Hi All,

I'm Donna from Sydney and I'm excited to join this group. Here are my current stats:

Sex: Female
Age: 35
Height: 170cm
Starting Weight: 62.6kg
Starting Date: 20 January 2014
Goal Weight: 60.0kg

Starting Measurements
Bicep: 28cm
Chest: 95.5cm
Waist: 71cm
Hips: 96cm
Thigh: 52cm

Starting Body Fat % (if known): unknown
Goal Body Fat %: less than starting date & I will only know this by my refection

Personal goal (written as an affirmation): 12 weeks ago I was 62.6kg, today I am 60.0kg (or under)! I'm fitter, stronger & healthier!

Let's do this!

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Hi All

Name: Maurice
Location: Sydney
Sex: Token Male?
Age: 47
Height: 165
Starting Weight: 71
Starting Date: 20 Jan
Goal Weight: ~69 (Happy with current weight and more interested in losing fat)

Starting Measurements:
Bicep: 36
Chest: 102
Waist: 87
Hips: 92
Thigh: 49

Starting Body Fat % (if known): 19%
Goal Body Fat %: 17-18

Personal goal (written as an affirmation): *looks in the mirror* Only muffin top I see is on the kitchen bench.

“Before” photo (optional): later

Name: Tansy
Location: Perth
Sex: Female
Age: 44
Height: 155cm (I'm part-hobbit lol)
Starting Weight: 84kg
Starting Date: last year
Goal Weight: 80kg - anything under this will be a bonus.

Starting Measurements:
Bicep: 33cm
Chest: 116cm
Waist: 106cm
Hips: 120cm
Thigh: 63cm (not sure if I did this one right though)

Starting Body Fat % (if known): I really don't want to know...
Goal Body Fat %:

Personal goal (written as an affirmation):
It is April 14, 2014. As I stand on the scales, I weigh 80 kg - the lowest I have been in my adult life. I feel fitter, healthier and more confident than I have felt in my entire life. I still have a lot of work to do toning up 20+ years of self-abuse,but I no longer feel it's an impossible task - I may not be there yet, but I am well on the way to being trim, taut and terrific, instead of fat, flabby and mediocre lol.

“Before” photo (optional): I'd rather wait and post a fabulous after-shot instead someday

Name: HappyTravels
Location: Newcastle
Sex: F
Age: 41
Height: 160
Starting Weight: 108
Starting Date: 20.01.14
Goal Weight: 52

Starting Measurements:
Bicep: 39
Chest: 125
Waist: 108
Hips: 144
Thigh: 74

Starting Body Fat % (if known):
Goal Body Fat %:

Personal goal (written as an affirmation): It is 14th April, as I look down at the scales, I have through exercise and healthy eating choices, lost 10kgs. My fitness has increased as a direct result of daily walking, cardio and strength training training 3 times a week. I feel fantastic and am enjoying being more active in daily life and increasing my knowledge about diet and exercise. I feel energised and look forward to continue losing weight and gaining fitness.

“Before” photo (optional):

Looking forward to being part of TTTA group learning more about health and fitness and supporting each other.

Name: Jackie
Location: Near Sydney, Australia
Sex: Female
Age: 47
Height: 172cm
Starting Weight: 61kg
Starting Date: 20/1/14 Ok I may have cheated a bit and started on Thursday!
Goal Weight: 63kg OMG it sounds scary to say out loud but I am actually gonna try for a bulk!

Starting Measurements:
Bicep: 26
Chest:87
Waist: 77
Hips: 92
Thigh: 46

Starting Body Fat 25%
Goal Body Fat %: will raise no more than 2% I hope
Personal goal 12 weeks of building muscle. then 12 weeks to get body fat back down, hopefully to 22%

“Before” photo (optional): No Idea how to link but my real before pic is on profile. Eww. And one from 3 months ago, I will add a more recent one soon.

Now for the eek factor - the measurements

Name: Robin
Location: Quirindi
Sex: Female
Age: 53
Height: 170
Starting Weight: 108.3
Starting Date: 20 Jan
Goal Weight: ultimately 70 but for this challenge anything under 100 would make me happy - around 90 would make me ecstatic.

