Easter Bunnies Support Group!!!!

i'm joni (it's pronounced joan-ee, just incase you think it's johnny!)

and hodgey- i agree about the goals. for me it's not about weight loss either. i'll be joining you soon in getting 5 ks in 30 mins. but i do it outside as i don't have access to a treadmill.....wish i did tho!
tomorrow is going to be my long run- 10ks (ish). i'm going to run for 35 mins up a long road, then run back again! i'll find out how far i went when i get back. next sunday 8/5 is mothers day here..... and i'm also doing a proper 10k- it's my 1st!
i love having things to aim for. i'll see how i go tomorrow in 1hr20 (5mins warm up and 5 cool down), then i'll be able to compare it to the week later.

donna- it's great that your goal is to look good in a bikini!! and you'll do it too, i bet. how much do you want to lose? there are a few mums of 3 on here. 3 must be the new black!!!

mary- i think that some people's weight loss shows on the scales, and others doesn't. you see people that lose 7lbs and drop 3 dress sizes, then there's people like me who lose 12kg (25lbs) whose clothes are just a touch more comfy! i think you're lucky if you can tell the difference in what you wear- then maybe the number isn't that important. but it's always good to remember that the slower you do it the longer it's likely to stay off for.
the other thing is, (being supportive here, not a cow) is your diet ok? i haven't looked, but you seem to be working out plenty. do you rely on MFP to work out how many cals you're burning- i think it gives you the wrong number on here. i have a hrm, and the numbers i get on that are way lower (by a few hundred usually) than what MFP calculates for me. so i go by my hrm. you may actually be eating over your cal allowance???? just a thought.

hodgey- its fab you're doing so well with the running. you inspire me to keep going. thanks.

AFM- i'm still nervous about the weigh in, but i'm more nervous about my big run tomorrow. i'm taking today as a rest day (i struggled on the elliptical yesterday and only lasted 35mins), so figured if i rest up then i can go hard out tomorrow. before my hubby goes to work in the morning :-/ so there's a road by me that's exactly 5ks long, and that's what i'll be doing.... that road...... there and back...... ugh!

i'm sure you can pick them up pretty cheap- like $50 or so (so i've read from other yankie posts). i've got a polar, and i swear i wouldn't be without it. it's fab and gives me heaps of motivation.

i did my run- i was time limited though, so i ran for 36 mins in one direction, and then back. it took me 72 mins to run 9.2ks. so i didn't quite get to 10ks, but i'm ok with that. and my time wasn't too flash, but i'm still really proud of myself- it's my first proper timed run! i just need to get to the top of that road..... there's a big hill followed by a bigger hill! i got up the 1st hill, then had to turn round because of time. i was so close to the top- about 350 metres away! but i was knackered too.

o well, i've got a 10k funrun next sunday (which is mother's day here, and my little boy's 3rd birthday), so i'll get a good (and hopefully hill-less) time for that.

hodgey- you sound like you're doing great. running 7ks is fab. and i fully appreciate what you're saying about running in the desert- you'd have to be on a real mission to think that was worthwhile!!!! you're doing so well with your timed runs- keep it up. and what's a pom doing working for the USAF anyway? or is that a long story?

dmkaiser- i never ran in my life (not even at school- i was the podgy kid then too). the only reason i started running is because i got really angry with my hubby a little while ago- you know, that angry that i wanted to rip out his throat! he told me to eff off and just take the dog for a walk. i was that angry while i was out that i didn't know what to do with all this energy, and i couldn't walk fast enough to burn it off and calm down. so i started jogging between lamp posts- jog to one, walk the next 4 to recover! and i just kept doing it! but it wasn't until i found c25k that i was able to develop it properly- c25k is fab.

and i weighed myself this morning after my run. i took water with me today as it was a longer run (i usually don't bother) so, i was more hydrated than i usually am when i weigh in.

94.2kgs!!!
my goal now is to get to 89.9kgs by the time this challenge is over!!! i know it's aiming high- about 2.3lbs a week. but i may as well aim high- i want the reward!

Mary and Tammy- i can't reccomend HRMs enough. mine is fab, and it really helps me to push through, and even to get up and get out (i don't like seeing too many gaps in the records!!). mine's got a strap, and i wear it over my boobs rather than under. and it works just fine.

hi all.

just thought i'd pop in and give a heads up about the calorie burn numbers.

i did 53 minutes on my elliptical (blah- i nearly died, i swear). BUT............ the monitor on the elliptical said i'd burned 345 cals, MFP said 747, and my hrm said 517. i'm going with my hrm. but if the numbers you're going off are the mfp ones, i think they estimate the burn too high.

just wanted to let you know.

how are we doing for the monday weigh in? when we're all done, i'll knock up a list of who has lost how much. i lost 1kg! i must be honest and say i was hoping for about 20kgs! but i'll take 1 (that's about 2lbs). in 3 weeks since starting on mfp i've lost just over 4kgs or about 9lbs.

i look forward to the scales saying 93.9 kgs. and i worked out that 90kgs is ONEderland! so nearly there!