Fit For Life ---Challenge Group

Dawna: Thank for starting this thread. I have to give some thought into the weekly challenge but I know it should be centered around food. I have to start small so I don't get overwhelmed but I'm thinking something about sweets/junk food. I don't know if I can committ to it for next week b/c I will be on vacation but I'm thinking when I return.

Oooo love this idea! I'm in!

Hmmm, well at the moment I'm really trying to increase my swimming stamina. I usually do the majority of my swimming breaststroke but have been building up my front crawl because its exhausting! So this weeks challenge for me will be to add two more front crawl lengths onto my programme.

YAY Good luck to all who join this brilliant idea!

I would love to join this group!
My name is Jenn.. I'm 24.. and my goal this week - (or starting monday) haha would be the mindless eating this aswell..
I feel like every night, I tell myself.. ok your going to eat better tomorrow.. but then tomorrow comes and I end up eating something bad for me. ( Snacks, fastfood..) I dont know why.. I just feed into it. ugh.
A big part of it for me , is I hate my job, and am so bored.. it's like I'm eating to get out of the office, and because I'm bored. lol
So this week, I plan on "planning all my meals" and following through! Really trying to eat under, or AT my calorie goal.. and try to get more exercise.
I mainly just workout on my ellpitical, or do a workout dvd. I've been thinking of starting up running... because I hear it's a fast way to loose weight.. (I just hate running) but I need to do something!! I'm sick of staying the same weight.. and I know I only have myself to blame. IT has to be a diet and exercise change. And I would love to have ppl hold me accountable.. maybe then I'll be able to get somewhere with this...

lu123- Welcome and thanks for coming to join us! I love your goal to increase your swimming stamina! I've been wanting to start swimming, maybe after my Half Marathon. I used to swim laps during my college summer breaks and I loved it! Keep checking in and tell us a little more about yourself!!

Half Marathon sounds exhausting, can't run to save my life ha ha! Good on you! I'm always envious of people who can run - sngnyrlp: 3 miles is A LOT in my book, congrats
Hmmm a little about myself.... well I'm 21 (my profile on here says 22, I put it in wrong and now can't figure out how to change it haha) am a student at University in the UK. I'm trying to eat more healthily (less ready meals, more home-made stuff) as at uni I do try and eat healthy but at times (especially around exams) I end up just eating take-outs and junk food. At home I exercise 3-5 times a week, swimming and the gym. At uni I just swim a couple of times a week (the gym is too intimidating up there :S) I am hoping to join the life-saving club at uni in september too, hence why I'm trying to increase stamina of swimming
Unfortunately I love to cook, puddings and cakes especially, I think its my downfall haha, bit of a sweet tooth here!

Hope that gives you all a little insight into me anyway

Can't wait to start this challenge now :happy:

my challenge is not to get too frustrated about things and start thinking more positive about way i feel. i know my body isn't right yet and i know i have alot to go yet. plus i know it takes awhile, but i know that i will succeed and i know it will probably another year. i just have to believe in me that i can finish this weight lose journey. i've accomplish so much so far. i've lost so much inches and lbs. but i still have about 27 or 28lbs. left to lose yet. but if i still not happy with my body yet then i'll lose another 10lbs. i started out at 226lbs. now i'm 165lbs. to 169.2 i go like yo-yo in between those numbers for a long time. i'm still not satisfied with my stomach, thighs and arms, especially. i started out at a size 16-18 now i'm a size 4-6. the sixes are getting very loose. i'm not bikini ready for htis year, but i hope next year i will. plus my man wants to take me to las vegas next year and i'm so not ready to go. i'm still so insecure about myself. but I'M TRYING NOT TO BE. it's hard, because long time ago my ex-husband cheated on me when we were married and dating and left me for another woman. then my ex-boyfriend did terrible things on those chat site and the women was sending him pictures of them. now the man i'm with is little older then me and that's all he does is look at other beautiful women, even though he says he love me alot, for once i like to be the one that be noticing. that's why my challenge is start thinking positive things and stop being so insecure.

