Kicking *kitten* In Our Twenties! - November Challenge

Oh God Melissa I am soooooooo jealous that you are going to NYC!!! It is my favourite place in the world and I've only been there once for 2 days on a school trip about 6 years ago!!! Have an amazing time and don't worry about your calories too much!! Like Meag said the walking you will do will provide you with plenty of extra calories to treat your self!!!!

I woke up this morning refreshed and happy after my swim last night and I think I've lost those extra 2lbs I gained on the weekend plus more already=]=]

It's 10am here and I am just getting myself ready for University and a swim once my lectures have finished=] I will meet my target of swimming 3 times a week=]

Have a healthy, happy day everyone=]

I did it, I worked out!

Hey all, still new to this thread so I guess I should jump in and start chatting! I posted my goals a few days ago. Unfortunately, I already missed a spinning class this week so that means only 1 out of 2 this week BUT I am not going to let that get me down. I started throwing myself a pity party for all of 5 minutes yesterday and then got on here and realized I needed to buck up and just make sure I do it next week.

I am on target for my other two goals. Weight-in is tomorrow and then after that is my 2nd lifting session of the week. Just started a new lifting program at the gym I am going to. I've lifted in the past, but not regularly enough to feel comfortable creating my own routine. So the new gym I joined was offering a special. One ohur of 1 on 1 training with the owner for half the price for any new members in the first month. I jumped at the opportunity and now I am glad I did. He created a routine that was realistic for me to do only twice a week, but was really challenging for me so I wouldn't get bored. I tend to get bored just being on machines. So we did a nice free-weight routine with just a few machines mixed in there. I am excited about it and its nice because I have weird days off so when I do go in to lift I have the whole place to myself.

So thats me and my goals this week in a nutshell. Will let everyone know how I did with the weigh-in tomorrow!

Oh ya! Don't think I ever really introduced myself: I'm Cait!

Hey Everyone,
I woke up feeling a lot better today, I think these food changes are causing me to detox which= getting sick. I peeked at the scale today and it is almost down 2lbs! I am feeling great for my official WI tomorrow. I am going to take a few more days off exercising since I am still not feeling that great. I managed to have an all veggie breakfast today, I have been slacking on that lately. Well Sounds like everyone is doing amazing! I wanted to add to my goals to fit into the size 8 pants I have hanging on my wall as my thinspiration. I am not sure I can do that in a month but maybe something to look forward to? What do you ladies think? Have a great day!

Hi laides! I just found this post, so I'd like to join in. My name is Crystal and I'm starting really love this site. I'm doing Herbalife to help me lose weight and so far it's working, I just need to really focus! :laugh: I'm hoping I copied the right list, it's the last one that I could find!

Kattungen: To lose 5 lbs
kvr413: lose 10 lbs, thanksgiving included, which will put me at 169!
Meggonkgonk: To reach 157 lbs & to run the first 2 weeks of my 10k running program (mileage13-14 and 15-16)
Emmyworthy: To reach 199lbs, swim 3 times a week, lose 8 inches over all with 1 inch coming from my upper arms.
ksv123: to lose 3 pounds (yes, including Thanksgiving!!), and ramp up my workout routine that I have managed to ignore lately. The workout will include a minimum of 4 days a week of either elliptical or 30 Day Shred.
GuamGrly (Bethany) - To lose 5 pounds and work out at least 2 times per week.
meagalayne- To reach 130lbs, complete weeks 2 and 3 of the push-up challenge at my own pace, and run my 8k (Nov 13) under 50 mins
LostAlyKat (Aly) - To lose 3lbs, follow my prescribed food plan, and workout 6 days a week!
Tjradd73-to lose 9.6lbs, and to continue on with the push-up challenge
allislefttogain: Maintain (120-125 range); no scale until December 1st; 2 days a week with strength/body weight training; run 3-4x a week and run my 10K in 56 minutes or under (be happy with 59:01 or under though!)
rai8759: loose 3 lbs by Thanksgiving, 5 lbs in total/workout 3x a week 60-90 minutes/5K in 30 min or less/be true to food diary even if i miss a day get right back into it the next day!!
tai_88: to lose 5 lbs and continue working out at least 4 times a week.
wardiemelissa-my goal is to lose my last 0.5 pounds (taking me to 125 pounds-my wedding weight from 7 years and 2 kids ago), to maintain my weight, continue with my exercise routine (running 3-4 days and strength on off days) and finish my first 10K under 75 minutes on Thanksgiving Day!!!
spellbinder - Reach 146lbs, exercise 5 days a week, do strength training + crunches + squats 3 days a week, ensure that I don't put on any weight during thanksgiving week!!
SkierElle- reach 180lbs/exercise every day/limit sweets and desserts (apart from Thanksgiving)
ttaylortulsa: 8 lbs for month - C25K training 3 days/wk - 30 Day Shred (or equivalent) 2 days/week - YBB vid 1 day/week
allie7383: to get into the 150's (6.5 lbs away!), workout 6 days a week, and increase my water intake.
inskydiamonds: eat vegetables with dinner every night / lose about 5 pounds
mcanals123: To drop down to 165 and break my plateau :-)
finncmh: Lose 1 pound a week- bringing me to 198 by end of the month. Full body lifting routine two days a week. Get to spinning class at least two times a week.
miss_amy: lose a total of 25lbs, work out 5x a week & eat more fiber & protein. -5.6lbs to go!
purpleprose: lose 5 pounds from 10/29 weight, run the whole 5K on Thanksgiving (no walking), and to eat organic, whole foods at least 60% of the time
oreganoqueen: brave the gym at least once a week & eat more protein
coatadaycarrie: finally get down to 145, and to work out at least 5x a week for at least half an hour each time.
lauratx22-lose 8 pds! starting weight 190
ottawagirl613: lose 5 pounds to get me halfway to my goal weight of 130 pounds by christmas! also to complete my 15 mins a day of toning exercises EVERY DAY ! (and squeeze in a few 15-30 min walks a few times a week)
stuartme123: lose 4 pounds, workout at the gym or attend yoga class lasting 30+ min, 3x a week, keep unhealthy snacking to under 200 calories/day - this includes YOU potato chips!!!
CraftyGirl4 - Do all the P90X workouts for this month (maybe taking off Thanksgiving Day). Not to step on the scale until Decemeber 1st, 2010.
vbos~ lose 8lbs, 8 cups of H2O a day, run/elliptical 4x/week, strength train 3x/week, 5k Turkey Trot in 30mins, oh and drink alcohol only once a week!!
cruan - Stick to my 2 shakes a day, really watch my calories so I don't go over, lose 5-7 pounds, somehow fit some exercise into the craziness that is my life!

Everyone is doing great!! This month is off to a smashing start! I can't believe how much this thread grows after being away from it for just a couple of hours. Keep the encouragement flowing!!

I decided to change my weigh-in days to Thursdays and it is off to a great start...I am down 2 pounds!! :bigsmile: And I had a great night last night. Made a healthy dinner for my kids and I. I have struggled with making dinners and including my children. I usually fix them whatever they want to eat and make a separate meal for myself. But I know that I need to include my kids on my healthy eating habits so that they can get an early start on this whole thing. I will be working through the weekend so hopefully I am able to keep up the good work!

Happy Thursday ladies and Happy Losing!!

wow, so i jumped on the scale this morning and it was not so good. i'm up 4lbs since the last time i weighed!! yikes! so i'm at 151, but still hoping to be 140 by the end of the month... ugh

So I made the decision today to get all the left over halloween candy out of my house and take it to work, so i won't eat it. apprently that back fired because today I ate 5 funsize candy bars ... which hapens to be more than I ate all halloween weekend... know i realize that its not the apocalyse and part of me wants to blame PMS and sugar craving but now i totally feel terrible.

(funny story I wanted to say I ate only 3 bars... but realized why should I lie to you guys, doubt you are plannign on finding me and torture me for my chocolate indulgence... I would just be lying to myself).

This week just seems to be taking a nose drive... I'm goign to the gym and tonight I will meet my goal of going at least 4 days per week... but where has that endorphine rush gone? I usually feel great about the gym and yesterday and today just feels like chore.

So I've decided for november I will eat no more candy. It will be my personal cold-turkey experiment to figure out if I actually like the stuff... and get frickin happy because I'm the only one pulling myself down...


