*closed group* Flab to Fab 3 Month Challenge!

BLAH. My weigh in. I was even very good yesterday.

4/1 135.5
4/8 128
4/16 132.6

I wish that stupid 128 wasn't there! ARGH. It's definitely a weird not so good factor! LOL.

My challenge was 3:02

Sorry girls that I haven't been as supportive this week! I just had a really mental, stressful, and emotional week. I am ready to tackle everything this weekend and stick to the weekend pack of NOT destroying my diet! I am actually starting a new workout plan today, I found the program at www.bodybuilding.com. It is awesome! I am also going to try to do the daily workout at bodyrocktv in the Am before work.

Again, I am so sorry. I feel like I let you all down and myself this week. I did lose -.4 lb this week! I was shocked, but I'll take it!
This weekend I plan on staying UNDER calories and sticking with my workout plan that I found.

Here is my schedule:
Saturday: Upper Body weight training
Sunday: Cardio
MOnday: off
Tuesday: Lower Body weight training
Wednesday: Cardio
Thursday: Total Body Weight Training
Friday: Off
Saturday: Upper Body

ALSO, I have been having some PREGNANCY symptoms I am waiting to take a test on our anniversary, which is next week!!! Keeping our fingers crossed.

You all are amazing, congrats on your accomplishments for the week! Have a great week

ALSO, I have been having some PREGNANCY symptoms I am waiting to take a test on our anniversary, which is next week!!! Keeping our fingers crossed.

You all are amazing, congrats on your accomplishments for the week! Have a great week

Good luck! crossing my fingers and toes!

Sorry girls that I haven't been as supportive this week! I just had a really mental, stressful, and emotional week. I am ready to tackle everything this weekend and stick to the weekend pack of NOT destroying my diet! I am actually starting a new workout plan today, I found the program at www.bodybuilding.com. It is awesome! I am also going to try to do the daily workout at bodyrocktv in the Am before work.

Again, I am so sorry. I feel like I let you all down and myself this week. I did lose -.4 lb this week! I was shocked, but I'll take it!
This weekend I plan on staying UNDER calories and sticking with my workout plan that I found.

Here is my schedule:
Saturday: Upper Body weight training
Sunday: Cardio
MOnday: off
Tuesday: Lower Body weight training
Wednesday: Cardio
Thursday: Total Body Weight Training
Friday: Off
Saturday: Upper Body

ALSO, I have been having some PREGNANCY symptoms I am waiting to take a test on our anniversary, which is next week!!! Keeping our fingers crossed.

You all are amazing, congrats on your accomplishments for the week! Have a great week

SO exciting!!! ; )

Weekend No.2 = SUCCESS!

Yay! Im soooo proud of myself pulling through 2 weekends in a row. This weekend was another toughy. Its mostly just Saturday and Sunday I have to worry about, Monday to Friday are pretty much under control.

So yesterday I was working on set from midday. So I had my breakfast and made my lunch & a snack to bring on set with me for the day because film sets are notorious for bad catering ans junk food and low and behold this one was no different!

So I arrive on set and the first thing I come to is the kitchen where there are 5 packets of chocolate chip cookies, 3 packets of custard cream biscuits, 3 bags of fun-size chocolate bars, 2 cases of full fat yogurts, 2 packets of chocolate filled croissants, a big tub of jellies and enough tea and coffee to swim in with full fat milk and lots of sugar!

Even though I had eaten my breakfast before arriving on set, once I saw all that food I was hungry! I made a cup of coffee (tried to go easy on the full fat milk and sugar) and snuck 1 cookie in because I was in a good mood and felt I deserved a cookie! Note to self: FOOD IS NOT A REWARD!!!!!

The problem with working on film sets is that there is ALOT of waiting around in between takes which leads to boredom and ultimately binging on all the junk food that's in the kitchen! I ended up having 4 biscuits in total, plus 3 cups of coffee before we broke for lunch at 6.30pm. I considered this an exceptional achievement on my part given the situation and all the food that was there!!!

