TOO CHUBBY FOR MY TWENTIES (OCTOBER CHALLENGE!)!

Can't wait to see your Michelle Obama arms once you're done

hahahaha :laugh: :laugh: ANYTHING to get rid of that pesky underarm flab!

I'M STILL HERE!!!

Mid month refresh! Re-add your goals if you're still in the challenge!

meagalayne: To reach 135lbs, complete my 10k race, and be able to do 5 full regular push-ups - 0.8lbs to go!
inskydiamonds: use the WiiFit at least 5 times a week for at least half hour sessions. Increase the amount of good fats I'm eating and decrease my sodium intake.
cshaffer213: Lose a total of 20 lbs - Started @ 8 and am curently @ 18.5 only 1.5 lbs left!!
TheNewStacie: Lose 5 lbs, get in at least 3 days of cardio
miss_amy: To lose 4 more lbs & work out 5 days a week!
Meggonkgonk: To reach 162 lbs & to have a 10 mile single week running mileage
LostAlykat: To weigh less than 170, to make it to the AM workout class 2 times a week/ workout 5 days a week.
Stuartme123: To weigh less than 160lbs, to work out at least 3 days a week
sophieg77: to lose 3 kilos. 1k to go!
TheAmateur- lose 7lbs
spellbinder25 - Lose 8 lbs by end of October, exercise 5 days a week and eat healthy (= avoid desserts)! - 4 lbs to go & doing pretty well on the desserts
Allie7383: To begin and stick with the TurboFire schedule for Oct (and beyond), and get into the 160's... officially weighed in at 168 this morning!! new goal will be to be under 165.
emmyworthy: Have lost 13 lbs so far( nearly a stone woohoooo!) still hoping to be under 200lbs by the 31st but if it doesn't happen i'm okay with losing around 18-20lbs=]
tjradd73-lose 10lbs (down 6lbs and 4lbs to go!)

great job to those of you who are still here!! keep it up we have 12 days left!!!

Steph_135 - To reach 183 lbs by Halloween, workout more than I am now (2-3 times a week), and to buy new running shoes.

Great thinking! I needed to re-evaluate!

Great idea... I need new runners soon too, but I think I'll wait and treat myself in November or December...I don't actually *need* them. I just want them! Instead I may treat myself to some cold-weather running pants and a fuel belt before my 10k race. Decisions, decisions!!

For those who don't have me added as a friend, shame on you! haha jk I mean, add me! I should have added you by now. But anyway, I've decided to lower my goals to lose 0.5lbs per week instead of 1lb per week, in light of the fact that I am nearing my goal weight and need to start putting on lean muscle mass. The reality is that I look "skinny fat" instead of looking fit and lean and I want to change that. I also need to get into a place where I can reasonably start maintenance. I've been losing for over a year now (!!! holy *kitten* it's been a long time coming...) and my diet and calorie intake is so ingrained that eating more makes me feel very guilty. I need to change my mindset about it and eat more calorie rich foods, more protein, and more fats to meet my goals. I'm going to start by adding some PB, more nuts, and possibly protein powder into the 'mix' (hahah... my puns really get me going). Who knows what else! If you have any suggestions, fire them off. I'm all ears.

Best of luck to everyone this week! Keep up the good work :happy: You guys are all rocking it!
-Meag

Mid month refresh! Re-add your goals if you're still in the challenge!

meagalayne: To reach 135lbs, complete my 10k race, and be able to do 5 full regular push-ups - 0.8lbs to go!
inskydiamonds: use the WiiFit at least 5 times a week for at least half hour sessions. Increase the amount of good fats I'm eating and decrease my sodium intake.
cshaffer213: Lose a total of 20 lbs - Started @ 8 and am curently @ 18.5 only 1.5 lbs left!!
TheNewStacie: Lose 5 lbs, get in at least 3 days of cardio
miss_amy: To lose 4 more lbs & work out 5 days a week!
Meggonkgonk: To reach 162 lbs & to have a 10 mile single week running mileage
LostAlykat: To weigh less than 170, to make it to the AM workout class 2 times a week/ workout 5 days a week.
Stuartme123: To weigh less than 160lbs, to work out at least 3 days a week
sophieg77: to lose 3 kilos. 1k to go!
TheAmateur- lose 7lbs
spellbinder25 - Lose 8 lbs by end of October, exercise 5 days a week and eat healthy (= avoid desserts)! - 4 lbs to go & doing pretty well on the desserts
Allie7383: To begin and stick with the TurboFire schedule for Oct (and beyond), and get into the 160's... officially weighed in at 168 this morning!! new goal will be to be under 165.
emmyworthy: Have lost 13 lbs so far( nearly a stone woohoooo!) still hoping to be under 200lbs by the 31st but if it doesn't happen i'm okay with losing around 18-20lbs=]
tjradd73-lose 10lbs (down 6lbs and 4lbs to go!)
Steph_135 - To reach 183 lbs by Halloween, workout more than I am now (2-3 times a week), and to buy new running shoes.
MeganKS - to reach a weight below 200lbs for the first time in over a year, work out for at least 30 min a day, incorporate more fruits and veggies into my daily food intake
christzl - lose 8 lbs by end of October (lose 60lbs in total)

