Kicking *kitten* In Our Twenties - February Challenge!!

Rachel- I know when I was playing soccer in high school and working out a ton it did affect my cycle, but since I've been exercising and eating right now I haven't seen any changes. If I were you I would take a test sooner rather then later but I know what the stress of not knowing would do on my body. Otherwise I don't really have any advice. Good luck!

KanCrav- Great job on staying up with the meetings and keeping a positive attitude. Like you said- thinking of it as Feb is almost over which means a NEW mo nth is about to begin is way better then Feb sucks : )

NicNac- I have some friends who take Zumba classes and they really love it! I say give it a try and see what happens : )

Melissa- I got the clean eating magazine at barnes and noble since they have a huge magazine selection. It has at least 20 recipes in it so it really helps mix things up. My Hubby and I got so tired of having the same meals over and over so it’s been nice to try a few new things.

Allie- CONGRATS!! That is amazing! I can’t wait until I can say that I have lost 40 lbs. I bet you are so happy! As you should be : )

Meag- sounds like you had a nice day with the boy- even if the movie sucked! I hope the family get together went good- I know you were nervous with having everyone meet the boy for the first time.

AFM- got in a good workout today with spinning. We did 4 sprints instead of the usual 3 to end class and man was it killer, but a great workout as usual. Official weigh-in this morning and I am down one lb making me down a solid 24.5 lbs overall- I had already had my oatmeal so while I’m logging what the scale official said in my mind that’s minus 25 lbs : ) so happy! Any who, back to work for me! I will try and stay up with everyone throughout the day. I hope you all have a fantastic Tuesday!

Megan

Happy Tuesday ladies!!

Allie - great loss girly!! :drinker: I am sure it feels amazing to hit that milestone! Keep up the great work!

NicNac - I zumba!! But I love to dance also. The classes just keep you moving though. I think I have honestly only been to one class though but I really wish that I could make it more often.

Katy - thank you for sharing that!! :noway: I don't think I fit in with the "average" woman thinking about it 13 times a day. Although I probably do it subconsciously without even knowing that I am doing it. But just by being aware that this behavior takes place, we can all recognize it before it spirals out of control and think positive, reassuring thoughts!!

Kandace - I am just ready for the month to be over. My February was full of self-destructive behavior and I am hoping to have that all behind me now and just make the most of my time now. Great job sticking with your meetings...thats super important and its great to see you staying focused. :bigsmile:

Meag - glad that the day with the boy worked out in your favor!! :happy: See...it can be done!! And what movie did you end up seeing?

Megan - great loss!! :flowerforyou:

AFM...I think my self-destructive binging has finally come to a halt. I bought myself a new scale over the weekend and finally broke it out of the box last night. I also got to see the boy over the weekend and that made me feel a lot better. My aunt also offered to let my daughter and I stay with her when my parents leave if I am not able to find anything else. Its not my ideal situation because my daughter and I will be crammed in a small room. But its an option which is some relief. And if its my only option then I am grateful and will make it work. I am also getting used to working early. I am not by any means a morning person and I am having to be at work by the time I would usually get up because a girl quit. And its some unwritten rule around here that I pick up the slack in all of the other departments. But now that I am getting used to it, I am able to get my workouts in. Last night, I pretty much dragged myself kicking and screaming to the gym but I did it and it felt great!!

So here's my workout schedule for the week...

Monday - W2D1 C25K training and lifting
Tuesday - kickboxing and maybe hula
Wednesday - W2D2 C25K training and lifting
Thursday - rest day
Friday - W2D3 C25K training and lifting

Also...I got a new iPod for Valentine's Day. I originally was gonna exchange it cause it is the same size as the one I have but the bf had a great idea to use it as my gym iPod. So...I remember a while back that someone (I think it was Melissa) had mentioned free podcasts that she uses for running....what was the podcast called???

Hope all of you lovely ladies have a wonderful Tuesday!!

I decided that not drinking for 5 weeks is silly. It is not teaching me how to live a life with successful weight loss. It is more of a deprivation and I don’t want to psychologically do that to myself. With that being said I did not need to have as many drinks as I did yesterday but O well it was a holiday and I was enjoying my day off of everything. It was the first day in a long time that I did not have to feel guilty about missing a workout; on a day I did not have work. It was really nice to have a day to do that. I did really well with my eating for the most part I just had a few too many beverages. I would consider that a Win in my book, I just hope I don’t end up paying for it at the scale. This is my workout for the week.

LOL @ the beverages. I could do amazing eating/ working out all week then the weekend comes and BAM- shots ( I swear Im not a lush), I always end up dragging myself to the gym Saturday afternoon to sweat it out. I try not to feel bad about it. I worked all week and I deserve one ..or two... or maybe even three hahah.

I’ve been very proud of myself lately going to the gym 6 days a week Work all day , then hit the gym . But I noticed I’ve been slacking on the lifting side. I don’t mind doing legs and back but when it comes to dealing anything with arms I cringe. I think that maybe one of my goals for March. Im hoping to be down another 2-3 pounds by next weeks weigh-in. I hope everyone is having a good week so far 

Good afternoon everyone!

Allie-great job on your loss overall and this week! Those loses count up!

Nic-Do it! Zumba is so fun! I am so not coordinated, but I don't care, its a fun way to work out! So give it a try.

Tara- I am glad you have at least a place you can stay if you do not find anything else. Try hula and let us know how it goes.

Aly- You have to do what is right for you, so good for you! I am glad you enjoyed your day yesterday!!

kbell-keep working on the car, yay for your days off soon!

britt-congrats on the new goals and getting to the gym 6 days a week!!

AFM- I am down 2 lbs this week! So finally my eating has gotten under control. Nothing really going on this week. My sister made thai corn soup with tofu last night and it was amazing! Just the perfect light soup. Tonight I am making lentil ricotta meatballs, already prepared them ahead this morning. OHH I almost forgot! After my great weigh in this morning, I went to go make oatmeal, I turned on the stove, which is electric and put the tea kettle on. Turned around for a few mins to clean up the table turn around and the front burner that my kettle was on, was on FIRE! I was like what the heck! I was able to remove the ketttle and turn off the burner. Didnt remember that my mom tells me to use salt on electric, but tried to cover it with the top of a pan (to smother) but didnt really work too great. But the fire went out with in 2 mins. At least I didnt try to put it out with water! But its all good now. Nothings wrong with it now, must have been something under that had caught on fire. On the positive note...at least I was calm in the situation and thats a good way to be in certain situations like that. :]

Hope everyone has a good rest of the day. I am off to the gym!

-Alexis

weird that last message was from me but I signed in under a diff log in name?!

Just had the most delicious dinner! Thyme Pork Chops with Apples roasted in cinnamon with a pecan and raisin topping. SO WONDERFUL!! And it was from my clean eating magazine! I will most definitely share the recipe when I get a chance to post it! Have a great night ladies!!!

Oh boy...adding to the list of downers! I dunno what's going on with me but this month's TOM has been brutal and my moods have been all over the place not to mention I have been eating everything in sight...like bread!! I can't eat bread! What is going on with me?? I definitely feel like there's a gain for this month which really sucks because I thought I'd have so much more time an energy to focus on my health/body. Just gonna have to move past it!

Anyway, the better news is that I've been pretty dedicated in going to the gym and yoga. The last 2 weeks I've worked out 4/7 days which isn't bad at all. I didn't get to go snowboarding on Saturday (wayyy too icy & cold) but I did wake up at 9am after a very late night & made it to an intense yoga session. It was just me and another girl so basically like a private class! Just wish I could stop eating so much! So hopefully after TOM passes I can get back to the healthy eating and benefit from the working out.

Looks like a lot has been going on since I was last here...

Allie - Excellent job on the loss!!! It's amazing how much you can accomplish when you stay motivated huh? Great job, you should be proud!!

NicNac - Go for the Zumba! My mum takes it and loves it (she's young and fitter than me, so don't be discouraged by the mum fact)

Kandace - sooo nervous about the end of the month because I know I am going to see a gain on the scale and that really sucks!

Katysteele - Challenge Accepted! I am definitely one of those women, I don't know it's just ingrained in me to think about how much work I need to do, and how it really shouldn't be so hard because I've already done it before! Next time I think like that I'm gonna fire back with something good.

echo/Jess - Don't hate the holiday! Embrace it! haha I just was happy to get an extra day off, but yes it threw off my workout too (more from sheer laziness of course).

Guam - Nice to hear you have a new development in the living situation. At least you know you have an option and will be able to stay put in your job if you want to. I hope it all works out, don't let it get you too down. Also glad to hear the binge eating has passed.

Alexis - excellent loss! Isn't it great to see those numbers go down? Always a great motivator to keep up the good work!

Aly - Good job on the food choices amidst all the drinking. I do know what that's like and usually once I have a few drinks all my eating habits go out the window. Your workout for the week looks awesome! And what Seripha says about yoga, sometimes it's nice to do a hatha/stretching class or session on the same day as another workout. A lot of the times I find it helps limber you up and for intense workouts you don't feel too sore the next day.

Nadine - Sorry to hear about the health thing, I really hope it's something that isn't too serious. You definitely need to follow Dr's orders and find a good balance between rest and exercise. Your schedule for the week looks great, that's considered a light week for you? Wow...pretty good

QOTD - Soo looking forward to getting exercise outside! This spring/summer I really want to make use of the fact that I live in such a great city, use the trails by the lake, and get back to walking to work! Right now it's so cold and I am a big baby about it.

I hope you all have a great week! Wow...just reading everyone's posts and catching up has really lifted my mood already! This thread (and you guys) is amazing

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Just had the most delicious dinner! Thyme Pork Chops with Apples roasted in cinnamon with a pecan and raisin topping. SO WONDERFUL!! And it was from my clean eating magazine! I will most definitely share the recipe when I get a chance to post it! Have a great night ladies!!!

YUMMY!!! Yes please do!!!