The BellyBelly Body Transformation Challenge, Week 5!

[Aimz]

I'm planning on a HUGE walk tonight. My hamstring seems to have sorted itself out - the fish oil helped immensely.

I went for a gorgeous walk last night - there was a lightning storm off in the distance and I spent the whole time looking at the sky - amazing!!!

Another big walk/jog tonight and super psyched for weigh in tomorrow!!!

[Lucy]

Looking forward to weigh in tomo where as normally i'm scared lol.

Isn't that a wonderful feeling?!

Girls, results should be pm'd or emailed to me today please........and then I will compile them and post the results tomorrow..........thank you!

Kel, you did pick a shocker of a time to be in Adelaide.......hottest temps on record we have had! I am over it to be honest! Cannot wait for Sunday when it drops to 25`!

I am going on a high ropes course on Sunday. I have been before. It is AMAZING. Here is a photo from last time.....

I am fully back at personal training this week, and it is SO good to be back into it, and back into the routine, which looks like this:

Monday 6am Cardio/Weights
Tues 7pm Cardio (2 hrs!)
Weds 6am Weights
Thurs 8pm Run
Sat 8pm Run
Sun 8am Walk/climb

Hope everyones figures are good..........

[Aimz]

This weight loss thing is SLOW. A loss is a loss though right?? Just a little bit disheartening when you work your butt off and not get a lot in return.

Weight loss this week was 300g with 4cm lost overall.

[mollycat]

AmySarah - If you hang in there, I'll hang with you. I feel like I'm working so hard, but have nothing to show for it. I've actually got a gain this week, I think I'm really going to have to be more careful with what I'm eating.

I do a 40 min walk each morning, and we've got a lot of hills around here, so it's all up and down walking, try to move around lots through the day (I work with kids), I've even introduced dancing into our programming to try and get me more active - and it won't hurt them either. I try to get about half an hour on the wii fit of an evening, and my weight just goes up and down each day, but not down enough. I'd like to be able to walk of an evening too, just can't fit that one in around the family. I guess at some point it will get there, just wish it would hurry up and show an improvement. I need the encouragement.

[queenbee]

Amy, alcohol is full of sugar, would it be one reason why you are not losing more weight? I have added up my wine points recently through the week and it is HEAPS! So I am only have one glass (150mL is standard) now and then! I know those pre-mix drinks are worse too. Beer is worse also but there are low carb ones. What do you drink? A loss is a loss though hun and I think you are doing great. Losing cm's is excellent too! Well done for a loss.

I lost nothing this week but did lost some cm's. This week will be better!

[blackduckies]

Hi girls, apologies for lack of personals, no excuses only laziness. Which probablly sums up my week!!!
This week we have had 40+ hot days, bushfires with a few klms of our house, know people who lost their homes and other who came oh soo close and I just feel really down and depressed. Maybe AF is going to rear her head (1st time since DD was born)?would'nt be helping how I feel.
I have'nt eaten anything really bad, but have'nt been as good as I should either, excerise was nilch until the end of the week where I had DH back on board to look after kids and cooler weather to get out in the evening. So some weight actually came off in the end, for a while it was'nt looking promising.......
DS starts kinder tomorrow, so on his 8.30am starts I will be putting the girls in the pram and taking advantage of the cooler start and being in town and a beautiful walking track around the wetlands and getting in an hour before I do anything else. Amazing how good that makes me feel, knowing that I am going to have something regular to do.
Crying and biggest loser definately can relate to that one, although these days loads of things make me cry *****But also feel inspired****
Is it just me or do the girls look now where near as big as the weights the scales show? maybe they are tall or something?
Congrats to the girls doing great to those who are'nt doing as well as they would like, don't know the answer but I hope all of a sudden it falls into place and the weight starts coming off again, good luck. I know for me excerise is the key, it used to be I could lose weight by cutting back in the food dept, but now it is getting out and moving it??? Older I guess

[Aimz]

I drank quite a bit on the weekend and nothing during the week.

I usually have either vodka with cranberry juice or midori with lemonade.

I have been eating reasonably well - still no going over 1200 calories a day but I probably could be eating better, fresher foods. In this heat I have found that fruit and yogurt are my favourites and I will happily have this for breakfast and lunch. Seeing as I go for a walk in the evenings my dinner is usually something light.

I probably could push myself harder on my walks (1 hour a day) and I could step up my light weights even more. I haven't lost motivation yet - I'm still determined - but it's so hard when I'm not seeing results. I think once I get under 70kgs (currently 71.2) I will be more motivated because it will feel so close. I'm just finding it impossible to budge that kilo!! Is it only going to get harder??

Mollycat I'm with you all the way babe!! We can do it together - I'll hold your hand

[MrsFabuloso]

Well, I'm actually pretty happy with the fact that I'm back at my lightest weight I have ben since the challenge!! Yay! I started back at work yesterday, only for 4hrs, but my goodness, I was buggered! Working with 20 3-5yr olds is HARD work! No wonder I got fat when I finished working! It wasn't pg that made me fat I got fat AFTER I had my DD!
So I haven't lost any this week, but I have lost 2cm somehow?? Cool bananas!
Bring on next week, I'm gonna put in lots of effort to lost some this coming week!

Mollycat, you can do it babe! I have only lost about 2kgs and about 5cm (I think!) in the whole time of the challenge. They say the slower you lose it the better, so look on the bright side...it should be for long term! And by doing so much exercise, you might be putting on lots of muscle and burning lots of fat- muscle weighs more than fat. You're doing well! And changing positively, no matter wether you lose weight or not.