Kattungen: To lose 5 lbs
kvr413: lose 10 lbs, thanksgiving included, which will put me at 169!
Meggonkgonk: To reach 157 lbs & to run the first 2 weeks of my 10k running program (mileage13-14 and 15-16)
Emmyworthy: To reach 199lbs, swim 3 times a week, lose 8 inches over all with 1 inch coming from my upper arms.
ksv123: to lose 3 pounds (yes, including Thanksgiving!!), and ramp up my workout routine that I have managed to ignore lately. The workout will include a minimum of 4 days a week of either elliptical or 30 Day Shred.
GuamGrly (Bethany) - To lose 5 pounds and work out at least 2 times per week.
meagalayne- To reach 130lbs, complete weeks 2 and 3 of the push-up challenge at my own pace, and run my 8k (Nov 13) under 50 mins
LostAlyKat (Aly) - To lose 3lbs, follow my prescribed food plan, and workout 6 days a week!
Tjradd73-to lose 9.6lbs, and to continue on with the push-up challenge
allislefttogain: Maintain (120-125 range); no scale until December 1st; 2 days a week with strength/body weight training; run 3-4x a week and run my 10K in 56 minutes or under (be happy with 59:01 or under though!)
rai8759: loose 3 lbs by Thanksgiving, 5 lbs in total/workout 3x a week 60-90 minutes/5K in 30 min or less/be true to food diary even if i miss a day get right back into it the next day!!
tai_88: to lose 5 lbs, stopping eating candy for the month and continue working out at least 4 times a week.
wardiemelissa-my goal is to lose my last 0.5 pounds (taking me to 125 pounds-my wedding weight from 7 years and 2 kids ago), to maintain my weight, continue with my exercise routine (running 3-4 days and strength on off days) and finish my first 10K under 75 minutes on Thanksgiving Day!!!
spellbinder - Reach 146lbs, exercise 5 days a week, do strength training + crunches + squats 3 days a week, ensure that I don't put on any weight during thanksgiving week!!
SkierElle- reach 180lbs/exercise every day/limit sweets and desserts (apart from Thanksgiving)
ttaylortulsa: 8 lbs for month - C25K training 3 days/wk - 30 Day Shred (or equivalent) 2 days/week - YBB vid 1 day/week
allie7383: to get into the 150's (6.5 lbs away!), workout 6 days a week, and increase my water intake.
inskydiamonds: eat vegetables with dinner every night / lose about 5 pounds
mcanals123: To drop down to 165 and break my plateau :-)
finncmh: Lose 1 pound a week- bringing me to 198 by end of the month. Full body lifting routine two days a week. Get to spinning class at least two times a week.
miss_amy: lose a total of 25lbs, work out 5x a week & eat more fiber & protein. -5.6lbs to go!
purpleprose: lose 5 pounds from 10/29 weight, run the whole 5K on Thanksgiving (no walking), and to eat organic, whole foods at least 60% of the time
oreganoqueen: brave the gym at least once a week & eat more protein
coatadaycarrie: finally get down to 145, and to work out at least 5x a week for at least half an hour each time.
lauratx22-lose 8 pds! starting weight 190
ottawagirl613: lose 5 pounds to get me halfway to my goal weight of 130 pounds by christmas! also to complete my 15 mins a day of toning exercises EVERY DAY ! (and squeeze in a few 15-30 min walks a few times a week)
stuartme123: lose 4 pounds, workout at the gym or attend yoga class lasting 30+ min, 3x a week, keep unhealthy snacking to under 200 calories/day - this includes YOU potato chips!!!
CraftyGirl4 - Do all the P90X workouts for this month (maybe taking off Thanksgiving Day). Not to step on the scale until Decemeber 1st, 2010.
vbos~ lose 8lbs, 8 cups of H2O a day, run/elliptical 4x/week, strength train 3x/week, 5k Turkey Trot in 30mins, oh and drink alcohol only once a week!!
cruan - Stick to my 2 shakes a day, really watch my calories so I don't go over, lose 5-7 pounds, somehow fit some exercise into the craziness that is my life!

