STARS 9 WEEK CHALLENGE (CLOSE GROUP) WK 5

Monday October 24, 2011 QOTD: When is your favourite time of day to work out? Do you find it makes a difference?

I would love to work out in the mornings before my daughter is up. The house is quiet and I am uninterupted, but I have the hardest time gettting up and working out. When I lost my weight before, I would work out after work and dedicate a long time to it. I had no children so it was easier. When I work out in the mornings it sets a precedence for the whole day. I feel energized and have the endorphins rushing through me. I also feel more compelled to stay on track with my eating.

I didn't do so well in the mini water challenge because I didn't read this until bedtime But I'll do it tomorrow!!

Way to go everyone!! Everybody is doing such a great job! I am so thankful that I found this challenge. You ladies ROCK!!


Monday October 24, 2011 QOTD: When is your favourite time of day to work out? Do you find it makes a difference?

My favorite time of the day to work out is usually mid morning. If I workout in the morning I feel so much better all day and it also helps me make better food choices. I find if I don't go in the morning then I will end up making excuses not to go later.

Tuesday QOTD - Is there anyone in you know personally or on TV that inspires you to lose weight?

Everyday I find people on MFP that have inspirational stories of weight loss. I know 5 people who are my friends that have lose 60+ lbs. I think I'm most inspired by young people who find the strength to lose large sums of weight. For example Courtney on the biggest loser lost over 200lbs. I thought it was amazing that she was a teenager and found the strength to change her life and her future. She was wise beyond her years.

My mini-challenge of the day - 100 crunches.

Tuesday QOTD - Is there anyone in you know personally or on TV that inspires you to lose weight?

mini-challenge of the day - 100 crunches.

A friend of mine. She has not had a weight problem since I have known her but she did have an eating disorder amd is now dealing with it. She eats extremely clean and feeds her kids the same stuff so they don't have the same issues. And she is a workout "Wonder Woman".
Crunches done AND my abs hurt!

Tuesday QOTD - Is there anyone in you know personally or on TV that inspires you to lose weight?

mini-challenge of the day - 100 crunches

I have been inspired by all of the people on mfp that have reached their goals but also those that are half way or a quarter of the way to their goals. Some of my greatest inspirations are the people kind enough to have friended me and that log in every day to motivate others and share their journey.

100 crunches on the way! Yes...... mini-challenges ARE good. I probably wouldn't do them this late were it not for the challenge. Thanks stars for another great idea.

12 glasses of water yesterday!!!!!

Tuesday QOTD - Is there anyone in you know personally or on TV that inspires you to lose weight?

I guess i should first state the obvious... every woman i see that is the size i want to be inspires me to lose weight. In all seriousness, though, I do have a friend that lost 100 pounds in a year. She is an incredible inspiration to me. I have come across a few people that have this, but this lady did it without surgery, without fad dieting, and without the help of a personal trainer/dietician (not that ANY of these things are particularly bad other than the fad diets . She was tired of what she was living and decided to make a change. She is a true inspiration!

100 crunches today...done

Tue 10/25/11 04:19 PMTuesday QOTD - Is there anyone in you know personally or on TV that inspires you to lose weight?
All of my friends insoire me to lose weight. I want to show tem that if I can do it, they can too.
About to do my 100 crunches wile watching biggest loser.

Good morning to you all and a big congratulations to everyone who lost weight last week (especially Shydaisi!!). I'm so sorry that I missed the QOTD yesterday. I wasn't well last week and completely fell out of the habit of replying to it. So I'm back on track today and I'm going to catch up on both QOTD and the mini-challenges..10 glasses of water and 100 crunches are on the agenda today, yikes.

Monday October 24, 2011 QOTD: When is your favourite time of day to work out? Do you find it makes a difference?

I had been working out every morning Mon-Fri, after I dropped my little fella in to playschool. It helped me to get it done and dusted because it's hard to do it when he's here..he tries to trip me up, lol. I think if I do it early, it also helps me plan my meals a bit better for the rest of the day.

Tuesday QOTD - Is there anyone in you know personally or on TV that inspires you to lose weight?

My friend Antonia has a very similar personality to me and she has got herself down to 10 stone by eating healthy. She took up running and has ran in a few races now. She looks fabulous and has lots of energy..and she still treats herself now and then. I think this is great and if she can do it, so can I!. Plus I agree with mummy2steven, I love the successs stories on here.

Tuesday QOTD - Is there anyone that you know personally or on TV that inspires you to lose weight?

I'm a huge fan of the biggest loser. I love to see their body transformations, but I really love their mental transformations. Did anyone watch last night? One of the red team contestants didn't think that he could run faster than 7.0 on the treadmill. Bob kept pushing the speed up for each circuit, and he ran at like 9.0. You could see the mental determination he had to complete the task. I can relate to this scenario because I don't always push myself to the limit because I've mentally told myself that I can't run faster, longer, etc. You can do anything if you believe in yourself. I'm trying my best to believe...it's a journey...