My goal is to lose 4lbs by the end of June! I want to workout at lease 30 mins 5 days a week. Keep my house as clean as can be and cook healthy for every meal! I want to focus mostly on my thighs and tummy!! I am going to Texas July 7th and I need a bading suit the way I feel now I dont even wanna go look at a bading suit! I wanna be able to get a 2 piece so I have till July to get ready!

Accountability is soooo necessary for me, if it's just me on my own I am the biggest flounder. Fi and I are doing a 5k mud run June 16, so we're going to start training for that tomorrow. Other than getting stronger and trying to gain endurance so I don't embarrass myself in front of lots of strangers (lol), my numbers goal is to drop about 6 pounds by the end of June

We've got this

Ooh, what's your opinion on the 30 day shred? Contemplating it, but not sure if I want to spend the money yet. Have you seen any results in the two weeks you've been on it?

I would love to be part of the challenge! I am getting married on June 27th in Spain and we leave for Spain on June 21st. So I have from now until then to slim down. Honestly? I would love to lose 8 pounds. I think that will be real hard since I have been losing at a slow and steady pace. BUT with that said I am making June "The No Excuses" month. This coming week I have SOOOOO much work but come next week I will only have to work part time up until the wedding.

- My goal is to work out daily for no less than 30 minutes.
- Continue the 30 day shred (I am on day 5).
- Mit it up with some TurboFire, as well as heavy weights, walking and dancing with my 15 month old!
- Eat as clean as possible.

I am allowed to skip everything is during my bachelorette party and the day after. Other than that I want to be in control of the coming weeks.

I would love to lose 8 pounds as I mentioned but if I can do 5 I will be happy.
I am 6'1". So I think it could be done. What do you think?

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I am hoping to get to 100 by June. Struggling with 108 and TOM. Brazilian Butt LIft Program week 2 started today, elliptical and lots of walking!

Weekend eating can be rough! Vacation eating as well. I'm visiting my mother and DEAR GOD does she cook!!!! I'm really grateful for the Slim Fast plan and 30 Day Shred right now--the plan gives me a valid reason to turn down homemade fried chicken and potato salad, and the shred is something to do instead of eat. I've bumped that up to twice a day with three pound weights for the June challenge.
Have you tried planning your meals in advance, Jessica? That helps me stay on track.

Sounds great! What kind of workouts are your favorites?

I have a workout video that I do!! It has a lot of lunges and squats in it and then a bunch of cardio to keep you moving to get your heart rate up but I gotta start doing more tummy things bc it doesnt have alot of your ab muscle. Have any suggestions?

Ouch, I can see how youth group eating would be tough to resist--it's like a mini-party! And yeah, Saturday celebration mode is problematic--I get into a similar mindset when I go out with girlfriends and think "oh sure, I can split a couple of pitchers of sangria or margaritas, and hey why not a few pieces of garlic flatbread, and ahhh why not pot roast and carrot cake!" ...well okay that is an exaggeration but still, social situations are so detrimental to my willpower!!!
Hope all of you ladies are rocking your week thus far!

So excited!!!
I picked up Jillian Michaels' Yoga Meltdown yesterday--duuuuuuuude!!!! Doing the Shred in the morning and the Meltdown at night. I've done a bit of yoga in the past but this is "aerobic yoga"--thirty intense minutes designed to tone and burn calories. I really dig working on my flexibility and balance, plus it's nice to have some variety. Anyone else tried it??

Hello Brides!

I am SOO up for a June Challenge! My girlfriend and I are actually doing a weight-loss challenge with my fiance and her husband also (gals against guys), so this would be great!

I have an appointment to try on dresses on June 16th, so I definitely need to get moving! I've been rather lax lately with the eating and exercising and I really haven't seen much results.

My goals:

-Workout at lunch 5 times a week for at least 30 minutes
-Start the Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred
-Plan ALL of my meals ahead of time (and no more buying lunches - bring it from home!)

LET'S DO THIS LADIES!!

Starting point: 142
Measurements: So I looked up how to do this, because I always thought when you measure your bust you do it just beneath the actual bust--like just your ribcage. But apparently not! So at 5'11" I am 39-29-39. I have just a tiny bit of back chub, but my problem areas are my tummy and thighs. I am terrified of my honeymoon bikini!!!!
Good: Dress fits, slim fast is keeping me on track, exercise has been steady for a few weeks.
Bad: My fiance is a huge man--not fat at all, lucky jerk--so he is a food enabler.
Terrible: I have become a total lightweight re:alcohol, and when I hit tipsy I invariably eat and drink enough additional calories to last several days.

Jessica: This is one of my fav easy, healthy dinners: Cut up skinless chicken breast into chunks and stirfry it in a nonstick pan (no oil needed!), adding in diced veggies. I get a prediced stew pack with carrot, celery, and white onion, then I add green onion and a handful of peanuts. My fella likes his with broccoli and bean sprouts. Now the key is to NOT cook this in stirfry sauce or any other calorie-rich sauce! Put tyour preferred sauce on the side and dip. I actually dip my fork before speaking food--less sauce, same taste!

Well thank you! I envy your starting weight! It's been years since I've been even in the 130s, let alone the 120s. If I can break below 140 I will be over the moon.

Tattoedmaide, planning my meals has been a HUGE help during the week. I think my trouble has been partly that because I lead youth group on Sunday, I eat with the kids, which means pizza or fried chicken most times, and I would often buy lunch on Sunday instead of bring something to church. The other part is that because I've had Saturday in mind as my one day off, I think I go into "celebration mode" and get too lax with my eating. I probably should plan a weekend more carefully and see how that helps!

Tabatha, I love yoga for abs. I also love/hate the 3-minute ab exercise my fiance taught me (his toned tummy is my inspiration!):
-30 seconds regular crunches
-30 seconds side-to-side crunches
-30 seconds kick-outs (extend your legs so they're about 45 degrees, lower them to a few inches off the floor, bend your knees to curl your legs in toward your chest, and stretch back out to 45 degrees)
-30 seconds straight leg lifts
-30 seconds hold your legs out straight about 2-3 inches off the floor
-30 seconds bicycle

Oh, and you can't let your feet touch the ground in the whole 3 minutes:ohwell: . It's brutal, but darned if it isn't effective!

Thanks for this!! I will try it!!! Sounds brutal but anything to make my trouble areas better!