Month one: Mid-2010 weight loss challenge

been thinking about my plan of attack, will be trying to eat healthier and not snacking on junk, have signed up for the Wii Fit comp and I also take the dog for a walk with DD in the pram for at least 45 mins - 1 hour every morning. If I remember (and can be bothered..lol) will be doing some sit ups every night before bed. I started that once before, made it to night 2 and my tummy muscles were so sore and after that I think I forgot :redface:

I know I would never be able to 'diet' as such because I can't help eating chocolate and the odd bit of other junk food/soft drink, but chocolate is my main weakness! So it really needs to be about a lifestyle change and eating healthier all the time.

Ooooo I am in!!! First time in my life I have ever had to watch my weight, I was size 6 and 54kgs when I fell pregnant and put on 40KGS through being pregnant with DS, have lost 15kgs so far, have alot to go!

Woot woo let's get this party started, will PM you my details tomorrow - Thanks a bunch!

Good Luck Ladies!! xx

Just done spin at the gym.... but now the wine glass found me :o

I've signed up for the wii fit challenge and am walking with two friends most mornings for aobut 3kms around our area, pushing prams etc, so hopefully will start to see a difference soon. The real fun begins tomorrow ladies.

We are going to do this :), we are strong and we will be MILF's, lol.

Im joining in :lol:
I cant exercise much but will be trying my hardest.
Ive just bought one of those trailers to put on the back of a bike (thats on layby)

SO measurements tomorrow...best I go measure myself tonight

Ok my measurements are in. It took so long for me to find a tape measure!! lol.

I am planning on going to the gym 4 nights a week - so I'll do Zumba one night, 1/2 hr weights 1/2 hour treadmill on the other two days and then Fridays I do my 1.5 hr Yoga class, and will hopefully do a bit of yoga thru the week too.

Food wise: Just cutting out all the crap -no more chocolate bar everyday :redface: no more junk food and take-away, cutting back on how much juice I drink (sneaky calories, I have one almost everyday) upping my water intake, more vege, more fruit, more good grains. Will let myself have something naughty on Sundays tho, that will be my 'fat day' :lol:

Yay! I'm excited!

We've got one of those trailers Maz. The kids love it. They call it the red bus lol. If I say to Nate, "do you want to go in the bus?" he goes and stands at the door to the garage.

Sibbie I'll be up there with you on the choccie-a-day cravings - We can do it! We can do it! We can do it!

At the mo, we're stuck in a tiny little temporary apartment with none of 'our stuff' for three months so DH let my buy a Wii yesterday after I told him about how all of you raved about it (:redface: sad I know...).
We had a ball on it last night! We got the EA Active as well....man that's a good owrkout!

Just sent in my measurements too.

Maz, I have been bugging DH about getting a bike trailer. I think he wants to avoid it so he doesn't have to cycle lol

My plan is to increase my exercise by walking at least 45 minutes every day or hop on cross trainer if it's raining. I want to go back to my Pilates class but just have to work out best time around the kids & DH. I do have a pilates DVD so will at least do that once a week.

Just sent my measurements. But I couldn't get the same measurements twice so I don't think it's going to be a very accurate for me LOL. And my weight is on the scales here at home... but I think I'd prefer to use my weight from the gym scales on a mon night.

I'm just going to try and cut down my snacking on crap. My problem is I don't just dunk 1 or 2 biscuits in my tea.. i sit there with the tin and eat half a dozen or more LOL. Butter and chocolate are my other weaknesses. So I'm just going to try and cut right back and include more fruits and things as my snacks. I'll try and drink more water, and we are going to the gym hopefully 3 times a week. I'm going back on my TCM herbs soon and he doesn't want me eating greasy fatty foods either so that'll help motivation-wise too.

My plan of attack is the whole lot, just slowly.

I will be aiming to do 30mins on the Wii everyday, as well as building to 2 x 10mins on the cross trainer (until i am fit enough to do more, i was advised this is better for improving metabolism). XT can be subbed for a walk with DH before dinner (also good for metabolism).

I need to start eating better - i am going to aim on sticking to breakfast again and over time make it the biggest meal of my day. I will be buying more fruit for snacking and some almonds as i know how good they are snack wise. I need to make my dinner portions smaller, drink water beforehand and stop at 1 glass of coke (instead of the whole bottle).

I also need to get back into drinking water. I dont often get thirsty anymore, but i am going to drink when i feel hungry as thirst often feels like hunger!

At my last job i was losing weight effectively because i was on my feet 8hrs a day, i was downing 3L of water just at work because of the sweat you would work up... i was just eating crap. So now I have put back on 7kg and am shattered i am back over the magic 100, crap :(

Just got to get to finding my tape measure.

you girls are SO inspiring!!!

Look at how positive you all are...man your all rubbing off (thankyou)

Plan of attack

3 week detox of carbs....no carbs what so ever, no bread, potatoe, rice, pasta NADDA, yes its going to kill me but I lost 15kg last year doing it (ive only gained 5kg of it back) so im going to do it again.

Try walking twice a week for now...see how much it hurts me in a certain area first and take it from there

Drink MORE WATER!!!! Ditch my beloved coffee :cry: for water

Eat breakfast to get me going for th eday...so yoghurt and fruit

I so wish I could join a gym like you all..but $$$$ and my health wont permit it so will have to do it the cheaparse way lol.

Ive got a Wii...maybe I need to get some 'games' for me instead of the kids lol

OOh I forgot to mention the juice aspect! Yes, very sneaky calories in there - so when I'm wanting to lose weight (or just get healthy) I substitute it with lemon pieces in water - or lime pieces. Its so yummy - and very good for cleansing your system! :D

So I'll be doing that instead of juice.

Woo hoo! So far we have 17 ladies joined up. With this many motivated girls we can kick this for sure!

Maz - I am the same as you re: the gym. I know if I went I would just go to the aerobics sessions so instead I bought a couple of dvds and it is just as good. In fact it is better as I don't have to worry about babysitting or travel time.

I like exercising in front of DS because I want him to learn from example and hopefully it will all be easier for him than it is for me. So I try to let him see me jog (DH and DS go on bikes) and play soccer as well. And when he asks how my exercise is I always talk it up (even if I am not feeling into it) Figure it can only help him make exercise a part of his own life as he gets older.

Hi everyone :hello:

Just PMd my stats to Krys so I am rearing to go, although I don't have a Wii so I will have to make do with old fashioned walking. I do have some hand weights at home and I might even get back to the gym this week.

For me the choc cravings will be the hardest. I will try to get through the week without any.... ooh it's gonna be hard!

Thank you for inspiring me ladies. Lets get moving!
oxo

Ooh, I'm so excited!!

I'm going to be following an eating plan BW sent me from her FS, which means for the next 4 weeks I will be cutting out -

White rice
Pasta
Biscuits, cake
Tropical fruits
Icecream
Cheese
Chocolate, lollies and sweets
No fried food
Only 2 slices of bread per day
As much protein as possible

A friend of mine eats like this all the time, and she said that when she first started, she felt really sick for the first few days while her body detoxed. So I will start it on Friday, so I can detox over the long weekend next weekend and be ready for work on Tuesday.

Apart from that, I'm doing the Wii Fit challenges, and planning to go for a walk along the river near where I work, hopefully 3 times a week, but we'll see.

DH will be joining me in the challenge, and he's going to be using the corporate gym more regularly. We've also just started on multivitamins, so we're looking forward to a decent change, hopefully!

I have just Pm'd my measurements as well! Scary stuff as I have done some serious damage over Easter and holidays! Thank goodness for this challenge to get me back on track.

My plan of attack is to

-Use my treadmill 5 days a week - aim for 5Km a day and as fitness builds up, add in some interval training with soem jogging.
-Drink water. I will do this by carrying a drink bottle around.
-EAT BREAKFAST!!! This is how I lost 10kg. Over the last 2 weeks I ahvent had brekky and I have put on weight! So must eat a healthy breakfast.
-No Maccas. I love that stuff so much but I will resist but allow myself a small cheeseburger meal on a Friday as I am only human and have learnt not to cut everything out as that will only end in binge eating.
-I am also going to add in 50 sit ups and 20 push up (girl style) a day. Not neccesarily all at once, but through the day. I might even do some witht he kids in my class at school. I am sure they wont mind. :)

GL everyone. Last chance meal tonight :rofl:

oops Double post! Must be over keen! LOL!

Haha we're having fish and chips as a last chance meal tonight - we've tried to diet so many times and always fail, but this time - we're not going to fail - we've got something special to look forward to at the end of it (and we're going to keep doing it even when that something special is happening ;)) so we are definitely serious about it NOW.

I'll PM my stats now. Its scary.

Is it too late to join in?? Will have to dig out the tape measure scary!!

just sent through my stats. i couldnt find my tape measure so i had to use a piece of string and then use DH's tool type tape measure to measure the string LOL

Well I have just submitted my stats - scary! Also feeling bummed - my Wii Fit on the carpet was VERY wrong and I am 2kgs heavier than I thought:o:wall: So My new goal is 7kgs to get into the "healthy" BMI

The plan - for the first few weeks

Eat a healthy breakfast ( a big change for me)
Pack my lunch for work + healthy snacks
NOT binge/snack when I get HOME from work OR drive though takeaway for a "snack":redface: A VERY bad habit I have acquired
Drink more water - I love the lemon pieces in water idea too!
Jump on the Wii Fit three times or more for 30mins
Walk three times per week for 1 hour

I'm not very good at sticking with things so hope all of your inspiration helps me reach my goal - 7kgs feels insurmountable - and its only the beginning...I really need to lose 10-15kgs to look fab...

