Team UK: Week 8 and 9

curvykatie

Hi guys and Welcome new members!!

Week 8 Challenge

Work on your weaknesses

It doesnt need to be related to weight loss, its a confidence boost challenge this week

mumsanutter

My biggest weakness is self doubt, so this is what I will work on.

kpnuts23

My weekness is chocolate..

so i wont have it .. and considering last night i ate so much i ended up being sick in the middle of the night i have learnt my lesson completely!!

sean93

My weakness is snacking too much even if it is on healthier options





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curvykatie

My weakness is temptation.
My BF always eats takeaway which makes want it too, i'm getting better though - instead of getting my own i eat his minimal leftovers - just to completely say no now lol

ChristyJade

I think my weakness is laziness! This weekend I did NOTHING, i didnt even get changed out of my PJs...Just showered and got into clean ones.....disgrace! I should have at least gone for a walk or got some fresh air.

Walking group tonight though, and then hopefully swimming wednesday & thurs and dog sitting at the weekend so will be out walking again so kick myself back into gear! I was having such a good week last week too!

Good luck everyone...... :happy:

kpnuts23

This weather is making it very very tempting not to go to Legs Bums and Tums tonight... Maybe i will go for a late workout.. stop me from binging in the the eveing... Plan? This way i will have dinner reasonably early.. then go out around 8.30... Plus my Sky+ isn't working so no interesting TV for me in the evenings!!!

Bulletproof_Helen

Hello everybody and welcome to all the new members :happy:

yay another week lol I am still carrying on from last one :laugh: I have made my food log public that way I won't cheat if I know people are watching my every move... :embarassed: :laugh: It might be mind over matter but anything is worth a try.

I have an appointment with trainer again tonight, she will be taking my fitness to an all new level so I might be too tired to reply to any messages tonight (luckily I have tomorrow off to recover) :laugh:

Good luck all of you :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Cherrystargirl

Hi Newbie checking in!

Okay my weakness is not doing my sit ups. I know that if I want rid of my mummy tummy I've got to get them done but have no time in the morning and once El is down at night I'm just too tired. :yawn:

This week I will aim for a minimum of 50 a day and try and improve that as the weeks go by

kpnuts23

I had a good day today! going to the gym after work even if the weather is amazing today...

Ill get home, Make dinner... 3 egg omelette with Chicken
Water all the plants in the garden..
shower...
and then... sleep! ha ha

i will be going to the cinema tomorrow... i dont know what im going to cause i love my pick n mix!!

Bahhh.. this is rubbish! :grumble:

sean93

:bigsmile: half way there now !!!

then when iv got rid of this 15lbs am going to add another goal of 7lbs

3 days straight iv been working out, quite happy and suprised i managed to stick to it and actually added more each day to the workout


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ChristyJade

Not so bad day for me either, home made veggie soup for lunch, beans, sausage, bacon and egg for dinner, i skipped breakfast (i know naughty!!) but that's all i have had! Along with my usual cups of tea- I will have to have a few glasses of water before bed, but no exercise today - My boyfriend headbutted me in his sleep! :grumble: so been having headaches and dizzy spells all day....Dont wanna risk anything. Bloody boyfriend! lol

ChristyJade

:bigsmile: half way there now !!!

then when iv got rid of this 15lbs am going to add another goal of 7lbs

3 days straight iv been working out, quite happy and suprised i managed to stick to it and actually added more each day to the workout

Well done! Wish I had the will power to work out every day! 3 times a week is enough for me now...:laugh:

lorro

Hi Newbies! :happy:

My biggest weakness is FOOD. Lol.

Katherine I read about your Choc fest. Look at your ticker - you're doing great. I'm the same, if I fall off the wagon I give myself major grief and then de-motivate myself so much I wonder if it's worth getting back on again. But today is another day and everything that's worked up until now will keep working!

I'm having difficult getting time to exercise while I get my dissertation finished. So for the next 3 weeks I'm going to eat 1200 cals a day, exercise when I can and aim for maintaining what I've lost. That way anything that comes off is a bonus and at least I won't do what I usually do when I stop losing -ie. eat anything.

kpnuts23

Morning Lorro..

