Start Weight: 241.6

April 29: 238.4 (-3.2 pounds)
May 5: 237.0 (-1.4 pounds)
May 12: 233.4 (-3.6 pounds)


Total Loss: 8.2 pounds


Even with TOM holding me back I lost a great amount this week! I am more than happy with these results :D

April 22, 2012

Neck: 16 inches
Upper Arms: 18 inches
Lower Arms: 12 inches
Wrist: 7 inches
Bust: 49 inches
"Pooch" under chest: 43 1/2 inches
Waist: 42 inches
Stomach "Pooch": 52 inches
Hips: 47 1/2 inches
Thighs: 29 inches
Calves 17 1/2 inches
Ankles: 11 inches

May 13, 2012

Neck: 15 ½ inches (-1/2 inch)
Upper Arms: 15 inches (-3 inches)
Lower Arms: 11 ¾ inches (-1/4 inch)
Wrist: 7 inches (-0 inches)
Bust: 46 ½ inches (-2 ½ inches)
“Pooch” under chest: 42 inches (- 1 ½ inches)
Waist: 42 inches (-0 inches)
Stomach “Pooch” 49 inches (-3 inches)
Hips: 45 inches (-2 ½ inches)
Thighs: 25 inches (-4 inches)
Calves: 16 ½ inches (-1 inch)
Ankles: 10 ¼ inches (-3/4 inch)

Total loss: 19 inches


Oh my gosh! This is absolutely crazy. What is even crazier is that I can feel these changes (:

Eguest, Wow! Congratulations. You've had great weight loss & those measurements are excellent. Your hard work is showing. Keep it up chickie!

My exercise & eating for the last week has not been the greatest. I've been super busy at work & getting home late. Then there's really not time to exercise before dinner & no way am I doing it after I've sat down & relaxed with dinner. Ugh! But this week should be back to normal.

These are my stats from last week:

EXERCISE GOAL: Workout 5x a week
TOTAL WORKOUTS: 17/115
STARTING WEIGHT: 179.6
CURRENT WEIGHT: 177.2
GOAL WEIGHT 150
WEIGHT LOST: 2.4 8% towards goal

5/7 None
5/8 None
5/9 This is TaeBo (about 25 minutes) WI 177.2
5/10 This is TaeBo (about 25 minutes)
5/11 None
5/12 None
5/13 Walk 2 miles

So my goal for this week is to get off my butt & workout!

Have a great day everyone,
Kim

Totally forgot about this thread!!

Did my first mud run/obstacle course Saturday (the devil dash) and it kicked my butt! It hurt to sit up.. well it STILL hurts to sit up lol.

Next is run for your lives (zombies chase you! yay!) and then the big kahuna aka the tough mudder. It's an extreme mud run with more difficult obstacles and it's a half marathon.

Getting healthy one bloody shoulder at a time! (barbed wire scraped me.. and then I banged it trying to jump over a big wall. such fun!)

Weighed in this morning. Up a pound. Was happy with that because TOM is hear and eating has been bad so ono one pound was good to me. On day 4 of ripped in 30. Looking forward to finishing up week one and getting a new workout with week 2.

Thanks Kim! I have been working hard. It has helped me a ton to pre-plan my workouts. For example, my aunt and I have scheduled four workouts this week. Knowing that we have already scheduled a time & a place to workout makes me waaaay less likely to bail on getting my workout in. I think this has helped me a ton in not giving in to just wanting to sit on the couch all day.

Kay7Jay, I am doing a zombie run in Sept. How bad are the obstacles. I can't even run 5k yet but hopefully will be able to by then. I am just worried about how hard the obstacles are. I don't expect to keep my flags the whole time. It sounds like fun though.

The obstacles aren't the hard part for me, in fact they are easy when compared with the desert heat and getting through the hills out here. The obstacles are more a battle of will- I'm terrified of heights and they want me to climb HOW far into the air and then jump?!? Yikes.

I didn't bring any water (stupid, stupid) because I thought it would be too hard with the obstacles. My advice-- FIND A WAY TO BRING WATER! Seriously, the little stops they have with water are too few and far between.

