4 Week Challenge 7/15-8/12 (CLOSED)
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Hey Sunshine -
You could take a rest day or YouTube has a ton of exercise videos for free. I have done Tracy Anderson's, which are toning or dancing and are awesome!
Or you could make a workout doing the following:
Jumping Jacks
Burpees
Mountain Climbers
Squats (Sumo, Standard, Close feet, etc)
Lunges (Forward, Backward, Side, Diagonal)
Running in Place
Jumping in place
Skaters
Basketball shoots (touch the ground and jump up putting your arms in the air like shooting a basket ball)
Dancing
Push-Ups
Planks
Ab Work
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So far so good. Im really hoping I can get 10 pounds gone by the 4 weeks is over like I planned.0
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Hi Things have been going fairly well. I dropped the 2lbs I added so back to 155 now. I have been advised to start eating more (had a free consultation with one of the trianers at my gym) Im going to try eating all of my exercise calories for a week to see what happens. If I gain then so be it I guess, at least I will know! Will reassess when friday weigh in comes around!
I did week3 day1 of c25k this morning, was worried as it was quite a step up but was loads better than I thought!
Hope everyone is doing well! I'm going to see my parents on Thursday so lets hope I can resist mums cooking!!
Have a great week everyone! And keep it all up!!
Vic x0 -
Another good day! I am excited to see what the scale brings on Friday. I think I may have recovered from my weekend gain plus some. In order to meet my 10 pound goal I need to be down 2.5 this week. I opted for the Treadclimber again for my workout - I sweat buckets and really feel like I put in a good workout.
I am going on vacation the first week of August so I am a little nervous about weight loss that week. The good thing is that we are going camping so no restaurant food and I should have plenty of opportunity to exercise. We will be taking our bikes and kayaks, so as long as the weather cooperates I will get my workouts in. Then all I will have to worry about is meals and not indulging in too many s'mores!0 -
I'm on track now. I've been doing my C25K every second day and a workout video every other. Yoga or Pilates (I know they are not high calorie burners but I wanted to do them to increase my muscle strength for the C25K), on the workout video days I try and get a 40min walk in on my lunch break too. I'm due to run for 20mins for the first time in my LIFT on Saturday and I'm kinda looking forward toit. Oh, and I've been sticking to my calorie limit, so with a bit of luck the scales will go down and not up this week!
Couple of questions though........ Does it affect a weigh in if you workout just before? I'm due to do my 20min run on Saturday and weigh in after. (not straight after but round 11, I'll be running about 8)
Also, does anyone else get cranky on weigh-in day. I'm really ratty until the deed is done. I don't weigh until 11 because the scales are in my sister's house and I drive to get there (I won't keep scales at home), I bring my son into scouts at the same time. Going early means starting the whole rest of the day early and it is Saturday after all. I don't eat before I weigh, so maybe that contributes to my crankyness although I always feel better as soon as the deed is done, even if i gain/stay the same.0 -
That was supposed to be first time in my LIFE, not LIFT, duh!0
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Well done getting so far on c25k, I just started week 3 and while Im finding it a challenge, I would never have thought I would be able to do what Im doing, really proud of myself it felt good to be back running in the woods now the weather is a bit better!
I just got chance to take my new bike out for a spin round the woods too and was suprised to burn over 400 calories, apparently off road biking is really hard! About the same calorie burn as for running with me! Mental, especially since Im still due to do my zumba class today. Can anyone say jelly legs!? haha
Ive done well eating more today, I dont think Ill have crazy calories left tonight when it comes to evening meal. Nuts are a healthy godsend haha
Hope everyone is doing well!
Vic x
EDIT: BTW Im still 155, at least I havent gained!0 -
Hi all
I'm doing good, mostly, had a bad day yesterday as my exercise plans (taking kids for a bike ride) didn't burn what I'd hoped they would AND I received a late birthday parcel full of lollies and chocolate, I didn't eat anything like what the old me would have had, but 12 jelly beans were 240 calories, who woiuld have thought something so tiny could contain so much energy!!! And two yummy fancy chocolates were 140 calories ... and then I was over with no time to recover!!! I usually whip out my skipping rope on such occassions ... but for some reason I didn't ... ah well ...
