Today's weigh in: 124.0 I don't understand it. But I'm 1.6 lbs down in 4 days!

30 walk pushing my 34 lb kiddo & my 46 lb kiddo + a double stroller on some serious hilly paths
20 min aerobics at home
20 min ab pilates at home
20 min strength training at home
+ 30 min stretching & over an hour of sweaty house cleaning (happy 4th to me)

Calorie intake: 1200, but I'm going to have a bowl of cereal later
Calorie burn: about 800

We'll see what tomorrow holds.

I weighed in at 138.2 right now. I'm so excited! I haven't had a chance to weigh myself in a little over a week because my scale at my apartment is broken, but now that I'm back with my parents I've been using their scale. I've also cheated a little these past two days (though still working out) and haven't really counted calories as precisely as I should have. No excuses, but I'm planning on getting back on track tomorrow.

Today's exercise consisted of a 2.5 mile jog and a 2 mile walk. Also 30 minutes of pilates. I just got on a monthly plan for a gym nearby my parents' house so I can go use some equipment when I'm at home. I'm planning on getting up early tomorrow and heading there!

I'd like to join if that's all right. I weighed in on July 1st at 126.4lbs, but I was retaining water, so I'll use my Saturday WI as my starting weight, which was 125.0lbs.

I would like to see 122lbs by the end of the month, and I would also like to build up my running time. I'm getting closer to managing a full 5k without having to slow to a walk at all. (I am pretty sure that my asthma is getting under control the more I run.)

I'm off to a bad start this month since I basically ate and ate all of July 4th weekend! Clocked in at 129lbs this morning! Blechh.

But on the bright side I had set a goal to weigh 125lbs by July 15th, so the fact that I weighed that much on Saturday is excellent.

I didn't actually weigh until today, but that's probably good since I gained over the holiday weekend for sure.

CW: 144
GW: 136

Goals:
Lose 8 lbs
Stay under 1000 cals on weekdays and under 1300 on weekend days
Do 1395 minutes of exercise for the month (45 min a day average)

Well....I started the weekend on Friday at 130.0 lbs, and ended it this morning at 131.8. Ehhh. I have been bouncing between 130 and 132 for weeks now because I haven't had a string of more than three on plan days. I haven't been doing horribly, still working out, still watching what I eat 80% of the time, but giving into indulgences a little too often. It was a good weekend, with a lot of activity, a lot of fun, and a little too much eating. I am aiming for a perfectly on plan week starting today, that means 1400 calories, 3 or 4 runs, a little tiny bit of strength training mixed in, and good healthy, whole foods. Game on.

So my husband was off work Sat, Sun, Mon & Tues for the holiday w/e and it's really been hard to workout. I'm definitely not meeting my goals. Instead I've been at the pool, the movies, the pool, the park, the pool, lol... Do I get a free pass b/c it was a holiday ? I mean, I worked out Sat & Mon, but altogether this is the least amount of time I've spent exercising in a long time.

Anyway! Vent done.

RachelAnne, Congrats! You're doin great

Dorian5, Welcome! You have come a long way, and you're so close to your goal now. That's great! Forget this past holiday w/e, I am. We can start fresh right now

mayness, those calories are really low. If you're working out maybe you should reconsider? You don't want to start burning your muscle. Sorry for sounding like a nag. Just curious where you stand.

aimeebell, hang in there! you can bounce back. Good luck w/your fresh start!

Girl, your workout schedule is insane! How do you do it?

Well I just LOVE my morning run (in case you haven't noticed) and I do 10 minutes stretching before and after (same with pilates) and when I went to the picnic we chose the park that was a good 3K away and then walked round the whole thing twice before going inside and did the same afterwards (about 40-50 minutes each time cause its a pretty damn big park) and for pilates trust me it gets ADDICTING! I do blogilates (you can find her on youtube or tumblr) Summer Body workout part 1 and 2 first to get a full body workout and then I just mix and match which is for some reason I just find to be sooo fun! My favourite is the 10 minutes Legs & Thighs workout and the Intense Ab workout but I've gotta warn you they are KILLER. And I love a long walk after dinner as I find it helps me digest my food Bringing along a friend or family member is always good for conversation.

This is all due to the fact that I have a LOT of spare time And you're doing great! Even just floating about in a pool burns calories! Stay strong!

Stats:
~No morning run as I'm taking it a bit slower incase I stress myself out too much and stop enjoying it
~Bike machine 40 minutes at about 15mph, long walk/hike for an hour after dinner :3 (oh how i love country parks)
~Pilates 50 minutes
~Stretching 30 minutes
~Calories consumed 1738
~Protein consumed 106g (OMG)
~Calories burned 874

So I've realised that I eat quite a lot but it's all good food I SWEAR! I guess I just need the energy to train properly. It's really been taking it out of me, I've been so tired lately so I've been going to bed earlier (by which I mean before midnight) but I'm still absolutely knackered :/

Updates!

Well, I don't weigh myself daily - does NOT make things stress free for me - so I won't have a progress check in til the 15th. My leg is feeling better and and I ran 3 yesterday.
I'm going to try to pound out 5 or 6 on Friday. I'd love to run tomorrow, but think I'll swim or bike instead. That much closer to my goal of 10!

Keep on trucking ladies!

Current weight: 139
August goal : 132

mortonpixie, glad you're leg is a bit better. I wish I had the willpower to not weigh every day, but I can't help it! I usually weigh in twice a day actually, once in the morning and again after I workout/shower (it's usually lower after a workout, so it motivates me ). Good for you though!!

Chooks, having that extra time is great. Wish I had more time during my days. Between my kiddos, husband, housework, my work... ugh. And once I shower (which is after my intense cardio when I'm super sweaty) I don't like to work up a sweat again. So I can usually get in one good workout and some stretching/yoga/etc in the evening. We do evening walks with our kids sometimes, but then they usually like to walk too, so it's just a stroll, lol. But thanks to you, I am getting in some Youtube workouts after my cardio (I've done that aerobic workout several times, some pilates, core work and strength training.).

Hi everyone! I ate on point yesterday, hoping that my Friday weigh in won't disappoint me. Until the the scale is NOT a friend and I will stay away from it!

Managed a run yesterday but it was a crappy one, I was lacking energy. I blame all the crappy food and sodium and alcohol from the previous day.

I had my greek yogurt and a sliced up banana for breakfast and a GIANT, awesome salad I'm stoked about for lunch. Making a flatbread pizza with a couple of turkey pepperoni and lots of veggies for dinner. Some carrots and blueberries and cottage cheese in there for snacks.

Definitely planning on a better run tonight, as well as working with the handweights a while since I have marshmallow arms!

Chooks - Holy crap, you are definitely inspiring! I can't believe how much you manage to do! I'm glad to see you eat enough to fuel those workouts, that's excellent. Rock on!

mayness - I have to agree with skinny fast, those calories seem low -- especially if you are exercising 45 minutes a day on average! I wouldn't have energy to do anything on that, be sure you're not hurting yourself.

aimeebell - Game on, indeed! You've got this!

skinny fast - I can't say anything about indulging on holidays! But good to see you're buckling down this week! Me too! Damage control! Haha.

mortonpixie - Ah, you inspire me so much, I seriously have thought of you when exercising to push myself harder. Love your goals!

Good luck, everyone!

Weight today: 123.4

Total loss: 14 lbs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (beginning on April 18th, 2.5-3 months time)

July Challenge loss: 2.2 lbs

Though I didn't get to eat as much yesterday, so I think my weight would average out a bit higher. Right? Is what I'm losing fat though??? I guess you could say I'm averaging around a 5 lb loss/month. I wish I had taken measurements at the beginning of this journey.



Exercise today so far:

40 min on very hilly paths pushing my kids in the double stroller (kid 1: 34 lbs, kid 2: 47 lbs, double stroller: who knows, but this is a heavy load! lol) Plus, I got 2 bags of groceries on our way home, not including an additional 2 gallons of milk .

40 min on the elliptical

12 min run... and then one of my kids went after the scissors, decided to try to cut his brother's hair, and that was the end of my workout.

I still plan to *try* to do some pliates and maybe yoga later, and hatha yoga.

And after 4 days of my husband being home I have some serious house cleaning to do!! I think I'll try to work fast and hard, lol, trying to burn some extra calories .

Oh, and soccer tonight.



I'm exhausted!

Omg you guys tonight has been disaster. You have no idea. I have eaten just. Ugh. So much. The strange thing is that the majority of it was fruit. But I still probably made it to around 2500 calories. And no exercise you guys. Thats right, for like the first time in months I have not exercised today. I won't even bother posting my stats as they are PITIFUL but I'll start out tomorrow slowly with a 3K and move onto some pilates about an hour and a half after a light (very light) breakfast then probably take ma wee sis out or do some shopping and come back for a late lunch and then a walk or something. I was just so drained today and when I went to the shops I noticed they were selling fruit that was about to go out of date for like half the price and I bought 500g of cherries, a quarter watermelon, 250g strawberries, and two mangoes and omg I ate it ALL. My digestive system is going to HATE me but dammit I love fruit so much!!