Weighed myself with our Wii Fit - the first time it said I was underweight and had LOST about 60kg since last time :rofl:
Um yeah..that's so not right! Did it again and it made a bit more sense!

SS that's whats mines been doing :)

Hi Girls - can I pllllllllease join! I have a 4.5 month old baby girl and I am struggling to motivate myself to kick this last 6 kgs! Grrrrr

Krysalyss - just PMed you

PM Sent :) THANKYOU so much!!!

Hi Alison! I pmd you but one bounced. But I think the second one went through. Let me know if it didn't. :)

Biggest Loser season finale is on at the moment (EST) if anyone is after some inspiration ;)

will do measurements & pm them in the morning

Hiya, I got it thanks a bunch. :thumbsup::)

OK guys. I am signing off temporarily and will be back Thursday night. For my first week I am on holiday to see some relatives so I will be thinking of you all to keep me strong and resist holiday eating!
So wishing you all an awesome first week. We have 30 people who have committed to the first four weeks of getting healthier and happier with ourselves. So when you aren't feeling strong take heart in the fact we all feel that too. If you fall off the wagon, don't dwell on it - just get back on.
See you all later in the week!

Thanks Krysalyss, have a great holiday!

oooh yes Sterla, I'm watching it, I'm in WA though so the last weigh in before the finale show is just on. Can't wait to see the end results, what motivation!

Good luck everyone, we can do it!:dance:

Hello ladies :hello:. I'm looking forward to joining you all. I have heaps of weight to loss.

My attack plan includes:
I will NOT eat after dinner. My biggest downfall is snacking at night,
I will count calories.
I will do some form of exercise every day.

I will probably add more as I go. :)

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Haha we're having fish and chips as a last chance meal tonight- we've tried to diet so many times and always fail, but this time - we're not going to fail - we've got something special to look forward to at the end of it (and we're going to keep doing it even when that something special is happening ;)) so we are definitely serious about it NOW.

I'll PM my stats now. Its scary.

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I could have wirtten that Mel. I think because it's both DH and I we either really encourage and support each other or we unintentionally sabotage each other. Usually the latter, which is why we're both so fat! We are both starting tomorrow. Hopefully we can go the whole hog this time, for the same reason you are! But also just for us and the kids.

I just did my measurements. Seriously scary stuff. Even if my weight wasn't bad enough, those measurements were horrible. I remember a time when my hips were as big (or small!) as my waist is now. And the sad thing is at the time I also remember thinking how fat I felt :( I've never had a good relationship with my body, but now I am so big and unfit I see how slim and fit I was once upon a time!

I'm in too! I'm just really in it for the excercise part as i really, REALLY need to tone up..
I don't have any scales so i'll go buy some tomorrow!!
I hope it's not too late!

Hi Lilias - I know how you feel, I used to feel fat, hmph, if only I could look like that again! We're never happy with our bodies are we. Let's kick butt and we'll be MILF's before we know it lol. I did Weight Watchers 5 years ago and lost 8 kgs in 4 months - of which I kept all but 2 kgs off until I got pregnant and that was still having my beloved choccy every night, everything in moderation - the key is to watch the saturated fats and get plenty of exercise, even 30 mins of walking a day is good for you! I have a wheat intolerance so can't eat a lot of the takeaway foods at least, but I can still eat curry, Thai, chicken treat etc (chicken and chips anyway)....chocolate, coke, the list goes on! And I always manage to find the yummy gluten free bikkies which I can't just stop at one now can I!!!! Not a healthy lunch. Anyway, you get the gist, we can do this girls, let's keep each other motivated.

Hi Kymmy - yay, us November BB girls are joining ranks, this is exciting lol! You're beautiful, I'll swap bodies with you any day. xx

Sterla- I am watching it too. So inspirational.
Lilias- :hug: I feel like that too but we can do it
Yowie- I have to not eat after dinner as well. I am a bad snacker. I plan to allow myself to have green tea at night as that will be slow to drink and healthy and keep me occupied. ;)

Can I join too :x

i have to join to...please......
ali- yeah us bb girls doing it together!
alicia- our numbers are so similar its scary, except ive NEVER been a size 6!
is krys around tonight still?????
x madame x