*closed group* Flab to Fab 3, Part 2!

DreeDub

This week challenge goals:

Running/Walking goal: 12 miles
Calorie Burn goal: 2000-2500

Goal attainment so far this week:

Running/walking: 6.5/12 miles (not sure I'll hit this goal)

Calorie burn: 1822/2000-2500 (I've got this...as long as I work out tomorrow...I'm good to go here!)

Looks like everybody has been doing well so far! One day til weigh-in...eeekkkkk!

Dress shopping for a bridal gown tonight...can't wait! Is it 5:00 yet?!?!??!?!

mamarundrc

Got my first work out in last night in 5 days. Way too much slacking for me! Tonight is just bowling...last week of the season, finally, so I can do other stuff on Wednesdays now.

Anyone have a tasty low cal veggie dip recipe? I just volunteered to bring a veggie tray to my brother's house on Sunday for Mother's day, and at least 3 of the people there are watching their calories. :-)

Here is a dip that I love. It is great with pretty much anything.

1 cup fat free greek yogurt (plain)
1 cup fat free mayo
1 can tiny shrimp (I use bumblebee- I think they are 5 oz cans)
1 medium onion chopped
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp dried dill weed (or to taste, i usually use more)

Just mix everything in a bowl, refrigerate for at least an hour before eating (I usually make it the night before and refrigerate overnight).

Lindz8afish

Alright, real quick post so I can get a workout in and get the dogs walked. My goals for the week:

- Burn 3500 calories by Friday
- Walk 10 miles (a mile each day (Mon-Fri) with each dog).
- 100oz of water each day

I have to walk each of the dogs separately because they're kind of naughty and react to each other when walked together, and they're 180lbs together which could just be dangerous if they decide to take off after a squirrel together haha. I'm about to do the Insanity Fit Test (Kerri, maybe a challenge idea?) for the second time. Wish me luck!

Well so far for my goals this week:
- Burned 2857/3500
- Walked 4/10 miles. I didn't get in my walk yesterday because of all the yard work. But I won't be able to walk today or tomorrow, my foot is killing me! Hoping I can still burn some good calories.
- I've definitely hit 100oz of water each day, probably more!

*** I did better on every Insanity fit test exercise!! I am so excited about that

I've been peeking at the scale. I don't know why, but I am UP again. This morning I was at 172.3 :grumble: I figured I would be up slightly because I did have 2 glasses of Sangria last night, but THAT much can't be from the sangria can it? I'm getting really, really discouraged. I don't know what I am doing wrong! If anyone wants to check out my diary and give me tips I would love it. What you see on my diary is what I eat every day, nothing is missing. I am also wondering if I am doing too much with this Insanity? I don't know... I just don't get it.

Last chance workout today!! Get it girls :bigsmile:

Becky011

Here is how I am doing on goals so far this week:
-12 cups of water daily

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> So far so good!!
-Under on cals daily

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> Over on Monday, good Tues/Wed
-Reduce sugar in take (compared to last week) --need to folow up
-Reduce sodium in take (compared to last week) ---need to follow up
-Evaluate diet as whole from last 2-3 weeks to identify opportunities ---still to do
-workouts: 3 weekday workouts, 1 weekend -- 1 weekday workout in yesterday

Week Challenge:
-20 Miles - Run/walk/bike/elliptical --- Day 1 (wed): 4.78 (home elliptical, the distance is questionable to me but thats what it said lol
-100 Squats - Do on bosu when @ Gym --- Day 1 (Wed) 25 squats
-25 real pushups (Day 1(wed) 5 pushups - not going all the way down still weak
-Try that one machine at the gym where you push your hips out, and in lol I don't know the name but you know what I'm talking about!! -- will do Saturday!

I'm also doing good on pop, had some Monday but none tuesday/wednesday. Anddd we went grocery shopping (me and my BF) last night and I have meals planned which should really help with the rest of the week

Becky011

I forgot to set a goal for calories burned!!!

My goal this week will be 2600

Becky011

I like to dip my veggies in guacamole or hummus OR I know Dean's makes a light french onion dip that is decent!!

I lovvvveeee dipping in Guacamole! and you know who has my favorie restaurant guacamole in the world??? J.Alexanders! its the best I need to learn how to make it homemade hopefully its not too hard

kerriBB37

I like to dip my veggies in guacamole or hummus OR I know Dean's makes a light french onion dip that is decent!!

I lovvvveeee dipping in Guacamole! and you know who has my favorie restaurant guacamole in the world??? J.Alexanders! its the best I need to learn how to make it homemade hopefully its not too hard

HAHA I have a patient in Troy today and I was totally thinking of stopping there for lunch. They have THE BEST chicken salad sandwich in the world!!!! But tomorrow is weigh in day so I may re-think that idea and just go shopping at Somerset instead

loria30

I get to have my first appointment with our fitness director today. I'm excited. I wasn't supposed to meet with her until Monday, but when I looked earlier this week, someone cancelled, and I snuck in and took it. :-) She is going to be hard to schedule with for a while I think, as people are going to try her out and see how they like it. Many more of the females in my office are tryng her out, since they weren't comfortable with our old director. It's almost a race to get an appointment when the days open up.

Hopefully today is a better food day for me. Two servings of Fries yesterday (lunch and then dinner) was not a good thing. Lunch won't include them for sure, and I will hopefully not fall off the wagon and have some at dinner (we are probably going out since we need to do a big Target shopping trip tonight).

I'll report back on if I like how the new director does things, I'm pretty sure I will based on what I heard from my co-worker yesterday.

Oh and I think I'm going to do the hummous and maybe the low fat Dean's for Sunday. I hate making stuff. LOL :ohwell:

daklex

What have you lost? I've lost a human head! I need to lose a baby giraffe. EEK!!

1 pound = a Guinea Pig
1.5 pounds = a dozen Krispy Kreme glazed donuts
2 pounds = a rack of baby back ribs
3 pounds = an average human brain
4 pounds = an ostrich egg
5 pounds = a Chihuahua
6 pounds = a human’s skin
7.5 pounds = an average newborn
8 pounds = a human head
10 pounds= chemical additives an American consumes each year
11 pounds = an average housecat
12 pounds = a Bald Eagle
15 pounds = 10 dozen large eggs
16 pounds = a sperm whale’s brain
20 pounds = an automobile tire
23 pounds = amount of pizza an average American eats in a year
24 pounds = a 3-gallon tub of super premium ice cream
25 pounds = an average 2 year old
30 pounds = amount of cheese an average American eats in a year
33 pounds = a cinder block
36 pounds = a mid-size microwave
40 pounds = a 5-gallon bottle of water or an average human leg
44 pounds = an elephant’s heart
50 pounds = a small bale of hay
55 pounds = a 5000 BTU air conditioner
60 pounds = an elephant’s penis (yep, weights more than his heart!)
66 pounds = fats and oils an average American eats in a year
70 pounds = an Irish Setter
77 pounds = a gold brick
80 pounds = the World’s Largest Ball of Tape
90 pounds = a newborn calf
100 pounds = a 2 month old horse
111 pounds = red meat an average American eats in a year
117 pounds = an average fashion model (and she’s 5’11”)
118 pounds = the complete Encyclopedia Britannica
120 pounds = amount of trash you throw away in a month
130 pounds = a newborn giraffe
138 pounds = potatoes an average American eats in a year
140 pounds = refined sugar an average American eats in a year
144 pounds = an average adult woman (and she’s 5’4”)
150 pounds = the complete Oxford English Dictionary
187 pounds = an average adult man
200 pounds = 2 Bloodhounds
235 pounds = Arnold Schwarzenegger
300 pounds = an average football lineman
400 pounds = a Welsh pony

loria30

Just about here: 23 pounds = amount of pizza an average American eats in a year

dezil

daxlex- i like that 'what have you lost' ... ahhh, weight loss journey! how I couldn't do it without mfp and f2f challenge!!!

mamarundrc

I have lost a sperm whale's brain. heheh.. sounds kind of funny :-)

kerriBB37

I lost a mid-sized microwave! YIKES those are heavy!

bitabee

I lost a sperm whale's brain too! hehe, so funny!

Lorraine- girl, you look AMAZING. So awesome about all of your compliments...
keep it up!!! You're so, So inspiring!!!

LurayneMarie

I lost a sperm whale's brain too! hehe, so funny!

Lorraine- girl, you look AMAZING. So awesome about all of your compliments...
keep it up!!! You're so, So inspiring!!!

Thanks hun! Felling alot better now that Im back

Ive lost an automobile tyre....Im pretty sure I couldn't even lift one of those if I tried!! haha

LurayneMarie

Goals for this week Mon - Fri:

1. Back on track with food
2. Drink at least 12 cups water each day
3. Run/Gym/Walk/Weights everyday
4. Burn 3500 calories
5. Run/walk 20 miles
6. Feel great for my birthday!

