Loserville Challenge 3 (CLOSED GROUP)
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Hey ladies
Just popped in to let you know that I'm going away over the weekend and probably won't have much internet access. Bit of a last minute thing to be honest. Decided to spend the weekend with a my old flatmate who now lives a couple of hours away.
I'll be back Sunday night or Monday morning.
Hope you all have a great weekend.
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Horray!!!! I am under 210lbs this morning!!!!!!!!!! I'm a feelign so motovated. 199 here I come!
Nikki - have a great weekend!0 -
Hi all , just touching base. Am only home for a hour then back into the city.
Coutney fantastic on your weight loss. Look out 199.
Hope you are all doing great.
Monday will be 12 months since I joined MFP.0 -
Hello All
Well done Courtney! Lets rock this!
Oooh! How are we celebrating Jenn's anniversary? (lets plan a surprise party for her!! SSHHH) Well done Jenn, a great opportunity to reassess your goals, basque in how far you've come and generally celebrate the wonderful person that you are! Hope the city is treating you well, and that you're managing to not be too tempted by the delights it has to offer.
I've had the best week in AGES! I've gone over my Kcals a couple of days, but nothing major, and still well under maintenance. I'm feeling good again, got my head in the right space, eating sensibly, not doing the old "ah well I'm over now, might as well have a bar of chocolate". Woohooo! I've had to downgrade my goals a bit, I'm hoping to get back to where I was in July by Christmas, if I do better than that, all good, but that's my aim atm.
This is the last week of our part 1 challenge. I've put us together another spreadsheet, if we're keen to do that? Not long until Christmas, 7 weeks takes us to the 19th December! ... What challenges shall we have? I was thinking that the 10 of 10 was good ... I like the burn the most kcals and I like the points challenges and have put them in for the even weeks, and have put in a burn the most calories this week. So we have a couple of weeks to decide what we'll do for weeks 3, 5, and 7 ... any suggestions? Something old? Something new? Something borrowed? (Something Blue?!)
I really enjoyed the week where we all contributed something to the letters of LOSERS ... that would be a good one too, maybe we should do that this week, get us all back together? ... how did it go Jenn?
L =
O = Open up
S =
E =
R = Recipe?
S = success
Anyhow, here's the spreadsheet link. Have a lovely weekend everyone xx
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Aq0fwi7BJUivdEUzSlhVeHZhZ2NPOXNMT0EwRkgyM2c0 -
Hi Everyone,
Sorry I've been away so much. I am very glad to be home today and hope to get to stay home for awhile. It really throws the lifestyle when away. I gained 1.5kg in the last 2 weeks. Hate to think what it may have been without that big walk yesterday.
7 bridges, 27 kms (17 miles) (closer to 30km when adding in the get there and back to car)
I must confess my eating has been poor lately. I seemed to have slipped into the mind frame of oh well there is always tomorrow. Tomorrow just never seemed to arrive there was always another tomorrow.
I am very tired and sore from yesterdays walk. I still hope to go to Zumba tonight. Although not sure if thats the best thing to do for my body.
Thanks Rach for keeping the challenges going. Can i add yesterdays calorie burn to this weeks? Just joking.
Today is My MFP 1 year birthday. Don't feel like celebrating just so tired from yesterday. But when refreshed i will look back over the year and see what I have achieved.
I think LOSERS WAS
L for Loss
O for Openness
S for Share a health tip
E for Exercise
R for Recipes or Reflect
S for Success
So I will start this weeks as its already Monday for Rach and I. I may not have loss any weight this last week but I have lost 20kgs in the past 12 months. MFP says 21. I think I have confused it with losing and gaining so often. But I started at 115kg and today i weighed in at 94.3kg Ok so nearly 21kg. 20kg = 44lbs. So even though I am a bit disappointed not to be out of the obese range yet, but I am still way better off then I was 12 months ago.
So tired that I wonder was yesterdays walk worth it. Not achieving much today at all.0 -
Had to take a nap this afternoon, just could not keep going. I'm lucky that i could. Very stiff and sore but still going to zumba. Feeling motivated and ready to turn my wagon around.0
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Well done Jenn, 20kg is a huge loss, and you should be very proud of yourself! You're here and you care and want to be here! Congratulations on your massive walk! That sounds tremendous! Hope you get to stay at home long enough to get your head in a good space and get firmly back on the wagon.
L for loss. I've lost 1kg this week, oddly I don't feel so fussed about that. It's all good, but I've lost that particular kg so many times now, it feels like an old friend! I'm much more happy that my head is in the right space, that I'm not giving in when things go wrong. I'm trying to stay sensible and in control in difficult situations (e.g. when eating out!), and that I'm committing myself to 6 days per week of challenging exercise. I'm feeling positive and like I can do this, watch out Christmas here I come! But then the crazy thing is that Christmas and the holidays will be very challenging. I'm sure I will gain some weight over that time, so my goal is to be here again at about 80kg when I get back from holiday! If I can stay lower all good, but I want to enjoy Christmas, I want to have a good holiday and I just don't think I can do that without some weight gain ... we'll see anyway.
My exercise plan for every week until we go away camping!
mon: swim & gentle run to drop/collect Bill from school
tues: bike to and from bootcamp!?
wed: swim & gentle run to drop/collect Bill from School
thur: Bootcamp
fri: rest
Sat: bootcamp + big run
Sun: big Bike ride0 -
Great exercise plan Rach. I went to zumba tonight thought I would be too sore but it felt good to work it out. Wonder how I will feel in the morning. I am going to take it one day at a time till I feel in a good space again. Aiming to make each day a success.0
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Hello ladies. I am up for waht ever challenges you throw out Rach. i love, love , love the spreadsheets.
Jenni - that sound sliek a great walk. Congrats on your anniversary. 44lbs in a year is awesome! Just keep a tit you will be out of the obese range before you know it.
I had a big loss last week. Only 0.6 lbs from my lowest recorded weight but it took me under 210lbs. It seems like ot too me forever to get there but I am super motovated now! I really think all teh strength training in the little daily exercise challenges has helped a lot. I have almost becoem a master jumping jacker LOL. I plan to stick with walking and daily challenges with some sculpt, yoga and 30DS.
We are looking forward to our Halloween trick or treaters in in the US today. Do you guys celebrate Halloween? Not sure if it's a univeral holiday or not. Never really thought of it till just now. Reguardless, have a great day!0 -
Morning All.
Tuesday 1st November. Melbourne Cup Day here in Australia. Its a horse race and the nation stops for it. Ladies will be dressed in their best and wear fancy hats to work, there will be luncheons and fashion shows and of couse betting on the races.
OPENNESS
I am not going to settle this month for any old weight loss. I'm going for the big one. I weighed in this morning at 94.4kg (100 grams heavier then yesterday). I want to be 90kg on the 30th November. I am not going to be Mrs Nice and accept small scraps of weight loss. I'm going to be tough and greedy and go for the most. I am not going to put my needs last but first. And I'm going to get a handle on emotional eating.
But before I can start on me, my husband needs his suits put into the drycleaners. And my mother just rang and I need to go and place a bet for her.
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Courtney we do have halloween here in NZ, and in the UK too, but I don't think it's as big a deal as it is in the US. It's a copy of your American traditions, when I grew up we didn't celebrate Halloween. We had mischievous night (where kids were allowed to play tricks on our neighbours!) and then Bonfire night/ Guy Fawkes on 5th Nov. Do you have Guy Fawkes? Pleased you love the spreadsheets!
Sounds like a plan Jenn, hope today is another good day for you.
Well, I weighed in this morning for a' lose 5lb in November' challenge, I've lost 0.7kg since yesterday, got on and off the scales a few times. Bonkers, but there you go! I cycled to bootcamp this morning, which was a great challenge, but doable! Still feeling pretty fabulous about the whole thing, long may it last!
Open up tuesday. I'll be back x0 -
PS ....Courtney, halloween wasn't something I grew up with, but it is slowly creeping into this country. Only had one group of kids knock on our door last night and at least they were in costume. They must have heard that I don't give unless they make an effort. Last year they came with a bag ready for lollies. Have only seen a few houses decorated. Mind you lots of costumes etc on sale in the shops, so I think a lot of halloween parties happen but no so much door knocking. I really don't understand what is is celebrating. Help me out here.0
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Love it Jenn!0
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I'm working tomorrow :-( My job shareee is ill ... think of the money ... think of the money!0
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LOL Good questions. I celebrate halloween b/c we always have but it has to do with the conversion of pagans to christianity- which is funny since some christians think it is wrong to celebrate it. See what i found online below:
The current Halloween holiday comes from an old Celtic celebration called All Hallows Eve (translated to All Saints Day). During the festival they would bless and convert Pagans. We call it "Halloween" because "Hallow" means saints, and "-een" (originally e'en) means Evening. All Hallows Eve, get it?
We dress up honoring the Celtics, who would wear masks to scare away evil spirits and prevent demons from identifying them as humans.
Openess: hummm I am actually begging to feel ppretty good in my skin except for teh fact that I can actually see where my skin is beginning to sag from weightloss. I totally agree with Jenni I don;t want to settls for a one pound loss for teh month of Novemebr I am sick of being over 200lbs andd I plan to do somthing about it. I plan to have active weekends and excellent walks even in the cold. I want to kick butt this November and hopefully be at my goal weight next November on my Birthday!0 -
Good Morning All. I had a bit of a sleep in which was lovely and now a quiet cup of tea. Husband is away for 10 days. Positive to that is I don't have to cook meals etc, the negative is I get to do everything around the house. My mother arrived home last night after 6 weeks with my sister. Mum llives an hours drive away. She is rather self sufficeint most of the times. I just have to ring her each day. Samara seems to have her work schedule on a less frantic pattern for a couple of days. So I may get some time for myself. What will I do. All chose chores that need catching up on. Started back in the garden yesterday, the weeds really popped up while I was away. Oh well at least that is always a good calorie burn. My muscles are really sore today, not sure if its still from the walk, zumba, starting Jillian Michaels 30 DS or the gardening. A combo of all most likely.
Today is SHARE A HEALTH TIP.
My tip is try to get PLENTY OF REST. I know I cope much better when not so tired. It even helps with resisting temptations, plus when rested I feel like exercising and cooking better meals.
Have a lovely Wednesday everyone. AND YES WE ARE GOING TO DROP SOME SERIOUS WEIGHT THIS MONTH.
Courtney don't forget to fill in the spreadsheet as you go.0 -
You would have seen my post from my home page that I have had to go into the city. I am going to try and keep logging from in there. Only i haven't managed to get to the spreadsheet in there, so will fill that in when I get home.
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Morning all (or afternoon/evening depending on where you are in the world)
I know I haven't posted in a couple of days. My internet has been crapping out whenever it feels like it and for no reason that I can work out. Fingers crossed, it seems to be working okay now, so I'm here to catch up on my 3 day's worth of entries. Hope you're all ready for a long post...
Monday - Loss
Okay, I'm not going to lie here, I haven't been on the scales in a couple of weeks. After the whole thing with my burst cyst and not being able to do much, I just couldn't face it. I'm doing okay with exercise this week so I will be getting back on the scales in a few days with the hope that it shows something good. I don't need a loss, just to maintain would be good.
Tuesday - Open up
The last few months I've been on a bit of a roller coaster to be honest. I feel like I've been pushed from pillar to post with doctors, hospitals and everything else in between. The car accident I was in back last December has caused nerve damage in my ear and the ringing sound looks like it's here to stay. Honestly, it's driving me up the wall but I still feel like there's more that the hospital can do. It's like they've taken a very brief look at my ears and decided that they can't be bothered to investigate further.
