Fit & Fun Sized Group ~ November '10

I'm in. I am "fun-sized" as well. I barely make 5'3". I have been working really hard...lost 11.2 pounds so far. I am still excited and motivated, and it helps to have others to hold me accountable!!! I weigh in on Wednesday's. Not sure why I picked that day, just sounded good. LOL

We can do this!!!!

Hey everyone! I am 5 feet tall and would love to join in. I find it so hard to make any progress, and then the minute I let my guard down it seems like all my hard work is undone. October was a back-sliding month for me (just too much going on and I was overwhelmed) but I'm ready to start over.

Right now I would just like to get under 150 lb, that's only about 2 pounds away, but I just can't seem to get there. Hope y'all can keep me motivated!

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Welcome Newbies! :flowerforyou:

Choco~ Congrats on your 1 yr.!! You have been doing amazing and are truly one of my biggest inspirations to keep at it!! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

:embarassed: Been doing bad lately, trying to get back at it.. Getting frustrated with losing this long going process. Startin to feel like im never gonna get it off. Hoping that when i start working next week, that will help me get my mind off food.

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Choco, congrats on hitting the one year mark on MFP.....you have been a beacon for all of us with your commitment to exercise and the great results you've gotten

:flowerforyou: Jzbaby, never give up.....take it one day at a time.....each day is a new beginning when you can start with a new resolve

:flowerforyou: Our friends from California arrived at about 2 PM.....they did a lot of sightseeing and got here later than we expected.....we drove to the next town over and had lunch at the Chinese restaurant voted the best in last year's newspaper reader's poll......I had Buddhist Delight with brown rice..........they stayed until about 5 PM and then headed off to take the ferry across the sound to stay with their daughter.......meanwhile I got an invitation to go to dinner with friends who were entertaining an out of town friend........in between restaurant meals I had a visit from a friend who was having a hard time dealing with something going on with one of her kids and needed to process her feelings......I rushed off to meet my friends at the Chinese restaurant near our house and this time I had shaved barley noodles with veggies and egg......line dance in the morning.....exercise bike at noon, and walking with Leslie after dinner :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile: :bigsmile:

:flowerforyou: today I'm back to applesauce making with some "walk at home" and exercise bike mixed in while the applesauce simmers........it's too wet now to go to the dog park.

Good morning everyone! Yesterday's evening out with the ladies was great. The movie was very, very, emotional and deep but I thoroughly enjoyed it. The powerhouse of actresses was just unbelievable and they all did an excellent job. In my opinion, Tyler did an excellent job w/trying to stay as true to the play as possible. After the movies we headed to the restaurant for dinner, drinks and discussion but unfortunately that did not last long because everyone else had the same idea and it was a 2 hour wait. I chatted with the ladies a little bit but decided I was not going to eat that late at night. We arrived at the restaurant a little after 10 PM so waiting until midnight was not an option. After chatting with the ladies a little bit I decided to head home but because I was hungry I stopped by McDonald's and purchased a yogurt parfait and made some whole wheat toast. It satisfied me so I did not go to bed hungry. Also, instead of purchasing popcorn at the movies (please keep in my I ABSOLUTELY LOVE movie theater popcorn) I snuck in some apple slices. Overall I'm very happy with my choices yesterday.

I'm hoping I can make similar choices today. A different group of ladies are heading to a play this afternoon and we might have dinner afterwards. Since dinner is not definite I have no clue what my restaurant options are and am unable to check out the menu prior to arriving.

Anyway, today is my designated rest day so I decided to keep it light. I completed 16 minutes of the Fast Fat Burn dvd and 16 minutes of the Fast Abs dvd from the Kettleworx series.

I have been at this lifestyle change for an entire year now and have been pretty much maintaining my weight for over 8 months and I wanted to say thank you to everyone who's given me support, advice and encouragement along the way. My history has been that I do a great job from January to May and then slack off during the summer months only to find myself right back in the same boat come the fall, beginning the cycle over in January. This year has been different and I know it's because of MFP and all of you. Thank you again and I look forward to rocking out another year with you ladies.

Good morning everyone! Today I completed the Push Circuit 3 dvd from the Chalean Extreme program and the Core-week3 dvd from the Kettleworx series. My legs and back are very sore from last week's workout. I plan to push through the soreness even though I have to admit I procrastinated with today's workout. I really did not feel like working out today but managed to get up and push play on the dvd.

I have been making slow progress, but at least it's progress. I have been out of town a couple of times recently and did not gain weight, which is a huge accomplishment for me.

Good afternoon everyone! I headed to the gym this morning to do some HIITs. I completed 35 minutes on the elliptical with the crossramp at level 8 and alternated between level 6 for recovery and level 10 for the intensity. I then completed 30 minutes on the spinning bike.


Barbie: Great job w/your workout. You're right it was a great way to start the day!

I did the exercise bike for 30 minutes today. It's getting harder because my knee is hurting. I also did two walking sessions for 15 minutes each. I think I may have to do more walking and some weights tomorrow and give my knee a rest.

have you tried yoga? I do Rodney Yee's "yoga for Beginners" and it seems to be pretty gentle........when I had a knee injury, I was still able to do almost all of it.
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Good morning all and happy hump day! Today is my Friday because tomorrow is Veteran's Day so we have the day off and Friday is our designated Furlough day so no work then either. Today I completed the Shoulders and Arms dvd from the P90X program and the Fast Abs-workout 2 dvd from the Kettleworx series.


Blackmamba: Welcome! This group is used to discuss any and everything related to our healthly lifestyle. I tend to post my workouts and any struggles I may be having.

Jam: Hope you had a great workout today. The HIIT worked well yesterday so I'm considering doing something similar tomorrow. I'll see how I feel when I wake up and then go from there.

Hmmm... I've never joined a group before (and am still totally unsure how it all works) but fun sized got my attention. I'm 4'10" and find it really annoying when someone is like, "boy I wish I weighed what you do!" Um... yeah... that might be underweight for you but it's borderline overweight for me. I don't have any specific goals other than if I log all my food for the day and stay within the calories, I'm impressed with myself. If the scale doesn't go up, I'm happy. I had previously made it halfway to my goal but for all kinds of misc reasons/excuses stopped logging and gained it all back. I've only recently started again (oh say... this past Sunday).

Welcome to the group! As far as I know, all you do is post on the Fit & Fun threads when they are started. I also sent everyone on the thread a friend request cause then I can see their wonderful updates. I'll be sending you one soon.

All I know to do is look through and find it. Maybe somebody will tell us if a new thread is posted on Sunday or Monday or what.