Over 40 - Christmas Challenge (Closed)

dfeledichuk

To our 50 great participants please carry on our conversations here..... THANKS!!!

Rocking_Robin

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dfeledichuk

First off I must say thanks everyone for your warm wishes and praise.... it is humbling. I hope you all made your way here.

Welcome deb1jim - I hear you... I am 5'6" and want to be under 200 too.... and never see the other side of it again!!! :drinker:

sherrillg - so glad that you have been able to find relieve to that pain, it can so debilitating. Must be nice to be able to push your grandchildren around

skinnyb450 - I just need your start weight and your goal weight for the spreadsheet

elainecollins - It is just going to be a matter to get into a routine with tracking and exercising and you will be fine!

jennibfit4life - you have to tell more about Brazilian Butt workout - God knows that is where half of my weight is... LOL....is it cardio... sor more strength stuff like squats?

brobin41101

First off I must say thanks everyone for your warm wishes and praise.... it is humbling. I hope you all made your way here.

Welcome deb1jim - I hear you... I am 5'6" and want to be under 200 too.... and never see the other side of it again!!! :drinker:

sherrillg - so glad that you have been able to find relieve to that pain, it can so debilitating. Must be nice to be able to push your grandchildren around

skinnyb450 - I just need your start weight and your goal weight for the spreadsheet

elainecollins - It is just going to be a matter to get into a routine with tracking and exercising and you will be fine!

jennibfit4life - you have to tell more about Brazilian Butt workout - God knows that is where half of my weight is... LOL....is it cardio... sor more strength stuff like squats?

Yes jennibfit4life please do tell, I also have excess rear end issues.:sad:

paxetamore

Here!

This is really great to focus on my goals until the end of the year, and my water intake this week has definitely increased!

Happy almost-Friday! Thinking this long holiday weekend could be like trying to avoid landmines... fun, friends, bbq's, etc... eek! Monday is weigh-in :-/ Strategies to share???

KeriA

Hi everyone,
I hope you have had a good day. Well although I really like open groups I have to admit that I understand the reason for closing this one. It was really getting popular. dfeledichuk you have done such a good job keeping track of all the wonderful new members but I hope now things will settle down a bit. Thanks for all your organizing and support.

I went for my C25K run/walk today. I have only one more run till I complete the program but I am not satisfied yet. I am really slow so I have heard that a way to get faster is to add walking intervals into your run. This seems kind of ironic since I started C25K to add running intervals into my walk. So after I complete my next run I will be running 2 minutes and walking 1 minute all the way around the lake 1 day a week and then on the other extend my period of running (30 minutes for now) more and more until I can make it around the lake either by covering more ground in the time I run or by running longer or possibly both. Once I have been able to make it around the lake I will feel like I accomplished what I have set out to do with C25K. Tomorrow is my Zumba day. My husband is taking more time off around the weekend so it should be nice. I guess you could say that I will be focusing on staying on track through the long weekend. My mom has had some medical problems, most of my family is out of town and my daughter is getting ready to start school and to apply to colleges. So not really planning much partying.
Again feel free to add me as a friend for support for this group if I haven't already added you.

paxetamore I have had to refocus on water intake this week and it is improving again. It seems to be a constant struggle for me.
Keri

JeNn45nFiT

First off I must say thanks everyone for your warm wishes and praise.... it is humbling. I hope you all made your way here.

Welcome deb1jim - I hear you... I am 5'6" and want to be under 200 too.... and never see the other side of it again!!! :drinker:

sherrillg - so glad that you have been able to find relieve to that pain, it can so debilitating. Must be nice to be able to push your grandchildren around

skinnyb450 - I just need your start weight and your goal weight for the spreadsheet

elainecollins - It is just going to be a matter to get into a routine with tracking and exercising and you will be fine!

jennibfit4life - you have to tell more about Brazilian Butt workout - God knows that is where half of my weight is... LOL....is it cardio... sor more strength stuff like squats?

LOL....well, I saw this online the other day and looked around for reviews on it and it had really good reviews/results SO I ordered it. :happy:

After doing the first one, it is cardio however I think if you were in excellent shape it may not be so much for those people BUT since I am just getting back into exercising etc, I was sweating like crazy and got a good cardio workout from it. He moves fast enough doing the squats etc, that you do get cardio from that. Sounds like some of the other workouts on the other DVD's that came with it are just toning/sculpting etc. but I just thought I would get this and alternate doing it with my Tae Bo for something different.