Great idea... I need new runners soon too, but I think I'll wait and treat myself in November or December...I don't actually *need* them. I just want them! Instead I may treat myself to some cold-weather running pants and a fuel belt before my 10k race. Decisions, decisions!!

meagalayne... Yeah, I really need new shoes. I want to join a running group one of these days too, so I would need some outdoor running clothes as well, and I can only imagine what the total cost of that would be... Maybe I'll wait until spring to do that...

Ya... It's turning into an expensive habit. I am constantly craving new clothes, especially now that winter is setting in. I run outside 3-5 times a week and with the cold it's really imperative that I have nice warm clothing. And now that I'm running farther, I need to get a fuel belt, gloves, etc and I'm wanting all kinds of neat toys. I want to treat myself for all my hard work, but I'm relatively poor so it's hard to find a good balance. Is it really cold where you live? I live in Canada and our winters are brutal... not looking forward to runs in the snow! :sad:

Hiii I want to join! i'm joining late!!

Mid month refresh! Re-add your goals if you're still in the challenge!

meagalayne: To reach 135lbs, complete my 10k race, and be able to do 5 full regular push-ups - 0.8lbs to go!
inskydiamonds: use the WiiFit at least 5 times a week for at least half hour sessions. Increase the amount of good fats I'm eating and decrease my sodium intake.
cshaffer213: Lose a total of 20 lbs - Started @ 8 and am curently @ 18.5 only 1.5 lbs left!!
TheNewStacie: Lose 5 lbs, get in at least 3 days of cardio
miss_amy: To lose 4 more lbs & work out 5 days a week!
Meggonkgonk: To reach 162 lbs & to have a 10 mile single week running mileage
LostAlykat: To weigh less than 170, to make it to the AM workout class 2 times a week/ workout 5 days a week.
Stuartme123: To weigh less than 160lbs, to work out at least 3 days a week
sophieg77: to lose 3 kilos. 1k to go!
TheAmateur- lose 7lbs
spellbinder25 - Lose 8 lbs by end of October, exercise 5 days a week and eat healthy (= avoid desserts)! - 4 lbs to go & doing pretty well on the desserts
Allie7383: To begin and stick with the TurboFire schedule for Oct (and beyond), and get into the 160's... officially weighed in at 168 this morning!! new goal will be to be under 165.
emmyworthy: Have lost 13 lbs so far( nearly a stone woohoooo!) still hoping to be under 200lbs by the 31st but if it doesn't happen i'm okay with losing around 18-20lbs=]
tjradd73-lose 10lbs (down 6lbs and 4lbs to go!)
Steph_135 - To reach 183 lbs by Halloween, workout more than I am now (2-3 times a week), and to buy new running shoes.
MeganKS - to reach a weight below 200lbs for the first time in over a year, work out for at least 30 min a day, incorporate more fruits and veggies into my daily food intake
christzl - lose 8 lbs by end of October (lose 60lbs in total)
Paigeb15- my already planned goal for the month was to run my first 5K (completed on 10/16! at 34 min), other goal.. maintain my goal weight of 115 all month (ive been here before but never maintained) and work on toning up!

Quick update!

Well, one of my goals for Oct was to complete 10 consecutive push-ups. Needless to say, I'm horrible at push-ups and having a really hard time making progress. So, today on a whim I decided to take on the challenge at www.hundredpushups.com -- I'm starting W1D2 today, but will likely repeat Week 1 next week as well. Feel free to join in with me! It's only a few mins a day, 3 days a week, and hopefully we can all rejoice in our progress together

-Meag

I want to try this! Lets start a topic for it!

i want to do the new pushup challenge as well!!!! where do i sign up?!?!?