Starting Measurements:
Bicep: 36.5
Chest: 16E. 115.5 (chest under bust is 93.5)
Waist: 95
Hips: 128
Thigh: 78 - yep thunder thighs

Starting Body Fat % (if known): unknown but guesstimate would be about 40 to 45%
Goal Body Fat %: Simply less than the above.
( I will come back to this and fill it in as an edit - once I've worked it out and found tape measure)

Personal goal (written as an affirmation):

It is 14th April and I wake early and do half an hour of yoga before getting the children up for school. I am calm, relaxed and strong. For the past 12 weeks I have been keeping to my calorie goal and doing two half hour yoga sessions a day. As the weather is now cooling down I will start taking half hour walks during the day. I will gradually increase the duration of these walks to an hour a day.

I will not beat myself up if I eat something not considered to be healthy but I neither will I let myself use an occasional treat as an excuse to binge.

I will not worry if the scale takes time to catch up. I will be patient and keep logging and staying on track.

I am not on a diet. I have rather changed my eating habits, this is a permanent change.

ETA - And I need to add to the affirmation - I will not turn to food as a crutch when things go wrong. Instead I will identify the problem get it out there and do the best I can to deal with it - even if this does require the odd rant here and there.

Name: Caitlin
Location: Perth
Sex: F
Age: 28
Height: 170cm
Starting Weight: 96kg
Starting Date: 20/01/2014
Goal Weight: 84kg (after 12 week challenge / 70kgs (ultimate goal)

Starting Measurements:
Bicep:
Chest:
Waist: 107cm
Hips:
Thigh:

Starting Body Fat % (if known): 45%
Goal Body Fat %: 35%?? Not really sure, yet.

Personal goal (written as an affirmation): It's the 14th April, 2014 and I am standing in front of the mirror in my size 16 (or less) workout clothes. I weigh 84kgs and my BMI is no longer obese. I can now run 5kms straight and do this three times a week with my boyfriend. I have successfully navigated the Transition Phase of my diet for 11 weeks now and am making healthy choices 95% of the time. I am 2/3rds of the way to my goal and feeling fantastic!

“Before” photo (optional): I'll add this later!

Name: Tanya
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Sex: Female
Age: 28
Height: 164
Starting Weight: 132 kg
Starting Date: 20/1/2014
Goal Weight: 65 kg

Starting Measurements:
Bicep: 42
Chest: 134
Waist: 112
Hips: 150
Thigh: 83

Starting Body Fat % (if known): 48%
Goal Body Fat %: ... not sure

Personal goal (written as an affirmation): Today is 14 April 2014, and I have already weighed in systematically over the last couple of days to see whether I am on track because although I know that's wrong, I fluctuate so much it really is the best way to know where I'm really at. So despite it being the end date, I don't run to the scales but wake up at 6 and with my eyes still closed I jump onto the exercise bike for ten minutes to warm up, then do my resistance training, then hop back on the bike for a full half hour (My longest is currently 18 minutes). I look at the scales and I see that I am sitting at 121 kg, and very close to being under the 120 mark. I have been doing strength training and feel energetic and strong. I put my clothes on for the day and I wear a little make-up but feel confident and happy in my skin.

Before Pic: I'm not sure how to do this, but I update my cover photo regularly

Ok, I might be the only one with a finish weight higher than her start weight here! I am 22 weeks pregnant as of this week and I had lost about 8.5kgs prior to getting knocked up (And Boy am I glad of that!). I am trying to keep my weight gain within the recommended amount each week and it is quite frustrating as some days I wake up (after barely eating anything the previous day) and weigh upto a kg more! Pregnancy is a b*tch I tell ya!

Name: Gowri
Location: Melbourne
Sex: Definitely female ... have a bump to prove it now! LOL!
Age: 32
Height: 155 cms (I just cleared midget status by a few measly inches I think)
Starting Weight: 63.7kgs today. I was 57.7 when I got pregnant.
Starting Date: 20/1/14
Goal Weight: 67kgs (Between 67 and 69 is healthy weight gain range for April 14 .. would be great if I can keep to the lower end)

Starting Measurements: Nah-huh ... I ain't measuring ANYTHING till I birth this spawn of mine! It has the potential to get me extremely depressed, my body shape is clearly "blob" as of now and there isn't much I can do about it.
Bicep:
Chest: HUMONGOUS! Gen and Skim ... I am officially in the D club now. Feel like they need their own post code! I applaud you for living a lifetime with your puppies!
Waist: I don't have one any more! *sobs*
Hips: I don't look below waist in the mirror any more. Extreme case of denial happening here.
Thigh: See above.

Starting Body Fat % (if known): 29 something%. Measured with the WW body fat scale. I can't use it whilst pregnant so will have to leave to contend with monitoring just my weight through this challenge.
Goal Body Fat %: See above

Personal goal (written as an affirmation): It is April 14th and I am proud to look back and see that I logged my foods everyday and managed atleast a 30 minute walk too. I don't randomly snack any more, I eat healthy and don't use my pregnancy status as an omnipotent excuse for everything. I attend my weekly prenatal pilates/yoga classes, I don't hate them like I used to before.

“Before” photo (optional): Refer to my profile. Heaps of random pics ... the pregnant ones are obvious I think.

Glad to be part of this awesome group ... all you ladies seem so pumped!

Hi everyone,

I'v been a MFP member for a long times (years), just gone public with lots of stops and starts. It's important to me to keep my food under wraps, as I can be a bit of an emotional eater, or binge at times. MFP has helped in this regard.

I am an older mother of 2. My youngest starts school this year.

My biggest issue would be to move more in an exercise for me type of way. I do lots of running around, cleaning as a job and other physical work all on a part time basis, but this does not seem to be enough to move those extra few kilos.

I am Lactose Intollerant (1 yr diagnosed). Doing ok with that, struggle at times because "everything" has lactose in it. In the process I have reduced Gluten too. Up until now all these reductions and eliminations have not assisted in weight loss.

I am hoping this challenge will assist me to do what it takes with more oomph to get them off.



Name: Christine
Location: Sydney
Sex: Female
Age: 49 & 11 months
Height: 180 cms
Starting Weight: 83 kgs (tonight)
Starting Date: 20/1/14
Goal Weight: 75 kgs

Starting Measurements:
Bicep: 31 cm L
Chest: 106.5 cm (sports bra)
Waist: 95 cm
Hips: 109 cm
Thigh: 64 cm (R upper)

Starting Body Fat % 26.9
Goal Body Fat %: between 20 - 25 % would be good

Personal goal (written as an affirmation):

It is April 14th and I am proud to look back and see that I logged my foods everyday and managed to complete at least 30 minutes of real exercise 5 days every week. I am happy to eat healthy foods, that are low in sugar and gluten. I enjoy my alternative lactose choices. Loosing weight is easy as I have now got it together - food and movement. I have more energy, perform my work easily, enjoy life, my kids and husband. I enjoy being in this new slender-er healthy body of mine.


“Before” photo (optional):

Glad to be part of this awesome group

Hi Skim, and everyone in the group. This is a great idea!

Name: Michele
Location: Yeppoon, QLD
Sex: F
Age: 44
Height: 163cm
Starting Weight: 50.3kg
Starting Date: 20/01/14
Goal Weight: 49kg (spreadsheet suggestion for small frame)

Starting Measurements:
Bicep: 24cm
Chest: N/A - I never measure this - no fat there
Waist: 63 cm
Hips: 89 cm
Thigh: 51.5cm

Starting Body Fat % (if known): 20.04% (spreadsheet method)
Goal Body Fat %: 18%

Personal goal (written as an affirmation): I am fit, lean and strong. At 44 y/o, I am in the best shape of my life. I can run 10km in less than 60 minutes, and I am on track for a 2:06 hour half marathon in May! I have worked through 2 cycles of Mark Lauren's "Body By You" program, and I can do 2 sets of 12 pushups, and working towards that pull-up by my birthday in July.

“Before” photo (optional): I don't have one, sorry.

Hi everyone, I am really excited about this 12 week challenge.........

