September 3kg loss challenge!!! welcome back ladies!

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  • breezad
    breezad Posts: 237 Member
    Got about 35 min of a walk/jog in this morning with my dog! She kinda slowed me up, but still made it about 2 1/2 miles. The kettlebell exercise that I did yesterday I got out of this months issue of Fitness magazine, my legs hurt SO bad today b/c it involved a lot of squats, so working it out!!

    FANTASTIC!!! good on you, great workout haha love it when im faster than my dog :)
    well done on getting out there and also giving your dog some exercise too :)
  • breezad
    breezad Posts: 237 Member
    Went to the gym today :) 50 minute workout, I've noticed my tummy looks tighter so maybe I haven't lost actual numbers because of this. Plus my pants fit better which is always nice :)

    Hope you are all having a lovely start to the week

    AWESOME kelly thats sooooo good!!!!
    thats wat i like to hear clothes looser and tummys tighter!!! fantastic congrats!
    the scales arent everything like kelly has seen so get measuring ladies and see if you can tel a difference from now til the end of the month! :)
  • breezad
    breezad Posts: 237 Member
    Feeling really bloated today, however I did have a 1.5 lb loss on the scale today so that's good! The past few days I've greatly reduced my amount of exercise. Today I did yoga. Tomorrow I plan on having a super sweat session at the gym in the evening. Might also plan a morning run to get the blood flowing before work, or at least a good walk.

    CONGRATS on your loss hunny!!!!
    thats soooo good!!!! i knew a bit less exercise for you my dear would help. you are soooo motivated and determined you need a break for your body to catch up. keep going with less exercise for abit and when its stops again bump it up a notch!
    cognrats thats an awesome loss!!!
  • Leanne3552000
    Leanne3552000 Posts: 395 Member
    What is a kettle ball workout involve? I've been doing mainly cardio for a while now but am wanting to branch out into more strength/toning exercises at the gym.

    Looking at some photos taken in the weekend I think I'm starting to regain shape in my face :)

    Kettlebells are weights with a handle so they are pretty verstile. I find my workout end up feeling like cardio session as I work up a huge sweat, the aim is to get through the set as quick as possible with minimal breaks so you really challenge yourself. I find when I increase my weight based workout I crave healthy food like salmon & veg & feel so much better than after cardio sessions plus I can now see definition in my muscles.

    I did a quick google search this site looks like it covers all the basis on the first page i.e you can see the bell's plus lots of excercises being demonstrated in the middle of the page - scroll to the side to see more. I havent looked at what they are selling so I'm not recommending it. On youtube there are a load of videos where people show their kettlebell sessions, you can see really fit people struggling to complete a session when they push themselves. Some people can burn 400 calories in a 20min session with minimal breaks.
    http://www.kettlebells.com.au/samexc.php

    Thanks!! I'll kettleball a try tonight if I'm feeling brave!

    Yesterday I decided to study for my exam which I had today instead of going to the gym but when I got home at 10: 30pm I felt so guilty that it would be two days in a row I hadn't exercised so i went for a short run. Going for a run that late was definately not my smartest idea. I got lost and ended up running for 20 minutes then walking around for another half hour just trying to find my way home again! But at least it was good exercise haha
  • aegira
    aegira Posts: 201 Member
    Okay, so maybe this is a little cheat but guess what I'm taking it...1kg loss yaaaaaaaaayy!
    Take that plateau :bigsmile:
    Why a cheat well because nearly everything I'm eating I've lost by being sick :wink:
    But it is a great to get a boost when I've been feeling so lousy. Started little exercises yesterday not to much coughing so tomorrow, I'm going to bump it up a little.