I do have to go for a MRI scan this month so that they can rule out anything nasty (i.e tumours and such), but I still think that there's more to it than that. They haven't addressed the feeling of fullness in my ears or the pain that I'm feeling behind my ears and right down through my jaw. All of these things point to eustachian tube dysfunction but they don't seem to be listening. I had a hearing test done and they said that my hearing is below normal for really high pitched sounds. I think it's an unfair statement though when the ringing is so loud that I think the sounds they are talking about is just blending in to the tiny noise that the hearing test makes.
Anyhow, enough moaning! In good news, it looks like university are going to accept my letter from the doctor and award me a score based on my average mark from coursework. I don't know this for definite, but so far it seems to be going through okay.
Wednesday - Share a health tip
Okay, I may be going slightly off point here, but my tip is simple... SMILE!
I find that even if I have to fake it for a while, smiling makes me feel better and when I feel better, I want to do more. When I'm down, the last thing I want to do is get up and do anything physical, so I've tried to get up, put a smile on my face and get on with it. Strangely, this seems to work for me.
On a final note, just wanted to let you know that when I am feeling low, I know I can come here and just reading your posts makes me feel better. I love being a part of this group and feel like even though we all live in different places around the world, I know that there are people out there who understand the ups and downs of this journey. So for that, thank you lovely losers. My day is brighter because of all of you. :flowerforyou:
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Hello Ladies, I am have a great week so far. Not so much with logging or exercising but life is definatly good. Yesterday we had a big meeting at work and I reacieved some many complments on how well organized everything was I also recieved a million thank yous. Went to teh eye doctor yeaterday. Saw a new doctor and he was awesome. he told me that the reason I transpose numbers and letters is that when i focus I cross my eyes so things get mixed up. Now I know why i had such trouble in math and spelling in school.
Jenni - i can't get to the spred sheet at work and i forget in the evenings some time. i will try to fill it in this evening... Please find some time for yourself. You are such a giver and deserve some you time.
Nikki - I am glad you have been able to exercise more but i am bummed to hear about your ear. that riniging must be awful. I hope all goes well with your grades. BTW you also brighten my day
share a health tip - exercise at work. I do squats, lunges, crunchs, jumping jacks etc. in my cube at work. All of it really has added up for me. You can also do this on comercials when your at home watchign tv in the evenings. every little bit helps.
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Woah! I'm so tired from working an extra day, and my house is a tip! After dinner today I sensed that my tiredness was making me want to eat. I recognised it, and tried to figure out what to do. I went for a lie down, and though I did eat half a bagel and too many grapes I'm still under my calories, and am hailing that as a beat the "eat because I'm tired" demon!
Courtney I love that image! You doing your exercises at work, go you! Doesn't really work for me though, as I'm a teacher, and the kids I teach think I'm pretty bonkers as it is! And great idea to do some when the ads are on! Love it.
Right ... catching up ...
Open up tuesday ... Well I feel so much better when I eat well, but I know that even though my head is in the right space now I'm not hitting "change in lifestyle", I'm still in diet on diet off mode. I thought I had it before, and I feel like I have it now, but the truth is that given half a chance I'd happily stuff my face with chocolate and chippies. I'm not sure how I stop that, or if that will ever go away. I just feel like there's always going to be a fat girl fighting to get out! I wonder if everyone feels like that, I had always thought that maintaining my weight would be, like I'd just eat sensibly most of the time, but it seems i eat crap for a few days, then diet for a few days and repeat, and eating like that is not good for my physche, or for how I feel when I exercise. I feel so much fitter and faster when I'm eating well, hopefully there will come a time where that feeling will out weigh the momentary satisfaction some chocolate and chippies can give.
Wednesday Health Tip: Plan, plan and plan again! Decide when you're going to exercise and do it, decide what your going to eat in advance, invest time in finding delicious healthy food that you love. I find it makes eating well so much easier.
Thursday, Exercise, For any of you walking/ running/ biking I use runkeeper on my phone. It's pretty fab, tells you what your pace/ distance is so that you can aim to be faster each time. I love it for running, and biking.
