New Challenge - Sensational in Six weeks!!

I want to join this challenge!

I'm excited girls!! Btw, is there a way to save this thread or put all of our convos in a convenient place? I have to scroll down my home page to find it, then scroll down the thread (which is getting pretty long)...seems like there should be an easier way to do this! Ali, what were you thinking in terms of how we share our points and info with everyone each day?

Here are my measurements ready for monday

My SW might change by then but im not holding my breath:laugh:

Starting weight 145.8
Chest 39
Underneath Chest 34
Upper Waist 33
Lower Waist 36
Hips 37
Left Thigh 22
Right Thigh 22.5

We could also start a new thread for each week of the challenge...?

I'll do my measurements tonght! So excited!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm ready for Monday as well!! Can't wait!

SW: 187.5
Waist: 39
Hips: 45
Chest: 45
Arms: 15

My usual weigh in day is Friday...but I'm excited to change it to Mondays (it makes SO much more sense with the way MFP calculates things) So my start weight I'm hoping will change on Monday...but I'll of course let you know

I think we should probably start a new thread because we need to make sure people know its a closed group already...somehow you can post a link to this thread so we don't lose it...at least I've seen it done in other challenge posts. You then post in this thread the new link to the new thread. Hopefully that made sense (I don't know how to do it...but that's what I've seen others do)

Hi There

Any chance I can join too? I find I do much better when part of a challenge as I have something to report to and i dont want to let other people down. I'm doing things on my own just now and feeling the motivation is swaying a bit..

Wee bit about me - 26 year old female from Scotland. Currently 121lb, aiming for 110 although want to tone up etc so may be a few pounds more. This year has seen me successfully lose weight after years of trying, I think MFP has a lot to do with that .

I am finding the last 10-11lb hard to shift and think it'll take a while so have to re-assess what I am eating and up the exercise. I have a load of Jillian Michaels DVDs, love them and will be using them for this challenge (if I'm allowed to join).

I might lose out on sleep points, I work 12.5hour night shifts with a 3 hour (at least) commute so somethimes only get 6 hours, I tend to make up for it on days off though

I will take my measurements on Monday, have never done this but wish I had.

I've been doing Insanity (one of the BeachBody workouts) and its CRAZY. Its basically like P90x except without needing to buy special workout equipment, just the resistance of your own body. Its a 60 day plan, 6 days on 1 day off. I've been doing it consistently every morning and tomorrow is my first day off!

But of course I can't stop there...I'm also doing the C25k program, and I'm on week 5 day 3 though I think I'm going to repeat day 2 tomorrow instead since I did have to walk up the last bit of the crazy hill I tried to run up.

Then I have what I call "Jazz Hands" with a friend of mine also on MFP and we do dance workout video almost every week. Our fave is the So You Think You Can Dance workouts...they're amazing and super fun.

I also use a yoga ball chair at work since I sit on my *kitten* all day long and needed something to feel less frumpy all day and also try to walk to get my lunch every day instead of ordering in...or if I bring my lunch I just take a walk anyways to get moving.

My husband and I also like to take walks around the lake we have in our neighborhood when we get the chance as well which is about a mile long walk around it.

Laura I'm so impressed that you're doing Insanity!! I have it and I've done one workout. Killer!!!!I just haven't quite gotten myself in the right mindframe to attempt it yet.... Maybe I'll be there when the 6 weeks is over

Insanity is awesome! It really hurts (and I mean REALLY) for like the first 3 days...then somehow magically after I did the 4th day I was doing okay and my body didn't hurt/protest as much. I'm on my "off" day today but will be C25k-ing. I'm pretty certain that tomorrow, when I go back 'on", its going to be back to the hurty feeling again...at least this time I know that by day 4 I'm good! I also like the workouts because I REALLY know I'm doing something and it changes up every day so you're not doing the same thing all the time.

I'm also motivated because I've got my first 5k race that I've registered for on Sept 10th, and the full 60 day plan for the Insanity workouts will end at basically the same time. Then I can take a mini break and start something new! I'm also excited about it because I turn 30 on September 4...so after I turn 30 I'll have finished my first 5k race AND completed Insanity! How's that for motivation!

here are my stats:

chest- 44
waist-44.5
Hips-47
SW-198


So excited for monday!

Day 1:

Sleep = 1pt
Food Log = 1pt
Eat clean = 0

Not so great....

Hey Ladies! I know I disappeared or a few days -- couldn't get to my computer. But now everything is fixed and I will be on for the rest of our sensational six weeks!!

Here are my measurements:

Chest -- 36.5
Waist -- 31
Hips -- 43
Thigh -- 26

Now for the pointsssss!

7/25:
Sleep - 1 point
Scheduling exercise - 0
Exercise - 4 points (swimming 30 mins, running 30 mins)
Food - 0

7/26:
Sleep - 1 point
Scheduling exercise - 0
Exercise - 2 points (walking 30 mins)
Food - 0


Ahh As you can see I am terrible at eating, but even when I don't plan exercise I still get it in!

What is you girls' hardest part of getting healthy? Exercise or eating right? or something else entirely? Any tips for eating better?

All the workouts that you guys mentioned sound awesome! For now, my town is lucky to have a gym. We got our first and ONLY gym two years ago and I joined for the summer. But, in the fall I'll be going back to school and our gym is even smaller! haha But I LOVE workout dvds, so I can always get in a good workout. I'd love to try some of the classes you girls mentioned!

Sleep = 1pt
Log = 1pt

I slept 8 hours but it felt like 2...I'm running out of steam this week. Exhaustion is hitting me hardcore so I won't be exercising much (not that I could anyway thanks to my therapy restrictions). Have a good night!