    Have an awesome day everyone remember you're all special and deserve the life you dream of. :flowerforyou:
  • Seajolly
    Seajolly Posts: 1,435 Member
    Haha even losing weight when you're sick counts! :laugh: It is nice to get a little boost by being sick just because it makes up for you feeling so crappy and not being able to workout for a few days!
  • k3lly89
    k3lly89 Posts: 67
    Hi all,

    I hope you have all had an awesome week :)


    I weighed myself this morning and I'm 52kgs!!! YAY! Plus I was still 52kgs at the end of my working day :)

    I hope you all have a lovely weekend.


    xxx
  • Leanne3552000
    Leanne3552000 Posts: 395 Member
    I had a pretty bad start to the week but have been going better the last couple of days and still managed a small loss of 0.3kg. I have been going for walks and runs rather than the gym a bit this week which has been a nice change but I burn alot more calories when I go to the gym.

    I've also increased my goal weight to 55kg rather than 52. I will reconsider when I finally get to 55.

    Hope everyones weekend is going well xo

    Kelly- congrats on 52kg!! thats great! my old goal weight
  • aegira
    aegira Posts: 201 Member
    Hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend.
    Don't forget to have a moments silence for the sadness that changed the world 10years ago. :flowerforyou:
    Weigh in day for me tomorrow, see you then
  • breezad
    breezad Posts: 237 Member
    welldone everyone!!!

    how is everyone doing?????
    tell me about your lives! :)

    did everyone have a good weekend???
    i had the WORST food wise weekend of my life, but a great weekend socially and with my bf!
    it was great but now its time to get serious, i cant even put my rings on today :(

    fire in the hole!!!!!!!!:explode:
  • kellydoyle76
    kellydoyle76 Posts: 14
    I’m in. Starting weight- 82.7kg (181 lb)
    Goal - 79kg (173 lb)
    3.7kg (8.4 lb) off by 12th Oct.
    UG 64kg (140 lb) by 1st Feb.
    Walking/Jogging.
  • k3lly89
    k3lly89 Posts: 67
    Glad to hear you had a good weekend Bree! It's so hard when you're socialising, don't get too down on it.

    My weekend wasn't too bad, I had a farewell party but I was pretty good, tried to stick to more salads so I wasn't hungry by dessert. I find also if I eat something before I go out I don't get so tempted.

    Also if you brush your teeth after every meal you don't feel like snacking in between :)

    I've managed to stay at 52kgs so far so if I can maintain that all week I will be happy sick of it going up and down! I've hurt my leg so I can't go to the gym but I went for a walk and a short jog yesterday but now I'm paying for it, so no exercise today except for house hold chores. i didn't get to 1200 calories anyway so thats all right.

    Hope everyone is having a good start to the week xx
  • aegira
    aegira Posts: 201 Member
    Hope everyone had a good weekend, unfortunately mine is still consumed with this damned illness, which meant no loss, upside no gain either. Today my quarantine came off, yay, great to know I'm not contagious any more :bigsmile:
    A note to everyone check your booster shots (if you believe in them), I thought that as I had my vaccinations as a child I was safe, NOT! It has been a miserable 2 weeks, not being able to do consistent exercise every day.
    Luckily I was able to still earn a wage by working from home.
    Luckily to my overseas holiday has been postponed and it gives me the goal to not just loose 10kg in 10 weeks but to reach my goal weight!!
    Now if only I can stop coughing and getting dizzy it'll be all good :laugh:

    Have a terrific day everyone :flowerforyou:
  • breezad
    breezad Posts: 237 Member
    hey everyone!!!!

    its been a GREAT week so far for me coming off that terrible weekend i had! WHOA!!!
    i was 77.4kg at the start of the week (mon morning) and hit today at 75.1kg! i cant WAIT to get into the 74s!!!!!
    i saw a dought today at work and i said NO ahha i want to be 74s tomorrow!! :)

    well done kelly for maintaining so far but im so sorry about your leg! :(
    just do lots of incidental exercise, like washing or cooking(no eating) and cleaning stuff like that you can do :)
    i hope it feels better!! :)

    hows everyone else going??
    glad your feeling abit better aegira! sounds awful, but like you said on the plus side no gain :)
    i soooo cant wait for you to reach your goal you have come soooo far already!!
    xx
  • Leanne3552000
    Leanne3552000 Posts: 395 Member
    I'm having a really good week so far and I'm determined to keep it up. I want that scale to read 58 on sunday! With the weather warming up a little it has been alot easier to keep under my calories :)

    I hope you get better soon aegira!!

