Join US! FAB FOURS (4 week challenge group) NEW!

momieof2

I am a mother of two beautiful boys. I work full time and I am starting school in the Spring. I have been dieting my whole life and ready to be out of this body!!!:explode: :explode: :explode: It makes me so angry that I let myself get this way. But no looking back just forward. Think Positive! My biggest challenge is going to be snacking on all the bad foods that call my name, expecially late at night. But I am ready to live a healthy life not only for me but my family. My goal for the next 4 weeks is to loose 10 pounds. Today I did really good!! I am going to watch Ice Age 3 and have 100 calorie popcorn. Hope everyone has a wonderful night!!

slightingscale

Pollart77, smw225, k1b2k3, britw02, rascheer, pmckenna, mommymac, rose_parker, ebh1024, nickid,
How are things going?

slightingscale

I am a mother of two beautiful boys. I work full time and I am starting school in the Spring. I have been dieting my whole life and ready to be out of this body!!!:explode: :explode: :explode: It makes me so angry that I let myself get this way. But no looking back just forward. Think Positive! My biggest challenge is going to be snacking on all the bad foods that call my name, expecially late at night. But I am ready to live a healthy life not only for me but my family. My goal for the next 4 weeks is to loose 10 pounds. Today I did really good!! I am going to watch Ice Age 3 and have 100 calorie popcorn. Hope everyone has a wonderful night!!

good job on your day! great choice for a movie treat. way to go.:flowerforyou: be very proud.

familygirl37167

Good MOrning everyone its 425 and I am getting ready for work fixin to go weigh my food. The last 2 days have not been perfect I only ate what I wanted for one meal but I dont like doing that yesterday, I went to the gym and burned 903 calories in 30 minutes...Hence I went to buffet for lunch, BUT in my defense I wasnt as bad as I could have been, I started off with a salad...no dressing and it was hige. The dessert bar is what always gets me. SO back at it today. I am also doing a 100 sit up per day with another group I am on, we should think about something like that for us. Well I hope everyone has a great day and I just have abetter no. Staying on the wagon today.

cryslynn1980

Familygirl37167....How do u burn that many calories in 30min at the gym. I can only do 450 in 30 min on the eleptical! I need to know what you are doing cause I would love to be able to do that. U go girl :0)

oh.. Im so excited bout weigh in on TUESDAY

vhuber

I sugggest if you do NOT have a HRM (heart rate monitor) to ask for one for a gift because most machines you use in the clubs or wherever are NOT correct! You may enter info but it does not seperate male from female etc,! I have read tons of post's on here and most suggest a polar f6. I am also curious how familygirl37167 can burn 903 cals in 30 minutes??? I wear a HRM when I work out and I have been in the gym and did 30 min on elip, 30 min on tread, 45 min of HEAVY full body lifting and only burn around 1100 calories! So YES I am very curious as to what I can do in 30 minutes to burn 903 calories! We are all different ages, sizes and fitness levels so I suggest get a HRM and KNOW exactly what your body is doing!! I am going to go do my Insanity Series workout and I will let you know my calorie burn! Have a great weekend and please try to get in a workout!!!

ars7r3

Hi everyone!
I would love to join this group also! I am 24 and 141 lbs. I just graduated college two years ago and I weighed 128. I had a lot more time then to eat healthy and exersize and i have let myself get away from a lot of good habits. I would love to have some accountability! I am hoping to lose at least 5 lbs my first month. I will check in on tuesday!

Good Luck to everyone else!

hhhdddggss

Hi everyone! I am having a challenging day, so I popped online to get some motivation to get in a workout yet today. I had a long massage this morning (much needed for my aching muscles), and thought that would kick-start me to go kick-butt ... but I heard the siren song of Starbucks and a grande low-fat latte later, I lost my impetus to workout. So I'm reading our posts and getting inspired again.

As for burning a lot of calories in 30 minutes, I do know that the PX90 cardio and Jillian SHRED DVDs offer a great burn. Depending upon how many minutes, you can burn up to 500 calories in an hour. But I do want a HRM so thanks for the tips on which one might be a good choice!

OK, I'm going to shut down and turn on Jillian and try to get going! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Cheryl

P.S. Our start date the 8th, is 25 weeks until Memorial Day! FYI!

running_girl_84

Want to join! My husband is deploying next month for over a year and want to look smokin' when he gets back!

vhuber

Welcome to the group ars7r3 and running_girl_84 ! We start being losers on Tuesday the 8th! Best wishes and try to post each day!!!

vhuber

Hi everyone! I am having a challenging day, so I popped online to get some motivation to get in a workout yet today. I had a long massage this morning (much needed for my aching muscles), and thought that would kick-start me to go kick-butt ... but I heard the siren song of Starbucks and a grande low-fat latte later, I lost my impetus to workout. So I'm reading our posts and getting inspired again.

As for burning a lot of calories in 30 minutes, I do know that the PX90 cardio and Jillian SHRED DVDs offer a great burn. Depending upon how many minutes, you can burn up to 500 calories in an hour. But I do want a HRM so thanks for the tips on which one might be a good choice!

OK, I'm going to shut down and turn on Jillian and try to get going! Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Cheryl

P.S. Our start date the 8th, is 25 weeks until Memorial Day! FYI!

The most intense cardio for burning fat is the Insanity Series with Shaun T! I have done Tony Horton P90X cardio and plyo and it is nothing to the Insanity series, in the Insanity series I usually burn 500 to 600 per workout and that is sometimes not quite a full hour! It is extreme and not for beginners!!! It is a two month series and now I just use it a couple of days per week and go to the gym on the other days!
Verda

slightingscale

ars7r3 and running_girl_84, WELCOME!


Jump right in and tell us a little about yourselves, and how your day is going. See you on Tuesday, for our official weigh in (current weight and 4-week goal weight). Just post your info and I'll compile it into a chart.

running_girl, I'm in PDX, and my sister is in Centralia.

I'm so excited for this thread. There are 20 of us now!! We rock!

slightingscale

I just returned from snowshoeing with my husband. We hiked to a lake where we camp during the summer. Today, it was frozen over, with a layer of snow on top of it, and it was perfectly silent on a bright, sunny day. What a beautiful sight. The hike was a great workout (I'm sore). I'll post a photo.
Susan

running_girl_84

I'm Michelle and 25 years old. I met my husband while teaching over in Korea. We both lost a lot of weight but I'm still holding onto about 15 extra pounds. He is deploying next month. Sad face. We live in WA on fort Lewis. I live to run - I can't get enough of it! No kids yet. I want to get down to about 145 before we start trying (I'm 5'8)

Today I ran 5 miles in about 42min and did a cooldown walk of 10min. My training program for a May marathon begins on Dec 28th. Been craving bad food lately but have stayed within my calorie range pretty well.

slightingscale

Michelle, I admire your love of running. Do you have a running partner? Where is your marathon in the spring?

My youngest daughter's boyfriend finished third for his age group in the 2009 Portland Marathon! He has qualified for the 2010 Boston Marathon twice this year, and I sure wish he'd go. I'm proud of him.

slightingscale

:flowerforyou: Fab Fours:

What do you think about us taking turns posting a daily challenge?
It could be diet, exercise, behavior related, etc. that we would all try to accomplish on the one day that it was posted.

Some ideas for daily challenges (we wouldn't do ALL of these on the same day) :
drink 8 glasses of water, or
do 50 situps, or
avoid desserts, or
take a relaxing bath, or
stretch for 15 minutes,
you get the idea

What do you think?

hhhdddggss

LOVELOVELOVE this idea. I mean, some days will be easy for some, more challenging for others, good for all of us. Love it!

Cheryl

mrsrobinson

Can I join? The only problem I have is that I don't usually come on here until around 5pm CST. If it were my turn I'd have to post the day before. ???

running_girl_84

Michelle, I admire your love of running. Do you have a running partner? Where is your marathon in the spring?

My youngest daughter's boyfriend finished third for his age group in the 2009 Portland Marathon! He has qualified for the 2010 Boston Marathon twice this year, and I sure wish he'd go. I'm proud of him.

What an accomplishment for him! That's incredible! I only wish I was that talented. I've done 2 half marathons and one 10km this fall. I mainly run just for fun. I'm not fast by any means. My second half marathon was done in 1:57:12. The marathon I want to run is the Tacoma City Marathon on may 2nd. my goal is 4 hours and 30minutes. I might change it to 4hours and 15min since there are a bunch of pacers doing that race that I can follow. Sadly, I don't have a running partner and do all my runs solo.

slightingscale

Bluenote :flowerforyou: You sure CAN join! Welcome to you.:flowerforyou: Congratulations on the 26 pounds so far! Tell us more.

I'm on the west coast, so, like you, I would have to post my challenge in the evening. I think that's a great suggestion. Thanks!
Susan

familygirl37167

Sorry ya'll I meant 903 calories in 90 minutes...hence it was 430 am and I was still sleeping whent I typed this.

Proud of myself today did very well on the eating wagon as ya'll know I am a waitress at a busy busy resturant so I burned lots of calories there and I also went to the the gym to burn almost 600 calories in one hour.

Well everyone the weekends are hard for me to get on here because I work like ten hour days then I go to the gym right from work so the kids and hubby cant deter me, then I come home and have to deal with them go grocery shoppping, you know, its a littel thing called....life

I have a HRM that I wear its a polar F4 and I love, I would never go another day without one.

I did well eating today stayed on the wagon came home from the gym took my son to his friends house and hubby and daughter wanted mexican I went with them but I watched them eat. Then we went to a book store and I was looking at cookie cook book because they are my favorite, I told my husband we had to leave becasue I could feel myself wanting a cookie.

