September Stars Weightloss Journeys!!

[Jellycat]

Well done SR hope your feeling better now xx

Welcome first bean !

Well exam over as of tomorrow back on the diet ..... Have to say it was nice to have six days of not thinking about food all the time. Just watched biggest loser uk for some inspiration.

Hows everyone finding things.... Any good recipes people enjoy?

 

[babythinkpink]

Hi Jelly,
I am well and truly 'in the zone' now, i think diet is normal now!
I have no great gems of inspiration or anything we have been eating pretty much the same every meal!
For Dh I cook a chicken breast wrapped in foil in the oven, i put a chicken oxo on it first, and serve it with steamed veg and boiled potato and gravy, that only changes if i serve it with salad!
That is his staple food!
I have a weight watchers meal with veg, sometimes potato, but i find their meals quite good, chicken hot pot is nice!
The weight watchers choc brownie desserts are lovely.
Tonight its roast, chicken with boiled potatoes and veg, I try and change the veg, and i usually cook the children something else of something that goes with ours, sausage and mash that sort of thing.
Dh likes chicken stir fry too, that is loads of veg, chicken and 2 stock cubes!

 

[Jellycat]

BTP you have done so well using your food focus xx

Weighed in I've put on 2 lbs since beginning of march, I'm fairly happy with that as I've been AWOL for the month due to sitting down studying and eating what I like. ..... Think AF shoul be arriving soon too just don't know when grrr

 

[babythinkpink]

BTP you have done so well using your food focus xx

Weighed in I've put on 2 lbs since beginning of march, I'm fairly happy with that as I've been AWOL for the month due to sitting down studying and eating what I like. ..... Think AF shoul be arriving soon too just don't know when grrr

It is really hard to loose it when you study, combination of not moving because you are sat writing or reading, picking at food if its in reach! Trying not to have a biscuit with your coffee!
Af doesn't help either! I am just glad i don't seem to get that fluctuation because i don't get af, so i don't get that heavy bloated feeling before!

I am well and truly off diet this coming weekend, we are going away for a romantic get away with the two little ones, we are just going to take them to an aquarium and wander round a bit! The hotel is fab and we have been there before so we know the menu!!! I have already planned their fish, chips and peas, and their ham, egg and chips, and that is before we even get into the puddings!!!
I have lost this week so i am into the 8st by being 8st 13lb, only 3lb off target, but sod it i am ready for a treat after weeks of diet and toothache!!

Hope everyone is hanging in there with the diets, I will be changing my targets in a few weeks, i hope the break doesn't put much on, christmas didn't and the odd week i have had a food splurge like fish and chips i have still donr ok for that week! This will be a 2-3 day blip!!

Back soon
xx

 

[SisterRose]

BTP - Enjoy yourself. You deserve it after all the hard work


I havent popped in here for a few weeks. Been having a crappy time with diet. I've stuck to my healthy eating everday and continued exercising everyday but still gained weight back after being ill which i suppose was bound to happen since i didnt eat for 2 days while ill and went to 12st 8lb...the monday after that i was 12st 12lb then lost 3lb more by this saturday and was back to 12st 9lb but weighed myself this morning to find myself 1/4 a pound off being 12st 11lb again and i just dont understand it since ive exercised everyday and eaten well I'm due AF this week so im hoping its just water retention/bloating and all the nasties you get with it and i havent actually gained fat. Ellies christening is saturday and i hoped to lose 2-3lb this week not gain 1lb in a day!!!

Heres an example of what im eating today and what i usually eat anyway and exercising and still gaining!

