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ooooo, all these haircuts sound so nice!! It must be the time of year for it- I'm soooo frustrated with mine, I'd really like to go blonder (I'm mousey) but don't think I could afford the upkeep so I think I'll go darker instead. Not black, although I wish I could!
PacRakMG I'm so jealous, your risotto sounds so much better than mine! Risotto is my staple, I can make it with my eyes closed, a baby on my hip and the phone on my shoulder, but hubby 'helped' tonight and boiled the rice while I was feeding DS. In water, no stock. So we had veggies and rice. It was SO bland!! LOL. I mixed some spaghetti sauce from the other night through it, and added extra parsley ;) Poor thing, he thought he was helping :)
Well, DS and I went for a short walk today- he's about 8kgs now so I can feel it walking up the hills! Thing is my walk which used to take an hour now only takes 45 mins. Good in one way, means I'm getting fitter (yay!) but now I have to extend it! LOL. Or maybe I'll get back and do some pushups or something, I'm going to need to get some arm strength before I go back to work!
Sopdet they're amazing calories!!!
Oh! Remember girls, if you're dehydrated your body stores fluid- I often find when the weather cools off I don't drink enough- keep that water up!!!
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Belfie, I read your undies thread :lol: yay for great undies. I just buy bonds usually. I like the big wide waist banded ones. I think they're called hip hangers. Well done a eating well today and getting some exercise in. My DH is a man style fitness freak lol. I hate it when we end up working out together. I always end up yelling at him and getting really angry when he demands the 100th stomach crunch. His dieting is weird. It's all or nothing. Either he doesn't touch the cake or he eats the whole thing. After our wedding I put some of the cake in the freezer for our 1st anniversary. I busted him eating it frozen like a giant cookie :o :rofl: He does a lot of spot training so if I know where he trained the day before I can threaten to poke him there if he doesn't behave.
Sopdet, it sucks when your work doesn't translate to weight loss but extra muscle and being hydrated can cause a plateau on the scales even though you're fitter and healthier.
krystals, well done on the healthy choices. Those cucumber sandwiches sound ace :p
Jayne, mmm hmmm, roast beef. I love roast beef but other than steak and pho I can't cook beef. It never, ever works for me :(
PRMG, I need a haircut too. I have long hair at the moment but I need it cut short by winter so I can fit it all under a hat/beany/helmet. I have the number for a mobile hairdresser. I just have to find the energy to call her. I love walking in the autumn mornings. There's something about the air and the crunchy leaves...
AFM, I've lost 2kgs now. In about 2 months lol. On the positive side I can run for 30 minutes now which is about 25 minutes more than 2 months ago. I increased my weights for most of the tracks at pump today. I'm loving the new release. The lunge track totally makes me feel alive although it hurts like hell too.
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Onyx - Well done on the 2kgs! And fantastic that you can run for that long. I have no idea if I can run for any length of time, tried once but felt a bit silly trying to run and pushing my non-jogger pram! Call that mobile hairdresser! Have an hour of pampering. And I don't really want to hear about your beanie and helmet. Seriously. Okay, so I do. A bit.....Might be a little jealous of your coming snow season....lol.
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Only.6kg down today............. *sigh* Not the over 1kg I was hoping for, so a little upset.
Time to revise my goals.
It's 2 weeks to the day til we head off to Aus.
I am .4kg away from my lowest recorded weight which was 2 weeks ago now. So as long as I am BELOW that weight, I will be a happy girl. I only have .5kg to go, so it's achievable.
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Jayne! I am ready to kick your skinny bottom! You have done awesomely, you should be SO proud. It does get harder to lose the closer you get, so to manage .6kg is AWESOME! Ok you do get props for revising your goal weight, smart chickie - and lets face it, no matter what, you are gonna look hot hot hot when you're back in Aus!
Onyx - now I'm picturing you with helmet hair... oh dear lol. We are virtually identical in our gaols, 2kg gone & 9kg to go. Go us!
