Ok so it's been a crap start to thins challenge for me. Have been having trouble but am back on the wagon tomorrow. Hoping it's a nice day so we can go for a walk. If it's not I will try and drag out the pilates DVD I have and do that.
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Squats and lunges under the bar yesterday and running 5km today = a really sore butt.
I hope it recovers in time for my pump class tomorrow.
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Ok so it's been a crap start to thins challenge for me. Have been having trouble but am back on the wagon tomorrow. Hoping it's a nice day so we can go for a walk. If it's not I will try and drag out the pilates DVD I have and do that.
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Just a quicky for me, been flat out at home so no perssies from me until maybe tonight... I just wanted to duck in and share my disappointmentI know weigh day is tomorrow but I jumped on the scales this morning. I was ovulating yesterday and the day before and I've lost weight enough times to know that during ovulation is when I have a slight gain so I was mentally prepared to not have the best results for the 1st week BUT there was a whopping 700gram gain
So upset about it and will really need this thread to keep me going over the next week so that I don't loose motivation. I have eaten pretty well, and managed to go for a swim on Monday. Oh and my boobs were full this morning too as ds's last feed was at 2:30am. Anyway today I am sorting out a pool membership. It shouldn't be as tricky as it is but we are planning on moving if we sell our house and the 2 pools that are closest to us won't refund any part of a season membership if we move
so I don't want to pay heaps for a 10-20 visit pass when it will only last for a few weeks and will cost more than a season ticket... Does this all sound like excuses to you? I have booked ds into swimming lessons starting Oct 8th and they let you stay for a swim afterwards so that's pretty cool. Ahhhh I need to loose as much weight as I can before this darn knee opperation in November. The more I think about it the more disruptive it is to 'my' plans, such as loosing weight, looking FAB this summer and gettign pregnant in December not being stuck in a wheel chair for 3 months
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OK, I am nearly a week late, but can I join too?
Bub number 3 is now 14 weeks old and the fat suit is just hanging around. I haven't put any on since she was born, but I haven't really lost any either. So I am sitting at 75kg, 12 kg heavier than I was the first half of last year.
Anyway, I joined the gym a fortnight ago and have been working hard. Pump, Combat and Zumba classes aswell as some running and weights. No change to my weight yet, but I have lost a couple of cms from my waist and hips. My goal is to lose 10kg and to be back into my size 10 wardrobe by the end of this challenge. I will do a proper weigh in and measurements tomorrow morning.
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Quickly from me too. Chin up Cherished, ive probably put on weight with all my self medicating this past week :'( The weekend will be better I hope.
God, losing someone sucks
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Mind if i join in, went for a walk again today (been off for a bit) and it nearly killed me so back to getting fitter and faster it is.
What details do you need hun?
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I am just the same... seem to get stuck at 63kg. I think maybe I would look funny if I was much thinner than that, but would just like to see for myself.
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Same, I can't imagine what I'd look like 5kg lighter than 63, but funny lookin or not I really want to see it.I am just the same... seem to get stuck at 63kg. I think maybe I would look funny if I was much thinner than that, but would just like to see for myself.
Was anyone else a chubby kid and a fat teenager - even when I'm at my slimmest of that dreaded 63 plateau and in 10's I think I still look like I'm just a 'slimmer version of jiggly/chubby', I really want to get beyond that. I know people who are bigger than me who think they look alright, more like 'a slightly chubbier version of slim', and wonder if it's because they were actually skinny at some point and I wasn't that we have such different outlooks.
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Hey Sas, yeah I have always felt that way. I was skinny as a kid but have always felt big since being a teenager. I used to be really slim as I had a super active job, but I still thought I was fat. I am about 10 kgs heavier than the start of last year but I always look the same to me whether I am larger or smaller. So I definitely have skewed perception of how big I am. I can only see it in photos when I look back.
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for Cherished. Don't be hard on yourself. So, you gained & you know why & alot of that gain is due to lead up to O & full BBies, so I am guessing your gain would have been alot less than 700g.
Sas, yep same here - I look in the mirror & think I look great then I see a photo and realise how big I really am *sigh*
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Thanks Sunny and Rhi, Sunny I'm so sorry you have lost someone hon. I'm feeling a bit better after chatting with dh today and I decided what pool to go to and will do my 1st swimming workout on Friday. I'm also going to buy some new kitchen scales and start counting my calories properly as of tomorrow. The app on my phone is great so it should be easy.... ish lol
Berrme & ZF all I need to know is what your goal is and I'll update it in a new post every Thursday. Other than that just the commitment to the 12 weeks (now 11) and a commitment to support each other in this thread
Sas I was not a chubby kid but I still felt I was overweight even when I wasn't. I too look at some other woman who have my figure and I think they look great yet I'm still not happy with myself. I think it may have something to do with how they carry themselves or dress? I dunno
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Sas, I know where you are coming from. I was a size 12 in high school which seemed big compared to other teenage girls at the time, and I do sort of always think of myself as big now even though I having been thinner than that as an adult (except while pregnant and the few months after) and am not big compared to other people. I was a super fit and pretty muscular size 8 -10just before getting pregnant with DD, and I know that I looked great. But I didn't feel particularly thin because I have broad shoulders and big strong legs... I have no chance of being one of those slender people in size 6 jeans because of my shape. I am getting much better at feeling good about my body since having kids, but I still think I need to work some more on accepting the body that I have, and not comparing myself to other people.
Cherished1, try not to worry... hormones and water retention are a total b#tch when it comes to weigh ins! Leave the scales alone for a few days.
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Cherished you will be fine sweetie
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Just finished my walk. Loving my shape ups!
Having mixed feelings about the weigh in tomorrow. Hope I've los something! For weeks now I keep hoping to lose even 500g but scales havent moved, so hope tomorrow is the day.
Good luck everybody
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Hmmm.... DH's boss did a big favour for us last week, so today I baked gluten free bickies for her. Ate probably too much of the dough to test the recipe. BUT I did get that walk in, and the rest of the day's eating was stellar. Bike is now set up for me, so will put in some piston-work tomorrow, and swimming on Saturday.
Squats and lunges are a great idea Onyx. DD loves them, but somehow I let them drop out of my routine.
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Oh dear, scales were not kind this morning - but still bloated and af has a few more days till she's gone. Hope there's a nice drop once she's left the building.
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... moved list...
Last edited by Cherished; September 8th, 2011 at 11:51 AM.
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Hey after a dismal week, I managed to lose 600 gms. So I'm 70.4. I'm happy with that just not my effort. Today is a new start.
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