fit for october challenge

monkeysmum

morning very happy hump day

140days logging today woohoo i might not be losing the weight but im not quitting either thats a huge step for me

cdpm we all gain when we go away its because we relax and eat all the stuff we usually avoid its part of what going away is taking a break from everything i definately wont be eating healthy when i go away in 4 weeks and 5 days not that im counting or anything lol its a hotel breakfast so toasts butter marmelades/jams and then cooked meal so whole yards except the meat and restaurants every night im there italian indian and chinese over the 3 days as well as any junk we see and eat in the day i may end up back at my starting weight but it will have been sooo worth it lol

bjshooter

I actually went and lost 1lb this week, new number, FINALLY, 138lb

Nelski

Great job Bjshooter!

Monkeysmum, I think we live a little too far from each other for you to loan your kids out to me lol.

I'm feeling good today. I think all the excess bloat from the weekend is finally off. I got in a good TurboFire workout last night with a good calorie burn. I also signed up to be a Beach Body coach so I'm hoping it will help be stay on track by motivating others and them motivating me. If any of you are members of teambeachbody.com, look for me so we can be buddies. My screen name is littlefieldsy.

So far I've eaten pretty good this week, just gotta keep it up!

monkeysmum

bjshooter well done on dropping the 1lb i wish my scales would be that nice

nelski you may be right im not sure child services agree with airmailing kids they may think its slightly cruel lol i am hoping once i get back into the school run routine i can start to fit workouts in again at the minute ive all on staying awake its tiring me out trying to fit in school stuff and house stuff and life i need more hours in the day or maybe and extra day in the week

monkeysmum

morning on this dull thursday

roll on the weekend i am so tired and i have a full day im taking my littlest to libray this morning for a read and rhyme time some cleaning for a couple hours getting paintwork clean in my kitchen ready for hubby to decorate and then a stay and play for 2 hours this afternoon im worn out just thinking about it but by end of next week when my week is full again i can start to get back used to it and then try to build more exercise into my day

have a fun thursday everyone

monkeysmum

wooohoooo friday and that means weekend starts at 4pm for me i cant wait and after a pretty crappy week next week is going to be awsome i have exercise planned in and a maths course to start so no boredom snacking in an afternoon roll on weekend start
whats everyone else got planned?

Nelski

Good morning. Yayyy for Friday!
I'm down a pound so that's a good start.

This weekend plans are: visit friends to meet their new baby tonight, farmers market tomorrow morning, going out to dinner tomorrow night. I have workouts scheduled for after work today and some time tomorrow too. Other than that I think I just need to get some cleaning done and grocery shopping. It's supposed to be rainy for a couple days so looks like no outdoor fun.

cdpm

Ergh! Today I'm not feeling great. I have had a good day at work and have been watching what I've been eating, but I have felt fat and bloated and sluggish all day which has put a massive dampener on my motivation. So tonight I have decided to get into comfy clothes and with a cheeky end of week glass of wine, get on the job hunt. I have managed to find the 'perfect' job, it's quite frustrating trying to apply to it without my other half at home to give it a check over for any spelling or silly grammar mistakes!
Back on topic, I am hoping that I will be feeling less bloated and fat tomorrow so that I can get stuck into the gym again. I've had a break for too long and I don't want to extend that break any longer!!

monkeysmum

wooohooo weekend at last

i wish i could say ill be good but this weekend is at a loss my sister is coming and that means we will eat too much junk foods but have lots fun and tomorrow im at my mums all day while my brother fixes my car my mum is planning loads mash with veggies and well junk stuff roll on monday when i can go swimming again with little one

cdpm i hope you had luck with the job hunting and cv writing comfy clothes and a galss of wine sound good to me even if it is only 8:20am lol

nelski great job on the 1lb loss and the farmers market sounds fab

cdpm

This weekend is shaping up to be a 'sort your life out' weekend. I am still working on my CV as I want to nail this job application. I also received in the post today my mum's used copy of Womens fitness (She buys them, reads them, passes it around at work, then posts it to me!). This issue seems to address all the problems I'm currently having my weight loss, so it's been a mega boost of confidence.
That combined with the fact my parents are visiting for a week next week and I haven't actually lost any weight or inches since I last saw them, I need to do everything I can this week to get my bum in gear again! I'm not hoping to lose a drastic amount, just use their visit as an incentive to get going again.

