Modern Day Pin-up Girls - WEEK 1 (New Group)

I havent been able to work out AT ALL yet today.. it was raining, so i didnt get to do my morning walk... 2 month check up for my baby cancelled out my lunch break walk... so im feeling pretty damn lazy today! Gunna have to pick it up a bit after work.. boo

The list is sooo frickin' awesome!! Great job!! LOVE IT!

RachVR6, I love your pin up wall! It's fantastic. Thank you for setting up this group, I can't believe how many members there are already and it is definately keeping me on the straight and narrow......

I have had a good day today but tomorrow I start back at work and I am worried about the lunch that is being provided. I had thought about taking my own lunch but I don't want to stand out amongst 200 other people so hopefully they will have something healthy that I can choose.

Hope everyone is having a good day!

Simone x

Hi Karen,

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What is your downfall - go to food (s)?
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Here goes....
My name is Simone, I am 35 and live in England.
My goal is to reach 140lbs by 4th December for my boyfriend's mums wedding! Gotta buy an outfit, shoes, bag.....
I try and stay within my calories and exercise every day. This is normally a bit harder when my boyfriend is at home because he likes chinese takeaways....
I have a really bad sweet tooth and love chocolate, cookies, cake, anything sweet!

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What we are doing to achieve our goals?
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My name is Cristina (or Cina)
I'm a SAHM & an Army Spouse.

I use to be 135 but than I got married and had kids My biggest as been 185 right before my 2nd daughter. During that pregnancy, I actually lost weight and actual got down to 164 (I'm 162 now but it's usually when I stop breastfeeding I pack on the lbs. This June I knew I needed to do something before I end up back being 185plus.

The workout program I'm using/plan on using are Insanity, Brazil Butt Lift and Hip Hop Abs. I'm NOT on a diet just making some better choices and eating in moderation. I'm still going to enjoy a slice of pizza or a piece of cake - I'm just not going to over indulge - I set up cheat days but even on my cheat days I'm not doing too bad

I want to be at least in the 140's but don't plan on going past 130's. At 18 I use to think I needed to lose weight because I was 135. Being overweight now, I realized how wrong I was and yes I was actually "skinny" and in shape. My sister is 135 and complains about how she is getting fat and I keep telling her 135 IS NOT FAT - YOU'RE SKINNY. Just be happy with 135!!

My mini goal for Sept is to be 159 on or before Sept 12th. My 6th anniversary is on Sept 13th and it would be great to have lost all of my pregnancy weight from my first daughter by than!

Not much change... will post weight next monday!! Going to try and work extra hard this week!!

Pin-up ladies since we are in this together let's share a few things.

What our goals are?
What we are doing to achieve our goals?
What is your downfall - go to food (s)?
Share something personal about yoursefl?

H'ok - I'm Catherine, I'm 24 and I live in London, UK
My goal is to lose around 20-30lbs - I've always been just *slightly* overweight, but it seems my definition of * slightly* is stretching somewhat recently!! I think around 140lbs would be about right for me.
At the moment I'm concentrating on running as my main exercise - in a moment of madness I entered a 10Km race....and it's this Sunday!! Holy *%&$!!! Other than that I am a gym member and I do enjoy mixed cardio and a fair bit of weight lifting, but I think - depending on how Sunday goes - I'd really like to train for a triathlon. Also I have all the P90X dvd's ready and waiting for me, but I think I'm gonna hold onto them until my gym membership runs out.
My downfall - well let's see - I run my own cake business!! I trained as a physiotherapist but it was just no fun, so about a year ago I started my own business making and delivering cakes & desserts for local cafes, coffee shops etc. I'm a strong believer in not denying yourself anything - everything in moderation. I love food. Like, I REALLY love food. I think about food, I dream about food and I love to shop, cook and prepare good food. I believe that as long as we have a healthy attitude towards what we eat and we exercise regularly then no food should be off limits. It's there to be enjoyed!
My weaknesses are coffee & cake. Sit me down with one of my friends, a good latte and a piece of cake and I'm happy for hours!!

My name is Amanda and I am currently at 187 as of this afternoon.

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My main goal is to get to the 140ish range. I would love to be around 130, but I think that is a not very realistic goal. My mini goal is to lose 10 lbs by my infertility visit on November 3, so that when he tells me to lose weight I will be able to say that I already have!

I am currently at the gym 3 - 4 times a week, usually on the elliptical with a little bit of strength training. I LOVE the elliptical, the high that it gives me is awesome!! Trying to cut back on my portions at the moment. I don't think our diet is that horrible, but the portion sizes are out of control!

My biggest downfall is carbs. I love my carbs!! There is a very good reason why I married an Italian man!! I am working to cut them back to a more reasonable level! And I need to cut out stress eating, because that is a bad thing as well for me!

As I mentioned earlier, my husband and I are currently dealing with infertility. The stress from a miscarriage and then over a year of trying unsuccessfully have really impacted my weight. I eat when I am sad or stressed, so this has been a bad year! Hopefully though losing some weight will kick start things and I will both lose weight and have a little bundle of joy some time soon!

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What is your downfall - go to food (s)?
Share something personal about yoursefl?

Morning everyone!

My goal is to shed about 40 lbs in total. Had a weigh in this morning and I'm now 10lbs in. Want to drop another 8lbs by the end of Sept (possibly a bit ambitious but worth aiming for I think)!

Am in the gym with a trainer and doing classes as well averaging about 3 times a week. Not restricting myself as such with particular foods but keeping within the calorie counter and generally trying to cut back on carbs - bread is my complete downfall comfort food so really trying to stay away from it as much as possible!

So something personal about me - I live in London and work as a lawyer. After years of being the same weight I feel like I've had a realisation that I need to do something drastic to shed the lbs and feel determined to do it! All the support on here is amazing!

Namita xx

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What we are doing to achieve our goals?
What is your downfall - go to food (s)?
Share something personal about yoursefl?

Hey everyone! Just sent in my starting weight! This group looks awesome, looking forward to seeing how everyone does! I love how encouraging and supportive everyone on this site is. It always keeps me coming back. :happy:

I'm 27, from NJ, and I work the overnight shift (11pm-7am) in a hospital lab/blood bank. Lately the hospital has been very slow during these hours, and I've spent most of my shift tonight on MFP reading posts like crazy! I love to travel, and added Egypt to my list of traveled places this year. I want to look forward to having my picture taken on my next vacation, not dread it like I do now, which is why most of my pictures don't include me!

My inital goal is to lose 30lbs by the end of the year, but in total, I'd say around 50-60lbs. I started seriously trying to lose back in May when we started a biggest loser challenge at work. That has since ended and I miss the weigh-ins, and feeling accountable for the week. I've gotten into exercise much more than I think I ever have. I've mainly been doing cardio, eith by walking/jogging, Leslie Sansone dvds, and most recently, Turbo Jam, which I must say I'm loving!!

I think my go-to foods, depending on what mood I'm in would either be ice cream for something sweet, and chips or french fries for something salty. I'm a big texture person, and love crunchy things, so when I go to ice cream, it will more than likely have mini chips, or something of the sort mixed in.

Good luck everyone, we can do it!! :drinker: