2009 Body Transformation Challenge, Week 1

[Laranna]

Happy New Year everyone! I've had 4 hours sleep last night as we were at the in-laws for NYE dinner, which was very yummy (and my last chance to go nuts on the appetizers!), and DS was up at 6:30 although I was up at 5:30 as my nose was all blocked up so jumped in a hot, steamy shower to try and clear it...ended up scrubbing the shower!!! So there's my first workout today.

Cookiemonster....I eat All-Bran for breakfast mostly every day, either that or weetbix made with hot water and a splash of milk. I can't stomach the sugary cereals which surprises me considering I have a sweet tooth. I think my breakfast is the most healthiest meal I eat! It's just the snacking on crap that is my downfall.

Beckoes - I have this gorgeous skirt I bought in Singapore almost two years ago and I don't fit into anymore so another of my goals is to fit into my favourite skirt

[Lucy]

I am hungover to the gills.

AS a result I have been skulling water all morning.

Blerk.

But DH and I are taking the kids for a bush walk in an hour or so, so I will work a sweat up to get rid of the toxins!

[MrsFabuloso]

Hi girls,

Happy New Year!!

Well, I have been pretty good the past couple of days. Gone for a walk both days and eating ok. Not great but ok, no junky stuff, but probably still too much of the healthy stuff, LOL! Walking has been a challenge though with the heat we've had the past few days, and I carry DSin the ergo too. I went on a walk the other day that used to take me 40 mins, and it took me almost an hour! I am sooo unfit. It's amazing to see how far I have let myself slide health and fitness wise.
I had a bad day with the kids yesterday adn was soo tempted to call DH to get a tub of ice cream for me, but I didn't, and I fought the cravings to eat anything after dinner, so I was pretty proud for that! I'm such a bad emotional eater, especially if things upset me, or I'm feeling lonely and depressed. Which lately seems all too often...
I have been having lots more fruit and veggies and water, so that's a great start. Now to work on portions....I used to eat so little, now well, lets just say I like a full plate!!
My goal for now is to lose 3-5kg by Feb. I have a wedding then and would like to be close to under 80kg. I think I might have already lost almost a kg, so I'm on my way, yay!! Then after that I'd like to lose another 6-8kg by mid April when we have another wedding to go to. That should bring me down to about 75ish kg. I think that's all pretty doable if I stay on track.
By the end of it all I want to fit into my jeans I have from yeeeaaaars ago. I think I wore them the day I met DH! I have heaps of clothes I've been hording that I really want to wear again.

Captain, I like the idea of doing active family outings. Our outings often include food, like going out for lunch, or getting fish n chips at the beach. I'm going to skip the fish n chips and just do the beach thing now!! Adn take a ball to kick around with DD for good measure And it makes things more fun!

[~mamaspice~]

happy new year everyone!

Well it's day one of the challenge and I'm feeling great. The house is well and truely free of chocolate - courtesy of me polishing it all off last night of course

What is everyone doing diet wise? I'm counting calories and sticking to a low fat diet. I'm allowing myself up to 1500 calories per day.

[Indadhanu]

My diet is three healthy meals a day, not counting calories (as I tend to get a bit obsessive) so just trying 3 healthy meals, 2L of water, limit my coffee/coke.

[queenbee]

Happy New Year everyone! May 2009 be a great healthy year for all of us!

In total I have walked 2 hours this week and have done 500 sit ups! I weigh in on Saturday morning!

With regards to water, I have about 2 glasses when waking and then the other 6 by about 2pm. So after 2pm, any water I have is a bonus (with dinner etc). I also am a strong believer of having a glass of water when I feel peckish and it fills me up so the craving only lasts for a minute!

I have saved a total of 24 points so far to use on Friday night (if I wish) so I am really enjoying Weight Watchers Online!

Any people wishing to do it online, it is ace! It is $89.95 for 3 months and keeps you very, very motivated!! I just record things I eat through the day on the laptop which sits on the kitchen bench (I hated the old style of writing is all down).

Good luck everyone with your weight loss!

[Connie66]

Hi Lucy,

Is it to late to join in. I have had computer problems and just got my PC fixed thank god.

Let me know and I will email you my measurements ASAP.

Thanks
Connie

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Hey Connie Lucy posted earlier today saying it would be okay for others, just get them in ASAP

[Indadhanu]

Well I did 40 minutes again today. Miserable again i don't have a wet-weather cover for the pram and I don't want Jazz getting cold and wet so it was eyetoy again, gonna alternate between my two eyetoy games (Kinetic and Combat) and my wiifit.

BTW WiiFit reckons I've lost 200g since Wednesday WOO!!

BOMBED at dinner, had Kiev and chips
But I decided to go onto Calorie King to see how much I should be eating, and it all fit into my calorie count (of 1800 ) so YAY! Not very healthy though which is my goal It's so hard with Shel though, because of my ED history she is hesitant with encouraging me, and says I look great (even though really I don't), and won't pull me up if I eat, say, 12 bertie beetles!

BUT Cheds were on special (*DROOL*) and Shel said "aren't you going to get some?" and I said NOPE and bought some crusket things instead.

[hj1981]

HP - Congrats on your BFP

Queenbee - goodwork on the weight loss - thats awesome

[Neenee Jellybeanie]

Can I still join? I gained about 5kg of the 15kg I lost last year I'm very happy with my shape and quite happy with my over all body but I'd like to lose weight for health reasons (as well as physical appearance reasons). But I don't want to focus on my weight, I want to make healthy lifestyle changes!

[Lucy]

Anyone got any ideas on how to reduce the fat intake and increase my protein?

BBQ's can be a bugger: did you have sausages?? These always send the fat sky high, sadly.

Otherwise, just cut out allthe butter/marg from toast/sandwhiches. Watch the cuts of meat you are using. And chocolate, sadly, sends the hit high too. LOL!

High protein and low fat meals, for me, centre around a lot of canned tuna in springwater, egg whites (ie egg white omlettes) and grilled lean cuts of meat.

[MummaBear79]

Am I allowed to join??? I have about 30kgs to lose and would love to chat to some lovely ladies along the way Let me know what I have to do and ill be there

[tk1999]

Had a few celebratory wines last night so am loving my water this morning!! But threw in a coffee also... and 4 pieces of toast with peanut butter... oops... I must admit I woke up and had forgotten about the challenge I am going to be better for the rest of the day!!

Happy 2009 everyone!

[queenbee]

tk, I have a coffee every morning and it is only 0.5points on WW (allowed 20 points per day) and I have it white with one sugar so it's not too bad at all! Yum, wish I had peanut butter on toast this morning, would have been really yummy!!

[The[cookie]Doctor]

Spice - jump on calorieking and calculate calorie intake for your weight and etc... it's much more accurate. I needed to consume 2000 calories a day while breastfeeding, not including if i was exercising. If anyone is calorie couting check it out because it is a really great way to know how much you should be consuming to lose weight

[tk1999]

CookieMonster, I love CalorieKing! Though I had stopped entering the meals recently and just eating whatever but am now back into it.

Spice, I factor my coffee into CalorieKing but I usually enter it as black no sugar or I enter a black tea... today was naughty day!

[~kellie~]

Happy New Year everyone!

Not sure what I am going to do yet in terms of diet, think I might just go with making healthy choices. We had Maccas for the last time last night! I'm also going to try and walk at least 3 times a week as well as 2 group training sessions that I've been doing.

Wishing you all luck!