Hot For Cupid (Valentine's Day Group)
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Failing the water challenge. Must try harder....0
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I have been attacked by the HUNGER bug this week in a major way. I think it is from 30DS that I started? Completed day 3 today, hoping this grumbling tummy quiets down soon, else I am in for trouble come weigh-in later in the week! Water has been good, food has been bad (well not bad quality just bad quantity) and Halloween candy needs to disappear for candy bowls everywhere!0
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oops...I posted my sept 26 weigh in on the other thread! Did we start over once the new one started?
Name: Cant
Challenge starting weight: 220.4
August 26 weight 215.6 (down 4.8)
September 26 weight 206.0
October 18th weigh in 199.0
October 25 weigh in 197.8
November 1 weigh in 195.8
End of challenge goal weight: 170
Your Plan to get to your goal weight: Move it!
Challenge Starting Measurements:
neck: 15
chest: 43
arms: left and right l 15 r 14.5
waist: 40
hips: 47
thighs: left and right l 27 r 27
I only do measurements the first of the month....0 -
Hello everyone! I actually managed to complete the water challenge today. I'm still in shock!0
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^ You are a MACHINE. :P Nice guzzling!!
My water has still seen better days. I'm working on it though. Every feel like you're just too busy to pick up a glass and drink something? lol I feel like that's where I am at. Juggling 143 different things at once... and not sleeping. Today will be the day that 8 full cups of water are consumed and consumed with fervor! lol.
Happy Friday Valentiner's! What are your plans for this lovely fall weekend?0 -
Name: Kristi
Challenge starting weight: 192
Week 1: 189.4
Week 2: 186.6
Week 3: 186.6 (no loss for week three)
Week 4: 184.8
Week 5: 183.6
Week 6: 181.4
Week 7: 180.2
Week 8: 179.8
Week 9: 178.4
Week 10:176.6
Week 11:174.4
Week 12:171.8
Total Challenge Loss: 20.2lbs.
End of challenge goal weight: 165 lbs.
Weight Loss Remaining to Goal: 6.8 lbs. ***hard to believe I’m so close***
Measurements: (done every 2 weeks)
Another solid loss this week, despite drinking far too much on Saturday! Not to mention Tuesday night wings with my hubby
I think the difference maker is the working out. I’ve decided to work out every day, with the help of my husband. Some days it will be a high energy workout to Jillian Michaels, some days it will be walking on my treadmill while watching the Jets play and some days it will just be low key like yoga.
Regardless, my personal challenge is to do a minimum of 20 minutes every day!
I use my HRM for every workout. I put it on before I “jog” my dog at night (this is also a new thing) and move right in to my workout when I get home. I am thoroughly enjoying it.
I had some considerable emotional turmoil in my life this week and I was worried about sliding into using food to “cope”. I am pleased to say that it’s currently not an issue. I am choosing to work through it. I am doing some serious soul searching and making choices for my future. I don’t know where they will take me, but I know that they will be choices for me and not for anyone else. And I know where they won’t take me…back to 205lbs!!
“This week’s challenge is to have a good mix of treadmill and circuit training and to stand strong in the face of the Halloween Candy haul of my 12 and 9 yr. olds!” I had a good mix of workouts but it was treadmill and yoga. I also have not touched ANY Halloween candy, nor have I been even remotely tempted! ACHIEVED!!!!!
This week’s challenge is to do a minimum of 20 mins activity each day!
I aced this week’s water challenge, but I have never had a problem drinking water. Still, after failing the sleep challenge so miserably, it was nice to breeze through, lol.
Here’s to another good week of weight loss! Goodness knows I’ll need it! We’re off to the States on Thursday for my birthday. It is a weekend of whatever we want, lol.0 -
Wow Kristi what an awesome job! Your weekly losses are stellar too - so steady, I'm impressed and a bit jealous
Uggh! Wrong direction on the scale again - gained 1 lb to 143.5! WTH! I thought 30 Day Shred was supposed to help you lose, not gain?! I'm really hoping it's just a lot of water associated with all the muscle work, I guess we'll wait and see when I take measurements later this month.
On the positive side, my water intake has been good - which is usually the case as long as I carry it on the road with me
Strengths: 30DS 5 days in a row! Plus I ran on 2 of those days too
Struggles: halloween candy, lunches out...
