fit for october challenge

Nelski

Great job all you losers and for just for being accountable. I am up a pound so not great but not surprised, I am enjoying my summer and just trying to maintain for now and eventually get more hard core to lose a few. I am going on a tailgate party boat tomorrow for the Mets/Phillies game so good times but not for my body. Gonna get a workout in today and try to stay active for the week to make up for it.
Have a great weekend!

bjshooter

I knew I had posted in here somewhere

I have been missing in action slightly, but I have read this through ad am all caught up, everyone is doing great.
I also recently bought 6 week 6 pack and am dying to start, i have a few weeks left on the one I am doing though, will report back with results.

I have only lost 3lb so far, from my 20.

SW 146
CW 143
GW 126 ( or any 120 number will do )

monkeysmum

I knew I had posted in here somewhere

I have been missing in action slightly, but I have read this through ad am all caught up, everyone is doing great.
I also recently bought 6 week 6 pack and am dying to start, i have a few weeks left on the one I am doing though, will report back with results.

I have only lost 3lb so far, from my 20.

SW 146
CW 143
GW 126 ( or any 120 number will do )

well done thats 1lb more gone last week i had you at 2lb loss then and 3lb is a great start its almost 1lb a week from when we started i am thinking of trying the 6w6p but seen as its for hubbys birthday on 22nd i think i better wait i doubt he will be convinced its his bday presant if i open and use lol once its open tho well whats his is mine whats mine is mine also lmao

this is start of our week 5 and how on earth did the time fly by so fast?

on that note good morning and happy saturday why i chose to get up so early i have no idea especially as im still tired but as ive had no ill effects so far from jogging yesterday i am going to have another go today feels good to be able to again my kids probably do more distance i know my 4yr old when she jogs on wii manages around 2000metres more than me i may have to work on that as my challenge to get a better distance than my 4yr old surely it cant be that hard i hope anyway

be good and i shall check on you all later

cdpm

Happy Saturday!
I decided to weigh myself today and I'm chuffed, almost at my next mini goal (154lbs or 11stone if you will). I have lost almost 3lbs! I haven't weighed in for a few weeks due to illness, bad weekends and I didn't want to be disheartened. Even last weekend I went out for a curry! I really do like how I can still eat what I want, with a treat here and there and still lose weight!

Hopefully next week I can log onto this thread and let you all know that I've reached my goal!

My plans for this rainy day is to have a mini re-vamp day. I'm going to see if I can get a haircut today (ambitious I know, but I had a lucky day yesterday - winning an argument with my bank!) , failing that I'll just buy some hair dye! I'm also going to go through my wardrobe, and hopefully get a big bag ready for the charity shop of clothes that are too big for me.

bjshooter

Monkeysmum, - I dont think i could stop myself having a quick go, I hope hubby likes it, what a way to get a hubby with fab abs
It does seem to be whizzing by this year, its quite scary actually.

cdpm - don't you just love it when a week you think is bad turns out to be a success, this seems to happen a lot. I was gobsmacked I lost weight last week, alcohol, mcdonalds, thought I would of gained loads, I think you body sometimes needs a bit of a splurge. Thorwing out too big clothes is so motivating, have fun.

I am up early also, my children are off to their dads for the weekend later and I had planned on gardening, but the weather here in Sheffield, is horrid. I may paint my daughters bedroom instead, I fall off the wagon slightly at weekends. I sleep too long, miss meals ad generally can't be bothered to eat. Determind effort from me this week to do something productive.

mabrywynn

okies so far here are this weeks achievments

Mabrywynn lost 1lb fantastic
cherrydietcoke lost 3lbs and is now 1 stone lost brilliant stuff
Daisy80 lost 1lb brilliant and day 5 in on slimdown keep it up
monkeysmum lost 1.4lbs yaay me lol
daytimedreamer1979 has lost a son lol shes 71lbs down which is the weight of her son way to go hun
and my hubby is sulking he only lost 0.6lbs but im still proud of him

keep posting and feel free to yell scream and throw things if ive missed you off the list i do try to write them down when you post them but my kids like to hide my papers and i worry ive missed people off yell and ill add you on to it im hoping to post every weeks acheivments at the end of october so we can see how we did thru all the summer but it may just be too long we`re doing so fab

i actually did not lose 1lb this week...I did maintain though (weighed this morning)....so at least I did not gain anything back considering all the food I ate the weekend before. I am being really good this weekend and hope to post positive results for the next weigh in

I did not get to workout much this week so today is starting me back at the gym just about everyday which will feel amazing. Bootcamp this morning woohoo

want2walknotwaddle

ok here are our goals lets hope we all make them good luck us

Fit for October goals

Person Goal
Daytimedreamer Reach 14st 7lbs (203lbs)
Cathyg18 20lbs loss
Bethmakesmusic Fit in dress hubby bought
Timeforamajorchange 30lbs loss average 1.5lbs week
Christinichka more than 20lbs lost
Sarahliz24 30lbs loss faster marathon time
KatheryneH13 7-10lbs loss monthly cycle everyday
DancinSMartipan wear a sexy outfit on Halloween
Monkeysmum 20lbs loss 1hr exercise daily

yikes only 6lb to go to meet goals for october challenge so think going to move the goalposts again and try for 13 st 7 its funny because when i first started this in march would have been happy to be 15 stone for wedding and i just shot through that one with 3 1/2 month to go

cdpm

cdpm - don't you just love it when a week you think is bad turns out to be a success, this seems to happen a lot. I was gobsmacked I lost weight last week, alcohol, mcdonalds, thought I would of gained loads, I think you body sometimes needs a bit of a splurge. Thorwing out too big clothes is so motivating, have fun.

I'm still surprised by myself, I've weighed myself a few times today! I have eaten differently this week, a Subway for friday lunch, a pub lunch for a work meeting and I have also mixed up my exercise too, swimming and more weight training. I guess it helps to keep mixing up your routines and diet!

monkeysmum

cdpm i love it when a bad week turns out to be a good week its a great motivater and throwing away clothes thats too big is great

bjshooter im in leeds and its peeing don here too if that makes it seem better im glad i got my washing all done yesterday


daytimedreamer i find the bigger goals i set the harder i work i dont always reach them but i definately work at getting to them

mabrywynn i shall alter the chart to maintain which is still great anything that isnt a gain is fantastic for me

i am baking my sister is visiting so i made her favourite carrot cake which is good a si hate the stuff so no temptation to nibble and ive just done 30minutes jogging didnt beat the 4yr olds distance but i did improve by 300metres lol gotta love a girl for trying

mabrywynn

i was able to hit the gym this morning and once again it felt amazing...gym addiction is back to stay - I forsee great results for this coming week

Daisy80

Hello all and happy Saturday

I have finished my day 6 of the Slimdown! So that means the first week is complete!! Hurray. Once I had my workout in I fancied a little more and did Xstretch part of P90X. It is really nice and I feel great now!

I am already scared of my next weigh in on Wednesday. My eating was ok but not great and I had a few drinks. I am hoping to be down....I am so tempted to have a peak and weigh myself. I don't want that though as I feel great about exercising at the moment and I know if the scale is not down I will get discouraged. So i just have to stick it out till Wednesday now...arrrgghhh

I hope you all have a great day ladies!

monkeysmum

well saturday is over all too soon its too fast i like the weekend it needs to slow down lol

i was very good i didnt eat any cake or buns i made kids have enjoyed them all and my sister and no temptations left i have eaten sweets today tho but i came in under calories so not too bad i just wish the weather was nicer so i could have gone out in garden or gone for a walk

i hope eveyones been very good daisy your working so hard how can the scales not be kind dont worry they will have to be nice or threaten to turn them into scrap metal lol

mabrywynn i am too feeling that fitness high im loving being able to jog again albeit slow and staggering buts its great to be doing something active that get sthe heart rate up

mabrywynn

well saturday is over all too soon its too fast i like the weekend it needs to slow down lol

i was very good i didnt eat any cake or buns i made kids have enjoyed them all and my sister and no temptations left i have eaten sweets today tho but i came in under calories so not too bad i just wish the weather was nicer so i could have gone out in garden or gone for a walk

i hope eveyones been very good daisy your working so hard how can the scales not be kind dont worry they will have to be nice or threaten to turn them into scrap metal lol

mabrywynn i am too feeling that fitness high im loving being able to jog again albeit slow and staggering buts its great to be doing something active that get sthe heart rate up

congrats on starting to workout again...even it if is slow. It is better than nothing right? woohoo

I have done pretty good today on my eating and working out...I plan to hit the pavement in the morning for a good long run...hopefully my body is up for it

monkeysmum

good morning sunday already so unfair i want a 5 day weekend lol on the poitive my kids break up from school thursday so long weekend then 5 days summer school for 1 of them and finally the long holidays of just chilling out and relaxing

todays plans involve jogging on the wii i have to catch up to the 4yr olds distance its embarrassing she beats me lol also going to make some lentils with baby corn and fine beans little veggie stock and chilli garlic for flavour

im also looking at cats not at all fitness related but ive decided i want a pet for me kids have a tarantula and a bearded dragon but oddly they dont want to cuddle on sofa with me so a rescue cat it is if only i could decided because at the minute i want about 80 ive seen mad cat lady approaching lol

mabrywynn

lol...i guess spiders don't cuddle...just make sure the cat doesn't eat the spider!

so i have to say this morning started out terrible...with my son getting up extra early and me just not ready for it. However, instead of going back to bed for a nap like my mom suggested I went for a run...a LONG run. 7 miles later and I feel fantastic and burned almost 800 calories to boot. Yeah Sunday!!

monkeysmum

lol...i guess spiders don't cuddle...just make sure the cat doesn't eat the spider!

so i have to say this morning started out terrible...with my son getting up extra early and me just not ready for it. However, instead of going back to bed for a nap like my mom suggested I went for a run...a LONG run. 7 miles later and I feel fantastic and burned almost 800 calories to boot. Yeah Sunday!!

great run and calorie burn

lol no the spider will be handled but its not a cuddle up on ure bed and love you back kinda pet i am about to turn the comp off and do the jogging i have so far seen 30 cats i just wish i could love and keep them all i do think hubby will be like no way woman to me 1 yes 2 at an absolute push if i see one that needs rehoming with another but more than that and it may come down to a me or the cat scenario lol tempting but i shall be good im just waiting see if one comes up that i absolutly adore and can not leave

food wise im being very good ive eaten lentil soup i made and feel full on less than 300 cals no idea what ill make for tea tho probably sweet potato roasted with salad inspire me someone as nothing is really jumping out and saying eat me

suzumichan

Hello everyone

Im in a happy mood a bit. I learned today that I weight 249.2!~
Which means I got out of the 250's xD

monkeysmum

Hello everyone

Im in a happy mood a bit. I learned today that I weight 249.2!~
Which means I got out of the 250's xD

fantastic i love all these victories they make it all seem worth while and motivating well done you

me i have been good just done 1hr jogging on mi trampoline just over 500calories burned and i feel good for doing it

monkeysmum

good morning and happy monday

im on the countdown 4 days and schools break up for summer and next week i can go see harry potter in pictures im a big kids really but its meant to be fantatstic

hope everyones being good and avoiding the bad foods this week is going to be a week of losses for us all because i say so lol

