Over 200 Club week 5 (open group)

116 squats today

Hi ladies! its been awhile. Ive been crazy busy with my b-day weekend and birthday itself plus my best friend and her bf drove in from maine for the weekend. Unfortunately I didn't squeeze in any exorcise or even attempt to keep track of my calories. As a result im back to my start weight of 220. sigh.

Okay this is going to sound really lame.. but I am having a hard time learning how to do squats... am I pathetic or what?1

so this is my day back on the diet and hitting the gym tonight.


B

Hi ladies! its been awhile. Ive been crazy busy with my b-day weekend and birthday itself plus my best friend and her bf drove in from maine for the weekend. Unfortunately I didn't squeeze in any exorcise or even attempt to keep track of my calories. As a result im back to my start weight of 220. sigh.

Okay this is going to sound really lame.. but I am having a hard time learning how to do squats... am I pathetic or what?1

so this is my day back on the diet and hitting the gym tonight.


B

this link has a lot of ideas and techniques for squats. You can also search You Tube for a video (can't send you a link because it is blocked at work!) Good luck!
http://exercise.about.com/od/lowerbodyworkouts/ig/Lower-Body-Exercise-Photos/

Thanks! This looks really helpful!
p.s. guys I didn't get a diamond ring for my b-day but instead diamond studs! 1 KT!!!!! I my man!

Hey guys!!! I am still here, just lost track for a little bit. Alot has gone on in my personal life and getting online everyday was getting to overwhelming for me. I like that someone else did take over, it really shows committment, and I would like to just participate in the challenges for awhile! I am going to start today. So for a little while, I would love it if everyone else organized the challenges, and I will chime in when a good idea crosses my mind...

Awestfall: Thanks so much for taking initiative and stepping up and not letting everyone down.. you are a rockstar!

100 squats today after a break, i'll try for more tomorrow

Hi guys, didn't have a very good day yesterday either.

So yesterday.. didn't go quite as I planned.. things ended up getting crazy busy at the end of the work day. then home was even crazier... my ferret got stuck in wall for four hours!!! T_T I didn't think I would ever see him again. To explain there is a hold under one of the cabinets, the contractors just didn't fill it or whatever, Anyways, my boyfriend, grant, had friends over and one of them pulled out the blanket (more like corner of an old fleece blanket, I cut it up and stuck it up there so the ferret couldn't get in the wall. and it has worked perfect and you couldn't even tell it was there) because he thought it wasn't suppose to be there. Well when I got out of the shower I was looking for my boys to play with them (my two ferrets... ones named Ranger the other Gage.) I found Ranger right away but I couldn't find Gage for over half an hour, and I only have like 900 Sq feet to look through and over 200 of it is blocked off. plus another 100 or so cannot be reached by the ferrets. So I started to freak out, I was looking in his chair (its an arm chair that has a hole in the bottom that I filled with blanket so they could have a place of their own) when I heard scratching in the wall.

Needless to say, I was a mess four hours later when he finally came out of the wall.
by then it was close to 11 pm and I reallly did not want to go work out.

Good news though!!!!
I ordered a couple work out DVDs yesterday! im super excited to get them in a week!!!!

K sorry for such a long post! im lonely at work today and super tired.

yal
B

No squats for me the last few days. Legs were way to sore from the first set of squats. Finally feeling better today. So I'll be doing some tonight. I am at 217.2. I don't think I posted a weight the last week or too. At least I couldn't find what it was so I'll have to wait until next week to see what kind of gain or loss I have had.

Congrats jocelynnbug on getting back on the wagon and losing what you had gained back.

its_B~ I lover Ferrets. I can completely understand how you felt with the temporarillly missing ferret. I used to have 2 and one of them had pushed the window open while I was out and went down the balcony and stairs and was found playing in the grass. I still can't believe we ever found her. They sure are a blast to have.

awestfall~Wow 100 more squats that is awesome. Keep up the great work!

Purrr~ love the new profile pic!:laugh:

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: LOL Purrr Love your song!! Yea the day I did my squats was Tuesday after I went to the Gym. I had Jillian from Biggest Loser and the green team in the back of me head pushing me as hard as I could go at the gym. After that I came home and watched Biggest Loser and did my squats during comercial breaks. Then wednesday I went to the gym again and pushed almost as hard. I have finalyl recovered so I will be doing some squats tonight. I think I am with you Purrr on continuing with the swuats when the challenge is over. I think I am going to add some pushups and situps and lunges.

Ya'll are making my knees hurt!

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I tried joining up four days ago, but I think I was too late, possible today as well. I can't remember But I'm definately over 200 lbs. I'd love to join. Squats sound great!

Here's my current info:


SW: 284.6
1stGW: 250.0
2ndGW: 200.0
3rdGW:180.0
4th and final GW: 175.0

My plan is to be down at least 100 pounds by this time next year...Hard work is what it's gonna take! By this time next year I hope to be setting a new goal weight, but would be completely satisfied with 165.0


Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Calorie Counter

aml0484 - OMG! I could not handle that!!! Im glad u understand though.. sigh ferrets are such tricky little dudes.


K.. so forgot to weigh in yesterday cuz of the insane schedual.. hold up...
*goes and steps on scale*

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CW= 223!!!!!

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Now i feel super bummed... i gained 3 pounds cuz I wasnt working out this week!!! I NEEEED TO MAKE TIME TO WORK OUT!!!! SCHOOL > GYM but... GYM>FAT!

*feels like shes has gone through an emotional overload this week*
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So what I was going to say before I went and got fatter was. Yesterday was a good day. Drank my water, kept up with my calories. still no exorcise for this week though! T_T its really bumming me out. I need to find time to work out but I simply have none available... sad sad sad sad . So I am at work today continuing to work on my papers. I managed to crank out the three small papers yesterday night, so that leaves me with only four more to go but two of those papers are over 20 pages. sigh. HEy! at least one is about my major though! How the Tourist Industry is the major causes of coral reef destruction. Sadly that is the paper I want to do most, and It is due last.. so I have to get the other three done first.

My Grandmother's surprise b-day party is today. and I am going to miss most of it because I am stuck at work.. which really bums me out. I hardly get to see my family from Ohio, so I was really looking forward to spending time with them.

ugh my day feels ruined now...
you guys!
B

weigh in; missed it yesterday; baby had appointment but i am 220 still... but nonetheless, that was expected this week... Anyhow, my challenge will be cardio this week :-) I am trying to follow as closely as possible!

Hi I would like to join this group!! I am a 200+ girl . My challenge for this week is to ride my bike 4 nights out of the 7 for at least 30 minutes. I am also walking the dog (and the kids) for 45 minutes each night this week. Did I see that weigh in is on Friday? Also I did ride my bike today for 35 minutes and I took the kids on a 34 minute walk. So I am actually off to a good start.