Another piece of advice- train on similar ground as the 5k will be. For instance, mine was in the mountains/desert we have outside of vegas. I trained on mostly flat ground- WOOPS!

It's super fun to be chased by zombies though :)

Kay7jay thanks for the info. Ours is being held on a dirtbike race track. It has lots of ups and downs but not super huge. Where I run now has hills and slopes so hopefully I will be okay.

5/14 Yard work 1 hour
5/15 This is TaeBo (about 40 minutes)
5/16 None WI 177.8
5/17 None
5/18
5/19
5/20

I've been working pretty late every day this week & it's hard to get in my exercise. Monday I had to help hubby finish the retaining wall, so I guess lugging those blocks from one side of the yard to another qualifies as exercise :) Thankfully my eating has been right on.

Hopefully everyone has a OP weekend.

Kim

May
5/1 Treadmill - 40 mins
5/2 Treadmill- 45 mins
5/3 Treadmill 74 mins
5/4 off
5/5 Cardio 120 mins
5/6 off
5/7 weights 50 mins
5/8 cardio 15 mins
5/9 cardion 40 mins
5/10 cardio 180 mins
5/11
5/12 cardio 90 mins
5/18 cardio 15 mins 35 min dvd

I hope it's not too late to join


EXERCISE GOAL: Workout 6x a week
CURRENT WEIGHT: 225
GOAL WEIGHT: 185

June goal: 220
July 4th goal: 210
End of August goal(big deal I'm picking out my wedding dress): 195
End of September: 185

I'll weigh in weekly!!'


5-25:222 tom is comon soon I think meh
6-1: 220 ( finally done with tom ugh, and I only worked out twice gah but I stuck to my eaten regime )
(june goal)6-8: 220 blah even tho I made goal my weight keeps fluctuating in-between this and 221
6-15: 218.6 finally broke thru my plateau! Let's hope it sticks
6-22: 215!!
6-29: 216.6 *sigh* had a stand still week. Idk
(July goal)7-6: 216 grr
7-13: 213 much better!
7-20: 210.2 weee :) I've worked out a bit this week :)
7-26: 210.2 tom ugh
8-3: 208.2 yay that's good.
8-10: on vacation
(august goal)8-17: 206.4 blah didn't make goal
8-24:
8-31:
9-7:
9-14:
(september goal) 9-21:

Challenge Start Weight: 241.6

April 29: 238.4 (-3.2 pounds)
May 5: 237.0 (-1.4 pounds)
May 12: 233.4 (-3.6 pounds)
May 19: 232.4 (-1 pound)



Total Loss during Challenge: 9.2 pounds

Just scheduled this weeks workouts!

Monday: OFF
Tuesday: gym with aunt
Wednesday: trail walk/run
Thursday: gym with aunt
Friday: OFF
Saturday: 7 mile walk @ house in the mountains
Sunday: Walking in to town from our house in the mountains (think switch backs, both up and down hill and about 15-20 miles!!!)

needless to say I will be taking next Monday off also LOL :P

I missed too many work outs last week, but I did manage to add a little bit of time to my TaeBo workouts. TOM is over & I'm hoping that this week's weigh in will be down.

Workouts for last week:

5/14 Yard work 1 hour
5/15 This is TaeBo (about 40 minutes)
5/16 None WI 177.8
5/17 None
5/18 None
5/19 This is TaeBo (about 40 minutes)
5/20 This is TaeBo (about 40 minutes)

I'll update my WI information on Wednesday.

Have a great day.
Kim

Sometimes your body needs a few days off. I've always been a big believer in if you genuinely need rest (which I usually need during TOM due to soreness, cramps, backaches,etc.) don't push yourself too hard. Your body needs time to repair itself too :)

Good morning ladies & welcome to all the newcomers. Yes, please do join, we're happy to have you.

Weigh In for me today & I am down a little from last week, but since last week was preTOM & up from the the previous week, that's not the best. Ah well, I'm telling myself maybe I'm still retaining a little TOM water. Yep, I'm pretty good at lying to myself. I kept telling myself I wasn't fat for years.

