fit for october challenge

monkeysmum

I would love to join this group. I just started counting my calories again. I have had major back pain and my doc said if I don't lose abdominal weight I will always have pain. With that said I am now really focusing on my weight. I really need motivation to stay on track and this seems like a great group to help me succeed.

welcome aboard

to motivate you more my back first went when i was 16 im 32 now at my heaviest it was painful all the time felt like bones grating together now it only hurts when the weather is really cold so its a great idea to keep at it

im here all the time on on and off here more than im on fb now its my new obsession ill post all acheivments on fridays and just gather them thruout the week not just weight loss acheivments it can be inches starting a new exercise or even just staying under calories whatever is acheivment fo you will be recorded

monkeysmum

good morning all on a very dull looking grey morning even the weather objects to monday lol

today i am scubbing my house again its not even that messy surprisingly i should got a cat years years ago as soon i said we can have a cat but they need check house is tidy enough whooosh they have gone all out keeping it tidy and clean miracles do happen but today is home check day so i want to be sure it is all re scrubbed and looking/smelling good i wasnt this paranoid when i had my kids and there was less stress involved as well lol
i also have to sort and put away all the clothes and bedding away that i washed yesterday several trips back on forth to drawers in differant rooms i make myself wonder how i manged to get so fat when i feel like im on the move constantly no wait it was the chocolates and crap i ate cancelling all my good work .

today im also another 0.4lbs down so a los sof 1lb and a bit since last monday woohoo finally the weight is shifting and i love it

hope you all have a FAB day wish me luck for tonight so i can have a cat and be good i shall be back laters to check on you all

cdpm

Good Luck for tonight - I'm so so jealous! I would love a cat, but my other half is allergic

monkeysmum

Good Luck for tonight - I'm so so jealous! I would love a cat, but my other half is allergic

thanks im so nervous incase they say no they shouldnt we have all that is needed for a cat house garden no busy roads and of course loads of love but i have no idea what there looking for .
i asked hubby for another baby he said no be realistic we have no where to put one so i asked for a cat and he was like ok yes ill pay the adoption fee now he is thinking what have i created with all stuff i bought cat toys etc and foods and the well if nellie gets along with my neighbours cat who shes left with me for 7 weeks and who i do more care for than her i might ask if i can have boops as well so it be 2 cats hes looking at me like oh lord i should have said yes to a baby lol

mabrywynn

happy monday! i am determined to lose at least .5 lbs or more this week - this is the week to get to my next number. before I had babies and turned 30 losing 5-10lbs was a breeze. Now I really get that it is much harder as you age - which is a great motivator to get it off now so all we have to do is maintain for the rest of our lives.

I have a couple of cookie orders this week...but luckily it is not going to mess with my going to the gym. So my goal(s) for this week
-no cookies
-workout 6 days this week (burn at least 450+ each time)
-eat healthy
-entertain my mother-in-law (so she doesn't think about her diagnosis)

it is going to be a great week!! get your hearts pumping girls and drop some lbs (we only have1.5 weeks left of July)

suzumichan

Good Luck for tonight - I'm so so jealous! I would love a cat, but my other half is allergic

Im right there with you. Allergies suck My Fiance wants a cat really bad and a dog but I'm just to allergic.

Goodluck monkeysmum!

Sidenote: I am a bit worried that I am losing weight to fast. This week I weigh in as 243.1. Its about another 5. something to 6 lb lost. Im worried that the weight may rebound.

Goal: Drink a lot of water and finish level 1 of 30 day shred.

mindiejean

I am in... My B-day is also IN October WHAT a great gift for myself!!! my goal this week Exercise 5 out of 7 days...Eat healthy and BE POSITIVE.... No Stress eating...Good Luck Girls... WE Can Do It!!!

monkeysmum

mabrywynn im with you before babie si could eat drink pretty much anything i wanted and maintained 98lbs easily after hvaing kids blerghhh the scales hate moving down and definatly alot slower now im over 30 youd think god would make being healthy easier than it is lol

suzumichan thanks id hate to be allergic as i adore cats i do like dogs not enough to get my own mind you but i do like them cats however i could so easily become a mad cat lady with around 60 cats if i got left to my own devices maybe you could get your fiance nintendogs and purrpalz for ds not exactly the sam ething but as close he will get with you

mindiejean welcome we are all doing well motivating each other so we can definatley do it its great to have extra motivaters to keep booting my rear

monkeysmum

well my house got scrubbed clean and we passed our home inspection and can collect nellie hopefully wednesday or thursday i also managed to get a pic from my hubbys iphoto onto here so you can see the cat ive probably drove you nuts talking about lol

hope everyone had a day as good as mine

PearlMarie_3gen_11484

I'm in! add me :bigsmile:

cdpm

well my house got scrubbed clean and we passed our home inspection and can collect nellie hopefully wednesday or thursday i also managed to get a pic from my hubbys iphoto onto here so you can see the cat ive probably drove you nuts talking about lol

hope everyone had a day as good as mine

Congratulations on your new addition to your home. The cat is adorable!
Off to the gym to take my mind off the fact I'm not allowed a cat! Haha

khuckaby1

I'm in. I am going on a cruise in October and want to lose 20lbs.

