I have NEVER heard about the "bikini bridge", Amy...omg. That's pretty RIDIK.

For a myfitnesspal.com challenge that I'm in (it's a 10-week, 10 lb weight-loss challenge for me) here are the first 3 of my 10 weigh-ins....

12/30: 149.0
01/06: 147.0
01/13: 145.4

Hi, all! I'm new here. I'm looking forward to reading your posts and staying motivated.

My two week goal is to log consistently every day, and follow the training plan my running coach has given me. I'm hoping to stay active on my off-days from running, but I have a rotator cuff injury which pisses me off immensely, as I can no longer do chin ups or push ups. Gaah! What upper body/core exercises do you all like?

Happy Monday!

I've started going to the gym in the mornings instead of dealing with the craziness of it after work with all the "revolutioners". I'm LOVING it so far! It hasn't been hard waking up (surprisingly) so we get up at 4:45, get to the gym around 5:10/5:15 and are out by 6. I still have plenty of time to get ready when I get home. I love having no plans after work too, so I'm able to go home and make dinner and eat at a reasonable time! Hopefully I can keep this motivation up! My sister's wedding is in 3 weeks (woohoo!) and then I can get in to planning my own! I've been eating well lately too. I didn't drink too much this weekend, one reason being that I felt horrible on Saturday, but thankfully I'm feeling better now Last week I bought some hand weights (5lb & 10lb) for a home so I can at least do a little something on my days off from the gym. I know they aren't heavy, but every little bit helps!

For the next 2 weeks my plan is to:
Go to the gym 3x a week
Do some home weights at home another 3-4 days
Eat healthy & don't beat myself up for slipping up

Beeps - Good job earning your smiley! Don't beat yourself up over consoling your son, I'm sure he appreciated it!

MindMelter - I don't have any specific routine I do, but I love doing planks for core, all different varieties.

Amy - I'm so jealous you're going to Costa Rica! You're going to look amazing of course And the "bikini bridge" is ridiculous!! That is not something girls should strive for! Some people have it naturally, but it's going to cause more eating disorders for so many girls..

That's all I can see right now! Have a great Monday everyone!

My 2 week goals went pretty smoothly. I tracked daily, stayed on target, and I feel like my posture has improved a bit. It's a lot easier to sit up straight and I don't find myself slouching so much. I worked out 3 times the first week, but only once last week, as I got really sick. Starting to feel better now, though, so I should be back to it soon.

Goals for the next 2 weeks:
1. Track and stay on target every day
2. Workout at least twice a week
3. Weigh in no more than twice a week

Sounds like everyone is doing great! I haven't been very active in the forums as I spent half of last week in bed, and the other half I was swamped at work. Hopefully this week isn't so hectic!

Hi ladies!

This weeked was a complete fail for my challenge. I didn't log, I didn't exercise, and I ate way more dessert than I should have. It was a particularly difficult weekend to be good because it was really busy (my family was visiting) and we had cupcakes and angel food cake, two of my favorites. Going forward I think it will be a little easier to stick to my plan because I won't be so busy.

tmrw--great job sticking to your goals!

Beeps--great plan!

Shannon--have you set a date for your wedding yet? I'm excited for you!

MindMelter--welcome!

That's all I can see, but I hope you all had great weekends!

Hey ladies. I had another pretty good weekend. I drank moderately (not quite as moderately Saturday, but still an improvement from my norm.....). I also got a nice 3.5 mile stroller run in Saturday. Got grocery shopping done and stayed near my calories everyday except yesterday. We had a family birthday and I did not log it. I only had one plate of food and a small portion of dessert.

I set my alarm to work out this morning, but my daughter was already fussing and restless and I feel bad leaving her alone with Eric like that, so after hitting snooze once, I brought her to bed and then thought about how snuggling with a 2 year old was so much more appealing than lifting weights. Sometimes I just need to do what I really want. She won't be a baby forever..... :sad: Anyways, I may try to suqeeze in some lifting right after work. Eric is trying to get his workouts in too, so not sure what will happen. We'll see..... Tomorrow my yoga-strength-pilates class starts back up, so that's one workout a week I won't be missing. Have a great week!

I started a "cleanse" today, but already am feeling wonky....I am wondering why I *mess* with stuff that is ALREADY working for me?!?!?!

Anyway, my tummy isn't liking all this "herbs + potions" stuff.....and the "flush" comes later today.

Yuck.

Anyway, thought I'd give it a whirl and will likely return to my normal day which (right now) looks like this:

1. Morning - only water and coffee
2. Lunch - chicken + salad (+ 1 x protein shake on lifting days)
3. Afternoon - tons of green tea PLUS 2 x 100g Astro superfruits yogurt (35 cals each); and
4. Supper - normal protein + veggies and smaller carb portion
5. Evenings - zip

Aaagggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hi yall. I am super proud of myself for logging every single meal last week! Here's a short version of where I am right now: I got married in May 2013 and weighed 127 lbs. Since then, I fell of the diet and fitness bandwagon, in complete relief of the fact that I didn't have that dress to fit into! When I returned from my honeymoon in November, I was 138. I'm currently 133.

Before the wedding, I was spinning 4x week but not logging anything I was eating. In retrospect, I should have been logging everything! After all, abs are made in the kitchen, not the gym. Now that I am back on the healthy bandwagon, I am trying a different tactic: focus on logging my macros (I am doing IIFYM) and just try overall to be more active throughout my day, rather than focusing singularly on the exercise. I live in DC and end up doing a lot of walking and lugging around a heavy day bag, walking up and down stairs and elevators and the like. By the time I get to work in the morning, I've already briskly walked for about 30 minutes, including climbing at least 6 flights of stairs. I'm also taking more breaks at work to walk around.

My goal is to get to 120 lbs by my one year wedding anniversary in May. I think I need to add ONE healthy habit at a time, so I plan to get super comfortable counting macros and logging everything, then adding in pilates and workout routines in the coming weeks. I like Blogilates and Tone It Up. I am finding that taking on ONE major change in routine at a time (counting and logging macros) is less overwhelming for me and makes it a lot more likely that I can stay consistent. The second I decided to focus on just food, not exercise right now, I felt less overwhelmed and more able to take on the goal. I'm finding IIFYM really great so far! You should look into it. I don't feel hungry at all!

My goal for the next 2 weeks is to log every meal, stick to only 3 alcoholic drinks a week, and lose 2 lbs!

Thanks for reading, and please feel free to add me!

tmrw88 - I totally agree that the body cleanses itself....a friend of mine cajoled me into doing a 30-day-cleanse with isagenix and I'm ready to HURL in hour 4. I just took a swig of the "isagenix liquid" and it is SO gross. Give me a fast-day with just green tea and coffee to drink, anyday. It truly is very awful. And, I spent $332 on the pleasure.

Ugh.

I'll stick to it today. Jump on the scale tomorrow.

I'll keep the protein powders, because I don't really care too much about that stuff....but all the pills and liquids and powders are going straight into the trash.

Yuck.

RisontheRun - this is just a DUMB process! Hour 1 - take this pill. Hour 2 - take this potion. Hour 3 - take this nasty-liquid. Hour 4 - take another pill.

It's true that I'm NOT HUNGRY....but, I can do THAT myself by just sticking to coffee and green tea! Instead, with all these herbs (or whatever!) inside me, my tummy feels funky and I don't feel "well".

I'm a TERRIBLE participant - I kind of have never been one of the "cleanse" crowd....and now I've just verified that spending $332 on a 30-day-cleanse is DUMB.

All that to lose 5 lbs!