend....goodness gracious! :sad:
Dec 6:
Dec 13: >>>>goal 195
Dec 20:
Dec 27:
Jan 3: >>>goal 190

stormywxs

Joined late but want to play. See you all next Monday.

Weigh in weeks:
Nov 29: 170
Dec 6:
Dec 13:
Dec 20:
Dec 27:
Jan 3: Goal- 155

Chocolickkyss

Good afternoon and happy Monday all! Just a quick post, Today I completed the Push Circuit 1 dvd of the Chalean Extreme program. I also incorporated jump roping into the routine in order to get the heart rate up.

MCS64

New Year Challenge

Weigh in weeks:
Sept 6: 156.2
Sept 13: 153.6
Sept 20: 152.4
Sept 27: 153.2
Oct 4: 150.8
Oct 11: 148.8
Oct 18: 150.8
Oct 25: 148.4
Nov 1: 147.8
Nov 8: 146.6
Nov 15: 144.6 weighed in 11/19
Nov 22: 144 30lbs lost!!!
Nov 29: 142.4
Dec 6:
Dec 13:
Dec 20:
Dec 27:
Jan 3: Goal- 140

Seriously, I don't know how I did that! Maybe the whole eating more to get the metabolizim going has some truth to it. One thing I have learned though since starting this challenge. Sodium has a huge impact! I don't add salt while im cooking or eating, so I thought I was fine. But when I added it to my nutrient list to watch. I was amazed how many foods naturally had it in them! I struggle to keep it within the daily limit!

Anybody interested in an extra challenge to finish out the month? How about keeping the sodium at or below the daily limit? Im kinda slacking on the veggies again too now that its winter and my garden is done.

Keep trying everyone!!!
Lisawest - Good to hear from you! Boy o Boy you definately had a busy November. Hopefully things will slow down alittle so you can take care of yourself.

RushinBruisette

All my efforts this month went down the toilet... I'm right back to where I started. I know it's still water weight from this past weekend, but I still decided to change my ticker since this water weight has been bouncing back and forth since last Wednesday... Hopefully I'll flush it out and be back under 200 this weekend.

Sept 6: 205.4
Sept 13: 204.8
Sept 20: 205
Sept 27: 204
Oct 4: 202.6
Oct 11: 201.4
Oct 18: 200.8
Oct 25: 200.6
Nov 1: 201.6
Nov 8: 199.8
Nov 15: 199.2
Nov 22: 197.6
Nov 29: 201.6
Dec 6:
Dec 13:
Dec 20:
Dec 27:
Jan 3: Goal- 180
XoxoxoX Bru

Chocolickkyss

Good afternoon and happy Tuesday. Here's a quick little post. Today I completed the Fat Blaster dvd from the Chalean Extreme program.

Brunettewife: Don't beat yourself up about the water weight gain, just remember you have the skills and the knowledge to take it off again.

daybyday

Weigh in weeks:
Sept 6: 166
Sept 13: 164
Sept 20: 163
Sept 27: 162
Oct 4: No Weight
Oct 11: 10/15/10 161
Oct 18:
Oct 27: 158
Nov 1:
Nov 8:
Nov 15: 157
Nov 22:
Nov 29: 156
Dec 6:
Dec 13:
Dec 20:
Dec 27: GOAL: 152

kintegra

Sept 07: 212.4
Sept 13: 210.6
Sept 20: 208.4
Sept 27: 208.0
Oct 01: 210.0
Oct 05: 207.0
Oct 11: SKIP - CRUISE
Oct 19: 215.0
Oct 27: 209.0
Nov 1: 207.4
Nov 8: 206.6
Nov 15: 206.0
Nov 22: 205.2
Nov 29: 208.0 TOM is here & plus with the holiday weekend....goodness gracious!
Dec 1: 204.0 :bigsmile:
Dec 6:
Dec 13: >>>>goal 195
Dec 20:
Dec 27:
Jan 3: >>>goal 190

Had to check in after my awesome weigh in this morning! Yay for 4 lbs gone! I worked my butt off Mon & Tues at the gym & drank up on my water! I have officially hit 45 lbs gone today - so now I'm only 45 lbs away from my goal weight! YAY! :happy:

kschoono

Hello Everyone! I am still having some ear pain but I am getting better. Soon, I will be able to hear again.