Right, now to get the kids in bed, then face the tidying up ... eeeek!0 -
Hi lovely ladies. Still in city trying to type on this tiny I pod Thingy. Have got the real estate on his toes. Asked him how would his life be if I rang with the news that Samara had been attacked in the stairwell. And he could have prevented it by being a bit pro active. Said I had to come alll the way in from the mountains to protect her because he wasn't living up to the contract of a secure entrance. Now tomorrow I am doing an extra shift. Yay I need the money but as husband is away I will have to catch train back home walk up the hill it's so much easier going down. Anyway will water the garden feed the cat take car to station and come back into city. Then after work train back late at night but at least car will be there. I have to go home as I have work out there Saturday morning. Confusing life sometimes. Ssshhh I hope to have Saturday night to myself. Oh and the cat.
Courtney took my exercise tip. Great minds think a like. Today I watched television from the floor and did some stretches etc only 17 minutes worth. But it was something. I actually ran out of ideas of what to do. So I shall suggest while on a phone call if possible walk around the garden or pace the room even just standing will burn my calories than sitting.
And Rach I fight the fat girl daily sometimes she wins and makes me eat pizza and chips but I get her back and make her have salads and soups. Will there ever be a time when she is not there to fight? I hope so. Will we ever crave whole grains and greens?0 -
Hi lovely ladies. Still in city trying to type on this tiny I pod Thingy. Have got the real estate on his toes. Asked him how would his life be if I rang with the news that Samara had been attacked in the stairwell. And he could have prevented it by being a bit pro active. Said I had to come alll the way in from the mountains to protect her because he wasn't living up to the contract of a secure entrance. Now tomorrow I am doing an extra shift. Yay I need the money but as husband is away I will have to catch train back home walk up the hill it's so much easier going down. Anyway will water the garden feed the cat take car to station and come back into city. Then after work train back late at night but at least car will be there. I have to go home as I have work out there Saturday morning. Confusing life sometimes. Ssshhh I hope to have Saturday night to myself. Oh and the cat.
Courtney took my exercise tip. Great minds think a like. Today I watched television from the floor and did some stretches etc only 17 minutes worth. But it was something. I actually ran out of ideas of what to do. So I shall suggest while on a phone call if possible walk around the garden or pace the room even just standing will burn my calories than sitting.
And Rach I fight the fat girl daily sometimes she wins and makes me eat pizza and chips but I get her back and make her have salads and soups. Will there ever be a time when she is not there to fight? I hope so. Will we ever crave whole grains and greens?0 -
Hello ladies. it's Thursday mroning in Virginia and i am so looking forward to my weekend. Hubby put up teh paint sample in the office and I love it. never thought i would want a purple room. I never liked the color until I emt my husband, who just loves it.
Exercise- had a sub in yoga class last night and she was amazing. I felt so wonderufl after class. That just reminds me that i really should get to yoga at least once a week. Planning to walk with hubby tonight and do some squats and tricep dips at work today. I'm feeling more excited about exercise since yoga last night. Maybe it was just what I needed.
Rach - I do jumping jacks in the bathroom sometimes too. sometiems people walk in a look at me funny but i just smile and say i got to fit it in some time. As for tehat fat girl that fights with us. I try to ignor her, if she wins I jsut shrug it off and try again the next day. I find if I give her the staisfaction of winning by getting really upset at myself she beats me more often.
Jen- good job giving the real estate a hard time. He needs to uphold his part of the contract. I love you idea about pacing while on the phone. I try to do that. Good luck with all you traveling back an fourth. i couldn't imagine being on teh move as much as you are.0 -
Girls, I'm back. No logging while I have been doing a multitude of things (play, decorating, quitting my job etc) has meant I have slipped back into old habits which isn't good! I am going on holiday in three weeks and I brought some shorts a couple of months ago I was just shy of getting into and how they don't look like I'll be able to take them at all.
Hardcore need to get back in the game. 30 Day Shred or Wii fit everyday till I go (on the 26th). Booya.
