20in6 DAILY CHAT! [closed] 7/21

Done day 1 level 1 of 30ds....so 29 days to go!!

Will get 50 crunches and 50 jumping jacks in with my cardio later on. After the kids have gone to bed.

Having a low cal korma tonight for my dinner.....so that's my treat. Really looking forward to it.

Thanks

I completed your challenge Goober! wOOt!

I cannot believe how fast the time is going ... and yet how slow it is going! I feel like OMG it's almost August (didn't we just celebrate the new year?) at the same time I'm like wow, it is only day six and it feels like day 20!

I'm excited to see how everyone did on Thursday and the start of week 2!

My personal mini-challenge for week 2 is going to be stair climbing! I'm going to challenge myself to do 30 (up and down= 1) flights of stairs for at least 4 of the 7 days! I was watching Extreme Makeover Weight Loss edition and they have people climbing 130 flights! Thus mine being "mini" with ONLY 30 flights.

Anyone wanna try it with me?

Hi slow poke is in! I just found the link and thought id pipe up!
I have been doing well exercise wise, food wise i have done alright, I need to go and work off 400 cals Yesterday I did sooo much exercise i treated myself to acrylic nails SOOOO PAINFUL! they are a weee bit tight! But look pretty :P
I have a job interview (to mind 5 kids on the weekend) tomorrow afternoon and so ill check in my weight tomorrow (thursday) afternoon/night!
I am beyond nervous! my day job is running after like 5-13 kids upto 29 a day and im nervous!
I found a place i now call stair master to hell! 1.7 bush/stairway down a cliff, it is all ingrown and there are several metal ladders and man i didnt get all the way down but i was on limited time frame, i went down for 40 minutes and 40 back up, the funniest part is I was walking for like 100 meters before i stepped on a rock step that was covered in leaves and haha it had leaves covering the MUD and i went down like a sack of .... I was laughing though nd so was my sister and i still walked on a sprained ankle, in my mind it wasnt that sore and now i know its sore but hey i know i wont be jogging for a few days which sucks! but i dont want to do any more damage.
This week if I am down from week 1 I will by myself a heart rate monitor

So....today i feel crap.

I ache so badly from shred yesterday. (mostly backache, which i get a lot anyway)

My baby girl didn't sleep much last night, i'm soooooo knackered!!! My eyes are stinging...doubt i could have a nap. (i suffer from insomnia, getting to sleep, not staying asleep!)

She's having a long nap...when usually i will get up and exercise, today i cba!!! I will......just not yet....think a couple of strong cups of coffee are coming. (how i used to work 2 nights in a row with 1 hour of sleep in between and then not sleep until the next night (when i was a single mum) puzzles me now!!!

So.....now i have moaned, i'm going to go and stick the kettle on, make myself a coffee or 4, Watch Neighbours, sieve the stock that's been on all day, sort the ingredients for the soup, feed the baby, put dinner on, 30ds, serve dinner, kids bath/bed, do other halfs dinner for when he gets home from work, start couch to 5k, get on the sofa and relax for the rest of the evening.

I moan ALOT!!! Just realised!!! Just seems like every other day is a crappy day!!!

Bring on tomorrow!!!!

Donya

Looks like everyone is doing a great job even with the daily challenges that you face. I have stuck to my gym routine so far, I go after work and get in my 30mins on the elliptical at various settings. I feel so proud of myself when its over but I must admit I struggle to get there. I will check my progress tomorrow, hope I have lost something, but if not I will try to stay encouraged.

Keep up the great work ladies. :bigsmile:

im really proud of all of u but feel I'm letting the team down my diet n exercise haven't been exactly the best so far, but I have now found my wii remote which means I can get back into doing some proper cardio, n my OH has brought his weights round now too so will hopefully will do better this week! will weigh in tomorrow but doubting ill have lost, sorry guys xxx

No need to feel bad. We are here to support each other and everyone doesnt start a race running full speed. You will find the right pace for you and make it to the finish line and we will cheer you on.

Hey Jen/Donya - We all have good day & bad days the trick is to pick yourself up & start again dont be too hard on yourself take it one baby step at a time. Ashley had a great idea she checked the calories before she gave in to a craving & realised it wasnt worth it so washed her teeth (way to go Ashley) - thats going to be my new solution; I’m going to make an informed decision rather than trying to be "strong" & eventually giving in. Whats the one little thing you’re going to do today - food or exercise related?

How is everyone going with the strength training?

If you’re at home & struggling for idea’s try taking a tin/can/bottles of water in each hand, start upright with perfect posture (shoulders back, stomach in etc) & squat onto a chair (don’t actually sit down) on the way up do a curl (bringing the weight from your side to your shoulders) or press (from your shoulders straight up). You’ll be amazed it will work your legs, bum, back, arms & even your stomach.

Katie from Con. thanks for the suggestions re adding crunch/jump & the dip - it sounds delicious.

As I’m a whole day ahead of everyone here in Sydney I’m going to start the weight in’s: 87.9kg (193lb), my target for this week is 87kg (191lb). I cant wait to see everyone elses results. :happy:

Congrats Jen :flowerforyou: a loss is always a loss regardless of how big or small, when most people have a bad week they put on weight not lose it!

I'll drop you a private message re the strenght training which I hope might help - if anyone else wants it please let me know, I'm not an expect by any stretch of the imagination but I really enjoy it.

good morning everyone - I hope you're all excited for weigh in day - I know I was pretty excited that I actually LOST a pound - it's been WEEKS since I've had any progress becuase I've been in such a funk, so yay!! - Just got to work about a half hour ago - started the day off good by waking up and doing 30 minutes on the elliptical, got ready for work && here we are eating my shredded wheat for breakfast!

I hope everyone has a great day && we can continue the motivation that we've all put forth this first week

Ok, I hit the scale first thing this morning so excited to see a change. And instead of seeing a decline it was a couple oz more. I am disappointed but then I decided to focus on the positive. I have been back to the gym, 3 days so far, and I took my measurments and there were a couple of inches lost. So, I will keep going and hope for the best next week.

I need suggestions. Sometimes I have those extra cals left over but I am not hungry. What so do you suggest?

FOLKS!!! Where's the rest of the weigh-ins? Folks you signed up for this so we can do this challenge together as a group. Don't miss the first weigh-in!!!!

We have weight in on the other thread
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/301875-20in6-weigh-in-for-week-1-closed