Breakfast today- Half grapefruit, few black grapes, 1 strawberry, small portion of cashew nuts and raisins with a glass of water

Snack - 2 pineapple fingers, 1 mango finger and 1 melon finger - 100g

Dinner - WW kidney bean soup with WW yogurt

Snack - 2 snack-a-jack rice cakes

Tea - Grilled salmon fillet with green beans,sweet peas, carrots and mini sweetcorn cobs

exercise = 26min lvl 1 30 day shred, 30 min walking and 20min shred lvl 2

 

[Jellycat]

BTP have a great weekend and don't be worrying about the diet xx

SR have you measured yourself? Maybe your losing inches instead of lbs, especially if you've started out using the shred DVD , don't get disheartened xx

 

[SisterRose]

Jelly - I measured myself and I have lost about 2-3 inches from my waist. I was so surprised! no wonder my size 16 jeans were falling down, I'm now in a 14! Never been that small in jeans before :O

Lost 2lb this week also. Which brings my total loss since Novemver 2nd 2010 to 50lbs!!!

 

[Jellycat]

Excellent SR saw your christening pics your looking great

Weighed in today and I've lost 2 lbs so I've lost what I put on during my studying. Feels good. Decided to follow BTP and decide what I'm eating for the day then I won't get near the end of the day and have few calories left for a decent meal.

Made sugar free jelly today too forgotten how much I love jelly

Haven't exercised in good couple of weeks so know I need to improve on this

 

[FirstBean]

Well doing great on the diet and feeling so much better in myself. I am doing 30 day shred workout and am on Day 5 and can see results already which is great and is making me motivated to stick to it.

 

[Jellycat]

Well done fb, I'm getting very tempted to get the 30 day shred as so many people say it's good.

 

[SisterRose]

Well done FB!

Jelly - I held off on 30 day shred because I heard it was like the biggest loser game and it is in a lot of ways but it's just that bit more intense. You don't get any breaks, so it's more to endure and it also works the body more. 26 mins of shred was way harder on my body than 36 mins of circuit training.

Ive seen lots of difference in my shape/waist since doing it too though. Today is day 14 for me. I didn't even realise I've been doing it that long!

 

[FirstBean]

Yes I can see alot of difference in my shape even after 5 days its great.

 

[Jellycat]

Bought slim fast today just to try out for a couple of days just feel like I need abut of a kick start. I used to have them for lunch when I was at uni because the canteen was full of tempting calorific food and a can/bottle of slim fast was easy to carry. If I like them I may use for lunch when I go back to work. I work for a cheese company so lunch time always end up having cheese they have light versions but not always available.

 

[xcited4mybump]

hi eveyone,
omg i can't believe it's been 3 months since i've been on here
well i think last time i was here i was thinking about having no4 after losing some weight..............well here i am 3 months later and no weight loss,infact i weigh more now that i did after i gave birth to summeri know i know it's my fault and i'm so ashamed of myself.but i am so so proud of all you ladies because you are all doing amazing!

well i finally started ww yesterday,but i'm doing it at home and i'm following the old core plan as i always enjoyed it,also OH is eating healthy with me so i'm glad of his support.

now back to baby no4......i just don't know what to do???we really want another one we really really do,but we just don;t have anymore room in our house,we just about had enough room for summer's cot how on earth would we fit another cot in the house??then there's the car it just about fits 3 kids in the back,but yet i don't care about that coz i would just trade it in and get an older car if i had too.my main worry is the room??i'm gutted what do i do?

decisions,decisions ggrrrrrrr.......

 

[babythinkpink]

Well me being away from here has reflected in my diet mood!!
I had a great eating weekend, put on half a stone and have been struggling to get back on track since!
I am going to start to go for a jog every day, i did this to get into shape for my wedding and it really kick started that last bit i needed, I cant do anything in the house as dh is here all the time, i cant go down the gym because Rosie is glued to me, so i figure dh can baby sit long enough for me to go for a jog in the park.
Will ask my eldest to come with me i think, he is good company and will run at my pace!
So stuck in a diet rut, and going to try a jog a day to help, hopefully if i do this it will encourage me to stick to the diet or i feel its wasted the jog!

