Spring Into Action 12wk Challenge

17kg Way to go girl! Thats awsome

Im not sure what kinda the yoga is. I try to do the sun salute but most of the time just end up doing basic moves- trying to faltten that baby bump at the mo so really concentrating on tummy excersises then I'll work the rest.

I ate 3 home made choc chip cookies last night- I knew baking with the kids was going to be a problem so I'll just have to work out something to balance it.
Baby has hit the 3 month unsettled period now so not getting much execise done- I'll try get out for a walk later

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Hey all,

Hope everyone is well. Great to see some small changes being made - those will make a huge difference!

Still having a good few days and looking forward to a weight loss on the scales

Oh dear, af is hear and I am eating junk! Why does she make me want to eat crap?

Hi everyone! I have had a pretty good day. It was a challenge today firstly as Tuesday are pretty much impossible to get in exercise and secondly it is playgroup day which means cakes, cakes and more cakes. I was very restrained though and just had a coffee. I did have a couple of bikkies in the afternoon though and a few other half naughty things (like a bit of cashew dip on my sandwich, and some Quorn dippers which are pretend chicken nuggets). So I am about 100 cals over today but have a big exercise day planned tomorrow so it should even out. Am enjoying a nice camomile tea now. I find it helps to have a herbal tea after dinner to stop the dessert cravings. So my planned day for tomorrow is a quick gym trip in the morning before work. Once DS is at kindy I get about 30 mins free so I want to do a C25K session. Then tomorrow night I have my last soccer training session of the year - grand finals this weekend! I have soup packed for lunch and so many apples and oranges in the fridge that I need to get into a couple of those. Have a good day tomorrow everyone!

Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh, Me Too!!! I am late I know, but I am in too. My stupid scales fancy weight watchers digital ones have been crapping me something shocking for a few weeks, Depending on when I stand on them, or if I move them, or pick them up and shake them etc, I was getting 3kg variances so didn't know what to believe. So I bought a pair of good old fashioned mechanical wheel ones and am starting at around 67.5ish kg, though am hoping that extra .5 is fluid from my first AF that caught me unawares today after a lovely 14month BF absence :( My initial goal is to get back to my pre DD's weight of 63kg pre DD1. But ideally I'd love to crack the big 60 and get to 59. Have never been below 63 since I was pre-pubescent, so would love that. Krysalyss - Belfie - I remember you from that initial weight loss kick - Go Gals! You have done awesomely!

Yeah, it’s not going to be a good week for me this week, DH is away for work :( (he’s been away heaps lately and there’s a couple more weeks of it to go). I miss him, especially at dinner/bath/bed time but also WRT eating and exercise, that’s bad without him here too. I’ve been sleep deprived today so I’ve been craving all sort of things (and given in ‘cos I feel so crap) and I can’t run because I need someone to watch the kids. My gorgeous friend Jen is coming over on Thursday to watch DS2 for me while I do an hour run and I’ll try to do a nice brisk walk with DS2 in the pram tomorrow so it’s not all bad news. But I really want to be running 5 days a week atm.

I looked up DS1’s birth records and I was shocked (and disgusted) that I now weigh what I weighed when I was full term pregnant with him. :( That’s 10 extra kg in 5 years!

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.

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.

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 disappointment :( I 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 :o 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 :rolleyes: 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 :crying:

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. :( I got as big with my other pregnancies and lost it all without too much trouble so I just need some inspiration and someone other than DH to cheer me on. :p
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.

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 :(

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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My initial goal is to get back to my pre DD's weight of 63kg pre DD1. But ideally I'd love to crack the big 60 and get to 59. Have never been below 63 since I was pre-pubescent, so would love that.

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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. :p

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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. :p

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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.

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.

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.

:hug: 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*

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 :D

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

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.

Cherished you will be fine sweetie :hug: Sorry you are feeling down, especially about your knee. That really sucks. But I know you can get back up and continue on your path. What we do without you anyway?!? It is awesome that you have found a pool you like. And remember we all fluctuate with our cycles. It is so annoying when you want the motivation but I am sure next week you will lose all of that fluid and be on your way properly.

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.

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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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.

500g loss for me. Am happy with considering my weekend was a nightmare)
Vowing to stay on track for the week and see what I can really lose on a good, focussed week

500g loss for me too :dance: (I think mostly cos AF just finished).

Cherished - gains suck, but you will get there :hug:

An unbelivable 2.9kg loss!!!

I think being sick has had a bit to do with it though. But I have significantly changed my eating this week and now think that I have broken some of my bad habits. I am finding it much easier to eat healthy now than I did a week ago and not having to think about it so hard again. I am feeling much more healthy and not icky like I was a week ago. I think part of that is that I have finally gotten over my chest and ear infection (4 weeks later) and I am eating so much better. I think my body has been craving this food and I have been stuffing it with anything and everything since DS2 was born trying to satisfy myself and not really finding it. I did find 10kg though since February doing that so this has been really positive for me. I can't believe how amazing I am feeling after just one week!

Feeling pretty happy with my efforts though :)

An unbelievable (for me too) 2.2kg loss.

Down from 72kg to 69.8kg. My weight starts with a 6, a 6, SIX, I’m in the sixties!!! It’s true! :dance: TBH, I think it’s only because DS2 fed aaaaaaaaaall night so my BBs were empty instead of full (he usually sleeps through). But a six is a six and I’ll take it anyway. :lol:

Hi guys!
Sounds like there have been some great losses this week. Just me - that is amazing!
I have lost exactly 1kg so am very happy with that, especially as I had one day where I probably ate my bodyweight. Got to the gym late today but got in a 25 min workout. I always find the day that I weigh in to be the hardest as I know it is a whole week until my next one, so it feels good to have started the week off well. I'd like to have more self control than last week. Sunday is our soccer grand final - feeling nervous. I don't think I am going to play next year. I love soccer but I really don't fit into the team - 10 years older than everyone else and they are all high school buddies, and get cranky when I don't play well (which is all the time as I only play for fitness and fun). Will try and get into indoor soccer again I think.

Anyway that's all for now. Bye!

600gm gain here! :(
Well I knew I had a terrible week food wise, so not too surprised. Hopefully can use this as a good kick in the bum for this week.
Well done to all of you that have had a loss :happydance:


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Morning all :)
A 500g loss here. After weeks of nothing happening on the scales, its a start.
This week Im gonna keep more fruit in the house, and do more walks- without taking my purse! :lol:

Wow, way to go JM & Epacris!! :dance: Fantastic work ladies, very inspirational :)

Not so for me though unfortunately. After little Miss Belley had a wonder week resulting in no naps and not getting half a minute to myself, I did practically no exercise. Combine that with a trip away for a 21st and Father's Day, and I had a pretty useless week. So.... today the scales say 78. A 600g gain!! Grr. Cannot believe there's a flippin 8 there.

But, the wonder week is over, happy Belley is back and napping, so exercise here we come :) Gonna take some inspiration from you guys and hope to make up for it next week.

DT, where did you get your Shape Ups from? Do you reckon they work? I've been considering getting some for when I go on walks, but do you just wear them all day for regular stuff too?

Congratulations on the losses!

For the gainers, I sympathise. I put on 1kg, freaked out when I weighed myself on Monday, threw myself back on the wagon and have lost 800 grams of it in 3 days. I have been using the calorie king site, doing the C25K runs (well, I did it yesterday) and moving heaps more.

I'm hoping for big loss next week!

Kaytee, I see people wearing them at my uni.

We bought Shape ups online. Everybody says they are really ugly- I managed to get the all black ones and I dont think they look ugly.
You should get a dvd with them telling you how to use them- because they have the round sole its abit different to walk and I had sore feet for a few days as they got use to being more flexible. I wore them on alternating days to start with and now can wear them everywhere (I had to buy a size smaller then normal so mine rub) but otherwise they are so comfy and I do reckon they help with posture- something we all need after having a baby. Definatly recommend them

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Just a quick check in, a 1kg loss, woohoo! All that walking and no junk has paid off!