    So great to hear you're doing so well this week bree! Keep it up!!
  • shauna121211
    shauna121211 Posts: 575 Member
    Woo.. yesterday was intense and my legs are feeling it today! I ran an 8 minute mile as a warm up for my Pump class... I don't know the last time I ran that fast! Pump was intense... the lunge set was OMG killer, same with squats! And then 20 minutes later... level 2 of Jillian's 3DS. Wooooweeeee! :laugh: Ready to run and shred tonight and weigh in in the morning! Really hoping to lose since I've seem to hit a roadblock on the scale. :mad:
  • Seajolly
    Seajolly Posts: 1,435 Member
    Hey everyone!

    My week is going well so far. My eating has been really good this week, but the struggle has been fitting in daily workouts with my new job! But maybe it's a good thing. I was doing A LOT of exercise and it's probably good to back off for a week and just have a slower week to let my body recover. I'm trying to think positively at least! :laugh:
  • aegira
    aegira Posts: 201 Member
    Okay Ladies and jelly beans....:wink:
    I give you the day I have been waiting for....since I don't know how long

    What is that day you may ask?

    It is the official fantastical, OMG I thought I'd never get there day of...No longer being OBESE!!!!!

    I am officially overweight and I couldn't be happier :laugh:

    Now to break the overweight barrier before my trip :bigsmile:
  • k3lly89
    k3lly89 Posts: 67
    Yay that is awesome aegira!!! You can do it!!
  • Leanne3552000
    Leanne3552000 Posts: 395 Member
    Okay Ladies and jelly beans....:wink:
    I give you the day I have been waiting for....since I don't know how long

    What is that day you may ask?

    It is the official fantastical, OMG I thought I'd never get there day of...No longer being OBESE!!!!!

    I am officially overweight and I couldn't be happier :laugh:

    Now to break the overweight barrier before my trip :bigsmile:

    Huge Congratulations!!! That is an absolutely amazing acheivment!!! :D
  • k3lly89
    k3lly89 Posts: 67
    I weighed myself this morning and I weighed 51.8kg and then when I got home from work this afternoon it was the same :) I wasn't going to log it because everytime I do it seems to change its mind but I'm hoping it's staying!!

    Went to the gym today for a short work out and then a walk up the mountain.

    Praying tomorrow the scales wont show an increase :)
  • k3lly89
    k3lly89 Posts: 67
    Yay!!! I didn't go up this morning I was 51.3kgs but this afternoon I'm 5.7kgs so still under 51.8kgs :)
  • breezad
    breezad Posts: 237 Member
    yayyy!!! well done kelly thats awesome!!!! haha i lvoe weighing myself in the mornnig then see it at night so see if ill have a loss hahah soooo adicted i should really stop! :) NAHHHHHH :P

    how is everyone doing???
  • Leanne3552000
    Leanne3552000 Posts: 395 Member
    Everyone is doing so well this week!!

    I've had a really bad last couple of days. My legs have been really sore lately so I'm trying to give them a rest but It's alot harder than I thought. I hate not exercising and not being able to go for a run if I feel like it!! I've been feeling horrible and been so grumpy. My poor flatmate haha.
    I was really hoping to be 58kg this weekend but that's not going to happen now without being able to exercise. My highest weight before this year was 58kg and then I lost 3kg end of last year by eating about 600 - 900 calories a day and with no exercise. When I went back to eating normally again I gained 6kg! So when I get back to 58 it will be like starting afresh and doing things the right way this time.
  • breezad
    breezad Posts: 237 Member
    Everyone is doing so well this week!!

