David, it's a nice idea, but I don't get to pick the run distances at the gym. Thankfully, they pop up maybe once a week, so it's not so bad. When I run for myself, I definitely go for longer, slower runs, because I just love that feeling, like I could run forever.

Meg, yeah, that's what I remember, too. The cramps in my side, no air, no warm-up to speak of. Like, because we were kids, we were just supposed to be able to do it. Well, thankfully, I found another way to reach that goal, and didn't give it up totally. Congrats on the treadmill work. I only tried running on a treadmill once, and when I got off, felt like I'd just come home from sea...is there a barf smiley? That was it for me and the treadmill, lol.

MrsL, I am totally slacking! I read that, but was so fried yesterday when I checked in here, I immediately forgot. You definitely get a Highly Coveted Flamey Award for reaching a "normal" BMI, baby! That is awesome!

My big news for the day is that I did my first (and second) rope climb today! All the way to the top! It was pretty scary, to tell the truth, mostly because I was still nervous about coming down the rope. I really need some grippier shoes for that. Is grippier a word, or did I just make that up?

Still have not worked on my handstand goal, and may not get that done, but I'm excited about the rope climb success, and I also am so VERY close to getting my kipping pull-up, so even if I don't get the handstand mastered this round, I've made some major progress on other fitness goals this time!

Well, I have worked out every day and increased my water intake. I have seriously cut back the diet soda to 1 a day the last week, but probably will not hit my goal of 8 lbs lost as I slowed almost as soon as I started this challenge but hey I have almost 3 weeks still so we'll see.

Hi CC Friends! Just a quickie Hello tonight! I'm off to bed.

Jam - WOOT on the rope climb!

Well I decided just to do the C25K program instead of just trying to run for 20 minutes on the treadmill with no plan in place, since it seems safer.
I should finish week 3 before the fourth of July, so my goal from now on is to STAY ON TRACK and do it every week without fail, and continue on after that. I really want to learn to run! =D

Well I did it~I got rid of my clothes! It sucked But yet felt good at the same time. I Tried to give them away for free but no responses(i guess they thought they was skanky clothes since I said they was free~So I Ended up selling them for 50.00 on craigslist~There was 7 large 30 gallon trash bags full of lane bryant,Fashion Bug,Tommy hilfiger,Levis,Abercrombie,Old Navy,And so on~So they bascially got them for free anyways. I sure hope the get lots of use outta them.I guess I can take the 50.00 and get me some new tops~I need some badly. At least tops last me for a few sizes jeans however I mine as well Forget it.
I was in 16's I think last month and now 14's are getting to big and MOST 12's are fitting great!!
I may quit calorie counting to lose weight and do it to maintain when I get to a size 8 Even if I am above my goal weight~(or if below I will keep on~I think an 8 is idea size For me~but who knows) I am not wanting to give up early or nothing ~I just do not wanna be tooooo skinny at end ~I would like to keep some of My J-LO Butt And some of the bazuuumba's(as thighsbegone calls them)~I Just aint sure~ I feel like a loser even thinking my original goal weight may be to small for me Or too large~I Just think a size 8 is a dreamy size to me.
Comments on that discussion would be helpful.
Anyways 2 goals down 1 to go with these challenge.
1) Fit in a size 12 comfortably(Accomplished)
2) Get rid of all my old BIG Clothes(accomplished)
3)Get to 193(I think that was weight I said~may not make it I have 3 lbs to go and 2 weeks ~we will have to see.)

Megwini I love your glasses by the way~Noone knows from my pics(Iusually take them off because I get a glare in my pics) but I wear glasses everyday too~And yours are sooooooooooo cool....LOVE THEM

Congradulations JAM~YOU ARE THE JAMINATOR!

Hi Barb~David~EVERYONE ELSE. Hope your all having a great week.

jamsk8r,

Thanks for that Highly Coveted Award!!! It is greatly appreciated!!!

Also, I lost another pound! So, I'm down to 144.0 lbs.! Today has been a pretty good day so far! Have gotten a LOT of cardio in and a little bit of strength training too! Most of it was on the Wii, but I recently discovered workout videos on the internet for beginners, and have been doing those. I did a 10 minute kickboxing video the other day! It was my first time ever doing kickboxing! And this morning I incorporated some kickboxing moves in the middle of my bowling frames to add some fun!

So three pounds to go before I reach my 4th of July Challenge goal. Can't wait!

MrsLovett

Hey all! Everybody is doing great on this challenge!

Lori, I don't know about you, but for me, the "goal weight" is just my best guess. I just want to keep going until I feel like the excess fat is gone. I still have some, mostly on my stomach, so I'll keep going until I feel like that's gone. The only thing that would stop me from doing that to the end is if my lifting started to suffer. I'd choose being able to lift heavier over being lean, at this point. As long as my lifts are going up, though, I'll continue working on the fat loss. Whatever number I end up with, or whatever size, will be okay with me. Even if I couldn't drop any more than I have, and had to hold at 168-170, I'd choose lifting heavy over having 6 pack abs, lol.

Workout is done for today. Actually, I did yesterday's heavy deadlifts, since I missed the gym yesterday morning, then did half of today's workout, per my trainer's instruction. It was a good combo: heavy deadlifts first, then 10 minutes of the metcon, which was pull-ups, push-ups and squats. Kicked my butt, for sure!

hows everyone??? gonna weigh in and post tomorrow morning...jam your my hero...you keep working and that handstand will be no problem...sometimes when i see people running or doing a hard workout i think to myself "id do that too if i were that thin" duh!!! i need to stay in these goal threads cuz they work...im confident that i can be under 240 by the fourth...have a great day everyone

jam ~great points~Thanks girl~I appreciate it.

