2010 Summer/Christmas Challenge

Walked the kids to school again today and WAS going to walk to the park but it's meant to be 28 today and i don't have shorts or a skirt with me and no trackies so we are drving down, i am not 100% sure the fruit i am taking with us would have survived a walk in that heat anyway!

I honestly don't feel like i have lost 6kg, my clothes seem roughly the same so have no idea whats going on.. am gong to keep it up though.. i may not look great just yet and i still get flustered when we walk but i FEEL like there is a difference.

Will update everyones stats tonight so if you haven't sent them please PM me your details and KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK EVERYONE!

I could eat half a kilo of jarslberg cheese.. yummm .. My ex used to work at the deli in woolies, he used to bring home heaps. lol

Has anyone here heard of shirataki noodles? or sometimes theyre called konnyaku .. Well 100g of noodles have 6 calories :) .. They are packaged in water, and the have a sligtly fishy smell, but they dont taste it. Theyre more for Asian sort of dishes. Great for adding to stirfries :) ..

Thanx fo r the calorie tips too :)

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Walked the kids to school again today and WAS going to walk to the park but it's meant to be 28 today and i don't have shorts or a skirt with me and no trackies so we are drving down, i am not 100% sure the fruit i am taking with us would have survived a walk in that heat anyway!

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no shorts, skirts or trackies? what s left?, you walking around in your nickers?

:ROFL: Kate!!!!

ZF - You look great, keep up the good work.

Raupe, Appletree & M2A, I probably could eat 1/2kg Jarlsburg. YUMMMMMM. But I'll stick to my couple of squares. Hehe.

Just back from my walk, missed the weather last night so had no idea how warm it was going to be today. But glad I got it in early. Didn't do a second walk last night, after my whopping one I was so tired once the day was ending, plus DH was out. But boy, did my dogs give me evils..... Have a good day everyone!

It's gonna be a hot one here, too. That's why I sneaked in my walk early in the morning. Off to work in couple of hours.... Sigh....

PS: I thought it was supposed to be "snuck" in, but apparently the right past tense is "sneaked"... doesn't sound right to me :think:, but, oh well, can't argue with my dictionary now, can I? :D Stupid confusing English language *shakes fist at the English language*

your bub's pretty little M2A. When DS was that age I cut my cals significantly to help DH lose some weight and my milk suffered.
ATM I'm still on 1800cals a day. DS still feeds 3times a day. Any less and he notices (and I drink A LOT of water so it's not fluid loss that makes a difference f0r me).

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no shorts, skirts or trackies? what s left?, you walking around in your nickers?

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:rofl: umm nope my black pants a pair of jeans and a skirt that is not exactuly casual.. BUT i just went and bought some 'walking clothes' some 3/4 leggings, some short leggings (tight and prob don't look great) and some 3/4 trackes but sadly they are still a size 18 and VERY tight around my butt... who has some butt exercises for me?

Am wearing the 3/4 trackies and a new tank top but i don't feel very attractive in them but it's hot and i need to wear them in anyway... rofl.

Walked the boys to school but didn't walk to the park, had a big run around though and the boys have swimmng tonight and then Macca's.. going to get a salad and a mcchicken i think.

M2A, i was googling your noodles and found a weightloss website which suggested you do a creative visualisation by choosing a new body and sticking your head on it, so i thought i would share with you all as it is pretty funny! Also, it managed to distract me from the bag of cheese and onion chips which are yelling at me from downstairs :)

Damn, i am hot!!

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...e/1070-hahaha/

Haha, love it! Go to face in a hole dot com .. You can put your face onto bodies too hehe ..

I usually buy the noodles from miraclenoodle dot com, or ichibajunction dot com dot au , but they go out of stock at ichiba really quickly .. And at miracle noodle you have to buy them in lots of 10 at the least which is about 40 bucks. I have heaps here if you want to test them before you buy them? Theyre not like normal noodles, they have a consistency of like, ummm, have you eaten a vietnamese rice paper roll? well its like the rice paper .. :)

One thing I used to do was get a picture of a girl in a magazine in a bikini or something and stick it on the fridge handle, or on the cookie jar etc ..

