2 week challenge
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four weeks for me, too, Reese! I leave Jan. 16.
A burnt hot dog, while not tempting nor nutritious is probably only 350 cals, though
We are going to the stockshow and rodeo and I am trying to decide on my best options for food...0 -
You ladies always make me feel better! Amy, your right, who knows where I would be if I hadn't started logging. I had gained 10 pounds 6 months prior!!! I think i just want one part of body that I can say, yeah, that looks hot. But, if I simply maitain for another 10 years, I'll be a sexy 41 year old!!! LOL
Mama and Amy - I'm heading to Las Vegas on the 15th! Fun times. Thankfully it will NOT be warm enough to think about a swimsuit.
Beeps-welcome back! Glad you had fun.
Everyonehave a wonderful weekend. I have Monday off - Woo-hoo!!!!! I think I want to take my daughter ice skating.0 -
Kate- You are killing it will the crossfit! I would love to do that, but there are no places close enough to be convenient to make me stick with it.
Mama- Just make sure you don't go to the game hungry and you should be good to go! No reason to waste it on food that isn't that good anyways! If you're gonna cheat make it count!
Amy- I think you can kill it these four weeks. Maybe I will pretend like I am going somewhere, even though we are not
just to keep myself motivated!
KC- all I can say is the scale is the devil!
So I had another good day yesterday and the scale rewarded me a bit by being down a pound. Of course I was hoping for more. I am going to do my 3rd day of C25K tonight when I get home and I'm not going to lie I am probably going to have some wine. But, I will not overdo it because I signed up for an 8:15 spin class followed by hot yoga in the morning. So I need to be in good shape. And if you cancel less than 2 hours before they charge you 5 bucks. So I can't wake up in the morning and change my mind.
I have a pretty good plan for the weekend also. We are going to go for sushi tomorrow night, so I will try to keep that pretty light. And we are going to a friends house for dinner Sunday. I will just make sure my eating during the day is perfect. I am off Monday and I have a massage and hair appt. Then I will go to spinning in the afternoon. I am ready to kill this weekend! I want to look good in my dress next Saturday!0 -
Kate, thank you for the crossfit info! It seems as if you have REALLY found what works for you! It's nice to read!
Amy, are you doing "beach body" vacation plan? Or some other plan to get ready for vacay?
mama - I'm going to be working on the protein the next couple of months, too. My carb-fest is OVER (thank goodness!).
kclynch - better pack that bathing suit, just in case! Vegas can have "pop-up" temps in the 20's for sure!
Chloe - that dress is gonna look HOT - that's all I'm saying about that!0 -
Got my lifting in! Not 15 hours after my airplane landed - I'd say that's pretty damn good! I dropped my weights down by about 5 lbs. And, even though I gave myself permission to "only do 2 sets", I did the required 3. So, bonus points for Beeps!
Yep, I got my rolling in and got my stretching in. My quads are pretty sore right now. I'm pounding back the water and, with any luck, the DOMs won't be too bad. My cardio work-out will stretch everything back out, tomorrow, anyway. And then, the hot jacuzzi calls my name.
it's all very good!
I joined 2 challenges at present. One is 6-months - January to June. Thanks goodness because month 1 will be a write-off, for me. But, by June, I do believe I'll be looking very good. The other challenge is just an 8-week fat-loss challenge. Good for me, because my next mini-vacation is 2nd week of March and I'll be around husband's mother and step-father, in palm springs, and I want MUSCLES to be POPPING!0 -
Warning, this is long!
Welcome Antoinette! Being 4’11.5 myself, I k now how 10 lbs can make a huge difference! That’s how many I am working on at the moment! Although I do not watch the Real Housewives, I had to laugh at the status you would like to achieve, lol :laugh:
Beeps – Welcome back!!! So glad you had some time to rest and relax with the DH. I agree with Amy. Our trips to Puerto Vallarta and Cancun were way warmer than Cabo. Still wonderful none-the-less
As for our husband being bored, why not combine R&R with some adventure? My husband and I usually start out the morning at the beach, do an excursion for few hours then wind down at the pool with some drinks. We tend to get bored too Just an idea! As for the DOM’s, glad you have a plan to take care of them. I have a love-hate relationship…it hurts so good, haha! Your challenges sound awesome! I have no doubt those muscle will be poppin!!
