2009 Mid year Body Transformation Challenge

Oooooh I am so excited I did a nice healthy shop yesterday and remembered how good it feels to get walking.

Df has decided to join me too, unfortunately I hate this tiny town and its' lack of facilities and resources but will make do with what we have. Which is a lot of cold weather but I'll rug up bub before we head out tonight for a walk.

I did my measurements last night and just weighed this morning, having a terror day with DS, sorry Trillian will email you soon!

I am a big water drinker normally but the town water here is disgusting and it only tastes 'OKAY' when chilled... and it's difficult drinking chilled water in the current weather. Might have to get a big 15L container again.

A good one for water if you are a worker is to drink a glass every hour... Then you have your eight glasses down before you even get home. Another one I have heard (better for the SAHP) is to set an alarm and let it snooze, everytime it goes off having a drink of water... it's annoying but a good way to get into the habit if you arent already! I just need a pump bottle next to me all the time!

Anyway, I got my wiifit out this morning, not sure if i will start using it again, i think it takes more time than it is worth, but i like the accuracy of the scales as compared with my old conventional ones :rofl:.

Ok have to dash for now, good luck!

Calorie King is excellent. You actually pay to use this service elsewhere but it is absolutely free on the CK website.

I must admit i had a few rows of chocolate last night as i had a huge craving, but no more anymore.

I'm on Lite n Easy atm and it is great and so easy.

I'll be heading to the gym tonight as i feel really guilty for not going last night. I usually go 4-5 times a week. Somedays i hate going, but when i start working out and the sweat falls, i feel so much better.

I just had about a litre of water since this 8am. I keep a 1.25l Pump bottle on my desk and drink constantly which then = peeing constantly.

I love water....but strangely enough wont drink it when I am sick...go figure!:rolleyes:

I keep a big 2L bottle of water on my kitchen bench and try and drink all of it befoe dinner (5/6pm) so then I am not up all night peeing. I hate...loath chilled water. Tooooo cold! lol

Okay, turning puter off so I move more to lose more!

xxxx

So far today I have been really good! I've had....

A small bowl of Corn Flakes with lite Milk
A medium sized Apple
A Tomato Cheese Sandwhich
&
3 glasses of water!


Would roller bladeing be better than riding an exercise bike???
I have a pair I haven't used since my 21st bday when I was PG with Master J


...:::ETA:::... This is post 1000 for me!

Oh i LOVE roller blading/ Ice skating MelanieKate. Ice skating is a HUGE work out well last time i went it was, maybe it was just coz im a bit unfit hehe. So i imagine it would be a great work out, plus you dont get the sore but from riding a bike...or is that just me?

Loving that little motivational sentence vix, hehe.

Is lite n easy expensive Turkish? Ive always wanted to do something like that but was unsure on realistic costs.

I really want a wii fit cookie, do they give you much of a work out? Or does it just depend on the program you use?

Calorie King is good re water as i finish a glass i mark it up there and it shows you how many you've had so you know where youre at for the day!

right when I get home from Master J's speech Path appointment and after I've done the whole dinner thing I'm going to go for a roller blade to the main road about 5kms away and back again!

Personally I dont think it does, you spend more time in the menus figuring it out...
I think its a good start and the yoga and muscle exercises are good, but aerobically it's not particularly useful.
I love rollerblading I used to all the time, I wish I still had my pair! I have an exercise bike that hasnt been used since we moved here and i really should dust it off and bring it inside.
I spend so much of my day saying i am bored I could just ride the bike all day.. if it weren't for the sore butt!!

I only just managed to jump on as Miss J has been cranky so I hope I'm not too late - just submitted my measurements.

So far this week I went to the gym on Monday, did a walk up to the shops yesterday and a walk today. Will be doing a big walk tomorrow and the gym on Friday. I am not doing too much too soon as DD2 is just 11 weeks old and I amd still BF so need to be very gradual with my exercise increase.

Sounds like we are all pumped and ready to go! :)

Ali, the water challenge is a great idea. I also struggle to drink water in winter. I try and drink it at room temperature to make it a bit easier.

I did 26 minutes on the cross trainer this morning. I would have gone for at least 30 but DS woke up early! Last night I did an hour pilates class and on Monday night had aikido training. I plan to do the cross trainer on at least 4 days a week.

One of the mums in my playgroup was organising a group PT but she hasn't got around to it so I hope she hurries up! Might have to organise it myself. It looks like my wedding will be in mid-August so I've got to get moving.

I want to lose 8kg and tone up my arms. I know 8kg doesn't sound like much but I'm a shorty and just those few kg will make a difference in my clothes I think. I'm in between sizes and it sucks. Size 10 is too small. Size 12 is too big.