Congrats to all the other losers, comiserations to those who put on. The main thing is we are here and giving it a good go :-)

Checking in......not happy but not surprised.
I've put on 1.2kg since I last weighed. Since Ramadan ended a week ago and I didn't go to the gym for the last fortnight and then made some crappy food choices as well it's not surprising.
As soon as I got back in the gym I increased my weights too because I wanted some fast results so I have probably gained a bit in muscle in the last 10 days or so.

Hopefully after a couple of weeks I'll see some more losses although TBH I'm not really all that fussed about the numbers on the scales - I'm more about clothes sizes. So I need to keep on working out and eating well and I'll get there in the end.

There was a man in the gym fixing something when I got there today so I tried the Zumba class. It was easier than I expected but since I have all the grace of a baby buffalo it was a bit of an ordeal - I don't usually have to concentrate so hard at the gym. I was kind of over it by the time the class ended and since I'm all about form I spent most of the time wondering if I was doing it wrong.

I get embarrassed doing Zumba by myself in the living room. It'll probably be a while before I attempt it where anyone can see me :D

berme & Krysalyss thanks so much for picking me up when I was down yesterday, I did read your posts but am only just getting around to replying now. Today it wasn't too bad with recoring only a 300g gain which just prooves that most of it was probably fluid.

Audax I've been thinking that you should perhaps be banned from this thread with your mouth watering bickies and other yummy food temptation lol ;) Naaa seriously I know they are totally healthy! My problem is larger servings and I'm sure that if I was eating at your house I would have 2nds and 3rds !!

double trouble, see there was no need to worried about scales scales today. Fantastic job hon.

ausgril darn af, how did you end up going today?

minimatron & Rhi 600gs & 500g losses are a FANTASTIC loss! woothoot for you I say, if that was a bad week than you'll see even better results next week.

belfie you are the 1st to half way to your goal hehehhe. Will be very excited for you if you can pull another 1/2kg next week and reach it!

Just Me WOW babay that is impressive and you are on the top of our list with the biggest loss :clap:

Epacris another huge figure! 2.2kg's is really exciting and inspiring WELL DONE :clap: AND to be in the 6's is just so wonderful. I weighed in last Thursday at 71.9kg and though yeah in a couple of weeks I'll see a 6 and jump up and down, nothing can describe that 'high' I don't think. Then you'll see a 68, 67, 66 etc and I'll be really motivating.

Krysalyss glad you are not giving soccer up all together, if you can find a team you fit in with either outdoor or indoor that will be great. A 1kg loss is perfect I reckon, Well done hon.

munchkin_mumma I hear yo on the gain :( Yes it's a kick in the bum and hope that everyone doesn't mind that I put all the gains in our own list lol I thought some might be a little offended but I wanted us to all be accountable which is what this thread is for and to support eachother and i wanted us to celebrate the losses too and strive even harder to be on the losses list next week! :leap:

Kaytee don't be too hard on yourself, you have a little baby. Hopefully you find some time for you this week.

hannanat I wasn't sure if you end result for check in was a 200g gain? I've put a kg so I'll change it when you confirm. I'm sure that running will help the weight fall off this week.

Manhattan a fab loss! Great to see walking is working for you and thanks for the comisertions. Yep I agree, giving it a go an d'not' giving up is the mani thing!

Onyx it's no secret that muscle weighs more than fat and increasing the weights will often increase the figures on teh scales. I'd take more muscle anyday. I never forget how amazing I felt at 62kg's toned, fit and a total gym junkie! I look awsome (if I do say so myself) and way better than I looked at 54 or 57kg with no muscle tone at all. I'm sure you'll the the results your after in the coming weeks.

AFM well I still haven't counted my calories today :doh: BUT the day's not over yet! I did go for a walk with ds in the pram and I've eaten well. Haven't had enough water which I know is really important. That's about it I think.