Here is the link: http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_programs/brazil_butt_lift.do?gclid=CIKKlK-e8qoCFQEKKgodeh3RQg&code=SEMB_GOOGLE_BBL&extcmp=14655359983&ef_id=SzFNgBD6Zy8AAEsJ:20110828145022:s

Jenn

samhradh

great going everyone, this is really hepling to keep me on track.
xx

gash200

Bump for later...Thanks.

mrsbrown2k1

Happy Friday everyone! I wish everyone a great & safe weekend. For those of us in the US it's a holiday weekend for us. Have a safe and healthy eating weekend. : )

Tam

dfeledichuk

Happy Friday everyone! I wish everyone a great & safe weekend. For those of us in the US it's a holiday weekend for us. Have a safe and healthy eating weekend. : )

Tam

It is a holiday weekend up here in Canada as well! Have a safe weekend everyone.. and good luck on sticking to your goals over the long weekend!

_gwen

Wow! 50! I never expected the group to grow so large.

Welcome everyone.

Here's to everyone making their Christmas wishes come true!

:flowerforyou:

skinnyb450

Thank you so much for letting me join :bigsmile: - This will be my FIRST ever challenge and I am so excited. Thank you Sabrina for encouraging me to join the group :flowerforyou:
My name is Cathy - I turned 49 this year - I am very happily married for 26years - Have 2 x children - My daughter 22 is at Uni - My son 20 is working full time.
I work part time Mon - Thurs and gave up smoking on the 12/5/2010 - I think I just ate and ate to reward myself for not smoking and have put on 31kgs (arrggghhhhh) - 15kg from quitting smoking and another 15+ from peri-menopause I think.

I have lost 11kg so far since joing MFP on 1/1/11 - Was going great guns then injured my calf muscle in a "Step" class and was out of action for about 3 months which totally stalled my weight loss - but now am back on track and determined to continue what I started

My start weight is 88,3kg - 194lbs
CW 77.0kg - 169lbs

Week 3 - xxx (Sep 5)
Week 4 - xxx (Sep 12)
Week 5 - xxx (Sep 19)
Week 6 - xxx (Sep 26)
Week 7 - xxx (Oct 3)
Week 9 - xxx (Oct 10)
Week 10 - xxx (Oct 17)
Week 11 - xxx (Oct 24)
Week 12 - xxx (Oct 31)
Week 13 - xxx (Nov 7)
Week 14 - xxx (Nov 14)
Week 15 - xxx (Nov 21)
Week 16 - xxx (Nov 28)
Week 17 - xxx (Dec 5)
Week 18 - xxx (Dec 12)
Week 19 - xxx (Dec 19)
Final - xxx (Dec 25)
GW for Chirstmas - 67.0kg

skinnyb450

Thank you so much for letting me join :bigsmile: - This will be my FIRST ever challenge and I am so excited. Thank you Sabrina for encouraging me to join the group :flowerforyou:
My name is Cathy - I turned 49 this year - I am very happily married for 26years - Have 2 x children - My daughter 22 is at Uni - My son 20 is working full time.
I work part time Mon - Thurs and gave up smoking on the 12/5/2010 - I think I just ate and ate to reward myself for not smoking and have put on 31kgs (arrggghhhhh) - 15kg from quitting smoking and another 15+ from peri-menopause I think.

I have lost 11kg so far since joing MFP on 1/1/11 - Was going great guns then injured my calf muscle in a "Step" class and was out of action for about 3 months which totally stalled my weight loss - but now am back on track and determined to continue what I started

My start weight is 88,3kg - 194lbs
CW 77.0kg - 169lbs

Week 3 - 169 (Sep 5)
Week 4 - xxx (Sep 12)
Week 5 - xxx (Sep 19)
Week 6 - xxx (Sep 26)
Week 7 - xxx (Oct 3)
Week 9 - xxx (Oct 10)
Week 10 - xxx (Oct 17)
Week 11 - xxx (Oct 24)
Week 12 - xxx (Oct 31)
Week 13 - xxx (Nov 7)
Week 14 - xxx (Nov 14)
Week 15 - xxx (Nov 21)
Week 16 - xxx (Nov 28)
Week 17 - xxx (Dec 5)
Week 18 - xxx (Dec 12)
Week 19 - xxx (Dec 19)
Final - xxx (Dec 25)
GW for Chirstmas - 67.0kg 147lbs

skinnyb450

:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Water check in :drinker: :drinker: Just finished my 8 glasses of H2O :drinker: :drinker:

dfeledichuk

:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Water check in :drinker: :drinker: Just finished my 8 glasses of H2O :drinker: :drinker:

Awesome- it does get easier!

LHann360

whew...I was wondering why there were no new posts in the old thread. We've moved :flowerforyou: I kept checking the see when the last post was and it was 14 hours ago. I was thinking geeze, did we all fall off the wagon ?? :laugh:

So it's the start of the holiday weekend. I had a great Boot Camp class that totally rocks my world. I just love it. The hubby and boys are off camping in the national forest with scouts, and tomorrow I get to go hiking in Zoar Valley with my best girlfriend. :bigsmile: I've never been , so I am really excited.