Chloe – you are doing great! I really think having a plan for your day/events, etc. helps so much. Like you, I had a date to work out Sat morn, so only had one drink out with the girls Fri night. Just keep it up, I can’t wait to see pics of you rockin your dress!
Shmoozy - Welcome! I myself am working on hip flexibility and my right side gives me more issues! Hope you are able to work it out. Also hope you are recovered from the flu!
Amy - like you, last Monday’s weigh in was more than my starting weight on MFP (March will be 3 years for me). Granted, I let loose both last Friday and Saturday, so that didn’t help. But, after cleaning it back up again all week, the scale has recovered to the lowest I’ve been in probably 2 months. So this is why I keep going, it just makes me feel better
Remind me, where are you going and what is DR?!? You got this!
Ris – that’s great about the weather and the drinking! I’ll be waiting to hear how the weekend went!
KC – Just curious, how tall are you? I was just wondering, because I took a look at your cal goal since you mentioned decreasing it. Also, I noticed a difference, when I added another day or two of exercise. A long time ago, I used to work out only 3 – 4 days, but I added one more day during the week and one day on the weekend and that seemed to help me. But that’s me and I know everyone is different. As useful a tool the scale is, is sure plays terrible head games with us. Just know everything you are doing is moving you in a positive direction, so keep on going!! {hugs}
Kate – great info to share!! Sometimes we all need a little reminder to not compare ourselves to other people :blushing: Hope you enjoyed your party Fri night! And I love that you beat some of the men!! You go girl!!
As for me, I am improving from last week (parenthesis will be last week) . This week (well after today) I will have logged 6/7 days (5/7), 1 drink Fri night and half a drink Sat night (umm 2.5 bottles shared with a friend), hit water goal everyday, only indulged last night (indulged all fri night and ALL day last Saturday), got weights in 3 times and cardio 6 times! So as of yesterday, if you count my bizzare weigh in Monday (I'm sure bloat from my horrendous weekend), the scale is down from 124-118. But I didn’t weigh myself this morning to see the result of indulgences from yesterday
Ok, my plan this week is to prep food today/tomorrow (I’m off Mondays), weights 3 times, water , and log ALL 7 days!! Alright ladies, let’s go, BEAST MODES ON :devil:0 -
Wow! I missed out. Sorry not to respond to each of you but it's good to hear from everyone.
Last week = Fail. But this week I am determined to clean up my eating and get some workouts in. Not super intense ones; still trying to get my hip better. It's a minor injury/pain I've had for years. It's never bothered me terribly, but I wanted to be able to run pain free during my mini training, which was supposed to start this week, but I am delaying till next week. ANyways, I'm feeling better but not 100% yet.
My alcohol abstinence lasted for 15.5 days. Wednesday night I drank too much. Saturday I drank too much. I was really down about it yesterday; felt all guilty for drinking so much. It happens every time i get that drunk. I feel guilty the next day and then don't want to do anything. It affects me physically for 2 days after and just makes me mad I don't have more self control. But after moping around for a bit, I decided to grocery shop and do food prep, so I did turn it around a little yesterday. I've got a bunch of healthy food ready to eat so I am ready to be back at it! I'm going to really try to work on my drinking the rest of the month (well and after) and eat better. Nutrition is really the key for me.
Just curious....how many calories do you all aim for a day? I have mine custon set to 1200. I only intended on doing that a couple weeks. Week 1 was a success but week 2 was not so I think after this week I may bump up to at least 1300. 1200 is just not enough food. I eat back exercise calories.
