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Hey Tara, Hey Kaytee.
I would've said I need lose 10 kg but having put on another 2, I'll make it 12kg-
I am a night eater, a baking eater, an ice cream and choc eater. So if I can stop most of that it'll help.
Also the boys go back to school on Thursday so I can get out for walks with the baby or do Yoga/ pilates at home.
I'll try for 3 days yoga/ pilates and 3 days walking a week.
I was so naughty today and made choc chip muffins :shakehead: Oh well, I've been so good lately but at least I got it out of my system before Thursday :) Hopefully I can get to the gym tonight then i wont feel so bad :)
Can't wait for tomorrow everyone :cheer: So fantastic that we have so many people signed up!
Epacris , I know what you mean about threads like this, if you can try to at least drop in for a weekly update on your weight loss that will be awesome! and I will at least be here for inspiration or encouragement of whatever you need. It sounds like you've made a huge lifestyle commitment anyway :clap: Are you doing the sweet poison quit plan?
Just a suggestion for anyone trying to cut out white carbs or any carbs for that matter. Have you considered trying lots of different grains that aren't so common or even thought of? Things like quinoa, amaranth, millet, oats, barley, couscous, buckwheat, corn & vegetable, spelt or soy pastas, spelt or arrowroot flour, there's loads more I just can't think of them. Oh and how about some super yummy healthy bread from the health food shop. I buy Sprouted Grain Lifestyle bakery Spelt & Chia seed loaf YUMMMMM. I give this to DS too, it's got no flour, no added sugars, organic wholegrain, low gi, minimal processing, easily digested, free from flour, eggs, dairy, perservatives and additives. This is a GOOD carb and lovely for yout toast, no need to cut that out of your daily diet :D
kaytee I hope they are gone my Thursday ;) naught naughty... You too munchkin-mumma! If only we could control ourselves..... :p
doubletrouble sounds like a great plan hon
Audax YAY another dedicated chic for this thread, so happy I'll be seeing you often. I'm already so inspired that you have lost so much weight!!
LittleMissSummer, you've got to start somewhere so it may as well be here, good on your joining, I'll no doubt be posting everyday so keep myself on track so you'll have loads of support :D
Mak I'm with you on the minful eating, I need to get organised. I feed DS super well so I think that if I just eat what he's eating I'll be right ;)
minimatron, well done on the weight loss so far :clap: I'm sure you'll continue to keep loosing!
Onyx I don't think you are alone with those eating habits, so many people skip breakfast. I used to be one of them, now I LOVE breakfast. I think you can train yourself and your body to want it, you'll jut need to make that initial commitment to eat it every day. Maybe even something quick like a glass of milk, cup of yoghurt, fruit?
Sorry to anyone I missed, I was working my way back through the posts but ds has just woken up.....
The house is almost clean of tempters. Last night we finished the choc cake and the moon cakes. Checked the cupboards for hiding chippies etc and was happy to find nothing- Except the 2 bars of choc in the fridge. Those are for choc chip cookies for the kids. I'll just have to get some will power there I guess.
The lactation cookies- how bad are they for the diet? I was hoping with dried fruit they would be okay.
Last day of school holidays and of summer (offically) here.
Hehehe Cherished, I love this motivation! I'm feeling all naughty ;)
No need to worry about the cookies hanging around tomorrow. DH had some - loves them - then I told them what they were for and he's gone to work worried that he's gonna start leaking milk :rofl: DT, they've got quite a bit of butter and sugar in them, so they're not entirely healthy.
Exercise is good here! Bubs is getting back into napping again so I'm doing the workouts on my phone, and when she wakes up we'll be off for a walk.
Reckon tomorrow I might get my starting weight, then update it each Thursday.
Ok I have just checked in to see everyones goals and I'd like to lose 13 kg of baby weight from 2 pregnancies (never really lost the first lot lol...)
Good luck everyone!
Lactation cookies are my undoing! I am better with store bought stuff than baked stuff, because I don't eat as much of it.
I chatted with DH last night about this. He thinks 4 is a wussy number and I should go for 7. I don't know if 7 is do-able, but I will give it a red hot go.
Eating strategies:
* portion control - I used to get madly hungry in early BFing days, but now that she's feeding less, I really don't need so much.
* better snacking. Going to keep vegie sticks and homemade dip in the fridge at all times
* swap milky teas for herbals. With winter disappearing, I'll be swapping hot drinks for water anyway.