Well everyone its 7:46 pm and I have to be up at 330 to be at work at 5 am so I gotta go to bed to get up and weigh my food before work, hope eberyone has a great day and enjoys your sunday!!!!

vhuber

Sorry ya'll I meant 903 calories in 90 minutes...hence it was 430 am and I was still sleeping whent I typed this.

Proud of myself today did very well on the eating wagon as ya'll know I am a waitress at a busy busy resturant so I burned lots of calories there and I also went to the the gym to burn almost 600 calories in one hour.

Well everyone the weekends are hard for me to get on here because I work like ten hour days then I go to the gym right from work so the kids and hubby cant deter me, then I come home and have to deal with them go grocery shoppping, you know, its a littel thing called....life

I have a HRM that I wear its a polar F4 and I love, I would never go another day without one.

I did well eating today stayed on the wagon came home from the gym took my son to his friends house and hubby and daughter wanted mexican I went with them but I watched them eat. Then we went to a book store and I was looking at cookie cook book because they are my favorite, I told my husband we had to leave becasue I could feel myself wanting a cookie.

Well everyone its 7:46 pm and I have to be up at 330 to be at work at 5 am so I gotta go to bed to get up and weigh my food before work, hope eberyone has a great day and enjoys your sunday!!!!

Oh Tamara you are awesome!!! Everyone is loved in your family and all that you do reminds me of the day and how some days I thought I'd blow my gasket. Stressed but organized and still finding a little me time! God has and will continue to bless you!!! Keep up the awesome job, you surely deserve that reward!! Sleep tight!

vhuber

I just returned from snowshoeing with my husband. We hiked to a lake where we camp during the summer. Today, it was frozen over, with a layer of snow on top of it, and it was perfectly silent on a bright, sunny day. What a beautiful sight. The hike was a great workout (I'm sore). I'll post a photo.
Susan

Susan, you are so lucky to have been given that tranquil moment today, cherish that image in your heart and mind!!!
Verda

slightingscale

Thanks, Verda. I'll call on that serene setting when I need a little peace and quiet in my mind.

skrumm

I have been really down lately so maybe this is what i need to get me back on track. I would love to give this a try. I don't know how well i will do.... Im pretty sure my husband thinks im yucky and it makes me feel so hopeless when it comes to eating right and exercise. I will give it my best effort though. shelly

cryslynn1980

Tamara... I have looked into getting a HRM but wasnt sure if they REALLY work. so u r the second one who say s get the Polar brand and Ive heard f6 and f4....so u really love it? I think im gonna ask santa for one. I did not realize that the HRM at the gym could be off because of the other machines. Thanks yall for all your support! Cant wait till TUES:0)

slightingscale

I have been really down lately so maybe this is what i need to get me back on track. I would love to give this a try. I don't know how well i will do.... Im pretty sure my husband thinks im yucky and it makes me feel so hopeless when it comes to eating right and exercise. I will give it my best effort though. shelly

Shelly, Welcome! :flowerforyou: You are doing great so far (based on your ticker) and you're so close to "onederland". This is a really positive group, so it can't help but help motivate you. I wish you luck! You can do it, and I hope we can help you, just as you can help us.:flowerforyou:
Susan

slightingscale

Tamara... I have looked into getting a HRM but wasnt sure if they REALLY work. so u r the second one who say s get the Polar brand and Ive heard f6 and f4....so u really love it? I think im gonna ask santa for one. I did not realize that the HRM at the gym could be off because of the other machines. Thanks yall for all your support! Cant wait till TUES:0)

Cryslynn, I was thinking of getting one, too. The Polar website lists the F6 for $120. Do you know if it is less expensive somewhere else? And is the chest strap uncomfortable?
Susan

vhuber

I have been told that they are on sale right now! My "rich"son is getting me a Polar for Christmas and I told him the F6 but his says there are others sweeter than that so we'll see! When I say rich son, he is a consultant in the oilfield! All say, put strap under your bra strap and you hardly notice!! Hope so! I use a MIO hrm right now and I do not think it works well, it is a watch one! Have a good day!
Verda

Jitteryspork

Hi.... I totally bombed this weekend. My hubby and I did SO much and had so little time. We will have the boys all weekend and next weekend through christmas so this was our last weekend to get the christmas shopping done.

Our oldest found out there was no Santa on Saturday night. :noway: I don't know how, but his momma ruined it for him (I'm a step mom, btw) He was devestated:sad: . Was so upset that everyone has been lying to him. I didn't know what to say ya know.. That was rough. I couldnt stop thinking about it all weekend. I can't even remember when I realized this, it was an easy transition I guess because there was no tramatic result. I feel horrible though.:sick:

I gained this weekend, but now that I have my hubby back on the band wagon, things are going to be so much easier. :flowerforyou:

Thanks everyone for being here for me.