Hotties With Bodies (Closed Group)

Alright, I feel like my life is organized again! Made myself a notebook with weekly and monthly to-do lists (including exercising I've needed to do this for a while. I'm sort of kind of maybe a bit too much obsessed with schedules and keeping things organized hah. So now that my notebook is out and ready to be used, I'm ready to start checking off the exercise tab daily!

I have accepted (I don't want to say given up, but really I did) the fact that I will not get up at 7am to workout lol. I know to a lot of you that seems like sleeping in, but I just can't get out of bed before everyone else haha. For one, my giant dogs wake up when I get out of bed and that wakes up Lukas. Which then angers my husband because we both know Lukas would sleep til 8 if he doesn't hear the dogs haha. So I will wake up with the rest of the household, and if my husband works a close shift I WILL get in Insanity, if he opens, I will jog with Lukas.

Sorry for the blah blah about my life.. just needed to get all that in writing

I have been doing alright with food this week, not the best, but not over calories either. I'm waiting for Lukas to finish his nap, then we're going out for a jog. Tonight I will get in some MUCH needed yoga!! Tomorrow and Saturday are Insanity days. Push-ups will happen all the days! I feel like after 2 weeks of basically not working out, Insanity is going to be hell, but I need a good kick in the *kitten* haha.

Robin, the map looks amazing! We are all doing awesome ladies. If you are in a slump like me, figure out a good motivator and get moving!! No excuses I just realized it's about a month and a half until my husbands 10 year high school reunion, YIKES! That was enough to get me going again hah. I hope August is the month I can say I weigh my pre-baby weight!!

you all!

Lorraine - I LOVE 30DS. Right now I'm mixing it in with other cardio (treadmill, other DVDs, etc). I know you'll love it, let us know how it goes!

Linds - You'll have to show me your binder tomorrow!

I'm officially declaring myself at a plateau. I've been around the same 2lbs since June. I just can't seem to break it, I'm hoping to really focus on my eating and getting more strength training into my work outs. I'm considering a ZigZag diet, has anyone done this before?? I think my body just got used to what I was doing and I know I need to shock it to get back to losing more consistently.

HOWEVER, being at a plateau has really helped me realized how much I've gained by working out and eating better. I overall have more energy, and even though the scale isn't moving I can still see small changes in my body by working out. I realized that this is the first time I could ever say in my life that I've lost so much weight, I've tried and failed so many times over the last 3 years I have to be proud of my accomplishment so far. I think the feeling I get after working out and the energy I have now is worth continuing this even if the scale isn't budging. So... what have YOU gained by losing??? :-)

7/8: 162.0
7/15: 162.0
7/22: 160.6
7/29: 160.2
8/5: 159.4
8/12: 157.6

Incredibly excited to see such a big loss. I decided this week to stop living the lifestyle in my head and just live it instead. I was spending so much time planning every single bite of food and every minute of each work out and adjusting everything based on what I burned or was going to burn and I think I was causing myself unnecessary stress. This week I tried to listen to my body. If I was tired, I took a nap. If I was feeling good I went for a run. If I was hungry, I would eat if not I wouldn't (although I did make sure to stay at 1200 calories min). If I wanted a glass of wine, I would drink it. Amazingly, it lead to the biggest loss I have seen in the last few months and one of the biggest I have seen since started MFP in jan. I am 0.2 lbs from my 25 lb mark and only 7.7 pounds from my first goal (may lower to 145 if I get to 150 and think I can get a few more off).

I want to apologize for being kind of absent this week. I didn't realize how much time it would take to take care of a (now walking) 10.5 month old son and an 12 week old puppy. Most days I feel like I am running around like a chicken with my head cut off (which probably helps with my cal burn :-) ). Things are calming down a bit so I should be around more next week.

Here we are on another weekend and another couple of challenges. I am going to 2 parties tomorrow. First is my cousins baby shower which is going to have tons of delicious bad for you food. I am hoping to get there early and park myself in front of the veggies and fill up on those before the bad food comes out. Tomorrow night I am going to a campfire. All I can say is smores! The good thing with the campfire is it is with my middle school/ high school colorguard girls so at least i won't have the alcohol temptation.

My goals for the weekend are to not overindulge and to DRINK WATER.

Have a great one! Baby just woke up so I am off to start my crazy day.

Week 1(07.08.2011): 159.4
Week 2(07.15.2011): 159.2
Week 3(07.22.2011): 159
Week 4(07.29.2011): 160
Week 5(08.05.2011): 159.8
Week 6(08.12.2011): 159.4
Week 7(08.19.2011):
Week 8(08.26.2011):
Week 9(09.02.2011):
Week 10(09.09.2011):
Week 11(09.16.2011):
Week 12(09.23.2011):
Week 13(09.30.2011):


Calories burned this week: 2071

I'm planning to get in 2 great workouts this weekend, and hopefully a good house cleaning since it's supposed to be rainy! Ohhh, praying for rain! Yoga at 11:00am tomorrow, and Spinning at 9:15am on Sunday. Happy Friday girls!