Topic: New Year Challenge

Here are my current stats:

Sept 6: 152.5
Sept 13: 149.5
Sept 20: 147
Sept 27: 146.5
Oct 4: 146
Oct 11: 144.5
Oct 18: 144.5
Oct 25: 146.0
Nov 1: 145.5
Nov 8: 145
Nov 15:145 no changes
Nov 22: 144.5 lost .5 pounds
Nov 29: 144.5 no change
Dec 6:
Dec 13:
Dec 20:
Dec 27:
Jan 3: Goal- 140

kath711

Weigh in weeks:
Sept 6: 128
Sept 13: 125 yeah!
Sept 20: 125.5
Sept 27: 124.5
Oct 4: 126 (TOM)
Oct 11: 125.5
Oct 18: 125
Oct 25: 126, bummer!
Nov 1: 128, EEK, TOM and Halloween sweets, now that is scary! Ugh!
Nov 8: 125.5
Nov 15: 125.5
Nov 22: 126.5
Nov 29: 126.5
Dec 6:
Dec 13:
Dec 20:
Dec 27:
Jan 3: 123

Chocolickkyss

Good morning everyone and happy Thursday! Yesterday was an extremely busy day therefore I was only able to get online long enough to log my exercise. I had a busy work day plus I decided to start my Christmas shopping. I was able to start and stop it all in a day with the exception of having to pick up two gift cards. I love the fact that I don't have many ppl to purchase gifts for thus I'm able to get in and get out.

Yesterday I walked while my car was in the shop being serviced. When it was all said and done I walked about two hours. I started out at a very brisk pace but it was cold and breezy yesterday morning so that probably lasted about 20 minutes.

Today I completed the Cardio-week 1 dvd from the Kettleworx series.

RushinBruisette

After a week of being back up to 201.6 and as high as 205.8...I'm officially back down from all that water weight I did change my goal from 180 to 190, I'll be happy to just maintain at this point with all of the holiday parties and such. But I'll also take any loss that comes my way

Sept 6: 205.4
Sept 13: 204.8
Sept 20: 205
Sept 27: 204
Oct 4: 202.6
Oct 11: 201.4
Oct 18: 200.8
Oct 25: 200.6
Nov 1: 201.6
Nov 8: 199.8
Nov 15: 199.2
Nov 22: 197.6
Nov 29: 201.6
Dec 6: 197.6
Dec 13:
Dec 20:
Dec 27:
Jan 3: Goal- 190
XoxoxoX Bru

Chocolickkyss

Happy Friday everyone! I had another work training to attend this morning so I had to get up earlier than usual to get the workout in. Today I completed the Burn It Off dvd from the Chalean Extreme program.

Chocolickkyss

Good afternoon everyone! Hope your weekend has gotten off to a great start. Today I had an abundant of energy and became an exercise bandit. First, I completed the free Saturday boot camp session. We worked in teams of two and while one person completed an exercise their partner was completing something different and then we switched (push-ups/jumping jacks, burpees/walk squats, lunges/step ups, pillars/bicycles and a whole host of other exercises). Boot camp lasts an hour but I still felt like I could rock out more so I headed to my local gym and completed the 45 minute kickboxing class. Once that was done I decided to cool down by walking 32 minutes on the treadmill (3.0 - 4.2 mph at an incline of 3.0 - 4.0). When I was done I came home showered and ate a big bowl of oatmeal with a banana. Now I'm watching television and relaxing.

dkrioux

I weighed in today and weigh 213!!
Nov 29: 215
Dec 4:213
Dec 13:
Dec 20:
Dec 27:
Jan 3: Goal- 200

Chocolickkyss

Good evening all! Today is my designated rest day so I took it real light. I completed the Recharge dvd from the Chalean Extreme program.

