May Day Challenge! Take 2!

Here we go!

Started MFP: 1/14/10
WEEKLY WEIGH-INS
Start weight: 184
Jan. 1: 184
Jan. 8: 182.4
Jan. 15: 179.6
Jan. 22: 178
Jan. 29: 177.4
Feb. 5: 173.4
Feb. 12: 173.4
Feb. 19: 173.4
Feb. 26: 171.2
March 5: 168.2
March 12: 169
March 19: 167.6
March 26:
April 2:
April 9:
April 16:
April 23:
April 30: 155!!!
Ultimate Goal: *145*

amboardman-WOW you are almost to your goal already! Great job!!

WOOHOO i'm down a little from last week My Birthday is tomorrow so i'm looking forward to cutting loose for a few drinks (hmm) and mexican dinner night! YUM! I'm allowing myself a few hours of guiltless fun and then it's back on track for me!

Well... It's so nice outside i'm about to head out for an outside run! Happy Weigh-in to everyone!

Start weight: 208.3
Dec. 25: 206
Jan. 1: 202.3
Jan. 8: 200
Jan. 15: 197.8
Jan. 22: 195.6
Jan. 29: 193.8
Feb. 5: 192.6
Feb. 12: 192.2
Feb. 19: 189.2
Feb. 26:
March 5: 187.2 (Mini goal - 188 met!!)
March 12: 190.0
March 19: 186.8
March 26:
April 2:
April 9:
April 16:
April 23:
April 30: 178

Definitely better than last week, but still need to keep going. I just increased my goal weight by 4 pounds to make it more realistic at this point.

Good morning!
So, I didn't weigh in yesterday b/c I ate... happy to report I'm down 2 pounds... hopefully this will continue... tired of the plateau!
: )
OH! I just took measurements and lost 1/4 in. off my neck, 1" off my hips, and 2" off my waist!!! So, as far as numbers go, I guess I shouldn't be too worried about the scale! hee.hee. : )

Starting weight 195 June 2009
Goal weight: 125
Jan. 1: 189
Jan. 8: 184
Jan. 15: 178
Jan. 22: 174
Jan. 29: 173
Feb. 5: 174
Feb. 12: 169
Feb. 19: 168
Feb. 26: 169
March 5: 170
March 12: 169
March 19: 167 ~ WOOHOO! Let's keep going!
March 26:
April 2:
April 9:
April 16:
April 23:
April 30: 162

Hope you're enjoying your weekend~!
I am going to try to not eat anything after dinner... which for me is kind of my downfall b/c I usually have calories left to burn, that and staying up late to study, I end up hungry again if I'm not asleep before midnight.
: )

Well, I didn't weigh in this week. I had a really busy few days leading up to weigh in, and then I had a really fun camping trip with the family this weekend. Oh, did I mention the 6+ inches of snow that fell yesterday and today? Eeeesh. We counted, and this is the 7th spring that we've done our campout this weekend (the weekend closest to the first day of spring). Of those 7, the worst one before this year was when it rained all weekend. THAT year, we only 1 child who was mobile, and we made it work. This time, with snow, and 5 children between 2 and 5, we opted to move the campout to my sister's house about 30 minutes from the campground. Still lots of fun, but I miss the camping.

Well, being on the same campout, I didn't get much done or get weighed either, and it is back to work for me tomorrow. I will have to catch you all later. Good night!

Despite the arthritis in the lower back acting up all day, the cold, rainy day and how extremely exhausted I am I have completed today's workout. The back only saw a little relief so I opted to complete 36 minutes of a Leslie Sansone dvd in hopes of being able to bring it w/my Cardio Power and Resistance workout tomorrow.

My plan is to make it an early night so I can get up bright and early tomorrow and knock out the workout.

Hope everyone is having a great week so far! Just need to vent for a sec. My schedule has been so out of whack these last several weeks. Yes, I'm still seeing the numbers drop on the scale, which is great, but my exercise routine is just not happening the way it was. I've been and continue to walk on my breaks at work. I usually combine my morning and afternoon breaks and walk 2 miles on the skywalk in about 25 minutes. But I had also been getting in a really good cardio or strength training DVD in the evenings after my 15 month old gets in the bed. Well, she has decided she likes staying up much later now (yippee:grumble: ) which makes it impossible to work out because she is so clingy by the evening time (because she's so tired but won't go to sleep--go figure:huh: ). And as if that's not enough, she and my 2 1/2 year old have now decided they like to take turns getting up in the middle of the night (and my 2 1/2 year old refuses to go back to sleep-they cry if you put them in their beds and they share a room, so if one is crying, the other is waking up--ugghh! ). So with one of the two up for 30 minutes to 2 hours every night (they really like 3 am), it is also impossible for a NON-morning kind of person like myself to get up and do my DVD in the morning. I just really don't want to see all the progress I've made go out the window, and I still have a lot of toning to do, which is impossible without some exercise. My husband owns a trucking business and is gone for about a week and a half at a time, so I'm a single mom most of the time...you get the picture. I'm just extremely frustrated with the situation. Now baseball season has started with my oldest (almost 7) so between ball practice, church, ball games, etc., our evenings are F-U-L-L (so much for routine), making my dilemma even more frustrating. Okay, I'll stop. Thanks for letting me vent and whine :sad: .

I have upped the intensity (not the time or distance) on my swimming for the past two days, and I AM TIRED! However, I know that this too shall pass, and I will be able to do that much more. A year ago, although I swam a fair amount, I could not do more than one lap of the crawl stroke, and it had me panting and wondering if I could make it. As of this week, I am swimming 1/3 of a mile several times a week, and 80% of it is the crawl stroke! I am hoping to make it 100% within another month or so. Hope all are doing well, and here's to smart choices!

It's Thursday, It's Thursday, one more day before the weekend can begin! Today is week 4 day 4 of the Insanity program which means it's a recovery day, Yippee, Yippee! Instead of completing the Cardio Recovery dvd I rocked it out this morning to Cardio X of the P90X. I really like that dvd b/c it gives you a little bit of everything (Yoga X, Kenpo X, Plyo & Core) and it's not as long as the other P90X workouts.

Sphinctress: I hope that hamstring gets to feeling better soon and you have alternatives workouts so you can stay active. Btw, thank for calling me an inspiration, who would of ever thought.

Sphinctress - I think there are some upper body workouts available for free on here:
http://www.exercisetv.tv/workout-videos/all/?videotype=free-full-length

Enjoy! (Hope this helps.)

Start weight: 131 lbs (12/18/09)
Dec. 25: 129.5 lbs
Jan. 1: 130 lbs
Jan. 8: 127 lbs
Jan. 15: 126.5 lbs
Jan. 22: 126 lbs
Jan. 29: 124 lbs
Feb. 5: 124 lbs
Feb. 12: 124 lbs
Feb. 19: 124 lbs
Feb. 26: 124 lbs
March 5: 124 kbs
March 12: 124 lbs
March 19: 125 lbs
March 26: 125 lbs
April 2:
April 9:
April 16:
April 23:
April 30: 125 lbs

I guess I did gain a pound after all but I'm not too worried b/c it is still within my ideal goal weight range (123 - 125 lbs). I would like to lose it though just b/c I don't like the idea of gaining but I have also decreased my body fat % by 1%, so, I'm pleased that I'm at least toning. I do need to focus more so that I can continue to lose inches in my waist. It seems like every other area is getting smaller but that one.

Anyway, I hope everyone is happy w/what they see on the scale this morning. I can't believe we only have 5 more weeks of this particular challenge and how well everyone has consistently done. Job well done ladies!

Start weight: 176
Dec. 25: 174.6
Jan. 1: 173.0
Jan. 8: 171.8
Jan. 15: 169.0
Jan. 22: 166.4
Jan. 29: 165.4
Feb. 5: 164
Feb. 12: 162 Just 7 more pounds to my goal!!!
Feb. 19: 162--blah! (TOM)
Feb. 26: 160 (My original goal--yay me!)
March 5: 158.6
March 12: 156.6
March 19: 155.2--Almost there!!!!
March 26: 151.8
April 2:
April 9:
April 16:
April 23:
April 30: 155 (changing this from 160--I'm feeling motivated!)

Wow! I've exceeded my goal. Not real sure how that happened this week (probably all muscle since I've not done anything other than walking for exercise:sad: ). But I'm HAPPY!!!!

Welcome to weigh-in Friday!!! The few of you that have posted your weigh-ins for today are doing a great job!!! I can't believe I've stuck with this without giving up and it's actually paying off I love you MFP and this group!!!

Started MFP: 1/14/10
WEEKLY WEIGH-INS
Start weight: 185
Jan. 1: 184.8
Jan. 8: 182.4
Jan. 15: 179.6
Jan. 22: 178
Jan. 29: 177.4
Feb. 5: 173.4
Feb. 12: 173.4
Feb. 19: 173.4
Feb. 26: 171.2
March 5: 168.2
March 12: 169
March 19: 167.6
March 26: 166.2 (almost to 20 lbs loss goal!!!!)
April 2:
April 9:
April 16:
April 23:
April 30: 155!!!
Ultimate Goal: *145*

Start weight: 208.3
Dec. 25: 206
Jan. 1: 202.3
Jan. 8: 200
Jan. 15: 197.8
Jan. 22: 195.6
Jan. 29: 193.8
Feb. 5: 192.6
Feb. 12: 192.2
Feb. 19: 189.2
Feb. 26:
March 5: 187.2 (Mini goal - 188 met!!)
March 12: 190.0
March 19: 186.8
March 26: 186
April 2:
April 9:
April 16:
April 23:
April 30: 178

Starting Weight: 137
Jan. 1: 137
Jan. 8: 135
Jan. 15: 134
Jan. 22: 134
Jan. 29: 135
Feb. 5: 135
Feb. 12: 134
Feb. 19: 133.5
Feb. 26: 134 up a little but TOM arggg!!
March 5: 134
March 12: 133.5
March 19: Didn't weigh
March 26: 133.5
April 2:
April 9:
April 16:
April 23:
April 30: 129

Well, kiddies were on spring break last week so did not weigh in or workout as much but luckily did not go up any. Still doing sit up challenge but am one day behind so will catch up this weekend, on week 5. Does anyone else who is doing the sit up challenge finds it easier to just keep going then all the stopping and starting? I can always do more when I am doing the fatigue challenges but doing the actual workout gets my stomach more.
Have a nice weekend!