AFM well I jumped on the scales for fun... and omg I weighed 1kg down from Sunday! I don't know what's going on and I reckon some of it is just fluid for sure... but now i've got my hopes up for a reasonable weigh-in this Sun. I think last Sunday's was a bit falsely up IKYWIM. Now my thursday food is normally notoriously bad, so I'm gonna be really good today. And maybe a lil' 15 min walk too :)
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I got out of bed this morning, rolled into gym gear and put on a dvd - without having a shower first (well only one at home), felt good doing a 30 min workout first up. Need to get back into this habit. Will be heading to the gym this afternoon probably if I can fit it around vet appointments and a dinner date. Even if I don't - I can do more of the workout dvd.
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SOPDET _ WTG on the early morning wake-up DVD!!! What a great way to start the morning. I LOVE your motivation. What kinda DVD is it?
I have a woo hoo to share.................... I'm one of the only regular Zumba ladies who doesn't have the fancy schmancy zumba pants. Partly because I'm too scared to order any because I didn't think they would make them to fit me. Anyway, we were talking the other day about the cool Zumba gear & then a lady comes to me & says, 'i have a pair of spare zumba pants that would fit you, i don't like the colour, would you like to try them & possibly buy them super cheap off me'. I kinda nervously laughed, this girl is TINY, no really, she is. So I say, 'well, thank, but I would NEVER fit into a size that you have ordered, but perhaps one day I will.......' & she is like 'oh no, you fit them no worries'. Anyway, I was getting uncomfortable because I still see myself as a really big person & I kind backed off a bit. So today, she has the pants & I stuff them in my bag mumbling about trying them & letting her know. Bugger me THEY FIT!!!!!!!!!!! Size MEDIUM! MEDIUM! Wow! I am sooooooooooooo happy that I nearly cried. So obviously I have bought them off her, plus been on the Aus website & ordered some more to collect when I'm home. I'm soooooooo rapt. What a massive boost!
Thanks for reading! xx
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I got the 3 Michelle Bridges dvds for $38.
I stood on the scales at lunchtime today (after breakfast & about 1L of water) and OMG I've lost more weight. Now to keep going to see what Wednesday's weigh-in will show :)
Yah Jayne!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOoHoo MEDIUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :happydance:
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WOOOOOOT! Sopdet! How awesome for you!!! See, that muscles gain is settling down & now you're seeing the big rewards!!! I'm so excited for you darl! xx
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You girls are going gangbusters!!!!! Jayne!!! MEDIUM!!!! Go you!!! (Have I used enough !!!!!!s?)
Sopdet, great news on the kgs down! Sounds like your metabolism's kicked into weight loss mode again!
Sorry gonna be terrible with the personals tonight, have had 'one of those days' with DS. His first temperature, and clingy velcro baby doesn't work well for going for our walk!!! He is WAY more important than our walk! Too bad my dog doesn't think so LOL. She's been sitting next to my runners all night moping!! hehehe. Poor chook, went out and threw the frisbee for her for a while until it got dark. Not much for me, but at least she got some exercise! I did some more windows and the oven door today, so that has to burn some calories doesn't it?
On the upside, I haven't really had time to eat badly! I made some cupcakes last night as hubby has an endurance ride (MTB) this weekend. We were meant to be going down with him, but with sick bubba, we're staying home. I ate one cupcake as a tester and BEFORE icing! The rest I packed up straight away so hubby could pack them in the car! One of the good things about not going to the ride is that I won't be eating pizza etc. They provide food stalls for the riders which are all quick carb/protein meals like pizza, bacond and egg rolls... and DUTCH PANCAKES! Oh my goodness, I love dutch pancakes! I can't wait to get back to riding for that very reason! Okay, I'm waffling... I'd better go! Have a great night x
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Krystals - so sorry to hear your LO is sick, but well done on resisting the cupcakes!
Sopdet - that's awesome, bring on Weds woo hoo!!
Jayne - that is brilliant about the medium pants! I am so happy for you!!
AFM cough getting better, and I got on the scales again this morning after that 1kg down yesterday and OMG it's now saying i'm 1.4kg down! I was in shock! So it's looking like I should have a loss on Sunday, i can't wait! Plus if I stay down I'm at a reward point (buy myself a scarf - I love scarves and it'll fit me whatever size I am!)which would be sooo nice while I'm on holiday, I can buy something nice! I keep looking at clothes in catalogues & daydreaming about the day I let myself buy some clothes again. Plus I managed another little walk today, hopefully will be back at normal walking soon :dance:
Hope everyone is having a great weekened & eating yummy healthy food.