First day down! I think I did a good job I had a small drink from Jamba Juice and some low fat popcorn for snacks but that's because I had 700 calories to eat so I figured I could splurge a little haha. I still have enough calories to make some soup, and since I haven't eaten a meal since sixish, I think I might actually be hungry. Either way, this group has already been a help. Every time I wanted a snack I just thought about my goal for the week and refrained. I hope everyone else has had some success too

I would like to join this group. I have lost 6 pounds in one month but would like to pick up the pace and loose at least 2 pounds a week. I plan on walking 45 minutes at least 5 days starting next week. I would also like to start participating in some cardio vascular classes such as "Bodies in Motion" on Fit TV next week.

Going for it!
Patty from Texas

Welcome 1QueenB and pbradshaw! Good luck with your goals this week!

Good afternoon and I hope everyone is enjoying their Saturday afternoon! After an extremely long and somewhat difficult work meeting (supervisor was not in the best mood) yesterday I had a headache and could not wait to get home and chill out. I ended up falling asleep early but of course could not sleep the whole night so around midnight I was up channel surfing. At 3 am I was still up watching tv and came across the movie "Eddie Murphy - Raw". It was a movie w/Eddie doing stand up comedy back in the late 80's. The movie is very vulgar so if cursing/raunchiness is not your thing you definitely would not enjoy it but I love this movie. I can't believe I actually was able to see it when it first premiered in 1987 b/c I was only 14 years old. As an adult, I know there was no way I should of been aloud to see this movie so the movie theater was definitely messed up by letting my friends and I in. Anyway, watched the movie until 5 am and was up by 8:30 am.

Today's workout is complete. I was able to complete 2.5 miles of a Leslie Sansone dvd while holding 3 lb weights in each hand before I began giving my house a thorough cleaning. I always try to give the house a nice thorough cleaning before leaving on vacation but was so busy w/work assignments that I could not do it before heading to PA, so, I got it in today.


I want to take the time to welcome everyone to the Fit for Life thread. I think all the goals I've read are awesome and I'm so looking forward to sharing in your success. I've been at my goal weight since January but I'm still struggling to reduce body fat. While my eating is overall healthy there's a lot that could be improved and I know it's the eating that's keeping me from decreasing the body fat % like I would like. I know it's possible and I'm thankful to have a new group of ladies to share this struggle with.

Dawna: When in August is the race b/c I have no doubt you'll be ready. You've really being doing a great job w/increasing your distance

Hello friends! Just checking in! I've been doing well so far with my challenge for the week, I've even stayed pretty far under my calorie goals. I think the rest of the week is going to be tough though because I won't be able to get to the gym and I don't have much money to spend on healthy foods. We'll see how it goes!
I hope everyone is doing well with their goals for the week

will i don't know what my plans are today. i know get my workouts in. i need to get quiet alot of things done, but i don't know where to start.

choco: i'm glad you got htrough your p90x. have fun in boston.

kicklikeagirl: yea bud is our little dog. he is a miniature pinaschure( min pin). he just don't like having baths and he's a all day chore. he's pretty will my workout.

to all the ladies that's on here, good luck on your weight lose.

what is a few rewards you ladies want to do or get when you reach your weight lose journey?

mine is:
1. a massage
2. get into my bikini with NO fat on my stomach hanging out.

Well, today was the first chance to swim I've had, and i did 8 and half lengths of front crawl!!! YAY
Got to keep it going through the week and beyond now

Chocolickkyss: well done on the p90x routine, i often find making yourself start the exercise is harder than doing the exercise itself, everyone has blips in motivation but keep at it hon

kicklikeaGIRL: trying new things is great, keeps the interest going 'cos of variety. Was spinning class good, if its happened yet? (I'm a little confused about the time difference here but its monday evening in UK) i always fancied doing a spinning class but i'm a bit scared everyone will be going super fast and i'll just look silly and very unfit :S prob do a Bridget Jones and collapse off the bike haha.

porterbaby38: ooo rewards, whole new wardrobe wouldnt go amiss I try and have lots of little rewards for little steps along the way, keep me motivated, reached one just last week and so had a relaxing day with a girly magazine and face mask :happy: