June Starters - January 11

shannahrenee

I didn't see the thread yet this morning so I thought I would start it even though I don't weigh in until Thursday. I weighed myself this morning and I'm super excited with the result but I'm going to keep that info until my official weigh in just incase it was a fluke. In other news, my roommate and I decided to start training for a half marathon that is in Annapolis on June 6!!! I'm super excited but also really nervous. I am not runner, I repeat I am not a runner. I'm going to do the C25k for 9 weeks and then I found a 1/2 marathon training program that lasts12 weeks. I really want to do this so I'm hoping I can stick with it, however the only time I can run is before work at 5 am (!) and it was 9 degrees here this morning :sad: so let's cross our fingers that it starts to warm up real soon. I hope everyone has a great week!

And congrats to everyone who had a good weekend!

busymom74

Shannah, good luck on training for the marathon!! I can't even imagine how much motivation it takes to get up at 5am and run in that cold!!! (I don't think I could do it! lol)

shannahrenee

Shannah, good luck on training for the marathon!! I can't even imagine how much motivation it takes to get up at 5am and run in that cold!!! (I don't think I could do it! lol)

Thanks, I'll let you all know how that goes tomorrow morning. :yawn:

linnebooc

SW - 300
LW - 264.3
CW - 263

Good luck everyone this week.

And good luck Shannah on the marathon training. That stuff scares me *laughs*

Linne

shannahrenee

SW - 300
LW - 264.3
CW - 263

Good luck everyone this week.

And good luck Shannah on the marathon training. That stuff scares me *laughs*

Linne

Oh trust me, it scares me too!

busymom74

Good job on the loss Linnebooc!

I'm really motivated already this week. I just found out I have 6.5 vaca days I have to take before 6/6 or I lose them. I'm envisioning half days at the gym with the other half cleaning the house. lol Is that sad or what??

My fiance asked me if I wanted to go to the gym yest. Heck yea!! lol I always have to drag him and it's such a struggle but I think he's feeling the good side effects and starting to have more energy. :bigsmile:

ANNNNNNNNNNND we got up 1/2 an hour early today to do some strength training in the basement together. How cool is that?? I hope he can keep it up though because I need the support. :happy:

I can't wait until Wed. weigh in. :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

magglett

I'm down 3.5 lbs? Yay ... I'll take it!!

SW - 208.5
LW - 184
CW - 180.5

amandadaisylotus

I'm down 3.5 lbs? Yay ... I'll take it!!

SW - 208.5
LW - 184
CW - 180.5

I know the feeling!

SW - 303.0
LW - 269.0
CW - 265.7

Down 3.3 pounds... Bodies are weird. At least that's nearly a 5 pound buffer from my "Crisis Weight" I keep getting below it and I'm happy.

thirtyby40

Shannah- Good luck with training for the half marathon, I would love to do it but am too much of a wimp this time of year. My 17 yr old has agreed to do the C25K with me in the spring. I suggested we do a half marathon before he goes to University in a year and a half, you know something to work towards together before he leaves the nest. He said alright, but we will have to see how the C25k goes before I totally commit myself. I am definitely not a runner!

Linne, Magglet and Amanda - Congrats to all of you on your losses. Magglet and Amanda both over 3 lbs. That's amazing.

Busymom- thats great that your fiance is helping to motivate you. Also I wish I found out I had 6.5 vacation days I didn't know about. I would use them the same way. I love decluttering my house with extra time off. I always feel fantastic when I get rid of excess stuff!

Hope all you other June Starters are having a great week too. See you all Wednesday for weigh in. I am feeling very positive about my results. Hope I am right.

Mamakatspokane

Shannah - Good luck! 9 is just too cold for me to run....I plan on starting C25k in the spring...I'm a wimp:laugh:

Linne, Maggs & manada - AWESOME!! Great job you guys!

Busymom - I'm so happy he's supporting you! That helps a lot

I'm not feeling real positive about Wednesday:grumble: My own fault....I have to figure out a cure for my weekend madness!:laugh:

busymom74

I'd like to add a column for lbs to go on the ss. What do you guys think? I'll need everyone's goal weight.

thirtyby40

I think that sounds like a great idea. My GW is 135.

Thanks for adding the pictures. Your quick.

busymom74

Thanks momto4, it helps that I have nothing to do at work until someone calls in. :laugh:

shannahrenee

I'd like to add a column for lbs to go on the ss. What do you guys think? I'll need everyone's goal weight.