LOL appletree and your pic. One sexy mama!

Raupe - I bought all the ingredients to make your lasagne - any tips for me? Can't wait!

I'm trying a meatloaf tonight. I haven't made one before, but thought I'd give one a go for something different. I've always found them to be a bit dry, so will see how it goes.

Best bit of my day was when my mum called past and she asked if I'd lost weight. WHOOP!

lol ZA I had a bit of a giggle at your hot 28degree day....sorry :redface: ...have reminded me to go and get some decent walking clothes though.

Hot one here today too (35) so I bought some new batteries for the wii fit board and will get that out once the kids are in bed. Walking too far in this heat is unbearable. Did walk DD to school today though just before it hit 30, and I got burnt!

Have some vegetarian dahl in the SC so I don't have to worry later too. Didn't realise how much vege we really eat until my parents were here for a fortnight. Poor DS got a bit blocked up with all the stodge. My dad won't eat anything 'alternative', which is ridiculous that our way of life should have to go out the window, but at least mum cooked a fair bit so i shouldn't really complain.

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I'm trying a meatloaf tonight. I haven't made one before, but thought I'd give one a go for something different. I've always found them to be a bit dry, so will see how it goes.

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I was actually thinking about meatloaf tonight too! Was thinking about trying this recipe, but just with one type of mince

Meatloaf With Rosemary Pears Recipe - Taste.com.au

I love the idea of adding apple to it as it should make it nice and moist! Hooray on your mum asking if you have lost weight- that is awesome :)

PRMG: yay for your mum asking about your weightloss!! With the lasagne, make sure you don't start too late. It takes about 45min in the oven (mine is old and crappy and slow). When I made it DP was already hungry and by the time it was done he was literally starving :lol: oops, bad girlfriend! Heheh
This is what I do for a BIg lasagne:
Usually I brown one onion first, then add two cloves of garlic, then add 500g minced beef (we use the heartsmart one or low fat). Once the mice is browned, I add the veggies (I grate three carrots and one zucchini with skin and all - the skin has most of the nutrients.... and it saves time peeling ;) ) Then I add one tin kidney beans, but make sure you rinse them REALLY well! That 'juice' they sit in is what makes you fart! So rinse it all off! I finally add about 400-500g chopped tomatoes (I use tinned, 'cause it's easier), about 250ml or more of beef stock and then add heaps of herbs, salt and pepper to taste. I use dried oregano, basil, thyme (or 'mixed herbs') and I personally also like a bit of chilli, cayenne pepper and smoked paprika... Very non-traditional, I know. Then I get a big baking dish and add some of the sauce. Spread out, add one layer of lasagne sheets, then add more sauce etc until all your sauce is gone. (I think I get about 4 or 5 layers). I then finish it off by putting a few spoons of sour cream on top and then sprinkle with a little bit of low-fat cheese. And then I add more dried herbs on top - just because I can ;) I can't remember what temperature I use... I usually just look it up on the lasagne sheets packet. You can test if the lasagne is done with a fork. If there is a lot of resistance, the sheets are not cooked through.

Sorry for the long explanation! I hope you enjoy it!! Good luck!!

Got too excited Lol - double post

I had lasagne tonight as well, was delicious. I've done really well with my calories today, now all I need to do is resist the urge to snack tonight. I have bible group and there's usually good biscuits there so I'm going to have to sit on my hands to stop myself snacking lol

Keep up the great work everyone, have been slack and not done the list yet... will do it first thing tomorrow morning after have walked the boys to school and once DD2 is down for a nap.
I have been sooooo good while i've been down here then tonight have been thinking a lot about things back home and ate an entire bag of microwave popcorn :wall: but oh well you know what i enjoyed it and it got my mind off things.

hey sorry i have been MIA.

working full time, leave hoem at 7am get home at 6pm, then eat dinner bath kids and im ready to fall asleep.
weight loss going ok, only 500 grams today.
but loosing cm's which is good, tummy isn't bloated and bought new top this week a size 12 and i have a bit of room :)

sorry no personals, but everyone is doing great :)

I will be dropping the boys off at school, popping down the street, getting DD2 to sleep and while she's down i will update the stats, so if everyone can PLEASE make sure they have PM'd me their update.
It's meant to be 29 today so we will be relaxing at home, will be doing lots of washing and some cleaning, then i might get out the wii fit and have a bit of a play with DD1.

