fit for october challenge

monkeysmum

good morning

where did everyone go to?
my house scrubbing yesterday went great 4hrs and it looks fab im still finding polysterene pieces but i guess ill be finding that for weeks
today my mum is visiting i need to go out in the rain to get her some food she will eat because she refuses to have jacket potato again its all her and partner both like so it tends to be an easy option today she is like no so i need buy things to make her a sunday dinner she could have told me friday when i was at supermarket oh well could be worse i suppose

hope your enjoying the weekend and i definatley hope youve got sunshine

mabrywynn

i'm back!! this weekend in south georgia has left me bloated and feeling sort of sick. it is funny when you eat bad for you food how you feel - i didn't even have any alcohol and i actually feel hungover - wow! So we are back on track tomorrow morning - I have a good solid two weeks of serious gym workouts and conscious good for my body eating before my sisters bachelorette party - and I can't be more excited about that. I know I will be back feeling good by wednesday morning so will wait to start weighing myself then the salt alone probably adds 5lbs - lol

hope everyone had a good weekend

monkeysmum

i'm back!! this weekend in south georgia has left me bloated and feeling sort of sick. it is funny when you eat bad for you food how you feel - i didn't even have any alcohol and i actually feel hungover - wow! So we are back on track tomorrow morning - I have a good solid two weeks of serious gym workouts and conscious good for my body eating before my sisters bachelorette party - and I can't be more excited about that. I know I will be back feeling good by wednesday morning so will wait to start weighing myself then the salt alone probably adds 5lbs - lol

hope everyone had a good weekend

im glad you had a great weekend i know what you mean with the hungover feel i feel sick bloated and kinda shaky the day after i eat junk food its good in 1 way because you avoid the bad stuff but bad when u feel the need to treat yourself but feel yukky afterwards
how much do you want to lose in 2 weeks if you can?

i have 11 weeks until i go away and i want to lose another 7lbs minimum by then more is great because i wont worry about a little gain while im away but 7lbs is ideal

mabrywynn

i would love to lose 2lbs in the two weeks - I know this will be serious dedication - since my weight loss seems to be very slow. Muscle gain/fat loss doesn't necessarily show on the scale. But I will be happy if I get to 145 (goal is 144 in two weeks)...the fact that I will be in a bathing suit in front of a bunch of girls I don't really know should be pretty good motivation. For some reason the whole bathing suit in front of family/my good girlfriends doesn't seem to make me cringe anymore...it is the random girls with perfect bodies who have never had kids - I want them to be jealous of me...that sounds so bad doesn't it?

mindiejean

Hi Everyone..
So I had a very bad day Friday at work...I got home ( no one did anything... Nothing... My husband was "on call" and of course I get home and he gets a call.. So I am left cleaning ..feeding... And driving children where they need to be..so I am a stress eater.. I said thats it We are getting Chinese food...It really was good.. I paid for it Sat though.. So yeah I feel guilty.. But tomorrow is Monday... I hope My energy level comes back.. Really drained lately...
HAPPY MONDAY!!!

PriorGodwyn

You can add me. I'd love to also lose around that amount of weight by October. I haven't actually got any friends on here yet.... I'm rather new. :ohwell:

monkeysmum

mabrywynn i think 2lbs sounds great it can be done ive been losing like 0.4lbs a week but dropped 2 this week so its possible and as for the looking good in bathing suit you will knock them dead i have to agree its a great motivater when people look at you and say youve had kids really 5 are you sure? i love it especially when i know its my hard work thats got me here

mindiejean i love chinese food i adore prawn chop suey and vegatables in oyster sauce, prawn crackers and vegatable chow mein and yes i have been know to eat all 3 in 1 sitting my hubby isnt so keen so for me it is a once a year treat when i go away i will be getting in october i will be good and try to limit to just one dish but it is sooo hard i try not to regret it too much tho because it is the once a year treat its the indian food i regret as i can get it too easily from hubby when he finishes work bad me

priorgodwyn welcome aboard we are all a lovely bunch of people and i will send you a friend add so you can feel less new im sure you will do fantatstic

mabrywynn

monkeysmom - i hear ya...and i mean if I could say I had 5 kids that would be a feat in itself ... you sound like one amazing mom btw - and to have that many children and still make sure you are fit and healthy yourse gets major props in my book


well ladies - it is monday. I feel gross and lethargic due to my poor eating choices this weekend. Which makes me happy because the more that happens the more likely I will not over indulge in the future. Hubby and I have an eating well plan - goal is to stick to it. Next two weeks it will be on and my "official" 1/2 marathon training is going to start this week as well. Good luck everyone - it is monday = smart food choices and get off your tail for some exercise!!

suzumichan

Morning everyone.
Turns out that my scaled lied to me. I am under 240 now. (Yay but worried I lost to much to fast tho)
My next goal is to get to 230 or 220 by october :x
Hope everyone will have a good week!