June 17--143.6
August 12--142.8

This week was the first time I officially weighed myself in about 2 months (I moved our scale to our new bathroom finally). I don't know if I fluctuated much or not. I'm just glad there wasn't a gain of massive amounts since I wasn't being that good about what I ate during most of that time.

Massive (for me) calorie burn today, I should have a good total calories burned number to report tomorrow. Hopefully I can move in the morning to jazzercise, I have a baby shower and a late lunch/early dinner thing to be at, so I need some calorie burn!

Please forgive my lack of involvement the last couple of weeks...it's been mayhem. Was away until this evening so I didn't get to weigh in but I can't imagine it's any form of a good number.

On the upside though, Im getting my head back together and clearing my mind, ready to start afresh and get going on the right track again.

I finally had my 'chat' with the bf about his traveling. And Im happy to say that it went very well indeed and Im no longer worried or stressed or upset like I have been the last few weeks.
He surprised me with dinner and a nights' stay at a fancy Country Club on Thursday night. After a long discussion, he told me that he would completely regret it if we broke up over this. He said he's realized in the last few weeks that he LOVE loves me and he doesn't want anything to change. We are meant to be together because we do click so well and have the best time when we're together. Neither of us want to lose that.
But I figured out that this adventure is something he wants to do on his own because he hasn't been single since he was 15 years old! And he wants this time for himself which I can totally respect and Im not going to stop him. However we decided that I will join him after Christmas and we will go traveling together for a few months in 2012. Im excited about this, but it means I will have to save my head off until then! It's a costly adventure!

He also said that when we're finished traveling he wants us to move back in together but in an apartment with just the two of us! YAYYYYY! Im so happy about this! We lived together for 3 years but were sharing a house with other friends and it just got uncomfortable trying to be ourselves around them, so when he moved out last year I thought it would be forever before he would move back in with me. But he wants to do it just as much as I do which is awesome!!

I feel on top of the world now! It was so amazing to hear him say all that stuff! Now I know for sure that he feels this relationship is the real deal! It's such a brilliant feeling He told me he could never imagine us breaking up because he would never find anyone like me again How awesome is that to hear!

Ive finally gotten out of my rutt and Im in the right state of mind to look after myself again.

So, sorry that I haven't been supportive and contributing as much as I should have, I was letting myself be controlled by all this self inflicted stress and upset which (was not necessary and) is my usual reaction to these sort of circumstances. It's ending this weekend and Im pulling myself together from now on. Ive nothing to worry about and I have to stop being so insecure and paranoid about the good things in my life. Im so used to expecting the worst and convincing myself that I don't deserve anything good to happen to me. It's times like these that make me realize that even though my appearance has changed drastically over the years, my mental attitude hasn't changed all that much from my teenage days. Which is sad.

Anyways, onwards and upwards! Here's to being more positive for the rest of the month!

Well done to everyone on their hard work and the losses they've achieved so far. I WILL contribute to the groups' success from now on.

X

Calorie burn 2297.

Calorie burn for the week is 2131. Need a killer calorie burn this week to help offset the damage of next weekend

@Lurayne yay! I am so happy for you! It is so good that you guys were able to talk about it and everything worked out. So glad he realizes he would be crazy to lose you!!


So last week was kinda a bust for me
Calories burn:210 pathetic iknow

It has been a little weird with getting ready for the new job...but can't exctly explain why I have been so out of it lately. But I am getting back on track!!!

I'm going to be traveling this week and I'm packing my workout clothes with a plan to do a night workout Tuesday, morning and night on Wednesday, and morning workout Thursday (i get back Thursday night so possibly another then)

Then on friday when I'm home I'm going to be starting to work out from home so I will workout on my lunch and after work when i would be commuting and Saturday too

Thus my goal is

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to be the top burned this week!! k it will be really tough because all you ladies kick *kitten* but i will give it my best shot!!

Im also going to try to get onhere/the facebook group every day to be a better encouragement, you all deserve more from me!

Hope ya have a good week!!!

Good Afternoon Ladies!!

I was a bit lazy OK a lot lazy last week being on vacay, so no calorie burn last week. But now vacation is over (BOO HOO) and back to work tomorrow. I'll be back on track also. The countdown to Vegas is on. 53 days to go.

On a bright note our daughter competed in a provincial softball tournament over the weekend and are now Provincial Champions. SO HAPPY FOR HER!! She's only 11 so that is quite an accomplishment.:happy: