Modern Day Pin-up Girls - WEEK 8

dvlpup69

Took this line out of the book I'm reading and it applies to trying to learn to live a healthy lifestyle as well...

"Taking the action over and over again strengthens your will, nurtures the seed, and establishes a solid foundation for the new habit to grow."

We're not perfect. No one is. But each time we make a good choice, eat a healthy meal, get up and exercise for a few minutes...you're planting the seeds and establishing a solid foundation for a healthy life. The more you make good choices, the easier it gets to make those choices the next time. :flowerforyou:

You are absolutely right and we should just keep in mind that we are trying to take steps towards a healthier lifestyle...how long it takes us to get there does not matter as long as we do. Keep up all the good work ladies. You are awesome!!!

Kekibird

I'll try to get a weigh-in tomorrow morning. Just so's I can stick with the group even though I may not be a huge participant.

Katie

sas16

Took this line out of the book I'm reading and it applies to trying to learn to live a healthy lifestyle as well...

"Taking the action over and over again strengthens your will, nurtures the seed, and establishes a solid foundation for the new habit to grow."

We're not perfect. No one is. But each time we make a good choice, eat a healthy meal, get up and exercise for a few minutes...you're planting the seeds and establishing a solid foundation for a healthy life. The more you make good choices, the easier it gets to make those choices the next time. :flowerforyou:

Great quote Rach! Thanks for sharing!! It's a good reminder that it will take some time to get completely into a healthy lifestyle...especially if you're just starting the journey. Old habits are hard to break after all. Here's to good, healthy choices!!!

sheilabennett

Thanks for the motivation ladies... really needing it this week.

GOOD LUCK everyone!!!!

Helinah26

246.5 stayed the same

brittanydaniel79

Rach--awesome quote.

Good going everyone!! Hope you all have a great week. Keep making good choices. And if you ever feel down about yourself, try looking in the mirror and saying one positive thing about your body. And MEAN IT! Besides, you deserve it--all of you!

:flowerforyou:

allie7383

keep up all the great work ladies!! this week i was suprisingly down to 168!! i was fearing the weigh in since the day before i didn't get a work out in, and had gone to a party at an italian restuarant lol... i managed not to have any pasta, and had a good amount of salad though woo!

kayleigh333

typical, weighed myself again today and i've lost another 1.8lb overnight! oh well, hopefully i can maintain that and get a good loss next week.

kayleigh333

oh, and now i'm only 1.6lb away from my original goal weight i've realised I need to lower it a little more, as i've still got the jelly belly and love handles and I don't think losing 1.6lb will make those disappear! I kind of knew I might have to, as I had no idea what I'd look like at this weight when I started. I think I'll just keep going until I'm happy with how I look, and I know I'm not far off now.

Katiekat1182

Great work Ladies!!! Here is to another great week!! We can all do this together!!

RachVR6

Gah I think my feet are rebelling or something!!

I went for my run yesterday and surprisingly did my whole 2 miles. That week off from exercise did me a load of good!!! Both my bf and I felt amazing when we finished. My calves were tight but I had no pain in my shins...no pain in my knees or hips either. The arch of my foot only started getting that ripping sensation at the very end of my route so I just took it easy back to my car so I wouldn't cause any more damage. I felt AMAZING though!

Then this morning I'm walking out to my car to head to work, and I twist my ankle. :grumble:

It's not horrible like a sprain, but I can definitely feel it. Hoping to ice it tonight and have it ready to go for tomorrow.

SweetPandora

Rach sorry to hear this. Is it the same foot as your plantar fasciitis?

Karen

RachVR6

Rach sorry to hear this. Is it the same foot as your plantar fasciitis?

Karen

Nope it's the opposite. :laugh:

amcmillan730

Everyone's doing great!

SweetPandora

Rach sorry to hear this. Is it the same foot as your plantar fasciitis?

Karen

Nope it's the opposite. :laugh:

Well now you should be evenly balanced......lol

Karen

RachVR6

Rach sorry to hear this. Is it the same foot as your plantar fasciitis?

Karen

Nope it's the opposite. :laugh:

Well now you should be evenly balanced......lol

Karen

:laugh: Just call me Gimpy!!

js775219

I realize this is very very late, but I have always strived to be a walking Vargas girl and if you can add me in late, I would love to be added! Just let me know what I need to do!

RachVR6

I realize this is very very late, but I have always strived to be a walking Vargas girl and if you can add me in late, I would love to be added! Just let me know what I need to do!

Just send me your current weight, weigh-in with us on Mondays, and chat here all week long.

js775219

I realize this is very very late, but I have always strived to be a walking Vargas girl and if you can add me in late, I would love to be added! Just let me know what I need to do!

Just send me your current weight, weigh-in with us on Mondays, and chat here all week long.