-This week I hope to get back on track fully even with 2 jobs.
-Yesterday I walked 4 miles in a hour (Shocker for me since last time I have been able to do that was in Middle school)

monkeysmum

mabrwynn i assure you 5 is easy most days i feel redundant my older girls adore the youngest 2 and feel the need to be mommy bath and dress get sandwhich etc the only thing i do is run around constant picking up things they drop lol

suzumichan well done i doubt your losing too fats my friend started above 200 and dropped weight pretty quick it then slowed down and shes down to 1-2lbs a week now dont worry too much enjoy it

im shattered i feel like all ive done all day is pick up book stoys and games roll on the warm sunshine again so they can go outside to play lol

cdpm

Hello everyone!
I've been away for a few days for weddings and birthdays and boy have I paid for it! A quick and dreaded time on the scales show that I've put on a little bit of weight. Not as much as I was dreading, but its still a gain - I had a very good weekend so I think it was defiantly worth it, especially as it was an event I have planned into my overall plan.

Back on the good food today, and minimal carbs ater 2pm (it seems that carbs were all i ate after 2 over the weekend!)

monkeysmum

good morning everyone happy tuesday

cdpm a weekend splurge is a good thing it means we dont feel so bad at being good again when we get to monday and the treat weekend is like a huge reward for being so good i can assure you when i go away in october i will not be counting calories i will be walking a hell of alot but i wont be thinking oh id love that but no its bad for me ill be saying to hell with it i worked hard all year i deserve to eat my favourites and enjoy it because any weight i gain i can lose again after my treat break wheres the fun in having weddings and birthdays and holidays if we cant enjoy it all

today tho we get to kick your butt if your not good lol

i am walking alot today supermarket shopping pushing a trolley and having kids nagging me can we have this can we have that oh the joys i also need clean house again how can kids create this much mess or maybe thats my perspective because the hoover is broke and i need to sweep again id moan but the workout i got last time was fab i definately felt like i earned them calories burned

be good everyone and i shall check on you all laters

Latoyamary

I am down.. Let me know the details!!

suzumichan

@monkeysmum Sounds like you got a busy day.

-Well I have slowed down on dropping weight because it was about 6.9 lbs lost every week then it slowed down to 2.3 lbs lost.
(Which I will not complain about! I rather keep losing then gaining.)
Hope everyone has a good week. Im going on vacation after today so I will just be updating food diary.

Nelski

Good morning.

My weekend was fun and unhealthy so it's back to treating my body better. I totally get that hungover feeling too when eating too much junk. I felt that way yesterday but feeling better today.

My ChaLEAN Extreme is in! I plan to do my fit test, measurements, pics and getting familiar with the moves today and tomorrow. 1st workout of the program will be Thursday. Wish me luck!

Jesscox17

I would love to join you all. I did this one time before and lost a couple lbs. Are you doing any weekly challanges. I would love to loose 10lbs by Oct. SW 173, GW 163

monkeysmum

I am down.. Let me know the details!!

welcome aboard
the details are easy you pick the amount you want to lose by october any date in october and we all support you to get there witha side order of butt kicking if you slack and and great virtual slap on the back when we do great i post all our weeks acheivments on a friday but weigh in when ever you usually do i make notes thru the week and just write it onto here friday evenings
jesscox17 at minute we dont have any set challenges only what we pick ourselves like avoiding cookies or walking 1hr a day but if you can think of some we can see who can do it and give it a try might give us a variety to work at and make a change from the usual stuff i do

suzumichan enjoy your vacation hope you get some fab weather and look forward to hearing all about it when you return

nelski good luck on chaLEAN let us knwo if its any good i have still got to get jillian to whoop my butt on the 6w6p but i may wait until after ramadan any ideas if it be better to do shred first then 6w6p or any in any order??

Nelski

I have done 2 of the parts of Shred and only 1 of 6w6p. In my opinion, you could start with either one 1st. You could probably even alternate them if you get bored easily.

cdpm

good morning everyone happy tuesday

cdpm a weekend splurge is a good thing it means we dont feel so bad at being good again when we get to monday and the treat weekend is like a huge reward for being so good i can assure you when i go away in october i will not be counting calories i will be walking a hell of alot but i wont be thinking oh id love that but no its bad for me ill be saying to hell with it i worked hard all year i deserve to eat my favourites and enjoy it because any weight i gain i can lose again after my treat break wheres the fun in having weddings and birthdays and holidays if we cant enjoy it all

today tho we get to kick your butt if your not good lol

Please do kick my butt if I'm off track!
That wedding was one of the key factors which initially started me to lose weight - so I think a treat was in order. Even though I ate loads at the weekend it was about 1/4 of what I could have eaten this time last year. I like to look at things in a positive way hehe!

Today I'm doing well good breakfast, good lunch, a pack of snack-a-jacks for an afternoon snack and just about to have a balanced dinner. No gym for me tonight as I need to do some extra work, but tomorrow, a big session is in order.