Mid month refresh! Re-add your goals if you're still in the challenge!

meagalayne: To reach 135lbs, complete my 10k race, and be able to do 5 full regular push-ups - 0.8lbs to go!
inskydiamonds: use the WiiFit at least 5 times a week for at least half hour sessions. Increase the amount of good fats I'm eating and decrease my sodium intake.
cshaffer213: Lose a total of 20 lbs - Started @ 8 and am curently @ 18.5 only 1.5 lbs left!!
TheNewStacie: Lose 5 lbs, get in at least 3 days of cardio
miss_amy: To lose 4 more lbs & work out 5 days a week!
Meggonkgonk: To reach 162 lbs & to have a 10 mile single week running mileage
LostAlykat: To weigh less than 170, to make it to the AM workout class 2 times a week/ workout 5 days a week.
Stuartme123: To weigh less than 160lbs, to work out at least 3 days a week
sophieg77: to lose 3 kilos. 1k to go!
TheAmateur- lose 7lbs
spellbinder25 - Lose 8 lbs by end of October, exercise 5 days a week and eat healthy (= avoid desserts)! - 4 lbs to go & doing pretty well on the desserts
Allie7383: To begin and stick with the TurboFire schedule for Oct (and beyond), and get into the 160's... officially weighed in at 168 this morning!! new goal will be to be under 165.
emmyworthy: Have lost 13 lbs so far( nearly a stone woohoooo!) still hoping to be under 200lbs by the 31st but if it doesn't happen i'm okay with losing around 18-20lbs=]
tjradd73-lose 10lbs (down 6lbs and 4lbs to go!)
Steph_135 - To reach 183 lbs by Halloween, workout more than I am now (2-3 times a week), and to buy new running shoes.
MeganKS - to reach a weight below 200lbs for the first time in over a year, work out for at least 30 min a day, incorporate more fruits and veggies into my daily food intake
christzl - lose 8 lbs by end of October (lose 60lbs in total)
Paigeb15- my already planned goal for the month was to run my first 5K (completed on 10/16! at 34 min), other goal.. maintain my goal weight of 115 all month (ive been here before but never maintained) and work on toning up!

Also, completely random thing but when we start a November Challenge- can we just go by "Twenties" or "TCFMT" or something? The word chubby is a total downer.

Also, completely random thing but when we start a November Challenge- can we just go by "Twenties" or "TCFMT" or something? The word chubby is a total downer.

Sounds like a plan, Meggon. We can certainly re-name it with something a little more body and health-positive! I'm alright with that if everyone else is... Any suggestions from the group?

hahaha....i do like "kicking *kitten* in our 20's"

I like that name too especially the *kitten* part hehe. So everyone I need support right now. I feel like I have gone backwards instead of forwards this month. I peeked at the scale today and it is up almost 2lbs I ate healthy yesterday too since I was feeling sick. My bf is getting frustrated that I keep talking about this and that I have a bad mood in the morning after I check the scale. I am not sure what to do. I know I have not been as diligent as I could have been on my tracking and I plan to fix that starting now. I also have let the weekends, and weddings and other events take over where I don't track what I am eating and I end up with a hangover so I do damage two days in a row. I really want to kick it into gear. Right now I feel at a loss. I am trying to focus on the fact that I have been getting up for my AM workout classes, and I still workout at least 4 days a week most of the time 5.

Mid month refresh! Re-add your goals if you're still in the challenge!

meagalayne: To reach 135lbs, complete my 10k race, and be able to do 5 full regular push-ups - 0.8lbs to go!
inskydiamonds: use the WiiFit at least 5 times a week for at least half hour sessions. Increase the amount of good fats I'm eating and decrease my sodium intake.
cshaffer213: Lose a total of 20 lbs - Started @ 8 and am curently @ 18.5 only 1.5 lbs left!!
TheNewStacie: Lose 5 lbs, get in at least 3 days of cardio
miss_amy: To lose 4 more lbs & work out 5 days a week!
Meggonkgonk: To reach 162 lbs & to have a 10 mile single week running mileage
LostAlykat: To weigh less than 170, to make it to the AM workout class 2 times a week/ workout 5 days a week.
Stuartme123: To weigh less than 160lbs, to work out at least 3 days a week
sophieg77: to lose 3 kilos. 1k to go!
*** TheAmateur- To lose 7lbs (almost there ... maybe I should adjust it to 10lbs ?!?!?) ***
spellbinder25 - Lose 8 lbs by end of October, exercise 5 days a week and eat healthy (= avoid desserts)! - 4 lbs to go & doing pretty well on the desserts
Allie7383: To begin and stick with the TurboFire schedule for Oct (and beyond), and get into the 160's... officially weighed in at 168 this morning!! new goal will be to be under 165.
emmyworthy: Have lost 13 lbs so far( nearly a stone woohoooo!) still hoping to be under 200lbs by the 31st but if it doesn't happen i'm okay with losing around 18-20lbs=]
tjradd73-lose 10lbs (down 6lbs and 4lbs to go!)
Steph_135 - To reach 183 lbs by Halloween, workout more than I am now (2-3 times a week), and to buy new running shoes.
MeganKS - to reach a weight below 200lbs for the first time in over a year, work out for at least 30 min a day, incorporate more fruits and veggies into my daily food intake
christzl - lose 8 lbs by end of October (lose 60lbs in total)
Paigeb15- my already planned goal for the month was to run my first 5K (completed on 10/16! at 34 min), other goal.. maintain my goal weight of 115 all month (ive been here before but never maintained) and work on toning up!
kattungen - lose 3.3 lbs by November 1st
CoryIda - 30-45 minutes of cardio 5x/week

Mid month refresh! Re-add your goals if you're still in the challenge!

meagalayne: To reach 135lbs, complete my 10k race, and be able to do 5 full regular push-ups - 0.8lbs to go!
inskydiamonds: use the WiiFit at least 5 times a week for at least half hour sessions. Increase the amount of good fats I'm eating and decrease my sodium intake.
cshaffer213: Lose a total of 20 lbs - Started @ 8 and am curently @ 18.5 only 1.5 lbs left!!
TheNewStacie: Lose 5 lbs, get in at least 3 days of cardio
miss_amy: To lose 4 more lbs & work out 5 days a week!
Meggonkgonk: To reach 162 lbs & to have a 10 mile single week running mileage
LostAlykat: To weigh less than 170, to make it to the AM workout class 2 times a week/ workout 5 days a week.
Stuartme123: To weigh less than 160lbs, to work out at least 3 days a week
sophieg77: to lose 3 kilos. 1k to go!
*** TheAmateur- To lose 7lbs (almost there ... maybe I should adjust it to 10lbs ?!?!?) ***
spellbinder25 - Lose 8 lbs by end of October, exercise 5 days a week and eat healthy (= avoid desserts)! - 4 lbs to go & doing pretty well on the desserts
Allie7383: To begin and stick with the TurboFire schedule for Oct (and beyond), and get into the 160's... officially weighed in at 168 this morning!! new goal will be to be under 165.
emmyworthy: Have lost 13 lbs so far( nearly a stone woohoooo!) still hoping to be under 200lbs by the 31st but if it doesn't happen i'm okay with losing around 18-20lbs=]
tjradd73-lose 10lbs (down 6lbs and 4lbs to go!)
Steph_135 - To reach 183 lbs by Halloween, workout more than I am now (2-3 times a week), and to buy new running shoes.
MeganKS - to reach a weight below 200lbs for the first time in over a year, work out for at least 30 min a day, incorporate more fruits and veggies into my daily food intake
christzl - lose 8 lbs by end of October (lose 60lbs in total)
Paigeb15- my already planned goal for the month was to run my first 5K (completed on 10/16! at 34 min), other goal.. maintain my goal weight of 115 all month (ive been here before but never maintained) and work on toning up!
kattungen - lose 3.3 lbs by November 1st
CoryIda - 30-45 minutes of cardio 5x/week
guamgrly (Bethany) - lose 2 pounds and get back to working out at least 2 times per week

I feel like I have gone backwards instead of forwards this month. I peeked at the scale today and it is up almost 2lbs I ate healthy yesterday too since I was feeling sick. My bf is getting frustrated that I keep talking about this and that I have a bad mood in the morning after I check the scale. I am not sure what to do. I know I have not been as diligent as I could have been on my tracking and I plan to fix that starting now. I also have let the weekends, and weddings and other events take over where I don't track what I am eating and I end up with a hangover so I do damage two days in a row. I really want to kick it into gear. Right now I feel at a loss. I am trying to focus on the fact that I have been getting up for my AM workout classes, and I still workout at least 4 days a week most of the time 5.

Deep breath Aly! Go take your scale and hide it. Put it away somewhere and don't think about it for at least 2 weeks. I would say longer, but at minimum you need to give yourself a break and you won't do that with the scale looming over you.

And the bf may be slightly (and inadvertently) on to something. Though it would be nice if he could be a bit more supportive, maybe the fact that he's getting all grumpy is a sign that it's starting to take you over a bit too much. Maybe try turning to more positive aspects of getting healthy. Focus on planning healthy but SATISFYING meals and snacks- obsess over that a little. Likewise with workouts- getting up and hitting the gym in the AM is is great! But maybe for a little while try finding some fun, inspiring workouts- boxing or dancing.

Bottom line- weight and losing it isn't motivating you right now and its stressing you out. It's time for an adjustment- being happy is the ultimate goal!

We're all here for you Aly- you can do it!