ETA: Cookie - I agree with you about the Wii Fit taking forever to get a workout. You spend half your time switching between menus and waiting for it to tell you your results. So to get a decent 30 minute workout you'd need to be on it for nearly an hour. Although I must say I do like the boxing :)

Lite n Easy costs about $125 on a full 7 day program (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks).

I get the 7 day breakfast and lunch option as i usually don't eat dinner or will fruit instead. This option is about $82.00

The convenience is fantastic, but it can be a bit expensive in the long term.

Yay!! This is going to be fun!! I kicked started today with a bowl of special K and a walk!! lol And i have roped in a buddy to walk twice a day with!! I am feeling better already!!

YAY a BIG kick up the bum for me! woooohooooo :dance: I'm in girls! Would love to loose 10kg in the 12 weeks :leap:

I'll have to round up the girls on my weight loss thread and make sure they are in here... Hello Amy and Vixtar :hello:

And hello to all the other's in this thread!

melkate... My friend trains the Rabbitohs in Sydney and said...

"Need to get your heart rate UP UP UP for 30min a day" Not just walking.. If you are going for a walk.. run 30 seconds walk 30 seconds.. etc..


And DRINK PLENTY OF WATER 8 glass's a day OR MORE, if you are working out HARD!

Depends if you want fitness or weightloss.

If you want weightloss you need to keep your heartrate low enough that your body is still burning fats. Once you raise it when running etc, you begin to burn glycogen and carbs therefore not burning fats.

I can't remember the exact % of max heartrate but i am pretty sure that it needs to be
below 65% to burn fat
below 80% for fitness (aerobic exercise)
then 80-90% is to improve your anaerobic system (<1k races)
90-95% is for ATP system (sprints)
& to work out max HR is 220-your age

All I know is that he works for FIA (fitness institute Australia)

You need muscle to burn calories, the more muscle you have the more calories you burn while doing nothing.. sitting etc.


So you want fitness and weightloss,

So by doing a total body workout which is,

Warm Up
Cadio
Strength training
Cool Down
Stretching


Either way you want to be stronger, fitter and leaner.. Which is getting your heart pumping to burn calories.

Morning ladies. Feeling really sore today after yesterdays boot camp. I can't wait until my muscles get kind of used to the exercise so I don't wake in pain the day after. Yesterday I was reasonably healthy. The only thing I wish I didn't eat was for lunch yesterday and it was leftovers from the night before but it had rice with it. Never mind it is all gone now. I am going out with my Mum today and we usually have lunch at a cafe while we are out so I will try and pick the healthiest meal on the menu and I will make my latte a skinny one ;)

Better get going and have a shower before the twinnies get out of bed. Have a great day!

Don't forget to drink your water today!!

Oh my aching legs....but gee it feels good.

Good morning weightloss buddies,

Last night, i got my lazy a*se to the gym for another gruesome workout.

Warm up for 5 mins
Jogged for 20 minutes
Tricep dips x 40
Bench press x 40
Jog for 3 mins
Bicep curl x 40
push up x 30
Jog for 3 mins
Lat pull down x 40
Situp x 60
Jog for 3 mins
Medicine ball twists x 80
Bridge x 1 mins
Jog for 3 mins
cool down x 5
stretch

I was knackered but felt good. Burned 370 calories from just the cardio. I had a diet yoghurt and an apple for dinner. Overall had a good diet and excercise day. I'm really afraid that the chocolate demons will come calling soon and will cave into my craving for sweets.

I'm really afraid of eating out. I don't know how much fat or calories there an in the food and might over indulge

Well done Turkish Delight and EVERYONE who has been working out and eating well! :clap: btw Turkish Delight did the mods pay you to have that name for 'temptation' for the rest of us? :lol:

I have a gym at home with weights, pec deck, bench etc and a treadmill and a fit ball etc AND I only work 26 hours a week with no kids (ttc # 1) SO there are NO excuses for me!!!! :redface: So this is what I should look like doing star jumps :hooray: and this is what I should look like doing sprints from one end of the house to the other :leap:

Hey Cherished, i wish i could be so happy jogging on the treadmill like that, but its more like :redface:. I feel like i'm going to suffer a heart attack towards the end of the 20mins jog. Tonight's workout is even harder, which mind you i am not looking forward to. I walk at a 12% incline for 25 mins. I keep reminding myself about all the calories i will be burning.

What i wouldn't give for a piece of pistachio packed Turkish Delight right now!

I didn't exercise yesterday at all but did spend the entire day on my feet! I didn't sit down from 1030 until 930 pm! That's gotta be good right? lol.