mabrywynn

I had a bit of a blunder last night with my eating...we had a birthday party for my mother-in-law/memorial birthday party for my father-in-law (who passed away a little less than a a year ago). I let my emotions take over for the night and comfort ate and drank my way until we came home. But since it was just one meal I am assuming two good days of cardio and eating well will put me back on track. Goal this week is to lose weight at weigh in!! Yes this will be a good week

monkeysmum

we all have blunders mabrywynn me especially i do have to say i prove the point that calories in is not as important as how u get the calories i started great yesterday lentil soup for lunch veggies under 300 calories the rest of my daily calories came from me not being hungry so eating a giant block of chocolate under calories just even with my 500+exercise i def hit the 1200 a day calories but eating good stuff not a chance oh well today is a new day and im being good no chocolate havent had a chance to jog did food shop 45mins walking there and spent the afternoon meeting my 4yr olds new class teachers ttime is a blur of cooking and cleaning

on a good note tho today is my 75th day logging in im aiming to beat 100 days i did 105 last year then stopped logging in big mistake i gained my weight back but this time i plan to stay forever if i have to so i can get to goal and stay there

hows everyone elses monday going? hopefully better than mine in exercise wise and def better than mine in weather its raining here again

Nelski

I am not doing very good with healthy eating and exerciseso sorry I'm not much motivation right now, but I'm going to keep checking in with you MFP'ers. I had a fun weekend but ate and drank too much, with not much exercise. Back to the drawing board lol. I'm going camping Thur-Sun which means more over eating and drinking but I will be active so that usually balances out. Looks like I have abandoned Jillian for now, but maybe I will revisit her later. I just bought some new workout dvd's, T-Tapp, so those should be arriving in a week or so. Hopefully I like them. I need to keep a variety of options around me, I can't do the same workout every day so I will probably switch those off with other things. I really hope to buy a treadmill this fall too.

monkeysmum

I am not doing very good with healthy eating and exerciseso sorry I'm not much motivation right now, but I'm going to keep checking in with you MFP'ers. I had a fun weekend but ate and drank too much, with not much exercise. Back to the drawing board lol. I'm going camping Thur-Sun which means more over eating and drinking but I will be active so that usually balances out. Looks like I have abandoned Jillian for now, but maybe I will revisit her later. I just bought some new workout dvd's, T-Tapp, so those should be arriving in a week or so. Hopefully I like them. I need to keep a variety of options around me, I can't do the same workout every day so I will probably switch those off with other things. I really hope to buy a treadmill this fall too.

well its summer dont lose heart about having fun and enjoying the bbqs and drinks in the sun we cant avoid all the best stuff forever and well anything u gain can easily be lost again when summer is gone dont worry motivation is just being here and booting my behind from being lazy
as for the dvds have u tried beverly callard rapid results its a 20minute aerobic workout and 20min toning her workout was great until i got used to it then i found i could do it twice and be fine the toning however was a killer u could feel every muscle being worked and the results were great i lost 18lbs with it a few years back (had 2 babies since then so didnt stay gone long) but was well worth buying i keep saying im going to dig it back out and start with it again i havent really found any others i like but i am yet to try jillian 6w6p im still holding off until hubby has opened it and tried it before i nab it lol it is his bday gift after all

monkeysmum

happy tuesday all

i am shattered i love my kids but kids that want to sleep in my bed arghhhh she spent all night kicking and fidgeting roll on bedtime and its only 7:30am lol
todays plans involve breakfast with a friend and some shopping for bday gifts eid clothes boring things really but the kind that has to be done trying to find a gift for my soon to be 4yr old bday when they have everything they could want already is no easy task im even tempted to buy her a fitness dvd because she love wii fit but then i think that would be more a gift for me lol

have fun today and be good ill be back later to check in on you all

monkeysmum

quiet on here today hope your all enjoying the sun and summer

ive been good so far food wise and i did some walking round shops and then walking while looking at cats and i picked a lovely female cat from rspca just need home check to be sure house is ok for cat and then i can have will take around a week wish me luck i really fell in love with this cat and she came from a bad home and had some issues so im hoping i can now give her a good permanent home

Nelski

thanks for the suggestion monkey, I will make a note of that next time I'm looking for something new

must
workout
today

bjshooter

I lost 1lb this week, think that is 4lb for this challenge.

Hit the 50lb lost mark

Daisy80

Hello ladies

Didn't really have the time to post but tried to keep up with your posts. For me tomorrow is day 10 of my 30 day routine. It is also my weigh in day. I am pretty worried as my eating and drinking wasn't great! Tonight my boyfriend and me went out for a meal and I had a burger. Then friends texted saying they are out so we joined them. Not a great choice on the night before weigh in day! I will weigh in tomorrow but I might do it again on Thursday. Just to double check and to see what my results are without the immediate impact of tonight. Oh I hope so much that I still have lost some! I have been exercising 6 times a week and I do feel great but I have to say that no loss would really discourage me. I am hoping for a loss on the scale or inches!

Monkeysmum: I would absolutely love a cat! We first got cats when I was 10 and they lived a happy life with us for 19 years! My boyfriend and me are thinking about getting a cat but we have a longer holiday planned for next year so we will probably wait till after that! Good luck for you with the kitty! Oh and I always tried not to look too much at your profile pic as I have a pretty serious spider phobia! I just can't look at them and really get freaked out by them...What made you get a spider as a pet?

Otherwise I hope you all had a great day!
Daisy

monkeysmum

good morning and a very happy wednesday

im in a hyper mood only 1 more day and school holidays no yelling at kids get ready we`re going to be late move move move i feel like a dril seargent most mornings lol and im alos going cat shopping for the basics cat carrier litter tray scratch post feed bowls etc and well all the stuff it wont need but i will buy to spoil it like the toy mices and ball and strings im a big kid and i havent even passed the home inspections yet

daisy the spider is my 8yr olds she got it for her 6th birthday presant from my dad as she wanted a pet she went thru everything cats dogs birds reptiles like chamelions and leopard geckos and we diswaded her a dog i wouldnt walk in bad weather iknew she wouldnt a cat at the time by youngest was 6mnths so it put me off the horror stories of cats sitting on a baby face birds make too much noise and the reptiles well she hates locust so wouldnt feed it my dad convinced her a spider because well as kids do they lose interest and a spider doesnt need to be handled its happy left alone fresh water and 1 locust a week she loves it so do i i can go away a week and not worry over it same with the bearded dragon clean once a week bath him once a week and feed him locust oh and grate his butternut squash and finely chop spring greens that he never eats he is sooo unhealthy lol now im getting a cat for me ive even looked at boarding kennels for when we go away which wont be for a while yet the spider will i will change for the cat when i get it then u can look lol

bjshooter 50lbs lost is fantatsic defiantely a celebrate with a smoothie acheivment or a new dvd in my case i bought me true blood season 3 when i got under 140lbs im just gutted i have to wait until next year to watch season 4 in uk

nelski did you manage a workout? i only managed walking and then hubby ordered takeout which started good jacket potato with cottage cheese n salad then i ended it with 2 big pieces garlic bread with cheese whooops

be good everyone ooo i almost forgot the offer for graze thats advertised on the right not sure if its stateside as it seems to be a uk based company but i have ordered well a box of healthy nibbles free i had to try it arrives on friday will let you all know if its any good

Daisy80

Hello all!

Good news for me today! I have lost! Hurray! I am so pleased. I have lost just over 2lbs. I am so pleased with that! I have also lost 2.5 inches. So good results! It is such a relief as I was so worried. As I said before it is also day 10 of my 30 Day Slimdown and I am pretty pleased with the results so far!

I hope everyone is having a great day! Already half way through the week! Hurray

Monkeysmum: That is an interesting choice the spider. The bearded dragon seems like an amazing pet. I can deal with that I hope it will work out for you with the cat. Looking forward to the pic