Glad to hear from you. :flowerforyou:

I had a really good food day yesterday, and burnt 500+cals at the gym, i went around 7 after i had dinner.. i was on fire! just kept going and going... Apart from the running machine.. two weeks on holiday has taken me back a bit and im not able to run quite as long as before!!

today has started off well...
:bigsmile: Before i left for work i had 100ml glass of semi skimmed milk then breakfast was a mixture of BranFlakes, Mini wheats, Fruit and nut musili and a sprinkle of honeyoats and fruit stuff... and a banana and lemon and lime herbal tea!! Yum Yum Yum!
:bigsmile: I have just munched on some almonds as my mid morning snack and have a peach herbal tea to drink..
:bigsmile: Lunch will be Chicken Tikka Breast slices 1pack with salad leaves and half a can of chickpeas
:bigsmile: Afternoon snack will be some grapes.
:bigsmile: Dinner is going to be Tuna and Sweetcorn with Brocolli.?

my mum n dad get home from their holiday tomorrow.. cant wait to see them.. its been like 3weeks! im a big softy and miss them! i havent been to uni so i've never been away from them for this long!!!
Most of it was spent on holiday so i didnt mind, but being home alone (bro is in cuba) sucks a bit!!


anywhoo enough emotional blabber.. its that T.O.T.M today so im feeling a bit crampy and moody plus i have officially stopped my pill!! Hoping this will help me loose weight quicker.. i will stick to the same food, but i wont have my pill holding me back! Fingers crossed!

Lol over and out!

xxxx

Bulletproof_Helen

I have just made a large pan of vegetarian chilli (I am not vegetarian but I love this) I will be eating this at lunch times instead of pasta or bread. Store it in fridge or pre-pack tupperwear you can heat up in microwave for at work for a week

My own 4 bean chilli:

knob of butter
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 onion
1 box of mushrooms
1 tin of mung beans
1 tin of flageolet beans
1 tin of adzuki beans
1 tin of kidney beans
1 tin of chopped tomatoes

2 tbsp tomato puree
1 or 2 tsp chilli powder (depending on how hot you like it)
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tbsp crushed garlic
1 tbsp sugar

takes roughly 10 min. incl. prep.

Enjoy :drinker: :happy:

curvykatie

I have just made a large pan of vegetarian chilli (I am not vegetarian but I love this) I will be eating this at lunch times instead of pasta or bread. Store it in fridge or pre-pack tupperwear you can heat up in microwave for at work for a week

My own 4 bean chilli:

knob of butter
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 onion
1 box of mushrooms
1 tin of mung beans
1 tin of flageolet beans
1 tin of adzuki beans
1 tin of kidney beans
1 tin of chopped tomatoes

2 tbsp tomato puree
1 or 2 tsp chilli powder (depending on how hot you like it)
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tbsp crushed garlic
1 tbsp sugar

takes roughly 10 min. incl. prep.

Enjoy :drinker: :happy:

sounds lovely! what's the sugar for? can that be left out?

curvykatie

ive also made my food diary public too

Bulletproof_Helen

Katie, the sugar brings out the flavour of the tinned tomatoes but you can leave it out if you like (remember though it is only 1btsp for that huge pan of chilli) a little of what one fancies :laugh:

Bulletproof_Helen

ive also made my food diary public too

Hopefully knowing we are watching each other we will watch what we eat :laugh:

Mine is: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/HelenS70

Drink plenty of water with this weather :laugh: :drinker: :drinker:

mumsanutter

I have increased my calorie intake, so am aiming at 1b lose a week instead of 1.5/2, but I still don't seem to be losing any. I have lost inches from my hips, under breast, arms and legs (none from my waist), but haven't lost any lbs for about 3 weeks. I thought by increasing my calories it might shock my system and I am still walking or trying different exercises - tried pilates (boy did I ache the next day! lol :embarassed: ).