I hope everyone is having a good day and are feeling motivated!!

cdpm

*Double post*

monkeysmum

hear that ladies we have permission to kick butt if cdpm falls off the diet wagon this week lmao we all need them treats its why we stay motivated the rest of the time

nelski i may have to get the shred cos i bore very easy

i am slacking today hubbys turn to cook hes ordered takeaway and the only healthy option was salad i ordered that but also the garlic mushrooms with cheese and sharing garlic bread with whole family there went my good day but i should come in just under calories i hope

bbecker613

add me in.. were going to fanasty fest in oct 9key west).. were all supposed to get painted bodies.... plus its my birthday so my goal is the same 20 by then.

bjshooter

New weight is 139lb yay 9 stone 13lb, happy number.

mindiejean

So 30 days I run a 5 k ... I'm going to need some of that BUTT kicking also ladies!!
How about a weekly goal to drink Our WATER everyday ? That's never a problem for me!!
Happy WASHED out Wed !!!

monkeysmum

happy rainy wednesday everyone and gawd its miserable i needed to dry laundry

bbecker613 welcome aboard 20lbs = 2lbs a week that will take us to middle october its do able maybe hard but do able and defiantely worth trying for

bjshooter thats fantastic i loved getting under 10st it was like finally the scales are moving and i love it im at 133.6 at the minute its taking age sto lose this weight but im loving the results

mindiejean i shall ad dyou to the butt kicking list lol i hate water so drinking 8 glasses will be hard can i count my tea and coffee??

todays plans involve doing the cleaning i put off yesterday in favour of playing fb after shopping with all kids and the enourmous bill at the end i needed the cheering up i was also trying to find some homes for rescue cats via a group i have on fb all i need now is alot more people in the group and a lot more people with big hearts who are willing to adopt or foster cats wish me luck

mabrywynn

good morning - sounds like butt kicking is in order...it is over here too. Southga kicked my tail in the food department and I am working hard to get that bloat off - it is so annoying...I feel lik eI just battle the bloat every week and then do it again to myself. So my goal for this week is to not put the bloat back on - i am going to be good all weekend...I will lose another 1-2 lbs before I go on my sisters bachelorette next weekend

it is wednesday - we can do it!! the hardest days for me are thursday/friday/saturday on the eating well train ... I am assuming others agree - lets be good this weekend!!

Daisy80

Hello everyone

I am back after kind of falling of the wagon. I took on a second job and just had no time whatsoever for exercise. I had a few days away now and my eating and drinking has been pretty bad. I am trying to be kind to myself and to just look forward!

I will be starting the 17 day diet soon. I am waiting for the book to arrive but have read a lot about it already so should be more or less ready to start within the next few days!

For my exercise I am planning on starting Ripped in 30 on Monday!

I didn't really have much time to read back on your post but it seems everyone is still doing fine! Glad to see that!

monkeysmum

oh my seems like we all need a butt kicking i left off on cleaning me an dkids had a movie day on sofa i did avoid the popcorn chocolate fest that we normally have and i made a big pot of vegatable stew tomato based with courgettes aubergines lentils and green beans but i also left all the cleaning i just couldnt get motivated today

so butt kick us all and make a plan tomorrow i must clean and if my 30DS dvd arrives make a start on that or at least do something exercise wise but what will be our punishment if we dont do something we need to do something maybe extra 15mins exercise or 50 push ups like in the army lol ideas everyone

mabrywynn

i love that idea....15 mins of exercise or 100 crunches for me

so far I have been very good today - cleaning/baking/icing...my first and only time to sit down is to have lunch. Super healthy chicken salad (3oz poached chicken + 1/4 cup craisins + 2 tsp olive oil + red wine vinegar = yummy!!)...got some more baking and hoping to get in a quick 3 mile run this afternoon once my mom gets in town. Dinner will be rattaouille pasta (mmmm - veggies galore)...no pasta for me though, just veggies and some chicken

monkeysmum

good morning all happy thursday

my little girl turns 4 today not ready its too soon and my littlest baby be 3 in november its too fast i feel old i love my kids birthdays all the happinees as they get gifts etc but its scary how fast time is going oldest is 13 in october like a teenager its not good when did that happen

anyways todays plans sun is shining so laundry and lots of it doing the cleaning ive put off for 2 days that was NOT a good idea and if my 30ds arrives have a try at that see if jillian can whoop my butt into shape i want to be a minimum 9st by october 24th so i have to lose 7lbs i cant slack or ill still be tubby

minor victory tho i went on the wii yesterday and it said id lost weight like it usually does not enough to register but the bmi went from overweight to ideal made my day its just hovering on the line but whoop whoop i can get into the ideal section havent been in that for almost 10 years simple things that please me

be good everyone and remember if we slack we have do an extra 15mins workout or the crunches which i hate