lisawest

Sept 6: 163
Sept 13: 163
Sept 20: 165
Sept 27: 163
Oct 4: 165
Oct 11: 166
Oct 18: 164
Oct 25: 161
Nov 1: 161
Nov 8:
Nov 15:
Nov 22:
Nov 29: 167
Dec 6: 164
Dec 13:
Dec 20:
Dec 27:
Jan 3: Goal- 160

I'm sure that quite a bit of that was water weight from all the sodium over the Thanksgiving weekend. But I'll take what I can get! Now to stay on track through all the holiday parties coming up!

WalkingGirl1985

Weigh in weeks:
Sept 6:
Sept 13:
Sept 20:
Sept 27:209.0
Oct 4: 207.2
Oct 11: 204.6 (10/9)
Oct 18:202.0
Oct 25: 200.8 (was down to 199 but my eating habits last night changed the scale)
Nov 1: (10/31) 196.4
Nov 8: 196.0
Nov 15:
Nov 22: 191.8
Nov 29: 190.0
Dec 6: 191.6 :grumble:
Dec 13:
Dec 20:
Dec 27:
Jan 3: Goal- 185

LoriT129

Hello Everyone! I am still having some ear pain but I am getting better. Soon, I will be able to hear again.


kschoono....that is amazing!! How exciting for you! Hoping the ear pain will be gone soon!!!

I have been fluctuating so much this week. I am pretty certain it is water and TOM on the horizon. I'm not going to stress about it because as soon as TOM is gone, things should balance back out again. Great job everyone!!

Weigh in weeks:
Sept 6: 225.5
Sept 13: 224.4
Sept 20: 223.1
Sept 27: 220.5
Oct 4: 217.8 (officially said goodbye to the 220's!)
Oct 11: 217.6 (eh...I do believe TOM is on the horizon!)
Oct 18: 217.8 (grrr)
Oct 25: 217.2
Nov 1: 213.6 (I'm a HAPPY girl!)
Nov 8: 214.3 (I'm still a HAPPY girl!!)
Nov 15: 216.7 (I am NOT a happy girl!!)
Nov 22: 213.2 (FINALLY!!!)
Nov 29: 213
Dec 6: 211.9
Dec 13:
Dec 20:
Dec 27:
Jan 3: Goal- 199

Chocolickkyss

Good afternoon all! I hope everyone's week got off to a great start. I had a real early hair appointment so I had to get up extremely early in order to get the workout in. I'm so glad I'm a morning person because if not it would have made getting up at the crack of dawn a whole lot harder especially since it was unseasonably cold here in GA. Nonetheless, the alarm clock went off and I hopped right up and began preparing for the workout. I decided to re-start the Chalean Extreme program until I can decide on my next move. I will follow the program but on cardio days I'll mix in other dvds so I don't get too bored too quick. Let's see if I can stick with it. Today I completed the Burn Circuit 1 dvd and then completed Ab ripper.

kintegra

Sept 07: 212.4
Sept 13: 210.6
Sept 20: 208.4
Sept 27: 208.0
Oct 01: 210.0
Oct 05: 207.0
Oct 11: SKIP - CRUISE
Oct 19: 215.0
Oct 27: 209.0
Nov 1: 207.4
Nov 8: 206.6
Nov 15: 206.0
Nov 22: 205.2
Nov 29: 208.0 TOM is here & plus with the holiday weekend....goodness gracious!
Dec 1: 204.0
Dec 6: 204.0
Dec 13: >>>>goal 195
Dec 20:
Dec 27:
Jan 3: >>>goal 190

Well I stayed the same this week and I'm ok with that. I didn't really pay attention to myself all weekend - had too much hustle & bustle going on. I tried to be good foodwise. I did some snow shoveling, lots of cleaning, decorating for Christmas, lots of errand running, and I also did some running in place & dancing in front of the tv too! No gym this weekend and definitely not enough water! Oh well...back to the gym I go tonight!