I'm with you short ladies: I'm 5'2". Currently weighing somewhere around 130, but I like myself around 126. I got there in September and was really starting to see some definition and felt good. It's amazing what a couple pounds looks like on a small person.0 -
Morning all!
I guess I'm with Beeps on the height thing. At 5'8 1/2 and 152lbs. I couldn't tell you what I like myself at because apparently I didn't own a scale in college and have no idea what my 'used to weight' is. I'm assuming desired weight is around 145lbs. Given that I have barely any chest and thicker thighs, I'm hoping that's the direction I need to go. We'll see as we move along!
Ashley- My cals right now are at 1575 (no exercise cals back) and I feel fine with that right now as long as I pay attention to protein. (this week went awesome with focus on protein at every meal) But next week I drop down a 100 and move my macros around (I'm back on the LP cut after the holiday maintenance) Not sure that helps since I'm a bit taller but throwing it out anyways!
Jen-What was on tap for food prep? I love hearing your menu plans! They always sound some yummy and healthy! Good job on the scale measurements and good luck with that BEAST MODE!0 -
Definitely had more to say so I'm not sure why I pushed 'post' early! :huh: Anywhoo...
Beeps- Way to jump right in! How are you feeling being back in the 'normal' swing of things? You are right about the cardio stretching everything back out. It was amazing to me today what a difference in my flexibility pre-run vs. post-run. It's like one of those things you know but to feel it in the moment still shocks me!
I can't see the rest of the posts :grumble: so just know I'm wishing you all a wonderful, healthy and productive week!
I am finishing up my last week on the first 3 weeks of LP so I'll be dropping calories and all kinds of goodness on Friday. I'm a little scared. :blushing: Just because I finally got into the swing of the right macros this last week only to change them again. But it's all part of the process, right?! We'll see what happens. I hit up an active weekend of a run and leg workout Saturday followed by a slower paced steady state cardio day Sunday (trying to work on that booty with weights one day and then incline and stepmaster next day!!) Trying to keep a good balance between weights and the desire to increase my endurance for cardio type activities. I'm still milling around the idea of signing up for a longer race this spring/summer so I'm testing the waters out. We'll see....lots of time to plan and think! Have a good one all 0 -
Better - If I'm learning ANYTHING good, here at mfp, it's that "beating up one's self" is really even MORE self-defeating than whatever the behaviour was that you are "beating" on! Just keep on keeping on....it was simply a "blip" and it's in the past - what is ahead of you is where your focus needs to be!
mama - I have worked out 4 days in a row! Gosh, it has been MONTHS since I've managed THAT simple task! I'm going to try and create a "streak" to develop the momentum I need to keep at this thing. I had SO MUCH mojo in Oct - Dec, but seem to have completely lost the air in my balloon. So, fingers crossed, I can kick-start my focus with something as easy as getting in a daily work-out.
Today, I lift.
PS - I'm starting my "cut", again, so it's 1,300 calories per day for moi!! I'm aiming to do this for 8 - 12 weeks and see if I can knock off the last of the "weight" and maybe a little bit more to give myself a "cushion" going forward.0 -
DR is Dominican Republic, we go there Feb 16-23 and I am trying 4 weeks of well, not exactly Vacation Body Blue Print, but I am doing Sexy Female for the workout, and cutting cals to 1200. Trying lower carb and alcohol only on cheat days, which are basically every 4 days, when I have a rest day.
I did the day 3 workout on Saturday, it was jump rope and lunges and lateral raises, and incline pushups. I am still sore. Yesterday I fast til dinner, it was ok, I made a turkey chili recipe I got from Shape magazine, it was good. but I had about 2.5 servings, still not bad on cals, but then hubby made popcorn and we watched Sons of Anarchy. So, not so low carb, but I was still way under on cals.
Today I had the day off, I jogged around the lake, and I still have DOMS from Saturday!
Maybe tomorrow it will be safe to get on the scale. Or maybe Wed. if I drink 2 litres of detox tea!
