New Years Body Transformation Challenge 2009!

[AmandaJ]

I'll join in as well.

Does it matter that I' still b/fing?

hugs xoxo

[blizz]

yep I am in.. I woosed out last year no excuses i am rapidly turning in to the good year blimp

[sconeonamission]

Oh, I am so in! I need motivation coz there's certainly no movitation (ie: sex and shopping!!) in this house Maybe once I start losing a bit!
Measurements, I'm not sure where exactly to measure bust waist hips - maybe I'll go to a chemist weight loss person and she can show me exactly (iykwim) so I can measure myself at home

[Astrid]

Gosh, I really should do this. DD1 had the camera and took some photos of me, not very flattering. Don't have scales, but do have the Wii fit, so I have to exercise to get my weight.

[Arimeh]

geez how bloody depressing. We just took our measurements.

Darn this extra weight!!!

Can we take measurements of our wrists or something? They are the only skinny part of me, and I'd like to not feel so depressed.

[Beach Mama]

Ok I'm in too... I desperately need people to keep me on track and accountable. Makes me sad I can't do it myself but if I'm going to be healthier and happier I have to do this! Will pm measurements when I can - going to dig up my tape measure.

[Astrid]

I am going to also measure my thighs and upper arms just for my own personal record keeping. For me I find them to be a good indicator of weight loss, also I want them to be so much smaller

[Arimeh]

Astrid - if I took mine i'd probably die of shock. So its best just to let these things stay unknown

[amber]

Ooooohh....can I join too? I'm on holidays from uni at the moment so instead of running to classes I'm sitting around munching on Chrissy leftovers
I will try and dig up a tape measure and email those results Lucy.
I'm certainly not looking forward to seeing what they are!

[tiggerandpooh]

count me in too... need the motivation and encouragement. I am such a lazy so and so. we got a wii and wii fit for christmas EARLY ... and all I need to do is get it out every day... but do i??? will email you Lucy the measurements and weight. will get the wii fit out this morning to weigh myself...

[*Ali*]

I thought I would come in an share my weight loss plan (goals) and rewards, I think for me putting it all out there will help me stay on track.

1. 4kgs Loss end of Jan(pre-baby weight)- Reward Pedicure
2. 5kgs loss by beginning April (9kgs total loss)- Reward massage
3. 10% total body weight loss End April (12 kgs total loss)- Reward New Jeans
4.5kgs loss by 23rd June(DD 3rd Birthday, 17kgs total loss)- Reward New winter boots
5. 6kgs loss by 25th Sept (4th wedding anni. 23kgs total loss)- Reward Romantic Dinner
6. 7 kgs loss by 4th Jan 2010 (My 30th Birthday- 30kg total loss)- Reward Shopping holiday Melbourne

For me I think breaking it up into small achievable goals will help, because if I look at the whole big picture it seems to scary and daunting. I have thought about it carefully this time around, and I am hoping that because I have a plan I will be more inclined to stick to it.

ETA- I have figured out that I only have to average 600gm loss per week to achieve my goal- I think that is a reasonable expectation to maintain.

[MrsFabuloso]

I wrote this down for myself last night and put it in another thread and thought maybe it would be good to post here....

Last night I wrote out some rules for myself:

-More water (Drink 2lt of water, more for the filling up factor than to hydrate, LOL!)
-2-3 serves fruit, 3-5serves veggies a day, every day
-Have a glass of water when hungry between meals (then wait 15mins to see if I'm really hungry or if I can distract myself)
-NO added sugar (even in coffee/tea, only from 2-3pcs fruit)
-3 meals 2 snacks
-No spending extra money on food (eg: if we go out, I will bring my own food, no buying chocolate/junky snacks)
-Write it down (I am going to do a food diary for a while to get myself under control and see whre my bad times are, though I think I know!!)
-Limit processed foods (I have been eating alot of convenience stuff like muesli bars, cerial, bread and though not bad in themselves really, I should be eating fruit and veggies)
-Walk AT LEAST 20mins 5 times a week (I have been carrying Lily in my ergo and pushing Liam in the single pram, or pushing them both in the double pram. I find if I use the carrier, my legs are sorer like I've been doing squats, but if I push them in the pram, I get more puffed out, so a mixture for me is good!)

And that's it for now. I don't want to overwhelm myself with too many specifics just yet and I think these things are pretty basic for me. It's stuff I used to always do before having kids and I have just let them slip, so I want to get back into the old habbits!

[Lucy]

Thanks girls. And for those who are writing goals and plans: WELL DONE! This is absolutely brilliant, and the very best way to get motivated and STAY motivated!

So far I have received stats for the following people:

Lilias
Queenbee
Captain
Krysallys
Arimeh
Arimeh's DH

For anyone who is looking at setting some plan or goals, here is what I would suggest:

Goals should be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely.

For example:

I will lose an average of 0.6kg a week. This means I will lose 7.2kg in 12 weeks. I will weigh myself weekly to keep myself on track. This is a healthy weight loss per week, and is more than achievable as long as I maintain healthy eating habits and exercise. So by the end of March I will be 7kg lighter, and will have lost cm's from all over my body, which is an exciting & realistic goal.

Think about HOW your eating and exercise will change to achieve this. It may be that you need to look at total calories (Calorie King is great for this: Google it!). Or it may be that you are committed to joining Weight Watchers. Or doing one of the many "shake" programs. Or it may be that you simply need to cut out junk food and grog? Each circumstance is different. So make sure you know how YOU are going to tackle this.

And exercise.....how are you going to get moving? Join a gym? Walk every day? Use an exercise bike? Skip? Swim? Bear in mind, to lose weight, you need to do at least 4 x 30 mins of SOMETHING!

And how are you going to reward yourself for mini goals achieved? (Ali has great examples in her post above!)

Mine from last year are here: all achieved!

Good luck girls, in your planning, and make sure you all send me through your stats please!

[Indadhanu]

I'm in..... my goal is ultimately to lose cm's and fit in my size 10 pants again! My weight goal is in my sig (54.7kg), but I'm not really sure how that will pan out since I'd like to build muscle.

My eating... I think I'd like to start eating 3 healthy meals a day. For exercise, my goal is to get OUT more (I do a lot of WiiFit-ing, but I'd like to give Jazz and I some fresh air) and do some early morning walking.

I'd like to do this as something for me, lose weight for ME not just Shel, eat healthy for ME not just Jazz (as I'm bfing), being able to fit into my clothes again so I am comfortable. Even though I don't have a lot to lose, I have some bad eating habits and don't take care of myself like I should so I'm hoping doing it with other people will help me change that

[Hoody]

OOOH i wanna be in too.

I am a bridesmaid late feb and again in Nov and have a few KG to lose and loads of toning to do. Off to get on the horrid scales and to dig out the measuring tape then i'll email you Lucy.

YAY i'm excited now- Hoody

[Ambah]

Lucy I will try email my measurements to you tomorrow! I still don't have a tape measure, or scales this week (I normally use the ones at gym, but their creche is shut all this week). So if I can't get them in by tomorrow, next week it is!

Seriously fretting about the gains I can feel I've made over the Christmas period! I am hanging out for 5th Jan when the creche reopens... In the meantime I am trying not to gorge myself on everything in sight... i can't even go walking as I would have to drag Aidyn along, and dont have a double pram!

Lucy - A question about weight loss tickers. Do we have to start them from the beginning of this New Years challenge? Or can we start them from when we began our fitness/health kick if it was earlier? Cause I started a few months ago.

[Hoody]

Things i am going to do-

-Eat 3 balanced meals a day (no more starving myself til mid afternoon even if it is unintentional) and then binging on anything i can get my hands on
-Walk my dog daily
-Keep a food diary (yes i know what i eat already but have the tendency to live in denial if i have a food diary i WILL make better choices iykwim)
-Drink a minimum of 2L of water a day.

My 1st Mini goal is to lose 3kg by Jan 24th as my DH is going away on the 8th and this is his return date. I would like to have lost this amount by then and if i succeed i will treat myself to having my hair done the day b4 he comes home to a "new" wife.

I think losing some weight and gaining some fitness will do wonders for me and even for DH. I have next to no sex drive and think its because i don't feel attractive etc. Maybe focusing on me will help out in that dept. I would like my kids to have good example to follow.

[Beach Mama]

Ok I have emailed you Lucy and sent my ticker code!

I am 70 kgs would like to be 58kgs. That is about smack bang in the middle of my healthy BMI range and I would be around a size 10-12 but that doesn't concern me as much as just feeling and looking healthier. I look and feel BIG right now, being only 5ft 1 means every kg is noticed. I will be doing it slowly because I am breastfeeding but like you Leash I want to get out every day, even its for a 20 min walk. Both kids in the pram are around 25kgs so that's a great start.

As far as eating goes, I need some ideas for healthy lunches - I tend to skip it and then I eat cr@p later in the day before dinner. I also LOVE juice in the morning with my breakfast and fizzy drinks with dinner. Maybe I should get some diet cordial and mineral water and have that so I don't feel like I'm missing out! Ugh. Thinking aloud here, bear with me!