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OOO I just checked the chart and I hit my v-day goal!!! I thought it was 123 - I'll make that my new mini-goal then. Woop!

Yay, a loss this week :happy: - I'm checking in at 124 (-1lb). Only 1 more to go! Well done to everyone!

Massive well done to everyone! And especially elfward James501 dilemmadale86 and marymoonpigUK! I've sent in this week's weigh in - thanks rosy! And the trophy was such a sweet touch :smile:

Such a helpful response, thank you!! I think I may reduce my cardio and up my strength soon. And I'm glad I wasn't completely mad for thinking the "lengthening your muscles" comment sounded pretty questionable :tongue:

You know what, your boyfriend might have it easy now, but come 40 he's going to get middle-aged-man syndrome and balloon, and YOU will have 20 years' experience in how to eat healthily and look after yourself and you're going to look AMAZING. And he'll have no idea what hit him. HA. Us girls get the last laugh, don't you…

1.5lbs a week is brilliant! I maintained this week - bit annoyed because I've been really good. I think I feel a plateau coming on, so going to up my net calories to BMR (yes, I know I should be ashamed I wasn't eating that before :embarassed: ) Talking of yoga, I had my second class yesterday - I've completely fallen in…

Ah - I just posted to the other thread by accident. Which one are we supposed to be using?! Anyway... My sincerest apologies to my fellow southerners - I maintained ... I think maybe I should've eaten my exercise calories this week (was trying to make up for my birthday weekend...) Anyway, next week will be better! Big…

@ James 501 - weyyyy well done! Amazing loss! You've made up for me then :tongue: My sincerest apologies to my fellow southerners - I maintained :sad: :grumble: ... I think maybe I should've eaten my exercise calories this week (was trying to make up for my birthday weekend...) Anyway, next week will be better! Also, I…

I maintained :sad: And I've been working so hard. I think it's either bloat (which means a slightly bigger loss next week maybe?) or maybe the fact that I haven't been eating my exercise calories since xmas (got into a overeat-compensate-overeat-compensate cycle :frown: ). Anyway, hopefully I'll see a nice loss next week!…

Great thread btw! V. useful :) I was wondering, I asked one of the coaches at my gym whether I needed to strength train on my legs seeing as I run (sometimes uphill), spin and work on the elliptical, and whether it would make my legs bulkier. She answered that if I'm serious about toning I should, and stretching would help…

I definitely would! I was burning HALF of what the stairmaster said, about 15% less than what the treadmill said, about 15% more than what the elliptical said, and I'd have had no idea what I was burning in spinning classes! Basically, the calorie counters on machines are rubbish :tongue: I'd definitely recommend one, but…

Totally agree with aschultz9. And starting with 2 miles is great! Shoes are so important so make sure you have a good pair, especially if you're running on rougher terrain. You can get specific trainers for that which support your ankles properly. I'd focus on time to begin with, so, for example, setting yourself a goal of…

I had my 22nd over the weekend which lead to 2 days of celebrating and one day of hangover! So that was 3 days of eating at maintenance. Oof sorry to all my southerners :embarassed: ! I'm not eating my exercise calories just until friday to try and make up for it but I've got a feeling my first weigh-in will not be much of…

Bump bump. And signature done :)

Oo, very interesting tips from everyone. Mine are... 1) NEVER, NEVER go hungry. IMO, hunger is what will often make you make and choices and/or overeat. Have an apple or some veggie snack if you're tummy's rumbling. If it doesn't fit into your calorie allowance, it doesn't matter. 80 calories over will not kill you, nor…

You're clearly firmly back on the wagon! Well done :smile: I'm finding this "slow and steady" business promoted on MFP amazing. In the past, whenever I've plateaued I've just given up. Either that or I've stopped before my goal, thinking where I'd got was good enough (only for the novelty to wear off after a week or 2 and…

wow well done! fabulous start! Lol I was really conservative in my V. day goal - totally forgot about the fact that the Christmas weight would probably come off quite fast. Maybe I should increase my goal? Or just enjoy exceeding it? Thoughts? Everyone's doing so well!

Brilliant post. Also, "But the real absurdity in the above statement is that it assumes that, even though your fitness level has improved and you can work harder, you choose to remain at the exact same level forever. When you think about it, the logic collapses under the weight of its own stupidity. " = :laugh: (and also,…

So I managed a measly 15 pushups today (but managed the situps - woop) - I think I'm going to have to adjust the challenge to manage 50 by the end of the week :tongue: let's see how it goes!

I keep forgetting to try the 50 pushups! I'm going to go to the gym in a bit and I'll try it out. Well done to everyone who's managing it! And txchick - well done for your loss!!

Haha this is genius! Definitely in. Team south! I'll message you now

Well done on ploughing on through! I know what you mean - I find that when I'm feeling really motivated I set myself big goals for the workout and then when I get tired, start to get disheartened. When I'm just not in the mood though, I bargain with myself and say something like "just 30 minutes of cardio and a couple of…

Weighed in today at 125! (down from 127)... woohoo! But I see you've just done the spreadsheet so bad timing by me.. sorry! Situp challenge sounds great. I don't even know if I can do a pushup though! I'll see today at the gym. Great challenge though. So does that mean the rainbow challenge and water challenge are over?…

Mine's set at 1300 a day for 0.8lbs a week. Slow progress!

How's everyone doing? I've been trying to keep up with my water but found I only drink enough (I think I need minimum 13 cups to compensate for the salt, exercise and coffee I drink!) when it's logged. So that's my goal for this week - get back into logging my water on MFP @emmaldownie - lol yeah I noticed that when I…

Nope, never heard of Piyo before! I went to my first pilates class yesterday - I really really don't think it was for me. I got so bored! I've signed up for yoga on Thursday so hopefully that'll be a bit more interesting. Well done on your amazing progress! I agree - when I'm at the gym the day after I've eaten crap it's…

Ah, I completely understand. It's my birthday on Friday and my family want to stuff me with cakes and my friends want to stuff me with alcohol! And I'm just getting back on track after the holidays. So I understand your dilemma. In my opinion, it's YOUR birthday. When it's a loved one's birthday, if they want cake you have…

Well the thing about this "fat burning zone" is that because you're working at a lower intensity, you're burning less calories. So in fact, whilst the proportion of calories burnt from fat is higher in the zone, you'll actually burn more calories from fat overall by working at a higher intensity. With strength training,…

Hi! Am I too late to join? Looks like a great thread :) I weighed in today at 127 and I'm hoping to get back to 124 (pre xmas weight... sigh...) by Valentines day. 123 would be nice but I lose weight really slowly so an achievable goal is better for me I think Good luck to everyone!

Thanks for the strength advice! It was really useful. I'm only spending about 15-20 minutes max on most days on strength tho. Do you think that that's enough? (I'm adopting you as my fitness guru btw, I hope you don't mind :smile: ) I see loads of women at the gym who do like 45 minutes! No idea how they don't get fed up!…