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I made it to the gym today but I had to go to assembly because DS1 was getting an award so I ran 30 minutes then bolted. Then I ate a triple fillet bondi burger for dinner. That's probably enough calories to feed an entire village for a day. And tomorrow I have to go to Sydney for the night :( Not happy. Really ****ed off at DH. Last year my ILs threw a birthday party for DS1. One of my friends gave him a book and he threw it on the floor and said he hated books. As you can imagine I was horrified and so was DH so we decided no more birthday parties with cake and presents. We took DS to the zoo for his birthday instead. Now the ILs have decided to throw him a party and instead of telling them that they can't DH has insisted that we go. If he thinks I'm eating the cake he's ****ing dreaming. In fact I'm thinking of just dumping the kids with him and going shopping and then to the gym or the pool and meeting him back at the hotel.
Sorry to dump. I'm angry at me for my dinner and angry at DH for not telling his parents that when my children spend time with them they act like monsters.
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Onyx - don't say sorry, dumping is good, healthy. Better than eating chocolate ;)! That does sound so annoying :(.
Me again. DH is onboard. Like really truly "I'm-gonna-lose-weight, I'm-inspired-by-my-wife-babbling-on-about-her-weightloss" kinda conviction! He's even gonna track his food in CK (that's a miracle) and he realised HE IS AN EMOTIONAL EATER. That's right, don't faint. I CANNOT BELIEVE MY MAN SAID THAT. That's like... like.. my baby girl flying to the moon. He bought some chocolate (he's been not allowed choc for some months) and ate the entire block this arvo. 900calories worth (yes I fished it out of the bin & told him how many cals he'd eaten ;)). he's realised he's not this stoic man who can eat pie & stay skinny and never eats emotionally. I am SO proud of him and I think he really can do it. Add to the fact he's only just recovering from having vertigo for 4 months... but I think he's just so keen to feel better, get fitter... be the man he wants to be (think Old Spice :rofl:). Plus his weight has just pushed into the obese BMI category for the first time ever, I think that's an eye opener (even tho he's a big unit at 6'4" he still can't get away with that). PLUS he has a chronic bad back & really needs to not be carrying extra weight. So anyway, that's my excitement. I know it will be easier if we're both doing it. He's coming up with good rewards for himself too (omg worth SO much more than I was gonna spend on myself... remind me to double the monetary value of ALL my rewards :rofl:). Can't put a price on health right? ;). Anywya so that's my little woo hoo for the night. OH and we're moving weigh-in to Sat. Have fingers crossed to get my reward weight tomorrow! Just think, when we're done we might actually look like our avvis!
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Hi guys,
Reading along and am really proud of you all, you are doing such a fantastic job!
Onyx- For your burger, i looked it up and it was roughly 700 cals, not too bad really, could have been as bad as me and my pizza for dinner! You could burn that off in less than an hours walk if it was a bit hilly, any chance you could add in an extra walk this week so you can forget you ever ate it? As for the birthday party, i would be pretty unimpressed! Can you convince your DH to put his foot and say we will only come if you don't do presents? Probably a bit late now though.
Belfie- that is fantastic that your DH is in on the weightless! My DF is 6"6' and i think he thinks he can eat what he wants and it won't all catch up with him, but i know the truth! One day he won't be skin and bones... Wow about the 1.4kgs! That is a brilliant loss! Well done!
Krystals- hope your little one is feeling better soon, its no good having a sick baby! Great work on the cupcakes :)
Go Sopdet- GO!! That is awesome! I hope it keeps coming off for you :)
Jayne- Love that you can fit into the skinny ladies clothes! That is brilliant! I am guessing thats a medium in Chinese clothes, as i am betting you are way to small for an aus medium! I hope you can make your new weighloss target for your trip back.
AFM- eating terribly and not exercising a lot here... I didn't make it to the gym today, had a sleep in instead! Then i had pizza for dinner with garlic bread. I need to learn some more discipline, i know i can do this, but i keep giving myself permission to eat things when i really shouldn't be. I think i should start tracking my food in myfitnesspal again.
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Just quickly.... 1.6kg lost since Sunday!!! OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!!! I skipped a whole kilogram, I can't believe it! And 5cm off my measurements too :D
:leap::leap::leap:
3.1kg lost, 7.9kg to go.
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Wow belfie!!!! That is just brilliant! Well done, you deserve it! You are nearly half way there now! Bet you are looking hot! 5cm off measurements is amazing!
I needed that inspiration ;)
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Baked today. Sticky hot cross buns :wall: stupid of me really.
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mmmmm, yum Astrid!!! I bet they were delicious and appreciated by all though!
We had DD's bday party today, wow it was crazy! Saw so many people, and just about everyone asked how much weight i had lost because i was looking hot ;) LOL, no, they didn't say i looked hot, but i took that as their meaning! Hahaha, nice way to stroke my own ego... I was wearing new pants that i bought the other day and had to ask for a smaller size in, and even then i probably should have gone another size down as they are still a little loose around the waist,i was feeling pretty good!
I just gave DF my dinner's wish list of all things that are under 400 cals, so fingers crossed i can get back on track with food this week, i am going to log my calories on my fitness pal. I only managed one exercise day this week, which i am a bit bummed about! I needed some more motivation so i decided to read back over our old threads, trip back down memory lane ;)
Hope you all had a great weekend!
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wow quiet in here.
appletree - that's awesome about everyone complimenting you! Such a nice feeling! GL with the motivation, hope it's all helped.
Astrid - how are you doing?
Onyx, Sopdet, Krystals, ZF and everyone else I've missed, how are you going?
Well AFM I'm away in Tassie for a week with my kids & extended family, so hopefully can continue my good eating. Still not doing any real exercise cos I"m now on the THIRD batch of antibiotics plus a preventer/inhaler for my cough (not that i'm asthmatic and nor have I ever been!). Am more than a bit over constantly coughing & being puffed, so fingers crossed it finally improves. Dr nicely told me he would have done a chest xray & prednisolone if I wasn't BF'ing. Thanks for making me worry lol. Hopefully i'll get a bit of rest in Tas & get rid of the pesky thing! I'll miss a weigh in, so am hoping to make the Easter weigh-in really good.
Does anyone else have a plan/strategy for how to get through Easter without gaining? I'm soooo keen not to, I know how annoyed I'd feel if I backslid 1-2 kg! Am planning to have just teensy bits of choc each day to stop myself from splurging.
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Sorry ladies been busy again, no walking as DD1 is sick, really should get on the bike though.
I put on weight was 91. ??? but you know what i'm really not phased, my clothes fit and i'm still getting comments about how much weight i've lost and there is NO WAY i am putting on the whole 12kg ever again.
Staying at MIL's tonight before my dentist appt tomorrow so no doubt some crappy food choices coming my way but what the hell :p
appletree - well done on being told how good your looking, it really is a confidence boost and your doing such a fabulous job.
Oh oh girls i am getting rainbowbright to make me a new Av and i think you girls will LOVE it, hopefully my 4mths have passed soon so i can get her to uplaod it for me :)
How is everyone else going?
Belfie - over easter were going away, it's a lot of cooking on the fire, meat and salad so not great for my weight loss but i am planning on taking the girls for a walk every morning, it's not a big property where we stay but if we walk along the river and back, i might even take them on the dirt path up to the shops and to the veg stalls and get some nice fresh veggies to make camp pumpkin soup or something :)
Of course i WILL eat choc and prob way too much but i will allow myself 3kg i think and not stress myself aslong as i stay UNDER that.
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Belfie - thanks for checking in :D Hope you are having a great time in Tassie, we are originally from there.
Appletree - woo hoo on your new pants being loose. Must be a great feeling
ZF - have fun with the camping. Something we will try to do next year. What is wrong with meat and salad? Would have thought that would have been great for weight loss (well it is for me anyway).
Congrats to those who have been losing and getting on with exercise! Keep up the great work.
Trying to keep active here, been doing lots of housework and keeping on the move. May attempt a weigh in later today. As for Easter, well we should be busy, have not bought too many eggs for the girls and only Lindt bunnies for me and DH.
Hoping that I have a new job after Easter, last time I worked I lost weight. I found it really easy to keep my day food under control as I packed it all in the morning, dinners will be a bit harder, but I am working on portion control there.
Sleep deprivation is the biggest de motivator around here. Insomnia combined with a almost 3yo who does not sleep is just a killer. I sooooo need a nap.