I think that sounds like a great idea. My current goal weight is 174, but it may change depending on how I feel once I get there

Mamakatspokane

I've gone back & forth a hundred times between 135 & 130...set my goal at 130 but it may change.
Thanks!

yolie1220

Hello everyone! Just checking in to say hi :flowerforyou:

kandyjo

Very exciting checking in on the post today!!! Already some really great losses..!!!!
congrats, Linne, Maggs and Amanda!!!
Shannah, girl more power to ya running in the cold... I'm a weenie and that is why I'm waiting for it to warm up before I start again... Awesome that you have a goal and a friend to train with! Keep us posted on your progress!!!
Busymom, I love the idea of the goal column... Mine is 135...
Hi, yolie!! How's the pregnancy? Glad you dropped in to say hi! We love hearing from all the June Starters that we don't keep up with regularly anymore!! :drinker:
Mamakat, you'll find your mojo for the weekends! You haven't come as far as you have because you don't have will power... You just have to plan... Set a goal and stick with it. :drinker:

amandadaisylotus

My goal is 160 but like many others have said, we'll see when I get down. Ultimately I want to be below 200 (with a nice buffer) and healthy. 160 is in the middle of where the medical charts say I should be.

Mamakatspokane

Mamakat, you'll find your mojo for the weekends! You haven't come as far as you have because you don't have will power... You just have to plan... Set a goal and stick with it. :drinker:

Thanks for the encouragement Kandyjo:flowerforyou:

courtney_love2001

Hey guys! Hope you had a happy Monday. I had a long but okay one. I have an exam next Tuesday and it has been weighing on me, plus I have a meeting with the head of the surgery department at my university and I'm realllllly nervous to meet him :ohwell: Once tomorrow is over I can breathe just a little...

Congrats on all the losses!! And Shanna-wow on doing a half! That is so awesome. Wish I had the guts to commit to one--I can't even bring myself to sign up for a 5k and I know I could do it. Hope it warms up a tad for you and that 5 am doesn't treat you too bad

Oh, and my goal weight is 140 (10 lbs wahhhhhhh). Weigh-in on Wed!

kandyjo

Courtney, good luck on your meeting! I'm sure it will be easier than you think... If you are anything like me, you build something up way more than it has to be in your mind...and then when it's actually over, it wasn't half as bad as you made it out to be! I hope you can destress this week

I'm excited about the weigh-in on Wednesday. I am keeping myself away from the scale this week... So, when I weigh-in on Wed. it will be the first I have stepped on the scale since Sat. I have been doing really well with everything. I am so motivated right now... I just want to stay humbled, though!!! I know temptation is around the corner, so I am trying to have an arsenold ready to fight back when it does... you know, have a plan B, C & D :laugh:

Just finished L 1 D 6 of the 30 Day Shred. I don't think I'm going to make it to the gym tonight My husband has too much to do so he will not be home to stay with the kiddos... So, if I feel like I need some more sumthin, sumthin, I will put on Hip Hop Abs again tonight... It's a really FUN cardio!! It makes me SWEAT and the moves are WAY fun and the music is AWESOME!!

So, I'm really encouraged this Monday and I'm looking for an AWESOME week, not just for me, but for all of the JUNE STARTERS... I really love the energy that I get from our posts now... It seems like we all have our game faces on! I LOVE IT!! :drinker:

kandyjo

Happy Tuesday, June Starters. I just wanted to encourage everyone to have a GREAT day today... Own it!!!! Don't forget to log your food today! That is soooo important! It makes a big difference on this journey! Drink lots of water!! :drinker: I'm excited about the whole weeks's weigh-in. We already had such fabulous losses this week and it's only Tuesday! What a GREAT start! And that is sooo encouraging to me!!!
So, let's set our sights on our goal and get busy! :bigsmile:

busymom74

I'm excited too KJ. I've been so good and feeling so energized!

I can really see a difference in our threads these days. We are all so much happier it seems and there's a lot more energy here. I love it! Keep it up girls!!

kandyjo

I'm excited too KJ. I've been so good and feeling so energized!

I can really see a difference in our threads these days. We are all so much happier it seems and there's a lot more energy here. I love it! Keep it up girls!!

I know! Don't you LOVE IT?!!!
I have had a lot more energy too! Makes me wonder why I ever "fall off the wagon".... I feel GREAT!! :happy:

shannahrenee

Sooo I have to confess that I did not get up at 5am and run this morning as planned. I will, however be running on my bf's treadmill this evening. I'm just too much of a pansy and not a morning person for all that. I'm going to try again on Thursday since I won't be at my bf's house Thursday evening, but I'm thinking I'll have the same outcome. I'm still really excited for the half marathon just not the cold.

I'm feeling a bit sluggish today and I want to eat the entire lunch I packed right now, but I know it's because I'm bored. Reading all your posts helps!

Here's to not eating my entire lunch before noon! :drinker:

kandyjo

Sooo I have to confess that I did not get up at 5am and run this morning as planned. I will, however be running on my bf's treadmill this evening. I'm just too much of a pansy and not a morning person for all that. I'm going to try again on Thursday since I won't be at my bf's house Thursday evening, but I'm thinking I'll have the same outcome. I'm still really excited for the half marathon just not the cold.