Know the question - have I done the right thing by increasing my calories or should I go back to 1230?

Bulletproof_Helen

Hello Mumsanutter, I had exactly the same and it can be a number of things, water retention (warm weather), constipation, time of the month... :ohwell: but your body could be saying calm down, I need to get used to these changes which makes your weightloss plateau for a week or two week period.

Just stick to whatever you feel is right, eat the right amount of calories for the exercise you are doing and drink plenty of water. :drinker:

Good luck

glittergirlamy14

Hello everyone, I've not checked in in a while. Hope everyone is good?

I've been ok recently, although I've not logged anything in a while! I just can't be bothered coming home from work where I've spent 7 hours staring at a computer then turning on my laptop to enter the food.
I had an Indian the other night when my boyfriend came over but I was very pleased with myself, I didn't order any naan bread! That's always the killer for me.
I'm going to a bbq in about an hour though so I'll see how I do....
I've not been doing much exercise this week because I pulled my leg muscle last Friday when I was out dancing and it's just feeling better now!

Amy x

curvykatie

I had an Indian the other night when my boyfriend came over but I was very pleased with myself, I didn't order any naan bread! That's always the killer for me.

I managed that the other night too! i had 2 poppadoms instead and no rice

Bulletproof_Helen

Had a great work out this morning.. I am going to have 40 winks to recover :yawn:

Hope you all enjoy the sunshine :glasses: :drinker:

Helen
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/diary/HelenS70

curvykatie

Week 9 Challenge

This weeks challenge is going to be different - its a monthly challenge

July Challenge
step 1: set yourself a goal weight for the end of july
step 2: weigh in every monday and post your progress

use what you've already learned/what your learning to reach a smaller goal

ChristyJade

Ooh I think I did okay with last weeks challenge, been feeling off all week but still pushed myself to do my exercise!

End of July is the WEDDING that I am wanting to loose the weight for (one of my best friends weddings), so I would love to be 10st7lbs max by then, less would obviously be better!! so that's about 5lbs in a month....I think that's possible? Just need to get exercising my *kitten* off (literally!)

Bulletproof_Helen

If I go by what it says when I finished logging my food for the day then I should be 75kg by the end of July however, I won't hold my breath on that one due to having a problematic bowel :blushing: :ohwell: but I will do my best by sticking to 1200 cal. of good clean food and plenty of exercise and water. I also plan to do 3 x 90 min. training sessions a week followed by 2 x 45 with two rest days in between. I had a rest day yesterday but ended up going swimming. I can still feel the burn in my quads :bigsmile:

Here is to a successful July :glasses: :drinker: :flowerforyou:

curvykatie

I'm going to play it safe and go for 144lbs by the end of july - 1lb a week loss - then if i do lose anymore its a happy bonus and more motivation.
i weighed in this morning and was 149.8lbs

kpnuts23

Good morning Team!

I hope everyone enjoyed their weekends.. so i had a very bad alcohol weekend.. i did stray a bit when it came to chocolate and i didn't mind one little bit!! Because.... this week is my full on start since being back from my holidays.. Im working with another collegue of mine to hit a certain target by September (when im having my next holiday) to be 9 1/2 stone.. Currently 10 1/2.. BTW can someone work that out for my in Lbs.. cause i dont think whats on my profile is right?! HELP!! :happy:

These are my own personal goals..

1. I have stopped taking the pill.. so the weight wont cling on for dear life anymore.. i know it will take a while for my system to get back to normality, but hopefully it will help with the weight loss now..

2. I will be going down the 1,200 a day cals only eating back 1,300 if i workout (really trying)

3. I am taking a course of Pills (with my collegue) to boost my metabolism (this is only for the first 2 weeks) to see if it makes a difference.

4. Im eating whole foods and really cutting down on the alcohol levels when i go out to town.. Its not good!

By the end July i want to be 10.4-2? Just see how it goes!

Katherine

curvykatie

9 1/2 stone is 135lbs and 10 1/2stone is 147lbs