I will Just kinda see where I am comfy at I guess ~and leave 150 for my goal at moment.

My daughter had a pair of size 11's and out of pure wanting to fit in them I tried them on(bongo Brand) I LOVE BONGO NOW! THEY FREAKING FIT!
And was kinda sexy(Or at least I think they was hahaha~Who knows)
I got my butt in an 11!!!!! I felt soooooooooooooooooooo skinny~Never felt that before ever! I am having lots of body changes and not much on the numbers on the scale so I look to get a big swoosh soon Or hope so.
My daughter weighs about what you do Jam And she looks soo great ~She is just 5 ft 2inches Though ~so with you being taller I bet you are totally a skinny minnie and full of muscles!~Do you have before and after pics?????
I am curious to see.If so post PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

David~I agree these challenges totally keep me focused and help so much.


EVERYONE ELSE~Hope your having a great weekend.

STAY FOCUSED AND REMEMBER ABOUT 2 weeks to go~WORK HARD

Go Lori259 for fitting into size 11's! I wanna know what store you're shopping in though! I think I must be shopping in the wrong section because my sizes are somehow a higher number...? I don't shop in fancy stores either!

Well, for me... the scale had stalled at about 146.5 for a week or so, then magically in four days FOUR POUNDS dropped off me! I'm at 142.0 lbs. now! One single pound away from my 4th of July Challenge goal weight!!!! Think I'll reach it ahead of time? I think so! And I won't stop there!

If I *do* reach my weight goal ahead of time... do you all mind if I keep updating my steps and other goals in this thread? I think they were to exercise at least 5 days a week and do my 8,000 steps per day... though I'm not sure about my pedometer... it has been wacky lately. Anyway... do you mind if I still barge in here?

How is everyone else faring?

MrsLovett

MrsL, meeting your goal early is no excuse for not checking in! Stick around, because we'll do another holiday challenge after this one. We're mainly here to keep each other motivated to stay on our plans, keep reaching for new goals, and just hold each other up. We just set the goals for motivation and to challenge ourselves, but all are welcome to just be here and chat, give and get support.

Lori, congrats on the size 11s. woot!

David, good luck with the weigh-in. You've been doing great so far, and I'm glad to see you sticking around. You'll be one of those thin, athletic types soon enough, my friend!

okay...so i only lost 1 lb...maybe those mcdonalds iced coffees werent such a great idea after all...but 1 lb per week is 50 lbs a year...i aint trippin...take care everyone

Great POINT DAVID!!

Thanks JAM!

Mrs Lovett~I can wear 12's in Levis strauss brand And Tommy hilfiger.

The 11's was Bongo brand~lowrise /bootcut.


Just purchased from friends yardsales~but I get guessed to weigh less than I do all the time.(I think because alot of my weight is in the bra still~
I am still a D CUP~LOL)
I always Wear name brands~I guess I am a bit spoiled to them.
Although I had never tried Bongo Before~I just couldn't pass them up ~They looked new and my friend had Them for $1.00!!!!! I now Love Bongo Jeans!!!!

Whew~I am sooooooooo tired~LONG DAY.

I played karaoke american Idol Encore On ps2 with the kids and I am exhausted.
Sang so much I had an asthma attack ~LOL! Honestly
I did however finally manage to get a perfect score on The titanic theme song by celion dion ~So I had a blast~plus won and yes I was the next American Idol.......WHHHHHHHHHHHHEWWWW
MOMMA CAN SING~LOL~Sorry everyone just hyper from the game still hahahahaha.
Type ya'll Later~i gotta get some zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Hi everyone!

Lori259,
I have Americal Idol Karaoke too! I love to sing! My only problem is that I have SEVERE microphone fear (can't remember what the word is...) My family is musical, so believe it or not I CAN sing (I think?), but the instant I get in front of a mic, I clam up and can't really sing that well at all

Good for you for your awesome singing!

hehe I have a theory that my face is much thinner than the rest of my body because I'm constantly singing and talking *giggles* Really! People have even commented that they noticed the weight loss in my face a lot sooner than the rest of my body. It's weird.

Anyway! I got a little CRAZY with the exercise this morning. I don't know if I've mentioned it before, but I've discovered something new recently... kickboxing! I love to do it everyday! And it apparently burns about 100 calories in just 10 minutes (I've asked!) I did it for 20 minutes this morning. I think it accounted for about half of my calories burned. I'm often surprised how little calories are burned by the exercises I do... like 50 minutes low impact aerobics only burns around 90 calories???

I did:
20 minutes kickboxing
25 minutes High-impact "Dance Bowling"
50 minutes low impact aerobics
around 10 minutes strength training

That's approx. 105 minutes exercise, or 1 hr 45 mins... all before say, 10 a.m.? I know, it's a little weird. And I woke up a bit late today... 6 a.m.
I'm just so happy to find a quality, calorie burning exercise as kickboxing! And it's fun!

Alright, I'll be quiet now! I'm kinda known for talking/typing to the point of annoyance, hehe

MrsLovett

crazy, crazy, crazy....

No time for chit-chat, but wanted to pop in and say HI to my CC friends!!!