monkeysmum

welcome aboard khuckaby1 and crowlover_05 this is going to be a fab week

cdpm did the gym take your mind off a cat?? i hope so its horrible to not be able to have things we want

Daisy80

happy monday! i am determined to lose at least .5 lbs or more this week - this is the week to get to my next number. before I had babies and turned 30 losing 5-10lbs was a breeze. Now I really get that it is much harder as you age - which is a great motivator to get it off now so all we have to do is maintain for the rest of our lives.

I just said to my boyfriend today how much harder it is now then when you are in your early twenties! I love what you said, to get the weight down now and then just maintain. I will keep thinking of that!

Daisy80

well my house got scrubbed clean and we passed our home inspection and can collect nellie hopefully wednesday or thursday i also managed to get a pic from my hubbys iphoto onto here so you can see the cat ive probably drove you nuts talking about lol

hope everyone had a day as good as mine

Hurray! Congratulations! You must be so excited! Also well done on the loss! You're doing great! My weigh in day is coming closer again and I am getting nervous again. I don't really feel much smaller so bit worried but we'll see!

monkeysmum

good morning and happy tuesday
today will be a slow day exercise wise im out all day i promised kids id take them to cinema and watch harry potter leaving at half past 8 to drop my other girl at summer school then collect a friend and off to cinema then we need do some food shopping and be back to collect daughter at 3pm ill be ready to drop by then especially as im up so early my only consolation is i dont eat popcorn and drinks etc in cinema i dont trust it to be hygienic they never wear gloves to serve so it puts me off great for my diet down side is kids want a macdonalds for lunch because summer school daughter is having pizza and bowling they need a treat meal ill be broke by end of today again lol


daisy im sure your doing great your certainly working hard enough for it so you definatley deserve it
me and kids are excited even hubby seems to be getting abit more enthused that or hes just laughing at me being an over enthusiastic nut lol i told him yesterday i need a new scratching post because its red and will match my curtains and sofa he gave me alook that said WHAT do i need to have you committed but nellie is going to be my new baby lol

dimond1610

i will join!

cdpm

Ok - Tuesday Morning and after a killer gym session last night I'm ready to repeat it again!
I have a bit of a mini goal that I need help with. There's an important family wedding next Saturday and I'd like to lose 4lbs for it. I think that it's not too stupid a goal & if I don't meet that mini goal I won't cry or give up as I'll know i've tried as hard as I can.
If anyone has any hints or tips that might help me out that would be great!

mabrywynn

Ok - Tuesday Morning and after a killer gym session last night I'm ready to repeat it again!
I have a bit of a mini goal that I need help with. There's an important family wedding next Saturday and I'd like to lose 4lbs for it. I think that it's not too stupid a goal & if I don't meet that mini goal I won't cry or give up as I'll know i've tried as hard as I can.
If anyone has any hints or tips that might help me out that would be great!

cut out alcohol, breads/pasta/carbs after 2pm, no fruit after 2pm, no sugar
...i am going to start doing this monday-fridays (starting next week) to see if it helps me out some. But this is a great way to get rid of some extra lbs/bloat along with losing weight.

mabrywynn

so i kicked butt yesterday and it felt great - did total conditioning in the morning (burned 600 calories) and then my neighbor wanted to go walk/run with our double strollers in the evening (she also has twins) so we hit the pavement for another 400 calories. Of course my scale is not showing me the love this morning but that is fine. I know I did a great job and that I ate the proper food. Will just go by measurements if I have to come Friday morning.

Heading to the gym this morning to do a long run - hopefully 5-7 miles and goal today is to not have any food after dinner. I had a bowl of cereal after dinner and think that might be why the scales were not nice...and it was fiber cereal to boot

cdpm

cut out alcohol, breads/pasta/carbs after 2pm, no fruit after 2pm, no sugar
...i am going to start doing this monday-fridays (starting next week) to see if it helps me out some. But this is a great way to get rid of some extra lbs/bloat along with losing weight.