Hope you're all well and sorry for neglecting you! Our play opened last night and I was incredibly nervous but apparently I did really well, yay! Three more nights left, woo!0 -
Home. Cat fighting laptop for space on me.
Lovely to see messages from everyone. Hang in there girls amongst our busy lives we can also get fit.
I am doing the Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred again. Up to day 4. I even did it in the city. Did it around lunch time so was hoping the downstairs neighbours were at work and I tried to jump lightly. :blushing:
I am also trying to keep up my walking and now I'm home will do some gardening.
Today is share a Recipe day. I'm all out of ideas. Except I was reading in one of my recent health magazines about a kick start diet and I'm thinking of doing that this week. Its mostly vegie soup, with fruit and steam vegie for the first couple of days. I'm thinking since I have the next few days at home (fingers crossed), alone, I could do something like this and not worry about preparing other food. Just think it might give me the boost I need. Over in calories again the last couple of days, but now I'm home I can be better prepared.
If I want to be 90kg by the end of November I have to work harder and keep a better eye on my calorie intake.
Chat again tomorrow, I am so tired its off to bed shortly for me.0 -
Hello Ladies!
Becci so glad yo have you back. I'm sure the play went beautifully. I know you can kick Butt until your holiday
Jenni - glad you are at home and able to take some time for you.
I am feeling great today. I saved 50% at the grocery store yesterday and I hope to clean out my refridgerator this weekend. I am also working on the 30DS but not every day. I hope to finally make it to level 2 soon. Thanksgiving, my 31st birtday and the biggest shopping day of teh year are coming up. I am super excited I love November and I plan to kick butt this month.
to day is R for recipies- This ia snother rachael ray soup. when I entered mine into teh recipe calculator it came aout about 415 cals per bowl and it will definatly fill you up. I split it into 6 servings instead of 4.
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1/2 pound whole wheat spaghetti
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
3/4 pound chicken breast cutlets, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
3/4 cup peanut butter
1/4 cup plus
2 tablespoons tamari (dark soy sauce)
1/4 cup Thai red curry paste
2 tablespoons tomato paste
6 cups chicken brothOne
1-inch piece fresh ginger, thinly sliced
1/2 head napa or savoy cabbage, shredded
1/2 cup apple juice1 cup bean sprouts1
/4 cup chopped peanuts4 scallions, thinly sliced1
tablespoon chopped cilantro
Lime wedges, for serving
Directions:Bring a large pot of water to boil, salt it, add the pasta and cook until al dente. Drain.
Meanwhile, in a soup pot, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the chicken and garlic and cook, stirring, until the chicken is opaque, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Add the peanut butter, tamari, curry paste and tomato paste to the pot and stir. Increase the heat to medium-high and whisk in the chicken broth; add the ginger. Bring to a boil, then stir in the cabbage and cook until wilted, about 2 minutes. Return the chicken to the pot and stir in the apple juice.
Divide the pasta among 4 bowls. Ladle the soup over the pasta. Top with the bean sprouts, peanuts, scallions and cilantro. Serve with the lime wedges.0 -
Morning All, Saturday here and nice and sunny. Racing off to work, but I hope to get in some decent gardening when Iget home and of course a visit with Jillian Michaels.
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Saturday afternoon here. Having a great day so far. Did the 30DS took down Halloween decoration and inventorying my food shelves. hoping to paint with hubby later
Have a great weekend ladies.0 -
Lazy Sunday. Strange having time to myself. Its good but odd. Made myself a pot of kick start soup today. Its just a vegetable soup. Tastes ok. Just trying to stick to this kick start program I read. Although today i have already cheated a bit, had a small packet of corn chips with cream cheese. Should still stay within calories. I have reset my settings to losing 2 pounds a week, which bought my daily calories down to 1200. Just trying this for a short time to boost me, then i will go back to 1 pound a week.
Have done my jillian michaels work out Level 1 Day 6.
How is everyone going in Loserville?0
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