And speaking of Jen's recipes, Jen, where do you keep most of your recipes? you should create a thread in this group!0 -
Better - If I'm learning ANYTHING good, here at mfp, it's that "beating up one's self" is really even MORE self-defeating than whatever the behaviour was that you are "beating" on! Just keep on keeping on....it was simply a "blip" and it's in the past - what is ahead of you is where your focus needs to be!
Thanks for reminding me of this. Yesterday was a good day so I feel better about everything. I ate well. I didn't drink. I had a good PT session. Today I hope to get some sort of workout in even if its just walking backwards on the treadmill, which is pretty boring, but apparently good for the muscles I am trying to strengthen to make me better. I'm supposed to weigh on Thursday and I'm not really sure how that will go. I think if I have a good food week, I may see a small loss. Hopefully.0 -
Yes, Jen, create a recipe thread! Great idea, Amy!
Amy, your plan sounds perfect - your body is already AWESOME (I see you in that avatar!) and it'll be just "tweaks" at this point - you'll look AWESOME for your holiday!
Better - glad to read that it's a "better" day!
For me - since I'm seriously into "cut" mode, I've decided to do UGIfit on my Tues/Th lunch hour. Usually, these have been "rest" days for the past 4 months, but, since I bought the UGI system (about 18 months ago), for the SOLE purpose of getting in 30-minutes, at work, right in my office, I might as well start putting it to good use! I haven't done UGIfit for about 14 months....it's basically a 10 lb squishy medicine ball, and then 30 exercises, each done for 1-minute in a row. So, I'll close my office door, strip down, do my UGIfit, get dressed, and get on with my work-day!
I'm kind of determined to see how long of a "daily-work-out" streak I can get going. Today, is day 5.0 -
Good Morning Ladies!
Better- I am with you on beating myself up. I really wish I could stop that though.
Amy- we started Sons of Anarchy Friday, only 3 episodes in, but I liked it so far
Mama- good luck with your low week on LP! I should be doing the same thing next week.
I had an ok weekend. Stuck with my plan on Friday night. Saturday got in my cycle class, hot yoga and took a 3 mile walk with my mom and the pups. Ended up drinking more than I planned though. Sunday I did ok, it was a rest day and way too cold to walk outside. I went way over cals, but I logged everything. Yesterday I was off work and did a lot of running around, but I did get in my cycle class in the evening. So overall last week I averaged about 1600 cals a day. So with not figuring in my workouts I don't think I did that bad overall. But, definitely could be better.
I have the rest of this week planned out until the event on Saturday night. I plan to keep it pretty low cal until then. And I offered to be DD so I will be able to keep that night under control as well. Plus my boss will be there and I do not feel like have post-drinking anxiety about if I said anything stupid.0 -
Hi ladies! My three-day weekend was pretty good--much better than my "usual" weekend although I did slip a little Saturday. We had another couple over to play cards and I made a bunch of appetizers, and I just snacked on the apps all afternoon an evening instead of having dinner so I didn't even try to log it. But I ate at TON of veggies and not too much of the cheese or spinach artichoke dip, so I think I was okay on the calories. I also had two glasses of wine, not because I really wanted to but my husband isn't drinking right now either and I didn't wany my friends to feel uncomfortable being the only ones drinking. It's kind of a silly reason but I just didn't want to have to explain why I wasn't. No intense workouts over the weekend, but I did something every day and I logged everything on Friday, Sunday, and Monday and was probably within my calories when you look at the whole weekend together.
This week will be a little tough because it's my husband's birthday on Thursday, we're going to go out to dinner on Friday, and we're having another couple over for dinner on Saturday. So I'm not going to drink until a least Friday, although I'll probably have a glass or two of wine on Saturday again because I want our friends to feel like they can have some drinks and have a good time.0 -
I had a pretty good weekend. I ate pretty low Fri, Sat and then officially lowered my calories yesterday. I also changed my macros because I've been hitting them spot on for the week for the past few weeks and haven't seen any change. I was a cooking fool yesterday and am pretty excited about my food for the week.