I'm just abou tto do 30 mins on my exercise bike and doing some hardcore cleaning. I'm aiming ot not sit down until 2pm.

Starbright ive roped DP into walking with me hehe its always good to have someone there to push you harder i think!!

YAY cherished! Cycle buddies & fitness buddies haha. Good to see you came over! :dance: lol at your little emoticons, as you know im ttc #1 too so no excuses for me either except for when we have DSD even then she can ride her scooter whilst i walk or something hehe

didspunk must be awesome to have someone with so much knowledge and experience give you advice!

good job on the bootcamp ktgirl you know its doing something when you can feel it, thats how i think of it anyway hehe

Wow turkish good on you thats a HUGE work out well maybe for me it would be :redface: hehe. Keep it up!! Its hard when you dine out IMO but i just stick with the items i know best really, i guess knowledge is power when it comes to dining out. Im happy to walk on the treadmil for hours, (brisk walking not just strolling hehe) i just forget what im doing really haha but the dogs need walking so put the treadmil to rest and get them puppies out they keep me walking faster coz they just wanna run haha.

I think ive been told/taught the same as you cookie re heart rate and weighloss; whatever works for me ill do hehe

Tinkerbell if you go to calorie king and search exercise types they even have how many calories you burn cleaning the house and doing gardening etc, i love it, haha. Huge effort to be on your feet for that long tho! Have fun with your work outs this morning!

AFM played netball last night which is pretty much 30 minutes of non stop running haha, we lost but i dont care, got together with the girls, got a work out, win or lose im happy hehe. DP asked if i wanted to walk the dogs tonight and before he finished his sentence i was like YES! Haha gotta be a good sign being so keen. I think im doing ok food wise, eating lots of fruits. My main killer is bread i think, love the stuff :o anywho back to work for me. Keep up the good work ladies!

Bought scales and tape measure yesterday - pm'd stats this morning as didn't get the setup till last night and as will be checking stats in mornings not arvo thought had better do the same or I will have an 'extra' loss this week since always heavier in evenings - prob all that water!!! told DH I'm doing a challenge with my net buddies and he said he would do it too - he seemed to think he was pregnant too with his weight gain me thinks.

Don't know how I'm gonna go excercising today - am absolutely exhausted, 5 hrs sleep last night, think DD's starting to teethe, she was very oddly unsettled. Ah well, onwards and upwards. Gonna make a big pot of vegie soup today - (not that vile veggie soup from the veggie soup diet - vomit) I hate eating salad in cold weather so figure this will be good.

Great info on the heart-rate's by the way - DH has one of those monitors like they all wear on the biggest loser for the same reason so will strap it to my chest and make sure heartrate is "in the zone".

Is it too late to join?? This is exactly what i need at the moment. I just need to get my hands on a tape measure so can i email my measurements tomorrow morning??

Sounds good sas, you've actually motivated me to get my mums soup recipe, i hate eating salad in winter too! Might try and find a few different recipies, soup freezes well doesnt it?

Still time to squeeze in i think Isabel! So many ladies are in which personally i think in great!!

I am lucky,

I dont know everything.. between him and my sis who is a personal trainer and PE teacher.. i think i am covered.

I've purchased a heart rate monitor some months back and tried a little test on DH.

I strapped the monitor on to him and then at an unexpected moment, flashed him my boobies and his heart rate went up enormously.

I thought it was funny!

:welcome: Isabel

I agree that cabbage soup is vile. Looks like something the dogs threw up.

LMAO Turkish, great test on your DH haha!

So jealous didspunk haha, free training advice!!

:rofl: how funny is your heart rate monitor test Turkish! I can also add a heart rate monitor to my list of tools? They are great if anyone is thinking of getting one?

Another thing I have is some kick ass scales which is actually a body composition monitor, it tells you what % of each limb and abdomen is fat, muscle and fluid and it tells you what your bodies age is based on your metabolic rate? I am 31 and it tells me I am 45!!! It also tells you stuff like bone density, mineral level and other stuff like What type of obesity you have, it sound strange but an example of this is some men who actually have a very small frame (bones/skeleton) and have got far too much muscle on them so they are classed as not being of optimal health iykwim. ANYWAY I have had this great BCM for 18 months and have not changed my body :( SO I?m looking forward to this kick in the bum

Isabel B I don't think it's too late... you have untill Tuesday to get your measurments to Trillian I think... Someone correct me if I'm wrong!

Hello everyone else can't wait to get to know you all :dance:

Isabel I've been told to get your measurement to Trillian as soon as you can so that she has info to record for next Tuesday, (which will hopefully be a weight loss for all of us! ) YAY :dance:

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Isabel B I don't think it's too late... you have untill Tuesday to get your measurments to Trillian I think... Someone correct me if I'm wrong!

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Your benchmark measurements should be in ASAP. Next Tuesday morning is when you send your first losses. At least this is my understanding.
So Isabel, Weight, Bust-Waist-Hips Measurements to Trillian (sherie @ bellybelly ....) ASAP :)

I forgot how much I enjoy eating healthy food. It is just so hard to stop eating the junk / I hate how expensive healthy food is. Fruit makes my jaw drop these days :( & Cereal, It's ridiculous!!

I've been having All Bran for breakfast and it's soo hard to finish that bowl (havent eaten much of breakfast since high school) But its the one meal i can portion control perfectly so i need to do it, besides my body is already adjusting to it as i am hungry again longer after breakfast each day.
Bought lots of fruit (apples, kiwis, oranges, bananas) last night and will try up my fruit intake again. Can't say im much of a fruit person in the non-summer seasons but I used to love my grannysmiths so hopefully my tastebuds will learnto love them again.

Been having Turkey and Salad sandwiches for lunch, and on Burgen Soylin bread. Sooo good and the burgen bread makes it all more filling. Then I have vitaweats and some rice cakes, bought some lite phily and have found the vitaweets a really easy and tasty snack, even just on their own.

Uh oh, little one has all of a sudden gone quiet better do a bum change and nap time methinks.

Oh. this water drinking thing is hard this time around. Too cold for chilled water :(

is it cheating to use shakes???

I don't think having shakes is cheating at all Coco. It is a meal replacement diet. I wish i could go on the shake diet but i'm lactose intolerant. It is also a cheap diet. It is very difficult for the first few days and then it gets easier. I lost about 5 kgs in two weeks when i was on Soy shakes with TF but even the soy shakes did not agree with my body.

CM - i agree. Fruit is pretty expensive esp at Woolies and Coles. Something like $5 per kg of apples, you gotta be kidding. I tend to go to the market or the green grocer. Cereal too. I paid like $6 for a box of special K with chocolatey flakes. Yes, it is yummy but a little expensive.

Almost time for lunch, country beef soup, with a small roll and a mandarin. Apple and Sultana Pancake for afternoon snack..

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Oh. this water drinking thing is hard this time around. Too cold for chilled water :(

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I have a tip for anyone who is interested: During the colder months I get a 'glass' 1ltr bottle (the glass fruit juice ones are good) and I make up a yummy herbal tea, rosehip is great as it's so yummy... I also use pepermint, green tea, soak fennel seeds (great for fluid retention) squeeze a fresh lemon juice into it (whatever) when it cools down a little I poor it into the big 1lts bottle and it goes down so quickly and easily! The bonus to this is that you are carrying around a hot water bottle too... This is especially great for my work office as I sit it on my lap :D HTH's some of you

Turkish :rofl: just saw your location!

i cant imagine it would be cheating coco, my thoughts was do whatever works for you to lose weight and get fit? Good luck!! :dance:

Well the shake was yumm for the first 4 sips, now its tastes like metal..ewwww there goes that idea..

Coco which shakes are you on?

Ok I feel like I have high-jacked this thread because I have posted so much today :redface: BUT I wanted to declare that Tuesdays and Thursdays are my biggest excuse days for not working out because I start work at 7am and don't finish until 7pm HOWEVER I do have a 2 hr lunch break SO today I did a 15 min workout and feel great... So proud of myself :p

Cocobambino I understand you can use whatever method you like, the weight loss and fitness is the main priority

CookieMonster fruit and veg are expensive and both DH and I are vegetarian :o I go to farmers markets or the local fruit & veg shop and we are about to start growing our own YAY... We don't eat cereal though as I have always thought it was a rip off!

I found the only way i could do shakes was by holding my nose, skulling it all down as quickly as possible, and then rinsing with water and/or juice. They're horrible things and it's so hard to get through the first few days. Good on anyone who can use them (props to Lucy she did so well!!) but I can't, I would rather rework my diet and eating habits from the beginning. And the shakes programs can be really expensive!!

I know the Herbalife is $120 a month just for the shakes but then they have all this other stuff they think you should take so then it becomes $400.... Not within my budget when we tend to spend less than that as a family on groceries per month. And their shakes were ewwww.

GL Coco, i have heard they get much easier as time goes on, if you have the willpower to stick it out they are supposed to be great as well. Are you BFing? If you are Just remember to still snack healthily because the shakes generally aren't 'enough' for a BFing diet.

Ive tried herbalife..ALSO tastes like metal..

think ill invest in a wii fit and rearrange some eating habits