30 mins a day and 5lbs per month anyone interested :)

YogaRunner

Thanks Selinee! I'm hoping your words come true. So far, other measurements have changed but not my weight.

selinee_81

fishy kisses you are counted in weight is logged not miserable for long being on here is there first step believe me .

don`t forget muscle weighs more than fat and the more muscle you have the quickr you burn calories so losing inches at first is normal keep going definately . well my boyfriend has convinced me to do p90x so as of tommorrow lets see what happens but he has lost 8 lbs in 2 weeks :noway: :noway: those kinda results can sway anybody

YogaRunner

You read my mind... I was thinking of getting an exercise video to add to my exercise options. Currently I run or do Bikram "hot" yoga and that's pretty much it. Any recommendations?

selinee_81

30 day shred ( jillian michaels)
p90x ( boyfriend loves it and results already in 11 days.
wii fit if you have it
biggest loser dvds these are what i do generally hope it helps i think best thing is to check them out on you tube plus reviews and results and pick whichever you feel suits you most thats what i did .

JennSchn

If it is not to late to join I would love to. This is my first time joining one of these challenges. I have never told anyone my weight so it is embarrassing to say it was 181 on Wed. Yuck.....How do we check back and forth and weigh in? Is there a link? Thanks

selinee_81

If it is not to late to join I would love to. This is my first time joining one of these challenges. I have never told anyone my weight so it is embarrassing to say it was 181 on Wed. Yuck.....How do we check back and forth and weigh in? Is there a link? Thanks

hey jenn welcome no weight is bad so you shouldn`t feel like that we all shudder at our own weights but that just spurs us on i think pşus having a good support system

well to be honest i just go into my profile and my last comment and trace the thred from there but i don`t personally now a quicker route but i`m sure other people do .

how was everyone`s day ? hope that you all had the time and motivation to do your 30 mins. well i have had a back and front pain for more than 10 days and it keeps coming and going so didnt do the 30 mins( hypocrite i know ) but i think its my matress so will be sleeping on the guest bed to see if thats what the problem is.

deckerp

After the birthday over eating day I got back to normal and actually posted my lowest weight yet, 189.4! In fact, I've been keeping track of my weight for the last several years, and this is the lowest weight I've ever written down. Te highest was only 203. I shooting for 175.

I've been doing two 30 minute sessions on my elliptical each day. One in the morning and one in the evening. I either listen to music or watch Star Trek: The Next Generation. I got the whole series on DVD for Christmas . I tend to work a bit harder when I listen to music.

This whole MyFitnessPal thing started last year for me. I am recovering from ACL surgery last July 7. The surgeon recommended I not jog (I was never a jogger) so I settled on the elliptical. I also throw in a couple sets of crunches, push ups, and some scissor leg exercises for my knee.

YogaRunner

Hey Selinee - no you're not a hypocrite! Just human. Hope your pain vanishes quickly. I love my mattress so much I hate sleeping anywhere else!
On another note, I just took my "before" pictures. Yikes. Never done that before. I am meeting with a friend tomorrow who is a Beachbody Coach so I can choose which workout routine would be best for me to add to my current routine. I do enough cardio and need to add weight training so I can burn more fat. I think (hope) that is what might be stalling my weight loss.
As a check in note - yesterday I did a 90 minute Bikram yoga class. Today I ran 5 miles on the treadmill. Would have gone outside but its snowing here :-)

selinee_81

Hey Selinee - no you're not a hypocrite! Just human. Hope your pain vanishes quickly. I love my mattress so much I hate sleeping anywhere else!
On another note, I just took my "before" pictures. Yikes. Never done that before. I am meeting with a friend tomorrow who is a Beachbody Coach so I can choose which workout routine would be best for me to add to my current routine. I do enough cardio and need to add weight training so I can burn more fat. I think (hope) that is what might be stalling my weight loss.
As a check in note - yesterday I did a 90 minute Bikram yoga class. Today I ran 5 miles on the treadmill. Would have gone outside but its snowing here :-)

thanks yoga well my back and side werent as bad today so i think that it is indeed my matress so another has been ordered. wow a friend who is a coach at beach body is good i just posted a thread asking for the lowdown on p90x for women as i dont know if its the right programme for me so i hope someone can enlighten me your putting the rest of us to shame with all of your exercise :P 5 miles ??? i thşnk i would die ! how much more do you want to lose ? it snowed early this morning here as well ( london) but i still probably wouldnt have jogged even if it was nice i can`t lie i`m more a music jumping around and dancing kinda gal.

YogaRunner

My goal is to lose 5 more pounds...after that I'll reevaluate. This whole journey began a year ago for me and did not include weight loss. I trained for my first half marathon beginning in February of 2009 while raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I was inspired to do this because my Mom was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma (a form of blood cancer) the year prior. After that first half marathon last May, Ive just kept on going! I ran my second half marathon in October and my first full marathon this January.
Glad your pain has decreased. I hope your new mattress has memory foam! I swear its heaven!

deckerp

Hey everybody. It's been a week now right? I'm only down about half a pound at this point. Over the weekend it looked like I was down more but I was weighing in a little later (it's the weekend).

Is everyone still at it? I'm still doing my elliptical and watching what I eat.

YogaRunner

I think you're right. It has been a week. I haven't lost any weight this week, despite my many workouts. I'm getting a new workout video tomorrow to supplement all the cardio I've been doing. Hoping the weight training will help me get off this plateau.:grumble:

astrosnider

Count me in. I have been trying for 60 or more minutes of exercise a day and managed it most days in January. The five pounds a month is a lot tougher for me, but worth a try.

selinee_81

hey wednesday clubbers well even tho i didnt really do much exercise this week due to my bad back ( crappy mattress ) i`ve manage to lose a pound and a half wooohoooo how is everybody else doing? did anyone weigh in today ???

selinee_81

Hey everybody. It's been a week now right? I'm only down about half a pound at this point. Over the weekend it looked like I was down more but I was weighing in a little later (it's the weekend).

Is everyone still at it? I'm still doing my elliptical and watching what I eat.

way to go decker well i am still on it and i`m sure people have just been busy. yup 1 week down and were making progress.

yoga : we all plateau and i definately think that because u dont have that much to lose and your pretty active already those last pounds will take time but sticking at it is the best thing. i wish i were as active but my back is better so it seems so am back on the exercise

welcome newbies of course you can join. so can i have weights again lets see where were at

YogaRunner

Thanks Selinee and congrats on your pound and a half! Way to go. Glad your back is doing better too.
My workout video arrived today and instead of doing work, I sat and watched the whole thing! LOL I wanted to know what to expect and learn about the form I need to use because it is primarily weight training. Now I can't wait to get home, take my "before" measurements and get started with the program. Woo hoo!

deckerp

My weight was right back to 190.0 as of yesterday morning. This coming week will be better I'm sure.

fishykisses

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JennSchn

Is this where we check in? My suckiest week ever but at least I stayed the same at 181.

taye4ever

I'm up for the challenge, me & my partner just started working out and are trying to live a healthier way. Not just for the moment but for a lifetime.

33KIKI

Hello - hope i am not too late. I am on another thread for 10 lbs but at this point I seem to be going 5 lbs at a time so I figure if you don't mind - i would like to join...:flowerforyou:

2/4/10 SW 203.6lbs

If I make the 5 by the 26th or 27th woohoo that would put me below 200lbs:drinker:

I weigh in daily but I saw you want Wednesday weigh date so I am right on schedule....GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY.

p.s. You are doing jullian Shred - have your knees hurt at all?:frown:

selinee_81

hey all well a mixed bag for us all this week but , hey this week is another week were all here to support and i have extra time this week so i`m always here if anybody needs me

yoga : good luck with the new dvd, weight training helps alot but dont stress if the scales dont change as your muscles weigh more than fat

decker: everyday is a new day start the day fresh dont worry about the weight you havent lost think about the weight you WİLL lose. just keep going we all knnow what a struggle it is easy to gain but the worst to lose.

fishykisses congrats on your weightloss what a motivator.

jenn: at least you didnt gain staying the same is good too. clean start this week.

welcome taye : good luck to you and were all here to help and motivate each other. can you give me your weight stats so i can log them?

chesire hi it`s never too late and the more the merrier. i`ve logged your weight with the rest of ours. to be honest not my knees but my thighs ached at first the next day and i was so winded while i was doing it but overall think its a good workout . are you from the u.k ? if you are there is a dvd by kate lawler and its boxercise and it makes you sweat so bad and not painfall to joints.

selinee_81

heres where we stand girlies

04.02.10

seline: 178
yogarunner : 150.8
deckerp:190
nmama:165.5
cardozjoanne:171
simone: 148.8
fishykisses : 171
jenn:181
cheshire: 203

YogaRunner

Thanks for the summary Selinee! I know it's the day after our weigh in day but....I have to share! I've been frustrated with being on a plateau for many weeks. Today I am down to 148.8! Finally below 150! Woohoo! What have I done differently? I have done one ChaLEAN Extreme workout and have had Shakeology for one meal yesterday. Hoping these two changes help me continue in this direction! Have an awesome day everyone.

deckerp

It feels good to break a nice round barrier. :happy:

Today I was back down under 190 to 188.4. I think some of that change is just a difference in water weight. I'm consistently lower though. My eating is under control yesterday and today. I had one treat yesterday and nothing (for treats) so far today.

Typically, Friday night is pizza night. I'll just go easy on the pizza.

I wanted to say thanks for the summary too. It'd be nice to see start - current - goal. I know where I am in this 5-pound challenge but I don't know where everyone else is.

Decker: S190.0 - C188.4 - G185.0

YogaRunner

Good Idea DeckerP!

YogaRunner (Risa) S:150 C: 148.8 G: 145

selinee_81

sorry ladies your right will def do in the morning have just started a bar job so have been sooooooo busy as all but 2 staff have left and have been thrown into the deep end. first thing tom morning ::)

deckerp

Hello.....is anybody out there?

I'm still at it. 30 minutes on the elliptical in the morning and another 30 minutes in the evening. I'm not sure if the calorie count it gives me is correct but I record it. I'm not sure how many calories the snow shoveling is worth but I see the results on the scale I guess.

Slowly but surely the scale keeps dropping with little bumps up and down. I'm don't know that I'll make the 5 pounds by our date but we'll see. My 190.0 starting weight was newly achieved so it may be a bit harder than someone with a "fresh" start.

Check in and say hello folks.

Decker: S: 190.0 - C: 188.6 - G: 185.0

YogaRunner

I'm still out here! My weigh in today is S:150 C:149 G: 145. I'm loving doing the ChaLEAN Extreme but can't wait to add in my running once we thaw out from these massive snow storms. Mail service has been suspended completely for my entire state and won't resume until next Tuesday! My running team is supposed to begin its weekly training runs this Saturday for the new season...we may all need cross country skis!

JennSchn

I am in the middle of a family emergency so I will hopefully be back next week.