Mama- I'm curious to see how your drop goes next week. Kate sent me the info and I might try it after my trip.
Ris- I hear you on drinking to make others feel more comfortable. LOL. 2 glasses isn't that bad though. Good job on limiting the spinach dip - that's my favorite!
Chloe- Good plan being the DD. That always helps to keep me in check.
Beeps- that sounds like an interesting way to spend your lunch...stripping down and all
Ashley- I feel you, hun. Glad yesterday was better for you. Hope the rest of your week goes just as well.
Amy - are you working out at the end of your fast? I did a fast - it start Fri at 3pm and went until Sat 9am - does that still count? Anyway, I attempted to do a HIIT at around 8am and only lasted10 minutes and the headache I got lasted 4 hours.0 -
And Jen- I'm a whole 5'0, so I would tower over you!!!:laugh: Just kidding but if you have any helpful hints.....0
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And Jen- I'm a whole 5'0, so I would tower over you!!!:laugh: Just kidding but if you have any helpful hints.....
It's like the munchkins and the giants on this thread! 0 -
Now that I have a little more time….
Ashely--I hate that guilty feeling after drinking too much. But I'm glad to hear you're feeling better today! And my calories are 1610, but that's for maintenance not losing (and I'm 5'6).
Reese--sounds like you have a good plan! It's always scary to change up your routine but I'm confident that you'll be able to do it :happy:
Beeps--good luck with your cut! And I love that you have an in-office routine! Now you really have no excuses not to fit in at least a quick workout.
Amy--sounds like a nice long weekend! I'm also jealous that you have the DR to motivate you. My next beach vacay isn't until August….
Chloe--nice work planning everything out! That always makes it easier to get through the week. And being DD at an event with your boss sounds like a good plan.
Kelly--your food for the week sounded yummy! It'll make eating well during the week so much easier.
It's super cold out today (at least by DC standards, though I'm sure some of you have it much worse) so I skipped my lunchtime walk, but I'll be out there for at least a short run tonight and again tomorrow morning. Hopefully I'll still have all my fingers and toes at the end!0 -
Beeps, in case you missed it, the avatar is my belly almost 2 years ago, so I want to get that back. I have a picture of my now squishy belly but I don't feel like posting that! maybe it would be more inspiring though
kelly, I just did a dinner-to-dinner fast to kick off my four weeks, I did not work out on that day. I think a "less than 24 hours" still counts as a fast. I have not really done fasted workouts. My jog yesterday was before breakfast and I only had coffee (with milk) for over two hours, so I guess that's something...
Yesterday I did great on cals, but still working on carbs.
Today I forgot about a work lunch at Olive Garden! I was so close to resisting the breadstick but I caved. I got a lower cal entree (portabello ravioli). I will workout but need to keep dinner at 300 cals, which I think is doable...
I am neither munchkin nor giant at 5'4":bigsmile:
I need to do some meal planning, I just feel so uninspired!
I have to be good this week, I have a winter brew fest on Friday I plan to indulge, but trying to keep the indulgences to a minimum...0 -
Okay, so we have giants on this forum (I guess I qualify - although one of my other forums has an 5'11" gal who weighs 10 lbs less than I do, with TONS of muscle on her body....so, I'm NOT a "giant" over there!
And, we have shrimps on this forum....so when I read your calorie intakes, I'm always like "YIKES - NOT SURE I COULD SURVIVE ON THAT!" - I always forget that you are shorter than me.
And, we have the "regulars" - who show off AWESOME belly pics!! 0 -
So far, I have been RIGHT ON TRACK this week. Have worked out 5 days in a row - today will be day 6 (lifting day). I have kept ALL of my calories to their alotted maximum - probably about 50 calories/day LESS than what I'm alotted, actually. Then again, my other forum ALWAYS says to reduce your alotted by 15%, to account for "errors" in measuring - and I NEVER do this! 15% less would be A LOT less. But, in fairness to me, I also DO NOT eat back my exercise calories.0
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I am not going to count exercise cals, either, Beeps, it is too easy to overestimate that. I set my cals at 1300 but trying to come in under without getting the warning about starving and all.