monkeysmum

cdpm since we started i have that youve lost 4lbs for some reason i stopped getting progress after that but you have lost 4lbs since we started and lots of inches i dont seem to be getting anywhere and the junk ive eaten im dreading the scales monday but i have had a great day so im not sure i care at the minute

monkeysmum

good morning how did it get to be sunday so soon???

i will be out all day my mum is cooking so healthy might be the oversteamed veggies she puts with dinner but at least its something
have a fun sunday everyone and i will be good tomorrow honest lol

bjshooter

You are all very organised with your plans to work out :O
Maybe this is where I am going wrong, as I am not doing a specific programme, I just sort of workout as and when, my try something more structured.

monkeysmum

morning monday again

i have 4 weeks today until i go on holiday and im not really anycloser to my goal weight but i have logged 145days woohoo

bjshooter i havent any specific workout going at the minute since school started i dont seem to have enough hours in the day and more things going on im am having to log my spring clean even tho its autumn as exercise only that becuase things are being moved and items taken in and out of cupboards off shelves etc and walking while i do shopping or taking my friend places i need to get more organised

on the plus for me today the ladies and babies swim starts again so im taking my littlest she will splash as i run side to side pulling and pushing her in water not exactly swimming but still a decent workout

Nelski

You are all very organised with your plans to work out :O
Maybe this is where I am going wrong, as I am not doing a specific programme, I just sort of workout as and when, my try something more structured.

I am doing a pretty structured program, I have it all written out on a calendar that I put on my fridge. It does help me to see that I have a workout scheduled and I check it off when I'm done so I feel good about accomplishing something.


So, Monday is here already?? Ughh. I had a pretty good weekend. I didn't go as overboard on eating and drinking like I usually do but I still ate too much. I think if we wouldn't have bought candy corn it would have been much better lol.

The baby swim sounds like a good workout, have fun!

Nelski

You are all very organised with your plans to work out :O
Maybe this is where I am going wrong, as I am not doing a specific programme, I just sort of workout as and when, my try something more structured.

I am doing a pretty structured program, I have it all written out on a calendar that I put on my fridge. It does help me to see that I have a workout scheduled and I check it off when I'm done so I feel good about accomplishing something.


So, Monday is here already?? Ughh. I had a pretty good weekend. I didn't go as overboard on eating and drinking like I usually do but I still ate too much. I think if we wouldn't have bought candy corn it would have been much better lol.

The baby swim sounds like a good workout monkeysmum, have fun!

monkeysmum

baby swim was alot of fun i spent a good 30mins spinning around with my 2yr old and pushing/pulling her from side to side not sure if its a good calorie burn or not but it definatley was fun i also made a start on cleaning i managed 2 bookcases 5 shelves each emptied cleaned and moved around then everything put back on it so some exercise there as well i feel shattered now tho and my head is starting to hurt so painkillers and early night for me i think

monkeysmum

good morning happy tuesday

i would say i feel motivated but sadly my head is throbbing the combination of very early starts and dust from all the cleaning yesterday has left me with a migraine and all i can think is is it bedtime yet im hoping my medications kick in fast or ill be the dunce of the class in maths this afternoon why cant it be saturday everyday

hope everyones having a better day than mines starting

cdpm

Happy Tuesday everyone!

I feel good about today. I have been working out well for the last 2 days with a good burn and I've been doing much better on the eating front. I changed my calories down from 1500 back to 1200 and I have found that easier to stick to oddly enough.
It's only one week until october is here and I am hoping that when I get back on those scales that I could have possibly just be on the right side of 11st (154lbs) Just to finish off this thing nicely!

bjshooter

I am defo going to try writing it down also, I love ticking things off, so it may help a lot.


I lost 1lb this week
CW 137lb

monkeysmum

happy hump day

does shopping count as exercise because its all i seem to do an dyesterday was a bust i ate way too much junk foods today must get better so wish me luck i have 3 weeks and 4 days until i go away and my only plus so far is i just fitte din a pair of jeans that were too tight woohoo

cdpm

Of course shopping counts as a workout. The more you shop the tougher the workout too!
Congrats on your NSV! Getting into tight jeans is a great achievement. I am still wearing the same jeans that I was when I was 33lbs heavier. Curse my thunder thighs!!!