Weekly Success: Brown-bagged my lunch 3 days in a row!
This Week’s Personal Challenge: work trip - try to eat as many veggies as possible to keep my tummy full of low-cal foods and away from junk!
GW: 135
Start weight 154 (08/16/11) or 146.5 (09/26/11)
08/17/11 - 152
08/24/11 - 150
09/01/11 - 148 (goodbye 150s!)
09/08/11 - 146.5
09/16/11 - no weigh-in this week, will report back next week
09/23/11 - 146.5
09/30/11 - 144 - exceeded my month-end goal by 0.5 lbs!
10/08/11 - 143.5
10/14/11 - 141.5
10/20/11 - skip for race-prep, carb loading
10/27/11 - 142.5 - new PR at the 1/2 marathon!
11/04/11 - 143.5
Measurements (every 4 weeks):
08/11/11 -- neck: 12.5 . . chest: 39 . arms: L12 . . . / R12.75 . waist: 31 . hips: 41 . . . thighs: L25 . . / .R25.5
09/08/11 -- neck: 12.25 . chest: 38 . arms: L12.25 / R12.50 . waist: 30 . hips: 40.5 . thighs: L23.5 . / R24.5
10/15/11 -- neck: 12 . . . .chest: 38 . arms: L12 . . . / R12 . . . . waist: 29 . hips: 39.5 . thighs: L22.75 / R23.750 -
checking in, I know it has been a while, but I do what I can when I can:
weight 165
measurements: r/l thigh = 17" / r/l bicep 12.5" / chest 36" /waist 33"
goal weight by valentines day = 140 lbs0 -
Checking in at 209 flat today (down 1.4 from last time I checked in at 210.4! Finally broke through my stall.
I was 217.4 on 9/1, down to 215, back up to 217.4 by 10/1; then finally down to 210.4 at some point; back up to 212.6; going up and down for two weeks. ARGH!!! Got my new HRM. Now I know how many calories I burn. Turns out I was WAY overestimating exercise calories. 6 days with new toy AND drinking my water (100 oz daily) . . . BOOM --> back in the winning game of LOSING!!!! Weighing in today at 209 flat. Yes, I am gonna be sexy for Cupid.
Success = this week was drinking the water.
Challenge = this week was staying within calories (especially since I'm used to eating my exercise calories and it turns out I don't have nearly as many as I thought = less than half)
Goal for next week: TBD, I joined a November challenge. They set the goals for me. They will be released later today.
How do you all plan to attack Thanksgiving? I've been thinking and thinking about it. Since we are going to someone else's house. I think I can do it = stay within my calorie goal. At least we won't have left overs around here. It is a potluck. I'm gonna bring a low fat, low sodium soup. I'm gonna skip dessert and workout before I go. What's your plan?0 -
Great job ladies!
@321blueeyes- I know A LOT of people who gain the first week or two of the shred and then lose. But over all the program really isn't a weight loss one, more fitness and muscle building, which is why a lot of people don't see incredible losses but amazing body shape changes. Keep with it! So rewarding! You're doing awesome!
My brother is back in the hospital. We don't know why, but he is leaking cerebral spinal fluid through his nose now. When I know information about it, I will be able to let you all know if we will have our regular weigh in this week or if it'll be a little late. I really appreciate your patience with me through all of this. I haven't forgotten about you Valentiner's!
How is the water challenge going for everyone? I think I'll have to make this my personal challenge for the next little while. I find that I am forgetting to drink and am ending up with 5 - 6 glasses a day instead of 8+.
Hope everyone has a great weekend!0 -
hi :flowerforyou: if it's still cool, i'd like to join this challenge!