    I've had a really bad last couple of days. My legs have been really sore lately so I'm trying to give them a rest but It's alot harder than I thought. I hate not exercising and not being able to go for a run if I feel like it!! I've been feeling horrible and been so grumpy. My poor flatmate haha.
    I was really hoping to be 58kg this weekend but that's not going to happen now without being able to exercise. My highest weight before this year was 58kg and then I lost 3kg end of last year by eating about 600 - 900 calories a day and with no exercise. When I went back to eating normally again I gained 6kg! So when I get back to 58 it will be like starting afresh and doing things the right way this time.

    yeah 600-900 cals is never healthy, it will work sure, for te short term but we cant live off that forever.
    im sorry you gained it back that must have been hard! but onward to better healthier things and new lifestyles!!!!!
    if you need any answers or help or anything jsut ask im sure I or some other lovely lady on here will help you out!
    you are doing the right thing!!! :) we'll get you to your dream goal dont worry!!!!!

    have a great weekend everyone!!!!
    illbe good and not over endulge this weekend! fingers crossed for less thsn 1kg gain on monday for me! :)
    xx
  • Seajolly
    Seajolly Posts: 1,435 Member
    I've been in weekend mode for 2 days now because with my new job my "weekend" this week was Thursday and Friday. I think I prefer having these days off more than Saturday and Sunday actually, as long as I have someone to share it with. :laugh: Luckily my boyfriend isn't working right now so I'm visiting him. But you know what that means... My eating tends to slide off a little from my normal more healthier self!

    I am starting the Couch 2 10K program today! I'm so excited. I didn't do the C25K but since I'm already running about a 5K distance, I figured I could move up to the 10K program. I need this because I'm having a hard time increasing my running distance right now. I hope this program helps! Anybody do it before?
  • k3lly89
    k3lly89 Posts: 67
    Hi Ladies,

    Good luck for the weekend!
    Don't get upset if you gain or don't lose there is always next week :)
  • Leanne3552000
    Leanne3552000 Posts: 395 Member
    I've been in weekend mode for 2 days now because with my new job my "weekend" this week was Thursday and Friday. I think I prefer having these days off more than Saturday and Sunday actually, as long as I have someone to share it with. :laugh: Luckily my boyfriend isn't working right now so I'm visiting him. But you know what that means... My eating tends to slide off a little from my normal more healthier self!

    I am starting the Couch 2 10K program today! I'm so excited. I didn't do the C25K but since I'm already running about a 5K distance, I figured I could move up to the 10K program. I need this because I'm having a hard time increasing my running distance right now. I hope this program helps! Anybody do it before?

    I was thinking of starting a running programme too. I usually just run for however long/far I feel like at the time but lately I've been running faster and not going as far so I think it would be good for me to have something to follow. How many weeks long is the Couch 2 10k?
  • Leanne3552000
    Leanne3552000 Posts: 395 Member
    I weighed 58kg this morning!!! I'm so happy! I definately have more motivation to stay on track this weekend now!

    Good luck to everyone else!!
  • aegira
    aegira Posts: 201 Member
    I weighed 58kg this morning!!! I'm so happy! I definately have more motivation to stay on track this weekend now!

    Good luck to everyone else!!

    Congratulations :flowerforyou:
    Hope your legs are feeling better and your flatmate has forgiven your grumpy moment :wink:

    I am finally finished with the antibiotics, I'm not sure if it's me but I feel really out of balance internally after taking the damn things for 2 weeks. So starting Monday, besides finally being allowed back to work, I am giving myself a week of 'healing', that means herbal teas and a visit to the naturopath.
    As for today and tomorrow I am blissfully whiling away the hours sewing, making teddy bears and quilting *sigh* bliss!!
    Have a great weekend everyone and enjoy the good things of life (in moderation) :happy:
    Weigh in day on Monday...to be continued..........
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