Morning all!

Thanks Raupe for the tips, can't wait to try it. Will let you know how I go!

Appletree - how was your meatloaf! I got my recipe from Taste too, and we both really enjoyed it. It was nice have something different.

ZF - After all the hard work you've put in, I think you can safely say you've earned your popcorn. Hope it was yummy. I love popcorn.

Hi to everyone else!

AFM - Took the dogs for a walk last night, so walked over 6kms yesterday, whoop! I'm so in the rhythm of it now, love that. And love the added energy too. Am about to head out again with DD before the heat sets in. Dunno how we'll go when the weather is really hot, but we'll see how we go. Tonights dinner is schnitzels and salad, but oven baked, not fried. I rekon they taste nicer that way anyway. Have a good day everyone!

Having a good week so far, am hopeful that next Monday will be a good day on the scales :D

Good work everyone!

We went out for dinner last night with the family (MIL, SIL +her DF, and Nana) and EVERYONE had Schnitzels, as it was "Schnitzel night" at the pub. Loaded with sauce and cheese and heaps of chips... *droooool* hehe, but I refrained!!! Yes, I had a salmon salad for dinner (and it was an entree size :o) Yep, DP was super proud of me while he was munching his Schnitzel :rolleyes:. He kept asking me "Are you sure? Are you REALLY sure? You know we don't go out often... You can enjoy yourself tonight!" My response: "Yes, but I can't let my BB buddies down! THERE IS A WEIGH IN ON MONDAY, DUDE!! I gotta stay strong... For my peeps! :cool: word

Another thing: I lost my weightloss - buddy :cry:. My (future) MIL and I have been motivating each other, as she is suffering badly from Diabetes Type 2 and has to lose weight and I want to lose weight before we get married and start a family. So anyway, when we first managed to get under 100 kg together (so we were both in our '90's), we decided to have a 80's themed party once we hit the 80's (weight-wise, i.e. 89 kilos or 80 something kilos). Clever I know, hehe. I was sooooo looking forward to the party... But yesterday when I asked her how far she has to go before she hits the eighties (last time I checked she had 4 kilos to go) she said "I have to try and hit the nineties first!" :o She's above 100 again :shakehead:. And she's not interested in joining me anymore.... :crying: I lost my weightloss buddy... Now the pressure's on you guys :lol: Keep me sane!!!

Raupe- well done on your salad!!! You are awesome, i will remember what you said and did for next time i need some willpower :) Thats a shame about your MIL :( I have never had a RL buddy, do you find they really help? I would LOVE a gym buddy as i reckon that it might make me push myself a bit harder rather than just sticking to what i know.

Traveller- fingers crossed for you!! Hooray for a good week :)

PRMG- i got side tracked from meatloaf and made Pork and Prawn San Choy Bau instead, i couldn't help myself, they were making it on Huey and it looked so yummy and i had never tried it before. It turned out really well, but the chinese pork sausages were really really oily so i think it was probably incredibly bad for me!

Kawazuki- remember when my life was like that, it is such hard work! Well done on the new top though :) That is awesome news!

ZF- Have you seen in coles the organic sweet and salty popcorn? They also sell it at Boost Juice. It is AMAZING! Swap that for your microwave popcorn and you will never look back or regret it! I love it, and never feel guilty eating it because it is not too high in calories or any of the other bad stuff. Its also great for the kids as an easy reasonably healthy snack which requires no effort.

Appletree - :hug: Thanks! I had another salad for lunch today and some super yummo blueberries *drool*. IRL buddy is good in theory, as they can 'check' on you - you might be able to hide behind your online profile, but IRL people can SEE if you are losing weight or not. But to be honest, it only works when you see each other a lot and talk to each other. In the last couple of months I have only seen MIL every 2 or 3 weeks or so, therefore we talked more about other things than weightloss. Also, I find if I talk too much about weightloss to my IL (all VERY overweight) they think I'm bragging or 'putting them down' rather than helping IYKWIM? Furthermore, if your 'buddy' is slowing down or being all negative all the time it's quite hard to stay motivated yourself... So right now I'm happy I got my online buddies - you are honest, supportive and AWESOME! And I am now at a point where I don't 'hide' behind my online profile anymore - because lying to my BB group means I'm lying to myself, too. :D So go BB group :cheer: we can do it together!!!!

:clap: Raupe... glad your feeling comfortable, i am so happy we can all be here to support each other.

appletree - i normally just have air popped popcorn with nothing on it.. but dad had a few packs in the cupboard so i thought.. hmm what the hell.. :rofl: i have heard that popcorn is nice.

Sittng down watching pocahontas with the girls, i love kids movies, espcecially the old good ones :)

Hey!! Does anyone wanna join me in the "Sit-up challenge"? ZF? :D Anyone motivated? Will start day one tomorrow!
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what's the sit-up challenge?

I had a sneaky peek at the scales this morning :D

Liking the big smile there Traveller! Well done!

No can do on the sit up challenge for me. I have a very old back injury that rears its ugly head whenever I do sit ups. I can manage most other things, but not those.

It's too hot for a walk today, which really really sucks. I've walked 10 days in a row, a few of those twice a day, done over 40kms, and I really don't want to break it. Yesterday I struggled a bit in the warm weather, so I don't want to attempt it today. Wii fit for me today me thinks.

Good Job PRMG!!

Traveller: It's a BB challenge... there is a thread floating around somewhere.

I hope this link works Sit Up Challenge (hehe my first ever link!!)

AFM: This is what i have achieved so far:

One hour morning walk Done
50 sit ups Done
10 girl style push ups Done
10 arm exercises Done
Healthy Breakfast Done
Buy Salad for Lunch Done

:o And it's only 10am! I'm on fire today! I was cheeky and weighed myself on Wednesday and all I can say is :D
I still really enjoy walking, but I think I need more of a challenge now. I reckon once I'm under 90kg I'll start running instead of just walking... Let's see how that goes...

Too bloody hot here at the moment, ouside temp on the car says 35 :( Ava just wants to play but it's too hot... going to the park for tea with a friend, just dong chips cos were naughty... i'm not sure the scales wll like me next week but running after 4 kids might have it's benefits :)

Hi Ladies,

What a scorcher today! Crazy weather we are having, hey?

I have been sticking to my calories pretty well, though missed pilates and zumba last night to stay in and watch beauty and the geek! Oops, though i did a good session this morning at the gym, i did an awesome 35min bike ride, 15 mins elliptical rider and really pushed myself with the weights session too- these thighs can now squeeze 70kgs together! Watch out DF :) Hahaha... I have only fitted in 3 gym sessions this week, so i might go again on the weekend, something i wouldn't normally do.

I went and bought myself some new scales today as my old ones didn't seem to be working very well (they kept telling me i was either 20kgs lighter than i am, or 10kgs heavier!). I now have some lovely digital ones as Target was having a 30% off scales sale. I had a sneaky weigh in, and wasn't particularly impressed. I will have to work extra hard between now and Monday! I think i am going to have to pull out the big guns and pay a lot more attention to what i am eating. When i was pregnant i cut out anything with more than 8g of sugar and made sure i had the lowest fat and lowest carb option available and managed not to gain any weight, so i think i might go back to this approach rather than counting calories. I am doing far too much exercise for the numbers to be going up rather than down.

Raupe- i am doing the sit up challenge too, and have been adding in girly style push ups afterwards as well! I am doing my sit-ups 10 at a time with a 10-20 sec rest in between, and the same with the push ups! Oops, better go and do todays challenge! I love to run, i started off by doing the couch to 5k running program which is based on gradually increasing the intervals you run for until you can run 5ks. Week 1 i couldn't even make it through the 60 second intervals and thought i was going to die, but i kept with it and ended up so please with myself to be able to do so well each week and push myself!

PRMG- Wow, 40ks?? That is really excellent!

Hoping I can take in some exercise this weekend but it's looking unlined i will get to the gym as dh wil be out all afternoon today and all day tomorrow. Will have to
Make the most of opportunities to walk.
Eating getting harder, i feel bloated every time I eat. Af was last week so it's not that.

Pandora - yoghurt sometimes helps me when I've got that bloated feeling. Hope it settles soon for you.

Appletree - I know! 40kms!!! I've been logging all the walks into runkeeper and its amazing how quick it builds up. My mum walks around 5 ks every day and has for years, and we laughed and said she's probably walked around the perimeter of Australia by now! Well done for sticking to your calories!

Raupe - Well done for meeting your goals!

AFM - Last night we had pizza for tea. We had tea all planned, but it was just too hot and we didn't want to heat the house up anymore. But, we got the Dominos Biggest Loser pizza. They're small, but you don't really need anymore and under 400 calories. To be honest, it wasn't the best pizza I've ever had, but it was pizza and I didn't have to cook :) . Didn't get any exercise in yesterday, I had a visitor for most of the day, and today is raining, so no walk for me.

Wow you girls are an inspiration!!!

I've been pretty good with my eating this week, 1 night where we had chicken and chips and an ice-cream but other than that I think I've been pretty good. Only walked twice, once 4.3km and once 2.6km. I find it harder to walk when ds1 is home, he's 5 and although he loves to go for a bike ride and isn't too bad with a decent distance I get so worked up yelling at him to stay on the path, watch where he's going etc... think we need to go out with dh so one of us can push the pram and the other one can watch ds1 and teach him some more road rules.

Weigh in Monday night for me at ww. Fingers crossed I've done enough to see something on the scales!!!!

OH bought me popcorn chicken for my lunch mmmmmmm. I should still be under my calories today though with a carefully planned low calorie dinner, so I can still have half a bottle of wine when watching a DVD with OH tonight. it's all good ladies :D

I was doing so well at the beginning of the week...And then yesterday I ate half a packet of Savoury Honey Peanuts (or maybe a bit more then that :hide:) and today I had some (plural) cake... :redface:

Silly me :shakehead: I hope the almighty scales will be forgiving :pray:

Sorry everyone been MIA and haven't updated stats, was planning to do it tonight but we had a few drama's, heading home tomorrow so will prob just wait until monday's weigh in if thats ok.

Haven't done too bad but no walking the last couple of days due to heat and now rain.. so hopefully not a bad result on the scales

No worries ZF! Will pm you my stats tomorrow. :o I'm scared!

How's everyone going?

Absolutely terrified too Raupe... Just had a big BBQ with SIL and family, didn't stop eating all day! Plus, DF got pizza on sat night and i caved completely! I know the scales aren't going to be nice, but i am hoping the cm's will have dropped a little!

ZF, don't stress about the stats, sometimes it gets a bit much!

Not so good for me this week, a week away at dads, didn't do a lot of walking (did a bit but not every 2nd day) and way too much cr@p food in their cupboards (also visitng friends and getting goodies there too) got the better of me but TBH i had lost 6kg in 2 weeks which was NOT part of my slow and steady plan so i wont be angry at myself for a bit of a gain when i know i ate wrong.
I'm home again now and doing my own shopping today so back to getting all the stuff we love thats not so bad for us!

Hopefully everyone else has been going well... keep up the great work everyone.

Not great here either! 350g gain... I am going with the muscle weighs more than fat option, had some nice cms loss all round which I am pretty happy with, I am now only 3cms from my first goal around my hips and had a decent waist measurement too. I might get a chance to update my cm's at nap time.

Off to the gym now, planning a 2k elliptical with a hill route, 5x strength with 5kg increase in weight, 10k bike ride with hills, 7 mins stepping machine