Starting Weight: 199
Challenge Goal Weight: 185.8 (out of the "obese" category) 13.2 lbs
Strengths: eating healthy
Struggles: exercising regularly
i just recently got out of the 200's :drinker: but it's been really slow for me since then. i've only lost a pound in 3 weeks, when i usually lose about 2/week. i've stepped up my workouts and added weights, so i know that plays a big part, on top of already losing 80+lbs, so i know it's supposed to be slowing down naturally anyway. i'd like to join this challenge with a goal of losing 1lb per week. :bigsmile:
Starting Measurements:
Chest - 45
Arm - 14.5
Waist - 44
Hips - 43.5
Thigh - 25
11/01 - 199
11/08 -
11/15 -
11/22 -
11/29 -
12/06 -
12/13 -
12/20 -
12/27
1/03 -
1/10 -
1/17 -
1/24 -
1/31 -
2/07 -
2/14 -
goal - 185.80 -
[V-Day Challenge starting weight: 219.0lbs]
--Week 1: 215.0 -4lbs
--Week 2: 213.0 -2lbs
--Week 3: 215.2 +2.2lbs
--Week 4: 213.0 -2lbs
--Week 5: 211 -2lbs
--week 6: 211 -0lbs
--Week 7: 209.0 -2lbs
--Week 8: 208.0 -1
--Week 9: 208.2 +.02
--Week 10: 206.4 -1.8lbs
--Week 11: 206.2 -.2lbs
--Week 12: 205.0 -1.2lbs!
[End of challenge goal weight: 180lbs]
Neck 13.5
Waist 35.5 ----CHANGE!
Hips 43.0
Chest 44.0
Right Arm 15.5
Left Arm 16.0
Right Thigh 25.0
CHANGE!!!
Left Thigh 26.0
My struggles: I'm having issues keeping up with my Zumba challenge. I should've been almost done by now but I have been set back by 5 days. I had a TERRIBLE food week....i gave in to cravings and such. I'm glad I've been able to maintain the weight at least...but it wasn't the best choices for me.
My strengths: I saw a picture of myself when I was teaching (first day!) and one from 8 months ago at my son's baptism and there's a major difference. It motivated me a lot
My goals:
Under 200--6lbs away
50% lost---- 20.5lbs away
V-Day:
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1st of all, I hope your brother is ok Jersey.
My weekly check in.
I stayed the same. I managed the water challeng on 1 day and got between 3 - 6 cups the other days. It's an improvement!
Name : Pany
Starting Weight: 218 lbs
Challenge Goal Weight: 168 lbs
Week 1: 214.6
Week 2: 213.8
Week 3: 213.8
This Weeks Loss: 0
Total Challenge Loss: 4.2
Weight Loss Remaining to Goal: 45.8 lbs
Strengths: I didn't eat too badly. increased my water intake
Struggles: No weight loss, only went to the gym once, still not enough water, emotional eating again
Goal for the week: Work out like crazy, stick to Atkins 100%, drink my water, post my eating!
Not a great week really. I didn't eat too badly but I let stress get to me, causing a few mini binges. I really need to learn how to handle stress better.
Good luck everyone!0 -
Starting weight 175lbs
Weekly weight check in: 165lbs
last week: 165lbs
I have been 165 for the last month.
This week I plan on consuming water like I have been, cut out sweet drinks all together, quit the coffee.
strengths: I have started planning my meals and pre-cooking and find that this really helps to stay on track. I am also cutting back on eating out and saving the eating out for special occassions.
Good Luck everyone:) February is not that far away!0 -
Thanks for checking in guys!! For those who haven't yet, remember to post your weigh ins by midnight tonight!
My brother is back home and being closely monitored. He has appointments all week with specialists. Decided to take out his own stitches (the ones in his mouth) with Swiss army knife scissors. Idiot. They were dissolving stitches!! He was too impatient to wait! What can you do.
This weeks water challenge was an issue for me too. Today I am on my 9th glass already though! Whoop! This weeks weigh in should be a good one! May even meet my mini goal of 169 (if I am REALLY lucky) and I'll be in a healthy BMI! Not going to lie... Getting excited!
@mrsmellymac I hear you on the trouble with the Zumba challenge. While I am not doing Zumba, I am struggling to find the energy to kick back into Rushfit. Its tomorrow. No more excuses!
@craft338- welcome to the gang!! What an inspirational loss you've posted! Can I ask how tall you are? It might help with offering suggestions for your weight loss stall (only if you want suggestions of course)! Looking forward to having you here!0 -
Good morning team!! Here's to the beginning of another great week
"Think about what you want to accomplish today and remember: All it takes - is all you've got."