I can cut out the alcohol, no problem as I'm not a big drinker anyway. The carbs will be harder. I might try cutting down my evening carb intake this week and see how it goes. It will be good to do this with you next week. I'm thinking lots of fish, meat and salads for my evening meal and have my carb fix at lunch times. I say fix as I might be a little bit of an addict! Hehe.

monkeysmum

well the movie was fab me and kids thouroughly enjoyed it i got some walking in when i went round supermarket afterwards my purse however is saying hey will u quit im empty geez woman do you not understand budget shop i went for £10 worth food things left £60 lighter in the purse if only weight was that easy to shift lol
and to make the day more perfect i got a call i collect nellie tomorrow at 1:30 perfect afternoon pick me up after a spending so much

dimond1610 welcome aboard its always great to have more motivaters to boot my behind

cdpm im with mabrywynn the scales hate me if i eat carbs after 2pm i try to avoid eating anything after 5pm as well just have tonic water or juices either way you know you will have tried your best so any result is a great one

mabrywynn well done on your calorie burn yesterday that was a great workout especially the double buggy i used one when my 2 youngest were small like newborn and 15mnths it weighed a ton and definatley made me work hard as soon as i could i went to 1 walking 1 in lightweight buggy im a wimp and it hurt my wrists

mabrywynn

cut out alcohol, breads/pasta/carbs after 2pm, no fruit after 2pm, no sugar
...i am going to start doing this monday-fridays (starting next week) to see if it helps me out some. But this is a great way to get rid of some extra lbs/bloat along with losing weight.

I can cut out the alcohol, no problem as I'm not a big drinker anyway. The carbs will be harder. I might try cutting down my evening carb intake this week and see how it goes. It will be good to do this with you next week. I'm thinking lots of fish, meat and salads for my evening meal and have my carb fix at lunch times. I say fix as I might be a little bit of an addict! Hehe.

girl we can totally do it next week. I head you on the carbs thing...that will be my biggest problem. Well and the red wine - but I can do without. I figure if it is just a couple of days a week and then at least try on the weekends but can give into some splurges it will do something. Until then some carbs for dinner I guess is in order. Good thing I rocked out 5 miles at the gym today

cottonwoolsheep

I would love to join this! I want to loose 20lbs to get to my ideal weight by the new year. This woild be great encouragement

monkeysmum

good morning happy wednesday

i thought school holiday swould mean a lie in and relax alittle but this summer school is worse than school still up at crack of dawn make sanwiches for a fussy 8yr old and drop by 9am collect at 3 im shattered
today my housing association are coming to visit after a complaint i put in so yet again im scrubbing house like a paranoid obsessive compulsive just incase they find fault with it they arent even coming to look at the house but it doesnt stop me worrying after that i can collect nellie and then my 8yr old and finally get around to some spoiling of the cat lol

cottonwoolsheep welcome aboard 20lbs by new year is very do able especially with motivation like ive been gettong on here its definatley keeping me on track


have a good day be good ill be back later

Daisy80

Hello

Weigh in day today and it did not get well! I thought of knew it though. I have only lost 0.2lbs still almost 1.5 inches. I wasn't very good with my diet so I should probably be glad I have not gained. I had Pizza, Burger, Sticky Toffee Pudding with ice cream and had a drink most evenings. Oh oh...So this week I will be much better!

mabrywynn

happy wednesday all --- so i am trying out what the trainers at my gym told me and eating more the past couple of days. I have no clue if this is going to have a positive or negative effect. They told me that since I am at a plateau that it might be because I am not giving my body enough fuel. So I am eating all of my calories it says I need to lose weight and adding in the ones from hitting the gym. Of course the scales are showing me something completely different and I do not like it at all. I fear this week will not give me the results that I want. I am going to try it out through the weekend and then if I am not seeing much of a difference going hardcore starting monday for sure. Luckily my hubby is planning on getting back into gear again which means lots of bland meals -- at least I won't have somebody eating crap in front of me tempting me. I mean movie theatre butter popcorn while sitting on the couch at 9pm is sort of hard to turn down.

Going to the gym early this morning for a no limits circuit class - first time i have tried this one. Think I might try and double up today and hit the pavement this afternoon for some extra calorie burning.

good luck everybody today - i want to hear about some serious calorie torching workouts!!

Nelski

Just popping in for a quick hello. Sorry I haven't checked in for a while. Camping was a pretty good time but crazy hot. I don't think I'd do that again. I haven't been eating that great and not enough exercise so I'm trying to get back into the swing of things.
Hope you are all doing well...

monkeysmum

im good nelski missed you on the boards but glad you had a good time its been pretty warm here but dull cloudy and muggy as well

im defiantely ready for bed now tho its been a long day nellie the cat is now settling in ok when the kids leave her alone spoiled kitty could need mfp if the kids keep giving her treats lol

mindiejean

WOW I cant believe I ran 4.4 Miles in 40 Min... My goal is to do this each day this week!!!