Pin-up Girls! - Week 1

I just got the cutest pin up dress from pinupgirlclothing.com Im wearing it for a wedding next week! So excited because I just FEEL beautiful in this dress. (And attitude plays a big role!) But there are so many more dresses I want.

My goal in 10 weeks is to lose 12 pounds. But another goal is to come out of my shell a bit more and talk to people without hanging my head or looking them in the face.

Good luck everyone, This is going to be great!

i should put it in a very unconvenient place, so that it's just a pain in the *kitten* to weigh!

I put my scale in the kitchen under the sink. Since I like to weigh without clothes it makes it a bit harder to weigh all the time, specially with the kids home for the summer.

Lol! That is nothing short of brilliance. I'm moving mine downstairs to the kitchen first thing in the morning.
:laugh:

So, I finally motivated myself to workout for the first time in two weeks last night. Just did a quick 20 min express workout to ease back into it, but I rocked a beastly sweat and felt fantastic afterwards! Slept great last night, too.

I had planned on getting up this morning and working out, but a low blood sugar prevented me from doing that. Might try to squeeze in the 20 min again tonight after work if I get out early enough. If not, it's definately on for tomorrow morning.

Weekend at my parents is going to be a challenge, but hopefully I can get my sister to work out with me at least once while we're both there. That'll help somewhat.

Good luck this weekend, ladies!!!

i should put it in a very unconvenient place, so that it's just a pain in the *kitten* to weigh!

I put my scale in the kitchen under the sink. Since I like to weigh without clothes it makes it a bit harder to weigh all the time, specially with the kids home for the summer.

Lol! That is nothing short of brilliance. I'm moving mine downstairs to the kitchen first thing in the morning.
:laugh:

That really is a fantastic idea. I'll be moving mine this morning. :laugh:

I almost moved mine last night, but didn't... So the dang scale won this morning - I broke down and weighed! I'll be having the kids hide mine until Monday morning! :grumble:

Please add me: CW 152.4
Thanks

i should put it in a very unconvenient place, so that it's just a pain in the *kitten* to weigh!

I put my scale in the kitchen under the sink. Since I like to weigh without clothes it makes it a bit harder to weigh all the time, specially with the kids home for the summer.

Lol! That is nothing short of brilliance. I'm moving mine downstairs to the kitchen first thing in the morning.
:laugh:

That really is a fantastic idea. I'll be moving mine this morning. :laugh:

broke down and weighed! I'll be having the kids hide mine until Monday morning! :grumble:

LOL that's funny! good idea having the kids hide it!

Well, now that I'm in the club...


What worked for you the last 10 weeks?
Wasn't a part of this group, or MFP for that matter, but what's worked for me has been joining MFP! Keeping myself accountable of how much I'm eating and seeing the REAL numbers! I also started Turbo Fire and love love love it:)

What are your goals this round?
I'd really like to lose at least 10 pounds in this 10 weeks. That would put me really close to my goal weight. 10 in 10 doesn't sound like much, but I'm in a bit of a plateau I think and it would be amazing to push through it. I'd LOVE to be down the 10 by my trip to Myrtle Beach in July!

What are you going to do the same or change this time?
Now that I've got the calorie count down and part of my daily routine, I'm going to start paying more attention to the types of food I'm eating and really crafting a healthy day. Keep going with the Turbo Fire - I'll be finished with the 12 week program before this challenge is over, at which point I'd like to either do the advanced classes or start incorporating my husband's P90X and take up running.


I'm excited about this! Loving MFP and all the encouragement from everyone and glad I found this fun group:) Thanks for letting me join.


On a side note to Rach - I'm going camping this weekend and won't be back until monday night, but hopefully I have service and can send you my weight in the a.m.

I just got the cutest pin up dress from pinupgirlclothing.com Im wearing it for a wedding next week! So excited because I just FEEL beautiful in this dress. (And attitude plays a big role!) But there are so many more dresses I want.

Wow I gotta check that site out, my goal weight reward is actually a pinup girl style photo shoot

So I suppose I'll answer this stuff now:


What worked for you the last 10 weeks?
Wasn't here last round, but what got me through the first 50 pounds (!) of loss was cutting out the junk.. I went from having fast food for at least one meal a day (!) to eating better.

What are you goals this round?
For the next 15ish pounds I have left, I need to focus more on nutrition, not binge (it never used to be a problem, but I'm having emotional issues and might have a mental disorder that I have to get therapy for, and the "impulsive" part of the disorder has decided to manifest itself into binge eating... better than using drugs, but something I have to work on), and learn more ways to work out to get a nice flat stomach (almost there (: ) and get rid of my thigh fat. Maybe learn to cook more.


What are you going to do the same or change this time?
Try to eat better. Try not to binge. Maybe switch up my breakfast and lunch foods because I literally eat plain dry wheat toast for breakfast and a turkey sandwich for lunch every. single. day. and my metabolism probably doesn't even blink at the thought of digesting it anymore. I'm also going to learn some more weight lifting techniques and switch my cardio up.



But, yikes, I work in a bakery. So hard not to get a cookie on my lunch break, or have a slice of cake when someone cancels their order (they give it to the employee break room so as to not waste it). It might be easier the next few weeks though, as I'm working as a bagger in the checkout of the grocery store and not training in the bakery. Hopefully I can get back on track and be able to resist the smell of yummy cookies when I go back to the bakery.

Oooh, thank you, jumelle! I've ganked one of each!