Anyway I was well under my calories earlier in the week, so hopefully I'll still produce a loss. I've been to spinning this morning, which was hard! I have got dinner out tonight too, Indian, which will be a challenge ...
Yay to all you runners. I run, usually 10km, but still dislike it whilst I'm doing it! I love how I feel afterwards, which I suppose is why I still run, but to me the hardest thing about running is putting your trainers on and heading out of the door!0 -
Hey everyone!
great to see we are all still commiting! keep up the good work!
I'm a bit nervous about weighing in tomorrow......I don't think the loss is going to be as big as i'd like...usually when I start trying to lose weight, i drop a fair few lbs in the first couple of weeks, but this time its not happening that way. I'm still trying to figure out what calorie deficit is right for me and whether i should eat my exercise cals or not...i also think i am losing fat but gaining muscle since i've just started working out again. scales aren't budging much but my body feels different.
that said, all i can do is keep going i guess!
looking forward to seeing all of your losses tomorrow!
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Yay to all you runners. I run, usually 10km, but still dislike it whilst I'm doing it! I love how I feel afterwards, which I suppose is why I still run, but to me the hardest thing about running is putting your trainers on and heading out of the door!
For me the hardest part is the three seconds between the 5 min warmup walk and the launch into the first few running steps. I always find that I get a split second moment of '*kitten*, what was I thinking' just at that point. :O Feels great afterwards though, it's true! I ran 8mins straight for the first time ever in my LIFE today!0 -
Well day 3 of eating most of my exercise calories back and I am down just under half a lb! Im going to try and make that over half a lb and as close to a whole one as I can get.
Day2 of Week3 of c25k today and I'm going to find some new woods to run in, spice things up a bit haha.
Have a good Thursday everyone!
Vic x0 -
Today was Insanity Pure Cardio.0
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Good morning fellow challengers!
TFI friday!!
sooo..........
SW - 163 lbs
W1 - 162 lbs
Not what i needed to reach my 10lb goal in the challenge, but its a loss so i'm happy!
I'll have to work extra hard to try and lose 3lbs each week now :ohwell:
I'm going to try extra hard to not drink alcohol this weekend...I feel like this will set me back to square one.
Can't wait to see what you all lost! Hope you did well!
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Good Morning! Well, I am happy to report that I did indeed lose weight this week. Not what I had hoped, but I ate really terribly last night. I had a very busy day at work and appointments all evening, so I didn't get a chance to eat until 8:00 pm last night. I was starving and we opted for Mexican food. BAD IDEA! I am a sucker for chips and salsa, even more so when I haven't eaten all day. On top of that, I didn't get a workout in so the scale just wasn't as nice to me as I had hoped. But today is a new day and I am starting clean. I will count yesterday as my exercise rest day this week and get back on it!
I hope you all had many successes this week!
Challenge SW: 190.5
CW: 188.5
Challenge total: -2 pounds0 -
Afternoon!
I am dreading my weigh in ( gonna do it next tuesday as I was a little late starting this week) - very confused about the whole net calories vs total calories consumed. I thought I was eating enough but I'm averaging around 900 net calories a day after generic exercise. Does this mean my body is in starvation mode? I'm gutted if I am - I'm just not that hungry!
So glad to see ervyones successes so far!0 -
I've been battling with the whole net calories and eating exercise calories this week and decided to go for eating them. Of course people are going to lose weight not eating them (this will usually mean starvation mode, and your body eventually holding on to fat causing a plateau). But it works for some people. I have been eating them (or as much of them as I can anyway) and I still seem to be losing little by little. hopefully this will mean permanant weight loss no plateaus and I can eat A LOT!! Good luck with your weigh in!
congrats on your loss mom2nate!!0 -
Yeah congrats
I forgot to bring my scales home with me so havent been able to weigh in since wednesday so my wednesday weight was 154.6 (lost 2.5lbs this week but only because I put 2 of those on over night it seems!)