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Name: Amanda
Location: Brisbane
Sex: Female
Age: 47
Height: 175 cm
Starting Weight: 112 kgs
Starting Date: 20th Jan 2014
Goal Weight: 75 kgs

Starting Measurements:
Bicep: 39 cm
Chest: 106 cm
Waist: 106 cm
Hips: 130 cm
Thigh: 76 cm
BMI 37

Starting Body Fat % (if known):
Goal Body Fat %:

Personal goal: 2014 .....It is my time to shine!!!!

12 Week Challenge Goals

• 10kgs Loss
• Exercise 6 days a week
• Eat 1470 Calories per day or less
• Size 18 Dress
• Run 1km No Stopping

Long Term Goals – 12 Months

• Run in the 5km ‘The Colour Run’ 5km
• Run in ‘The Bridge to Brisbane ‘ 10km
• Size 12 Clothes
• 35kgs Loss
• Gym 5-6 Days a Week
• Abseiling Kangaroo Cliffs
• Swim in the Ocean

My inspiration and catch phrase is: 99....I'm am going to get to 99......

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Hi

I'm Donna and I am from Perth. Up until 7 months ago I was from Gippsland in Victoria.

I don't have any goals in relation to losing weight or size. I'm OK with where I am most of the time (going through a patch of thinking I'm huge at the moment but I KNOW it is not true).

I am 167cm tall, weigh b/w 57 - 59kg and am probably about 20% body fat or a bit less.

Basic measurements are:

Bust 86cm
Waist 69cm
Hips 93cm (at widest point)

My goals are to
1. Eat at about 1900 a day, regardless of exercise, averaged over the week.
2. Continue with my strength training program of Day 1 Legs; Day 2 Chest, shoulders, triceps; Day 3 Back and biceps and Day 4 Legs and abs
3. Additional cardio of running at lunchtime at least 3 days a week and weekends, and HIIT on non leg days and a spin class when I can fit it in
4. See out my Ultrafit class
5. Get over my self loathing I have ATM.

Personal goal:
Love the body you have with all of it's battle scars. It has served you well and if you look after it, it will do more than you ever dreamed it could. You are stronger than you think - the mind is weak, not the body.

So stupid - I should've taken pictures that showed my midriff. I have done now.

Okay, back to add the stuff.

Name: Emma
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Sex: Female
Age: 37
Height: 162 cm
Starting Weight: 61 kg
Starting Date: 20/1/2014
Goal Weight: 55 kg

Starting Measurements: I'll come back to this tomorrow.
Bicep: (L) 27.5 cm (R) 27 cm
Chest: 90 cm
Waist: (Upper) 73.5 cm (Lower) 84 cm
Hips: 92.5 cm
Thigh: (L) 60 cm (R) 62.5

Starting Body Fat % (if known): 26.74% (My scales said 26.75 % - impressed they were so close!)
Goal Body Fat %: Maybe 25%? Apparently for females aged between 20-39, the healthy range is 21% to 32%. 25% would be good. Or lower.

Personal goal (written as an affirmation): It is April 14 2014. I am happy.

“Before” photo (optional): I have no idea if this will work. I will try.


My Before pics 200114 by Emma Bruty, on Flickr

I had lost 25 kilos and then I had to leave my work because I was being bullied and since then, I've been unemployed (not for want of trying) and a whole lot of emotional eating has taken place and my depression and anxiety haven't been too great. I'm also diabetic - Type 1 (which makes things a whole lot more complicated when it comes to weight loss...very annoying). Right now, I'm not doing too well, but I realised that my 20 year school reunion is in a couple of months and even though I'm pretty sure I am in better shape now than I was at school (which I guess is something), I want to be like all the people who do weights and are strong and getting lean. I'm not really sure how to do that, so I'd really love any suggestions. Bearing in mind I have kettlebells, medicine ball, a few different weights of dumbbells...I think that's all. Oh, I have resistance bands and Swiss ball somewhere. I also go to a very cheap gym and have a pass to a leisure centre for about another month or so, so I've been swimming.

My middle Before pics 210114 by Emma Bruty, on Flickr

Something I have to contend with is that I've got a fair amount of scar tissue in my belly, thanks to 20-odd years of insulin injections. Thus, I'll probably never have a totally flat stomach, but anything better than this would be good.