The Diamond Challenge (DITR) Round 5 Week 3

Oops, Sorry Jen. I accidentally missed your name. Props to you for losing 3 lbs for team Yellow this week.

QOTD: Gosh, I don't listen to anything on my walks and jogs. I have my son in his stroller, so I'm usually chatting with him. When I do my workout DVDs, it's whatever music they have on their soundtrack. I know, boring. lol.

What is your all time favorite song or artist/group to work out to?

I gotta say I love Lady Gaga, she just gets me movin'!!!!

WOW great result this week! I will have to work even harder this week!

QOTD What is your all time favorite song or artist/group to work out to?

I actually don't workout to music much, unless I'm dancing (and usually then its something sexy on wii just dance 2)- I'm a musician so music can detract from my concentration a lot - at the moment I've been watching the biggest loser while I workout, its such great motivation and the time flies by!

QOTD - Since its my birthday I wanted to ask your all where you see yourself (in terms of fitness/weight loss goals) on your next birthday!

On my next birthday I would love to be under a size 12 and able to lift 10kg! That would be so cool, although possibly selling myself short I don't know.

Congrats to everyone who lost!!! I lost NOTHING this week. Ugh!!! I'm going to see a specialist about my thyroid next week though. My doctor has been unable to get my meds regulated for over a year now and he thinks it's time for a specialist. I'm getting so frustrated with this. I did so well last year, then my thyroid kick it and now I struggle no matter what I do. Some weeks I'm down three pounds but then I'll spend three more weeks with no loss at all. It's nuts. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!

Hey there. I am hypothyroid. If I lose any weight, it comes off very slowly. So frustrating. Good luck with your specialist. I hope you find your correct dosage soon.

WOW great result this week! I will have to work even harder this week!


QOTD - Since its my birthday I wanted to ask your all where you see yourself (in terms of fitness/weight loss goals) on your next birthday!

On my next birthday I would love to be under a size 12 and able to lift 10kg! That would be so cool, although possibly selling myself short I don't know.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!

Hello Everyone! Hope your Tuesday is going wonderfully!!???

What's today's Question of the Day, you ask/??? I'll tell you!!!!


What is your all time favorite song or artist/group to work out to?


I have to say I love Michael Jackson's old stuff, well any of his stuff, so long as it's up-tempo, Off the Wall, etc. Or....Back on my Regime by Stic.Man from Dead Prez. (that entire CD is great!!).

OK so nobody laugh .... I have to watch Dr. Phil on OWN on the elliptical :blushing: but when I do circuit training it is anyones guess ... whatever is on my ipod and sometimes I listen to guys at the gym grunt like they are giving birth :ohwell: I mostly wonder WHY they make those noises!

I like anything with a fast tempo. I will shake my fanny to just about anything, and I always seem to go with the beats. The only time I REALLY push myself is if it's a super fast song. No matter how hard I try to go at MY pace, I always end up on the pace the song puts me on. Since I do workout classes, I am at the mercy of the instructor.

I would love to be in a size 6 and on maintenance by my birthday, which is August so I have a long time to get the next 25 pounds off. I better be there by then:blushing:

Congrats to everyone who lost!!! I lost NOTHING this week. Ugh!!! I'm going to see a specialist about my thyroid next week though. My doctor has been unable to get my meds regulated for over a year now and he thinks it's time for a specialist. I'm getting so frustrated with this. I did so well last year, then my thyroid kick it and now I struggle no matter what I do. Some weeks I'm down three pounds but then I'll spend three more weeks with no loss at all. It's nuts. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!

I see an Endocrinologist and it took me two and a half years to get my medication worked out. I get my blood tested every few weeks and still have bad days where it's hard to function because walking three steps can wear me out but for the most part I'm balanced. I can tell when my meds aren't working like they should and it's only day or two before my body regulates. I think it's impossible to entirely regulate a broken thyroid. There's always going to be ups and downs because I think we experience hormone fluctuations a little more deeply than the average person. BUT, my doctor says weight loss is still about calories in vs out.

QOTD What is your all time favorite song or artist/group to work out to?

QOTD - Since its my birthday I wanted to ask your all where you see yourself (in terms of fitness/weight loss goals) on your next birthday!

Firstly happy birthday!

My favourite artist to work out to would have to be Tool, especially if I'm on the treadmill, I love getting all my anger out! I fully recommend it if someone is stressing you at work (or outside of work) - you just pound their face in to the treadmill with every step.

My next birthday is the big 3-0 in March, and I would like to be maintaining a size 12 (UK) and be able to run 10k. I started this year not running at all, and having completed couch to 5k, feel 10k would be a nice distance to be able to run. No need to go any further just yet.

I think it depends on the type of workout I am doing. If it is a cardio day, I need the extra calories but not as much on the days I do strength training.