Jazzang, that's incredible! Congrats! I just started training for my first half marathon that I plan on running around May. Any tips?

OMG! ITS ON, I'm in :dizzy:

Morning everyone...(afternoon???) frustrated today...TOM and not so great eating has made the scale jump to 194 from 189 -.- *shakes fist* grrrrr.

Hope everyone has a good day

This isn't a bikini photo, but I'm posting a picture of me in a dress that I would like to look good in for my trip to Vegas (!) in July. I look pretty good in it, now, which is surprising since it's a size M. But, my tummy leaves a lot to be desired. Hope to get rid of some of that blubber in the next five months. So, here is my official "bikini" photo for this challenge.

I gained 5 lbs.... I'm so ashamed. Now I'm trying to kick my own butt into gear but I have zero motivation and I hate it.ugh ugh ugh.

Musical astronaut: my best advice is to listen to your body, an be careful of running too much leadin it up to your race. I'm a huge fan of cross training. I exercise 7 days out of the week, but I mix it up so much that I don't burn out. While training for this half I probably only ran 2-3 times a week on average. Other days I was dancing or kickboxing or doing strength or elliptical or you name it. That said, it is very important to get your long runs in as you train. Increase your long run by about a mile every week until you can go up to 11 or 12. That should be no closer than 2 weeks before your race. The week before your "long run" is more like 5 miles :)

That's good to know. I'm afraid of burning out, definitely.

Today I went running for the first time in almost 2 weeks. I'm glad I got back out there. Stupid guys.

hmm. im afraid to go weig guys.......................uugh. after almost three weeks of strict dieting..........yesterday i ate a double whopper with bacon...............fries..............22 oz soda...........i fried chicken thigh.......fries and another soda..that was throughout the course of the day.! ughhh. now i gotta do all fruits today. i dnt wanna gain bk the weight. but i had such an intense craving for the darn food i had to have it. hope u all are doing better than me. bye. i got work!

I'm so excited that I made the chart, but as you can see I was up over a pound this last week :/. I should probably get negative points for the gain :(.

Well I am definietly going to make this next week better. I have successfully counted all my calories, but this last week was not so successful at staying at my calorie goal. Well one good change is I am consistently tracking everything that passes my lips for two weeks now. Now I need to work on actually eating less food that I am burning! Oh well, I cant change this last week but I can definitley make this next one much more successful!

Looks like lots of you ladies are doing really well on here!

Another big thing. I have decided to change my goal weight up from 139. I did the wrist test and apparently I am small boned. But I found an ideal weight calulator and it said my "ideal"is between 144-148. So since I was already hoping for 146 for this challenge, and its smack dab in the middle of that ideal weight calculator reading, I think its meant to be my goal weight!

Hi!! I'm totally down for this challenge! I'm a new member, so can I get an invite please? Thank you!

Ughhh I just ate so much food! Definetly having an off week. I really need to keep my eye on the prize. I just got the new bikini that I ordered today... whenever I feel like I want to give up I'll just look at that little red bikini!

princessgina00- Big fan of dresses and that one is cute. Best of luck reaching your goal in 5 months :)
darlingbrit- hang it there :) How much time did it take for you to go up to that number? If its a few days then its most definitely water weight. My scale jumped from 189 to 194 overnight. Granted, i've been eating at maintaince the past week but most likely water from TOM and to much salt...it already went back down a pound today so hopefully its the same in your case too :)

kimmyskelter- at least you satified your craving for that food xDDDD and I doubt you'll want any of it for awhile. You got this...once slipup isn't horrible. Keep up the amazing work. Burgers are one of my "OMG I must have foods" xDD so I know its hard

ma26- Hehe a few pounds closer to your goal...kinda but you know what I mean xDDD Good luck this next staying on plan :)

Energizer Jamie- Welcome. :)

Samantha Daisy- What brand and style is the bikini? I want to look up what it looks like :) Still trying to figure out the style I want :)

I had a good day today. TOM weight is finally going back down...Thank Freakin God. Had a good workout after a few days off, and am actually way below my calorie intake for the day since I wasen't very hungry...Oh and spent the day at an aquariam snaping pics =D good day

So, I ran 1 mile today on the treadmill at 6.5mph. I hate the treadmill, but it was raining. And I only did 1 mile because I HATE the treadmill. Ugh. On the plus side though, this morning I weighed 181.0 again! *happy dance* I was afraid that weight was a fluke but to see it again after a couple of days is really exciting. I will be so psyched to get into the 170s.

I have a follow-up interview in the morning (I know, I should go to sleep now) for a job I really want. I'm nervous though. :/ I know I would do a great job at it, and it's a job I would really enjoy, not just one that I want for the sake of having a job. So hopefully I can do really well at the interview.

Lastly, I talked to my (ex)bf last Tuesday and we agreed to meet up 3 weeks from then and not talk in between. Well 2 days ago I decided that 1. I was going crazy because 2. Not talking was what got us into this mess. So I emailed him and asked if we could talk over email, and he said yes. First I sent a really long one about church, and he replied about 24 hours later. I want to talk about the things we discussed when we met up. If we can't see if we can work out our problems, I would like to get closure. I didn't say either of those things, but I know him very well (2 years), and I suspect he is thinking the same thing. He's probably more closure. He said he could see us getting back together in like a year, starting from scratch. Don't judge me if I'd like to accelerate the process. :P But yeah, so just talking these things over with him makes me feel better. I am being careful though, because I don't want to get hurt even more.

So all in all, it's been a good week. Things could get a lot better in the next couple of weeks...keep your fingers crossed for me.

Baker23, which aquarium were you at? I volunteer at the GA Aquarium. I love aquariums. :)

This soundsso much like my ex to me. i don't mean to be judgemental, but some buys like having zheir ego fed being the one whom someone wants. we broke up and then HE called me wanting to talk, wanting a break, wanting to get back together after a while ... just did things to interrupt me in my grief and overcoming. please, MusicalAstronaut, have the courage and pride to get over him and find a bf who is worthy of your love, time and effort and who won't do any of these sick games of breaking up and getting together.
i'm not saying that getting back together is a bad thing in general, because some couples do get back together and are happy, but that happens after they realise they can move on (!) but don't want to be without the person they love. most people use this to play with the feelings of the one the once were together and go filling their low self esteem or tiny ego.
i wish you a very succesfull overcoming and remember, you are worthy of a person who is able to return love to you in the same extent you are giving! ;)
159 today agin, btw!