1. Definitely back on track with food today and it felt great!
2.12 cups water drank today
3. Run/Walk/Weights today
4. Burned 2469/3500 so far
5. Ran/Walked 19.1/20 miles so far! (Had veryyy long walk today!)
6. It's looking like Im going to be on top form for my birthday! Feeling great already!

Goals for this week Mon - Fri:

1. Back on track with food = YES
2. Drink at least 12 cups water each day = YES
3. Run/Gym/Walk/Weights everyday = YES
4. Burn 3500 calories = 3628/3500 calories (Woohoo!)
5. Run/walk 20 miles = 25.3/20 miles (Woohoo!)
6. And I can't wait for my birthday weekend!

So Ive done well this week so far, exceeded my calories burned and weekly mile challenge and its only Thursday Yay!
Im looking forward to weigh in tomorrow...surely Ive lost some of the holiday weight with all this good behavior since Ive been back! Fingers crossed. It would be a nice little birthday pressie for myself!

Even though its my birthday weekend I plan on sticking to the weekend pact to the best of my ability. Ive got food for the party tomorrow night and I know its not the healthiest food (cocktail sausages, potato wedges, chicken wings...its what people eat at parties isn't it?!) but I plan on eating my own food as normal tomorrow so that I'll be too full to snack on all the bad stuff by the time people start to arrive to the house. I will of course be drinking alcohol but Im going to alternate with glasses of water. I have made room in my food diary for alcohol and maybe a nibble or two and Im going for a big workout tomorrow morning so there should be no reason for me to go over calories tomorrow. Fingers crossed I can stay on track Saturday as I will be staying in my boyfriends house therefore will have to improvise with food and hopefully I wont have a hangover to deal with...I don't usually get them but it is birthday weekend! Sunday should be ok as I'll be at home cos my boyfriend works Sundays. So that's my weekend in a nutshell! Im going to try my best to make this a good weekend foodwise despite the celebrations (Can you tell I love celebrating my birthday?! haha you'd swear I was getting married by the way Im talking about it!)

Anyhoo enough about my rambling! Best of luck to everyone with the weigh in tomorrow morning! Hope you all got a good last chance workout in today!

mamarundrc

This week wasn't the best for me. I did great on eating but was short on water the last couple of days. Monday and Tuesday I had a couple of great workouts and included some strenght training. Then I got poison ivy and my plan went out the window. I did absolutely nothing yesterday. Today I was more active but nothing I would call real exercise.

I am now on prednisone which is great since it will make the poison ivy rash go away. However, one of the side effects of prednisone is insatiable hunger. This on top of TOM, and going away for the weekend is going to be a huge obstacle to me getting through this weekend unscathed.

So my weekend pact this week is to survive :-).

1) I need to drink at least 10 servings of water since i know my sodium will be bad with all the restaurant foods.
2) No more than 2 alcoholic drinks over the weekend (which will be tough since I will be with hubby's family who are big drinkers and I am a go with the flow type person
3) Get at least one work out (as long as my poison ivy is getting better) in at the hotel gym or pool.

I know I will be doing a ton of walking and I might even get to go horseback riding at my neice's house which would be neat since I haven't been in a long time.

Thanks for letting me whine a bit. I will be on over the weekend and will do my best to track as much as I can but I am not sure how probable it will be since my next 7-8 meals will be in restaurants. I hope everyone has a great weigh in tomorrow. I can't wait to log in when I get to Maine tomorrow and see how everyone did!

loria30

Well, I might have to do some backing out of the challenge as I managed to break my ankle (well, the fibula right over the ankle and the outside bone of my left foot while working out today with the trainer. My weigh-INS won't be accurate with this hard splint on my foot.

The good thing is I'm getting a ton of exercise using the crutches!

cupcakelover103

Hi guys,
I'll be missing out on this weigh in. I've lost about 7 pounds in one week BUT only because i am extremely sick, so it's likely mostly water weight. I've been feeling terrible since sunday and been to the doctors twice but i don't feel any better. It sucks being so sick, i'm OVER IT!!!
wishing you all luck with the weigh in, and i can't wait to feel better.

LurayneMarie

Oh my gosh! Sorry to hear all you ladies are so under the weather and injured! Hope the ankle heals soon enough Lori, I had operations on my foot years ago and I know what a pain in the *kitten* crutches can be for a long period of time! So, well wishes coming your way! :flowerforyou:

And @cupcakelover, sorry to hear you are unwell. A week is a long time to be sick, hope you start feeling better soon.xxx

Dani, best of luck on the weekend pact. I hope you manage to 'survive' as best you can! Just focus all your willpower on making healthy choices at the restaurants. Take your time and order wisely Best of luck!

Happy to report that I've gotten rid of my holiday weight already Back down to 150.8lbs this morning. Whoop! Time to party!!!

Good luck ladies!

mamunroe

Good Morning Awesome Ladies!! Happy to report a very small loss of 0.3lbs this week. I'm pleased with that considering I gained even more after last weeks weigh in with that 2nd TOM. It was terrible. Feeling better now and time to get in the groove again.:happy:

4/1 137.72 lbs
4/8 141.46 lbs
4/15 141.46 lbs
4/21 139.7 lbs
4/29 141.9 lbs
5/6 141.6 lbs
Goal weight for the challenge 130 lbs

LurayneMarie

Just posting my stats for easy reading:

F2F Goal: 140lbs

Week 0: 156lbs
Week 1: 155.8lbs
Week 2: 157.4lbs (TOM)
Week 3: 151lbs
Week 4: 150lbs
Week 5: 150lbs

DreeDub

Today's weigh in:

Down 2 pounds!!!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY lost in this challenge! Of course I do have 2 pounds to go before I'm back to my first weeks starting weight!

Current weight is 127.8

And to be honest I think my biggest problem was not only not eating enough but also that I wasn't "regular" for a while. Now that my system is back on track and I'm managing to eat enough calories...I think I can keep right on going!!!

Happy Friday everybody! I have a ton of work to do today so I'll catch up with everybody tomorrow!

jjeckels

Happy Friday Everyone...!

Unfortunately I'm up 2 lbs this week (145)...boo!

I started P90X and I think my body is a bit confused right now, which will turn out to be a good thing. I expect good numbers for next week!

Congratulations for everyone's losses, keep working hard, it's all worth it!

cheers ~ Jackie

loria30

good job so far everyone.

Kerri, just keep me at a maintain for now...I didn't want to attempt to hop on there today to see at least a couple pound gain from my splint cast.

I got an appointment with the orthopedist first thing Tuesday morning, so hopefully I'll know more then.

janana81

I love that list of what you've lost. I'm somehwere between a human head and chemical additives an American consumes each year. YIKES.

Lori - I feel so bad you broke your ankle. I hope you get good news from the ortho. Thank goodness it's your fibula though...it's so small that it will heal faster! I'm here if you need anything! Love you! xoxo

Kerri - here be my weight. LOL

4/1 135.5
4/8 128
4/15 132.6
4/22 132.6
4/29 131
5/6 131.4 (God love TOM!! Jerk.)

janana81

PS Lori - imagine the guns you're going to have now!

sabell82

Kinda bummed that my biggest loss was around my boobs haha :laugh: But I imagine that is partly because my milk is still leaving since I couldn't breastfeed Lukas. Glad there was losses most places! The gain in my thighs has got to be muscle :bigsmile:

I had the same issue... I went from a 38D when I was breatfeeding (well pumping) to now a 34C or sometimes B......so sad. The girls will never look the same....maybe I need to do more pushups!

sabell82

Readjusting my goals since my scale was off a few weeks ago.

Starting Weight (Pre-pregnancy 11/2009) - 166 lbs
Goal May 1, 2011 (140 lbs)
Goal June 1, 2011 (135 lbs.)
Goal July 1, 2011 (130 lbs.)
Goal August 1, 2011 (125 lbs.)
Goal September 1, 2011 (MAINTAIN!!)

Current Weight 138.8! I can do this. I keep trying on my dream swimsuit and my love handles are ruining it for me I wish knew how to get rid of those faster!

Is anyone else having the problem of seeing what is really in the mirror? I know I lost weight and I feel it but sometimes when I look in the mirror...I can't see it. I think I need to take a picture because that might help but I wish I could see what everyone else sees. I wonder how long that "matching" in my mind is going to take. I talked to my good friend who lost 40 pounds years ago and she said she still sees herself as the heavy girl....she's a size 0 right now! Crazy how powerful the mind is.

daklex

I'm up too 287.4 Must stop slacking! My nutritionist suggested I wear a pedometer to see how many steps I take daily, setting a goal to get to 10000! I think I'm at 800 per day. Hopefully it'll be a nice night for a walk!

Have a great weekend ladies!