I noticed today my workout sportsbra one piece thingy was loose around the middle stomach section and I remember when it was tight. :blushing: So that was a lovely way to start the weekend. Feeling pretty stoked about it.

I've never had trouble drinking water. Yesterday before 10 am I had already drank 2- 36 oz. bottles and got a 16 oz. one down before noon. That's a lot of water ! I was at work and we are setting up our kitchens for the start of school next week, so I was hot.

Welcome skinnyb, and thanks dfeledichuk for closing the group. I felt lost in the last one that remained open through the whole month. I'm glad I made the cut. :drinker:

I've still not eaten any dessert since Wednesday.... yea !!!

brobin41101

Friday is nearly over, hope everyone had a great day ! Welcome to everyone :flowerforyou: And....All I want for Christmas is my goal .:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: I got the water today too ! YEA :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: LOL, I just realized, my profile picture is Christmas 2010 at my mothers house. Maybe I can post a new smaller version.:bigsmile: Christmas 2011 !!!

sherrillg

Happy Friday, everyone! Had a great day. Ate spinach and cucumbers on my breakfast sandwich! YAY (I really don't like veggies) AND 2 veggie burgers for dinner (they count too, right? LOL) Tons of water and a great workout tonight. Tomorrow we are going to the zoo so I'm ready to rack up the miles. Everyone have a great weekend!

dfeledichuk

LHann360 - glad you found us again, yes we were getting a little big, and I wanted to make sure we stayed small enough to support each other, so here we are.... sounds like you have a great weekend planned, hiking sounds fun.... and I think anyone doing a bootcamp is brave. And holy WOW on the water.

Brobin41101 - you need a new pic up there girlfriend!!! - will be waiting in great anticipation

sherrillg - veggies for breakfast wow, you are my hero I could never do that! Great for you.

I was proud of myself, I was too busy today to go for a walk at lunch, came home and was pooped after an hour of sitting on the couch, got my big butt up and went to the gym and hit the treadmill - didn't feel popped after, funny how that is.

And here is to all the drinkers out there :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: water that is! Glad everyone is doing so well with it this week.

MauiSue

Thanks so much for creating this challenge... I already have a new friend because of the X-Mas Challenge!!! Aloha, Maui Sue

MauiSue

I did not see my post on the website so I am re-posting.....

Aloha, my MFP friend shared your Christmas Challenge and I am totally in awe of all of your posts already! I would be honored to join your wonderful "Christmas Challenge"!

I am single and going to be 60 years old in October but still feel like I am 35 years old in the core of my being. My son will be turning 37 years old on Sunday, September 4th... it truly feels like yesterday that he was 19" long and now he is 6'4"! My career demands a great deal of change/flexibility as I am a Real Estate Broker and have worked in the business since 1978. I have lived in Maui for over 15 years and enjoy the Aloha Spirit. I spend a great deal of time in front of the computer because our business model in this day and age is via email, online programs and social networking (not good for the body).... but does save time and energy “hooking up with clients”~ where I would meet them in the middle of the Golden Gate Bridge, when I began my career in the Bay Area.

My intention with this challenge is to be accountable to all of you and to hopefully, make some wonderful friends along the way!

SW - 212 lbs (2006)
MFP SW- 192 (4/4/11-MFP)
CW- 173
GW – 142 (Dec 25)
Week 1 - xxx (Aug 22)
Week 2 - xxx (Aug 29)
Week 3 - xxx (Sep 5)
Week 4 - xxx (Sep 12)
Week 5 - xxx (Sep 19)
Week 6 - xxx (Sep 26)
Week 7 - xxx (Oct 3)
Week 9 - xxx (Oct 10)
Week 10 - xxx (Oct 17)
Week 11 - xxx (Oct 24)
Week 12 - xxx (Oct 31)
Week 13 - xxx (Nov 7)
Week 14 - xxx (Nov 14)
Week 15 - xxx (Nov 21)
Week 16 - xxx (Nov 28)
Week 17 - xxx (Dec 5)
Week 18 - xxx (Dec 12)
Week 19 - xxx (Dec 19)
Final - xxx (Dec 25))

paxetamore

Aloha, my MFP friend shared your Christmas Challenge and I am totally in awe of all of your posts already! I would be honored to join your wonderful "Christmas Challenge"!

My career demands a great deal of change/flexibility as I am a Real Estate Broker and have worked in the business since 1978. I have lived in Maui for over 15 years and enjoy the Aloha Spirit. I spend a great deal of time in front of the computer because our business model in this day and age is via email, online programs and social networking (not good for the body).... but does save time and energy “hooking up with clients”~ where I would meet them in the middle of the Golden Gate Bridge, when I began my career in the Bay Area.