I did pulled it out last night, even with the Olive Garden lunch! Got in my workout, a 300 calorie dinner and a cup of herbal tea with honey for dessert. Not gonna lie, I was hungry. I am still hungry actually. Thought I would try to not eat until 10am...0 -
So far so good this week. My husband is out of town so I was tempted to have some wine pizza and watch some TV shows that he would never watch with me (my favorite ritual when I have the house to myself) but I resisted and had some tea with my (cauliflower) pizza instead. I got one run in last night and another this morning. Tomorrow and Friday will probably be shorter workouts in the morning.
Amy--nice job on keeping your calories within your limits even with an Olive Garden lunch! And I'm with you, at 5'6 I'm pretty close to the average height for women.
Beeps--nice work staying on track this week! And I think that 50 calories is a pretty good cushion, especially if you're not counting your exercise calories.0 -
Hey Ladies!
Amy- I am with you on being hungry! But, I seriously think this is the only way I can lose weight. I don't plan on staying this low for very long, so I need to stick it out!
Beeps- Nice job on the workouts!
Ris- Good for you for skipping the wine! I know it isn't "good" to just drink by yourself, but I have to say drinking wine and watching crap TV when Mike is gone is one of my favorite things to do!
I had a good day yesterday. Stayed within my cals and got in my treadmill run. Tonight I will do yoga, which I am really excited for. I think getting back into yoga is really helping my back.
Oh and I am 5'6" so pretty average.0 -
Amy - WOOHOO on the nutrition plan, yesterday, that's AWESOME!!
Wow, Ris, that's VERY impressive that you did NOT do the "all-I-want-to-eat-when-my-hubby-is-out-of-town" routine! I AM VERY IMPRESSED!
Chloe - are you doing hot yoga?
I lifted today! So, that's a 6-day streak!
Oh, and I hopped on the scale....dunno why....and, not yet a WEEK back from my trip and - TA-DA! I'm at my lowest weight in about 3 or 4 YEARS!!! (boy, does intermittent FEEDING every work FOR ME!)0 -
Hot yoga is on Saturday mornings. Tonight is just regular.0
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Chloe--I'm glad I'm not the only one! My wine, pizza, and trashy TV nights are what made me gain the weight in the first place so I have to be careful, but they're such a fun guilty pleasure every once in a while.
Beeps--congrats on the scale victory! Sounds like you probably didn't do as much damage on your trip as you thought. Maybe the break was just what your body needed to get the scale moving down again!0 -
Your night without the husband sounds like mine, Ris! Mine is probably once a week at least though. I watch "what not to wear", "intervention" and now my new favorite, "Catfish". It's intrigueing! It has mystery and romance and suspense and crazy twists. If you haven't heard about it, this guy did a documentary about meeting his online love for the first time and discovering she wasn't who she said she was, used another girls picture and was married. Anyway, after the documentary he started hearing from all these people who said the same thing happened to them, so now he has a show on Mtv and they go with people to meet the online person for the first time. There's always a crazy twist! I think it's so bizarre, the brave new world of the internet. I don't know how people keep falling for this stuff! This one guy "fell in love" with a girl he never met and hadn't even talked to on the phone!
It is hard to watch this trash without a glass of wine, but I am getting better!0 -
Hey ladies!! I am here but so busy I can't comment. I didn't get ANY food prep in so I'm lucky I am still logging, eating great and getting in weights 3 days a week (which I am ecstatic about!) But with both boys in two sports each and my evening classes and trying to cook healthy at home at not eat out, I'm a pooped taxi cab driver to trying to juggle it all! :yawn:
You are all doing fantastic! I hope things settle down by this weekend!! Keep it up ladies!:flowerforyou:0
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