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Hi guys! :hello:
Sorry, no personals again... Only just got my computer back from the repairer; I had no Internet access for almost a week! :o I have severe BB withdrawal syndromes! :lol:
On the upside, I weighed in on Monday and I lost 2kg!!! :jawdrop:! Crazy, right? So, I've been good! :D Thanks for the kick in the butt, I really needed it!! I'm down to 87.5 now and super happy! :happydance:
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Easter.... no plan for staying healthy. I don't celebrate Easter so it's just like the confectionary aisle has grown tentacles. My boys have heard about Easter bunny at school. Supposedly he lays eggs at Easter lol. I've informed them that rabbit stew is the closest they will get to the Easter Bunny in our house. I am a bit of a sucker for hot cross buns but I'm doing well at avoiding fruit bread lately so I'm just going to keep avoiding it.
Belfie, I hope you enjoy Tasmania. I've never been but I always have intentions of doing so. Yay that your DH is on board with a healthier lifestyle. It's much easier when you're both on the same page with diet and exercise. W00T for your loss too!!
Astrid, fingers crossed the new job comes in for you. I think that if you need a nap you should take one. health isn't just exercising a lot and eating right it's also taking care of our need for sleep and relaxation. I think that a healthy body and a healthy mind are related. DS has to do a health and nutrition related talk for school each week and he did one about sleep a couple of weeks ago and why it is important.
ZF, meat and salad sounds healthy to me. Especially if it is lean meat. Potato salad probably isn't very slimming but it's so yummy that it's worth it every now and then. Walikng by the river sounds like a lovely way to get some exercise while you camp.
Appletree, yay for looking hot in your new pants That's fantastic motivation.
Raupe, Good to have you back. 2 kg's!! Awesome :D
I have sad news :( My boobs aren't filling my cups as well as they used to. I knew that losing weight would mean losing some boob but I'm still a little sad about it. Especially since I have some lovely bras that are about to be too big in the cup. I'm also noticing that some of my jeans are a bit loser in the waist. Especially my favourite newest pair :doh:
I saw the couch 2 5kms thread so I decided that for a change instead of trying for a time goal on the treadmill I would try to knock over 5 km. It took me about 35 minutes so now I need to try to bring that time down a bit. Then I walked for 20 minutes on one of the programs with lots of 'hills' in it. Now my knee is angry with me. I don't think I'll do the hills again or if I do I will walk a lot slower.
The new Pump has killed my shoulders. I think I'm doing the chest wrong because it seems to get me in my shoulders not my chest. I think that's why push-ups are better. It's hard to do them wrong. I'm looking forward to the weekend so I can give my poor sore body a break.
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Onyx, I've got the same problem, my boobs are shrinking and all my lovely expensive bras are not fitting very well, the first time I have ever spent a lot of money on bras too! That's really annoying about your jeans, but must be great too! Hope your shoulder is feeling better soon! Ouch...
Raupe, that is brilliant!! Love your stuff, I am so glad you have come back to us because you are very inspiring! I am going to keep trying to catch you!
As for me, I am having the ****test morning ever, I go out drinking about once a year, and it happened to be last night. Df has been less than kind to me, the kids were in our bed from 5am climbing everywhere, pulling my hair, taking the blanket, and pushing me right to the edge. Df got up with them at 7:30, and let me sleep until 8:30 at which point he decided I had had enough sleep and sent the kids back in, giving ds a whistle to wake me up with! Grrr... I then got very angry and now our day has gotten off to a terrible start!
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Nawww, thanks everyone! :hug: Feels good to be back! :p
I can't believe I'm finally past the 20kg mark. :dance:
Onyx - I was thinking of doing the C25K, too! When are you starting? We could be C25K-buddies! :D
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I've lost weight this week :) Also revamped my weight loss ticker to what I want to lose during the 12wbt this round. Still a way to go but hopefully once this headcold goes I'm back into it. Also signed up for the next round. Going to keep at the exercise between this round finishing and the next one starting. I have an ultimate goal to get to a certain weight and size. I'm lucky I've got some amazing support for this (even when I'm feeling slack they help!).
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When does the next round start Sopdet? I really want to join in this time!
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Hi ladies!!!