My epic bike ride was great today, I am dreading tomorrow and how stiff I will be, I may have it as my day off and do c25k the next day after rest!
I had to try and eat over 3,000 calories to compensate so we went out to Wagamamas, it was amazing!!! And could be really healthy and filling if you picked the right things (which is most of the menu)!
Anyway, hope everyone is doing well! Just thought I would check in!
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I've lost 2lb! Yay and that was with Tom due tommorrow, so with a bit of luck I can hit the 2 again next week! I also ran for 20mins for the first time ever today and was so 'active' I burned over 1400 calories!!!!!! (That's like, my WHOLE allowance) Rocking it!0
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That's awesome! Congrats on running 20 minutes! That is enough to make you feel so strong, and I think that is the point where you really start to see yourself as a runner. Way to go!I've lost 2lb! Yay and that was with Tom due tommorrow, so with a bit of luck I can hit the 2 again next week! I also ran for 20mins for the first time ever today and was so 'active' I burned over 1400 calories!!!!!! (That's like, my WHOLE allowance) Rocking it!0 -
I agree, thats great! I can't imagine myself getting to that stage, can't wait to be that active!
I did have an NSV today though, one of my main goals was to go on an all day hike and although it wasn't a really long way, its the longest Ive managed and pushed myself to. My calorie burn was in the 1,000s too even after I accounted for BMR, very happy with it. Its small but a good start today was 12k, next time I'm going to go for 15 or 20 and keep stepping it up
Hope everyone had a great weekend!
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Hi guys! Well done on all the losses. Think we seem to have half of our group missing now!
Anyway, just wanted to tell somebody (because no-one at home thinks its a big deal!) that I never gained any weight this weekend!!! YEY!! AND.....I had a drink on friday night! This means that I am finally going to start seeing numbers on the scale that I haven't seen in a ......oooooo....about 6 months!
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Thats definitely a big deal and such an awesome motivator to know what you're doing is working and can be done well done! x 0
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Heya everyone,
Thought I'd just check in, I managed to lose 3 pounds since my last weigh in! I'm so chuffed, especially as i was so confused about net calories etc. I can't believe how active you guys are - I'm really struggling to get in my exercise due to work commitments. I started the 30 day shred on wednesday, only to be unable to do it since (I'm giving it another go tonight) I guess whenever I can is better than nothing.0 -
Great job on the weight loss! That is huge!
And don't give up on 30DS. It does get easier. I started it in July. Unfortunately, I experienced that whole life in the way thing too. But when I was doing the DVD, by day 4 or 5 I could definitely tell a difference, especially in the jumping jacks. I am going to start it again after I get back from vacation on the 8th of August.
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Hey guys! I'm back! I am not 100% better but good enough for now I was able to finally do a TurboFire workout this morning! I stuck to 45 minutes. I do need a swift kick in the butt on food though! I didn't eat much when I was sick but now that Im better my body wants to make up for it with lots of bad carbs! So I need to say no! Today wasn't good food wise but I was able to work out and I'm hoping with how it was when I was sick it won't set me back. 0
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Boo so far 1lb lost! Feeling a little demotivated a is should be 2lbs lighter by now but have stayed the same! I will be lucky if I have lost 3lbs let alone 10!0
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1lb still beats 0, it will all add up!!!! Keep going. I managed to put on 1lb the minute I signed up to this challenge but I stuck with it and motored on and then lost 2lb so there's still a very possible chance of reaching target!!:happy:0
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I weighed today and Im back to 155. I've upped my calories and have a projected loss of 1lb a week now, maybe I was asking too much before? I really hope stress doesn't affect weight loss toooo much as while Ive managed to stay away from the comfort eating, the next 2 months will be the most stressful and challenging of my life so far so I hope it doesn't undo all my hard work :S
Well done on the losses everyone!! I hope I can match up at some point and get back in the game!
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Alright guys, I'm going to start checking in here everyday! I started this challenge for accountability and I need someone to kick my butt! If I check in everyday and then stop a day or two someone is likely to notice lol. Only 2 1/2 weeks left! 2nd WI on Friday!0
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I have lost no weight -:(0
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