I am ready to change my life and to live healthier. My friend and I was gonna list a daily check-in of our progress. I have lost to date 50 pounds but am having trouble taking off the remaining 30, but I know I can do it. I have to approach the flab from a different angle. Hopefully this helps with my lifestyle change:

SW 224
CW 186
Mini Goal: 166
Ultimate Goal: 156 (Yikes Hopefully)

I am in the same boat as you. I am a new member and I did lose a lot of weight but I am now starting to gain it back. I've found the last 30 is the hardest. I lost the 30 and now I gained it all back! I am blaming the stress I am having real problems losing it and could use some support as well. Anyhow I'd better get to the gym!!

-Jennifer

Hi Jennifer, I can feel your pain. Losing weight can be stressful expecially when you are giving your all and the flab just does not want to go away. If we just stick in there I am sure things will work out. I am going to cut portions exercise more and I am sure I will see some type of results. Hang in there, we are in it to win.

Trenice

Well It's day one of our fitness challenge, I am sooo not ready. I have decided to try slim fast during this challenge, so after work I'm headed to Walmart. I havent decided what I will do for exercise yet but at least I have a diet, I'm half way there.

SW 216
CW 196
goal 166

30 pounds to go!!!!!

Its day two and yesterday went fine I guess. I have to try and stay away from fried foods if I wanna win this battle.

I did manage to get in 52 minutes of step/abs/weights last night after getting home from school.

As for my food on yesterday it went like this:

Breakfast: 1 bowl cereal/with reduced fat milk
Lunch: 2 pieces of fish, 1 small order of french fries (I know thats bad) 1 piece of bread
Dinner: 1 chicken breast, 1 small baked potatoe (I redeemed myself)

Well thats it for yesterdays menu, I need to incorporate more veggies and fruits into my lifestyle change, its hard but I am going to try.

Trenice

Well it's day 2, Yesterday was pretty good for me. After work I went furniture shopping with my mother, we used a friends truck and we unloaded a living room set and 2 mattresses by ourself. I consider that yesterdays exercise

As far as food It went like this

breakfast: dry toast
lunch: meatloaf and mash potatoes (small portions)
dinner: Mexican Casserole

Today I went and bought my slimfast. So this should get interesting as I starve to death, sitting here starving now.


Well wish me luck...Trenice no more fried foods...stop it!!!!!

Day Three

Yesterday was a good day (I think), I just have to figure out a way to start having my dinner earlier. I go to school on Mon, Tue, Wed and usually am not home until like 8 or 9. I realize that its not good to eat late but what can I do? Any suggestions?
Well this is what happened yesterday as for as food:
Breakfast: Cereal/milk
Lunch:PBJ sandwich
Snack:Small Smoothie
Dinner:Chicken Breast/Baked Potatoe

No exercise yesterday, but I did take a brisk walk for lunch for about 30 minutes (that counts)

Trenice

Trenice - I have a similar problem. I work from 1-9pm every day. Before I changed my lifestyle, I would go to a fast food joint and get something to eat before I went to work, and then stop and get dinner somewhere when I came home. I now find it useful to bring something (like a Lean Cuisine dinner) to work, and then have something in the crocpot for when I get home. I have also heard that you shouldn't eat so late at night, but I don't really have a choice so what I try to do is eat my biggest meal in the morning, for breakfast, and then have just enough at night to ease the hunger pangs and go to bed.

Hi Samanth, that sounds like a good idea, I sometimes try to get something before class starts at night but by the time class ends I am looking for something. Most time I do try to eat something really light. At one time I was doing the lean cuisine's but there is only one kind I really like (well make that two the spaghetti and the pizza) I have to go grocery shopping and will pick up a few. Thanks for your input.

I got my slimfast, French Vanilla. Yesterday I had a shake for breakfast, then I was starving by lunch so I had Meatloaf and mashed potatoes again. I was hungry again just before leaving work, so I had another shake as an afternoon snack, instead of heading to the vending machine , I'm so proud of me. Then for dinner last night I had leftover mexican casserole, and I ate dinner around 7, I'm trying to get in the habit of not eating anything after 8pm. so I feel I'm doing pretty good. My mother bought a desk last night which I had to unload again....hey it's exercise, so I can't complain. Tonight I get to put the desk together, that will really be a work out, lol.

Luv2bhated, trenice2001, Samantha2002, babytoes, from what I see of your menus girls I don't feel like you are eating enough or often enough... Maybe trying to eat 5-6 regular meals with "unprocessed" foods, like oatmeal, egg whites, chicken, brown rice.... None of you mention weight training either. When you weight train you make muscle and muscle burn more calories, muscle pound for pound is much smaller than fat...Instead of SlimFast, which is laden with sugar, for a quick meal try a whey protein drink instead...

Check this link out: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/atta...chmentid=17582

Just my two cents....HTH...

Hi Lanaii1,
Thanks for your input but I dont eat that much and the unprocessed foods you have mentioned are not on my menu. I do eat alot of chicken and trying to incorporate more vegetables and fruits into my diet. As far as weight training, I am trying to do a variation of exercise. I mostly do cardio, abs, and weights. Ultimately I will change my routine once my body adjusts to what I am doing now. I dont want to get bored. I have to approach my flab from a different angle than you have. The foods you mentioned I will have to hold my nose to eat. But I do thank you for your input.

Day 4

whew 4 wholes days, feels like weeks, lol.

Yesterday I did not exercise, I have got to do aomething about that.

For breakfast I had a slimfast shake
For Lunch a slimfast shake
For Dinner I had 2 hot links on wheat bread. Is that healthy, lol?

I can safely say the slimfast is not working for me, I drink it and I'm still starving, they are also giving me gas, so now I'm overwieght and stinky....ewwwwwww. I'll try to finish what I have but after that I am moving on to something else.

Alright Day 4

Yesterday was a good day for me, I think I am getting used to this.

For breakfast: 1 egg, 1 link, 1/2 cup of grits
For Lunch: half of a 6 inch subway chicken teriyaki ( just dont like subway)
For Dinner: 1 cup of rice, 1 cup of green beans and 1 baked chicken leg

No chocolate, no chips, no fired foods and no fast food, damn I'm good.
Lets just stick to the plan, trying to get the fruits in.
One day at a time.

Trenice

Day 4 (continued)

I forgot to list the most important thing in my check in:

I was really tired and exhausted last night after taking my 1st math exam. But I still managed to do some cardio for 35 minutes and wash clothes (hey thats a workout).
And I drinked so much water well u know the rest.

Trenice