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Hi peeps!
Mum's leaving tomorrow :cry: so things will be back to normal again. DP already said we'll have to get a bit stricter with our diet again.... :rolleyes: Mum is in the fitness industry and all, but she still has a weakness for chocolate, so I too have indulged a bit too much over the last few weeks. Dammit! *Shakes fist at evil delicious chocolate*
Anyhoo, so I'll be back on the bandwagon again. And I'm thinking I might just give appletree's challenge a go! :D
Hooray Raupe!!
I went to the gym this morning, but my zumba class was cancelled so i got stuck into the challenge! 3/15kms of walking/running is down and 8/40kms of bike riding is down as well :) All in 45 mins, which i am pretty pleased about, had to leave quite early though as i was meeting a friend for a play date so will hopefully get a bit further tomorrow!
Also, i updated my measurements and i have lost:
12cm off my bust
10cm off my waist
11cm off my hips
6cm off my thighs
4cm off my arms
Hip hip hooray!! My aunt posted some photos of our holiday on Facebook and though some of the photos are still soooo bad, there are actually some where i love how good parts of me look :)
APPLETREE! Oh my goodness!!! You go girl! Work it! How long have you been going to lose so many cm's??? I think you're doing fantastic!! I love my Zumba class but it's on hols for Chinese New Year. Boo hoo to me.
RAUPE _ LOL at yelling profanities at chocolate! I wish I could do that too, but it's just so attractive to me! bahahah
Guess what? I just did 100 sit ups & 50 push ups. Feeling so alive & now it's almost bed time! Typical! lol
Hahaha Jayne, thats how i feel after a 9:30pm Zumba class each thursday, i feel like i should be going out for a caprioska and some more dancing with friends, lol. So disappointing when you just head home to bed... How long does the Chinese New Year holidays go for?? I can imagine it would be something else over there! As for cm's i took my measurements when i started in the challenge thread, so i think it would be about 12 weeks ago?
Hey ladies, i am still going to be around but i MIGHT not be able to do as much walking etc, DP has done his ankle and needs an op, at this point in time he can't get around our house (split level lounge and upstairs to our room) so i have to be here in case he needs the loo :rofl:
Am hoping i can still sneak the girls out for an hour or so walk in the mornings with HotI but can't guarantee it.
No change again this week, hae eaten some crap but think stress is doing it's bit to keep the weight down.
That sucks ZF I hope your DH's ankle recovers quickly, otherwise go out anyway and leave him with a bottle!! Pmsl...
Ok challengers, I worked it hard in the gym this morning and I am now at 6/15kms walking/jogging and 20/40kms bike riding!! Got an extra 4ks on the bike in to my 45 min session so very pleased with myself :)
I have weighed in at 73.3 which is a gain, but not as bad as I had feared. My gym membership runs out soon and I am not renewing it so going to have to find other ways to get my exercise in.
Sorry for such a selfish post, but I might be able to do the walking/jogging part of the challenge now! Alan has just gone out to buy me an elliptical!!!! I'm so excited. I hope it's as good as I want it to be, I need to get some cardio back into my 'diet'.
So sorry, will BBL for personals.
Oh & Traveller, if you are happy with the gain, then that's a good thing! You know where you went wrong, so now this week you can fix it. :)
Just putting this down before I forget:
11/15kms walk/jog
27/40kms bike ride
Hi guys. Just a quick one. I am in a shocking mood as I got rejected from a job I was applying for and put on 0.5kg. So very very grumpy right now. About to have a coffee and have counted cals for today. Going to go to the gym a bit later and jump on the bike. Hopefully DS wants to go swimming this afternoon too. Anyway I am off - stomp stomp stomp.............
APPLETREE _ You're a Woman Warrior my friend!!! Look at you go. I'm so impressed with your determination & motivation! Go Girl! Chinese New Year is tomorrow, so today is NYE. Everything is shut down & very quiet - bizarre for bustling Qingdao. There is a Spring Festival that goes for 2 weeks though (which is so odd because it's Winter!), so that's why the girls are on school holidays. They go back on 14 Feb. We are going to Beijing on Friday for a 4 night city-break & to do some market shopping & just to break up the holidays. Alan is on holidays as well, so it was perfect time. & because of Spring Festival the airline released special tickets where you fly First Class for Economy prices! First time ever in anythign other than ecomony! Pity it's only an hour long!
KRYSALYSS _ Oh no, you stomp away, I would feel exactly the same as you. 0.5kg is better than 1kg though, plus it's easier to get off. Go take your frustration out on the bike & swim some laps this afternoon. You'll feel better for it. The job wasn't meant to be, there's a better one right around the corner! :hug:
Ugh, I haven't gone for a walk at all this week. Monday and Tuesday were so hot and today is so horribly humid. I don't like the heat, in case you couldn't tell already. Failing the 25km challenge, might postpone mine until next week.
appletree - Well done! Doing an awesome job :)
Krys - :hug: hope another job pops up soon for you.
Jayne - Enjoy Beijing! And first class, lucky thing :)
Thanks guys. I feel a bit better now. After a coffee I will feel even better. I don't actually need a job seeing as I am still doing my PhD but it was a really cool temporary job for later in the year. Oh well. It wasn't meant to be. Had a late night last night due to work so don't feel up to cycling today but I am going to anyway. Hopefully I don't fall of the seat LOL.
Pac - I know what you mean about the heat. If I don't do outside stuff in the cool it is impossible. Is there a pool you could go to instead?
Apple - wow you are almost through the challenge already! Great stuff!
Jayne - your holiday sounds amazing! and woo hoo for the seat upgrade!
Traveller - I got a gain this week too. It sucks! But back on the horse. Hope you can find something that you like outside the gym.
Raupe - chocolate - drool!
ZF - hope your partner feels better soon. You could always just give him a bucket. :ROFL:
Hi guys, just a quicky havnt done much this week, had real sore shin muscles after netball last week, not sure if its just stretched or something more serious :( cant jog and tried to do a bit of skipping, but hurts too much so have just done a couple of walks and the abs and fitball.... but lost 1/2kg this week so im happy :) did break my healthy eating and had a couple of choc covered licorice logs this week... but it was yumo ;)
Pac - my family lives in Melb and say its been unbearable.. dont blame you for not wanting to go out in it...
Apple - you are flying through your challenge, well done
everyone else well done and must say everyones exercise is a great motivator...
Challenge update:
13/15kms walk/jog
34/40kms bike ride
Woohoo, am definitely going to make it to the end of the challenge tomorrow, plus i have pilates + zumba tonight as mum is back from france and DF has promised he will be home in time for work.
Onemore- i used to get sore shins when i started exercising again, i think stretching them out really helped, i also kept off them for a bit and just did things i knew wouldn't be too painful. I also switched from running on the grass to running on the road which helped a little, but i don't think that will help you very much!
Krysalyss- that is such a shame about the job!! Glad you are feeling better about it, its never nice to be rejected! What is your Phd in?
PRMG- i feel your pain with the heat, there is no way i would be going out in it either, unless it was to walk along the beach! It is boiling here, no way would i have been able to do the challenge without the air-conditioned gym!
Wow Jayne- first class to Beijing! How exciting!! I only wish.. I have never been in anything other than economy either, and haven't been anywhere exciting in years. I LOVE to travel though, have a big big big trip planned for christmas time this year which i am really really looking forward to!
Feeling very very pleased with myself today, i tried on some of my work suits this morning (i go back to work 28th of Feb), and they all fit and some are even a bit loose! Woohoo! There was one which used to be so tight i couldn't even get the zip all the way up, and it did up with ease and had a couple of cm's spare! Yay yay yay!! So looking forward to doing some shopping for new work clothes in the coming months :)
Also, i started a blog, feel free to check it out and follow me, the link is in my sig. I realised i am not being honest about food, so am taking a photo of everything that goes into my mouth for the week so i can see it all together at once :)
Krys - The pool is no good for me - I can't really swim :hide: I can swim to save myself, but as far as swimming laps goes, I tend to do a weird stroke/doggy paddle. So pools for me is more cooling off and a bit of fun (provided I can touch the bottom!)
Onemore - Well done on the 1/2 kg!
Appletree - I've been thinking of doing the same thing with regards to a blog and food. I'll be interested to see how it works for you. Yay for the suit fitting!!!! Awesome job :)
It's actually cooler here today so will try and go for a walk this evening, because naturally it's raining now it's cooler!!!!!!!
Hey guys, I have lost 0.9kg this week which is so exciting but so frustrating all at the same time. I am only 100g off what I was the week before Christmas. Grrrr. I just wish I could have broken even - you know?
I did 2km on the elliptical cross trainer today so I'm 3/15km Walking/Jogging Challenge. Pretty pathetic compared to most of you though. Lol
That's great Jayne, but I understand what you mean about wanting to break even. Hope you smash it in next weigh-in!
I did a 3.45km walk, really steamy out there. I was following a girl walking a dog and she kept looking back, so she must have been feeling a bit stalked so I changed route and didn't get the extra km that I normally do. I've eaten sultana bran for breakfast, an English muffin with cream cheese for lunch and had a cruskit for a snack. We're having meatballs for dinner.
I added up the kms I walked for January and covered 44.2km. December I didn't record anything, but November I covered 78.57kms. I walked nearly every day. The weather hasn't helped since then, but I really need to get back into it.