I'm feeling a bit sluggish today and I want to eat the entire lunch I packed right now, but I know it's because I'm bored. Reading all your posts helps!

Here's to not eating my entire lunch before noon! :drinker:

Boredom is such an ENEMY!!! I do the same thing... It is CRAZY!!!!! Hang in there!!! Find something else to do if you find yourself going for your lunch...

I was going to suggest the treadmill anyway... There is NO WAY I will get out in this cold and run... I'm a HUGE WEENIE!!!!! Although, I see people in our neighborhood running almost everyday... I wish them the best, but I always say, "Not on your life"!!! You can still train pretty decently (especially in the beginning) on the treadmill... So, congrats on not giving up and finding alternate routes :drinker:

busymom74

Sooo I have to confess that I did not get up at 5am and run this morning as planned. I will, however be running on my bf's treadmill this evening. I'm just too much of a pansy and not a morning person for all that. I'm going to try again on Thursday since I won't be at my bf's house Thursday evening, but I'm thinking I'll have the same outcome. I'm still really excited for the half marathon just not the cold.

I'm feeling a bit sluggish today and I want to eat the entire lunch I packed right now, but I know it's because I'm bored. Reading all your posts helps!

Here's to not eating my entire lunch before noon! :drinker:

I'm so bad about the cold. lol I'm glad your still going to train for it though! Good luck!
I actually feel like eating the lunch I made my fiance! I made him chicken salad sandwhiches for lunch and I want one so bad now. lol I never knew how good they were. :laugh: I'm just sipping away at my water....

magglett

I'd like to add a column for lbs to go on the ss. What do you guys think? I'll need everyone's goal weight.

Sure ... I think my goal is 140 lbs.

Mamakatspokane

Sooo I have to confess that I did not get up at 5am and run this morning as planned. I will, however be running on my bf's treadmill this evening. I'm just too much of a pansy and not a morning person for all that. I'm going to try again on Thursday since I won't be at my bf's house Thursday evening, but I'm thinking I'll have the same outcome. I'm still really excited for the half marathon just not the cold.

I'm feeling a bit sluggish today and I want to eat the entire lunch I packed right now, but I know it's because I'm bored. Reading all your posts helps!

Here's to not eating my entire lunch before noon! :drinker:

Doesn't matter when you workout...just find a time you'll stick with!!!!!
Good luck not eating your lunch before noon!!!'

If anyone is looking for an intense strength training video I highly recommend Jackie Warners (from Bravo TV) Power Circuit Total Body. She flies through the moves so your sweating and the time flies by. My whole body is sore today but my abs are screaming....she breaks abs into three circuits upper, lower & obliques...OH the pain She may actually make Jillian's workout seem easy:laugh: :laugh: Just thought I should mention it cause I was getting bored with my workouts so I thought I'd try something new....I want to do a Cardio DVD tonight (let my muscles rest a little)...any suggestions?

kandyjo

Sooo I have to confess that I did not get up at 5am and run this morning as planned. I will, however be running on my bf's treadmill this evening. I'm just too much of a pansy and not a morning person for all that. I'm going to try again on Thursday since I won't be at my bf's house Thursday evening, but I'm thinking I'll have the same outcome. I'm still really excited for the half marathon just not the cold.

I'm feeling a bit sluggish today and I want to eat the entire lunch I packed right now, but I know it's because I'm bored. Reading all your posts helps!

Here's to not eating my entire lunch before noon! :drinker:

Doesn't matter when you workout...just find a time you'll stick with!!!!!
Good luck not eating your lunch before noon!!!'

If anyone is looking for an intense strength training video I highly recommend Jackie Warners (from Bravo TV) Power Circuit Total Body. She flies through the moves so your sweating and the time flies by. My whole body is sore today but my abs are screaming....she breaks abs into three circuits upper, lower & obliques...OH the pain She may actually make Jillian's workout seem easy:laugh: :laugh: Just thought I should mention it cause I was getting bored with my workouts so I thought I'd try something new....I want to do a Cardio DVD tonight (let my muscles rest a little)...any suggestions?

Awesome! Thanks for the info.... Definitely going to check ol' Jackie out

magglett

So ... I hope everyone's day is going well. Two more days 'til our weigh in. I feel fairly confident that I've been on the right track this week. Eating right, drinking water, being active ... it's all good. I do have my TOM right now but I'm still feeling good about weighing in on Thursday. Work has been much better now that we're fully staffed ... I'm learning all kinds of new things which makes the day go by faster. There's much less stress in my life now which makes it easier to focus on my health. Tonight I have some errands to do and if that doesn't take too long I'm going to try and hit the gym again. I love it there ... the treadmill has a tv and it has way more channels then I get at home. At home I don't really watch anything but while I'm walking on the treadmill I like to watch some sit coms or a movie while I'm there. Well ... gotta get back to work now ... good day everyone!!