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

~Leela... dont worry too much about how you are doing. This isnt your first weekend trying to eat healthy, you will be fine. Just think about it before you eat it thats all!~!~! Enjoy yourself and your BF.!~!

AFM.... I am heading to spin shortly. I had a pretty good day. At the end of the day I only ate back 300 of my exercise calories, but that means I ate 1500 today, and thats GOOD ENOUGH for me!~!~! I am not hungry and I am never hungry after spin, but everything is ready for a nice family dinner. SO I have to eat!~!~! I dont want to start this week out like I did last week. I only ate dinner like 3 times last week, I just wasnt hungry. IDK.... heres to better habits this week!~!

What are you doing this week to improve your healthy lifestyle?

Cait- I miss you too!! Hopefully I am back for good now Crossfit sounds very interesting. I think I need to do something similar where maybe I do one personal training session or something to help get a nice intense workout plan. I have still been slacking on my weight lifting goals, and I know that if I made a good effort I would be dropping some serious inches. Its time to make that a priority! As for my running goals today I ran a 5K on the treadmill and did it in 38:41, so that’s going to be my baseline and I am working on getting a nice strong time for when I run my official 5K in june!

Aly- I hope that you are finding balance with your eating and exercising. It does seem counterintuitive to eat more when we want to lose weight, and I find that what has really helped me is looking at the quality of the food that I am eating. Maybe one particular type of food encourages your headaches?

Jess- sounds like you made some excellent decisions at Happy Hour. Sometimes I think the hardest part of getting healthy is figuring out how to still have the social life I once had, but eating better. I guess that’s the good part about being so busy at work the past couple of weeks I haven’t had time to hang out with anyone!
Tara- You are going so strong with the no scale challenge. I am seriously considering doing it in June. I feel like learning how to have control without checking every ounce is going to be hard, so I might as well start getting use to it now!

Leela- I’m glad your BF decided to join you! That’s a great choice on his part and hopefully seeing that what he thought the gym was going to be like, really isn’t will encourage him to keep it up!

Shannon- What is One Hour Runner? Is it a program that is suppose to help you be able to run for 60 minutes straight, kind of like C25K except that is only 30 minutes? And it certainly sounds like you are burning a tons of calories doing all that extra work!!

Kandace- your profile pic is awesome!! I would kill for my belly to look like yours!! I think that you posting that pictures shows how far you have come with your self perception! And awesome job on your killer weight loss!

AFM- After some seriously long weeks at work I took Thursday and Friday off, and had an amazing girls weekend with some college friends. The only downfall is that I didn’t just lounge and catch up on some sleep so I am still really exhausted and I think that I might be getting a little sick. I managed to run a 5k this morning on the treadmill. They have a setting where you can pick that you want to run a 5k and I did that. I ran and walked some, but mostly ran. I did it in 38:41 so that’s going to be my base measure for trying to improve my time and running. My official 5K is on June 25 so I think that if I concentrate on running that distance several times a week that I will see an improvement. Either way, the last time I did a 5k was July 4 and I did it in 45+ minutes so just getting under 40 minutes makes me feel really good. I even did some under 10 minute mill sections although not for a full mile. Now that work has slowed down I will be keeping up with all of you lovelies and actually posting every day. Yeah!!