For lunch the producers decided to order food from Domino's Pizza for all the cast and crew. NOOOOOOOOO! While they were taking the orders for what pizza everyone wanted, I was thinking of my pre-made tuna salad in the car....I was so hungry that I was trying to convince myself that I could just forget about the tuna salad and order a juicy pepperoni and extra cheese pizza with some yummy spicy potato wedges and some cola....I haven't had pizza in weeks.... and I was working really hard all day... I deserved it right?! NOOOO!
I let them pass me by when they asked for my order and I said to myself, If you do this you are going to end up crying on Monday morning. We're not talking 200-300 calories here, we were talking close to 2,000 calories with pizza, wedges and cola combined. Sooooo not worth it. So I made do with my tuna salad and snack while they all sat around munching on yummy pizza! It was really tough to do it but I just put my head down and got on with it. I was fine again once everyone had finished eating and I was thinking to myself "what was all the fuss about? I dont need pizza?!"

Once 'lunch' was over the rest of the cast and crew had demolished all of the other snacks that were lying around! No biscuits, no chocolate, no sweets, no croissants, no yogurt...everything was gone! So the rest of the evening was fine for me because I had no more temptation left! We ended up working until 1am and I was quite hungry by the time we finished because we didn't have any dinner so when I got home a thought crossed my mind to get some chinese takeaway before hitting the bed......NOOOOOO! I quickly banished that idea to the back of my mind and choose sleep over food!

I wasn't working today so everything was fine food wise, I just used up whatever was left in my fridge before I go shopping tomorrow. However my boyfriend called over at 5pm and said that he had to deliver a present out to his aunts house who lives nearby so I went with him for the drive....and here comes the unexpected temptation of the day!! The whole family was having a huge BBQ in their back yard and we arrive just as they're serving up! They had everything at the BBQ, massive burgers, roast chicken, sausages, chicken burgers, salad, coleslaw, potato salad, ribs...so much stuff. They offered us a big plate of food with a mix of everything and of course my bf took his but I had to politely refuse even though it was the only thing I wanted in the whole world! It looked and smelled amazing! And to top it off they had a fruit pastry desert thingy with heaps of vanilla ice-cream! I almost cried with the cravings but I told them I had just eaten before I arrived so I couldn't fit anymore in. I know it was probably a bit rude to refush the wonderful food they cooked but I just couldn't bring myself to face tomorrow morning thinking that I had survived the whole weekend only to fall at the final hurdle which I didn't even expect to encounter!!

So all in all, I made it through. I still haven't managed to curb the cravings for insanely yummy food that isn't good for me but at least I managing to control it as much as possible and not giving in to temptations left, right and center.
I usually associate my food binges with a good mood. If Im really happy or if I've achieved something and Im in a great mood then I only see my reward as food. I haven't found anything else (besides maybe shopping) that I see as rewarding. I really need to change this mindset and treat myself to other rewards that don't involve food. This will be tough!

I remember in January I weighed in after the first week of starting at my new gym, I had lost 5lbs! And how did I treat myself for such a great success? I came home from the gym and bought a lamb kebab with fries and cola because I thought I had earned it. What I actually earned was 4lbs back on the scale the next morning! And that is the terrible cycle Ive been stuck in for the last 2 years. Only in the last month (since joining MFP) am I starting to sort out this problem and trying to get to the root of it. It's slowly working (as I can tell from my success these past 2 weekends)

I hope all the other 'Weekend Pact' girls are fighting through all the temptations that come their way this weekend. Its not going to be easy but it is very possible. I hope you all stayed strong!


Looking forward to another kick *kitten* week this week! My big goal is coming up in 2 weeks, a big family wedding in Malaga, Spain and I want to get as close to 150lbs as possible. So full steam ahead for the next 2 weeks, no slacking! Im so excited!!


xxx:flowerforyou:

Weekend No.2 = SUCCESS!

Yay! Im soooo proud of myself pulling through 2 weekends in a row. This weekend was another toughy. Its mostly just Saturday and Sunday I have to worry about, Monday to Friday are pretty much under control.

So yesterday I was working on set from midday. So I had my breakfast and made my lunch & a snack to bring on set with me for the day because film sets are notorious for bad catering ans junk food and low and behold this one was no different!

So I arrive on set and the first thing I come to is the kitchen where there are 5 packets of chocolate chip cookies, 3 packets of custard cream biscuits, 3 bags of fun-size chocolate bars, 2 cases of full fat yogurts, 2 packets of chocolate filled croissants, a big tub of jellies and enough tea and coffee to swim in with full fat milk and lots of sugar!

Even though I had eaten my breakfast before arriving on set, once I saw all that food I was hungry! I made a cup of coffee (tried to go easy on the full fat milk and sugar) and snuck 1 cookie in because I was in a good mood and felt I deserved a cookie! Note to self: FOOD IS NOT A REWARD!!!!!

The problem with working on film sets is that there is ALOT of waiting around in between takes which leads to boredom and ultimately binging on all the junk food that's in the kitchen! I ended up having 4 biscuits in total, plus 3 cups of coffee before we broke for lunch at 6.30pm. I considered this an exceptional achievement on my part given the situation and all the food that was there!!!

For lunch the producers decided to order food from Domino's Pizza for all the cast and crew. NOOOOOOOOO! While they were taking the orders for what pizza everyone wanted, I was thinking of my pre-made tuna salad in the car....I was so hungry that I was trying to convince myself that I could just forget about the tuna salad and order a juicy pepperoni and extra cheese pizza with some yummy spicy potato wedges and some cola....I haven't had pizza in weeks.... and I was working really hard all day... I deserved it right?! NOOOO!
I let them pass me by when they asked for my order and I said to myself, If you do this you are going to end up crying on Monday morning. We're not talking 200-300 calories here, we were talking close to 2,000 calories with pizza, wedges and cola combined. Sooooo not worth it. So I made do with my tuna salad and snack while they all sat around munching on yummy pizza! It was really tough to do it but I just put my head down and got on with it. I was fine again once everyone had finished eating and I was thinking to myself "what was all the fuss about? I dont need pizza?!"

Once 'lunch' was over the rest of the cast and crew had demolished all of the other snacks that were lying around! No biscuits, no chocolate, no sweets, no croissants, no yogurt...everything was gone! So the rest of the evening was fine for me because I had no more temptation left! We ended up working until 1am and I was quite hungry by the time we finished because we didn't have any dinner so when I got home a thought crossed my mind to get some chinese takeaway before hitting the bed......NOOOOOO! I quickly banished that idea to the back of my mind and choose sleep over food!

I wasn't working today so everything was fine food wise, I just used up whatever was left in my fridge before I go shopping tomorrow. However my boyfriend called over at 5pm and said that he had to deliver a present out to his aunts house who lives nearby so I went with him for the drive....and here comes the unexpected temptation of the day!! The whole family was having a huge BBQ in their back yard and we arrive just as they're serving up! They had everything at the BBQ, massive burgers, roast chicken, sausages, chicken burgers, salad, coleslaw, potato salad, ribs...so much stuff. They offered us a big plate of food with a mix of everything and of course my bf took his but I had to politely refuse even though it was the only thing I wanted in the whole world! It looked and smelled amazing! And to top it off they had a fruit pastry desert thingy with heaps of vanilla ice-cream! I almost cried with the cravings but I told them I had just eaten before I arrived so I couldn't fit anymore in. I know it was probably a bit rude to refush the wonderful food they cooked but I just couldn't bring myself to face tomorrow morning thinking that I had survived the whole weekend only to fall at the final hurdle which I didn't even expect to encounter!!

So all in all, I made it through. I still haven't managed to curb the cravings for insanely yummy food that isn't good for me but at least I managing to control it as much as possible and not giving in to temptations left, right and center.
I usually associate my food binges with a good mood. If Im really happy or if I've achieved something and Im in a great mood then I only see my reward as food. I haven't found anything else (besides maybe shopping) that I see as rewarding. I really need to change this mindset and treat myself to other rewards that don't involve food. This will be tough!

I remember in January I weighed in after the first week of starting at my new gym, I had lost 5lbs! And how did I treat myself for such a great success? I came home from the gym and bought a lamb kebab with fries and cola because I thought I had earned it. What I actually earned was 4lbs back on the scale the next morning! And that is the terrible cycle Ive been stuck in for the last 2 years. Only in the last month (since joining MFP) am I starting to sort out this problem and trying to get to the root of it. It's slowly working (as I can tell from my success these past 2 weekends)

I hope all the other 'Weekend Pact' girls are fighting through all the temptations that come their way this weekend. Its not going to be easy but it is very possible. I hope you all stayed strong!


Looking forward to another kick *kitten* week this week! My big goal is coming up in 2 weeks, a big family wedding in Malaga, Spain and I want to get as close to 150lbs as possible. So full steam ahead for the next 2 weeks, no slacking! Im so excited!!


xxx:flowerforyou:

Great job!

WEEKEND PACT = SUCCESS!!! I am excited and really glad we decided to do so Congrats to every one who survived this weekend. I am rewarding myself tonight with a bubble bath, sitting in the massage chair, and watching Army Wives. Hubby is working so get to have a chick night to myself! Hope you all have a great week and thank you all for your encouragement! Keep those fingers crossed I get a positive test we have been trying for almost a year!

Well my weekend was full of a few ups and a lot of downs. It was great to get away with my family, and my grandparents love seeing their only great grandson. But THE FOOD oi!! I got up Saturday morning and did the Shred, SO GLAD I DID! We ate out for lunch, which I had a turkey wrap with no cheese. Dinner was ok, I just used portion control. But then we went to Short's Brewery and I had what I'm sure was a high calorie brew, then another :0/

I didn't work out this morning, like I should have. My parents were up as well and we're rushing to get on the road but they wanted a 5 Generation picture first (my great-grandma is still alive). We did pack our lunch for the ride home, but my Grandma put some cheesecake in the packed lunch for us as well. I should have said no, but that's one thing I am not good at yet. If I don't have it in front of me I'm not tempted to go get it, but if it's right in front of me I can't say no. I'm working on it, it's just tough.

We got home, and there we had no power. Not sure why, obviously it's back on now. But I was worried we would have to get fast food, our stove is electric and we didn't have any fresh food to do salads or anything like that. The Subway in town was closed because of the power outage, but thankfully my Mother In-Law was nice enough to bring us Subway from Holt! I got a chicken terriaki without cheese!

I'm INCREDIBLY motivated to work my butt off this week to make up for this weekend. I've got to figure out how to do better up north though! We'll be going up a lot this summer, at least it will be nice out then. It was horrible this weekend. I'm thinking about trying Insanity. I know there would be some things I'd have a very hard time doing, but I can only get better and it would get me a good burn and help me with my cardio.

Just glancing at the forum, looks like some of you had an incredible weekend. So proud of the weekend pact girls, you have a lot of self control!!! Here's to a great week!

I'm totally down for the weekend challenge. 2 weekends in a row I have not done so hot, want to make this one a great one!

For the weekend I will:
Drink at LEAST 13 glasses of water a day
Stay Under on cals (and watch my fat/sugar/sodium)
kick butt working out on Saturday
Bonus:
would like to do something active with my BF on Sunday, will try to convince him even if the weather stinks

weekend results -

Water --- Friday 12 cups, Saturday 18 cups (long workout), Sunday 9 cups --- so a little short on friday/sunday
under on cals - Friday YES Saturday YES Sunday No
Kick Butt workout Saturday -- YES!! Really pushed hard
Bonus:
Sunday actiivty with BF, no luck weather kinda sucked so only workout was walking from where we parked far away.

Not a FABULOUS weekend but better than the last two. Wishing it was fantastic. I hate seeing the little spike in the scale after the weekend. *sigh*

Goals for this week:
Loss: hope to lose 1lb or more
Water: 12 cups a day
Calories: Under every day
Workout: 3 weekday workouts
Running: Run full 5k distance and time it. when running less, push harder on speed. work on rythmn/pacing myself and rythmn to breathing; blocking out negative thoughts, etc.

What are your goals for the week ladies? Hope you are having a great monday so far :happy:

Michigan gals what is UP with this SNOW?? :noway:

Weekend Pact Ladies~ It's Monday! :-) My weekend was successful, in the fact that I moved A LOT! On Saturday I ran 3 miles!!!!!!! This is the farthest I've ever ran in my whole entire LIFE! So, I'm pumped!! We had a retirement party for my father-in-law.. Lots of food and appetizers, but there was dancing also! So, although I ate lots of goodies that evening, I still had a great Saturday (my body was exhausted from my run though =/) Sunday, I took a walk along the shores of the Mississippi... Tank enjoyed it as did I!!! We did have Pizza last night, it was delicious.... Onto Monday: I'm ready to kick butt all week!!! Started my fab day off w/ 45 minutes of Spinning.