Go get it!0 -
To anyone interested in joining: This is an OPEN group! We are always accepting new members!
14 WEEKS UNTIL VALENTINE'S DAY!!
Biggest Weekly Loss (determined by %): SpecialK_Flett with 2.6 lbs lost!! (1.4%!!)
Biggest Challenge Loss (Starting September 26, 2011 - determined by %): SpecialK_Flett having lost 9.6 lbs! (5.29%!!)
Weekly Chart:
Italicized means Starting Weight
Bold means Current Weight
Underlined means Weekly Loss
If you don't check in I will stop charting your results. But fear not! If you want to come back just let me know and you'll be charted again!
SpecialK_Flett: 181.4 lbs | 171.8 lbs | 2.6 lbs
321blueeyes: 146.5 lbs | 143.5 lbs | +1 lbs
Mrsmellymac: 211 lbs | 205 lbs | 1.2 lbs
Jersey3025: 174.2 lbs | 171 lbs | + 1 lbs
Panyg: 218 lbs | 213.8 lbs | 0 lbs
Cantjustcant: 202.6 lbs | 195.8 lbs | 2 lbs
Kandrews24: 211.6 lbs | 209 lbs | 1.4 lbs
Livinglifeandloving: 165 lbs | 165 lbs | 0 lbs
Craft338: 199 lbs | 199 lbs | 0 lbs
This Week's Challenge: Weight Training! (A really good book to read to understand the basics AND importance of weight training is: The New Rules of Lifting (there is a book for men and women). Let's work on getting EACH part of your body worked on with weights 2 - 3 times this weeks. Now, this doesn't mean that you weight train twice a week and you're good to go... It means your legs need to be done twice a week (or three times), your arms, your back, etc etc. If you are doing complete full body weight training each session then 2 - 3 sessions will be enough to succeed at this challenge! But if you only work legs in one session and arms in another, this may be a tricky one! Muscle growth and strength is an important part of a healthy living and it also gets you that rockin' bod that you want! Don't worry ladies, you won't "bulk up" from this. It is incredibly difficult for the female body to "get jacked" like a males would. You get bonus points this round if you: A) Read the book mentioned above,
use hard core weights and not barbie weights (1 - 5 lbs, so named because of their usual bright colors) and C) if you make this part of your usual routine from now until forever!
Don't forget to add your PERSONAL CHALLENGES to your posts! We can only help to support you with them if we know what they are!0 -
Double post... I know, I know. A friend posted this on her blog, which was a repost from another blog... and now I'm reposting it here. Why? Because it's something that we all need to hear, at one time or another.I totally stole this from Nerd Fitness, but it is too awesome not to share. Read more here:
http://nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/11/07/it-will-never-be/
It will never be:
*EASY
*PERFECT
*THE RIGHT TIME
Nobody is going to:
*tell you exactly what to do
*drag you out of bed in the morning
*yell at you to eat healthy
*lift weights for you
*run a race for you
There will always be:
*holidays
*sick days
*sleepless nights
*early mornings
*vacations
*bad weather
*long days at the office
It will always be easier to:
*say no
*hit SNOOZE
*do nothing
*settle
*blame others
*make excuses
*give up
*say "I tried my best" when you really didn't
Life is freaking tough - health, wealth, and happiness certainly don't come easy.
For those reasons, you don't need:
*The best equipment
*The best business plan
*The PERFECT workout program (it doesn't exist)
*A super specific meal plan
And it's okay to:
*not have all of the answers yet - NOBODY does
*not have your life completely figured out yet - NOBODY does
*get started and figure things out as you go
As Teddy Roosevelt once said, "Do the best you can, with what you have, where you are."
Take action. Make changes.
You will make mistakes. You will fail. Embrace it.
You know what's NOT okay?
*to expect instant success and gratification
*to give up immediately when life doesn't go your way
*to keep doing the same thing while expecting different results
*to coast through life while complaining about it
*to constantly wonder "what if" without ever finding out
Tomorrow never comes.
Eventually never happens.
Today.
Now.
Shut up and start0 -
OK I really suck at this challenge thing
however I do want to share that I weighted in this weekend and after three weeks of NOTHING I am down 1.2 lbs!! 154.6!! 0
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