EXERCISE GOAL: Workout 5x a week
TOTAL WORKOUTS: 21/115
STARTING WEIGHT: 179.6
CURRENT WEIGHT: 177.4
GOAL WEIGHT 150
WEIGHT LOST: 2.2 7% towards goal

There's 18 weeks left in this challenge & I am going to make it to my goal darn it! I'm already 7% of the way there & I'm setting my goal for next WI to be at 10% of the way. It's not that much really, not even a whole pound, but we're going away for a long weekend & if I manage not to gain I will be happy with that.

Have a great day everyone.
Kim

May
5/1.....40 mins
5/2.....45 mins
5/3.....74 mins
5/4.....off
5/5.....120 mins
5/6.....off
5/7.....50 mins
5/8.....15 mins
5/9.....40 mins
5/10.....180 mins
5/11
5/12.....90 mins
5/18.....45 mins
5/19.....120 mins
5/21.....90 mins
5/22.....75 mins
5/23.....90 mins

Down 6 lbs (or down 12 pounds if I include the 6 I gained back and lost)

4/23: 174.5
[Blah blah blah]
5/27: 168.5

hi everyone, weighed in last friday and i am down 3lbs yay! to me every lb counts :)

start: 231lbs
25may12: 228lbs (-3lbs)

28may12: exercise: 40min brisk walk

Challenge Start Weight: 241.6

April 29: 238.4 (-3.2 pounds)
May 5: 237.0 (-1.4 pounds)
May 12: 233.4 (-3.6 pounds)
May 19: 232.4 (-1 pound)
May 26: 231.0 (-1.4 pounds)


Total Loss during Challenge: 10.6 pounds


I am extremely frustrated with this weeks loss. Over the weekend I went to my cabin in the mountains. I worked out each day I was there. Stayed on plan and ate within my calorie range..... I only lost a pound this week :[ that is soooo stinking frustrating for me. Everybody else pigged out and I was so good :[ blahhhh. Enough whining sometimes life isn't fair. Gotta move on and make this week better!

5/21 None
I am so ashamed at my lack of workouts last week! I know I was out of town 24-28th, but that is horrible! Plus my eating was even worse. I know the scale is not going to be my friend tomorrow!

5/22 Yard work 1 hour
5/23 None WI 177.4
5/24 None
5/25 None
5/26 None
5/27 None

Coco, 3 pounds is a great start! Keep going girl!

Eguest, it can be so frustrating, but sometimes it helps to look at the big picture. You've lost over 10 pounds in 5 weeks! That is awesome. Every week isn't going to be 3 pound weeks, as much as you want it to. Your body also fluctuates so keep that in mind. 2 pounds a week is huge numbers & I wish I came anywhere near averaging that!

Kim

Well, my stats for this week aren't very impressive lol. But I'm pretty pleased to see I'm only up .2 from my vacation. And I'm back on plan with my food & exercise. I know, it's only been 1 day back on plan so far, but you gotta be positive right?

EXERCISE GOAL: Workout 5x a week
TOTAL WORKOUTS: 22/115
STARTING WEIGHT: 179.6
CURRENT WEIGHT: 177.6
GOAL WEIGHT 150
WEIGHT LOST: 2 7% towards goal


Have a great day everyone.
Kim

It's starting to feel like I'm talking to myself. Hello out there?

Oh well.

Happy Friday Kim! (lol)

I'm super excited by the little woosh I saw this morning on the scale. A nice 2 pound drop from yesterday. I'm sure hoping it sticks around until my Wednesday WI.

Other than that the only thing new is that I started my Ripped in 30 dvd again. I'm finding week 1 much easier to do this time. I only need to modify a few of the exercises. Woohoo! So not only am I losing weight, but getting healthier & stronger. Yay!

Have a great weekend anyone that's reading this.
Kim

Good morning,

My workouts from last week. Started the Ripped in 30 again & Friday my legs were killing me & could barely walk. I did it again on Saturday but didn't go quite as low on my squats. I also lowered my daily calories this week, so I'm looking forward to my WI on Wednesday to see how I did.

5/28 None
5/29 This is TaeBo (about 25 minutes)
5/30 None WI 177.6
5/31 Ripped in 30 week 1
6/1 None
6/2 Ripped in 30 week 1
6/3 Yard work 1 hour

Have a great day.
Kim

There's 17 weeks until the end of this challenge, but is anyone even in it anymore?



EXERCISE GOAL: Workout 5x a week
TOTAL WORKOUTS: 26/115
STARTING WEIGHT: 179.6
CURRENT WEIGHT: 175.4
GOAL WEIGHT 150
WEIGHT LOST: 4.2 14% towards goal

People are still doing it Kand.

I for one just fill in my original post with updates and I think I have seen other people doing the same thing.. Just not continuously doing new posts :)

Well it's nice to know that people are still participating.

I have to drop out of this

I'm still here to. Just don't post very often. I need to start posting every day again. Its helps me hold myself accountable. Doings okay. Slipped up a bit but back on track. I still have 22 lbs to reach my thirty pound goal. It I stay on track I can do this.

I managed to get 4 workouts in last week, which for as much as I had going on is pretty darn good.

6/4 Ripped in 30 week 1
6/5 None
6/6 Ripped in 30 week 1 WI 175.4
6/7 Ripped in 30 week 1
6/8 None
6/9 None
6/10 Ripped in 30 week 1

Hope everyone has a great day.

Finally had some loss, I updated my Personal post, whee

I am still in, I jsut haven't been posting as much. I have a wedding to go to in October in Mexico and want to look my best so I definately need to keep mup with th eworkouts and need make some serious changees to my diet

Everyone ready for weigh in tomorrow? I'm anxious to see :)

I decided to revise my goal. I haven't made a goal in time yet, so maybe I'm a little too ambitious, lol. If it looks like I'm going to go past it, great, but I'm not going to revise it again.

EXERCISE GOAL: Workout 4x a week
TOTAL WORKOUTS: 37/96
STARTING WEIGHT: 179.6
CURRENT WEIGHT: 174.8
GOAL WEIGHT 165
WEIGHT LOST: 4.8 33% towards goal

Hope everyone's staying OP & losing weight.
Kim

Updated, my op, no loss hopefully I stop fluctuating sooon

Hello everyone

I am new to this forum and want to join in! Im a September baby and I plan to give my self the best gift......a healthier me! I have started eating right but havent figured out how to tackle my excercising... a have a 4 month old so Im on his time after 6 pm, so it will be a challenge. Looking forward to reaching success with everyone.

thedolly looks like me and you are headed for the same goals and about the same height! Good Luck, we do this!

Welcome Lisa. It's nice to see new faces. Exercise was a bit of a challenge for me because with my work schedule I get stuck at work a little late & then need to rush home to make dinner & then who feels like exercising after dinner? So, I started getting up about half an hour earlier than usual & just doing it.

So far I've been pretty good about it & I do have to admit that it does wake me up & I feel a LOT better all day. It was pretty hard at first because I'm not a morning person & I do love my sleep, but I'm actually at the point now where I get out of bed & don't hit the snooze button once. A miracle I believe. :) So you need to find a time that works for you & commit to doing it for yourself. You're worth the time.

Here's where I stand:

EXERCISE GOAL: Workout 4x a week
TOTAL WORKOUTS: 48/96
STARTING WEIGHT: 179.6
CURRENT WEIGHT: 174.4
GOAL WEIGHT 165
WEIGHT LOST: 5.2 36% towards goal

And considering that this week's weigh in fell on day one of TOM, I'm not even going to worry about not being where I need to be to hit my goal.

Have a great OP week everyone,

Kim

HELLO EVERYONE! :wave:
I'll join up with you in this challenge.
I would like to lose 10 pounds by the end of September.
That would put me at 172 pounds.

I have been slacking off in my dieting this year. I count calories.
Let's see if I can lose this weight.

I plan on swimming almost everyday for exercize, as I have an old knee injury and can't walk far at all.
I injured the knee a 2nd time last week, but it isn't too bad. It is healing fast.

:swim: