2010 Summer/Christmas Challenge

[appletree]

There is no way i could EVER come under my calories, you guys are amazing who do! I am loving all of this exercise everyone is doing, its so good to see

Raupe- OMG! How scary, i would be very wary of swimming too if i were you! Sounds like a beautiful spot you live in though. Could you do a little walk along the edge of the water for a change? I also really like this program two hundred sit-ups, and the push ups one as well I probably wouldn't push it too far with your injuries and wait until you are comfortable, it looks from your ticker like you are already doing something that works!

Kawazuki- yum, your food today sounds delicious! If only i had your restraint!

ZF- Awesome walk! And well done on the food too How long did the walk take you?

Traveller- i hear your pain! We are off on holidays tomorrow so i have no idea how i am going to manage!

PRMG- How was the pool??

Rufalina- how was the PT session? What kinds of things did you do? I have been thinking about having a few sessions as i'm getting a little bored lately and need to push myself!

I decided to give pilates and zumba a miss last night as needed a bit of a break, headed in this morning and did a 1k walk, 7x weights (tried 2 new ones and increased the weight one the old ones by 5kgs), a 1k row and 3k elliptical trainer. As we are away on holidays next week i figured i will only be getting a cardio workout for most of the time so had better do a more anaerobic session before i go. The trainer told me that a cardio workout is good because it burns high calories during it, but a weight session is better as the calories keep on being burnt once you are finished. I also did some heavy duty cleaning today (great calorie burner, but OMG, how did my house get that dirty??)

DF has got me a zumba dvd so i am going to practice all next week and do a run each day on the beach I am looking forward to the change! I am going to miss weigh in on monday so might do a first morning weigh tomorrow morning instead if thats ok? Also, while i was cleaning up i found the measuring tape and redid my measures:

Bust (under)- 2cm loss
waist- 3 cm loss
hips- 4cm loss
arms- none
thighs- 2cm loss

Hooray! If only i could get my eating under control i am sure i could do so much better! I am doing homemade burgers tonight on soy and linseed with avocado, tomato and lettuce. Just had a lunch of leftover rice noodles with chicken and vegetables though and for breaky i stopped at macca's and had a hashbrown, sausage and egg mcmuffin and a nudie juice I seem to eat at least one thing every day that i shouldn't and can't stop myself!

[Miss.September]

Raupe - I hear you!!!! My first experience with a back beach was my dad throwing me in when I was 9 and I was tossed around (couldn't swim). First experience with snorkelling was in Thailand and I freaked at the sea snake thingys and wouldn't put my feet down, and then got bitten by a weird sucker fish and in my panic to get out of the water, scraped my toes across coral!! So while I will go into the ocean, I have to be able to a) see the bottom and b) touch the bottom. Seaweed is a no go!!! I did brave my snorkelling fear on my honeymoon in the Cook Islands because I was desperate to see the fish, but I will never be comfortable with it. We're lucky here in Melb with the bay and so many calm clear beaches along it.

Appletree - the pool was divine!!! It was me, DD and another mum and her two kids to start with and then it started to get busy. The toddler pool has all these things in it that splurt water, and DD just loved it. I'm really happy because she hadn't quite taken to water yet and here she was, walking until the water reached her chin!

I was starving when I got home so had a mango and now will wait for dinner - chicken rissoles and salad. Yum. Hope everyone has had an excellent day!

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

PRMG - which pool do you go to hun? Maybe we could all go one day, i'm sure i can juggle 2 kids in the pool, Z can go in this little floaty boat thing i have and we can get some exercise at the same time...

I am thinking of going to Kilmore pool but it's too hard with 2 kids on my own and i wouldn't get a chance to do laps even if DP came with me, Z wont take EBM and she's not a fan of other people so i don't know how she would go if i left her in a creche.

am being good today, had a banana, some rice crackers (viat weat - yummo), a naughty muesli slice but i stopped myself at half, some cereal for breakfast and a sandwich for lunch snags and veg for tea tonight and it's a tad warm i sooo feel like ice cream BUT i might cut up an orange and put it in the freezer and have it later

Appletree - the 5km walk the other day was about 1.5hrs BUT we stopped for about 15 - 20min at the park and a couple of times to settle the kids, have a water and to catch our breath on the giant hills.
Today was a little over an hour i think, we didn't stop as much but still stopped for drinks and to catch kids hats etc...

[HotI]

I am loving the morning walks. Fresh air and a bit of exercise (and lovely company) is doing wonders for physical and mental health. Maybe if it rains all next week we can get an exercise video or dance around silly with the kids?

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

I am loving the morning walks. Fresh air and a bit of exercise (and lovely company) is doing wonders for physical and mental health. Maybe if it rains all next week we can get an exercise video or dance around silly with the kids?

Hehe i ALWAYS dance around silly with the kids, we have PINK thumping as i speak and A loves to 'dance'.... ditto on the lovely company
Hopefully we get some sun, i am quite enjoying the walks too, makes me feel like i have a bit more energy and less time for the kids to go all destructo on the house.

[kawazuki]

morning all

i have found my new exercise that i love
deep water running
sooo easy adn fun and wow is my tummy feeling the tightness lol
and burns alot of cal with minimal pressure through my knees

and found this yummy beetroot tzaztiki dip, its soo yum and low in cals.
we had that with carrot stick and cuecumber for morning tea.. yummo.

think ill have tuna sandwhich for lunch with salad

we are having chicken schnitzle for dinner with salad. i will bake them so no oil

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

WEIGH IN TOMORROW!
Tomorrow if you can please PM me your up to date stats (save space in here) and i will update.
Also if you ARE NOT on my list and would like to be please PM and let me know... i am going through now to add on any names i have missed!
For anyone who's goal is NOT weight based please just give me a quick rundown, i will put the NEW stats in a seperate new post aswell as update the ORIGINAL post!

Hope everyone is enjoying their w/end.
Last night i snuggled up and watched GHOST with a bowl of ice cream and for once i didn't feel gross or guilty about it, i ate well during the day, i have been walking and i WANTED to enjoy it.. it was yummy.
No chance for a last ditch walk today though as it's raining, we had 57mm since yesterday so i might pop on some pumping tunes and dance around like a nutter.

I have also been running up my stairs 2 at a time when i need to go upstairs, sometimes i don't even need to go up there i just do it..

[Traveller]

I had far too much to eat (and drink) yesterday but am hopeful the weigh in tomorrow won't be too bad considering that I am unable to stomach food today. Naughty naughty Traveller

[Antheia]

I'm going ok food wise. Not so much exercise wise. I'm joining the gym tomorrow so hopfully this week will be better than last week.

[kawazuki]

well being good today
had subway for luncha dn i went the good choice intead of my club sub with extra bacon and extra cheese

had egg and toast for breaky was sooo yummy.
and best of all my whole family is eating better
having salds for dinenr with some protein having grilled salmon tonight nommm nomm.

went for a walk down the beach today and did some laps and deep water running again today..
im feeling great.

hubby even commented that im not as moody and grumpy especially since its AF time

[Antheia]

Subway is actually pretty bad for you. Their bread is full of sugar. A better option is to make your own 'sub'. You can get the kids to make their own too and make it fun.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Ok everyone it's UPDATE DAY!

I am so excited about my update today, i had to weigh myself 3 times just to make sure my scales were not lying to me!
If everyone can please PM me with an update and i will do a post tonight with all the details!

Hope everyone had a GREAT w/end i look forward to hearing how everyone is feeling.

AFM: Am going into town this morning, am thinking if it doesn't rain i might do a lap aroun the block with the girls, if not i will get plenty of exercise doing our shopping and hopefully walking from the Shopping Centre to the other shops and back.

[Jewel]

I started off last week alright, then it kinda went downhill excercise wise from wed on.
I had a little loss though so that's something. Every little bit counts.


Have a great week everyone!

[kawazuki]

i just looked into classes at the pool for before and after work..
man they are expensive and i dont know if i can afford them

gonna be busy today on a brighter note MOVING DAY.
so lots of lifting and walking and sweating as we have no power lol

will weigh and measure tonight when i get my scales and tape measure back

[Raupe]

I jumped on the scales today and discovered (to my shock and horror) that I only lost 300g! I even went for an hour walk and jumped back on them to see if there was a difference but NOPE!

DAMN YOU STUPID ACCURATE SCALES!! *shakes fist at scales* (ok, ok, it's not the scales fault... but still!)

First I thought well, you could always say you lost more.... but I would be lying to my BB gals and to myself... so the truth is out.

Ahh well, a loss is a loss, right? Slow and steady wins the race and all that stuff
Hope everyone else did better than me!

[Miss.September]

I didn't lose anything this week. I need to walk everyday. I want to try and do it twice a day, once during the day with DD, and once at night with my dogs. I have a beagle and a ****er spaniel - the spaniel walks beautifully with the pram, but my beagle is a handful and I can't manage everything, especially if another dog comes along. So I'd like to get in a walk with them too. Have to rely on DH getting home though.

Catch is that I started getting sick over the weekend and now I'm in full blown cold mode. I want to go for a walk, but I don't think its going to be good for me today.

[~Kim~]

ZF congratulations and well done hun!!!!

Kawazuki hope your moving day is uneventful.

Jewel I'm with you, started off with great intentions.

As for me, haven't really been online much so I'll just start here.
My starting weight last Sunday was 64.8kg.
My goal is under 60kg
My weigh in this week was 64.1g so 700gm loss.

Making a concerted effort is proving tough this week though. We have recently moved interstate and Mum and Dad are up visiting us, hence the limited online time and the exercise lack. DH has also been posted bush for an indefinite time so the kids and I will be on our own soon. Feeling a bit average about that.
I started losing weight earlier in the year and lost about 5kg using Calorie King walking and the Wiifit. Now I have my cross trainer back so will add that. We are in Central Oz so often it's far too hot to walk and the gym isn't an option ATM.
I'm allowed 1800cals due to BFing and lost weight with that so will stick to that until it stops working.
My weakness is sweets, in particular while I'm on my own late at night.

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

Remember everyone a LOSS IS A LOSS and if you've stayed the same thats GREAT it's NOT A GAIN!

For me this is not JUST about loosing weight, its about getting healthy, liking myself again, feeling good and being there for my kids.

Keep up the great work and i will update once everyone has sent their stats