* take own morning tea to outings. Fruit bread, crackers and dip etc, rather than cake.
Exercise strategies:
* 30 minute walk every day (at least one)
* 3 other workouts, probably 2 cycling, one swimming
* At least one of the 3 has to be hardcore.
Motivators:
* being skinnier than SIL (works for me every time)
* looking great in a bikini
Rewards:
Trying to come up with something here. New jeans? Hardly a motivation in summer. New dress? Maybe. weekend away? If we can afford it. I'll keep thinking.
Hmmmm. I have been watching from the outside. Am I in or not? Ummmm, well, maybe……….
Yeah ok. I really do need to lose some of this weight, although it has come from my writing up my thesis - a different kind of baby :) And I did just join the gym at work. I think I am scared to step on the scales and take measurements!
OMG OMG OMG :hooray: KRYSALYSS is IN!!!!! YAHOOOOOOOO I was secretly hoping that you would find this thread, lucky you did or you may have seen a pm from me in your inbox. SO happy you've jumped on board, you were so inspiring when I lost 8kg's in the pre Christmas challenge thread that you started not last Christmas but the one before :D Both you and snugbug totally keep me going YAY.
kaytee & doubletrouble I think the lactation cookies are OK, you are the judge of what you are eating anyway but hey I think a couple of cookies a day is fine, just as long as you don't go overboard and that is the only treat you are having ;)
Audux, thanks for the reminder of the dips and veg sticks, I totally need to do that! I'm making so much food for ds that I'm sure I can whip up a few yummy dips for the fridge. mmmmm and flat bread cut up and baked in the oven is really nice to eat it with too.
nattyfred thats a decent effort, so hope you loose that 13kg in this challenge :cheer:
Yaaaaaaaaay krysalyss! I was hoping you'd hop on board too!
So what day is check-in day?
Also... I want to skip. But I'm afraid of looking like a nork.
Audax, do you mean skipping down the street or with a rope.... in any case get over yourself girl, skipping is awesome! :lol:
Krysalysse!!
Aww thanks for the welcome guys. Now I really feel obliged to be on board. Hmmm. I will have to think about my goals. I have started the C25K so that is a big one. I also want to get back down to 65kg (less if I can). Starting to feel excited now!
:cheer: Check in day is Thursday so I will be making a post every Thursday with updates on progress, Tomorrow is the 1st day of Spring so the Challenge starts then :cheer:
With a rope. The whole street can see into my yard, and I'm really an uncoordinated dermfpot.:
But we're moving out soon, so who cares, right?
Does packing boxes count as a workout?
Woooohooooo, the journey begins tomorrow :)
I'm so excited i want thisweight gone sooooooo bad.
Just lucky we start tomorrow had a bad 2 days :D
also, breastfeeding mummas remember that when you last fed can impact your weight :). My plan is to weig in after breakfast and morning feed when I'm empty boobs. Good luck ladies.
Im relatively unawares about BF and weight loss etc. For those who are doing it or done it, do you think it had an impact on your weight/figure?
Im very interested :)
Awwww Sunny I just saw that you are the oinker for DarkDreamer! She was my oinker and I was your oinker.... Together we are 3 onikers :p "onik, oink" :rofl: I actually say those words daily, several times a day to DS and he cracks up teheheheheh..... So breastfeeding, yes it can change the scales thanks for the reminder Tara, so weighing in can be tricky, I'm not too worried about it though, I lost 8kg's starting when ds was 6 weeks old and I just weighed in after he had a feed. I don't think bf'ing helped me loose weight though.
Westy I am so with you on the desperation to loose the weight!! I've been pretty slack :redface:
AFM I've been trying to figure out which pool to get a pass to and for DS to have swimming lessons at.... Better figure it out tomorrow or Friday I think so that I can get started!
Can't wait for tomorrow, girls! I've had such a crappy couple of days foodwise that I'm more determined than ever.
Oh so many of us, that's great!!
I'm off to a good start tonight, just ran 25 mins/3.5km and I had to keep pulling my pants up so that means they are getting too big woohoo lol!! I must admit I'm probably gonna eat something naughty tonight before the official start tomorrow.
Good luck everyone :)
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Cherished - Yeah I’m sort of doing the sweet poison quit plan. I haven’t cut out sugar/fructose completely but I have cut way, way, way back. So I’m heading in the right direction with a few blowouts along the way. He says in the book that women usually find it better/easier to cut down gradually rather than go cold turkey (men tend to be able to go cold turkey more easily).
I’m fully BFing DS3 and I’m constantly starving. I lose weight when I’m pregnant because I’m just so totally uninterested in food, but as soon as bubs is out, I’m cramming anything I can get into my body. I am consuming way more than I need for me and my milk making, hence the weight gain.
:cheer: Hooray for Spring! Go us! :leap:
After being so good with eating and exercising for the past month (and having lost 7kg+ as a result), I have had a crappy last few days. Back on board as of tomorrow though!
Bring on spring! :D
Wohhoo the day is here, let's get going hot sexy mummas!!!! I'll be back later for persies & some more motivation, must go and clean the house (1st workout) and I've already drank some water so I'm off to a good start!
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Im excited! I weighed in this morning at 71kg on the dot. Im going to have to do mini goals to keep me motivated! So I think by the end of this month I would like to have lost 3kgs and if I do I will reward myself with a 1 hour full body massage! Good luck to everyone! Thanks Cherished for getting me started!
Spring is here! I weighed in at 77.4 today :redface: So I'm 3kgs above my pre-baby weight.
Going with my 10kg goal I hope to be maximum 67.4kgs by summer. Not my ultimate end weight, but I'm not gonna lose 17kgs in 13 weeks!
Good luck everyone!
Im yet to weigh in, I don't own scales :redface: but we're off to the GP today so I will get her to weigh me and note what time and when Chevy's last feed was :)
BUT.......i'm well into MILF-mode now and am going to get super tough on myself as of today!
hannanat love the determination
munchkin don't you just love that pant pullin gup stage woohooo! What did yo u have naughty last night? I've really gotta find ways to reward myself that dont' involve food ;)
Epacris I was the opposite, while pg a stuffed everything in my mouth, I put on heaps! Breastfeeding I was eating normal I guess, and now I need to cut down portion sizes and ds is not feeding as much now that he has lots of soilds. I think I agree with the sugar thing, my dh could cut out anything if chose to whereas I find it harder.
Steral 7kg's is impressive! How have you done it?
minimatron, You are very welcome :D You are the one who is going to do all the hard work. Rewards are a great idea! I have already booked myself in for a massage next week, they are my favorite thing ever! My reward when I have lost 12kg's will be a $1000 shopping spree :leap: which is sooooo much money for me and WAY more than I hve ever gone out and spent on clothing but hey it will be worth it. My mini goal for this challenge is 8kg though and then I am having a knee operation and will be out of action for 3 months :o and then I wan to get pregnant so I don't know if I will get on the shopping spree?
Kaytee 3kg above pre-baby weight is awsome, it's kind of like one little goal box ticked once you reach the pre baby weight kwim
AFM well I have been active all morning chasing ds around and cleaning with a little helping hand from dh which is always lovely. After I get off the computer I am going to decide on which pool to go to for my swimming which I plan to do once or twice a week. Dh will also come with ds and they can have a swim while I do my laps :D
Sunny go grab yourself some scales hon, they don't cost much and I think you can get them in the supermarket. MILF :rofl: so happy you are in this thread with me :D
Edit, cherished, I'm going for a 6kg loss. SIX KILOS. Hear me? I am going to lose SIX kilos. That's two for each month of spring.
Want me to say it again? Six kilograms. I will lose 6 (that's 3 times 2 for the mathematical types) of them.
Say it back, so I can't forget!
Weighing in at 68.8, but let's call it 69 for easy's sake. So I'm headed for 63.
Off to a rocky start. Baby still sick and I have a sore bum from being sat on the couch for 4 of the last 5 hours. At least I can't get up to stuff my face. :lol: Dinner is in the slow cooker. Black eye bean casserole with brown rice. Yessum, delicious.
I went to Rebel Sport today to buy a new sports bra because it’s my birthday on Saturday and I needed to get something for DH and the kids to give me (that I actually need and want :rofl: ). DS2 was due for a feed from my RHS. The poor girl that helped me with my size didn’t really know what to say poor thing. One boob looked like it had heaps of room but the other was all squashed up and squeezed out the top and sides. We both decided that that fit was as good as it was going to get.
And Audax, 6kg did ya’ say? Was it 6? Skipping is so hot right now. The guy behind me in the line at the checkout was a personal trainer and was buying 4, FOUR skipping ropes.
To all the runners, I did a little bit of running in between DD and DS2 but as soon as I found out I was pregnant with DS2 I stopped. I started again when DS2 was 8 weeks old and it was awful, I couldn’t run for more than about 200m and everything wobbled like crazy. But I’ve been plugging away, pushing myself each time and I can now quite happily run for 30min/5km without stopping. It’s amazing how quickly you can improve.
I was away yesterday and usually when I go away overnight I miss the gym but I dragged myself out of bed in time for a 6am pump class and got back to the hotel just as DH was waking up. I felt kind of smug having done a workout before he even got up. Then I went and ate a huge breakfast at a Lebanese restaurant - I think I must have consumed my bodyweight in chickpeas :doh:
I did about 45 minutes cardio today but nothing too strenuous.
chickpeas = better than chocolate. Don't beat yourself up.:
Hi guys, Rough start for me today. I visited a friend last night and felt so ill on the way home. Still with me today so feeling yuk! So anyway I am going to weigh in tomorrow instead. Cherished I love the summary you did. Very pretty!
weighing in at 66kg.
Not such a great morning, got the boys off for their 1st day back at school then DD and I slept till 10.30.
Had poached egg and tomatoe on toast for lunch. We'll head out for a walk after her next sleep.
Tonight after dinner will be the hard part, thats when I eat. DH eats 3 dinners over the night and never puts on weight- blardy men!
Tabbouli (made with barley) for lunch. Not too bad. But main meals aren't my problem.
No exercise yet, due to flopsy mopsy baby girl. But I have my sneakers on. That's a start.
Hi all,
Ok I have weighed in but I am not sharing what I weigh (too embarassed) but I will track it in a spreadsheet. I am doing housework today and yoga tonight. Not doing too badly for food today (but did eat some choc. coated peanuts) and am cooking a low fat stir fry with lots of veg for dinner. Trying to get off the coffee (I only have one a day but still) and red wine (such a weakness of mine).
Have a great week all! If you are in Melbourne - how about this weather hey?! Can't get any better motivation to move your a$$ in this weather! ;P
Audax Did you say that was 6kg's or 6kg's I'm not sure I read it correctly, can you please make sure that I have it correct on the update post that 6kg's is how much you will be loosing As you Spring into action and loose 2kg's for each month of Spring, making that 6kg's ;) I'm gonna love hearing what you are eating, so many great ideas out of your kitchen, thing I have forgotten about such as barley tabbouli! yummo
Epacris, Sports bras are a must, and i just love those prezzies tha tyou pick out yourself lol I miss all of my gym clothes, they are all way too small for me. Thankfully I can dag out in my old clothes in my home gym so no one will see how bad I look! Well done on the running, I have no idea how I managed it but years back I managed to be able to do a pretty good jog/run for 30 minutes or so and man I LOVED it! The high I got from being able to 'breath' was just fantastic. I will never run again though, my knees are really bad.
Onyx I think you're smug too doing a workout before you dh is up ;) I used to rock up for breakfast at a cafe (only to meet a friend) all bright eyed and bushytaled due to having done a workout, you kinda feel like you've been up for ages and acomplished something. Gosh I miss those days. That restaurant sounds lovely, yummmm Lebanese food!
Krysalyss Thanks hon, hope you are feeling better tomorrow :hug:
doubletrouble, your dh has 3 dinners :o what the?? Hope you hang there tonight.
Rhichichi no need to be embarresed hon, we are all friends and we are cheering for your success :cheer:
AFM I managed to aviod one of my biggest temptations today, as mentioned the chocolate is in the same isle as the bread and I didn't even look at it YAY! This chocolate addiction is a pretty new thing (maybe 2 months) but I did get some chocolate Big M's just incase I have a melt down or a craving. I figure at least they are high in protein and I can stop myself at one drink rather than eating a while packet of chocolate biscuts!
Shamefully dragging my ghetto bootay back from my weigh in........im very embarrassed too Rhi...........75kg! I have lost 5kg in the last two weeks, but gawsh, its still a bad number :( Off to beat myself up and then begin building my bridge (as long as it will hold me though!!:()
Well done!!! I can recommend the Jarrah Choccolatte Frothy Classic - I make up with half the recommended amount with water and it tastes yum! The rec serving is only 47 cals so I figure that as a treat in the evening (if I have been good, lol). Keep it up - we'll all feel better in 12 weeks!
It took me 35mins to run/walk 4.5km this am so hoping to get better, food was ok too! Here's to tomorrow! xx
PS I was mortified at my weigh in too - but it won't get worse if I keep things up, so be proud of yourselves!