I am back on the wagon lol like my new ticker? I thought it would motivate me some more - it's kind of scary to admit I have 20kgs to lose!!
Sopdet - I just looked up 12wbt because I had no idea what it was lol and it looks really good! Isn't Michelle Bridges doing well for herself now - she seems to be everywhere! I would love to join for the next round but I am a bit concerned about the cost of it. Did you find the support and infomration worth the money? What are the recipies and workouts like? Sorry for picking your brain about it lol. Congratulations on your loss this week!!! :dance:
Appletree - the I just looked at the 12wbt site and the pre-round tasks (or something like that) start April 27th and the round actually kicks off on May 23rd. Sorry to hear that your morning was painfull - I hope the rest of your day has improved!!
Raupe - CONGRATULATIONS!!!! You must be on top of the world knowign that you are past half way - what an achievement!!!!! :dance::dance:
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~Ash~ the support was great, you have access to the forum as well as being able to email specific issues to her. The cost isn't that bad either $199 up front or $20 a week for the 12 weeks. The recipes are great, yummy healthy food that is quick and easy to make. The workouts are brilliant, she gives you different options for how you exercise
Class - she lists what type of classes to do
Gym - what machines to use, how long for, what settings
DVD - what type of DVD you should be using
Outdoor - how to do the exercises outdoors, like setting up "stations", using seats etc
Indoor - how to do the exercises etc in your own lounge room
She does weekly videos as well as regular chat room chats with us all (she is on live feed, we're in the chat room asking questions).
I found it brilliant. My weekly shop has gone down in price, because I'm not buying pre-processed foods, I source most of my stuff organically and locally (fruit'n'veg was $50 last week & that will keep me going for close to 2 weeks).
Pre-season starts in May and then kicks off in June, you do 4 weeks of pre-season stuff which is essential, really helps with the mindset.
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Sorry, Sopdet, another one picking your brain lol:
Do you NEED to be in a gym to follow the program? I can't afford being in a gym right now... Can you do all the exercises at home or outdoors without joining a gym?
*Brain-pick over* :lol:
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she has various programs for the exercise, as I stated above in my message she gives you 5 different options for each day (classes, gym, home, outdoor, dvd), for each level of fitness.
I do circuits with girlfriends on some weekend and we just use a skipping rope, boxing gloves, hand weights, towels.
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Ash, great new ticker! I hope it keeps you motivated!!!
I've had a look at the 12wbt, it looks pretty good! If I could afford it, I'd jump right in, but we're pretty low on $$$ atm so I'll have to go at it the old fashioned way!
Self indulgent post for me today ladies- I'm a bit fatigued at the moment, felt that familiar ache in the legs and back. It's something I really have to keep an eye on as I can fall pretty quickly into a heap. So I'm resting from exercise at the moment. Which is bugging me!!! I'm itching to get out and go, but I know ti wouldn't be good for me right now. I'm going to start again on Saturday. I'll be crawling the walls by then LOL. So. I haven't lost any weight this week. BUT I haven't put any on either, so that's a good sign.
As terrific news, I finally went and got my hair done today! Chopped half of it off and it's a nice chocolate brown now. I feel so much lighter, it's just above my shoulders, but long enough that I can still put it up! So that made me feel a bit better :)
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Hello Ladies,
I have missed you guys so much!! So sorry I just dropped off the planet, we were shifting apartments & I thought internet would be an easy thing to connect to in the new flash apartments. WRONG! But anyway, that was the only bump in the road, the rest of the move went beautifully (I did it on my own with the driver & the 2 girls, apparently DH was too busy to help - another story), but anyway, it's all done now & we are settled & happy & everything is wonderful!
So I have big news, I dropped 1kg this week!!!! I have changed my exercise routine thanks to the Zumba dvd's & also the gym & I have really slowed it down too as my knee was just not coping with such hard-core cross-trainer workouts. I am so excited!!! I am only 1.1kg to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can smell the clothes at the finish line!!! bahahah
I have just had a quick skim of the posts & it looks like some fabulous weight losses this week - great effort girls!
BBL for persies.
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Sopdet - I love the sounds if the program - dp and I recently made ourselves a new budget (so we can save for a house) and he agreed that if we are sticking to it perfectly by then, it'll be ok for me to join round two :dance:
Krystals - how exciting to get your hair done, I love that feeling! Do you find it kind of motivating? I hope you get to have an excellent workout on Saturday - I love the feeling when my body is craving exercise (except when I can't do any I guess lol)
Jayne - so glad that the move went well - congratulations on the loss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! How exciting that you only have so little to go - what is your reward to yourself when you reach it?
Me - I have another aasignment due this afternoon that silly me has been avoiding like crazy. So I'm going to be bundled up on the computer all day (not on BB I hope lol) trying to get it finished. I've promised dd that as soon as I submit it we are takin her bike down to the park - so I might do laps of the park while she is playing to get a bit if exercise in ;)
Apart from that we have a big weekend ahead and I'm really going to try and exercise my will power. We have a champagne breakfast birthday party tomorrow morning (which I'm certain will end up lasting most if not all of the day) and then a birthday BBQ on Sunday - lots of tasty things but I'm going to make a point to put my goals first.
I hope everyone has a fantastic weekend ahead!!!!!!!
**Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ;)
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well, I have a plan. It's a lofty dream, but I think I can do it- I'm pretty determined to! My plan is to enter the Sydney Running Festival's Half Marathon in September!
I'm starting off pretty unfit, but they have a pre-training, training guide (HA!) that I started and so far so good! I just ordered a HR monitor, so will be able to monitor my training and build my endurance.
Nervous, but motivated! Back for persies later!
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Hey Ladies,
KRYSTALS _ WOW I am really, really, really excited for you! It sounds like a great thing to work towards. September isn't overly far away, but it's still long enough to be able to build up the endurance/stamina to be able to finish it. How far is it?? I can't wait to follow your progress on this. I have a few friends who were approaching milestone birthdays & trained for marathons. One goes in 2 weeks time to do hers, another did hers late last year. Sounds like you have really looked into it & are getting all the gadgets to help you through.
ASH _ I love the ticker! Did you get the assignment finished & submitted on time? You sound like you have lots of food orientated functions this weekend - lets hope there are some healthier alternatives there, but you can't deprive yourself of EVERYTHING!
SOPDET _ Your motivation & drive just bowls me over. You are so on your game, I love reading your posts - even if they do make me feel like I'm lazy! hahaha
RAUPE _ YOu haven't just cracked the 20kg mark, you've blown the whole number right out the ballpark!!! What a fantastic achivement darl, I'm so happy for you.
APPLETREE & ONYX _ I'm another boob-shrinking violet......... But I'm quite happy with that. Alan is less than impressed with it though. lol
AFM _ Well I had a big two nights in a row with splurging. Thursday night Alan & I had a Tim Tams & Bailey's date after dinner & then last night we had dinner at friends house who made lasagne for dinner, complete with wine & ****tails. I supplied bread rolls (which I didn't touch) & kids & adults desserts. I made the kids icecream sandwich brownies & the adults a caramel apple pudding with icecream...........:rolleye
Have a great Saturday night Peeps!
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Hi ladies, just checking in quickly, we have been away so i haven't had any time to do anything much :)
Wow, some fantastic results going on in here! I am so impressed with you all!!!
Krystals, what a great challenge! Good luck!
Ok, thats all i can manage, off to bed now! So sad that i am in bed at 9:30pm on a sat night!
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APPLETREE _ Safety in numbers last night my friend............. I was tucked up safe & warm at 9:30pm too!!! Did you have a good time away??
I am so impressed with myself!!! (I know that sounds really strange, lol), but today Alan took the kids for a swim so I went and hit the gym. I had a bit of a treadmill 'face off' with myself & I'm surprised to say that I can run 5km NON STOP!!!!!!!!!!!! I was so amazed & empowered!!! I didn't even collapse afterward, but I do admit I'm feeling my legs now I have cooled down. I am going to try do it again tomorrow, but I'm not sure I have THAT much stamina.
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You might surprise yourself Jayne, I was pretty sore after my first run yesterday, but as soon as I started this afternoon, I felt brilliant! Yesterday I ran 3km in 34mins (I know, I'm slow, but we all have to start somewhere!) and today I did 3.7km in 29mins 42! Just try it, your body can do amazing things!!! In the big scheme of what we ladies can push our bodies to do, running 5kms when you know you've already done it once, will be a cinch! ;)