You're awesome, I weighed in at 245 this past week, and last week I was 243.4 and the week before I was 247...me weight fluctuates like crazy (or my scale does...IDK) I'm glad to meet other pin-ups!

RushinBruisette

So what types of exercises does everyone do? I started in April and was just walking my neighborhood, I trained with C25k, and then bought Just Dance for the Wii. I dropped a little of 30lbs be doing those 3. In Sept, I bought 30 day shred and I just finished level 2 today, since I started doing 30DS (I did 16days straight and slacked on everything else) I lost 9in in that time. I've picked up my walking and my own jogging whenever I feel the need to and I just bought Just Dance 2.
So, for me, it's been walking, C25k, dancing, and 30 day shred. What about you all?

RachVR6

I did P90x off and on before. Right now I'm doing C25k, but I'm trying to reclaim my P90x from a friend that I lent it to.

epa422

Well before I got completely derailed by sewing Halloween costumes, I was doing pilates, yoga, and a cardio walk video. I haven't done much of anything in 2 weeks. I'm hoping to get back into gear tonight with Just Dance 2 or the cardio walk or maybe just some stretching. I'm very sore from doing nothing besides being bent over a sewing machine.

RachVR6

For those of you NEW pin-ups...meaning anyone who joined after we originally started...if you know what your weight was 8 weeks ago and want me to put that in for your start weight, so that your average loss per a week is more accurate, feel free.

Right now I'm just dividing your total weight loss by the number of weeks we've been doing this...but I know some of you don't have a full 7 weeks of weigh-in's in the chart. Whatever current weight you sent me when you joined in, I put as your start weight.

Make sense? lol

SweetPandora

Welcome js and bru!

I currently try to go to the gym 5 days a week at lunch time and do classes, TM or elliptical.

In the evening I do P90X at home.

I also like to run.

Karen

jzbaby626

So i'm the worst at remembering to weigh-in!! Dont worry about putting it on the chart, but i had a loss of 2.2 lbs.
LW: 148.2
CW: 146.0

Ashley_Panda

I do kick boxing and the husband and I go walking every day after he gets home from work. I also occasionally do the wii fit. I've been doing the kick boxing more and the wii less lately.

malpal0111

I have joint problems and am perpetually broke, so I WALK.....FAST!

I started out walking 60 minutes 4 days a week and 35 minutes + Jillian Michaels "Shape Up" DVD 2 days. . I slowly worked up to 2 days a week of 60 minute walks and 4 days of 35 min walk + JM vid, but last week my knees and ankles started to hurt a lot, so I decided to give Jillian a rest for a week. Hopefully the joints will be oiled and ready to go next week so I can start on her other "Maximize" DVDs. I've lost 13lbs in about 8 weeks with this exercise regimen and tracking cals.

I'm obsessed with Jillian! Although the jumping jacks, jumping rope, etc in her workouts hurt my joints some, her hard-*kitten* attitude really works with me. I need a drill sargeant to keep me from making weak excuses. I just ordered 30 Day Shred, Banish Fat Boost Metabolism, and No More Trouble Zones from Amazon.com, but since my mom has to mail them to me halfway around the world, they probably won't be in my hands for another 6 weeks or so. I figure those in addition to the 5 DVDs I've already got should be enough to keep Jillian on rotation for a while! :bigsmile:


PROGRESS NOTE: I'm REALLY stressed out this week (GRE on Saturday and organizing some big events at work), and today I thought, ":explode: AHHHHHhHH!:explode: So stressed right now, I just need to SWEAT!"

Then I paused for a moment in amazement that that thought really just went through my mind. In the past, SWEAT was always replaced by EAT LOTS OF ICE CREAM!

Cina04

ACK! How can it be week 8???
Great job everyone, just for staying with it this long! Up and down, hanging in for 8 weeks is really great!

It's going by really fast!! LOL

Cina04

So what types of exercises does everyone do?

I do Insanity (doing my second round now) I think this is a DVD set everyone should own LOL
I did a round of Hip Hop Abs LV2
Brazil Butt Lift here and there - I can never seem to go beyond the second week LOL

Today I purchased Jackie Warner Xtreme Time saver. I seen that a lot of people are using Jillian Micheal dvds, so I want to go a different route. I own Jillian's shape up series but she actually didn't motivate me and had me break down crying (when I was 175lbs) and that's when I said screw it I'm doing Insanity (I LOVE Shaun T has a fitness trainer). I had that "Go Hard or go home" mind set about truly changing my body in a short amount of time (yeah I'm an impatient person lol)

I also plan on getting Turbo Fire or Zumba. I can't decide which one yet lol

mymelody_78

I am on week 2 of the 30 Day Shred and Week 1 of C25K. Also included some walking and zumba once a week.