We are going to yorkshire in 7 weeks to see friends of dh, i saw them at the wedding and i was the same weight (give or take about 2 lb) then and i want to be my new target by then so i can justify a few new clothes to go
So that is my closest target date and i hope to be near as i can by then to 8st 5lb, so that is 7lb in 7 weeks, totally 'doable' (she tells herself!!)

Time to sleep, bug hugs to all, sorry selfish crappy post but just needed a diet vent!!

Diet i think is required!

 

[Sarahkka]

Hey girls!
Now that I'm on the fitness wagon, can I join you all?
As I posted in the Sept Stars thread, I have started the P90x program with my husband. We're currently starting Week 2 and I'm pretty stoked that I can already feel a difference in my strength.
I'm hoping to shed pounds and inches, for sure, but even more, I want to see an improvement in my fitness. I need to get back in shape so that I can keep up with my boys!
So, weight from last week's weigh-in was 182 lbs. My first goal is to be at 162 lbs and fitting into all my pre-pregnancy (and by this I mean pre-Simon pregnancy!) clothes by September 11, which is when I had Tobe.
My second goal is to get back to the middle to lower range of a healthy BMI for me, which would be around 140 lbs.
Seriously, I have not weighed that since I was on the rowing team in high school. If I can get below 150 even, I will be ecstatic.
And my fitness goal for this year is to be able to do a pull-up. Just one. They are so. freaking. hard. Just one would be a huge achievement for me. I'd also like to be able to do man push-ups.
So those are my hopes and dreams from this end of the fitness journey.
I must say, I'm already feeling really good to have started this.
My only mild concern is that P90x has you on a high-protein, low carb diet for the first four weeks and I need to do a little more research to make sure that this isn't going to negatively affect BFing.

 

[SisterRose]

Hey Sarahkka! Nice to see you here. Sounds like you've started off really well and I bet by September you'll be looking fab what kind of stuff are you doing at the moment exercise wise? I really wish I could do push ups I dont think I'll ever be able to do a pull up!



As for me, I weighed in Saturday and I'd lost 4lb and was 12st 3lb so my hard work at the gym really paid off last week. Then I went out for a night Saturday and got drunk! had two tiny slices of veggie pizza too, then didn't exercise saturday or sunday. I'm 12st 4lb this morning so I'm pretty pleased! Started off my morning with fruit for breakkie with 0% fat greek yogurt like usual and 38min circuit training and done 650 skips on my rope. Might go for a jog this afternoon!

 

[Jellycat]

BTP youve done so well so far, hope you see jogging results soon

Sarahkka I think youve set really good goals, i'm sure your be seeing results in no time !

SR - Yay its great the weights started to come off. Are you going to be able to continue with the gym or was it a temporary free pass ?

Well for me
Stayed the same this week - I was lacking motivation
Tried Slimfast which was pointless as I had them for lunch and by dinner time I was so hungry I would overeat

So, new week new beginings i've gone online today and joined ww at a cheaper rate for first 3 months which now means I can track the points on my phone. I've already chosen my foods and snacks for the day with 1 point left if needed and if I go for my usual hill walk route today I gain an extra 5 points, all of which I can use tonight if necessary (but as I feel motivated again I doubt they will be needed)

This weekend has been a wake up call as the past 8 weeks Ive remained the same yes I had my studying and exams but theres no excuse for the past 3 weeks DH this weekend is really wanting to try for no2 by the end of this year so I really need to lose the weight now not later.

Diet to all !

 

[Sarahkka]

SR ~
P90x does a lot of variety. The idea is to switch the workout up constantly so that your muscles can't adapt. We do a chest and arms day that is all variations of pull-ups and push-ups, then an ab workout that is 20 mins of different lower and upper abs. The next day we do plyometrics, the next day we do back and legs, etc.
It sucks and is stupidly hard, but it's working.
Normally, I prefer yoga and pilates and use swimming and the elliptical for cardio, so this is quite hardcore for me.

 

[Jellycat]

Sarahkka there's no way I could do something like that I can't do plank or press ups etc must feel good once the sessions finished !