Tai - you admitted where you made a detour on your path and have gotten right back on the path to where you want to be. And great job reaching your workout goals for the week. I have yet to get into the gym at all this week and it most likely will not happen since I am working through the weekend as well. But I am having a good week so far...hopefully I am able to keep it up. And I wish you the best on quitting fun size bars cold turkey. I have a HUGE sweet tooth and actually have yet to indulge in any of my kid's candy. And luckily I have steered them away from candy for the most part so they have maybe had one piece a day. Not too bad!! Everyone at work knows that I always bring in the kid's candy after holidays and birthday parties so they have been asking for it on a daily basis. I will leave it in the house through the weekend and whats left will be distributed between my brother, my boyfriend, and work.

tjradd - I wish I could get my mom to sign up for this site. I have told her about it a few times but she doesn't sit in front of a computer at work like she used to so its a little more difficult for her. I just don't know that she is truly ready to make a change. I look forward to moving out one day so that it will be my house, my rules, and my food.

So...I am already starting to think about Thanksgiving and how I will deal with all of the yummy goodness. I once read a post where a girl have a cake rule...she could eat cake on her birthday and as much cake as she wanted but only on her birthday. The rest of the year she went without. So I am thinking about adapting that for Thanksgiving but then I think that it would just throw all of my hard work down the drain. I know I have weeks before I have to even think about it. But I LOVE food which is why I am a little fluffy.

Lolahippie- I totally know what you mean about emotional eating, I found that writing down what I eat and at what time helped me. I also would right down how I feel before and after I ate it. It seemed to help. Also if you feel that you need something to eat, drink a glass of water and wait 10 minutes and see if you still want food. Usually you find out that your are not really hungry, you are just bored or upset. As far as making yourself work out you just have to try to commit it a little at a time. Don't try to run both days at first just say you will do it one day that week. If you do it tuesday and you don't feel like it thursday, give yourself a break. If you miss tuesday do it thursday. I find that letting yourself off the hook helps.

GuamGirly- I have been planning thanksgiving since the end of October! haha I have a fairly strict diet I have been following from a nutritionist and I am only allowed one cheat meal a week. I have to figure out how to have 2 thanksgivings and still be good, I also have to cater to a vegan for thanksgiving. I would say start looking at healthy recipes now of you are cooking, if your not cooking think about the foods you really love that you don't get all the time and let yourself have a little of that. make a game plan and visualize it.

My official WI day is tomorrow morning! Lets hope for greatness!!!

Hey Meag- arn't you vegan? or really close?

oh my...this thread has been so active today & i've been missing all the action...was awfully busy at work today & have no energy to even read through all the posts...but i'll do that tomm

good night everyone!!

Lolahippie - I can't tell you how often I don't feel like running... It's really tough finding the motivation. My best suggestion is just not to think about it. Don't give yourself the time to make up excuses. Get up, put on your workout stuff, and get outside. I don't even allow myself the option most days. It's just a part of my routine, one that I never skip.

Concur! I wear my gym clothes to bed, and start running in the morning before I can even think about what I'm doing.

Hey Meagalayne, I just wanted to comment about eating dairy and meat. I agree that those industries are horrible. I am an animal science major so I have been studying them for the past 3+ years. but they don't have to be... and I believe that they need a lot of change, and to feed the world we NEED animals; they can thrive in many areas that crops can't be grown.

In the US (and I think a lot of Canada too) for the past 60 years it's been all about efficiency (the least cost put into animals via feed and land results in the most pounds of gain), that's why cows have been kept in confinement and fed grain (corn mostly) which is subsidized by the US government. Ever since WW2, when there was a surplus. but in other countries, animals still live on pasture,and i got a chance to see that when I studied in New Zealand. It is a lot different working on a dairy in Nz than in the US (and i have done both). Here, almost half of the cows are lame because of the food -grain-which is completely unnatural, they can't digest it properly and the acidosis they get from it makes them lame. they fall down because they slip on the concrete, They are fed too little/the wrong things to be expected to produce so much. this is a generalization of course, and some aren't like this. but it needs a big change. I quit my job at a dairy for all these reasons. I couldn't bear to see the cows struggling to get up anymore, and falling over and not being able to get back up.

Anyway, I'll get off the soapbox now, I could say a lot more about this subject but my main point in saying this is, animal agriculture doesn't have to be horrible and we need it. if you can, you should support pasture based animal production (just organic doesn't mean much, it could be just as confined and factory-like). The feedlot produced beef is a lot more fatty than the grass fed, and both the dairy and beef has more omega 3s. Just dont get me started about the chickens. I just really wish people would do their research before condemning all animal agriculture. Right now, I'd rather be vegan than eat the mainstream factory produced meat. but since I have the option of getting most of my meat, eggs and dairy from farmers that I know personally, I don't have to be!