My day was good. Full of temptation and I thought I would give in and I did have one little sweet, but no more than that. Even better I have been under my calorie goal as well which is a pleasant surprise too.
We just need to keep the effort up for this final push!

monkeysmum

good morning

i shopped yesterday round ikea bought a shelving unit for girls bedroom and then all motivated i spent 4 hours in there fixed the shelving unit up moved all furniture cleaned tidied sorted scrubbed the skirting boards then decided i must be crazy working in a greenhouse bedroom with constant sun in 80f heat so i quit before finishing of fthe tubs and a set of drawers do i care frankly no i burned over 700calories and i feel i deserved everyone of them i was totally pooped i then did 2 hrs walking round my sons school open evening

today i have to food shop or we live on air pie rest of the week i also have a reading ryhme activity at library stay and play and ofsted thing this afternoon for sure start and tonight ihave open evening at my daughters school so another 2hrs walking around getting lost and seeing teachers im tired just thinking about it

cdpm

Well I'm happy. My weigh in today showed that I have lost that 3lbs I put on when I went away for a long weekend. I'm now 154 lbs or 11stone - woo!

It's a good way to end September. I may not be as fit as I wanted to be by October, but I have learnt a lot and I am going in the right direction.

monkeysmum

Well I'm happy. My weigh in today showed that I have lost that 3lbs I put on when I went away for a long weekend. I'm now 154 lbs or 11stone - woo!

It's a good way to end September. I may not be as fit as I wanted to be by October, but I have learnt a lot and I am going in the right direction.

thats fantastic well done you

i wish my own challenges had gone better but i have lost 7lbs since starting this i havent reached what i wanted or anywhere close to it but i am making better choices most of the time i just wish the scales would reflect it as i add more efforts it can be very discouraging when i try so hard and yet the scales fails to show the work but i am determined and i wont give up i still have 3 weeks left to my holiday and 2 days but im not counting honest lol

TGIF i have another full day cleaning laundry and a 2hr meeting with ofsted who are doing the childrens centres and because im on th eparent panel and the advisory board they need to see us we get a buffet lunch thrown in for our troubles but i could have done with it being either morning or afternoon not plonked in the middle of the day where i spend more time in and out the house like a yo yo

Nelski

Good morning
TGIF
Great job on the loss cdpm!
I weighed in and no change. I think I'm only down a couple pounds since we started this thread. I am disappointed because I have been working out a lot the last 6 weeks but I know that my body is changing due to the strength workouts and that I need to eat less to see the pounds come off. So I am accountable for my actions, just need to act on what I know I need to do. I just wish I didn't love food so much lol.

Even though our challange was to go just until Oct I'd still like to come here to check in with you all.

Have a great day!

monkeysmum

nelski i have 3 weeks until i go away and when i come back it will be november and im thinking do another thread sexy for xmas or somthing similar i need motivation long term and being accountable on here having to come and post makes me stop and think do i need the chocolate bar crisp etc so even tho i havent lost much i am making better choices knowing i will be on here and having to own up to any bad ones

have a think of some names for the next thread in line for xmas/new year it will be about 8 weeks until xmas when i get back so we will have 8 more weeks to see what we can do weight wise and we have 3 weeks for me to boot my behind and get the scales to move in the right direction so keep kicking me in the butt

cdpm

I've signed up for a few Xmas challenges to keep me busy and for more support. I still want to know you guys are doing!
Don't get disheartened nelski, the last 10lbs are always the hardest. Just got to keep on at it!

monkeysmum

well saturday is finally here and i am loving it i finally got a lay in

cdpm i always need support and id love for us all to be doing a challenge again when i get back its good to be able to see im not alone in losing these last 15lbs that just dont seem to want to shift

its also helping me to keep trying because i know im not alone i just need a catchy name for the next challenge hoping to lose some more by xmas and look fab when i visit family who say well if you lost weight i dont know where i have such a nice family i dont think my step mom is very encouraging tho and my dad says i look good just my mum to impress more now i am so going to get skinny while she still moans over her weight but does not alot about it i sound bad dont i

monkeysmum

happy sunday

i helped my neighbour yesterday we empited a walk in closet and reorganised my muscles feel it today but it made a change from the usual saturday routine i even ate healthy i hope your enjoying your weekend