XOXO
Megan

Leela30: comment more on this month's challenge; eat at least 80g of protein a day
Believeinmagic: To lose 13 pounds; eat more vegetables and do more strength training
Meggonkgonk: To reach 133lbs; to run my 10k course at least 1x, Run my 4m run at 9:30
Allie7383:get out of the 150's finally, continue with the 30 Day Shred, work on increasing my running distance, and overall feeling good about myself!
SpaceCoconaut: To lose 2-3 lbs a week and stick to my experiment.
Shannonaufman: lose 4 pounds to hit 169. Drink 64+ ounces of water 25/30 days. Finish C25K. Start One Hour Runner. Stick with 30DS.
~KanCrav~ Reach 143, Jog at least 3 times outside,follow WO schedule, incorporate Low GI foods into my diet.
rai8759: GW 160.4, One day off per week (tracking food), WI on Friday, JM should kick my *kitten* 5-6 days a week, Cardio 3-5 days a week x 20-30 min., Tracking every day except day off, Eat less processed sugar
wardiemelissa (Melissa)-continue to maintain weight between 120-125 lbs; exercise routine 5 days running, 2 days strength, 1 day rest (long run 10+miles on Sundays), continue to test out new recipes (including new fruits and veggies), and making more time for my family, AND try to post at least ONCE a day!!!
pixycats: lose 5 pounds, continue C210K at least 3/week, stay under calorie goal 6/week, rest one day/week
finncmh- not focus on the scale loss! keep working on running plan that I came up with for the 5k in June. Start the push-up and squat 6 week challenge
lostalykat- To get back to 169 by June 1st. Work on headache prevention and be mindful of what I am doing and eating. Focus on my new training plan and enjoy life. Stress less, yoga more!
WannabRN10- get out of the 160's!!! Work out at least 3 days a week (piloxing class, hot yoga class, and weights class). Eat Dairy Queen only twice (it is my fav!). Stay in a positive mind set and not get over-stressed with school.
alwhisler-Increase my run to 45 minutes non-stop, get down to that lower pant size instead of being in-between
sarahmay25- Complete an ab circuit every day of the week except rest day, and decrease my finish time of a mile by the end of every week.
mkingraham (Megan)- get down to 208, strength train at least 2 times a week, run 3 times a week
eleanoreb (Eleanore or El) - improve 10k run time, stay in bottom part of weight range, face food head on and not give in to temptations (rather than just avoid)
MamaMango: Lose 7 pounds,keep my portions under control, do HIIT 3 times a week,strength train moderate-heavy 5 times a week,do some form of low to moderate cardio every other day,eat more fresh greens and less starch and grains!
jyopchick: get back to 130lbs, only allowed one day to go over cals (and within reason), and MORE WATER!!
crystalfaith: continue to workout at least 4 times a week, drink tons of water, finish the C25k program, and break into the 140s
LisaRid - lose 10 lbs, drink 8 glasses of water each day, exercise 4x per week, and curb my dessert eating. May is the month!!!
emmarie- do the best I can!
shelsab-keep up my 10k running schedule, lose 5lbs, strength training 2x week, 3 yoga classes.
k_ewilliams - log in everyday and keep out of the red, lose at least 5 pounds, run 3x a week
spellbinder25: (1) Lose 4lbs to reach 133.5, (2) Do 30 Day Shred 5 times/week, (3) Count calories everyday, (4) Update on this thread at least twice a week.
meagalayne - get back into my maintenance range and stay there, log food no more than 5 days/week, complete weeks 2 and 3 of the push-up challenge, make it to 4 spin classes, increase H2O consumption, and find ways make each day great!
nausicaa11-lose 6 pounds and try to reach the 8km/h mark on the treadmill.
McBody- actually rest on rest days; incorporate yoga; get back on a running schedule for race
carro585-workout 4x/week, average less than 200 beverage cal./day, don't fall too far off the wagon while on vacation
yvalcaraz-(Yolanda)- Run for 3 miles w/o stopping, lose 8lbs, 1000 sit-ups 3x wk, post at least once a week to the group
tjradd73(Tara)- to lose -5.4lbs to put me at 100lbs lost total, 8 cups H20/day, 3 days of my strength plan, 3 days of cardio, no more than 4 days over on my cals, and >20 under on my sodium.
stuartme123- finishing and passing my thesis, and cooking dinner more often
maddyguru - Build up endurace at the the gym and go at least 4-5x a wk, lose at least 5-6 lbs
Adrianamdelacruz(Adriana) - lose 5lbs., workout atleast 30mins.3 x/day and drink atleast 8 glasses of water a day
aoifebr - run 5k be under 85kg
noobiegotbass- lose 12 lbs, drink at least 5 glasses of water daily, walk 3x/wk, begin my first round of p90x, increase protein intake
dodier01 - Start 30DS, loose 8lbs by the end of the month, Complete Week 4 and start week 5 of C25K and drink lots of water!
kafoteh(Kristin)-Input ALL my meals/foods...even the bad ones. Lose 2-5 lbs. Exercise at least 3x/week
heather_miller - spend more time on mfp and less time web surfing. no fried food, no exceptions. lose 4 pounds.
justbreathe418 (Jess) - drink 8 cups of water daily, strength train 2 times a week, increase potassium intake and lower sodium intake, make 1 new healthy recipe a week
nolachick-work out atleast 5x a week (which is doable since i usually do 6x). tomorrow starts my second week of bootcamp and I need to stop sleeping in and wasting money (Its quite pricey).
mariababe81 (Mariam): to finish week 3 of c25k by end of this week, go zumba once a week. so x4 sessions of exercise/ week .drink no less than 9 cups of water/ day and enjoy being at goal weight.

Morning peeps, Selfish post I have too much to say and not enough time.

Well first things first our engagement photo shoot came back and it looks amazing. I of course thought I looked a little pudgy in some of them and the video was awful. But my fiance told me I looked beautiful and many others agree. I just started TOTM and was stupid enough to check my new scale this morning. It says up almost 3-4 pounds since I last weighed myself. It is frustrating because I have been tracking more than ever and I even put weight training in my workouts. I am hoping it will go down by Wednesday but if not it is not a big deal. I need to not let the number get to me grrr! Well the fridge is stocked with yummy food for the week and I have a full week of training going on.

The dress is supposed to arrive today for the engagement party and I am really hoping it fits. I am thinking again about putting the scale away for a while but I know when I do that things just seem to get worse. Sorry to be a debbie downer today.

On a happier note we decided on a location and I booked the venue for September 14th 2012. Excited to have that taken care of and not having to worry about it. I think I might need to talk to someone about our contract to make sure we don't sign something if we don't like it.

On to another day that should hopefully get better than worse. Have a great day loves, glad I have this site to vent on when days are rough.

Woohoo Aly!! Can't wait to see pics!!

Tara- Thanks a lot, I was having a rough emotional weekend and I guess I just let that be the topper on the cake. I am going to just have my new WI as Wednesday and set it on my ticker as a new starting point. I am scared to not step on the scale for that long since when I did that in the past I ended up gaining. I will have to think about it. Having dinner out with my mom and the fiance tonight and we are going to walk to either a healthy chinese place or sushi, both have healthy options so I feel ready to tackle this night.

Aly-sounds like you have great plans for dinner tonight, and I am sure that you will do great! As for the non-scale challenge...I was getting so obsessed with it myself, that I felt like I had no other option!! I feel like I have done what I can do (minus my 4 days over) and am really hoping that the scale agrees...but I guess we shall see on the 1st!! Wednesday was my nomral WI and I have had nothing but the best results with it...so hopefully it treats you as well as it has treated me

Cait-I am so glad that you liked your crossfit session...you will be an expert in no time! Have fun with your invites tomorrow...and kick some butt on your run! :happy:

Meag-I agree with Kan....this is, BY FAR, my fave pic of you!! You look healthy, happy, and carefree!! I know that you are far from carefree right now...but just keep on, keeping on, and I am sure that you will be there in the near future! :flowerforyou:

AFM-nothing new...just checkin in

Good Morning Lovelies!

Allie- size 4 and size 8 sounds amazing! You are totally kicking *kitten* lately and I am sure when the end of the month comes you will see major improvement!

Meag- Hang in there girl!! Couple of tips for your wardrobe- just buy a couple of things and then see how the rest of your coworkers dress. I almost bought an entire wardrobe that would have been way to fancy compared to what my coworkers wear, so I'm glad that I didn't get it. But no matter what I am sure you will look FABOULOUS!

Cait- I'm glad you liked your first session! Can't wait to hear about all your WOs as they continue!!

AFM- The usual spin instructor (aka my boss) is out today so I ended up doing insanity with my workout buddy. It was pure cardio and pretty intense, but it was good. I decided to pick back up in the middle of week 6 for C25K that way I can get ready for my 5k on June 25. I am really excited for that and think that I can totally kill it! While I do the C25K runs I think I am still going to do at least 3.1 miles during each round, just be sure to do the scheduled C25K run as well. I'm excited but nervous. I am feeling much better since yesterday I went to bed at 8:15 and didn't need to wake up until 5:45. It was glorious!! So I definitely felt a lot better this morning and with the workout I am feeling great! I'm gonna shoot for an early bed time again tonight but I have to take my dog to the dog park because she needs some running time. Any ways- it feels good to be posting to you ladies 2 days in a row

See you later gator!

Megan

Hey There everyone! Things have been crazy but here is what I have for today

-I think I am going to Not weight myself for all of june, I will weight myself on the first and then put the scale away until the first of July. With everything else going on and since stress is what is causing my headaches I need to keep that in check.

- I am keeping the dress in that size and I am going to wear a padded bra to fill it out. I don't want to spend another $150 just to see if the smaller size fits. This size will work and I can always get it altered if I need to later.

- I am going to be doing intense training pretty soon so I will be very busy. Just to warn you guys but this is also the reason I am going to step away from the scale. I will most likely go back to weighing 1 time a week after my race in the end of July. But for not it will be focusing on calories in vs out and making sure to count. Also checking how my clothes are fitting and doing measurements 1 time a month.

Question- For those of you who do measurements how do you do it? How do you remember where to put the tape so it is accurate? Just wondering.
Have a great day peeps! The dress pics will be on the way as soon as I can find a minute to do it hehe. It might wait until next week sorry loves.

Allie-thanks girly, I couldn't have done it without ya!!! and CONGRATS again on oyur 5k and your size 4!!! super fab! :drinker:

Megan-glad to see things have calmed down a bit! Was that your first time doing insanity?? what didya think?? One of the rec centers by me offers a DVD class of it for free, and I was thinkin of checkin it out?! Lemme know

Meag-thanks...I wouldn't say that I look "tiny" but I will def take it!! LOL :laugh: I have decided that I am gonna wake up on the first and do my measurements before I hop on the scale, as to give my mind a 5 minute prep time for the results!! I am so happy to hear that you are like your pic shows, with your boy...true love!!!ahhhhhhhhhhhh.......*sigh*

Aly-great idea!! don't forget it helps to have a buddy (as Allie and I have said) and that Megan may wanna join you on this challange for June!!! You will do great! As for measurements...I take the smallest part of each area and stick to measuring that!! That way I will know that I am going in the right place consistently!! One idea that I saw from someone on MFP is to take an upclose pic while your measuring, this not only reminds you of where you measured, but when you take some later shots you can hold the measure where it was on your body and snap a pic to see what the inches really look like!! But I measure: waist, hips, thighs, upper arms, and ribcage!

Mariam-thanks!! It is def easier said then done...but I only have T-7 days to go!!

AFM-another "rest" day; however, I got in my 12min tricep routine and have another great menu for the night!! Tomorrow would be my normal WI (as you all know-LOL!) and even though I am not weighing...I am still keeping up with my total cardio/strength, water, and GROSS cals for the week, and I have had a great week!! Right where I need to be for my "money" spot!! T-7days to go ladies!!

Hello everyone,

Hope everyone is doing great with their goals!

My past few weeks have been busy with exams and projects so I didn't post. But they are over now and I really must get back on track now. I started exercise on Saturday after a gap of about 2 months! Still, somehow I stuck to my diet plan in those exercise-less days and have managed to lose about 6 pounds since the start of this month (I might just get to 8 ). There was a point in May when I got a plateau for about 10 days, it was really hard but then eventually the weight fell. So well, thats my update Wish everyone the best of luck!

~Aly... why cant you exchange the dress for a smaller size????

~Shannon... Thanks!~! I kinda feel like I want to jump to level 2 on 30DS cuz I feel that I am not as worked up as I was the first few times, BUT I am only on day 7 and I have been doing it everyother day cuz I forget sometimes or it just doenst fit in my schedule. IDK, I am going to wake up early for the rest of the week like I did today and get in my 30DS before my day starts.

~Tara... you're almost done!~!~! wewww 7 days left, you rock!~!

~Mariam.... Way to go getting in those workouts!~!



AFM.... Did anyones knees hurt when you started 30DS? I feel like jumping up and down on my floor is not very good. My knees KILL half way through the 20 min. And I tried to interval jog with my dog after it and my knees hurt soooo bad that I couldnt run more than 30 seconds. Any ideas on why this is happening??? It happens during spin too.... if I put my tension too high its like me knees just wont do it, even though I want to push through.

I am not feeling very good today. I feel GIANORMOUSLY bloated. I hate all these changes in my BC. I am in the middle of my cycle and I had a pap yesterday and my doc said I needed to start my period. So she just went ahead and started it for me!~! I have no freakin idea what she did but now its going and Im still taking my pill and today I am having "pre" menstral symptoms. Uhhhh... my poor body is sooo confused. Im just gonna stick to drink lots of water and doing what I can with workouts. I am thinking about not going to spin tonight cuz my knees hurt soo much, but then again I feel like I should to keep stressing them and hopfully they will get stronger. What do yous think???

ALERT: ACCIDENTAL SELFISH POST...

hey pals -

so i had a great morning where i felt really inspired after reading a couple chapters in "skinny *****" (no im not folliwing their every word, but yes i find them to be *****es i wouldnt mind resembling :laugh: ) and started going through my cabinets reading lots of labels and making a grocery list, preparing some healthy foods, etc. i realized that part of the reason im struggling to lose the last ideal 10-15lbs is because its no long JUST about cutting calories (which it was when i lost my first 30lbs) - now it really and truly matters WHAT im putting into my body. i do strenuous workouts and in order for my body to operate most efficiently, it needs to be fueled with good stuff, not artificial chemical crap!

so i was all ready to get back into the swing of things, catch up on the boards, etc - when things with a friend of mine took a bad turn. one of my closest friends dan, was admitted to the hospital on monday after going to the doctor for what he thought was the flu. they told him he had a blood infection and would need to be admitted for a couple of days so they could figure out the right antibiotics. last night he started to get chest pains and they told him that he would likely need be there for at least a week, and they still didn't know what was wrong. this morning he text me saying he was being moved to ICU because they think he has a blood clot or something wrong with his heart he is so scared and has no idea what is going on - he's a healthy guy - he works out, eats well, has no health problems. now he's stuck in ICU with an an oxygen mask and unable to have any food or water. he was just seen by 8 doctors at once and they are going to do an ultra sound on his heart and then run a wire from his thigh to his heart to check for blockages. it's just so scary that he's a healthy 24 year old and they have no idea what is going on. he's so scared, he keeps telling me how terrified he is i was going to go visit him (i had to call to see if ICU could even have non-family visitors) but he decided he wasn't really up for it - i know he feels awful and doesn't want anyone to see him like this, but i just hate thinking of him all alone. but i also don't want to make him uncomfortable or upset him at all by showing up. even though he's not close with them, his mother and brother are on their way at least, so he'll have someone there that he doesn't care if they see him like that. i just truly hope they figure out what is wrong as soon as possible. i know he'll be ok, i just want this awful experience to be over for him already.

so, needless to say, i got a little derailed. i was literally about to throw on clothes and go to the hospital, so i havent worked out yet, now ive just been waiting for his intermittent texts. i think ill try to workout and shower soon (luckily, being a grad student, i am just working from home again today so i can go if i need to). i don't have time to read through everyone's posts now (how is it already 1215!!!) but i truly hope you're all doing well and im so sorry ive been such a poor *kitten* kicking 20-something participator lately!! i love you all and hope to be back soon!!!!