My intention with this challenge is to be accountable to all of you and to hopefully, make some wonderful friends along the way!

Welcome! from the Bay Area :-)

JeNn45nFiT

Well, I am feeling a little down on myself this morning. I didn't eat the greatest yesterday and I didn't get my workout in. I haven't been sleeping the greatest and I didn't feel well all day yesterday. So this morning I was up a pound! Ugh! Pretty sure its water weight and I will get back on the "wagon" today. Just struggling with staying motivated! :sad:

I find I keep getting in this pattern too, I get started for about a week or two, start fluctuating all over then I get frustrated and quit! I need to get over this hump and get pushing forward with my goals!

Does anyone else fluctuate alot or how often do you weigh? I am trying not to weigh everyday but its hard for me not to jump on that dang thing and check!

Help! :sick:

babygurl48

Good morning everyone! A rainy day here today in Canada and I'm in good spirits!!!..lol... I love this group! I have the little guy this week so the only excercise I have been able to get in is my walking and my lateral thigh trainer. Can't jump on the treadmill cause he comes near it too and I don't want him to injure himself. On another note... feeling good and can't wait to for weigh in day! It's a holiday weekend here in Canada, so I wish everyone a safe weekend and everyone else a great weekend!!

Rocking_Robin

Morning all.

I do good on my water intake and usually good on my calorie intake, I have been working with a trainer for a month now, and I have been doing better with my motivation because of it. Where I need help is....relaxing in stressful times or releasing stress. I have found that working out is a great way to get your aggression out. My hubby Dave has progessive MS and is losing his sight. We have a 20 ys old and a 17 yr old, they are grown, healthy and very independent, but I am still the glue that holds us all together. If anyone out there deals with a chronic health issue I would love to hear what you do to relieve stress, other than the gym, walk, hot bath or massage...these are what I do now, my biggest issue is the stress keeps coming back....haha!!
I am learning to not use food as a comfort

Thanks a bunch
Robin

dfeledichuk

I did not see my post on the website so I am re-posting.....

Hi Sue, it would be on the old board I had to start a new one when I closed the forum.

dfeledichuk

Morning all.

I do good on my water intake and usually good on my calorie intake, I have been working with a trainer for a month now, and I have been doing better with my motivation because of it. Where I need help is....relaxing in stressful times or releasing stress. I have found that working out is a great way to get your aggression out. My hubby Dave has progessive MS and is losing his sight. We have a 20 ys old and a 17 yr old, they are grown, healthy and very independent, but I am still the glue that holds us all together. If anyone out there deals with a chronic health issue I would love to hear what you do to relieve stress, other than the gym, walk, hot bath or massage...these are what I do now, my biggest issue is the stress keeps coming back....haha!!
I am learning to not use food as a comfort

Thanks a bunch
Robin

Hi Robin

I find mediation works really well, it is the best thing I have come across.

dfeledichuk

Well, I am feeling a little down on myself this morning. I didn't eat the greatest yesterday and I didn't get my workout in. I haven't been sleeping the greatest and I didn't feel well all day yesterday. So this morning I was up a pound! Ugh! Pretty sure its water weight and I will get back on the "wagon" today. Just struggling with staying motivated! :sad:

I find I keep getting in this pattern too, I get started for about a week or two, start fluctuating all over then I get frustrated and quit! I need to get over this hump and get pushing forward with my goals!

Does anyone else fluctuate alot or how often do you weigh? I am trying not to weigh everyday but its hard for me not to jump on that dang thing and check!

Help! :sick:

Hi Jenn

I am obsessive I weigh in each day, and yes I fluctuate too. There are a few things that keep my from quitting, one I can tell my body I know the blah feeling and you know the scale will reflect, but you also have the days you feel good, and I am waiting for the scale to catch up.... so I do measurements, try on clothes etc... because it is not only the scale that shows your progress.

It is psychological which is why I think small goals are important, whether it is simply to not snack that day or get in more water or get to the gym, the battle with the scale is a huge struggle and it can easily defeat us if we do not get small victories along the way.

Chin up.... we are all routing for you!!!

dfeledichuk

Good morning everyone! A rainy day here today in Canada and I'm in good spirits!!!..lol... I love this group! I have the little guy this week so the only excercise I have been able to get in is my walking and my lateral thigh trainer. Can't jump on the treadmill cause he comes near it too and I don't want him to injure himself. On another note... feeling good and can't wait to for weigh in day! It's a holiday weekend here in Canada, so I wish everyone a safe weekend and everyone else a great weekend!!

Yep I am enjoying the holiday too... where are you from, I live in Northern Alberta?

dfeledichuk

Made a milestone today my BMI is under 40, 39.8 first time in about 5 years - yay!!!