New Years Body Transformation Challenge 2009!

[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.

[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!

[Lulu]

I forgot to get my tape measure! Will do tomorrow..

[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.

[Amity]

Sorry Lucy, I couldn't find a tape measure - I will get one tomorrow... I have a hot date tonight so can't right now...

(may be some sexercise might help with the weight loss!)

[amber]

I really love the Waterford's range of diet soft drinks. If you are a lemon,lime and bitters fan they do a great diet version!
I don't really have any good lunch ideas. I love sushi for lunch but if I'm being really good I try and have carbs just for breakfast so will just have some salad or a nice vege soup. Though with this heat at the moment I might have to experiment with some chilled soup recipes

[The[cookie]Doctor]

if anyone wants a template for stats/food diary/fluid intake/physical activity I have just made one up (and by just it's taken me half the day )... pm me with your email addy if you would like a squiz.

[Astrid]

Lucy - I sent a PM earlier today, did you get it?

[Hoody]

Lucy - I sent a PM earlier today, did you get it?

me too

[Lucy]

Yep, got a load this afternoon. Will update it all later.

[Lucy]

My private messages box was overfull, so I have done a big cull and delete and now I have done all the stats and all the ticker codes I have been sent!

On Thursday 1st Jan, this thread here, with all your beautiful tickers, will be opened and will be the week one chat thread. I will then copy the ticker page across each week into the start of a new thread, and watch those ticker rules move!

https://www.bellybelly.com.au/forums...ml#post1579289

The people I have stats from are:

Me
Lilias
Queenbee
Captain
Krysalyss
Krysalyss's DH
Armimeh
Armimeh's DH
Harmony
AmandaJ
Rory
Amber
Ali
Kirst11
Laranna
Cookiemonster
Cookiemonster's DH
Leasha
Astrid
Tanstar
Hoody
Shazz
Mum2Squidgee
Hp'sMum

[amber]

Thanks Lucy!!

[twin-monkey mama]

HI im new to this site, and would really like to participate in the weight loss challenge.
is there anything i need to do ?

[~mamaspice~]

Okay I'm in! Will get some new batteries for the scales and PM you my stat's tomorrow Lucy!

I have set myself a personal challenge to lose 15 kilo's by my birthday in April so this is going to be a good motivation for me

Twin-monkey mama, Lucy's post on the first page of this thread tells you everything you need to know!

[tk1999]

Ok, could not find my sewing style tape measure to save my life so used DPs belt and then measured the marks against a builders type tape measure!! Not the most accurate but will do for now! Have PM'd details to Lucy... it is quite daunting and liberating to do that. It makes me ill to look at the stats but liberated because I will get to see them going down!

Stats:
Current Weight 88kg
Bust 101cm
Waist 103cm
Hips 115cm
History: PCOS, pre-diabetic on Metformin for insulin resistance

My goals are:
*To get to 85kg by mid January if not sooner and then take it in 5kg increments (or decrements ha ha) until I reach 70kg... optimal for my height and age is 55-65kg but I really can't see that at the moment so will be more than happy with 70-75kg.
*To eat better so that when I go back to Uni (end Feb 2009) I have already formed good eating habits
*To stop procrasting and just do it (do you think Nike would sponsor me!!)
*To really do workouts when not with personal trainer rather than just walking on treadmill and convincing myself it is just as good

I thrive on not letting people down and some competition... sick I know but it has worked for me in the past to loose near 10kg (only to put it all back on plus some more!)

[Lucy]

I thrive on not letting people down and some competition

Me too.

You need to get yourself a training buddy. Someone of similar fitness to train intervals with! Soemone who will crack the ****es if you don't turn up!

[LimeSlice]

Alrighty girls, count me in!
And look out - I have 40kgs to lose and I am damned motivated! lol